Chapter 41: I Am God
Fa Ge politely greeted the two reporters into the car, and Xiao Ran suddenly remembered that it was 1986, not 2005. Today's reporters are not as rampant as they were in the future, and they have not yet won the title of paparazzi. To put it simply, the relationship between celebrities and reporters is very good now, and if you can't log in, the person concerned can withdraw it immediately as long as she says it.
When he arrived at the hospital, the doctor examined it and told Xiao Ran that the bridge of his nose could not withstand the heavy blow and had been broken. This made Xiao Ran very irritable for a while, but fortunately, the doctor quickly told him that it could be repaired, but in the future, his nose would be easily injured and prone to colds and flu.
Other than that, it's not a big deal. After the doctor repaired the bridge of his nose, Fa Ge introduced the middle-aged reporter to Xiao Ran. The middle-aged reporter is named Liang Jiabao, and the other young one is a newcomer who has just followed Liang Jiabao.
"Ah Bao is a very righteous person, so everyone in the circle is willing to accept his interview. I think he probably came to the studio mainly because he wanted to get to know you this time! Fa Ge gave a brief introduction, and he couldn't stop praising this person in his words, presumably he had a lot of real talent: "And he is very prescient, it is estimated that this time he thinks that you can become an instant hit, so he came!" ”
A skilled smile appeared on Liang Jiabao's face, and he stretched out his hand to shake Xiao Ran, which was considered to be known to everyone. Liang Jiabao smiled at Brother Fa: "What you mean is like saying that I have nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, don't barber boy, he is jealous of you!" ”
Fa Ge also smiled, stretched out his hand and patted Liang Jiabao on the back: "I'm jealous of Ah Ran, if you can't say it, then I won't have to save next week's interview!" ”
"Just kidding, kidding!" Liang Jiabao laughed dryly, and shook his hands again and again: "Aren't you jealous that Ah Ran is younger than you?" Ha ha! ”
Returning to Xiaoyaowo, Wei Dongling was shocked when he saw the gauze on Xiao Ran's nose: "What's wrong with you?" It wasn't a car accident! ”
"You're really a crow's mouth, baba baba, childlike words!" Xiao Ran didn't dare to touch his nose, for fear that if he touched it, it would become three nostrils in the future, or it would be crooked. Therefore, he had to say a few words to express his disdain.
When he went to work in the studio the next day, he found that his words seemed to be more powerful than before, and in short, the way people looked at him was different. When it comes to filming, it has been going smoothly, and there is no problem with the actors' schedules.
Soon, Xiao Ran heard that Yang Qi had sold the company and taken Yang Wei to the United States. In addition to the gloom in his heart, he didn't know what to do, and he was suddenly a little dazed for a while. This state did not change until the release of "The True Color of Heroes......
Ten days before the release of "The True Color of Heroes", "Happy Ghosts and Ghosts" has been painted, and the local box office is the same as Xiao Ran knows, which is 15 million, which shows that there are not too many variables in history.
It was still a midnight test screening, although Xu Ke's film studio was separated from Xinyicheng, Xinyicheng still found a friend of Xinyicheng similar to a fan organization. The Friends of the New Art City, who were mainly workers and the like, contributed a lot to the company that created the myth of the times, and Xiao Ran thought that this method was worth emulating.
In fact, Xu Ke's film studio does not make much effort in publicity, mainly thanks to the help of the new art city invested by Lei Kaitai. Of course, this does not mean that Xu Ke's company will not engage in publicity, but it will not go through Xu Ke, who is only in charge of movies, to publicize this matter.
Xiao Ran, Wu Yusen, Xu Ke, Zhou Yanfa, and Di Yong and other main creative staff all came, staying in the back row of the theater. However, the heroine Zhu Baoyi is quite beautiful, very youthful and lovely, and she can't help but let Xiao Ran look at it twice.
When the audience basically entered, Xu Ke couldn't help frowning. There are few movie theaters in Hong Kong with thousands of seats, and the theater in front of him only has 800 seats, but these 800 seats are not full, and there is only about 80% of the attendance, which makes Xu Ke not frown.
Xiao Ran has participated in many midnight test screenings in this era, such as "Mr. Zombie" and "Police Story" when the test screenings were full, and he obviously felt that the prospect was not very optimistic about the current situation. However, he knows better than anyone that this 80% attendance rate is definitely a very remarkable number in the 21st century.
In fact, the preview screening is an opportunity for the audience to measure the quality of the film, if the film is really good, then the preview screening will make the fame of the film spread quickly, and the audience will become an indirect communicator. Vice versa......
Therefore, the attendance rate of this midnight preview screening is not very important, but the word-of-mouth and the audience's opinion are important. If the audience doesn't like a certain plot, or thinks something is bad, then the film company and the director still have time to make the last cut of the film, and some even make up the shot altogether.
As soon as the film was played, when Brother Pony lit a cigarette with a banknote and said the classic dialogue, a figure hurriedly appeared in the movie theater. Although he couldn't see this person's face clearly in the dark, Xiao Ran could still feel that this was a young man.
The figure searched for a while, and finally found Xiao Ran's location, and hurriedly walked over and whispered hello: "I'm sorry, I'm late!" As soon as the words fell, he sat down on the seat next to Xiao Ran.
Feeling this very familiar voice, Xiao Ran couldn't help but be slightly surprised, and looked at it intently, and it was Zhang Guorong. Xiao Ran was not surprised this time, he originally wondered why Zhang Guorong didn't come to the test screening, but now it seems that he was obviously delayed by something.
However, then again, it is the first time for Xiao Ran to be able to get in touch with Zhang Guorong so closely, and even the first time he has seen him in person in this era. This thing is also quite wonderful, originally Xiao Ran's extensive travel, should have seen Zhang Guorong. However, in fact, they never had the chance to meet.
They also had the opportunity to meet when filming "The True Colors of Heroes", but unfortunately, Xiao Ran was still starring in "Sword and Horse" at that time, but due to the schedule problems of the two, they finally failed to meet. Come to think of it, it's really amazing that the first time we met was in a movie theater.
Xiao Ran didn't speak, this is not the place to speak, besides, being able to enjoy this classic in the cinema doesn't know if it's a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes. Xiao Ran saw this film by accident when he skipped class and went to the video hall to watch the smuggled video tape of "Coastal Contribution", which had made a great contribution to the piracy cause in the mainland.
The current "True Colors of Heroes" is no different from what Xiao Ran has seen, Zhou Yunfa's performance on the screen is still the highlight of the whole film, and even overshadows the real protagonist Di Yongxia. However, I can't help but admit that Di Yong is worthy of being an old actor, and he was very emotional when he said to Wu Yusen's Taiwanese policeman on the screen, "Officer, I haven't been a big brother for many years".
Of course, in Xiao Ran's eyes, Di Yong's performance is not bad, but too traditional. Now the Hong Kong film industry has been able to gain a slight upper hand in the power of the old school filmmakers due to the firm foothold of a group of new wave directors such as Xu Ke and Xu Anhua, and the rise of each one and the cultivation of a large number of new directors.
What really made the new wave of new forces break the old school and really ushered in the first big victory was "The True Color of Heroes". The new wave directors are more intuitive, entertaining, and concise, making the film more interesting and enjoyable, and this film has faintly become a clarion call for new directors to monopolize the film industry.
Wu Yusen, Xu Ke and Zhou Yunfa enjoyed the film in the back row, and also paid attention to the audience's opinions. This time, instead of hearing the audience's jaws, they hear the whimpering sound of wandering in the air and the moisture after the tears melt into dust during the serious confrontation between the two brothers Howe and Applejack in the film.
There are quite a lot of plots and content like this with inflammatory surnames in the film. So, Xu Ke and Wu Yusen and others everyone admired this wonderful thing with laughter and tears. What about Xiao Ran? What's he doing?
Xiao Ran now has a wonderful feeling, he feels that he controls the audience's joys, sorrows, and sorrows, this feeling is absolutely very wonderful. Now he's immersed in such a pleasant feeling, and he thinks he understands why so many people want to be directors, because this feeling of controlling people's emotions really trumps everything.
When the screen staged a shootout in the boat yard, Xiao Ran couldn't help but gradually hold his breath, and the most shocking scene of the whole film was about to appear. Soon he felt that there was no sound of breathing next to him, and he turned around in shock to glance at Wu Yusen and them, only to find that they were also holding their breath and staring at this most critical place. It's just that they are not excited about the plot, but for the emotions of the audience.
"Whatever he did wrong, now he's giving it back to you......"
Bang! When Fa Ge on the screen limped and grabbed the stunned Zhang Guorong and roared, a gunshot that shocked all the audience rang out. In an instant, all the audience fell silent, listening to the bursts of gunfire from the sound of the movie theater, they couldn't help but burst into tears.
The sound on the screen was empty and surrounded the movie theater, and Wu Yusen was so nervous that his clenched fists almost burst his blood vessels. The audience didn't say anything, you must know that when he participated in the test screening before, as long as the audience saw something unsightly, they would scold loudly during the process, and some even scolded dozens of people together.
And now there is such an abnormal scene, teaching him how not to be nervous to death. In fact, everyone except Xiao Ran was very nervous. For Xu Ke, this is his attempt at genre films, if it fails, I'm afraid Boss Lei's funds will be reduced. For Zhang Guorong and Zhou Yunfa, they are a little less nervous, but they enjoy the film, and they also have an intuition - if this film is successful, it will make them successful!
Only Xiao Ran looks calm, just because he knows better than anyone else that as long as anyone sees this film, it is impossible to be indifferent. In the "Made in Hong Kong" forum before, he saw a post saying that the death of Xiao Ma was the second accidental death in Hong Kong film history, but it was the most shocking and unforgettable death. As for the first accidental death, it was "Very Sudden".
The subtitles gradually fell, the lights in the movie theater turned on, and Xiao Ran suddenly stood up and toured for a week, and now is the moment for him to enjoy success. When Wu Yusen and the others still didn't understand what Xiao Ran meant, the audience applauded with all their strength at the same time, and turned to look at the main creator in the back row.
Too many spectators had tears on their faces, and the applause converged into a thunderous roar that seemed to tear down the roof. Xiao Ran closed his eyes and enjoyed all this, at this moment, he felt that he was now a god who controlled all his emotions, and he was dominating the world. He suddenly deeply understood a very meaningful dialogue in Wu Yusen's work - here, I am God!
(The previous chapter was really badly written, in order to apologize, I will send one more chapter today to make up for it, I hope you can forgive me)
(By the way, no matter how much criticism you make, I will listen to it, but I hope you don't make personal attacks.)
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