Chapter 453: Night Capital
Since "Hero" opened the blockbuster era in the domestic market, more and more filmmakers have begun to pay attention to the publicity effect in the early stage, what zero point premiere, running in major cities, constantly exposing topics, wave after wave of posters, etc.
The same is true for "No Thieves in the World", Hua Yi spent 20 million on publicity, and a week before the release, it swept the whole country.
From 0:00 on December 9th, all theaters in 35 domestic theaters and all theaters of Yun*nan and Xin*jiang film companies will be fully released. At present, the 400 copies planned to be released, including 100 digital copies and specially prepared Cantonese copies, have been divided among major cinema chains.
At the same time, Feng Xiaogang took several leading actors from the capital to Nan*jing, then to Hangzhou*zhou, then to Chongqing*qing, and then to Chengdu*du...... In just a few days, I went around half a map, and finally settled on the sea.
December 8, night.
In a cinema in the magic capital, the last press conference before the release of "No Thieves in the World" is being held.
There were more than 30 media outlets in the audience, carrying long guns and short cannons, ready to capture pictures. There are two sofas on the stage, Feng Xiaogang, Chu Qing, and Zhou Xun are sitting on the left, and Ge You and Wang Baoqiang are on the right, but Li Bingbing is missing.
After Wang Zhonglei's brief speech, the press conference officially began.
Feng Xiaogang looked under pressure, put his posture very low, and opened his mouth to say: "The main reason for this shift is that the relevant parties are worried that the film will have a negative impact on young people. In fact, our action of stealing has been blurred, and the theme is still persuading people to go up, and the prodigal son turns back. Now all the media in the capital don't say a word, and they are all doing the promotion of "Kung Fu". This battle is going to be very tough, so please! ”
With that, he also got up and bowed. The reporters at the bottom were also very face-saving and agreed loudly. Then, the topic turned to the four actors, there was nothing new, they were all holding each other's stinky feet.
Feng Daoxian said: The two protagonists were chosen because I like their temperament, and these actors are all stewed out of a slow fire, which is unique.
Then Zhou Xun continued: I used to make a lot of literary films. This time it was more entertaining, and the biggest feeling was that the pace was very fast.
followed Chu Qing and praised: Uncle Ge usually speaks very slowly, and he never talks about the point. But at the time of filming. Whether I speed it up or slow it down, his pace never changes, and it's amazing.
Finally, Ge You concluded: Aoko is right!
At the press conference for more than an hour, everyone chatted and laughed. The overall atmosphere was relaxed. Can be near the end. Li Bingbing suddenly appeared.
As soon as the girl came up, she cried and sobbed, "I wanted to dress nicely today, but my clothes arrived, and my shoes didn't come." Then I waited in the hotel with a pair of slippers on, and I didn't know what I was doing. Then I called my boss and said I was a pig! ”
As the words fell, she bit her lip. With tears in his eyes, he choked completely.
"Ah, we understand. Let's give everyone a round of applause and encouragement! The host immediately gave a step.
Feng Xiaogang also patted her on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Bingbing, mainly because of the special respect for reporter friends, I want to dress myself up beautifully." I thought, let's forgive her, okay? ”
"It's fine!"
"It's okay!"
The guys responded sparsely, I've seen a lot of this kind of scene, and I'm not interested at all.
On the other side, Chu Qing, Zhou Gongzi and Uncle Ge tilted their heads in unison, just looking at her quietly.
…………
"Whew!"
Chu Qing closed his eyes for a long time and found that he couldn't sleep, so he had to get up and smoke a cigarette.
The lights in the room were turned off, dim and dark, and the curtains reflected the back of the city, as if there was a deep silence flowing. He leaned against the head of the bed, held a cigarette in his left hand, and touched the phone with his right hand to look:
Eleven o'clock sharp.
After the press conference, the crew returned to the hotel to rest and reserve energy for tomorrow's intensive itinerary. Due to the charity dinner a few days ago, they had already seen the finished film, so they did not attend the so-called zero o'clock premiere.
In fact, this is just a gimmick, and with the current consumption consciousness of the audience, very few people will go to watch a midnight movie.
Including Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang, they all nested in the room and didn't know what to do, and what they were looking forward to had already changed from the lively and vivid nature of the movie to cold and direct data.
Chu Qing is the same, he thought that he would never be troubled for the box office for the rest of his life, but the truth is just the opposite.
If "The World" is his first legal work in China, then "No Thieves in the World" is the first commercial blockbuster in the true sense.
The protagonist, special effects, Chinese New Year, big production, Feng Xiaogang, 10 million investment...... With so many factors added up, he couldn't pretend to be calm.
"Whew!"
Chu Qing exhaled again, and before he knew it, most of the white cigarette stick had been burned.
He twisted it with his hand, lay down again, and was just about to squint his eyes until dawn, when he suddenly heard two small sounds in his ears:
"Didi!"
"Didi!"
He couldn't help but be stunned, so he clicked on the text message box and saw a line written on it: "If we set off now, it's still too late." ”
"Heh......"
He couldn't help but smile and got up to get dressed.
It's just the night outside, and you don't need to say much, you know me.
……
Five minutes later, Chu Qing stood downstairs in full gear, looking at the sparsely populated streets.
The nightlife in the magic capital is very rich, but perhaps because of the location, it seems quite quiet. Even the colorful neon signs seem to have weakened a lot.
"Hey!"
After a while, someone behind him called lightly, he turned around, and saw Zhou Gongzi. She was also tightly covered, with her hat and scarf on and she couldn't recognize it at all.
"Let's go!"
He waved his hand, the studio was not far from here, so he didn't think about taking a taxi.
The sky was moonless and there was a light breeze.
The winter night in Shanghai exudes a very wonderful temperature, not too cold, enough for two people to walk slowly; It's not too hot either, and the shoulders are just right to lean on.
The street lamps flickered by, and the light was blurred. Pull the shadow long.
"It's been almost seven years, right?" He spoke suddenly.
"Hmm." She replied in a low voice.
"I don't know what happened to the river?"
"The shore has been demolished and high-rise buildings are being built, and the river is much narrower. The water is still green. ”
"How do you ......" he couldn't help but be surprised.
"I've been there again."
Zhou Gongzi raised his head, a long scarf covered half of his small face, and only a pair of dark eyes could be seen.
“……”
After a few words, there was silence again, and after walking for more than ten minutes, I arrived at the studio. deliberately grinded for a while, waiting for the movie to start. They just went upstairs to buy tickets.
There were not many spectators, and only half of the hall of hundreds of people sat down, and the two of them casually found a corner position. Sit quietly.
On the screen, the scene where the thief and the thief's wife blackmailed Fu Biao was being played.
"Because I owe Mr. Wang Bo and Ms. Wang Li RMB 1 million, after friendly negotiation between the two parties, I agreed to use a BMW car to settle the debt in kind. No repentance. ”
I saw Chu Qing holding a voucher. The appearance of a rural teacher, as well as the tone of old-fashioned teaching, can no longer be serious.
But the more he is like this, the stronger the sense of contrast, and the more the audience wants to laugh.
"Come, make a mudra."
He grabbed Fu Biao's hand and was about to poke it on the paper.
"What are you doing!"
The other party struggled hard, and the ink fell to the ground. He hurriedly went to pick it up.
"!"
Zhou Gongzi suddenly changed his face, and not only slapped Fu Biao hard. also scolded an unprecedentedly swear word.
"Wow!"
The audience was amazed, because since her debut, she has never seen a character with this style of painting.
"Hey, she's really different from before!"
"Mmmm, and Chu Qing, I didn't think he could catch up with Feng Xiaogang."
"It's just, it's not next to each other at all!"
"But it's okay to look at it, both of them are quite similar."
"What is it like, that's good acting!"
I have to say that since "No Thieves in the World" announced the candidates for the heroes and heroines, both the media and fans have never stopped doubting them. It's not a matter of ability, but the impression that has been given to people for a long time: you two are proper literary and artistic coffees, don't wade into the troubled waters of commercial films.
And at this moment, it seems that the audience basically accepts it, at least the character image is very natural and not screwed.
After the blackmail, the film officially begins.
Accompanied by Lisa Ono's "La Vie en Rose", the two drove through the city, through the wilderness, through the dark sky, and through the changing scenery.
This set of lenses uses a lot of aerial photography and long shots, which are vast and far-reaching, and delicate like delicate grass leaves.
"He is for me, I am for you, and in his life he has said this to me, and he has sworn by his life...... The night of love never ends, the time of happiness tends to go away for a long time, and there is no trace of sorrow and tears......"
Lisa Ono's elegant and sexy chanson fits the light and shadow in the film just right.
Everyone stared at the screen without blinking, watching them on a long road, in the deep river valley, in the wilderness grassland...... There seems to be a slight itch in my heart, which is constantly growing and growing.
In the end, the heavy snow in Gannan, the two hugged and kissed tightly, and they were accompanied by the end of the world.
"Boom!"
That kind of trembling broke through the ground in an instant.
"Absolutely!"
When a boy saw this, he couldn't help but pat his thigh hard. The girlfriend next to him didn't blame him, because she was just as excited.
The audience couldn't tell how they felt at the moment, excited, nostalgic, and a little happy. It's like a piece of phantom candy stuck in my throat, and I want to shout out, but I can't bear the poisoned taste.
"The two of them, how, how ......"
Someone stumbled, as if he wanted to say something.
"Why are you so worthy!"
Seeing that he was too hard, his friend hurriedly answered.
"Oh yes, yes, the two of them are too harmonious!"
"Ha, let's go together!" The buddy in the back also smiled.
Contrary to anyone's expectations, Feng Xiaogang was able to shoot such a fresh artistic conception, and Chu Qing and Zhou Xun were so natural.
Based on this scene alone, those who questioned it completely shut up and looked forward to it.
"How?"
Even though he had seen it once, he still asked.
"Well, it's not bad!" She nodded.
Immediately, the two of them pursed their lips at the same time and couldn't stop laughing.
On the screen, Wang Bo and Wang Li arrived at Lapeleng Temple, which was also the first small high * tide in the whole film. Chu Qing shuttled among the tourists, swaying freely, a blade flew up and down in the palm of his hand, and every time he drew out, his wallet fell.
On the other side, Zhou Gongzi worshiped the Buddha devoutly, and the expression on his little face seemed to be shining.
“……”
Everyone held their breath for fear of missing a shot. It can be said that the rhythm of the movie completely brought them up, especially the subtle interactions between each other, accurate to the corners of the eyes and eyebrows, which made people's hearts pound.
"Hahaha!"
"What is most lacking in the 21st century?"
"Talent!"
Subsequently, Ge You's appearance immediately caused the audience to boil. Even if he doesn't speak or move, as long as he sees his people, everyone can't help but want to be happy.
By the time the film is a third of the way through, the main characters have all appeared.
Li Bingbing's bewitching and frivolous, Ge You's scheming, and Wang Baoqiang's stupidity...... All of them are brightly colored, and if you take out any one, you have to applaud.
Especially Wang Bo and Uncle Li's second move, it was a pleasure to watch.
"What does this mean, my brother didn't have a sheep, but folded himself?"
"My subordinates are not good at learning, so you can't break me. Again, wolves have more meat and less meat, and I eat meat. ”
"If anyone stops me, I will fight with my life, even if I can't bite to death, I will drink a mouthful of blood, even if there is no blood, I will tear off a piece of meat!"
"Phew!"
The coldness and ferocity that came to his face went straight into his bones. Even guys who don't have any concept of acting can feel the collision of aura.
Two big words appeared in my heart: master! Master! Master!
In general, the completion of "No Thieves in the World" is far ahead of the level of domestic commercial films. What's more, the unnecessary flaws in the film have also been modified a lot, and with a vote of acting masters led by the male and female protagonists, it is pleasing to the eye.
The pace of the film is fast and clear, and the successive games between the two groups and the emotional conflict between Wang Bo and Wang Li are all explained by Feng Xiaogang very clearly. With the development of the plot, Chu Qing used his own performance to successfully pinch and shape the character of Wang Bo.
From obedient and indifferent, to deep-rooted love, from selfishness, to deep love and tolerance...... He knew that he was not Uncle Li's opponent, and he dared to fight with the other party, not for stupid roots, not for children, he was only for Wang Li.
Towards the end, the two parted in the carriage and kissed forever.
He is like a desperate but still lonely wolf king, who would rather die than retreat at the exit. Then the long hook into the bone, the blood splashed, and fell on top of the stupid root's dream with a thud.
“……”
The audience was silent, no one expected that Wang Bo would really die, and he died so neatly, without giving any room for buffer. They were surprised at first, then angry and sad, and they felt depressed and desperately needed a place to vent.
And when the rain was rippling outside the window, Zhou Xun sat on the chair with a big belly, eating the burritos one by one, and the tears dripped to his mouth, mixed with the noodle sauce.
She just looked at the camera, directly penetrating the past, as if looking at the heavy snow that day.
"Woo...... Woowoo woo ......"
There are girls who can't hold back anymore and lean on their boyfriend's shoulder and sobbed softly.
The relationship between Wang Bo and Wang Li is very complicated, but Chu Qing and Zhou Xun make it extraordinarily pure, and it is this love that strips away impurities that makes it even more moving.
Dependent on each other, with you and me, as the end of the world is still today, but there is one less. (To be continued......)