Chapter 208: Wishful Thinking
"Uncle Cui, Aunt Park, Director Guo, seniors, hello~" Jessica, who was originally sitting, suddenly stood up and saluted the Cui couple and Guo Jaerong and other people who were about to sit in the front row, and Cui Zhenlong got up and said hello a little casually.
"Xiuyan is also here" Park Xiuhui said with a smile on her face, and then introduced Guo Jae-yong, Bong Joon-ho and others, of course, she only said that the girl was a friend's child, and did not point out the real relationship between Choi Jin-ryong and Jessica, but which of these people on the scene is not a human spirit? Just look at these two young people until this moment, there are still two hands and ten fingers clasped together in private, and the relationship is clear at a glance.
And Cui Zhenlong's movement here naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the venue, and many people who had guessed in their hearts before also suddenly realized at this moment, no wonder they felt that the boy was vaguely familiar at first, but they couldn't remember it for a while, it turned out to be the eldest son of the Cui couple, Cui Zhenlong, who is known as the "national brother", has not appeared in the public eye for several years, coupled with the changes in height and face shape, it is almost impossible to recognize him at a glance.
The episode passed quickly, and by the time everyone was seated, tonight's movie premiere officially began. After the opening, it is nothing more than asking the director and screenwriter to talk about the creative ideas of the film, and the main actors talk about their views on the movie, as well as various interesting anecdotes that happened during the filming process, etc., so nearly an hour passed in a hurry.
After that, it was finally the turn of the premiere, and as the lights in the screening room dimmed, Choi Jin-ryong also lifted his spirits, staring at the big screen in front of him, and seriously enjoyed the film that director Bong Joon-ho had worked hard for many years.
However, halfway through the film, Cui Zhenlong regretted it in his heart, Jessica's courage was relatively small, and he took her to watch this kind of movie with a suspenseful thriller plot, and he was the one who suffered in the end, but he usually didn't see it, and now he found that the girl's hand strength was not small, and Cui Zhenlong, who was shocked and pinched, felt really painful.
Until the final curtain call of the movie, many people present spontaneously stood up and applauded, Cui Zhenlong and Zheng Xiuyan also stood up and clapped their palms with the crowd, but everyone knows how sincere they are. At least Jessica's eyes are full of confusion and incomprehension, and she grew up in the United States and is not too receptive to this narrative of Korean films.
Admittedly, this suspense movie with a touch of black humor is also a masterpiece, but without a specific understanding of the background of Korean politics in the 80s, some scenes and clips in the film can be confusing, such as the endless air raid sirens, the constant demonstrations on the streets, the school ambulance drills, etc., which all mark the distinctive characteristics and symbols of that era. For those who have not lived through that era, it is difficult to understand the true meaning that the director wants to express in the film. Therefore, such a film can evoke their memories in the eyes of many older generations, arouse their deep resonance, and recognize this movie as a classic, but in the hearts of the younger generation, they may not think so, they are more focused on the storyline of the movie itself.
"Cui Zhenlong, who do you say is the murderer in the movie? Could it be that veteran? Jessica took her boyfriend's arm and walked back on the way back when she suddenly asked.
"Well~~ It's really hard to say, the possibility that a veteran is a criminal is indeed very high, judging from the content shown in the film, he has the strength beyond ordinary people, hidden means, anti-reconnaissance ability and sufficient time to commit crimes, but these cannot be characterized as he is a criminal, there are no witnesses at the scene, and even the final DNA test report overturns the previous judgment..."
"In fact, the murderer in the film does not necessarily mean that he is a certain person, it may be multiple people, but they are similar in modus operandi, or they are deliberately imitating a certain criminal, disturbing the police's sight, after all, after the murder, the newspaper has published the details of the crime scene many times, and it is not difficult for the criminal to simulate these details..."
"What's more, in that depressing, restless, and turbulent era, everyone lives in a 'beast' in their hearts, and when the 'beast' comes out of the cage, it is the moment when these people take off their usual disguises and reveal their inner madness, so the rapist/rapist who appears in the opening film, as well as the worker in red underwear, the female teacher with short haircut, etc., may be murderers..."
Cui Zhenlong's analysis of the Tao made Zheng Xiuyan seem to understand and be in a fog, "And this film was originally adapted from the three unsolved strange cases, and in the end, the director didn't point out who the real criminal was..."
“mo? Are you saying that the crime scenes in this film are all archetypes? ”
"yes..."
"Ah~~" Jessica let out a high-pitched scream, and then the whole person shrank to her boyfriend's side, looking around suspiciously, "Cui Zhenlong, you said... Will... This criminal is all around us, huh? ”
"What are you afraid of? There are so many people on the street, besides, I'm right next to you, whoever dares to come will beat him flat" Cui Zhenlong patted his girlfriend's back, and then puffed up his solid biceps... Well, at this time, everyone understands that as a big man, you always have to show your masculinity, so that the woman feels that you are a man with a sense of security, otherwise you don't even know how to grasp such conditions, then you can only say with emotion that Diao Silk is destined to be lonely for a lifetime.
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After the premiere, it was time for the film to be fully released, and this time C.P Films not only mobilized its own 20 theaters, but also cooperated with CGV, Korea's largest theater company in the future, which is a subsidiary of CJ Group.
And the result did not disappoint, the good quality of the film itself, effective publicity, and unimpeded broadcast channels made Bong Joon-ho's proud work attract the attention of many audiences as soon as it was released, applauded and applauded, and made a very good start.
Even Cui Zhenlong himself was taken aback, but what surprised him was not the results of the movie itself, but another thing... He really didn't expect that C.P Film and Television Company would quietly acquire so many theaters in almost a year and a half.
Even Cui Zhenlong, who proposed the plan to build a cinema chain, did not expect it to develop so quickly, in his impression, the Choi couple did not pay much attention to C.P Film and Television Company, and the amount of funds invested each year was very limited, according to the boy's original plan, it was enough to spend ten years to build an independent cinema chain composed of 50 theaters in South Korea, but now it seems that this time will be greatly advanced.
However, this qiē is all caused by Cui Zhenlong's own fault, which is also an illusion of contrast caused by his recent focus on the affairs of C.P.C. and not paying too much attention to the operation of other companies.
In fact, as long as Cui Zhenlong put forward every plan and plan, his father Cui Gengyou will attach great importance to it, and his trust in his eldest son's business mind is about to reach a kind of blind Chengdù. In order for this plan to be implemented smoothly, Cui Gengyou applied for a loan from the bank for the first time and raised a sum of money to invest in the construction of the cinema line, otherwise where would there be so much money for C.P companies to squander in this regard?!
As for Cui Zhenlong, who didn't know anything about the situation, at this moment, his heart was gradually rising with greater ambitions, he was already a little dissatisfied with the status quo, what 50 theaters are definitely not the ultimate goal. The goal he set for himself is to establish a complete industrial chain that radiates the entire Southeast Asia region and integrates film and television investment, production, packaging, publicity and broadcasting with South Korea and China as the fulcrum in the future...
Of course, this idea is beautiful, and the ambition is also huge, but whether it can be realized in the future is another matter, at least the current Cui Zhenlong is wishful thinking immersed in this dream he has woken.