Chapter 357: Press Conference
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Since the end of last year, it has lasted more than half a year, and the second large-scale film "Resident Evil" produced by Tang Dynasty Films is finally about to be released, according to the plan announced by Tang Dynasty Films, "Resident Evil" will be released simultaneously worldwide on June 27, and this is also the last film in Hong Kong film history to adopt the global simultaneous release method. In order to build momentum, Tang Dynasty Film specially held a grand new film press conference at the Peninsula Hotel on June 26, the day before the release of the film, including the heroine Li Zhi, the actor Liu Dehua and the director Lin Lingdong, all the main members of the crew attended the meeting, and Zeng Zhiwei also attended the meeting.
Although it was just a new film press release, it still attracted a large number of journalists, including Hong Kong locals, as well as journalists from Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia and even Hollywood in the United States. After the press conference began, the host first accepted some of the circumstances of the movie release, and then Zeng Zhiwei said: "Before today's press conference, I have already watched the released version of "Resident Evil", although "Resident Evil" is not as much used as "Blade" in terms of computer special effects, but it is definitely better than "Blade" in terms of stunt makeup, and unlike "Blade", "Resident Evil" is an action thriller, and it is definitely more exciting to watch it in the cinema. I can be very responsible, as long as you buy a ticket, you will definitely not regret it. ”
"In addition, I have a situation that I need to explain, as a large-scale zuò film with an investment of up to 6ooo Hong Kong dollars, according to the new floating ticket price system introduced by the Hong Kong Film Society, the ticket price of the film should have doubled on the basis of the current ticket price. However, considering that this is the first film to meet the floating ticket price requirement after the introduction of the new system, we made the decision to increase it by only 5o%. The purpose is to allow the majority of fans to have a process of adaptation, and all films produced by Tang Dynasty films in the future will be strictly implemented in accordance with the system. ”
After Zeng Zhiwei finished speaking, the meeting entered the reporter's question time, and the first person to get the opportunity to ask questions was the reporter of "Ming Pao", this situation has long been accustomed to other reporters, since Gu Chen entered the board of directors of "Ming Pao", "Ming Pao" has become the son of the eldest wife, as long as it is news related to Gu Chen. "Ming Pao" is the first to report, as long as it is a press conference and press conference held by Tang Dynasty Holdings or its subsidiaries, "Ming Pao" is the first to get questions, even the celebrities in the circle are all love houses and Wu, what news will generally take care of "Ming Pao", and reporters from other newspapers only have dry eyes every time they encounter this situation.
The target of the reporter's question was Zeng Zhiwei: "I have two questions: first, judging from the pre-sales of movie tickets in the past few days. The audience's expectations for "Resident Evil" are high, but there are still some people who feel that the ticket price is too expensive, what do you think about this problem? Second, "Resident Evil" was rated 2B and was almost included in the restricted level, will Mr. Zeng worry that the box office of the movie will be affected? ”
According to the newly introduced film classification system. The film is divided into: I./g, 2a/pg, 2B/pg-13, 3/R four levels, I./g is the mass level, suitable for people of all ages to watch - the content of the film can be accepted by parents, the film has no nudity, sex-love scenes, and there are very few negative scenes such as drug abuse and violence. Conversations are also something that can be frequently touched in everyday life.
2a/pg is a tutoring grade, built to watch in the company of parents. Some of the images may be uncomfortable for minors – there are few sexual, drug-drug, and nudity-nude scenes in this category, and even if they do, they are very short, and the horror, gore, and violence scenes are not out of the right range; 2B/pg-13 is a special counseling level, requiring minors aged 13 and under to be accompanied by their parents to watch, and some content is very inappropriate for minors aged 13 and under - there are no continuous bloody, horror and violent scenes in movies of this level, there are generally no ** shots, and sometimes there are drug scenes and swear words in the dialogue.
The last 3/R is restricted, which is forbidden for minors aged 17 and under - this level of film contains adult content, which has more negative scenes such as sex, violence, blood, horror, and drugs, and there will be more profanity in the dialogue.
Among them, the government only has the obligation to advise minors to watch I./g, 2a/p, and 2B/pg-13 movies, and has no coercive power.
"The first question about you is actually something we have expected a long time ago, which is also the reason why the movie ticket has only increased by 5o% this time, but the audience has long been accustomed to the previous low ticket prices, just like a person who is used to eating a free lunch, and suddenly asked him to pay for lunch, he is naturally not used to it. To paraphrase a common saying, there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world, and film companies and investors spend more financial and material resources to produce higher-quality films than before, and the audience is naturally obliged to pay a greater price than before, which is mutual. Even if it is a pair of boyfriend and girlfriend, if they want to maintain a relationship for a long time or even get married, they can't just have one party paying, and the other party only knows how to sit and enjoy, and both parties need to work together to manage it. I believe that most people still understand this truth. ”
"The second question, as for whether the box office of "Resident Evil" will be affected by the classification system, I think there must be an impact, but the consumer group of Hong Kong films is mainly adults over 18 years old, so the impact is very small, and this is also the price that needs to be paid to maintain a healthy film market. Again, if you want to have a harvest, you must pay. ”
The second reporter is from Taiwan's "United Daily News": "I would like to ask Miss Li Zhi if there are any other plans for filming after "Resident Evil". In addition, it is a well-known fact that Chen Shao built a large private estate in Deep Water Bay, and some British media have previously said that this estate will be one of the largest private estates in the world when completed. A few days ago, some Hong Kong media reported that the construction of the manor has come to an end, can you tell us a little bit about the manor? Also, will you stay at the manor in the future? ”
Today's Lizhi is dressed up very grandly, exquisite makeup and sexy atmosphere dress make her even if she doesn't do anything, just sitting there will be the most shining focus of the entire venue, after listening to the reporter's question, she smiled slightly, said: "There is no other opportunity to shoot for the time being, because the process of filming "Resident Evil" is really hard, many difficult actions cannot be used because of the shooting angle, and they have to be done in person, sometimes they are so tired that they don't want to get up the next day, so I want to give myself a long vacation, Wait until you have enough rest to think about taking over the show. As for the manor you mentioned, I can't say much about this, but everyone will know about it later. ”
The third reporter is from Hong Kong's "Sing Tao Daily": "Hello Miss Lizhi, recently people often see you, Qiu Shuzhen, Zhou Huimin, He Chaoqiong and others drinking coffee or shopping together, talking and laughing, the relationship is quite close, have you reached some kind of consensus?" ”
"I think you're all thinking too much, it's just a very ordinary shopping and chatting, and we're not enemies, so there's no need to make the relationship very tense." Li Zhi avoided the trivial questions perfunctorily, and then said: "Today is the new film conference of "Resident Evil", I hope everyone can pay more attention to things related to the movie, and don't always focus on some boring questions. ”
Perhaps it was Lizhi's words that played a role, and the fourth reporter finally turned his target to Liu Dehua: "Hua Zai, in order to shoot this movie, you have not made a new album so far this year, and there are no plans to announce a new album, is the focus of your work in the second half of the year still focusing on movies?" ”
"The second question, what do you think of your performance in this film, and how much do you rate yourself? What are the box office expectations for the film? ”
Liu Dehua sighed and said: "In terms of work, there are really no plans to release a new album this year, but there will be a concert tour from August, and there will be several concerts in Hung Hom, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia, which will probably last for more than a month." The other is the movie, there should be a movie starring me in the second half of the year. As for how much I rate myself for this movie, I can't say this, I think it will be more accurate for everyone to rate me after the movie is released. In fact, the process of filming the movie is really hard, and all the actors and crew have put in a lot of effort, and it is difficult to say that you will give yourself a specific score. Finally, you said that the box office is expected ...... Personally, I think it should be on par with "Blade". ”
At this time, Zeng Zhiwei interjected: "The box office expectations of Birch Boy are the most basic in my opinion, and I believe that everyone can see the excellence of "Blade", but because Americans don't know what zombies are, they have lost a large part of the box office. "Resident Evil" is different, its story background is completely based on science, Hong Kong people can't help but understand it, and countries like the United States with science and technology can understand it even more, and "Resident Evil" is no worse than Hollywood blockbusters in terms of computer special effects or stunt makeup, so I have every reason to believe that "Resident Evil" will achieve better box office results than "Blade". ”
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Gu Chen put down the newspaper and said with a smile: "This fat gainer is too full of words, in case the box office is not ideal, see how he ends." ”
Shi Yali pressed Gu Chen's shoulder and said: "The more exaggerated he says, the more curious the audience will be, even if the final result is really not ideal, it's okay, the media is pursuing the freshness and sensation of the event, it's all in the past, few people will be bored and chase after it." ”