Chapter 242: The Infernal Premiere
However, Sun Wenning's later words made Sun Renqing a little worried.
Sun Wenning said: "However, in the past two years, Korean dramas have become popular in China, and there is a trend of increasing stick fans. ”
"Ah, young people now!" Sun Renqing sighed when he heard this.
"Grandpa, I believe that my idol Lu Li can stop the trend of Korean dramas in China." Hearing Sun Renqing's sigh, Sun Wenning raised his head and said seriously.
"And say, you're almost in the magic barrier." Hearing Sun Wenning's words, Sun Renqing said: "The TV series of a country in the country of sticks, how can Lu Li alone be able to compete." Although I think he is good, but people, after all, there is no omnipotence. ”
Sun Wenning disagreed: "Maybe it's like this for others, but Lu Li is different, I have a hunch that Lu Li can turn the tide." ”
Hearing his granddaughter's stubborn words, Sun Renqing didn't say much more, and he felt tired and panicked when talking to these star-chasing clans.
In the media reports in the following days, Sun Renqing also saw it in his eyes, and he had the same sad feeling as Lu Li. However, Sun Renqing didn't mean to be strange at all. In any case, Lu Li just did what he had to do, and even provided great help to protect the Chinese doctor, which Sun Renqing still knew clearly.
As for the media's attention shifting to Lu Li, most of it is because of interests. This is also the reason why Sun Renqing feels sad.
Since Lu Li did the right thing, then he should also help him.
Thinking of this, Sun Renqing contacted several leaders of the Chinese Medical Federation and praised the song "Compendium of Materia Medica" and the meaning conveyed by this song in front of the media. It shows the attitude of the Chinese Medical Federation towards this song.
The Chinese Medical Association is the largest organization of Chinese medicine in China, and the main purpose of its establishment is to exchange and learn Chinese medicine skills. After decades of development. Famous Chinese doctors in China have joined this Chinese Medical Federation and have a very great influence in China.
As soon as the attitude of the Chinese Medical Federation came out, many media were dumbfounded. Even an authoritative organization like the Huaxia Chinese Medical Federation has expressed its position, and it will be meaningless for them to bite this song any longer.
At this time, Lu Li had already left for Xiangjiang to prepare for the premiere of "Infernal Affairs".
"Lu Li, you are a person. You can see your news anywhere. When he arrived in Xiangjiang, Lu Li didn't stay in the hotel, but went directly to Wang Bin's villa. He's already very familiar with the place. As soon as Wang Bin saw Lu Li, he smiled and said.
Lu Li naturally knew what Wang Bin was talking about, and said with a wry smile: "Hey, I hope these people can focus more on business." I always write something every day. It really doesn't make any sense. ”
Hearing Lu Li's words, Wang Bin thought it was true: "These people are mainly based on sales, and they will write whatever readers like to read, which is something that cannot be helped." This time you wrote a very good song, and I like the lyrics, it's just too fast. ”
"Huh. Then next time I'll slow down the song. Lu Li smiled when he heard this.
"Then let's go and rest first, it's quite tiring to fly. You can go in and choose the room yourself. You're no stranger to this place anyway. Wang Bin greeted: "The premiere ceremony will be completed directly to the theater tomorrow." ”
The premiere of "Infernal Affairs" was held at Wanzhong Cinema in Hong Kong, and the general process was to have a press conference first. The press conference was followed by a viewing of the film with media reporters and fans, and the premiere was over.
When Lu Li arrived at Wanzhong Cinema the next day, the stage for the press conference had already been arranged in the cinema hall of Nuoda, and Lu Li also saw a lot of people who were entertained here. "Infernal Affairs" was invested and filmed by Farewell Entertainment, like the previous launch conference and the current premiere, which are naturally also responsible for Farewell Entertainment.
didn't wait long, the press conference began, the host came to the stage and said quickly, and after about the same time, he said loudly: "Next, I invite the main creators of the "Infernal Affairs" crew Wang Bin, Lu Li, Liu Hua, Liang Wei ......"
As soon as the host's words fell, Lu Li, Wang Bin and others walked onto the stage one after another and sat down in their own seats.
After a few people were seated, director Wang Bin started and began to talk about some things in the shooting, such as how difficult the film is, how conscientious the actors are, and what interesting things happened during the shooting.
After chatting about the same, we entered the part where the reporter asked questions.
"Hello Director Wang, from what you just said, it can be seen that you are very confident in the movie "Infernal Affairs", so how much do you think the box office of "Infernal Affairs" can reach?" Immediately, a reporter asked Wang Bin a question.
For a movie, the importance of the box office is self-evident, so the reporter's first question is on the box office.
"The box office is the most unpredictable." Wang Bin was embarrassed when he heard this: "This is too high, I'm afraid that I won't be laughed at when the time comes, and if I say it's low, I will be said to have no confidence." If only I had the ability to predict the future, I would be able to accurately report the box office of "Infernal Affairs", and maybe even win the title of god when it is the best. ”
After Wang Bin finished saying this, everyone knew that Wang Bin was joking, but after talking for a long time, Wang Bin did not answer this question specifically.
Although Wang Bin is an old fritter and answers well, these reporters obviously won't give up so easily, and continue to ask: "Since Director Wang said so, do you think the box office of "Infernal Affairs" can exceed 100 million?" ”
The shooting cost of "Infernal Affairs" is not very high, and most of the money is actually spent on the salaries of several actors, even so, the most reluctant investment of this movie does not exceed 3000W, if it can exceed 100 million, then this movie will be considered a big profit. Reporters also know the investment cost of "Infernal Affairs", so they set the box office target of this movie at 100 million.
Hearing this question, if he avoided it again, Wang Bin knew that these media would write that they were empty-hearted, so he replied affirmatively: "There is definitely no problem with breaking 100 million." I'm very optimistic about this movie. ”
Wang Bin has the confidence to answer so surely, mainly because several of the main characters in the film are actor-level characters, and the box office appeal is already very high. Moreover, this movie is classic enough. In the case that 100 million yuan movies are more common in China, Wang Bin is still very confident that the box office of "Infernal Affairs" will exceed 100 million.
When Lu Li heard this number, he felt that he was underestimating "Infernal Affairs". "Infernal Affairs" was released on Earth in 02, when the Chinese film market was far less prosperous than in later years.
And at that time, "Infernal Affairs" was not released in the mainland, and it was not released in the mainland until a year after it was released in Hong Kong. But at that time, many people had already watched the disc of "Infernal Affairs", and the box office performance in the mainland after its release was naturally not good.
If "Infernal Affairs" was originally released in a very prosperous film market on the planet and Hong Kong and the mainland at the same time, with the charm of the movie "Infernal Affairs", Lu Li believes that it will be easy for this film to break 100 million.
The current film market in this time and space is about as prosperous as it has been 13 years on Earth. 100 million yuan movies are not uncommon. And the relationship between Xiangjiang, Taiwan Province, and the mainland in this world is not the same as that of the earth, so there is no obstacle to the release, and it can be released at the same time in the whole of China.
This is the reason why Lu Li feels that the box office of "Infernal Affairs" is underestimated.
Of course. At this time, Lu Li would not stand in front of the media and say it, otherwise he would not know what others would think of him.
"It seems that Director Wang is really confident in this film, so we also wish Director Wang's new movie a big box office hit." The reporter who had just asked this question heard Wang Bin's answer.
"Thank you!" Wang Bin smiled and thanked him.
"Liu Hua, now the filming of "Infernal Affairs" has ended. Do you regret giving up another movie to take on Infernal Affairs? A reporter began to interview Liu Hua.
"I don't regret it." Liu Hua replied with a smile when he heard this: "I think I have a lot of fun filming the movie "Infernal Affairs". Especially in the film, I think I learned a lot from the many scenes with Liang Wei. Moreover, Infernal Affairs is a very wonderful film, so I have no reason to regret it. ”
Hearing Liu Hua say that he had gained a lot from playing against himself, Liang Wei also picked up the microphone and said: "This cooperation with Liu Hua is very pleasant, and I hope there will be more opportunities to cooperate in the future." ”
continued to interview some of the other main actors, and soon a reporter saw Lu Li, who had not spoken on the side, and asked, "Hello Lu Li." What do you think about the application of the country as a World Heritage Site? ”
The question to Lu Li began to have nothing to do with this movie.
Lu Li heard a reporter ask about this matter. It's not good not to answer, so he said: "I think my attitude is very clear in my song, the things of the ancestors, we must not lose." I hope that the United Nations will be fair and impartial in rejecting the application of the country of sticks, and of course, if the country can apply for the World Heritage of Chinese medicine, I am also very happy to see it. ”
Lu Li's answer made these reporters unable to find fault, and continued to ask: "Some people say that your "Compendium of Materia Medica" is to hype the book "The Legend of Wukong", is that so?" ”
"The book "The Legend of Wukong" was written at the invitation of Huaxin Publishing House, and I don't know the specific release date, so it is impossible for me to hype this book with "Compendium of Materia Medica". As for writing this song, it was because I saw that many predecessors were constantly working hard to protect the Chinese tradition, and I felt the song "Compendium of Materia Medica" for a while. Of course, the dates of the appearance of the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "The Legend of Wukong" are too close, and I understand that some people will have such thoughts. ”
Lu Li replied that when the reporter wanted to continue to ask the next question, Lu Li added: "But I hope you can pay more attention to the main matter, such as what is going on with the application of the stick country for the World Heritage Site, there is really no need to focus on these meaningless things." ”
Lu Li's words are very reasonable, even if the following media reporters are not very comfortable when they hear this, they are not easy to say anything.
"Hello Lu Li, I also read the book "The Legend of Wukong", many people say that the book you wrote reflects many problems in reality, how did you come up with the idea of using the characters in "Journey to the West" to reflect some problems in reality?" Another reporter asked.
"Journey to the West" is one of the four great Chinese masterpieces and has high literary value. Even in the world, it has a very important position. And I myself like the book "Journey to the West" very much, and I have even read the "Journey to the West" book many times. I believe that the image of the four Tang monks and apprentices has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and I wonder if I can write an image of Sun Wukong that is different from everyone's eyes. So there was "The Legend of Wukong". As for what you said about reflecting reality, I didn't think much about it when I was writing. Lu Li replied.
Seeing that some reporters wanted to continue, Lu Lixian said: "Today is the premiere of "Infernal Affairs", let's still ask about topics related to movies. ”
Hearing Lu Li's words, the reporters had no choice but to stop asking Lu Li, and the questions about the movie were almost asked. So that's how the press conference ended.
The staff stepped forward and began to remove the makeshift stage in preparation for the screening of the "Infernal Affairs" movie.
Soon, when it's ready. The lights in the theater were turned off and it became pitch black, which was a bit like watching a movie.
After the opening commercial, there is an animated logo that leaves the entertainment. This logo is designed by Lu Li. The picture shows a blue planet. It looks unusually beautiful. And above the planet, it is a small person, struggling to get closer to this planet, but it is getting farther and farther away from this planet.
After the animation ended, the words parting entertainment fell from the sky very imposingly and landed above the planet.
No one can understand the meaning of such an animation, you know. There is only Lu Li, which is also his biggest secret.
screen. The beautiful blue planet is naturally the earth. And the villain who is getting farther and farther away from the earth is naturally Lu Li. Although this place is very similar to the earth, Lu Lizhi said that this place is definitely not the earth. And after traveling for so long, Lu Li also knew that he had no way to go back, so he made such an animation.
The big words parting entertainment are placed above the earth, which means that parting entertainment is supported by the classics on the earth.
This animation didn't last long, and after it ended, the movie officially began.
Lu Li hadn't seen Wang Bin's finished film before, so he watched the film seriously at the moment to see if there was any difference between Wang Bin's filming and "Infernal Affairs" on Earth when he gave the storyboard script.
And the reporters and audiences sitting in the cinema also began to watch this movie that is known as Wang Bin's last movie seriously.
The beginning of the film is a bit dark, as if it were in hell. But soon, another temple appeared. Thinking of the launch conference of "Infernal Affairs", Lu Li's explanation of Infernal, everyone thought of something.
In the temple, a statue of Buddha began to appear on the big screen, which formed a sharp contrast with the gloomy hell scene at the beginning, and basically set the tone of the whole film.
Subsequently, the gang boss played by Zeng Wei appeared, making Liu Jianming, played by Liu Hua, a policeman and an undercover agent. And as the plot unfolds, the police officer played by Huang Sheng appears.
The people in the theater watched the performances of several major actors, and couldn't help but praise in their hearts, the actor is the actor, and this acting skill is not ordinary. Zeng Wei brought into full play the domineering feeling of the gang boss. And Huang Sheng's image as a police officer is not obscure and lame at all.
The plot continues to move forward, when the police learn that a batch of drugs is about to be traded according to Chen Yongren's undercover intelligence, and one of the parties to the transaction is Han Chen. However, because Liu Jianming passed the police news to Han Chen in time, he successfully escaped.
At this time, both sides discovered that there were "internal ghosts" in their respective interiors, and an extremely fierce gladiatorial battle began.
And Liu Jianming played by Liu Hua, Chen Yongren played by Liang Wei, Han Chen played by Zeng Wei, and Huang Police Inspector played by Huang Sheng began their own battle of wits and courage.
The development of the plot is becoming more and more exciting, and under the wonderful performances of several actors, the audience present couldn't help but hold their breath and stared at the big screen, for fear of missing the wonderful shots because of their own negligence.
And the plot of the film became more and more unexpected later, what is good and what is bad, the battle of wits and courage between the two sides made the audience at the scene fascinated and couldn't stop.
In particular, the dialogue between Liu Jianming and Chen Yongren left a deep impression on everyone.
Liu Jianming: "Give me a chance." ”
Chen Yongren: "How can I give you a chance?" ”
Liu: "I didn't have a choice before, now I just want to be a good person." ”
Chen: "Okay, tell the judge, see if he makes you a good person." ”
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When the film ended at the end of the film and the cinema was lit up again, applause rang out like thunder. Obviously, for this film, both the audience and the media reporters who came today feel that it is very exciting, and at this time, I can only express my gratitude to all the main creators with applause, and thank them for bringing wonderful films.
Lu Li watched the whole film and found that Wang Bin's directing level is still very high, and he has a very good grasp of various shots, which is not much different from the picture in his mind. And the performances of Liu Hua and others are also perfect.
At the end of the movie, hearing the applause in the movie theater, Lu Li knew that he had succeeded.
"Congratulations, Director Wang, this movie was a great success." Lu Li came to Wang Bin's side and said with a smile at Wang Bin.
"The main thing is that you write the script well, and even write the script, if I don't shoot it well, then I will be blind to this script." Wang Bin said modestly.
"Okay, you two don't flatter each other here, today's premiere was successful, Director Wang has to have dinner tonight." Liu Hua also came up at this time. He was also very happy about the success of the movie.
"Okay, treat, let's not get drunk tonight." Hearing Liu Hua's words, Wang Bin readily agreed.
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