On the third day of the closing of the film festival, "Ghost Love" was finally officially released, and the premiere was placed in Los Angeles, USA, thanks to the publicity of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the North American box office exceeded more than 7 million US dollars on the first day of release, and it also achieved more than 5.1 million Hong Kong dollars (1.5 times that of ordinary movie tickets) in Hong Kong, and other countries and regions are also good news. What's more, "People and Ghosts Are Not Over" did not disappoint the media and the audience, the suspenseful and bizarre plot and the poignant love of the hero and heroine to death earned enough tears from countless audiences, and when the male protagonist turned into a grain of light in the heroine's embrace and slowly disappeared, I don't know how many movie theaters resounded one after another choked up, and there were emotional, and even couldn't suppress crying.

Bringing the audience's emotions into the film and changing with the plot - this is the ultimate goal of every director, and "The Ghost Is Not Dead" clearly does this, and if it can do that, it is a sign that the film has succeeded.

That's right, it's a success, the San Francisco Chronicle said in its report: The poignant love between the yin and yang of the hero and heroine in "The Love of Ghosts" will move everyone, although it is a film from Hong Kong, it is undeniable that its appearance is undoubtedly a major event in the world film industry, because it makes American audiences who are addicted to bloody violence and disordered sexual chaos feel refreshed, perhaps people should re-examine their own side or their ongoing love.

The Los Angeles Daily News reported something similar: I kept holding back tears, but at the last minute, the tears still fell involuntarily. How long has it been since you felt the smell of tears? I don't remember anymore, and at that moment I suddenly wondered if there really was a heaven somewhere in the world? If so, hopefully one day they will meet in a beautiful paradise.

This is a testimonial made by a reporter from the Los Angeles Daily who attended the premiere at the beginning of the report after watching the film. In addition, the report also commented on the performances of the actors in the film: the reason why the story can move people's hearts, the actors' excellent role interpretation is also the key to success. In the film, the protagonists Liang Chaowei and Zhong Chuhong have a super-level performance, especially Zhong Chuhong's unemotional performance makes the audience fascinated and affectionately moved, making the audience have a strong sense of substitution, reflecting the demeanor of a first-class star. It can even be said that they performed at the highest level of their respective performances. Because there are almost no roles and acting skills of the two before that can surpass this film.

The New York Times, the Chicago Sun, the Herald and other mainstream newspapers have reported on the subject, and it is surprising that none of them are negative, a phenomenon that even some Hollywood professionals are surprised by. Famous Hollywood film director Steven? Spielberg, when asked by reporters at an event for his thoughts on "The Ghost Is Not Over," said: "First of all, I have to admit that it is an excellent movie, both in terms of the storyline and the performances of the actors. All are almost impeccable. However, the film has not had any bad reviews since it was released for a week, which is still a bit incredible. ”

"The audience is always the most picky, and each audience has different tastes and aesthetics, and it is almost impossible for a movie to be liked by all audiences, and now we have not seen bad reviews from any media, which does not prove that all audiences like the film, just that the vast majority. But even this is shocking enough, how long has it been since Hollywood had a film like this? ”

"Now more and more Hong Kong films are released in the United States every year. Many of these films are no worse than Hollywood movies, and they have had a huge impact on Hollywood. For example, three of the top 10 grossing movies in North America last year were from Hong Kong, and they all ranked very highly, what do you think of this kind of scene? Will it threaten the position of Hollywood films in the world? ”

"Don't you think it's ridiculous that you're asking this question now? Hong Kong films have long posed a huge threat to Hollywood, when we are still immersed in the glory of the past, Hong Kong films are desperately catching up, they have advanced film theories, the best screenwriters, directors and actors, etc., as well as special effects companies that are not inferior to Hollywood, with these, Hong Kong films have the capital to challenge Hollywood, and the high box office of Hong Kong films in North America in the past two or three years is the best proof. ”

"Although we are still ahead in terms of overall strength, if we don't pay enough attention to the challenge from Hong Kong, then maybe one day in the future, Hollywood will lose its current hegemony, and I don't think that day is too far away."

"Mr. Spielberg, are your words too alarmist, Hong Kong films have a fatal weakness, they do not have such a big film market in North America, as long as Congress makes some restrictions on the introduction of foreign films, it can deal a heavy blow to Hong Kong films."

The reporter obviously didn't agree with Spielberg's words, but his rebuttal made Spielberg feel funny: "The United States is a free and democratic country, and the same is true of the market, do you want Congress to distinguish Hong Kong from other countries, especially to impose some restrictions on Hong Kong films?" Let's not talk about whether Congress can do this. Has Hollywood fallen to the point where it needs to be protected by congressional legislation? If this is the case, then even if it will not be surpassed by Hong Kong films, it will one day be surpassed by other countries. ”

Spielberg's remarks left the reporter speechless, and the interview was subsequently published in the newspaper of the reporter's newspaper, which inevitably included some of the reporter's personal words and self-righteous interpretations, as if it had become a Hong Kong film threat theory.

Subsequently, this report was reprinted by many American media, and at the same time, did Hong Kong movies pose a threat to Hollywood? If so, how big is the threat? Questions such as these have become of great interest to Hollywood filmmakers.

As long as the US Congress does not impose restrictions on the introduction of foreign films, even if some people in Hollywood advocate the 'Hong Kong film threat theory', the impact on Hong Kong films will be minimal. What's more, real people of insight don't care about this kind of public opinion, in their opinion, doing their best is the most important thing.

On this day, Gu Chen happened to be free, so he came to Tang Dynasty Records, he didn't come to hang out, but to do business, seeing that it was the end of the year, he hadn't released any records this year, you must know that he had publicly promised on the stage that he would release at least two records a year for five years, and now the goal of the two can't be reached, and one must always try his best to achieve it, otherwise it will be completely discredited.

He stayed in He Chaoqiong's office for a while, and then, accompanied by He Chaoqiong, walked towards the recording area, and when he passed by the No. 1 recording studio, he saw a familiar figure in the control room from the glass on the door, so he asked He Chaoqiong: "Who is recording inside?" ”

"I don't know." He Chaoqiong looked through the glass and immediately recognized the person inside: "It's Wang Fei, it's the girl you called me to tell me that she has great potential, I listened to it, her voice is indeed very distinctive and beautiful, so I signed her that day." Later, she studied vocal music with Dai Sicong for a while, and began recording her first album a few days ago. ”

Gu Chen pushed the door and walked in, Wang Fei seemed to be discussing a problem with the recording engineer, and when he heard the sound of the door opening, he immediately turned his head, and saw that it was Gu Chen and He Chaoqiong, and hurriedly greeted. Gu Chen saw Wang Fei's restrained appearance, smiled, and said, "Don't be so nervous, I just stopped by to take a look, what are you discussing, I listened to your conversation just now, it seems that Miss Wang has a different opinion on the understanding of the song?" ”

"It's a little bit different, it's just a minor issue, and we've talked about it about it." Hearing Gu Chen like this, Wang Fei's face couldn't help but feel a little cramped, you must know that she is just a newcomer who has just debuted and has never even released an album, and every recording engineer of Tang Dynasty Records is the top in the industry, she is really not qualified to refute the recording engineer's suggestion, and because of this, she wants to be vague.

Gu Chen didn't say anything, picked up a sheet of music that was placed next to him, it was a song he didn't recognize, and there were a few paragraphs in the score that were marked below, it should be the place where the two were arguing just now, he groaned slightly, turned his head and asked the recording engineer: "Is there a pen and paper?" ”

The recording engineer was stunned, quickly rummaged through the cabinets, found blank paper and pen, and then quickly got out of the way and let Gu Chen sit in his place.

Gu Chen sat on the chair, took the pen and lowered his head to write on the white paper, and after about ten minutes, a score was completed, he handed the score to Wang Fei, and said with a smile: "Give you an hour, if you sing this song to my satisfaction, then it will be yours." ”

This improvised song is called "Red Bean", officially one of Wang Fei's classic songs in his previous life, and it is also a song he likes very much, shortly after his rebirth, this song was recorded by him, and now it is just a rewrite, and the speed is natural and fast.

"Really, I'll be sure to keep you happy in an hour." Wang Fei hugged the score tightly to her chest, for fear that others would rob her, and her slightly green face was full of excited smiles, she didn't expect that she would have the opportunity to get the songs written by Gu Chen herself.

"Alright, I'll check in an hour." After speaking, Gu Chen turned around and walked out of the control room. (To be continued......)