Chapter 113: It's All About the Art of Film
The cinema was in a frenzied atmosphere.
There are not many foreigners who come to watch "The Great Hero of Jinmen", they generally only watch foreign movies, but there are also more than a dozen people who want to see what the kung fu movies mentioned in the newspaper look like.
It was really an eye-opener for them, and the fights were quite exciting.
However, looking at the excited Chinese in the theater, these foreigners couldn't help but frown and ponder.
The country is still at war.
In May, Sun Zhongshan, who was in Guangzhou, ordered the Northern Expedition, and on June 16, Chen Jiongming rebelled, and more than 4,000 people besieged the presidential palace and bombarded Sun Zhongshan's residence.
Sun Zhongshan escaped from the presidential palace and, under the escort of the captain Feng Zhaoxian, boarded the Yongfeng ship, and immediately ordered the bombardment of the city of Guangzhou.
In the north, scuffles between warlords are commonplace and never stop.
But this country will not go on like this forever, look at these fanatical Chinese, you know that they all have a fire hidden in their hearts, but they usually do not show it.
This movie is likely to ignite the fire in their hearts and explode.
In contrast to the cold eyes of foreigners, the reaction of the Chinese is broadly the same, but with subtle differences.
The young audience watched with enthusiasm, eager to kill the enemy with a gun and defend the country, while the older ones thought about the country's many disasters and difficulties, and didn't know when they would be able to settle down.
People in the film industry see a novel shooting technique, and this film is significantly different from the current domestic films, in which a large number of close-ups are used to show the intense emotions of the characters.
What's even more brilliant is the martial arts design, which makes people can't stop watching at all.
Zhang Shichuan sighed in his heart, is this the new method that Zheng Zhengqiu learned from the United States?
Thinking about the few short films he has shot in the past few months, although he has also made money, compared with "Jinmen Hero Huo Yuanjia", it is too naïve and boring.
He also wants to shoot feature films, which is the future of domestic films.
Zhang Shichuan made up his mind that he must persuade Shao Zuihum to shoot a feature film, and also make a kung fu movie.
The reporters were ecstatic, this movie was completely different from what they originally thought, although the character filmed was Huo Yuanjia, but this was not Huo Yuanjia's deeds.
Huo Yuanjia has only been dead for twelve years, and there are many contemporaries with him, so he can't fake it at all.
Reporters all know Huo Yuanjia's life deeds, this is undoubtedly a fictional movie, although it looks cool, but will Jingwu Sports give up?
There is also the plot of the Japanese doctor delivering medicine at the end, as long as you are a discerning person, you can see that this is an insinuation that Huo Yuanjia's death is related to the Japanese, this is provoking the Japanese, and something big will happen.
For journalists, the last thing they are afraid of is that something happens, and the bigger the matter, the bigger the news.
They also secretly admired the star film company in their hearts, it was really a blockbuster.
Although some people in the theater shouted for an additional screening, this premiere ended like this, and there were still people eagerly discussing it when they left the theater, and some people even went directly to buy tickets for the next show, wanting to experience the feeling of joy again.
There are also people who go to the dance hall, to the racecourse, to all kinds of entertainment venues, and talk about "Huo Yuanjia, the Great Hero of Jinmen" with their friends, they seem to have something in their chests, and they don't vomit or feel unhappy.
On this night, the film became the center of conversation.
That's how word-of-mouth is built.
Journalists and film critics were also busy, with reporters interviewing the directors of the Jingwu Sports Club what they thought of the film, and film critics interpreting the meaning of the film from various aspects.
They all believe that this movie will be popular all over the beach.
Some tabloid reporters who are not afraid of making a big deal even interviewed the Japanese and asked them what they thought about the cause of Huo Yuanjia's death.
Lin Zixuan is also very busy, he is receiving film dealers from Nanyang.
After watching the movie, these filmmakers all felt that a patriotic film like "Jinmen Hero Huo Yuanjia" would definitely be welcomed in Nanyang and wanted to buy copies.
At present, domestic films have just started, and they can only enter the film market in Nanyang, because there are many Chinese in Nanyang.
It's just that the Nanyang film dealers can't pay a high price, they only buy the exhibition rights, and thousands of yuan have already been calculated, and if they can be sold to American film dealers, it will cost at least tens of thousands of dollars.
But no matter how small the mosquito is, it is also meat, and the Nanyang alone will recover the cost, which shows that as long as the film is good, there is no need to worry about making money.
The next day, newspapers in Shanghai reported on the premiere of "Huo Yuanjia", the hero of Jinmen.
Some people praise it and think that this is a good movie to promote the martial spirit and patriotic feelings.
There are also detractors who believe that this is a fabrication and completely inconsistent with the facts.
There are even those who analyze from the perspective of film, believing that film is art and can be processed appropriately, as long as it is not distorted and smeared.
Jingwu Sports Association issued a statement to the outside world that they would negotiate with Star Film Company on this matter.
Among them, many newspapers focused on the cause of Huo Yuanjia's death, turning over the old events of 12 years ago to find evidence.
Even those close friends of Huo Yuanjia back then were inquired, which can be said to have stirred up a thousand waves with one stone.
In the afternoon, the Japanese consulate in Hongkou issued a statement, believing that "Huo Yuanjia, the Hero of Tianjin" seriously distorted the image of the Japanese, maliciously accused the Japanese of murdering Huo Yuanjia, and should be banned immediately.
But Remas, who has a luxury cinema in the summer season, completely ignores the Japanese, and this is a great time to make money.
As long as the Ministry of Industry Bureau in the concession did not give an order, he would not stop the screening, and when the Japanese made trouble with the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Industry Bureau held a meeting to decide, and it was estimated that it would be a few days later.
The Spaniard is very shrewd, and when the time comes, his first round of exclusive screening rights has just expired, and it is the turn of other theaters to show it, and it has nothing to do with him.
Lin Zixuan issued a statement in the name of Star Film Company.
Claiming that this is a film, not a documentary, it can be properly artistically processed, and will negotiate with the Jingwu Sports Association in a friendly spirit.
As for the plot of the Japanese doctor, it is just telling the facts, and there is no intention of distorting the image of the Japanese at all, I hope that the Japanese consulate will understand that all this is for the sake of cinematic art.
He even talked about Western film theory, arguing that Japanese people should look at movies with an open and entertaining mind.
Of course, he was also prepared, and once the Ministry of Industry issued a ban, he immediately screened the film in the French Concession.
In the midst of the disturbances, more and more Chinese viewers watched "Jinmen Hero Huo Yuanjia", forming a trend, many people are for the martial arts scenes, and more people are watching the patriotic feelings.
Defend the country and strengthen the country.
In particular, the song "The Great Wall Will Never Fall" sounded through the gramophone in the streets and alleys of Shanghai.
At the same time, two directors of the Ministry of Industry Bureau in the Public Concession of Japan formally proposed to the Ministry of Industry Bureau to ban the screening of "Huo Yuanjia, the Great Hero of Tianjin", and to investigate the malicious behavior of the star film company to slander the Japanese.
Things are getting bigger and bigger.