10 January 1999.

In the conference hall on the fourth floor of the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, Yi Feiyang held a simple press conference on behalf of the filming crew about the upcoming "Saving the Female Soldier Rachel", and he was basically invited to the scene by the newspapers and radio stations in Los Angeles.

Before the press conference was held in a very friendly atmosphere, Yi Feiyang, on behalf of TOP Film Company and Dream Pictures, gave heavy condolences to the unfortunate death of Mr. Henry the Elephant; Immediately the press conference officially began, Yi Feiyang answered their questions on the planning and shooting of the film and the content of the film itself. However, Yi Feiyang naturally didn't reveal too much, and told them that it would not be able to satisfy their appetite.

At the press conference, Yi Feiyang announced that "Saving the Female Soldier Rachel", jointly produced by TOP and Dream Pictures, will be screened tomorrow, January 11, in 200 movie theaters in Los Angeles at the same time, and in these movie theaters, the "Superstar Cinema" in the eight theaters of TOP Film Company will be screened half an hour in advance, and all the main creative staff will be present at that time.

In response to Yi Feiyang's press conference, various Hollywood media gave different reactions.

Some media outlets that like to dig up gossip news, shouting "see what kind of can be created by 'Magic Young'", make a big fuss about the media.

However, the tone of these articles is inevitably a bit cliché, nothing more than this Chinese director. Although there are some talents. but he was willing to fall. What kind of porn is released in the Christmas file, and it is still shouting "make this Christmas a little colorful", shit, this is pure whining!

They don't know that "make this Christmas a little more colorful" is the propaganda idea that the deceased elephant Henry has come up with to help the play.

Other mainstream media are not salty or light on the upcoming new dramas, reflecting a strange calm, perhaps because the Christmas schedule has come to an end. Yi Feiyang wants to catch this last train, it seems to be a little difficult, the reason is ...... The competition is too fierce!

It is said that in the Christmas schedule from the end of November last year to January this year, all the big film companies in the United States have exerted their strength to eat milk, and those who have planted a heel in the summer file want to get back some bones, and those who are smooth sailing want to chase after victory, everyone wants to make their films fame and fortune, "Happy New Year", and one of the guarantees for a "fat year" is the big cast, star lineup, and the handsome guys and beautiful women who have not shown up for many years came in Santa's reindeer flying car......

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the first shot of the Christmas stall;

The comedy produced by the Disney Company in the United States: "All the Way Through Christmas".

The slogan is: Celebrate Christmas all the way. "The Golden Boy Prince" and "Funny Queen" will laugh with you until crazy!

Director: Alan Severd

Starring:Jonathan Taylor,Jessica Bell

This Christmas comedy film was financed and filmed by Disney Studios. found the director of "Ghost Pony Elf" and the famous American "Hollywood Golden Boy" Jonathan Taylor, and the "Funny Queen" Jessica Biel starring. The former played the "super decay" actor in the play, not only sacrificing his hue and bare buttocks, but also being spoofed by everyone and suffering a lot, which can be said to be the biggest challenge in the history of this Hollywood child star-turned-actor. Hollywood's "big laughing aunt" Jessica Bell plays the role of "Decrepit Brother" Jacko's brain-off girlfriend in the play.

Selling point: Christmas comedy with a spoof and adventure nature is not only loved by children, right? What's more, there is also Disney's "Family Carnival" golden signboard.

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the second shot of the Christmas file;

The love film produced and distributed by Universal Pictures in the United States: "The Sixth Sense of Life and Death".

The propaganda slogan is: Handsome guy death is coming, true love is beyond life and death!

Director: Martin Brest.

Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkin, Claire Frannie

The film was inspired by a 1934 film adaptation of a stage play. Brest has been in the making for 20 years. "When I first saw that film 20 years ago," Brest said, "I was really hooked, it was a good story that hadn't been discovered yet, and what we had to do was not to remake it, but to play it further and explore the elements that fascinated me." ”

As two of the most prestigious actors in Hollywood today, Anthony Popkins needless to say, the Oscar-winning actor, the actor in the old drama bones, as long as there are movies he participates in, he must not be wrong. Although the handsome guy Brad Pitt lacks some acting skills, his handsome appearance is still very suitable for coming to the cinema for Christmas to "see".

Selling point: Adaptation of classic stage plays, two Hollywood-type men are in the array, and Christmas couples must see a must-see movie!

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the third shot of the Christmas stall;

Warner Bros. Pictures produced and distributed the love film: "City of Angels".

Propaganda slogan: Angels came to earth and were willing to give up for love and return to heaven.

Director: Brad Cybernen.

Starring:Nicolas Cage,Meg Ryan.

The predecessor of this film is the excellent 1987 German film "Wings of Desire", but its real goal is "Ghost Love". The angel played by Cage lacks the graceful temperament it should have. When he approaches the heroine, the audience not only does not feel that she will be protected by angels, but fears that she will be plotted. Meg? Ryan almost repeats her role in Sleepless in Seattle. The angels depicted in the film are called "life-urging ghosts" in China, who specialize in welcoming people who have lost their lives to the underworld in hospitals. There is a scene of angels gathering at the seashore in the film, which seems to pay homage to Bergman's "The Seventh Seal".

Selling point: Don't sell Santa Claus and sell angels, take the route of bitter sadomasochism, popular students with top beauties, at least visually very eye-catching.

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The above is just a microcosm of the Christmas strategies of the three major Hollywood film companies, and more film companies are also taking out their own movies at the bottom of the box, hoping to sell them in this attractive schedule and make a lot of money.

But as long as you are a professional, you can find out. In these numerous Christmas movies. The most obvious are two film genres. One is a family-friendly comedy, such as Disney's "All the Way Through Christmas". This drama is aimed at the children's market, with small hands holding big hands, driving the whole family to watch together. It can be said that Christmas is full of joy and good mood.

And the other type is a love film that targets men and women in love. As the saying goes, love is the eternal theme of the movie. As long as it is a love movie, there must be a market, after all, Americans who consider themselves free and romantic can skip Christmas turkey and buy Christmas gifts. But you can't help but fall in love!

"Broken Blue Bridge", "Gone with the Wind", and last year's "Titanic", these excellent love movies, with that super hot word-of-mouth, as well as the box office, tell everyone that love can not only nourish the soul, but also make money! And it's a big profit!!

So, this Christmas has become a bit of a love overflow. In addition to Universal's "The Sixth Sense of Life and Death", and Warner Bros.'s "City of Angels". There are also several love movies that join the fight.

In this battle, there is no smoke of gunpowder. There are no guns, no ghost killers, no robots, the earth crashes, there are just bitter love, sad men and women, and the storyline that ravages you and abuses me......

In these scenes, death comes, angels descend to earth, and the common denominator is that they all fall in love and are drowned to death...... Death and angels are not easy, they are even more unlucky than Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in China, at least people can send each other for eighteen miles, but these two goods are more unlucky than the other......

Seeing that the three-month Christmas schedule is almost over, just when everyone thought that Christmas movies would be like this, there would be no more super dark horses, and there would be no more box office miracles, Yi Feiyang's "Saving the Female Soldier Rachel" was at the end of the schedule and was ready to be officially released!

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On January 11th, the sky was beautiful, and the snowflakes that had fallen one after another finally stopped shaking, and the whole world seemed very peaceful

At night, the cold breeze blows through the entire Superstar Cinema area. Pedestrians passing by the accident appeared, and the movie theater, which had not been very good at business, suddenly became lively, and cars gathered here from all directions, many of which were luxury cars. The streets are crowded with people, and the entrance to the superstar movie is even more noisy.

Yi Feiyang stood on the steps outside the cinema with Bill Rabbit and the personal lawyer of the deceased Mr. Henry, while the fat men Gao Jiabao and Jack Black took the people to work inside.

A total of 200 people were arranged for the screening, a large part of them were people from the film industry, and the rest were residents of the neighborhood of Black Daddy, who were also the "extras" who gave the show the greatest help, and in addition, a group of enthusiastic audiences after getting the news of the premiere.

The first one to arrive was Mr. Raymond, the boss of Paramount Pictures, the leader of Paramount Pictures, who was able to attend the screening of this play entirely because of Yi Feiyang's happy cooperative relationship with him. For a talent like Yi Feiyang, Raymond thinks in his heart that he can make friends, not to mention that Yi Feiyang's three dramas helped Paramount laugh at the Halloween schedule, as an act of reciprocating his favor, he thinks it is necessary for him to come to this premiere, otherwise, with the "erotic reputation" of the TOP company, people will not come here to show their faces.

"Hello, Mr. Raymond, and welcome." Yi Feiyang smiled and stretched out his hand, Raymond smiled very politely, shook hands and said: "Dear Yi, you have made me so miserable, I originally thought that after we cooperated, there would be better cooperation projects, but I didn't expect you to make an erotic film with Henry...... Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't be so jealous of someone who has passed away, but I really want to work with you again! ”

"Yes, definitely." Yi Feiyang said with a smile. "If this drama has a good response, I also hope that Mr. Raymond will send me more theaters so that it can be fully released."

"No problem, as long as this drama is bright enough, even if you don't say it, I will work with you again!"

After a few more brief conversations, Mr. Raymond went into the cinema.

Gao Jiabao next to him made a grimace at Yi Feiyang, which means that he should hold on to this guy, big money!

When Mr. Gusta of Lionsgate arrived, there was a commotion at the scene, not because of Gusta's big name over Raymond, but because of Lionsgate's dazzling record last year.

"Hehe, dear Yi, it's really not easy to support your field, see no, so many people are blocked here, I know that the movie premiere, I don't know what kind of traffic accident happened." Gusta patted Yi Feiyang's shoulder, looking very affectionate.

Yi Feiyang, "Thank you for coming, I originally thought it would be very deserted this time." ”

"Heh, this time it's not going to be cold, because besides me, didn't Mr. Raymond from Paramount come early in the morning?"

I lost, why does it sound like vinegar?

Yi Feiyang had no choice but to smile and say: "That's Mr. Raymond giving face, otherwise, how could I, a nobody, be able to invite him." ”

"Ha Luha, dear Yi, your mouth is getting better and better, I just don't know if the movie you shot this time is just as powerful?"

"Go in and take a look, don't you know the way?"

While laughing, Yi Feiyang invited Gusta in.

The appearance of these two bigwigs made everyone on the scene drop their jaws, and they had to be impressed by Yi Feiyang's "prestige". Especially those employees of the TOP film company, I said in my heart, even Mr. Henry was not so majestic during his lifetime, this China is easy, but it is really not simple!

Subsequently, the appearance of several guests also surprised Yi Feiyang, because these people either knew each other or did not know each other. I don't know each other because I didn't know each other very well at the last Christmas party, and I know each other because I talked to each other and I feel good, including the ghost director Quentin Tarantino, and the Chinese actor Cheng Long.

Cheng Long's appearance surprised Yi Feiyang, according to Cheng Long's eldest brother, this time he originally planned to fly back to Hong Kong immediately after reading the script of "Rush Hour 2", but when he heard that the "fellow countryman" held a premiere ceremony here, he was cheeky to rub his saliva and drink.

Brother Cheng Long and himself are both Chinese, the two stood together and took a group photo shoulder to shoulder, Yi Feiyang felt that no matter what happened in the future, the friendship that the other party gave him was precious.

As for the ghost director Quentin, Yi Feiyang's understanding of him has always been in the play "Kill Bill", on the one hand, he admires him for perfectly "spoiling" Chinese kung fu films, but on the other hand, he has to admit that Quentin introduced Hong Kong kung fu culture to Hollywood in a bizarre way. It can be said that the reason why there is a fist and foot kung fu craze in Hollywood in the future is definitely related to this person; And Hollywood filmmakers learn the essence of Hong Kong kung fu films, which also has something to do with this person. All in all, this guy is a big "bond"! (To be continued......)