"Director Li Mu is here."

July 3, 2010, 8 p.m., Tangshan Stadium, the world premiere of "Tangshan Earthquake".

A staff member whispered in Director Feng Xiaogang's ear, and then Director Feng Xiaogang suddenly squeezed out the person and walked quickly, stretching out his hand to the man in the oncoming pair of men and women, the opposite pair of men and women were wearing black clothes, simple and atmospheric.

The man is wearing a suit that is more suitable for formal occasions, with a white shirt underneath, the overall style is decent, not easy to make mistakes, and it is particularly temperamental.

The woman is wearing a black suit skirt, delicate and elegant, and her capable atmosphere is impressive.

The people who came were naturally Li Mu and Liu Yifei.

"Director Li, welcome, thank you for coming." Director Feng Xiaogang said while shaking hands.

Li Mu said: "Congratulations, Director Feng, it is not easy to complete such a movie, and it is also amazing. ”

Feng Xiaogang said: "Thank you, thank you." ”

"No, thank you for coming, it's beautiful." At this time, Xu Fan took Liu Yifei's hand and said.

Liu Yifei smiled: "Thank you." ”

"Director Li."

"Teacher Chen."

"Director Li."

"Mr. Wang."

There have been many celebrities in the circle at the scene, such as Mr. Chen Daoming, Wang Zhonglei, Mr. Wang, Zhang Guoqiang, Zhang Jingchu, Wang Ziwen, Zhang Hanyu, Hu Jing, Su Youpeng, etc., in addition to some local leaders, Li Mu shook hands with these people one by one, and then was arranged in the position next to Director Feng Xiaogang.

This is an unprecedented scale of the film premiere, 15,000 Tangshan audiences participated, 33 meters wide, 15 meters high in the world's largest movie screen, 4 ambulances, 8 fire trucks, 100 medical personnel, hundreds of fire officers and soldiers on standby, cultural protection bureau, hugging bureau, health bureau, power supply bureau and other departments are all in place, as well as prepare several trucks of tissues and towels in advance, all in order to ensure the safety of the audience and the smooth holding of the movie premiere.

At about 8:30 p.m., the movie officially opened, and before the opening, director Feng Xiaogang specially told the photographers on the scene:

"I must give the first row a few more shots later, especially pay attention to the state of Li Mu and Liu Yifei, if these two people cry, you must record the picture."

"Understood!"

When this movie was tested internally before, many people who saw the movie for the first time couldn't cry, and it can be said that "tear-jerking" is one of the biggest selling points of this movie.

So how do you tell the national audience that this movie is very good and very tear-jerking?

It's very simple, just put out the videos and photos of the audience who cried at the premiere.

And if there are a few very influential celebrities in this group of viewers who are moved to "cry silently", then the publicity effect will be even better.

Obviously, Li Mu and Liu Yifei are excellent candidates.

Is there anyone more influential than Li Mu in the film industry?

There may be one abroad, but there really is no one at home.

If Li Mu and Director Li, who sold 4 billion box office in China in one year, cried when they saw it, would the movie "Tangshan Earthquake" still have it?

If that's the case, then "Tangshan Earthquake" must be worth watching!

Therefore, the reason why Feng Xiaogang and Feng Dao arranged Li Mu's seat next to him was not only to show respect, but also because the photographer on the scene could also take Li Dao in when filming Director Feng, so that it was not so abrupt.

Soon the film opens in a silent blackness, with a large swarm of dragonflies coming along the railroad tracks. The silent city does not know that disaster is coming.

At the beginning, bursts of laughter broke out from time to time, especially the passion scene between Xu Fan and Zhang Guoqiang, which amused countless audiences, but with the official arrival of the disaster, many people began to wipe their tears silently.

Soon Li Mu found that Liu Yifei's eyes around him were already red, and the movie had just been broadcast to the earthquake at this time.

The dark purple night sky, the earth shook the city, the naked children cried "Mom, save me", the bloodstained children were crushed under the floor slabs, and the children upstairs looked at their mothers downstairs in panic, but fell into the dust in despair......

Li Mu handed a tissue to Liu Yifei, Liu Yifei took it and wiped his eyes, but Li Mu himself didn't react much, the movie is a good movie, yes, and he is really moved, but after all, he has watched this movie many times in his previous life.

The scene of burning money to commemorate the scene made countless Tangshan audiences at the scene burst into tears.

On a quiet summer night, the streets were lit with sparks, and the families who survived the earthquake gathered around the flames and wept to talk to their dead loved ones.

In the movie, Xu Fan burned paper money while chanting: "The original home has moved, don't go wrong." ”

At this moment, Feng Xiaogang's eyes were red, Xu Fan was also in tears, and Li Mu took out a tissue and wiped Liu Yifei's tears with his own hands.

In fact, if this movie had premiered in another city, it might not have the powerful "tear-jerking" effect tonight, but when the movie premiered in Tangshan and the audience cried, others would be easily infected by this atmosphere.

and in the last scene, Xu Fan knelt down for Zhang Jing: "Mom is sorry for you", which also touched many people.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, the more than 2-hour film was screened, and countless audiences spontaneously stood up and applauded for a long time.

At this time, Feng Xiaogang, Xu Fan, Zhang Guoqiang, Chen Daoming, Zhang Jingchu and other main creators came to the stage, and Feng Xiaogang, who was full of Tangshan dialect, confessed his true feelings: "The "homework" you left me in the autumn of 2007 was completed today, I don't know if I will be successful?"

"Medium, Te Zhong!"

Countless spectators shouted in unison in Tangshan dialect.

After that, the on-site reporter came to interview Li Mu.

"May I ask Director Li, what do you think of the filming of "Tangshan Earthquake" directed by Feng Xiaogang?"

Li Mu came here to cheer, of course, he had to choose something good to say.

"I think the reaction of the 15,000 Tangshan audience at the scene was more convincing than anyone else's evaluation."

The photographer turned the camera to focus on the audience, and many viewers were still silently wiping away their tears.

The female reporter asked again: "So Director Li, what do you think of the box office of this movie?" Some time ago, director Feng Xiaogang said in an interview with reporters that it is not a big deal for this film to win 500 million box office, do you agree with Director Feng's view? ”

"I'll interject first!"

As soon as Li Mu was about to speak, he heard Feng Xiaogang already preemptively say: "Director Li made a special trip to support me, so when he answered this question, he must have said it higher, but deliberately said more, it is not interesting to play business and blow each other, if you want to say it, tell the truth, say the most real expectations, Director Li, what do you think?" ”

Li Mu nodded and said: "I very much agree with what Director Feng said, a good movie is good, and how much box office you can win is how much box office you can get." ”

Then he changed his words and said: "But no one can say for sure before the official release of the box office, what I say can only represent my personal opinion on the movie." ”

"I think the movie "Tangshan Earthquake" ......"

I remember that in the previous life, this movie finally got a box office of 650 million yuan, considering that the film market in China is developing more rapidly in this life, the number of screens is more, and the audience is also larger, so Li Mu feels that the box office of 700 million is definitely no problem, 800 million is not sure, but it is also very promising, if you take the median value, Li Mu feels that the final box office of "Tangshan Earthquake" is likely to be about 750 million yuan.

So he replied to reporters: "850 million, the film is very well-made, the story is also very touching, such a good movie, I don't think it should be a big problem to get a box office of 850 million yuan." ”

Just kidding, he's here to cheer, not to do a research report, and since he's here to cheer, of course the estimated number should be higher.

As for the future, this movie will probably not get so much box office......

But so what?

Li Mu is not a fortune teller!

He just thinks this movie is very good, worth 850 million at the box office, can't he?

As a result, the female reporter was directly confused by him.

“8…… 850 million? ”

Li Mu nodded and said: "That's right, just look at the reaction of the audience, the box office of this movie will not be wrong." ”

Director Feng Xiaogang looked at Li Mu at this time, and for a while he couldn't tell whether what Li Mu said was true or false.

It's a lie, right?

This kid's expression is really as sincere as he wants.

But to say that he is telling the truth, right?

850 million?

How can it be!

In the entire history of Chinese film, there are only three movies that have won this box office - "Gravity", "Avatar", and "Inception", and the rest is gone, and there is no one.

His "Tangshan Earthquake" is indeed very good, but compared to these three movies?

Director Feng Da, who is arrogant and arrogant, can't help but feel weak at the moment.

You must know that these three movies are all super grossing movies that have entered the top ten in global film history!

Can his "Tangshan Earthquake" really be compared to these movies?

At this time, the female reporter came to interview Feng Xiaogang again.

"May I ask Director Feng, what do you think of Director Li Mu's prediction for the box office of "Tangshan Earthquake"?"

Feng Xiaogang said: "850 million box office, this is a very amazing prediction, and it is also a number that we, the creators of the film, didn't even dare to think about before, but now that Director Li Mu has made this prediction, then I choose to believe him, this is also to believe in myself, to believe in the movie "Tangshan Earthquake", and to believe in the movie audiences across the country." ”

"Tangshan Earthquake is a very good and very touching movie, and it deserves any box office."

Finally, Director Feng added: "This month, "Thai Embarrassment", written by director Li Mu himself and directed by Shen Junsheng, will also be officially released. Although I haven't seen this film yet, I heard that the reputation of the internal screening is very good, and many well-informed filmmakers in the industry are smiling back and forth in the process of watching the movie. Everyone says that the laughter of this "Thai Embarrassment" is much denser than the laughter of the first "People in Embarrassment", and I have made comedies for most of my life, so I know very well how much domestic audiences like this kind of movie. ”

"If "Tangshan Earthquake" can get 850 million box office, then "Thai Embarrassment" directed by Li Mu can get at least 1 billion box office!"

"1 billion box office?"

The female reporter resisted the urge to roll her eyes, and said to herself, "Why are you two playing with me here?" I just said that it was boring to play commercial blowing each other, but I immediately said that "Tangshan Earthquake" could get 850 million box office, and that said "Thai Embarrassment" could get 1 billion box office?

If this is not a commercial blow, then there is no commercial blowing!

And it's quite rare for businesses to blow each other so numbly.

Even "Inception", with an investment of up to 120 million US dollars, the global box office directly entered the top ten in global film history, and the domestic box office was only 890 million.

How did Director Feng say this?

This kind of obvious and very sensual business blowing each other, don't these big directors feel embarrassed when they say it?

The investment in "Thai Embarrassment" is only 20 million yuan!

The female reporter handed the microphone to Li Mu at this time.

"Director Li, what do you think of Director Feng's prediction? Do you think it is really possible for "Thai Embarrassment" to get 1 billion box office? ”

Li Mu said: "Then I'll borrow Feng Daoji's words." ”

After the interview, Xu Fan pulled Feng Xiaogang aside and said:

"The box office of "Thai Embarrassment" is 1 billion, is it too fake?"

Feng Xiaogang smacked his lips and said: "Li Mu said that "Tangshan Earthquake" is worth 850 million box office, who of us dared to think of such a high box office before?" Now Li Mu said that the movie is worth 850 million, and tomorrow the media will report it, it will definitely be the front page headline, with Li Mu's influence in the film industry, just this sentence of evaluation can bring countless audiences to our movie. ”

"Director Li Mu praises us so much, I will definitely repay the favor, he said that our movie is worth 850 million, and I will say that his movie is worth 10 billion."

"With Li Mu's current status, I can't say that the box office of Li Mu's movies is not as good as mine, right?"

Xu Fan said: "That's what I said, but a movie with an investment of 20 million takes 10 billion at the box office? This sounds too fake, and it seems that we are not sincere enough. ”

Feng Xiaogang nodded: "It does sound a bit fake, and I didn't think about it so much at the time." ”

The next day.

The media is full of information about the premiere of "Tangshan Earthquake" yesterday.

"The premiere of "The Great Earthquake" in Tangshan, and 10,000 people cried into tears at the movie!"

"Tangshan Earthquake" Premiere: Heaven and Earth Cry Ten Thousand Shouts "Medium""

"The largest film premiere in history, 15,000 spectators shed tears, and 100 medical staff were on standby."

The premiere effect of "Tangshan Earthquake" turned out to be that "fairy sister" Liu Yifei cried on the spot, and Li Mu intimately helped his girlfriend wipe her tears. ”

"How good is 'The Great Earthquake'? After watching it, director Li Mu said that the box office of "The Great Earthquake" will break 800 million! ”

"Director Li Mu, who slashed the global box office of $1.7 billion with a "Gravity", made the ultimate prediction: The final box office of "The Great Earthquake" will be 850 million yuan!"

"Business blowing each other is too meaty, "The Great Earthquake" can't get 850 million, and "Thai Embarrassment" can't break 1 billion!"

After the news was issued, almost all the major forums and news media across the country were discussing the undisciplined business blows of directors Li Mu and Feng Xiaogang.

"I'm rubbing, it's outrageous, it's numb!"

"I heard that "Tangshan Earthquake" is really good, but with this domestic market, 850 million?"

"Don't take it seriously, Director Feng Xiaogang invited Li Mu to attend the premiere, this is a favor, Director Li Mu came up and commented that the movie is worth 850 million, which is even more favor."

""Thai Embarrassment" invested 20 million, and director Feng Xiaogang said that the box office is worth 1 billion, which is also a favor."

"You know why people succeeded, right? This kind of obvious lies and flattery, let's say that there is a psychological burden, and successful people say that there is no psychological burden at all, so the first priority of success is to be thick-skinned! ”

Director Shen Junsheng just thought indifferently after seeing the relevant reports: "In China, only the movies directed by Director Li Mu are eligible to get a box office of 1 billion, and as for others, don't even think about it for at least 5 years!" ”