Chapter 387: Platform and Endorsement
"Director!"
"Oh, Li Tang! Let me introduce you, this is Mr. Yi Haoshuyi, a consultant of Profiteering Art Company. Mr. Yi is very good at classical art, and last year he participated in the auction of the National Treasures of the Old Summer Palace held in Hong Kong on behalf of the Profiteering Group, and brought back the monkey heads, tiger heads and ox heads that had been plundered and scattered overseas by the British and French forces. This time we are the planners of today's premiere. ”
"This is Li Tang, the actor of Changkong."
Li Tang saw that the director was talking to a handsome old man with gray hair and a straight body before, so it was not easy to disturb him. It's just that this time of talking is a bit long, and Li Tang had to walk over to say hello.
Hearing the director's introduction, Li Tang hurriedly stretched out his hands to shake hands with the handsome old guy and said, "Teacher Yi, hello! I didn't expect those three national treasures to be brought back by you, you are a credit to the country! ”
Not long ago, the news of the return of the three national treasures made a big fuss, and it is reported that the profiteering group sold these three national treasures at a price of more than three and a half times the reserve price. After the return of the national treasure, it also toured the country.
It was a shame for us to be snatched away by the British and French forces, and now that we have returned, we have begun to become stronger.
It is precisely because of the return of these three national treasures that the mysterious profiteering group has entered the eyes of the people across the country, and there are many rumors about this state-owned enterprise, which cannot be described in words.
In short, it is very big, has a very deep background, is super rich, and does business that cannot be described in words.
Mr. Yi was obviously very satisfied with Li Tang's sycophant of "merit in the country", shook hands with him with a smile, and said modestly: "I have won the award, I am just a representative of the company, mainly responsible for identifying the authenticity." It is the responsibility of all Chinese to welcome the national treasure, and I have this opportunity to do my part. ”
Then Mr. Yi changed his words and reciprocated Li Dao: "I watched the movie, the martial arts scene between Changkong and Li you played was very exciting, and later I heard Yimou's introduction and realized that you are also a real kung fu, amazing!" ”
There are many martial arts athletes who have transformed into actors, but it is rare for actors from professional classes to know kung fu.
The old man's words are extremely beautiful, proficient in the business mutual blowing mode, and he knows that he is an old man at a glance, combined with his identity just introduced by the director, he is probably a master or a doorman who belongs to a large enterprise.
This time, he was invited to come to the platform, apparently using the event of the return of the national treasure to add heat to the movie. Moreover, "Hero" as a costume movie itself is related to history and classical art.
The six countries are all over the world, thus opening the pattern of the unification of Chinese civilization. In a sense, "Hero" is also a main theme movie.
As the first domestic blockbuster, the length of "Hero" is actually not long, only 96 minutes in total. It is estimated that it follows the length of traditional feature films and the needs of film scheduling. After all, a 96-minute movie is easier to schedule, and there are more screenings per day.
The premiere begins at half past one in the afternoon and ends at a little after three, and the three-thirty launch ceremony will be held in the Golden Hall of the General Assembly Hall.
The huge background wall behind the rostrum adheres to the color tone style of the movie, with red, blue, white, green and black as the main style. In the words of the director, red represents passion, jealousy; Black is mysterious and solemn; White is the real world; Green is a memory; And blue represents romance.
On each side stood a hundred soldiers of the Qin army in black armor and holding shields. They are not extras during filming, but college students who went to Jingcheng Sports University specifically for today's premiere press conference. All of them are 1.79 to 1.82 meters tall, and they are almost catching up with the standard of the honor guard. Moreover, on such a cold day in the capital, they trained intensively for a week, just to perfectly and accurately show the spirit of the Qin soldiers in the movie in front of the cameras of the vast number of media.
When the premiere press conference began, in front of the numerous cameras, the soldiers of the Qin Warriors slapped their shields and shouted loudly: "Wind, wind, wind; Gale, gale, gale! ", and "King Qin swept Liuhe, looking at He Xiong!" slogan.
The scene was very shocking.
The host invited to today's premiere is the head of Phoenix Satellite TV, Hua Dan Chen Perch.
When the main creators came to the door to wait, Li Tang glanced outside through the gap in the hidden door, and was stunned on the spot.
Wow, good guys! The huge golden hall was densely packed with human heads, all kinds of long guns and short guns, and hundreds of reporters were already ready to go, which was even more exaggerated than the press conferences during the two sessions seen on television.
At this time, Chen Perch had already taken the stage, this woman was very thin, but her head was quite large, and her signature short hair was short.
She didn't say much when she walked to the stage, and said directly: "Hello everyone, now start the press conference of "Hero", first of all, please invite the guests to enter! ”
As soon as the words fell, the Qin warriors who were originally squatting quickly stood up and lined up to greet them. And there was a commotion at the scene, and some anxious reporters stood up. All shots of long guns and short guns were aimed at the entrance.
As the two Qin warriors opened the door, the smiling director and Li Lianjie took the lead and walked out. followed by Zhang Yanyu, then Liang Chaowei, and then Zhang Ziyi and Uncle Daoming, who was wearing a black tunic and a red scarf, walked side by side, and Li Tang, who had the lowest coffee position, followed last.
Of course, this is the last of the starring team, and he is followed by screenwriters, directors of photography, martial arts, styling, art directors and other behind-the-scenes creators.
Speaking of modeling design and Tian Huimei, the old lady is very interesting, seeing Li Tang is the same as seeing an old acquaintance, the two chatted in Japanese for a while, which attracted many people to look sideways, such as Uncle Dao Ming.
After all, if you communicate in English these days, you may not be too surprised, after all, English education is universal. There are not many people who can speak Japanese, before he only knew that Liang Chaowei spoke Japanese well, it is said that this Liang actor likes Japan very much, and usually runs to Japan when he has nothing to do on vacation.
Li Tang saw that Liang Chaowei and Zhang Ziyi both took a pair of sunglasses from their assistants and put them on before going out.
Pretending to be forced?
Before he could think about it, he saw a snow-white field in front of him, accompanied by a "click, click......" sound, and a flash of lights. It's even more exaggerated than the red carpet scenes in Cannes and Venice that he has experienced before.
The directors who are at the forefront, Li Lianjie and Zhang Yanyu have all seen the world, they are not afraid at all, they are all smiling, and they wave to the camera from time to time.
Liang Chaowei looked black, as always, unsmiling. Xiao Zhang's little face is also tight, and it seems that the idol has a heavy burden. Uncle Daoming looks like an uncle next door, and he can't see the domineering spirit of Emperor Kangxi on TV.
Li Tang walked on the side like a little transparent, his mentality was very calm. After all, there are so many spicy celebrities today, and it doesn't matter how many shots there are.
As everyone walked up to the rostrum one after another, they sat down according to their respective name plates. Of course, the director and Li Lian are sitting in the middle, next to the director are Zhang Yanyu and Liang Chaowei, and next to Li Lianlian are Uncle Daoming and Zhang Ziyi.
Li Tang's seat was next to Liang Chaowei, and on the other side was martial arts instructor Cheng Xiaodong. Before he could say hello just now, he turned his head to Cheng Xiaodong and said, "Director Cheng, congratulations, it's a big hit at the box office!" ”
The movie "Agent Chiguo" directed by him was released just last month, and it is said that the box office is very hot. Li Tang has also seen this film, a pirated disc bought for five yuan at the mouth of the alley.
To be honest, on the one hand, I am directed by Cheng Xiaodong's works, but I am more attracted by Li Meiqi's sexy and enchanting appearance on the cover.
He is quite familiar with Li Meiqi in his previous life, as a mixed-race American-Vietnamese actress, she is also one of the few Asian actresses who can break out in Hollywood. She starred in the American drama "Nikita", and Li Tang chased after him without landing in one episode.
At first, when he looked at the cover, he thought it was a "love action movie", and wondered, how could Cheng Xiaodong make such a film?
turned out to be a love action movie after watching it, but it was literal. The plot is quite ridiculous, more like a more alternative police movie, full of stories of heroes and beauties.
It's just that no matter how he looks at this plot, it looks like the domestic film called "Women's Rangers" starring Liu Wei and He Qing that he once watched.
It is not surprising that the screenwriter and producer are Wang Jing, this product has always been borrowed and tributed.
Cheng Xiaodong said with a smile: "The box office hit has nothing to do with me, the boss is happy, I am a part-time worker." However, I heard that your film is also selling well in the mainland. Please take care of me in the future, Boss Li! ”
Because of the relationship between Peking Opera since elementary school, Cheng Xiaodong slipped away from a Beijing film.
"Look at what you said, I need you to take care of it."
After teasing each other, Chen Perch had already begun to introduce the guests: "Here I must make it clear that each of their names is followed by a series of very good works, almost every one of them is familiar to us, if you want to introduce them one by one, time does not allow, so I only introduce the roles they play and the work they undertake in this film." ”
"The first thing to introduce is the director of the film, Zhang Yimou; plays the nameless Lee Lian in the film; Liang Chaowei, the actor of the remnant sword; Feixue's actor Zhang Yanyu; Chen Daoming, the actor of Qin Shi Huang; Ruyue's actor Zhang Ziyi; Li Tang, the actor of Changkong; the film's screenwriter Li Feng; Wang Bin, the screenwriter of the film; the film's director of photography, Christopher Doyle; martial arts instructor Cheng Xiaodong; the costumes and character design in the film, and Tian Huimei; Art Direction ......"
Every guest whose name was called stood up and greeted the hundreds of media reporters at the scene.
Chen Perch is still quite emotional, and when he was introduced, he opened the opening remarks with a vivid voice: "Before watching this film, everyone has different guesses, after watching the film, everyone has different feelings, one thing is the same, everyone has a romantic feeling and excitement in their hearts......"
As he spoke, he deduced that a guest who helped the movie platform today said: "After a friend watched it, he was passionate when he talked to everyone. When he told me, he said that every place you see will be excited and cry, and when Feixue looks up to the sky and laughs, I do shed tears. ”
"I would like to ask him to share his feelings with us, for two reasons, when he comes to power, friends in the press, especially in Hong Kong, will feel that he is familiar, and he made a big move not long ago, he brought three national treasures of the Old Summer Palace, that is, the famous ox head, monkey head and tiger head in the Chinese zodiac, back to the capital from overseas."
"He knows a lot about classical art, he knows this film very well, he is a famous connoisseur of classical art, and he is Mr. Yi Haoshu next to me!"
"Thank you, Miss Perch!"
This handsome man in his fifties has seen the world in the end, and he is very decent to stand on the stage, and he took the microphone and first expressed his gratitude to Chen Perch.
Then he smiled and said to the audience: "Because of my work, I have watched very few movies, and very few good movies." But because you want to shoot heroes, you need to understand that the name hero is very, very loud. After watching "Heroes", I didn't expect that I would be able to get excited and make me feel angry. It's been a long, long time since I've seen a film like this......"
"Whoa......
Such a strong voice made the audience involuntarily burst into applause, and the guests on the stage also applauded, and Li Tang could even see the flash of crystal in the old man's eyes. I have to admit that this old man's acting skills are first-class, and sure enough, life is full of stages, and everyone is a good actor.
The old man paused for a few seconds, as if to calm his excitement, took a deep breath, and said in a calm tone: "I am a student of history, and I am also engaged in archaeological work, 156,000 Qin soldiers, cavalry, archers, etc., presenting the power of Qin Shi Huang to unify the six countries in front of us. China is an ancient country and a great country, and our ancestors created a splendid culture. Today Zhang Yimou showed it, I am really very excited, and I am very grateful to them, because such a film makes me see that I can lift my spirit, that is, I am proud to be Chinese, why proud? Our ancestors created a glorious culture, and everyone will agree on this. ”
The old man's tone gradually became excited: "Speaking of heroes, how do heroes explain?" A group of characters shown in the film have different personalities, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" is a chivalrous spirit, for the world, for peace. In the words of our sages, it is the invincible of the benevolent. Many people are very excited to watch this film today, and I am also very excited to watch it, to be honest, I rarely cry when I watch the movie, when Zhang Yanyu assassinated her beloved remnant sword, that kind of shout, I think she shouted! Amazing! I cried out loud, and when I watched it for the third time, my tears were still falling......"
"Whoa......
The old man's speech was interrupted by applause again, he waved to the audience excitedly, this time without too much adjustment, and continued to say in an excited tone: "I told others, I said that it was difficult to see such a good film, people said, why is the nameless expression so wooden?" I say yes, when a person knows that he is about to die, what kind of expression can he have? I think Nameless acted very, very well! ”
"What's more, the great hero Qin Shi Huang, many historians in the past have mixed reviews of Qin Shi Huang, believing that he was a tyrant. But everyone has to admit that it is precisely because Qin Shi Huang unified China that there is today's China, if there is no Qin Shi Huang, our writing, think about it, how many dialects are there in our country? Cantonese, Wenzhou dialect, many local dialects can not be understood, but what we can understand is Chinese characters, thanks to Qin Shi Huang, without Qin Shi Huang, there would be no territory we have today. ”
Hearing this, Li Tang finally tasted it, and the old man who dared to love this time not only gave the film a platform, but also endorsed the character of Qin Shihuang from the perspective of a historian.
Because Qin Shi Huang has always been synonymous with being a villain, tyrannical, murderous, and unreasonable, and the movie "Hero" is more about affirming Qin Shi Huang's achievements.
In this way, even if the movie will attract some criticism after its release, with the endorsement of the old man, the pressure on the movie is obviously much less. At the same time, the preventive injection is also put in the front, so as not to deliberately lead the rhythm of some media in order to attract people's attention.
In the end, the old man finally turned on the touting mode and said: "One of the great things about this film is the Great Wall, I heard that the final plot was added by Li Lianjie, I think he added it very well, many of our famous historians, want to figure out what is going on with the Great Wall, write one book after another, and finally Zhang Yimou has four words in this film - protect the country and the people!" It's too clear. ”
"In today's situation, explain to foreign friends that we Chinese, our Chinese nation is an ancient and peace-loving nation, we do not want war, and we do not create terror. I think the idea of Lee Link is too good. Many foreigners say that what they see on the moon is the Great Wall, what do the Chinese do when they build the Great Wall? I think it's been made clear. Therefore, the interpretation of "Hero" may be different for everyone, but we finally have such an excellent film that can reflect the excellent cultural heritage and profound cultural connotation of our Chinese nation, and I am proud to be a Chinese. ”
The reason why I say this is because "Hero" has already signed up for the 75th "Golden Rooster Awards" - the competition for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards long before its premiere.
Of course, the first thing to do is to compete for the shortlist of nominees to be announced in February next year.
The old man waved his arms at this time, almost roaring, "...... I think Zhang Yimou is Zhang Yimou, and Zhang Yimou is the pride of the Chinese nation. After watching this film, I am proud of the Chinese. Our country is an ancient country, and our nation has an excellent cultural heritage, and I think Zhang Yimou has made a very good idea! ”
After speaking, after bowing deeply to the audience, he actually turned around and bowed in the direction of the director.
Frightened, the director quickly jumped up from the chair and bowed in return.
After the old man finished speaking, he handed the microphone back to Chen Perch, and walked off the stage while clasping his hands together to thank the media reporters who applauded the audience again and again.
"Thank you Mr. Yi Haoshu, the next hour or so to the reporter friends on the scene, all the staff in front of and behind the scenes of "Hero" are very grateful to all friends in the press, for their attention and support to "Hero", what questions do you have? It is important to emphasize that time is limited, and there are many journalist friends, so please make it as simple as possible and have something to do with the film. ”
As soon as Chen Perch's voice fell, a forest-like arm was stretched out at the scene.
Today's chapter is not very easy to write, and it has been written for a long time. In addition, this month's results are very poor, and at the end of the month, I am cheeky to ask for a ticket.
(End of chapter)