Chapter 411: The Wasteland Project
In the international reception hall of Yuanfan Hotel, a new film press conference is being held, with reporters from all walks of life and guests from all walks of life.
As a recognized brother in the entertainment industry, Long Lonely's new film has undoubtedly received great attention from all sides. His new film has been warmly anticipated by fans all over the world since it started shooting.
Therefore, the first scene of the new film's premiere publicity meeting is very important. Under normal circumstances, the imperial capital and the magic capital are the first choice, and then Hong Kong. Even the provincial capital is basically not touched.
The first city chosen must be an international metropolis with a high concentration of resources. For example, the imperial capital, the political center, the cultural center, the economic center, such as the magic capital, the economic center, the cultural center. The film and television industry, the cultural industry and other industries, it is not too much to say that 80% of the elites are concentrated in those places.
Naturally, the first city will be chosen among these cities.
Originally, the premiere city of Long Lonely's new film "Wasteland Project" was chosen to be held in the imperial capital, and then the magic capital, Hong Kong, Chengdu, and Guangzhou...... And so on all the way down.
But when there were still three days before the press conference, the crew suddenly announced a change in the city where the press conference was held - from the imperial capital to Nangang.
This was changed on the flyer of Dragon Lonely, and the media speculated all sorts of things.
Some believe that this is because the development momentum of Nangang is strong, and there is a trend of catching up with and surpassing the magic capital. And at present, Nangang, as a regional central city, has already replaced the economic influence of the provincial capital in that area. Moreover, since 1988, Nangang has been regarded as a model for urban construction in the Republic in all aspects.
Some believe that because of the aggravation of the crisis in the film and television cultural industry in the imperial capital, a large number of companies have moved south, and a large part of them have come to Nangang to take root, including more than a dozen heavyweight film and television media group companies in the industry. This aspect is the fundamental factor for Long Lonely to temporarily change the launch reception of the new film.
There is also some vague speculation that the change of the starting city of Long Lonely is related to the drug-addicted son who is under investigation. As for the more specific details, the report is vague and obscene.
Obviously, the real reason is only known to Long Lonely himself, and even his wife may not be clear.
This press conference was a little different - Long Lonely himself served as the host.
At this moment, Long Lonely is speaking on stage to introduce the main plot of "Wasteland Project" and the original intention of creating this film.
“...... In fact, this film was not called the Wasteland Project before. When preparing for filming, I planned to use the title of the original book - "Siberian Wolf". ”
After the scene was finished, Long Lonely cut to the chase like this, and Hong Kong was very big.
That's right, this film is adapted from the latest work of the famous military writer Mr. Rifle "Siberian Wolf". "Mr. Rifle is missing, and I have found a lot of people and it took a lot of effort to find him." At the first meeting, I offered to shoot the Siberian wolf, but Mr. Rifle refused. ”
One sentence aroused the curiosity of the guests, and the magnesium lights suddenly forgot to flicker. In fact, a writer who has never been seen before and was known to the world overnight with a dark horse of "Yellow Raiders" three years ago is enough to attract people's attention.
Undoubtedly, Dragon Lonely is very smart and knows how to take advantage of this selling point!
"The Siberian Wolf," which sells hundreds of millions of copies in a month, is so terrifying -- comparable to the country's best-selling newspaper "Political News"!
Now someone has changed it into a movie, and it is also directed and starred by a brother in the entertainment industry, which will undoubtedly gather the most eyeballs. Undoubtedly, this cliff is the biggest selling point!
Mr. Rifle's books have always been known for their cold-blooded, realistic scenes, and grandiose structures, and they are so fanatical that his fans have become fanatics, the biggest force in the army, and have completely changed the values and worldview of teenagers.
Supplemented by the dragon solitary film expression technique that is good at action and story, the resulting works are sure to be expected by the public.
"The Siberian Wolf tells the story of an infantry regiment advancing into the wilderness to carry out a sabotage operation in the cold weather, and the regiment fought independently in a month's time, with a combat route of thousands of kilometers and a million words in the book. I consulted the experts of the unit, and the experts gave this infantry regiment this evaluation of the sabotage operation -- the most perfect modern infantry regiment's sabotage operation in the alpine zone so far, and it is a model for the armies of all countries in the world to learn. ”
Long Lonely did a lot of homework, and these words came out of his mouth, and there was also a bit of a military flavor.
"Obviously, it's impossible for a movie to tell the whole story. Mr. Rifle specifically describes eleven typical combat operations in the Siberian Wolf. ”
Long Lonely paused to give everyone time to react, and then said, "And of these eleven combat operations, one operation was dramatic and accidental, and it was the only unplanned operation. That is the story of Min Zhelin, a high-class soldier who is most talked about by the majority of readers, accidentally discovers the whereabouts of the Golden Horse team lost in Siberia a hundred years ago, and thus fights the armed treasure team with the strength of one person. ”
Undoubtedly, this can be seen as one of the factors that changed the book for Long Lonely - he is good at making films about personal heroes.
There was a warm exchange of heads and ears in the audience.
There is no doubt that the people sitting and standing in the audience are all readers, and it can be said that 99% of the people have read "The Siberian Wolf", and even if they haven't read it, they must know what kind of story this book tells.
It is really enough for the author to be able to write military novels so that non-military fans become obsessed readers and become military fans.
"Private Min Zhelin fell into a cliff while patrolling with the patrol, and accidentally found the golden horse team that had been frozen for a hundred years......"
The story slowly unfolded and extended under the narration of the dragon's loneliness, his eloquence was good, and the expression of his feelings was rich, and the guests were slowly fascinated by it. This time, he broke the convention again, and spent a lot of time at the press conference to tell about the original book and the story, and basically the context of the film was basically clearly told, and he would not keep a secret until the day of the premiere was revealed. Instead of spending a lot of time telling interesting stories about the crew during the filming process or all kinds of undisciplined interactions with fans in the audience.
To the surprise of others, the response seemed to be good. Even senior media people who have become numb to this kind of new film press conference can't help but fall into it with Long's lonely narration.
So, when Long Lonely ended his story with such a passage: "...... I'm not a military fan myself, but Mr. Rifle's novels appealed to me. The first time I watched the Siberian wolf......"
He recalled a little and said, "The first feeling is that I have never read such a good novel." It's like...... It's like when you're hungry, you eat a full meal and think that food is the best thing in the world. ”
The audience smiled lightly.
Long Lonely waited for the laughter from the audience to pass, and said, "What surprised me the most was that Mr. Rifle told me that the material for this book of Siberian Wolf was all taken from the Far Eastern War twenty-four years ago. Of course, Mr. Rifle did a certain artistic treatment. In particular, he emphasized that the Siberian wolf is fiction, not non-fiction. The so-called me can get approval for this film smoothly. ”
As he spoke, he glanced at the audience, "Mr. Rifle did not come to the scene today, in fact, I have repeatedly invited, hoping that Mr. Rifle can stand up and face hundreds of millions of readers, but the old gentleman said very indifferently that people are not important, what matters is the work." I admire Mr. Rifle's indifferent fame and fortune. The first time I met him, he was dressed in a cloth shirt, with trousers pulled up, a pair of cloth shoes, a stubbled beard, oh yes, he didn't like to wear socks. You would think it was an old farmer who had just come up from the field. You wouldn't expect him to be a world-renowned novelist. In the old gentleman, I saw a natural person, every move seemed to come from nature, and every look and smile came from the heart. The old gentleman's three meals a day were very simple, and at my behest I had the privilege of living with him for a while, on the one hand, to have a deeper understanding of the book of the Siberian wolf, and on the other hand, to learn from the bottom of my heart the old gentleman's mentality. I think few people know that Mr. Lao donated all the three billion manuscript fees he earned in the past three years to education projects. ”
There was an uproar in the audience.
3 billion manuscript fees!
Obviously, Long Lonely is talking about soft currency - if you don't have an intuitive idea of the sales of the old man's works, you have a very clear idea at this moment - then how many books you have to sell to have so much manuscript fee!
Luoyang paper is expensive!
"I admire the old gentleman very much, and to be honest, I really don't know how to express my gratitude and admiration for the old gentleman. What he did is a shame to those of us who think we have contributed a lot to the common good. Here, on behalf of the crew and all the individuals and groups involved in the production of "Wasteland Project", I would like to sincerely thank Mr. Lao. ”
As he spoke, he bowed deeply to the camera.
Behind the audience, Li Mai stood up and left his seat and walked outside, and Wei Zhenhua also got up to follow. The two quietly left without attracting anyone's attention. Walking outside and walking along the corridor towards the elevator, Li Mai asked Wei Zhenhua, "Have you seen that old gentleman with a rifle in Long Lonely's mouth?"
Shaking his head, Wei Zhenhua said, "I haven't seen it." The man is mysterious and has never been seen in public. The almighty network could not find a single photo of him. ”
Smiling, Li Mai said, "If no one has seen him, there is no way to tell which photos are him." ”
Judging from his works, it should be someone who personally participated in the war in the Far East back then, and it is very likely that he was a soldier in the 701st Regiment that year. Wei Zhenhua said.
"That's right, Long Lonely calls him an old gentleman, and he must be in his fifties and sixties. In terms of time, twenty-four years ago, he was a young man. Either young officers or non-commissioned officers, the likelihood of petty soldiers is slim. Li Mai said, "I have read that book, and the framework of the description is basically consistent with history. If you are a minion, you will not have access to the information of the larger pattern. ”
Wei Zhenhua looked at Li Mai and asked, "You seem to like this dragon loneliness a little." ”
Li Mai smiled without saying a word and walked into the elevator.