Chapter 70: The Finale
The next scene is the rivalry between 'Qin Feng' played by Gu Wei and 'Sinuo' played by Zhang Zifeng.
"Zifeng, the conversation in front of you should look innocent, and the smile at the end should be impactful, you practice first."
"Okay, director." Zhang Zifeng replied obediently.
Although Zhang Zifeng is young, her acting experience is much richer than that of Gu Wei, and she began to shoot commercials when other children were still in kindergarten.
Later, he successively played the role of a child in some movies and TV series, and Zhang Zifeng, who was only 8 years old in 09, starred in Feng Xiaogang's [Tangshan Earthquake].
Last year, before the release of Xu Zheng's "Thai Embarrassment", she also collaborated with Xu Zheng in a movie [Modern Times], in which she played Xu Zheng's daughter.
So in terms of acting, Gu Wei is not worried about her at all, she is already a mature actor.
Zifeng's little sister is indeed a talented player, and she understood what Gu Wei meant, and this scene started filming.
The performance of the first two times was slightly worse, and the third time it basically tended to be perfect, the camera turned from top to bottom, and the ghostly eyes and smiling face shocked Director Huang behind the monitor.
"Very good, Zifeng, very good." Gu Wei praised after reading it.
Zhang Zifeng in the camera will have different personalities when he plays different roles, but after the play, he will return to being a shy little girl in her teens.
After listening to Gu Wei's praise, he didn't speak, but just smiled embarrassedly.
After the filming of this scene, the sun outside also came to the right position.
The crew and actors hurriedly adjusted their positions and finished filming the scene where the truth of the murderer was exposed.
Zhang Zifeng also left the group and followed his mother back to China.
Originally, she joined the group halfway through the filming, and then the crew finished filming her role for a few days, so she naturally left the group.
On April 24th, the filming of the last chase scene on the road was completed, and the crew was officially completed.
"Cards! It's over!
[Detective Chinatown] is officially completed! Gu Wei said to the entire crew with a loudspeaker.
"Great!"
"It's done!"
β......β
The sound of cheers came and went.
Making a movie is not an easy task, from the start of a movie to the finish, the entire crew is like a machine running at high speed, and no one dares to slack off.
The crew filmed in Bangkok, Thailand for 55 days.
There are no weekends or holidays for 55 days, and everyone has paid their own efforts and sweat for the filming of the film.
There are more than 100 people in a crew like Gu Wei who go abroad to shoot movies, and every day of shooting, the crew's funds flow away like water.
No one dares to slack off, for fear that the money will be gone before the film is finished.
Now that the movie is finally finished, everyone's shoulders are as relaxed as if a big stone has been unloaded.
In the evening, the finale banquet prepared by the crew.
Gu Wei, as an investor and director, the biggest person in the entire crew, stood up and held a wine glass
"Everyone, this first glass of wine, I salute everyone in the crew.
Detective Chinatown was my first film as a director, and although I was just a new director, I knew it was going to be a good movie.
Because of your dedication and efforts.
After 55 days of hard shooting, I remember the dedication of everyone here to the movie.
I'm glad I met a great group of people to work with me on this film.
Now I'm proud to make movies with all of you.
And this movie is extraordinary, and it will certainly not disappoint everyone.
I believe that in the near future, everyone will be proud to have participated in the filming of "Detective Chinatown".
Thank you! β
After speaking, he raised his hand and dried the wine in the glass.
"Good!"
"The director is atmospheric!"
β......β
Gu Wei's opening speech warmed up the atmosphere of the banquet.
Everyone also followed suit.
At the dinner table, everyone staggered with each other, you toast me, and I will return you with a cup.
Chen He and Xiao Yan, the two living treasures, also began to fight with Bao Qiang and Pan Yueming, saying that they would continue their unfinished drinking game that night.
At the main table, the crew also came over to toast Gu Wei, and of course Gu Wei did not refuse to come.
Everyone was playing, making trouble, and releasing the happiness in their hearts.
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The plane landed from Bangkok to Beijing International Airport, and Gu Wei and his party walked out of the passage of the airport one after another.
The main creators are all wearing detective trench coats and black sunglasses, which has become a beautiful scenery at the airport.
"I'll go, let's see if it's Wang Baoqiang, right?"
"It seems that the one behind him is 'Zeng Xiaoxian'!"
"The one who walks in front seems to be the actor who plays [Embroidered Spring Knife]~"
Some passers-by at the airport saw their group and talked about it.
Before they walked out of the airport, reporters surrounded them, and Gu Wei and the others stopped when they saw this.
Some took pictures on the periphery, and some approached with microphones
"Director Gu Wei, is your [Detective Chinatown] movie finished?"
"Yes, after this period of filming, all the movies have been completed."
"So when are you going to release it? What about meeting the audience? β
"It depends on the timing of post-production and the schedule."
"Did you go abroad to shoot the film without any twists and turns, and did everything go smoothly during the filming process?"
"The filming went very smoothly, I had a professional team and a group of excellent actors, and with their joint efforts, I made an excellent film."
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The reporter's interview at the airport also attracted some onlookers, and after asking a few more questions, Gu Wei and the others left.
Do you think it was the news of the crew's return to China that attracted reporters to come to the airport to squat? It's naΓ―ve.
The interview is a real interview, but the reporter is found by the company in advance.
Find familiar media, real money spent money.
This kind of thing is not necessary for popular celebrities, but celebrities in the 2nd or 3rd tier or who are already out of gas and want to be hot often do it.
In order to increase exposure and increase popularity.
From the moment the movie was finished, the promotion of the movie began.
The crew's return to China is just the beginning, the company arranges reporters to interview at the airport, and tomorrow the news will be published, first giving the public an impression, and then gradually strengthening the publicity as the date on the movie approaches.
Everyone's clothing and interviews with reporters arranged at the airport are all part of the pre-publicity.
Gu Wei has always believed that the box office of a movie accounts for at least one-third of the publicity, and the rest depends on the quality and reputation of the movie.
Chen Zhixi, as a producer, also agrees with this very much, watching the high-grossing movies she was a producer in the later period - [Pancake Man] [I am Li Huanying], the box office sales are largely the result of publicity and marketing.
Regarding some of Gu Wei's ideas in terms of movie promotion, the two hit it off.
[Chinatown Detective] The entire crew, Wang Baoqiang is the most famous, but looking at his appearance, you can know that Baoqiang is a complete powerhouse.
Chen He and Xiao Yan have a certain reputation, but they are not enough to attract the audience into the cinema.
Gu Wei is now a male protagonist who has actual achievements and sells movies, so his status in the circle is okay.
But the national degree is too low, there are no popular TV series, and Gu Wei does not accept other film and television dramas and variety shows, resulting in his exposure being too low.
Therefore, if [Detective Chinatown] wants to sell as well as the original time and space, or even surpass the original, Gu Wei and they need to work publicity.