Chapter 262 The unstoppable audio-visual feast (5000-character chapter!)
"Good afternoon, dear audience friends, I am Zhou Bai, a reporter from Tengxun. We are now on Workers' Gymnasium North Road in the East Second Ring Road. In front of us is the premiere location of "Now You See Me"."
"Now we can hear the cheers of the movie fans in front of us, and fans are constantly walking towards the direction of the Workers' Stadium. Now let's interview a random audience member."
Zhou Bai looked at both sides and walked towards a girl coming from the right.
"Hello, are you here for the movie premiere?"
The girl looked them over, looked at the camera and flipped her long hair on the side of her face, smiled slightly and said, "Are there any movies released recently? I just watched "Red Cliff". The movie is very good, with Liang Chaowei and Kim Sung Wu Tai."
He's handsome, but Xiao Qiao doesn't match him, and Li Ji's makeup is too scary."
The girl said and showed off her skin to the camera, "Zhao Yun is not handsome enough. Hu Jun should play Zhang Fei."
"No more words, my friend is still waiting for me in Sanlitun."
As soon as the girl finished speaking, she smiled charmingly at the photographer, picked up her bag and left with a twist.
"Brother Zhou, look at her smiling at me."
The photographer was a young man, and the girl was wearing very cool clothes in this hot weather. The sight made him blush and feel a little embarrassed.
"I'm laughing at you. Your camera is tilted and it's pointed at someone."
Zhou Bai laughed and cursed, and then found a man, who also went to Sanlitun.
It's only what time, so let's go to the bar.
"By the way, Brother Zhou, why did she just talk about Xiao Qiao and Li Ji? I don't think Zhao Wei's Sun Shangxiang is good either."
"You are stupid, is Zhao Wei as beautiful as her?"
The young photographer said thoughtfully, "Oh, so that's it."
Fortunately, I caught a few fans and moviegoers who went to see the celebrities live, otherwise it would have been really embarrassing.
After interviewing around for a while, looking at the time, Zhou Bai led the photographer towards the stadium.
"There are so many people, at least several thousand people."
As far as you can see, there are at least posters posted everywhere, and neon lights are flashing in the venue.
"Go in."
Entering from the aisle on one side and arriving at the red carpet on the other side, stars from all walks of life competed for beauty. Fans shouted twice the names of their idols crazily and held up placards in their hands.
Fan Binbin, Zou Xun, Zhao Wei, Li Binbin, Xu Jinglei, Wang Xiaoming, Chen Kun, Zhang Hanyu...
“Almost everyone is here!”
I didn't have time to sigh, so I took a good position and started taking pictures.
After about half an hour, louder cheers suddenly erupted from the entrance.
The rightful owner has arrived!
All reporters at the scene cheered up instantly.
"Let's go to the front."
Zhou Bai knew that Tang An walked on the red carpet very quickly, so he went to the interview area in advance to wait.
However, Tang An was at his home court this time, and the fans came to watch his movies, so they stayed on the red carpet for a while.
While walking and signing autographs, it took more than a minute to walk on the more than 100-meter red carpet.
call!
His ears were finally much quieter, and Tang An took Tang Yan's arm and continued walking forward to deal with reporters.
Zhou Bai, who was in a favorable position, was the first to speak.
"Director Tang, congratulations on the release of your new film. "Red Cliff" exceeded 100 million in its first four days. Under such great pressure, how much box office do you think "Now You See Me" can get in the first week?"
"The box office is determined by the audience. I can only do my best to make wonderful movies and dedicate them to the audience." Tang An said with a slight smile.
"Previously, Director Tang, you predicted that the first-day box office of "Red Cliff" would be 25 million, which was almost the same as the truth. So how much do you think the first-day box office of "Now You See Me" could be?"
Tang An was no longer able to complain. The old boy Wu Bo told reporters the day after the premiere that he predicted that "Red Cliff" would make 25 million on the first day, as if he wanted to compensate him if he failed to make it.
As a result, it was more than 24 million the next day. When he was interviewed, he didn't mention Tang An's good taste at all, and kept praising Wu Yusen.
"Twenty million, I hope to have this number."
Tang An cautiously reported a number, hoping he wouldn't be slapped in the face.
However, what reporters are thinking is: I hope they can get slapped in the face the day after tomorrow!
Silently in the little notebook in his mind, if they didn't have 20 million, they wouldn't be able to kill Tang An.
Moreover, "Red Cliff" is currently in theaters, and "Now You See Me" is not without its rivals.
"According to predictions from relevant agencies, "Red Cliff" is likely to become the first mainland movie to break the 300 million mark. Does Director Tang think "Now You See Me" can reach this number?"
"Our goal is 300 million, and I am confident that we can achieve this achievement." Tang An said with confidence.
It’s hard to say how well it did at the box office on the first day. After all, it’s not like “Red Cliff” had no rivals when it was released, and it came out early the day after tomorrow. If you had boasted about 30 million, you would have been slapped in the face very quickly.
Although I can't guarantee 300 million, it won't be too far off. The movie will be almost finished by then, and I won't be afraid of being slapped in the face.
The interview lasted for a while, and Deng Chao and others followed later and answered several questions from the reporter.
After struggling for half an hour, I walked into the venue.
"Director Han, you are here."
"Hello, Dong Yu."
"Hello, Mr. Wu."
"Hello Dongdong."
After greeting the crew one by one, the bosses and senior executives of several major companies arrived.
The premiere ceremony still turned into an opportunity for Huayi's stars to showcase themselves. Half an hour passed and it was like just watching the show.
The program on the stage was boring, but the thousands of viewers behind them found it very interesting, even if they didn't know a few of the celebrities on it.
"Director Han, "Red Cliff" exceeded 100 million in four days, which is a record."
Tang An smiled at Han Sanping next to him.
"It's not difficult for Director Tang's film to break over 100 million yuan in four days, but the publicity campaign is much stronger." Han Sanping said with a smile.
"Director Han is joking. It's unlikely that we will break 100 million in four days. More than 80 million would be pretty good." Tang An said with a smile.
Han Sanping glanced at him and sighed, "Yes, the two movies were released together and squeezed each other's space. If they were placed in the Lunar New Year period, it would not be a problem to break 100 million in four days."
Okay, it’s related to the schedule again.
Tang An smiled helplessly, "This is not what Director Wang requested. Just to catch up with the release at this time, I slept in the company every day and lost almost 10 pounds."
Han Sanping smiled and said nothing.
Now it is inevitable that "Red Cliff" will be a big hit. Even if there is another "Now Now", there is hope that it will exceed 300 million.
If "Now You See Me" can withstand the pressure of "Red Cliff" and earn 200 million or even 300 million at the box office, then the overall summer market will once again reach a new height.
600 million, 700 million, or even higher!
This is exactly what Han Sanping wants to see, and now he hopes to see "Now You See Me" continue to be successful.
Soon the performance ended and the host of the premiere came on stage.
Beijing TV Station, Guangxian, and Movie Channel each sent a host.
Tang An led the production team onto the stage amidst the applause of the audience.
"Hello everyone, I am very happy that you are here to attend the premiere of my new film "Now You See Me" on this wonderful night..."
Several actors also briefly introduced themselves.
They sat down one after another with their legs crossed. Tu Wei from the movie channel asked the question first.
He smiled and said, "Director Tang, you have aroused everyone's appetite before every movie of yours is released. Every time it is a new genre, it is unpredictable."
Tang An pretended to be surprised and said, "How could that be? In fact, I think my name should be quite appropriate. "Shark Beach" is about sharks on the beach, and "Terror Cruise" is a horror story that happened on a cruise ship.
"
""Super Body" explains it better. The only one who has a body with super powers that is somewhat unpredictable is "The Sound of the Wind"."
"Now the literal meaning of "Now You See Me" is easy to understand. A team of thieves who use magic to steal can commit earth-shattering cases."
Haha, you explained it really well.
But who has never seen the movie would have thought that this is based on the answer!
"That is to say, Deng Chao and the four of them played a group of thieves. From the previous trailer, the money stolen from the bank was scattered in the performance hall. The four of them did not take it. Isn't it similar to the grand robbers?
Where’s the role?”
Xie Chan, the host sent by Guangxian, then asked curiously.
Tang An nodded, "They have classic elements of thieves, just like the ancient Yizhimei, the foreign Robin Hood. This is why people like them, they are not just magicians, they are people with social conscience.
"Otherwise, if they just go around robbing for their own entertainment, they will become real bandits, lawless and disobedient."
"In the movie, every theft they do is purposeful and not for their own gain."
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"There are many magic scenes in the movie. Were they all done by their own hands?"
"Of course, for this film, they have been contacting the magic team for several months in advance."
"Then can you perform a show? Let us open our eyes first."
As the leading actor, Deng Chao certainly did his part. He took the poker prepared by the staff and began to perform fancy shuffling techniques.
Overlap shuffle, pigeon tail shuffle, triple cut card, waterfall card, all the tricks were performed.
"What follows is a technique that you often see in movies. Please keep your eyes open."
Deng Chao smiled mysteriously at the audience, and the playing cards were stretched and compressed like latte art with the opening and closing of his hands, making a "swishing" sound.
"Wow!"
“So cool!”
"Damn it, this trick is often seen in "God of Gamblers"!"
The audience was mesmerized by Deng Chao's technique. Scenes that could only be seen in movies in the past now appeared in front of them in real life.
If you look closely, you will see that the cards are flipping from one hand to the other one by one, as if you are pulling ramen noodles.
Even the host looked shocked and incredulous.
"Is this true? Do the playing cards have tricks?"
Tu Wei took the poker and touched it twice before confirming that it was the same as ordinary playing cards, except for slight differences in thickness and hardness.
"It's actually true. I always thought those cards were connected together."
"I even practiced magic specifically for filming. This is called dedication!"
"Every time I make a movie, I learn a skill and I will never starve to death in the future."
The quality of a movie can be seen from the attitude of the director and actors. Being able to learn magic specifically for making movies is a serious enough thing to make the audience trust you.
Half an hour later, the movie officially started.
The lights in the stadium suddenly dimmed, and then the big screen in the center of the stage slowly lit up.
Everyone cheered up and enjoyed the movie seriously.
At the beginning of the movie, there is a handsome young man playing poker cards in his hand in front of the mirror.
Deng Chao is actually quite handsome. He's fun when he's flirty, but he's pretty good when he's serious.
"You think the more you see, the closer you see, but in fact the less you see..."
"Because the more you think and see, the easier it is to be deceived..."
A very meaningful line.
Then a card flew out of the palm of the left hand, and the four fingers of the right hand were holding it side by side. It was the Jack of Hearts.
After snapping his fingers, it instantly turned into the Ace of Hearts.
It started with a little magic trick. Although it was ordinary, with the mysterious and mysterious lines, it attracted the audience's attention.
Then Deng Chao performed a magic trick on the street at night, and the skyscraper behind him accurately changed into the one the audience wanted.
"I'll go, this is a great trick!"
"It's really the Seven of Diamonds!"
"What's this? It must have been bribed in the building."
"No, think about it when Deng Chao quickly turned over the deck of cards just now. Which one can you remember?"
"Damn it, I seem to only remember the seven of diamonds!"
"Really, it seemed like I just stopped on the seven of diamonds for the longest time."
The camera slowly rises, and the entire building and half of the city are in the frame.
Then the scene moved to Omen, where Liu Ye was performing mind reading. This trailer has already been released.
However, what was not shown in the trailer was that there was a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt outside watching this scene.
Then Deng Kai took away other people's wallets and watches on the cruise ship, and accidentally bumped into the man in the hooded sweatshirt while escaping.
The next magic trick is Tang Yan, performing escape magic.
Die so soon?
The audience began to realize that the trailer showing Tang Yan being bitten to death by a piranha was fake, and they opened their eyes wide to avoid missing any detail.
Everything was the same as in the trailer, with bright red blood overflowing from the water tank.
Even after watching it several times, some timid viewers still couldn't help but look away.
Tang Yan was indeed not dead. Just when the onlookers were panicking, she suddenly appeared in the middle of the crowd.
And a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt also appeared in the crowd again.
Now even the most stupid people knew that there was something wrong with that person, and they all started to guess who it was.
The answer was quickly given, and the other three people all found a playing card in their pockets and wrote a location.
It was Deng Chao who summoned them. A financial owner asked him to perform a magic trick to promote his insurance company.
Through a short conversation, the four of them got to know each other before they were famous.
The plot advanced to the bank robbery scene, and there was also a plot that did not appear in the trailer, and was filmed at the Workers' Stadium and was not shown to the audience.
Just when the money in the vault was blown up by the wind, the general manager of the bank, who was about to get off work, received a call and immediately rushed to the vault with security guards.
The screen switches back and forth between inside the vault and outside the vault.
"Has it been discovered?"
Everyone's hearts tightened, and they subconsciously concluded that they were really robbing a bank more than 2,000 kilometers away.
The door to the vault slowly opened. The moment the door was pushed open, the audience's hearts were in their throats.
But there was nothing in the vault except the signed playing card.
"Isn't it true that the robbery was successful from more than two thousand meters away?" Someone muttered in disbelief.
"Although the filming can be done separately, if you want to have a reasonable explanation in the movie, it can only be like this!"
"Hurry up and reveal the mystery. This is the first time I've seen such a magical magic."
The audience is increasingly looking forward to the next plot.
Money is raining all over the sky, and the feeling of watching it on a big screen more than ten meters high is completely different from watching it on a computer.
Although it is not as shocking as the scene, it is enough.
The suspense did not last long, and the magic revealer played by Wu Gang quickly revealed the answer to the audience.
It turns out that the vault is under the stage. The man didn't travel through time, he just fell underground.
The money in the bank vault has been tampered with by the four of them, and turned into counterfeit currency, and it will automatically burn to ashes within a fixed period of time.
But how do they know it must be this bank, and the signed poker card?
New questions emerged in the minds of the audience.
One suspicious point after another, one link after another, makes the audience unable to stop.
It's like reading a novel and encountering a broken dog!
This question didn’t take too long to answer as it was immediately answered in the movie.
The four of them used long-term tracking, hypnosis, and suggestion to get the man to travel to Omen at that time and watch this magic show.
He robbed a bank in full public view, and now Interpol came to arrest him.
However, it was useless and there was no evidence, so they were released again.
Then there was a second magic trick, and all the insurance tycoon's money was transferred to the audience's account.
The police came to arrest him again, but Deng Kai's car overturned and exploded while he was fleeing.
The second half was almost all about magic. The rooftops of the tallest buildings in the city center of Singapore were all filled with people, and there were 3D projections on the floor surfaces.
Several of them jumped down from a tall building over 600 meters high, and their bodies turned into a pile of banknotes in the air, which fell down in the wind.
In the end, Wu Gang was framed and nearly imprisoned. When Deng Chao went to visit him, he told him that the man who drowned in the river due to an accident 20 years ago was his father.
Deng Chao also confessed his plan to the other three people and gained the understanding of his companions.
Liao Fan, who had seen through the entire incident, found them alone and told them that he would definitely find evidence to bring them to justice.
After more than 100 minutes, the movie ended.
"Pah, pah, pah, pah, pah..."
It was an unstoppable audio-visual feast that made all the audience, including industry insiders and celebrities present, spontaneously applaud.
The applause of thousands of people echoed in the stadium, slowly drifting into the distance, spreading farther and farther.
Tang An took to the stage again and expressed his gratitude to the audience.
No one heard, there were two people in the crowd whispering to each other.
"How's it going? What flaws did you find?"
"It's hard to say. The secrets have been revealed in the movie. Let's study it when we go back."