At 2:30, seven young dancers, six men and one woman, wrapped in black tights and wearing masks, holding prop swords, performed a sword dance on the stage with the accompaniment of music and the atmosphere of dry ice spray.
The press conference of "Seven Swords" officially begins.
Director Xu Laoguai had no time to spare, so he specially recorded a video to say hello to all the media, and also released a one-and-a-half-minute trailer for the first time.
Then He Xin took the lead, Lu Yi took the center stage, and Zhang Jingchu performed the finale, taking the stage together.
First, He Xin held the Wandering Dragon Sword, Lu Yi held the Divine Sword of She, and Zhang Jingchu held Yang Caini's Heavenly Waterfall Sword in the play and struck some cool poses to the media reporters present.
Then it's media question time.
"He Xin, most of your previous films were about realistic themes. This is probably your first time filming a costume drama, and also your first time starring in a martial arts drama. What prompted you to take on the drama "Seven Swords"?
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Perhaps He Xin's bald head was too conspicuous, so a cute girl wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a rather two-dimensional appearance was the first to stand up and ask him questions.
"First of all, I want to correct your question. "Seven Swords" is not the first time I have taken on a costume drama, nor is it the first time I have acted in a martial arts drama. I can't explain what the specific drama is and the occasion is wrong.
.Little sister, I hope you will check it out carefully after you go down."
At the end of the conversation, He Xin also smiled and teased this cute reporter from Zhalang Entertainment. He did this intentionally. For publicity, the atmosphere at the scene should naturally be relaxed and lively.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter.
Why would He Xin say that the occasion was wrong and it was inconvenient to explain?
It's because the first period costume martial arts drama he took on was "The Promise" directed by Chen Da. Although "Seven Swords" has been scheduled for summer, it does not conflict with "The Promise" which is scheduled for the Lunar New Year. But as a domestic investment last year
The two largest major productions will naturally form a competitive relationship.
It is obviously inappropriate to mention "The Promise" at the press conference of "Seven Swords". It can only be said that this scumbag cute girl reporter is a bit immature, at least she has not done her homework beforehand.
The cute girl had obviously just debuted and was still very thin-skinned. Her face turned red all of a sudden. She stood there with the microphone in hand, neither standing nor sitting. She was speechless for a moment.
Fortunately, He Xin cherished the beauty and raised his hand first to signal for silence, and then said: "If you ask me why I want to take over this drama, the answer is very simple. It's because the director of this drama is Xu Ke. Just because Xu Ke
With these two words, I really can’t think of any reason to refuse.”
To be honest, the biggest promotional highlight of "Seven Swords" is Xuke, because Xuke's martial arts films have already become the memory of a generation.
"Oh, thank you!"
Only then did the cute girl react and quickly thanked her.
There was another burst of laughter at the scene. Apparently the veterans at the scene were laughing at her question for being so substandard.
Sure enough, when the second guy who also wore glasses asked the question, it became much sharper.
"Don't you have any concerns about the lessons learned from Director Xu Ke's last film "The Legend of Shushan"? In addition, you have been making literary films before and have won many awards at home and abroad. Not long ago, you collaborated with the young director Ning Hao on "The Legend of Shushan".
"Green Grass" has received wide acclaim again. I would like to ask, what prompted you to enter the stage of commercial films?"
"Well, I don't quite understand what the lessons learned from "The Legend of Shushan" are?" He Xin asked rhetorically while standing on the stage.
The guy obviously didn't expect He Xin to ask the question in return. He pondered for a moment before saying, "It's just that it failed miserably at the box office, and the audience's evaluation is generally not high."
"I don't know whether the audience's evaluation is generally low, but in my opinion "The Legend of Shushan" is a good movie. Director Xu Ke combined the fairy tale theme with computer stunts. I think it is a bold move.
This attempt, at the same time, in a sense, has created a new era in domestic film shooting!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden "coaxing" sound from the audience. No one expected that He Xinhui would have such a high opinion of a movie that was recognized as a bad movie. He was obviously telling lies with his eyes open!
Especially the guy with glasses who asked the question looked unconvinced. Just when he was about to ask a question, he heard He Xin continue: "As for the box office failure you mentioned, what I want to say is that we can't evaluate based on the box office alone.
The quality of a movie. I think "The Legend of Shushan" is an advanced movie. Maybe in a few years, if you look back and watch this movie again, maybe you will think it is a good movie!
Here, I would like to give a well-known example. For example, Zhou Xingxing's "Westward Journey" also suffered a disastrous box office failure and even caused the company to go bankrupt. But now we go back and watch "Westward Journey" again
Movie, do you still think it’s a bad movie?”
"..."
Hearing He Xin use "Westward Journey" as an analogy, the glasses guy was immediately speechless. Just as He Xin said, it is well known that he can't be mottled.
Perhaps because his words just now were a bit fierce, He Xin could also see that there were reporters underneath who were ready to refute his views.
He smiled slightly and continued to answer the second question raised by the glasses guy.
"As for you asking why I want to take on commercial films? This question is also very simple, because I am an actor, and actors should try different roles. What I take on are artistic films and commercial films, and there is no inevitable difference between the two.
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Oh, I would like to add one more thing here. Before I accept a role, I usually read the script first. In the past, I did not accept costume dramas because the characters in many costume film and television works have similar faces, the characters are stereotyped, the actions are fake, and the actors are completely different.
It has become a living prop for the director. What's more, many scripts are written without artistic conception and depth.
The script of "Seven Swords" is really attractive, and the portrayal of the character Feng Huo Liancheng is also very rich and three-dimensional, and quite artistic. It is one of the few stories I have ever seen that combines literature and martial arts.
Out of my trust in the director and my love for the character, I took the role without hesitation."
At the end, in order to adjust the slightly tense atmosphere at the scene, he turned to the producer Shi Nansheng, who was standing with the host, and joked: "Of course, the salary offered by the producer is also very attractive.
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"coax!"
There was a burst of laughter again, and some busybody even shouted from below: "Then how much is your salary?"
"Then I also want to ask, how much is your salary? How much extra money do you get per month?" He Xin asked tactfully.
If He Xin simply asks how much his salary is, someone will definitely answer him confidently, and then continue to ask, but it would be more embarrassing to ask how much extra money is.
Entertainment journalists like them are indispensable for daily extra money. For example, if they come to attend the press conference of "Seven Swords" today, the producer will give out red envelopes as usual. If you attend several such press conferences a month, just
The income from red envelopes is very considerable, not to mention the daily work of writing soft articles, criticizing someone, and praising someone, all of which are done with money.
Seeing that no one said anything, He Xin smiled again and said: "Okay, you can't just look at my handsomeness and just throw all the problems to me! Don't you treat the other two on the stage like nothing?"
"Alas--"
There was a burst of boos at the scene, and even Lu Yi and Zhang Jingchu, who were standing aside, looked at him with contempt in front of the media.
Speaking of handsome, he really couldn't compare with Lu Yi, who was dressed in black next to him. He was still called a "little fresh meat" more than ten years later.
In fact, the reason why everyone asked him questions as soon as he came up was mainly because this guy is usually too difficult to interview, and he is very low-key, but sometimes he often makes surprising remarks.
For example, at the Golden Rooster Awards last year, he was the first to support Xiao Bailong, and then publicly dissed the Golden Rooster Awards, which really gained a lot of space.
In fact, many of the media at the scene were dealing with him for the first time. They originally thought he was a cold guy, but they never thought he was actually a funny guy, so the questions at the scene became even more enthusiastic.
Of course, He Xin was not stupid. He would say whatever the media wanted to hear. Now that the purpose of invigorating the atmosphere was achieved, he started talking about the theme of "Seven Swords" and started Tai Chi with the reporters on the scene.
The reporters at the scene saw that they couldn't get anything out of him, so they turned to Lu Yi and Zhang Jingchu to ask questions. After all, these two people were also very angry at the moment.
Zhang Jingchu, in particular, rose to fame faster than He Xin did back then. In less than two years, she rose from a passer-by to the ranks of the current A-list actresses.
The two of them gave quite satisfactory answers, saying that they participated in "Seven Swords" out of their trust and love for the director. Zhang Jingchu also repeatedly emphasized to reporters that she felt regretful.
"My role in this film is basically a literary drama. I play a woman who has experienced massacre and has seen through the harshness of the world. Her inner world is very complicated. However, it is really unsatisfactory and regrettable to play a work directed by Xu Ke without any action scenes.
Got it!"
It can be regarded as flattering the director from the side.
In any case, even though the director did not come to this press conference and several Hong Kong celebrities did not show up, in terms of the atmosphere of the press conference, it was quite successful.
However, the headlines published by the media the next day were not very pleasant.
"He Xin admitted: I took on the filming of Seven Swords for money!"
"He Xin's support for the Legend of Shushan, is he arrogant or is he deliberately hyping it?"
"He Xin avoids talking about Wuji, suspected of having hidden secrets!"