He Xin usually likes to have short hair. Short hair looks fresh and easy to take care of. He never likes to put things on his head, spray styling water or the like, except of course for filming. In fact, his hair is quite naturally curly when it is long.
He grew his hair long during this period mainly to prepare for the movie "Beijing Meets Seattle".
At this time, the hairstylist helped him trim his sideburns and made a 28-point haircut. He looked over his head diagonally and carefully, and then softly shouted to He Xin, who was sitting in a chair and taking a nap with his eyes closed:
"Teacher He..."
"Oh, okay?"
He Xin opened his eyes a little confused.
On the flight from Beijing to Shanghai, movie fans came over from time to time to ask for autographs, take photos, etc. Basically, I didn’t get much rest. It was inevitable that I would feel a little sleepy after lunch here.
"Can you take a look?"
He Xin looked in the mirror. The originally slightly messy areas on both sides were trimmed neatly, and the sideburns were deliberately long. Mainly because he had enough hair and a very low hairline. The sideburns could almost cover the stubble behind his cheeks.
, there is no need to draw shadows like some actors to deliberately show off their sideburns.
The 28cm long slicked back looked a bit mature. He stared at himself in the mirror and made up his mind about the classic uncle scumbag look of Wu Xiubo in the original "Jingxi". Apart from not having a beard, he also didn't deliberately dye his hair.
It becomes grandma gray, basically the same.
"Well, very good, thank you for your hard work!"
The hairstylist was found here temporarily. Although he is also a big shot in the industry and has often served celebrities, when he heard He Xin's praise, he was still a little flattered and said: "Teacher He, as long as you are satisfied."
At this time, He Lirong walked over quickly: "Boss, Director Xiaoshuai and Director Yu are here."
"Director Yu?"
He Xin was stunned for a moment, and then he realized, Director Yu, isn't he our street director Yu Feihong! Now even the outside world has commented that this movie is one of He Xin's rare successes in box office and awards in recent years.
of Waterloo.
But honestly speaking, this movie is generally good, and He Xin's performance is not only hard-working, but also remarkable. However, there are many reasons for its failure, including choosing the wrong schedule and strong competitors.
The subject matter is too literary and cannot cater to most audiences, bad luck, etc.
Speaking of which, it was not easy for Director Yu. After "Love Is Afterlife" hit the streets, and after a few months of retreat to heal, he began to ignore the persona of an artistic young woman that he had been deliberately creating, and began to film a large number of TV series.
Even supporting roles are accepted.
There is no way, even the goddess can't sit still when there is such a huge famine! No, a TV series called "FHM" was broadcast some time ago where she collaborated with a few middle-aged greasy men. Of course, this one
The TV series also has the classic look of Sister Ge, the female lead Wang Ruodan.
When He Xin came to the reception room next door, he saw Director Yu, who was dressed in white and now full of intellectual style, and Wang Xiaoshuai, who was in a black suit, chatting and laughing accompanied by Yu Dong and Xiao Douding.
He walked over quickly and said hello: "Brother Wang, Sister Feihong, we are here to welcome you. It's hard to welcome us from afar!"
"You kid, you are doing this to me!" Wang Xiaoshuai laughed and scolded, standing up and shaking hands with him.
Next to him, Yu Feihong also had a smile on his face: "Xiao He, congratulations, the new film is a hit!"
"Hey, Sister Feihong, I can lend you some good words!"
One black and one white, a classic couple outfit.
He Xin is not surprised that these two people got together. After all, our handsome director has always been very popular with women. As early as when he was a student at Nortel, he could capture Lin's sister Xiaoxu, who was very popular at that time.
What happened to Teacher Xu), it wasn’t until Wang Xiaoshuai went south to Hu Jian after graduation that they broke up.
Compared with the introverted and taciturn Lou Ye, Section Chief Jia and the like, Wang Xiaoshuai is definitely eloquent, and he has thick eyebrows and big eyes. In addition, he was born in the middle school affiliated to the Academy of Fine Arts. If he hadn't applied for the film school that year, he might have
It is possible to become a master of oil painting like the male protagonist in "Winter and Spring Days". He has profound artistic attainments, which can especially attract older literary and artistic young women like Sister Lin and Sister Yu.
When Yu Feihong returned from studying in the United States, the first movie he shot was Wang Xiaoshuai's "Dream Garden". At that time, the two had an affair, but they did not get together in the end. But the relationship between the two has always been very good.
Sister Yu invited He Xin to star in "Love Has Afterlife" through Wang Xiaoshuai.
After sitting down and chatting, He Xin asked with concern: "Is "I 11" almost done?"
Wang Xiaoshuai looked refreshed and said: "The film is finally completed. Just now I was asking Mr. Yu for advice on what time of year would be more suitable for release."
Speaking of which, this pair of unmarried men and women who live together are quite similar in their dedication to movies. Not only did Sister Yu prepare for the movie "Love After Life" for ten years, she even mortgaged her house for the movie.
The same goes for Wang Xiaoshuai. He had already started preparations for "I 11", which comes from his childhood memories, more than ten years ago. In 1997, he finally formed a crew and even found the actors. As a result, he had to negotiate with the management
Without an agreement, the plan can only be aborted.
In 2004, he finally got investment from StarMedia, but due to his own problems, he was still unable to make the film. He had no choice but to make the second part of his so-called third-tier trilogy, "Blue and Red."
Until the third project of "I 11" was approved the year before last, the filming process was also very unsatisfactory, with a long time span and serious overruns. If He Xin hadn't given him a helping hand in time, he would have almost sold his house and car.
So much so that he divorced his ex-wife, a producer, largely because of this movie.
how to say?
He Xin had read the script of this movie and also seen a rough cut of the movie after filming was completed. When he read the script for the first time, he knew that this was another movie destined to lose money.
Among the so-called sixth generation directors, although everyone is an outlier, Wang Xiaoshuai, one of the leading figures, seems to be more stubborn. His uncompromising character is destined to not be as good at dancing among foreigners as Chief Jia; the simple lens
And it cannot be as popular overseas as the works of Lou Ye, who loves to show off his skills and whose works are always full of strong French New Wave style.
Therefore, Wang Xiaoshuai has always been very miserable.
After watching the rough cut version, although the movie is full of the usual elements of Wang Xiaoshuai's movies: special era, fetish (white shirt, red shoes, bicycle), radio gymnastics, surname, Shanghainese dialect, educated youth...
But He Xin doesn't think this is Wang Xiaoshuai's best work, or that this is a very personal author's film, which may be an obsession buried in Wang Xiaoshuai's heart.
It was under the background of a special era that he tried to see the world from the perspective of an 11-year-old child, from the perspective of a bystander.
Although the pain caused by that suffocating era did not directly hit an 11-year-old child, what was seen through these eyes was an adult world full of scars: the desire for a better life and the yearning for justice.
, the desire for family affection...
In other words, there are too many things that Wang Xiaoshuai wants to express in the movie, and the theme of "I 11" is destined not to be as clear and powerful as "Blue and Red" back then.
He Xin originally chose to invest in this film, although it was more out of friendship as a friend, but he was also moved by his persistence.
Just like China's film market has now entered the commodity era, everyone competes with the audience, and movies have become a cultural product. However, Wang Xiaoshuai is still regarded as an old-fashioned person in the eyes of the outside world. He keeps claiming that movies are art. He also says so brazenly.
Although Ning Hao, Lu Chuan and their movies were successful at the box office, they were not successful as directors. They said that I made my own movie and I felt very happy, which attracted a lot of ridicule.
Of course, his words are indeed too biased. If everyone makes literary films, filmmakers will starve to death. China's film market will never be as prosperous as it is now.
But objectively speaking, movies not only need good-looking commercial films, but also artistic films that represent and embody culture and art.
You can say that Wang Xiaoshuai's movies are obscure and difficult to understand, you can also say that he is trying to please himself, and his movies may even cause embarrassment to the authorities to some extent, but you have to deny that his movies record a past life.
The real era and the joys and sorrows of the little people in this real era.
If no one makes this kind of movie, maybe people will forget this period of history in a few years, and they will not know the living conditions of people during that period of history.
Do you think he is exaggerating? Not exaggerating at all.
When filming "Green Red", He Xin had chatted with many people in the local area. Maybe the reality was more cruel than what was depicted in the movie.
"When is it going to be released?" He Xin asked casually.
It is precisely for the above reasons that he really has no expectations for the box office of this film, so if he loses, he will lose it.
Wang Xiaoshuai was still full of hope and said: "At present, it seems that May is suitable."
None of them are used in Dongkai. He Xin also knows that March, April and May every year are relatively deserted, but there are often imported blockbusters in March and April. Although there is a May 1st schedule in May,
But compared to the summer season, National Day season, Lunar New Year season, etc., they are much more deserted, and there are no blockbusters, so the competition is much smaller.
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At 6:30 p.m., Shanghai Cinemas, located at the intersection of Xinhua Road and Panyu Road in Changning District, Shanghai, was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. The red carpet stretched from the long indoor corridor, out of the gate, to the square outside.
Countless movie fans and media reporters have already gathered here, occupying both sides of the red carpet.
As a Buick commercial vehicle with the words "Premiere of "The Crowd"" posted on its body filed into the square, guests dressed in costumes got out of the car one after another, attracting bursts of cheers and spotlights from movie fans.
The main creative team of "The Crowd" was the first to appear. After getting off the car, several people even shied away and gave up the C position to director Ning Hao.
Although the temperature in Shanghai had already dropped below ten degrees on a night in early January, Wan Qian still wore a black tube top dress and walked on the red carpet with the director on her arm, waving hello to the fans gracefully.
After the warm-up in the previous period, her popularity is quite good now, and there are actually fans shouting her name loudly. Upon hearing the shouts, Wan Qian pretended to be surprised, and then she looked excited again.
Of course, the most popular one among movie fans is He Xin. Wearing a black plaid suit with a casual style and a black sweater, he exudes a strong uncle style, which attracts screams from movie fans, especially female fans.
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The red carpet hosts at the scene invited the famous hosts of Oriental Channel, Chen Rong and Cao Kefan, who are definitely at the level of Oriental Channel Spring Festival Gala. Lao Cao was invited by He Xin when he accepted "Kefan Listening".
Give me some face, everyone! And with the status of He Xin and Ning Hao, even without this interview, I believe Lao Cao would be very willing to accept the invitation, because being able to host the premiere of a collaboration between a great director and an actor is a kind of coercion in itself.
The embodiment of character.
"Director Ning, can you talk about your feelings at this moment?" Lao Cao asked Ning Hao the first question.
"Well, I'm very excited. Seeing so many fans at the scene makes me feel very at ease. It makes me feel reassured all of a sudden after I was originally worried."
"I have watched the previous screenings and think it is a very good-looking movie. I would like to know how you evaluate the position of "The Crowd" in your work sequence?"
I have to say that Lao Cao is very experienced in hosting, and he clearly wanted Ning Hao to praise his work on the spot.
Ning Hao deliberately pondered for a while, and then began to talk calmly: "I think this is my best movie, and it is the most movie-like among my works. It has a very special character.
Cultural expressions talk about some in-depth issues and talk about a lot of things behind culture and nationality..."
As a director, many of his vocabulary are very high-level. Ning Hao has grown rapidly in the past few years. When he was interviewed, he really looked like Director Chen.
Then Chen Rong interviewed He Xin: "He Xin, can you talk about your expectations for this movie? What kind of results do you expect to achieve, 500 million? 600 million? Or can it break last year's "Let the Bullets Fly"
》The domestic film box office record of 740 million?"
"Well... of course I hope the higher the better. I don't dare to hope to break the record, but I still hope the higher the better. Otherwise, it is a rare opportunity to work with director Ning Hao. If the box office performance is not good, I will be afraid of him.
If you dislike me, you won’t film with me in the future.”
At the end of the sentence, He Xin even made a joke with a smile.
It turns out that the box office record for domestic films was held by Feng Pants' "Tangshan Earthquake". "Let the Bullets Fly" was not able to break the record of domestic films at the beginning, maybe just a little bit less. As a result, Fang Te Shameless released another
The so-called authentic Sichuan version was produced, which suddenly raised the original box office record by 100 million.
Neither He Xin nor Ning Hao dare to expect to break a record. The production cost of "The Crowd" itself is not high, plus the publicity and distribution costs, as long as the box office reaches 200 million, the investment can basically be recovered. But think about it
The previous box office of "Broken Love" barely exceeded 500 million. Of course, I hope that "The Crowd" will not be lower than this box office result. This is a matter of face.
Then the two hosts interviewed Shen Teng and Wan Qian respectively. Compared to Teng Ge's shyness, Wan Qian was more generous and even greeted the fans loudly in Shanghainese. This is also her home court.
Watching the interview between the two, He Xin couldn't help but think of Jiang Qinqin. She has been busy during this period. In addition, she felt that she was in good condition after several phone calls and videos. She has not been in contact with her for a while recently, and she doesn't know how her health is now. Already?
After the interview, just as they were about to enter the gate of the cinema, they heard a voice coming from behind: "Director Ning Hao, Teacher He!"
Several people turned around at the same time, and saw a man with a clean hair and a fresh head, holding a MILF and an ordinary-looking woman walking towards them.