Chapter 434 What to do with the urgency of the red carpet?
Qin Xiaobao is no stranger to premieres. His own works have been held twice, but as a guest, this is the first time.
My mood is quite peaceful.
The purpose of holding a premiere is undoubtedly for publicity.
As a guest, he doesn't need to worry about the box office. Of course, he definitely hopes to be a hit at the box office because it is the work of a friend and teacher.
Hope is hope, all Qin Xiaobao can do is to help and shout a few times, at most, book a few performances to show support.
What really determines the box office is the quality of the film.
The situation of opening high and moving low, and opening low and moving high happens every year.
Qin Xiaobao actually wanted to find an opportunity to chat with Brother Hua and ask him how he adjusted his mood before the screening.
He didn't think he could get used to it.
It is really not easy to have to experience the excitement of the college entrance examination results every 1-2 years.
In the end, I gave up because Andy Lau was too busy and had no chance. Besides, everyone adjusts in different ways.
He may not be able to use other people's methods.
Just like an actor before filming begins, Jiang Wen likes to communicate with others, Ge You is willing to read the script alone, and his brother is completely unfazed and relaxed.
Qin Xiaobao's three previous works have made a lot of money and were particularly successful.
But even so, he was still under a lot of pressure before the movie was released, and he always thought about what he would do if he gave up.
Will investors still believe in him? Will there be actors willing to star in it? Will...
What he is particularly curious about is how those great directors will sort out their mentality if they fail at the box office and have a mediocre reputation.
If you have the chance, you still have to learn from it.
The premise is to find a director who is very close to him and doesn't think he is deliberately seeking trouble. Currently, Jiang Wen seems to be the only one.
But Comrade Lao Jiang has more extreme ideas, a hot temper, and can do countless things. The things he did when he was young offended many people.
So... forget it.
There was soft music playing in the car. Qin Xiaobao and Wang Bingbing had already seen photos of the scene. There were many people, hundreds of them.
Attending the premiere, the two experiencedly reduced their food and water intake.
However, Qin Xiaobao felt that he was in trouble.
Before he set off, he ate two slices of watermelon. It was fine before, but now...he feels better!
Damn it, this...
When he was still hesitating to ask if there was a toilet nearby, the staff received a call and were about to enter.
Wang Bingbing seemed to have noticed something was wrong with her boyfriend and quietly asked him what was wrong.
Qin Xiaobao didn't hide it: "Urgent urination."
"This..." The young lady was also in a dilemma and couldn't stop: "Why don't you ask the driver if you can stop?"
"Forget it." Qin Xiaobao wants to save face, he is a big director after all, and there are two or three unfamiliar people in the car.
Then my mind twitched and I thought of jokes about mineral water bottles and pulsations.
After getting out of the car, Qin Xiaobao transformed into star mode.
Neither of them were wearing formal clothes, so they didn't have to hold their arms deliberately. The fans were very enthusiastic.
Andy Lau has been in the movies for so many years, and it can be said that he is killing all the young and old. The fans at the scene cover all age groups, and the shouts are deafening.
Smile, wave, nod, take a group photo, and exchange brief greetings.
The organizer has given plenty of time. It takes five minutes to walk the 20-meter red carpet. You can exceed it, but it is best not to shorten it.
Everyone has experienced urgency to urinate. While greeting fans, Wang Bingbing naturally observed her boyfriend's condition.
Everything is the same as usual, nothing different.
But she knew that her boyfriend would definitely feel uncomfortable.
"Oh, are you my fan, or Brother Hua's?" Qin Xiaobao communicated with a fan whose name swiped across his phone with a relaxed expression.
The male fan pointed to Wang Bingbing in front of him sheepishly: "I am her fan."
"Okay, bye."
Qin Xiaobao went directly to the edge, took a photo with another young lady, and looked at him provocatively, causing a burst of laughter.
Finally, after seeing the staff's prompt, he quickened his pace and came to Wang Bingbing. He walked up the steps with her, posing in various ways, signing autographs, and bathed in flashlights.
"Director Qin, look here."
"Director Qin, please trouble the right side."
"Director Qin..."
Another minute passed, and he felt like his bladder was about to burst, but there was still time for reporters to ask questions.
"Director Qin, how is the progress of your new movie?"
"Sorry, I came here today to relax at the invitation of Mr. Andy Lau. I refused to talk about work. I am already very tired. Thank you, journalist friends."
Qin Xiaobao didn't want to offend them, so he answered Curvilinearly, everyone understood what he meant, buddy, it's not polite to ask about another movie at someone else's premiere, even if it's not a competitor.
The reporters behind me were very knowledgeable and asked about my relationship with Andy Lau and what I thought of the movie.
The brief press conference ends.
"Director Qin, hello." Jiang Shuying and several actors happened to be in the hall, and they should be receiving them.
"Sorry." Qin Xiaobao apologized and walked into the passage next to him.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Wang Bingbing thought about it and decided to smooth things over: "He had an emergency call. Maybe he went to answer it."
A few minutes later, Qin Xiaobao came back with a relaxed expression.
Wang Bingbing rushed to ask: "Are you done with the phone call? Is there nothing urgent?"
Qin Xiaobao was stunned, watching her secretly winking at him, and then he understood: "Oh... that was a very important call, yes, very important, but it was resolved very well, and now I feel relaxed."
Someone on the side actually noticed that you didn’t even have a pocket. Where did your phone go? It must have been in the toilet.
Even if you see through it without saying it, you are still a good friend.
After a brief exchange of greetings, a new guest entered the theater. Qin Xiaobao turned around and saw that it was his brother. He waited for him for a while and walked into the theater together.
"Oh oh oh..."
As soon as they entered the door, there was another burst of cheers. The fans in the seats were already ready. After seeing the three of them, they all cheered to welcome them.
I guess they were notified in advance, and the quality was very high. There were more than 200 spectators, but there were only a few staff members.
"hello."
"Hello."
"..."
The three people responded to the audience and were led to their seats in the second row, in the middle, which was not a particularly good viewing position.
Of course, their main purpose is not to watch movies.
There are several celebrities who have already taken their seats in advance. People from the entertainment industry, let alone strangers, will smile at each other even if there is a gap when they appear in the audience and the media.
I have to admit that Qin Xiaobao enjoys the respect from the actors. Regardless of whether it is for friendship or other purposes, he is very respectful.
He is a layman who has never thought about dedicating himself to art and not living in the world.
In the entertainment industry, I was forced by circumstances at first and didn’t want to work part-time.
Since you have made a name for yourself, you must enjoy yourself, buy a house, buy a car, achieve financial freedom, accept the admiration and flattery of all kinds of people.
Why should you pretend to be aloof when you can live a good life?
Isn't it just to work so hard in filming so that I can live a better life in the future?
As for whether it will expand, we will talk about it later. Qin Xiaobao is still awake and has not been carried away.
Andy Lau, the director and others entered the theater as the last batch, and the audience stood up and applauded. This was a show of support and encouragement for the cast and crew.
Everyone here is a guest. If you accept the invitation, you must show respect to the host.
Xu Anhua replaced the heroine and took Andy Lau's arm, walked to the front row gorgeously, and accepted everyone's applause.