The Capital CPPCC Auditorium is a very tall place, but it is also open to the public during normal times, and art groups often perform here.
Mainly dramas, musicals, and movie premieres.
Even the Great Hall of the People can host movie premieres. "Hero" and "Infernal Affairs 3" both premiered in the Great Hall of the People, which is not surprising.
After seven days of screenings, "I'm Not the God of Medicine" has become the most popular movie at the moment. This premiere ceremony also attracted a large number of audiences and media who came to the scene early.
"It's finally going to be released. I've already watched two screenings and cried every time."
"You've already seen it twice. Why do you still come to see the premiere? I worked so hard to get the premiere tickets."
"I came to see Li Qian. Li Qian didn't even have a meeting at the screening. I have a lot of questions."
"I'm here to see my old Hu. In order to make a movie, he made himself so miserable. It's like being abused. I feel bad for him."
"... Hu Ge really made a big breakthrough. If I hadn't known in advance that he was the actor, I wouldn't have been able to tell."
"Xu Zhengcai is really awesome. Whether it's the greasy middle-aged man in the front or the image full of human glory in the back, I almost forgot that he has no hair in reality."
"Ah? That's right, he has no hair! Oh shit, I just remembered it now"
"You don't know, my girlfriend asked me how Xu Zheng's hair grew when we were watching the movie."
"No wonder, I said why Xu Zheng in "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is different from reality. He is completely two people."
"I took my parents to watch it together last Saturday. After watching it for half an hour, my dad said, "This is Xu Zheng?" My mother laughed at her: How many hairs does a person have on his head? You don't recognize him?"
"Didn't I grow my hair specially for this movie? The guy with oily hair at the beginning made me want to wash his hair. It was too oily."
"Hahaha... I thought I was the only one who thought it was oilier than if I didn't wash my hair for a week."
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As night fell, the entrance of the CPPCC Auditorium was already crowded with excited spectators. There was a serious congestion at the intersection of the CPPCC Auditorium, where traffic has always been relatively smooth.
Li Qian was stuck on the road at this time.
"Director Li, it looks like we are going to be late." Xu Zheng couldn't help but worry.
"It doesn't matter if you are ten minutes late. At the premiere of "The Promise", Brother Cheng Kai was stuck in traffic for fifty minutes," Li Qian said.
"Then it seems that our formation is not big enough." Xu Zheng smiled.
"It's incomparable. Basically no movie has had as big a premiere as "The Promise". The one among us who has the most fans is Hu Ge." Li Qian shook his head.
The scene of "The Promise" included two 150-meter red carpets at the entrance. More than a hundred warriors, armed with swords, guns and other weapons, dressed in red robes, filled the square outside the CPPCC auditorium. There were also more than two hundred holding various
Fans of the brand.
Their crew did not have soldiers standing guard, nor did they have so many fans holding signs.
At that time, there was a forest of crabapples on both sides of the carpet, and a white lantern hung above the forest. The crabapples were not real flowers, but made of silk. The forest of crabapples alone cost hundreds of thousands.
Tickets for the premiere are priced at 1,880, and there are scalpers selling them, but you can’t get them. The premiere of “I’m Not the God of Medicine” only sold 100 tickets. It was definitely too low, and the scalpers made a lot of money.
"By the way, Hu Ge, have you recovered well? There are still more than half a month of road show promotion ahead?" Li Qian turned around and asked.
"No problem, Director Li." Hu Ge said quickly.
Li Qian smiled and said, "That's good. I see you are getting better than when you were filming. Otherwise, your fans will scold me later. Many fans online feel sorry for you."
"Handsome guys are good." Xu Zheng spread his hands, "I am a middle-aged greasy man and no one cares about me."
"Who said no one cares about you anymore? I saw on the Internet a few days ago that people were curious about how your hair grew. Is there any secret secret?" Huang Bo joked.
"..." Xu Zheng touched his shiny bald head speechlessly.
Li Qian spread his hands, "That's the wrong person to ask. It's harder for Brother Zheng's head to grow hair than it is for an iron tree to bloom."
Xu Zheng stared at Li Qian with a look of resentment. He did not retort, but he was already cursing in his heart, "In ten years, you will be almost the same as me!"
After some interruptions, the car drove with difficulty to the square at the entrance of the CPPCC Auditorium a quarter of an hour later than the scheduled time.
The sound insulation of the commercial vehicle was acceptable, but as soon as it drove into the square, Li Qian heard bursts of warm cheers.
Several security personnel came over and opened the car door, and Li Qian led the crew out of the car and stepped onto the red carpet.
"Click...click..."
The sound of the camera shutter, the cheers and screams of the audience echoed in his ears, and Li Qian felt like there were countless ducks exchanging words in his ears.
It seems that I am still very popular.
But Xu Zheng felt that he heard many people calling him bald?
Damn, this audience is so rude!
The crew walked slowly along the red carpet, occasionally taking photos and waving to the audience. The 100-meter-long red carpet was quickly completed.
As soon as he got off the red carpet, he was surrounded by reporters again. They attacked him crazily. If it had been with swords, guns and sticks, Li Qian would have been killed eight times.
"Director Li, a sensitive reality-themed movie like "I'm Not the God of Medicine" can be released. I heard that it premiered in the CPPCC Auditorium without any cuts. Does it mean anything? Does it mean that Director Li has replaced Director Zhang Yimou in the official film industry?"
status in my mind.”
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This doesn't go anywhere, it really can go together with everything.
Li Qian was a little speechless, "The Promise also had its premiere at the CPPCC Auditorium. It was just a screening venue. Last year, I Am Not a Legend had its premiere at the Olympic Sports Center, so I wanted to change the venue this year.
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"Hello Director Li, the box office of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" has reached 40 million. What is your expected box office on the first day?"
"Of course, the higher the better, I think there should be 50 to 60 million." Li Qian gave a conservative figure. The previous first-day box office record for a Chinese-language film was 50 million set by "The Founding of the Party".
As for "Transformers 3"'s first-day 100 million, there is definitely no chance of it. The film schedule is not enough. Only 42% of the films are scheduled for tomorrow, and "Transformers 3" also accounts for 45%.
To be able to get 42% of the film schedule for a commercial blockbuster with a revenue of 400 million yuan in 4 days is impressive enough. This is because "Transformers" is half an hour longer, and the trend can only be considered average.
"So how much box office does Director Li think "I'm Not the God of Medicine" will eventually get?"
"I have said this many times, I want to regain the record that belongs to Chinese filmmakers."
"Does Director Li mean to surpass "Avatar"?"
"Yes, our country's own records should be created by ourselves." Li Qian is not afraid of people ridiculing himself. In fact, several major companies have used this to discredit him for a long time.
Now that they have ceased their activities, who else can come forward to say anything?
There is no one else in China who is qualified to call out this goal except Li Qian.
Although Li Qian has said twice that his target is "Avatar", the media at the scene still felt a little incredible. Good Mood Literature Network
That was "Avatar" that swept the world. Anyone who hasn't watched movies knows how awesome this movie is.
However, with a box office of 800 million yuan, Li Qian has such a high box office and reputation, so there is nothing wrong with calling out this goal.
"Director Li, you have declared war on Ma Xiaogang, Wu Yusen, and Lu Chuan before. The three directors also challenged on Weibo and announced the release date of the movie. Director Li, will your next movie be released at the same time?"
"This, everyone will know by then, today is the premiere of "I'm Not the God of Medicine"."
Seeing that the time was almost up, and it was already more than ten minutes late, Li Qian made a gesture to Zhao Jun, who was waiting with a bunch of people outside. Zhao Jun quickly called on the security personnel to squeeze out a way, and took Li Qian and others out of the encirclement.
rescued.
"Director Li..."
"Director Li, wait a moment."
"Director Li, you..."
Despite the reporters screaming, Li Qian had already led people into the venue.
A lot of people from the industry have already arrived, but there are not many people there, at least no one from the major companies is here.
"Director Li, it seems that several major companies are too guilty to come. Not even a single executive came." Xu Zheng glanced around and said.
"I don't care if they come or not, but believe it or not, when we hold a celebration party in a month, they will definitely come." Li Qian smiled.
"But Director Li, are you just letting it go? They were so ruthless in the past period. I don't think anyone can handle it except you." Xu Zheng asked curiously again.
Although everyone who has filmed with Li Qian knows that Li Qian is not as difficult to get along with as rumored, but is easy to get along with, but no one who has been hacked for so long can lose his temper.
Li Qian shook his head, "Brother Zheng, haven't you heard of the idiom called settling accounts after the fall? Do you think I have to rebuke them all now? Swearing is meaningless. Hitting someone has to hit their vitals to be effective."
Settle accounts after the fall?
Everyone knows this word and what it means, but how does Li Qian calculate accounts?
But Xu Zheng didn't ask in detail.
Li Qian also said hello to the guests who came to support him. In addition to people from the company, they were actors he had worked with before.
Teng Huatao also brought the crew of "Love Lost" to put down their work, and Li Qian came over with some surprise.
"Director Teng, why didn't you say hello when you came? Did the filming go well?" Li Qian asked about the situation of the crew.
"The crew is okay, everything is going well, and there are no problems with the Double Eleven screening." Teng Huatao said. As for why he came without saying hello, I can't blame him. He walked away without saying a few words.
Tong Liya said with a smile, "How about it, are you surprised?"
"I didn't even make a call when I came, and I launched a surprise attack. I'll let you check it out when I get back." Li Qian chuckled.
"Bah." Tong Liya blushed with embarrassment and spat angrily, "There are so many people!"
Li Qian also became serious, "You should sit down and take a rest first. You are tired from the journey. There is a banquet after the premiere. I don't know when it will end."
"Well, you go and do your work. I'll chat with someone else." Tong Liya waved her hand and went to get together with Yang Mi, Liu Yufei, and Zhao Liying, the actresses from the company. I don't know when they became familiar with each other.
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After dealing with it for a while, the premiere soon started on time.
Due to the theme, there is nothing fancy, no singing or dancing, and the process is relatively simple.
The host is still the same Tu Wei, the host of the premiere column.
"Honorable guests!"
"Dear audience!"
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"Now let us welcome director Li Qian and the actors to the stage."
Li Qian led Xu Zheng and others onto the stage amid the applause of thousands of spectators.
Taking the microphone from the host, Li Qian looked at the thousands of viewers in the audience and took a deep breath.
"Thank you all for coming to the premiere of "I'm Not the God of Medicine". Because of the screening, you may feel that the wait is a bit long, but I believe that after two hours, everyone's wait will be worth it.
As we all know, there have been some bad voices on the Internet, which have had a considerable impact. There are various rumors, some malicious, and some well-intentioned reminders, saying that realistic themes are not easy to sell well, and Li Qian's golden brand may be ruined.
In fact, I want to say that it doesn’t matter whether it is unpopular or popular, and unpopular movies also have their audiences. It’s just that few people have filmed them before, so they became unpopular. But as long as there are more people who film them and they are well filmed, they will naturally become popular subjects.
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Sci-fi, romance, action...these unpopular themes are gradually becoming more and more popular now. Chinese-language movies are developing rapidly and a hundred flowers are blooming. In the future, you may see more rare genres. I hope everyone will not be biased, and maybe we will see them again.
Unpopular themes can be surprising
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In just the opening remarks, Li Qian talked a lot, which made people a little uncomfortable.
Among these unpopular themes, apart from Ma Xiaogang's "Assembly", which other modern war film has been a hit?
Apart from Wu Jing's "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", which other modern action movie is a hit?
Not to mention sci-fi films, which are pseudo-sci-fi films produced by Li Qianhe's directors that were both well-received and well-received.
There are quite a few blockbuster romance films, but it is very rare for them to reach over 100 million yuan. The two real hits are Su Lun's two films, "Cohabitation in Time and Space" and "Warm and Bright".
It can be said that, except for Li Qian's series, the domestic film market has basically remained unchanged.
Ordinary viewers may not think anything of it, but the actors, directors, other filmmakers, and film critics at the scene couldn't help but gasp when they thought of this.
I had never thought about this before, but now that I think about it carefully, I realize that Li Qian’s awesomeness goes far beyond his few blockbuster movies, and has even changed the status quo of the entire film industry.
Awesome!
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The premiere was all about the process, talking about feelings one by one, etc. The movie didn't start showing until 8:30.
During the two-hour screening, for the first hour in a huge auditorium, you could occasionally hear some laughter.
But in the second half, just like when Li Qian watched the screening, the atmosphere took a turn for the worse and was even a little depressing.
Especially when we get to the scene where Lu Yiyi commits suicide, where the old lady kneels down for Cao Bin, where Huang Mao gets into a car accident, and until the end of the movie when the God of Medicine is delivered to him along the ten-mile long street, there are already sobbing in the auditorium.
After more than a minute of applause, the premiere ceremony of "I'm Not the God of Medicine" also ended successfully.
Next it’s time to check out the box office.
After a day of road shows, around 12:20 in the morning on the 29th, Li Qian, who was accompanying Tong Liya out for a late-night snack, also received the message.
"I'm Not the God of Medicine" hit a box office of 68 million with 42% of the film schedule on the first day, setting a new first-day box office record for Chinese-language films.