In the office, Huang Zhongjun watched the final trailer of "The Truman Show" released last night over and over again.
He, who had always been in a good mood, was now frowning.
Although "The Truman Show" has not been officially released yet, Huang Zhongjun has paid a lot of attention to the movie. Today, he specially invited Ma Xiaogang, Chen Guofu and others to analyze it.
Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you fight without danger!
In terms of movies, Chen Guojiao and Ma Xiaogang were professionals, and Chen Guojiao spoke first, "I'm getting more and more confused. It was said to be a comedy at first, and I can tell from the previous trailers.
, the role played by Deng Chao is indeed a bit funny, and Zhou Xingchi has joined the cast. Although I don’t know what role he plays for the time being, since I have cast him, it will definitely be a comedy.”
"but."
Chen Guofu continued very strangely, "The trailer is so big, and it doesn't look like the plot of a comedy. The general plot should be as speculated on the Internet. There is something wrong with Truman and he is being monitored.
And then I have to escape from the city. This comedy has little to do with it. If you say it is science fiction, it is more reliable."
"Did you find anything out about the previous poster that looked like a mosaic?" Huang Zhongjun asked.
Chen Guohua shook his head, "Those nearly a thousand photos were enlarged a bit through technology. They should be part of some images cut out, but the content does not contain any important information."
Ma Xiaogang, who had been silent until now, snorted coldly and suddenly spoke.
"Mysterious!"
"It's nothing more than a gimmick to have so many things and nothing!"
Ma Xiaogang has always been brooding over the matter of qualifying for the Olympics, and he hated Optoelectronics, so he blamed it all on Li Qian.
Since you have to keep it a secret, why bother grabbing a spot for the Olympics and screening it in advance?
If you want to order the movie in advance, don’t hide it!
All added up, Ma Xiaogang has never hated someone as much as he does now!
"That's right, Li Qian just has no confidence in the quality of the movie. If the movie is really good enough, there is no need to do so many things." Huang Zhonglei agreed.
Discussions come and go, and there are results.
But I don’t have to worry too much. “Twelve Zodiac Signs” is a huge hit and is certain to exceed 700 million, 800 million or even higher.
"1942" will at least not be worse than "Twelve Zodiac Signs", and it also has a short holiday before New Year's Day.
If the two billion-level movies still lose against the comedy that Li Qian changed his career this time, then Huang Zhongjun can really close down his business!
"I'm Not the God of Medicine" involves the pharmaceutical industry, an issue related to people's livelihood, and attracted the attention of the whole people, so it sold 1.6 billion.
But what livelihood issues can "The Truman Show" be linked to?
Obviously it’s impossible!
That's all. Without this halo, the box office will definitely not be able to compare with the previous one.
...
Soon, another day passed.
On Wednesday the 5th, with the expectations of the entire industry, the entire entertainment circle, and tens of millions of viewers, "The Truman Show" will finally hold its world premiere in the afternoon.
Although it is a feature film, Li Qian also held the premiere in the Great Hall of the People.
Ten years ago, "Heroes" held its premiere here, as did "Infernal Affairs 3".
The Great Hall of the People itself is rented to the outside world, individuals and groups, and can host conferences, banquets and various activities.
However, it’s not all about money.
In the afternoon, movie fans, industry insiders, film critics, and media from all over the country gathered at the Great Hall of the People.
At the first security checkpoint on the first floor, many movie fans looked around excitedly. For many people, they may have never been to this sacred place in their lives.
Although there were movie premieres held here ten years ago, there have been no premieres here in recent years, and Li Qian's image has become even higher in people's minds.
The security check at the Great Hall of the People is very strict. Even though it is much looser than it was a few decades ago, even a keychain had to be checked.
However, with thousands of viewers attending the premiere, the process was still very slow.
After the security check on the first floor, there is another security check before entering the screening room on the third floor.
It wasn't until after six o'clock in the evening that thousands of spectators entered the screening hall one by one.
At half past six, the premiere ceremony officially begins.
After the host's introduction and the audience's enthusiastic applause, Li Qian led a group of actors and stepped onto the stage.
"Thank you to all the leaders, colleagues in the film industry, media, and all the audience friends present for coming to the premiere of "The Truman Show"!"
The host on the side said, "Director Li, everyone has been waiting for a full year and a half from "I'm Not the God of Medicine" to now. It can be said that we are eager to see the movie "The Truman Show"."
Li Qian smiled and said, "Thank you for your love. In fact, I am afraid that everyone will be dissatisfied. Today the ugly daughter-in-law will finally meet her parents-in-law."
No matter who was in the audience, everyone was speechless. If even Li Qian's movies were about stinky wives, there wouldn't be many movies to watch.
The premiere went as planned, and Li Qian talked about his reasons for making movies.
"Actually, as I said before, "I'm Not the God of Medicine" made everyone feel a little heavy for a whole month and made everyone cry. So I felt a little ashamed in my heart, so I thought of making a comedy movie to make everyone laugh.
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As soon as he said this, all the actors on the stage, whether it was the male protagonist Deng Chao, several young actors, or Zhou Xingchi, all looked strange.
Deng Chao was holding back his laughter, but the host standing next to him saw it, so he curiously asked him why he was laughing.
"...I think of happy things." Deng Chao said bravely.
The host smiled and said, "Director Li's "The Truman Show" is really a happy movie. It's been so long since Brother Chao finished filming, and we are still so happy. It seems that everyone can have a happy night tonight."
Already."
After that, the host asked Xiang Zhou Xingchi, wanting to hear the king of comedy's evaluation of the movie.
Zhou Xingchi pondered for a moment and smiled, "I think this is a great comedy. From the moment I got the script, I knew it was the best comedy script I have ever seen."
He also told the truth. After watching the finished film of "The Truman Show", he definitely deserves the word "great".
As for the script itself, it far surpasses any of my previous film scripts. The only pity is that I didn’t come across this script when I was young, otherwise it would have been really perfect.
This is based on scripts and stories, and more importantly, your own comedy is your own performance.
As the king of comedy, Zhou Xingchi's evaluation is not low, and everyone present is looking forward to it.
...
After an hour and a half of ceremony, the movie started showing on time at eight o'clock.
Under everyone's expectant eyes, the big screen slowly lit up.
However, the first person to appear on the big screen was the white-haired Zhou Xingchi.
It's not strange that the protagonist doesn't appear first, but what Zhou Xingchi said added another layer of confusion to the audience.
On the big screen, Zhou Xingchi was facing straight ahead, saying calmly that the audience is tired of pretentious actors.
"In some ways, although Truman lives in a fictional world, he himself is not fake at all."
"There are no lines, no script."
"This is a true record of life."
Just a few sentences contain too much information.
Before, all the viewers were speculating about what was going on in this world.
This life record has only intensified everyone's speculation.
When the camera turned, Deng Chao, who was talking to himself in front of the sink, appeared on the big screen, but the picture was a bit strange.
Like a surveillance screen?
When the camera turned, it was Zhou Xingchi who was still talking.
"Countless viewers turn on the TV to watch him all night long, otherwise they will have trouble sleeping and eating."
The camera turned again, and Wang Ou, who played the wife, appeared on the big screen. She said that in "The Truman Show", there was no privacy at all. This was his entire life, and everything was exposed to the public eye.
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"It's a dream life, and..."
Having said this, Wang Ou paused for a brief moment, and his eyes lost their smile for a moment. However, in just a second, he returned to his formula-like smile and emphasized, "Yes, a very happy life.
"
Then, best friend Zhang Wei also accepted the meal.
"It's all real, there's no falsehood at all. Everything here is real. There's no water added to it. It's just controlled by others."
Two minutes passed, and the big screen went dark again, and the title appeared: "The Truman Show."
In just two minutes, four characters appeared, and each of them said a bunch of incomprehensible words, which made people confused.
Everyone was confused as to what was real or fake, and even turned on the TV to watch him.
The movie does not give the audience time to think. This is not a computer and can be paused at will.
The main film begins.
On day 10909, these words flashed across the big screen.
When the big screen came back on, Deng Chao had already dressed up and went out carrying his briefcase.
"Morning."
He smiled and greeted his neighbors, "Oh, by the way, just in case you may not be able to see me later, I would like to wish you good afternoon and good night."
"Ha ha."
After saying that, he laughed a little exaggeratedly. The smile was sincere and simple.
Such an inexplicable greeting made the audience laugh. How could such a person wish others good afternoon and good night in the morning?
However, watching Deng Chao's performance with such joy and pure smile reassured the audience who had some doubts and worried that Li Qian might do something wrong again.
After all, Li Qian always doesn't play by the rules and can always give some unexpected surprises.
What's a bit strange is that the four corners of the screen are blocked by something dark, which looks a bit strange.
However, they didn't take it to heart. All the audience relaxed and found a comfortable position to sit, ready to enjoy this pleasant comedy.