This director is very reliable

Chapter 7 Premiere

A premiere is not the same thing as a movie release.

It can be regarded as a way of publicity, and it is usually held before the movie is officially released...

What is the general process of the premiere ceremony?
There are film screenings, there are directors, there are main actors, there are interactive questions...

Let's put it this way, the premiere is actually the first large-scale party before the film's national release, and a lot of media are invited.

All these aspects together constitute a grand publicity, which will disclose the information that can be made public to the audience and the media, trigger discussions, attract attention, and then promote the release of the film and expand its influence...

Of course, the premise has something worth reporting!

Is there any point worth reporting in "Embroidered Spring Knife"?

There must be, Shen Changlin's first movie.

Enough with this gimmick!
And during the filming process, there was a lot of gossip, Shen Changlin and Li Lianhua, Shen Changlin and the newcomer Nazha, and even the conflict between Shen Changlin and the crew for the first time in control of the crew...

These news, whether true or false, are all released by the publisher!
At the premiere, Shen Changlin will inevitably be caught by the media...

……

Four clips were released at the premiere, and then the host invited Shen Changlin and the cast and crew to come on stage to share the behind-the-scenes story of "Embroidered Spring Knife". Shen Changlin started to chat from the original intention of creation:
"I read "Ming Ji Beilue" before, which records the death of Wei Zhongxian, saying that he heard that the emperor sent Jin Yiwei to arrest him, so he committed suicide in Fucheng... Then I made an adaptation - the three brothers Jin Yiwei chased him all the way to Fucheng In the city, the Xiuchun blade was put on Wei Zhongxian's neck, but the second brother, facing Wei's money temptation and "understand it with emotion and move it with reason", still let Wei eunuch die, and used a fake corpse to confuse the court."

"That's kind of the start of the whole story."

"Shen Lian, played by Deng Chao, is the protagonist of the whole story. He is actually a tragic character from the beginning to the end. He wants everyone around him to be well, but unintentionally reverses everyone's fate. In fact, he has no choice at all, because No matter how he chooses, he will not die well. It can be regarded as the epitome of low-level civil servants in the late Ming Dynasty."

"I don't really like to show the evil of human nature, so although the three brothers have their own desires, they never thought of betraying their brothers."

The host then asked: "Is there any difficulty in directing a movie for the first time?"

"There must be difficulties, but this is my own choice, so I won't talk about it!"

The host was taken aback for a moment: "Why don't you share it with us?"

"I hate to say these things. It's not easy in any line of work. Let's skip the bitter part. Movies are made for the audience to evaluate. As the audience, I don't think they are interested in the shooting stage..."

The host changed the subject: "We saw the costumes in the movie trailer, they are so handsome!"

"Thank you!" Shen Changlin smiled: "This is thanks to our art design, costume design, and modeling design teacher Liang Tingting. She read a lot of classics and then created, so there are the flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives we saw. ..."

"We heard that you are the one who makes the final decision?"

"Of course, I'm a director!" Shen Changlin nodded, and added by the way: "I think the most important thing about being a director is personal aesthetics. If a movie is bad, there must be a problem with aesthetics. The movie can't go anywhere!"

"Thank you director, come on, let's ask Sister Lianhua, what is your reason for taking this role?"

Lianhua thought for a while and replied: "The main thing is the script..."

Next, Hu Jun, Deng Chao, Hu Ge, and Nie Yuan praised the script one by one...

The host asked Shen Changlin why he chose these actors. Of course, Shen Changlin held it up and said, "On the one hand, it's because it's suitable. On the other hand, these are the actors I really like!"

Of course, there is another important reason that Shen Changlin didn't say...

Because they are cheap!

"Embroidered Spring Knife" was filmed for 2000 million yuan, and the most expensive actor's salary was only 80 yuan!
After the interview with the host, it was time for the media and audience to ask questions. Shen Changlin hurriedly got ready...

"I found out that the main creative team of "Embroidered Spring Knife" are all mainland actors. Did you deliberately avoid it when choosing actors?"

"No," Shen Changlin shook his head: "Because I don't like dubbing very much. It's too troublesome to find Hong Kong and Taiwan actors to dub later, and Mr. Jin Shijie is a Taiwanese actor..."

"Then aren't you worried about the box office?"

"Don't worry, I have confidence in my movie!"

This is quite normal, so the reporter from Sohu asked directly: "I heard that during the filming of "Xiu Chun Knife", you have been taking special care of Li Lianhua?"

"I can't say I took special care of it, but I did treat it differently...Because during the filming of "Embroidered Spring Knife", Sister Lianhua received a lot of projects...I tried a lot of tricks to let her stay on the set with peace of mind..."

"Scheming?"

"I'm just a rookie director. Sister Lianhua is the most famous in our whole crew. I don't want to please her. Do I want to please Hu Ge or Deng Chao? I told her that the value of Zhou Miaotong's role is a vase on the surface, but it is actually a series of characters. The most critical element of the entire Xiuchundao movie...a lot of things were pulled out, and a lot of promises were made, including helping her tailor a play...so she stayed on the set with peace of mind."

"Then there are many reports saying that you have a romantic relationship because of drama?"

"I'm a director, not an actor, how can I have a relationship with a play?"

……

The scandal must be clarified, otherwise, what will Shen Changlin do in the future?
Moreover, the management team of other actors must also consider the pros and cons of the scandal...

However, Shen Changlin didn't care much about the scandal with Lianhua, because... Lianhua is very special in the circle, that is, she belongs to that rare physique that no one cares about even if it is hyped!

Back then, she was in "I See You Have a Show", a TV show, and kissed and hugged the leader of Huang, but in the end, there was no splash...

It is estimated that many people do not know this!

As for the scandal with Nazha, Shen Changlin's explanation is also very reasonable:
"She is an actor in our company. She is a newcomer. Of course, she needs to teach a little more. Moreover, the entire crew is capable. At the beginning, I tried to stop the rivalry between Hu Jun and Deng Chao. I wanted to say a little more, and then They changed five acting methods... I was stunned, I was too insignificant as a director, I could only find a little bit of the feeling of directing actors in front of Naza...'

Throughout the premiere, the media, including the audience, did not ask any outrageous questions...

It looks more harmonious.

The actors complimented each other, nothing new, just flattering each other...

In Shen Changlin's view, peace is good, but it lacks explosive points!

Riding horses is now a summer holiday, is it all so peaceful?
Even if the media asked Lianhua, "The King of the Gun King" and "Embroidered Spring Knife", you starred in both, which movie do you think is better?Which movie do you want to make more money at the box office? '

Lotus's answer is also very 'fair', similar to "I think everything is good...", "Of course I hope the box office is good..."

So sometimes journalists are really unqualified. If you ask such a question, of course you won’t be able to ask the truth!
But he didn't have any good methods, after all, he didn't study media...

Well, he underestimated himself. In fact, this premiere had a lot of hot spots, and none of his answers were very humorous. He clarified the scandal and praised the actors...

That night, a bunch of clips from the premiere of "Embroidered Spring Knife" were released on TV and online.

Shen Changlin didn't know this, he didn't have time to pay attention, he was very busy at the hotel that night...

(End of this chapter)