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Chapter 888 Plans can't keep up with changes, special screenings

Time flies by in a busy environment.

In the blink of an eye, May arrived, and "The Thief of Time" was officially announced to be completed.

Although there are some special effects that need to be used in this movie, they are just some ordinary special effects, mainly because it is not easy to shoot.

For example, the scene of the typhoon, or the scene of two rainbows.

The filming of Mu Qing's "Sister Tao" was also very smooth, even faster than "The Thief of Time", but because the filming started later than "The Thief of Time", they were still busy there.

Because it is determined that it will go to the Venice Film Festival first, so the domestic side is not in a hurry to promote and release it.

Li Yi finally got some free time, and Mu Qing's "Sister Tao" still needs to be filmed for a while.

Originally, "The Thief of Time" had to wait for the premiere at the Venice Film Festival because it had to cooperate with the Venice Film Festival and promote it.

However, sometimes plans can't keep up with changes.

On this day, Li Yi suddenly received a call from Fang Zhisheng.

"What? I'll go right there!"

On the phone, Fang Zhisheng told Li Yi that his mentor, Mr. Meng Qiguang, had a heart attack in the early morning and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Although they were rescued, the situation was not optimistic.

When Li Yi rushed to the hospital, Meng Qiguang had already woken up.

He looked the same as before, but Li Yi learned from Fang Zhisheng that Mr. Meng Qiguang's time was running out.

Meng Qiguang has always suffered from heart disease. He has undergone surgery before, and has recently relapsed many times, and it has reached the point where it is hopeless.

"Old Meng!" Although we haven't known each other for a long time, Meng Qiguang and Li Yi are considered friends. Even though we know the nature of life, old age, sickness and death, Li Yi naturally feels uncomfortable when he thinks that this old friend may leave this world forever at any time. feel bad.

"Director Li is here, hey, I really want to wait until the movie is released, but unfortunately, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait." Meng Qiguang said with a smile.

"You can wait, the movie is almost finished and there are some minor things missing. You can take care of yourself, Mr. Meng. When the time comes, look, the movie I made is quite different from your memory, Mr. Meng. Big." Li Yi said.

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait." Meng Qiguang said with a smile.

After leaving the hospital.

Li Yi made a decision to hold a special internal screening.

The story of "The Thief of Time" originated from Meng Qiguang. Li Yi didn't want it, and he left with regret. Although the movie will not be released immediately, it can be compromised and opened exclusively for Mr. Meng.

As the first Hong Kong Island film director to win an international film award, Meng Qiguang was once known as one of the top five directors in the world, and his influence in the Hong Kong Island film circle is still very large.

His story quickly spread.

The fact that Li Yi decided to hold a special screening of "The Thief of Time" for Meng Qiguang also spread in the circle.

Li Yi didn't think about how many people he would invite, nor did he think about using it to promote the movie. After all, with his current status, it was really unnecessary. Moreover, he was not a Hollywood capitalist who consumed others without a bottom line. He simply wanted Meng Qiguang to have no regrets.

It's just that I didn't expect that after the news spread in the circle, many filmmakers from Hong Kong Island called and hoped to participate in this special screening.

Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong Island, Broadway Cinema Center.

The special screening of "The Thief of Time" for Meng Qiguang will be held here.

This screening is not a commercial act, and media professionals are not allowed to enter the venue. All audiences are filmmakers from Hong Kong Island.

Including old Hong Kong directors of the older generation such as Chen Han, as well as a series of veteran Hong Kong stars such as Chen Weijie, as well as many veterans of the Hong Kong film industry.

Broadway Movie Center, the size of the screening hall is not too big, only more than [-] seats.

However, it was enough for Li Yi.

If he wants, he can actually choose a larger and more luxurious theater and projection hall to show this movie, but it is not necessary.

This time, at the beginning, Li Yi just wanted to invite Meng Qiguang to watch the movie, but after thinking about it, he decided to show it in the cinema.

This group of special audiences in the Hong Kong Island movie circle entered the venue early in a low-key manner. Although they were low-key, they couldn’t stand it. Among them were top stars in Hong Kong Island like Chen Weijie and Cheng Hu, and this matter was not a secret, so outside Still came a lot of gossip media reporters waiting there.

Only this time, everyone ignored these media reporters.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Fang Zhisheng pushed Meng Qiguang into the theater.

Everyone in the theater stood up.

It's not because Meng Qiguang is really influential enough to make everyone stand up and pay attention, but because he is the protagonist today.

It is also because the older generation of filmmakers in Hong Kong Island has gradually withered, and many people feel very uncomfortable.

Today is Meng Qiguang, maybe tomorrow it will be others among them.

Just like the sentence at the beginning of the movie: "In the ever-changing life, time is the biggest thief!"

There is no prologue or speech, and the film starts directly.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Meng Qiguang looked at the line of words that appeared on the big screen, feeling a little sigh in his heart.

Yes, time is the biggest thief.

Now, the years will also steal his life, but he smiled.

The brightly blooming flowers gradually fade away, replaced by a group of swimming fish in the aquarium.

The audience who can come here to watch this movie are all people in the film circle, and the natural viewing angle will be very different from that of ordinary audiences.

In a good movie, every shot has a meaning. For example, at the beginning of "The Thief of Time", the fish swimming in the tank in the aquarium actually have their symbolic meaning.

It symbolizes the end of everything and the beginning of everything. "A fish's memory is only three seconds, and after three seconds it will be a new beginning!"

However, life is different. No matter what kind of life, the road we have traveled will never come back again, and the past time will never come back again. We have to continue our journey amidst so many helpless and beautiful memories.

The small figure of Luo Jiner played by Xu Fei appears in the camera through the fish tank.

He looked at the swimming fish in the tank innocently and curiously, and looked at other fish tanks and fish in the aquarium.

Those who don't understand may just laugh it off, but those who understand can also see a lot of things from here.

People on Hong Kong Island like to keep goldfish. On the one hand, they can be used as pets. On the other hand, they believe in the mascot of fish and food for good luck.

Some of them are called "Colorful Immortals", and some are called "Jin Yu Man Tang".Through the transparent fish tank, you can see the bright, clear and curious eyes of Luo Jiner (little brother). It is under the guidance of such eyes that the story of the movie officially begins!

(End of this chapter)