I'm not just a director

Chapter 127 Overturn Warning Ahead!

To welcome the arrival of the first Spring Festival in the new century.

The first spring of the century held in Beijing - the Spring Festival Film Festival.

The Beijing Film Circle will mobilize a number of Chinese and foreign new story films with rich content and different styles.

Meet with the audience in hundreds of theaters in dozens of theaters in Beijing.

There are clear requirements in the selection of movie themes, not only the artistic style and storytelling must be taken into consideration.

It is also necessary to have a superb level of production, all of which have reached the best state in history.

It provides the broadest, freest and most ideal choice space for movie audiences, especially movie fans.

When seeing this explanation, Jiang Pei'an laughed, it really sounds better than singing!
Not to mention that there are no big-budget movies in China that take into account both artistry and box office.

It's quite annoying to let the movies that have been released have another "twice-cooked meat".

The market is so big, and the box office has an upper limit. Movies that have been offline are released again. Isn't this a profit at the box office?

For example, "Box Office Miracle" and "Life and Death Choice" were pulled out again.

And "Defensive Counterattack", which was released in January 2000, also came to the 1 Spring Festival file.

A movie celebrates the New Year for two years, and it is very explosive at any time...

The director is Liang Tian.

Teng Wenji's "Spring Rhapsody" released in 1998 was also pulled back to the Spring Festival of 2001.

Filmed in Taiwan Province, "First Intimate Contact" starring Pheasant Brother and Shu Qi...

The Spring Festival movie screenings held in Beijing, whether it is the producers, actors, and directors, are very "highly" selected.

If you disassemble these films carefully, you will find that they come from both sides of the strait and three places, neither neglecting nor favoring anyone.

Several films were screened at the same time, bringing out the joyous atmosphere of the festival.

This hand balance and political position really fully embodies the official culture of the capital.

Of course, this is due to the overwhelming rhythm of the capital.

Other cities are walking step by step obediently.

Entering December, the entire Spring Festival stalls began to become active, and new movies appeared one after another.

The first to bear the brunt is the comedy movie "Beautiful Home" in the Forbidden City of Beijing.

Starring Liang Guanhua from "Yuanfang", starring Liang Guanhua, it is scheduled for December 12.

The comedy movie "What a Big Surprise" starring Zhang Shi, Yuan Li, etc. is scheduled to be released on December 12.

"A Family Exam", a comedy movie starring Song Dandan and Fu Biao, is scheduled for December 12st.

Hong Kong Golden Harvest's "Lost Secret Service" is scheduled to be released on January 1.

Starring Cheng Long, Xu Ruoxuan, Zeng Zhiwei and others.

Plus Lao Mouzi's "Happy Time" and Jiang Pei'an's "Hurricane Rescue".

The Spring Festival stalls are very lively.

Perhaps it was Feng Xiaogang who started the New Year's comedy in the mainland, or the Chinese people think that the Spring Festival should be a joyful New Year's Eve.

Therefore, looking up at the Spring Festival stalls, it is all comedies.

"Spy Lost City" is an action movie, but it is also a funny action movie at the same time.

Such dense and high-intensity comedies are produced together, and it is easy for the audience to experience aesthetic fatigue.

"Taken" can be said to be the only action blockbuster in the entire Spring Festival file.

Jiang Pei'an also asked China Film's publicity team to mix and cut the highlights of the movie into four or five trailers.

Part of it is uploaded to the Internet. Although the number of Internet users is small, the speed of transmission is fast.

And it is point-to-face, which can drive many people into the theater.

There are also some broadcasted on TV stations, similar to TV stations for film and television promotion, such as the recommended movie column of Six Princesses.

The other part is conventional publicity, but because Jiang Pei'an himself has no fame and no fans, Yu Rongguang is not a popular star either.

So the road show promotion is concentrated in several well-known cities across the country, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Jinling...

"Fuck, this is so fucking cool! Watching the thief is exciting!"

"After watching the trailer, I can't wait to go to the cinema, I like it very much!"

"This is a blockbuster movie. I heard that Director Jiang specially went abroad to shoot it. Every scene is shot on location. It's cool!"

"Looking at the trailer, Yu Rongguang's performance is really good, combining strength and softness, which has subverted my perception of him.

Director Jiang is amazing, as expected of an internationally renowned director, any actor can perform exceptionally well in his hands! "

"I'm going to watch it on New Year's Day. My girlfriend wants to watch "Happy Time", but I've already slept through it!"

"The Huaxia police are awesome, as long as we want to move forward, the whole world has to give way!"

The five trailers adopt the magical cutting method of the first 3 minutes of later movies and Wangda.

Selling points, breaking points, and highlights are displayed in a concentrated manner, and all kinds of big scenes, fist-to-hand fights are all revealed.

Coupled with the movie theme song produced by Jiang Pei'an, it will make people's blood boil and their adrenaline will soar!
As far as this film is concerned, if you don’t go to the cinema to support it, you will feel sorry for the countries that were smashed by Yu Rongguang!

As soon as the trailer came out, the online word-of-mouth was overwhelmingly good!
Netizens have decided that they must support a wave after the release.

Some people even put out the slogan "We owe Director Jiang a movie ticket".

Offline China Film also spent a lot of money on marketing. In the era of paper media, the effect of offline publicity is much better than that of the Internet.

Film critics and columnists who have seen the test screening all gave high praise.

But unlike the brainless marketing on the Internet, the columnist's articles are quite interesting.

"I have to say that I personally don't like Jiang Pei'an's domestic debut, why?

In one sentence, there is no connotation!
To be honest, I personally hold a skeptical attitude towards this kind of film that is full of punches and fierce fighting.

Will domestic movie fans like such a visual movie with a big scene and a big production?

If you have to praise this movie, the plot is very compact, and there is no urine point in the whole process.

If you are tired of watching Cheng Long's funny moves and Li Lianjie's upright style of play, the action in this movie is still worth watching.

The bizarre fighting moves that the group of martial arts masters in Hong Kong Province have been thinking about all day are much more exciting.

In the end, I still don't recommend this movie, because it has no connotation.

The film directed by Zhang Yimou is easy to think about, and the artistic content is extremely high!

For example, "Ju Dou" and "Raise the Red Lantern" are all pretty good. "

As soon as the columnist's article was published, it immediately aroused many people's doubts and insults!
"You know a hammer. He is a big boss in commercial films. If you insist on comparing him with directors of literary films, is he out of his mind?"

"If you're not a brother, why don't you find someone in your class? When I'm a New Year's Eve, I'm going to watch those literary films that are cloudy and foggy, and I have to think about every scene for a long time?

I worked hard for more than a year, guessing the thoughts of the leaders and colleagues every day, and finally watched a movie to relax during the Chinese New Year.

Do you still recommend literary films for me to guess the director's intention?I was so fucking angry that I cried, who knows how sad it is to beat a worker! "

"The plot is compact, and the fighting is more exciting than Cheng Long and Li Lianjie's? Thank you for the author's recommendation. I'll watch it when it's released!"

"What is connotation? People watch movies during the Chinese New Year to enjoy the excitement, not the era of bitterness and hatred, nor the poignant and entangled love!

I will buy pirated discs to watch the movies you recommend, but I will still support "Taken"! "

There was so much hype online and offline because of a column article, and many forums even pinned this post to the top.

Every day, people will click in and write comments "Shangxiang" and "tui".

The columnist named "Dream of [-] Million Girls" has been scolded so much that he dare not log in to his account.

A topic was even raised offline, whether or not there should be some cultural and nutritious literary films released during the Spring Festival.

Or are there some mindless and refreshing movies that make people feel satisfied for a while, but in fact, they don’t feel much after watching them?
At the critical moment of the Spring Festival, as soon as this topic was launched, many people joined the camp one after another.

The "Literary and Art School" and the "Business Gang" are arguing with each other, which tends to become more and more intense.

Some people in the circle came off the stage to expound their views one after another, and the employers, movie fans, directors, and actors each threw out their own views.

On the topic of "literary film" and "commercial film", there have been debates for a long time.

And it is often mentioned by people that it belongs to the "menstrual stickers" that are flooded in major film and television forums.

But this is the first time that such a high-profile public participation, among which there are two films that have been pushed to the forefront by everyone.

One is "Happy Time" brought by the famous literary film master and well-known Lao Mouzi.

One is the big production "Taken" brought by the cutting-edge commercial blockbuster director, Ji Jijiang.

Logically speaking, Jiang Pei'an's reputation in China today is definitely not as good as that of Lao Mouzi who has been cultivating in China for many years.

But who made the "King of Lunar New Year Films" and "Targets of mainstream film directors" withdraw from the Lunar New Year file.

Not to mention there is also "The Lost Secret Service" by Hong Kong Chenglong...

Continental civil war, don't get involved!
Similarly, the Hong Kong province is also affected by the festive atmosphere, and the Spring Festival stalls are very hot.

Among them, Cheng Long's "Lost Secret Service" is the most popular, and many fans support this movie because of his fame.

The media in Hong Kong Province likes to play voting, and even when each movie is released, they will bet on the box office odds at the opening.

Everything can be gambled!
Jiang Pei'an's "Taken" will also be screened in Hong Kong during the Spring Festival.

As a man who participated in "Feng Fei Lian", he naturally does not have the natural favor of mainland audiences in Hong Kong.

But the media will obviously not let go of this great opportunity.

In a movie box office prediction list, "Taken" is almost at the bottom.

At the top of the list is Cheng Long's "The Lost Secret Service".

It is said that this is the largest production in the history of Hong Kong film - an investment of [-] million Hong Kong dollars.

The filming took place in Hong Kong, South Korea, and Turkey, which is quite similar to "Taken".

It's just that it's funny comedy style.

It was followed by Du Qifeng's "Zhong Wuyan".

There are also some lesser-known movies, most of which want to take advantage of the Lunar New Year stalls to get a share.

Affected by the general environment, the quality and quantity of New Year's films in Hong Kong this year cannot be compared with the previous year.

You must know that last year, there were four films, "Tokyo Raiders", "Decisive Battle on the Top of the Forbidden City", "AD 2000" and "Big Winner", which were fighting for the Lunar New Year.

Liang Chaowei, Zheng Yinjian, Zhang Baizhi, Chen Huilin, Liu Dehua, the scene of handsome men and beautiful women celebrating the New Year together is affected by the general environment and it is difficult to replicate this year.

But the ranking of "Hurricane Action" is so low, there is definitely a ghost, and it is very controversial.

Therefore, when reporters interviewed Jiang Pei'an's "rival in love" Xie Tingfeng at a public event with ulterior motives, they raised this question.

"Mainland is very optimistic about Jiang Pei'an's "Hurricane Action" and even made him as famous as Zhang Yimou.

But it is the last one on the box office prediction list in Hong Kong Province. Some people say it is unfair and inaccurate. What do you think, Brother Tingfeng? "

Xie Tingfeng still looks like a bohemian and loves freedom. Facing the camera, he talked eloquently:
"The list must have its credibility, after all, it was voted by many people one by one.

As for the unfairness and inaccuracy, I think the biggest reason is the aesthetic inconsistency between mainland China and Hong Kong province.

Hong Kong movies have always been imitated and dreamed to surpass by the mainland, but there are always people who imitate the donkey with the wrong head. "

If Xie Tingfeng's remarks were placed on the Internet in later generations, they would definitely be boycotted and would be bombarded by netizens in minutes.

And even all the black materials from previous years were dug out and the corpses were whipped.

But it’s different now, with limited print media, slow Internet development, and the entire Hong Kong province lacking in favor of the mainland.

His words will only arouse the support of Hong Kong people, let alone the character set he has established now.

Dare to speak, dare to do, fearless, after all, the prince of the Hong Kong entertainment industry!
""Operation Hurricane" will be released in Hong Kong soon, what do you think of it?"

Xie Tingfeng shook his head and said coolly:
"I don't have anything to look at because I don't even go to the cinema.

On the good day of New Year's Day, if a movie that relies on gimmicks to attract people ruins the good mood.

I don't think I'll be happy all year, and I'm not going to ask for it. "

This answer can be said to be very sharp!

What happened in Hong Kong and Shenzhen thousands of miles away, Jiang Pei'an naturally did not know.

Right now he has more important things to do...

2000 12 Month 31 Day.

Festive music came from the car radio, and the announcer was full of enthusiasm:
"Tonight is our first time.

...looking forward to, looking forward to this wonderful moment..."

"Snapped!"

Jiang Pei'an directly turned off the car radio, shook his head and said:

"The scale of broadcasting is so large now, so that children can't imagine it when they hear it!"

Hu Jing, the co-pilot, looked confused and said:

"What's wrong with you, isn't it the first time for everyone to celebrate New Year's Day in 2001 tonight?

Can you pass twice? "

Jiang Pei'an glanced at this girl and thought to himself, I almost made you guess right.

"Taken" premiered at the Beijing Theater in the early morning, and Jiang Pei'an, as the film director, naturally couldn't be absent.

As a girlfriend, Hu Jing naturally didn't want to miss the premiere of Jiang Pei'an's first film in China.

Jiang Pei'an always wanted a bowl of water to be flat, so if he invited Hu Jing, he would naturally also invite Gao Yuanyuan.

He had already sent someone to pick up Gao Yuanyuan, in order to muddy the water even more.

He also invited Zeng Li and Yu Feihong, and if Gong Li was in the capital, he even planned to invite Emperor Gong to the scene.

"Director, are you nervous?"

Getting closer to the theater, Hu Jing grabbed her seatbelt, smelling Jiang Pei'an with a rosy face.

Jiang Pei'an turned the steering wheel comfortably and said:
"There's nothing to be nervous about, it's a small scene."

He was really not nervous about the premiere, but when he thought of the meeting between Hu Jing and Gao Yuanyuan at night, he was extremely nervous.

But don't fucking roll over!
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(End of this chapter)