China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 262 Why Do You Always Catch What The Audience Wants To See?
"Director He Fang, I found that watching your movies is really very enjoyable, because I don't have to think about unexpected factors such as procrastination in the plot, poor acting, beautiful paintings, etc. I just need to be overwhelmed by the cohesive plot. I was brought into the world of movies, and then I was moved, thought, and psychedelic. Your movies are so smooth and beautiful."

As soon as Jing Wei came up, he praised He Fang so much that He Fang felt embarrassed.

"Ah? Thank you. Thank you Jingwei for your compliment. Let me just say yes. I don't have money for advertising." He Fang laughed.

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

"Don't worry, I don't charge money, it's free, I really think so. I like watching your movies so much, why can you always make movies in the way we want to watch? For example, "Journey to the West", For example, "The Legend of the White Snake", for example, the science fiction "Pacific Rim". I watched "The Legend of the White Snake". I am really curious, why you can always catch the point that the audience most wants to see?"

This is a question for Jing Wei, and it is also a compliment.

"Maybe it's because I'm very close to the audience, because I also want to see this, so I shot it like this. I didn't expect to take it out and release it. Ouch, what a coincidence, it turns out that you also want to see this." He Fang As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows towards the audience.

"Yes." The audience echoed.

"Is that so? Is it really so?" Jing Wei asked.

"Hehe, actually I was guessing. I don't know what the audience wants to see. However, I think the audience will not come to see the story of "White Snake" to see the fight, right? They also don't want to see the special effects, right? Then what kind of story should I tell the audience? Love, the audience should come for the love between White Snake and Xu Xian. Then, if the love between them is filmed well, I think the audience should be satisfied."

Papapa... After He Fang finished speaking, Jing Wei took the lead in applauding, what he said was really good, and he got to the point.

"Then what kind of love is it between you and Fan Bingbing?" Jing Wei asked.

"It's a kind of... Eh, no, what is the love between me and Fan Bingbing. Is it between White Snake and Ah Xuan?" Fortunately, He Fang responded quickly, otherwise there would be a big problem.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I made a mistake, I'm sorry." Jing Wei apologized, looking at her, it seems that she really said it wrong?
"Haha... oh, oh, oh..." the audience booed.

Fan Bingbing blushed a lot and felt shy.

He Fang shrugged, "Okay, now the reporters are happy, there will be gossip tomorrow. Mr. Jing Wei, you don't belong with entertainment reporters, do you?"

He Fang made a joke to ease the embarrassment.

"Ah? You know?" Unexpectedly, Jing Wei caught the burden.

"Hey, are you really in the same group?" He Fang asked in surprise.

"No, no, absolutely nothing. Okay, a little accident. Director He Fang, after you became a demon, how did you get that tail? Is it the same green cloth tail tied as Mr. Deng Chao last time?"

Jing Wei changed the question.

"Of course not. Mr. Deng Chao's acting skills are poor, so he needs to do that. I don't need it. My acting skills are better than his." He Fang said that Deng Chao, who entered the audience, raised his chin and made a provocative gesture.

Deng Chao spread his hands, looking very speechless.

"Speaking of acting skills, why are you so good at acting but rarely act? Don't you think your acting talent is wasted?" Jing Wei asked.

"Where is the time? If you don't have time to be an actor, just waste it."

"That's a pity. The beginning and the end of the movie seem to echo "Legend of the New White Snake". Why do you do that?"

"Because that is the classic, and that is the "Legend of the White Snake" in my mind. There should be very few people who have read the original "Legend of the White Snake", but many, many people have read "Legend of the New White Snake". I believe not only Chinese audiences, even East Asian and Southeast Asian audiences have watched it a lot.”

He Fang did not shy away from his thoughts.

"Then can you tell me, will the box office of "The Origin of the White Snake" be higher than that of "Lost in Thailand"? The director of "Lost in Thailand" said yesterday that he wants to beat you." Jing Wei asked.

"Well...you can ask Tian Yusheng, now that he has finished watching "The Origin of the White Snake", does he still have confidence?" He Fang pointed to Tian Yusheng in the audience.

At this time, a staff member handed Tian Hanyu the microphone.

Tian Yusheng: "Hey, that, I have to keep my mouth shut, I can't give up, I will definitely lead the crew of "Lost in Thailand" to fight to the end, I believe defeating Director He is achievable, we will not give in."

"Haha..." Everyone in the audience laughed. Seeing that they had a good fight among themselves, the fans were also very happy.

"Director He, how is it? Director Tian will not give in." Jing Wei asked with a smile.

"Very good, I like this kind of fighting spirit very much. If you don't accept it, you will do it, and you will do it to the end." He Fang encouraged.

"Aren't you afraid that they will really surpass you?"

"What is there to be afraid of? As a director, I have been preparing for this moment. Just like a martial arts master, you have to accept that there are newcomers who can surpass you in kung fu. This is not a bad thing."

He Fang said generously.

"Okay, I really admire Director He's demeanor. Teacher Fan Bingbing, you played the white snake very beautifully and bewitchingly. You performed such a touching love story in the movie. How do you feel now?" Jing Wei began to interview Fan Bingbing .

"Impressions? I think I am very satisfied. Because in reality, I am not sure that I can meet such love, across races, across abilities, and love with life. I believe that every woman hopes to meet such a love in her heart." Man. It’s a pity that reality is not a movie. Of course, fortunately, there are movies that can make up for the regrets in reality. I feel very good and satisfied now.”

Fan Bingbing said.

"Well said, why is a classic a classic? Because it is almost impossible to happen, but people want it to happen. Therefore, there are many things that are destined to be impossible to happen in reality, but ordinary love is actually as great. Because no matter how you are in the eyes of others, at least in the eyes of each other, you are the only one for each other."

Jing Wei concluded.

Clap clap...the audience applauds.

"Then what is the biggest difficulty you encountered when playing the role of White Snake?" Jing Wei asked again.

"Of course I'm afraid of failure in portraying it. After all, Teacher Zhao Yazhi's The White Snake is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Once this character is not portrayed well, it is easy to be criticized by others. Therefore, I spent a lot of energy on researching how to play the White Snake well. "

"Should I imitate or completely follow my own characteristics, or innovate through imitation? This is the difficulty I face. Fortunately, the director gave him his advice. He let him throw away the shackles and sink into the role. As long as I integrate into the role , the White Snake is me, I am the White Snake, I don’t need to imitate anyone, and I don’t need to deliberately publicize my personal characteristics.”

Fan Bingbing's current professional level is getting higher and higher. It seems that since she started investing in movies, she has started thinking about creative matters, and is no longer busy with business every day.

"How did you fit in?" Jing Wei asked.

"Forget Bai Suzhen's identity, only remember the identity of White Snake, and regard myself as a demon who was calculated for the sake of the clan and obeying the master. In an accident, I fell in love with someone who shouldn't be loved, but who must be loved .Then immerse yourself in this love, and finally throw yourself into this love. It doesn’t matter whether you are a monster or not, because I don’t care anymore, the only thing I care about is Xu Xuan.”

Clap clap...the audience applauds.

"After watching the finished film, are you still satisfied with your performance? If you rate your performance, how many points can you score?" Jing Wei asked.

"Basically satisfied. If you rate it, eighty points. I think it should be considered excellent." Fan Bingbing said.

"Eighty points? Director He, as the leading actor and director, how much would you rate Mr. Fan Bingbing's performance?"

"Judging from the role of White Snake alone, I think I can score more than [-] points, because apart from Teacher Zhao Yazhi, I think she is better than other white snakes, and she is more in line with the image of White Snake in the hearts of the audience." He Fang praised this. Not tactful, very direct.

"Wow, this is a very high score. Director He thinks it is second only to Teacher Zhao Yazhi."

"Yan Ran, this time we saw you appearing in another image in the movie. It is not as domineering and full of aura as Mrs. Bone, but like a little sister next door. How did you achieve this image? And changes in the aura?" Jing Wei asked.

"The role needs it, because Xiaoqing's role is to be a good sister and a good partner of Bai Snake. In my eyes, there is only Bai Sister in the whole world, and no one else." Yan Ran replied.

"Well, Yan Ran is really a good actor. He looks like what he plays, and he is still so young. With the guidance of a great director like He Fang, I believe you will get better and better."

"Where's Zhilin? You played Guanyin Bodhisattva before, and now you're going to play a fox demon in this movie, with a face like a lolita but a heart like an old demon. How did you handle it?"

Pan Zhilin smiled sweetly, and then picked up the microphone: "In the beginning, I wouldn't act either, because there is no reference for such a role, and I don't know who to compare to. The director thought of a way to let me watch more cartoons with naughty characters." The style of the little girl, I tried to blend in. Then the effect was realized after many corrections by the director on the set, which really surprised me."

"Not only you are surprised, but I am also surprised. Such a role is really difficult to play. As you said, there is no reference performance at all. Although I am not an actor, I also know that many performances are actually roughly Corresponding roles. For example, teachers, policemen, office workers, criminals, etc., you can find some corresponding characters to imitate, but what kind of monsters are loli old monsters like you, this is an imaginary role, it is difficult It's hard to play."

Unexpectedly, Jing Wei said a lot of good things for Pan Zhilin.

"Thank you, thank you, Teacher Jingwei, for your compliment."

……

Next came the interactive session, the first was media Q&A.

"Director He Fang, according to last year's Spring Festival file data, the entire Spring Festival file should be about 20 billion, and some organizations predict that it will be more than 25 this year. May I ask, will Tuanhuo Culture's exclusive occupation of the Spring Festival file cause resentment among colleagues?"

The media reporters didn't care so much when they came up, and asked sharp questions.

"First of all, we don't occupy the Spring Festival slots. Apart from "The Origin of the White Snake" and "Lost in Thailand", there are five other movies that will be released at the same time, so there is no such thing as us occupying the Spring Festival slots."

"Secondly, we welcome more good movies to compete at the same stage. We have never refused to compete. Because the competition of movies is unavoidable. The so-called occupying the schedule is probably something that happened in the last ten years. I heard It is said that in the last ten years, someone forced theaters to sign some kind of film arrangement agreement, and only their family's films were allowed to be shown in the same schedule."

"The last thing I want to say is that it's not that we dominate the Spring Festival, but that the production of domestic movies is too low. Basically, except for a few important schedules, there are no big movies released by big companies in other schedules. So , We are only picking up a bargain now. I believe that by next year, when each of the major companies has several blockbuster films released a year, everyone will be able to see good films competing in various schedules."

After He Fang finished speaking, the audience applauded backstage. They still admire He Zhu's generosity.

"Director He Fang, this year's New Year's Eve Hong Kong films have almost swept the entire film market. May I ask you to support Hong Kong films when mainland films are weak?"

This question is more acute.

"I don't think mainland movies are weak. In 2012, the box office in the mainland has exceeded 200 billion. Domestic films accounted for 52.3%, which is more than half. However, the Lunar New Year file is just a few Hong Kong movies. Don't draw conclusions based on this. Hong Kong films have swept the movie box office market."

"Also, so what if it's sweeping? They're all Chinese movies. What's the difference between domestic movies and Hong Kong movies? Don't make regional distinctions. In my eyes, there is no difference."

"As you said, I support Hong Kong films. So far, I have only cooperated with director Wang Jing on "Chasing the Dragon". Let's go and learn. Don't worry, the Chinese market is big enough to accommodate and welcome Hong Kong films."

After He Fang finished speaking, there was warm applause at the scene, and what He Fang said was grand.

(End of this chapter)