ghost on paper

Chapter 518 Blockade (Earth)
When Chen Ye and Wang Baoqiang came out of the toilet, they saw Huang Bo studying the 3D imaging device in the cinema. It looked like an old-fashioned movie projector, but when you look inside, you will find that the scenery inside is three-dimensional, like It's as vivid as a paper cutout.

PalaceIFC Cinema, known as Paragon in mainland China, is one of the three sub-brands of Broadway Cinema in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1950 and currently accounts for more than 4% of the market in Hong Kong. It is one of the most important cinema lines in Hong Kong. Famous for its high-end, luxurious and fashionable service style.

Cinemas are indeed trendy. 3D technology, which is still a new trend in Hollywood, can already be experienced in its cinemas.

Huang Bo saw Chen Ye and praised in a pure Qingdao Haiyangzi accent: "Ye'er, have you seen this? It would be great if it was made into a movie!"

"Brother, you are so insightful." Chen Ye told Huang Bo, "You have seen the future trend of the film industry."

"What's the trend?" Wang Baoqiang asked.

"The trend of making big money." Chen Ye said.

"Making big money is my brother's business. It has nothing to do with me. But I have to introduce Zeng Yi to me. She is my goddess. Otherwise, this trip to Hong Kong will be in vain." Wang Baoqiang smiled honestly.

The elder brother is Chen Ye, and the eldest brother is Huang Bo. This is the seniority based on age. The three of them formed a deep friendship during the filming of "People on the Road". In other words, they were deceived by Chen Ye. In order to I invested all my savings in this movie. Wang Baoqiang is okay, but he is very poor. Huang Bo is different. He just finished filming "Crazy Stone", and his salary plus various subsequent endorsements are serious. Hundreds of thousands, and now they are all in movies.

Now, the money has been spent and the movie has been produced, but the theater chain and publicity funds have not been secured. Chen Ye brought the two leading actors to Hong Kong to have a good time and inquire about the "enemy" of "Lust, Caution". After all, if Everything is going well for "The Lost Road", and the release dates of both parties will be very close.

"You are not a goddess, have you forgotten why we came to Hong Kong this time?" Huang Bo scolded Wang Baoqiang.

"Inquiry into the enemy's situation!" Wang Baoqiang said immediately, but he said honestly: "How can our movie compare with "Lust, Caution"? It's like they are crushing us just for fun..."

"Don't belittle yourself." Chen Ye said in a deep voice, "Director Li is also the producer of our movie. It's totally fine for us to ask him for promotional resources this time."

"If Ang Lee is the producer of our movie, why can't you even get a ticket for the premiere? We still have to buy scalper tickets." Wang Baoqiang questioned.

"Ye'er, please explain." Huang Bo urged. If he hadn't believed this in the first place, how could he have invested all his savings in this movie.

"This is a matter of reciprocity. When we hold a premiere in the future, we won't invite any of these people here! We must be ambitious!" Chen Ye said.

While we were chatting, a few people had already entered the cinema. Since they bought tickets at the back, they could only vaguely see the director and starring figures sitting in the front row. In Hong Kong, the director and starring actors came to watch the first show in person. It was already an established rule that the movie would be released to the public, so Ang Lee followed the customs and sat in the cinema.

The ceremony and interviews were completed outside, and the movie officially started.

Outside the cinema, on the promotional poster for "Lust, Caution", there was a small line of text that read, "This film is a Category III film. It is forbidden to watch if you are under the age limit."

In the cinema, the interplay of light and shadow reflects the looks of surprise, confusion, or excitement on the faces of the audience.

Zeng Yi was sitting in the front row. Of course she had seen the rough and reduced version of the movie. She had also experienced the screening scene when it was released at the Venice Film Festival. She was already comfortable with some of the nudity and even revealing scenes in the movie. calm.

Yes, movies are an art form, just like no one would have evil thoughts about Venus with a broken arm. After experiencing the Venice Film Festival, Zeng Yi takes it for granted that all viewers should understand that movies are fictional art. Form, what is presented, has nothing to do with reality.

But when the movie ended and she was surrounded by Hong Kong reporters for questioning, Zeng Yicai understood that rumors were also the price of her rapid fame.

In the end, it was Wang Lihong who rescued Zeng Yi from the crowd of reporters.

"Thank you." Zeng Yi and Wang Lihong thanked them. They were lovers in the movie, but they also developed a good friendship in reality.

"You're welcome, but this is just the beginning." Wang Lihong said to Zeng Yi, "Because of this movie, what you have to face is much harsher than the rest of us."

"Why?" Zeng Yi asked puzzledly.

Wang Lihong looked at Zeng Yi with pity in his eyes.

……

After watching the movie, Wang Baoqiang was in a state of confusion. It can be described as the realization and melancholy of the adolescent boy in "Cinema Paradiso" who was taken to a brothel by his father, because the boy was on the bed of the brothel. He met the girl of his dreams - the one with a clear price tag.

"Brother, why is this movie like this..." Wang Baoqiang said.

"This is art, you know nothing." Huang Bo said, glancing at Chen Ye again.

Huang Bo entered the entertainment industry earlier and has been working at the bottom of the entertainment industry for a longer time. He understands the difference between movies and reality, so when he said this, he meant to comfort Chen Ye. After all, Chen Ye had always claimed that he and Zeng Yi It's "Iron China". I'm always a little disillusioned when I see "Iron China" acting in a movie like this.

"If a complete version of this movie comes to mainland China, we probably won't be able to win." Chen Ye is worried about another thing, "It is said that three pounds of talent can't hold up four pounds of chest. The talent of our three brothers must be more than three pounds. Now, Xiaoyi’s chest doesn’t even have four ounces, but we still can’t win.”

"It definitely won't go in. It needs to be cut." Huang Bo said very firmly, "None of those shots can go into the mainland."

"Then let's go comfort Director Li~" Chen Ye said, "By the way, let's talk about the announcement and the theater chain."

Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo only thought Chen Ye was bragging.

But when they actually arrived at the reception held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel an hour later, and after Chen Ye reported his name, they saw Li An coming to pick him up in person, which almost made their eyes pop out.

Li An pulled them into a hotel room, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm not used to socializing. I'm really lucky that you just happened to come."

Chen Ye introduced his friends to Li An with a smile: "Director Li, this is Huang Bo, and this is Wang Baoqiang."

Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang both put their hands on their pants for a while before holding Li An's hand.

""Crazy Stone" was beautifully shot, with a small budget and a large production. It is a box office miracle." Ang Lee said to Huang Bo with a smile, "You played a very distinctive black skin in it."

"You still know the role I played... I'm so honored!" Huang Bo looked very excited.

"Of course I know, you are very popular." Ang Lee said, then looked at Wang Baoqiang and said: "In "A World Without Thieves", "The Conspiracy", "Soldier Assault", you are a rare type of actor, especially in You are good at kung fu and came from the Shaolin Temple. There is a layer of ruthlessness underneath your stupidity. I especially want to cooperate with you once."

"I, I, I am so honored!" Wang Baoqiang looked excited.

"If the two of them can develop smoothly in the mainland film and television industry, it will not be a problem to become two best actors." Ang Lee concluded.

Directors are always very accurate when it comes to actors. This does not mean that directors can tell fortunes. It is purely because directors are very knowledgeable. Whoever they favor and give a chance will naturally be more likely to succeed. Therefore, being praised by international director Ang Lee is nothing special. Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo, who was deeply in the city, also showed uncontrollable excitement. "I never thought you could find two actors like this to shoot your movie." Ang Lee said to Chen Ye again.

"Of course, my goal is to beat "Lust, Caution" at the box office." Chen Ye said with a smile.

"Your film "The Journey" is also scheduled to be released in the Mainland in November?" Ang Lee was curious.

"If everything goes well, there should be no problem. The main thing is to meet the schedule. After all, the sooner the bet I made with you is realized, the better. Then we have to make the next film." Chen Ye said.

Ha~ Li An smiled. Although he doesn't like people who are blindly confident in terms of personality, Chen Ye's self-confidence has gone beyond blindness and reached the point of being arrogant. This makes people curious. What confidence do you have?

"Then if you find me, what can I do for you?" Li An asked.

"The negotiations with theaters are not very good now, and the number of screens given is too small, so I will discuss this with you and give me some screens from "Lust, Caution". After all, you are also the producer of this film~ "Chen Ye said.

When Chen Ye made this request, Huang Bo was gritting his teeth and asking his competitors for the number of screens they wanted to show on. This was too shameless.

"How many screens should be allocated to which film is a matter of distribution theaters. I can help tell you, but... I don't know how this film will be shot." Ang Lee asked with interest, "I have read the script. , it’s interesting, but the script and the movie are two different things, right?”

"So I brought the film~" Chen Ye was prepared, "Director Li, please appreciate my little trial work. It can only represent one thousandth of my amazing talent, but it is already good enough." .”

"People on the Road" began to show.

……

Zeng Yi didn't know why the media trend changed overnight.

On the one hand, the box office of "Lust, Caution" on the first day in Hong Kong exceeded 200 million, showing a very popular appearance. 200 million may not seem like much, but it is already a lot for the size of Hong Kong's box office.

As of October 10, the box office has reached 7 million Hong Kong dollars!
According to this trend, if nothing unexpected happens, "Lust, Caution" will surpass "The Disciple" at the beginning of the year and become the highest-grossing Chinese film this year. It may also set two new records. The first is the highest-grossing Mandarin pronunciation film. The previous one The throne is occupied by "Huo Yuanjia", followed by Hong Kong's top-grossing third-level film. There were two films in this position before, namely "Jade Futon: A Secret Love Story" with a box office of 1800 million and "Basic Instinct" with a box office of 2800 million.

How can "Lust, Caution" be a hit as a literary film? Although Ang Lee himself is a world-class director, it does not have box office appeal. His previous "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" had many big-name stars participating, and the Hong Kong box office It's only over 1000 million. Tony Leung is handsome enough, but that's not the main reason. Few of his films alone have earned more than 2000 million.

Hong Kong media believes that the reason is still because of the gimmick of porn movies.

Ang Lee, the international director, personally directed the third-level film, which was screened in Hong Kong without any cuts. In addition, the number of consumers increased significantly during the National Day, and a large number of mainland tourists went to Hong Kong. One-third of the box office of "Lust, Caution" came from the mainland Thanks to the audience's contribution, coupled with the strength of Hong Kong distribution company Fa Tung, which has more than 60 theaters showing it together, the media believes that "Lust, Caution" will definitely become the highest-grossing Category III film in Hong Kong's history.

Yes, the best-selling, third-level film.

As a result, Zeng Yi became the heroine of the highest-grossing third-level film in Hong Kong history.

This is the media trend that Zeng Yi faces.

The media praised the excellent and bold filming of "Lust, Caution", while constantly criticizing Zeng Yi for giving too explicit a performance.

In just half a month, the media's attitude towards Zeng Yi has turned into a kind of secretly mocking ridicule, and Zeng Yi also received a notice from Ang Lee saying that Zeng Yi would not participate in the roadshow activities in mainland China. But you can go to the premiere, because mainland film management officials are now more sensitive to Zeng Yi's identity, and Ang Lee tried his best to get the premiere.

Sensitive...what sensitive.

Are you sensitive about her status as a leading actress in a tertiary film? !

Zeng Yi suddenly became confused, and the word "ban" appeared in her mind involuntarily.

She couldn't help laughing.

This is the path she chose. Before she got the role of "Wang Jiazhi", Ang Lee had told her that the film would have many nudity scenes, and the actor would definitely face a lot of pressure from public opinion when the film was released.

But Zeng Yi didn’t understand what this meant at the time. She had always naively believed that the so-called pressure of public opinion was shared by big names such as international director Ang Lee and Hong Kong superstar Tony Leung. She was just a person who was not very famous in the film and television industry. As a famous newcomer, not many people will pay attention to her.

Now things get interesting, it seems like all the pressure is on her.

Why is this?

Zeng Yi is thinking.

……

10 month 31 day.

The world premiere of "Lust, Caution" was held at Shanghai Cinemas. Ang Lee and two leading actors, Zeng Yi and Wang Lihong, attended the premiere event.

Zeng Yi, who was wearing a silver-gray suit and shiny hairpins, was not welcomed by the audience. Although she said that she is from Hangzhou and Shanghai is very close to Hangzhou, it made me feel that the air is very familiar. In this drama , I experienced the biggest turning point in my life. The filming experience in Shanghai is unforgettable. I hope everyone likes our movie and my character Wang Jiazhi.

A reporter noticed that when Zeng Yi said "the air is very familiar", two Shanghai girls with exquisite makeup in the audience curled their lips in disdain. He truthfully wrote the scene he saw in the movie report, And commented, "Maybe the two Shanghai girls feel that Zeng Yi is not sincere enough."

According to the reporter's writing, when Ang Lee and Wang Lihong walked out of the screening room, "Zeng Yi was still reluctantly looking back at the auditorium. Every step she took was slower than the beginning, which made people feel like she was We need to take this journey for half a century.”

That's right.

Zeng Yi wanted to continue this journey for half a century.

Because she has received a clear notice that she does not need to attend the official promotional activities of "Lust, Caution" in the future.

Although there was no notification, it was confirmed that she had been banned.

This will be the last public event she attends in the foreseeable future, and after today, her future will be dark.

After leaving the theater, Zeng Yi slowed down her steps and stayed away from Ang Lee and Wang Lihong in front of her. She didn't feel sad, but she wanted to find a place to cry. At this moment, a voice sounded from behind her: " Hey! Big star."

(End of this chapter)