The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 313 "Let's Punch, Dad" Screening

At 2005 o'clock in the morning on June 6, 6, the sky in Shanghai was gloomy, and suddenly it began to rain heavily. It seemed that the powerful demon pushed down Tianhe.

The rain fell down, hitting the ground, crackling.

At the Yangtze River Grand Theater, many customers hurried in with umbrellas to hide from the rain.

The rain is blowing with the wind, even if you use an umbrella, you can still go around and wet the customer's sleeves and trouser legs obliquely.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Who knows, it was fine in the morning, but suddenly it rained heavily."

"Oh, my shoes are all wet. What should I do? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come here, just to watch a movie."

Customers ran into the theater, and many complained.

Li Shengyao was standing at the door, he was wearing casual clothes and a mask, so there was no need to worry about anyone recognizing him.

For him, today is a special day. The annual Shanghai Film Festival has already started the day before yesterday. "Let's Punch, Dad" has already applied to Radio and Television, and obtained the qualification to participate in this film festival. , will show once.

In other words, the first movie in his life will be open to ordinary audiences for the first time.

The organizer of the film festival arranged it in a medium-sized auditorium of the Yangtze River Grand Theater, which can seat more than [-] people.

Originally, there was a hall that could seat more than a thousand people. The film festival also hoped that "Let's Punch, Dad" go to the hall, but Lee Sheng Yew refused.

He participated in the screening in the hope of gaining a good reputation before the screening, not to add extra burden to himself.

At this time, piracy is rampant, and it is even more difficult to supervise in the lobby. If someone secretly takes pictures and some pirated resources are lost, then it will be too late for him to cry.

In order to facilitate management and supervision, he chose a medium-sized theater, which can seat more than 320 people, of which more than [-] people are reporters and film critics specially invited by Lee Sheng Yew.

Naturally, it is impossible to give red envelopes, that is, treat them to a meal.

In 10 minutes, "Let's Punch, Dad" will be screened.

He left an assistant to stay at the cinema hall, while he himself, hearing the sound of heavy rain outside, came to the entrance of the big theater.

At this time, the heavy rain is falling, and the cool wind with the rain can still sneak in.

The raindrops fell on the back of the hand, and it shattered with a thud, but there was also a considerable impact, as if something important was broken.

"Hey, how many people are sitting?"

Li Shengyao looked at the raindrops on the back of his hand, shook them off with a wave, then took out his phone and called his assistant.

Except for the sixty-odd reporters and film critics who came early, everyone else was ordinary audience.

Some people came earlier, but most people came when the movie was about to show.

However, the sudden heavy rain disrupted everything.

Li Shengyao just heard a lot of people complaining that they should not come here because they wet their clothes and shoes in the rain.

These people have come, and some have not.

After all, it's just a movie, and it's not something important, so we need to rush to it in the rain.

"Boss, there should be 200 people now."

Only 320 people came to the theater with 200 people, and two-thirds of them came when they were full.

The movie is about to be shown.

This first screening of the film couldn't even be filled.

During the Shanghai Film Festival, more than [-] films will be screened, some films will be screened three times, and some films will be screened once.

It can be said that there are not many opportunities to watch.

Moreover, a film like "Let's Punch, Dad" was broadcast for the first time in this world, attracting many fans. After the news was released, within three hours, more than 300 tickets for "Let's Punch, Dad" were all sold out .

It can be known that it is not that the movie tickets cannot be sold, but that the heavy rain prevents the audience from coming to watch the movie.

At this time, there were still many customers rushing over outside, some were holding umbrellas, some were wearing raincoats and rain boots.

Umbrellas are full of rainwater, and raincoats hide a lot of rainwater.

When they entered the hall of the Grand Theater, the water from the umbrella immediately fell from their bodies, and it was cool, bringing a chill.

The cleaning aunt of the theater took a mop and kept mopping the floor to clean up the rain.

However, customers from outside came in intermittently, and the water stains on the ground had not been completely dried.

The cleaning lady mopped one floor, and soon other places were wet again.

Soggy and nasty.

Li Shengyao looked up at the time, there are still 5 minutes before the screening, more than [-] people came just now, the "Let's Punch, Dad" theater should be divided into a few people, but generally speaking, there should still be many vacancies .

He glanced outside.

The sky was gloomy, the rain was heavy, the rain curtain was heavy, and the visibility was very low, and it was impossible to see ten meters away.

Even if the city of Shanghai is prosperous and there are so many high-rise buildings, it cannot be revealed at this time.

They seem to have come to a world of water, where water vapor will hide everything.

He then turned around and walked towards the theater where "Let's Punch, Dad".

When he arrived at the theater, there were still 2 minutes to play.

"You stupid Zhao Zhiyu, don't go too far."

"Where am I going too far, if you don't want to see it, go away quickly, don't be ashamed here."

"Where am I ashamed..."

"It's embarrassing from top to bottom. Did you see who took off their shoes and socks? Have you ever worried about other people's feelings, or my feelings?"

There was a sudden noise in the theater, but there was a young couple in the middle who were arguing.

The staff hurried over to comfort and persuade.

The two young couples didn't care what the staff said and were still arguing.

"Can you stop arguing, the movie is about to start, and many reporters have come over, please don't be ashamed."

The behavior of the two couples caused dissatisfaction among some customers around them.

Hearing that there were many reporters at the scene, the two young couples hurriedly shut their mouths. However, the theater was a bit more noisy than before. The two young couples did not quarrel, but more people talked in a low voice, and the voice suddenly became much louder.

Li Shengyao stood at the door, frowning slightly.

It's not an atmosphere to watch a movie.

He even doubted whether his decision was the right one.

There is nothing wrong with screening at the Shanghai Film Festival, and there is nothing wrong with wanting to gain word of mouth.

But in today's situation, it is obvious that God will not help him.

The lights in the cinema hall had long been turned off, and only the big screen in front could shine.

The big screen is naturally bright, but it is not a real electric light after all, and the whole theater still looks a bit dim.

Four young men in suits walked back and forth. They were the staff who supervised the customers, in order to prevent people from secretly taking pictures.

Li Shengyao looked away, and waved for his assistant to come over.

"boss."

"What is the effect of the four supervisors?"

"I don't know yet, but it's too dark inside, and the theater is quite big. They also said that there is no way to guarantee it completely, and they can only minimize the occurrence of such situations."

Although the central hall with more than [-] people is not as spacious as the main hall, it is actually not too small. In a not so bright environment, it is indeed not easy to find others doing bad things.

Especially now that sneak shooting equipment is getting more and more advanced, it is possible to install a sneak shooting camera in a small bag.

This year, whether it's "Hero" or "House of Flying Daggers", no matter how strict the protective measures are, but within three or four days at most, there will definitely be gun version movies on the Internet.

This is something that all movies cannot avoid.

Li Shengyao naturally understood this truth.

He nodded and waved his assistant to work.

The assistant was covering his stomach, looking at Li Shengyao in embarrassment with a bitter expression on his face.

"What happened to you?"

"Boss, I ate half of an iced watermelon last night. I seem to have a bad stomach. Can I..."

Li Shengyao seemed to smell a special smell, he glanced at the assistant, "Hurry up."

The assistant nodded, crossed his legs, and left awkwardly.

At this time, there were still people rushing into the theater from outside. They held umbrellas or wore raincoats, bringing in rain, cool wind, and noise.

"My coat and pants are all wet, what movie are you watching?"

"I didn't know it would happen, and I didn't order God to rain. What's the use of you complaining to me."

Another young couple started arguing. They quarreled at the entrance of the theater, but Li Shengyao could hear it from inside. This young couple had quite a loud voice.

It's a pity that this is not a vegetable market, and loud voices are not something to show off.

Li Shengyao shook his head speechlessly, looked up at the clock, the screening was about to begin.

Due to the heavy rain, the theater of "Let's Punch, Dad" could not be filled with audiences, at most 30 people were seated.

This is the first screening treatment of the first movie in his life.

All domestic films screened at the Shanghai Film Festival have very strict requirements.

Not only do you need to apply to the radio and television for registration, but the broadcast time is also strictly required.

At this time, the Yangtze River Grand Theater had employees from the radio and television department, and they came to supervise.

Although the customers were not full, it was impossible to delay the showing time.

Li Shengyao knew this very well. He stood by the door and glanced over, sharp and stern.

Although there was a young couple quarreling just now, the quality of the younger generation is generally much better.

At this time, the screening of "Let's Punch, Dad" officially started, and the subtitles appeared on the movie screen. The theater was suddenly much quieter, with almost no one chatting, and the big guys were very focused.

Seeing this, Li Shengyao breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon after the assistant came back, Li Shengyao asked the assistant to watch, while he left the theater and sat down on the iron chair outside the theater.

There is air conditioning in the big theater, and the iron chairs are cold.

It can make people sober up a lot.

Li Shengyao sat quietly, quietly listening to the movements in the theater group.

Not long after, there were bursts of laughter.

The script of "Let's Punch, Dad" has set up a lot of funny places, and the movements designed by Hong Jiaban are also funny.

It's normal to have such laughter at this time.

An employee of the theater saw Li Shengyao and brought him a cup of hot water.

"Director Li, I'm your fan, and your movie will definitely be good."

Li Shengyao could hide it from ordinary people, but he couldn't hide it from the people who work here.

He took off the mask, smiled and nodded, expressing his gratitude.

The water cup is filled with hot water, which is warm enough to drink.

Li Shengyao held the cup and drank it in small sips.

The laughter in the movie hall grew louder. At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps, and a person ran out quickly.

Not long after, this person came back, but it was a film critic who had been invited. When he saw Li Shengyao, he gave a thumbs up, "Director Li, the movie was really well done, I think it is the best movie I have seen this year. "

The critics then left.

Li Shengyao still sat there quietly.

The assistant came out of the theater from time to time to report the progress of the movie.

It mainly talks about the supervision situation. So far, everything is going well, and the screening is going well. At the same time, they have not found anyone secretly filming and recording.

Li Shengyao's hanging heart relaxed a little.

When a movie is released on a large scale across the country, it is inevitable that it will be filmed secretly, but fortunately there is no problem with this screening.

enough.

"Boss, I observed the reactions of those film critics and reporters, and I think they all enjoyed watching it, and other viewers were even happier."

Li Shengyao nodded, "Okay, let's continue to observe."

After the assistant left, Li Shengyao stood up. He came to the door on the side of the theater and watched quietly for a while.

No one found anything unusual.

Just like what the assistant said, everyone had a lot of fun watching it.

He relaxed more, then backed away.

After about half an hour, the movie ended, and there was a burst of cheers in the theater.

The screening of "Let's Punch, Dad" was successfully completed. Although it was not so pleasant at the beginning due to the heavy rain, after the screening of the later films, the effect was good, with constant laughter and applause and cheers at the end.

Li Shengyao was basically satisfied.

The audience exited the theater in an orderly manner, and Li Shengyao's people were finishing the work.

Not long after, the assistant came to Li Shengyao, "Boss, just now many reporters and customers asked me if we have a second screening."

"I also surreptitiously listened to the interviews of a few reporters. The audience recognized it very much, saying that it was both funny and warm. The audience predicted that it would exceed [-] million. This time our broadcast, although not full of people, must be very successful."

"The quality of the movie is high, and everyone is looking forward to it."

Listening to the assistant's words, Li Shengyao nodded with a smile.

Generally speaking, it was successful, and the next step is to wait for the media publicity and word-of-mouth to ferment.

Not long after, they packed everything up, and Li Shengyao led Fenghua's staff and left the Yangtze River Theater.

When we came to the door, we found that it was a little bright outside, and the heavy rain stopped before we knew it.

More audience fans rushed towards the big theater, and they all had smiles on their faces.

Compared with the group of noisy movie fans before, they are much gentler.

There are more people, but very orderly and quiet.

After the rain in Shanghai, the air is much fresher.

"Let's go, have dinner, and then go back to Yanjing."

Li Shengyao took a deep breath and strode towards the layman.

"Let's Punch, Dad" only participated in the screening, and did not participate in the Shanghai Film Festival awards competition. The subsequent film awards have nothing to do with Lee Sheng Yew.

He was too lazy to stay. He planned to go back to Yanjing and fully prepare for the large-scale release of "Let's Punch, Dad" nationwide.

The first shot was fired in the heavy rain, and there was still a sound.

The next thing is to see if they can use this sound to run and sprint on the track and achieve good results.

I didn't have a good rest yesterday, and I got up early and was sleepy. There are three chapters left, and I will post them at [-]:[-] noon.

(End of this chapter)