Actor: My Entertainment Era

Chapter 319 Test Screening
It was not in vain that the whole crew helped Luo Jin chase Tang Yan. After Luo Jin took Tang Yan to see a concert by Ren Xianqi, the two got together smoothly.

In the month since they returned to the set, the two of them have basically stopped hiding themselves in front of others.

Zhang Yuanjun also teased Luo Jin: "How are you going to thank me this time?"

"You said, as long as I can do it." Luo Jin now only followed Zhang Yuanjun's lead.

Zhang Yuanjun smiled and said: "I haven't thought about it yet. I will tell you when I think about it."

Zhang Yuanjun never thought about how he would repay Luo Jin.

On the first day of February, "Introduction to Architecture" held a viewing party in the screening hall of the Film School, and invited some media and industry professionals to watch the film in advance.

Zhang Yuanjun was present to help out, and some of the main creators of "Snow Leopard" were also present to support.

Compared to Liu Yifei, the leading actor Luo Jin is more nervous.

This is not his first male-led movie, but it is his most watched movie so far - of course because the heroine is Liu Yifei.

It is also the film most likely to make him a breakthrough in the industry.

Of course he was nervous.

Because it was a small preview screening, the crew did not hire a professional host. Zhong Lifeng, general manager of Pony Pictures, one of the producers, made a guest appearance as the host and chatted for a few words. Pony and Weibo were doing this together. The process of the film, thanked the guests present for their support, and then announced that the film would start screening.

Introduction to Architecture is 116 minutes long and unfolds the story of the male and female protagonists in two lines: youth and middle age.

Four people, two lines, the stories are almost parallel, and everyone has a sufficient role.

This kind of narrative technique is often used in literary films or suspenseful dramas. Romance films rarely use this kind of two-line narrative.

Before watching the movie, many guests had a question in their minds: Why didn't Zhang Yuanjun act in this play?Wouldn't it be a bigger gimmick for him to play Liu Yifei?
But after 116 minutes, their doubts no longer existed.

The people who came to watch the movie today were all professional film practitioners. After watching it, they felt that Zhang Yuanjun really couldn't play "Introduction to Architecture".

This movie focuses on Liu Yifei, and the plot and photography also focus on highlighting her youthful beauty.

This means that the male protagonist cannot overshadow her, or even find someone too handsome. The screenwriter even wrote a line in the film:
"He used to be ugly and not very popular with women."

"Haha, he is the same now."

Choosing Luo Jin is correct.

It was also the first time for Zhang Yuanjun to watch the finished film, and I felt it was well done, but it was more of a youth film than a pure love film.

In the movie, Han Yan described the social conditions in the late 80s in detail, when the hero and heroine were in college, and it easily evoked the audience's memories.

But this aspect of the description was probably the work of the producer, who controlled the weight very well and did not overwhelm the protagonist. The focus is still on the relationship between the two protagonists.

After watching the movie, the director took the leading actors on stage to express his thanks and communicate with the guests.

Liu Yifei's eyes lit up when she talked about filming in her hometown of Jiangcheng: "Our crew filmed the whole process in Jiangcheng. As soon as I returned to Jiangcheng, I felt very friendly and it was very relaxing during the filming."

Luo Jin smiled: "I'm not taking it easy. There are a lot of Jiangcheng elements in the movie. In order to film, I had to learn a few words of Jiangcheng dialect."

At a preview screening like this, everyone knows they have to say good things. The media and film critics all praised "Introduction to Architecture" as being very good. “Before I came here, I was worried that the movie would be too bloody,” Zhou Liming said, “but the director was very restrained in filming, and he handled it very well, whether it was the ambiguity of youth on campus or the little fear of facing relationships in middle age. "

Gu Xiaobai said: "I agree with what Teacher Zhou just said. The scale is very good, but the necessary elements are all present. It is a very sincere and high-level youth romance film."

Zhang Yuanjun also pretended to stand up and expressed his opinion seriously: "It's really good. I was very moved after watching it."

Liu Yifei asked: "Are you just moved? What moved you?"

Zhang Yuanjun smiled and said: "You are a bit over the top."

"Hahahaha——" The whole audience laughed.

In individual interviews after the screening, both Liu Yifei and Luo Jin admitted that they were relieved to see that the guests were very satisfied.

When asked about the new film that will be released soon, Liu Yifei was very excited: "It will be released next month, and it will be a love movie."

"Space Traveler" has been approved as a project by the General Administration of China, with four producers: China Film Group, Zhang Yuanjun Studio, Pony Pictures and Maoyan Films.

"How does it feel to be a producer for the first time?"

"It's so difficult." Liu Yifei complained to reporters with a smile, "There are too many things to do."

Talking back to "Introduction to Architecture", the reporter asked her about her expectations for the box office, but she didn't answer. This shouldn't be answered by an actor. This question should be asked to the producer and director.

She only said: "Of course I hope that the movie will be liked by many audiences. Let the box office be left to the audience."

Reports of the movie viewing party came out that night. In addition to favorable reviews of "Introduction to Architecture", "Space Traveler" was also promoted in advance.

"... Talking about the upcoming new film, Liu Yifei seemed extremely happy, saying that when she read the script of "Space Traveler", she felt warm and happy, and felt all the beauty of love. "I am very grateful to the screenwriter." This made her feel warm and happy. Reporters are more interested in the new film, but Liu Yifei refuses to disclose more information."

After the movie viewing party, Liu Yifei and Luo Jin will go to various places to carry out advance publicity.

Fortunately, Luo Jin's scenes have been almost filmed, and his departure will not have much impact on the crew's filming.

But it's a pity that Liu Yifei can't accompany Zhang Yuanjun on the set to celebrate the New Year this year.

The crew of "Snow Leopard" is progressing smoothly. Judging from the current progress, filming should be completed ahead of schedule.

At the same time, Zhang Yuanjun informed the crew of "Snow Leopard" about the progress of "Snow Leopard" and asked them to step up preparations to start filming as early as possible. He must fly to the United States in mid-May to start filming "Never Ending".

Liu Yifei worked very hard on the early promotion of "Introduction to Architecture". Although Zhang Yuanjun told her that the film would not have much pressure to repay the money, she still wanted to earn as much box office as possible to prove herself.

After all, this is also her first movie with a female protagonist.

In addition, the industry is actually showing unprecedented pessimism about the February release, especially the Spring Festival release in the middle of the month, because the weekly revenue of "Avatar", which has been released for more than a month, is still at 2 million to 8000 million, which has completely affected the entire film industry. The domestic film market is dead.

Also, "Love in the City" and "Introduction to Architecture" are in the same genre of romance films, and they have all-star casts. The two films are only three days apart, so they are bound to collide.

This puts Liu Yifei under a lot of pressure and takes her publicity more seriously.

"The new movie is about to be released. Sister Shenxian has been under a lot of pressure recently. From the filming to the promotion, this movie focuses on her alone. It's okay to say that it made a profit at the box office. Once the movie loses money, it will be difficult for the investors to explain. Although it is a small film In terms of cost, she won't lose much, but after all, this is the first movie she made alone, and it is also the first movie released after she and the movie star were officially announced. If this step is taken well, the future will be more stable. Many potential producers are also waiting for the results of "Introduction to Architecture" to rate Fairy Sister."

(End of this chapter)