Actor: My Entertainment Era

Chapter 344 Socializing
Of course, this kind of place is also a place for social gatherings.

In the 10 or [-] minutes left after the guests were seated and before the film was shown, Han Sanping, chairman of China Film Group, the domestic importer and distributor of "Inception", delivered a speech, and Tong Gang, director of the General Administration, also delivered a brief speech.

Both leaders said that Chinese capital's investment in "Inception" is an important step for Chinese film capital to go global.

Leonardo sat below and said that he didn’t understand. He didn’t know why the two of them were talking about the cooperation between Chinese and American films at a movie premiere—such a commercial occasion. The two were directly related. ?
"Zhang, who are the two people who spoke just now?" Leonardo turned his head and asked Zhang Yuanjun.

How to explain this to Leonardo.

Zhang Yuanjun thought for a while and said: "The first person to speak was Mr. Han. He is the chairman of China's largest film company. He is mainly responsible for the distribution of "Inception" in China."

"Oh, big boss."

"Yes." Zhang Yuanjun smiled and said that Director Han was right, "The second person to speak is Mr. Tong. He is an official and the director of the Film Bureau."

Although there is no department like a film bureau in the United States, Leon has traveled all over the world and must know about such a thing as a film bureau. After hearing this, he laughed jokingly: "It's also a big boss."

If it weren't for the fact that there were reporters at the scene, who would be afraid of catching the expressions of the artists watching the movie, the creators of "Inception" would not want to watch the movie again.

From the preview screening of the finished film to the London world premiere to the Hollywood premiere and now, it is no exaggeration to say that Zhang Yuanjun wants to sleep when he sees the word "Inception" on the screen.

I believe the same is true for Leonardo and Liu Yifei.

Therefore, in the 148-minute movie, Zhang Yuanjun whispered to Leon for 40 minutes, chatted with his girlfriend about daily life for an hour, and stared at the screen in a daze, thinking about the preparations for the new film for more than half an hour, waiting for him to come back to his senses. Come and look at the big screen again, just in time to see Cobb waking up on the plane.

The movie is almost over.

When Warner's WB label was lit up at the end of the film, the audience, guests, and media burst into warm applause and whistles.

"Thank you everyone for watching. The movie screening is over. Now let's invite the creators of "Inception" to come on stage." The host said.

The director and four actors came on stage, and each of the three actors had fans shouting their names crazily in the audience.

The protagonists of today's premiere are actually Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei, and even Leonardo's presence is useless.

Because Chinese people really don’t have a Jack filter. Those who know him know that he is an international superstar, but those who don’t know him think he is some weird uncle.

So what if Iron Man and Spider-Man come to China together? Why don't they just stand aside obediently?

But the organizers did not neglect Leon and Nolan. They just gave Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei more shots in the interview session.

For example, the host asked Leonardo and Nolan what it was like to work with Chinese actors for the first time.

The two people's answers were that it was normal to flatter the business, praising them for their professionalism and good acting.

Of course, the same question was also given to Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei: "How does it feel to film with Leonardo."

Zhang Yuanjun asked Liu Yifei to speak first, and Liu Yifei said: "I am very excited. On the first day I joined the group, I asked him for an autograph and a photo."

The host praised her: "Yifei has succeeded in chasing stars."

Zhang Yuanjun was "unhappy" and said to Liu Yifei: "I'm still here. In front of me, please restrain yourself."

"Hahaha!" Liu Yifei laughed first.

Leonardo has experienced too much of this kind of love, so much that he doesn't even react now.Zhang Yuanjun chose another angle to praise the crew: "I admire the crew's imagination and execution. In the movie, the explosion scene where Yifei and Leon drink coffee on the streets of Paris was shot in real life, not special effects. In fact, many of the scenes you saw were , were all shot in real life, "Inception" only had 500 special effects shots."

This seems inappropriate for him as an actor, but Zhang Yuanjun still praised the crew: "I was shocked when I saw the director's real-life shooting. Because real-life shooting actually helps the actors' performances, and large areas of green screens are used." Using CG is a kind of harm to the actors. I think the director respects the actors' acting skills by filming it as realistically as possible."

This is also an important reason why Zhang Yuanjun still looks down on Marvel even if it sweeps the world.

Marvel's extensive use of green screen and special effects shooting methods is a great harm to the actors' acting skills.

Downey's performance in films other than Marvel can't be said to be bad, but at least it will make professionals feel his discomfort and the flaws in his performance reflected in this discomfort.

Zhang Yuanjun continued: "Chris uses real shots to pursue the realism of the shooting, and it also gives us actors a sense of reality. We don't have to act in front of the air or against a piece of green cloth like other science fiction films." I'm watching the sunrise."

Through the translator, Nolan and Leonardo understood what Zhang Yuanjun meant and nodded in agreement.

Finally, Zhang Yuanjun said: "Then I was thinking about what Chris would do if he made a monster movie."

Nolan and Leonardo couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

Nolan picked up the microphone and started to raise the flag: "Don't worry, I will find a way to actually shoot it."

The one-hour post-screening exchange ended quickly.

Zhang Yuanjun also finally saw the repertoire - asking foreigners whether they have eaten local food, whether they have visited local attractions, and what their impressions of China (fans) are - it seems that these questions are asked every time he interviews foreigners.

After tonight's activities, the Nolans and Leonardo will fly away early tomorrow morning, but Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei will start their domestic promotions.

Because they are the only two people in the entire "Inception" crew who are in China, they can't split up for promotion. Besides, the two people working together to promote the show will have a much better publicity effect than one person running alone.

The Nolans and Leonardo didn't even attend the reception dinner held by China Film Group after the premiere, saying they were going back to the hotel to rest.

Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei must attend. If they leave, then who will this dinner be hosted for?

Zhang Yuanjun was clinking glasses with Yu Dong.

Yu Dong helped his "Inception" become a hit, and he said it bluntly: "When the time comes, we will announce you to star in "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". You won the first publicity."

Isn't that how an actor's reputation is used? Zhang Yuanjun didn't care at all. Instead, he asked Yu Dong: "Mr. Yu, who has chosen the heroine Ling Yanqiu? It looks like the filming will start in two months." Zhang Yuanjun is still confused now. I don’t know who will play Ling Yanqiu. I asked Bernard’s staff or the crew before, but I couldn’t decide.

"It's hard to decide." Yu Dong began to lie, "We are still selecting, and we will try to announce it together with the list of actors."

After Yu Dong left, Jiang Zhiqiang came for a drink. "The Lonely Agent" made him a lot of money, and he now looks at Zhang Yuanjun as if he were looking at a walking money printing machine.

Zhang Yuanjun said: "At that time, "The Lone Agent" came to Hong Kong to attract investment. It was Mr. Jiang who gave me the money despite all the opposition. You are also a lone hero."

Jiang Zhiqiang liked hearing this and promised: "If you need money to make movies in the future, just tell me."

"I must, I will inevitably trouble you in the future."

On the other side, Liu Yifei met Hong Kong director Chen Jiashang, and Chen Jiashang was painting a cake for her:
"I'm making a martial arts film, and I think you're particularly suitable for the heroine."

(End of this chapter)