Actor: My Entertainment Era

If you go by your true feelings, Liu Yifei is actually not willing to take over Shu Chang.

She views the friendship between besties relatively simply. It's good for everyone to eat, drink, and play together, and she doesn't want to have too many "interests" entanglements with her good sisters.

Once interests are mixed into a relationship, it is no longer the relationship she wants.

So she was unwilling to open a company on the left and another on the right with her friends.

One is that they find it troublesome and don’t want to do it; the other is that they think it is unnecessary.

She still does not have any company under her name. The agency mentioned in her information is Liu Yifei Studio, and her husband and her two teams work together.

The Red Star House was finally kicked out two years ago, and the archives and social security were transferred to the theater.

On the first Thursday of June, the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival officially held a press conference to announce the shortlists for each section of this film festival.

A total of 15 films were shortlisted for the main competition section of the Golden Goblet Award, of which 4 were domestic films, namely "The Murderer" directed by Cao Baoping, "Delan" directed by Liu Jie, and "The Soul on the Leather Rope" directed by Zhang Yang " and "The Invisible Guest" by newcomer director Xin Yukun, achieving the best results among domestic films in the past 10 years.

At the press conference, Wang Ye, deputy director of the Shanghai Film Festival Center, announced: "Li An, Wang Jiawei, Gong Li, Zhang Yuanjun, Huang Xiaoming, Ian McKellen, Li Minhao and other domestic and foreign stars have confirmed that they will attend the opening ceremony of the film festival. Blanket activity.”

Except for the time when "Return" was nominated at the Golden Horse Awards, Gong Li has not participated in any film festival competition in recent years.

The spokesperson of the film festival responded: "The Shanghai International Film Festival is getting better and better. It is no surprise to anyone. Of course, we are also honored to invite Gong Li. I believe that all friends from the media and the majority of movie fans can enjoy our show this year." A movie feast for everyone.”

When Zhang Yuanjun was interviewed by reporters, he also said that he was honored to participate in the Shanghai International Film Festival.

The reporter knew the rules and brought the topic to "The Invisible Guest": "What kind of movie is "The Invisible Guest"?"

"How does it feel to work with Teacher Gong Li for the first time?"

Gong Li also lived up to the invitation from the Shanghai International Film Festival. He responded through his agent the next day: "I am very happy to participate in the Shanghai Film Festival. Whether it is participating in the competition or serving as a guest, I am doing my best for Chinese films."

Zhang Yuanjun said: "Our crew said this is a very delicate movie, but it also shows great dramatic tension in a very small space."

The shortlist interview is also a publicity opportunity for the new film. "The Invisible Guest" will be released next month, and the promotion is about to begin.

"You have participated in many international film festivals. This is your first time to participate in a domestic film festival. How do you feel at this time?"

Gong Li's confirmed attendance caused a great response from the media at the press conference.

"More than 30 crew members will also appear on the red carpet."

"Actually, no matter how many times I participate in the film festival, I am very excited every time because I can see many excellent works and meet many excellent filmmakers. This is the most valuable asset of participating in the film festival." Zhang Yuanjun responded to this problem It’s so easy.

"Teacher Gong Li has always been my idol in acting. This cooperation has fulfilled one of my dreams. It is very enjoyable to film with her. There is a saying in our industry that the drama comes from the opponent. With such a high-level teacher like Gong Li I learned a lot from acting opposite actors.”

During the group interview session, reporters also asked many questions about Gong Li's arrival.

Zhang Yuanjun also didn't forget to advertise the play he was about to perform: "I'm rehearsing recently. It's "Camel Xiangzi". It must have been performed fifty or sixty times in the past few years."

It’s okay if it’s advertised. Reporters and ordinary viewers don’t have much interest in dialogue dramas.

The reporter wanted to know more about Liu Yifei's current situation: "Yifei seems to rarely show up this year. What is she busy with?" Liu Yifei only recorded one episode of "Jin Xin Show" this year, and reporters could not find her the rest of the time. Zhang Yuanjun smiled and said: "She also has a lot of work in the theater. When she is not working, she rests at home. She does not appear in public if there is nothing special."

At the end of the interview, Zhang Yuanjun left.

Also after the Shanghai Film Festival press conference, the crew of "The Invisible Guest" released a 40-second preview.

In the trailer, the crew said unceremoniously: "Gong Li, Zhang Yuanjun, Ni Ni, the strongest lineup, brain-burning challenge. On July 7st, the truth will be revealed!"

Along with the trailer, there are still photos of several starring actors, among which Gong Li's silver hair style is the most eye-catching.

Of course, Liu Yifei also received an invitation from the Shanghai International Film Festival, but she refused because of her busy work schedule, and the organizing committee did not force it.

The total budget of "The Invisible Guest" is as high as 1 million, and the actual shooting cost is around 3000 million. The remaining 7000 million was almost all given to the publicity department.

From the perspective of the fund utilization structure, this allocation is actually not very healthy. How can the publicity and distribution costs exceed twice the production costs?

But the major investors of "The Invisible Guest" all agree with this plan. Gong Li + Zhang Yuanjun, the publicity must be in place, and the whole world will know about it!
Therefore, as soon as June enters, the land for large ticket warehouses such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen has begun to be spread out, and the major traffic outlets such as bus stations, terminals, and elevators must be occupied.

The crew even spent huge sums of money to buy the pre-title advertisements for the two movies "Warcraft" and "X-Men: Apocalypse".

Of course, the ticket replenishment has not been missed. The first batch of 5 first-day pre-sale tickets nationwide for 9.9 and 8 for 19.9 have been sold out.

"The Invisible Guest" ranked third among the "most anticipated films" of the summer season.

This is a good result. In terms of traffic, "The Invisible Guest", a suspense film, is really no match for "Warcraft" and "Tomb Raiders".

The former has tens of millions of game fans, and the latter is a big IP for tomb robbers, and with the blessing of a top player like Lu Han, the fan base is so huge that it is enviable.

Even Zhang Yuanjun himself bought two tickets for the premiere of "Warcraft".

Zhang Yuanjun knows that "Warcraft" is a movie that harvests fan traffic, but he is willing to be cut off because he is really a "Warcraft" player.

The release of the "Warcraft" movie is undoubtedly a carnival for gamers.

Some theaters even divide the theater into two viewing areas: Alliance and Horde, and also allow COS to watch movies.

"When watching the movie, please remember to observe the viewing camp. The Alliance should not shout 'Glory for the Aliance' in the Horde viewing area, and the Horde should not shout 'For the Horde' in the Alliance viewing area."

The atmosphere of watching the movie was very good.

Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei both disguised themselves and watched the movie.

Liu Yifei doesn't play this game at all, but her husband likes it, so she comes with him.

In addition to lamenting the good special effects, Liu Yifei couldn't understand "Warcraft" at all, but Zhang Yuanjun watched it with great enthusiasm.

With "Warcraft," she seemed to understand why fan-favored films have enjoyed major success in recent years.

Because some people really pay for the feelings that have lasted for many years. Spending twenty or thirty yuan to sit in a movie theater and reminisce about the years of youth seems to be quite worthwhile. (End of chapter)