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Chapter 221 Billion Dollar Club and Episodes [Please subscribe]

"Yes, this problem also troubled me and the crew for a long time. As you know, I majored in acting. Although I have worked with several crews, I can only be regarded as a new director, and I still have insufficient experience in this area."

"At that time, the climax of the Xishan Bridge at the end was the gathering point of all the characters in the film, so there was no room for relaxation in this scene. However, there were too many extras from all aspects, and they belonged to different camps, each with their own characteristics. The whole crew stayed up for three days, but made no progress at all."

"In the end, the actors were so irritated during the filming that they had to play games to relax during the daytime break. Once they asked me to participate in playing live football. At that time, I suddenly had an idea and used the concepts of zone defense and linkage in football. This will enable us to achieve the final mobilization of the Xishan Bridge ensemble scene very well.”

"After that, it took two more days of rehearsals to achieve the previously expected effect, and the overall shooting progress was able to proceed."

"So, as for the achievements that the audience just mentioned, I admit that I am very lucky, but I am by no means omniscient and omnipotent. I learned many things on the set while filming, including from the teachers at the school and the crew. My colleagues have taught me a lot, and I will definitely continue to study hard in the future.”

"Clap clap clap."

There was a round of applause

"thank you all."

Sun Yi, Zhou Xun, and Zhang Yi are conducting a promotional road show at a Jinyi Cinema in Shanghai. "The Unknown" has been released for half a month, and this is their last road show in the south.

Next, they will return to the capital to meet up with Zhang Guoli, Yang Mi and the others to attend a celebration party held for them by China Film Group's Director Han to celebrate the 1.4 million box office hit.

With the end of the National Day holiday on October 8, although the reputation of "The Unknown" on the Internet is still strong, it still has not broken the established rules of the market.

On the working day of the 8th, the box office revenue was almost halved, and in the following days, it also showed a slow downward trend.

There's nothing you can do about it. These days, even if you make a big deal out of it, there are only so many people who can spend money to go to the cinema to watch movies. If you exclude some viewers who really can't accept the subject matter, it's foreseeable that the box office will drop. .

To put it bluntly, the cake in the Chinese film market is not big enough yet, and people have not yet subtly developed the habit of watching movies.

But as long as excellent films continue to be released, the Chinese film market will surely explode.

……

Back at the scene, the road show was not over yet, and the three of them were still on stage taking turns answering questions from fans.

Among them, Sun Yi answered the most.

Such an intensive publicity road show was also the first time for Sun Yi. He had really underestimated the intensity of work involved in such activities before.

I am running around every day. I am often still here today, but when I open my eyes the next morning, I have moved to the next place.

Physical fatigue is secondary, but mainly mental excitement and torture.

It’s easy to understand the excitement. As the promotion progresses, the box office is increasing day by day. The sense of accomplishment is truly unparalleled.

The torture comes from the road show scene.

There are just a few questions about the film that come over and over again. Anyone who answers the same questions every day and pretends to be surprised when asked for the first time would feel tortured.

And this is not a few times, but dozens of times. It has been repeated every day for almost half a month.

Just like an audience member asked just now, he has achieved such excellent results. Is he talented? How did he grasp the climax of the entire film?

Faced with such questions, even though he has answered them countless times, he still has to look modest and reply to the fans sincerely.

There is no way, the degree of attention he currently receives is really unparalleled.

Sun Yi now has a new title.

The 20-year-old director with a box office record of over [-] million yuan.

He is also the No. 4 director in Mainland China who has entered the "Billion Dollar Club".

Look who are the other three?
Zhang Guoshi, International Chen, Feng Xiaogang.

Take the youngest Feng Xiaogang as an example. He is 50 years old this year and is 4 years older than Comrade Sun. He is completely the descendant of Sun Yi's father.

So, how could such a young Sun Yi not become the focus of public attention when he made a breakthrough in the film industry.

And don't forget, in addition to being an actor and director, he is also a singer.

It just so happened that the young female audience member chosen by the host was talking about the music of this movie.

"Hello Director Sun Yi, I actually watched this movie because of its music. When I first heard it on the Internet, I liked it very much. It took me a long time to find out that it was an episode of this movie. So out of curiosity, I bought a ticket to watch it, but I didn’t expect to see you here promoting it.”

"Hehe. Hahaha."

The audience burst into good-natured laughter.

The female fan also laughed broadly.

Because today's event was selected as a road show, after the movie ended, a mash-up of various characters began to play on the big screen on the stage, paired with the theme song of the same name from the movie. "The Unknown"

"The light of the city's dawn,

There is always a halo falling,
There’s one imitator after another.”

"Nobody, who am I?
It doesn’t matter who you forget

Who is not, working hard to the end of life?
maybe tired

maybe humble life

Maybe I will never be able to become your glory."

Sun Yi looked back at the big screen and waited for the segment to finish before replying to the fan.

"Thank you for your support. The soundtrack is also a part of the movie. Excellent soundtrack and the quality of the movie complement each other. I am really happy that you like it."

"The theme song with the same name as the movie, what I want to express is that although destiny is full of twists and turns, on the road of life, we still have to be brave enough to be ourselves. Even if we are an unknown person, we should not deliberately imitate others. Live your life.”

She thought that Sun Yi's answer would satisfy her, but unexpectedly, the female fan didn't buy it and boldly added another sentence.

"Well, Director Sun Yi, compared to your song "The Unknown", I still prefer another interlude, which is the music in the movie where Sister Xun is taking photos on the balcony."

After hearing this, Sun Yi felt a little embarrassed and touched the tip of his nose, and couldn't help but laugh too.

After traveling to so many cities, it’s not like there are no fans who pay attention to movie soundtracks, but this is the first one with such a tricky angle and such a straightforward statement.

Many spectators at the scene also burst out laughing.

Zhou Xun also covered his mouth and laughed on stage.

Fortunately, Sun Yi was well prepared.

During the road show promotion period, he prepared a lot of clips for each character, just to cope with unexpected needs.

Sun Yi held the microphone in his hand and turned slightly to gesture toward the backstage.

"Please ask our director to switch to my sister Xun's short video for this beauty."

After a while, the screen went dark, and then Ma Jiaqi, played by Zhou Xun, appeared on the screen, and the complete background music also sounded.

"The light falls on your face,
Cute as always,
inch by inch of you,
Filled with desire”

After a mixed cut between "Glasses" and Ma Jiaqi, the scene came to Ma Jiaqi taking photos on the rooftop, and the climax of the song also arrived.

"You lower your head and don't say a word,
You walk towards the gray,

You live in the deep sea of ​​chaos,
You begin to wait hopelessly,
You bow your head and don’t say a word,
You walk towards the gray,

You live in the deep sea of ​​chaos,
You start to wait hopelessly.”

As the music played, the girl who just asked the question had her eyes red with emotion.

This rooftop photoshoot scene can be said to be a place arranged by Sun Yi that makes people burst into tears.

In this dirty and humid small city during the rainy season, the dry and bright sunshine in the corner of the rooftop shines on the girl who seems to be flying in the sky. At this moment, Ma Jiaqi is no longer a paralyzed patient. She is so free and so free. Pure, warm and soft.

The theme song of the movie "The Unknown" was sung by Sun Yi himself, and there were also interludes "Light" and "Hu Guangsheng". He also tried it at the time, but the effect was really unsatisfactory.

It's not that he didn't sing well, it just didn't feel right.

In the previous life, these two songs were both sung by female singers, but if they were replaced by male voices, the emotional expression would be on a different level.

So Sun Yi gave up singing by himself. It happened that the actresses in the crew were Zhou Xun, who had released an album, and Wan Qian, who was a debut singer.It just so happened that I arranged to sing one song for each of them.

As for Yang Mi, it's still the same thing. Her little voice is not suitable for these two songs.

Because of this, Yang Mi was unhappy for a while.

But Sun Yi is indeed incompetent, and the quality of the film must be the first goal in everything.

After the road show ended that night, Sun Yi and others returned directly to Beijing.

　I'm really embarrassed to open my mouth, but I still have to say sorry. I have to work overtime at work today and am on duty late at night. There is really no way I can do the next chapter. It has to be tomorrow.

　　Today I owe you two chapters.

　　Please forgive me!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)