I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 57 "Ambush from Ten Daggers"

There were also many reporters at the backstage entrance of the Beijing Workers' Stadium.

However, if these reporters can be invited in, they naturally know what to ask and what to report.

They surrounded Wanqing Mountain, just taking pictures and asking about some topics about "House of Flying Daggers".

Wan Qingshan said a few words and then went backstage under the guidance of the staff.

The stars were shining brightly in the backstage. Zhang Ziyi, Liu Dehua and others who starred in "House of Flying Daggers" were invited. Zhou Jielun, Li Zongsheng, Pu Shu, etc. were invited, as well as Dao Lang, who appeared to the news media for the first time.

After Wan Qingshan took a quick glance, he found that none of the invited people belonged to the Beijing circle.

Looking back, it was normal for Zhang Yimou not to invite anyone from Beijing.

In the past, the Beijing film industry was king.Later, Zhang Yimou frequently won awards abroad and became more and more famous, but he did not integrate into the Beijing circle.This makes the Beijing circle worry that its status is threatened.

Later, the Beijing circle used what happened in the movie "No One Less" in Cannes to criticize Zhang Yimou in newspapers.

Unexpectedly, it didn’t take long for the country to come forward and fully support the movie "No One Less".

In addition, Wang Shuo, the soul of the Beijing circle, was suddenly banned, which greatly reduced the cohesion of the Beijing circle.

Since then, there is nothing the Beijing Circle can do against Zhang Yimou.

Considering Zhang Yimou's grievances with Beijing Circle, it would be damned if he could invite people from Beijing Circle to attend the premiere.

The arrival of Wanqingshan surprised everyone.

In their view, Wan Qingshan was a maverick, and most of the actors and crew used in the movie were his classmates.

I don’t attend various parties, and I don’t cooperate with several major film and television companies.

They didn't expect that Wan Qingshan would come to the premiere of "House of Flying Daggers".

Wan Qingshan took a few quick steps and greeted Zhang Yimou, who looked like a farmer in appearance and temperament.

"Director Zhang, hello."

"Director Wan, thank you for coming to the premiere." Zhang Yimou replied with a smile.

"Director Zhang, I should be the one to say thank you. Without your help in delivering "Selection" to the Berlin Film Festival, I would still be a nobody now."

Zhang Ziyi and several people on the side had shock and confusion flashing in their eyes.

Shocked, Zhang Yimou actually helped Wan Qingshan.I was confused, how could Zhang Yimou help Wan Qingshan if they had nothing to do with each other.

After Zhang Yimou and Wan Qingshan exchanged pleasantries, they went to entertain the new foreign star, Catherine Battle, the singer of the theme song of "House of Flying Daggers".

Wan Qingshan looked at it and found a place to sit down. He was not like Zhang Ziyi and the others, who stood all the time for the sake of image.

Wan Qingshan wanted to wait quietly for the premiere to start, but someone didn't want him to be quiet.

"I didn't expect that the person who was sneaking around and peeking at me has now become a great director." Zhang Ziyi, who was wearing a long blue dress, walked over and joked with a bright smile.

Wan Qingshan was startled and quickly lowered his voice and said, "Don't say this nonsense. I don't know what reporters will write if it gets out."

Zhang Ziyi stretched out her hand to lift her long skirt, sat down sideways, and said with a smile, "What do you mean I'm talking nonsense? Am I not telling the truth? As for reporters writing nonsense, I'm not afraid. What should I be afraid of as a grown man? Isn't it true? Are you afraid of that person in your family?"

Wan Qingshan touched his nose and did not answer the following questions, only answering the first half of the sentence.

"What you said is only part of the truth. Back then, I went to see you openly."

"Haha, you are still so interesting. I still remember the scene when you opened your mouth and said something that made Liu Ye and the others stunned." Zhang Ziyi brushed her hair from her ears and smiled very charmingly.

Seeing this, Wan Qingshan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Zhang Ziyi became famous not only because of his good acting skills, but also because he was also thick-skinned.

After Wan Qingshan met Zeng Li and the others, although Yuan Quan and the others were not enthusiastic about Wan Qingshan, they did not show off.Zhang Ziyi, who was already famous at that time, changed his face several times.

Now that he is famous, Zhang Ziyi treats him with a smile.Wan Qingshan also knows that in the entertainment industry, it is normal to climb high and low. No one who becomes famous can rise up like this.Therefore, he will not despise Zhang Ziyi.

"That's not the reason for my deception. Liu Ye and the others are a bit stupid themselves."

Seeing that Wan Qingshan was willing to continue the conversation along with his topic, Zhang Ziyi felt happy.

Although a few years ago, Zhang Ziyi hooked up with Cheng Long and starred in "Rush Hour" and broke into Hollywood.

But Hollywood is more realistic than the domestic film and television industry. If you want to stay in Hollywood, you must either make money for capital, or for other reasons, capital is willing to support you.

It is difficult for many white people to survive in Hollywood, let alone Zhang Ziyi with yellow skin.

Zhang Ziyi has always wanted to win awards at the three major European film festivals, so as to change her situation in Hollywood.

That's why she took over the filming of "Purple Butterfly" directed by Lou Ye last year, but "Purple Butterfly" failed in Cannes, making her dream come true.

Wan Qingshan won the Berlin Best Actor for his first film.Some time ago, there were rumors in the industry that Wan Qingshan's new film has been nominated by Marco Muller to be shortlisted for the main competition of the Venice Film Festival.

As a result, Wanqing Mountain became a favorite in Zhang Ziyi's eyes.In order to win awards at the three major European film festivals and to change her situation in Hollywood, Zhang Ziyi could lower her face to please Wan Qingshan.

"You are afraid that I will tell Liu Ye and the others. They will definitely come to your door after hearing this, and after the last experience, they will not be fooled by you again." Zhang Ziyi smiled charmingly.

After Wan Qingshan and Zhang Ziyi joked and chatted with each other for more than ten minutes, the premiere began.

The premiere of "House of Flying Daggers" was an unprecedented event, attracting many news media and TV stations, and even CCTV's movie channel came to record the entire event.

Therefore, the premiere process was made like an awards show, with a red carpet.

Although there was no rehearsal, Zhang Yimou was in charge, and there were still very few brainless people like Zhao Feite, so the red carpet went smoothly.

After walking through the red carpet, Wan Qingshan, led by the staff, sat down on the right side of the first row, with Han Hong and Pu Shu on the left and right.

Wan Qingshan's thoughts changed, and after saying hello to Pu Shu, he turned to chat with Han Hong.

After everyone walked down the red carpet, the host on the stage began to host.

After the host's opening remarks, the singers in the audience came on stage to sing to support the show.

There are many stars, making the audience happy to watch.In particular, Daolang, who appeared on the stage for the first time, surprised the audience even more.

The hour-long song and dance ended with Catherine Barthel playing the theme song from House of Flying Daggers.

The host said a few words and left the stage, and "House of Flying Daggers" began to play on the screen.

Wan Qingshan has never seen "House of Flying Daggers". In his previous life, when "House of Flying Daggers" was released, he was a poor man with little money in his pocket. He was reluctant to buy pirated CDs, let alone go to the cinema to watch the movie.

I just heard that the audience was not very satisfied with "House of Flying Daggers".

Halfway through the two-hour movie, Wan Qingshan understood why the audience was dissatisfied with "House of Flying Daggers".

Zhang Yimou has fallen out of the habit of making literary films, focusing only on the artistic conception and ignoring the story of the film.

"House of Flying Daggers" has beautiful graphics and exciting fights, but the plot is a bit confusing.

In Wan Qingshan's view, this movie would be a very exciting commercial blockbuster if the focus of the story were changed, not to focus on the love triangle, but on the struggle between the Feidaomen and the imperial court.

The movie shows the love action scene between Zhang Ziyi and Jin Chengwu on the grass.

Wan Qingshan was a little dumbfounded. He really didn't expect that there would be such a show.

"Wang Banbi should be invited to watch this movie." Wan Qingshan muttered in his heart.

He just saw that Zhang Ziyi was wearing nothing on his chest.

Immediately, Wan Qingshan couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Fortunately, Yu Mo doesn't like acting. If she took this kind of role, I would be crazy."

(End of this chapter)