China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 734 How to Create a Sense of Surprise and Role
"Director Li, welcome."

"Director Li!"

Cao Huayi from New Classics Media and Huo Wenxi from Emperor Entertainment Group also stood up and shook hands with Li Mu.

“Thank you Director Li for coming despite your busy schedule.”

Both of them are producers of "Legend of the Demon Cat", so it is normal for them to express their gratitude.

"No, no." Li Mu smiled and sat down.

"Director Li, Mr. Yang has been looking forward to having you come to Hong Kong to have morning tea with us for the past two years."

Seeing an opportunity, Huo Wenxi naturally wanted to get closer to Li Mu.

But she knew that the Hong Kong entertainment industry had indeed been getting worse and worse in the past two years. The era that belonged to Hong Kong had completely passed, and now only the big sharks from the mainland could get a piece of the pie.

Mengying Media, with whom we had cooperated before, was naturally the best option, both in terms of industry status and various aspects.

"Don't tell me, I haven't had morning tea for a long time."

Li Mu smiled and said, this is true, since living in the imperial capital for a long time, the habit of morning tea seems to have faded a lot.

"When I have time to go to Hong Kong, I will definitely look for Director Yang."

"Then I'll tell Director Yang about it."

Brother Chen Kai’s premieres have always been flashy.

Brother Chen Kai, who is known as a poet, is filming the prosperous Tang Dynasty this time, and he can be said to have completely opened up the poetic spirit.

At the beginning of the premiere, Huang Xuan took the stage to recite the excerpt from "Qing Ping Diao" "The clouds think of clothes, the flowers think of face", showing the poet's elegance and using his voice to lead everyone to dream back to the Tang Dynasty and appreciate the charm of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Fortunately, Huang Xuan's bass is pretty good.

It's not that embarrassing, but it does have some effect.

Then, Zhang Yuqi, Zhang Rongrong, and Zhang Tianai, the "Three Beauties of Tang Dynasty", walked on the stage with sexy cat steps.
"Director Chen's premiere is still the same as always."

Liu Yifei couldn't help but sigh that this scene reminded her of the premiere of "The Promise" that year.

"Just get used to it."

Li Mu crossed his legs. This was nothing new to him. If he wasn't so exaggerated, he wouldn't be Brother Chen Kai. This had become his characteristic.

“When I was a child, I grew up in the imperial capital. My home was very close to a temple. I would often see some monks begging for alms standing in the wind. They stood beside the busy streets without saying a word.

At this time, someone would come over and put some change into the bowl in their hands. Their posture was very humble and at the same time very dignified.
Some people also came over and pushed their bodies to see if they could stand steadily, and at the same time spit into their bowls, but they still stood and still said nothing.

I think these monks see the world as it really is and face it calmly.

This touched me deeply. It took six years to make a movie like this. How many six years does a person have in his lifetime? But at this time, I wondered if I should also consider myself a mendicant monk.

Brother Chen Kai shared his feelings at the last moment.

Instead, Liu Yifei leaned close to Li Mu's ear and asked, "Is what Director Chen said true?"

"How would I know if the imperial capital was like this before?"

Li Mu was helpless. How could he tell the truth from the false in these stories? They might have been experienced, or they might have been embellished.
After a series of stages, "Legend of the Demon Cat" finally came into the audience's eyes.

I have to say that the film and television quality of "Legend of the Demon Cat" is indeed strong. After all, a Tang Dynasty city was built and a movie was shot. This is an effect that no special effects can achieve. It can be said that this is very "Brother Chen Kai".

Moreover, the stage, art, scenes, architecture, costumes, pictures and music are already dazzling. Brother Chen Kai's showmanship and pictures are so stunning that it is hard to find fault with them.

Whether it is the blissful banquet in the palace or the gorgeous exterior scenes, it always makes people feel very comfortable.

The lighting, color, and composition of each scene are exquisite and perfect, fully demonstrating the strong Tang Dynasty charm.

"Director Chen's pictures are indeed beautiful, and the beauty is overflowing." Liu Yifei also praised.

“It’s hard to say whether the film tells a good story, but it is definitely a model of aesthetics in terms of visual images.”

Li Mu nodded, not sparing his praise.

Liu Yifei naturally understood what Li Mu meant. After all, they had lived together for so many years, so it was easy for them to not understand each other.

Both of them clearly felt that Brother Chen Kai still seemed to have not handled the complex relationships between characters and the intricate storyline well.

However, compared with other movies, "Legend of the Demon Cat" still passes.

"The Legend of the Demon Cat held a grand premiere in the imperial capital yesterday, with Li Mu and Liu Yifei in attendance."

"The premiere of Legend of the Demon Cat was a huge success. The audience exclaimed that the pictures were so beautiful. It restored the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty to the greatest extent, while being gorgeous and not vulgar."

"Brother Chen Kai is finally back to the top! Legend of the Demon Cat captures the true atmosphere of the heyday of the Tang Dynasty!"

"After watching the movie, I believe the controversy over the role of Yang Guifei played by Rongrong Zhang has been resolved."

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As a work by Brother Chen Kai, it is indeed treated differently in the industry, and the publicity from major media outlets is much stronger than that of ordinary movies.

As the most talked-about and popular character, Yang Guifei, when Zhang Rongrong was originally chosen, the controversy was naturally exaggerated.

After all, this is not the Yang Guifei in the conventional impression, with a slightly plump figure, strong classical style and elegant temperament.

The most recognized and successful interpretation of Yang Guifei is probably the one played by Lin Fangbing in "Tang Minghuang" in 1990.

She is plump and pretty enough, and looks exactly like someone from that dynasty.

Zhou Jie’s is also pretty good. She looks a little more charming and seductive, and is a real Tang Dynasty beauty.

Later, Fan Bingbing, a professional actor who played Yang Guifei, and Yin Tao in "The Secret History of Yang Guifei" are actually not the classic images of Yang Guifei.

This time, Zhang Rongrong's performance seemed to have a different flavor, which surprised many people. At least now no one says that Brother Chen Kai chose the wrong person.

"Is she really that good? From the photos, she doesn't look like Yang Guifei with her plump face and eyebrows like lotus flowers."

Shu Chang couldn't help but question as he listened to Liu Yifei describing her feelings after watching the premiere yesterday.

"If I were asked to choose from the actors in Legend of the Demon Cat, I feel Zhang Yuqi fits many of the criteria."

After hearing Shu Chang's doubts, Liu Yifei didn't understand why for a moment, "It's strange, but I do feel that Zhang Rongrong's performance is amazing."

Then Liu Yifei turned her gaze to Li Mu.

"It's actually very simple. Director Chen's choice of Yang Guifei is not as complicated as you think. He just wants to find someone who doesn't appear in gossip news every day and in various occasions every day.
Do you know why not? "

Li Mu asked.

Both of them shook their heads.

"Zhang Yuqi is actually very suitable for the image of a plump and graceful Tang Dynasty beauty. If she played Yang Guifei, there would definitely not be so much controversy.

However, the difference between Zhang Yuqi's Yang Guifei and Zhang Rongrong's Yang Guifei is:

Most people’s first reaction to Zhang Yuqi’s role as Yang Guifei would be “Zhang Yuqi is beautiful”, but only when Zhang Rongrong plays Yang Guifei will people feel “Yang Guifei is so beautiful”.

Because of the sense of strangeness and distance, we can create a sense of surprise and a sense of role. Remember this sentence."

Li Mu also took the opportunity to click on Shu Chang.

After all, as an actor, sometimes you need to stay away from various media news.

With the addition of Chen Kaige, a new round of war has begun in the Lunar New Year file
(End of this chapter)