This director needs to apologize

Chapter 281 Olive Branch

On February 2, "Mulan" was officially released nationwide with an average screening rate of 10%.

That's right, "Mulan" has no rivals in this period. Not only are there no new films released at the same time, but the only old film with some weight last week is "It's Not Easy" whose weekly box office has hovered around 10 million.

On New Year's Day, the weather was warm and warm because Chen Yiming was in Suicheng.

The cast of "Mulan" is very large, and everyone is very cooperative, so Lao Niu made the road show quite intense.

All the main creators were divided into three groups. Chen Yiming, Yu Nan, and Gu Yuehe led the teams respectively, and went back and forth in major cities to brush their faces with high intensity.

Yu Nan led the Taibao people from north to south, and Gu Yuehe led the girls from east to west. The important thing is that a man and a woman can work together so that they are not tired.

Chen Yiming was arranged to go from south to north. He was the smartest and could control the situation by himself, so the people in his group were all veterans. Whoever was interested, such as Hou Tianlai, Yu Rongguang, Wang Jinsong, etc. Come and follow me for a while, come and go freely.

Suicheng Xinghui Cinema, No. 6 Screening Room, the pre-show advertisements have finished rotating, but the lights in the screening room have not been extinguished.

While the audience was still wondering, Chen Yiming and Yu Rongguang walked out of the aisle to the stage, immediately causing a burst of exclamations and commotion.

"It's me. On the other hand, I'm afraid that many of my friends don't know this person, not the famous journalist Chen Yiming, Boss Chen."

"Chen Yiming, he's alive!"

"Lord Leader, look here!"

"Master Yu! Master Yu!"

After paying New Year greetings, Chen Yiming felt that the atmosphere was good, so he had an idea and instead of following the script, he introduced Yu Rongguang with a smile.

Amidst the bursts of laughter, the two waved to each other, ending the "cross talk" segment. The host in control came on stage and entered the real road show program.

Chen Yiming took full advantage of the abundant material and did not cut out the highlights of the feature film. He "used waste" and stuffed a lot of them into the trailer. The quality alone is not inferior to the feature film.

The two of them stood in front of the curtain, one on the left and the other on the right, bowing, waving, and bowing three times in a row, easily holding the scene.

Lao Yu has seen many big scenes. He was robbed of his lines but did not panic. He just picked up the words and came back at the expense.

Chen Yiming continued to speak on the spot, "As a reporter, I will interview Mr. Yu on behalf of the audience. How did it feel to star in "Mulan"?"

The two people's cross talk-like opening remarks caused a burst of laughter in the screening room.

After the training of "1951", Chen Yiming has become familiar with the theater road show. He talks about his hard work, his feelings, sells his favorable impressions, asks for likes, and answers a few questions from the audience.

Chen Yiming narrowed his eyes and continued, "Isn't that right? After the battle, you still have no troops. You clearly fled. Teacher Yu, you know how to turn in victory."

"Everyone must know the person next to me, the famous Peking Opera performing artist Mr. Yu Rongguang Yu."

Yu Rongguang hummed in a dramatic tone and replied, "The yellow sand will wear golden armor in a hundred battles. After conquering the dust, we will lead the army back."

There are a lot of things to talk about "Mulan". Not to mention the large-scale online discussion after the preview, the trailer alone has been released for more than a dozen versions, both literary and military, so the audience will naturally be interested in questions. No less.

Yu Rongguang raised his chin and said in disdain, "Who else but me can survive in front of Mulan?"

For example, some viewers asked whether the big fight between Wu Zetian and Mulan in the trailer was too dramatic. That was Empress Wu.

Well, in fact, the clip selected for the trailer is an on-the-spot drama between Yu Nan and Song Jia. It is an experimental acting method that explores the boundaries of performance. It is exciting to watch in a single scene, but it is a bit out of place in the entire film.

This section in the main film is not like that at all, but the audience doesn’t know. Chen Yiming answered ambiguously, "After all, he was his savior. At that time, he was only Empress Wu, not Emperor Wu. I personally felt that this scene was full of tension and touched me very much."

Can you not be touched? It's all about "The Temptation of Going Home". Otherwise, there are more than 20 pieces of similar material, and this one wouldn't be thrown into the trailer to confuse the public.

Naturally, the question of background magic modification will not go unasked. Chen Yiming estimates that this question will last throughout the entire release period.

Chen Yiming prepared a variety of answers to respond to this, highlighting a position that is flexible and controversial only to gain popularity.

Today he picked one that broke through the three perspectives.

"Actually, I initially considered a plot that was more relevant to history. Mulan joined the army in place of her father and joined the Women's Army, which was the army of Princess Li Xiuning of the early Tang Dynasty.

Compared with the aloof Empress Wu in the movie, Li Xiuning, a female general who leads troops on the front line, must be better able to understand and support Mulan's ambition. Who says that women can't have the ambition to make achievements?

I admit that I am utilitarian. In terms of popularity alone, there is no comparison between Li Xiuning and Wu Zetian. Mulan is a literary figure. If you want to hug a historical figure, you must choose the thicker one.

This is my problem as a screenwriter. Don’t blame Yu Nan. "

Chen Yiming's face-to-face "frankness" is still very popular with the audience. As for the negative impact after this statement spreads, it actually plays into Chen Yiming's ambitions.

The original magic modification is messy enough, so why not make it a little more messy?

Historical blockbusters have this inherent advantage. What is true in movies, what is true in textual history, and what is true in real history, these three kinds of reality are inherently rich in topicality.

Chen Yiming hopes that experts will come to criticize him for "inventing history". When the time comes, netizens with a bone in the back of their heads will naturally stand up to support him. The volume of criticism will be strong enough if the criticism comes and there are echoes!

Of course, Master Yu could not be left out in the cold. Chen Yiming answered the third question while guiding him, creating an opportunity for Yu Rongguang to use his eloquence.

The question is very common, about martial arts and stunt doubles.

Chen Yiming is still "honest" and does use stand-ins, but most of the action scenes are performed by real people, including a few old gentlemen.

The conversation was smoothly handed over to Lao Yu, who replied with a smile, "Director Chen made a good promise when he found me. I would do a few cameos in a few scenes and it would be done in three days.

It was only when I went to the set that I found out that I had been tricked. I had to sit on a horse and eat sand every day for a whole day.

On the third day, we finally stopped riding horses and went swimming in the river.

It was only at the finals party that I realized that I was pretty good, but Mr. Hou was the one who was really hard-working. He still had to hang on to Wia when he was over fifty.

I am not saying this to express sympathy, but it just shows that the filming of "Mulan" was meticulous, and every actor worked to the limit of his or her personal ability. Unless they really couldn't do it or the movements were not beautiful enough, they would be used as stand-ins.

When you watch the movie later, you can pay special attention to see if what I said is right. "

Amid fierce applause, after answering the three questions, Chen Yiming and Yu Rongguang left the stage together.

After all, this road show was scheduled before the movie was released, so it was annoying to drag on endlessly.

The two of them walked out side by side. Chen Yiming turned sideways and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Yu. I have troubled you to run around outside on New Year's Day. I cannot thank you enough for your kindness."

Lao Yu waved his hands and said, "We don't talk about this. It's our duty as actors. It's not worth mentioning."

Then he raised his eyebrows and said with a condescending expression, "But if you are willing to owe me a favor, I will accept it shamelessly. Director Chen's favor is priceless."

Chen Yiming didn't feel at all that Yu Rongguang was "taking advantage of others". The old man's status in the circle was so great that it was more of an olive branch than a favor.

(End of this chapter)