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Chapter 360 [43] The most attractive focus of the audience!
The applause lasted for more than half an hour and then gradually subsided.

Chen Yu and Lao Mouzi stood in front of the stage and could only applaud along with them.

After all, this is the most important process in Cannes. It has always been a tradition that the more outstanding the film, the longer the applause lasts; in the previous life it was half an hour, but in this life it is obviously more.

At least, Chen Yu felt that this movie exceeded his psychological expectations.

There is a story, a core, a beginning and an end, and the beginning and end echo each other.

It starts with Liu Dehua's narration and ends with his narration.

He became the only character to survive, and he was an undercover agent.

Just like Liu Jianming in "Infernal Affairs", he is a bad guy, but he survived; and Chen Yu is not Chen Yongren in "Infernal Affairs"; from beginning to end, he is a member of the government, symbolizing absolute light .

The embodiment of "justice".

The final reversal and resolute courage also brought this character's character to life and sublimated it.

Then each of the judges gave their own speeches. When it was Old Monster Xu's turn, he was also full of admiration.

After the movie ended, Quentin stood there and said something. This was a routine part of the premiere.

"A very good movie, it reminded me of Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which is also full of ancient Chinese martial arts atmosphere!"

“It wasn’t until I went to China that I realized it’s not that simple!”

"But the fights in this movie are even more exciting!"

Although their personalities are different, their impressions are similar.

As for Chen Captou and the eldest sister in "House of Flying Daggers", they are quite similar to the characters in these two dramas.

Where is the little sister?
She pretended to be blind, but witnessed the death of her mother and lover with her own eyes. She was a character with a pitiful background and pitiful life, but in the end she seemed to be relieved.

After watching this movie, Chen Yu only had two images in his mind - Yuhuatian in "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and Jin Xiangyu in "New Dragon Gate Inn".

"I didn't miss a single shot from the beginning to the end. It's really beautiful, the fighting, the costumes, the background..."

But Chen Yu's fighting and riding were all done with real guns, and the whole body and profile could be seen clearly.

"Ha ha!"

"When I met director Zhang Yimou, he had not yet started making martial arts films. Before filming "Hero", he discussed it with me. "Hero" showed me his ability to execute martial arts films, but this "House of Flying Daggers" , more outstanding and quite mature!”

Fortunately, his last stab and the awe of justice before his death wiped away the image of Mr. Chen as the head catcher he previously played.

Xu Ke looked deeply at Chen Yu, and then looked at the countless colleagues and reporters behind him: "The scene in the bamboo forest was very difficult, and there was no substitute. I really can't imagine this scene. How was it filmed?"

"There is also horse riding, especially the action of standing on the horse with a knife in hand. There are not many action actors in China who can do it!"

His heroic posture on horseback, the scene of standing on horseback holding a knife, and the fight all amazed the audience.

"Now, after reading it, I only have two words in my mind!"

Quentin stretched out his hand and made a very classic emoticon action: "Awesome!"

And, the most difficult thing is performing.

Chen Yu, without that final blow, might really have lost his aura as the leading male lead.

Not to mention the eldest sister played by Anita Mui, the Madam he appears on the stage and the owner of the Flying Knife Sect behind are two completely different contrasts.

They could clearly see the part where Zhang Ziyi danced. Except for a few close-up shots of her dancing, all the scenes where her face was not shown were done by a stand-in.

This is Xu Ke’s truth.

"Really, like Director Quentin, I have heard of Chan before. Many people have told me that his performance is very good, but this is the first time I have seen a stuntman who is so good at acting!"

After saying that, he gave Chen Yu a thumbs up: "I know you, heal chan, but I didn't expect that your kung fu skills are so good. I really thought that all Chinese actors would know a thing or two!" "

All the reporters and Zhang Yimou and others on the stage laughed.

"Perhaps everyone is just watching it because it looks good, but there are actually a few fights that made me sweat!"

After Xu Ke finished speaking, he bowed and sincerely felt that "House of Flying Daggers" was excellent.

Among these people, he is undoubtedly the most vocal.

"The colors, images, and shots are all world-class master art. The unique oriental martial arts core really makes me see the future of Chinese martial arts films!"

From the romantic at the beginning to the righteousness at the end, this is also a person who uses his appearance to hide his heart.

"Hahaha!"

As a director, they can basically tell about stunts, editing, stunts, etc. at a glance.

The moment when Capt. Chen and her daughter were rescued from the bamboo formation and they were thrown away, the eldest sister's absolute aura was vividly displayed on the page. When she finally faced so many officers and soldiers from the government alone, she still had the upper hand with her outstanding grace. This The character's charm, except for Chen Yu, overshadows everyone else in it.

Perhaps, that is the real Capt. Chen.

Everyone present laughed again, and they were all amused by Quentin's humorous answer.

These two are also the most classic characters in martial arts dramas.

Because Xu Laoguai is definitely one of the best people in China who makes martial arts films, and he loves martial arts from the bottom of his heart, even obsessed with it.

In Chen Yu's fighting, he integrated the body in the performance. He combined martial arts and body into a performance method that is unique to him.

They had such a profound impression of this character.

So when many people watch a fight, they think the fight is very good-looking and exciting; but Xu Ke was shocked that Chen Yu fought so well and his expressions were so spot-on, making you involuntarily immerse yourself in the character when watching the film. middle.

This doesn't exist at all in other martial arts movies.

You only care about fighting, winning or losing, whether it looks good or not...but you ignore things other than the performance.

The tension, the urgency of being hunted, the worry for his companions, etc. can be seen through the details and the speed of the fighting.

The simplest thing is that at first Chen Yu made it clear that he didn't want to kill the officers and soldiers when he beat them; but the second time he started to show his true intentions, and the third time he even risked everything. , but looked in the direction of Zhang Ziyi.

She should be worried about her safety.

But in fact, many directors can tell that Chen Yu must have done it alone when filming this section.

This means that he did not neglect to degrade his performance in the process of completing the fight.

This is what Xu Ke thinks is scary about Chen Yu.

In many movie scenes, great actors may appear to be performing the same thing, but the details speak for themselves.

Even if Li Lianjie came to shoot the scene just now, he would definitely not have the eye-catching scene like Chen Yu's, because martial arts and literary drama are separate. When filming martial arts, the martial arts director will not tell you how to perform here, he is only responsible for it. Teach movements.

As for you, you complete his actions, so you will automatically ignore many things.

These often require actors to figure it out themselves during the fight.

Of course Jet Li can also perform during fights, but he is definitely not as detailed as Chen Yu.

Chen Yu is the only actor who makes Xu Ke feel that he can perform so well in fighting.

This is a rare commodity that few Chinese actors, or even so many actors around the world, have! There are many people who are good at acting; there are also many people who are good at fighting.

But there are almost no people who do both!
clap clap clap!
The audience once again burst into warm applause.

Countless reporters have begun to take photos of the creative staff of "House of Flying Daggers". Everyone can foresee that a blockbuster movie is about to sweep the world.

Therefore, the press release must be typed out as soon as possible.

“Really a great movie!”

"Everyone I saw screamed!"

"Chinese martial arts action movies are really good!"

“Very, very wonderful!”

"..."

Countless film critics and actors and directors were discussing it, and the nearly three-hour premiere finally came to an end.

But very few people left, and many came to the stage to communicate with Zhang Yimou and Chen Yu.

Reporters frantically took pictures of this scene, film critics wrote about it, and the director and actors had already walked off the stage.

There were many people gathered in front of Zhang Yimou, and there was also a crowd in front of Chen Yu, queuing up to talk to him.

This is the charm of martial arts movies.

Foreigners don’t know how to take pictures, so they can only envy me.

Chen Yu also felt for the first time the feeling of being valued by so many big-name directors and Hollywood stars.

This is just like when Cheng Long entered Hollywood. They invited him to film, instead of going up on the pole himself.

The nature is completely different.

Tom Hanks, Sean Penn, the Coen Brothers, Hirokazu Kore-eda... This time, many directors and actors who came to Cannes that Chen Yu had never even thought about before came to Cannes. They all talked with him with a smile and kept in touch with each other. Way.

"Chen... Yu!"

Wang Jiawei, wearing sunglasses, walked up to Chen Yu with a smile on his face.

Next to him were Liang Chaowei, Zhang Zhen, Zhang Manyu, and Wang Fei, the leading actors of "2046". Chen Yu hurriedly greeted them one by one.

"I have always wanted to make a movie about Bruce Lee. After watching "House of Flying Daggers", I felt that you are very suitable for the role!"

"How about we cooperate with you if you have time?"

The sunglasses king said with a smile, Chen Yu quickly pretended to be flattered and said: "I will definitely be interested in the film directed by Jiawei!"

"Okay, then it's settled, if I really do the filming, you will definitely come!"

Wang Jiawei grinned, and Chen Yu knew which movie he was talking about.

"The Grandmaster" is a Kung Fu blockbuster that he started preparing in 2001.

At the beginning, he really wanted to make a plot between Bruce Lee and Ip Man. He personally wrote the script together with others. In the end, for some unknown reason, it became the story of Ip Man and Bruce Lee disappeared.

Then, it was filmed and became "The Legend of the Palace", which was simply jaw-dropping.

If it had been true to what it was shot at the beginning, maybe the film would have been better-looking; Gong Er's words were almost meaningless.

Therefore, "The Grandmaster", the sunglasses king among the three major awards winners, directly failed to gain anything.

After chatting with Wang Jiawei and Liang Chaowei for a few words, the number of people in front of Chen Yu finally became less.

"I asked several Chinese reporters and film critics, and the responses were all okay!"

After the premiere, Zhang Yimou said to Chen Yu and others with some relief.

He's not afraid of foreigners saying something bad, because martial arts movies are basically praised by foreigners. In his previous life, "House of Flying Daggers" was a piece of shit, with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 87%, and was named one of the top ten best films of 2004 by Time Magazine... …Anyway, the reviews are rave.

But in China, the criticism is simply terrible.

In particular, reporters at the Cannes premiere scolded Zhang Weiping so much that he went berserk on the spot.

But now, Lao Mouzi is somewhat relieved. The reputation of this film is better than that of "Hero" among Chinese reporters.

Many people are comparing it with Li Yu's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Although Zhang Yimou is not happy, it also proves from the side that this "House of Flying Daggers" is indeed well shot.

“I watched the whole process and I think it’s OK!”

"I didn't expect that there would be such a big twist in the end!"

Chen Yu actually didn't know much about it when he took the photo.

The script won't go into too much detail.

"Ha ha!"

"The main reason is that Hua Zai, Zi Yi and Mei Gu all have multiple identities. I thought I would also bring them out for you!"

Zhang Yimou smiled, but Chen Yu suddenly expressed a concern: "Director Zhang, let me tell you my personal opinion..."

"Oh? What do you think?"

Zhang Yimou was a little curious.

Chen Yu thought about his words: "If I say it, you can't be angry!"

"Okay, I'm not angry!"

"After watching it, I actually felt that it was a bit like a costume version of "Infernal Affairs"!"

"Ha ha!"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yimou burst out laughing after hearing this, and pointed at Chen Yu: "Is "Infernal Affairs" bad?"

"If I could actually make a costume version of "Infernal Affairs", it would be worth it!"

It's a pity that Zhang Yimou did think so in his previous life, but it was misunderstood in the end; and in this life, it is indeed as he said. If it is really the costume version of "Infernal Affairs", it is actually a kind of praise.

The premise is that it can really be as good as "Infernal Affairs".

"Let's go, let's wait for the awards ceremony!"

Zhang Yimou clenched his fists, with a rare hint of hope on his face.

The expectation of winning a prize.

Having just seen the response at the scene, he felt it was much better than the premiere of "Hero" in Berlin.

The probability of winning the prize should be there.

He hasn't felt this excited for a long time.

(End of this chapter)