Full-time actor

Chapter 580 [7] Pre-sale starts worldwide, a box office success!
“Push harder!~~”

"It's coming soon!"

"quick!"

"Try harder~~"

The midwife stood in front of Liu Yifei, who was pregnant, and urged her.

What they are filming now is the scene where the heroine Xiaofei gives birth to a child in "Blind Mountain".

Liu Yifei was sweating profusely, his hair was stuck to his face, his face was pale, he was moaning weakly, his eyes were opening and closing, his gray skin color made him look particularly painful.

No one would think at first sight that this was their fairy sister because the image was too subversive.

I have to say that makeup and props are really magical things. Even with Liu Yifei's appearance, she is directly turned into a country woman.

Moreover, the Sichuan accent of "Laohan, Bashi..." was quite funny when it came out of Liu Yifei's mouth.

"Isn't it ugly?"

After seeing Chen Yu coming, Liu Yifei kept looking at her makeup, looking a little unconfident.

"No, it's fine. I'm just looking to see if there's anything that needs improvement!"

"It's too difficult for you to play a village girl, but the costumes and makeup are great, it gives you that feeling..."

Liu Yifei’s acting was really good, especially the pregnant woman. I heard that she went to the county hospital a few days ago to learn from the village women giving birth.

Now that I’ve finished filming and unloaded the goods, I still look relaxed.

"The signal is poor in the mountains here, and I have nothing to do. I can't even concentrate on reading, so I can only observe!"

Liu Yifei fiddled with her fingers, which contained some yellow mud and black dirt. Her hair was as fluffy as if it hadn't been washed in several days.

These details can really capture the audience's heart and make people feel not out of place.

And this requires an actor to calm down and put aside his attitude to play the role well.

"I haven't watched the surveillance video yet. Did you find a body double for the several explicit scenes in the script?"

Chen Yu remembered that there was a rape scene with exposed nipples in "Blind Mountain". He didn't know whether Li Yang would dare to do it again in his life. It didn't matter. This scene was actually a gimmick that Li Yang deliberately created for selling points.

It will make the audience feel that there is exposure, and many people will download it or rent the disc from foreign lsp to watch it.

After all, in his previous life, Li Yang mortgaged his house to make this movie, so he had to think about making a profit; and in this life, with Yu Xin and Liu Yifei's investment, Li Yang certainly didn't need to do the same.

"no!"

"Director Li said that there is no need to deliberately go big just for the sake of being big!"

"I did use a body double for the rape scene, but I had a very explicit scene!"

As they spoke, Liu Yifei and Chen Yu came to the monitor.

It is a freeze frame of the character Xiaofei played by Liu Yifei, who covers her whole body with clothes after being raped. No top is exposed, but her thighs, shoulders and arms are revealed.

It’s mainly Liu Yifei’s eyes, that look of brokenness, horror and fear, which seems to strike directly into the heart in an instant.

"This freeze frame is OK. How long did it take?"

"I'm wearing clothes inside!"

Liu Yifei explained, and Chen Yu smiled: "I know, you don't need to explain to me!"

"I'm afraid you might be imagining things. I'm wearing several layers of clothes underneath this one!"

Chen Yu: "..."

"We only took it once, and Director Li pushed everyone out, and then let me build up my emotions!"

Liu Yifei was reminiscing while Chen Yu was looking through the replays of the shooting. He had to admit that Liu Yifei's acting skills had indeed improved a lot.

In this movie, she is no longer just a vase and is really working hard to break through herself for this role.

"Do you see any problems? Are there any flaws?"

Liu Yifei looked at Chen Yu beside her with admiration, like a female student asking her teacher.

“No, it feels quite good!”

"A college student's disillusionment journey, from the hope of graduating from college as a poor kid to working, to self-rescue after discovering he was abducted, to hysteria, to the devastation after being raped, to escaping and being caught again and again, to finally accepting his fate, and to numbness after the birth of his child!"

The role of Xiao Fei requires a lot of progression in performance levels throughout the entire drama.

Liu Yifei filmed for nearly two months, but she actually only finished less than half of it.

“Do you have a teacher for your dialect?”

"Yes, I taught them scene by scene!"

"Okay, take your time, don't rush, slow work makes fine work. If your acting skills are not good enough, time will make up for it!"

Learn from Wang Jiawei. Anyway, Chen Yu told Li Yang that this drama has only one requirement, which is to have a high level of intensity in Liu Yifei's performance. It does not require a quick completion or making money from the release, but is just to win an award for Liu Yifei.

The 1000 million investment was just to prove to the outside world that Liu Yifei is a good actor and she has acting skills.

If one is not enough, make several.

Some actors cannot accept themselves appearing ugly or unsophisticated... Facts have proved that only actors who are willing to take risks can achieve higher success.

Liu Yifei can endure hardships and accept all kinds of challenges as an actor. In this respect, she has surpassed 95% of actresses.

That’s why Chen Yu is willing to give her time. If it were other actresses, they might not be able to get such resources.

After a while, Liu Yifei started shooting a new scene.

Chen Yu took a rare "vacation", during which he also guided Liu Yifei's performance and inspected the crew. Before he knew it, it was January 1st.

"Extraction" is now available for pre-sale worldwide.

Europe and the United States are mainly aimed at the Chinese community, while Japan, South Korea, including Taiwan’s Formosa and Hong Kong, are all online at the same time.

For this movie starring only Chen Yu, not to mention Chen Yu himself, many people outside are actually speculating whether he can carry the final box office banner on his own.

There have actually been quite a few negative news about Chen Yu recently, mainly regarding the public insults against Chen Kaige at the Golden Globe Awards. I don't know if it was due to media traffic or Chen Kaige's private actions, but there is a small group of people who are targeting him.

However, black and red is also red. Coupled with the fermentation of the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and the marketing of "Extraction" during the Spring Festival, Chen Yu's popularity on the entire network is currently surprisingly high.

Many people wanted to find him, but no one knew that he was staying in a small mountain village, filming a movie with his girlfriend.

It's like deliberately avoiding the troubles outside.

This sudden disappearance has forced the media, audiences and others to focus on the movie "Extraction".

Just like being a bad athlete is the original sin, after the box office fails, it is only then that public opinion will truly turn around; but if you win a gold medal and the box office explodes, all the negative comments will become vulnerable, and this is the hard truth for an actor.

Were there no negative aspects to Master Wu Jing, Shen Teng, etc. in previous lives?

Of course there are.

But they can hold up the box office, so the negative news is really nothing. Especially Chen Yu’s news is not about negative news. He just dissed Chen Kaige in public, and many netizens still support him very much.

"Is 'Exodus' pre-sale available today?"

Liu Yifei finished filming a scene and came to Chen Yu.

Chen Yu was actually also waiting for Yu Dong's call. The global pre-sale of "Extraction" only started at 10 am today, and the first wave of feedback should not be that fast.

Even though Chen Yu has proven his box office appeal many times, he still gets a little nervous before each movie is released because the Spring Festival period has never been opened before.

He is the only one who became famous because of the leading role.

Because in later generations, even many directors and actors who previously had box office appeal have failed.

Therefore, Chen Yu did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

The same was true for Liu Yifei standing by. She certainly hoped that Chen Yu's play would sell well, which would not only eliminate any negativity, but also prevent anyone from questioning his ability to carry the box office.

There may be excuses for several previous films.

"House of Flying Daggers" was directed by Chang Yi-mou, "Initial D" was directed by Liu Weiqiang, the director of Infernal Affairs, and there were several other leading actors.

“Kung Fu” is by Stephen Chow, and “A World Without Thieves” is by... Chen Kaige?

No, it’s Feng Xiaogang and Huayi!
Today, Ye Weixing, the director of "Escape Plan", is not very famous, and "SPL" did not go too far. Although it grossed 1100 million in Hong Kong, it was not released in mainland China at all, so almost no one in China knows his name.

The leading actress, Jiang Wen’s daughter Jiang Yilang, has even less been heard of.

Others such as Wu Jing and Zha Zha Hui also have little ability to carry the box office.

Only the leading actor Chen Yu.

He was the only one who wrote and performed the film, participated in the design of action direction, and did the post-production editing.

He also served as producer and producer.

It is indeed he who alone has to bear the entire box office revenue of this movie.

If he succeeds, no one can shake Chen Yu's position as the number one in the country; even Chen Kaige probably wouldn't dare to confront him head-on, and Zhang Yimou, Stephen Chow and others have to rank behind him.

Therefore, for Chen Yu, this movie is a battle that will help him achieve another leap in status.

Although his current status and popularity in the country are already unique, he still lacks the most powerful proof.

Just like Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow in Hong Kong back then.

buzzing-

Chen Yu's cell phone finally rang at this time.

A call from Bona CEO Yu Dong.

"Mr. Yu!"

Chen Yu walked to the side where he had tested and had a better signal; Liu Yifei also followed and looked at Chen Yu nervously.

She knew how much Chen Yu valued this movie, and she also hoped it would be a huge hit, but if it didn't sell well, this man would probably need her comfort.

Outsiders only care about his glamorous and award-winning side, but Liu Yifei just wants him to be happy.

“The response from the top cinemas across the country has been very enthusiastic!”

"Our Spring Festival marketing has been successful. Many people are buying tickets for New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Yu Dong's sighing words on the other end of the phone, Chen Yu couldn't help but wave his arms vigorously.

Liu Yifei also laughed when she saw this scene. Although she was dressed in a rustic way, it was just like the love of ordinary people. There were no red wine and candlelight dinners every day, but more about sharing the joy of success with each other.

"The first day's pre-sale box office will be released tonight!"

"Several cinema managers are very optimistic about pre-sales. Starting from New Year's Eve, they will work overtime to ensure the opening of the cinemas!"

When Yu Dong said this, he really admired the man on the other end of the phone.

Opening the Spring Festival period is really a very risky thing.

If they lose, it won't just be a box office failure, but they will also have to pay a lot of money to the theaters, plus there will be a decline in popularity and all kinds of negative news.

One can imagine the pressure Chen Yu was under.

But now it's all worth it.

The pre-sale situation exceeded the expectations of all cinema chains, and movie-watching during the Spring Festival can open up surrounding traffic, such as shopping malls, which can boost overall sales.

It is impossible for you to watch only one movie during the Spring Festival. Many people are either couples or families, going shopping, eating and so on.

Therefore, the film industry is not as simple as just showing a movie. It can also link up with shopping mall consumption, the surrounding areas of cinemas, travel traffic, etc. This is the most special thing about this industry.

"During next year's Spring Festival, the country should start supporting this kind of preferential treatment!"

Chen Yu fired the first shot, and the rest will follow naturally.

"Whoo~~~"

After hanging up the phone with Yu Dong, Chen Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh; the grand pre-sales of theaters can at least guarantee that the Spring Festival movie season will not flop, and at least prove that there are still people who will watch movies during the Spring Festival.

As for the box office performance, it will depend on the overall situation of the seven days of pre-sales.

The final box office revenue will depend on the traffic during the Spring Festival and how many theaters across the country open for screenings.

"Hold one?"

Chen Yu opened his arms towards Liu Yifei, and Liu Yifei hugged him tightly with a sweet smile.

Neither of them spoke to each other. They just looked at the mountains in the distance, breathed the fresh air, and embraced nature. They felt extremely peaceful inside.

"I now finally understand why you want to prove yourself so much!"

"Even if you have received so many honors and awards, if you do something wrong, the Internet will magnify you!"

"The only thing you can do is to keep succeeding and keep leaping. When those people can no longer reach you, you will look back and realize that you have been through so much along the way..."

Liu Yifei was lying in Chen Yu's arms, talking.

"Yes, success is not that easy!"

“Everyone’s definition of success is different…”

"No matter how much honor you have, it is insignificant in the face of mistakes!"

Just like the future Liu Xiang, Cheng Long, Melo... they all had glory, and had countless touching and passionate moments, but withdrawal, bad movies and losses in games will completely deny everything that came before.

"They just like the omnipotent idol in their hearts!"

"But everything you have achieved, apart from your own efforts, is also inseparable from their support!"

"Perhaps this is a process that a public figure must endure!"

"I enjoy this process very much, and it would be even more wonderful if there was someone who understood me during this process!"

Chen Yu looked at Liu Yifei in his arms.

Liu Yifei raised her head, her eyes sparkling and she was very determined: "Yeah, me too!"

This is a kind of spiritual connection and resonance.

In addition to physical pleasure, the most touching thing about love is the tacit understanding between lovers.

Liu Yifei was glad that she met such a person, and Chen Yu was also very grateful to God for allowing him to be reborn and experience such an unforgettable journey again!

They lowered their heads and kissed each other.

(End of this chapter)