Director: Female stars want to improve too much

Chapter 13: Movie fermentation, midnight comfort (please follow up)
  First day of premiere.

Gong Li and director Sun Zhou arranged their schedule early and prepared to go to various cinemas for roadshows to thank the audience.

Xing Baizhou and Jiang Wen walked slowly towards the cinema as if they were on vacation.

When they saw beautiful scenery on the road, they would stop and take a few photos. They didn't panic at all. After all, there were only two movies, so there was no point in rushing.

When I arrived at the cinema, I saw a poster of "12 Citizens" in the corner as soon as I entered the door. The English name is " Citizens".

The poster also specifically states that it is adapted from the 1957 American film "12 Angry Men".

"Uncle Jiang, how many people do you think can fit into 200 seats?" Xing Baizhou shrugged and smiled.

"There should be 100 of them."

Lao Jiang didn't have much confidence either. His main purpose of accompanying Xing Baizhou to Canada this time was to travel and relax... and take a look at the Ocean Horse by the way.

He was not allowed to make movies in China for five years, which suffocated him to death. He could only come out to play for a while. Fortunately, the Ocean Horse last night helped him soothe him, and he felt better now.

Jiang Wu on the side touched his chin and said, "I think there will be a lot of people. After all, the movie "Twelve Angry Men" is quite famous."

Of course, Xing Baizhou hopes that the more people there are, the better, so that the copyright can be easily sold... and then there will be start-up funds for the next movie.

Getting money is better than anything else! !

As for winning the award...

It's better to let nature take its course and not force it.

Anyway, there will be more opportunities in the future.

Because if he wanted to win an award, he would not remake this movie... This was purely a helpless choice when he had no money, just because it is so easy to shoot a single-scene movie.

Along the way, I also want to thank Xu Qing.

If she hadn't taken such good care of him, it would have been impossible to find so many veteran actors. If he had just randomly found a few people, the effect would have been greatly reduced.

It is worth mentioning that Jiang Wen is somewhat well-known in the eyes of European and American audiences. "Red Sorghum" won many awards abroad, which was an added bargaining chip for selling copyrights.

This is why he invited Jiang Wen to the film festival.

Cinema front desk.

When several people showed their signs for participating in this film festival, theater staff soon took them into the theater.

After entering.

Xing Baizhou was a little surprised.

There were actually more than 200 people sitting in the 100-person screening room, and everyone was staring at the big screen attentively.

"Oh my god, this movie is a really good remake. I feel it is one of the most exciting remakes among the many."

"Yes, the actor's movements and expressions are very good. Juror No. 4 seems to have acted in "Red Sorghum."

"I heard that the director was still a high school student when he made this movie, which is incredible."

"..."

Some people spoke French and some spoke English. Xing Baizhou could understand a little bit, but the theater was noisy and he couldn't hear clearly.

Of course, he understood clearly the comments given by the Chinese-speaking audience: "Wow, the director is so young and handsome..."

These low-pitched exchanges gave him full confidence, and Xing Baizhou felt that the copyright of the film could be sold.

When the 95-minute movie ended and the lights in the hall came on, he took Jiang Wen and others onto the stage, bowed and thanked the moviegoers, "Thank you everyone for watching."

The crowd suddenly burst into cheers.

But their cheers don’t seem to be directed at the movie.

"So handsome!"

"He's so handsome! (He's so handsome!)"

"Director Xing, the adaptation is very good!"

"..."

these audiences.

Until they left the cinema, they were discussing the plot and his appearance. This is the result Xing Baizhou wants to see.

Of course, this alone is not enough.

If you want studios to pay attention to this movie, you have to take the initiative. Just relying on tap water won't do it.

Some of the entertainment novels he read in his previous life would write: A movie is unknown at the beginning of its release, and then overnight, it can quickly counterattack thanks to the crazy publicity of a certain fan! ?
  Isn't this pure nonsense...

If twenty years later, in the era when short videos are developed, someone with good writing skills and the selling point of the movie would spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a "Double+", he might be able to counterattack.

But in 2000, few people had access to the Internet. It was unreliable to rely on posting on forums to promote things. so.

Xing Baizhou has contacted a labor service company and hired more than 40 fake fans to serve as tap water with flyers at the entrances of major theaters.

At the same time, advertisements were also placed in local life forums, radio stations and other places in Montreal.

As these publicity continued, the popularity of "Twelve Citizens" was indeed rising little by little, and the theater with 200 people was actually full in the afternoon.

Many people called the organizer to request more screenings, and the organizer also sent people to the theater to conduct on-site inspections.

……

After the afternoon movie starts.

Jiang Wen's eyes lit up when he looked at Xing Baizhou: "You kid, okay, you are good at publicity!"

Isn't this just fine?
  "The fragrance of wine is also afraid of the dark alleys. No matter how good a movie is, if there is no publicity, it will remain unknown. Maybe it will counterattack as time goes by, but there are only less than 9 days left in the film festival..."

"Yes, that's the truth."

"..."

When it's five o'clock in the afternoon.

"Citizens 12" concluded today's screenings.

There were almost no negative reviews from people who walked out of the cinema, and many people recommended it to relatives and friends after returning home. These people became the first batch of real "tap water".

And Gong Li is still doing road shows.

"Pretty Mom," starring in her, was shown in more than a dozen cinemas in the evening.

It’s so hard.

She is a little tired, but she is not far away from winning the prize.

Ten p.m.

Gong Li came back tired.

Xing Baizhou went downstairs and bought a KFC Family Bucket and two bottles of iced Coke, and came to her door.

"Dong dong! Sister Li."

Gong Li just finished taking a shower.

Wearing only a black silk pajamas and bare white feet, she walked out of the bathroom.

"Who!?"

Gong Li lay on the peephole and looked out, finding it was Xing Baizhou, and saw that he was holding KFC in his arms.

"Sister Li, it's me."

"Wait a minute, I'm taking a shower, I'll be fine soon."

She smiled, then looked down at the vacuum environment under her pajamas... She slowly frowned and thought, "Should I open the door?"

Outside.

I heard the word "bath".

Xing Baizhou was actually a little excited...

Damn it! I just gave a KFC family bucket to try to build a good relationship with Emperor Gong! ! Can't think too much about anything else.

After about 15 seconds.

The door opened.

Gong Li is still in the same outfit as before, and she still seems to be fighting in a vacuum. Is this sister really not avoiding her brother at all? Xu Qing is not like this!
  Xing Baizhou was a battle-hardened veteran in his previous life. At this moment, he could tell at a glance that Gong Li was not wearing a bra.

He calmly raised the family bucket and Coke: "Sister Li, seeing that you came back so late, you must be tired. I'll buy you some midnight snacks."

Gong Li smelled the smell and her stomach growled, but she was afraid that Xing Baizhou would be seen by people around him if he entered the house.

So, he leaned out and looked around the corridor, and said with a smile: "You're too polite, brother, but it's too late today..."

Xing Baizhou knew what he was worried about and said with a smile: "Jiang Wen and Director Sun are out having fun, and they won't be back until early in the morning..."

"Ah? That's it... Then you... it's hot outside... come in quickly." Gong Li breathed a sigh of relief and stepped aside to make way.

Xing Baizhou raised his legs and entered. Passing by Gong Li, a gust of fragrant wind blew, and the milky fragrance on her body was a bit overwhelming.

　Thanks for the 100-point tip from Zui Wo Yi Ren Lei.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)