I didn't want to be an actor

"I can't tell the truth..."

Shen Liang retorted, and then said to the staff: "Okay, you can put down your phone! Eat first..."

"I knew it..."

"These are promotional tidbits, made on Douyin..."

"Hey, just those promotional materials in Douyin, the kind of reaction from movie theaters..."

Shen Liang took the tea, took a sip, and then said: "This is called short video marketing, which is actually emotional marketing. When "Living Together", we focused on this kind of... The effect is good! However, now there are signs of proliferation. ...So, when it comes to "Life Events", we mostly publish some funny materials. Being too sensational may be counterproductive!"

"Is it too much or too little?"

"Yes..." After a pause, Shen Liang added: ""Chinese Doctor" likes to publish materials that make you cry..."

"I saw... Huo Siyan burst into tears in the theater!"

Shen Liang smiled: "Actually, I think "Chinese Doctors" is not as good as many documentaries, especially "Wuhan Days and Nights"..."

"This type of subject matter is difficult to shoot. If you shoot it well, it's because the reality is like this. If you shoot it poorly, it's just consuming reality and blaspheming the hero..."

"But to be able to get such a mediocre shot, it can be seen that the creative team is really lazy!"

Nini interjected: "...Okay, let's eat!"

"oh!"

…

"Life Events" can be regarded as the last straw for theaters this summer!

July is almost over, and the market total is less than 3.5 billion...

This is the summer season!

The market price in June was 5 billion - "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" took 2 billion!

Last year...last year was a special situation. The year before last, the box office in July was 6.8 billion.

Half of it is missing…

In July, the top box office was "Chinese Doctor" with 1.24 billion, followed by "1921" with 410 million...

Then, "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" ranked third: 320 million!

A movie that got an extension key took in 300 million at the box office in July...

At present, the total box office of "Zhou Chu Removes Three Evils" is 3.27 billion - temporarily ranking fourth in the year, second only to the top three Spring Festival movies "Earth Fire", "Hello, Li Huanying" and "Tang Detective 3"...

In addition, new films originally scheduled for summer release such as "Sniper" and "Pipiru and Lu Xixi: Canned Villains" have been withdrawn.

The only movie that has the potential to trigger a movie-watching frenzy is "Life Events"!

The industry is also looking forward to it.

Therefore, many stars came to the premiere!

Most of them were invited by the producers, and many big names came, including Jackie Chan, Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi...

Liu Dehua and Li Xuejian also came!

The most unexpected thing is Yang Tianbao...

Well, she is Nini's good friend - indeed a good friend, and was Tianbao's bridesmaid when she got married.

Of course, the presence of so many people means that in a sense, everyone really has no work to do...

As the producer and producer, Shen Liang took the stage to speak first:

""Life Events" was originally called "Going to Heaven". It was a venture capital project of the Pingyao Film Festival. I have always wanted to make a work about funerals, but I have never dared to do it because this subject is too niche, but I think I read the script of "Going to Heaven", and there is a description of Mo Sanmei shouting slogans while carrying the coffin down the stairs..."

Shen Liang simply learned a lesson: 'It's sunset! It's the last day for the old man! Has the filial son kept vigil? Did everyone help? I shouted the slogan alone! Everyone chatted with me!'

"...When I saw this, I knew this script was what I was looking for!"

"But Director Liu Jiangjiang was forced so hard by me that he changed the script for at least a dozen drafts... and even changed his name... I hope he won't scold me!"

It’s Liu Jiangjiang’s turn: “I didn’t know Brother Liang before, I only knew he was a star. After he won “Going to Heaven”, he immediately found five screenwriters for me. We revised the script together... He knew I wanted to be a director, so he helped me We hired Zhang Linke, the photographer of "The Wandering Earth", and Mr. Gao Ang, the art designer of "Earth Fire". The props, scenery and lighting are all the most professional teachers..."

"I originally thought he was going to ignore me... But he only quarreled with me during the pre-production. During the actual filming, he respected the director very much. He would take as many takes as I asked him to take... and he would do whatever I asked him to do. !”

"I'm very grateful to Brother Liang, who not only fulfilled my dream of becoming a director, but also found so many professional teachers!"

Then Wei Daxun, Jiao Junyan, Nini, Nazha and Chen Baoguo all came on stage to express their thoughts on the shooting...

Well, Nazha is here too!

…

"Life Events" is officially screened...

In fact, many people in the industry know about "Going to Heaven" that Shen Liang won it and then started preparations...

Two years in total!

It’s not particularly fast. The fastest was Shao Yihui’s script “The Myth of Love”, which was selected for FIRST Venture Capital in June 2020, attracting Chen Lizhi’s attention. Chen Lizhi contacted Xu Zheng, and Xu Zheng brought money and people, making "The Myth of Love" break the record for the fastest film to be completed at the FIRST Venture Capital Conference - it will be released in December 2021!

"Stop and Go" was also created by Chen Lizhi!

The difference is that Xu Zheng did not participate, but Wu Jing became the second producer.

Understandably, Wu Jing himself even starred in "Goodbye Li Cola" - Chen Lizhi is also the main control party.

Talking back to "Life Events", many people in the industry know that Shen Liang has a great eye for film selection...

As long as the movies he is deeply involved in are all hits!

"Life Events"... The cost is 60 million, and the theme is funeral. How can you make a big impact with a small amount?

Then...a group of people fell silent!

The character setting of "Life Events" is enough to support a play: a carefree "father" and a quirky and peculiar "daughter". They never call each other dad or daughter, and both call themselves "old man". Sometimes they are not like "father and daughter", but more like friends.

They redeem each other and rush to a better future together.

The plot is even more exciting...

It seems to be about separation of life and death, the indifference of father-son love, a little-known funeral director, and two lonely souls meeting in the vast sea of ​​people. In fact, in the final analysis, it is about hope, warmth, love, and redemption.

If this film just keeps emphasizing death, it would be too boring.

The good thing is that it tells the truth.

Many people say that "Departures" is awesome, where is it awesome?

It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film!

But those who praise "Departures" may not have really watched this movie. "Departures" is a movie that relies on a lot of narration throughout the film. It has a slow pace and can make people worry about trivial things. If "Departures" were a Chinese movie, it would be just a dull, depressing, and unsatisfactory niche art film in the Chinese market.

The most amazing thing about "Departures" is its director Yojiro Takita. In 1976, he joined a production company called "Lion" that specializes in making erotic films. After working as an assistant director for several years, Takita began directing erotic films in 1981. His representative works include "Chikan Densha" and "Chikan Female Teacher". In 5 years, he has released nearly 30 works...

Yes, he was born as a erotic director and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film!

The influence of this event is far greater than Shu Qi's award...

After all, after Shu Qi won the award, he did not encourage his peers.

On the other hand, Takita Yojiro won the award, and a bunch of directors who graduated from college joined the Japanese porn film industry...

Ahem...

Let's talk about "Life Events".