Fa Ge greeted the two reporters into the car very politely, and Xiao Ran suddenly remembered that it was 1986, not 2005. Reporters today are not as rampant as they were in the past, and they have not yet won the title of paparazzi. Simple
He said that now the relationship between celebrities and journalists is very good. If the person concerned can just say something about something that cannot be published, it will be removed immediately.
When he arrived at the hospital, the doctor checked and told Xiao Ran that the bridge of his nose could not withstand the heavy blow and had been broken. This made Xiao Ran very irritated for a while. Fortunately, the doctor quickly told him that it could be repaired, but his nose would be easily injured in the future.
It's easy to catch a cold or something.
Other than that, it wasn't a big deal. After the doctor repaired the bridge of the nose, Fa Ge introduced the middle-aged reporter to Xiao Ran. The middle-aged reporter was Liang Jiabao, and the other young one was a newcomer to Liang Jiabao.
"A Bao is a very generous person, so everyone in the circle is willing to be interviewed by him. I think he may mainly want to get to know you this time, so he came to the studio!" Fa Ge gave a brief introduction, but there was no trace of emotion in his words.
The resident praised this person, who must be very talented: "And he is very foresight. I guess he just came here because he thought you could become an instant success this time!"
A skilled smile appeared on Liang Jiabao's face, he stretched out his hand to shake Xiao Ran's hand, and everyone knew each other. Liang Jiabao laughed at Brother Fa: "You are just like saying that I don't want to go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, and don't want to get a haircut."
, he is jealous of your coming!"
Fa Ge also laughed, stretched out his hand and patted Liang Jiabao on the back: "I'm jealous of A Ran. If you can't tell me, then I'll save you the interview next week!"
"You're kidding, you're kidding!" Liang Jiabao laughed and waved his hands repeatedly: "Aren't you jealous that Aran is younger than you? Haha!"
Back at Xiaoyao's Nest, Wei Dongling was shocked when he saw the gauze on Xiao Ran's nose: "What's wrong with you? Wasn't it a car accident?"
"You are such a crow's mouth, bah bah bah, you are childish!" Xiao Ran didn't dare to touch his nose, for fear that if he touched it, it would turn into three nostrils in the future, or it might become crooked. So, he had to bah loudly.
A few words to express my disdain.
When he went to work in the studio the next day, he found that his words seemed to be more powerful than before. In short, the eyes of others looked at him differently. When it came to filming, it had been going very smoothly, and the actors' schedules were also good.
no problem.
Soon, Xiao Ran heard that Yang Qi sold the company and took Yang Wei to the United States. Feeling sad, he didn't know what to do and was suddenly at a loss. This state lasted until "A Better Tomorrow"
Changes only occurred after the release...
Ten days before the release of "A Better Tomorrow", "Happy Ghost" had already failed. The local box office was the same as Xiao Ran knew, which was 15 million. This shows that there are not many variables in history.
It was still a midnight screening venue. Although Xu Ke’s film studio was separated from New Art City, New Art City still found a Friends of New Art City that was similar to a movie fan organization. This Friends of New Art City was mainly workers.
And so on, having contributed a lot to this company that created the legend of the times, Xiao Ran believed that this method was worth emulating.
In fact, Xu Ke's film studio does not put much effort in publicity. It mainly relies on the help of Xinyi City Nostalgia, which is also invested by Lei Kaitai. Of course, this does not mean that Xu Ke's company does not do it.
It's publicized. It's just publicity and it doesn't go through Xu Ke, who only cares about the movie.
Xiao Ran, Wu Yusen, Xu Ke, Zhou Runfa, Di Long and other creative staff all came and stayed in the back row of the theater. However, the heroine Zhu Baoyi was quite beautiful, and she looked very youthful and lovely. I couldn't help but
Let Xiao Ran take another look.
When the audience was basically admitted, Xu Ke couldn't help but frowned. Hong Kong cinemas rarely have more than a thousand seats, and the theater in front of him only has 800 seats, but these 800 seats are not full.
, the attendance rate was only about 80%, which made Xu Ke not frown.
Xiao Ran came to this era and participated in many midnight previews. For example, the previews of "Mr. Zombie" and "Police Story" were all full. Regarding the situation in front of him, he obviously felt that the prospects were not very optimistic. However,
He knows better than anyone that this 80% attendance rate would definitely be a very impressive figure in the 21st century.
In fact, the test screening is an opportunity for the audience to evaluate the quality of the film. If the film is indeed excellent, then the test screening will quickly spread the film's reputation, and the audience will become indirect communicators. And vice versa...
Therefore, the attendance rate of this midnight preview is not very important. What is important is word-of-mouth and the opinions of the audience. If the audience does not like a certain plot, or thinks that a certain place is not good, then the film company and the director still have time to modify the film.
Make the final edit, and sometimes even reshoot.
The film just ended when Xiao Ma took the banknotes, lit a cigarette and said the classic dialogue, a figure hurriedly appeared in the cinema. Although the person's face could not be seen clearly in the dark, Xiao Ran could still feel that he was a young man.
The figure searched for a while and finally found where Xiao Ran and the others were. He quickly walked over and whispered hello: "I'm sorry, I'm late!" As soon as he finished speaking, he sat down on the seat next to Xiao Ran.
Feeling this very familiar voice, Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He looked over and saw that the person coming was Zhang Guorong. Xiao Ran was not surprised this time. He was originally wondering why Zhang Guorong didn't come to the test screening. Now it seems
Apparently he was delayed by something.
But, then again, it was the first time for Xiao Ran to have such close contact with Zhang Guorong, and it was even the first time to see him in person in this era. This was quite strange. Originally, Xiao Ran had a wide range of acquaintances.
They all should have seen Zhang Guorong. However, in fact, they have never had the chance to see him.
Even when they were filming "A Better Tomorrow", they had a chance to meet. Unfortunately, Xiao Ran was still starring in "Dao Ma Dan" at that time. However, due to their schedule issues, they finally failed to meet. Think about it, this is really amazing.
The first time we met was actually in a movie theater.
Xiao Ran didn't say anything. This was not the place to talk. Besides, being able to enjoy this classic in the cinema was a blessing that he had accumulated over many lifetimes. Xiao Ran was skipping class and going to the video room to watch "Coastal Contribution", which was a contribution to the mainland.
It was a smuggled video tape that contributed greatly to the piracy industry, so I accidentally saw this film.
The current "A Better Tomorrow" is no different from what Xiao Ran has seen. Zhou Runfa's performance on the screen is still the highlight of the whole film, even overshadowing the real protagonist, Hero Di Long. However, we have to admit that Hero Di Long deserves to be
He is a veteran actor, and he was very emotional when he said "Officer, I haven't been a big brother for many years" to the Taiwanese policeman played by Wu Yusen on the screen.
Of course, in Xiao Ran's eyes, Di Long's performance was not bad, but too traditional. Now, in the Hong Kong film industry, a group of new wave directors such as Xu Ke and Xu Anhua have gained a foothold and have emerged, cultivating a large number of
New directors are able to gain a slight upper hand over old-school filmmakers.
What really enabled the new force of the New Wave to break away from the old forces and usher in its first big victory was "A Better Tomorrow." The new wave directors' more intuitive, entertaining, and concise directing techniques made the film interesting and enjoyable to watch.
With a higher level of sexiness, this film has become a clarion call for new directors to monopolize the film industry.
Wu Yusen, Xu Ke and Zhou Runfa were watching the film in the back row and paying attention to the audience's opinions. This time, they did not hear the audience's complaints, but listened when the two brothers Ah Hao and A Jie had a serious conflict in the film.
To the sobs lingering in the air and the moisture after tears turn to dust.
There are quite a lot of provocative plots and content like this in the film. So, everyone including Xu Ke and Wu Yusen laughed and cried while appreciating everything wonderful. Where is Xiao Ran? What is he doing?
Xiao Ran now has a wonderful feeling. He feels that he has controlled the emotions of the audience. This feeling is absolutely wonderful. Now he is immersed in such a pleasant feeling. He thinks he understands why there are so many
People want to be directors, because this feeling of controlling people's emotions is indeed better than anything else.
When the gun battle at the shipyard was shown on the screen, Xiao Ran couldn't help but gradually hold his breath. The most shocking scene in the whole film was about to appear. Soon he felt that there was no sound of breathing next to him, and he turned around in shock and glanced at Wu Yusen and the others.
At a glance, I realized that they were also holding their breath and focusing on this most critical point. However, they were not excited for the plot, but for the emotions of the audience.
"No matter what he did wrong, he has given it back to you now..."
Bang! When Fat Brother on the screen limped and grabbed the stunned Leslie Cheung and roared, a gunshot rang out that shocked all the audience. In an instant, all the audience fell silent, listening to the bursts of gunshots coming from the cinema speakers.
The sound made them burst into tears uncontrollably.
The sound on the screen was empty in the cinema. Wu Yusen was so nervous that his clenched fists almost burst blood vessels. The audience did not say anything. You must know that when he participated in the test screening before, as long as the audience saw
If something doesn't look good, people will curse loudly, and sometimes dozens of people will curse at the same time.
But now there is such an abnormal scene, teaching him how not to be nervous to death. In fact, everyone except Xiao Ran is very nervous. For Xu Ke, this is his attempt at a genre film. If it fails
, I'm afraid that Boss Lei's funds will decrease. For Leslie Cheung and Chow Run-fa, they are slightly less nervous, but after enjoying the film, they also have an intuition - if this film is successful, it will make them successful!
Xiao Ran was the only one who looked calm because he knew better than anyone else that no one would be indifferent after seeing this film. He had seen a post on the "Made in Hong Kong" forum before, saying
The death of Brother Ma was the second unexpected death in Hong Kong film history, but it was the most shocking and unforgettable death. As for the first unexpected death, it was "Very Sudden".
The subtitles gradually fell and the lights in the cinema came on. Xiao Ran suddenly stood up and went around for a week. For him, now was the moment to enjoy success. When Wu Yusen and the others still didn't understand what Xiao Ran meant, the audience seemed to have a tacit understanding.
At the same time, he clapped with all his strength and turned to look at the creators in the back row.
There were tears on the faces of too many spectators, and the applause gathered into a thunderous sound in an instant, as if it was about to overturn the roof. Xiao Ran closed his eyes and enjoyed all this. At this moment, he felt that he was now
God, who controls all emotions, is reigning over the world. He suddenly understood a very meaningful dialogue in Wu Yusen's work - here, I am God!
(The previous chapter was indeed badly written. In order to apologize, I will post an extra chapter today to make up for it. I hope everyone can forgive me)
(In addition, no matter how you criticize, I am all ears, but I hope everyone will not attack personally)