The premiere of "House of Flying Daggers" was held at the Workers' Gymnasium. Numerous stars were invited, including Priscilla Chan, Ekin Cheng, SHE, Dao Lang, etc. After the theatrical performance, the creative team met with everyone and finally showed the film. ...the premiere is complete.
"Manslaughter" will definitely not have such a grand spectacle. Entertainment reporters and film critics were mentally prepared for this before coming, but they were still disappointed when they arrived at the scene.
A sign was erected on the first floor of the Capital Cinema: The premiere of "Manslaughter" will be held at 2:30 in Screening Room 1 on the second floor.
There wasn't even an usher nearby, neither the theater nor the producer sent anyone.
Sun Tao and Wu Xiaoying were both here for the first time. They looked left and right and carefully looked at their surroundings.
"Damn it, this is too hasty. It seems that Huaxin doesn't take this movie seriously at all!"
"Then why do you want to pay more attention to it, like "House of Flying Daggers" and "Heroes", hahahaha."
Sun Tao turned around and looked over. He saw a thin middle-aged man with sparse hair and a goatee. The twisted beard looked thicker than his hair. The other had a hooked nose and triangular eyes. Even when he was talking, he had an annoying look. breath.
Goatee, "That's what you said. Generally, small productions like this don't hold premieres. If they can hold a premiere, it's considered very important."
Goatee looked around, "Hey, how many media do you think can come today?"
The triangular eyes smiled coldly, "Don't worry, it will definitely be indispensable."
Goatee, "That's right. A big director makes a bad movie, and just this title can get a wave of attention."
The triangular eyes smiled slightly, "Actually, it's common for great directors to make bad movies. Which director doesn't make a few bad movies.
I don't care about the director's narrative or the actors' performance, I just want to see how the story goes. ”
Goatee, "Oh, you came here for Sun Tao.
In fact, I think "Charlotte", "Golden Eyes", and "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" are actually quite good, but if "Manslaughter" is pulled this time, it may directly affect the box office of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern 2" , it was a big production, the investment seemed to be over 20 million, and Fei Zhen and the others are still filming at KASHI. ”
The two of them didn't chat for a while, but several entertainment reporters came to the sign. Everyone was chatting while taking the escalator up to the second floor.
Wu Xiaoying gently tugged on Sun Tao's cuff, "The premiere was attended by reporters. We are also the producers. Why do they only talk about CEFC and no one mentions us?"
Sun Tao smiled slightly, "This is a network of connections. It depends on accumulation. Even if someone wants to take the initiative to get to know us, they have to have a chance, right? There will be a reception at the Yanjing Hotel after the premiere..."
"I know, Teacher Li told Xiao Zhang to print a business card for me last week. Teacher Li will contact their editor-in-chief, and the following entertainment reporters will depend on me."
Sun Tao patted Wu Xiaoying on the shoulder, "Don't feel any pressure. We have to figure out the priorities. They have channels and we have resources. There can be many channels but resources are limited."
"Yes, I understand. Oh, I heard that some lucky viewers were randomly selected from Douban.com, and the Internet Department..."
Sun Tao shook his head, "Of course the Internet Department will not send anyone here. They are only responsible for contacting online. The landing matters are still handled here."
The two chatted casually and slowly took the escalator to the second floor.
Near the stairs is the receptionist of "Manslaughter". Four hostesses are lined up on both sides with a long table in front of them.
There were four people sitting behind the long table. The two in red clothes were from Huaxin and they were responsible for entertaining the media. The two little girls in green were from Qingzhou and they were in charge of receiving the lucky viewers selected by Douban.com.
After the reception staff registered the information of reporters and spectators, each person was given a popcorn and a large bucket of Coke. The media also received a souvenir and a small bag of promotional materials.
The faces of the lucky spectators who saw no souvenirs were not so happy.
Sun Tao gently said to Wu Xiaoying: "We are not worried about the scarcity but the inequality. We have no experience the first time. From now on, the audience and the media must treat them the same. Even if the things are different, at least they should look similar in appearance." Wu Xiaoying gritted her teeth. , "How about I go prepare now, and everyone will have a share when we show up?"
Sun Tao glanced at her, he was a little surprised that this little girl was so straightforward, "Okay, if we don't have enough manpower, we can contact Principal Qin."
Just as she said, Wu Xiaoying went over to chat with the two girls in green clothes, picked up the phone, turned around and went downstairs.
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It is said that the premiere starts at 2:30, but the movie does not start at 2:30.
There were no singing and dancing performances, no red carpets, just the main creative team making an appearance and briefly answering reporters' questions.
In Sun Tao's memory, a creative team was kicked off the stage by the audience at the premiere because they talked too much.
Fortunately, it didn't happen this time. Maybe it's because Zhang Yimou has such a strong aura, or maybe it's because Zhang Songwen and Zeng Lijun are good-looking women and keep a low profile. The two have repeatedly emphasized that they have little acting experience and hope that friends from the media and the audience will give them more criticism and guidance.
The most important thing is that the media people discovered Sun Tao, the screenwriter on the creative team.
A straight-talking entertainment reporter said, "Director Sun, I am a reporter from "Popular Films". I would like to ask, have you chosen the mentor of "The Voice of China"?"
Sun Tao laughed and said: "Brother, you are a reporter from "Popular Cinema". If you ask this question, will your editor-in-chief not trouble you when he returns?"
The whole audience burst into laughter, "Hahahahahahaha..."
As a result, this guy said without changing his expression, "This is what our editor asked me to ask."
Seeing that Sun Tao is not rude, there are more questions like this below, "Director Sun, I heard that "Unfortunately It's Not You" has been written and given to Liang Jingru to sing. Is this true? In addition, this song has something to do with her Is there any connection between being the mentor of "The Voice of China"?
"SOLDOUT, when will it be fully released? Everyone is waiting to hear it?"
""The Thread String Opera" was eliminated from the Spring Festival Gala..."
In the end, Sun Tao could only make a helpless statement: "Everyone, this is the premiere of "Manslaughter". Don't mention topics that have nothing to do with the theme..."
Seeing that Sun Tao had attracted firepower, Zhang Songwen and Zeng Li glanced at him from time to time. They would be nervous when questioned by reporters. Now that the reporter turned to them, they felt a little disappointed.
……
The question and answer session lasted for almost half an hour. At 3 o'clock, the creative team bowed and left the stage, and the theater went dark.
"Manslaughter" officially begins.
……
"Damn, it's so exciting. It starts with rape, taking pictures and videotaping it."
"Hey, this little girl was also on stage just now. I didn't realize that she has such a hot figure."
"This can also be released, that is, Zhang Yimou, others must...ah..."
"Ah, shit! Yes, just fuck him like this."
……
"Hey, this police chief is so inhumane. His son is a beast and she is a beast too!"
Seeing ordinary people unable to resist under the oppression of power, the atmosphere gradually became solemn... (End of Chapter)