Chapter 211 The movie crashed, someone has to take the blame
"I secretly came to attend the screening of the movie. Yu Xin must be very surprised."
It had been a while, but it was obvious that Yan Jiaheng still hadn't gotten over the look that Shang Yuxin had just given him.
Of course, he wouldn't think about whether Shang Yuxin actually liked Xu Kong beside him.
Xu Kong did not interrupt Yan Jiaheng, who was still thinking, but focused on the movie that was about to be officially screened.
In fact, the director of this movie that Shang Yuxin participated in is not a newcomer, and is even somewhat famous in the industry.
It has been shortlisted for several high-profile foreign film festivals before.
Although it didn't win any awards, the films it has produced so far have a good reputation.
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"I have nothing to say, let's watch the movie."
What's surprising is that at this screening, director Chang Dachun seemed a little uninterested.
It can even be described as dejected.
Logically speaking, when the other party's new movie is released, even if you don't have much confidence as a director, you should still be excited.
Xu Kong felt that it was probably because of the various disputes between the director of her film and the investors that Shang Yuxin mentioned before.
In addition, it seems that I participated in some foreign award selections some time ago, but was not even shortlisted, which is probably a big blow.
All in all, it can be seen that as a director, Chang Dachun actually looks like he has completely given up.
There is a high probability that this movie will be a flop.
Xu Kong sighed helplessly. When Shang Yuxin chose to take on this drama, she felt that she was really unlucky.
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After the previous pre-screening interview session, as the lights in the theater dimmed, the theater also became quiet, and the movie officially entered the screening stage.
From some previous knowledge, Xu Kong also roughly understood that this movie called "Fenghua" was set in the last century and had a nostalgic realistic theme.
But when I actually saw the feature film, Xu Kong was a little surprised.
He watched it for almost half an hour. It wasn't that he was indifferent to the movie, but he simply couldn't understand it.
It can be seen that Chang Dachun's personal style is very unique. When you think it is a realistic theme and the narrative is not difficult to understand, he suddenly inserts a large sequence of shots that are biased towards the stream of consciousness.
There is actually nothing wrong with this kind of shooting. Many literary and artistic films have their own style.
The key is that the story of the entire script is completely the direction of commercial films.
It tells an inspirational story about the heroine played by Shang Yuxin, who chose to go into business in that era and finally achieved success.
Although the story is simple, it can be regarded as a relatively complete commercial film framework.
If the photo is taken well, the look and feel will definitely not be too bad.
But as director Chang Dachun, it was obvious that the director had no way of making commercial films. The most important narrative rhythm was a mess and the story could not be told clearly.
And added too many things of his own style.
As a result, the entire movie has an awkward feeling where even the characters and plot cannot be consistent.
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Of course, the most intuitive manifestation is Yan Jiaheng sitting next to Xu Kong.
In the first half hour, it was obvious that this guy was already struggling.
If it weren't for the starring role of Shang Yuxin, I probably wouldn't have been able to continue.
But even Shang Yuxin and Yan Jiaheng fell asleep directly in the second half of the movie.
What's more embarrassing is that this guy started snoring after sleeping for a while.
Although because of the sound of the movie, it won't be heard by too many people.
But it still attracted the attention of some people around him.
Xu Kong didn't want to care about it at first, but from time to time the people around him would look at him, but Xu Kong finally pushed him to wake him up.
"Is it over?"
Yan Jiaheng, who was a little confused in his sleep, didn't react.
"Soon..."
Yan Jiaheng, who was woken up by Xu Kong, started to watch the movie again.
But I couldn’t watch it from the beginning, let alone wake up now after sleeping.
In the next few dozen minutes, my eyelids were constantly fighting.
It feels like I fell asleep in class when I was a student.
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As the lights in the theater came on, the torture of more than two hours finally came to an end for Yan Jiaheng.
Not to mention, the subsequent plot is indeed too boring.
Especially with Yan Jiaheng sleeping so soundly next to him, Xu Kong felt sleepy.
Fortunately, it's finally over now.
"Hello Director Chang, I would like to ask what the stream-of-consciousness plot in the middle is trying to express."
Entered the media question session.
Xu Kong also knew at this time that it was not his own problem.
Even these film critics who rely on analyzing the plot of the movie are obviously confused.
The key is such a simple story. If the rhythm is a little faster, it will be a relatively standard commercial film.
Being able to make a simple story so abstract is considered an ability.
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What surprised Xu Kong was that Yan Jiaheng sobered up instantly as soon as the movie ended.
He also asked a few questions very actively.
Of course, they actually have nothing to do with the movie itself. The main thing is to ask Shang Yuxin some essential questions such as his experience during filming or his own opinions.
He actually didn't have much interest in the movie.
I just want to have more opportunities to interact with Shang Yuxin.
Although Yan Jiaheng is quite abstract in private, he also seems not very smart when talking and doing things.
But after all, he is a public figure and a well-known actor, so he looks quite human in such public occasions.
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After Xu Kong entered the theater, many people secretly paid attention to him.
The main reason is that his current popularity and reputation are not low, especially the recent movie "The Long Season", which has received extremely high praise from most filmmakers and media.
And what I have said more is that the whole drama has a completely movie-level quality.
So when Xu Kong appeared at the media screening this time, everyone still hoped that Xu Kong would take the initiative to ask two questions.
In this case, there is one more topic point.
Unfortunately, during the audience question-and-answer session, Xu Kong had no intention of participating at all. He sat in his seat very honestly. He seemed to be listening seriously, but he was just listening quietly throughout the process.
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What makes people uncomfortable is that director Chang Dachun was scolded directly on the scene.
And the scolding was still very unpleasant.
You must know that although it is a screening for the media, after all, you are invited by the film company to participate. Even if you think the movie is bad, you still go back to write a movie review or video copy before criticizing it.
The scene should still be given a little face.
The person who criticized Chang Dachun is not a traditional film critic. He looks very young, probably in his twenties.
Most likely, they work in self-media.
"With investors' money, we made a stinky piece of shit like this." "I suggest Director Chang consider changing his career in the future..."
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This man cursed continuously for more than a minute, and Chang Dachun was completely stunned.
Obviously I didn't expect such a situation to occur.
Even the host in charge of controlling the scene was obviously amateurish to the point of being outrageous.
I waited until everyone had finished scolding me, then I remembered that I wanted to take the microphone back.
However, this kind of accident only happened to the film side and the director Chang Dachun.
As for other media or film critics who were invited to participate, many couldn't help laughing.
The main reason is that this young film and television blogger, although he scolded him a lot, but let alone, he almost got to the point of scolding him.
For example, regarding the script, director Chang Dachun is too self-indulgent and does not tell stories well. He only focuses on shooting some abstract stream-of-consciousness shots.
This proves that people have watched the whole movie seriously.
Even Xu Kong agreed.
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Such an accident occurred, and in the end, the screening in the media field could only end hastily.
Xu Kong was in the mood of watching a show the whole time.
The main thing is that this matter, let alone him, has nothing to do with the starring role of Shang Yuxin.
Having worked together before, Xu Kong is naturally aware of Shang Yuxin's acting skills.
In fact, the biggest problem with this movie is that its positioning and ideas are too unclear.
If it had been made into a stream-of-consciousness, magical-realistic literary film from the beginning, although the box office might not be high, it would definitely be liked by some literary film lovers.
Maybe it can even be shortlisted for some foreign film festivals. In terms of honors and reputation, it can be considered a success.
Or it could be completely made into a commercial film. Under such a story framework, although there is no innovation, as long as the story is told clearly, the box office will not be too low.
But on the contrary, this three-dimensional genre has no specific audience at all, which is destined to be a hit in terms of reputation and business.
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"Then I'll go back first."
Yan Jiaheng said he wanted to find Shang Yuxin, but Xu Kong left alone after saying so.
Su Zhi's first concert in the capital is almost ready at this time.
In a few days, the ticket sales process will begin.
As a guest, Xu Kong will definitely attend the subsequent rehearsals.
Xu Kong already has certain ideas about his next drama.
Because he had promised Yu Yaqing before, Xu Kong also planned to let Fengqing Entertainment invest in this drama.
However, some specific details of the project still need to be discussed with Feng Ge for a while.
There must be no problem with Fengqing Entertainment's investment. The most important thing is that Xu Kong is still an artist under Fengge after all. His salary and other expenses must be negotiated according to normal procedures.
Because Feng Ge wanted to take a commission after all.
Of course, with the previous experience of cooperation with Penguin Video, these should not be too troublesome.
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What Xu Kong didn't expect was that "Feng Hua" starring Shang Yuxin unexpectedly became popular despite being screened on a small scale.
Of course, if it is normal attention gained through high reputation, it is definitely a good thing.
Most of the movies selected for screening have similar purposes.
Only this time, "Feng Hua" was not out of the entertainment industry because of its high reputation, but because it was too bad and the video of the director Chang Dachun being scolded on the spot made it a hot search.
"I don't know how the movie is, but the director was scolded at the screening. It's really funny!"
"Is it really that bad? Chang Dachun's reputation has always been good before. Although Shang Yuxin has appeared in several movies before, the quality is not very good, but there should be no problem with her acting skills, right?"
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"I was in Beijing and got a ticket for the screening. I really like Chang Dachun's previous works, but this one is really hard to describe."
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The incident itself was actually just the trigger.
More importantly, the media and film critics who participated in the screening of the movie, regardless of their size, and even some ordinary viewers who watched the screening, all gave negative reviews.
Some people think the movie is bad, maybe because of the style, type, or various reasons.
But when everyone who has seen it says that this movie is garbage, then there is no need to think about it. There is a high probability that this movie is a complete bad movie.
And anyone who has a little knowledge of the film industry should know it.
The reason for screening in advance is to promote the movie.
In any case, the film company will definitely take the initiative to buy some promotion and let film critics or bloggers who have fans online help promote it.
But this time, even some small film and television bloggers with no more than tens of thousands of fans did not show up.
This is enough to explain the problem.
This movie is so bad that even some small bloggers are unwilling to accept it for the sake of their own reputation.
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Things are far from over here.
Because of the screenings, the reputation of the movie "Feng Hua" has been ruined.
When it was officially released three days later, the box office on the first day was an astonishing 7 million.
You must know that even Chang Dachun's several previous literary and artistic films with a strong personal style did not achieve such poor results.
What's more, this time there are first-line actors like Shang Yuxin who have their own traffic participating in the show.
Not to mention cost recovery, this achievement is probably not even enough for the early publicity expenses.
The most critical thing is the issue of word-of-mouth. The score directly reached 3.9, which is the lowest score among bad movies.
Not only the director, but also the leading actor Shang Yuxin was spared. The Internet was no longer trolling, but instead started to be ridiculed by the crowd.
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In addition, as an investor in the film, Xincheng Pictures, a relatively small company, was the first to take the blame.
He immediately began to accuse director Chang Dachun of insisting on his own way throughout the entire film preparation, shooting, and post-production stages.
Anyway, the reason why this movie was made like this and made them lose money was because they chose the wrong director.
As for Chang Dachun, of course they don't recognize it.
He quickly issued a statement, stating that it was all due to various interferences and interferences from investors, including changing the script, manipulating his creative ideas, etc.
Chang Dachun even directly refused to admit that "Fenghua" was his own work.
In fact, Xu Kong didn't find this situation too surprising.
After all, he had already known about the conflict between the director and the investors from Shang Yuxin.
Nowadays, the movie's reputation and box office are both booming, and it's normal for both sides to be at odds with each other.
It's just that this kind of public opinion storm only lasted about a day.
The two parties who had been quarreling suddenly began to stop talking.
There is a high probability that someone in the middle has reconciled, or both parties know that it is not a good thing for both parties if this continues.
As for how to stop the current negative public opinion and criticism against them.
Their choice was directed to the starring role of Shang Yuxin.
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(End of chapter)