China Entertainment: I really don’t want to live with the queen

Chapter 183 Yimou takes off the camera and turns Zi Yi into a black man

The movie theater is not big, with a large piece of white cloth pulled in the air in front of it, and dozens of benches placed very casually.

The light cord was pulled down with a "pop" sound, and the machine emitted a straight tube of light in the dark winter. The projectionist adjusted the lens twice, and the movie was officially screened.

China's film market has prospered. In the 80s, a movie called "Shaolin Temple" cost only cents at the time. The film eventually took over million in box office.

The media promotes the rise of Chinese films to catch up with the United States and the United States.

In the 90s, mainland China's film market was completely on the verge of death.

The number of movie viewings dropped sharply from 92 billion in 105 to 98 billion in 20.

As the market shrank, countless movie theaters closed down, and film practitioners sadly retired.

The first difficulty facing a Chinese director is not the director's level, but how to deceive, abduct, and cajole the audience...

Regardless of the method, as long as the audience is willing to buy tickets and step into the cinema, half of the director's career will be successful!

In 97, Feng Xiaogang's "Party A and Party B" gave the film industry a big sap.

Although this kid has a perverse personality, he is arrogant and domineering, pointing the finger at the seniors in the film industry and shouting: "Everything I shoot has a box office, there is no way, who can surpass me? Find me, don't let me A man alone seeks defeat."

But he is the most handsome boy in the film industry!

The atmosphere in the screening room was tight.

Zhang Yimou lowered his cap and stared at the big screen for several minutes, feeling quite disinterested.

From a professional perspective, the composition, colors, and camerawork of "Love Malatang" are very immature.

Judging from the actor's level, the actor and actress in the first clip "The Voice", the actress is called Gao Yuanyuan, I don't remember the other one.

Zhang Yimou can remember Gao Yuanyuan because the newspaper said that she had a close relationship with Xu Chen. To put it bluntly, she was Xu Chen's Xiaomi.

The acting is lousy.

In fact, other viewers in the screening room also didn't buy it, and they didn't have the consciousness to watch movies in a civilized manner at this time.

I spent so much money, just show me this, RNM, get your money back!

Some people couldn't sit still and vented their anger at the staff with their heads raised: "What's going on at the screening? Why hasn't Xu Chen come out? Besides, isn't this Gao Yuanyuan acting with Xu Chen? Who is Xu Chen?" !”

"That's right. The newspaper said that Xu Chen's first movie was already 20 minutes long. Where is Xu Chen..."

"I haven't bought a ticket to watch a movie for decades. If I watch it just once, it's a scam, right? It's like selling a dog in sheep's clothing. RNM, give me your money back!"

Zhang Yimou's thick brows furrowed. The audience doesn't respect the filmmaker's hard work. Can domestic movies be any better?

Besides, when watching a movie, you should focus on the essence of the movie. What kind of thing is watching the actors?

Go back and train Xu Chen carefully. His acting skills shouldn't be too shabby, at least not the same as his Xiaomi's.

The movie theater audience was noisy and made it clear that they would buy tickets for Xu Chen to watch the movie.

He made the right decision to cast Xu Chen in his next movie "My Father and Mother".

"Why are you making so much noise? Don't watch it. There are four stories in the movie. This is the first story. Why are you so anxious?" The projectionist had a bad temper.

He yelled back and said lazily: "Xu Chen's next story, hey, it's so exciting. Xu Jinglei kissed him passionately, it's so beautiful~"

The audience was instantly shocked.

The people watching the movie were all young men and women, chatting with friends without touching their hands.

Xu Chen kissed Xu Jinglei passionately. In the dark and midwinter environment, maybe his blood was so hot that the window paper was broken.

"Love Malatang" has five stories. The first story "Voice" is about green love in the period of youth and ignorance.

The second story "Photo" touches the lonely souls of urban men and women.

On the big screen, Xu Chen was taking photos of a newlywed couple on the street with a camera, and Lin Yuqing, a girl with flowing long hair, accidentally entered his lens.

The whole plot line of the story is affected by him.

The story of "Photo" is the story of urban young men and women, or in other words, the story of them falling in love in front of the big screen.

The story is told in an orderly manner.

Xia Xiaowan, played by Xu Chen, took Lin Yuqing, played by Xu Jinglei, to his rental house.

The ambiguous warm red light, the leaves of the fan are moving, blowing and swaying Lin Yuqing's photo.

Xu Chen's tall and straight body covered Xu Jinglei, he was panting restlessly, and his lips and teeth touched each other for a fleeting moment.

Under the silhouette of the camera, Lin Yuqing's white tight-fitting vest shows off her curves, her eyes are blurred, and her watery eyes are like autumn waves. She raises her chin and stares at Xu Chen, like a peeled egg, white as egg white and yellow as the center of the egg, exposed wantonly. , let Xu Chen pick and taste it.

"Gulu~"

Before the movie, the young man swallowed his saliva and his face turned red. Especially in the dark and midwinter cinema, his arms seemed to be brushing against the skin of his girlfriend next to him.

In the movie, two lonely souls are like soft octopuses, extending their sweet tentacles to tentatively touch each other. The sand on the seabed is restless and ambiguous.

In the end, the male octopus's tentacles ferociously entangled the female octopus's tentacles, greedily picking and crushing them. The entire scene was sticky and wet, akin to the humidity and sultry heat of a tropical rainforest.

The cinema is not dark in the middle of winter, it is quietly silent.

The young man mustered up his courage, carefully touched his girlfriend's soft palm with his fingertips, and then clasped his fingers together, feeling an indescribable throbbing and hot feeling.

The young man's face was red, and he quietly pulled his pants, feeling coquettish and ashamed.

At this moment, looking at the big movie screen, the young man only had one thought: "Xu Chen is awesome."

"Brother Zhang, Xu Chen is not bad!" Gong Li turned her head and looked at the screening room.

A knowing smile appeared on his lips.

I have to say that the first clip "Voice" and the second clip "Photo" of "Love Malatang" simply don't look like they were shot by a single director.

The actors and actresses in "The Voice" are too young, lack charm, and look dry.

"Photo" Xu Chen and Xu Jinglei are very mature. Their eyes and emotional exchanges always give people the feeling of a volcano ready to explode.

The scene shows two people in a rental house, looking at each other, pulling to the limit, or...

flirt!

The entire "Photograph" is completely alive.

It’s not that Xu Chen and Xu Jinglei are good at acting.

Gong Li, an international movie queen, has a deep understanding of acting skills, which are the most important talents and skills of an actor.

Xu Chen doesn't have it all, his acting skills are very green and even looks rough.

Gong Li thought for a while, digging out a spring in the dry desert, and the water flowing freely was Xu Chen's acting skills.

There are springs everywhere, and spring water can flow everywhere, but in the desert, it is rare and valuable!

Xia Xiaowan was very suitable for him. Gong Li smiled softly and shook her head. Rather than saying that Xia Xiaowan was suitable for Xu Chen, it was better to say that flirting was suitable for Xu Chen.

"It's really good. Xu Chen is in a very relaxed state." Zhang Yimou stared at the big screen.

The first shining point of the movie.

The lighting and camera are very rough, but the tension between the eyes of the man and woman, the progression of emotions, and the final burst of turbulent love are impressive.

When processing the lens, I chose a blurred lens, which is beautiful but unreal.

Zhang Yimou now sees Zhang Yang's ingenuity. Through several scenes, he filmed the ups and downs of love, which is rare in China.

Zhang Yimou's confidence in Xu Chen doubled.

The young man is very talented and his acting state is very relaxed. As long as he is well trained, he may not lose to a professional actor!

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After the second story "Photo", the atmosphere in the screening room was very harmonious, and I even wished that the movie would last longer.

nonsense.

Holding your girlfriend's little hand and smelling her sweet, soft aroma, does it matter what movie you watch?

The 80 minutes of "Love Malatang" ended quickly.

The audience was still unsatisfied. After leaving the cinema, the young man tentatively asked: "Would you like to watch it again? I think Xu Chen's performance is quite good. I didn't expect that he could be so..."

"Then what?" The girl's face turned slightly hot.

While filming a movie, I almost fell in love with each other. I turned my head and stared at my boyfriend's lips, and the ambiguity arose spontaneously.

"That's great!"

The young man held his girlfriend's hand, turned and rushed to the cinema, shouting excitedly: "Two love hotpots, in the corner, what, you need extra money!"

"No problem, just add more. I just want the one in the corner. By the way, I want some paper towels, um... mineral water, too! I want some chewing gum, too!"

There were reporters squatting at the entrance of the cinema to conduct interviews.

The promotion of "Love Malatang" is not low in the mainland. After all, the Chinese pop king Xu Chen is involved in the film industry's first film.

If Xu Chen's acting skills fail, we will criticize him for not doing his job properly, for not respecting the actor's profession, for failing to live up to the expectations of the mainland music scene, and for defrauding fans of their money...

In short, it is wrong for Xu Chen to play music and not engage in other activities, but engage in Xu... and engage in movies!

In 1998, domestic films had very few commercial attributes. Directors and actors pursued both virtue and art, artistic life, talking about money, it was too vulgar, and they had a fearless spirit that regarded money as dirt.

As a result, it is no longer available for sale, and the movie has no guarantee. This old man gave up his life for five buckets of rice. There is no way, so let’s focus on business.

…………   The reporter immediately caught a pair of young people.

The couple looked very sweet, with their fingers clasped together, and they were about to hit a tree.

The reporter caught him and asked with a smile: "What movie did you watch?"

The young couple looked at each other, and the young man squeezed his girlfriend's soft little hand and said shyly: "It's so spicy."

"Do you think this movie is good?"

"It's okay. I didn't even look at it. I just remember..." The young man stopped talking. If he did, the secret would be revealed.

The reporter's eyes lit up and he asked bewilderedly: "Is it because Xu Chen wasn't good at acting? For example, his accent was awkward and his acting skills were awkward, so he came out in the middle."

"What are you talking about as a reporter? You've watched the movie and you're just talking nonsense. Why is Xu Chen's acting bad?" The girlfriend stared, unwilling to give up.

"Xu Chen's acting skills are pretty good. I just watched his play, and the actress Xu Jinglei who plays the role is also good."

The young man hugged his girlfriend, raised his head, and asked, "Are Xu Chen and Xu Jinglei boyfriend and girlfriend? I think their kiss is quite real."

"Thank you!" the reporter said goodbye decisively.

After a round of interviews, the reporter dug into his pocket and pulled out a few small coins, and his heart skipped a beat: "They all say that Xu Chen's acting is good, but I want to see if he's good at it!"

the next day.

Reporters prepared a piece of news: "MV-style acting, Xu Chen's stereotypical lewd and thief acting style."

This news attracted many newspapers in the Mainland to echo the news, causing a lot of uproar and confusion.

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Saturday, April 2.

Although the New Year has passed, schools have not started, and a large number of restless young people with no entertainment are wandering on the streets.

In this era, there were no mobile phones or computers, and the entertainment methods were very simple. Either reading novels or watching TV, and movie theaters were more expensive entertainment methods.

Although it was expensive, girls liked Xu Chen and had no choice but to spend money to watch the movie.

White-collar workers, state-owned enterprises and public institutions, and public officials are the main group of moviegoers. However, due to the scarcity of movies in TV theaters, they can only choose to watch "Love Malatang".

Due to various factors, on the first day of the release of "Love Malatang" in Beiping City, the film market was no less noisy than Feng Xiaogang's Lunar New Year movie "Party A and Party B" years ago.

Xu Chen appeared on the big screen for the first time. He rated himself 60 points, a passing level, and the rest was gone...

No matter how high the box office of a movie is, it has nothing to do with the actors or even the director Zhang Yang.

As an employee of his film studio, he doesn't get a share of the profits from making movies, only a dead salary of 800. The movie has a good box office, and the film studio will probably give him a commendation at the end of the year, with a bonus of several thousand.

It doesn't matter about the actors. Xu Jinglei, Xu Chen, and Gao Yuanyuan are the biggest earners from the movie. Others Wang Xuebing, Guo Tao, and Xu Fan have more movies on their resume.

Xu Jinglei has gained a lot of popularity in front of the domestic audience, and some people call her "Xu Chen's girlfriend".

Xu Jinglei called Xu Chen to apologize, saying that she had caused trouble to Xu Chen, asked Brother Chen to forgive her, thanked Brother Chen for supporting Yunyun, and wanted to repay Xu Chen.

Xu Chen righteously refused!

of course.

Although Xu Chenyun is calm and gentle.

"Love Malatang" brought surprises to the mainland film industry, but it was no less than a magnitude 10 earthquake!

A new director, an ordinary and mediocre script, a group of second- and third-rate actors, but the results and news he produced are more sensational than those of the first-tier directors!

The fifth generation of directors in China are indifferent to fame and fortune, while the sixth generation of directors are reckless and heroic.

The only one who really pays attention to commercial films is Feng Xiaogang.

As a leader in domestic commercial films, Feng Xiaogang's film "Party A and Party B" is at the forefront, followed by Zhang Yang's film "Love Malatang".

When interviewed by reporters, Feng Xiaogang boldly gave his own opinion: "It's rare and strange in China. There are movies made by the Four Heavenly Kings in Hong Kong and movies without the Four Heavenly Kings. The audience will definitely watch the Four Heavenly Kings. In the same way, Xu Chen's movies are made in the Mainland. The audience will definitely look at it and like to watch it. Whether his acting skills are important or not, it is enough that he has that face!"

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The movie ends.

The most urgent task before Xu Chen is the filming of BBK and Qinchi wine commercials!

The original version of the BBK commercial was shot by Jet Li.

Lao Li was dancing with a knife in the desert, making a fierce and beautiful move.

Xu Chen naturally does not have as strong a martial arts foundation as Lao Li.

The content of his ads is ridiculous!

On the bustling streets of the city, traffic flowed like a dragon. The little girl stood alone in the middle of the road. The danger came instantly. A large truck was rampaging and was about to hit the little girl and break her into pieces!

At this time...

Xu Chen drove a Porsche and appeared in a suit and leather shoes. At the critical moment, Xu Chen jumped out of the car and stepped on the large truck in a dashing way...

Hit the pause button of Backgammon VCD in the air!

Time paused for an instant, and Xu Chen calmly hugged the little girl and left.

屮!

Xu Chen really wanted to complain about this advertisement. Wia flew twenty meters away and Thomas circled in the air, but he ended up pressing the VCD pause button.

The advertisement was shot at a crossroads in Chaoyang District.

Xu Chen had no experience with Wi-Fi, so the ten-second commercial was shot from 6:00 in the morning to 7:00 in the evening.

Finish and call it a day.

Li Xue, the work assistant, walked up to her with her mobile phone, smiling with squinted eyes. Xu Chen was paralyzed on the chair like a lazy dog, taking in so much air that he couldn't get out.

"Brother Chen, director Zhang Yimou's phone number."

"Lao Mouzi still dares to find me." Xu Chen mourned for Zhang Yimou.

Mainland newspapers are not calm these days. The box office of "Love Malatang" is getting higher and higher day by day. Mainland ghosts and ghosts want a piece of the pie.

Xu Chen is the most famous, so he has naturally become the target of public criticism. His acting skills are said to be exaggerated, he is said to have a lecherous image, and his facial expressions are said to be paralyzed...

"Brother Zhang!" Xu Chen respected Zhang Yimou and asked Brother Zhang to give him face!

On the phone, Zhang Yimou paused for a moment and was confused by Xu Chen's words about Brother Zhang.

He was stunned for two seconds, didn't care about the title, and said with a smile: "Xu Chen, the film will audition actors on February 2th. You are the screenwriter, don't forget to come."

"Okay!" Xu Chen agreed.

Lao Zhang picked him up, and he was going to give Zhang Yimou something powerful.

The advertising creative of "Qinchi Wine" was born out of the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which is the scene where Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh are in the flowery scene of Populus euphratica Linfei.

Zhang Yimou's movie "House of Flying Daggers" also has it.

"Qinchi Wine" is an important part of Gao Yuanyuan's goddess plan. This advertisement will be broadcast on CCTV.

If the shooting level is high, it will be of great help to increase Gao Yuanyuan's audience popularity.

In the mainland film industry, who is more proficient in lens aesthetics than Zhang Yimou!

Lao Zhang was trying to get rid of him, and Xu Chen was ready to be more intense: "Lao Zhang, help me carry the camera!"

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Just when Xu Chen was filming the commercial.

In the Chinese Theater dormitory, Zhang Ziyi also received an invitation for a film interview from Zhang Yimou.

The Chinese opera school term starts very late, not until early March.

In the new school year, the Class of 96 in Chinese Drama has officially entered their sophomore year. As far as the Chinese Drama is concerned, sophomores are still freshmen. The entertainment industry is as bright and bright to them as the weird neon lights in the screens.

But for the 96-level Chinese Opera students, just after their sophomore year, there was a huge gap in their lives.

There was someone who failed the class at the end of the semester, was tortured by her studies, and even had the idea of ​​dropping out of school. This was classmate Zhang Ziyi.

There are some campus goddesses who have gained countless fans before they even debuted and are highly sought after in the industry. They are classmates Zeng Li and Zhang Tong.

It's just that we don't know each other normally, but it's a pity that Zhang Ziyi and Zeng Li are not familiar with each other. Zhang Tong's dormitory.

No matter when he looked up or looked down, Zhang Ziyi would become irritated whenever he met Zhang Tong.

She has a stubborn personality and has never been weak to others in her life!

Xu Chen chose her over me.

Zhang Ziyi secretly vowed that she would work hard, work hard, and work hard again to become famous. She faced Xu Chen and said to him: "Xu Chen, thank you for not choosing me back then, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am now!"

Thinking of Xu Chen's regretful, painful and remorseful face, Zhang Ziyi felt energetic all over.

just now.

Here's her chance!

Interview for the heroine of Zhang Yimou's movie "My Father and Mother"!

Compared with Xu Chen, Zhang Yimou has stronger strength, reputation and higher status in the film industry.

"Xu Chen! I will make you regret it!" Zhang Ziyi looked at herself in the floor-to-ceiling mirror.

He clenched his fists to cheer himself up: "Come on! Zhang Ziyi!"

(End of this chapter)