China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 249 Fan encounter, interview with Time magazine! (Please subscribe!)

"Golden Bear Version? This name is very interesting."

The best film at the Berlin Film Festival is called the Golden Bear.

"Aren't you going to Berlin to participate in an exhibition? I'm just looking for a good sign and wish you success in advance."

"Hahaha, thank you very much, Director Lin Jiyan."

The next day, Li Yang submitted the film to the radio and television department for review and applied for a release permit.

Lin Xuan made several calls to the leaders above.

Only one day later, there was news from Radio and Television.

There is nothing wrong with the movie overall, but there are a few details that need to be modified.

The prototype of "Blind Shaft" is three huge mining fraud and murder gang cases in 98.

Now that the case has been solved, it must be mentioned in the movie.

After getting this answer, Lin Xuan called Li Yang and gave him a tip.

Let him type a few lines at the end of the movie to promote the merits of police everywhere.

Li Yang did as he was told, and the release version quickly passed the review.

As for the release time.

The closing time of the Berlin Film Festival is February 2th, leaving a few days for promotion, so it will be released on the 16th.

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After the issue of the public release was resolved, Li Yang flew directly to Berlin to contact old friends to prepare for the exhibition.

Lin Xuan is in vacation mode, eating and drinking with friends all day long, and living a leisurely life.

"Tomorrow is New Year's Day, and the commercial we shot will be aired."

Yan Danchen cut the fruit and fed it to Lin Xuan with a toothpick.

"Yes. Coca-Cola has spent a lot of money, and the advertisement is broadcast on CCTV prime time."

"Then we'll keep an eye on it then."

New Year's Day is a special holiday, and all three of them wanted to be with Lin Xuan, so they decided to draw lots.

Yan Danchen was lucky enough to win.

So Gao Yuanyuan went home to spend time with her parents, while Fan Xiaopang went out angrily to perform in a business.

The price of commercial performances on special holidays will be doubled.

If you don't make this money, you won't make it in vain.

Late at night, the clock points to twelve o'clock.

2003, here it comes!

Lin Xuan's cell phone began to vibrate crazily, and a large number of blessing text messages flooded towards him.

“So many people are texting you.”

Yan Danchen said enviously.

She also has dozens of blessing text messages, but they are nothing compared to Lin Xuan.

Moreover, most of the text messages she received were sent in groups, and the text messages Lin Xuan received were all typed by others.

He had limited time, so he selected a dozen people with whom he had good connections to reply seriously, and sent the rest directly to the group.

Yan Danchen has already arranged the schedule for New Year's Day.

In the morning, the two drove to a temple in the suburbs to pray.

At noon, go to the club restaurant for dinner, and then go to the SPA together.

In the afternoon, the two went to the cinema to watch a movie.

"I can see anything, just take your pick."

Yan Danchen handed over the task of selecting movies to Lin Xuan.

"Well...just look at this."

The most popular movie in theaters is definitely "Hero".

But Lin Xuan has already seen it a dozen times and has long since become tired of it.

He searched around and chose a domestic movie.

"'Hands Up'? It seems to be an anti-Japanese movie. How can it be good?"

Yan Danchen was a little surprised.

Lin Xuan chose this for a long time.

"It shouldn't be bad. The starring roles are Guo Da and Pan Changjiang. With them, the comedy effect will definitely be there."

"I believe you once and go buy a ticket."

Today is considered a date for the two of them, and Mr. Lin will pay for all the expenses.

After Lin Xuan bought the tickets, he also bought some snacks.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, we entered the venue.

"Hands Up" is a classic comedy movie.

Although it has the flavor of an anti-Japanese drama, it cannot keep the audience entertained.

If future dramas are of this level, I believe most viewers will support them.

There are several classic scenes in the movie that made him laugh every time he recalled them.

For example, the scenes of Japanese soldiers catching chickens, catching flower girls, and eating pig food.

There is also the most classic one, the Japanese commander riding a pig.

From the time the movie was shown to the end, the laughter in the hall never stopped.

The film has subtitles, and many viewers are still not satisfied.

Unfortunately, this film is a low-budget film and does not have enough resources to promote it.

Otherwise, given its quality, the box office would not have been just over three million.

"You drive away later."

Lin Xuan whispered to her.

"why?"

"Just a small favor."

Yan Danchen turned to look at the curtain and understood immediately.

Today is New Year's Day, and the occupancy rate in the hall is less than 40%.

Without additional publicity, the film certainly wouldn't have been able to recoup its costs.

If Lin Xuan took the initiative to reveal his identity at this time, the news would appear on the Internet that day.

"Lin Tianwang appears in the cinema!"

As soon as the title comes out, the audience will definitely be curious about what kind of movie this is.

Lin Xuan has tens of millions of fans, but even among a hundred people, only one will go to see "Hands Up".

The box office results were enough for the film to recoup its costs.

"Then be careful, I'll wait for you at home."

Yan Danchen got up and left, and Lin Xuan sent a text message to his assistant.

After waiting for two minutes, he took off his scarf and hat and stood up from his seat.

"Hold the grass, Lin Xuan!"

After walking a few steps, Lin Xuan was discovered.

"Real or false, where is it?"

"there!"

"Holding the grass, it's really Lin Xuan."

"Ah!! Idol!!"

Those spectators who had not yet left saw him and immediately rushed towards him screaming.

Lin Xuan was startled, put on his hat again and left in a hurry.

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Half an hour later, Lin Xuan returned home.

Yan Danchen said with a smile:

"How's it going? I guess the audience recognized you right away."

Lin Xuan was still frightened: "Yes, these fans are so amazing, I almost got blocked."

Fortunately, his seat was closer to the exit.

Yan Danchen smiled and said: "You, you have been on the set for too long, and you don't have an intuitive idea of ​​your own high popularity."

Last year, Lin Xuan starred in several hit dramas.

"The Wind and Cloud", "The Best in the World", "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword", and the currently being screened movie "Hero".

Every drama helped him attract a huge number of fans.

It is no exaggeration to say that unless he appears in a place where the Internet is completely disconnected and isolated from the world.

Otherwise it will cause a stir wherever you go.

evening.

The two moved the dining table outside and set up a copper pot on the table.

After a satisfying meal of mutton shabu-shabu, the New Year's Day holiday is over.

Lin Xuan doesn’t have much nightlife.

Even if I did, it would be to eat and drink with a few friends.

Compared with those celebrities who have fun and take off, his life is very simple.

After taking a shower, the two of them lay on the bed and turned the TV to CCTV 8.

An anti-war drama was being broadcast on TV, which made the two of them drowsy.

After finally waiting until the first episode was finished, it was finally the commercial time.

"Hey, I didn't expect that there would be another day waiting to see the commercial."

Lin Xuan has filmed many commercials, but most of them were not very creative, just talking about the product and dryly reciting lines.

The Coca-Cola New Year advertisement was designed by him himself, so the feeling is definitely different.

The TV screen flashed and the commercial started.

During the Spring Festival, fireworks are brilliant.

Yan Danchen, dressed in red and wearing an apron, was cooking. He picked up the Coke at hand and poured it into the pot.

"Did you invent this dish?" "Of course not, Coke chicken wings originated in the United States."

"Then how do you know?"

"Since it is an advertisement for Coca-Cola, I must look for dishes related to it. This is what I found out by looking up the information."

"Wow, you are so awesome!"

The scene turned and the grandparents were playing games with their grandchildren.

"This little girl is quite good-looking. She will be an actress in the future."

Yan Danchen pointed at Guan Xiaotong on the TV and said.

"It's better to be a star. Acting is a technical job and not everyone can do it."

"You don't think so highly of her? When I watched the filming, the little girl quite liked you."

"I'm just young, but not blind."

"Tsk, that stinks."

The dining table was filled with dishes and the doorbell rang.

The two children ran to open the door, and Lin Xuan came in wearing a red down jacket, holding two large buckets of Coca-Cola in his hands.

Yan Danchen took the Coke and poured it into the cup.

The camera shows a close-up and the dense bubbles make people want to drink it.

A family of six sat around the dining table, toasting with Coke, with happy smiles on their faces.

After reading the advertisement, Yan Danchen was still full of ideas.

"When will I receive such an endorsement?"

She made a splash in the ad, and Coca-Cola only paid for the cost of filming the ad.

Currently, the only spokesperson in mainland China is Lin Xuan.

After Yan Danchen became famous, he received many endorsements.

But none of them are internationally renowned brands, and their endorsement effects are very limited.

The most successful endorsed product is actually thermal underwear.

"Take your time, don't be in a hurry."

"I'm anxious! You promised to give Fan Xiaopang and Gao Yuanyuan the roles, where's mine?"

"How forgetful."

Lin Xuan pointed to the TV screen.

Less than a minute after the commercial ended, this girl actually forgot about it.

“Advertising doesn’t count~~”

Yan Danchen got into his arms and acted coquettishly.

"Stop arching. I'll look for opportunities this year and see if I can arrange one for you."

"Thanks husband!"

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When Lin Xuan got up the next day, he turned on his computer and surfed the Internet.

The most discussed topic in the entertainment area was "Encountering Lin Xuan at the Cinema" posted by several posters.

[I met Lin Xuan by chance. You must be lying. 】

【One hundred percent true! I can't believe it myself!

I originally went to see "Heroes", but the movie tickets were sold out, so I bought "Hands Up".

When the show was over, he suddenly discovered that Lin Xuan was also in the hall.

I called his name and he put on his hat and ran away. 】

[Wow, I met Lin Xuan by chance. I really envy you. 】

[Is Lin Xuan handsome? 】

[He was wearing a mask and couldn’t see clearly, but his skin was really white and his temperament was very good. 】

[Ask me, is that movie good? 】

[Good-looking, very funny. Lin Xuan has gone to see it, why don't you like it? 】

[That's right. I'll go take a look tomorrow. 】

Lin Xuan smiled, his goal achieved.

Then, he flipped through other posts.

The news of Lin Xuan’s endorsement of Coca-Cola was officially announced very early.

The publicity department took a different approach and used Lin Xuan to personally design and serve as the director of commercials for key publicity.

As a result, many Lin Xuan fans have been looking forward to this advertisement.

After watching it, ordinary fans were discussing how to make 'Cola Chicken Wings' and the creativity of the New Year advertisement.

However, the "Yuan Fang Ru Yan" CP fan who had been lurking for many years immediately ascended to heaven after watching the show.

Since Lin Xuan quit the "Detective Di Renjie" series, the two have not collaborated.

This time they reunited in the commercial, and they acted as a happy family, which can be regarded as helping them realize their dreams.

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After New Year's Day, Lin Xuan started working as usual.

Commercial performances, endorsements, advertisements, platforms, variety shows, magazine interviews, recording variety shows... I am busy every day without touching the ground.

A few days later, it was the fifteenth day of the release of "Hero".

The mainland box office score exceeded 200 million, causing an uproar in the industry.

They guessed that the show and movie would do well, but they didn't expect it to be this good.

The potential of the mainland film market has been fully activated.

Although the momentum has weakened slightly, it is already a certainty that the box office will exceed 300 million.

What's even more terrifying is the North American market, where professional organizations predict that the box office will exceed US$100 million.

Zhang Yimou achieved great success in directing a commercial film for the first time.

Those noisy criticisms suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that it must have come from above.

It is not easy for a domestic film to achieve such impressive results overseas.

At the critical moment, we cannot let our own people hold us back.

Shut up, everyone. If you have anything to say, wait until the movie is released.

Lin Xuan took this big ship and entered the eyes of overseas audiences for the first time.

Many North American viewers became his fans after watching the movie.

Although most of these fans are of Chinese descent, the number of white fans is also increasing dramatically.

Li Lianjie called him to tell him this news.

He has been in Hollywood for many years, so it is easy to obtain this information.

Li Lianjie invited Lin Xuan to develop overseas, but he declined.

He will definitely go to Hollywood, but not as an ordinary actor.

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A few days later, Lin Xuan received another good news.

Time magazine wanted to interview him.

"Hero" is a hit in North America, and the magazine is preparing to interview the cast and crew, as well as a separate interview with Lin Xuan.

It is said that "Time" is preparing to make him the cover character of the Asian edition.

The interview location will be Lin Xuan’s studio.

"Hello Director Lin, I am the Asia editor of Time magazine."

The editor-in-chief is a woman in her forties.

Although she is not particularly beautiful, she has good facial features and exquisite makeup.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the interview officially began.

The editor asked about his family background?

How to get started as an actor?

You are a good actor, why did you suddenly change to become a director?

And the script and filming of "Xiu Chun Knife"?

Lin Xuan didn't even need to prepare a draft for these basic questions.

"So what are you planning to make in your next movie?"

"It hasn't been decided yet, but it will definitely be a commercial film."

"Why don't you make literary films? Are you not interested in film awards?"

"How could I not care? It's just that I'm still young and I'm not too anxious about awards. I just want to make a few movies that I like."

"The mainland film market is so small, have you considered developing in Europe and the United States?"

"Yes. However, the competition in the European and American markets is fierce, so I am not ready yet. I will definitely go when I am fully prepared.

As for your statement that the mainland market is small, I disagree with that.

The growth rate of the mainland market is very scary. A few years ago, if the box office exceeded 10 million, it was considered a hit.

The popularity of "Hero" proves that it's not that audiences don't like watching movies.

But the current movies no longer meet the preferences of most viewers. "

"Do you think the public will like the movie you make?"

"I can't say for sure, but the probability is very high. I haven't failed since my debut."

He said this in a very confident tone.

Although the tone is not high, it is domineering.

The editor-in-chief looked at him with eyes that started to look like stars.

The two of them chatted for almost two hours, asking and answering questions.

After the interview, Lin Xuan changed into a black suit and took several photos in the studio.

After taking the photo, I changed into costume again and took a few more photos.

He is the person on the cover, so he must prepare enough information for the editor to take back and make a slow selection.

I was busy from noon to evening, and the interview was finally over.

Lin Xuan spent his own money to treat them to a dinner at a Western restaurant to express his gratitude.

(End of this chapter)