Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 152 Zhang Chen's Prediction

Guests arrived one after another:
Poet Chen and his wife, Wang Shuo and Xu Jinglei, Han Sanping...

King Liu and Chen Guofu also stood at the door to welcome his friends from Hong Kong and Taiwan~
There are many stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan here. The Hong Kong circle has done a really good job in this regard, especially when it comes to the mainland, they are very united.

Zhang Chen greeted Wang Shuo and Xu Cainv. These two had helped during the verbal fight, so Zhang Chen had to express his gratitude.

"Hey, don't worry about those bastards. They are just a bunch of guys who occupy the toilet without doing anything. Besides, I have a grudge against them..."

Wang Shuo's language is still sharp, and he does not spare any face in his comments.

Xu Cainv, who was standing next to her, was much gentler: "We are all family, and we should help each other."

Hmm? I am one of them now?

Zhang Chen was a little confused about the Beijing circle's attitude towards him, which seemed a bit distant and yet not quite clear.

In fact, there are two different attitudes towards Zhang Chen in the Beijing circle. One group thinks he should be accepted, while the other group thinks he needs to be observed for a while.
Poet Chen was quite far away, and he had no intention of getting to know Zhang Chen, and Zhang Chen did not have the habit of flattering others.

I did see a lot of familiar faces in Hong Kong, all of whom I had met at the Golden Horse Awards a few days ago, although we didn't necessarily talk.

Zhang Chen glanced around and found that, as expected, no one from the Northwest circle was invited.

The Northwest Circle is also known as the 'winning circle'.

There are many great directors and many international awards.

Generally speaking, the Beijing circle's base is in the field of TV dramas, while the Northwest circle's base is in the film industry.

They basically took all the good awards.

I'm afraid this is also the reason why people in the Beijing circle hate them so much.

Seeing that there was still some time, Zhang Chen went to say hello to Han Sanping, and then when he saw Fan Jiuyi coming over after changing her clothes, he chatted with her for a while.

It's very troublesome for female stars because the clothes they wear on the red carpet are not the same as those they wear to the premiere.

Those dresses are useless except that they look good. They are also very inconvenient, so you need to change clothes as soon as you come in.

Sister Jiuyi changed into a slim-fitting fishtail skirt at this time, with a smile on her face. The media had already entered and started filming, and Sister Jiuyi managed her expression very well.

But the words coming out of his mouth didn't make any sense at all.

"When did you hook up with Li Lianhua?"

"Don't say such harsh words. I have nothing to do with her."

"Humph, she's not a good person. She just set me up. I wanted to walk the red carpet with you, but she asked her sister to block me in the car. With so many tricks, can you beat her?"

Zhang Chen thought to himself, you guys are quite cunning, I can’t beat either of you two.

At this time, Chen Guofu came over with the milk tea girl to say hello: "Director Zhang, Binbin, let me introduce you, this is Liu Ruoying, my girlfriend, please take care of her in the future..."

Zhang Chen hurriedly said: "That's for sure, Ms. Liu, nice to meet you~"

Fan Jiuyi also held Liu Naicha's arm affectionately and kept praising her for looking so beautiful today.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two left, and Fan Binbin immediately turned hostile, "She's just a bitch..."

Huh? You were so affectionate with her just now, but you turned so vicious the next moment. How did you do that?
Fan Jiuyi didn't care: "If she hadn't hooked up with Chen Guofu, how could she have become the leading actress in A World Without Thieves? Just based on her looks?"

Sister Jiuyi despises Liu Nai Cha very much.

Indeed, Milk tea’s looks are not considered good-looking among ordinary people, let alone in the entertainment industry where there are so many beautiful women.

It is said that when she first entered the circle, even her family questioned her, saying that she would never make it in the entertainment industry with her looks.

I didn't expect that he actually made it.

No matter what means he uses, he is already the number one figure.

Well, a role model of inspirational women in the new era.

But it’s no wonder that Fan Jiuyi looks down on her. She’s not good-looking, her acting skills are not good, and she has no characteristics.

In Fan Jiuyi's opinion, if the heroine of "A World Without Thieves" lost to Li Lianhua, although it would be unwilling, it would at least be acceptable, after all, their strengths are similar.

Losing to Liu Nai Cha is a great humiliation.

Zhang Chen also thinks that Liu Milk Tea is pretty average. There’s only one scene of her eating Peking duck that has been praised over and over again. What’s so great about it?

In the movie "Sex and the City" that made her famous, Liu Naicha was clearly the protagonist, but she was instantly crushed by the second female lead Chen Hao. It was a textbook example of how she could not be saved.

After watching "Sex and the City", who remembers the marriage maniacs, all the halos were charming.

In comparison, Chen Guofu is more powerful.

Speaking of this person, he is actually a bit like Feng Xiaogang.

Neither of them had been exposed to orthodox film theory.

Chen Guofu started out as a film reviewer, then he tinkered around with other things, becoming a screenwriter, planner, director, and producer, and eventually he made his way up to become Columbia's production director for Asia.

Novel protagonist template.

Feng Xiaogang was originally an artist in an art factory. By chance, he entered the field of TV dramas and followed a group of people in the Beijing circle to tinker with TV dramas, and then he slowly grew up.

But it was precisely because he had never been exposed to orthodox theoretical knowledge that he lacked artistic cultivation.

Even though he always wanted to prove himself in later generations, he just fell short. To put it bluntly, he just didn't know how to pretend.

Art is about pretending.

Look at those movies starring Wang Mojing, each line is more outrageous than the last. If it were in later generations, people would curse at them, but nowadays people just love it.

When almost everyone arrived, the premiere began.

I don’t know if it was learning from “The Shallows”, but the premiere of “A World Without Thieves” also chose to screen the entire movie. Maybe they are very confident in the quality of the movie.

"Ah, who among you is the thief? Come out and let me see..."

"I originally turned my heart to the bright moon, but the bright moon only shines on the ditch..."

"What is the most important thing in the 21st century? Talent!
"Uncle Li is very angry, and the consequences are serious."

"People's hearts are scattered, and it's hard to lead the team..."

"Drag your feet a little more..."

Like Feng's previous comedies, there are many golden lines.

It is also different from Feng Xiaogang's previous comedies. This is obviously a transitional work for Feng Xiaogang.

Perhaps wanting to emulate Zhang Yimou, Feng also wanted to make a blockbuster, so he invited Hong Kong stars.

But this is not a blockbuster, because it only has big stars but no big scenes. But this does not affect it being a good movie.

The story of "A World Without Thieves" is actually very simple:
The migrant worker Sha Gen earned some money and took the cash home to celebrate the New Year.

Then the thief targeted him.

A thief couple who wanted to quit stealing decided to do a good deed before they quit stealing in order to accumulate merit for their unborn baby.

Then the two sides started arguing.

One side wants to protect, the other side wants to steal.

The final result was that the thief couple was defeated, and while doing good deeds, they also got themselves into trouble.

The ending is definitely a happy one, Uncle Li’s gang was arrested, otherwise they would not have been able to pass the trial.

"A World Without Thieves" is adapted from a novel of the same name published in 99. The prototype of the story is the thief king 'Huang Quezi' who was known as the "number one thief in the world" at that time.

Look at this nickname, how childish.

But it's true.

The social atmosphere at that time was deeply influenced by martial arts.

Huang Quezi's theft criminal gang roamed around on the left bank of 13 trains from 36 railway bureaus, involving more than 7 counties in seven provinces and three cities. They were extremely rampant and escaped from the police several times.

It took police forces from 17 provinces to capture him.

The film's release was actually quite bumpy, and it was stillborn several times.

Because in the whole film, except for Sha Gen, there is no good person on both sides of the enemy.

According to the film censorship system, the bad guys must eventually get the punishment they deserve. How can this be done?
The script is said to have been revised several times during the filing stage.

It is said that this novel was recommended to Feng Xiaogang by Ge You after he read it. Everyone thought it was a good story but difficult to film.

Feng Xiaogang is like dancing with shackles.

But the final film was of very high quality, and Feng Xiaogang danced well.

Moreover, he controls the overall rhythm very well, making you laugh when you should laugh and cry when you should cry.

The actors are also good, Liu Tianwang, Ge You, Zhang Hanyu...

Except for Liu Milk Tea.

Even the supporting roles are played by Feng Yuanzheng and Fan Wei.

After the movie was over, everyone applauded, and the creative team came on stage to tell the story...

Yes, it’s storytelling.
The fun things that happened during the filming, how difficult it was to film, how superb the performances were...

Then came the interactive session.

Those being asked will surely all start praising the film, using the standard movie promotion routine of everyone carrying the fancy sedan.

Then Zhang Chen was asked, and he decided to talk about some practical stuff.

"I think this movie is the best of all Director Feng's works."

Zhang Chen gave a high evaluation right from the start.

"Why do you say that?"

The host asked, and Feng Xiaogang also showed great interest.

“First of all, the film uses green screen synthesis technology, which should be the largest-scale use of green screen in the history of Chinese cinema.

Secondly, it can be seen that this is a transitional work for Director Feng.

In the past, everyone said that Director Feng’s films could not cross the Yangtze River, and this problem did exist in his previous works.

But this "A World Without Thieves" is different. Not only did we invite a Hong Kong team, but the jokes were also carefully crafted, and there is no problem of regional cognition between the north and the south."

The guests didn't expect Zhang Chen to be so bold.

There is a joke in the industry that Feng's comedies cannot cross the Yangtze River, but no one dares to say it to Feng Xiaogang's face.

Zhang Chen continued: "Each character is very distinctive.

Have you noticed that after watching this movie, it is different from other movies?

In general movies, we can only remember the male and female protagonists, and at most a villain.

But in "A World Without Thieves", all the supporting characters are very eye-catching.

Shagen, Xiaoye, the police...

Especially Sha Gen, he acted so well, I think this actor will be famous in the future."

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“There are also two teachers who play stupid thieves, who bring a sense of humor from the moment they appear.

IC, IP, IQ card, tell me the password~"

After this sentence was said, everyone laughed immediately, even the main creators on the stage laughed.

"Also, the role of Uncle Li is different from all the roles played by Uncle Ge in Feng's comedies. I still can't figure out how you can combine sinisterness, cunningness and humor so naturally."

After saying this, everyone laughed again, and Ge You on the stage clasped his hands together to express his gratitude.

"Let me praise Director Feng again..."

Hearing that Zhang Chen wanted to praise him, Feng Xiaogang's face was full of smiles. He also wanted to hear how Zhang Chen, the billionaire director, would praise him.

“In my opinion, the most successful aspect of this film is the reasonable distribution of commercial elements.

Different from the usual opposition between good and evil, the protagonists of this play, Wang Bo and his wife, are thieves themselves, which is quite a gimmick.

Secondly, the operation of peeling eggs with bare hands is amazing.

With just this shot, the character of the Thief King is immediately established.

Xiaoye's dancing skills are also very beautiful.

I don't know how you came up with the idea of ​​combining fighting and dancing, and it immediately creates a sense of sophistication.

In addition, Director Feng often uses golden sentences to adjust the atmosphere, where to laugh, where to cry, and where to be moved. Director Feng has completely figured out where to laugh, where to cry, and where to be moved. I think the box office of this film will definitely not be low..."

Speaking of box office, the host simply asked: "What do you think the box office of A World Without Thieves will be, Director Zhang?"

Zhang Chen thought for a moment and said, "It will definitely be a 100 million RMB hit. If the promotion is good, it might even break the record of The Shallows."

(End of this chapter)