Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 299 Is Director Zhang stingy?
"Hurricane" is popular, really popular.

In just one day, "Taken" became famous in Venice like a virus.

On the second day, three additional screenings were added, each of which received spontaneous applause from the audience.

Of course, it is definitely not suitable for Zhang Chen and other main creators to stay on the scene any longer.

But they were not idle either, and took the opportunity to visit Venice.

Zhang Chen specifically went to the Doge's Palace, the Minici Bridge and St. Mark's Square. These three places were the filming locations for the later "Mission Impossible".

After strolling around until noon, we felt hungry, so we found a local Italian restaurant to have a meal. We ordered the local specialty squid ink pasta, pea risotto, semolina with onion and anchovy sauce, Venetian-style liver and fried seafood.

Well, how should I put it, it’s pretty standard.

Surprisingly, they were recognized by tourists while dining and were asked to take photos with them.

The tourists had obviously just watched "Taken" a few days ago and were very excited to see the real person.

Of course, everyone didn't want to spoil the fun and readily agreed, and then Zhang Chen became the one taking the photos.

Very speechless!
After all, he is the director. The others, Liang Jiahui, Xu Qing, Zhang Jin and Jing Tian, ​​are all actors. Tourists are deeply impressed by them, so he has to take credit as the director.

A Chinese film became a hit in Venice, and it was a screening film, so of course it would be included in the program.

The show's publication reported on Taken, but received mixed reviews.

Some said that "Taken" created a new action film model, while others were discussing the six-and-a-half-minute long shot.

There are many directors here, and soon someone discovered the trick of this pseudo-long shot and strongly criticized it.

[The pseudo-long shot synthesized by editing and special effects is a blasphemy to the art of film]

[Another opportunistic guy, the Chinese film footage is fake, which is despicable]

Of course, the discussion was only circulated among professionals. Some directors even inquired about where Zhang Chen lived, wanting to see in person what this guy, whom they despised, looked like.

But the audience doesn’t care about these. I don’t care whether it is a real long shot or a fake long shot, as long as it looks good.

Does it look good?
nice!

Really fragrant!

Audiences gave Taken very high ratings, especially male audiences.

The pleasure of shooting and killing someone at the slightest disagreement made them feel very comfortable.

There are quite a few female audiences who like this drama. They like the feeling of "If my daughter dies, you all have to die."

Such a daddy is awesome. Where can I find one? I’ll go get one.

……

The public screening hall is a large hall that can seat 300 people, but it is almost full at the moment.

Many people think that watching movies at film festivals is free, but in fact it is.

For example, in Venice, movie ticket prices generally range from 12 euros to 45 euros, and "Taken" is the most expensive one, at 45 euros.

Even so, it’s still hard to get a ticket.

Xu Ke had a lot of trouble getting a ticket. At this moment, his thin figure was inconspicuous among the 300 people.

Zhang Chen's movie "Taken" has been hyped up these days, which also aroused his curiosity.

They used to be competitors, and Xu Ke didn't want to come, but the popularity was really high.

Moreover, everyone who had seen it praised the action scenes in it, which piqued his interest even more.

He admitted that he couldn't handle the kind of comedy like "Crazy Stone", so it was understandable that "Seven Swords" lost to "Stone".

But he thought he had some insights into action movies. He was the creator of the new martial arts film. He really wanted to see what "Taken" was like, which also claimed to have redefined action movies.
"Here, here. I managed to get these tickets with great difficulty. You have no idea how popular this movie is..."

Several girls were sitting in front of Xu Ke, and immediately one of them started chattering.

Xu Kequan understood because the other party was speaking Chinese, and that was mainland Mandarin.

"Yes, yes, I flew to Venice just to watch this movie, and also Cheng Long's The Myth..."

"I saw in the movie palace guide that the premiere of The Myth seems to be this afternoon~"

"Yes, but don't worry, I've got the tickets."

These must be movie enthusiasts who would rather fly to Venice just to watch the movie in advance.

Xu Ke felt a little sad, even though he knew that "Seven Swords" had been withdrawn from theaters in mainland China, he still felt a little sad.

The few little girls in the front continued to chatter about all kinds of things.

Fortunately, the movie started in a few minutes and the girls finally quieted down.

After 102 minutes, the movie ended and the familiar applause rang out again.

With 300 people, it would take some time for them to leave. Xu Ke chose to leave later, and several girls in the front row made the same choice.

The little girls started to chatter about the previous plot again:

"The agent dad is so handsome, I wish I had a dad like him~" "I think that Ali is the most handsome, what's the name of that actor, why have I never seen him before~"

"Don't you think that daughter Jinmi is actually very similar to us..."

"Hmm? What do you think?"

"We were also a group of little girls who came to Europe on our own, but he went to France and we went to Italy..."

"Well, it seems to be true. If you think about it this way, it's quite scary. I don't have such a powerful secret agent dad~"

The girls in the front row were chatting more and more excitedly, and had no intention of leaving at all.

Xu Ke had no intention of eavesdropping; he was thinking about his own things.

It’s no wonder that today’s trip was not in vain. “Taken” really gave him some inspiration.

It is no exaggeration to say that it redefines action movies. Both the gun fights and action scenes are full of sincerity and are groundbreaking.

Xu Ke was particularly interested in the action scenes in the film. He felt that the feeling of punching into flesh was worth learning from.

In recent years, he has given up the elegant martial arts style and preferred a realistic style, but the consecutive films he made were not very good.

The audience didn't seem to buy into his approach.

Now, after watching “Taken,” he kind of understands why.

Although both are full of physical force, "The Hurricane" is different from "Seven Swords" and "The Bourne Supremacy".

"Hurricane" is more cruel and more realistic, and the key is that the fighting is also more interesting.

After waiting for a while, there were not as many people as at the beginning. Xu Ke was ready to leave, and the little girl in front of him was also ready to leave.

Seeing that the person behind was of Chinese descent, several girls looked at him twice unconsciously, and then he was recognized. Someone couldn't help but exclaimed: "You...you are...Director Xu Ke?"

Only then did Xu Ke remember that he had forgotten to wear sunglasses.

When he first entered the theater, he was wearing sunglasses, but after the show started, he took them off to watch the movie, and after it ended, he forgot to put them back on, so he was recognized.

The little girl was a little excited and kept chattering about wanting Xu Ke to sign for her. Xu Ke didn't care about all that. He stood up and trotted out of the Cinema Palace, praying in his heart that the fact that she watched "Hurricane" would not be reported by the media.

……

The premiere of "The Myth" was attended by all five members of the "Hurricane" crew, including Lu Zheng.

Even though it only took 14 days to shoot, it turned out pretty good.

Cheng Long is really awesome, being able to shoot on location at the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Museum. But that's the way it is now. Ten years later, if you make a movie and it ends up destroying cultural relics, you'll definitely be criticized.

What's the matter? You are so great that you can't use a green screen. You have to shoot it for real?

But his influence is indeed not covered up——

While filming in East Timor, the local people actually stopped fighting because they were afraid that it would delay his filming.

Filmed "The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs" and brought two animal heads back to the country.

Filming in Japan can get the cooperation of the Japanese Yamaguchi-gumi.

Abroad, he is undoubtedly the number one Chinese star.

Some people say that Jet Li can be on par with him, but that may be the case in the North American box office. But when it comes to the global box office, he is ten streets ahead of Jet Li.

Even if you haven't watched the Olympics, do you have to use them as a trump card?

No wonder he once said to his son in later generations, "You can point to any place on the world map, and I can find friends there to take care of you."

I'm not bragging, the influence is really great.

That day, Cheng Long said that there would be a cocktail party after the release of "The Myth". This was probably the best news in recent days besides the popularity of "Hurricane".

The local Venetian food we had for lunch was really not that good.

How should I put it? When it comes to food, Chinese people may think that the French are relatively good at cooking. The food cooked by people from other places is not good at all.

The food at the cocktail party is usually not very delicious, but at least there is Chinese food to satisfy your cravings.

Cheng Long was the protagonist, and a large group of people surrounded him. Zhang Chen took the opportunity to eat a little more.

Jing Tian couldn't help but sigh as she watched Zhang Chen moving between the plates and eating without restraint.

Director Zhang, is it really that important just to save some money?

Of course he couldn't say this to Zhang Chen, but he could tell Xu Qing. The two of them were good sisters now and knew each other very well.

Xu Qing saw Zhang Chen eating like crazy. Jing Tian knew that they had been living together, so she couldn't help but be curious: "Sister Qing, when you were with Director Zhang, was he stingy?"

Xu Qing blushed when she heard this, and said shyly, "Sometimes."

"How do you do it?"

Xu Qing was even more embarrassed, her face turned red like an apple, and she said angrily, "Why do you ask such a private question?"

(End of this chapter)