Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 457 The response was enthusiastic
There was still some time before the premiere started, and guests were entering one after another, greeting each other, and the media had already set up their cameras.

The host this time is still Jingwei.

Tu Jingwei has been very popular recently. She has hosted many movie premieres in recent years.

Especially recently, she just won the "Golden Eagle Star" host award and became a popular candidate for this year's Spring Festival Gala host.

Zhang Chen walked among the crowd, thanking everyone for coming, stopping from time to time to chat and introducing Chen Xiaowei to them.

"Third Master, I failed to take good care of you. I failed to take good care of you~"

Ning Hao was the protagonist of the night, and Han Sanping couldn't keep monopolizing the place. Not long after he left, he saw Zhang Chen in the crowd.

"My boy, I have something to ask you~"

When the two of them came to the outskirts of the crowd, Han Sanping said, "Ning Hao said that you had prepared the next movie for him, but why didn't you inform me? Are you planning to leave me behind and go it alone?"

Zhang Chen's expression was exaggerated: "How could that be? Third Master's thigh is so thick, I finally hugged it, but I can't bear to let go~"

"Go, go, stop talking nonsense, be aware of the impact~"

The Third Master looked disgusted, and Zhang Chen smiled and said, "It's Ning Hao, there's something wrong with him~"

Zhang Chen pointed to his head, and seeing that the Third Master was puzzled, he continued to explain: "When filming "Racing", that kid made up a script called "No Man's Land". Can you guess what it's about?"

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he revealed the answer first: "Xin Jiang! And there is not a single good person in the whole film~"

"Sigh~"

Hearing what Zhang Chen said, Han Sanping was also moved: "No, no, we must stop them. Young people are unreliable. Can they just film whatever happens in that place?"

He seemed to have forgotten that Zhang Chen in front of him was also a young man.

Zhang Chen didn’t care: “Yeah, so I pushed him down and gave him a script called “Nobody” and asked him to shoot it.

At first he was reluctant, but later I told him that Xingchen Entertainment could only rely on him to defeat Feng Xiaogang in the comedy field, and he reluctantly agreed..."

"You did the right thing. Ning Hao is a good candidate, but don't go astray~"

Ning Hao is a young man whom San Ye values ​​very much. In the original time and space, "Stone" earned 900 million for China Film, but San Ye did not take a penny of it. He added another 100 million to make it a whole and invested it all in "Racing". It can be said that his support for Ning Hao was not enough.

"Yes, Ning Hao is the treasure of my company. I am still waiting for him to make money for me..."

"Speaking of box office, how much do you think 'Cars' will make?"

Han Sanping suddenly asked, Zhang Chen shrugged: "The box office of Stone seems to be 1.4 million, it should be no problem to exceed Stone. As for how much it will eventually reach, it depends on you~"

"Playing tricks on me~"

Two foxes, one old and one young, had smiles on their faces.

On the other side of the venue, Chen Kexin also met Jing Tian.

"Ms. Jing, I haven't congratulated you on your movie 'Crocodile Storm' breaking the 100 million box office mark~"

"Thank you Director Chen~"

Jingtian's smile is very formal.

Just as Chen Kexin was about to say something, Lu Zheng suddenly jumped out from the side: "Tiantian, Brother Cheng Long just mentioned you. Come on, I'll introduce you to each other. Hey, Director Chen..."

Chen Kexin smiled and greeted Lu Zheng: "It's okay, you guys go ahead and do your work, I'm just walking around~"

"Okay, Director Chen, I'll take Jing Tian there first, and we'll talk later~"

Watching the two leave, Chen Kexin really ran over to Cheng Long to chat with him and sighed.

This is really the real-life version of: You ignored me at first, but now I'm out of your reach.

When "The Warlords" was being prepared, Chen Kexin intended to let Jing Tian play the female lead, and the two sides had almost reached an agreement.

Who knew that Zhang Chen would suddenly fall out with the Academy Awards, and even curse the Hong Kong circle, offending many people.

But Jing Tian didn't know how to avoid suspicion and stood up to speak for Zhang Chen, which put Chen Kexin in trouble.

If he continues to use Jing Tian, ​​it would be tantamount to making an enemy of the Hong Kong circle.

Chen Kexin was worried about the impact on the box office, so she eventually gave up on Jing Tian, ​​and the cooperation that had been agreed upon by both parties came to nothing.

Now it seems that this was a wrong decision.

Facts have proved that the Hong Kong circle is nothing.

They couldn't do anything to Zhang Chen, and couldn't even threaten Jing Tian.

Originally, this was nothing. At that time, Jing Tian had only played the role of the daughter in "Taken". She was not very famous, so if she missed it, she missed it.

But who knew that Jing Tian suddenly became famous now.

With the movie "Crocodile Storm", Jing Tian's fame is comparable to that of a first-line actress.

What's even more outrageous is that he also heard that Jing Tian has a relationship with Wanda Cinema Line.

I don’t know the specific relationship, but Wanda always schedules Jing Tian’s movies at a high rate.

"Crocodile Storm" is the best example.

Chen Kexin felt like she had missed out on 100 million.

Do you want to invite again?

of course yes.

The so-called face is worthless to him.

He is not from Hong Kong, so he doesn't have the sour grapes mentality that those guys have towards the mainland.

Speaking of it, Hong Kong filmmakers' feelings towards the mainland are really complicated.

Initially, they didn't think highly of mainland filmmakers. After all, when Hong Kong films were sweeping Southeast Asia, the mainland was still making art films.

Then, without any warning, a movie called "Hero" appeared.

The appearance of "Hero" can really be said to shatter one's three views.

A movie with a box office of 2.5 million?
This is something Hong Kong filmmakers dare not even think about.

How could such a backward place have such a huge film market?
Who wouldn’t be jealous?

Such a big cake, even just one bite is enough to make your mouth drool.

So Hong Kong filmmakers started on the road to self-destruction, coveting other people's market while acting like big shots.

In recent years, there have been countless conflicts caused by this.

But Chen Kexin doesn't have this mentality. He is Thai and he makes movies purely to make money.

He has to earn the legitimate money, and he also has to earn the illegitimate money.

He just reached an agreement with Jet Li a while ago, and Jet Li agreed to partner with him as the male lead in "The Warlords" for a price of 10 million US dollars.

He had thought it all out. He announced to the public that it was 2000 million, and that was just a friendly price. He privately pocketed million.

With Jet Li, there is no need to worry about investment. The only thing left is the theaters, and Jing Tian is undoubtedly a very good candidate.

Looking at Jing Tian who was still chatting with Cheng Long, it was obviously not the right opportunity now, so they could only talk about it later.

But then he thought, isn’t Jackie Chan’s “Baby Project” also scheduled to be released at the end of September? Logically speaking, the two companies are competitors, so why would Jackie Chan come to the premiere of “Racing”?

In fact, it’s not just him who can’t figure it out, many people can’t figure it out.

But Cheng Long really came.

Although "Baby Project" is a competitor of "Racing", everyone agreed to compete fairly.

At the beginning, Huayi wanted to use some tricks, but Jackie Chan did not agree.

We are just competing in the same period, there is no need to act like enemies.

Therefore, the Internet has been surprisingly calm during this period. There has been no smear campaign and everyone has been promoting themselves based on their own abilities.

While Chen Kexin was worried about the outcome, Zhang Chen had a new group of people around him, including the actor from "Racing", Huang Bo, and the postgraduate entrance examination duo, Xu Zheng and Ning Hao.

The postgraduate entrance examination duo can be regarded as the soul of this play. It is they who connect all the forces in the whole story.

Zhang Chen especially liked Wang Shuangbao from the duo. He was ugly and fierce, but at the moment he smiled in a particularly honest way.

"I've seen your film "12.1 Shooting Case", and you brought Dong Lei to life in it~"

He was deeply impressed by the drama. The prototype of the case was the "Xi'an 12 Shooting Case". It was filmed in a semi-documentary format, which gave him a strong sense of immersion.

The real murderer's name is Dong Li, and his name in the drama is Dong Lei.

Speaking of this, Wang Shuangbao smiled bitterly: "This drama has really hurt me. Even long after it was aired, when I was recognized on the street, some people still murmured, "Didn't Dong Lei get arrested? When was he released?" When I took a taxi, the driver would not take me when he recognized me, for fear that I would kill him..."

Wang Shuangbao told his experience as a joke, which made everyone laugh.

The audiences of this era were simple and often could not distinguish between people and drama. Even Madam Rong couldn't buy vegetables at the market because of "My Fair Princess".

This is probably a unique distress that belongs to actors, a happy distress.

"Alas, in the past two years, I have not wanted to take on similar roles, but if I don't take them, I won't be able to make a living~"

Zhang Chen could tell that Wang Shuangbao was complaining about his limited acting range, so he comforted him, "It doesn't matter. After the broadcast of "Racing", people will know that you can not only play a murderer, but also a comedy~"

Wang Shuangbao nodded, "I hope so."

"It will definitely work~" Huang Bo comforted.

Although Ning Hao was smiling, he looked worried.

"What are you doing, you look so sad~"

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, Ning Hao's face became even more bitter.

"I suddenly feel a little unsure~"

After a pause, he continued, "I had thought it through before I came here. I must slap them in the face with 'Cars'. Now that the premiere is about to begin, I'm afraid of the outcome. What if the box office isn't as good as expected..."

"Nothing unexpected!"

Zhang Chen put his arm around his shoulders in a domineering manner and said, "Believe me, this play will definitely be a hit. You will become a famous director. You, you, you will all become famous because of this play..." Zhang Chen pointed at everyone. After hearing what Zhang Chen said, everyone felt inexplicably excited.

"Especially you," Zhang Chen pointed at Huang Bo again, "your performance is very realistic, you have the temperament of a nobody, very real, which may be related to the fact that you have been working in society very early.

Grasp this point, this is your advantage, no one can play the role of a small character better than you~
And Xu Zheng has an elite vibe, it would be very funny if you two appeared together~"

Huang Bo blushed after hearing these words of encouragement, and he wished he could perform the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms on the spot.

He was originally a supporting role in "Stone", but was promoted to the leading role because of Ning Hao's confidence in him. But in fact, he felt the same as Ning Hao, unsure.

Now hearing what Zhang Chen said, he suddenly felt like a ball that was inflated, full of confidence.

Zhang Chen looked at everyone again: "Let's cooperate more in the future. I feel that there is a special chemical reaction when you are together~"

After hearing what Zhang Chen said, everyone was overjoyed.

As they were talking, Tu Jingwei on the stage announced, "It's almost time, everyone please take your seats as soon as possible, the premiere is about to begin."

Everyone returned to their seats. Zhang Chen's seat was in the first row, next to Han Sanping. Not far away were the main creators of "Racing".

Sitting here will make it easier for them to go on stage.

The lights in the venue changed and the music started~
Xingchen Entertainment's usual old rules, watch the movie first~
The lights dimmed, the movie started, and China's most awesome dragon appeared first, followed by the logo of Xingchen Entertainment, the logo of China Film, the logo of Guangguang, and the logo of Wanda...

Even though he has watched it countless times, Zhang Chen still enjoys watching it.

This was the only movie he had watched three times in his previous life, and its status was even higher than that of "Nezha 2".

That's the charm of a good movie.

The protagonist played by Huang Bo is called Geng Hao - the upright Ning Hao.

Cyclist Geng Hao only won the silver medal in a competition with a difference of 0.01 seconds.

Businessman Li Fala asked Geng Hao to drink his product in the name of shooting an advertisement, but the urine test turned out to be positive.

Geng Hao was banned from the game and his master was paralyzed by anger.

Geng Hao's career was ruined and he could only start a seafood delivery business to make a living.

When Geng Hao's master found out that the sponsor of the cycling competition was Li Fala, he became so angry that he died in an accident.

Li Fala runs a fake medicine business, and seemingly everything seems prosperous, but in reality his wife has long had second thoughts and wants to divorce him to take his huge fortune, causing many family conflicts.

In order to get rich quickly, two reckless and simple-minded thieves first sneaked into a funeral home and stole the urn, hoping to blackmail them.

The stupid thieves targeted Geng Hao's truck, forcibly requisitioned it, and stuffed all the stolen goods into the car, causing Geng Hao's car to be inexplicably involved in trouble.

Thai drug dealers carefully disguised themselves as a funeral procession, attempting to use the funeral as a cover to successfully complete a drug deal with local gangs. Their actions were strange.

In order to give his master a decent funeral, Geng Hao had no choice but to sell his master's urn and participate in the vulgar "talent show" hosted by Li Fala, just to win the prize money.

Li Fala pretended to be kidnapped at home in order to control his wife, but the stupid thief took it seriously and he was taken prisoner and forced to write a property transfer document.

Geng Hao was in constant conflict with Li Fala at the "talent show" and was mistaken for a murderer in the chaos. He was chased by the police and fell into a desperate situation.

The actions of various forces are intertwined. Drug dealers and gangsters fight each other because of a transaction gone wrong. The stupid thief escapes with the urn and meets Geng Hao on a narrow road many times, and conflicts continue.

In the face of numerous crises, Geng Hao relied on his wit and tenacity to unravel the truth, and ultimately made the bad guys get the punishment they deserved, and he himself was reborn.

Although it is a multi-line narrative, it doesn't get boring for too long and the atmosphere of the movie is always relaxed.

The director would arrange little jokes from time to time. When the rear door of the train opened and the killer Chachai was seen frozen into a popsicle, the whole audience burst into laughter.

It was really hilarious and made my tears flow.

Such a powerful killer was frozen into an ice stick in such a miserable way.

The Wanwan gang meets Geng Hao in a temple, and all kinds of coincidences and mistakes happen.

The gang thought Geng Hao was sent by a local gang for a deal, while Geng Hao thought the other party was a farewell present from the funeral home.

Geng Hao was dissatisfied with the fact that the other party had few people: "Aren't they gangsters? There are only a few of them?"

The other party wanted to inspect the goods, Geng Hao took out the urn, and Rong Xiang contributed a golden sentence: I have been in this industry for so many years, and this is the first time I have seen someone sell goods like this!
The audience burst into laughter, and even Zhang Chen, who had seen the show before, was still amused.

In the taxi, Rong Xiang asked his men to inspect the goods, and Gao Jie began to taste the ashes; "Boss, the taste is not right~"

People were almost unable to stop laughing, and the driver then offered a golden sentence: Did your heads get squeezed by the door frame? How could it taste right?
This is another hilarious scene, the kind of jokes that have never appeared in previous movies.

The original taxi driver was played by Ning Hao himself, but he was replaced by Zhang Chen here.

Rong Xiang was angry: Every country has its own laws, every industry has its own rules, and the local gangs are too rude.

The separated threads come together and then separate again.

The postgraduate entrance examination duo turned the supporting roles into the leading roles.

When the stupid thief brother-in-law was worried and said, "If we do this, will we end up doing evil?", the brother-in-law was so disappointed that he slapped him in the face and said, "You are full of jingles. Do you want to take the postgraduate entrance examination?"

The postgraduate entrance examination duo is officially formed.

When the brother-in-law encouraged his brother-in-law to get out of the car and do something bad, but the brother-in-law chickened out at the last minute, the brother-in-law immediately said, "Without courage, how can there be production!"

When the two pretended to be police officers and encountered a truck parked illegally and tried to bribe them, the brother-in-law said righteously: "I am a policeman, principles, understand?"

When the kidnapped fat woman raised the price and wanted them to "kill" Li Fala instead, the brother-in-law wavered and encouraged his brother-in-law: "Why are you still hesitating? Opportunities determine destiny!"

Very happy, really very happy!
The postgraduate entrance examination duo always speaks in a serious manner, but the contrast between their image and their lines makes people want to laugh.

The vivid image successfully made the two people popular.

The whole drama relies on their threading, connecting all the loose clues together.

After watching the movie, Chen Kexin had to admit that he couldn't make such a film. Not to mention that he couldn't make it, even if he watched it once and copied it, he couldn't copy it.
The style is so Ning Hao!

Zhang Chen observed the reactions at the scene. Everyone was similar. Some people were wiping tears of laughter from their eyes.

When the movie was over, the audience burst into applause. This movie was so different, with one thing leading to another and lots of laughs.

We are all filmmakers, and after the movie is over, we already have a clue in our minds that Ning Hao will definitely take off.

What a genius!
At the same time, I feel a little envious of Xingchen Entertainment. It’s okay to have the monster Zhang Chen, but now there’s another Ning Hao. How can other film and television companies survive?
Subtitles were scrolling on the screen, and everyone was still wondering why the main creators hadn't come on stage yet. Suddenly, an easter egg appeared on the screen, followed by subtitles, and then an easter egg again.

Do this three times!

interesting!
Only then did Ning Hao lead the main creative team onto the stage, with Zhang Chen following behind. Today was Ning Hao's home court.

Tu Jingwei opened the show: "Thank you Director Ning for bringing us such a wonderful movie. I laughed so hard that my stomach hurt~"

There was a burst of good-natured laughter from the audience, and it was obvious that everyone felt the same way.

Ning Hao wears a big gold chain and has the air of a nouveau riche, which may be the aesthetic unique to people in the coal-producing provinces.

“What inspired you to make a movie like Crazy Race?”

Ning Hao took the microphone and said: "I want to take multi-line narrative to the extreme. I want to prove to everyone that complex stories can also be filmed in an interesting way~"

He said it very implicitly, but everyone knew that he just wanted to prove that he did not plagiarize.

Tu Jingwei realized that he couldn't continue asking questions, so he changed the subject: "The Easter egg at the end is very interesting, why is it set up like this?"

This seemed to hit Ning Hao's point, and he was a little excited: "I have always felt that the staff behind the scenes are great, but the audience generally does not have the habit of reading subtitles. So I came up with an idea to insert part of the ending in the subtitles, so that if people are not in a hurry, they will wait to watch it. If they are in a hurry, not watching it will not affect the overall effect."

After Ning Hao finished speaking, there was a pause for one second, and then warm applause broke out.

This is the first time they have met such a warm-hearted director.

If it weren't for him, perhaps no one would pay attention to the people behind the scenes.

Ning Hao stood on the stage and laughed foolishly.

"Let's interview Director Zhang Chen, the producer of this play. What do you want to share with everyone about this play~"

The microphone was handed to Zhang Chen, who looked at the audience and said, "I want to say that this play could have been even more exciting.

Director Ning Hao's original idea was to spend two years polishing this play, but I rejected it.

I told him there was only one year and that Racing had to be released this year~"

"why?"

"Because he had been slandered so much before. He was obviously talented, but he was not understood by the public.

Some people said that he was just copying others in "Dark Side Story 2", and some people said he was plagiarizing in "Crazy Stone".

That's why he made "Crazy Racing" to prove to the world~
I have said long ago that among the directors born in the 80s, Ning Hao is the most talented one, and his talent is even higher than mine. Now you believe it, right~"

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, there was applause from the audience.

"Crazy Racing" is so good that there is nothing wrong with it.

No, there's no way there's nothing wrong.

All the actors in the whole play are ugly~
There is not a single beauty~
There is something wrong with Ning Hao’s aesthetics!

The following exchange session was very lively. Not only the media, but also the audience and some directors spoke or asked questions, and the actors answered every question.

"The part about tasting ashes is so funny, how did you come up with that?"

"We have a full seven-person writing team for this play. In addition, everyone in the crew will help think of jokes. As long as they are funny, we will use them~"

"Gao Jie plays the younger brother, and Rong Xiang plays the older brother. How did you come up with this arrangement?"

“I know Gao Jie always plays the role of the big brother. His family members are all involved in gangs, so he doesn’t have to act. He just acts like the big brother in his daily life.

We originally wanted him to play the eldest brother, but when we got to the set, someone suddenly had an idea that it would be more interesting if the two of them switched roles, so we tried it and found that the effect was good, so we shot it like this~"

The crew of "Racing" is really having a lot of fun.

At this time, someone interviewed Gao Jie again: "Then why did you agree to film this movie?"

Gao Jie, who looked like a big brother, also laughed at this time and said: "When I first called, the director told me that I would play the role of a Taiwanese gangster boss who came to the mainland to conduct drug transactions. I thought it was okay at the time, because I often play this kind of role.

Then he said, in the end, what you bought was not drugs, but ashes. I burst out laughing at that time, and said to him, sure, send me your schedule, I'll take this role..."

(End of this chapter)