I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 551 Premiere (23)

"I can't tell the truth..."

Shen Liang retorted, then said to the staff: "Okay, you can put your phone down! Let's eat first..."

"I knew it…"

"These are promotional clips, posted on TikTok..."

“Hey, the promotional materials on TikTok, the reactions from the cinemas…”

Shen Liang took the tea, took a sip, and then said: "This is called short video marketing, which is actually emotional marketing. When we were filming "Time Travelers", we focused on this kind of marketing... The effect was good! However, there are signs of it being overused now... So, when it comes to "Life Events", we are posting more funny materials. Being too sensational may backfire!"

"Too much is as bad as too little?"

“Right…” After a pause, Shen Liang added: “Chinese Doctor likes to release materials that make people cry…”

"I saw it... Huo Siyan shed tears in the cinema!"

Shen Liang smiled and said, "Actually, I think "Chinese Doctors" is not as good as many documentaries, especially "Wuhan Days and Nights"..."

"This kind of subject matter is not easy to film. If it is filmed well, it is because it is the reality. If it is not filmed well, it is directly exploiting reality and blaspheming heroes..."

"But to have such a mediocre film, it's obvious that the creative team was really lazy!"

Nini interrupted: "...Okay, let's eat!"

"Oh!"

……

"Life Events" can be regarded as the last straw for the theaters in this summer's movie season!

July is almost over, and the total market value is less than 35 billion...

This is the summer season!
The market in June was 50 billion - "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" took 20 billion!
Last year...last year was a special case, that was the year before last, the box office in July was 68 billion.

Less than half...

In July, the best-grossing film was "Chinese Doctor" with 12.4 billion yuan, and the second-best-grossing film was "1921" with 4.1 million yuan...

Then, "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" ranked third: 3.2 million!
A movie that got the extension key earned 7 million yuan at the box office in July...

At present, the total box office of "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" is 32.7 billion, ranking fourth in the year, second only to the top three Spring Festival films "Underground Fire", "Hello, Li Huanying" and "Detective Chinatown 3"...

In addition, new films such as "Sniper" and "Pippi Longstocking and Lu Xixi: The Tin Man" that were originally scheduled to be released in the summer have been withdrawn.

The only film that could possibly trigger a movie-watching frenzy is "Life Events"!

The industry is also looking forward to it.

So, many celebrities came to the premiere!

Most of them were invited by the producers, and many big names came, including Jackie Chan, Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi...

Liu Dehua and Li Xuejian are here too!

The most unexpected thing is Yang Tianbao...

Well, she is Nini’s good friend—really a good friend, and the maid of honor at Tianbao’s wedding.

Of course, the fact that so many people came here also means that everyone really has nothing to do...

As the producer and supervisor, Shen Liang took the stage to speak first:

"'Life Events' was originally called 'Going to Heaven', a venture capital project of the Pingyao Film Festival. I have always wanted to make a work on funeral themes, but I have never dared to do it because this theme is too niche. But I read the script of 'Going to Heaven', and there is a description of Mo Sanmei shouting slogans while carrying the coffin down the stairs..."

Shen Liang simply learned a passage: 'The sun is setting! It's the old man's last day! Are the filial sons keeping vigil? Are the people helping? I'm the only one shouting! Are the people joining in?' "...When I saw this, I knew this was the script I was looking for!"

"But I pushed Director Liu Jiangjiang so hard that he revised the script at least a dozen times... and even changed the name... I hope he won't scold me!"

It was Liu Jiangjiang's turn: "I didn't know Liang Ge before, I just knew he was a star. After he got "Going to Heaven", he immediately found five screenwriters for me, and we revised the script together... Knowing that I wanted to be a director, he helped me find Zhang Linke, the photographer of "The Wandering Earth", and Gao Ang, the art designer of "Underground Fire". The props, sets and lighting were all the most professional teachers..."

"I originally thought he wanted to sideline me...but he only quarreled with me during the early preparations. When it came to the actual filming, he was very respectful to the director and would shoot as many times as I asked him to...and he would throw the ball however I asked him to!"

"I am very grateful to Brother Liang for not only helping me realize my dream of becoming a director, but also finding so many professional teachers!"

Then Wei Daxun, Jiao Junyan, Nini, Nazha and Chen Baoguo all came on stage to talk about their thoughts on the filming...

Well, Nazha is here too!
……

"Life Events" officially premiered...

In fact, many people in the industry know about "Going to Heaven". Shen Liang took it and started preparing...

A total of two years!

It is not particularly fast. The fastest one is Shao Yihui's script "Love Mythology", which was selected for the FIRST Venture Capital Conference in June 2020 and attracted the attention of Chen Lizhi. Chen Lizhi contacted Xu Zheng, and Xu Zheng brought money and people, so that "Love Mythology" broke the fastest record of works in the FIRST Venture Capital Conference - it will be released in December 6!
"Stop and Go" was also created by Chen Lizhi!
The difference is that Xu Zheng did not participate, but Wu Jing became the second producer.

It is understandable. Wu Jing himself even starred in "Goodbye Li Kele" - Chen Lizhi was also the main controller.

Back to "Life Events", many people in the industry know that Shen Liang has a great eye for selecting films...

Any movie he is deeply involved in is bound to be a hit!

"Life Events"... The cost is 6000 million, and the subject matter is funeral. How can you win big with a small investment?

Then...the group of people fell silent!
The character setting of "Life Events" itself is enough to support a play: a sloppy "father" and a quirky "daughter" with strange ideas. They never call each other dad or daughter, and both call themselves "laozi". Sometimes they are not like "father and daughter", but more like friends.

They redeem each other and move towards a better future together.

The plot is even more exciting...

It seems to be talking about separation in life and death, the indifference of the love between father and son, a little-known funeral director, and the meeting of two lonely souls in the vast crowd. But in fact, in the final analysis, it is talking about hope, warmth, love, and redemption.

If this movie just kept emphasizing death, it would be too boring.

The good thing is that it tells the truth.

Many people say that "Departures" is awesome. What's so awesome about it?

Won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film!

But those who praise "Departures" may not have actually seen the movie - "Departures" is a movie that relies heavily on narration throughout the entire film. It has a slow pace and can make people worry about even the most trivial things. If "Departures" were a Chinese movie and released in the Chinese market, it would be nothing more than a dull, depressing, and mediocre niche art film.

The most amazing thing about "Departures" is its director Yojiro Takita - in 1976, he joined a production company called "Lion" that specializes in erotic films. After working as an assistant director for a few years, Takita began directing erotic films in 1981, with his representative works "Chikan Densha" and "Chikan Female Teacher". In the past five years, he has produced nearly 5 works...

Yes, the director was Seqing, and he won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film!

The impact of this event far exceeds Shu Qi's award...

After all, after Shu Qi won the award, it did not encourage his peers.

On the other hand, Takita Yojiro won the award, and a bunch of directors who graduated from college joined the Japanese porn film industry...

Ahem...

Let’s talk about “Life Events”.

(End of this chapter)