I'm not just a director

Chapter 239 Create Huaxia's Own Blockbuster Movie
Monday, February 2 at 25:08 am.

China Film Group, auditorium hall.

The press conference of "Inception" was held here.

Many media came to the scene, and many big stars were also called to the scene.

This is already a routine operation of China Film Group.

No matter how big the matter is, as long as it has something to do with entertainment, it should be heated up first.

Of course, with Jiang Pei'an's current popularity, there is no need to deliberately grab traffic.

On the contrary, the invited guests felt a sense of honor.

There is still half an hour before the official press conference at nine o'clock.

Moreover, the layout of the entire venue is quite interesting. The speeches are not like the usual press conferences that are lined up in a row and each seat has a famous brand.

There is no place to sit on the stage, but a catwalk. It seems that the main creators are planning to stand on the stage to speak.

Seeing this, the people in the audience have already started to discuss.

"Who are the participating actors? The secrecy work of China Film Group is really good!"

"There is no main creative brand, and I probably want to keep it secret until the end to reveal the answer. It seems that the cast this time is a big selling point!"

"Didn't you say there was Brother Cheng Long? I don't know if it's true or not."

"Hey, who can say this kind of thing clearly, but Yijiang Pei'an is now famous.

Even without such a strong cast as rumored, the box office of his movies would not be bad. "

"I don't think so, what if his movie doesn't do well.

Everyone has creative exhaustion, who can always maintain the peak. "

This is true. Since Jiang Pei'an's debut, two films have been screened in China, and three films have been screened abroad.

There are a total of five films, each of which has made a lot of money. Such a strong creative force is extremely explosive throughout the film.

At the same time, this also gives people a feeling, can he always maintain the peak state of creation?
When the audience was discussing a lot, Jiang Pei'an took the lead to appear on the stage, and the flashlights of the media resounded throughout the venue.

"Hi everyone, I'm Jiang Pei'an, and welcome to today's press conference."

Jiang Pei'an politely greeted everyone present.

"Director Jiang, come on! I like you!"

"Who are the actors? Director Jiang, don't be fooled. Hurry up and announce it!"

"That's right, the press conference is already underway, Director Jiang, don't hold back your appetite."

The audience in the audience kept shouting.

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said:

"I know that everyone will not come to see me, since everyone is very curious about the cast..."

According to Jiang Pei'an's straightforward style in the past, he basically handed over the stage to the actors who were about to appear.

But not this time.

Jiang Pei'an smiled slightly, slowly put the microphone on the stage, and a picture slowly appeared on the big screen behind him.

In the photo, Jiang Pei'an was wearing a suit, with his head turned back, and his eyes were sharp and sharp looking forward.

Calm, calm, and sharp.

The Dream Stealer, played by Jiang Pei'an.

With the outflow of this makeup photo, everyone at the scene cheered.

"Director Jiang, awesome!"

"Damn it, it's amazing, I wrote, directed and acted myself!"

The media reporters kept shooting with their cameras.

Seeing this battle, the people in the audience immediately understood.

Jiang Pei'an participated in his new movie!

And judging from the title of "Dream Stealer", the role he played is [-]% the leading actor.

After all, the name of the movie is "Inception"!
Jiang Pei'an's performance did surprise many people, especially Jiang Pei'an's fans.

Jiang Pei'an's wonderful performance in "Love Has an Afterlife" has made many people remember this affectionate and dedicated role.

The acting skills are good, the looks are handsome, and the characters are pleasing, which is hard to forget.

Since then, Jiang Pei'an has never acted in any role, which made his fans very upset.

Now that Jiang Pei'an appeared on the big screen again, it naturally attracted the attention of many people.

"As you can see, I shamelessly played the leading role, a newcomer actor, please bear with me."

Jiang Pei'an bowed to the audience.

"Hahaha, he is indeed a rookie actor. He has only acted in one movie before."

"You are a rookie actor, and the director won't scold you for your poor performance!"

"Is the director going to cross over to become an actor? It seems that the actor's job is not good!"

For Jiang Pei'an's performance, most people are looking forward to it, but there are also very few people who think it is unreliable.

After all, professional things are left to professional people, why do you want to be an actor as a director!
Jiang Pei'an didn't follow them either, and then introduced Hu Jing and Zhang Ziyi.

These two are the heroines of "Inception".

The former has often appeared in TV dramas, especially in Zhouyi dramas in the past two years, and is also the first generation of "Ann Girl".

After all, Jiang Pei'an's famous work "Ghost Shadow 1" has Hu Jing as the heroine.

Of course, this movie still cannot be released in China, and can only be watched through some discs.

As for Zhang Ziyi, she has the title of a certain girl on her head, and later became internationally known because of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Next came Zhang Hanyu, who played the Japanese Saito played by Ken Watanabe in "Inception".

Saito can be said to be the initiator of the entire "Inception" story. He made a deal with the hero and implanted some ideas into the minds of business competitors.

Here Jiang Pei'an changes Saito's identity.

Changing him to the identity of a Hong Kong provincial boss will allow him to better interact with the protagonist later on.

Zhang Hanyu was already a little famous at this time.

In 1999, he starred in his first TV series "Where Dreams Begin".

After that, he successively participated in the films "Endless" and "Big Wrist" directed by Feng Xiaogang.

The reason why Jiang Pei'an chose him is very simple, Zhang Hanyu has a high degree of fit with the character "Saito" from a certain angle, or in terms of temperament.

Although the nationality of the character "Saito" has changed, his character and temperament Jiang Pei'an has not changed much.

"Thank you, thank you Hanyu, after Hanyu, we have only two actors left who haven't appeared yet.

You may wish to guess these two actors, who are they? "

Jiang Pei'an took the microphone and walked onto the stage. He is the director and the host of today's press conference.

Under Jiang Pei'an's mobilization, the atmosphere at the scene was enthusiastic, and everyone shouted a name one after another.

"Cheng Long!"

"It must be Brother Cheng Long!"

"It's still a guess. It must be Brother Cheng Long. Earlier, Brother Cheng expressed his desire to participate in Director Jiang's new movie."

The audience shouted loudly.

Jiang Pei'an smiled slightly and said:
"Hey, it's boring... Your guess is really accurate, let us invite you, brother Cheng Long!"

As soon as Jiang Pei'an's voice fell to the ground, Cheng Long came onto the stage with his signature bow-legged steps.

It is said that his pace is caused by his practice.

The basic skills of martial arts, such as horse stance, lunge, and leg press, all tend to incline and internally rotate the foot.

Therefore, it is very easy to have problems such as bowed legs.

Just as Cheng Long made his debut, the entire venue was ebullient.

"Damn, it's real or not, Brother Cheng Long is actually here!"

"Oh my god, what kind of fairy combination is this, Jiang Pei'an + Cheng Long, my favorite director and actor!"

"Support "Inception", I'm already looking forward to the movie before it starts shooting."

"Damn it, why do I need to know this news, I have to wait another year to see the movie released, it's uncomfortable!"

The arrival of Cheng Long made the audience scream.

"Hi everyone, I'm Cheng Long. I'm very happy to be able to participate in Director Jiang's latest movie, and I'm very honored to be liked by everyone."

Cheng Long took the microphone and said to the audience with a smile.

Jiang Pei'an answered:

"Before you asked me to invite Brother Cheng Long to participate in my new movie, in fact I really want to invite Brother Cheng.

This time it was a dream come true, hahaha. "

Cheng Long shook his head and said:

"Director Jiang is really too polite, when I first came to mainland China, I said at the airport that I wanted to be in Director Jiang's movie.

When I was in Hollywood, I heard of Director Jiang's name. You may not know that Director Jiang is very famous in Hollywood.

In the past, when Hollywood actors or staff saw Huaxia's face, they would ask, do you know Jackie Chan?
But it’s different now. One time when I was filming, a girl ran over and asked me, Jackie, do you know Jiang?
It is the Jiang who directed "Ghost", "Chain Saw" and "Hurricane". I like him very much! "

Cheng Long imitated the little girl's tone on stage, amusing the audience.

At the same time, through Cheng Long's example, they also secretly sighed in their hearts that Director Jiang is awesome.

Although he has been making movies in China, it does not affect his reputation in Hollywood.

"Brother Cheng Long, what made you cooperate with Director Jiang this time?"

Suddenly someone shouted loudly from the audience.

Hearing this question, Cheng Long sighed:

"Aside from wanting to work with a talented director like Director Jiang, I actually have selfish motives..."

Hearing Cheng Long's words, the audience immediately pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

Even Jiang Pei'an was surprised by Cheng Long's statement.

Cheng Long smiled slightly and said:
"In the early years, we Chinese worked hard in Hollywood.

Many well-known directors and actors in China chose to return to China after going to Hollywood for a period of time.

After so many years of development, I see more and more Chinese faces appearing in Hollywood, and their influence is growing.

For example, Director Jiang beside me..."

Cheng Long pointed to Jiang Pei'an, and Jiang Pei'an waved his hand modestly.

Cheng Long continued:
"Director Jiang is very influential in Hollywood, there is no doubt about that.

I personally have worked hard in Hollywood for so many years, and I have also accumulated some fame.

Then why don't we make a Chinese blockbuster and show it to Hollywood people?
"When I saw the script of "Inception", I knew that a blockbuster movie belonging to China was coming.

Such an opportunity, I told myself, must not be missed, a famous director plus me, a fairly famous actor..."

Hearing Cheng Long's words, Jiang Pei'an curled his lips. You are considered a well-known actor, so you are too modest!
Cheng Long's words resonated with many people present, especially colleagues in the film industry.

They remembered the fear of being dominated by Hollywood blockbusters, among other things.

In 98, "Titanic" went through layers of screening and was finally released in China.

Tickets are hard to find, and the national box office has been booming all the way.

In the end, "Titanic" created a miracle at the time with a box office of 3.6 million yuan.

And this miracle even lasted for 10 years in the box office history of Chinese movies.

You know, the annual disposable income of urban residents in Huaxia was only 5400 yuan.

On average, only 450 yuan per month.

3.6 million box office, what a huge number!
In addition to "Titanic", many imported blockbusters in Hollywood are also domestically produced films that have no power to fight back.

Therefore, when Cheng Long said to create "Huaxia's own blockbuster", many filmmakers were very excited.

Looking at the excited flushed crowd, Jiang Pei'an glanced at Cheng Long.

Who said that brother Cheng Long is uneducated, these remarks are simply better than those Internet writers of later generations who can mobilize emotions.

After Cheng Long finished speaking, he took the initiative to step aside, leaving the stage to Jiang Pei'an.

Cheng Long had successfully pushed the atmosphere to a climax, and Jiang Pei'an couldn't imagine what kind of reaction the audience would have when he appeared in the backstage at the end of the meeting.

"Thank you Brother Cheng Long for your inspiring remarks, and thank you very much for your support. Next, please allow me to introduce the last guest who will appear today..."

Just as Jiang Pei'an finished speaking, a person slowly walked up to one side of the stage.

When the audience saw the baby's face clearly, they couldn't help but gasped.

"I'm fucking blind, right?"

"Who can tell me the name of that person on stage?"

"This, this, am I dreaming? Mom, please don't wake me up!"

Just when the big guys couldn't believe their eyes, the man took the microphone and said with a smile:
"Hi everyone, I'm Li Lianjie..."

"Wow!"

"Fuck, fuck!"

"Dreams come true, Cheng Long and Li Lianjie perform on the same stage, it's amazing!"

"Director Jiang is amazing, he was able to bring these two together!"

The reporters in the audience were also frantically taking pictures, and some even kept approaching the stage, clacking and clacking.

The whole venue burst into warm applause.

Jiang Pei'an smiled slightly, this is what he wanted.

The reason why he didn't use the usual press conference seats with name tags.

The purpose is to wait until this moment to let everyone's emotions reach their climax.

This is the most beneficial publicity for "Inception".

Li Lianjie didn't need to say anything, as long as he went to that stop, the effect of this press conference had already come out.

At the same time, the media with laptops at the scene also broadcast live texts simultaneously on some portal websites.

"What did I see? Li Lianjie, Kung Fu Emperor Li Lianjie is here, I didn't expect Director Jiang to hold back such a big surprise!"

In the live broadcast rooms of New Wolf, Penguin, Pig Farm, etc., the interface of the message board was constantly refreshing and scrolling.

"Is it really Li Lianjie?"

"Cheng Long + Li Lianjie, when will the movie be released, I must watch it!"

"I've seen domestic blockbusters, and just watching these two is worth the price of admission!"

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(End of this chapter)