The King of Directors 2000

A crescent moon hangs in the night sky, and three or four stars are looming, accompanying each other.

The bright moonlight poured down and intertwined with the light pillars on the ground.

It is already early morning in the bustling city of Shanghai, and there are still many cars and pedestrians on the roads.

Especially the Nanjing Road area on the Bund is even busier than during the day.

"Crack!"

Four business cars stopped, and Da Mi Mi, Guo Biting, Guo Xiaosi, Guo Caijie, Sister Hold, and a bunch of messy actors all got out of the car.

A dozen assistants followed behind.

"Let's go and watch "Dalian by the Sea" together."

Guo Xiaosi is short and has a loud voice.

This group of monsters and ghosts gathered together to promote "Tiny Times 34".

Today, all the handsome men and beauties have completed seven programs, and everyone is tired.

But I can’t get off work yet.

I don’t know when, but celebrities in the entertainment industry like to check out Lee Sung-yew’s movies.

Li Shengyao is the only one in the entire Chinese entertainment industry to receive such treatment.

"Dalian by the Sea" was released on the 15th of this month. Relying on the fans of Lee Sheng Yew and Lu Han, one week has passed and the total box office has reached 120 million.

For a movie that leans toward literary films, this result is pretty good.

There has been a clear downward trend in movie box office.

If nothing else happens, the final total box office of this movie will be around 200 million.

But last night, Lee Sung-yew won the Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival.

Winning the Best Director Award at three major European film festivals for three consecutive years, Lee Sheng-yew has set a new record in the film industry. Today, the entire mainland media is reporting overwhelmingly, all with praise.

Even the 7pm news broadcast spent a minute introducing the incident.

It is said that Lee Sheng Yew is a banner director of Chinese films.

Under such public opinion, some viewers who did not like artistic films in the past, as well as those who did not like Lu Han, planned to go to the cinema.

As a result, today's box office is said to have completed a counterattack and once again became the daily number one, with a single-day box office of 30 million.

It completely crushed "First Love Time" and "My Broadcasting Girlfriend".

The day before yesterday was May 520th, and several movies were released on May th, the most popular of which were "First Love" and "My Broadcasting Girlfriend".

Investors in these two movies originally thought they could take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit.

As a result, it was ruthlessly interrupted by "Dalian by the Sea".

Of course, these have nothing to do with "Tiny Times 34". "Tiny Times 34" will be broadcast on the summer schedule.

Guo Xiaosi came here just to check in.

He planned to watch the movie, then open Douban, copy a few sentences and read the touching movie reviews.

She was playing with high power and rolling her eyes. She was really sleepy.

She was in Yanjing yesterday, and flew to Shanghai today. After working continuously, it was already early in the morning, and she was not allowed to rest.

This was the action of the entire crew of "Tiny Times 34", and she was embarrassed not to go.

"Dalian by the Sea" had just been produced and she went to the Fenghua Film Studio to watch the movie. She didn't want to watch it a second time.

She planned to enter the theater later, ask the assistant to take photos, and then put on her sunglasses and sleep.

Soon after, a group of them arrived at the cinema.

In order to facilitate the hype, Guo Xiaosi booked a separate hall. When he planned to post on Weibo, he said that he had booked the hall to support Lee Sheng Yew.

The actors of "Tiny Times" first sat together to take a few photos, and then dispersed.

Everyone is very tired.

Da Mi Mi found a seat by himself, then crossed his arms, put on his sunglasses, and planned to sleep.

At this time, the weather in Shanghai was already a bit hot, but the air conditioning in the theater was naturally turned on, making it very cool.

The subtitles rolled on the big screen and the movie officially started.

Da Mi Mi looked at it and closed his eyes.

She didn't know how long it took, but she suddenly woke up, looked at her phone, and found that it was still early, only ten minutes had passed.

She frowned slightly, her eyes subconsciously falling on the big screen.

At this time, the movie was recalling the scene where the hero's mistake caused the tragic death of his son and daughter, and she couldn't help but watch it.

Zhang Songwen's performance was very good. Before the great sadness, he seemed very calm at first, staring blankly at the children's bodies. He was taken to the police station to take notes.

After his body calmed down, great sadness hit him.

In the busy police station, he sat there alone, with tears streaming down his face, followed by boundless regret. He saw a policeman's pistol, his eyes desperate, and he suddenly jumped up, grabbed the pistol, and then put it on his head. Pull the trigger.

Without turning on the safety, he pulled the trigger continuously, but no bullets were fired.

Irritated, desperate, and angry, he reached out and patted the pistol. After reacting, he immediately opened the safety, and then pointed it at his head again.

At this time, the police reacted, quickly stepped forward, and seized the pistol.

"Let me die, let me die, let me die."

Zhang Songwen cried in despair.

The sudden outburst of emotion once again suffocated Da Mi Mi.

It was even more shocking than the first time I watched it in the movie theater.

This is what it feels like to watch a movie in a theater.

Zhang Songwen's explosive power is an out-of-reach ability for her and can only be found in dreams.

She subconsciously looked at the others and found that everyone who was still watching the movie was shocked as long as they were not asleep.

Guo Xiaosi's eyes widened even more, looking very excited.

Da Mi Mi thought about it and decided to watch it a second time.

If your acting skills are so bad, just learn from the masters. What if you really get the hang of it?

Later, the male protagonist left the small town and went to work in the big city. When his brother passed away, he had to return to the small city due to the funeral and the support of his nephew.

He meets many people from his past, including his ex-wife.

At his brother's funeral, the two of them didn't have much communication because they were busy, and the male protagonist didn't have much emotion.

When they met for the second time, the actor had a more in-depth conversation with his ex-wife.

His ex-wife asked him to come out, and the hero found that the death of his children seemed to have become a thing of the past. Everyone except him had come out.

At this time, in a typical movie, the male protagonist gains strength, is encouraged, and has the courage to face a new life.

However, this movie does not. The male protagonist is not only still sad, but also angry. He is desperate, dissatisfied, sad and angry, and he wants to escape.

After some thought, he realized that he did not have the ability to raise his nephew. He left the small city with sadness and continued to be immersed in the endless regret, self-blame and grief that he could not get rid of as before.

The movie ends.

Guo Xiaosi led the others in clapping and applauding.

The Great Power is very uncomfortable, even more uncomfortable than the first time I watched it.

She took it deeper this time. She couldn't imagine how she would face it if she encountered such a problem. The crew disbanded and agreed to meet at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Da Mi Mi took his assistant back to the hotel.

The assistant watched "Dalian by the Sea" for the first time. His eyes were red and he had obviously cried.

Da Mi Mi smiled and said: "It's just a movie, don't get too deep into it."

The assistant glanced at the power, and then said: "Sister, I was thinking of other things."

"what's up?"

"I don't have a boyfriend yet, and I don't know if I will have children of my own in the future."

When Da Mi Mi heard this, he was stunned.

That's right, she's going to have her third trimester soon, and she still doesn't have any kids.

……

The mainland film market in May is actually very lively.

At the beginning of this month, there were movies such as "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" and "Little Reunion". By the middle of the month, movies such as "City of the City", "Close Down", "The Great Reunion" were released together with "Dalian by the Sea". "Water and Fire", "Heart Curse".

Then 520 has occasion-specific movies such as "First Love" and "My Broadcasting Girlfriend".

By the end of May, there are more new movies, such as "New Mine Wars: The Brave Boy", "I Am the Wolf", "Maleficent", "Beacon Agent" and other cannon fodder films.

There are also blockbusters like "The Return" and "Overheard 3".

"The Return" will be released on May 27th.

"Overheard 3" will be released on May .

For Lao Mouzi, the pressure is quite high.

The failure of "The Return" from the Cannes Film Festival made him realize that he was no longer suitable to participate in the three major European film festivals.

He's past his prime, and he's no match for the master of color he once was.

Since there is no way to go further in terms of awards, he can only put more expectations on the movie's box office.

"Return" is considered a literary film

At present, the highest box office of mainland art films is achieved by "Three Billboards".

If nothing else, due to the box office counterattack of "Dalian by the Sea", there is a high probability that it will surpass "Three Billboards".

In that case, "Dalian by the Sea" will be the highest-grossing literary film. Judging from current trends, the total box office should be more than 250 million.

It is quite difficult for "Return" to surpass "Dalian by the Sea".

With the attitude of knowing himself and his enemy, Lao Mouzi took Zhang Mo to watch "Dalian by the Sea" after participating in the promotion.

Zhang Mo has not been in a good mood these past few days.

She and Gong Li have never had a good relationship. They disliked each other when they were children, and they still do now.

In the past few days, she was promoting with the crew of "Return" and had to stay together all day long, which made her bored.

At this time, I heard that I could go see Lee Sung-yew's new movie.

She was in a slightly better mood.

Soon after, Lao Mou and his daughter found a seat in the cinema and sat down together.

Zhang Mo quickly took a look.

She followed Lee Sheng Yew for a while and always regarded him as a teacher. She had no resistance and accepted it immediately, and then she was immersed in the sadness of the movie.

This extremely depressing movie made Zhang Mo burst into tears while watching it.

There were many girls in the theater, as well as some uncles who couldn't control their emotions, all wiping away tears.

Many people cannot imagine how they would survive that difficult time if their children unfortunately passed away.

When I saw that the male protagonist was still unable to come out, no matter whether he was persuaded by his nephew, his girlfriend's mother, or an old friend from the past.

Finally, I packed my luggage and left the small city silently.

Zhang Mo almost burst into tears. The movie didn't turn around and he was really disappointed to the end.

She couldn't help but think of herself. Although Lao Mouzi and her biological mother divorced early, Lao Mouzi was still very good to her.

She had no worries about food and clothing, and she also found connections to let her study directing in a beautiful country.

I have never blamed her for finding a foreign boyfriend.

Thinking of this, she felt a little ashamed. In fact, until this afternoon, she and Gong Li were still angry and rolling their eyes at each other.

Lao Mouzi had given her the best, but she couldn't understand Lao Mouzi.

She turned her head, wanting to say a few soft words to Lao Mouzi, but found that Lao Mouzi's eyes were full of tears and his eyes were already red.

In addition to Zhang Mo, Lao Mouzi also had several younger children.

At this time, he is about the same age as the son and daughter of the male protagonist in the movie. It is really uncomfortable for him to be the son and daughter of this generation.

Obviously at his current age, he will never be able to withstand the shock in the movie.

Noticing his daughter's gaze, Lao Mouzi quickly turned his head and wiped his tears.

After he wiped away his tears, the movie ended and everyone got up and left the theater.

Most of the people, including Lao Mouzi and Zhang Mo, left, then slowly stood up and walked out.

Lao Mouzi took out a tissue, sniffed, and then said with a wry smile: "I thought it was a media hype, but I didn't expect it to be such a sad movie, but I think this arrangement is real.

Being a parent involves so much emotion, how can it be so easy to get out of it. "

Zhang Mo nodded without answering. The two of them left the theater and got in the car. She drove in front and then suddenly said: "Dad, thank you for taking care of me all these years."

When Lao Mouzi heard this, he was stunned, laughed, and thought for a while, "It's okay, it should be."

After watching a movie, his daughter could understand him more as an old father. Lao Mouzi was quite happy, and the sadness from just watching the movie was slightly relieved.

He said slowly: "Zhang Songwen's performance in this movie is really good. He is such a relatively unknown actor. I didn't expect him to have such acting skills. No wonder he won the Best Actor at the Berlin Film Festival."

"Well, he is a good actor. Director Li discovered him."

Lao Mouzi smiled and continued: "Then there is Director Li's role. Have you noticed that Director Li's movie does not have any big commercial routines, it is just a normal foreshadowing, something that ordinary people will encounter in their lives. Condition.

But it’s still easy to bring people in.

This is Lee Sheng-yew's current ability. The film is very neat and almost impeccable, and all aspects are perfect.

This kind of movie makes the audience feel immersed in the movie, and it is not easy to be fooled. It is not just as simple as telling the story, but more importantly, it captures the audience's emotions from beginning to end.

This is the highest level of film, always capturing the audience's emotions, only in this way can it affect the audience. "

At this time, the street lights outside the car window were far away, and the dim lights could not keep up with the car, and it was quickly left behind.

When passing by a shopping mall, Lao Mouzi saw a huge billboard of Li Shengyao.

He looked at the young man on the billboard with deep and complicated eyes. He seemed to see himself twenty years ago.

At that time, all the movies he made were so outstanding and eye-catching.

He can tell a lot of good points with his eyes closed, just like Lee Sing-yew's current movies.

How can it be like now, repeating the same old routines, and you can tell it is a work made by an old man.

Alas, I’m old and can’t compare.

(End of this chapter)