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Chapter 1124 Wedding invitation? The dream of being a director is completely shattered!

"This morning, the highly anticipated Spring Festival family blockbuster "Monster Hunt 2" held its world premiere press conference in Beijing, and the scene was star-studded!
The "Monster Hunt" series director, Xu Chengyi, and the full cast of leading actors, including Liang Chaowei, Bai Baihe, Jing Boran, Li Yuchun, Tony Yang, Sandra Ng, Liu Yan, Wu Mochou, Jiang Chao, Zhang Li, etc., made a surprise appearance to unveil the mystery of this fantasy blockbuster.

"When Tony Leung Chiu-wai talked about his first challenge of acting without props, he said that acting with a demon required twice as much preparation as usual, and that he had to constantly imagine the demon's movements and expressions during filming, and he often forgot the heights of the different demons."

"Bai Baihe made her first appearance after the 'one-finger Zen' incident, saying that she would take her daughter to watch 'Monster Hunt 2' from the first to the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, but she kept silent about the divorce incident..."

"After the press conference, the main creators rushed to the Zhejiang Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala and the world premiere of "Monster Hunt 2" without stopping. This Spring Festival Gala-level premiere jointly created by the film and TV stations is unprecedented!"

"Monster Hunt 2's producer Jiang Zhiqiang promised again at the premiere that this screening will not be like the box office theft and data manipulation in Monster Hunt 1. Please look forward to it..."

"The Hollywood blockbuster Star Wars: The Last Jedi was taken off the screen at 12:2.67 a.m. last night, with a total box office of million yuan."

Throughout the entire day on the 6th, looking around the Internet, all I could see was promotional releases about "Monster Hunt 2".

Platforms responsible for the distribution of the film, such as Enlight Films, China Film Group, and Tao Piaopiao, are working so hard that they hope the film will dominate the headlines of major entertainment news websites until the Spring Festival.

However, although the idea is beautiful, the reality has dealt a heavy blow to "Monster Hunt 2"!
On the 7th, as soon as the premiere of "Wushuang" kicked off, it suppressed all the hot searches about "Monster Hunt 2".

Whether it is on Weibo, Tik Tok, Toutiao and other online channels, the popularity of the latter has been suppressed so much that it can't even raise its head!
This undoubtedly reflects the advantages of Chen Fei as a shareholder of major online platforms, but it also casts a shadow of doubt on the filmmakers of "Monster Hunt 2".

At this time, in the conference room of Enlight Pictures, the final trailer of the movie "Wushuang" - "The Money Winner" was playing on the projection screen.

As soon as the exciting music appeared, it instantly caught the attention of the senior executives of Enlight Pictures in the conference room.

Then, wonderful scenes flashed one by one...

Wang Zhiwen plays the "criminal genius" Wu Fusheng, who exudes confidence and dominance in his eyes when he appears on the stage, as if everything is under his control; he uses sweet words to trick Li Wen, the "imitation genius" played by Aaron Kwok, into forging counterfeit money, and the scene where the two of them reach the pinnacle of their lives together is so exciting to watch!

Li Wen, played by Aaron Kwok, often shows confusion and struggle on his face, but under the temptation of Wu Fusheng, he gradually falls into the abyss of crime; his performance is delicate and realistic, showing the character's inner contradictions and pain vividly.

The characters played by Chan Hao and Liu Shishi also showed their unique charm in the trailer. Their rivalry with Wang Zhiwen and Guo Fucheng was full of tension and sparks, making people curious about the relationship between the characters in the movie.

In the trailer, in addition to the wonderful plot and the outstanding performances of the actors, there are also realistic special effects and exquisite pictures.

In the scene of making counterfeit money, every detail is handled very well, making people feel as if they are actually there.

The fierce gunfights and chase scenes make people feel the tension and excitement of the movie!

The whole trailer has a fast pace and a dramatic plot, which makes people watch it fascinatedly, and their hearts are full of anticipation and curiosity about the finished film.

When the projector screen went dark, Jiang Zhiqiang, who was sitting in the main seat, frowned and fell into deep thought.

The distribution manager then slowly said, "I'm afraid this movie will become the biggest rival of Monster Hunt 2 during the Spring Festival!"

Although people don't want to admit it, this is the fact.

That's a "hands-on tutorial on how to make counterfeit money"! Just ask, who can resist going to the cinema to find out?
"Judging from the Douban ratings after the premiere, 'Wushuang' is much better than 'Monster Hunt 2'. The former scored 8.8 points, but ours only scored 7.8 points..."

After hearing this, Jiang Zhiqiang could no longer sit still.

"Propaganda Department, continue to increase..."

"Director Jiang." The publicity manager stood up and said helplessly, "Tomorrow is the premiere of Lost in Hong Kong, the day after tomorrow is White Snake: Origin, and the day after that is Journey to the West: The Women Kingdom. I'm afraid our subsequent investment will not have much effect."

As we all know, after a movie’s premiere, the production company will definitely make large-scale marketing investments on the same day in order to increase its popularity.

During this period, other movies should not even think about getting involved.

This also means that on the 8th, 9th and 10th, no matter how much marketing resources "Monster Hunt 2" invests, it will not be able to outperform its other competitors.

After realizing this, Jiang Zhiqiang fell silent again.

After a moment, under everyone's focused gaze, he slowly said, "Except for the person in charge of the theater, everyone else please leave first."

As soon as these words came out, all the executives realized something.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally fell silent, stood up and left the meeting room.

No one knows what Jiang Zhiqiang said to the several directors of the theater chain, but everyone has some guesses in their minds.

……

On the 8th, the premiere of "Lost in Hong Kong" was officially launched.

As Baoqiang's first film both as a director and as an actor, it attracted quite a lot of attention in the film industry.

Of course, there is another reason. The "囧 series" movies have long become classics in the hearts of many movie fans with their unique comedy style and wonderful plots.

Now, Wang Baoqiang, as a participant of the "囧 series", has transformed himself into a director, which is a bit surprising.

Many people are curious about whether he can continue the glory of the "囧 series" movies?

At 10 a.m., Chen Fei appeared on the red carpet on time.

"Director Chen? Why didn't Yifei come with you?"

Seeing Chen Fei walking on the red carpet alone, many reporters curiously asked about Liu Yifei's whereabouts.

In the past two months, Liu Yifei has rarely appeared in public, so much so that there have been a lot of rumors spreading outside.

"She has other things to do."

Chen Fei made up an excuse and ignored the curious reporters, and walked straight into the premiere.

However, there were already waves of discussions from the outside world:
"Oh my god? Is Liu Yifei pregnant?"

"I feel it's very likely. She hasn't shown up for two months. She must be pregnant and is staying at home to take care of the baby. Otherwise, why wouldn't she show up?"

"He's not even participating in any endorsement activities. Something must be going on!"

"Didn't you see Liu Yifei's Weibo update a few days ago? Her face is so chubby, it seems there is no other possibility except pregnancy, right?"

"Okay, let's stop guessing. Have you forgotten what happened to Zhuo Wei and the others? Some things can be said, but some things are better left alone. Director Chen and Huang Xiaoming are different. If you offend this guy, you'll be in big trouble!"

There was a lot of heated discussion outside, and the same was true at the premiere.

Chen Fei, Huang Bo, and Ning Hao sat together, watching Wang Baoqiang holding Tong Liya's hand and walking among the crowd, feeling quite emotional:
"Time flies! In a blink of an eye, Baoqiang has become a director."

Ning Hao nodded: "Who said it wasn't? When we first made a movie together, it was already more than 10 years ago..."

"Damn it, Jiang Wen and I are fighting!"

Hearing Huang Bo's complaints, Chen Fei and Ning Hao turned to look at him.

"A Good Show" is scheduled to be released on August 8, and "Hidden Man" is scheduled to be released on July 10, which can be considered a match since they are both in the summer vacation season.

Fade Chen glanced at him and said speechlessly: "You two are 27 days apart, what are you afraid of?"

"Then if he gets the key extension, won't he run into it?"

"Aren't you putting pressure on yourself?" Ning Hao also complained about him.

Huang Bo scratched his head awkwardly: "I invested a lot of money in this movie. I'm just afraid that something might go wrong."

"Why think so much? Anyway, we have obtained the screening license, so we can just do the normal promotion and leave everything to the audience." After saying that, Fade Chen looked at Ning Hao again and asked, "Hasn't your Crazy Alien also finished filming? What are your plans for the future? How do you need the company to cooperate with you?"

"It's still a long way to go. I plan to release this movie during the Spring Festival next year."

"It's still early..."

"Director Chen, Director Ning, Brother Bo, hey, welcome to the premiere of Lost in Hong Kong."

Wang Baoqiang's voice suddenly came from one side.

The three of them turned their heads and saw him holding Tong Liya's hand and smiling happily.

“I wish you a big box office success!”

Huang Bo stood up and hugged him.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Bo, and I hope your "A Good Show" will be a big hit during the summer vacation."

As he spoke, Wang Baoqiang gently bumped into Tong Liya's arm.

The latter quickly understood and opened her handbag, took out several bright red invitations and handed them over: "Director Chen, Director Ning, Brother Bo, welcome to our wedding."

"Oh? Is the date set?"

Chen Fei took it and opened the invitation curiously, and saw the words "February 2th" written on it.

"The tenth day of the Lunar New Year?"

"Yeah, yes, on the tenth day, if you are free, remember to come over for a quick meal."

"Okay, I'll be there for sure."

Fade Chen took the invitation into his arms quite solemnly.

"Okay, you three take a seat, I'll go over there to greet the others."

"Yeah, go ahead and get busy. We're all family, no need to be so polite." Chen Fei patted Wang Baoqiang on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Don't be so nervous. The quality of this movie is pretty good, and the box office will definitely be good!"

"Oh, good! I'll take your good words!"

~

Half an hour passed in a flash and it was 11 o'clock.

As the special guests and some lucky audience members all arrived and took their seats, the screening of "Lost in Hong Kong" officially began.

The opening of the film is concise and creative, quickly bringing the audience into the context of the film in a very humorous way.

The appearance of the protagonist Xu Lai (played by Huang Bo) was full of comedy. He was wearing a slightly funny suit and surrounded by a group of underwear models. He looked both proud and a little overwhelmed. This contrast instantly triggered laughter from the audience and guests.

In the first few minutes, the film cleverly outlines Xu Lai's character and the life difficulties he faces through some life details and humorous dialogues.

Although he is the chief designer of an underwear company, he always dreams of becoming a painter in his heart. However, this dream is gradually buried under the trivialities of real life and family pressure.

When Xu Lai embarks on his journey to Hong Kong, the film's exciting plot blooms like a string of gorgeous fireworks.

He originally wanted to take the opportunity of traveling to Hong Kong with his family to have a romantic reunion with his first love whom he hadn't seen for many years, in order to resolve the knot in his heart that had been there for many years.

However, he never expected that his brother-in-law Cai Lala (played by Wang Baoqiang) would stick to him tightly like a piece of "taffy" that could not be shaken off.

Wang Baoqiang's role can be described as the "funny guy" in the film. His exaggerated performance style and endless weird ideas made the audience laugh.

From the moment he forced Xu Lai to film a "family documentary" to the moment he performed all kinds of weird shows on the plane without caring about other people's eyes, every scene was full of laughter.

The interaction between the two was full of drama. One seriously wanted to get rid of the other, while the other wanted to integrate into the other overly enthusiastically. This strong contrast and conflict filled the entire theater with laughter.

Like other previous "囧 series", the joke design of "Hong Kong囧" is equally ingenious. It cleverly combines nonsensical funny plots with details of life, allowing the audience to feel the reality and beauty of life while laughing.

The film features Cai Lala's hilarious exaggerated movements and expressions, as well as Xu Lai's helpless reactions when faced with various embarrassing situations. These made the guests and audiences on the scene feel as if they were seeing the embarrassing things they encountered in their lives.

For example, Xu Lai and Cai Lala accidentally stumbled into a gangster party. In order to avoid being discovered, the two staged a wonderful "disguise drama".

Sometimes he pretended to be a waiter, sometimes he pretended to be a singer. His various funny costumes and comical performances made the audience laugh until tears came out.

In the process, the plot also cleverly interspersed some ridicule of Hong Kong gangster culture, making the whole scene full of comedy effects and rich in cultural connotations.

In the first half of the film, everyone was amused by various funny plots, but as the story developed, the film gradually showed its warm side.

After experiencing a series of twists and turns, Xu Lai finally realized that what he truly cherished was not his first love, but his wife who had always been by his side.

This emotional scene is handled very delicately. It is not deliberately sensational, but through some simple dialogues and actions, it allows the audience to feel the sincere emotions between the couple.

Although "Lost in Hong Kong" is a comedy film, it is more than just a simple comedy film. It also contains profound connotations and values.

Through Xu Lai's experience, the film explores the relationship between dreams, love and family.

At the same time, the film also reflects the common problems faced by people in modern society, such as work pressure, trivial life, emotional confusion and so on.

It not only allows the audience to reflect on their own lives and think about what is really important in laughter, but also shows the culture of Hong Kong and makes fun of the cultural differences between the two places, providing the audience with a window to understand Hong Kong and promoting the exchange and integration of the two cultures...

When the film ended, thunderous applause broke out at the scene!
If at the beginning there were still many people who doubted Wang Baoqiang as a director, now after watching "Lost in Hong Kong", the doubts in everyone's eyes have turned into amazement!

If nothing unexpected happens, after this Spring Festival, a dazzling red star will rise again in the director circle!
"Wang Baoqiang's first directorial effort, Lost in Hong Kong, continues to deliver the most comedic effect with plenty of laughs..."

“It is no exaggeration to say that this movie has once again raised the average level of Chinese comedy films.”

"The premiere of Lost in Hong Kong was undoubtedly a successful debut. It not only allowed the audience to appreciate the charm of the film in advance, but also made everyone more excited about the Spring Festival."

“This Spring Festival, save the unhappy again! I believe that after its official release on February 2, Lost in Hong Kong will surely set off a wave of movie-watching in the film market, gaining both box office success and word-of-mouth, and bringing the audience an unforgettable movie journey!”

"..."

The media praise arrived as expected.

Throughout the entire day on the 8th, the entire network was once again flooded with promotional press releases for "Lost in Hong Kong" after being flooded with the promotional press releases for "Wushuang" yesterday!

On the 9th, "White Snake: Origin" followed closely, directly bringing a wave of "Oriental animation aesthetics feast" to the entire network!
Those beautiful stills, combined with landscape scenery, ink painting style and classical charm, successfully attracted a lot of attention.

So far, the premieres of three Spring Festival blockbusters presented by Feiyue Films have all been completed.

Influenced by the slogan "Feiyue Film and Television, Producing High-Quality Products" which has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts, the pre-sale box office of the three films continued to grow, attracting unanimous attention from the film industry.

At the same time, director Bi Da's "Pure Mind: Chasing Dreams in Show Business" also had its second release.

It was only after reading the film reviews that Chen Fei found out that Director Bi's second release had been re-edited.

But no matter how you "cook" a pile of shit, it will never become a delicious dish.

After three days of release, the total box office was 7.6, and the theaters were forced to take the film off screen again...

At this point, Director Bi’s “dream of being a director”, which he had been honing for more than ten years and specially studying at Tsinghua University, was completely shattered!
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