Full-time actor

2009 6 Month 24 Day.

Transformers 2 has begun its simultaneous global release.

As a film critic, Guan Lin naturally wouldn't miss any popular movies, especially big IPs like Transformers.

It is my duty.

They have now appeared outside the movie theater.

Looking around, the entire cinema was packed with people.

I heard that the midnight premiere in Beijing grossed 40 yuan. Because the screenings were so popular, some cinemas even added three more screenings.

This is enough to demonstrate the influence of Transformers.

Xiao Mo followed beside Guan Lin, and her eyes widened in surprise when she saw what was happening before her.

"so many people."

"It feels like I haven't seen such a grand occasion in a long time, apart from Chen Yu's films."

Even the previous film, "Black Coal, Thin Ice," probably didn't reach this level of grandeur.

"Yes."

Do you understand sentimentality?

It's important to know that Transformers is a collective childhood memory for most people.

To many, it's more than just a movie; it's a global cultural consumption event.

In addition, there were favorable timing, geographical advantages, and popular support.

It would be difficult for them not to explode.

Guan Lin picked up the tickets and entered the screening room with his girlfriend.

As a film critic.

The most important thing is to give everyone the most authentic reaction when each movie is first released.

At this moment, the audience members entered the screening room one after another.

People start discussing it from time to time.

Guan Lin had just taken the computer out of his hand when he heard the sound coming from the front.

"In a few days, Brother Yu's 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' will be released."

"A Cannes award winner will surely become a classic."

"what--"

"But after watching the trailer, I felt a bit out of place."

Guan Lin heard the conversation between the two people in front of him clearly.

He watched the trailer for "The Grand Budapest Hotel" from beginning to end, and watched it countless times.

Especially during the Cannes Film Festival, he carefully considered the film reviews from his peers.

The core of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" lies in the mourning for the European civilization, etiquette, and elegant life before World War II. For ordinary people, it is indeed somewhat obscure and difficult to understand.

but.

In Guan Lin's view, the film's symmetrical composition and fairytale-like color palette are absolutely the ultimate in aesthetics.

At least so far, no one, either domestically or internationally, has ever achieved such an effect.

Furthermore.

The sense of ambiguity created by the trailer often differs greatly from the evaluation after watching the full movie.

Xiao Mo looked around.

Everywhere you looked, the entire screening room was packed with people.

At this moment, she witnessed the box office power of "Transformers 2" once again, with many people even waiting outside the cinema.

Just thinking about it.

The lights in the entire screening room went out instantly.

After the familiar dragon logo appeared, the movie "Transformers 2" officially began.

"..."

When Guan Lin walked out of the movie theater again, he exclaimed that he had thoroughly enjoyed himself.

This movie is just too cool!
The Autobots are the very embodiment of power.

Explosions, car chases, filmed globally.

Although the plot may be a bit old-fashioned, the upgrades in visual effects and scale are enough to make up for it.

In addition, Chinese elements were incorporated.

Transformers 2 really knows how to appeal to Chinese audiences.

The battle took place in Shanghai, and there were also numerous product placements of Chinese brands.

In particular, some familiar faces appeared in the film.

All these circumstances undoubtedly made Chinese audiences feel an unprecedented level of attention.

At least on this point, no one will object.

Perhaps it was a side effect of watching Transformers that caused Guan Lin to become so temperamental at this moment.

Putting everything else aside, he couldn't wait to go back and write a film review.

at the same time.

Liu Yifei was browsing news online.

Today, "Transformers 2" was released, and almost the entire internet is buzzing with discussion about it.

It is clear.

This film is coming on strong.

"Honey, isn't everyone saying that Transformers is a childhood memory for you guys?"

Aren't you going to go take a look?

Liu Yifei was somewhat bored, and the box office results on the first day last night and the continuous positive reviews today aroused her curiosity.

Transformers 2?
Chen Yu can basically recite this movie by heart.

I witnessed it countless times in my past life.

Now that we know the general plot, there's no need to go to the cinema to watch it.

Perhaps sensing Liu Yifei's interest, Chen Yu directly called Yang Lu.

The results will be communicated.

90% of the screenings in the entire capital city failed to satisfy everyone's desire to watch.

Tickets are now extremely hard to come by.

Upon hearing Yang Lu's reply, Liu Yifei's eyes widened in surprise.

Even though we were prepared, we never expected it to reach such an outrageous level.

I gave up the idea of ​​going to see the movie.

Liu Yifei could only continue browsing comments online.

only.

The website headline that caught Liu Yifei's eye immediately made her frown.

[Summer Box Office Battle: Can Chen Yu Retain His Box Office King Title?]

Tickets for Transformers 2 are in high demand!

[Transformers 2 premiere a huge success, evoking collective childhood memories!]

[A thousand movie fans gathered for the midnight premiere, rekindling their childhood memories and igniting the summer box office!]

Liu Yifei had a headache.

She understands the excitement people feel right now after the release of Transformers 2.

It is only natural for media reporters to issue press releases.

but.

At this point, including Chen Yu is somewhat incomprehensible to many.

Perhaps because Liu Yifei's expression was too displeased, Chen Yu subconsciously walked over.

When I noticed the content on the phone, I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Liu Yifei glared at him, seemingly unable to understand Chen Yu's smile.

"It's only a very rare occurrence, why are you making such a fuss about it?"

Actually.

The Grand Budapest Hotel and Transformers 2 are different in genre, target audience and selection criteria, so there is no basis for comparison.

This news headline is undoubtedly just sensationalism and stirring up trouble.

Or perhaps someone is fueling the flames.

In either case, there's no need to take this issue too seriously.

Just like when Chen Yu was asked about his feelings about the simultaneous release of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Chasing the Shadow," he naturally hoped that the films could flourish in a diverse range of styles without any absolute comparison.

I briefly explained the situation to Liu Yifei.

As for the latter.

I'm still feeling a bit down.

Sure enough, once someone gains popularity, they face many problems.

They will be compared to each other all the time, even if there is no connection between the two.

obviously.

Most movie fans are quite rational.

I don't entirely agree with the press releases published by these media reporters.

"Ineffective comparisons. Stop bringing up Brother Yu all the time."

"These are completely different kinds of films, how can you compare commercial films and art films?"

"They're trying to grab attention and stir up trouble again."

"Box office figures don't tell the whole story. Don't deliberately create buzz just to gain attention." Liu Yifei calmed down a bit after noticing the comments online.

The idea of ​​going to the cinema has completely vanished at this moment.

I should just wash up and go to bed early.

Transformers 2 grossed 8371 million RMB on its opening day.

This achievement is truly eye-opening, and the film's popularity is undeniable.

Alongside this news came the news of Michael Jackson's death.

For a while.

The entire internet was plunged into extreme grief and chaos, the severity of which was comparable to a global internet outage.

Everyone was in complete disbelief.

In a very short time, people frantically searched for news of Michael Jackson's death.

So much so.

Google, Twitter, and the Los Angeles Times were temporarily paralyzed and inaccessible.

What's meant to happen will happen.

In the living room, Liu Yifei and the others noticed the situation before them.

I can't help but feel a bit emotional.

After all, Michael Jackson was an absolute tragic genius with extraordinary talent.

He is much more than just a singer.

He is an unsurpassable symbol in the history of popular music and a driving force for cultural change.

But all of this...

It was terminated on June 25, 2009.

His departure ultimately became a regret for all his fans.

……

Villa area.

Liu Yifei glanced upstairs every now and then.

During this period, Chen Yu has been acting mysteriously, occasionally sitting in front of the computer typing away.

It's obvious they're writing a script.

However, this matter seemed somewhat inexplicable to Liu Yifei.

In the past.

Chen Yu would consult with her whenever he was writing a script.

Mysterious.

Liu Yifei was sitting next to Liu Xiaoli, playing mahjong with Chen Peidong and Shen Xiaoqin.

Compared to the days when she followed her mother around and worked tirelessly, her mother can now do things she enjoys.

Seeing her daughter sitting listlessly beside her, Liu Xiaoli finally looked over.

"Why weren't you with Xiao Chen?"

It's worth noting that Liu Yifei has always been most attached to Chen Yu.

This is already common knowledge. As for the fact that the two of them finally managed to stay at home, they ended up living a long-distance relationship instead.

He's busy—

"They simply don't have time for me."

Chen Yu had just come downstairs when he heard his girlfriend complaining.

Perhaps hearing the noise coming from the stairs, Liu Yifei turned her head and looked over, just in time to notice Chen Yu looking over with his arms crossed.

"Honey, are you done with your work?"

In front of her own parents, she no longer had any pretense of hiding anything.

However, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but marvel at how much her daughter's expression had changed.

Chen Yu nodded.

I've been working on the script for "Mulan" these past few days, so I've definitely neglected Liu Yifei.

but.

He also hoped to give Liu Yifei a surprise as soon as possible.

Although the box office performance of the previous "Mulan" was not very good, its makeup and costumes as well as its pre-release influence were remarkable.

This life.

Chen Yu decided to take charge himself.

Ideally, if both the script and the performance are outstanding, Liu Yifei might be able to get her wish.

of course.

Before everything has settled down, Chen Yu naturally cannot give Liu Yifei any hope.

As the release date of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" drew closer, Chen Yu and his team became increasingly busy.

The domestic roadshow activities were then handed over to Chen Yu.

As for overseas...

This time, Chen Yu adopted a publicity strategy different from his previous life, preparing to have Tilda Swinton and other main cast members board the famous Queen Mary 2 cruise ship for a week-long sea voyage.

have to say.

In Chen Yu's view, this was indeed a creative city roadshow.

As an art film, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" needs word-of-mouth and professional film reviews to build its reputation, rather than relying on a global tour by its stars to attract a large audience.

Taking the approach of Wes Anderson from the previous life would be the best course of action.

On July 8, 2009, the world premiere of "The Grand Budapest Hotel" officially began!
Why would a lawyer throw a cat in the trash?

What exactly is this movie trying to express?

"I don't quite understand why Zero said he stayed because of Agatha."

What's the point of designing color and monochrome lenses?

"..."

Guan Lin was in the movie theater at the moment, in contrast to the continuous gasps and applause in the screening room of "Transformers 2".

In the screening room of "The Grand Budapest Hotel", everyone was full of questions.

Every now and then someone would sigh.

Clearly, people haven't grasped the true meaning of this film.

As for Guan Lin...

Perhaps they had done a lot of research beforehand, so they didn't feel there was a big problem.

Furthermore.

This film mainly tells the story of European world history, so it's not easy for Chinese people to understand it.

Halfway through the movie, some people started yawning.

Most people are probably doing this out of love.

After all, it's Chen Yu's work, so everyone definitely wants to support it as soon as possible.

However, by the middle of the movie, some people had already started leaving early.

Guan Lin was writing something in his notebook from time to time, unaffected by anyone.

Xiao Mo scratched her head.

For her, watching movies is supposed to be a relaxing and enjoyable experience.

However, the movie "The Grand Budapest Hotel" is like doing a reading comprehension exercise, and it is indeed somewhat overrated in comparison.

……

"Get up!"

Hearing Liu Yifei's call, Chen Yu subconsciously turned over, ready to continue sleeping.

"Get up, honey."

"Today is the premiere of 'The Grand Budapest Hotel,' don't you want to see what everyone thinks?"

This time, Liu Yifei did not check it first.

She was somewhat nervous about this, after the failure of "Black Coal, Thin Ice" last time, she was a little afraid of things going wrong.

Chen Yu rubbed his eyes.

Only after Liu Yifei urged him repeatedly did he finally sit up on the bed.

As for the Internet.

News about "The Grand Budapest Hotel" was everywhere.

[With two Cannes awards under its belt, "The Grand Budapest Hotel" opens today!]

[Cannes Crown, Market Chill: Why are Chen Yu's Exquisite Cakes Facing a Lack of Buyers?]

[Obscure and Difficult to Understand? Chen Yu's New Work Draws Criticism; Ultimate Aesthetics Vanish!]

[Chen Yu's new film flops at the box office; its color aesthetics can't compete with commercial blockbusters!]

[Netizens complain that "The Grand Budapest Hotel" is obscure and difficult to understand, resulting in polarized ratings!]

"..."

Liu Yifei then moved closer.

The next second, they obviously noticed the news headlines on major portal websites.

"what the hell!"

Liu Yifei clearly didn't believe that this was the evaluation.

I clicked on it casually, but I also noticed the movie reviews on various websites.

Indeed, as the media reporters have stated, opinions are mixed. (End of Chapter)