Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 353: Men Should Be Domineering
Liu Tianxian was not in Beijing. He and Duan Yihong, Zhang Songwen, Zhu Yilong and other leading actors and creators went on a roadshow to promote the film and went to the premiere.

At the fan meeting after the Guangzhou premiere, the background was a huge poster of "Now You See Me" with exaggerated titles such as "Four years of hard work" and "Hollywood special effects team".

Today's audiences are not immune to these shocking titles. If later audiences see these titles, they will subconsciously think of bad movies.

But today's audiences still like this.

However, without the word "epic", the previous movie "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" turned these three words into derogatory terms.

When people mention "epic", they will add "bad movie" at the end!
At the scene, a line of main creators came on stage and stood side by side. Hundreds of audiences suddenly became excited and noisy. The lights kept flashing, and reporters in front were carrying cameras and making a constant "clicking" sound.

The main creators introduced themselves one by one and greeted the audience.

When Liu Tianxian introduced herself, the loudest screams of "Ahhhh" were heard at the scene, because she is the most famous.

She stood there prettily, with her long hair tucked behind her ears. Her face looked rounder. She was wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and jeans that made her thighs look very round.

If you're not filming or doing business, you'll start to gain weight.

"Everyone has finished watching the movie. Let's have a discussion about what you feel and what questions you have about the movie. Just about the movie. The main creators have been very busy during this period and have limited time." The host set the tone for the audience.

Just don't ask questions about anything other than the movie, don't gossip, just talk about movie-related topics.

Then he pointed to a female audience member and said, "Girl, tell me your most real feelings after watching the movie."

A staff member passed the topic to the girl.

"Ah! Are you talking about the movie? My mind is still confused. I don't even know what the plot is about. I was just watching the magic and the pictures the whole time. This movie is really cool."

The girl's face was a little flushed, probably because she hasn't recovered from the aftereffects of watching the movie yet.

"Now You See Me" is indeed like that, dazzling, gaudy, and full of climaxes throughout. After watching it once, one really has no idea what the movie is about.

Other audience members had similar situations as her. They also forgot about the plot of the movie and felt like they were in ecstasy the entire time, as if they were in the clouds and could not touch the ground.

This is a super cool and exciting movie, and it has such an effect. I guess many people don’t know what Marvel movies are about.

There was a lot of explosions throughout the whole process, it was dazzling.

The creators on the stage all smiled, proving that their film was a success.

The girl continued, "I just want to ask Duan Yihong, this play seems to be different from your previous plays. You seem very handsome and cool in this play. How did you get to play such a role?"

"Actually, when I first got the script, I felt that the role didn't match my image. I'm not handsome, and I'm an old man. How can I be suitable for such a role?"

Duan Yihong paused and continued, "It was the principal who said I was handsome and that I had a masculine charm. I took the role because I believed him. Facts have proven that the principal has good taste."

The last sentence was somewhat joking.

This caused the audience to laugh continuously, especially Liu Tianxian, who laughed so hard that her teeth were exposed, but she didn't even try to hide it.

She knew that Fang Hong might really say that.

"Okay, next one, that boy." The host pointed at a boy.

"I want to ask Liu Tianxian, why didn't the director come?" The boy went straight to the point.

If you are not allowed to ask gossip, then you can ask the director in the name of the movie. The director is the principal. If Liu Tianxian says that he is at home or what he is doing, then it is estimated that the two of them are having an affair.

This is an indirect way of asking gossip.

"If I see him next time, I'll ask for you." Liu Tianxian's answer was the same as no answer.

"Oooo!"

There were still ambiguous noises of booing at the scene.

Anyone who pays special attention to Liu Tianxian has basically heard that Liu Tianxian is in a relationship with the principal, although the two have not made it public.

But this rumor has been circulating for a long time, and no one has denied it.

However, Liu Tianxian is a gossipy person and he denies nothing, so the situation is still ambiguous and you can guess for yourself.

Liu Tianxian smiled shyly, then recovered her composure and brought the topic back: "We also have two directors here, Director Lu and Director Chen, both of whom are excellent directors."

Lu Yang and Chen Sicheng faced the audience and waved to them, but the audience was not interested in them.

Those who can come to the premiere are basically fans.

"Liu Yifei, I love you." The boy suddenly shouted.

This immediately caused loud boos from the crowd.

Liu Tianxian didn't mind, and gave the boy a thumbs up, laughing and saying, "Very domineering, a man should be domineering."

"Hahaha." Laughter broke out. "Girl, you have stood up, you can ask questions." The host called another seat.

"Xixi, as your female fan, I can honestly say that you acted very well and naturally. I want to ask you, do you have any secrets to acting?" said the female fan.

"First of all, thank you for your recognition. When I received this role, the director told me that I should act like myself in daily life. So I cleared my mind for this role. I didn't design the role deliberately or think about how to act. I didn't put on too much flamboyance. I was just my true self." Liu Tianxian explained seriously.

"I wish you a big box office success," the female fan shouted.

"Thank you!" Liu Tianxian nodded.

There was a burst of applause from the audience.

The host began to summarize: "Everyone may have different feelings about this movie. You can share it with your friends and Weibo. Let's end here, okay!"

“Okay,” the audience responded.

"Here's a little treat for everyone. Our main creators can take photos with everyone, but please maintain order. Please maintain order." The host reminded, and the scene was still very lively for a while.

Liu Tianxian's bodyguards protected her and took a photo with fans and audiences.

The premiere meeting here is over.

It takes some time to promote the premiere meeting and meet-and-greet events, and there are about twenty events in major first-tier cities including Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, Tianjin, Xi'an, Chongqing, Qingdao, Shenyang, Changsha, Dalian, Xiamen, Wuxi, Fuzhou, and Jinan.

Running like this is very effective, and it must be completed before July 7th. In the meantime, I also have to participate in various interviews and variety shows. The schedule is tight and the tasks are heavy.

Due to the large number of leading actors, sometimes they have to work separately to keep the popularity of "Now You See Me" high.

24 hours a day, except for sleeping time, the rest of the time is spent on roadshows and publicity. No matter how hard it is, Liu Tianxian will follow the whole process.

This is what she should do. It is a kind of after-sales service for an actor. That is, once you sell the service, you have to do a good job in after-sales of the film.

Mainland actors are not so bad in this regard. Hong Kong actors usually run around once or twice at most after performing a scene and then stop there.

Because I'm too tired, too rushed, and have no money.

Wang Changtian once complained on the forum that Hong Kong actors had poor after-sales service.

Do you really think they are very dedicated? Only people on the Internet who don't know the truth say so. Except for Bona, most film and television companies in the circle don't like to use Hong Kong and Taiwan actors.

It's not just arrogance, poor after-sales service is also one of the reasons.

Otherwise, they are well-known, have national recognition, and have strong professional capabilities, so why don't bosses like to use them?
After the premiere, Liu Tianxian will also participate in a program for an exclusive interview with Zhang Songwen.

The two were asked by the host: "Is this the first time you two have worked together? It seems like you have never worked together before."

"No, we started with "Those Years", and in the middle we also collaborated on "Big Shot", and this is the third one." Liu Tianxian glanced at Zhang Songwen.

Zhang Songwen nodded, indicating yes, and said, "Although we have worked together for several films, we didn't interact much in the play. In the first film, I played a supporting role, in the second film, she made a cameo appearance, and in the third film, we didn't have many scenes together."

"You don't interact in the play, but what about outside of it? How is your relationship?" the host asked.

"She's very good. Sometimes we joke around together. If I have any questions about acting, I will ask her how to act. She is like my teacher." Liu Tianxian spoke highly of Zhang Songwen.

"Wow, Teacher Song Wen is so good!" The host was also amazed that he could actually teach Liu Tianxian how to act.

"You're overpraising her. Actually, we're just communicating with each other. She's a very hard-working, motivated and studious girl. Every time I saw her on the crew, there would be a pile of books next to her seat." Zhang Songwen also praised her.

"So Liu Tianxian is usually very quiet, right? People who love reading are generally very ladylike," said the host.

"No, this is just my appearance. Don't use gentleness and beauty to 'kidnap' me. I am actually stupid and silly."

After Liu Tianxian finished speaking, she started laughing, and Zhang Songwen and the host also started laughing.

She looks very cheerful.

The promotion of Now You See Me has been ongoing.

Time flies. It is now July and "The Fault in Our Stars" has been released for four weeks. It is being gradually withdrawn from theaters in many parts of the world where it did not perform well at the box office.

It is only being shown in the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Mexico and other regions. The current box office in the United States is 1.2 million US dollars, and the global total box office has exceeded 3 million US dollars.

Douban scored 7.9 points, almost 8 points for a masterpiece, and imdb scored 7.7 points. It is Yu Xian's highest-rated movie. He has gained both fame and fortune, and is highly regarded in the United States.

The film's remake rights have also been bought by Japan, South Korea, India and other countries.

The movie hasn't been released yet, so we'll have to wait until it's released to see how much it will earn at the box office.

The movie that follows this one is "The Purge 3", which will be released on July 7, which is Friday, right on the weekend.

Although it was released in the same period as "Grown Ups 2" and "Logan", "The Purge 2" is a suspense thriller, which is not on the same track as those two films.

(End of this chapter)