Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 452 Lu Yu has an appointment
It can be seen that Gao Qunshu is very tempted, but he probably has other concerns.

It doesn't matter, he just did it on impulse anyway.

If he hadn't seen Gao Qunshu, he wouldn't have remembered this play.

A drama like "Saving Mr. Wu" is not difficult to shoot and is actually very suitable for a new director like Gao Qunshu.

That’s right, it’s a new director.

Even though he has become famous for making TV series, he is still a new director in the film industry.

Movies and TV shows are two completely different things.

People who make movies can make TV series, but people who make TV series may not be able to make movies.

After saying goodbye to Gao Qunshu, Zhang Chen walked towards Jing Tian. It was obvious that he was under a lot of pressure.

"Don't be nervous~"

Hearing Zhang Chen's voice, Jing Tian's nervous heart finally calmed down.

"Actors speak with their works. As long as you have works, you don't have to be afraid of anything. And "Crocodile Storm" is obviously a good work~"

With just a few words of comfort, Jing Tian seemed to have found a backbone and a smile appeared on her face again.

The banquet was already halfway through and people were leaving one after another.

"You will get used to it slowly. The first round of promotion will start soon. You have to follow me to promote it~"

"Yeah, I can handle it."

"Director Zhang Chen, Ms. Jing, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. I've learned a lot today. I also wish "Crocodile Storm" a big box office success~"

Gao Qunshu was about to leave, so he came over to say goodbye to Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen also smiled and said, "I also hope that Tokyo Trial will be a big hit. Director Gao, we have exchanged phone numbers. Let's keep in touch~"

"Definitely~"

Gao Qunshu left, but Zhang Chen thought about "Rescuing Mr. Wu" again.

In the original time and space, this movie was starred by King Liu, but in the end it was TFBoys' Wang Qianyuan who became famous.

As for Wang Qianyuan, there is a joke in later generations!

Wang Qianyuan=Wang Junkai+Yi Yang Qianxi+Wang Yuan.

The role of Huazi is crucial to the success of this drama, even more important than the hostages and the police.

In the original time and space, Wang Qianyuan's performance was textbook-level, far ahead of other actors in the same play.

That feeling of relaxation doesn't seem like acting at all.

In Chinese film and television, the only person who can play a villain as well as him is Wang Yanhui, who played the murderer in "The Sun Also Rises".

Wang Yanhui is also a great guy. He clearly just made a cameo appearance as a murderer, but he turned his performance into a classic. After watching the performance, the audience called on the relevant departments to investigate. There is definitely something wrong with this guy. It doesn't look like he was acting at all.

In many movies and TV dramas, it is the villains who stand out, which is the so-called charm of the villain characters.

The most obvious ones are Ni Yongxiao in "Infernal Affairs 2" and Gao Qiqiang in "The Storm".

No, Gao Qiqiang doesn’t count~!

Gao Qiqiang’s performance is of course due to Zhang Songwen’s acting skills, but more importantly, it is because the setting of the role itself is outstanding, and he has more room for interpretation.

When "Kuang Bi" appeared, the censorship was just relaxed. In the past, it was impossible for a character like Gao Qiqiang to appear on the screen because he would not pass the censorship.

Then "Storm" passed the review.

So Gao Qiqiang became famous. With such a big scale, if it were any other actor, he would also become famous as long as his acting skills were good.

This is given by the role itself.

As for Wang Qianyuan, Zhang Chen likes his interpretation of Huazi very much. It is completely based on acting, rather than deep exploration of the character itself, such as why he is like this, whether he was abused as a child, or suffered from the beatings of society.

Zhang Chen really hates this approach, for example, Feng Dapao finds humanity in the thief, and Section Chief Jia makes the murderer into a knight~
Bad people are bad people, don't make excuses for them.

Does it mean you can kill someone just because fate has targeted you?
fart!

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with the country establishing a censorship system. After all, movies can easily become the personal expression of the director. If the director's butt is crooked, it can easily cause bad effects.

Just think about it, even young and dangerous guys can be filmed as heroes.

What are the Young and Dangerous in reality? They are a bunch of hooligans who bully the good.

If you have ever been bullied by gangsters, you will know how hateful they are.

Zhang Chen hosted the entire media meeting and felt a little tired.

There was no choice, Dong Jianqiang took the film to Venice.

It would be nice if Chen Xi was here~
Zhang Chen lamented deeply that there were still not enough people around him, and it would be great if he could have two more tools.

But who are the good tools in Chinese entertainment?
Zhang Chen is now extremely eager for his peerless hero to come and save him on a colorful cloud~
……

When a movie is released, necessary publicity is essential.

At this stage, 50% of the popularity of movies comes from the cast, genre and word of mouth, and the other half comes from marketing!

It depends on how you blow it.
If the promotion is done well, even a bad movie can sell well!

"The trailer has already been released, right?"

“It’s deployed.”

Zhang Chen asked the publicity and promotion director and got a positive answer.

The media screening is only the first step of publicity, and we need to follow up quickly.

Poster~
Trailer~
Promotional materials for major portals and print media~
The trailer before the movie was shown in the cinema~
These are all essential publicity.

Ground promotion in terms of lighting is also very important. Before the ticket purchasing platform is developed, ground promotion is the fastest way of promotion.

"Go to bed early tonight. You will start following me on promotional tours tomorrow. You will be on "A Date with Lu Yu" in the morning, and "Happy Camp" the next day..."

"Ah~"

Jing Tian was a little scared.

He likes to watch both programs. When watching them, he feels that it is very cool to see the stars being asked key questions. However, it would be different if she were to replace the star with herself.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, look how scared you are~"

Jingtian acts like a little bird relying on others.

“Generally, media interviews have a fixed format, such as:
What do you think of the profession of actor?

What does this play mean to you?
What is your biggest gain from acting in this play?
Did anything interesting happen during the filming?

Seeing Jing Tian nodding like a chick pecking at rice, Zhang Chen continued: "Secondly, there may be questions about you, such as:
Why were you chosen as the leading actress of this play?

What is your relationship with the director?
How do you think you performed?
What are your hobbies? "

Zhang Chen passed on his experience to Jing Tian. When it comes to the media, he is very familiar with it.

"For newcomers, unless the other party is deliberately looking for trouble, the questions will not go beyond this scope!"

Da Tiantian nodded generously, and then asked: "...then how should I answer?"

Zhang Chen shrugged: "Just tell the truth. Remember what I told you about your personality? Just keep your personality. You are not good at dealing with the media, so just stay true to yourself. This way, it is least likely to fall apart..."

"What if they ask why I'm the heroine?"

"You just said that I paid for it, so why can't I be the heroine?"

"what?"

"Haha, I'm just kidding. If you encounter similar questions, just say you don't know and put it all on me. I'll be responsible for explaining~
But one thing is very important, you must not reveal your background, whether you are the son of an official or a rich man, and don’t talk about your relationship with Wanda..."

"why?"

"Because most of the audience are ordinary people, you are different from them, they don't have a sense of substitution, and they will have oppositional emotions..."

"Ah, what should I say?"

"Just say that you are an ordinary person and your family is also an ordinary one. Even if someone knows your background, never admit it and insist that everything is a rumor. In the entertainment industry, such things are hard to explain..."

"Oh~"

Jing Tian was a little dazed, feeling that everything was too complicated and still unsure.

"Let's go~" "What?"

"Go home, go home and rest early, there is an interview tomorrow~"

"Can I... follow you home?"

"what?"

"I'm not sure, I'll teach you again, you have so much experience~"

Zhang Chen felt a sense of pressure on his arm.

"This~"

Zhang Chen swore that he really didn't mean to scare Tiantian. He was simply sharing his experience and didn't want her to make a fool of herself during the interview tomorrow.

I just didn’t expect that Da Tiantian wanted more experience.

What should I do?
We are all friends, how can we not agree?
I can only teach you everything I know!

The result was that that night, Da Tiantian moved into his room openly.

The next day, "A Date with Lu Yu" was on the scene

The publicity plan was completed by Dong Jianqiang before he went to Venice. Lu Yu just went over the script with them and will not ask any excessive questions.

"Please sit down~"

After shaking hands, the three of them took their seats one by one.

Then there was applause from the surrounding audience seats. Zhang Chen and Jing Tian were so frightened that they stood up again, bowed to the people around them, and then sat down again.

Zhang Chen sat at one end of the big sofa. Since he was a man, he could be more casual and just leaned back on the sofa.

Luyu was at the other end, and Jingtian was sitting on a single sofa.

Compared with Zhang Chen, the two women were not so casual. They had to pay attention to their sitting posture to avoid exposing themselves. They could only cross their legs to one side, which did not look comfortable at all.

"The audience here this time are all your fans..."

Zhang Chen laughed and said, "That's impossible, they are all agents~"

With just one sentence, everyone around him burst into laughter. Lu Yu also covered her mouth and laughed: "No, I'm really your fan. After we announced the news, they signed up spontaneously..."

Zhang Chen walked around. There were probably more than 200 people sitting in the audience. Some of them raised banners when they saw Zhang Chen looking at them. They were actually friends from the "Zhang Chen Bar".

"Oh, thank you everyone~"

Zhang Chen waved to everyone and applause was heard again.

Jing Tian, ​​who was standing next to him, had been extremely nervous, but when he saw Zhang Chen so relaxed, he unconsciously relaxed a little.

Lu Yu then said: "This seems to be the first time Director Zhang came to our show~"

She was thin and had a big head, and she liked to flick her side bangs when she talked, which always made people fear that her neck would break with a "crack".

"That's true. This is my first time here. I think I've been on more talk shows like 锵锵三人行~"

"Why? I heard from the production team that we have invited you before, but it has never been successful."

"Oh, because I tend to hold grudges. When I was filming my first movie, "Dark Invasion", I wanted to come, but the production team didn't agree, so I didn't come later~"

"Ah, is that so?"

Lu Yu didn't expect Zhang Chen to be so bold and was caught off guard.

However, Zhang Chen's words made the audience burst into laughter. It was really interesting to listen to him speak.

"Haha, I'm just kidding. I'm here right now. Cut out that part. I'm not the kind of person who holds grudges~"

"Cut it off, cut it off~"

Lu Yu also echoed from the side, and now even the director and staff in the audience were amused.

"I know Director Zhang is here with his new movie, "Crocodile Storm", so let's talk about this movie~
Did you write the screenplay for this movie yourself? "

"Yes."

“Then why not direct it yourself?”

"At the time, I was fully preparing for Pacific Rim, so I had no time to direct. However, the people around me were not good at this kind of thriller. It happened that I went to North America during that time and met James Wan, so I invited him to direct. He was also very interested in this subject, so we cooperated.
Oh, many people may not know James Wan, he has a Chinese name, James Wan, he is the director of "Saw"..."

As soon as Zhang Chen finished speaking, a "wow" was heard from the audience.

Apparently a lot of people have seen it.

Lu Yu continued to ask: "Then my second question is for Jing Tian, ​​why did they choose you as the female lead?"

Jing Tian's performance this time was much more stable than yesterday. It was obvious that he had learned a lot of experience yesterday. Hearing this, he smiled and said:

"Maybe the director was satisfied with my performance in Taken. I don't know the specific reason. One day, I suddenly received a call saying that I was chosen as the protagonist of a movie and asked if I had time. I didn't even have an audition. I was confused at the time..."

Jing Tian was so excited when he spoke that many people laughed along with him.

Seeing the reaction on the scene, Jing Tian herself was also very excited. What Zhang Chen taught was indeed useful.

"Wait a minute, you didn't even ask what the movie was, and you just accepted it? What if it's a terrible movie?"

"No, Director Zhang won't harm me."

Jing Tian's answer made everyone smile unconsciously, and she made them feel like a girl next door.

Zhang Chen laughed and said, "She is very silly and pure as a blank sheet of paper. I don't understand why she wants to enter the entertainment industry. If she is in a TV series, she won't survive more than two episodes~"

The statement that he would not survive more than two episodes immediately made everyone laugh.

"Director Zhang, why do you always call people stupid? How are they stupid?"

Jing Tian was unhappy at this time, but it seemed to confirm Zhang Chen's evaluation of her, and everyone smiled kindly.

"So what is the specific reason?"

Lu Yu was not distracted by Zhang Chen's interruption, Zhang Chen smiled and said: "If it is an official answer, I will definitely say it is because of my acting skills.

I recognized her acting skills in the scene where the daughter was dragged out from under the bed in Taken, so I am willing to open a play for her alone..."

"What about the unofficial answer?"

Everyone looked inquiring.

“The unofficial answer is that I, Zhang Chen, not only bear grudges, but I am also grateful.

When I was collectively targeted by the Hong Kong media because of the Academy Awards, this silly girl stood up to support me. She didn't consider her own future at all, and she was not afraid of being banned by the Hong Kong circle. She just wanted to speak for me...

I can’t watch such a silly girl being suppressed, I must let her succeed, it’s that simple~”

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, there was a moment of silence, and then there was a burst of warm applause.

Zhang Chen was a guy who was bowing to everyone around him like an attention seeker.

Luyu also laughed. She liked such guests the most and they could help adjust the atmosphere.

Jing Tian next to him was stunned and looked at Zhang Chen in surprise.

This was the first time she had heard this statement. Zhang Chen had never said a word of thanks to her for his support.

She always thought that Zhang Chen chose "Crocodile Storm" simply because of the conditions set by Lu Zheng.

Now that I think about it, I’m afraid that may not be the case!
At this moment, the look she gave Zhang Chen became much more complicated.

"When you spoke up for Director Zhang, did you ever think that Director Zhang would repay you in this way?"

Hearing Lu Yu's question, Jing Tian smiled and shook his head.

Lu Yu then asked: "Can you tell us what it feels like to play the leading female role?"

Jing Tian's eyes lit up immediately: "I'm very excited, but also a little stressed. I'm always afraid that I won't do well~"

Zhang Chen continued, "This girl is very down-to-earth. I visited her once on set. They had to soak in water a lot during filming. She was freezing but she didn't say anything. She just endured it on her own. If the director hadn't discovered it later, she might have gotten herself sick from the cold..."

Chen Luyu was shocked: "Really?"

The latter smiled and nodded.

Zhang Chen also added: "In terms of professionalism, Jing Tian has no problem at all. His professional attitude exceeds that of most actors..."

Of course, this is all pre-set scripts, for publicity~
(End of this chapter)