Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 592 Now You See Me! (6K)

"Haha, to get such an evaluation from the old man, this drama is not filmed in vain."

Chen Linfeng laughed and avoided talking about the script.

It is still uncertain whether the script can pass smoothly now.

But who is Jiang Wen? He is a real ruthless person who dared to shoot "Let the Bullets Fly" after being banned from directing for 5 years.

I like taboo topics like this the most.

"This drama is so disrespectful to the higher-ups, are there any plans for the follow-up?"

"What kind of plan can we have? We can only communicate with leaders at the seminar."

"Seminar?" Jiang Wen was stunned. "Yes, this drama has such a great influence, so it is reasonable to hold a seminar to discuss it after it is broadcast."

Those who can organize expert seminars for discussion after the broadcast can be roughly divided into two categories.

Either they are dramas with mainstream themes broadcast on CCTV, some of which may have good ratings, but they are mainly based on political themes.

The second is works that truly create a huge social impact and can be called phenomenal to some extent.

Typical examples include "Drawing Sword" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan", as well as "My Love from the Stars" and "Reply" directed by Chen Linfeng in his early years.

"The Biography of Emperor Zhaolie of the Southern Song Dynasty" is of course an absolute phenomenon.

Moreover, as the first web drama with such influence, it may also serve as a model. Just think about it and you will know that it is definitely worth discussing.

He had not expected this.

Xiao Chen did not want to land stealthily, but instead intended to confront the enemy head-on and gain direct approval from his superior.

This aroused his interest even more.

"Do you want me to speak up for you? If that doesn't work, I'll apply to attend the seminar as well."

"Don't," Chen Linfeng stopped him immediately.

He complained in his heart, "The leader might have shown some leniency, but once he saw a traitor like you, he would probably label me as a traitor as well."

I am a good citizen.

"Let me do it, so Brother Jiang doesn't have to do it."

Jiang Wen was a little disappointed. It seemed like a hero had no place to use his talents.

The two chatted for a few minutes and then stopped for a while.

On the stage, the host has already started warming up.

According to the procedure, Chen Linfeng also had to go on stage to talk about some inside information about the movie.

The premiere of "Now You See Me" was divided into several sub-venues, and he was the main person in charge of the current sub-venue.

Sure enough, after a while, the host mobilized the audience and invited Chen Linfeng to come on stage.

He didn't pretend to refuse and walked straight onto the stage.

The host also wanted to try to invite Liu Xixi up as well.

Chen Linfeng picked up the microphone and said, "Xixi is not convenient, so forget it."

The host was eager to try, but in the end he did not dare to do it.

It is really possible to "die".

I can only ask Director Chen.

"Why hasn't Director Chen participated in the movie promotion recently, leaving all the scenes to other actors?"

"Everyone may know this. For some reasons, I really need to stay at home, so please forgive me."

There were boos in the audience.

Some people started to make a scene, "Kill Chen Gou and grab Xixi."

Some people objected, "When you had nothing to do before, you also stayed at home and didn't come out."

It looks like the grudge has been going on for a long time.

Liu Xixi couldn't help laughing, especially when she heard the part about "robbing Xixi".

I couldn't help but squint my eyes and see, everyone still likes me very much.

Chen Linfeng remained calm. At this moment, it was a competition of who was thicker-skinned. If he showed any embarrassment, he would lose.

The host was a little overwhelmed. It seemed that today's audience was very disrespectful.

He didn't dare to ask any more related questions and got back to the point.

"Director Chen, can you first describe to us what kind of film Now You See Me is?"

The noise from the audience had stopped at this point.

Joking aside, everyone is actually a loyal fan and wants to hear what "Chen Gou" has to say.

Chen Linfeng thought for a moment and said, "If I were to describe it, this is a pure commercial film."

"A purely commercial film?"

"Yes, everything is aimed at making the audience feel great while watching the movie. If the plot and camera shots can also make the audience feel 'wow' or 'cool', that would be even better."

“So, this is a pure thrill film?”

"Yes, sometimes, movies don't need to have too much meaning. Or, for domestic films today, being able to learn to not have any meaning is also a great meaning in itself."

……

In Shenhai, about 1000 kilometers away from Yanjing, Tobey Maguire was also answering the host's questions.

The host's questions here are another routine.

"You have been in China for about half a year, right?"

"Well, we filmed here the year before last, and recently we carried out promotional activities in China. It has indeed been more than half a year."

The host here is obviously more concerned about Tobey Maguire as a person.

The first Spider-Man was so novel.

Most of the audience members in the audience were the same. As people from Shenhai, most of them had seen many Hollywood films.

The earliest version of "Spider-Man" can be considered their childhood, to some extent.

Mao Siyuan thinks he is different from others. His childhood was spent reading novels such as "Destiny" and "Book of Life and Death" written by Chen Linfeng, or works such as "The Sequel" and "The Lotus Lantern" in which he had starred.

Therefore, he just felt it was a bit noisy.

Alas, what a pity. Among the four branch venues in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Zhengzhou, why is Lao Chen not in Shenhai?

On stage, the question and answer session continued.

"What do you think of this place?"

“I was actually quite worried at first…”

"Oh?" The host showed interest. "Let's talk about it in detail."

"Perhaps you don't know, when I was in Emily Ken, a lot of publicity was not very favorable to China. At first, I felt that this place was very backward and unsafe."

"Uh..." The host was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to explain it.

"But fortunately, Chen said to me at that time, don't worry, you will be surprised and you may even fall in love with China.

I still have a lot of trust in Chen, so I came here with some doubts."

The host felt that he had found a good topic and asked, "Do you trust Chen?"

"Well, yes, he gave me a good opportunity. Besides, he and Leo are friends. You know, Leo and I have been friends for many years."

Tobey Maguire talks freely.

"Besides, I know what kind of person Chen is. He sometimes makes jokes, but he never lies about serious matters. I trust him and he won't lie to me.

Moreover, as Chen's motherland, I am somewhat curious about what China is like to be able to cultivate such a person. I think many people in Emilyken should have the same idea as me."

"So what do you think after you came here? Do you think Director Chen was right?"

"It's very good, just as Chen said. I was surprised. I have fallen in love with this country."

Tobey Maguire gave a thumbs up, seemingly feeling this from the bottom of his heart.

“The people here are very friendly, the city is very safe and modern, everything is completely different from my previous impression.

Especially the food here, the xiaolongbao is delicious, Chen taught me how to drink sweet tofu pudding, it's very nice..."

When talking about his experience after arriving here, Tobey Maguire talked endlessly, as if he could go on and on.

The audiences were stunned. They had never thought that a big star from Hollywood would say that.

Ma Siyuan feels that being overjoyed just by hearing foreigners praising one's own country is a sign of lack of self-confidence.

But he just couldn't help it.

Perhaps, the lack of confidence for two or three hundred years does require some time to make up for.

He then analyzed himself and thought that it was normal for a person to feel a little fond of a foreigner when hearing him say that he liked his country's culture. He thought that foreigners should feel the same way.

Who doesn’t like others to praise their goodness?

There is no need to be overly sensitive and take it to the other extreme.

As a college student majoring in philosophy, Ma Siyuan tried his best to put himself in the position of a bystander, but he soon realized that this so-called "bystander" position is itself a position.

It is actually not advisable.

When you should stand with the masses, don't try to be objective and neutral. If you do that, you're either a fool or just plain bad.

So he gave up struggling and started laughing along with the audience around him.

On stage, the host was also very happy, "Oh, Director Chen will also take you to drink tofu pudding?"

"Yes, he told me that this food was so delicious that it almost caused a war between the North and the South. Is this true?"

Toby tried to seek the "truth", but Chen's credibility was not very high in such a small matter.

He always suspected that Chen was lying to him.

"Yes, it's true." The host tried his best not to laugh.

Director Chen is not lying, the Internet war is also a war, yes, that’s right.

"Oh, that's really serious," Toby raised an eyebrow, "Now that I've joined the sweet pie, I have to face the challenge of the salty pie?"

"Yes, Toby, you have to be careful of them, poof."

The host was originally talking nonsense in a serious tone, but in the end he couldn't help himself.

The performance at the Shenhai venue was very good, but it seemed a bit too good.

The other two branch venues were much more normal.

In Shenzhen, Woody Harrison talked a lot about Chen's influence in Hollywood and some interesting stories on the crew.

In Zhengzhou, Benedict and Cobie Smulders were present, chatting about their past acquaintance with Chen and their experiences filming in China.

Apparently everyone has discovered the traffic password. No, everyone should know how to please the audience in the Chinese region most quickly.

At 10:40, the movie officially began.

At the same time, premieres began in various parts of the country around almost the same time.

More than 6 screens across the country were playing the same movie.

Huang Xiaoming was originally discussing with Yang Beibi what a purely commercial film is.

When he saw the familiar dragon symbol appear, he stopped immediately.

Let’s look for Director Chen’s answer in the movie.

At the beginning of the movie, the four main actors took turns to appear on stage, each performing their own unique skills.

Chen is good at orthodox magic and is adept at how to use magic, including attention diversion, psychological misleading, sleight of hand, and various techniques.

It's just that he cared too much about magic. Even though he had already hooked a beautiful fan at the beginning, he actually resisted the urge to do anything just for a magic card, which seemed a bit abnormal.

Merritt (Woody) is good at mental magic, or more precisely, mind reading and hypnosis. Because of his past experiences, he likes to teach betrayers in the family a lesson.

Just now, he played a trick on a cheating man, making him think of his sister-in-law next time, his naked body would automatically appear in his mind.

CC, a girl who is proficient in Chinese acrobatics, learned some new ways of performance after coming to Emily Ken.

Previously, she pretended to make mistakes during her performance, but in fact she was just deliberately causing emotional changes in the audience and increasing the effect of the show.

These tricks were learned by her when she was Chen's magic assistant.

Finally, Jack, a young man with very fast hands, performs close-up magic on the street.

Not long ago, during a spoon-bending magic trick, he took advantage of the audience's criticism and in the process of identifying his magic tricks, he picked the man's bag.

Now, the four of them have one thing in common, that is, they were all chosen by a magic organization called "Shangkokai".

The logo is the magic card they received.

They appeared together at the location indicated by the magic card, also wanting to pursue the secrets of the Shangu Society.

This organization is well-known in the magic world and the underworld, because it is one of the few organizations that can put mainland hotels in a difficult position.

"The Continental Hotel?" A quiet discussion broke out in the screening room. "Isn't this the setting for Taken?"

"It seems like it was the one where Van Loon spent a coin to get a plane to fly to Europe."

"Fuck, it's connected."

Everyone became interested.

On the screen, several people were even more excited. They knew the great reputation of the Continental Hotel, so they were even more excited about the invitation from the Shangu Club.

The Shangu Society obviously has extremely high requirements for membership.

After several people solved the puzzle of the room according to their own abilities, they looked at the holographic projection reflected in the smoke with surprised expressions.

"So what is it?"

Mao Siyuan complained in his heart that these movies always use this method to whet people's appetite.

But it often worked damn well, and now he was actually a little curious.

The camera turned and four people appeared in the territory of a wealthy businessman.

They wanted to seek the support of this rich man, Arthur.

Well, Batman’s butler is out.

The audience has become somewhat accustomed to the fact that celebrities would occasionally appear in Chen Linfeng's movies.

Arthur asked to see what they were capable of, and the condition he offered was to take out the latest technology chip from a company located somewhere in Hong Kong Island.

The four agreed.

Then came the first climax that left Jiang Wen stunned.

The four of them acted as if they were playing a game. In front of everyone, they used various magic tricks to transfer the cards with chips back and forth to avoid security checks.

Finally, by simply diverting attention, they were successfully led out of the metal detection door.

For the first time, Jiang Wen realized the degree of surprise that magic movies could bring to people.

I also deeply realized that the audience's heartbeat can be controlled simply by the exquisite plot and shot arrangement.

“Is this a purely commercial film?”

He had a deep understanding of what Chen Linfeng had said before.

This short climax obviously attracted the attention of many viewers.

Many viewers couldn't help but exclaim when they saw the thrilling parts.

As a result, throughout the entire plot, exclamations of the audience could be heard from time to time in every cinema.

The plot is too thrilling.

The operation of stealing the chip successfully convinced the audience outside the screen, the rich Arthur.

He began to push for this quartet.

What follows is a series of montages, all of which are shots of private small performances.

Relying on the four people's own skills, they soon became quite famous.

And welcomed its first large-scale performance in Las Vegas.

【Steal the money from the BNP Paribas bank vault and bring it to Las Vegas.】

This most classic scene from the previous life of "Now You See Me 1" once again shocked the audiences all over China in this life.

Jiang Wen couldn't help but exclaim, "Damn, you are really good at playing. No wonder you dare to say that you can make the audience feel 'wow' and 'cool'. Now I can't help but say that you are awesome."

Soon after, the police received a report from the BNP Paribas Bank that money in the vault had indeed been stolen.

The time when the money was discovered was almost the same as the performance.

In fact, the editing in the movie has given the audience the feeling that this is happening simultaneously.

The information received by the police only further emphasized this point.

Benedict plays the police chief who works with a female detective captured by Interpol to investigate the truth.

But all I got in return was humiliation.

In fact, Chen Linfeng felt a little nervous when watching this plot.

From here on, the plot becomes quite different from the previous life.

The police's perspective became less stupid. After suffering losses, they immediately changed their thinking.

They quickly found a magic practitioner and wanted to know the specific magic techniques used by the four people.

On the other hand, through some relevant ancient books, we found examples similar to these four people, and began to guess their intentions and speculate on their subsequent actions.

This is a real attempt to arrest the person and bring him to justice.

In secret, there are also men in black in mainland hotels who release news and search for information behind the scenes.

They smelled something of their old rival.

The police's response strategy seemed to be quick and there were almost no mistakes.

Especially Rhodes, the sheriff, was fooled for a while at the beginning because he didn't know magic, but he quickly found the rhythm.

This is also the purpose of asking Benedict to come.

Benny looks like a smart guy, so he is not suitable to play the stupid character who is fooled throughout the whole process in the original work.

The audience will be skeptical.

Since no concrete evidence was found, the four were released.

After the last performance, the four of them became famous.

Next show, in New York.

For this performance, the police arrived at the scene and were on high alert to prevent any further trouble.

In the previous skit, Merritt demonstrated the magic of hypnosis. He gathered several audience members and hypnotized them. If anyone said "Don't move", they would think of themselves as football players and would try their best to catch the quarterback.

Several others also had their own presentations.

Then came the highlight.

In the last magic trick, the four people distributed the money in Arthur's bank to the audience, allowing them to watch their bank balances continue to increase and receive frequent bank information sent from their mobile phones.

It turns out this is their real purpose.

Most of the audience present were victims who had been affected by the disaster but who had been refused compensation by Arthur Insurance Company.

Now it’s a one-time big payoff.

The four of them bowed and were about to leave.

Of course the police were unwilling to do so and rushed forward to stop them.

As Benny rushed forward, he thought of the hypnosis magic he had just performed and was about to remind his teammates.

There were already several police officers standing by, shouting habitually, "Don't move!"

Then, of course, the hypnotized audience members treated him like a quarterback and threw him to the ground.

Although Benny didn't shout out, he was greatly affected and ultimately failed to catch the man.

All the agents surrounding the area outside went out to arrest the man.

At this time, the four people began to show their magical powers again.

Chen relied on quick disguise to avoid police attention.

Merritt uses hypnosis to divert the agents.

CC is agile, climbs high and low, and does not take the usual path.

The last Jack mixed in with the reveling crowd and left with everyone else.

The movie basically ends here.

The rest are easter eggs, such as the mysterious Shang Gu Society recognizing the abilities of the four.

For example, the practitioner who revealed the magician's secrets and guided the police committed suicide.

Everything suggests that there may be a sequel.

Many viewers who were stunned by the plot were delighted to see this.

Little did he know that this was actually Chen Linfeng's habit of digging holes.

In fact, there won’t be a second part.

But at this moment, countless viewers who had watched the movie could not help but applaud and cheer.

The movie is really wonderful.

I never thought that there could be a magic movie, and that it could be so novel and beautiful.

It is also unexpected that a movie can be so enjoyable to watch simply with its visual wonders and wonderful imagination.

Mao Siyuan felt that the clapping was not strong enough, so he folded his hands and whistled.

"Good job!"

Even though they had high expectations for Chen Linfeng's movies, such a wonderful magic movie still broke through their cognition.

……

There was a long-lasting applause at the premiere venue in Yanjing.

Regarding what Chen Linfeng had said before about a purely commercial film, which was only meant to make the audience feel good, when the audience thinks back on it today, they feel that it couldn’t be more appropriate.

This is a pure cool movie.

But looking back at the domestic films in the past, there were few such pure and exciting films.

Especially after watching "Now You See Me", they even felt that this kind of exciting movie was very high-end.

Therefore, this allows them to unscrupulously promote such a cool film.

"Now You See Me, awesome!" someone shouted.

(End of this chapter)