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Chapter 270: Sweet Honey (Part )
After director Xu Kong, the male lead, and other main creators of the film entered the scene, the scene began to become quiet.

Before, Yiguo had indeed attended many movie premieres.

Of course, the number is actually very small compared to her current fan base.

The main reason is that he is unwilling to accept promotion and money, and his review style tends to be hardcore and sharp, so he is not very well received by most producers and directors, actors and the like in the film industry.

However, precisely because of this, there are some people who are confident in the quality of their own films and still choose to invite Yigo to attend the premiere.

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The scale of the theater screening room where "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" premiered is considered to be among the top three in the entire capital.

The entire theater can accommodate thousands of viewers.

Of course, the main reason is that Xu Kong and other main creators were all present. Although it was an advance screening, it was equivalent to the same format as a premiere.

However, Yiguo could roughly perceive that the audience present, including the media and various film critics, totaled more than three hundred, or even more.

And they are all those with considerable influence.

From this perspective, Xu Kong is indeed very confident in the quality of his film. Otherwise, if it were some other films, it would be highly unlikely that cooperation could be reached without any problems, which would undoubtedly bring huge risks to the films currently being released.

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There was a special host on the scene, who was invited by Xu Kong from Beijing TV Station.

When Xu Kong participated in the Beijing TV New Year's Eve Gala, he was also accumulating his own network of contacts there.

Although the other party is not as famous as some official TV stations or Mango TV's well-known hosts, his professional ability and experience are still reassuring.

Of course, at this point the early stages are basically just a simple introduction.

As the director and the male lead, Xu Kong simply greeted the crowd.

Questions from moviegoers and more detailed segments will be held after the film screening.

At this time, Xu Kong was unwilling to waste too much time. After completing the process, he took Shang Yuxin and other main creators off the stage.

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As the lights in the theater dimmed.

Yiguo was indeed a little excited.

The main thing is that Xu Kong did release some news and trailers for this movie before.

But overall, apart from knowing that it is a period film with a love theme, no one knows any other detailed information.

The last time Xu Kong collaborated with Shang Yuxin was last year's "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", and the chemical reaction they produced was quite good.

In addition, as this is the first movie that she wrote, directed and starred in, in fact, not only her, but the outside world also wants to know whether Xu Kong can continue the other party's legendary record in the field of TV dramas.

Although Xu Kong has only filmed three dramas so far, he wrote the scripts for all of them and directed them himself.

Moreover, all three dramas were very popular and received very good reputations, with ratings reaching above 8.5.

Anyone who knows a little about the ratings of domestic dramas in recent years knows how valuable this 8.5 point score is.

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It starts with the familiar dragon logo of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau, which serves as a symbol of obtaining permission for public screening.

What follows is, of course, the classic opening sequence that everyone is familiar with, from Fengge Film and Television, one of the largest film and television companies in the country.

This thing has been seen frequently in theaters by almost every audience in the past twenty years.

What came out at the end was an animation of a few clouds floating in the sky, and the words "Xu Kong Studio" emerged at the end.

This made Yiguo stunned for a moment. In fact, when he was making "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "The Long Season", Xu Kong Studio had appeared in the opening subtitles.

But most people don't care.

But it appears at the beginning of the film, which can explain some problems even more.

That is this movie. It is true that Fengge is one of the producers. After all, Xu Kong is an artist under Fengge, so it is normal for him to get investment from the company.

But in addition to this, Xu Kong’s own studio is also the producer?
In other words, the current Xu Kong, no, or even earlier, Xu Kong is no longer just an artist or director.

He himself is also one of the capitals.

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The opening credits end and the movie officially begins.

Yiguo put aside some of his previous speculations and started to be serious and focused.

"June 1986, 3"

The subtitles ended as they appeared in the middle of the screen.

In the black and white picture, a train slowly pulls up to the station.

The camera flashed and a noisy sound appeared in the car. As the picture moved, the camera focused on the face of the male protagonist Li Xiaojun, played by Xu Kong.

At this moment, he fell asleep leaning on his seat.

Following the attendant's reminder, the person Li Xiaojun was leaning on suddenly woke up and quickly got off the bus.

This immediately woke up Li Xiaojun who was sleeping soundly.

The male lead played by Xu Kong is dressed in a very retro style, even a little rustic.

In contrast to this is Xu Kong's face, which looks handsome but also a little naive and ignorant.

The bus stop flashed by and the sign showed the Hong Kong city of Kowloon.

It was obviously the first time for Li Xiaojun to see an escalator. Carrying a large bag of luggage, he tried several times before he could barely stand still.

As the camera moved upwards and froze, Li Xiaojun, who was standing on the escalator, looked terrified and confused.

Above his head, at the end of the escalator, was the exit, which was now shrouded in dazzling light and he could not see anything at all.

Li Xiaojun was obviously at a loss as he slowly disappeared into the light.

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"Xu Kong"

"Shang Yuxin"

"Guan Hua"

"Sweet Honey, directed by Xu Kong"

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The opening credits of the movie began to appear on the screen.

Yiguo was a little surprised. The shot just now was indeed very artistic.

Although the male protagonist Xu Kong does not have a single line, it can be seen from the opening clip that his performance in terms of body movements and facial expressions is quite surprising.

Xu Kong is obviously not the kind of person who lacks confidence. When you see him in many occasions, you can always feel Xu Kong's gentle smile and the confidence in his every move.

But the Li Xiaojun in the movie, who went from the mainland to Hong Kong in that era, was almost no different from a so-called rural person moving to a big city.

Xu Kong almost perfectly expressed the complex emotions of panic, confusion, and vague expectation in this short one or two minutes.

More importantly, although Xu Kong is dressed maturely in the movie, it can be seen overall that he is not playing that kind of young man.

But you can feel a unique sense of youthfulness and youth.

This was a rather strange feeling, different from all the roles Xu Kong had played before.

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Then, as the movie officially began, the color of the movie changed back to normal color.

But at the same time, it can be seen that in order to create that unique sense of time, the crew put a lot of effort into props, framing, and even post-production color filters.

In this respect, it won't feel out of place.

Of course, from the trailers released before, as well as some of the background and information revealed by the movie just now.

Sure enough, it was similar to what Yiguo had guessed. This is the story of the male protagonist Li Xiaojun, played by Xu Kong, who came to the prosperous port city to work hard in that era.

Xu Kong is indeed handsome!
When Xu Kong was filming a TV series before, Yiguo and most of the audience had generally accepted this reality. But when Xu Kong's face appeared on the big screen, Yiguo was more certain that Xu Kong was not the kind of actor who was only suitable for TV series. His appearance was still quite textured and capable on the big screen.

Although he seemed quite embarrassed in the movie, he took refuge with his aunt, lived in a simple and poorly maintained cubicle, and worked as a deliveryman for others.

But all these did not make the youthfulness and the occasional beautiful smile on the protagonist's face disappear.

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As the plot progresses, the heroine Li Qiao, played by Shang Yuxin, appears.

The two met in a hamburger chain. For Li Xiaojun at the time, it was troublesome to order food because he could not speak Cantonese.

Li Qiao, who was wearing the hamburger shop uniform, looked around impatiently, then asked again in Mandarin.

For Li Xiaojun, who had just arrived in Hong Kong, hearing Mandarin was like meeting his family, and he became very happy.

But Li Qiao is different. For her, her identity as a mainlander will lead to discrimination and despise here.

So she never speaks Mandarin and considers herself a pure Hong Kong person.

Shang Yuxin's appearance in the movie undoubtedly surprised Yiguo.

She was very clear that in order to transform herself into a movie actor, the roles Shang Yuxin had previously taken on were indeed those with more layers and depth.

Sometimes I even pretend to be ugly on purpose.

Therefore, some of the movie roles that Shang Yuxin has played before were criticized by many audiences, who felt that they lacked the spirit that she had in those TV dramas.

It seems awkward and unnatural no matter how you look at it.

But this time in Xu Kong's movie, there was no such feeling at all.

It's very natural, and the whole character's appearance and temperament seem to have reached a higher level.

Even if it is an ordinary hamburger restaurant uniform, it still gives people a stunning feeling when worn.

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As expected, the subsequent plot is about two young people, also in a foreign land, starting their own stories.

It is worth mentioning that this is different from Li Xiaojun’s somewhat honest and even silly personality.

The heroine Li Qiao's purpose of coming to Hong Kong City is very clear, and it can be seen that she is a very shrewd woman.

It can even be said to be a bit mercenary.

It can be seen from the first time she met Li Xiaojun that she started to deceive him into signing up for classes in order to earn commissions.

But in fact, Li Xiaojun is not completely a fool.

"You know I'm taking advantage of you..."

Facing Li Qiao's question, Li Xiaojun answered in a low voice:

"I'm worried that if I don't let you get the advantage, you won't come to me."

"Then I'll lose my only friend in Minato."

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Li Xiaojun's words made Li Qiao fall into silence. If the other party was like this, why wasn't she?

Although at the beginning, Li Xiaojun's appearance was indeed beyond Li Qiao's plan.

But because of this, Li Qiao was alone in Hong Kong before and had no so-called friends at all, not even anyone to talk to.

After a heart-to-heart talk, the two naturally started to roll around in bed.

On the first day of the new year, Li Xiaojun called Xiaoting in his hometown and said, "I love you."

It was only at this time that Yiguo remembered that the movie had always hinted that Li Xiaojun had a fiancée who had never shown up.

In other words, the protagonist Li Xiaojun, played by Xu Kong, cheated on his wife.

She was a little surprised at Xu Kong's boldness. After all, at a time like this, it was very rare to write about a male protagonist with moral flaws. Most of the characters were great and glorious.

Not to mention that this role was played by Xu Kong himself.

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But Li Xiaojun had never experienced such a thing after all.

I went to find Li Qiao who was working at a hamburger restaurant to discuss this "accidental" one-night stand.

Li Qiao was relatively calm.

"It was windy and rainy last night. We were two lonely people, and we just had a 'reunion dinner'."

Li Xiaojun didn't know what to think in the end, but he had no choice but to accept this statement.

However, when he reached the door, he couldn't help but look back and saw the man in uniform cleaning the glass.
As if remembering that it was New Year's Day, he called out the other person's name:

"Li Qiao"

"New Year's Progress"

Li Qiao turned around and replied:

"May you be happy and prosperous"

Li Xiaojun: “Smooth Sailing”

-"In good health"

“Everything goes well”

— "Dragon Horse Spirit"

"good luck"

— “Everything goes well”

Li Xiaojun used Mandarin to express his congratulations, while Li Qiao used Cantonese.

Finally, the smile on Li Qiao's face faded.

After a while, he replied with the last sentence: "Long live friendship"

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The camera jumped between the two people, and Yiguo couldn't help but feel like slamming the table.

Xu Kong is a little too good at taking photos.

Especially the last sentence "Long live friendship".

It can be seen that Li Qiao is well aware that her relationship with Li Xiaojun is immoral and should not be made public.

But there is no way to completely extricate oneself from it.

Especially now that she was already trapped in it, it was more like a sober sinking.

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This kind of thing only happens 0 times and countless times.

After that, the two of them almost treated room 527 of the hotel as another home.

The only side effect of this was that it became increasingly difficult for Li Xiaojun to write letters to Xiaoting in his hometown.

I picked up the pen and thought for a long time, but in the end I only stopped at the sentence "Everything is fine with me recently."

Things seemed to be getting better and better, and Li Qiao's savings were about to exceed five figures.

By chance, Li Xiaojun met a chef. The chef thought the young soldier was a good person and took him as his apprentice.

Being a chef earns more than delivering goods, and Li Xiaojun has also established a firm foothold in Hong Kong City.

However, accidents happen all the time. Li Qiao, who had been trading stocks and foreign exchange, encountered a stock market crash, and lost all the money she had saved with great difficulty.

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(End of this chapter)