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Chapter 720 What's the point of waking up if people don't dream

On July 7th, Xin'ao Branch of Hantang International Film City, a luxury theater in the city center usually has a lot of customer traffic. Today, because of the premiere of "Mysterious Superstar", the scene is even more lively.

A large number of movie fans gathered here, and even if they didn't get tickets for the premiere, they arrived early.

On a short red carpet, the audience walked by famous stars and shouted loudly, and the sound of "click" kept ringing.

At 05:30 in the afternoon, today's protagonist Tang An arrived on time with the crew.

The real master came, and the atmosphere of the scene reached its peak. Even if Tang An wasn't a star, there were still many movie fans shouting his name.

Besides, there is Xiao Di, who has filmed several hit TV series, which is enough to become top traffic in this Internet age.

Tang An led the actors onto the red carpet and walked in front, welcoming the audience's applause, screams, and the focus of the cameras and cameras.

Walking past the red carpet, some reporters immediately scrambled to surround him.

"Director Tang, the box office of "Transformers 4" has exceeded 15 billion. Do you think this will be the second movie in the domestic film market to break the [-] box office? Is it possible to hit the box office record of "Interstellar"?"

""Mysterious Superstar" is the tenth film directed by Tang, are you confident to set a new record again?"

"The first two films in the "Transformers" series were on the same schedule as Director Tang's movies. This is the third time we met, Director Tang, are you confident in completing the triple kill on "Transformers"?"

""Mysterious Superstar" is a comedy movie. This is already the sixth theme you have dabbled in after horror, spy war, sci-fi, reality, and crime, Director Tang. In addition to the military film that is being prepared, Director Tang really Do you want to shoot all the subjects again?"

The reporter's interview was quite harmonious. After all, it was at the home court, and they all greeted each other.

The procedures that should be followed still have to be followed. Tang An also stayed and accepted the reporter's interview.

Tang An smiled and said, "Eleven years have passed in a flash, and I have also made ten movies. Every time a movie is released, it is also the happiest time for me. The results of a year of hard work are going to meet the audience. How does the box office treat me? It’s not the main thing, the most important thing is whether the audience is satisfied.”

Nutritious nonsense, but the reporters did not have any surprises. It has been 11 years, and based on their understanding of Tang An, they knew how Tang An would respond between interviews.

"Then Director Tang thinks that this tenth movie will make a breakthrough at the box office. Do you have the confidence to surpass "Transformers 4" and win the summer ticket again?"

The reporter once again asked about the topic of the two movies. At present, "Transformers 4" is coming fiercely, and it is very likely to break 20 billion. This is destined to be a battle of rivals.

Tang An thought for a while and said, "The industry is developing, and the total annual box office is increasing by about 30% every year. I believe that the box office of "Mystery Superstar" will also increase compared to last year, but everything has to be handed over to The audience, the audience has the final decision!"

"What about Transformers 4?"

"Since the domestic market broke out, in the past ten years, only "Avatar" has won the annual box office championship once among non-domestic films. I think this year is no exception, the domestic box office champion will eventually win the domestic film!"

After Tang Anyi finished speaking this sentence, he walked into the screening room, leaving behind some helpless reporters.

"Tang An's speech is becoming more and more boring, and there is no point in it."

"Yeah, I occasionally said some extreme things a few years ago, but I can't hear them now."

"Even if Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kai, and Zhang Yimou lose their composure occasionally, Tang An hasn't changed in the past two years."

"The box office of "Return" was not good in the first two months. Zhang Yimou was asked some extreme questions several times, and almost lost his composure."

"The box office is low, so it's strange to be in a good mood. Before the release, the combination of Zhang Yimou + Gong Li has been hyping and selling their feelings. The operation was as fierce as a tiger, and the box office was more than 2 million."

"I recently heard that Zhang Yimou is planning to make a blockbuster movie with a Hollywood company, and he wants to invite Hollywood superstars to star in it."

"Hollywood superstar, it's not the same if Bell was invited in "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" before, it's useless."

"Let's see when the time comes. These big directors of the older generation have been silent for the past two years, and I don't know if they can turn around."

Tang An walked into the screening hall, and almost all the industry insiders who came to the premiere ceremony came.

"Wang Dong, Yu Dong,. Thank you for your kindness. I didn't expect everyone to come."

Tang An greeted everyone with a smile.

Wang Zhongjun said, "Congratulations to Tang Dong for the release of his new movie. I'm afraid it's a new record."

Wang Changtian laughed and said, "We haven't reached the end of the 20 billion record yet, and Director Tang is about to set a new record."

All of them congratulated Tang An with smiles on their faces. The movie has not yet started to be released, as if it has already succeeded at the box office.

Everyone seems to hope that "Mystery Superstar" will be a hit at the box office. On the surface, it seems that they can't tell what they are thinking.

Tang An said, "The result hasn't come out yet, maybe it's not sure, and I still need everyone's help."

Tang An dealt with the crowd patiently, talking and laughing.

Around, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Chen Kaige, the three fifth-generation directors, also came. As the three top directors ten years ago, they also began to decline after the rise of Tang An. Almost five years ago, Tang An began to monopolize the annual championship. , These three stepped down from the altar.

Feng Xiaogang has been busy preparing for that cultural troupe movie recently, and he also took over the leading role in Guan Hu's new movie, so he also found time to come.

As a well-known director of comedy films, Feng Xiaogang has absolute confidence in this part. Apart from wanting to see the situation of Tang An's new film, he also has a point of comparison.

As for other genres, Feng Xiaogang has nothing to do with it, but this is something he is good at. Let’s take a look at Tang An’s filming, and look at it from the perspective of an "expert" to regain a little sense of superiority.

Zhang Yimou's "Return" was unsuccessful at the box office, and he was already planning a blockbuster movie, and the target was naturally Tang An.

The other one, Brother Chen Kai, also has a new film recently, planning to adapt a well-known series of fantasy novels in Japan.

The turning point of their director careers was when they met Tang An. "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins", "If You Are the One 2", and "The Orphan of Zhao" all lost to Tang An's films.

The three top directors have lost their box office appeal since then.

Now if the mainland really counts, Tang An is the only top director, and the others are either slowly stepping down from the altar, or they are still too young and have few influential works.

Tang An pulled them off the altar with his own hands, even though they didn't have such a big obsession with the box office based on their achievements, but they always wanted to get back the stage and climb to the top again!
At 06:30, the premiere ceremony began, and the two hosts sent by Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV stations and movie channels presided over the premiere ceremony.

"Dear guests, audience friends at the scene, welcome to come"

After some opening remarks, directly cutting to the topic, Tu Wei, the host of the movie channel, asked Tang An curiously.

"Hello, Director Tang. Actually, I've been thinking about what the title "Mysterious Superstar" really means. If you want to be called a superstar, it will be very popular. How can you say it mysteriously?"

Tang An raised the microphone and said with a smile, "Actually, the title of the film is the literal meaning. Mysterious superstar, or hidden superstar. I won't spoil the details. Everyone will understand after watching the movie."

Tu Wei said, "When Director Tang said that, we became even more curious. Then why did Director Tang think of making a comedy movie?"

"To be precise, this is an inspirational comedy. Nowadays, everyone is under more and more pressure in work and life. Going into the cinema is to relax. Watching a comedy is the best choice, so I thought of making a movie. It is a comedy movie, and it adds elements of positive energy. I hope that the audience can feel this positive energy. After watching the movie, they will not only relieve their mood, but also be more motivated to face life. If you face such difficulties, deal with them positively.”

It was not difficult for Tang An to fill the chicken soup and talk about the scene, and the premiere ceremony was proceeding in an orderly manner.

The program is no different from most movie premieres, each actor can say a few words, and an hour passes quickly.

At 7:45, the film officially began to be screened.

As the big screen suddenly lit up, the scene slowly quieted down.

The pre-roll advertisement flashed by, and in the silent screening hall, there was a rush of train whistles.

On the vast plain, in the aerial camera, a train appeared in the field of vision.

The hillsides and grasslands on both sides of the railway track are green, the sky is blue, and the whole world is so vast with a long shot, which makes the audience feel relaxed when they look at it at a glance.

The screening officially started, and the audience adjusted a comfortable angle, leaned on their chairs, and prepared to enjoy the movie and spend this joyful two hours.

The camera cuts to the inside of the train. A group of students are returning from an autumn tour. In the train, the young and lively girls are singing the popular song "Su Yan", and the boys are playing card games.

However, the girls sang loudly and disturbed the other passengers in the carriage. However, seeing a few girls, no matter how angry they were, they could only look helpless and unwilling.

Beside the window, although Xiao Di was applauding, he seemed a little preoccupied, quietly looking out the window and ignoring the laughter around him.

Outside the window is a flock of free birds flying across the blue sky, maybe she is imagining that she is one of them.

A few simple shots created a very relaxed and cheerful environment at the beginning, but the heroine's thoughts that were almost written on her face also made the audience look forward to the next plot.

Especially the audience who watched the trailer, thinking of the vicious father who violently cut the strings and forced Xiao Di to drop the computer, couldn't help but worry about the heroine.

Next, Xiaodi's melodious and beautiful song "Sunshine Always After the Storm" also indicates that to see the sun, you have to go through wind and rain.

When Peng Yichang came to strike up a conversation with a face full of shyness, it also made the audience laugh secretly.

"I didn't expect Tang An to be able to make comedies, and he didn't make jokes like other comedies."

"Yeah, I didn't deliberately make some jokes, but it's quite fun to watch."

"However, it is estimated that there will be a bit of abuse in the middle. The trailer is about breaking the strings and throwing the computer."

Some movie fans whispered, and sure enough, Xiao Di got off the train, and the scars on the face of the mother who came to pick her up made the audience realize that the heroine's life situation will not be so good.

The scars on Qin Hairu's face made the audience feel a little worried, but the following plot is still very happy.

A cute little brother who pestered his sister for gifts, Xiaodi's impatience didn't make the audience think too much. After all, only those who don't have younger brothers and sisters think that children are cute. Generally, there are mostly bear children in the family.

Qin Hairu, who was next to him, gave his younger brother a few candies as a gift, and the younger brother ran away with a smile.

Qin Hairu, who is not considered pretty, is plainly dressed and even more ordinary, but the scars and bruises on the corners of her eyes can't cover up her gentle smile.

The family sits at the table and eats while watching TV.

The King of Masked Singer program was playing on TV. Lei Jiayin, with a beard and wet clothes, mercilessly shattered a little boy's music dream, and even the female judge who was optimistic about the little boy was stunned. .

"You are an insult to singing, let's go!"

The little boy was scolded and cried, and he dropped his mask and ran away crying.

"I'll go, Lei Jiayin, a greasy middle-aged man, played well."

"Haha, it's too venomous, even worse than Zhang Ziyi in "I Am an Actor"."

"Deng Zhiqi can't even say what she said when she was bullied, but why do I find Lei Jiayin's appearance so funny?"

The appearance of Lei Jiayin once again made the audience almost laugh out loud, whether it was the appearance or the fierce words, it was so joyful.

Then there was another news report on TV that Lei Jiayin was in a divorce relationship recently, coupled with the few words of the news host, the image of a lecherous and greasy man emerged.

Next, at the music awards ceremony, the image of this character was deepened even more. He blew kisses to the camera several times in a row, and even boasted that he had already won the award softly, so he specially called the organizing committee, not to award the award to himself .

And then he had a conversation with his award-winning students, which was even more exciting.

"I heard that you have been busy scaring children recently. How about the divorce?"

"Why are you pointing fingers at me!"

"I won an award tonight. The winner has the right to speak. Why do you have the right to speak? Have you ever won an award?"

"I trained you out!"

On TV, the two chatted at the award ceremony, and Xiaodi and her mother also talked about the city's campus singer grand prix.

Mother Qin Hairu was also willing to let Xiao Di pursue her dreams, and suggested that when her father came back for dinner, he would be in a better mood to ask.

Xiao Di rubbed some medicine on the bruises on the corners of her mother's eyes. Although the scene between mother and daughter was simple, it was very tender.

The whole family fell asleep, and then the father played by Fu Dalong came back, the room was dark, Fu Dalong turned on the light.

Suddenly the lights came on, and it was Fu Dalong's gloomy face that greeted the audience during the rehearsal.

From the moment the light was turned on, seeing Fu Dalong's expression, the audience's good mood disappeared immediately.

The trailer and the image of the current character all show that this character will not be very good.

Xiao Di was woken up in the bedroom, and came out with the leaflet of the Campus Singer Grand Prix, and read it again and again.

"Go get a glass of water!"

Xiao Di was slightly startled by Fu Dalong's order, and immediately went to pour water.

Qin Hairu got up and warmed up the food, Xiao Di took advantage of Fu Dalong's meal and wanted to propose to participate in the Campus Singer Grand Prix.

However, due to the fear of his father, he hesitated several times and did not speak.

Just when he plucked up the courage to speak up, Fu Dalong slapped his chopsticks on the table heavily, which shocked Xiao Di.

"There is no salt in the cooking, and it has no taste at all. I come back from a busy day, and I can't even have a good meal!"

Fu Dalong didn't change color suddenly, and even his expression was relatively calm, but the look in his eyes was really frightening, and Xiao Di, who was just about to speak next to him, was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He couldn't help lowering his head and clenched his hands tightly that piece of paper.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, as if it suddenly turned into a suspense film. Facial expressions and eyes were displayed on the big screen in detail. The audience at the scene could feel the chill in Fu Dalong's eyes across the screen.

Television acting relies on body language and exaggerated facial expressions, and that's enough, while film acting is mostly about the eyes.

The eyes are the only part that allows the audience to gain insight into the inner activities of the characters, not to mention that on the big screen, the characters inside are taller than real people, and most of the time the eyes are the first thing they see.

Even Zhou Xingchi, who is famous for his funny moves and lines, the drama in his eyes is not inferior to any actor.

Fu Dalong is just a simple expression, with a sullen face, full of coldness and indifferent eyes, which perfectly expresses this character.

Then because of a mistake in the time of the business trip, Fu Dalong's emotions erupted for the first time, and he lifted the bowl and chopsticks from Qin Hairu's hand, smashing them all over the floor.

"I'm going, it's a bit scary, are you sure it's not a horror movie?"

"Fu Dalong's acting skills are so good, it makes me shudder to watch."

"Qin Hairu is so pitiful, a vicious domestic violence."

"It seems that Xiao Di's music dream is not so easy."

Countless audiences who have read the film can guess the general plot of the film after watching the first part. It is easy to guess that the role of Fu Dalong will be a huge trouble.

The screening was still going on, and the mother and daughter were talking in the room. Xiao Di might have just seen Lei Jiayin and his wife divorced on TV, and she was also trying to persuade her mother to divorce.

Qin Hairu said amusedly and sadly, "Then who will support us?"

Xiao Di said, "I will raise it!"

After all, she was still a child, Xiao Di asked Qin Hairu to promise that as long as she thought of a way, she would leave her father, Qin Hairu also agreed casually, and coaxed her to sleep.

After that, Xiao Di was thinking about participating in the competition every day, and was scolded by the teacher for wandering around in class.

But after returning home, Qin Hairu prepared a gift for her, sold her wedding necklace and bought a laptop.

The whole family was amazed by the novelty of the Internet, laughed out loud at the videos on the Internet, and watched novelty things on the computer day and night until they fell asleep watching them.

Then he was awakened by a music video that was automatically played on the Internet. Seeing this video on the Internet being viewed and liked by many people, Xiao Di had an idea in his heart, and he planned to record a singing video and post it on the Internet.

Suddenly remembered what expression turned depressed, once my father found out, it would be over.

Mom came to persuade her to sleep and stop dreaming.

Xiao Di, who has a somewhat grumpy personality, said: "You let me sleep, but you don't let me dream. This sentence is contradictory. If people don't dream, what's the point of waking up? I want the whole world to hear me The sound... woo woo woo.
(End of this chapter)