"Mr. Zhu!"
"Director Yang!"
"Teacher Lu!"
"Uncle Lou, Mrs. Lou, welcome!"
"Brother Ye, you are here too!"
"Director Peng, long time no see!"
The reason why the premiere was held in Shanghai Cinemas was, on the one hand, because the film was distributed by Shanghai Film Studio, which had the advantage of being the home venue; on the other hand, Li Tang's main connections were still in Shanghai.
For example, Zhu Yongde, the president of the Shanghai Film Group and director of the Shanghai Film Studio, which was just established in August this year, and the director and artistic director of the Drama Center of Li Tang's old unit, were all present.
In addition, several directors from Shanghai Film Studio and many colleagues from the Drama Center also came to support the show.
Li Tang and Cheng Er took the lead, as well as Xu Guangtou, Fan Xiaopang, Jiang Qinqin and other major actors lined up at the entrance of the theater to greet them.
This formation immediately attracted many movie fans. Originally, today's premiere had been advertised on TV stations, newspapers and the Internet, but the first hall, which can accommodate 1,118 seats, was still not full. When the fans who were attracted at this moment heard that there were still tickets for the premiere, they rushed to the ticket office one after another, and the remaining tickets were sold out in no time. It was an unexpected surprise.
Of course, these audiences are more interested in watching celebrities.
After all, in addition to the main creators of the film, many of the guests who came here were also familiar faces. For example, Director Yang of the Drama Center was a famous actor and had played the role of General Chen Geng in "Chen Geng Encountered and Escaped".
Mr. Lu Liang, the artistic director of the Drama Center, is even more well-known. Also included are several old masters from the Drama Center - Wei Zongwan, Zhou Yemang, etc.
With more than 40 guests and the first hall being packed, the premiere was finally held up.
The host of the premiere is Xu Guangtou’s classmate Cheng Lei, who is also a famous program host on Oriental TV.
Before the movie was screened, the main creators came on stage. Director Cheng Er, who was originally the protagonist, experienced such a big scene for the first time. Coupled with the nature of social fear, he stuttered in just a few words.
The audience's attention was naturally focused on the four stars Li Tang, Xiaopang, Jiang Qinqin and Xu Baldou, including the TV station's cameras.
The interview session with reporters will be placed after the movie screening, and the grand event of the premiere will also be broadcast in tonight's entertainment news.
The interaction time before the screening was not long, about ten minutes or so. For a low-budget art film like "The Third Man", no matter how fancy it is, it's useless. The film itself is better than everything else.
The lights slowly dimmed, the screen came on, and the noise gradually calmed down.
After skipping the dragon logo and the Shanghai Film Studio logo, a close-up shot of Fan Xiaopang appeared on the big screen. She had a bun and a blue retro sweatshirt, lowering her head slightly, as if looking at Wearing something.
The screen went dark, then lit up, and it was still a close-up of Fan Xiaopang, but now her head had been raised, and she was not looking directly at the camera, her eyes were slightly shifted.
In the camera, she is not wearing so-called no-makeup makeup, but real no-makeup, but her skin is still very white. What really caught the audience's attention was not her still beautiful appearance without makeup, but the extreme disappointment in her peaceful and quiet eyes.
Those who are knowledgeable among the guests will understand at a glance that the dramatic tension is completely placed on a face. The symmetrical composition is dignified and restrained in line with the psychological temperament of the character. In contrast, the fixed close-up shot chosen by the director is calm and powerful.
People who know the industry have expectations for the movie just through one shot, while most viewers have a completely unaware feeling. Only viewers who watch a lot of movies may see that this seems to have a shadow of Wong Kar-Wai's movies.
As soon as the camera flashed, Fan Xiaopang was seen leaning over and struggling to drag a person's body. Since his arms were pulled up, they just blocked the person's face. It could only be judged by his clothes that he was a man.
Finally, Fan Xiaopang lost all energy and sat down on the ground, and the arm that was being pulled to block the camera dropped down. Only then did the audience see clearly that the person she was dragging was Li Tang.
Is Li Tang dead?
When all the viewers had questions, the screen flashed again, and a car was slowly pushed out of the automatic car wash. Through the windshield sprayed with water mist, a man could be vaguely seen sitting in the car.
As the car was slowly exited and the wipers cleared the water on the windshield, you could see that the man sitting in the driver's seat was Li Tang. At this time, he looked unkempt, his hair was oily and messy, and his beard might not have been shaved for two days, making him look a bit sloppy.
I saw that he was lying on his seat and asleep at this time. As the camera slowly zoomed in, it was still a fixed close-up. His chest was rising and falling slightly, and he was sleeping soundly. Considering his slovenly appearance, it might be that he had just finished the day or After working all day and night, I was very tired.
It wasn't until a car horn sounded from behind that he was surprised from his sleep. He looked around blankly, then steeled himself, started the car, and turned a corner in front of the camera.
The screen flashed again. This time in a room, it was a long shot. Through the long and narrow living room, a back figure on the balcony was seen, and he was seen slowly climbing up the balcony.
Almost everyone at the scene had the idea that this man was going to jump off the building.
But this person stood on the balcony for a while, then slowly squatted down. At this time, he finally saw the profile of this person. Yes, it was Xu Guangtou.
But he couldn't be called bald at this time, because he had hair, which was a little messy. When he slowly turned around, he saw the melancholy face that was completely different from the melancholy face in "Li Wei Becomes an Official" and "Zhu Bajie".
Then there was another long shot. This shot was taken from the building opposite. At this time, the audience finally saw clearly that there was a cabinet on the balcony that was almost as high as the railing. At this time, Bald Xu was squatting on the cabinet. The camera zooms in and out, explaining that this person wants to jump off the building, but he doesn't have the courage yet.
The camera switches to the inside of the house again, still a long shot through the narrow living room. Hearing the ringing of the phone, Bald Xu, who was squatting on the cabinet on the balcony, turned his head and glanced into the room, then turned back and ignored it. The ringing of the phone kept ringing tirelessly...
The picture flashed again, showing a printing workshop with roaring machines. A fat man with long hair and a blue work T-shirt stood in front of the machine, looking down at the colorful pictorials that were constantly spitting out of the machine.
"Didi, didi..."
The beep of the black electronic watch on her hand made her calm down. She walked to the locker room, opened the locker, and took her medicine.
It turns out she is a patient.
The screen flashed again, and Li Tang was seen driving on the road. The sycamore trees on both sides of the road were thick with leaves, and there were quaint small foreign-style buildings inside the walls. This is a quiet tree-lined road. Many local spectators recognized this road at a glance as Wuyuan Road.
The camera looked through the windshield from inside the car and saw a little girl riding a bicycle in the distance.
The screen jumped again, and a CT picture of the human brain was slowly appearing. Another flash showed a long-haired woman with her eyes covered and most of her face lying on the CT bed and being slowly pushed out. After stopping, the woman pulled off the black blindfold on her face, revealing Fan Xiaopang's pale face.
It turns out she is mentally ill.
The constant switching of scenes makes the audience confused, because these scenes are completely fragmented. The only information obtained is probably that Li Tang has a car. It seems that he has a relatively successful career, but he is also very busy and causes sleep. Insufficient people; Fan Xiaopang, a printing factory worker, has a brain problem, literally, as if something is growing in his head; Xu Guangtou, a hesitant and decadent person, has suicidal tendencies.
Except for Jiang Qinqin, the three leading actors have all appeared, but what is the story about? have no idea!
When those knowledgeable guests saw these fragmented shots, with surprised expressions on their faces, a movie term emerged in their minds - "non-linear narrative editing".
Perhaps these guests may have come for Li Tang in the beginning, after all, he won the Best Actor Award in the Against the Current section of the Venice Film Festival.
According to the weight of the award, this award may be second only to the best actor in the main competition section of the three major European film festivals, and is on par with the best actor in other international A-type film festivals.
But at this time, the expert guests had to look with admiration at the young director Cheng Er who just stuttered and couldn't speak clearly.
Probably only Comrade Zhu, the CEO of the Shanghai Film Group and the director of the Shanghai Film Studio, showed a positive expression. As a producer, he had not only seen the finished film, but also the rough cut. There is only one conclusion. Shanghai Film Studio has produced a talented director.
You must know that an excellent director can often support a film studio.
Xie Jin is a very clear example.
With a sudden sound of braking, the car driven by Li Tang hit a little girl riding a bicycle on this quiet tree-lined road.
Finally, it was related to Li Tang sleeping in the car earlier. He was tired from work and driving tiredly.
The bicycle crashed and the little girl fell unconscious on the road. Li Tang got out of the car nervously, looked at the little girl lying on the ground, and then looked around, but there was no one in sight.
Going to hit and run?
The next moment, Li Tang picked up the little girl and put her in the car, leaving the damaged bicycle behind and the car sped away.
It was obvious that Li Tang did not commit a hit and run and was sending the little girl to the hospital. He was a good man.
(End of chapter)
