It is impossible for a movie to be liked by everyone. Li Yi's movies are naturally the same.
Although "The Gift of Room No. 7" has a very good reputation, the box office has also begun to enter the harvest stage. There are many people who like it, but there are also many people who don't like it.
Jingnan TV Station, "Movie Things" studio.
"Hello everyone in front of the TV. Welcome to "Movie Things" exclusively sponsored by Mi Mobile."
"I am the host Fang Nan!"
"Recently there was a very special movie that stood out from the many summer movies. Why is it special?"
"Because when this movie was first released, it was released under the name of a domestic horror film, but it got a very good reputation from the audience. This movie is "The Gift of Room No. 7" which was recently hailed as the blockbuster tear-jerker of the year. "!"
"In this episode, we have specially invited the main creative members of the film, some relevant film critics, and fans to talk about the film."
At this time, the camera was turned to Li Yi and the others.
"Hello everyone, I am Li Yi, the director of "The Gift of Room No. 7"!"
"Hello everyone, I am..." After a brief self-introduction, the camera showed the guest film critic of this issue, film critic Fang Long, who has the reputation of being the king of troublemakers.
Yes, that's the one who was splashed with fat house happiness by Xu Nannan during the screening.
There is also Du Xianghai, a well-known film critic whose words are sharp but meaningful.
Host Fang Nan smiled and said to Li Yi: "Director Li, we noticed before that the movie "The Gift of Room No. 7" was originally released as a domestic horror film. Is this true?"
Li Yi nodded and said, "That's what happened."
"So, was this done on purpose?" Fang Nan asked again.
"You can say that." Li Yi nodded and replied.
"Is this method of publicity suspected of deceiving the audience? What do you think about this?" Fang Nan asked again.
"I admit this. This way of announcing is indeed suspected of misleading the audience. Here, I would like to apologize to those viewers who were misled." Li Yi stood up and bowed generously.
"I believe everyone. They all want to know. Why is this? After all, the movie The Gift of Room No. 7 is doing quite well based on the current situation. And this is a comedy, which is not at all similar to domestic horror movies. It’s just that the wind, cows and horses are incompatible with each other.”
"Why go to all the trouble of using a domestic horror film to promote it?"
Li Yi showed a wry smile: "Actually, this is also our helpless move. Many people may not know that I have made a movie before called "Bitter and Happy Life".
That was my first movie and I screwed it up. So my second movie, which is "The Gift of Room 7." When looking for a publishing company, it can be said that no one cared about it at all. In the end, out of desperation, we found a company willing to distribute the film - Oceanwide Pictures. "
"Before this, Fanhai Films was a company engaged in the production and distribution of domestic horror films."
"Their distribution capabilities are limited. If it is not released as a domestic horror film, it is very likely that "The Gift of Room 7" will not be able to be released in theaters."
"The first thing we have to consider is how to distribute the movie smoothly. As for what name and how to distribute it? We can say that we had no choice at that time." Li Yi explained.
"Director Li, don't you mind if I introduce to you Director Li's previous film "The Joy of Life"?" At this time, Fang Nan suddenly asked Li Yidao with a smile.
What should Li Yineng do? No wonder Chen Ying'er said before about this show that she likes to make things difficult for others. For a director, what could be more embarrassing than showing comments about your worst work in front of your face? But it was hard for Li Yi to refuse, because this was also part of the publicity.
"If I mind, won't you introduce me?" Li Yi covered his face and said cooperatively.
"Of course not. Haha, just kidding. If Director Li minds, of course we won't let it go! Please watch the VCR!"
Jingnan TV, or rather the "Movie Things" column team, is indeed very good at making things difficult for people.
In the VCR, Li Yi's first film "Bitter and Happy Life" was introduced.
"There are two kinds of movies in this world. It's easy for people to think of them when they hear the name. One is the classic movie. When you mention the name, you can't help but think of the wonderful scenes and classic dialogues of this movie. There is another kind of bad movie, not just an ordinary bad movie, but an extremely bad movie."
""Bitter Life" is undoubtedly such a bad movie. Let's not mention the content of the movie for now. Let's take a look at the fans' evaluation of the movie."
"I cried when I saw it, I cried when I saw it!"
"I admire the director very much. He is a seasoned actor with excellent acting skills. What level is he at? He was able to film such a luxurious lineup and a cast that is very reliable at first glance. Director. You did a great job taking pictures, please don’t take any more pictures in the future.”
"..."
To be honest, it’s hard to watch reviews of movies like this one after another with bad reviews. Even though it was the original owner's fault, Li Yi felt a little ashamed.
Of course, the program team did ask for his opinion, and Li Yi did not refuse.
No matter how bad it is, it's a thing of the past.
Of course, "Movie Things" can't be all about embarrassing Li Yi, who came to promote the movie. After introducing Li Yi's dark history, the style of the movie suddenly changed.
A scene from "The Gift of Room 7" appeared on the VCR.
"After experiencing the disastrous failure of his debut film, Li Yi filmed "The Gift of Room No. 7" again, this time..."
"To tell you a joke, I cried while watching a domestic horror movie!"
"Although I was deceived, I am still happy with it!"
"Maybe it was because my tear level was too low. I cried several times while watching it!"
"It's hard to imagine that the two films were made by the same director!"
"From a director of bad movies to a new work with rave reviews..."
After the VCR ended, Li Yi stood up and thanked him.
Fang Nan then asked again: "Many people mess up, especially the first movie, which often gets a big blow. What about you, Director Li?"
"Actually, I was also hit hard after "Bitter Life". I thought I was not suitable to be a director. During that period, I spent every day in a drunken state. It was a very decadent period."
As a result, "Movie Things" released an old photo of Li Yi on the big screen, which was obviously well prepared. Li Yi in the photo looked haggard, completely different from what he is now.
"Then how did you regain your confidence?" Fang Nan asked.
"It's mainly my father and mother. Everyone gave up, including myself, but my parents didn't give up."
"Even though "Bitter Life" made them a laughing stock in the industry and they lost a lot of money, after I took out the script, my dad still decided to continue to support me. Not only did he ask Uncle You Ningsheng to help me read the script, but also I also hired Director Zhuo to help me, and even acted in person when no one was willing to play the male lead."
Although Li Yi was acting, what he said was also true.
There was thunderous applause.
"Teacher Li, is this true?" Fang Nan looked at Li Zhenye and asked.
Dad is a professional actor. He wiped the corners of his eyes, shook his head and said, "Don't listen to his nonsense."
"When he told me about the idea for a new movie, my first reaction was, it's over, this guy is going to cheat me again!"
"Hahahaha!" Everyone present laughed at Li Zhenye's expression.
"Then why did you support him later? Simply because he is your son?" Fang Nan asked.
"No way! Well, that's part of the reason."
"At that time, I really felt that they were trying to trick me again, but who made him my son? I just thought that nothing could damage his confidence that he had finally regained."
"Who would have thought that he finished the script in three days? I was really in a bad mood at that time. Is the script that I wrote in these three days reliable?" Li Zhenye said, and the scene burst into laughter again.
"What happened next?" Fang Nan asked curiously.
"I have no choice but to ask someone to read the script. You know, he has learned from past mistakes. No matter how much money I have, it won't be enough to defeat him!"
"So I found Lao You, also known as You Ningsheng, and I thought at that time, let Lao You write his script for me, but that day he took out a thick stack of scripts. After reading it, Lao You thought the script was very good. …”
"I was worried that he would be like the first time, so I asked Director Zhuo to help me keep an eye on him. As for my role, there was nothing I could do about it. After all, he had tricked many old friends before, and they were all afraid, so I could only Got on it myself..."
"Papa, papa, papa", there was thunderous applause!
"What about you, Ying'er? It seems that your first big-screen work was "Bitter Life", right? After such a tragic lesson, how could you agree to continue playing the heroine? Are you boyfriend and girlfriend if you support him so much?" Fang Nan turned the topic to Chen Yinger again.
"It's really not the case! I really refused at first. After all, you can't jump into the same pit twice, right?" Chen Ying'er said with a smile.
"Then why did you still appear?" Fang Nan asked suspiciously.
"He personally came to me with the script and said that he owed me a real heroine. He asked me to make a decision after reading the script no matter what. I read the script and to be honest, I was moved the first time. I want to believe him again and give myself a chance..."
"Director Zhuo, how about you, how do you feel about working with Director Li?" Fang Nan turned to Zhuo Yixiong again.
"Speaking of it, this is a very special experience. Many of my friends don't believe it. For this movie, I feel that Director Li has a complete picture in his mind. You can hardly find it in the whole movie. We all know that there are a few useless scenes that need to be rough cut after the movie is shot, but this movie does not need them at all and just skipped them because there are really no unnecessary scenes.”
"Although he is still a bit unfamiliar with specific things, on the whole, he doesn't look like a new director at all, but more like an experienced director. In fact, as an assistant director, I am just a handyman." Zhuo Yixiong said with some exaggeration.
"Thank you for sharing. Next, I want to ask Director Li, what do you think of those critical voices?" Fang Nan naturally can't keep telling stories with Li Yi and the others, so he officially started to enter. The reservation of this program The key is to "find faults"!
"Sit and watch!" Li Yi pondered for a moment and then said seriously.
"Hahaha!" The crowd burst into laughter.
"Just kidding, I have always believed that if criticism is not free, then praise is meaningless." Li Yi continued.
"Okay, actually it's a bit pretentious. As a director, I definitely don't like the criticism, but there is no real perfection in this world. If it makes sense, I will accept it with an open mind. If it's nonsense, then it's nonsense. Eight ways!" Li Yi added.
"Today we specially invited two senior film critics to talk face to face with you, Director Li, about this movie. Welcome Mr. Fang Long and Mr. Du Xianghai."
"Both of you, you don't have many opportunities to comment on the director's films in front of him, but you should take advantage of it. Let's briefly talk about your views on "The Gift of Room 7". Who will come first?" Fang Nan asked with a smile.
Du Xianghai glanced at Fang Long with a smile and said, "Let me say a few words first."
"As a new work from a director who has already screwed up one movie, I think the director of "The Gift of Room 7" is still very careful. Compared with the previous works, the movie has made obvious progress. At least the story is told clearly. Let me talk about what I think are the advantages. The movie does not show off any stunts and tells the story in a down-to-earth manner. This is an advantage, but the disadvantages are also obvious. The movie passes the case in one go, but focuses on the relationship between father and daughter, and the friendship between inmates. But it is overly sensational and the story seems thin. Overall, the movie can be said to be passable, but not excellent, and there are still many areas that need to be improved."
"There are indeed many illogical places in the movie. I won't go into details about these. Teacher Fang is the professional in this aspect."
"I think the reviews of this movie on the Internet are still a little over-praised."
Du Xianghai's evaluation can be said to be quite satisfactory, neither overly belittling nor overly praising.
When it was Fang Long's turn, he was not so polite.
"There are some things I don't want to say. Director Li, is your movie set in Hong Kong Island?" Fang Long asked.
"You can say so!" Li Yi said without caring at all.
"Then I'm confused. Hong Kong has abolished the death penalty a long time ago, and the maximum limit is indefinite. However, in order to sensationalize, your movie directly sentenced the death penalty and executed it. Isn't it a little too deliberate, purely for sensationalism and disregarding the basic facts? ?" Fang Long asked, looking at Li Yi aggressively.
"Director Fang, I don't know where you found the information. Maybe you didn't watch the movie carefully. The background of the movie is indeed Hong Kong Island, but the case happened 17 years ago, and Hong Kong Island really started to abolish the death penalty in 1993. Year, before that, although you can apply for amnesty, it does not mean the abolition of the death penalty."
Li Yi checked this information when he was making localization modifications for the movie, and it can be explained.
"So, is it too trivial for this case to become an unjust case? Is it trivial to think of the judicial system of Hong Kong Island? There is only certification, and the rest is indirect evidence. The result can be pronounced directly?"
"Is it normal for the Hong Kong police to have only one prison correction officer? There is no need for review of the death penalty. Human life is a matter of paramount importance. Are everyone blind?"
"Hong Kong Island Prison is even more outrageous. Prison inmates can arrange condolence performances, hide their children, teach the performers, and fail to count the number of people. They even don't care if their children are lost. This is complete nonsense!"
"The execution of the death penalty can actually allow prisoners to come out and cry out for injustice?"
"So obviously mentally retarded people, but everyone is blind and can't see?"
"The defense lawyer helps threaten the client?"
"In court, the defense lawyer turned a blind eye. He is a lawyer, not a subordinate of the police chief. By doing this, he is ruining his own future?"
