In fact, Tianhai originally planned to hold a grand premiere for "A Better Tomorrow". But Wang Xuan felt that there was no need to go to such trouble. Just release it directly.
Zhu Xu and Li Tao thought the same thing.
Many film and television dramas often hold a movie premiere before the official screening. It is mainly used to celebrate, promote, and play trailers, so that attendees can see some highlights or even the entire movie, so as to attract more people to go to the cinema. Buy tickets to see the movie and raise awareness of the play.
But why does "A Better Tomorrow" need to increase its popularity?
Not to mention the other two best actors in "A Better Tomorrow", Cheng Mingdao and Liang Hongwei, as the first movie starring Wang Xuan, "A Better Tomorrow" has become so famous that it has been reported by countless media. ?
"A Better Tomorrow" was officially released at 8 p.m., but during the day of the release, topics related to "A Better Tomorrow" became a hot search topic.
[Wang Xuan's screen debut "A Better Tomorrow" is released today], and this topic has directly become a hot search headline.
There are many people discussing it, and the popularity is approaching tens of millions.
What is the concept of tens of millions of heat? Let's put it this way, before this, the general trending headlines were only about 3 million, and it might be a little higher when it comes to Wang Xuan. For example, the topic a few days ago [Wang Xuan personally admitted that he is the grandson of Shancheng Zhou Group] Once it made the headlines, the popularity was much higher, but it was only over 5 million.
But now, the heat is as high as tens of millions!
It can be seen how many people are looking forward to Wang Xuan's screen debut.
At eight o'clock in the evening, with the anticipation of countless people, "A Better Tomorrow" was officially released in major theaters.
Note, these are major theaters.
Even the terrifying theater chains of Huayi and Huayi have given "A Better Tomorrow" a very high screening rate. Because they knew they couldn't stop Wang Xuan's first movie. Even if they can resist for a while, they will eventually be forced to increase the filming rate of "A Better Tomorrow" due to audience demands.
In this case, it is better to introduce "A Better Tomorrow" from the beginning and make more money. To put it in Ah Q's words, Wang Xuan is also working for them to make money, isn't he?
Wang Xuan’s parents and Wang Qian also went to Starlight Cinema. Naturally, the three of them would not miss the first movie starring their son and brother.
Not only for this reason, Wang *** also invited all the employees of Haidilao to watch a movie together, not only to support his son, but also to win people's hearts.
I have to say that Wang Xuan's parents are quite familiar with the Starlight Group now, and they are considered guests of the Starlight Group. The person in charge of Starlight Cinema also knew the two of them and reserved special viewing seats for them.
After taking a seat, soon the lights in the entire screening room dimmed.
"I'm coming!"
"It finally begins."
The screening room suddenly fell silent.
Sure enough, with a unique opening soundtrack, the characters on the big screen jumped one by one, gradually forming the name of Tianhai Entertainment Company.
Then the scene changed, and Song Zihao, played by the best actor Cheng Daoming, appeared on the big screen with his eyes closed. He looked like he was fast asleep.
The screen turned again, and Song Zijie, played by Zhang Yi, appeared in the screen, but the screen was in black and white.
Zhang Yi is a popular first-line actor and his salary is not low. But there is no way, the other three leading actors are too scary, ordinary actors will probably be crushed to death playing opposite these three, so Shen Zhe has no choice but to find the powerful first-line actor Zhang Yi.
And Zhang Yi also cherishes this opportunity very much. Playing with the two movie kings is the second most important thing, and building a relationship with Wang Xuan is the most important.
Networking in the entertainment industry is very important. And Wang Xuan is definitely the person most wanted to make friends with in the entire entertainment industry.
For this reason, Zhang Yi's salary was not high, half lower than his normal salary.
In fact, the two movie stars have also reduced their film salaries, by about 30%.
Otherwise, the salary of two movie kings and a popular first-line actor would be at least hundreds of millions.
External promotions are all done as friendly appearances. In fact, before this, the three of them had a fart friendship with Tianhai. It's just that it's hard to reduce the salary. If it's reduced, it's difficult to increase it.
But "Hero Book"
"A Better Tomorrow" is indeed something they don't want to miss. They also want to make friends with Tianhai and more importantly, Wang Xuan through "A Better Tomorrow". If they are fully paid to star in "A Better Tomorrow", then the relationship between them and Tianhai and Wang Xuan will be purely business. .
Whichever is more important, the three of them are still well-connected. So they all reduced their pay.
Anyway, they don't lack this little money.
Having said that, Song Zijie, played by Zhang Yi, appeared in the black and white screen, running in a panic, as if he was escaping, and he looked a bit embarrassed anyway. Suddenly there was a gunshot and Song Zijie fell.
The screen changed again, and Song Zihao woke up with a start.
It turns out that Song Zihao had a nightmare. The black and white picture of Song Zijie being shot was the scene in his nightmare, which shocked Song Zihao into a cold sweat. Because Song Zijie is his biological brother.
The screen turned again, and the four characters "The True Colors of a Hero" appeared on the screen. Immediately afterwards, Xiao Ma, played by Wang Xuan, appeared on the street. He was dressed in a windbreaker and had a cigarette hanging from his mouth. He looked extremely handsome.
The plot unfolds slowly.
Soon, countless viewers were surprised. Because Xiao Ma Ge, played by Wang Xuan, is actually a promiscuous person, and together with Song Zihao, played by the best actor Cheng Mingdao, manages a company that produces counterfeit banknotes. Relying on his powerful alliance with Song Zihao, he sold well-made counterfeit coins overseas, and for a time he became prosperous in society. And deeply trusted by his boss, Uncle Yao.
On this day, Brother Hao and Ajie made an appointment to go to the hospital to visit their father. And he learned from his younger brother that today was the day when he was admitted to the police force. Brother Hao pondered for a moment after hearing this, because he knew that black and white have been incompatible since ancient times. The business he did has been hidden from Ajie all these years, and the old father in the ward also He earnestly persuaded Brother Hao Jinpan to wash his hands.
The old father didn't want to see the day when the two brothers would turn against each other.
Brother Hao thought of last night's nightmare again and decided to follow his old father's advice.
So Brother Hao met with his good brothers Xiao Ma Ge and his younger brother Acheng at the bar that night, and told Xiao Ma Ge that he planned to finish this last business and withdraw from the world. And he will take Ah Cheng to Taiwan tomorrow, and Xiao Ma will stay in Xiangjiang. If there is an accident, Xiao Ma will be able to take charge of the overall situation.
Brother Xiao Ma didn't say much. He knew that Brother Hao valued his family and brothers very much, but after Brother Hao abdicated, someone would covet his position.
Brother Hao also knew that after he proposed to abdicate, he wanted Brother Ma to take his place, but Brother Hao said with a somewhat joking expression: "I can't cover it up. Let's give up the position to Ah Cheng."
Then he patted Ah Cheng's face frivolously and continued: "He's quite like a little godfather."
After Ah Cheng heard Xiao Ma's teasing, he smiled a little arrogantly and said, "Brother Xiao Ma, please stop teasing me." Then he looked at Song Zihao and said flatteringly: "Brother Hao, no You and we can't handle it. I still have a lot to learn from you."
Brother Ma asked, "You can learn it if you want to?" He bit a toothpick in his mouth and pointed at Ah Cheng with his cigarette hand: "Don't think that you can do it just by reading two more Mafia books. Boss."
Ah Cheng seemed a bit arrogant, but Xiao Ma saw his ambition from his few words.
So he talked about his past experiences with Brother Hao to beat him.
That was the first time he and Brother Hao brought goods to Indonesia for business 12 years ago.
Through his vivid description, everyone seemed to have returned to the scene with him and Brother Hao, and witnessed that because he said a wrong sentence, a gun was pointed at his head and he was forced to drink the entire bottle of whiskey. After that, Brother Hao helped him After drinking all the urine, four guns were pointed at their heads to force them to drink urine.
It was a thrilling experience.
Ah Cheng was obviously stunned.
The audience was also transfixed.
But the more explosive thing is yet to come. After Brother Hao said, "Don't mention the past anymore,"
Brother Ma shook his head.
"No!"
"In all my life, I have never cried."
"That was the first time I shed tears."
"I swear I will never let anyone put a gun to my head again."
In this section, Wang Xuan’s performance is enough to be called
For classics. His tone, eyes, expressions, and body language were all arrogant and domineering, completely displaying the image of a gangster brother.
It was so explosive.
The moment the explosion hit everyone, they seemed to have forgotten Wang Xuan's real identity. It felt like the person appearing in front of them was a living Brother Ma.
The plot continues.
Before going to Taiwan, Brother Hao first went to see Ajie. The two brothers were still very affectionate when they met. Ajie was a little disappointed when he learned that his brother was leaving again. Although he didn't know what his brother was doing, Ajie always believed that his brother was doing serious business.
The scene changed, Brother Hao took Ah Cheng to Taiwan Island. The two arrived at the transaction location as agreed, but Brother Hao felt something strange as soon as he got out of the car. At this time, the person in charge of the transaction also walked out of the room, but it was not the person who had agreed with Brother Hao, but a stranger.
The other party said that the original contact person was ill and that he would be responsible for this transaction. Brother Hao was even more alert.
Afterwards everyone entered the house. After seeing the counterfeit money, the other party immediately turned against him. Brother Hao had been alert before, but in order to protect Ah Cheng, he was shot. After a fierce gun battle between the two sides, the police were successfully attracted. Brother Hao and Ah Cheng took advantage of the chaos and fled the scene.
At the same time, the other party had already sent a killer to wait at Brother Hao's home for a long time, hoping to use his family as hostages to force Brother Hao to show up. But Brother Hao's father did not give in and stood up to fight the killer. However, he was suffering from a long-term illness and was no match for the killer. He was shot in the back during the chaos. Fortunately, Ajie returned home in time and teamed up with his father to subdue the killer. However, his father fell into his arms.
On the other side, Brother Hao took Ah Cheng and fled to an abandoned brick kiln. At this time, he did not know that his father had passed away and that the police outside had surrounded them. Brother Hao thought about everything he had with his good brothers and what his father had told him before leaving. In the end, Brother Hao chose to surrender to the police.
Ah Cheng followed Brother Hao's orders and hid in the abandoned brick kiln. Compared with Brother Hao, he is a small person and has no sense of existence in the eyes of the police. Therefore, after Brother Hao voluntarily surrendered, Ah Cheng escaped.
The next day, Brother Ma read the news in the newspaper that Brother Hao was arrested by the police. Brother Hao told Brother Xiao Ma before that if he had an accident, he would let Brother Xiao Ma take his place and leave him alone. However, Brother Xiao Ma is an extremely loyal person and he knows that Brother Hao cannot do it for no reason. He must have been betrayed if he was arrested.
In order to avenge his brother, he set off for Taiwan. And from the mouth of the local elder brother, he learned that the contact person who betrayed Brother Hao would appear at Fenglin Pavilion tonight.
What follows is a very classic shot in the entire movie.
In the Fenglin Pavilion, the southern nocturnes are intoxicating. Brother Ma is tossing and turning in the corridor with the singer in his arms, and he places some pistols in vases passing by. The classic slow motion makes this scene look particularly elegant and charming. Brother Ma The transition from the frivolous smile to the fierce eyes is so natural, the graceful dance steps are perfectly combined with the murderous aura, and the gun is invincible like the wind. The scene of shooting the contact person who betrayed Brother Hao illustrates what is chic and what is it? Aesthetics of violence.
But because of his carelessness, Xiao Ma was shot in the leg.
Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
After Ajie experienced the death of his father and learned that his brother was the gangster, he determined to become an excellent policeman. He hated his brother and felt that it was his brother who killed his father.
And today is also the day that Brother Hao is released from prison.
After Brother Hao was released from prison, he came to work in a taxi company, which specializes in taking in people who have criminal records and are willing to change their ways.
On this day, Brother Hao was waiting for death. I saw the limping little brother Ma, who was so depressed that he became a car cleaner. What surprised him even more was that it was his former younger brother Acheng who took over his position and became the eldest brother of the company.
When Acheng succeeded him, he took over. But what Brother Hao couldn't accept was that when Acheng was the younger brother, Brother Ma took such good care of him. Now that Acheng has become the boss of the company, he is so humiliating to Brother Ma. He threw the tip on the ground to Brother Ma like a charity. And Xiao Ma, who used to be such a proud person, now bows down to Ah Cheng and bends down to pick up the tips he throws.
The audience was also very uncomfortable seeing this scene.
Mainly, the contrast between before and after is too great.
Before, Xiao Ma was so dashing and heroic. The last time he appeared on camera, Brother Ma was still killing the Four Winds in Maple Grove Pavilion. Who would have thought that the next time he appeared on camera, Brother Ma would become so depressed.
"Did being shot in the leg affect him that much?"
"Or is there something else hidden?" Many people had doubts in their hearts.
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