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After signing Li Wenwen, who will play "Zhang Xiaomei", the cast of "Hello! Mr. Tree" was roughly finalized.

The soul of this film is still Wang Qiang. It can be said that the success or failure depends on him alone.

After Wang Qiang got the complete script, in order to better figure out the role, he turned down all his subsequent commercial activities and went directly to a remote village in the Northeast to rent a house. He wandered around the village every day like a real "Mr. Tree".

In his own words, “When you don’t know how to act, just pretend to be that person.”

On this side, Ye Zhiqiu started promoting "Monster Hunt".

"Monster Hunt" is his second movie released this year, and the film is scheduled to be officially released on July 7st during the "summer season".

The "summer season" is generally from early June to the end of August. As one of the "three major seasons" for domestic films, it is also the most important period of the year in terms of film volume and box office revenue.

Compared with the just-passed "May Day" period, the competition is even more intense.

In the "summer season" in July, a total of 7 new films were released, including three blockbusters with a total cost of over 16 million yuan. "Monster Hunt" is one of them, and the other two are called "Journey to the West: Reborn as the Demon King" and "Operation John Wick".

In addition, there is a blockbuster imported from Hollywood with a total cost of over 10 billion yuan, called "Galaxy Battleship 2".

Among them, "Operation John Wick" is a crime action film, and "Journey to the West: Rebirth of the Demon King" is a film and television work adapted from the famous novel "Journey to the West".

Speaking of which, the emergence of this work is also related to Ye Zhiqiu.

In the past, the industry had produced film and television works with classic themes such as "Journey to the West", but there were too many of them, which led to everyone feeling that "there was nothing left to film".

However, after the huge success of two animated films in a row, "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World" by the "Autumn of Light" studio, the industry was shocked to realize that the subject matter that was thought to have "aesthetic fatigue" was actually a blue ocean market, and a wave of mythological films was set off in China.

Against this background, "Journey to the West: Rebirth of the Demon King" appeared, and the producer was none other than Universal Media, the old rival of Ye Zhiqiu and Huahai Entertainment.

The film has a luxurious cast, with award-winning actor Liang Jun playing the leading male role, "The Monkey King"; former Kung Fu actor Yin Zhijie, who has been out of the screen for five years, makes a cameo appearance, playing the role of "Erlang Shen"; and award-winning actress Wei Bing plays the Queen of Demons, completing the lineup of "two emperors and one queen."

In addition, other main roles are also played by popular actors...

In short, during its promotion, this "Journey to the West: Rebirth of the Demon King" attracted a lot of attention and hype.

However, the most popular movie this summer is still the Hollywood blockbuster "Galaxy Battleship 2".

"Galaxy Battleship 2" is a science fiction film with a theme somewhat similar to the previous "Star Wars" series. With its wild imagination and strong film industry production standards, it has attracted many fans who love science fiction themes in China. The first "Galaxy Battleship" has won a box office of 35 billion in China.

Amid the surge of blockbuster movies, "Monster Hunt" is also very popular.

After all, the reputation of "Ye Zhiqiu's production" is there, and it is co-starred by Ye Zhiqiu and Yu Caiwei. The number of fans of these two people combined is not less than that of the "two emperors and one queen"...

In Shangjing, a large cinema is holding a promotional event for "Monster Hunt".

Director, screenwriter and leading actor Ye Zhiqiu, along with Yu Caiwei and a host of other leading actors attended the event, attracting many fans and media, creating a lively atmosphere.

During the question-and-answer session, reporters from various media outlets were particularly active.

"Mr. Ye Zhiqiu, this is your second time working with Ms. Yu Caiwei on screen after In the Name of People, and this is also your first time working together in a film. How do you feel about this?"

In the film and television industry, there are actually quite a few "couples" like Ye Zhiqiu and Yu Caiwei, but it is rare to find couples as popular as both of them.

Ye Zhiqiu picked up the microphone and said honestly: "I don't feel anything special, I'm even a little uncomfortable."

"We have a lot of scenes with each other in this drama, but if the actress opposite me is my wife, I can't scold her if she doesn't act well, which is...very uncomfortable."

There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and many married men felt sympathetic.

This feeling...who understands!

The second reporter turned the question to another protagonist: "Ms. Yu Caiwei, what do you think Mr. Ye is like when filming? Is he very strict?"

Yu Caiwei thought for a while and said, "I can't say he is very strict. In fact, he has a good temper and is very patient with other people."

"But he is a person who pays great attention to the quality and details of his work. If he feels that a shot is not well taken, he will keep thinking about it until he feels that it is up to standard."

Everyone nodded and continued asking questions, with most of the reporters' attention still focused on Ye Zhiqiu.

Experienced interviewers all know that Ye Zhiqiu is the most newsworthy.

"Mr. Ye Zhiqiu, this "Monster Hunt" is another comedy film after "Detective Chinatown"."

"So far, you have successfully incorporated comedy elements into animated films, detective films, and fantasy films, including the recently announced "Hello! Mr. Tree". Does this mean that you plan to continue to delve deeper into the theme of comedy?"

Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said into the microphone: "I think the excellence of a film or TV work lies in its story, that is, the content and plot of the film, as well as the shaping of the characters, the performance of the actors, and the expression of music, sound effects, and visual effects, rather than what the subject matter is."

"As a screenwriter and director, my goal is to create good works, so strictly speaking, all types of subjects are directions that I may try in the future."

"Also." Having said this, Ye Zhiqiu paused and continued, "Although this is off topic, I still want to clarify it."

“Maybe everyone had some misunderstandings before. Who said Hello! Mr. Tree is a comedy?”

The last sentence stunned all the reporters present.

"Hello! Mr. Tree" is not a comedy? Everyone thought he would continue to shoot this theme after just working with Wang Qiang.

"What is the subject matter? Can you tell us?" A reporter immediately raised his hand and asked.

Ye Zhiqiu did not hide it, "It's a drama film."

"......" Everyone at the scene was stunned, and many people even had question marks in their heads.

What the hell, did you hear that right?

Why did Ye Zhiqiu give up the opportunity to make a good commercial film and go out to make a thankless art film?