I, the emperor, aspired to the top of the entertainment industry

The "opera" circle, which was originally very small, has quickly entered the public's field of vision. Countless traditional artists have picked up V blog again to speak for such an unpopular movie, and the traditional art that was unpopular for a while has also sparked heated discussions.

It was the first time for passers-by who had no interest in the past to set their sights on the opera circle. One was respect for these old artists, and the other was——

In the Grand Theater, Xie Mingzhou's opera performances were so amazing that many people still couldn't understand the rhythm and lyrics, but the visual impact was enough to arouse the admiration of passers-by.

And the video of Xie Mingzhou singing in the Grand Theater had more than one million views in one night, and the trailer of "Old Dreams in Liyuan" with the same theme was also popularly searched.

"National quintessence never dies, cultural heritage."

@央电视V博: This is the value that real stars should pass on to the public.

All of a sudden, a large number of fans who praised "Old Dream of Liyuan" emerged on the major platforms that were originally dominated by "Gun God Wars".

"Brother Xie, the degree of discussion on the Internet now far exceeds our expectations!" Wen Tao lamented, he, including Ye Rong, never expected that these proud old artists would stand up so resolutely and speak out for them, let alone expect Yes, Brother Xie's opera videos can impress so many people.

"Brother Xie, at that time you confidently told the producer that you don't need to mention the schedule, did you also expect this wave of topics on the Internet?"

Xie Mingzhou looked down at the topic posts of "Old Dreams in the Liyuan" that kept popping up on his mobile phone, and smiled calmly, which was both expected and unexpected.

He was confident that he would talk to the producer about the scheduled broadcast. First of all, from his point of view, the script is excellent enough. Apart from the acting itself, the story and concept of the movie are what can really resonate with the audience.

Second, he firmly believes in the blood in the bones of the Hua people. The prosperity of Ming Dynasty operas thousands of years ago, although it has been buried by time, the traditions in everyone’s bones will not change, just like the foundation of the Ye family’s traditional opera family It won't fall, this tradition foreigners can't understand.

It just needs someone to wake it up.

……

"Director Smith, it's very strange. Recently, a movie called "Old Dreams in Liyuan" suddenly became popular in China." The assistant frowned, and handed the movie market report to the man at the table.

When I was watching the schedule, I didn't pay attention to this one at all, it seemed like it was a street thing.

"Old Dreams in Liyuan?" Smith took the film market report that his assistant gave him, looked at the costumes in "Old Dreams in Liyuan", and frowned, "Look at the costumes, isn't it the opera of Huaguo?"

He had the impression that he had seen it when he was studying Huaguo's film history. The facial makeup was not as good as the cannon fodder of the ghost movies they had filmed. It is no wonder that the Huaguo film market is in a downturn. Ghostly stuff.

"Continue to do our publicity." Smith looked at the theater's request for additional film scheduling in the report, "The film scheduling rate can't even get 10%, why compete with us."

"But..." the assistant said worriedly, "Looking at the public opinion in Huaguo, now that many old artists come out to help them stand, I'm afraid—"

"This is just a gimmick brought up by the film company. How can a group of old men get the limelight." Smith sneered and said, the picture is so girly, compared with their group of tough guys, tall and long-legged actors, who is more suitable The public aesthetic is self-evident.

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the cast list of the movie, but the one in the line was a familiar name, and that person had arrogantly rejected his invitation - in the past, domestic actors were only qualified to act as the beaten stand-in in his drama, Or to make a fool of himself, he made an exception and gave the man number four, but was ruthlessly rejected.

Smith frowned slightly.

Under the banner of a joint venture action blockbuster, "Gun God of War" is still the best in the box office pre-sales, with a screening rate as high as 75%; while "Old Dreams in Liyuan" relied on a wave of popularity, and the pre-sale box office went from bottom to skyrocketing , so that the theater had to increase the film schedule from 8% to 12%, but there is still a huge gap compared with "Gun God War" which is backed by mountains; Movies, the comedy "Surprise Detective" and a costume film "Shenxia".

All filmmakers know that the gimmicks before the movie broadcast may be useful in the short term, but the real fight between the movies is the excellent content and quality.

In the anticipation of everyone, the film premieres will be held one after another at the end of the year.

"Gun God of War" took the lead and took the lead in holding an internal premiere. After watching it, Smith, well-known directors, film critics, and theater bosses greatly appreciated it.

@Director王泉: The feature film will not disappoint everyone. The film produced by the world-class special effects and action team is really extraordinary, and we all have to study hard.

@大郭电影评: Director Smith’s another masterpiece, setting a new benchmark for our domestic action movies!The adrenaline rush is so high that it explodes!

……

With the release of good reviews one after another, the expectations of the audience who were irritated by the National Day file were filled.

Under the huge pressure of public opinion of "Gun God of War", the premiere of "Old Dream of Liyuan" also officially kicked off.

Xie Mingzhou, Ye Dao, and the producers stood in the center of the venue together, accepting interviews and questions from reporters.

"Xie Mingzhou, some time ago, because of your video, the major artists have created a high degree of topic for you. Do you really have the confidence to meet the expectations of these old artists?"

The problems at the scene are very acute.

Xie Mingzhou was tall and long-legged in a black shirt, standing tall and straight among the directors and crew members on the same stage.All eyes turned to him, he held the microphone in one hand, smiled, and said calmly and confidently: "Of course, this movie is also the voice of everyone in the crew."

While talking, his eyes swept to the audience, the handsome man sitting in the first row with a cold face and deep eyes looking at him.Fu Chengu, as an investor, sat at the guest seat for the premiere with a group of CEOs.

The eyes of the two met for a short second, but they both saw restrained yearning in each other's eyes.

Recently, Xie Mingzhou has been running film promotions and interviews, often staying in hotels with the crew, and the two haven't seen each other for almost half a month.

"Director Ye, what do you think of the movie being released together with Gunslinger?"

Ye Rong talked eloquently: "We just want to present the best movies to everyone, and leave the rest to the audience to judge."

There are no extraordinary special effects, no stand-ins, and even the explosion scenes are played by Xie Mingzhou himself.

The entire crew was humble and calm, and the media people couldn't find any mistakes, and soon entered the premiere screening stage.The lights dimmed, and Xie Mingzhou walked out of the projection room, wanting to turn to the bathroom to wash his face, but was caught off guard by a pair of strong arms and led into the cubicle in the corridor.

The compartment was pitch black, Xie Mingzhou's expression froze, and the next second he was pulled into a warm and familiar embrace.

"Ming Zhou." Above the head was the man's long-lost and deep voice, which entered my ears in the darkness, causing a burst of numbness.

Fu Chengu hugged him very tightly, the two of them hadn't seen each other for half a month, their greedy breath sprayed on their faces, although they couldn't see their faces clearly, both of them felt hot.

Xie Mingzhou stretched out his hand, touched the tight skin under the shirt, groped and climbed up in the dark, hooked the man's neck, leaned closer and said with a light smile, "Pei Yan, happy premiere."

With a seductive bewitchment.

He felt Fu Chengu's arms tighten around him, as if he was afraid that he would run away, and then his cold thin lips fell on the side of his face, tossing and lingering, and finally sealed his lips domineeringly, thick and hot.

There were people walking back and forth outside the cubicle all the time, as long as someone pushed the cubicle open, they would be able to break through their cheating actions, but both of them tacitly wanted to kiss wantonly, and even gave birth to a secret sense of excitement.

Although in the eyes of others, both of them are extremely calm and composed.

……

After 10 minutes, the screening officially started.

Xie Mingzhou sat in the auditorium, still panting.He focused on watching every frame of the shot——

The beginning of the film is very slow, but it is like a storyteller speaking eloquently,

Wangjiang Tower stands in the sky full of gunpowder smoke, like a benchmark.In the building, there is Boss Jiang who is admired by the whole city. It is said that he is extremely handsome on stage and elegant off stage, and has won the hearts of a large number of girls in the city.

Everyone looked forward to it, and the camera finally switched to the stage—the scene that was swiped by barrage in the trailer.

The film still slides slowly, and the classical screen, pear flower embroidery, and Danqing's ink painting appear in sequence.The protagonist has not yet appeared on stage, but everyone was amazed by the exquisite scenery in the play.

The next moment, the person in the painting walks over, wearing the same red clothes as in the online video, but this time it is magnified several times on the movie screen, from Huaying's costume to Jianglou's slender figure, and the bright eyes at the end of his eyes. Color, inch by inch, the camera moves extremely slowly, but the breath of the audience is extremely heavy, as if they want to be caught by the throat, everyone subconsciously holds their breath, for fear of missing the exquisite details in the picture.

As the singing started, the people in the painting danced lightly with their sleeves, and many media people present, including the theater line, were suffocated for a moment.They have reviewed countless films, but this is the first time they are so close, watching a film calmly——

But no one expected that under the artistic aesthetics of Dao Ye and the art photographer, the beauty of traditional operas would be brought into full play.

The camera switched again, moving from the stage to the audience. All kinds of spectators and the scene were generally stunned, until the mysterious man in the suit in the trailer appeared on the screen, half of his body in the dark, with majestic eyebrows and cold demeanor.

In an instant, the picture zoomed out to the foreground, the people on the stage bowed their heads, and the people on the stage looked up, the two looked at each other silently, and the fiery red begonias fluttered down outside the window, adding a touch of poignancy to the first encounter in this turbulent age.

Everyone was immersed in the play, witnessing this subtle first encounter.

Xie Mingzhou raised his eyebrows lightly, turned his head across the auditorium, and looked at the actor who played Pei Yan in the play. It happened that the latter was also looking at him contemplatively. Thinking of the scene just now, Xie Mingzhou's ears felt hot unconsciously.

The camera on the screen paused for less than three seconds, then hurriedly passed by.Later, when the post station rescued each other and watched the show secretly, and then saw off at the deathbed, all the scenes of Jianglou and Pei Yan were cut down.

Wen Tao, who watched the filming at the scene, frowned slightly, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Xie, did the emotional line here cut out several shots? Didn't it go through the review?"

Xie Mingzhou curled his lips into a smile, but didn't speak.

He and Ye Dao reached a consensus in the final film that this hidden emotional line will be displayed with the artistic technique of extreme blank space.

——The artistic inspiration of this blank space comes from traditional Chinese painting.

But the more blank it is, the more exciting it is, and everyone is eagerly guessing whether the two are in love.

Everyone's emotions were pushed to the peak by the sex scene in the camera. The picture was so dark that people's faces could not even be seen clearly, but the chests of the audience rose and fell violently following the hot two lingering figures.

Within a few seconds, the scene stopped abruptly, and everyone was greatly shocked, and their minds were full of thoughts.

Until the sharp explosion sounded, the hearts of the audience also trembled——

The Jianglou, dressed in white, was illuminated red by the flames, and the opera was sonorous, powerful, and proud. It stood tall in the flames, and was finally buried bit by bit by the collapsed building.

The picture turned into darkness, the sad background music played, and countless pieces of letter paper were flying in the flames of war.

Until the end of the film, the screen was completely black, but everyone stared at the screen with wide eyes, and some people sobbed softly.Those few people didn't realize what they were crying for, because of that obscure relationship, or the collapse of the Wangjiang Tower, or the fact that they haven't seen it for a long time, such a frame of art is as beautiful as a suffocating shot.

After a long silence, someone finally stood up and applauded excitedly: "Such a movie is simply a work of art!!"

Another female film critic wiped her tears: "This is our traditional art!!! Others will never learn it!"

At the same time, I understood what those old artists were desperately supporting—the artistic foundation passed down from their ancestors.

Tears filled the audience's eyes, and the media people were even more excited to post V blogs, hoping to contribute to this niche movie.

"This is the end of the premiere. Thank you for your appreciation. The film will be officially released to the public tomorrow."

Everyone watched the film crew leave the stage with a lot of interest, and watched the tall and proud figure disappear at the entrance of the venue.

Back in Fu's office, Fu Chengu asked calmly: "Old Li, how is the interview with the theater going?"

"Old Dreams in Liyuan" was squeezed by the theaters to only 15% of the schedule, and he was very familiar with how much capital was involved in it.

Although the bosses behind Wang and Smith haven't shown up once, they have quietly infiltrated every industry chain in the entertainment industry.As for his "Old Dreams in the Liyuan", he will never allow this drama to be suppressed before it even airs.

Secretary Li stared at the news on the computer.

Fu Chengu raised his eyes: "?"

Secretary Li: "Mr. Fu, it seems...you don't need to talk about it in person. Several theaters replied that the premiere far exceeded expectations and they are adjusting the schedule."

He paused, "And according to a certain boss, many theaters originally refused to arrange films, but among the old artists who spoke out, many high-level officials from the Cultural Affairs Bureau are planning to add fuel to the flames behind the scenes."

Fu Chen raised his eyebrows lightly.As expected, he still underestimated the determination of these artists, and also underestimated the influence that Xie Mingzhou could bring.

Huaguo's film circle has been in chaos for too long, foreign capital has suppressed it, directors have lost their voice, good actors have no money to change careers, and there is an infinite vicious circle.As for whether the unpopular art films chosen by Xie Mingzhou can be accepted by the public, the film and television circles and the art circles have no way to decide, and ultimately it depends on the choices of the audience in Huaguo.

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On the NO.30 day of December, all the movies on the New Year's Eve schedule were released, and the box office war officially started.