Chapter 387 Big Names Gathered Together

Well, in fact, the premiere of the movie is purely for publicity purposes!

Movie promotion is not only for the audience, but also for the theaters.

First of all, the subject matter. The promotion of "Witness" focuses on commercial blockbusters, because if you say it is a crime suspense film, many viewers who are not interested in this type of subject matter will really not buy tickets;

The second is to predict the box office. The reporter needs a data...

Whenever he hears this question, Shen Xudong directly answers without thinking, ‘Our goal is to have a box office of over 100 million! ’

Because you have already said that this is a blockbuster, and then said, "We are not looking for box office, but word of mouth"...

If you think you are sincere, theaters will think you don't have enough confidence in your movie.

Then, they really don’t arrange movies for you!

Finally, it must be coordinated with the grand premiere event.

"Seven Swords" premiered, and a lot of people came to support it. Even Luo Dayou came and sang "A Laugh in the Sea"...

This is the experience of "Heroes"...

Creating buzz is more important than the movie itself!

After all, there are few screens at this stage, and there are even fewer viewers with movie-watching habits. You have to constantly tease them with topics...

In the current film market, word-of-mouth is responsible for the upper limit, not the lower limit.

Who is responsible for the lower limit?

Announcement!

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The most embarrassing thing about "Witness" is that there is no popular superstar in the starring cast.

They all rely on their acting skills to make a name for themselves, and they are all seniors.

It's not easy to create scandals...

You can't make up information about Shen Xudong and Gong Li, right?

I can only run various promotions, hoping to compete with "Super Girl" for space...

Still not enough!

Because "Super Girl" is so popular, 8 will advance to 7, and 7 will advance to 6. Every knockout round can attract a lot of media coverage.

The traffic flow is well controlled by them!

Fortunately, the grand premiere event of "Witness by All" attracted a lot of media coverage - in addition to the five actors from Tianmei Media, Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung came, Feng Xiaogang, Ge You, Zhang Guoli also came, and even Xu Jing Lei also came to cheer!

The arrival of Jackie Chan and Feng Xiaogang decisively attracted the attention of most of the media, who immediately gathered around.

Jackie Chan simply answered a few questions from reporters at the scene: "The filming of "Glory of the Tang Dynasty" has been completed, and we will continue to collaborate on "Baby Project". The screenwriter is also Shen Xudong... He is talented! The theme songs of our "Myth" are all He wrote it!”

Feng Xiaogang replied: "...The preparations for "Mobile Phone 2" are almost complete, and filming will start next month..."

The appearance of Xu Jinglei... was a bit unexpected, especially since she said, 'I admire Xudong...'

I never heard that Shen Xudong and Xu Jinglei are friends...

“I’m definitely looking forward to working with him!”

Shen Xudong certainly welcomes the arrival of these people...

The more stars there are, the more reports there will be the next day!

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For the premiere, there will definitely be an interview session, and naturally people will also be asked about their experience of cooperation.

Director Chen is very honest: "I am an orthodox Stern actor, and the basic principle is that the character comes first. Most actors of the older generation follow this routine, which is rich, bright, and sharp-edged.

I used to think that the acting skills of Hong Kong actors were just that, exaggerated and superficial. However, after working with Tony Leung this time, I found that I was a little bit pessimistic. His research and control of the character were too high... demeanor, tone, skills, mood, and bearing. His body is impeccable, he is a good actor! "

Shen Xudong deliberately said something mean: "Compared to Liang Chaowei?"

Director Chen also bluntly said: "...I personally feel more comfortable acting with Tony Leung!"

Is it so direct?

Shen Xudong didn't know what to say...

Seeing that he didn't speak, Gong Li said deliberately: "...You are talking, why don't you say anything?"

"... Now let me ask Teacher Gong Li to tell me about my first experience of working with Teacher Chen Daoming!"

"I just feel like I have a tacit understanding... I have always wanted to work with Director Chen, and this time I have fulfilled my wish! Moreover, his ideas are very clear, and he knows the actors and scripts accurately."

Next is Liang Jiahui: "My first drama was with Liu Xiaoqing. She has very high requirements for herself. I feel very lucky. The actors I work with from the Mainland are all very good. It's the same this time. Directors Gong Li and Chen Mingdu is an actor with no trace of performance at all, but once he plays a play, he becomes completely different from the character in the play. I haven't experienced this feeling in a long time!"

In fact, they are just complimenting each other!

Oh, and Li Xiaolu, just ignore it, not many people want to hear what she has to say anyway!

Then it’s media interview time…

During the promotion period, most of the questions are similar, nothing more than ‘box office forecast’, ‘the cost is so high, are you sure you can recoup it’, ‘overseas distribution’, etc…

The media and reporters who come here are all paid for transportation, and they don’t know how to ask sharp questions...

Then Er Dongsheng fired...

Without warning!

"I first read the movie I took on based on the script. After the filming officially started, I was shocked. They acted so well, and it was basically a one-step pass! Including Li Xiaolu!"

"After watching "Seven Swords", I was thinking, Hong Kong actors are finished! One Sun Honglei and one Zhang Jingchu are enough for Hong Kong actors to chase after, and "Witness" also has Li Xiaolu... She is not even a top actor! This I hope everyone can go to the theater and see how the top mainland actors act!"

Er Dongsheng even predicted that Hong Kong films will become local films: "The Chinese film market is like a black hole. The film industry from all over the world will come in, and Hong Kong films will inevitably be spiraled in. In the future, Hong Kong films will face an increasingly smaller market. embarrassing situation."

It made Shen Xudong confused...

Why is Er Xiaobao so angry?

Well, Er Xiaobao has the kind of performance syndrome. He probably won the Academy Award and felt that he was a great director. He always likes to point fingers...

As an actor-turned-director, if he feels that he has reached a higher level, he always needs a few words of advice.

As for himself, he is a double-faced man. A film that could not be mentioned in the Academy Awards won the Best Picture. He was the chairman of the jury that year!

It can be said that he was the one who made that movie the best picture.

Of course, Shen Xudong didn't say anything. After all, the harder he sprayed, the more media reports he attracted...

Didn't you notice that he has already attracted a lot of media?

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After the premiere, Shen Xudong saw off the celebrities who came to support him one by one before returning to the hotel.

"Witness" has a midnight show tonight, but Shen Xudong also knows that the so-called midnight show is just a gimmick...

I had no intention of watching the movie at all. After returning to the hotel room, I briefly watched the film, then turned on my computer and searched online for the premiere.

Not bad, Sina gave the entertainment headline ""Witnessed by All" BJ Grand Premiere, Officially Released Nationwide on August 12th"...

The headline on Sohu was ""Witness" premiered, and the director went crazy on the spot"...

Er Xiaobao turned "Witness by All" into his movie with his strength!

Click on the 'Shen Xudong Bar', and a bunch of bar friends, actually his fans, gathered together to discuss the box office expectations of "Witness".

Some say the minimum is 80 million, some say the box office will be at least over 100 million...

There is also an analysis of costs and how much box office it takes to make back the money...

Gee, these fans are so cute, it feels like they care more about the box office than himself!

While I was flipping through the pages, my phone vibrated. It was a message from Gong Li, just two words: 'Come here...'