Chapter 482 Beyond Your Imagination
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When most people are caught up in the frenzy, there are always some people who seem out of place, such as the Hong Kong kung fu film practitioners headed by Jacky Cheung, Jet Li and Zhen Zidan.
They originally wanted to see whether Xu Kun could bring any innovation to action movies, but they didn't expect that Xu Kun's real innovation was in the description of the country's image and in guiding the audience's emotions.
Recalling the plot of the movie, recalling the scenes in the final song, and combining it with what he saw and heard during the Olympics, Cheng Long couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that our motherland has become so powerful."
Li Lianjie's expression was somewhat gloomy and unclear.
As for Zhen Zidan, he was both frustrated and full of expectations. He was frustrated that the movie "Ip Man" starring him also focused on patriotism, but failed to break away from the traditional plot of a weak country and its people rising up in resistance.
The line "I want to fight ten of them" made me feel excited at the time, but compared with the line in "Operation Kunpeng" where the Prime Minister of a country directly said "Todai is very important and powerful now, we need them, so we have to have a good relationship with them", it is so weak, isn't it? !
And this person is the real prime minister in real life!
Zhen Zidan was originally full of expectations for the upcoming "Ip Man", but now his confidence has been greatly reduced.
However, Xu Kun's action also made him suddenly enlightened - what era is this, patriotic sentiments must also keep pace with the times, and if Xu Kun can do this, he can naturally follow suit.
Of course, it is probably not that easy to come up with a script like "Operation Kunpeng".
It is even more unrealistic to expect Hong Kong screenwriters to come up with it. It is fine if you ask them to write about a weak country with few people who cannot bear the humiliation and rise up in resistance, but if you ask them to write a story against the background of a rich country and a strong people...
Zhen Zidan seriously doubted that they would first let this "country" fly the Union Jack or the Stars and Stripes.
It seems that I have to cooperate more with mainland screenwriters.
Just when Zhen Zidan was preparing to seek innovation and change, Liu Xiaoli, who was not far away, felt very uncomfortable with the fanatical atmosphere at the scene.
It was just a movie, why did everyone look like Red W soldiers?
It was not until she heard that Xu Kun had invited the Prime Minister of Thailand to play a guest role that Liu Xiaoli became excited. Thailand is still very famous in the Western world.
This resume should help him break into Hollywood.
And seeing how enthusiastic the atmosphere is, perhaps more Red W soldiers will take the initiative to contribute to the movie's box office.
If we can reach the level of Red Cliff...
This is the limit of Liu Xiaoli's speculation. She doesn't even dare to think that using a Chinese movie full of fighting and killing to surpass the record left by the big ship is something she dare not even think about.
That's a Hollywood classic!
Seeing the reporters stunned by this breaking news and jumping out one after another to praise the film, Liu Xiaoli felt both happy and uncomfortable.
So as soon as the interactive session was over, she fled the scene with her daughter, with the same urgency as when she fled to the United States.
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After the interactive interview, at the request of fans at the scene, Xu Kun held a signing session in the corridor outside. The most active people queuing up were naturally his fans, but there were also many boys among them.
Most of the Kun fans highly praised Xu Kun's new movie, but there are also some girls who are not interested in fighting and killing, and think that the image of a domineering president like "Meng Hao" is more suitable for Brother Kun.
Fortunately, thanks to the baptism of "Assembly", the number of these fans is not that large.
The male audience members gave unanimous praise. When asking Xu Kun for autographs, they also discussed the exciting scenes in the movie. The one they mentioned most was the scene where Teacher Fan Wei sang loudly and drove a tank backwards through the mountains and forests.
Although Mr. Fan did not appear in many scenes, in terms of his appeal to the audience, he far surpassed the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Xu Kun and the Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Ge You.
Another thing that the male audiences talked about most was the scene of the two Muay Thai Barbies. Many people thought that the two girls left the stage too quickly and it was not satisfying.
"Brother Kun~"
Just after sending off a high school girl, Xu Kun was shaking his wrist to relax when he heard a familiar voice. He looked up and asked in surprise, "Zhang Ruoyun? Why are you here?"
Zhang Ruoyun's eyes widened: "Brother Kun, you asked me to come here, didn't you send me a ticket?"
"I mean, why are you joining in on this fun?"
Xu Kun turned the pen over and tapped it on the table.
"I'm not too excited."
Zhang Ruoyun gave an exaggerated thumbs up and said, "I knew you were awesome when we were filming 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes', but I didn't expect you to be this awesome. This is definitely one of the best action movies I've ever seen!"
I don't know whether this guy is speaking from the heart or just trying to flatter someone, but at least Xu Kun feels comfortable listening to him.
After signing his name in the yearbook, Xu Kun specifically told him: "Study hard in school. If you find a suitable role in the future, don't blame me for not taking care of you if you can't support yourself."
"If you say that, I'll go back and work hard!"
"Okay, stop playing tricks and get out of here."
"Huh~" After Zhang Ruoyun left, Xu Kun fell into the repetitive pattern of older women, taller women, white-collar workers, and occasionally one or two male audiences.
Among them, there was a male audience member who particularly admired Mr. Fu and wanted to ask Xu Kun for his contact information so that he could visit the old hero in person.
However, Xu Kun did not tell him in the end, mainly because he was worried that the information would be leaked and would attract those inhumane people in the Golden Triangle - what was shown in the movie was fake, but the more than 900 pieces of intelligence provided by Mr. Fu were all true.
"Director Xu~"
When the signing session was almost over, Xu Kun heard a familiar voice again. When he looked up, he saw a tall girl in a baseball cap staring at him with admiration.
"You are that what?"
"Wang Ou!"
Wang Ou quickly introduced himself again, and then spread out a snow-white hand in front of Xu Kun: "I arrived late just now, and the yearbook has been distributed. Director Xu, can you sign the sleeve of my coat?"
"This……"
"Please, Director Xu, just do it for Liying's sake!"
The problem is that Zhao Liying doesn't have much face either.
However, Xu Kun still raised the pen towards her sleeve, and Wang Ou's hand naturally climbed up from below and gently held Xu Kun's wrist.
While Xu Kun was signing, her index and middle fingers were quietly touching his arm - Zhao Liying's 'roast chicken' was a misunderstanding, and she was obviously one of the real ones.
Especially when performing this covert action, Wang Ou looked innocent, with only deep admiration revealed in his bright and charming eyes.
This girl's acting skills are really good, at least better than Zhao Liying before she was trained by Jiang Wenli.
Speaking of Jiang Wenli, she also came this time and sat with the wives of Xu Fan, Chen Hong, Chen Ting and others.
He hadn't left yet, but he was surrounded by Chen Hong and Zhao Liying. Xu Fan went to find Feng Xiaogang, while Zhang Yimou's fiancée Chen Ting left directly after watching the movie.
Chen Hong was obviously in a bad mood.
She originally came here with a condescending attitude. After all, in Chen Hong's opinion, "The Forbidden Kingdom" starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li both flopped, so how good could Xu Kun, a newcomer in kung fu movies, be?
At most, it can rely on various gimmicks and cheat some box office revenue like "Red Cliff", and it can be considered a success.
But after watching "Operation Kunpeng", even if she didn't like this kind of subject matter, she had to admit that it was an excellent movie, and an excellent movie with the potential to be a box office hit.
Maybe it lacks some artistic quality, but it does a very good job in stirring the audience's emotions, not to mention all the gimmicks.
The box office of this movie is likely to exceed everyone's imagination, and perhaps the record that the big ship has maintained for ten years will really be broken.
Maybe it could reach over 4 million!
As for going higher, it is unlikely, mainly because the domestic box office is so small. Even if the government personally organizes the movie-watching, and the right time, place and people are all in place, the maximum it can reach is 5 million.
How can one have all the benefits in this world?
However, if it really reaches the level of more than 4 million, the influence will be very different. Then it will be able to compete with the three major directors!
With Lao Chen's temper, if "Mei Lanfang" was trampled on by young people's works like this...
Chen Hong seemed to see Chen Kaige's furious look, but what came to her mind more was the scene where Xu Kun showed off his muscles on the stage.
Thinking of the scene at that time, Chen Hong blushed for some reason. Others saw it through the big screen, but she saw it clearly in the first row.
And she subconsciously combined this scene with the sense of oppression she felt on Yahoo Star Search...
Jiang Wenli, who was talking to Zhao Liying at this time, suddenly turned around and asked, "Why are you blushing?"
“Refreshed.”
Chen Hong subconsciously said a line, then rolled her eyes and said, "How dare you say that to me? You were so happy just now that if you didn't know, you would have thought it was the premiere of Director Gu's new movie."
"If it's Lao Gu's movie, I wouldn't even bother to come."
Jiang Wenli's face darkened slightly: "Let's not talk about Lao Gu, how is Zhang Ziyi this time, is she honest?"
Chen Hong didn't say anything, but glanced at Zhao Liying.
No matter how reluctant Zhao Liying was, she had to leave the two of them with the excuse of going to the bathroom, full of gossip.
"I've been living on the set for a long time, how dare she be dishonest?"
hiss~
Chen Hong took a deep breath. It was not that she hadn't thought about it, but she didn't expect Jiang Wenli to admit it so generously.
As for who the other party is, it is not difficult to guess considering Jiang Wenli’s previous performance.
Chen Hong felt inexplicably uncomfortable and couldn't help but whispered, "Young people nowadays are much more extravagant than Director Gu. Don't reject the tiger at the front door and let the wolf in at the back door."
(End of this chapter)
