Huayu, can you be called the best actor if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 435 Because I Have Money

While people around were hugging Zhang Jingyin to express their gratitude.

Tu Jingwei, who was in the middle of the stage, also held the microphone and began his opening remarks with great skill: "Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, and media friends, hello! I am today's host Jingwei."

"After the heavenly singing just now."

"Ms. Zhang Jingyin opened the curtain of China's first oriental new magical art masterpiece "Painted Skin" with a song that is unparalleled in the world."

"Thank you to all the fans and friends from the media."

“I would like to thank Mr. Wang Zhongjun, Chairman of Huayi Brothers Media, Mr. Yu Dong, Chairman of Bona Films, and Mr. Wang Changdian, Chairman of Guangxian Media, who are sitting in the audience, for participating in our grand event.”

Not many people came, but they were all big names.

Although Wang Changdian has not been deeply involved in the film and television industry, he is definitely a big shot in the media industry.

Looking at the three big bosses in the audience.

Tu Jingwei gave everyone time to applaud, and she calmed herself down a little.

These people are so busy that they wish they could split a day into two days. Just now, she had never expected that they could all come to the opening ceremony of "Painted Skin" to show their support.

To put it in a slightly exaggerated way.

The three people off the stage together can almost shake up half of the domestic entertainment industry.

“It is the first oriental new magical art masterpiece in China.”

After the applause died down, Tu Jingwei continued his opening remarks: "We all know that the crew of Painted Skin has done a very good job of keeping secrets, so we actually didn't know the cast of the main characters."

"I won't show off any more."

Tu Jingwei smiled as he looked at the audience, whose lights were slightly on, and said in a very full voice, "Next, please ask our staff to prepare and invite the main creative team to come out and meet and chat with everyone."

"it is good!!!"

The silence lasted less than a second before thunderous applause echoed throughout the press conference hall.

The sparkling cheering signs in the hands of fans.

Shaking like a wave.

I thought they would talk for a long time, but they got to the point in just a few words. The fans in the fan club were so excited!

At Lin Yue's wave.

The staff of the film and television production department quickly moved chairs onto the stage.

For confidentiality reasons.

There weren't any actors' names on them.

Realizing the chaos that might arise later, Li Luo quickly waved his hand and told the people standing behind him, "Director Chen, please sit near Jingwei, and Yang Mi, please sit next to Director Chen."

"Next up are Sister Bingbing, me, Sister Yuanyuan, Brother Haifeng, and Jia Nailiang."

“Remember your place.”

"No one should mess around!"

The people behind nodded one after another and quickly took the producer's arrangements to heart.

Three from the left and three from the right.

Sit firmly in the middle.

The two female protagonists were separated to the left and right, and Yang Mi was taken care of by sitting next to the director. Ding Haifeng is a senior in the industry, and he cannot sit at the last seat in terms of seniority or role, so Jia Nailiang is just the right person.

This arrangement is relatively appropriate.

Ding Haifeng had no objection, not to mention arranging a seat for his last movie, "Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon".

I didn't even get a chance to go on stage.

Jia Nailiang didn't hesitate and was very grateful for this opportunity!

"I'm sorry Mr. Li."

Lin Yue thought of the awkward scene where the actors were at a loss as to where to sit after they went on stage. She broke out in a cold sweat and quickly apologized to Li Luo: "I didn't think it through."

"fine."

Li Luo nodded slightly and whispered soothingly: "You have done very well, just pay more attention to the details in the future."

We can't let it go because of a little mistake.

Just completely deny other people's efforts in other areas.

"Ah."

Lin Yue held the walkie-talkie tightly in her hand, calmed her mind and quickly checked for any possible mistakes.

Li Luo glanced at the actors behind him.

Stand quietly again.

Only six actors with major roles flew to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony this time. Although he could see that Zhao Ke also wanted to participate, some things had to be done according to the rules.

One is one, two is two.

Ask the other person to sit on the stage and ask what role he or she will play.

The answer is a personal maid.

Wouldn't that make colleagues in the industry laugh out loud?

The seven chairs on the stage were quickly arranged in a half-moon shape, with the host's chair specially separated slightly to distinguish it.

Tu Jingwei came to his seat.

She heard Lin Yue's reminder on the earphone monitor that everything was fine, and immediately turned on her beige tube dress, looking at the guests in the audience with a smile on her face: "The most exciting moment is coming."

"Next."

"Please welcome the first actor of Painted Skin to the stage with applause."

"Actor: Yang Mi."

Taking the microphone handed over by the staff, Yang Mi, who was wearing a black dress, quickly stepped onto the stairs, smiling and waving her slender arms towards the lights.

The sadness just now has faded away, and now Yang Mi is full of energy.

Most movie fans are actually not familiar with this name. In fact, many people only recognize the character and not the person.

But no matter how unfamiliar the name was, I saw that familiar face appear on the stage.

The fans still cheered excitedly.

With the help of the theme song of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" to help everyone recall, it was no wonder that the person appearing in front of them was the young Guo Xiang in the play. Unexpectedly, the two of them would join forces again in the new play.

Reporters quickly pressed the shutter buttons, and snow-like light rushed towards the stage.

"good afternoon everyone."

Standing in front of her chair, Yang Mi happily waved her arms as fans called her "Guo Xiang": "I am actress Yang Mi, and I am very happy to join the crew of Painted Skin."

The words fell.

Warm applause broke out.

But she did not sit down, but continued to stand steadily.

"Wow~"

Tu Jingwei looked at the audience and continued to help liven up the atmosphere: "No one expected Yang Mi to be a member of the "Painted Skin" crew, right? I was shocked when I saw her backstage just now."

"If you don't know, you might think it's the crew of The Return of the Condor Heroes."

As the fans at the scene burst into laughter, Tu Jingwei took the opportunity to invite Jia Nailiang to the stage.

Compared with what Yang Mi did.

Obviously a lot colder.

But there is no way. Although Jia Nailiang has acted in many dramas, there are really few roles that the audience can remember.

However, considering the atmosphere just now, it was not too dull.

After a gentle hug with Fan Bingbing, Gao Yuanyuan stepped onto the stage with her skirt lifted up. There is no need to introduce her. Yuanyuan's scream made Zhao Jun grin, and he pressed the shutter hard towards Miss Zhou Zhiruo.

A college classmate and a junior sister I have worked with before.

Plus a top-notch vase.

The level of tacit understanding and eye-catchingness are very high.

Apart from the already known Li Luo, Fan Bingbing, and the seat that was obviously the director's, the only remaining main actor who has not been exposed is one chair!

Look at this order.

The other party should be the second male lead without a doubt.

It is hidden so tightly that no one knows who it is!
"Next."

Tu Jingwei raised his arm and shouted into the microphone: "Applause to welcome the actor: Ding Haifeng."

The voice fell.

The traveler Wu Song walked onto the stage with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

That sturdy figure makes him look like a good man.

The applause was still enthusiastic.

But when some senior media saw Ding Haifeng walking onto the stage, they felt a little nervous.

Zhao Jun took a deep breath. He realized something excitedly and quickly pressed the shutter button towards Tianshangxing who walked onto the stage. He never thought that Li Luo would dare to come up with such a lineup.

There has never been such a thing in commercial blockbusters.

Although Huayi's "Assembly" also has an all-mainland cast, it is a war film and a biographical film.

Commercial blockbuster.

All actors are from mainland China.

It seemed to be the first time in his memory.

While feeling extremely fresh, Zhao Jun also secretly felt a sense of refreshment.

I hope that Li Luo's "Painted Skin" can be successful. As long as it achieves good results, it can break the inherent impression that a movie can only be successful if it has the participation of Hong Kong, Taiwan or foreign actors.

As a mainland entertainment reporter who suffered discrimination and exclusion from the Hong Kong and Taiwan media when working outside.

this situation.

It undoubtedly made him feel extremely refreshed.

Amidst all the complicated gazes, Ding Haifeng walked steadily to his seat and stood still.

He was well aware that he was the most likely to be questioned. In terms of age, status, box office appeal, and background, it was not his turn to stand in this position in any aspect.

But now that you're here!
Now that he has accepted the challenge, there is no reason for him to back down.

Once upon a time, I was also a high-spirited Wu Erlang. Once I got an opportunity, I would grab it tightly. It didn't matter if I had no background or status, as long as I did my best not to let Luo Ge down.

Ding Haifeng raised his chin to face the sweeping light.

There was no sign of stage fright.

Amid the screams of fans from Fan Bingbing's fan club, Xiaopang walked onto the stage with his long, slightly curly hair swinging, and his every move was full of charm.

The combination of Fan Bingbing and Gao Yuanyuan is amazing enough to listen to.

But when the reporters actually saw the two of them standing together, it still created an extremely strong visual impact.

All the beauty is just like this!
When the fans' screams and flashing lights died down, Tu Jingwei looked at the card in his hand with a strange look in his eyes: "Next, please welcome the screenwriter, assistant director, supervisor, male lead and producer of the "Painted Skin" crew to the stage with applause."

This sentence.

It was Li Luo who decided it for her.

Listening to the clatter of titles, many people present looked blankly at their seats on the stage.

what happened.

Can it accommodate so many people?
Luo's fans didn't care about that. The moment they heard the name of the male protagonist, they started to make the loudest noise so far. Amid the fanatical shouts, Li Luo adjusted the Painted Skin label hanging on the microphone.

Step onto the stage with ease.

His handsome and upright figure appeared in front of the fans, and the screams became louder.

The Luo word support sign swayed like waves.

"Don't even look at it."

Coming to the center, Li Luo waited until the applause died down, raised the microphone and said, "I'm the only one who said so much!"

It was a simple self-mockery, but it made everyone in the audience burst into laughter.

Watching the effect with satisfaction.

Our producer also put down the microphone with a smile.

At Tu Jingwei's invitation, the director of the finale trotted onto the stage.

Led by Li Luo, the actors standing in front of their seats applauded Chen Jiashang and waved to the guests and fans in the audience. Then everyone gestured to each other and took their seats.

“Painted Skin, a folk story derived from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, is almost a household name.”

Tu Jingwei also turned around and sat down, gracefully crossing his legs and swinging them sideways: "In 1966, Hong Kong director Bao Fang first brought this folklore and strange story to the big screen."

“Maybe you don’t know.”

“That was also the first horror movie shown in our country.”

"Let's recall this classic work together through the edited VCR."

The lights dimmed again.

A short film began playing on the big screen next to the stage.

Taking this opportunity, Li Luo and others also made final adjustments for the subsequent visit.

To be honest, the old version of Painted Skin is still quite scary. In order to tease the nerves of the audience, Chen Jiashang also specially edited the horror clips in it, which scared the audience and made them scream from time to time.

"Excellent."

After the VCR finished playing, Tu Jingwei turned his attention to the director sitting next to him: "Before that, I have a question I want to ask Director Chen."

"Please say."

The latter raised the microphone.

"Whether it's the original work or the adapted film or TV work!" Tu Jingwei asked the question according to the script: "The story of Painted Skin has some horror elements, but the one sung by Ms. Zhang Jingyin just now is unparalleled in the world."

"Well, it clearly tells the story of a life-and-death love."

"This is a bit confusing. Can Director Chen explain this to everyone?"

The host reminded us of this.

The audience in the audience also came to their senses.

The songs sung by the special guests at such ceremonies have to be somewhat relevant to the theme; they can't just sing randomly with their mouths open. It does seem a bit strange to open a ghost horror movie with the music of infatuation.

"Is such that."

As hundreds of people watched, Chen Jiashang cleared his throat and said, "You all heard just now that our producer also serves as a screenwriter."

"Actually, this was Mr. Li's idea."

"When I first approached Mr. Li with the initial script, Painted Skin was indeed a horror story."

"Considering the audience's acceptance, I also replaced the female ghost with a female demon."

"But in the final analysis, it is still the demons that harm people, and people who get rid of the demons."

"But Mr. Li said."

After a brief pause, Chen Jiashang smiled and shook his head: "It was just a very simple sentence, but it almost made my head spin. The whole story changed dramatically."

"Mr. Li."

Tu Jingwei didn't have any relevant answers, so she looked at Li Luo curiously: "What did you say to Director Chen at that time?"

She wasn't the only one who was curious.

Hundreds of guests in the audience all looked at the producer sitting in the middle.

Everyone is often very curious about the stories behind the scenes, and Wang Zhongjun and others are no exception. They can often judge the value of a project through these small details.

It looks like a casual chat, but it is actually a formal press conference.

It has already started from here.

Various details of the movie are thrown in between, keeping the audience interested in the content.

"Ah."

Li Luo raised the microphone with a smile and looked around the audience: "It's nothing, actually. At that time, I just thought that since we were going to film it, why not restructure the story of Painted Skin."

“Since we need to restructure.”

"Monster, why do you have to hurt people? Monster, why can't you love people?"

Upon hearing this, there was an uproar in the audience.

This concept.

It was still fairly new at this point.

Wang Zhongjun's eyes flashed with confusion as he looked fixedly at the guy sitting on the stage. To be honest, he had little interest in a ghost-catching story that required an investment of tens of millions of dollars, and the risk of it passing the review was extremely high.

Now, not only are the risks avoided, but the element of love is also added to the film.

The commercial value increased instantly.

Things related to romance are bound to have a bigger market than horror and thriller movies. This guy's skills are evident from the first move he makes, and he has grasped the market demand accurately.

"Demon lover?"

Tu Jingwei was also very surprised and asked quickly: "So."

“So there was the song just now.”

Interrupting the other person, Li Luo smiled and nodded, saying, "In my opinion, it is quite relevant. As for the specific method of making the point, it will be kept secret for the time being. You can go to the cinema to find out later."

"In general, we use painted skin to depict a new skin."

"I hope this will give Painted Skin new life, and in my opinion it is also a tribute to Mr. Pu Songling."

“I hope to take this opportunity.”

“It can make more people pay attention to the classic literary work “Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio”.”

Of course, we have to show respect by eating from Mr. Pu's bowl.

He also stated that his adaptation was not fabricated.

Buried hook.

This caused a sigh from the audience.

“It can be seen that everyone has very high expectations for the content of the movie.”

Tu Jingwei returned to the topic and raised his hand towards the big screen: "Through the classic film and television review just now, I found that there were four very important characters in the old version of "Painted Skin", and they must have changed now."

"But no matter how it changes."

"The character of Painted Skin Demon will never change."

After a brief pause, Tu Jingwei stood up with a smile and said, "How about we have a little character guessing contest and guess who will play the role of the banshee?"

"Dear fans and media friends."

She looked around the audience and said quickly, "Did you all get a number plate when you entered the venue? Now, please pick up the number plate and tear off the corresponding number according to the order of the actors' seats."

"This number represents who you think will play the role of Painted Skin."

"Our Painted Skin production company will draw eight prizes from the correct guesses. By the way, Mr. Li, what prizes have our crew set up?"

Briefly explain the rules.

Under the shining gaze of most of the guests in the audience, Tu Jingwei handed over the power to reveal the answer to the investors.

"Ah."

Li Luo looked at the audience and smiled, holding out his palm: "To thank you all for your support of the Painted Skin crew, the guest who successfully guessed who is the actress playing the Painted Skin demon will have a chance to win a mobile phone worth 5,000 yuan."

"There are eight spots in total, please try your best to guess!"

As soon as these words came out.

The scene instantly became boiling.

Except for some big guys, few people are not interested in this reward.

This is called spending little money to achieve great things. Spending a mere 40,000 yuan will definitely result in extensive coverage, and the lucky winner will definitely become the object of everyone's envy. The publicity effect cannot be underestimated.

"By the way, would you like a little tip?"

Looking at the excited crowd below, Li Luo raised his eyebrows with a smile.

"want!!!"

The rolling waves of sound hit him.

After knocking on the armrest, Wang Changdian and Yu Dong looked at each other with emotion.

This money.

Needless to say, it's worth the money.

There were at least three to five hundred people in the press conference hall. With word spreading from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, the newly-launched film "Painted Skin" would at least leave a very strong impression on tens of thousands of people.

"it is good."

Looking around at the hundreds of people who were expectant, Li Luo raised his finger and said seriously: "Listen carefully, everyone, don't choose me!"

"Xu~~~"

Looking at Li Luo with a smirk on his face, the dissatisfied boos almost blew the roof off.

See these people being fooled.

Fan Bingbing and several other actors almost burst out laughing.

Xu Jingwei covered his mouth and chuckled, and she quickly adjusted her state: "Then the roles played by each actor will be revealed one by one later. In fact, I am very curious about a question and would like to ask Mr. Li and Director Chen."

"Why did you two choose to work together on such a magical theme?"

You can’t steal all the limelight.

Li Luo turned sideways and nodded to Chen Jiashang who was smiling the whole time.

The latter raised the microphone and said after careful consideration: "It has something to do with Mr. Li's "Raging Fire". I have always wanted to get involved in co-productions, but I just haven't found the right opportunity."

"At that time, the assistant director of "Raging Fire", Lin Chaoxian, came to my office and saw this script."

"I knew I wanted to make Painted Skin into an oriental fantasy action blockbuster."

"Just introduce Mr. Li to me."

"In fact, I was hesitant at first. Everyone can see that our CEO Li is more like a movie star than a producer. No, he is indeed a movie star."

Amid the laughter of the crowd, Chen Jiashang continued, "But after some contact, Mr. Li made me feel that he is a very good partner."

"Be aggressive and courageous."

"Working with someone like this allows me to let go and explore new things."

“You can paint the world you want.”

The words fell.

The whole audience burst into warm applause.

This kind of behind-the-scenes stuff is interesting no matter how you listen to it.

"Where's Mr. Li?"

Tu Jingwei looked at the producer sitting in the middle.

"Ah."

Li Luo thought for a moment and gave an answer that no one expected: "Because I have money."

"what?"

Tu Jingwei almost lost his composure.

The media and fans in the audience were almost in a mess.

"Everyone."

Li Luo looked at the audience and looked around carefully: "Let me do a simple survey. Please raise your hands if you have seen Pirates of the Caribbean."

He hesitated for a moment.

A dense forest of arms stood before him.

Although he didn't know why the topic suddenly changed, it did not stop Wang Changdian from joining in with great interest.

"Lord of the Rings?"

Many more arms joined in.

“Harry Potter, Spider-Man, Transformers.”

As he spoke, arms stood up one after another. The dense crowd of arms made Tu Jingwei feel a little unnatural for some reason, and he quickly twisted his round buttocks.

"thank you all."

Li Luo nodded and tightened the microphone in his hand: "These movies are all very good, right?"

"really."

"I think it looks good too."

"But sometimes, when I watch it, I feel very scared."

"Really, it makes my hair stand on end."

As everyone was watching carefully, Li Luo turned around and looked at the beautiful host: "I don't know if you have this feeling, but I do. The gap is so big that I feel scared."

The latter nodded in agreement subconsciously, the gap was obvious.

If it weren't for the constraints of the import quota system, the domestic film market would have been shattered long ago.

"What if I get scared?"

Li Luo looked at the audience again, under his sharp gaze.

The audience was silent.

"It's okay to be scared."

Li Luo clenched his fist and gently hit the armrest: "We don't care about life and death, just fight if you don't agree!!!"

Just a few simple words made everyone hold their breath.

An inexplicable feeling of refreshment came over me.

"I have money."

Li Luo confidently grabbed the microphone and his fist fell on the armrest again: "It just so happens that Director Chen came to me when I had money, and what's even more coincidental is that I'm not afraid of losing money!"

"The most coincidental thing is that the subject he brought up is still a magical theme."

"Someone asked me what would happen if the investment in this play was so huge and the prospects of the subject matter were unclear. What would happen if the cost could not be recovered? What would happen if no money was made? I told him to just ignore it. I would not mind if I lost all the tens of millions."

“Once you recognize the gap, you need to find ways to learn and catch up.”

"Even if it's all lost!"

"As long as we can accumulate experience in making fantasy films and special effects films, and use this opportunity to train some special effects talents for us, I think the money is worth spending."

"Painted Skin is just my first step. I will continue to make impacts on special effects movies in the future."

"Sooner or later."

“When it comes to Hollywood movies, all we can do is just look up to them!!!”

The powerful words echoed throughout the press conference hall.

This answer was completely out of the script, and Tu Jingwei looked blankly at the focused and handsome young producer, his heart beating wildly uncontrollably.

Pursed his lips.

Wang Changdian clapped his hands hard.

Thunderous applause followed and thundered in the press conference hall.

(End of this chapter)