Chapter 554: All Depends on Contrast
Cheng Long is very clear about Gu Wei's current status and influence in the domestic entertainment industry. He is not just a popular traffic star. He hopes to maintain a good relationship with Gu Wei.
In fact, given his qualifications and status, he doesn't need to take the initiative to make friends with Gu Wei, but it's pitiful to see the love of parents in the world, because Cheng Long has an unpromising son.
After Xiao Fangzi got into trouble, he became a bad artist, but thanks to Jackie Chan's strong influence and strong connections, he still appeared in last year's "Railroad Tigers" intact. Although he was never mentioned during the promotion and was not included in the cast list of the film, he still had a lot of scenes in the feature film.
You should know that Gu Wei was able to shoot "Monster Hunt" because the original lead actor Ke Zhendong had an accident.
In order to ensure the smooth release of the film, the producers had to replace the cast and reshoot the film.
In the same situation, the small house was not affected. Of course, the official report said that he was harboring, not participating, but it can also be seen how strong Cheng Long's connections are.
However, it is impossible for his son to become a star again in the future, as the audience and netizens will not agree.
Cheng Long has recently been considering letting Xiao Fangzi transition behind the scenes and become a director or something. As long as he is in the entertainment industry, it will be easier to do anything with his support.
He hoped to have a good relationship with Gu Wei, and also hoped to leave a network of contacts for his son, which might be useful at some point in the future.
The premiere of [Reverse Time Rescue] began soon, and Gu Wei was led by the staff to sit in the audience seats.
The publicity momentum of this movie is quite strong, and there are many media reporters present today. If Cheng Long's arrival is a surprise to everyone, then Gu Wei's appearance has made all media particularly excited.
The normal premiere ceremony process began with the main creators speaking on stage and accepting interviews from media reporters, and then some small games were played under the host's arrangement to liven up the atmosphere.
Cheng Long attached great importance to this movie invested by Yaolai. He stood on the stage with the main creative team throughout the whole process. When playing games, he also arm wrestled with Da Mimi and Huo Jianhua respectively. After deliberately losing, he praised the two of them.
"Mi Mi's fighting scenes in the movie are very exciting, and she didn't use a stunt double. She has the talent to be a 'kung fu star'." Cheng Long praised Yang Mi with a smile, and then changed the subject.
"But I know that the career lifespan of an action actor is too short. I hope you don't become an actress who can fight, but just be an actress who can fight."
"Huo Jianhua played the villain very well. I think generally only good-looking people can play villains.
Furthermore, villain actors have a long career lifespan, and can play the role for 70 or 80 years without any problem."
Although Cheng Long is a superstar, he is not arrogant at all. He made jokes on the spot and created a very good atmosphere.
The young actor Zhang Yihan, who played Yang Mi's son "Doudou" in the movie, also came to the scene this year. He also played Bai Qian's son A Li in the TV series "Eternal Love". "Reverse Time Rescue" is the second collaboration between this mother and son.
"Xiao Yihan, do you think Yang Mi's mother is pretty?" The host on the stage teased the 6-year-old actor.
"Beautiful." Zhang Yihan raised his head and looked at Yang Mi beside him, and answered in a baby voice.
"So who do you think is prettier, your own mother or Yang Mi's mother?" Upon hearing the host's question, Yang Mi smiled and looked at the "son" with whom he had worked twice.
The child's mother was in the audience. She smiled and gestured to her son, indicating that he should say Yang Mi was beautiful.
".They are all beautiful." Zhang Yihan didn't know how to answer at first, then hesitated and gave a high emotional intelligence answer.
Being able to act as a child star at such a young age shows that he is more mature than ordinary children.
After he finished speaking, everyone in the audience laughed.
"It seems that in our little Yi Han's heart, his mother is also an amazing beauty!" The host said it with a double entendre, praising both Zhang Yi Han's mother and Yang Mi.
"I noticed Yihan came with his mother today. Did his father come with him?"
The host was just asking casually, expecting the answer to be something like "Dad is busy with work."
Who would have thought that Zhang Yihan was such a smart boy? He rolled his eyes, raised his little arm and pointed at the audience seats below the stage.
“There!”
Everyone looked in the direction he pointed, and Gu Wei sat in his seat, smiling and waving his hand.
"Oh? It turns out our movie has a hidden love storyline. The reason why Xia Tian (the name of the heroine played by Yang Mi) is a single mother has been discovered.
Prince Ye Hua, you need to explain this issue."
The host reacted very quickly and immediately picked up the topic, linking "Reverse Time Rescue" with "Eternal Love".
"It's quite busy in heaven, so I went back early this time," Gu Wei said jokingly as he took the microphone handed to him by the staff.
[Reverse Time Rescue] Jiaxing is also one of the producers, and as a major shareholder, he doesn't mind contributing some popularity.
"After you left, what did you want to say to Brother Hua who bullied your wife and children?" The host took advantage of the situation and continued the topic that everyone was interested in.
"This is a minor issue. I believe Mimi can handle it. So I advise Brother Hua to take care of himself."
After he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter again.
The media present at the scene kept flashing their cameras, capturing what they thought was the most talked-about scene of the day.
After the interaction and interview session, the film screening officially began.
[Reverse Time Rescue] is a science fiction action film that tells the story of a single mother, Xia Tian, who is a senior researcher at the Institute of Physics and works with the director to develop a technology that allows organisms to travel through wormholes in time.
When the research has made a breakthrough, his son Doudou is kidnapped by the mysterious kidnapper Cui Hu. In order to save Doudou's life, Xia Tian takes the risk of using the unfinished particle technology to go back 1 hour and 50 minutes, and keeps trying to save his son.
Traveling back in time to repeat the experience of a certain period of time is not a new concept in science fiction films. Classic examples include "The Cruise" and more recent ones include "Source Code" and "Edge of Tomorrow".
Whether it can be successful depends mainly on the story design and the performance of the actors.
Gu Wei in the original time and space had never seen this movie, and today was his first time watching it.
The director of this film, Yoon Hong-seung, is South Korean, and most of the filming team are also from there. It is said that the director started out by shooting MVs for singers, and later became famous for his unique action movies.
Judging from the style of the film, it is indeed not the style of a domestic director. At first glance, it is a South Korean dark realism move and an imitation of Hollywood routines.
The plot and world setting are both pretty good, and the tense atmosphere is well created, but many of the details are not worth dwelling on.
It can be seen that Da Mimi tried very hard in her acting, and she put a lot of effort into both her movements and expressions. However, acting is not about making big expressions. In Gu Wei's opinion, Yang Mi, who plays the leading role in "Reverse Time Rescue", is not as good as the vase in "Assassin 2".
Of course, we can’t blame the actors entirely if they don’t perform well in the movies. The director doesn’t know how to coach them, and he gave them roles even though they didn’t perform well. So he should at least take most of the responsibility.
Compared with this Korean director, Gu Wei feels that Lu Yang's directing skills and ability to train actors are obviously better.
By the way, Mr. Jin Shijie also starred in "Reverse Time Rescue". He was the second male lead after Huo Jianhua. He played the director of the research institute and was the villain boss behind the scenes.
Mr. Jin, who is famous for his acting skills, plays a director who is completely different from Wei Zhongxian in "The Sword Identity".
Especially at the last moment when Jin Shijie pulled out his gun, the whole movie collapsed into a comedy.
After watching the movie, Gu Wei actually felt that Da Mimi’s acting was quite good, because the other supporting characters were even worse than her.
Huo Jianhua had a paralyzed face throughout the whole show, and he sounded like he hadn't eaten enough from beginning to end. Gu Wei felt that the best acting was actually that kid.
After the movie ended, Gu Wei had only one thought in his mind: who found this South Korean filming team? The director had no intention at all in making the film and was simply here to make money!
After watching the movie, the main creators came on stage to interact for a while. The premiere was officially over. Gu Wei said goodbye to Yang Mi, Cheng Long and others and prepared to leave.
When I was leaving the house, I was caught by reporters and asked about my experience watching the movie.
"Given the scarcity of domestic science fiction, the emergence of 'Reverse Time Rescue' is of positive significance. This is probably the first attempt at a parallel universe theme in China, and Yang Mi has clearly made a new breakthrough in her performance.
Of course, the film's overall balance, story creativity, and character richness can be improved."
If [Reverse Time Rescue] sells well, Gu Wei will also earn some income, and with the face of Yang Mi and Cheng Long, he naturally won't say anything bad.
As for whether the audience will curse after watching it, Gu Wei has no control over it.
Everyone has their own preferences. As a work of art, movies are inherently subjective. If some people hate them, there must be others who like them. Of course, the premise is that it is not as bad as "Chasing Dreams in the Entertainment Industry".
Moreover, "Reverse Time Rescue" does have certain merits. Da Mimi has a lot of fans, and some viewers will like it.
It wasn't directed by Gu Wei and he didn't act in it either, so what's wrong with praising it a few times? There are so many stars praising "The Ferryman", but I didn't see the audience taking their anger out on those stars.
(End of this chapter)
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