Chapter 369 The Awkward People, Lu Chuan is Embarrassed

On June 20th, "Jinling Jinling" held a grand premiere at the Jiangning Grand Theater in Jinling.

The reason why they chose Jinling for the premiere can be said to be a two-way effort.

Not only did Lu Chuan favor Jinling, but the relevant departments in Jinling also strongly invited "Jinling Jinling" to premiere in Jinling.

But I just don’t know if they will feel ashamed and angry after watching the movie.

As the first film invested and produced by Star Media Group, coupled with Lu Chuan and her father's powerful network of relationships, this premiere was equally star-studded, no less than that of "No Man's Land".

Han Shanping is a must-mention, as are Feng Kuzi, Jiang Wen and other big names in the Beijing circle. Zhang Yimou also attended the premiere at the invitation of Qin Hong, general manager of Star Media Group.

Although Qin Hong is the owner of a film and television company and a film investor, Lu Chuan is undoubtedly the protagonist of this premiere.

Lu Chuan was in high spirits tonight and was always welcoming the guests with enthusiasm.

To be honest, Lu Chuan didn’t take the media hype about the confrontation between him and Ning Hao seriously at first.

Because he felt that the two were completely different types of directors and there was no comparison between them, and in his heart, he also looked down on Ning Hao.

Although Ning Hao's box office results are outstanding among all mainland directors, in his opinion, the movies he made have no nutritional value other than making people laugh.

However, as the outside hype intensified, and the companies behind the two, Golden Harvest and Star Media, also began to go bankrupt, Lu Chuan had to take it seriously.

Of course, Lu Chuan is not afraid of competition.

Although her past box office results could not be compared with Ning Hao, Lu Chuan was very confident about this showdown.

"Nanjing Jinling" is a film that I have worked hard on for five years and carefully crafted. It is also a film that can resonate greatly with the Chinese people.

So Lu Chuan didn’t know how he could lose.

This time, Lu Chuan has to defeat his opponent in all aspects not only in terms of box office but also in terms of word of mouth.

These days, "No Man's Land" was released first, and it grossed 78 million in the first three days of the weekend, and the word of mouth seems to be very good.

But Lu Chuan was not worried at all because he felt that his movie could be even better.

So we have to say that people like Lu Chuan and Chen Shishi, who have been exposed to movies since childhood and grew up in a good environment, have a kind of confidence that ordinary people do not have.

Not only do I have confidence in myself, I also have strong confidence in my work.

It is certainly good to have such self-confidence at the beginning, but when they are constantly praised by others, this self-confidence can easily turn into self-esteem and even arrogance.

The poet who gave people the strongest feeling in the past was of course Chen, but after "The Promise" made him look humiliated, he became more restrained.

And now, Lu Chuan has undoubtedly inherited the self-esteem and arrogance of poet Chen.

So when Han Shanping saw Lu Chuan, he immediately felt this aura.

This gave him a bad feeling.

Because Lu Chuan at this moment is so similar to poet Chen when “The Promise” premiered.

But Han Shanping still has lingering fears about how badly "The Promise" was criticized after its release, and poet Chen has yet to recover from it.

Considering Lu Chuan's age and the heavy subject of the Nanjing Massacre, Han Shanping felt more and more that the movie "Nanjing Nanjing" would fail.

Although this movie was not invested by China Film Group, "Jinling Jinling" is no longer limited to the movie itself, but also the great significance behind the movie.

Otherwise, why are the relevant departments in Jinling so keen to have the premiere of this movie held in Jinling? It is because of the meaning behind the movie.

So Han Shanping definitely doesn't want "Jinling Jinling" to fail.

But after all, he hadn’t seen the movie yet, and Han Shanping hoped that he was just overthinking it.

However, what he himself did not realize was that his brows had been slightly furrowed since he met Lu Chuan.

After entering the venue and chatting with some people for a while, the premiere was about to begin.

This time, Han Shanping sat directly next to Zhang Yimou. He had a hunch that he might have more to talk about with Zhang Yimou later.

Zhang Yimou is also one of the most important guests, so it is not surprising for Han Shanping to sit next to Zhang Yimou.

The premiere was hosted by the Film Channel's main host Tu Wei, and the Film Channel's "Premiere" program and Jiangning TV will also broadcast it simultaneously, which makes the event very high-end.

Tu Wei’s hosting skills are very good. After the ceremony officially began, he introduced the movie "Jinling Jinling" with a very infectious opening.

“Jinling is the ancient capital of China for six dynasties. It has a history of nearly 2,500 years. However, 72 years ago, Jinling became a memory that we cannot bear to mention but have to remember.

We gather here today to witness the birth of a Chinese-language film, and also to pay tribute to the city of Jinling and the unyielding and tenacious spirit of our ancestors. "

After some polite words, Qin Hong, as an investor, also expressed his thoughts, but it was relatively brief.

But then it was Lu Chuan's turn. He seemed to be possessed by poet Chen and spoke vividly about his original intention of making this film, the five years of hard preparation, the subsequent arduous filming, and some of his own thoughts.

However, it must be said that Lu Chuan was quite eloquent. Although it was a long speech, most people in the audience listened attentively. However, as Han Shanping listened, he gradually felt that Lu Chuan, who was speaking eloquently on the stage, and the poet Chen were slowly overlapping.

If Lu Chuan wrote all her thoughts on the filming of "Jinling Jinling" into a book, it would be exactly the same as poet Chen.

Poet Chen’s favorite thing is to make a movie and write a book.

Due to time constraints, Lu Chuan had to stop even though she was still reluctant to finish.

Finally, Tu Wei interviewed the film’s main creators about some questions about the film, and then ended the activities before the film’s release.

For the leading actors of "Jinling Jinling", there are still some differences from the original time and space.

Historically, the nominal leading male character of this movie is Liu Ye, and he actually has a very good personal relationship with Lu Chuan.

When he got married, Lu Chuan served as his best man.

But in this life, because of Liu Zhou, Liu Ye and Lu Chuan did not have much interaction, so their relationship was just average.

Despite this, last year Lu Chuan still invited Liu Ye to star in the movie "Jinling Jinling".

To be honest, Liu Ye was still very moved by this.

At that time, this movie attracted much attention in the circle. Not only was the subject matter attractive, but the investment was as high as 80 million yuan, which was considered a big production and a truly high-quality resource.

In addition, Liu Ye did not have very good film resources at the time, so he almost agreed to Lu Chuan's invitation.

However, when Liu Zhou heard the news later, he quickly contacted Liu Ye and asked him to reject Lu Chuan's invitation.

Liu Zhou did not explain too many reasons, but although Liu Ye was a little reluctant, he still firmly rejected Lu Chuan.

Although Liu Zhou was trying to help Liu Ye get out of the mess of "Jinling Jinling", Liu Ye didn't know it.

So Liu Zhou knew that Liu Ye rejected a very high-quality resource at the time out of absolute trust in him.

Liu Zhou certainly kept this in mind, so after Liu Ye joined Golden Harvest, Liu Zhou directly provided him with better resources.

After Liu Ye refused, Lu Chuan found Deng Chaolai to play the leading male role of Lu Jianxiong. The other leading actors did not change much, still Gao Yuanyuan, Qin Lan, Fan Wei and two first-rate actors.

After the main creators leave, the movie is about to start showing.

All the audience present began to wait earnestly for the movie to start. The title of the movie already let all the audience know what kind of story is going to be told.

There were thousands of audience members in the theater, and no one had a relaxed look on their face. There was no joking around between couples; everyone was infected by the atmosphere of the scene.

Not long after, after the dragon logo and Xingmei's opening credits flashed, the movie officially began.

The first thirty minutes or so of "Nanjing Jinling" are all war scenes, which is about an army attacking Nanjing.

Other people could not see this war scene, but directors like Zhang Yimou, Feng Kuzi and Jiang Wen could clearly see that Lu Chuan was learning from Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan".

The typical audio-visual features of a Hollywood war film, handheld cameras, low saturation, and the spatial design of the final battle are somewhat similar to "Saving Private Ryan".

However, although the war scenes were well shot, they gave people a very awkward feeling.

Han Shanping didn't realize why he felt awkward at first, until the 30th minute of the movie, when he heard the audience in the back row whispering, "Why can't we take it down yet?"

He suddenly understood why he had such an awkward feeling.

This whole war scene is almost entirely played out from one person's perspective, bringing the audience into the perspective of an army. No wonder everyone is led astray.

But after realizing it, Han Shanping felt a surge of anger rising in his heart, and his brows furrowed.

Then, the leading male character Deng Chao died at the 40th minute, and from then on the film was completely told from a personal perspective.

This made Han Shanping frown even deeper.

Han Shanping didn't know whether Lu Chuan's behavior of challenging the audience's common sense and psychological expectations was bold or ignorant.

But no matter what the situation was, Han Shanping had already completely crossed out Lu Chuan in his heart.

After waiting for a long time for the movie to end, the whole audience remained silent.

But Lu Chuan didn't seem to notice this. She walked onto the stage with a smile on her face and prepared to make a few remarks.

But just as he stepped onto the stage, Jiang Wen left early with an expressionless face, and walked right in front of Lu Chuan.

This made Lu Chuan's smile become a little awkward.

Han Shanping knew very well why Jiang Wen was so disrespectful to him. In fact, he was already giving Lu Chuan a lot of face. If he really didn't give Lu Chuan face, Jiang Wen might have slapped him twice.

Han Shanping and Zhang Yimou couldn't help but look at each other, then got up and left.

Now Lu Chuan was completely embarrassed on the stage.

(End of this chapter)