novelraw Chapter 19 Liu Dehua Arrives
Chapter 19 Liu Dehua Arrives
Liu Yifei immediately went up to them, hugged them, and chatted for a while.
Then, Liu Yifei brought the two women to Chen Zhou and introduced them to him.
Shu Chang extended her hand, "Director Chen, hello, I'm Shu Chang. I often hear Fei Fei mention you."
Zhang Liangying was a little smitten, unable to suppress her smile, "Just like Feifei said, you really are super handsome, the most handsome man among handsome men."
"Hello," Chen Zhou greeted politely.
After a brief chat, I let them go into the movie theater first.
Immediately afterwards, another group of people slowly walked over.
The leader of them was Wang Jinsong, a professional teacher at the Beijing Film Academy.
Not "Uncle Dong" from The Thunder, but the one who "uses rubber bands as slingshots to shoot your windows."
Behind Wang Jinsong were Jiang Wei and other teachers.
And, in Chen Zhou's eyes, an uninvited guest!
"Hello teachers, thank you for coming to support my new movie," Liu Yifei greeted with a smile.
This Wang Jinsong is her class teacher at Beijing Film Academy.
"Don't be so polite, it's all my pleasure," Wang Jingsong said with a smile.
After saying that, he turned to look at Chen Zhou, his tone earnest and appreciative: "This must be Director Chen Zhou, right? I heard from Jiang Wei that your directing talent is among the best of all the directors in the history of the Beijing Film Academy."
"Teacher Jiang was just joking." Chen Zhou didn't take it too seriously. He really didn't expect that Jiang Wei would promote him like this.
Jiang Wei just chuckled to himself, as if he had done something wrong.
Wang Jinsong continued, "We're all coming here with a critical eye when we watch the film, so your movie has to stand up to our scrutiny."
"I couldn't be more satisfied." Chen Zhou has enough confidence in his film.
Then, Chen Zhou's gaze fell on the person standing at the very back.
"Congratulations, Director Chen! I didn't expect your movie to get a release date so quickly. You're really fast."
The speaker was Lu Chuan.
"Director Lu, what brings you here?" Chen Zhou asked calmly.
"I am a director who graduated from Beijing Film Academy. I heard that you, my junior, are holding the premiere of your debut film. As your senior, I have to come and help out, even if it means taking a day off for 'City of Life and Death'."
"Otherwise, if others find out, they'll think that our directors at Beijing Film Academy aren't united."
Lu Chuan preached.
Hearing these words, Chen Zhou almost burst out laughing.
When Lu Chuan kicked him out of the "Nanjing Nanjing" crew, why didn't they say they were senior and junior brothers?
But then, at the premiere of his debut film, in front of the teachers from the Beijing Film Academy, he started calling them brothers.
What a hypocrite!
"Come on, everyone, let's go inside first. The movie will start soon," Chen Zhou said.
So, Lu Chuan went to the movie theater with a group of people from the Beijing Film Academy.
"Junior brother, is this Lu Chuan... the one you mentioned before, the one who fired you?" Liu Yifei suddenly remembered.
"Yes, that's him," Chen Zhou replied.
"Then why did you let him in? It's like a weasel paying respects to a chicken—he's up to no good," Liu Yifei said.
"It's alright. He really wants to watch our movie, so let him watch it and learn something!" Chen Zhou said.
"How arrogant!" Liu Yifei joked.
In fact, Chen Zhou had already guessed Lu Chuan's true intentions perfectly.
Lu Chuan simply felt that it was unbelievable that someone like him, a nobody who had been kicked aside by her, could actually make a theatrical film and hold such a grand premiere.
So much so that Lu Chuan was so impatient that he couldn't wait for the movie's official release and was thinking of attending tonight's premiere to try the salty food as soon as possible.
Half an hour later, the guests had all entered the venue one after another.
With everyone present, Chen Zhou, Liu Yifei, and the others prepared to enter the movie theater.
Just then, a black sedan stopped at the entrance.
The person who got out of the car was none other than Liu Dehua!
Liu Dehua's sudden appearance caused all the reporters and media to raise their cameras.
"Liu...Liu Dehua? I'm not seeing things, am I?!" Zhu Yilong's eyes widened.
"My idol!"
Chen Minghao and the other actors all found the scene before them unbelievable.
The same applies to Liu Yifei.
After all, everyone was like a newcomer in front of Liu Dehua.
"Brother Hua, nice to meet you. Thank you very much for your investment." Chen Zhou had already walked over.
Liu Dehua was very amiable, smiling and saying, "No need to thank me. It's because you have great directing talent and such a good script. If I don't support you, who else can I support?"
"Are you here for the premiere?" Chen Zhou asked.
Liu Dehua waved his hand, "I'm just here to support you. Tonight's premiere can only be the main event for you. If I stay here, I'll be stealing the show, and I won't do that."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhou understood.
The photos taken by those reporters will definitely be released soon. Liu Dehua came here this time to help promote him.
No matter what, they still invested three million.
The reason Liu Dehua was in Kyoto was because "The Warlords" was released recently, and he was one of the main actors, so he definitely needed to do some promotional activities.
After saying goodbye, Liu Dehua left.
"The Heavenly King is indeed the Heavenly King; he comes without a trace and goes without a trace," Zhu Yilong sighed.
"Director Chen's influence is amazing!" Wang Jingchun exclaimed in admiration.
Later.
In one of the screening rooms, the main creative team members, including Chen Zhou and Liu Yifei, sat down to watch the film with the audience.
The scene fell silent instantly.
The lights in the screening room gradually dimmed, and the opening credits of "The Unknown" began to appear on the huge screen.
Apart from Chen Zhou, Liu Yifei and Zhu Yilong were all very nervous and full of anticipation.
After all, they didn't know what the final product would look like.
This is their first time watching it too.
Wang Jinsong placed his hands on his knees, his expression focused and serious, just like someone critiquing a student's performance in class.
As the film began, laughter erupted in the theater when the scene of Zhu Yilong and Wang Jingchun hopping in a car came on.
As the plot moves into Ma Jiaqi's room, the atmosphere gradually darkens.
The atmosphere became tense when Ma Jiaqi retorted to the two robbers with the most cutting words, saying, "Do you dare to shoot? If you don't, you're cowards."
But when the camera cut to Hu Guangsheng being pulled out of a rusty nail, screaming in pain.
And when Li Haigen frantically searched for safflower oil and poured it on his wound.
Everyone was laughing hysterically.
The most touching scene was the one where Ma Jiaqi lost control of her bladder.
She broke down in tears, screaming: Kill me, I don't want to live anymore!
The camera was fixed on her reddened eyes and trembling lips.
At this moment, no one thought Ma Jiaqi was mean, and no one thought the robbers were ridiculous.
The final climax features the convergence of multiple storylines.
Ma Xianyong rushed forward to shield his daughter from bullets.
Hu Guangsheng held the gun but hesitated to fire.
Fireworks burst in the night sky.
Everyone was on the edge of their seats as the plot unfolded.
When the movie ended, as the end credits slowly rolled, everyone was stunned for a moment.
Ok?
ended?
I haven't seen enough!
Such thoughts came to mind during lunch.
Some people sat in their seats, lost in thought, their eyes still filled with the shock of the plot.
Someone was whispering to the person next to them, their tone full of emotion.
Someone took out a tissue to wipe their face, trying to hide their reddened eyes.
After a while, once everyone had calmed down, thunderous applause erupted in the room.
"Clap clap clap!"
As the lights came on, Chen Zhou, Liu Yifei, and other key members of the production team stood up, walked onto the stage, and bowed deeply to the audience.