Chapter 302: "China Film Report" Interview Promotion

Without Wu Yuan's knowledge, a new petition appeared on the White House website in North America.

"We need the movie Gravity!"

About twenty American citizens signed this concise petition.

This number of signatures is not noticeable in the petition on the White House website, and it was even drowned out by new posts.

However, this is just the beginning.

Turn your attention back to China.

Now Wu Yuan has no time to pay attention to anything in North America.

He even has no time to worry about the post-production of the movie "A Man Called Li Wen Decides to Die" and sending it to the Venice Film Festival.

All his thoughts are now focused on one thing.

The release of "Gravity".

Due to the earthquake, the premiere of "Gravity" originally planned to be held was cancelled.

Although it has been more than a month since the earthquake, it does not mean that the impact of this global-level natural disaster has passed.

The entertainment industry is still not suitable for being too high-profile at this time.

So this time, Gravity didn't have any premiere, and it was directly released nationwide on July 2.

But not having a premiere doesn't mean Wu Yuan doesn't need to do any pre-promotion.

Starting from June 20, the main creators of Gravity gathered in Beijing.

In fact, there weren't many people, just the director Wu Yuan, and the two leading actors Gong Li and Wang Xueqi.

As for Zhang Guorong and Liu Yifei, the two actors who only appeared in the plot for a few minutes, it would not be good for them to participate in the promotion.

Wu Yuan felt guilty for cheating in the trailer, and many fans thought that this movie was a group play of four people.

If he took Zhang Guorong and Liu Yifei to do the promotion together, it would really confirm the fans' misunderstanding. If Liu Yifei and Zhang Guorong's fans went to the cinema for them, and found that they were only in the first few minutes, they would curse Wu Yuan as a liar.

Therefore, not only did he write clearly on the movie poster that the two were only guest appearances, but he also did not bring them with him on the promotional schedule.

With the male and female protagonists of "Gravity", Wu Yuan's first stop for promotion was to the Sixth Princess.

It was still the familiar "China Film Report" column, which Wu Yuan had brought the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew to appear on a few weeks ago.

"Fresh film and television information, quick hot spots!"

"Today, we have invited the "Gravity" crew to be guests on the "China Film Report" column!"

"Let's applaud Director Wu Yuan and actors Gong Li and Wang Xueqi!"

Amid the host's grand welcome, Wu Yuan walked into the studio side by side with Gong Li and Wang Xueqi.

As an important position for the promotion of Chinese films, "China Film Report" has been the vanguard of the development and dissemination of the Chinese film industry since its launch in 1999. Its influence and authority have been recognized by the film industry and the audience, and it is known as the "News Broadcast" of the film industry.

As a daily program, "China Film Report" certainly cannot invite guests every episode, and there will only be a special guest episode once a week.

Of course, as the invited party, Wu Yuan and others came here happily even though they didn't have much notice fee.

This is the "News Broadcast" of the film industry, and you have to come even if you don't pay.

On the contrary, Wu Yuan has little interest in programs like "Happy Camp" on Mango TV.

You can't expect him, who has been influenced by variety shows in 2020, to like those old-fashioned and rustic indoor embarrassing games in "Happy Camp".

In addition, his childhood was not "Happy Camp", so he didn't have any childhood filter for this program.

Wu Yuan still admired the host He Ling.

However, appreciation does not mean going to "Happy Camp". You can go to that village slow variety show to play if you have the opportunity in the future.

"Director Wu, see you again." Zhao Zhiyang, the female host of "China Film Report", smiled and greeted Wu Yuan.

"And Teacher Gong Li, who is also an old friend I haven't seen for a long time."

"Teacher Wang Xueqi is here for the first time on our show."

Zhao Zhiyang greeted them one by one, and after guiding them to sit on the sofa opposite, he began the interview.

"Director Wu, this time's "Gravity" is a blockbuster you have carefully prepared for three years. It must have been difficult along the way?"

In an official interview, of course, no sharp questions would be asked, and even his love affair was not on the topic.

Wu Yuan likes this kind of professional interview that only focuses on the work.

He smiled and nodded: "It's not easy."

"Gravity is our first science fiction blockbuster in China. I have never made a science fiction movie before. Whether it is for me or the main creators of the crew, the filming of this movie is full of hardships."

"It may be a bit embarrassing to say that when shooting the first scene on the first day of Gravity, due to insufficient preparation, some unexpected things happened, resulting in the crew stopping again on the day of the start-up. Props and shooting design were re-made. It took a full month and a half to stop work before it was restarted."

At the time, this incident also made the entertainment headlines of major newspapers.

Many people who looked down on Wu Yuan and Gravity laughed at it, thinking that this grass-roots team could not shoot any Hollywood-level science fiction blockbuster.

Now, the facts are slapping them in the face.

As long as the trailer is authentic, then Gravity can't be a bad movie. At least the special effects alone are worth the money.

"I heard that a lot of special effects shots were used in this movie. It can be said that there were almost no special effects shots from beginning to end?" the host asked again.

"Yes." Wu Yuan nodded: "Because Gravity tells a story in space, special effects are needed almost from beginning to end. Only the last few minutes of the final shot have no special effects."

"It is also because of this that the production cost of this movie reached 320 million yuan."

"More than 90% of this money was spent on shooting and post-production, and the actors' salaries accounted for less than half of it."

The final cost of Gravity still exceeded 300 million yuan, reaching a high of 320 million, almost comparable to Red Cliff.

But Red Cliff spent 320 million, but it was finally cut into two movies.

Gravity is only 90 minutes long.

Of course, all the money was spent on special effects. It can be said that the money was really spent every second.

"Wow." Zhao Zhiyang exclaimed: "With so much money spent, I believe that when you watch this movie in the cinema, the visual experience will definitely be great."

"By then, people across the country will be able to see the real space environment in the movie without having to take a rocket to space."

"I dare not say it is 100% restored, but at least more than 90% of the restoration is still there." Wu Yuan said proudly: "Although it is a bit shameless, it is true that our "Gravity" is a work that can bring all audiences close contact and feel the space."

"This should be the most realistic and visually effective space movie among all the movies in the world."

Zhao Zhiyang repeatedly recognized: "In the past, only Hollywood could make such a movie. Everyone could only see such a realistic space environment through American movies, but now we finally have our own space science fiction movie in China. This is an important step for the Chinese film industry."

In fact, the top's promotional focus for "Gravity" has long been determined.

Regardless of whether the plot of this movie is good or not, it is enough to grasp that this is a "space science film" that can help the public understand and clearly feel what the space environment is like through visual perception, and what the earth looks like from space.

Even if the plot of this movie is boring and not exciting enough, it doesn't matter.

It is novel and satisfying enough to let the Chinese audience understand the true appearance of space through the movie.

The plot of "Hero" is excellent, and the script is very good?

For such a groundbreaking film work, epoch-making, and able to change the entire Chinese film industry, as long as it has this advantage, it is enough.

The public's tolerance for it is also very high, which is also the benefit of being the first to eat crabs.

"I really look forward to this movie meeting us as soon as possible. I can't wait." Zhao Zhiyang sighed again and turned the topic to Gong Li smoothly.

"Teacher Gong Li, you play the leading actress in Gravity, right?"

"According to the leaked filing information, your role seems to be very important and is an important role throughout the film."

"Is this stressful for you?"

Pressure?

Gong Li glanced at Zhao Zhiyang with a strange expression. You have worked with Zhang Yimou many times, acted in various Chinese and foreign films, and are now the top actress in mainland China. Talk about pressure in front of Zhang Yimou?

"Rather than pressure, it's more like motivation." Gong Li pursed her lips: "Turning pressure into motivation, it motivates me to make this movie better."

"Can you say that?" Gong Li glanced at Wu Yuan, and after he nodded, she continued: "I have a lot of scenes in this movie, and they are very important, and there are a lot of monologues."

"For me, this movie should be the most difficult one in the filming process, but it was really cool after filming. The feeling of being completely immersed in the role and exerting 120% of my acting skills was very enjoyable!"

Gong Li's expression showed a little bit of nostalgia.

For her, the filming of Gravity was really fun.

This kind of movie with a female lead is very rare, whether in China or Hollywood.

And it is a movie with a female lead that tests acting skills.

Although it is very difficult to play this role well, as long as you have this level of ability, it will be very refreshing and enjoyable to play.

Zhao Zhiyang can't empathize with the actor's drama-crazy behavior. Instead, she is very curious about another thing.

"Teacher Gong Li, you have worked with Director Zhang Yimou, Director Wu Yuan, and Director Wang Jiawei."

"These three directors are the top Chinese directors."

"And the styles of these three directors are different. In your opinion, what is the biggest difference in working with these three directors, and what are the different feelings?" (End of this chapter)