Chapter 453: Don’t Treat Short Films as Works of Art

"The best short film of the year has appeared, and the short film that surprised me the most in this Hundred Flowers Award was actually "The Guard" shot by Li Jing."

"After Li Jing's "Eighteen Knights of the Republic of China", he finally understood that today's martial arts is different from the previous martial arts, and the times have changed. What I regret most now is why the short film "Jinyiwei" was not made into a movie??"

"I was very lucky to get a ticket for the Hundred Flowers Award short film. I originally went in to see my favorite short film "Old Girl", but I didn't expect to see "The Guard"."

"I didn't expect that Lin Xing would be so charming playing such a villain, and I was really shocked when he said, 'You have to pay more.'"

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After the first screening of the short film "Jinyiwei" ended, basically all kinds of feedback were calculated.

Originally, what did everyone think of this martial arts short film?

The results are different now.

Everyone just felt that this short film was not enough, especially since it was originally about the three brothers of Jinyiwei, but it turned out that Lin Xing stole the show again.

If you watch the short film "Jin Yiwei", you may be immersed in the plot the whole time, and even feel that the three "Jin Yiwei" brothers are more miserable than the last.

But after watching this short film, Yan Xiaofang, let alone others, remembered two sentences after watching it.

One sentence is: "This person is my beloved relative and friend, a brother and sister, so I need to pay more."

One sentence is: "Junior brother, you are really lucky. This female doctor is really good and smooth."

You must know that although Yan Xiaofang is a high school student, she does not know everything. Many people around her are in love.

Yan Xiaofang really wanted to come to the Hundred Flowers Awards this time. After all, the Hundred Flowers Awards this year were held in Zhuangli, Hebei Province, which was quite close to the imperial capital.

So close, so beautiful, I went to Ji Province on the weekend.

Yan Xiaofang has heard of this slogan, but when she usually asks about it on Weibo, many people with IDs from Hebei Province in the comment area said: "Come to Ji."

Yan Xiaofang did not go to the previous Hundred Flowers Awards because they were too far away, but now she is going to take advantage of the summer vacation.

"Brother Xing..."

After Yan Xiaofang read it, she was planning to take a walk around again, but she happened to see Lin Xing walking out of the hall.

"Eh??"

Lin Xing still had an impression of Yan Xiaofang, so he came over at this time and asked: "Why did you come to the Hundred Flowers Award? Did you come alone??"

Yan Xiaofang hurriedly shook her head and said: "I came here with my aunt, and I am one of the audience members for this Hundred Flowers Award, so I am here by invitation..."

"That's fine."

Lin Xing nodded lightly: "Then you play, I'm leaving first... Do you want to take a photo together??"

"Yes, yes..."

Originally, Yan Xiaofang was still thinking about how to tell Lin Xing about taking a photo because she was too embarrassed to say it.

After all, someone over there has been waiting for Lin Xing.

In this way, Lin Xing took the initiative to take a few photos with Yan Xiaofang, and then he left.

"Axing, that's..."

In the distance, it was Situ Hui who was waiting for Lin Xing, because there was an interview that needed Lin Xing to support him.

"Oh, he's a little fan of mine."

Lin Xing explained with a smile: "She is still a high school student. I was a little surprised to see her here. Mainly, I am worried about her being a student..."

"You are an idol, why do you care? Then you must die from exhaustion??"

Situ Hui said a little speechlessly after listening to Lin Xing's words.

"I can't control that much, I just happened to encounter it."

Lin Xing waved his hand slightly and said.

"Axing, this time our short film has been rated very high, and it has just hit the hot search list..."

Li Jing on the side said happily.

Obviously, Li Jing has really been scolded a lot since "Eighteen Heroes of the Republic of China", and it's not easy to be praised so much this time.

Short films are also considered works.

To this end, Li Jing and Situ Hui took the main creators of "Jinyiwei" to an interview with Penguin Video.

The interview was still an old acquaintance.

Zhao Fang.

Now Zhao Fang has her own show on Penguin Video, and occasionally hosts some large-scale parties and interviews.

Just like this time Penguin Film and Television is preparing to promote the short film "Jinyiwei", there will definitely be a special feature next.

The outside world is the outside world, and Penguin Video is not allowed to do special interviews on its own.

You have to have something to attract the audience, right? ?

"Congratulations, Axing."

Zhao Fang first said hello to Situ Hui and Li Jing, and then smiled at Lin Xing and said.

"Sister Fang, long time no see."

Lin Xing was also a little surprised and said: "I didn't expect you to come for the interview."

"Yes, it's been a long time indeed. I came to the Hundred Flowers Awards mainly to interview some artists and their works that were exclusively broadcast on Penguin Video."

Zhao Fang explained the matter simply: "Then let's start directly?"

This interview usually lasts 20 to 40 minutes and is mainly a quick question and answer format.

Lin Xing, Xie Long, Meng Fei, Zhang Ming, Qu Jin, Zhou Zhigang and other main creators of "Jinyiwei" are all here.

This time at the Hundred Flowers Awards, not only Lin Xing walked the red carpet twice, Qu Jin and Zhou Zhigang also walked twice.

Of course, Qu Jin and Zhou Zhigang are actually on the same crew, that is, the crew of "A Good Man".

They are both veteran actors in the entertainment industry, and they are a panacea. They can seamlessly connect any role, whether it is villain or hero, ancient or modern.

So they have a lot of film contracts.

Compared with other veteran actors, they have no pressure of being out of date, because they have a steady stream of film contracts, and they are even scheduled for two years later.

For this reason, the two of them came to shoot the short film "Jin Yi Wei" to help each other.

Let's put it this way, Qu Jin has been in a relationship with Li Jing for decades, and he will definitely come if Li Jing says so. As for the relationship between Situ Hui and Zhou Zhigang, it goes without saying that Situ Hui's senior sister is Zhou Zhigang's wife, and it was Situ Hui who helped introduce them.

So, what else can we say about this relationship?

When interviewed, both Qu Jin and Zhou Zhigang said that they enjoyed the filming, but the only regret was that they did not have a rivalry with Lin Xing.

Yes.

Lin Xing is a supporting role, and Qu Jin and Zhou Zhigang are also supporting roles.

Not to mention that the two people have no rivalry with Lin Xing, even Qu Jin and Zhou Zhigang have no rivalry.

The two people, one is the leader of the Donglin Party, and the other is Wei Zhongxian, a member of the eunuch party. They belong to the two major factions in the movie, but the two people really have no rivalry.

This 20-minute interview almost covers everything that should be asked and discussed.

The next step is to go back and edit the interview. It is definitely impossible to release all of it in 20 minutes for publicity.

If you want to maintain a high level of exposure, then you naturally have to break the 20-minute interview into dozens of seconds.

Although many people hate this kind of publicity routine, unless this kind of publicity routine completely fails, otherwise everyone will not change it.

Look, the Internet was originally discussing that the publicity routine of "A Good Man" was old, and then no one expected that the short film "Jinyiwei" would also come.

Almost immediately after the first round of screenings of "The Imperial Guards" ended, Penguin Video had already issued a promotional announcement: "Everyone come together at 12 noon on August 5 to watch the short film "The Imperial Guards."

"6666, this short film is actually going to be on Penguin Video?"

"You know what, I really didn't expect it. I really thought this short film was just a random shot."

"I saw a lot of people saying that Lin Xing performed very well, and some even said that Lin Xing was the extra male lead in this short film. After watching the show, the only thing you remember is Lin Xing, and you can't even remember the girls."

"If you say so, I'm really looking forward to it, so let's wait."

"Expect what? The Hundred Flowers Awards have no credibility now, and you still believe in the short film "The Imperial Guards" they are talking about?"

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I have to say that everyone's discussion of the short film "The Imperial Guards" is quite reasonable.

Because "The King's Guard" will not be released until after the Hundred Flowers Awards, many people speculate that Penguin Video is trying to suppress Lin Xing for the Best Actor Award.

You should know that in "The King's Guard", you don't care whether Lin Xing is the so-called protagonist. This "The King's Guard" is Lin Xing's first work after winning the Best Actor Award.

Don't treat short films as works.

At the same time, Yan Xiaofang also wrote a review of the short film "The King's Guard" on her Weibo.

As a well-known fan of Xing, her film review must have a certain degree of subjective likes and dislikes. She even said that she followed Lin Xing's Qi Wei throughout the whole process of "The King's Guard".

What is the saying? ?

It's called the three views follow the five views.

If you only watch "The King's Guard", it seems that there is nothing to doubt that Qi Wei is a complete villain.

Threatening his junior brother, and killing his junior brother's favorite female doctor, and even using all kinds of unscrupulous means.

But a movie has many interpretations.

For Yan Xiaofang, she thinks Qi Wei is not a villain at all, she is just a proud boy.

In fact, only Qi Wei can be called a hero here.

Yan Xiaofang found a hundred reasons to whitewash Qi Wei, and the more important thing is that these reasons are relatively reasonable.

For example, why did he blackmail his junior brother?

You should know that his junior brother was pretending to be Cui Jian, the Jinyiwei. He should kill Cui Jian and replace this Jinyiwei.

Jinyiwei is the eagle claw of the court, and they are even in cahoots with the eunuch party. In Qi Wei's view, this is the only thing that forced the junior brother to leave.

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In short, Yan Xiaofang's review of the drama is a bit spoiler. Of course, she is not so straightforward. She just said [Lin Xing's performance must be a masterpiece. ]

Even Yan Xiaofang thinks that if a work has a lot of [star content], then this work is worth watching.

Good guy.

This is the second time that [star content] has been mentioned since the variety show.

You should know that Lin Xing rarely makes cameo appearances, so everyone is looking forward to his cameo appearances.

If someone else made a cameo appearance in "The King's Guards", it would not have been so popular.

Let's put it this way, even if Wang Ruoan made a cameo appearance, it would not have been so popular.

After all, Wang Ruoan has starred in too many bad movies, so his box office appeal is far from that strong, or it all depends on his health and popularity.

But popularity often cannot be converted into box office.

For this reason, Wang Ruoan himself also understands this matter. This is different from his concerts. It is really hard to get a ticket for his concerts because he is the youth of several generations.

But when he stars in a movie, very few people are really willing to support him.

Because not interested.

Why do many artists want to engage in fan circles? Because fan circles are really willing to spend money. Even if their idol poops, the fan circle will still be willing to spend money to eat and say: "I haven't eaten enough, idol, poop some more."

Think about it, who doesn’t want so many fans to help pay for it? ?

Many people ask why these popular artists are reluctant to separate themselves from their fan circles? ?

In fact, the reason is very simple, it is because of interests.

Just like the several popular artists invited by Master Guo to film "A Good Man" this time, it's not just for the box office.

After all, top streaming can at least guarantee the lower limit of the box office. Many top streaming fans will go crazy for the pre-sale box office in the early stage.

Lin Xing is a special case. His current box office resistance is a bit outrageous.

Of course, more people actually want to see how Lin Xing will film "Death on Earth" next.

Speaking of which, why did Master Guo want to co-produce a Hollywood-style oriental fantasy-themed film with Lin Xing? ?

Isn't it just because he took a fancy to Lin Xing's ability to resist box office sales?

"Not really."

At the dinner party in the evening, Situ Hui asked about Master Guo’s interview today about inviting Lin Xing. Lin Xing directly stated that he was not invited.

"Axing, Director Guo's movies are rare. If you can make them and be the protagonist, then you will be truly recognized in the film industry..."

Situ Hui advised: "Director Guo's status in the film industry is quite large. Everyone is even proud to be in Director Guo's movies, and this involves mainstream recognition..."

In fact, Situ Hui hasn't said it too clearly. To put it bluntly, being recognized by the mainstream often means being recognized by mainstream awards.

After all, Lin Xing has now offended Ouyang Qing. You must know that Ouyang Qing has a very high status in the entire circle. Ouyang Qing even dared to scold Master Guo.

So what Situ Hui means is that Lin Xing and Guo Shi's film collaboration is a win-win situation.

But first of all, Master Guo did not invite Lin Xing, he just said a few words during the interview.

Secondly, the Guo Shi team actually invited Lin Xing to star in "A Good Man", but Lin Xing really couldn't spare the time at that time, so he had to decline.

Now, Lin Xing really doesn't feel that he is indispensable, but he still feels that he has to read the script first, if Master Guo really invites him.

After all, he believed in Guo Shi's directing ability, but Lin Xing felt that the script was unreliable, especially the fantasy-themed one, which was also cooperating with Hollywood.

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