Chapter 398 The Most Special Director

In the next two days, Zhou Yan was revising the plot of the wedding while rehearsing with Zhao Fei and the actors.

All the actors in the crew, except Xu Guanwen, were present.

So, except Xu Guanwen who asked others to stand in place, the other actors were all in person.

The rehearsal speed was very fast. It took only two days to finish most of the scenes in Jiaochangwei.

Of course, the scenes in Jiaochangwei, except for the wedding and the dance, were relatively simple.

On September 30th, "Time Traveler" officially started filming.

The opening ceremony was very simple. Except for the crew, no guests were invited, and no reporters were invited to the scene.

But on the morning of the 30th, Zhou Yan and Joey Wong were discovered by a circle of reporters as soon as they came out of breakfast.

The reporters were all sprint champions. They were originally holding Zhao Fei for an interview, and when they saw Zhou Yan and Joey Wong appear, they quickly surrounded them.

The crew did not invite reporters to attend the opening ceremony of the film, but they have never concealed the news of the crew's opening, so many reporters rushed here today.

Many of the reporters who came today came from Hong Kong.

After all, Pengcheng is close to Hong Kong, so it is relatively convenient for reporters to come.

Zhou Yan's new movie has been attracting much attention from the Hong Kong media since the summer, because Zhou Yan revealed at that time that it might be filmed in Hong Kong and might cooperate with Hong Kong actors.

The crew did not disclose to the public that the heroine of the movie is Wang Zuxian, but Wang Zuxian appeared in Yanjing a few days ago and was photographed.

So many media are speculating that Wang Zuxian is the heroine of Zhou Yan's new movie.

Seeing Wang Zuxian standing next to Zhou Yan at this moment, the reporters are very excited.

"Director Zhou, is Xiaoxian the heroine of your new movie?"

"May I ask who is the hero?"

"The movie is called "Time Traveler", is it a love movie?"

"Xiaoxian, what do you think of working with Director Zhou again?"

...

The reporters had a lot of questions, and they flooded over to the two of them like a tide.

In fact, it was very strange for reporters to ask these questions on the day of the opening ceremony.

Under normal circumstances, if a movie has reached the stage of starting filming, the cast should have been announced long ago, after all, movies also need pre-promotion.

But Zhou Yan's new movie is very interesting. From the summer when he revealed the idea of ​​making a new movie in Hong Kong, it has only been two months, and the movie has already started filming, and basically no useful information has been revealed during this period.

They can basically confirm that Joey Wong is the heroine of this movie. After all, with Joey Wong's status, she should not play a supporting role.

But they have no idea who the hero is.

When they came just now, the reporters were watching the scene, just wanting to find the figure of the hero.

Zhou Yan looked at the time. There was still some time before the opening ceremony officially started at 9:09, so he stopped and began to answer the reporters' questions.

He did not invite reporters to the opening ceremony because he did not want to waste time, but since the reporters were already here, it would be fine to do some publicity.

"You have a lot of questions, I will answer them one by one. Just now someone asked if this movie is a love movie. I can only say that love is one of the themes of this movie."

"As for the hero and heroine, they are already standing in front of you."

Hearing Zhou Yan's words, some reporters have not yet reacted, while some reporters with quick brains have already shouted.

"Director Zhou, you want to direct and act in the new movie?!"

Zhou Yan smiled and nodded, "Well, I will play the hero and heroine with Joey Wong in the new movie."

The reporters were very excited to get this news.

In this way, the new movie has a gimmick.

They have not forgotten that Zhou Yan also won the Best Newcomer Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards. His previous role as Xu Xian in "Green Snake" was impressive.

The box office of the movie "Green Snake" is average, or even very bad, but the subsequent dissemination of the movie is not bad at all.

The performances of Wang Zuxian, Zhang Manyu, Zhou Yan and Zhao Wenzhuo in the movie left a deep impression on many viewers, and the music of the movie is also very popular.

In particular, the song "Nightingale" is so popular that the popular TV series "The Return of the Condor Heroes" broadcast last year also used this song as the soundtrack.

"Green Snake" suffered a Waterloo on the big screen, but it received a lot of attention on the small screen.

The evaluation of this movie is getting better and better with the passage of time.

The "weirdness" in this movie is also accepted by more and more audiences.

In that movie, Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian played a classic couple, Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian.

The two people's cooperation again this time is naturally very eye-catching.

In addition, both Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian have rarely appeared on the big screen in recent years.

Zhou Yan, needless to say, has been behind the scenes in recent years, and has not acted in any serious drama. Many people even said that Zhou Yan would never act again.

As for Wang Zuxian, she only acted in "The Sixth Sense" in recent years, and then she hid her fame and fortune. No one knows what she has been doing.

This time, the two of them starred in a new movie together, which seemed like a hidden master returning to the arena.

"Director Zhou, Xiaoxian, what do you feel is different about the second cooperation?" a reporter asked.

Another reporter retorted, "This is their third collaboration."

"Director Zhou of "The Sixth Sense" was behind the scenes, so it doesn't count."

"This is also the third time in front of the camera. They filmed the commercial for Senior Hall together before."

After the reporter reminded them, everyone remembered that Zhou Yan and Joey Wong had also collaborated on the commercial for Senior Hall.

Zhou Yan himself almost forgot about the commercial. He smiled and said, "Xiaoxian is a very good and dedicated actor. It is very reassuring to work with her. Moreover, she is one of my teachers in acting. She also taught me a lot when we were filming "Green Snake" before."

When these words came out, the reporters didn't feel that there was anything wrong, but Joey Wong, who was standing by, almost blushed.

When filming "Green Snake", she mainly taught Zhou Yan how to act in bed scenes.

At that time, it was Zhou Yan's first time to act in a passionate scene, and he was a bit awkward. Thanks to Joey Wong's guidance.

At that time, she didn't expect that she would really act in bed while acting.

"Director Zhou, when will "Time Traveler" be released?"

"It's not confirmed yet. It depends on when I finish filming, but the plan is to release it this year."

"So soon?"

The reporters were a little surprised. It was almost October and the filming started. If they wanted to release it this year, the time was very tight.

According to the solar calendar, there are only three months left this year.

Even if we use the lunar calendar, there are only more than four months left.

In three or four months, some movies can't even finish filming, let alone the complicated post-production.

However, although they were puzzled, the reporters did not ask in depth. Whether the film was shot quickly or slowly was not their focus.

As for the specific release time of the film, it will be announced in the later publicity.

A reporter asked again, "Director Zhou, will "How Long Will I Love You", which you played live at the Hong Kong Concert, appear in the new movie?"

"It will definitely appear, and in the form of a song."

Zhou Yan threw out another piece of information that the reporters were very concerned about.

"Song? Who will sing this song? Is it a singer you have worked with before?"

"Please allow me to keep this question a secret for now, but I can tell you that there will be many songs in "Time Traveler". This is also the first time I have put so many songs in a movie."

"More than "The Chorus"?"

There are many songs in "The Chorus". Of course, those songs are not interludes. They are just written by Zhou Yan for the choir for the plot.

Zhou Yan thought about it and said, "Well, more than "The Chorus"."

"Is this a musical or a music film?"

"No." Zhou Yan shook his head.

"Can we hear these songs before the movie is released?"

Zhou Yan shook his head again, "No, but the movie will be released soon, so you don't have to wait too long."

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The reporters asked Zhou Yan some more questions, and then focused on Joey Wong.

Zhou Yan asked people to call all the other actors over and asked them to talk to the reporters. Even Li Naiwen and Li Xiaoran were called over.

It was the first time for the two newcomers to face such a scene. They were surrounded by thirty or forty media. Most newcomers couldn't handle it.

But Li Naiwen and Li Xiaoran handled it very well.

Li Naiwen is not the kind of person who likes to speak actively, but when facing reporters, he was calm and spoke in an orderly manner. He didn't look like a newcomer who faced such a scene for the first time. He felt like a big scene gentleman.

Some people are like this. They may be shy in private, but they are very comfortable at work.

The key is that he looks mature, so that reporters thought Li Naiwen was an actor who had debuted for a long time.

As for Li Xiaoran, that was a sword to take a different approach.

Today, she still went on stage without makeup, but she was dressed a little more formally. She looked very fresh in a white dress. The reporters saw that she was so beautiful and paid close attention to her.

After all, she was able to participate in Zhou Yan's movie right after her debut, which was a very high starting point. Maybe she will become a big star in the future.

But no matter what questions the reporters asked, she seemed to be wandering in the sky and didn't answer the questions correctly.

People asked her if she was nervous about working with a well-known, world-class talented director like Zhou Yan for her first film.

If she were an ordinary newcomer, she would definitely praise Zhou Yan first, and then say that she was very honored to have this opportunity, and she would definitely do her best during the filming process.

But Li Xiaoran was different from ordinary people. She told reporters that the crew members were very good, the food in the cafeteria was delicious, and the scenery of Jiaochangwei was also very good, especially at sunset in the evening. She also suggested that reporters should not rush to leave at night and appreciate the sunset of Jiaochangwei.

Such an irrelevant answer confused the reporters.

When the interview was about to end, Xu Feng also appeared, and the reporters surrounded Xu Feng again.

Xu Feng attached great importance to this movie and came from Shanghai to attend the opening ceremony of the movie.

She was not surprised to find so many reporters at the scene, after all, Zhou Yan’s popularity is not ordinary now.

Looking at the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, Zhou Yan is the most special director.

I don’t know when it started, but some people began to divide Chinese directors into generations.

Some people say that it is because of an economics book called "The Fifth Generation" that makes people feel that this word is very appropriate to describe the rising force in the Chinese film industry.

However, Xu Feng first heard the concept of the fifth generation of directors from Ni Zhen.

Ni Zhen classified the directors he had worked with, such as Zhang Yimou and Li Shaohong, into the fifth generation.

Now when it comes to the fifth generation of directors, everyone generally thinks that they should be Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Zhang Jianya, Wu Ziniu and others.

And these directors are the backbone of the Chinese film industry at this stage.

The concept of the sixth generation of directors has gradually emerged, and Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye are among the representatives.

As for Zhou Yan, according to age and qualifications, he should be considered the sixth generation. In terms of international fame, Zhou Yan is more inclined to the fifth generation.

But Zhou Yan's style is obviously different from both the sixth and fifth generations.

His style is not only different from the fifth and sixth generations in the mainland, but also from the directors in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Some people said that Zhou Yan's style was seriously westernized and too commercialized, but many people refuted this view. They believed that if Zhou Yan's works were seriously westernized, then at least half of the directors' styles in China were seriously westernized, and they were unsuccessful westernization.

The only thing that Zhou Yan's movies are more westernized than those movies is that the production of the movies is more sophisticated. As for commercialization, it is only because other people's movies cannot sell that Zhou Yan's movies are more commercial.

In fact, no one can put the word "serious commercialization" on the head of the movie "The Chorus".

Many people believe that Zhou Yan is the director who is best at grasping the literary and commercial aspects in China. His movies are more about guiding the audience into the world he created, rather than creating a world that caters to the audience.

Of course, people have not forgotten that Zhou Yan is also a talented musician, and it can even be said that he is a writer.

Zhou Yan occupies three of the eight major arts. He has a unique advantage that other directors do not have. In his movies, he can always perfectly integrate music and movies.

And all his movies are written by himself, which is also something that most directors cannot do.

After Xu Feng finished the interview with the reporter, the opening ceremony began soon.

She and Zhou Yan lifted the veil for the camera, and then took the main members of the crew to burn incense one by one.

Originally, the ceremony would end after the burning of incense, but because there were many reporters, Zhou Yan came out temporarily to say a few words.

This was not the first time he had held an opening ceremony, and he was already familiar with the on-site speech.

First, he emphasized that the filming task was tight, and put forward requirements for all the crew members, asking everyone to work together to make the film well.

Then it was about looking forward to the future, that is, bragging.

If there were only the crew members on the scene, it would not matter if he didn't brag, but with so many reporters coming, Zhou Yan naturally had to promote the movie.

After the bragging, he thanked the reporters who came to the scene today, and the ceremony was over.

However, after the ceremony, everyone did not leave, and Zhou Yan and Xu Feng gave red envelopes to the crew members.

The red envelopes were not big, and they were all filled with ten-yuan bills, mainly to ask for good luck.

Everyone who saw the scene got a share, not only the reporters who came uninvited, but also the villagers who came to join in the fun.

In the end, Zhou Yan and Xu Feng still had a lot of red envelopes left in their hands, so they threw them directly to the reporters and villagers, and a battle for red envelopes broke out at the scene.

The red envelopes were not big, and everyone wanted to join in the fun.

After the red envelopes were distributed, Zhou Yan called Li Hong to his side, "Go and entertain the reporters who came today. Bring a note and I will approve 10,000 yuan for you. I will go directly to Wu Jing to transfer it to you."

"It doesn't take that much, right? Do you want to give them money?"

"Won't giving them money give them a reason to talk? Just take them out for a big meal."

Ten thousand yuan, taking these reporters out for a big drink, is much more useful than giving them money.

"As for the meal, ask someone else to arrange it. We have a scene to shoot today, so you can't leave."

"Understood, I'll find someone to arrange it right away."

After Zhou Yan had given all the instructions, Xu Feng came over and whispered, "Do you want to arrange it for the reporters? Or should I arrange it?"

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sister Feng, I've asked Li Hong to arrange it."

Hearing that Zhou Yan had already arranged it, Xu Feng smiled and nodded, "You are still a worry-free person." (End of this chapter)