Chapter 447: Movie Premiere

  Hong Kong Island.

After sending Chris Liu away, Link began to be busy with other work.

This includes participating in the program work of Phoenix Chinese Station, discussing boxing with guests, discussing Hollywood movies and Chinese movies, and participating in boxing exchange activities organized by the Hong Kong Island Cultural Tourism Bureau. He and Morarez took the stage to have exchanges with Chinese boxers.

There are also Hong Kong sister selection guests, "Bauhinia" magazine charity Dinner and other activities.

These activities are boring, but you can't refuse.

Boxing promotion is not only about fighting fists on the ring, but also off-court publicity.

If you want to have more boxing fans in Asia and get more bonuses in the next game, you need to participate in more such promotional activities.

After he was busy with boxing, he turned his attention to movies.

On June 24th, "The Secret Fan of Snowflakes" was screened on the mainland, and the premiere ceremony was held in Dahai City.

Link was busy preparing for the boxing match and did not participate.

The film got 20.77 million box office in major theaters in China in three days over the weekend, which is about 3 million U.S. dollars. For the production cost of 8 million U.S. dollars, the result is not bad.

At the end of June, Wendy Deng brought the crew of "Snowflake Secret Fan" to Hong Kong to promote. Link just finished participating in the competition and participated in the premiere ceremony held at the President Theatre in Causeway Bay.

Outside the red carpet of the theater, Link met with Wendy Deng and others.

“Hi, Link, congratulations on becoming a super champion. You are really becoming more and more attractive. I often hear girls talking about you at domestic gatherings. In Chinese, you are now a heartthrob.”

After seeing him, Wendy Deng praised him fiercely. Since she followed Link's advice to buy Tesla shares and made a fortune last time, the relationship between the two has become closer.

This kind of closeness is not affection, but trust.

“Heartthrob?I like this name, Wendy. I read the report that "The Secret Fan of Snowflake" won the weekend champion of the Mainland box office. Congratulations, you have invested in a good movie.”

Link chuckled.

When Wendy Deng heard what he said, she shook her head, as if it was not very useful.

Link asked her what happened.

Wendy Deng reluctantly told him that although the film's box office performance in the first week was good, its reputation was very general.

First of all, in terms of subject matter, the mainland market for Lala films is very narrow and the audience is not large. There are also problems with the overall structure of the film's plot, which is more complicated and not easy to understand.

Also during the promotion of the movie, the promoter saw that Link was famous enough.

When designing the movie poster, he was placed between Alice Lee and Jeon Ji-hyun. Everyone mistakenly thought that he was the protagonist of this movie, which was about a love triangle, so they went to the cinema to support it.

After watching the movie, I found out that it was a lesbian film. Link appeared in the play for less than ten minutes, almost a soy sauce character.

Movie posters are suspected of deceiving the audience and have received a lot of criticism in the media.

It is foreseeable that the box office performance of this movie will not be very good next week.

What disappointed Deng Wendy even more was that 20th Century Fox Pictures, the distributor of "The Secret Fan of Snowflakes", had a very general evaluation of the film at the internal screening meeting. It is planned to show it in several theaters first, and then decide whether to release it. The results.

Originally, Wendy Deng was going to use this movie to hit the Oscars and start her first shot in the entertainment industry.

It's just that the movie's box office performance is average and the reputation is relatively poor. This shot can only be regarded as a dumb shot.

Wendy Deng tossed around for this movie for two or three years, but got this result. It is impossible not to be disappointed.

Link comforted her not to care too much.

The entertainment industry is a deep-water area, and the competition is very fierce. Many filmmakers have experienced many failures or even bankruptcies in exchange for one success.

For the first time as a producer, Wendy Deng can guarantee that the box office will not lose money. It is already very good. If you want to be able to shoot a movie with a double harvest at the export box office, it is difficult to do it.

Wendy Deng pointed to him and said with jealousy that Palm Beach Pictures invested in two movies.

The first production cost was 8 million, and the global box office was close to 170 million US dollars, with a revenue ratio of more than 20 times. The second production cost was more than 30 million. The current global box office has exceeded 300 million US dollars, with a revenue ratio of more than 10 times.

These two movies not only sold well at the box office, but also had a very good reputation.

The key is whether these two films were invested by a film company or the first and second projects.

The probability of success is too high.

Not only Wendy Deng is envious and jealous, but everyone in the circle is jealous of Palm Beach Pictures.

Link smiled modestly, saying that the success of the two films was the credit of Catherine and the production department, and it had nothing to do with himself.

“Hi, Link, it's been a long time since I saw you.”

Also coming was Alice Lee, wearing a fashionable and slim Prada summer dress, revealing two white arms, smiling and saying hello beside Wendy Deng, her eyes bright, a 38-year-old person, her face will still be blushing when she greets, it looks very interesting.

“Hi, Alice, your dress is very beautiful.”

Lin Ke smiled softly and chatted with the other party. There were also Director Wang Ying, supporting actress Wu Junmei, and supporting actor Jiang Wu next to him. Except for Jeon Ji-hyun, who was busy working in South Korea and didn't have time to come over, the main creators of the crew were all there.

After chatting a few words, a group of people walked into the theater to participate in the premiere ceremony.

In addition to the crew members of today's premiere ceremony, the distributor Huanya Pictures also invited more than 20 Hong Kong Island actors and celebrities to join in, Mr. and Mrs. Liang Chaowei, Mr. and Mrs. Chen Xiaochun, Mr. and Mrs. Cai Shaofen, Gu Lotte, Chen Weiting, A sa, Zheng Xiuwen and so on.

After Lin Ke entered the venue, he chatted with actor Liang Chaowei and said that he liked each other's movies.

During the chat, many celebrities took the initiative to come and say hello.

Some said they were his fans, some said they were boxing fans, Ying Cai'er directly said they were his hardcore fans, talking excitedly, asking him for autographs and group photos.

Link did not refuse, and met all her requirements, but while chatting with Yingcai'er, she found Chen Xiaochun pulling Yingcai'er's skirt next to her, with a stiff smile on her face, Yingcai'er also quietly kicked him. .

Link didn't understand what the couple was up to, and he also chatted with Chen Xiaochun. The last time Lionsgate released "Far Cry", the other party was the male protagonist, and the two sides also had some working relationships.

After saying a few words to the couple, Link was invited to speak at the front desk.

"Huh!”

Seeing Link leaving, Chen Xiaochun breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body relaxed.

“You are dead, you always pull me to do when I talk to Link, and it's not too embarrassing to be seen.”

Ying Cai'er pinched him angrily, and finally saw her idol Link. Before she could say a few words, Chen Xiaochun was pulling her behind, as if she would run away.

“Wife, it's not my fault. When you look at Link, your eyes light up, and your whole body will pounce on him. I am your husband, of course I have to hold you.”

Chen Xiaochun rubbed his arms and said with the corners of his mouth curled.

“I said, Link is my idol. Is there a problem with me getting excited when I see my idol? Can you, a big man, stop being so careful.”

“Hehe, my wife, I was wrong, I promise there will be no next time.”

Chen Xiaochun raised his finger and smiled.

Ying Cai'er glared at him, took out the camera and looked through the photo with Link just now, with a happy smile on her face.

Seeing that she was no longer angry, Chen Xiaochun breathed a sigh of relief. She looked at Link, who was being interviewed on the stage, and cursed in her heart that this guy was too handsome.

On stage, Link was wearing formal clothes, his waist was straight and sturdy, his cheeks were angular, and he looked more masculine and handsome than Leonardo and Keanu Reeves.

He talks and laughs on stage, with a powerful aura on his body, and he is more handsome and panache than he looks on TV.

Link is so good, even a man thinks Link is super handsome, let alone a bit of a nymphomaniac wife.

This is also the reason why Chen Xiaochun grabbed Ying Cai'er and didn't let go as soon as he saw him in person.

Link answered a few movie-related questions on stage, and then returned to the middle seat in the front row to watch the movie.

"Snowflake Secret Fan" tells the love story between two women in the late Qing Dynasty and contemporary times.

In the modern story, the two female protagonists are named Sophia (played by Jeon Ji-hyun) and Nina (played by Alice Lee), and they are best friends.

By chance, Sophia heard a story from her aunt. There is a kind of female book circulating in the Jiangyong area of Hunan Province. It is a tool used by local women to communicate secretly. It is mainly written on a fan and forwarded to the other party, also known as a secret fan.

In the love story at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the two female protagonists were called Snowflake and Lily. They became close friends at an early age and used female books to tell each other their true feelings. As they grew older, the two continued to marry and have children. Lily married into a rich family, but Snowflake married a country butcher because of her family.

Due to different circumstances, their feelings have been estranged, and they are no longer the pure friendship of childhood.

Later, after a series of events, the two sides resolved the misunderstanding. Before Snowflake died, Lily understood her affection and the true meaning of Snowflake's letter.

Link's scene takes place in modern times. He is a foreign businessman who came to China to invest. He runs a number of bars and hotels in Dahai City. He fell in love with Sophia at first sight and proposed to Sophia at the cocktail party. In the end, he reluctantly found out that she was a lesbian and didn't love him. The person Sophia loved was Nina.

In the movie, the modern story is told first, the middle flashes back to the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the second half returns to modern times.

Link read it again and found that he didn't even understand it. There is a serious sense of division between the front and rear parts of the story. The ancient story is like a fragment of memory inserted into the plot in a TV series. The time is tens of minutes, and it seems too long.

There is also the love story between Sophia Snowflake and Nina Lily, which is not very moving at first glance, but feels a little inexplicable.

At the time of its release, the film claimed to be the Chinese version of "Brokeback Mountain".

In fact, from the plot structure, to the character setting, to the connotation of the story, it is a bit worse than "Brokeback Mountain".

The only thing that is desirable is that Director Wang Ying, like Director Woody Allen, is better at shooting characters.

The two female protagonists look beautiful in the movie, and Link is also photographed as handsome and personable, especially the clip of him singing and courting in a bar, which is very textured, like a performance at the Academy Awards ceremony.

“Link, how do you feel?”

Wendy Deng asked sideways.

Link nodded and said that the whole thing was good.

“After the movie was released, many fans on the Internet said that the plot of the movie was untrue. If Sophia really had a handsome and rich boyfriend like you, who could sing and dance, and was empathetic, even a lesbian would be fascinated by you and fall in love with you.”

Wendy Deng smiled.

Link smiled softly, feeling that the fans were right, and he also couldn't understand the feelings between Sophia and Nina.

“Link, the European and American media say that you are good at predicting the box office. Can you predict how much the global box office of this movie will be?”

Alice Li also turned around and asked softly.

Link glanced at her, “How much do you want?"”

“Of course the more, the better.”

Alice Lee blinked and smiled.

“I will double the number you want.”

Link said.

Alice Li was taken aback for a moment, covered her lips and chuckled a few times, and said softly that you are so cunning.

Wendy Deng glanced at the two of them meaningfully, and leaned over to ask Link if he had time in the afternoon. He said that he knew that there was a good seafood restaurant nearby. The abalone and sea cucumber were quite authentic, and he was invited to taste them together.

Link thought for a while, nodded and agreed.

I have been busy on Hong Kong Island for three days, and I have basically finished my work. I will fly to Nanjing to film tomorrow. I have been busy working on Hong Kong Island for the past few days. I haven't had time to go shopping or eat any local food.

It's also good to taste the specialty seafood of Hong Kong Island before leaving.

Pop, pop, pop!

At the end of the movie screening, many viewers stood up and applauded, congratulated Link and others, and praised the movie for being very good.

When he was still a newcomer actor, Link couldn't tell what kind of applause was warm and what kind of excitement was lively.

After participating in more than a dozen movie premiere ceremonies, he was gradually able to distinguish everyone's perception of the movie from the intensity of the applause.

The applause was sparse, intermittent, loose and scattered, and it was obvious that the quality of the film was general.；

The applause was enthusiastic and noisy, accompanied by the shouts of the audience, the movie was not bad；

After the movie was over, the audience was silent for a few seconds, and then there was a thunderous applause, whistles, cheers, and applause that lasted for a long time, indicating that the movie was great.

Also, after the movie is over, look at the faces of your peers, envy and jealousy, indicating that the movie is good, and congratulate with a smile, indicating that it is general, and praise it, indicating that it is terrible.

As far as this movie is concerned, everyone's applause is more reluctant, more like polite applause.

However, after the movie was over, Cannes actor Liang Chaowei came over and smiled shyly at him, praised his performance in the movie for being very standard, and said that he liked his performance in "Midnight in Paris" the most, saying that he played the role very deeply.

Considering that the other party is afraid of society, he doesn't like to be ineffective in socializing.

The other party's praise should be sincere.

Link smiled and thanked him, and talked about the other party's new movie "A Generation of Masters".

Originally, he thought that the film hadn't started filming yet, but after chatting, he discovered that filming had already started last year, but Director Wong Kar-wai was more procrastinating, and he hadn't finished filming for two years.

Link prefers this movie and feels that the quality is no worse than "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". If the producer's royalty offer is not high, after the movie is finished, he plans to win the North American distribution rights of the movie.

It doesn't matter if you make money or not, it's mainly because you like it. By the way, promote Chinese kung fu and boxing techniques.

(End of this chapter)