Chapter 334: Premiere of "A Chinese Ghost Story"
Liu Yifei has not been in Beijing much in the past six months, mainly filming outside.
When she occasionally comes back, she goes to the house she lived with Jiang Heng before. She never visits the crew of "White Snake: Origin", and she feels a bit like "kings don't meet kings" with Jing Tian.
So this time, Jing Tian went out of town early to participate in business activities, and rarely missed the premiere of Jiang Heng's new film.
At the premiere of "A Chinese Ghost Story", Liu Yifei wore a Dior haute couture dress and walked on the red carpet with a bright smile. She signed her name under the huge poster and then turned around to be photographed by the media.
"Welcome, Miss Liu Yifei, please come over here!"
Liu Yifei took a few steps forward under the guidance of the host.
"Then, Miss Liu Yifei, I would like to ask you a few questions on behalf of the media and the audience?"
"Okay!" Liu Yifei smiled sweetly, looking very well-behaved.
"Can you greet everyone in Nie Xiaoqian's pose?"
"If I have to say what pose it is...!"
Liu Yifei raised her right hand and grabbed in the air halfway through her words, with a serious expression.
But because she was too pure and sweet, she didn't look fierce at all, but rather cute.
The reporters and the audience laughed happily, and Liu Yifei's fans even showed their light signs to cheer her on.
"What is this pose?" the beautiful host asked with a smile.
"No, it's just a claw!" Liu Yifei smiled innocently.
The beautiful host asked again, "Can you tell me how you felt when you first accepted this role? What did your mother say? What did your friends say?"
"Well, actually I didn't have any idea about "A Chinese Ghost Story" at first. To be honest, I haven't seen the original version, but after reading the script, I felt that I had to shoot it because it is a very touching love story!"
"What about the man you love most in the film?"
"In the back!"
"Okay, let's welcome the actor who plays Ning Caichen, Director Jiang Heng, with the warmest applause!"
After the beautiful host said this, the reporters and audience at the scene applauded, and the fans shouted loudly.
"Director Jiang Heng, hello, can you tell me your biggest impression of filming this drama?"
"It's easy to get into the role, but it's hard to get out of it!"
"Wow!"
The host shouted in an exaggerated tone, and the reporters and audience at the scene were even more excited.
After all, Director Jiang has been in the industry for so many years, and there have been several scandals, but they were all the kind that he never paid attention to.
I have never seen Jiang Heng express his affection to an actress so directly in public.
Of course, other directors such as Zhou Xingxing, Feng Xiaogang and many others will say how good and charming the actresses in the film are when promoting the film, and they are fascinated by them.
But this kind of rumor is very likely to be a rumor.
Jiang Heng has worked with Liu Yifei many times. Could it be that they really have a private affair and are going to make it official?
"Director Jiang, can you tell me in detail about getting into and out of the play?"
Jiang Heng smiled and glanced at Liu Yifei, who was smiling beside him.
"I feel like when I put on Ning Caichen's clothes, it's like I really became that person. There is only Xiaoqian in my eyes. I must save her from the sea of suffering, even at the cost of my own life...!"
"Then why do you say it's difficult to act?"
"It's just that the film has been finished for so long, and she has changed into modern clothes. Every time I see her, I feel like I'm seeing Xiaoqian!"
"Wow!" Reporters and audiences shouted excitedly again.
The beautiful host asked Liu Yifei: "Do you feel the same way?"
Liu Yifei nodded slightly, "Yes, so I hardly saw Director Jiang in the past six months, I was always filming outside!"
...
After some "hype", the two walked into the theater together and came to the largest IMAX theater.
Because they didn't want to make a big event this time, there were not many guests present, only more than 20 people.
Seeing the male and female protagonists enter the door, they all came to say hello.
Jiang Wen came forward to hug him, patted Jiang Heng on the back, and said with a smile: "You made movies in the past, but there was no romantic element. This time, you made a romantic blockbuster!"
Jiang Heng laughed, "Hey, this is not directed by me, Guo Fan is the director!"
Jiang Wen laughed, "Then White Snake, is it your work?"
Jiang Heng smiled awkwardly and glanced at Liu Yifei, who smiled sweetly, "Brother will make romantic blockbusters in the future, right?"
Jiang Heng smiled, "Of course!"
Ge You came forward and said with a smile: "A talented and beautiful couple like you two should make more romantic movies. I'm thinking about the next one after finishing this one. Isn't it a waste if Director Jiang doesn't make it?"
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
After a few more pleasantries, they sat down one after another.
The lights in the theater dimmed and the big screen lit up.
After the dragon logo and the opening animation, Sha Yi played a guest scholar reading in the ancient temple.
Suddenly, music sounded outside and the laughter of girls came.
The scholar got up and walked outside the temple. He was dumbfounded when he saw three girls bathing and playing in the stream in front of the temple.
When Sha Yi made a guest appearance in the film in 2008, his appearance had not yet collapsed. His ancient costume was quite fair and gentle, unlike the roughness in "Yingzi, Kaimen, Daddy".
However, his guest role looked gentle, but he was also a real scum.
Seeing three girls bathing in the stream, he walked over in a daze and slowly went into the water.
Several girls looked at each other, and one of them waved to Sha Yi with a charming expression.
Sha Yi, the guest scholar, didn't care about anything else, and took off his clothes while walking.
As a result, the three girls hid in the water one after another.
The scholar played by Sha Yi also dived into the water and opened his eyes, but he could not see anything.
Just as he was about to open his eyes, he saw a black shadow rushing towards his face, opening its big mouth and biting down fiercely.
At this time, the picture changed to a high-altitude overhead shot, and blood suddenly appeared in the stream.
The scholar played by Sha Yi suddenly emerged from the water, his shoulders, arms, and chest were all bitten and bleeding.
"Help, help!"
Sha Yi hurried to the shore, but something in the water bit him. Not only did more and more blood come out, but the scholar was also dragged and fell into the water.
He struggled desperately, but eventually sank.
The audience in the theater saw this, and their heartbeats accelerated and their adrenaline soared. After all, it was a 3D special effect, and the visual impact was too strong.
At the same time, they were curious about the identities of the three girls. Fish demons, fox demons or other monsters, it can't be a world full of monsters, right?
At this time, the four words "A Chinese Ghost Story" appeared on the big screen.
The classic song "The Road to the World" also sounded at the right time.
Jiang Heng liked this song very much, and felt that its melody and lyrics were a perfect match for the story of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
So he did not choose a new song, but bought the copyright and reused it here.
When the theme song was sung, Ning Caichen, played by Jiang Heng, also appeared. He was young, handsome, gentle and energetic.
He wore a coarse cloth gown, carried a box on his back, and traveled hard.
The first theme of this film is naturally the love story between Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian.
The other one is "When a country is about to perish, there must be evil spirits"!
While Ning Caichen was on the road, he met a fierce swordsman chasing three half-human, half-wolf guys.
The three saw that they could not escape, so they turned around and pounced on the swordsman, and were killed by him with a few swords.
Ning Caichen, who was standing aside, saw this and looked scared to death.
After the swordsman killed the three wolf monsters, he asked Ning Caichen why he was traveling in the wilderness.
Ning Caichen replied that he wanted to go to Beijing to take the exam.
The swordsman laughed and said that the old emperor was killed by the monster from the west, and more than half of the civil and military officials in the court were eaten. Why are you still going to the capital?
Ning Caichen was so scared that he trembled all over, but he said that as a scholar, he had to stand up more at this time.
The swordsman only said that he was stupid because of reading, and then left.
The audience in the theater couldn't help but discuss this setting.
Some said that this setting was too exaggerated. China is a great country with the blessing of gods and Buddhas. How could it be possible that the emperor was eaten by monsters, and half of the civil and military officials in the court were eaten. Do you think it is the Lion Camel Country?
Some viewers think that the setting of the film does not need to be so serious. In "A Chinese Ghost Story: The Road to the Human World", the demon monk ate the internal organs of the civil and military officials in the court, leaving only the body there, like a tablet.
Some film critics sighed, the monster from the west? This setting is very meaningful!
On the big screen, the film continues.
The swordsman goes first and arrives at Lanruo Temple.
He wants to compete with Yan Chixia, played by Wang Hui, but the latter says he wants to retire and doesn't want to compete.
The swordsman doesn't care about that and just goes ahead with his sword. Naturally, he is no match for Yan Chixia.
Unexpectedly, the swordsman suddenly turns into a half-man, half-wolf appearance, and his fighting power soars, forcing Yan Chixia to retreat step by step.
"Brother Xiahou, have you learned the skills of the monsters?"
Xiahou said: "Now that the monsters are everywhere, the country is about to fall, and the court has not yet found a way to deal with it, I want to practice the way of the monsters. If I can succeed, I can also fight against the army of monsters!"
Yan Chixia roared, "Are you crazy? If you keep practicing like this, you will go crazy, lose your mind, and fall into the way of the devil completely."
Xiahou said: "I know?"
"You know?"
"The few people who practiced with me all went crazy and were killed by me! I asked you to watch me, and if I lose my mind, kill me!"
Yan Chixia collapsed, scolded Xiahou for being a lunatic, and left with a painful expression.
At night, Xiahou made a fire by the stream to roast dry food, and suddenly saw Nie Xiaoqian, played by Liu Yifei, standing in the water.
Seeing this, Xiahou stood up, slowly stepped into the stream, and hugged her.
Nie Xiaoqian, played by Liu Yifei, stroked Xiahou's chest with her delicate white hands, which immediately turned into sharp furry claws and grabbed down fiercely.
Unexpectedly, at the moment when the claws grabbed down, golden hair suddenly grew on Xiahou's chest.
The camera switched to a long shot, and Xiahou's body suddenly grew into a half-human, half-tiger monster.
"Awoo!"
Xiahou only roared, and Nie Xiaoqian was frightened to collapse.
"You, a little fox demon, dare to have ideas about me, so I will play with you!"
After saying this, Xiahou pulled Nie Xiaoqian's long hair and went to the shore.
At this time, the surrounding trees suddenly stretched out countless branches and leaves, and rushed straight to Xiahou.
"Just a few tree demons dare to have ideas about your master Xiahou?"
After saying that, he stretched out his right hand, and the sharp tiger claws easily cut off countless branches, and the miserable screams of half men and half women came from the forest.
Nie Xiaoqian took the opportunity to grab Xiahou's "tiger claws" and flew out immediately.
Unexpectedly, Xiahou snorted, and the tiger's tail whipped Nie Xiaoqian fiercely, causing her to spurt blood and fall into the stream.
A roar came from the forest, "Xiahou, you dare to hurt me, I want your life!"
At this time, countless branches and leaves came overwhelming, and several beautiful little demons ran out of the forest.
Xiahou sneered, "Today, I will get rid of you harmful demons!"
In the film, Yu Rongguang plays Xiahou as a guest actor. He has a strong tough guy temperament and the fighting scenes are also wonderful.
It's a pity that he is a mortal who practices monster skills. Although the power is great, it is inevitable that the skills will not work smoothly after fighting for a long time, and he will eventually die tragically at the hands of the tree demon.
Of course, the tree demon is also seriously injured.
After eating Xiahou's flesh and blood, he told the remaining little demons that she would take a good rest for a while and asked them to catch more mortals to nourish him.
Also, go find Nie Xiaoqian to see if she is dead.
The camera turned, during the day, Ning Caichen was fetching water by the stream, and suddenly saw a white fox floating from upstream.
Ning Caichen hurriedly went into the water to pick it up, checked it, and found that the white fox had a broken foot. He hurriedly bandaged it and put it in a box.
Not long after, he came to the town. Someone saw that his white fox was beautiful and wanted to buy it.
Ning Caichen said that he had picked it up in the mountains, and he was carrying it because one of its legs was broken. He would let it go once it healed.
People in the market laughed at Ning Caichen for being stupid, saying that there were so many evil spirits nowadays, and he might be carrying a monster, which would come out at night to kill him!
Ning Caichen naturally didn't believe it and argued with the people around him.
He wanted to stay in the hotel, but was rejected by the boss, who also mocked him, saying that since he was not afraid of monsters, he should not stay in the town, and it would be better to go to Lanruo Temple, where it was free.
Ning Caichen was not really stupid, and he did not leave the city. He squatted at the foot of the town wall. He could still endure the first half of the night, but then he fell asleep in a daze.
Looking at the box cage again, the white fox was no longer there.
Under the shining moon, a big snow-white fox jumped between the roofs and soon came to the only inn in the town and got into the boss's room.
It soon came out again, holding a purse in its mouth and put it in Ning Caichen's box cage.
Then he jumped onto the nearest roof, turned into a human body and lay down, staring at Ning Caichen blankly, his eyes full of admiration.
The next day, a huge roar suddenly broke out in the inn, "Beast, beast, who the hell stole all my silver?"
The innkeeper, staring at the boiled egg-like head, ran out of the room and roared loudly.
The guys were stunned at first, and then someone said, "Boss, you, you?"
"What's wrong with me?"
"Where's your hair?"
The boss touched his head and found that he had become a big bald head!
"There's a goblin, there's a goblin, there's a goblin in our town!" The boss shouted loudly.
Someone who was watching the fun said, "It must be the scholar from yesterday. The big white fox he brought must be a goblin!"
"Let's go, kill them!"
One person shouted, and the people around responded one after another, but when they came to look for him.
Ning Caichen had already left the town and continued on his way.
As they walked, they suddenly saw a stone tablet. Ning Caichen couldn't help but say, "Lanruo Temple?"
A strange wind blew in the forest, and then a beautiful woman in white walked out, "Little brother, where are you from!"