When the two films collide, Feng Nan can use this film to make a big profit with a small investment. With the slogan of low investment and high quality, he may even be able to suppress "Devil" in public opinion.
He could also take advantage of the momentum of similar 'revenge' movies to raise the status of "Revenge" to a higher level than in his previous life.
Even though the box office of "Revenge" may be much less than that of "Devil", as long as the reputation is established, it will be beneficial for his next movie.
At the premiere of "About I Love You", the interview is coming to an end.
Mo Anqi looked around the venue and whispered to Xia Chaoqun beside her:
"Sister Xia, Shu Pain didn't come."
For this premiere, a well-known film critic like Shu Payne should have received an invitation, but he did not appear at the new film release ceremony.
He attended the first two times Jiang Se's films were released and wrote a film review for Jiang Se, which brought Jiang Se more attention.
But since Shu Payne didn't come this time, I'm afraid many people will make a fuss about it.
"Is he not very interested in this kind of romantic art film?"
Xia Chaoqun folded his arms across his chest and said a few words to Mo Anqi. The interview on stage came to an end. After the process was completed, the lights in the theater dimmed and the movie began to play.
The screen was still dark. In the movie, a phone rang first, and soon the phone was picked up. Jiang Se's somewhat tired voice sounded:
"Zhang Zhen, let's break up."
Such a unique opening of the movie made many people feel fresh and immediately became interested in this movie under the banner of "love".
As soon as Zhou Wei asked for a breakup in the movie, the screen suddenly lit up.
The movie shows a scene of a woman standing in front of a mirror combing her hair, and music starts playing. The heroine changes her clothes and prepares to go out. She is going to attend her ex-boyfriend's funeral.
The camera follows the heroine, and people around her say "my condolences" to her one after another. From this opening scene and everyone's "comfort" to the heroine, the audience has a general understanding of the heroine's current situation.
She and the deceased male protagonist had been in a relationship for seven years. In the eyes of outsiders, the two had a good relationship and had been together for many years. The only thing they lacked was a marriage certificate.
"I thought we would be able to drink at your wedding soon."
This is the most common phrase used by guests at funerals:
"I never expected such an accident to happen."
Every time this happened, Zhou Wei would have an awkward smile on his face.
Everyone watching the movie knew what her smile meant, because she had already broken up with Zhang Zhen before she had the car accident.
Zhou Wei did not act heartbroken about the accident that happened to Zhang Zhen. Instead, there was a feeling that she had suppressed this sadness at the beginning of the movie.
It was as if the person who passed away was just an old friend whom he had known for many years, rather than a loved one.
After seeing this, the audience had a more direct understanding of the relationship between the two.
Zhao Rang does not use abrupt narration to explain, but starts from the details. About five minutes after the beginning of the movie, he explains the important things clearly.
In this movie, Zhao Rang used light to the extreme. In the rental house where one person was missing, the sunlight poured into the room through the window glass. The floating dust particles in the air, the dark and depressing feeling, blended with Zhou Wei's slender figure, created a strange tranquility that could be conveyed through the screen.
Different from the order of love in other love movies from the budding and throbbing to the blossoming and fruiting of feelings, in "About I Love You", the flower of love between Zhou Wei and Zhang Zhen has already withered at the beginning.
But after Zhang Zhen passed away, Zhou Wei found traces of him everywhere in his life.
She thought she no longer loved him, and that love was always consumed by the trivialities of life and chores. But on her way home from get off work, when she passed by the West Lake, she always remembered that she had been there with Zhang Zhen.
The love that we once thought was gone began to sprout bit by bit with the familiar scenery.
The things in the house are still arranged as they were before Zhang Zhen's death. The two of them rented a one-bedroom apartment. He was an illustrator and needed his own study. When they rented the house, they personally converted the small balcony into a study of their own.
Zhou Wei remembered that a few years ago, when their relationship was still good, she always came in to accompany Zhang Zhen. At that time, he was painting and she was reading a book beside him.
Sometimes when we feel hungry in the middle of the night, we can cook a bowl of noodles and share it with each other.
But she didn't know when she stopped accompanying Zhang Zhen. She was fed up with this monotonous life and no longer enjoyed that simple tranquility.
She pushed open the door of Zhang Zhen's "study room". The furnishings inside had hardly changed. The wallpaper they had put up together at that time had already turned a little yellow.
Seven years ago, when the two of them rented this place, they were clearly looking forward to the future. But when did this expectation gradually disappear
Zhou Wei tilted her head and thought carefully. Perhaps it was because she thought Zhang Zhen didn't understand romance and would never express his concern and love for her. He was too dull and didn't even try to keep her when she mentioned breaking up.
He only had his dream in his heart. He longed to fill the art gallery beside West Lake with his paintings. His ideal was always put before her, so on many important anniversaries, he might forget them because of painting.
There was a small desk in the narrow space, on which was a notebook that had been used for many years, and a lot of drawings, which had formed a very thick stack. Many of the drawings that had been completed in the past were packed up by him and placed in the corner.
The accident happened very suddenly. Some things had not been cleaned up yet. The painting on the easel was only half finished and looked very sloppy. It was obvious that Zhang Zhen was not in a calm mood when he painted this picture.
He doesn't produce works every day, and he also has times when he can't calm down. When Zhou Wei looked through his previous works, she realized that she had neglected her boyfriend a lot in recent years.
When she thought Zhang Zhen was ignoring her, she was also ignoring Zhang Zhen's feelings.
She didn't know him well enough, at least she didn't know that there would be a time when he would write her name on an entire piece of sketch paper.
Zhou Wei's expression slowly changed. She seemed to be avoiding the past and didn't dare to open these dusty memories again.
She walked to the desk, which was very narrow and could only accommodate one person. She was thin and had difficulty turning around when she sat down. When Zhang Zhen sat there, it seemed even more crowded.
Over the years, it must be his dream that has kept him going in such a harsh environment.
Thinking of this, Zhou Wei laughed, but his eyes were a little red.
She took a deep breath, bit her lip, and raised her head.
The mottled ceiling above her head was already peeling, but when she looked up, she saw her name at a glance. (To be continued)