Chapter 760: Release

The fact that the third Jump Up International Film Festival was on *News Broadcast* also attracted considerable attention in the *Burning Fire 2* crew.

Even Shang Yongzhou curiously came to ask Lu Yan He what was going on.

Lu Yan He said: "I really don't know the specific situation, but it should be because the guests attending the film festival are very heavy, so it was on *News Broadcast*."

"I remember that when the first session was held, the artistic director of the Xitu'er Film Festival also came, and it wasn't on *News Broadcast* at that time," Shang Yongzhou said. "Is it because we are going to have any cooperation with the Hexi Film Festival? Teacher Wen Shengming also went to the Hexi Film Festival temporarily before, which doesn't fit his style."

Lu Yan He didn't expect Shang Yongzhou to be so sharp.

Hesitating for a moment, Lu Yan He said: "There is indeed, but what specific thing it is, I can't say in detail now, because I don't know if it can be done. In fact, I am not participating in this matter now, I just know a general idea. They are using the platform of Jump Up Film Critics International Film Festival to make contact."

Shang Yongzhou realized and nodded.

"Since that's the case, then don't tell me."

"By the way, Senior Brother, now that the Jump Up Film Critics International Film Festival has set up a principal role, for the fourth session next year, if you haven't made arrangements, can you come to be the principal of the fourth session?"

Shang Yongzhou was a bit puzzled and asked: "What is this for?"

"Actually, it's the role of the host," Lu Yan He said. "The first session was actually me, this session is Teacher Wen Shengming, similar to the master of the house. There is nothing specific to do, mainly to host in some specific ceremonies and occasions."

Upon hearing this, Shang Yongzhou nodded and said: "Okay, then I will leave the time for next year."

"That's great," Lu Yan He said with a smile.

Filming *Burning Fire 2* can be said to be smooth sailing.

After filming the first part, the difficulty of acting for this worldview and the character he wants to play was much smaller.

Plus the cooperating actors are all relatively familiar, there was almost no running-in, giving plays, receiving plays, all very smooth, almost no unhappiness.

And probably because of filming *Storm Calmer No. 1*, Zhou Ruo, who plays his sister, also has a role in *Burning Fire 2* this time.

This actress from a famous family, ever since filming *Storm Calmer No. 1*, Lu Yan He has almost never seen her in public media and occasions, quiet unlike a female star.

Of course, she might not have regarded herself as a female star.

Lu Yan He is still quite familiar because he has cooperated with her.

He asked: "What have you been doing lately?"

Zhou Ruo said: "I went to the British countryside for two months a while ago."

Lu Yan He showed a look of shock.

"Ah?"

"Because my father is in the UK," Zhou Ruo explained. "I went to see him, and just happened to have a friend who had a house in the countryside in the suburbs of London, UK, and invited me to live there, so I went."

Lu Yan He: "This is too enviable, leisurely life."

Zhou Ruo said: "If you want to go, I can ask my father to help inquire and see if there are any suburban houses suitable for renting. There should be quite a few over there."

Lu Yan He hurriedly waved his hand and said: "I don't have that much time."

Zhou Ruo: "Going to live for a week is also good, in an environment where no one knows you at all—well, maybe there are still people who know you over there, but there are really few people over there, even if there are neighbors who know you, it's just a single digit."

"Okay, I'll find you for help if I have this need later," Lu Yan He said with a smile.

Zhou Ruo nodded.

Zhou Ruo asked again: "Originally, when *Buried* held its premiere in the UK, I thought you would come."

"Did you go?" Lu Yan He asked.

"I went," Zhou Ruo nodded. "My father got the invitation, so he took me with him."

"If you want to go in the future, just tell me, I'll help you get the invitation," Lu Yan He said.

Zhou Ruo said okay.

She said again: "I will hold my personal art exhibition in London in October this year. If you have time, you are welcome to take a look."

Besides being an actress, Zhou Ruo is also a painter.

He knows this.

Lu Yan He nodded, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "If I don't have time to go, can I help my friend get two tickets? My girlfriend Siqi, her Jump Up company is also doing curation, and she should be very interested in these."

Zhou Ruo nodded.

"Okay, no problem," Zhou Ruo said. "However, that is just a small personal art exhibition, not that kind of big exhibition in the conventional sense. You have to tell them in advance, don't let people misunderstand."

"Okay," Lu Yan He nodded.

The plot of *Burning Fire 2* is actually very simple. Lu Yan He and Shang Yongzhou, who parted ways in the first part, meet again in a city called Juran City.

At the same time, they also met the swindler played by Jia Long.

In fact, they didn't meet here by accident—they were all invited by the Lord of Juran City to help him rescue his daughter who was kidnapped by Black Wind Valley.

The Lord of Juran City is guest-starred by Cheng Shiyan.

And this daughter is played by Zhou Ruo.

The story of the second part is actually centered on Black Wind Valley.

The Wu Commander of the City Lord's Mansion took them to sneak into Black Wind Valley and accidentally discovered that the Lord of Black Wind Valley kidnapped three girls in total, but among the three girls, there was no daughter of the Lord of Juran City.

Investigating further, the daughter of the Lord of Juran City is actually the Lord of Black Wind Valley.

The so-called kidnapping was also to help these few girls escape the marriage arranged by the family.

However, the story didn't end there. After some communication, everyone discovered a problem: Zhou Ruo didn't tell Juran City in the name of Black Wind Valley that she was kidnapped by Black Wind Valley.

How did the Lord of Juran City think his daughter was kidnapped by Black Wind Valley?

Subsequently, the news that the Lord of Juran City was controlled by the Deputy City Lord reached Black Wind Valley.

The actor playing the Deputy City Lord is named Liu He, not very famous, but a national first-class actor, an old drama bone.

The Deputy City Lord sent a message to Zhou Ruo, asking her to return to Juran City alone within a day, otherwise, he would kill Zhou Ruo's father.

The plot behind is of course Lu Yan He and their protagonist group, through a series of wisdom and plans, helping Zhou Ruo rescue her father and defeating the big villain, the Deputy City Lord.

The story framework is just such a framework.

Inside, of course, there are many detailed parts.

Director Wan Renhai said when holding a meeting with the actors: "This is not a power-play film. Although the framework basis of this story is that the Deputy City Lord wanted to be the City Lord, so after discovering that the City Lord's daughter was the Lord of Black Wind Valley, he wanted to get rid of both, but the core of the film is still all kinds of magic arts."

"This story framework is just a cup, the focus is the wine in the cup, right?" Jia Long said with a smile.

"That's it," Wan Renhai nodded. "So, teachers, when performing, don't act too serious drama style. The tone of this play is comedy adventure style."

Lu Yan He and Shang Yongzhou both nodded, indicating they understood.

The young male actor playing the Wu Commander is a newcomer, named Jiang Chenyang.

He has learned martial arts since childhood, looks upright and spirited, and I don't know where Long Yan dug him out from.

Among a group of main character actors, he is the only newcomer.

Of course, being able to play a main character in such a big production sequel must have his skills.

Lu Yan He asked: "Director, then do I have to act more relaxed?"

"No, no need," Wan Renhai immediately shook his head. "Your and Shang's characters were already finalized in the first part. It's very strange to suddenly change your face. In fact, I am also very sorry. The tone of the second part puts higher requirements on you, because the overall tone of your two characters in the first part is heroic and gloomy. In this part, you have shadows in your heart and cannot let go. Such a background cannot let you take the initiative to make modifications. However, after Jia Long's character appears, it is written very clearly in the script. His own unconstrained and nonsense style will constantly dilute the heavy atmosphere brought by you two from the first part. At this time, you keep a little bit of the first part, not being assimilated and infected by him so quickly, that kind of opposition actually gives better comedy effects."

"As for other characters, it's the same," Wan Renhai said. "I hope everyone will not constrain your performance with the impression of the first part. You are brand-new characters, and also a brand-new worldview background. This is an expansion of the first part's worldview. You should perform the vastness and richness of this worldview and be different from the first part."

Liu He nodded and said: "This Deputy City Lord of mine is full of conspiracies and tricks, but the external presentation is a lick-dog of the City Lord. The most basic background is that I have ambition, but only have little cleverness, and the essence is stupid."

"Yes," Wan Renhai nodded, saying: "Teacher Liu, I just hope your character can present such characteristics."

"Then I am actually more labeled. I am a person who is powerful but the external presentation is a very honest person," Cheng Shiyan said. "Hmm, I also want to add a small setting, which will make this character more likable."

"What small setting?" Wan Renhai asked.

"Daughter slave."

"This is okay," Wan Renhai's eyes lit up immediately. "Added well."

This is the creative atmosphere of *Burning Fire 2*.

Although it is a commercial special effects blockbuster, the story structure itself is relatively ordinary, but every actor is working hard to give characters and films brilliance in this framework, making the logic of the story more self-consistent.

In fact, any film's plot, if you want to pick thorns, you can definitely pick thorns.

However, actors can use their own performance to give characters charm, give characters filters, and let the audience subconsciously ignore those bugs.

For example, Ren Suxi in *A Cool Fish*.

A normal paralyzed person, in fact, cannot speak like her, but the script requires it, and if she cannot present it in that form, her character cannot be acted—the character function cannot be completed.

In fact, Ren Suxi's performance made everyone believe in her character, ignored the objective problems, and felt heartache for her from the bottom of their hearts.

On the other hand, Zhang Yu and Pan Binlong, who played the robbers, are also the same. In essence, their performance is a theatrical performance, not a real performance, especially the paragraph of applying medicine—

However, the actors' sense of belief is strong enough, and the acting is in place, so such a paragraph that makes people burst into laughter, when recalled, will make people feel as real as realism.

This is the skill of acting.

This is also the role of acting.

In *Burning Fire 2*, it is actually necessary for actors to give such performances.

In fact, the best and most anticipated scenes of *Burning Fire 2* are not reflected in the script.

For example, a scene of "fighting in a group."

They sneaked into Black Wind Valley, and when rescuing the girl, they were "betrayed" by the girl, calling the guards of Black Wind Valley, and both sides fought together—

But this is not an action film, nor a Wu Xia film, this is a warlock world.

This paragraph, Wan Renhai's script is not displayed in the form of text, but storyboard sketches.

In the storyboard sketches, this "group fight" is colorful.

Every time someone makes a move, it is a different magic art. After a few close-up shots of magic arts, it will be a full-view shot.

In the full-view shot, there are at least four or five, and at most seven or eight different magic arts being displayed at the same time, just like "setting off fireworks."

Most importantly, because of the urgency of the scene, this time they are performing magic arts, and everyone has their own action scenes.

If you use one sentence to describe it, it is ever-changing, wonderful like a frying pan.

This is the part Lu Yan He especially wants to film.

Originally, Lu Yan He was prepared to ask for leave before the release of *You Are the Apple of My Eye* to stand for this film and do some promotion.

As a result, it happened to be these two days that caught up with filming one of the "group fight scenes."

This kind of scene, filming for four or five days, or even more than ten days.

Lu Yan He can of course ask for leave, the crew will not disagree.

However, if he asks for leave, it will inevitably affect the crew's arrangement.

Lu Yan He also doesn't want to affect everyone.

On the *You Are the Apple of My Eye* side, it's not that they can't do without him.

After struggling for a long time, Lu Yan He gave up asking for leave and decided to stay in the crew honestly to film.

He could only post a Weibo: Very regretful, I am in the crew and cannot watch *You Are the Apple of My Eye* in the cinema for the first time. If *Love Letter* is a book of nostalgia when one is alone in the dead of night, *You Are the Apple of My Eye* is the bewilderment of being pierced by light and time when you suddenly see a few familiar faces on the crowded street, youth.

Youth.

*You Are the Apple of My Eye* is a romance film, but also a youth film.

After *Buried* sold over 400 million box office in April, Li Zhibai brought another film to fight for the box office.

Of course, *You Are the Apple of My Eye* doesn't rely on Li Zhibai alone to carry the box office.

Male second lead, Li Yuefeng, female lead, Yan Lingyu, female second lead, Xiao Yun.

Except for Yan Lingyu who "disappeared" a bit after *Late Spring*, Li Yuefeng and Xiao Yun are both red-hot first-tier.

A youth romance film that can gather so many red-hot stars is only *You Are the Apple of My Eye*.

Facts have proven that the star effect superimposed on mainstream commercial themes like youth romance will explode with amazing commercial data—although many people also know that such data often cannot last.

However, who knows.

*Love Letter* can explode 1 billion+ box office under Jump Up's topic marketing. *You Are the Apple of My Eye*'s commerciality is higher, who knows what kind of miracle it will create?

Moreover, *You Are the Apple of My Eye* caught up with a market where the box office ceiling was poked to billions in this space-time. At the time of the original release, the market was far from being so big, and the starring actors were also unknown actors at the time, all relying on the film's word-of-mouth and social topic effect to bring box office.

The role of

At the end of June, "Those Years" was released on an unremarkable Friday.

The opening day box office was 32 million, taking first place. The next day, Saturday, the box office soared to 48 million. On Sunday, it dipped back to 34 million. Over the first three-day weekend, it grossed a total of 110 million.

Compared to the opening weekend box office of "Buried", it seemed a bit weak.

However, Linghe still issued a celebratory report on the box office.

Everyone was not in the least bit anxious.

Because, as Lu Yan He had said, for this film, the opening weekend relied entirely on star power and the pre-release trailers to sell tickets. As long as the screen allocation remained stable and wasn't snatched away by others, once the film's topics fermented, the advantages of the youth romance genre would explode—

#Those years of missed heavy rain, those years of missed love#

A topic quietly entered various social media platforms.

One after another, "stories of pursuit," "stories of breakups," and "stories of regret," like the heavy rain of an evening, scattered like pearls large and small across the ocean of the internet.

In fact, none of these were soft articles arranged by Jump Up.

Stories like these didn't need to find writers to pen soft articles; they only needed to find editors to aggregate and promote them.

An article titled "To truly like someone is to sit in the audience and sincerely bless her when she marries someone else" appeared. (End of chapter)