Chapter 715: Pipa Pingtan

Review Department, office.

Zhong Lin stood up to pour herself a glass of warm water, and only after calming her mood did she begin to continue watching the movie.

The content in the latter part of this movie gave her too many surprises and shocks.

But from the perspective of performance, the scene where three Best Actors sat together—referred to as the Hongmen Banquet on Earth—was exceptionally satisfying to watch.

It even gave one a sense of unbridled gratification.

On Earth, a scene lasting just over eight minutes took a full week to film.

Within that, there was also the factor of Jiang Wen directing and starring in it himself.

On Blue Star, Luo Mo filmed this scene for nearly half a month.

Xu Gangsheng and the others had not a single word of complaint during this process.

All three of them felt it was very satisfying to film.

Other than that, it was just very tiring.

With some people, they can't catch your performance anyway, so you just act with restraint, perform casually, and only need to bring out four or five tenths of your ability; it's naturally easy.

But when everyone can catch your performance, you have to pull out all the stops.

Moreover, the point of this movie is the witty remarks; many brilliant classic scenes keep popping up, which is why it left behind a massive amount of classic memes, making it a king-tier movie among Comedy films.

This kind of high-frequency Output is even more exhausting to perform.

This segment of the film is the Hongmen Banquet, so there are hidden meanings in the words, and it is divided into several different stages.

For example, the probing stage, or the stage of speaking plainly.

Different stages require different performance approaches.

You have to let the audience feel it and understand it, while also keeping it very natural and not forced.

"Three Best Actors are equivalent to the highest-quality ingredients," Zhong Lin thought to herself.

"Luo Mo, as the director, is the chef."

"It is very clear that Luo Mo did not waste them," she believed.

The camera work here keeps shifting, and the cinematic language is also interpreted exceptionally well.

Mrs. Zhong Lin had gradually seen that man's ambition.

This movie is also about earning money while standing tall!

After watching the entire film, Zhong Lin's heart remained unable to calm down for a long time.

The reason is simple—I Too Understand!

Yes, she understands too much and knows too much, which is why she finds this movie all the more terrifying.

Of course, she asked herself, if she watched it without using her brain, from the Perspective of a pure Comedy audience, she would also find it very interesting and funny.

This is a very magical thing!

"It can satisfy the Demand of the Masses, and it can also satisfy the Demand of the Niche!" This thought sprouted in Zhong Lin's mind.

Many movies are actually the frantic cheers of a small group of people.

A small group of people gather together, analyzing this and that, making various associations, and applauding in admiration.

However, the general audience does not buy it.

Many movies are well-received by the general audience, and the attendance rate is very high.

However, it cannot satisfy the Demand of a small group of people; they require a higher level of spiritual satisfaction.

Let the Bullets Fly can satisfy both.

If you look at its box office now, you would certainly think it's nothing special, as movies with several billion are everywhere these days.

However, you have to look at the era.

The film industry of that era was not as exaggerated as it is now; this movie caused a sensation at the time and was aiming to set a box office record for Chinese-language films.

If this doesn't count as a box-office hit, then indeed, no movie from that year deserved the title of a box-office hit.

Mrs. Zhong Lin was the same as always, passing Let the Bullets Fly at lightning speed.

She looked at the date and could roughly guess that Luo Mo intended to aim for a Spring Festival Gala release.

"In that case, wouldn't he have two Comedy films in the Spring Festival Gala?" Zhong Lin was slightly surprised.

But to be realistic, Let the Bullets Fly and Hello Mr. Billionaire are completely two different types of films.

"Their box office won't be in danger; there's no need to worry at all."

"What should be worried about... are the other films in the Spring Festival Gala!"

……..

……..

Luo Mo Studio soon received the news of the approval.

Honestly, after working for Boss Luo for a long time, they would truly enter a misconception, genuinely thinking that having a work approved is such a highly efficient matter.

Luo Mo, who was busy with the Spring Festival Gala rehearsals in Beijing, began to have the studio launch the promotional work for Let the Bullets Fly after receiving the approval news.

Although the promotional cycle for this movie was shorter than that of Hello Mr. Billionaire, it was enough.

After all, whether it was the cast or the creative team, this movie was very intimidating.

Xu Gangsheng's announcement of his comeback to film Luo Mo's new movie had already caused a sensation earlier.

The joining of Zhao Huan and Chen Zuhe made everyone's anticipation reach its peak.

Once the cinema chains heard that this movie was going to be released during the Spring Festival Gala, they were all overjoyed.

Exciting! This year's Spring Festival Gala is exciting!

They had already prepared to use sacks to collect the money.

And the moment the news that Let the Bullets Fly was scheduled for the Spring Festival Gala was announced, it immediately triggered heated discussions across the entire internet.

"Holy crap! Two movies coming out at the same time?"

"Damn it, I'm already struggling with which one to watch first!"

"Me too, I definitely have to watch both, I just don't know which one to watch first!"

"Is there any big-shot who can tell me which one is more suitable to watch on the first day of the Lunar New Year?"

"Can you stop asking us big-shots about everything?"

"Speaking of which, wouldn't this be like his left hand fighting his right hand?"

In reality, if this were many years ago, when there weren't that many movie theaters in the country, having two movies released at the same time would be a bit like the left hand fighting the right hand.

But now, the number of movie theaters is too high.

It is even a bit excessive.

Then, it is a different situation.

For the audience, this is a very Surprise thing.

——"Large Quantity and Filling".

But for his peers, Luo Mo is truly too hateful!

How is this supposed to let us fight!

The situation has suddenly become increasingly difficult.

These days, many so-called big productions are actually quite rotten.

To be precise, many movies with luxurious Actor lineups, huge investment amounts, and claims of great special effects have a ridiculously high probability of being rotten films.

But if this type of movie is released during the Spring Festival Gala slot, the box office for the first few days is still guaranteed.

Only when word-of-mouth starts to collapse will the box office start to collapse.

Therefore, this type of movie cares a lot about early scheduling and cares a lot about the viewing choices made by the audience in the first few days.

For this type of movie, the most preferred slot is the Spring Festival Gala slot.

However, if everyone rushes to watch Luo Mo's movie first, by the time they turn back to "bestow their favor" upon us, the internet will already be full of bad reviews, written all over: poor performance, selling vegetarian dishes at meat prices, not worth it.

Then how the hell are we supposed to make easy money? How are we supposed to carry out capital operations?

In today's entertainment industry, if a group of capital bigwigs were to sit together and vote on a list of thorns in their side, Luo Mo would definitely top the list with a landslide number of votes.

You can't beat him, and if you ask him to join, he won't join.

Everyone is just hoping he will quickly have some personal issues, then collapse and be banned!

The only way to defeat an invincible enemy is to let him destroy himself!

How pathetic!

And at the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal site, Luo Mo, who carries countless 【Curse】s, is working diligently.

He and Ning Dan are standing together, watching Li Junyi's solo stage.

For Li Junyi, one person below is his boss and his Boss, and the other is the General Director of the show he debuted on, and now also the General Director of the Spring Festival Gala.

It really is quite nerve-wracking!

Ning Dan pursed her full lips, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, and she said: "Li Junyi has grown quite fast after following you."

She recalled the scene of Li Junyi's audition during the 【Creating Idols】 period; the contrast was too great.

Luo Mo is truly worthy of being the famous 【Training Expert】 in the entertainment industry.

Li Junyi will sing a new song written by Luo Mo at the Spring Festival Gala.

It can also be considered a piece of 【Folk】.

Ning Dan heard him singing solo on stage and felt the effect was already very good, and it already sounded very good.

But Luo Mo, who was on the side, kept frowning slightly.

"It's still lacking something." Luo Mo said: "No, it's lacking a lot."

Ning Dan asked in surprise: "You think he's not Singing well?"

"It's not Li Junyi's problem." Luo Mo shook his head.

"He is able to perform a Folk-style work very well." Luo Mo said.

Ning Dan realized and said: "So you still think that 【Suzhou Pingtan】 is indispensable?"

"Yes." Luo Mo nodded forcefully.

This song was originally supposed to incorporate elements of 【Suzhou Pingtan】.

The director team had previously contacted a master-level figure of 【Pipa Pingtan】, but she felt unwell near the rehearsal and was hospitalized for a minor surgery.

Now her health is fine, but she cannot attend the rehearsal.

She recommended her daughter and asked the director team to see if she could replace her.

At the same time, she also informed the director team that if her daughter did not meet the director team's 【Requirement】, please ask the director team to choose someone else and screen again, rather than removing 【Pipa Pingtan】 from this program.

I can go without this opportunity.

My daughter, who has inherited all my mantle, can also go without this opportunity.

However, please let 【Pipa Pingtan】 have this opportunity!

"Has Teacher Wu's daughter not arrived yet?" Luo Mo asked Ning Dan.

"She has arrived, it's just that she arrived not long ago, bumped into a staff member in the backstage, hurt her leg, and is getting it treated." Ning Dan said.

Luo Mo: "......"

There are thousands of roads, safety is the first one.

After about two minutes, a young girl who was walking with some difficulty walked into the rehearsal hall with the help of a staff member.

She looked to be about twenty years old, her features were not exactly exquisite, but because her skin was very fair and tender, this was a big plus, and she belonged to the type that is pleasant to look at and has temperament.

Luo Mo glanced at her and found that her eyes were still a bit swollen, guessing that it was... cried from the pain?

"General Director Ning, Teacher Luo Mo." She greeted the two of them and said, "I'm sorry, I'm late due to personal reasons."

"It's not serious, is it?" Ning Dan asked.

"It's nothing," the young girl replied.

A staff member said from the side, "She was just busy protecting her Pipa back there, otherwise..."

"I'm fine," the young girl said softly, lowering her head slightly and repeating it, as if she were still a bit nervous about today's big scene.

"Do you want to rest for a while longer?" Luo Mo asked.

The young girl named Liu Xu shook her head.

Ever since she walked in, she hadn't dared to look at Ning Dan or Luo Mo.

This actually made Luo Mo a little worried; she felt like a easily startled little deer—would she get stage fright on the big stage?

After Liu Xu was helped onto the stage, she didn't make eye contact with Li Junyi, who was sitting not far away.

It seemed the young girl was still very introverted.

But after she sat down holding her Pipa, she looked different.

At least she didn't keep her head down anymore, and she seemed much more composed.

The Pipa seemed to give her a sense of security.

It was a bit like how someone nearsighted can't be without their Glasses.

"Are you ready? Shall we try it once?" Luo Mo said.

Li Junyi and Liu Xu nodded in unison.

Ning Dan stood to the side, very curious if adding Pipa Pingtan would really bring earth-shattering changes to this song.

The song originally used a backing track, but now that Liu Xu had brought her Pipa, it naturally changed to being played by her.

The sound of the Pipa flowed through the rehearsal hall, and it sounded very pleasant.

The way the girl played the Pipa also added a touch of charm to her.

She looked clean, and her temperament was also clean, without a hint of vulgarity.

Amidst the sound of the Pipa, Li Junyi began to sing again.

The girl's Pipa Pingtan wouldn't be responsible for too many parts; basically, it was still Li Junyi doing the Singing.

The effect Liu Xu provided was more akin to harmony.

Li Junyi's singing voice still gave people a strong sense of imagery and storytelling, capable of making people immerse themselves in it.

And when it reached the chorus, Li Junyi sang a line, and Liu Xu followed by repeating it using her Pipa Pingtan.

A different way of singing, a different mode.

As soon as Liu Xu opened her mouth to sing, Ning Dan and Luo Mo made the same movement: they used their palms to rub the arms of their other hands!

Hearing this Pipa Pingtan live, the sensation was so direct!

Just from singing that one short line, goosebumps rose instantly.

It was Ning Dan's first time hearing it live; she didn't know if it was because Luo Mo wrote the song well or because this girl sang it well, but in an instant, she understood the meaning of a term—Wu Nong Soft Language!

At this moment, she finally fully understood why Luo Mo insisted that Li Junyi singing solo wasn't good enough.

It really could have the effect of the finishing touch!

If Ning Dan would have used the word "pleasant" to describe this song before, then now, evaluating this live performance, she would use "stunning"!

Most importantly, she was very clear about one thing: "I am a woman."

Men and women might have different intuitive feelings.

"Even I, a woman, feel it's so intoxicating; wouldn't a man's bones be softened by listening to it?" Ning Dan thought to herself.

As the song ended, Luo Mo offered his applause.

His sudden clapping startled Liu Xu, who was holding her Pipa; she shrank her head back directly, hiding half her body behind the Pipa.

"Very good, both of your vocal conditions are excellent!" Luo Mo said.

"It's just that it doesn't feel tacit enough; you can be even more in sync," Luo Mo said.

He felt Liu Xu was too introverted in life, so he thought about giving Li Junyi a few words later, telling him to take the initiative to socialize so the two of them could get familiar with each other.

Ning Dan glanced at Luo Mo, only feeling that he was truly a genius.

Just how much Huaxia traditional culture Luo Mo had brought onto this year's Spring Festival Gala, she, as the General Director, knew better than anyone.

(End of chapter)