Section 1159 Press Conference and Commencement of Filming
At the film launch conference, the main things that attracted the attention of reporters were the characters in the positions of producer, director, editor, and protagonist, and in the movie "Zodiac", these positions were held by Jackie Chan alone, so the problems that should have fallen on several people were concentrated on him alone.
According to Li Jingyuan's prediction, at the press conference of the opening ceremony, at least eighty percent of the questions will be asked to Cheng Longtou, and he and several other actors will only get two percent of the opportunity to speak at most.
But in fact, it was not what he expected. Jackie Chan is still a well-deserved protagonist, but he only received about fifty percent of the questions from reporters, and Li Jingyuan, as a supporting role, received about thirty and a half percent of the questions.
In fact, this situation is not without reason.
First, it is because Li Jingyuan's identity is relatively special. Although there are several foreign actors involved in this movie, relatively speaking, Lee Kyung-won plays a major supporting role. Letting a foreigner play a secondary supporting role and trick does not attract the attention of reporters, but letting a foreigner play an important supporting role is not a small attraction for journalists.
In addition, Li Jingyuan is different from other actors, he is not a full-time actor. Even if Li Jingyuan also has the identity of an artist, if Li Jingyuan's identity as an artist is divided into ten percent, seventy percent of them are funny artists, and at most only two percent are actors.
In addition, the best team member of the World Cup, the Olympic archery gold medalist, and the Dakar Rally champion, the achievements in the sports world have given Li Jingyuan a unique halo. There are not many athletes like him who participate in the shooting as a champion.
Different identities will naturally have more gimmicks. Jackie Chan will be asked, 'Why did you think of inviting Lee Kyung-won'. Of course, Li Jingyuan will also be asked 'why will he accept the invitation' and other questions.
Second, it was because there were a large number of Korean media at the press conference.
Although Li Jingyuan did not say on his personal homepage that he was going to participate in the filming of the movie, he did not leak the news from other channels. But don't forget, in order to adjust his schedule, he once went to three TV stations and negotiated with people in the variety show department.
The people in the variety show department know the way, so how can the people in the news department not know the way? Be able to participate in the movie produced by the superstar Jackie Chan in the world. It means that it will be seen by people from many countries in the world, and this can be regarded as 'breaking out of South Korea to the world' and can win glory for South Korea.
Just look at the name of 'honor'. The three major television stations will definitely send reporters to report on it. What's more, privately, the relationship between the three major TV stations and Li Jingyuan is very good, and they all hope to be closer. So. At this time, it is normal to send an interview team to cheer for Li Jingyuan and help him promote a positive image in South Korea.
Of course, it is said to be a sycophant, but those South Korean reporters are not too white-eyed, and they do not use the method of frequently raising their hands to ask Li Jingyuan more questions to make him shine. The ones that can be sent out are old fritters. They still have a very good way - when interviewing Li Jingyuan, they 'inadvertently' mentioned some of his past achievements.
Came to the press conference. Not everyone has done a detailed pre-investigation on the supporting role of Lee Kyung-won. Therefore, when they heard the news that the Korean reporters 'inadvertently' mentioned, they were immediately attracted to it and turned their attention to Lee Kyung-won.
The rest is easy to say. The main force of interviewing Li Jingyuan has become those Hong Kong media who were originally unaware but now think they have found good news material, and the South Korean media occasionally ask a few questions, and the number of interviews with Li Jingyuan has increased to a very exaggerated proportion.
And that's not all. The questions raised by these media outlets that interviewed Li Jingyuan for the first two reasons basically revolved around Li Jingyuan's personal person, which is somewhat related to the movie. However, at the press conference, there was another question asked Lee Kyung-won - the matter between Lee Kyung-won and Jessica, which has nothing to do with the theme of the movie.
Some people may ask, how could anyone ask these questions at Jackie Chan's movie press conference? Aren't all the media that can be invited to the press conference all professional media related to movies?
Not really. Hong Kong is such a big place, how many professional film media can there be? Even if they were all invited, they wouldn't be able to make such a big tent in front of them.
And, what is the purpose of holding the boot ceremony? is nothing more than to make a name for themselves, let more people know that there is a movie "Zodiac", and let more people have expectations for the movie. Therefore, in order to achieve the goal, the media invited will not necessarily be limited to the professional media of film, but will spread to a larger scope.
Some people may prefer to read factual reports, but more people prefer to watch the short gossip news of parents.
For the above reasons, this press conference invited not only professional film media, but also some media with a larger circulation, but not so professional.
The more unprofessional you are, the more undisciplined you will be. And the more undisciplined you are, the more unscrupulous you are when you ask questions. Thinking about grabbing the headlines, there will definitely be one or two media reporters who will come out and ask other questions that have nothing to do with the movie.
And at this time, Li Jingyuan will of course become the primary target. You must know that the unreliable news of 'Yuna and PSY in Girls' Generation have an extramarital affair can be reported as headlines, so how can the more real Lee Kyung-won and Jessica not be concerned?
All kinds of questions related to or unrelated to movies came to Li Jingyuan, not that he was inexperienced, but that those media that specialize in gossip news as a selling point are too unlimited, and questions similar to 'Are you and Jessica living together' can be asked, which has never happened in South Korea, where there are only illegitimate fans but no professional paparazzi, so Li Jingyuan reacts quickly. I was still caught off guard.
It was easy to stay up until the end of the press conference, and Li Jingyuan's back had been asked by these media in a cold sweat. Next, all the actors have to take the minibus and change places. went to the shooting location of the first shot to carry out the incense and worship the gods, sitting on the middle bus, Li Jingyuan's appearance of wiping sweat caused a lot of laughter from Jackie Chan and others.
The media was filming while the incense was being served, but when the first shot of the film began, the media and reporters couldn't continue to shoot it. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the shooting, not to be disturbed by irrelevant people, but also to minimize noise. So not everyone in the studio could get in, and the media and reporters were stopped by the guards. At this time, Li Jingyuan finally left the eager eyes of those paparazzi reporters. I was finally able to relax a little.
The focus of the first day was on the start-up ceremony, and there weren't too many shots that really needed to be shot. In order to get a 'smooth' 'color head', Jackie Chan will not arrange difficult content on the first day.
The portion is small and the content is simple. Naturally, the shooting was very smooth. And it didn't take much time to shoot.
As a supporting role, although he is the 'main supporting role', Li Jingyuan's weight in the whole play is still not too heavy. Today, there is even less weight that needs him to appear on camera, just two shots and three lines.
This bit of drama is hardly difficult for Li Jingyuan. Although he is not a professional actor, he has participated in the filming of "Resident Evil" and has also served as the protagonist of the TV series "IRIS". The skills honed are enough for him to complete the task quickly.
Overall, the first day of shooting was very easy. At least that's the case for Li Jingyuan. After the filming was done, he even had time to go with Leehom Wang to visit the bars in Lan Kwai Fong.
Compared with the laid-back Lee Kyung-won, the movement on the Korean side is completely different.
The reporters who participated in the press conference immediately sent the news back to the company.
The first is the fastest online media. After the completion of the opening ceremony, a report appeared on the South Korean Internet that "Lee Kyung-won went to Hong Kong to participate in Jackie Chan's new movie".
It happened to be a Saturday, and many office workers stayed at home to rest, so more people than usual saw the news from the Internet for the first time. And with their dissemination and discussion, the news of 'Lee Kyung-won's participation in film shooting' immediately topped the instant search list.
The media reports included not only text, but also some photos of the opening ceremony. If there is a picture and the truth, people can't help but believe it. As a result, netizens don't have to waste time and energy on questioning and guessing, and while praising Li Jingyuan's 'ability', they are also looking forward to relevant video reports.
A few hours later, the video report appeared on the news on the three major television stations. At this time, not only those netizens who had been expecting it for a long time saw it, but also some people who didn't get the news, but just watched the news because of their usual habits.
The last day was the next day's newspaper.
Most of the people who first started surfing the Internet were young people, and they were the only ones who would be able to surf the Internet on their computers without any trouble. Most of the people who watch the news at night are middle-aged, because they are most impressed by current events. Most of the people who have the habit of reading morning newspapers are elderly. So, after these three waves of reports, people of the old, middle and young ages all knew about the news.
Most of the people who got the news were surprised. First, because of Lee Kyung-won's participation in Jackie Chan's movie itself, and secondly, because they have never received a little bit of news before.
Li Jingyuan did inform the variety show departments of the three TV stations about the incident, and also adjusted his schedule in several programs by withdrawing or taking leave.
However, variety shows are not live broadcasts, and they have always been recorded and broadcast in advance. Take KBS's "Youth Undefeated" as an example, when Lee Kyung-won left South Korea, the episode that aired was recorded before he quit. So, of course, the audience after watching this episode of the show will not know what happened behind the road.
Ordinary viewers think that Li Jingyuan's itinerary is still the same as before, but in fact, Li Jingyuan suddenly left South Korea and went to Hong Kong to make a movie. The expectation is different from reality, so the audience who gets the news will feel even more surprised.
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Ordinary people discuss it on the web. Artists will also chat a few words when they meet, and the topic of 'Lee Kyung-won's participation in film shooting' has become the hottest topic in South Korea for a week. It's slowly cooled down a bit.
Li Jingyuan stayed in Hong Kong and received many calls from friends during his leisure time for filming. Including Liu Zaishi and others who had already gotten the news, as well as Li Xiaoli and others who had not been notified before, and the most frequent calls were from the group of girls in Girls' Generation.
Either cheer for Li Jingyuan, or ask him for an autograph with a little envy, or claim to come to Hong Kong to visit the class 'by the way' and have a good time.
It doesn't matter what it's about. Anyway, when the girls call, Li Jingyuan will always be very happy. I have seen him several times when he answers the phone, and Jackie Chan, who is already very close to him, can't help but expose the temper of an old child. A joke was played on him.
"Jing Yuan, is your little girlfriend calling again? Who is it today? Is it Yuna or Jessica? ”
When counted, Jessica calls alone about the same number of times as Girls' Generation calls together. And whenever the girls get together to contact Li Jingyuan, Yun'er or Xiaoyuan, the two girls with the most anxious personalities, will always speak first. I listened to it a lot. Jackie Chan remembered the names 'Yuna' and 'Jessica' that Lee Kyung-won always said.
"Uncle Long. Why does that sound a little wrong with what you say? Yuna and the other girls are not my girlfriends, don't talk nonsense. Hearing Jackie Chan's words, Li Jingyuan was a little speechless, and couldn't help muttering.
"Not a girlfriend? Hehe, it's not about the same. Anyway, when I listen to you, it feels like a boyfriend and girlfriend. "Jackie Chan is actually not talking nonsense, he does feel that.
In fact. When Li Jingyuan and the girls were on the phone, the tone was not big or small, and it was very nonsense. But the content is very considerate, and from this point of view, it really feels like a boyfriend and girlfriend. In addition, Jackie Chan is not Korean, but he has lived in South Korea for a period of time, and after hearing the girls call Li Jingyuan OPPA on the phone, Jackie Chan feels different from Koreans, and is also different from people who don't know Korea at all. 'The reason for the idea.
"Hey, forget it, Uncle Long, you can think whatever you like." Seeing Jackie Chan's smiling expression, Li Jingyuan knew that no matter how he explained, Jackie Chan would not really listen. In desperation, he simply gave up the explanation.
"Hehe, okay, I won't bother you to call, go over first." After a small win, Jackie Chan seemed to be happier, patted Li Jingyuan's shoulder, and then walked away with a smile and humming a little song. After walking for more than a dozen steps, he seemed to suddenly think of something, and turned his head and shouted at Li Jingyuan: "Don't fight for too long, it's about to shoot the fight camera, you have to warm up and move first~." ”
"Oh, I see."
"OPPA, who are you talking to? Is it with Uncle Jackie Chan? The girls on the other end of the phone seemed to hear Jackie Chan's last shout, and at this time they couldn't help but be curious in their hearts, and asked nonsense.
"Well, Uncle Long asked me to prepare, I'm going to shoot a fight scene later, let me move my body first." There is no need to hide it from the girls, Li Jingyuan explained the situation very honestly.
"Fight scenes?"
Because Li Jingyuan is participating in Jackie Chan's movies, the girls have become loyal fans of Jackie Chan during this period of time. Even a few people who didn't like to watch action scenes were pulled by other members to watch a lot of movies starring Jackie Chan. Maybe you can't understand old movies with Chinese historical backgrounds such as "Drunken Fist" and "Huang Feihong", but modern movies such as "Who Am I", "Glass Bottle", and "Police Story" can still be understood by girls, not to mention "Rush Hour", "Tuxedo", "Agent Next Door" and so on, which were later filmed with foreign actors.
I have to say that Jackie Chan's movies have different charms, and after watching these movies, the girls really like his movies. And those who like Jackie Chan movies have no reason not to like the action scenes in the movie, so after hearing Li Jingyuan's 'fight scene', the girls will be so excited.
"OPPA, what is it? How many people are you going to fight against? Won't the moves be beautiful? Will it be like Uncle Jackie Chan, using props that others can't think of when fighting? Tell us about it, shall we? ”
It's okay to say that the literary drama is depicting the scene and content, but how to say the martial arts? You can't say, 'I threw my left hand, he blocked it, and he kicked it over,' or something like that? Listening to the girls' chirping questions like sparrows, Li Jingyuan was a little speechless at that time.
"What does that make me say?" In desperation, Li Jingyuan could only scratch his head. (To be continued......)