When Liu Bei met Zhuge Liang, he said: A lonely person has a bright sky, just like a fish has water.

Well, it’s an allusion to be like a fish in water.

Shen Xudong likes this word very much. He also feels that he is like a fish. A fish cannot live without water, but swims more freely in the water...

It’s really tiring. After all, the Chinese character for man means “strength”...

Now that you are here, be mentally prepared!

Anyway, he is young and strong and can withstand it.

But Gong Li had to take a flight to Shanghai early the next morning for running promotion.

"Witnessed by All" press conferences will be held in six major cities!

The main publicity force has become the actors, so Shen Xudong no longer needs to run with the group.

So, the art study only lasted an hour...

…

“Is ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ the star of this year’s awards season?”

"I heard that's the case... What news do you have?"

"I'm not involved in Hollywood, so what news can I get?" Shen Xudong hesitated for a moment, then said: "However, DreamWorks will have "Munich" this year..."

Gong Li was curious: ""Munich"?"

Shen Xudong said: "It is a political suspense film directed by Spielberg, and the background is the 1972 Munich Olympics..."

"Munich" was shot in a very sexy way, not Spielberg at all - a good historical event, but it was shot into a series!

It's normal. It's based on real history, and it's the kind of historical event that has not yet been evaluated. There is no classic conflict between personal heroism and evil and powerful enemies. The moral dilemma of the protagonist cannot be established. I feel that Spielberg wants to criticize, But I don’t dare…

This is not the point. The point is that "Munich" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" are both works competing for awards this year. DreamWorks cannot promote them all, and must give up one...

Gong Li was indifferent: "I played this role very seriously, I believe everyone can see it!"

Well, Gong Li did win a lot of Film Critics Association Awards for "Memoirs of a Geisha", but unfortunately, he didn't win a significant award, not even a nomination. The International Chapter finally succeeded with his Jewish boyfriend. Nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress!

Shen Xudong changed the topic - the main thing was that Gong Li started to move his hands and feet, so it was no longer a matter of chatting.

But he still wanted to say something, so he quickly asked: "The shooting of "The Old Man" will start in October... Do you have any questions?"

"I'm doing fine here!" When talking about work, Gong Li became serious...

She had played the role in "The Wife" in "Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge", but the image of Xiao Jinbao is more conscientious. Although she is a dancer, she cares about the poor farmers...

Ms. Zheng in "The Old Man" uses her body as a tool to exchange for money...

But her rank is very high!

Femme fatale!

Gong Li suddenly asked: "...Is there no problem with Deng Chao?"

"What do you think of our opera lunatic?"

"If you win the show, then it's no problem!"

…

Deng Chao is currently studying under the tutelage of "The Coward". Of course, the male protagonist's superb conmanship skills do not require him to master them all. However, there is a long shot that still requires a certain amount of skill. The crew contacted an old man for help. Thousands of masters…

He was appointed as the leading actor in "La Qian", and his co-star was Gong Li!

It's a lot of pressure.

Of course, besides studying, he also cares about the film market. After "Witness" was released, he was more concerned about box office results than Shen Xudong.

The result: 8.8 million on the first day, 16 million on the second day, and 18.6 million on the third day!

43.4 million in opening weekend!

Although this result is not as good as the 55 million in the first weekend of "House of Flying Daggers", it is already the highest market performance this year!

And the reputation is not bad.

Most print media and portal websites gave relatively fair evaluations: "Basically represents the highest level of Chinese suspense films at present!"

"Amazing! The appearance of "Witness by All" has brought a bright light to the long-term sluggish domestic films. The layer-by-layer drama structure and multi-perspective narrative are rare in Chinese films, and it is indeed Shen Xudong!"

"Shen Xudong is definitely a die-hard fan of Akira Kurosawa, and it is a Rashomon-style structure. It is told from multiple perspectives, with complementary clues, and is advanced layer by layer. The "truth" is constantly established and broken, and finally the whole picture is put together. In China This is really rare in movies. Although the overall force is a bit too strong and the emotional rendering is also deliberate, the script must be praised for being so careful!"

Of course, there are also people who give negative reviews, and there are quite a few...

"The law is serious, why do you want to film something where human feelings are more important than legal principles?"

"My daughter killed someone, and a bunch of people shouted that she was still a child, daddy loves you, let her go, throwing money at people, perjury at perjury, and perjury at perjury. What is this film trying to convey?"

The two sides were quarreling, but there was one consensus: the plot was very good!

Deng Chao felt a little itchy, so he simply bought a ticket...

…

"Witness" is actually a movie about father's love and redemption.

The daughter of a rich man killed her stepmother, and the rich man took the blame...

There is not much to talk about in terms of content.

When there can't be any big breakthroughs in the storyline, it's really a good way to start with the structure!

That's what "Witnessed by All" is, from the perspective of the public, the perspective of the prosecutor, the perspective of the lawyer, the perspective of the rich, through flashbacks, the truth is finally pieced together!

Deng Chao had a great time watching it, and he roughly understood why so many viewers gave it good reviews, and at the same time, he also understood why so many people said that this drama had bad guidance...

Upon closer analysis, it was clearly the daughter who committed the crime - she drove a car drunk and hit someone to death!

The rich dad spends money to buy the best lawyers, and can even easily create perjury to form a complete chain of evidence...

Of course, in the end, the daughter realized her mistake and surrendered in person.

But...something doesn't feel right...

I walked out of the cinema and bought a newspaper - the front page of entertainment was "Shen Xudong Talks about "Witnessed by All""...

"I first wanted to write a book about father's love... You can never imagine how much sacrifice parents can make for their children. In addition, I read Alan Parker's "The Life of David Gore" at that time, and I just thought Write a story about a father taking the blame for his daughter...I drew inspiration from "Witness for the Prosecution" when creating..."

"As for the issue of guiding the audience's criticism...Actually, when I wrote the script, I didn't take this into consideration. I was aiming for one goal: the audience wants Lin Tai to get away with the crime, but the script must let Lin Tai die!"

"I didn't expect that the audience would think that I was preaching something... Movies, especially commercial movies, are about telling stories, not educating the audience... After watching it, it's enough to have feelings."

"I must emphasize that I have not whitewashed Lin Tai. He is still a villain, but he is just a touching father. This is completely different! Can't villains love their own daughters? And in the ending, Lin Mengmeng silently read Long Carrying the legend of the mountain, and then dialing the surrender phone, the real criminals also received an education, and the evil will not prevail against the good..."

"Our movie fully complies with the release process. I don't understand why anyone would suggest that it be released... This is a typical legacy of the authoritarian era!"

Deng Chao enjoyed watching it, especially the last sentence...

Turning to the second page, the headline was 'What other talents do Shen Xudong have that we don't know about?'
Chapter completed!