Chongqing, a key city in the southwest, has a unique geographical environment and a profound cultural heritage. In modern history, it has been merged into Sichuan Province many times and was designated as a municipality directly under the central government many times. The last time was in 1997 and until now.

This city is also called a mountain city, because the entire city is built on the mountain, and many of the roads on the streets are sloped. When you stand on the first floor here, you can often see residents on the fifth floor not far away washing clothes. This is more reflected in the recently built light rail system. If you take the urban light rail, you often still run on the flat ground at this moment and have already been flying in the air the next moment. In addition, there are cross-river slings in the city. Generally speaking, for patients with acrophobia, this city that may make you fly in the air at any time is very terrible.

Of course, if you are not afraid of heights, you may fall in love with this city, because whether it is the unique geographical scenery or the cultural landscapes such as the great culture that extends from it, they are very different from other cities.

Especially for people from plain areas like Sujiang.

"...This is not the first time I have come to this city. Ning Hao has also been there when he was filming,"

Duane made way for a pedestrian rushing across from the other side, then approached the right, turned his head and said to the person beside him.

Du Ann wore big sunglasses and a white shirt. Because of the heat, her cuffs were rolled up to her elbows. Her long sleeves turned into short-sleeved styles, and her legs were thin blue jeans. Because of the style, she looked like she was washed white and looked a little shabby.

Next to him was a man wearing sunglasses, with a little thin figure, almost the same size as Duane, with short-sleeved sleeves and jeans. Although he couldn't see his sunglasses, if someone familiar with him could recognize that this was Jia Hongsheng from his body.

The two of them are now in a street with two lanes, which looks a bit narrow and small, and it is very prosperous. There are many vehicles on the street, but they are not driving fast, so they slowly move forward.

The two were walking on the sidewalk that was one step higher than the sidewalk next to the driveway. The crowds were bustling with people and they were not in a direct way at all. This side was in conflict with the opposite side, blending into a group without distinguishing each other, and the two were also submerged in the flow of people.

"At that time, I thought he really chose the right place. This place is really unique. I have been thinking about it after I went back. However, I came in a hurry last time, and this time I happened to have some leisure time, so I had to come out for a walk."

Du An introduced to Jia Hongsheng, pointed to the road under his feet and said, "For example, the road we are walking now is a slope, and walking is like climbing a mountain. I have only seen this situation in Xiangjiang before."

The road under their feet is indeed not flat, but is falling down along the front. The slope is very large, which makes people from the plains unconsciously slow down, for fear that they will become unstable if they walk faster and then roll down.

"So we also designed some small details, such as the car did not brake properly, and it slid down the road and hit another car. So the two groups of people in the play intersected. There are many details like this, which are all inspiration given to us by this city, and only this city can achieve it."

Du An and Jia Hongsheng are now coming to Chongqing with the crew's publicity lineup. Before the publicity began, Du An, who had regrets about the last trip to Chongqing, pulled Jia Hongsheng, who was also interested in the city, and went out for a walk. After the makeup artist made them look, his nose was tilted, his cheeks were fattened, and his cheeks were paired with large sunglasses, he would not recognize him if he was not a very familiar person. The situation was indeed the case. No one recognized him until now when he walked on the street.

"The front is Luohan Temple, where "Stone" was filmed. This is Chaotianmen, the largest wholesale market in Chongqing. Not far behind is Jiefang Monument."

Duan introduced it as skillfully as a local host. Just listening to this tone, if he hadn't heard his accent was wrong, he would have been a Chongqing native.

"Usually, if you come to Chongqing, the first choice is to go to Jiefang Monument, but I like it more, because I don't know whether I am in Nanyang or Chongqing in Jiefang Monument. Only here can I deeply feel that I am in Chongqing..."

Jia Hongsheng is a more introverted person than Duane, so he just listened and didn't speak, and finally spoke after hearing this.

"It seems you like this place very much?"

Duane nodded, "That's right."

The two of them walked forward while talking. After Jia Hongsheng turned sideways to give way to a passerby coming towards him, he asked Du An: "Then can "Trumen" be here?"

Du An shook his head without thinking, "No, why do you think so? I have already thought about it, "Trumen" will be in Hengdian."

Both of them were talking very little, so they tried to keep each other able to hear it. However, because it was a little crowded and was very close to each other, pedestrians coming towards them vaguely heard "Hengdian" and so on. They looked at it subconsciously and saw only a side face covered by sunglasses. Then the two walked over, leaving only their backs, so the passers-by withdrew their gaze and continued to walk forward.

Jia Hongsheng went down the slope and said, "You asked me to leave the schedule so early, but the shooting has not started for so long. Now he pulled me over and said how good this city is. It's hard not to think you plan to start shooting here."

"The World of Truman" has already been booked by Jia Hongsheng to play Truman for the male lead. Du An even said hello to Jia Hongsheng for this, asking him to leave a gap for this.

Faced with Jia Hongsheng's misunderstanding, Du An explained: "The filming has not started yet because of some other reasons. In fact, the crew's preparations have been underway in the past few months and can be started at any time, but I have been delayed for some personal reasons before."

Jia Hongsheng also tactfully did not ask about the personal reasons, while Du An followed up the topic by himself. "Today we just came to go shopping. After all, in Sujiang, especially in Nanyang, I haven't been so free to wander around in crowded places for a long time."

Speaking of this, Du An sighed: The more people lack, the more valuable they feel. Just like shopping in a crowded place, this is very easy for most people, but it is so difficult for him, and it even becomes a wish. Only when he arrives in Chongqing and knows so many people here can he realize this wish with peace of mind.

As crowded in the crowd as it is now, listening to the dialect slang around him and feeling the lively popularity, Duan feels very comfortable. For a moment, his mind is even clear and his thoughts are constantly inspiring.

"Sure enough, humans are the animals that live in groups."

Du An sighed like this, turned his head and saw a milk tea shop next to him. He ran over to buy two cups of milk tea. After waiting for a while, he and Jia Hongsheng walked in the crowd in one cup, and felt even more like shopping.

It would be even better if the person next to him could be replaced by Su Jin.

Du Anmei thought inadequately, then took a sip of the milk tea in her hand with a straw, and then asked Jia Hongsheng beside her, "We haven't chatted like this for a long time. How are you doing now?"

Jia Hongsheng said: "It's okay. He took on several endorsements, shot some advertisements, and made a movie. He also made some money. Now he has bought a new house in Beijin. He just renovated it a while ago and has moved in."

Du An nodded, "That's good, you can work with peace of mind if you have the conditions." At this point, he suddenly laughed, "I still remember that when I came back from Xiangjiang that night, you sat at the door of my house and pronounced my name. You may not know that a stranger suddenly came to my house and knew me clearly. My first reaction was to rob me, especially when my girlfriend was still at home. At that moment, I even doubted whether you kidnapped my girlfriend and waited for me to come back. I almost hit you. Fortunately, you are thin and weak and look like you don't look very powerful. I didn't take action first."

Jia Hongsheng was almost beaten until he was first, and he smiled and said, "It's all done irregularly in life, so that's all right now."

Duan looked around while walking, "Well, I'm a little stronger now, but I can't be too fat. It's very important to do this job." After saying that, he sighed and said, "I still remember that you didn't have a cell phone at that time and lived with your parents. Now your life is finally getting better..."

As he was talking, Du An suddenly discovered something: although he had always been busy for his own interests, he had unknowingly changed the fate of many people. If it weren't for him, Zhu Qian was just a small street officer now. If it weren't for him, Su Yun was still haunted. If it weren't for him, Jia Hongsheng wouldn't know when he would regain his life...

His life was already bound to many people without realizing it.

The same is true for the upcoming "Liberation Day". This film involves more people and things, not Duane's own business.

Because Shu Yu and Han Sanping were put together, Du An felt a little frustrated and a little emotional. So in the work of national roadshow publicity, Du An is competent and not trying his best to simply cooperate with the work but don’t expect me to take the lead. I am here to cooperate with the work. Although I can’t be called passive and slack, it’s not much better. But now after suddenly thinking about this link, Du An thought of more...

After shopping, the two of them went back to the hotel. At night, the roadshow was held in the Grand Theater in Chongqing Grand Theater, which was just completed this year. (Note 1)

The Grand Theater can accommodate more than 1,000 people in total. After Duan arrived, he found that in addition to media reporters of all sizes, there were many audiences sitting from the middle to the back. Looking at the banners they held, you can see that these audiences were Liang Jiahui, Gong Li, Zhu Qian and their fans Duan even saw someone holding their own names in it, or pink lights, with love dotted beside them, which looked very ashamed.

There are already fans who support him on the spot (Note 2), and he is really an alternative person as a director.

The roadshow was carried out according to the previous routine, talking one by one, expressing opinions on this movie, talking about interesting things about my voice during the filming process, and the description of my own characters. Of course, what everyone talked about was arranged before and it was confirmed that it was OK to ensure that the content revealed was only small details that were not related to the plot. On the one hand, it satisfies the curiosity of the audience and the media, and on the other hand, it does not leak secrets.

On the way, there was a small episode on the stage. Jia Hongsheng, who always seemed to be cool, was urged by the princess to hug Zhu Qian on the spot. In the end, he had no choice but to hug him. Zhu Qian's face was a little red when he jumped off him. Du An knew at a glance that she was not in the play and was still in a normal state of life. Unlike him who could get into the play anytime and anywhere, Zhu Qian's performance method caused her to be in the play and needed to prepare for her.

After everyone finished the conversation, they entered the media questioning session, and all the questions asked were expected. The people who were named answered the questions very well.

Du An even thought of the news after today: it was probably to describe the scene of the roadshow site, explain several issues, and then the climax of the article was probably to Princess Jia Hongsheng hugged Zhu Qian and Zhu Qian blushed.

Just then, a reporter called Du An and asked questions.

This is a female reporter with a round face with short hair, a sign hanging on her chest, and holding a microphone, she asked, "Hello Director Du An, I am a reporter from Chongqing Morning Post. We all know that "Liberation Day" is a main theme movie, and the "Tokyo Trial" that was just released this month is also the same. However, so far, "Tokyo Trial" has taken two weeks to receive 72 million box offices in China, and there is no hope of making a return. It is a crushing defeat. I wonder if this will affect your expectations for "Liberation Day"?"

The venue was slightly stuck.

The previous questions are almost all kind and friendly, and I am all happy, but this question is a bit sharp.

Duan held the microphone in his hand and looked at the female reporter, not saying anything for the time being.

Han Sanping still smiled, his face remained unchanged, Shu Yu still had a poker face, and his face remained unchanged, they all believed that Du An could pass on this problem well.

But they didn't know what Du An was thinking at this moment.

"Trial of Tokyo"? Du An knew that the movie was released on September 1st and has received 72 million in China in two weeks, and its production cost is 50 million. This is because several big names in the film have deliberately lowered their value...

Main theme movies have always been the most unpopular type abroad and can never be sold, so don’t expect foreign box offices. The domestic box office was only more than 70 million in the first two weeks. As of the time of the year, Xiahua’s global box office may not be able to break through 100 million. For a movie whose production cost reaches 50 million, the box office alone has already been lost. Even if the subsequent family market income is included, it is a bit difficult to make a profit.

This is another failure in the box office of the main theme movie, and its reputation is not very good. Many people commented on this movie being in space, with ideals but no technology. This reporter took "The Trial of Tokyo", thinking that "Liberation Day" would not be much better? In particular, the investment in "Liberation Day" is several times that of "The Trial of Tokyo", and it is more likely that even the book cannot be collected.

If it were Du An before, he would probably use some empty words to perfunctory words at this moment, but as soon as he was about to open his mouth, he swallowed his words back.

What happened a while ago, what happened today, what Su Jin said, what Jia Hongsheng happened... Too many things flashed through his mind.

Then he spoke.

“A lot of people have said similar topics to me recently,”

Du An looked at the female reporter from afar and smiled, "They said, ah, that's the same person as you, and they were so popular back then, but when they shot the main theme, they couldn't do it immediately. Even if he couldn't do it, can you do it?"

Without anyone reminding me, the scene suddenly became quiet and the reporters widened their eyes like rabbits.

This is almost equivalent to directly calling Zhang Yi. They seemed to foresee that something amazing was about to happen...

"And then someone said, "The Tokyo Trial" is no longer possible, I can't even take it back, I'm so sorry,"

Speaking of this, Du An pointed to the female reporter and smiled and said, "Don't hide, I'm talking about you."

There was a low laughter at the scene, and the female reporter had to smile awkwardly, wishing she could sit down immediately, but Du An was still talking.

"I always hear you say this and that, and now it's time for me to say it,"

Han Sanping's expression was a little unfamiliar to him, but he didn't know what it was, and Shu Yu knew much more clearly than him.

Shu Yu had already narrowed her eyes and began to think about how to deal with her afterwards. She had experienced the director's escape with her sister at the premiere of "The Pretty Beauty". She knew exactly how terrible this man was to go crazy.

Zhu Qian looked a little surprised: the atmosphere at this moment was a bit subtle, which reminded her of the night when "The Pretty Beauty" premiered. Before Duane jumped off the stage, the air also tasted the same.

Everyone on the stage had different expressions, but Du An smiled, held the microphone, looked at the female reporter from afar, and slowly said, "You ask me about the box office expectations? Then I'll tell you my expected box office."

"Three billion, one point less, I, Duane, washes my hands and no longer acts as a director."

The scene instantly fell into death silence.

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Note 1: Chongqing Grand Theater was built in 2009, and the plot relationship is advanced, so don’t mind

Note 2: The word "support" is an ancient saying, which is used in Zhuge Liang's "Jiangyuan·Ji Shi", and is not exclusive to Japan and South Korea. (~^~)

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