An hour later.
The ceremony ended and the movie premiere began!
The lights in the venue slowly dimmed and went off one by one. All of the cameras had been "asked" to leave the venue and the reporters were seated in the audience seats. All of the guests and audience members had their eyes glued to the big screen in Hall 1. Although Grandmasters was going to be released later today and the premiere was scheduled for the same day as the public screening, the premiere would definitely be earlier than the public screening. As the first batch of audience members to witness Grandmasters, they would naturally have a different feeling about it. The atmosphere in the venue also added a sense of grandeur to the atmosphere.
The music started.
This was the theme song that Zhang Yuanqi was singing. But as the opening theme, the music naturally did not have any lyrics or singing. It was just a background melody.
Lead Actor: Zhang Yuanqi
Lead Actor: Wu Feilong
Lead Actor: Tian Xuetao
Lead Actor: Zhang Ye
Zhang Ye's subtitles were the fourth to come out and was very close to the beginning.
Amidst the flashing images and the music, when Director Wang Chengpeng's subtitles ended, the scene changed and a group of children appeared on the screen.
"My ball! My ball! "
"Haha, how stupid."
"I'm not giving it to him."
"Give it back to me."
"Come and snatch it."
"I'll snatch it then! Give it back to me! "
"Ah! You hit me! "
The childhood actor of Dalong's character appeared on the bridge.
Following that, the childhood actor of Zhang Yuanqi's character also appeared on the bridge. No one knew where these two children came from, but they really did look like Zhang Yuanqi and Dalong.
The beginning of the plot was a little slow and was mostly used to lay out the background and introduce the characters. After the movie had played for ten minutes, the two children had grown up and the first conflict of the movie was revealed. A series of lines were drawn and slowly unfolded. The main plot was also hidden within, but the audience could not discover it yet.
In the first row of the audience seats, Zhang Ye was watching the movie with relish. He did not follow the film crew from start to finish, but was only there to save the scene at the last minute. As such, he had not watched the final edited version of the movie before. Today was his first time watching it, and it felt really different.
At the 30th minute of the movie, Zhang Ye's character appeared for the first time!
"Who are you?"
"What do you think?"
"You know my master?"
"It's your master who knows me."
......
At the 52nd minute.
"I don't care where you come from, I only know where I want to go. Even your master can't stop me, so who do you think you are? You and your master are the only ones left in this generation of Xing Yi Martial Arts. Pitiful, lamentable, and pathetic! "
…
The sixtieth minute.
"In this day and age, who still dares to call themselves Grandmasters? Your master can't do it, and you can't either! "
…
The 74th minute.
"I'm dead … My Kung Fu … Cough … will be lost forever. That's fine, that's fine … Cough, I won't bring it with me when I'm alive … I won't bring it with me when I'm dead … Hahahahaha!" He died with a smile on his face.
Below.
Cao Mengmeng was extremely excited, "The protagonist is too bad! Why did you kill my brother? "
Cao Tong also said angrily, "That Dalong is too infuriating!"
Cao Dan said in a speechless manner, "Our brother is playing the villain. Sister Zhang and Dalong are the main characters!"
Two of Mengmeng's classmates said, "Mengmeng, your brother acted really well!"
Many of the surrounding reporters and film critics could not help but look at each other. They were a little stunned by Zhang Ye's acting. He was clearly acting alongside a veteran action movie star like Dalong, but he did not seem to be at a disadvantage. He was not suppressed by Dalong's acting and was able to portray his character's character in its entirety. For Zhang Ye, who was acting as a supporting character for the first time, this was simply unbelievable. Everyone knew that Zhang Ye did not come from an acting background!
A female reporter took a deep breath and said, "His acting is really good."
"Zhang Ye's character is really a highlight. It's very eye-catching!" A film critic praised.
Another film critic also nodded, "To be honest, I was quite amazed. I never expected Zhang Ye's acting to be so decent. He portrayed his character really well!"
"The fighting scenes were also not bad."
"Yes, the movements were very beautiful."
"He's really following the rules."
"Did Zhang Ye find a stunt double?"
"It doesn't look like it."
"I thought Zhang Ye was here to cause trouble, but I never expected it to be a surprise! This fellow is really good at acting! "
With the main antagonist dead, the plot was rewound and returned to Zhang Yuanqi and Dalong's characters. As the movie came to an end, the lights in the studio lit up one by one.
The subtitles appeared and the theme song started playing.
Wang Chengpeng led the cast and crew to stand up and bow.
The audience and media reporters also started applauding!
"It's really not bad."
"This movie is really good."
"The box office earnings shouldn't be too bad. With this plot, this cast, and these images, it won't be a problem to exceed a hundred million yuan. It's only a matter of a few hundred million now."
"Yeah, it was really good."
"I, on the other hand, felt that it was just average. Sister Zhang's scenes were too few. It was more like a guest role. Although she acted well, it wasn't satisfying enough."
"Tian Xuetao's acting skills still haven't improved."
"Zhang Ye's performance really surprised me."
"Yeah, Zhang Ye was quite surprised."
After the movie ended, everyone was still discussing in whispers, exchanging their impressions of the movie. Other than Zhang Yuanqi and Dalong's names being mentioned by everyone, Zhang Ye's name was also mentioned many times.
Everyone gradually left the studio.
Wang Chengpeng smiled and said to the actors, "Let's get ready as well. The internal celebration banquet has been dragged on for so many days. Today is the day to fulfill our promise. Everyone, you've all worked hard."
The actors were also talking to each other.
Only Zhang Ye remained silent. The feeling he got when he was acting and when he was watching the movie was completely different. Overall, Zhang Ye was quite satisfied with his performance. But after watching Grandmasters as a bystander, he noticed some of his own problems. For example, some of his expressions and actions could still be done better. Also, Zhang Ye always felt that the martial arts moves were flawed. That bullshit "Taiji Fist" was too fancy and there were still many areas where he could improve. But then again, forget it. This was his first time acting in a movie and he did not have much experience. Being able to do this much was already his limit. He would just have to work harder in the future.
......
All over the country.
The public screening of Grandmasters had also begun.
With a big director, a big investment, a big cast, and the presence of movie stars like Zhang Yuanqi and Dalong, the screening rate of "Grandmasters" was definitely not bad. As early as yesterday and the day before yesterday, 30% of the movie tickets for "Grandmasters" had already been booked online. Today, there was even a scene of people queuing up for tickets at the major cinemas. Many movie fans had come for the fame of the blockbuster film.
"Yo, Old Sun."
"Old Xu? You're here too? "
"Yeah, you watched Grandmasters too, right?"
"Yes, I've been waiting for a month and it's finally showing."
"The premiere just ended and I saw the online critics commenting on it. The reviews seem pretty good, so I came over to join in the fun. I mainly wanted to see Zhang Ye since I like him a lot."
"Whoa, does Zhang Ye know how to act?"
"The film critics said that he looks pretty good."
"Really? That can't be! "
"I don't know either, so I came to watch."
"Let's go, it's time to enter the studio."
......
Scene by scene.
Scene by scene.
On the day of the premiere, the topic of Grandmasters on Weibo kept rising. Although most of it was about the director and Zhang Yuanqi, there were also quite a number of discussions about Zhang Ye. At least compared to the third male lead of Grandmasters, Tian Xuetao, there were more discussions about him!
"Wow, Zhang Ye is really good!"
"Teacher Zhang's acting skills have blinded me!"
"That crazy laughter at the end was really the finishing touch!"
"I didn't expect Teacher Zhang to act so well!"
"@ ZhangYe! Awesome! "
"The movie was pretty good. It didn't disappoint me!"
"Back then, I thought that the film crew was forced to find Zhang Ye because they had no other choice. But who would have thought that Zhang Ye could act so well? He did not drop the ball at all!"
"I like Zhang Ye's role as the villain. At the beginning, he was a little hateful, thinking that it would be better if he died. But in the end, when he really died, I felt quite upset. Perhaps this was because Teacher Zhang brought the character to life. What's more, it's worth mentioning that Zhang Ye is really suited to play this kind of villain role. It's totally his own character. In real life, isn't Teacher Zhang also the kind of person who makes people gnash their teeth in anger!"
"Congratulations to Teacher Zhang for a successful debut in a movie!"
"Congratulations!"
"Zhang Ye, you're so cool! We'll always support you! "
There were a few scattered news reports that emphasized the affirmation of Zhang Ye's acting in Grandmasters. There were also a lot of film critics who were full of praise for him. Only a few film critics were more harsh and pointed out all sorts of problems with Zhang Ye. This situation was in stark contrast to before the movie was released. Just a few days ago, all the media and film critics were still full of doubts about Zhang Ye joining the cast. But now that the movie was released, everyone's opinions suddenly took a 180-degree turn. Almost all of them agreed with Zhang Ye's acting skills.
......
The next day.
The opening day box office earnings of Grandmasters were tabulated — 31 million yuan.
This result was slightly lower than what the producers and film crew had expected, but not by much. It was still in line with their expectations. Moreover, the movie's reputation was quite good and the commercial value was good enough. The subsequent box office earnings should not be too weak and there was still room for it to rise.
24 hours later, the second day's box office earnings were also reported — 38 million yuan. It was even higher than the opening day's box office earnings. This was a rather rare situation, which meant that the audience's recognition of Grandmasters was much higher than what everyone had expected. It was a movie that gained momentum after the fact!
There was no doubt that the box office earnings would cross 100 million yuan!
Cross 200 million? There was no doubt about that!
As for whether it could enter the 300 million yuan box office earnings club, that was still to be seen. It was probably going to be a little difficult. However, with the domestic movie industry in a slump and the overall market situation not looking too good, it was already quite a dazzling result to be able to achieve such a box office earnings. The producers had already achieved their expectations. Here, Zhang Ye's contribution was also outstanding. He was able to save the situation and complete his role in an outstanding manner. His credit was undeniable!
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