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The film "Love at First Sight" took three full months in the post-production period.Editing, grading, sound mixing, and printing, among which sound mixing takes the longest time.Movies have several times more sound mixing work than TV shows, and it has a lot of sound effects for stereo and reality.Lan Sheng invited a great Japanese composer to compose the music. In the end, the theme song of the movie with the same name was melodious and melodious.

In mid-January, Xie Lansheng returned from Sydney, and the Film Bureau reviewed the entire film.Unexpectedly, "Love at First Sight" was approved in three weeks - the first film review bureau only raised a few minor comments, and Lan Sheng passed the film after he finished editing.The Screening Committee believes that although the film contains murder, it is not violent, obscene, or exposes social problems, which is fine.When he got the "License for Screening", Xie Lansheng cried silently again. Xinye hugged Lansheng and teased him, "What a great director who can cry."

Xie Lansheng did not withdraw the film because he had already obtained the Dragon Label, so, on February 2, a week later, "Love at First Sight" premiered at the 14th Berlin Film Festival.Xie Lansheng has a very good relationship with Berlin over the years, and it is not difficult to do the premiere - the film festival attaches great importance to the "blood" and the directors it excavates and cultivates, thus forming a family bond, for example, winning the Cannes "Golden Camera" (Director's Debut Award) director's next work will be called "comeback", which was a big hit at Cannes.Strictly speaking, Xie Lansheng was first shortlisted in the "Big Three" in Cannes, France, but he broke up with Cannes a year or two later. He is a person who switched to the camp, which is relatively rare.

The film did not sign up for the competition, and only went for the world premiere, so Lan Sheng's participation in the exhibition was a rare pleasure.He walked the protagonists leisurely through the ten-meter red carpet, enjoying the moment, and the red carpet music was the theme song of "Love at First Sight".At the premiere, the big film critics who were familiar with him were very surprised when they saw Long Bao.Xie Lansheng had a dragon mark, which caused a sensation.At the tea and coffee in the main venue, Xie Lansheng's old acquaintances came to inquire curiously, and Xie Lansheng replied with a smile: "I have been officially lifted!"

As the only Chinese film selected for the Berlin Film Festival this year, "Love at First Sight" naturally attracted a lot of attention from the media.

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As previously planned, "Love at First Sight" is scheduled for May Day. It premiered in Beijing on April 4 and was released nationwide on May 29, giving the film time to fully ferment the good reputation of the film.

However, on March 3, just six weeks before the movie was released, Xie Lansheng suddenly received a revision opinion from the Film Bureau, saying that the scene where the heroine pushes her father down the stairs is somewhat intuitive, and it is suggested to change it and use hints.Xie Lansheng was quite helpless, he felt that the dragon mark had already been lowered before, so how could it go against what it said.He went back and forth with the director of the Film Bureau for two weeks, and finally the other party agreed to a compromise, and Xie Lansheng also agreed to make a concession. The plan was that the heroine's father would look back, and the following content would be faded out.Deputy director Zhang of the Film Bureau said: "Others think that big directors will get the dragon label more easily, but in fact it is the opposite. Big directors have a large audience and great influence. The Film Bureau has very strict censorship standards for big directors." Xie Lansheng could only understand.

At about the same time, Li Xian's new film was also announced to be released on May Day.

To face Li Xian again, Xie Lansheng was still a little nervous, once again, both for himself and for Liu Yao.He silently clenched his hands into fists when he heard the news.

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After the modification, because there is only one month left before the release, the various promotions of "Love at First Sight" made by Deep Blue also started.

The first is the pursuit of Sun Qianqian's outstanding acting skills.Sun Qianqian, as a supermodel, has always been regarded as a vase, but she has changed amazingly in "Love at First Sight". The great director Xie Lansheng, who captured two golden bears, can turn stones into gold. The reporter rewritten the sentence "I let you I'll be acting from now on."There are a total of 8 stills from the movie. In the first four photos, she is standing still, her sister, smoking a cigarette, or shaking her head. In the last four photos, she is standing still, crying, or smiling. Netizens only use You can see the difference at a glance.In addition, Deep Blue Films also released some animations and videos. The heroine is always shocking. She either secretly looks at the hero, or quietly looks at the sky, or... can be used as a textbook.

Countless people said: [Is this really Sun Qianqian...]

[The sisters look exactly the same, and the audience can only distinguish the twins by subtle eyes, expressions, voices, and intonation... She used to be a wooden person!She can only do facial paralysis, right? ! 】

[Hahahaha, there was a lot of scolding when the actors were announced, and they were all slapped in the face after the movie was released. 】

Moviegoers wanted to see if she had really changed.

The second is the theme song of the same name from "Love at First Sight".

The song made by a Japanese master, and the lyrics written by Lan Sheng himself, are both beautiful and painful, very moving. It was spread all over the country a month before it was released, and even the CRBT download on mobile phones jumped to No. [-] one.Now, even those who don't often watch movies know about "Love at First Sight", and are curious, what kind of story is the euphemistic and poignant beauty in the lyrics, it whets people's appetite.

Then, Deep Blue Pictures finally released the trailer of "Love at First Sight".

It revealed more information, but also whetted the appetite for more.In the first half of the trailer, the heroine fell in love with the hero Liu Mu at first sight in a cafe.She deliberately sprained her left foot, helped the male protagonist's arm to go downstairs, and walked slowly to the rear window after getting on the bus, looking at the male protagonist, so that the male protagonist ran after the bus for a long time.In addition, the trailer also includes the first kiss of the hero and heroine on the floor, Sun Qianqian's red dress, wet body, and a few roses scattered around. In 2005, there were not many screen kissing scenes, and even fewer beautiful ones.About halfway through the trailer, a magnetic narration appeared: "Lu Yizhi fell in love with the doctor Liu Mu at first sight in a cafe, but she chose to use the name of her twin sister—Yistop." Then the music changed suddenly, and the male protagonist That distraught face is heartbreaking. Du Shoutian, a well-known old handsome guy in the country and a Hong Kong singer, said: "It turns out that there has never been love at first sight, and there has never been any love. It's all because of... because of..." The line came to an abrupt end So far, people's curiosity has reached its peak.At the end of the preview, Sun Qianqian's acting skills exploded. She shed tears and said, "Thank you. I love you." Released nationwide. 】

And when the audience began to look for more content about the film, the major media reported overwhelmingly the praise received after the premiere of "Love at First Sight" in Berlin.

In fact, after the premiere in Berlin, there were both good and bad reviews, but Deep Blue picked only the good.During this period, Chinese audiences still believed in the judgment of the European and American markets, so they believed that this film must be good.

On April 4th, about a week before the screening, Xin Ye held an event to push the atmosphere to the climax.

This event is unprecedented - a public auction of international rights.

Xie Lansheng's film works are very popular in the European and American markets, even though this time he was still asked for a price for a commercial film - the film bears Lan Sheng's brand, very literary, but also commercial, a bit like the literary and artistic works of "Focus Pictures" Commercial Film.Deep Blue Films did not sign any contracts at the film festival, but said that they hoped to stir up the domestic atmosphere, which would also help international publicity, and then invited all interested film producers to participate in the auction, and stated that Deep Blue Films would bear all the costs. Transportation, accommodation, major filmmakers expressed their understanding.

Just like that, in the splendid banquet hall of the five-star hotel XYZHotels in Beijing, the international copyright auction process of "Love at First Sight" officially started.

This auction was personally planned and prepared by Xinye.Jiayou International Auction Co., Ltd. is in charge of the auction. A notary office directly under the Ministry of Justice of China conducts on-site notarization to review the previous materials, review the auction rules, supervise the auction site, and verify the auction price to ensure that everything is in order. Follow the procedures of the Auction Act.

The auctioneer's level was extremely high, and the atmosphere quickly reached its peak.Xin Ye had previously discussed copyright prices with various film studios, but in the end, the transaction prices in many regions were much higher than Xin Ye's expectations, and even broke through the historical prices of Chinese films in the country.

This unprecedented operation of Deep Blue naturally triggered a lot of media coverage.

To be honest, the total price of the international copyright of "Love at First Sight" is not too exaggerated. It is not as good as Lan Sheng's film "Galaxy" by Golden Bear 4 years ago, but its international copyright transaction price is all in US dollars. Ordinary viewers still think it is quite good after conversion. Shocking—the US copyright is 100 million US dollars, 800 million RMB, the UK copyright is 50 US dollars, 400 million RMB, and the Japanese copyright... The cost of "Love at First Sight" has been recovered before it is released.

In the report, the international copyrights sold are listed in dozens of lines, including American copyrights, British copyrights, German copyrights, Italian copyrights, Japanese copyrights, Korean copyrights, and even Dutch/Belgian copyrights, Danish copyrights, etc. /Norway copyright, Romania/Bulgaria copyright, Hungary copyright, Eastern Europe copyright!

In fact, the copyrights in many regions are bought by the same film studio.This film studio can act as an agent in various countries in Europe, but because Deep Blue Films takes them apart to shoot one by one, they can only buy one by one. You will think: It’s amazing, even distributors from Romania/Bulgaria, Denmark/Norway, Hungary, and Eastern Europe came to shoot!

This movie must be good!

Otherwise, how could these small countries also travel across the ocean to buy copyrights?It must be because I was deeply attracted after seeing it at the film festival!Love at First Sight has been purchased in so many countries!

Some viewers are a little proud, thinking that the whole world likes this domestic film very much.

The report even came with photos.In the photo, blond Europeans are sitting neatly asking prices.

Even a thick-skinned person like Xie Lansheng felt irritated by Xin Ye's manipulation.

Obviously, the copyrights of those small countries were taken by the same company...but the audience mistakenly thought that someone from every small country came to buy them.

Then, in the last week before the release, from April 4rd to April 23th, Deep Blue Pictures organized several screenings for "Love at First Sight".This screening was very strict. Deep Blue Films only sent invitation letters to film critics they knew, and they also checked their ID cards on the spot to ensure that the film would not be pirated.

After the screening, media reporters and film critics unanimously praised "Love at First Sight"!

they said:

[Finally someone in China can make commercial films. 】

[I want other big directors to watch it and learn from it. Commercial movies are not only about big scenes and big-name stars.The most important thing about a movie is the story, or the "people".Technology will continue to be updated, stars will continue to be replaced, and they will all be forgotten. Only good stories and people can remain in the heart for a long time. 】

[The movie "Love at First Sight" did not rely on thousands of troops, nor did it rely on computer CG.It is not a gathering of Chinese stars, nor is it the 2004 technology exhibition. It is simply a story, a character, a touching, and a tear. 】

[The last quarter of the film was screened and no one was crying. 】

[I haven't slowed down yet. 】

These evaluations make the film's expected value reach its peak.

In addition, with the help of momentum, Xinda Film King persuaded several theaters to increase the number of films. In the end, the 40 theaters that accounted for about 8% of the national box office uniformly gave 33.3% of the filming.

A manager of Deep Blue Films returned the sword with a slanted idea: Let Sun Qianqian's mother go to court to sue Deep Blue Films for making her daughter naked, creating a gimmick, but both Xie Lansheng and Xin Ye refused.The strange thing is that Sun Qianqian agreed, saying that she wanted to help Xie Lansheng.

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The day of the Beijing premiere is coming.

finally reached.

It's here.

On April 4th, after the final inspection of the premiere scene with Xin Ye, Xie Lansheng, who had been busy for a day, returned to his and Xin Ye's home, went to the home theater on the second floor, opened the finished film "Love at First Sight", and gently leaned against him seat, want to see again, in the dark.

The home theater is a starry sky top.On the dark blue ceiling, countless yellow and white "stars" shone brightly, competing to twinkle.

Lan Sheng just finished watching the movie in his own home without saying a word.

When the main creative film at the end of the film appeared line by line, and when "Chief Director: Xie Lansheng" slowly flashed up, Xinye walked over, bowed slightly, and asked, "Lansheng, Bao'er, what are you doing?"

"Huh?" Xie Lansheng looked at Xinye, "Get used to it, rehearse."

"Preview what?"

"A rehearsal...the scene where no one came to the premiere, and those who had tickets didn't come. If this happens, I won't be too sad or lose my temper." Most of the premiere invites are professionals and media reporters , but Deep Blue also recruited some movie fans through the media, some through movie forums, and some through "Watching Movies" magazine.

"Lan Sheng, believe in yourself." Xin Ye's voice was soft and soft.

"……Um."

Xin Ye leaned down, kissed Lan Sheng's eyes, and said, "I believe my eyes have seen tens of thousands of movies."

He kissed Lan Sheng's forehead again: "I believe in my brain that made several of the best movies."

Afterwards, Xinye slowly squatted in front of Xie Lansheng's sofa, holding Xie Lansheng's right hand.Because he is always writing scripts, Xie Lansheng has a thick callus on his right middle finger, which has not disappeared even if he switched to a computer in the past five or six years.

Xin Ye said: "I also believe that I have written hundreds of stories."

After speaking, he kissed piously, held Lansheng's fair and beautiful hand, opened his lips, sucked his fingertips, sucked it several times, and sucked it again, and gently licked Xie Lansheng's thick skin with the tip of his tongue. cocoon.

Somewhat fascinated: "I also believe in this little cocoon."

The author has something to say:

When I wrote "Ring Ringtones", I was shocked: such a word with a sense of age...

Really, there will be such things as giving the dragon mark and then asking to modify it... Lou Ye has experienced it.Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin" was also unable to be screened after receiving the Dragon Label.

Some of Zhang Yimou's films have been auctioned for VCD/DVD copyrights.

Comments on the previous chapter Some readers are interested in literary theaters.Some official institutions, such as the "China Film Archive" can watch it.The first private theater was Broadway in Hong Kong, but in the past two years several small art theaters have emerged, such as the Seed Theater built by Jia Zhangke in his hometown in Shanxi. There are also Beijing's Sanke Cinema, Intermediate Cinema, etc., which show old movies. In 2017, the National Art Film Alliance also set up an "art cinema". There are hundreds of theaters across the country joining, and each has a cinema dedicated to showing literary films. Some literary films are only shown in the "Art Union" No, there is no large-scale release.