Rebirth of a Movie S Chapter 21

Don’t forget Chapter 20, also posted today.

Chapter 21 – Coriander and Squid

One week later "Outside Jade and Gold" had its opening ceremony. {T/N: Most Chinese dramas will have a ceremony where they burn incense and ask for luck prior to starting shooting with the actors/crew etc.}

In the event, other than the tradition of bowing to the heavens and asking for luck, the secondary cause was to promote the movie to the media as well as to announce some details about the movie such as its basic plot and introduction to the characters as well as to give a small taste of the character design.

So on that day Bai Lang received the male lead "Li ChuanQing's" clothing in the movie. After all the important characters in the movie had changed into their clothing and lined up on site, Bai Lang understood what Zhu Kuan was trying to do.

If a movie couldn't use the actor's names to attract the audience, then there were still other methods to promote itself such as a unique plotline, special effects or interesting clips. And there were some movies where even if the audience didn't have a deep impression of the actors, they would remember the clothing, atmosphere and set pieces from the movie. In that way as long as the actors were adequate, then the movie can still be called a small success.

"Gold" was the story of a princeling who had fallen on hard times. It also had the unusual plotline about a tailor. In terms of entertainment and freshness value, there was definitely enough. However what it was still missing was a visual element to help draw the audience in. That's why Zhu Kuan had chosen this kind of effect this time.

Because of this, the ceremony was not held at the usual hotel but instead at a furniture store.

Due to the limited funding, the furniture store was a good choice. In the warehouse there were many types of high class furniture and looked like a period living room. There were high and grand crystal chandeliers, palace style brocade curtains, embroidered high back chairs, fringed pillows and etc. It almost looked like a set piece from the movie.

bined with the actor's elaborate, even slightly flamboyant outfits, the visual effect immediately showed off the film's special characteristics.

Even the female lead Shen AiRu, whose features could not be said to be a top beauty, with the added effect of the period clothing and the backdrop, looked very stunning. A cascade of historical curls cascaded down her back and she wore dark moss green silk western jacket, a gray fur shawl, paired with a sets of pink pearls. As soon as she appeared the cameras immediately started flashing.

Bai Lang also changed quickly. He had arrived earlier to the venue. At this time when Shen AiRu saw him her face froze in an awkward position. He smiled gently and reached, like a true gentleman, held out his left elbow.

This wasn't the pre-arranged move. It made Shen AiRu pause slightly. Her eyes could help but rove over the Bai Lang who was wearing a deep coloured suit.

His figure was tall and straight and his smile was benevolent. Inside the opulent hall, under the soft light of the chandeliers, Bai Lang's lowered eyes were tender and elegant. Just like the character in the movie who was once high beyond all things. Even though he was now fallen he still appeared like something from a fairytale. This was the main character Li ChuanQing.

Shen AiRu's heart couldn't help but speed up. It was almost like she was being drawn into that tender gaze. She reached out her hand and gently laid it on Bai Lang's offered elbow.

At that time [pa-cha-pa-cha], the cameras flashed furiously.

Many media picked this photo of Bai Lang and Shen AiRu's tender and loving gaze. They used it to acpany "Outside Jade and Gold's" introductory synopsis and wrote some favorable lines.

However it was a pity that this kind of news couldn't climb onto the entertainment world's headlines.

The headline for today was a report of "Emperor Feng" which had chosen the same day for its opening ceremony.

***

"Praise the Lord, Bai Lang has a new movie! I'm definitely going to watch."

"When someone bees famous they get better and better looking. This saying is definitely not wrong. Look how handsome Bai Lang's face is on the newspaper."

"Of course. I've been enamored with him since Jiang XinCheng. As I thought my eyes aren't wrong. Oh, don't you think Shen AiRu also got prettier? In her previous show I thought she was just ordinary. I didn't think that if she dressed like this and stood next to Bai Lang, it would actually look pretty decent."

"Everyone needs style and direction ba, look at this backdrop, it's definitely going for an opulent and luxurious look. En en, I'm pretty interested in this…"

"Anyway I'll definitely go to see it. Hehe, as for the "Emperor Feng" that you guys are talking about, I actually think it looks a bit too serious. Although it's Su Quan, but isn't it about some kind of political intrigue? It's not really to my taste."

"Don't be ridiculous. "Emperor Feng" is a showcase of real skill. Other than the director Li ZiYuan, in the movie Su Quan also acts all the way from young to old. His acting ability is super advanced. They don't need to sell any special opulent effects. It's real ability and real skill."

"Hey, are you trying to say that my Bai Lang is just a flower with no real skill!? Think about those down jackets from UNI in your closet. Who acpanied you to go buy them ah."

"Okay big sister. I didn't mean it like that. What I meant is these two movies have different styles. One is more for entertainment value, the other one is more deep ma."

"I don't know what you're talking about. I just want to watch what I like. If you don't e with me to watch Bai Lang, then I also won't e with you to watch Emperor Feng."

"Don't get angry. I'm also interested in Bai Lang's movie. It's a small production but who knows it might have some unexpected surprises…."

***

Because "Outside Gold and Jade" and "Emperor Feng" had their opening ceremonies on the same day, it caused some of the E news channels to decide to pare these two pletely different movies together for no good reason.

The reason for raising such a topic was to primarily stress that "Emperor Feng" was a large production, it was high anticipated and different from other ordinary movies.

After all in "Emperor Feng