On July 10, the film "Feng Shen No. 1" held the Beijing premiere of "Building Dreams" at the China Film Museum. The scene was star-studded, with director Wu Ershan, actors Fei Xiang, Li Xuejian, Huang Bo, Yu Shi, Chen Muchi, Na Ran, Ji Sha, Wu Yafan, Xia Yu, Yuan Quan, Hou Wenyuan, Huang Xiyan, Yang Jue, Chen Kun and many other actors behind the scenes. The main creators appeared on the red carpet one after another, and in the subsequent premiere press conference and post-screening meeting, they even shared many creative stories and movie-watching experiences with witty words. The film will be released nationwide on July 20.

Group photo of the main creators

As a pioneering work of the mythical and epic film genre polished by ten years of ingenuity, the crew of "Fengshen Trilogy" has registered as many as 8,000 staff members. Build a fascinating world of gods on top of it. The Paper reporter noticed on the spot that during the subtitle stage of the film, in the dense list of filming personnel, several names had been marked in black boxes. Some audience members also said in their speeches that in the past ten years, Chinese movies have changed dramatically, "If there is love, the sky will grow old."

In the interactive session after the premiere, director Wu Ershan said that the reason for his persistence is that he likes to make such movies, "I didn't have one before, so I will make one (series). "Fengshen Part I" made everyone wait for a long time. I hope I have lived up to everyone’s expectations.” As soon as he finished his words, many viewers responded, “We are not disappointed!” When asked when the second part will be released, he said that the "Fengshen" series uses stereotypes. The mode of filming, the set part of the series of films has been filmed, and the remaining two are still in post-production. "Relying on the market feedback of the first part, we can make the next two parts more sophisticated and shocking."

Fei Xiang, Wu Ershan, Huang Bo

Wu Ershan also revealed that the reason why Fei Xiang was invited to play the role of Shang Wang Yinshou was because "Xunzi Feixiang Pian" described Shang Zhou King as "giant and beautiful, the best in the world; super strong, the enemy of a hundred people", and Fei Xiang The image of Shang Zhou is very close, and the "PUA master" traits of Shang Wang Yinshou in the movie also have historical basis. Wang Nengyan is eloquent and has the ability to reverse right and wrong. In order to create a good figure suitable for the role, Fei Xiang insisted on exercising. He said that seeing young actors training so hard in fitness also inspired him to keep up.

Fei Xiang as Shang Wang Yinshou

The Jiang Ziya played by Huang Bo is not as straight and fairy as some audiences imagined, but is very close to Xu Zhonglin's "white-headed whining savage" written in "Fengshen Yanyi". Director Wu Ershan said that in the iconic plot of "Jiang Taigong Fishing" in the movie, everyone will see the image of Jiang Ziya that fully fits the description in the novel. Huang Bo also shared his understanding of the role. He believes that "Jiang Ziya has more secular and folk wisdom." I believe that the film's innovative presentation of the classic characters of Fengshen will bring a lot of surprises to the audience.

Huang Bo as Jiang Ziya

Naran, who plays Daji, said frankly that "Fengshen Part 1" made her a real actor, and reproduced a short dance of Daji on the spot. Yuan Quan revealed that playing Queen Jiang is a double dream journey. One is to cooperate with the idol Fei Xiang. She sighs, "Seeing the dedication of Teacher Fei Xiang on the set every day, I feel that the appreciation, love and admiration for so many years are worthwhile." The other is Cooperate with the director Wu Ershan who in her eyes is "very determined and fully supports the actors to perform behind the monitor". Xia Yu said that the director Wu Ershan has a unique vision. From "Looking for the Dragon" to "Fengshen Trilogy", he found himself playing roles that others did not believe he could play.

Na Ran, Fei Xiang, Yuan Quan

Young actors Yu Shi, Chen Muchi, Ji Sha, Wu Yafan, Hou Wenyuan, Huang Xiyan, and Yang Jue also came on stage to share their feelings about starring in "Fengshen Part I". Chen Muchi, the actor who played Yin Shou, said, "I am from the Northwest, Yu Shi (playing Ji Fa) is from the Northeast, and everyone is from all corners of the country. A camaraderie among robes quickly developed."

Yu Shi also teased the Yi Sha beside him at the scene, "We all had accents at the beginning, so in daily training, we had to practice tongue twisters every day in order to pass the lines. This must be the deepest feeling of this Sha, he is The phonetic notation of each word, and finally memorized tongue twisters such as 'Come and stew my stewed frozen tofu', 'Eight hundred pacesetters rushing to the north slope' and so on."

Young actors Yu Shi, Chen Muchi and others took pictures on the red carpet

Chen Kun reproduced Yuanshi Tianzun's "God Blessing" emoticon package at the press conference, and was dubbed by Huang Bo to send blessings to everyone. In addition, he also revealed that starring in "Fengshen Trilogy" not only trusted director Wu Ershan, but also fulfilled his wish to cooperate with idol Li Xuejian.

Li Xuejian, who played the role of Xibo Hou Jichang, also appeared on the stage at the end of the press conference. Despite his poor physical condition, he took off his mask when he appeared and saluted the audience with a standard military salute. ""Feng Shen No. 1" is our own mythological epic blockbuster. I believe that everyone will be able to experience the shocking audio-visual effects and the presentation of the ultimate mythological imagination when entering the cinema."

Chen Kun as Yuanshi Tianzun

According to reports, the Beijing premiere of "Feng Shen Part I" and "Building Dreams" is the first time that a film will hold a premiere event at the China Film Museum. On that day, the China Film Museum was decorated with "Fengshen" elements, and the immersive exhibition of "Fengshen Part I" was unveiled. Director Wu Ershan and his top-notch behind-the-scenes team have honed for ten years. In terms of scenes, costumes, props, etc., they all reflect the ingenuity of "the wise create things, the skillful describe them, keep the world, and call it craftsmanship". The exhibition is divided into clothing, In the three exhibition areas of scene props, weapons and special props, an exquisite picture scroll of Chinese aesthetics is slowly unfolding.

Props on display at the premiere

The audience can watch the props of the Longde Temple scene in the movie at close range in the scene props exhibition area. The shape, carving and painting can all be seen in terms of creative ingenuity and traditional craftsmanship. In the clothing exhibition area, there are many sets of costumes, such as the crown clothes of Shang Wang Yinshou, Yin Jiao, Jiang Queen, Wang Shubigan, Daji's pink deep clothes, royal bodyguard armor, etc. in the scene of the enthronement ceremony. Exquisite production using traditional handicrafts all show the epic sense of thickness and mythical imagination.

The display area of weapons and special props is equally rich and colorful, including not only the bows and arrows of the Proton Brigade, the swords and daggers of characters such as Queen Jiang, Bigan, the three great uncles of the southeast and north, Yang Jian's three-pointed double-edged knife and other weapons and props, but also magic weapons. Special props such as the Four Generals of the Family, Lei Zhenzi and Mo Qilin concept statues, the realism and delicacy are breathtaking.

Clothes on display at the premiere