Chapter 460 Movie Watching Party
After Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen and Chen Kaige came to visit the crew of "Inception" together.
Both of them were amazed by Chen Linfeng's technique of shooting 3D movies, and then thanked him.
Neither of them has much interest in doing this.
They all like to use real scenes when filming, but there are too many points that need to be paid attention to when making it into 3D, and many good scenery cannot be used.
Jiang Wen moved a chair and sat on the left side of Chen Linfeng. He watched the photographer adjust the machine and commented, "It's too constrained and doesn't feel comfortable at all."
Chen Kaige followed suit and sat on the right side, and at the same time agreed with Jiang Wen's words.
“It doesn’t mean that 3D movies are necessarily better than 2D. From the current point of view, they should be considered to have their own merits. Some inferior 3D movies are not as good as good 2D movies.”
Chen Linfeng stared at it while Looking at the monitor screen, he nodded and said, "What you said is not wrong, 3 D is suitable for special effects commercial films. For movies that focus on plot, 2D is more suitable. It can save a lot of money and time.
However, in recent years, the market has blindly favored 3D movies, so the audience has to wait. Only when they mature can the box office of 2D movies increase.”
Jiang Wendao, "Is this also related to the price of movie tickets?"
"It is somewhat related. The higher the ticket price, the higher the box office, which is normal."
"Speaking of the ticket price," Jiang Wen said reluctantly He couldn’t help complaining, “Ever since “Your Name” started offering ticket replacement, in the past few months, almost All movies have learned this trick."
Chen Kaige interjected, "I feel that this will be indispensable in future movie releases. Who doesn't want to spend less to watch movies?"
Chen Linfeng, as the culprit, listened to the two men's slightly complaining words with a smile.
He didn't feel like he had opened some kind of Pandora's box. It would happen sooner or later anyway, so why not let him take advantage?
A few years later, the market went into chaos because of this, and policies were issued from above.
Maybe we can end the chaos a few years earlier than in the previous life.
After Chen Linfeng waited for the two of them to finish complaining, he also asked about the opinions of other directors in the industry.
“I can’t say it’s good or bad, it feels like there are multiple methods.”
Although Jiang Wen doesn't think much of this kind of off-board move, he won't be too resistant to it.
"Speaking of Xiao Chen, I heard that there are other companies on the market that want to build a similar ticket purchasing website. Will it have any impact?"
"Well, I heard from Xu Wu I’ve reported it, it shouldn’t be a big problem.”
Chen Linfeng chatted for a few words.
Without the support of major Internet companies, he is not very worried.
Nowadays, Maoyan is developing rapidly through the Spring Festival offensive of "Your Name".
And Penguin also joined the first wave of financing, so there is someone standing behind.
Even if competitors like Tao Piao Piao appear in the future, they can at least stabilize the situation as they did in their previous lives.
Chen Linfeng does not have high requirements. In the field of online theaters, he just needs to maintain enough influence and not be choked by others.
In other words, when being tricked by others, they can guarantee mutual destruction.
Chen Linfeng said simply, and the two simply listened, just chatting anyway.
After Leonardo finished filming a short scene, he took the initiative to chat with Chen Linfeng.
Keanu, Lawrence and several other Hollywood actors are not here, and their scenes have not started yet.
I came here before to take makeup photos and accept some interviews, and then went back.
Leonardo and Scarlett are the only ones here, which is quite boring.
Scarlett didn't quite fit his taste. She was too short and didn't look like a supermodel.
Therefore, Leonardo chatted with Chen Linfeng more often.
"Chen, what is this?"
"Oh, Leo, let me introduce it to you."
Chen Linfeng didn't first say what Chen Kaige and Jiang Wen had taken award.
Instead, he said, "China's film and television industry has recently compiled classic film works from the past century. These two are directors whose works are bound to be on the list."
"Oh, that's really amazing." Leonardo exclaimed.
Jiang Wen and Chen Kaige speak English very well and they can listen clearly.
The two quickly humbled themselves.
“The result has not yet been announced, and it is impossible to say for sure.”
"This is Xiao Chen praising us."
Chen Linfeng added, "Of these two, one has won the Palme d'Or, the other has won the Venice Best Actor, and he also has the Cannes Jury Prize."
Leonardo was in awe.
This is more intuitive. Even he cannot ignore the three major players in Europe.
Jiang Wen and Chen Kaige could hardly hold back their lips.
Xiao Chen, hey...
Why does he speak so nicely?
The four of them talked happily.
At this time Guo Fan came over and said, "Director, the filming team is ready."
He pointed to the venue not far away for the director to see.
Chen Linfeng stood up and walked closer.
This section is a shot of a train approaching on the street.
Actually, it is not a real train. After all, trains cannot run on roads.
But Chen Linfeng had someone wrap a layer of black leather on the outside of the truck to look like a locomotive, followed by two carriages.
Looking up close, it doesn’t look very real.
However, special effects will be used to assist in the later stage. When shooting in the early stage, the crew must achieve 3D reality.
So it was just a short shot of an oncoming train, which cost a lot of time and money.
Jiang Wen and Chen Kaige were amazed at Xiao Chen's generosity.
None of them are afraid of burning money, but it is just a shot, so much effort was made, it really allowed them to see the gameplay of Hollywood blockbusters.
Leonardo has seen a lot, but he also thinks this scene is not small and quite exciting.
Guo Fan directed the crew to come again and again.
From time to time, I also communicated with the staff from Hollywood in English. Chen Linfeng mostly sits in front of the monitor to watch the picture effects.
If something is wrong, please notify Guo Fan promptly and let him make corresponding adjustments.
The whole process went back and forth many times, and it was smooth to the naked eye.
Chen Kaige asked doubtfully, "This kid is not bad at his level. Where did he find him?"
"He was brought out from the school, Yan Ying's graduate student."
Chen Linfeng boasted a lot. "How about it? It's awesome."
"It's a good talent, and you have good taste."
Chen Kaige thought of the other party's identity as teacher Yanying and nodded knowingly.
After the morning shooting, we had lunch together.
Chen Linfeng greeted Guo Fan, "Xiao Guo, come with me."
"Ah? Is this appropriate?"
"Is there anything inappropriate? Just in time to introduce you to each other, Director Kai Ge even praised you this morning."
"Oh, okay," Guo Fan followed happily.
……
Early May, beautiful country, Los Angeles.
Bruckheimer is explaining the situation of "Infinite World" to Nathan from Buena Vista Films.
Bowei Pictures is a company owned by Disney and they are responsible for distribution business.
Now that "Infinite World" has finally been produced, they need to judge the quality of the finished film.
"Jerry, let's watch it first and then talk. I know you have a lot of enthusiasm for this movie, but in the end it still depends on the quality of the movie."
Nathan looked businesslike. It seems that when he is in charge of film distribution, he always gives people the feeling of being disowned.
“You’re right.”
Bruckheimer had a lot of dealings with the other party, and he didn’t waste any time and directly asked people to show the new film.
Behind Nathan, there were several experts from the distribution department sitting.
They all have their own understanding of movies. In the past, the first evaluation report the company received was often based on their scores.
The lights in the room dimmed, and on the screen in front, a movie with a preview logo began to play.
For a full three hours, several people have been sitting patiently, sketching something in the notebooks in their hands from time to time.
Until the room lights come on again, the video ends.
They took a long breath and communicated with each other.
"What do you think?"
"Very good."
"Surprising."
"I am optimistic about its market prospects."
"It feels like watching the original work."
"The plot is very compact, I think it is very exciting."
"No, I think it is a little too long."
Several people expressed their opinions, most of which were positive.
Some of them, in order to make a better judgment, even read the original work.
Just to imitate those book fans.
Nathan also watched it silently. Even with his years of viewing experience, it felt very good.
However, one person's feelings may make mistakes, and it still depends on everyone's general point of view.
Soon, Nathan received a summary of relevant data.
"What was the result?" Bruckheimer asked.
Nathan looked at the data in his hand expressionlessly.
Overall, the score is very good, and the market evaluation gives it a very high score.
Details.
For those who have not read the original work or the movie corresponding to the mission world, the experience is relatively good.
Audiences who have not seen the original work, but have seen the corresponding movie, give it very high marks.
Those who have read the original work, some people feel that the essence of the original work is not captured, while others feel that it is in line with the original work.
Every time a novel is made into a movie, fans of the original work will be dissatisfied. This is not beyond Nathan's expectation.
However, it is still a bit surprising that the overall score is so high.
A smile appeared on Nathan's face, "Jerry, it seems you have made another masterpiece."
In fact, Bruckheimer had already guessed it when he looked at the other person's face. Result.
There is a rumor in the industry that the movie that can make Nathan smile must be a blockbuster movie.
Over the years, there have been few exceptions.
Issuance work started quickly.
Disney internally gave "Infinite World" an A-level rating.
Then they invited movie booking agents, movie buyers, and movie booking dealers to hold film viewing sessions.
These movie buyers, as representatives of each theater chain or independent theater, are responsible for the negotiation and purchase of movies.
They also gave good reviews at the movie screening and believed that it has a high chance of being a hit.
Afterwards, there was an official preview for movie fans.
Different from the first two rounds, those people are veterans who have read countless films and it is difficult to make waves in their hearts.
Movie fans exclaimed repeatedly while watching the movie. They were still excited after watching the movie. The overall viewing experience was excellent.
The final scoring result was an A- grade.
As a commercial film, it is really too high to have such a rating.
(End of this chapter)