Chapter 617 Little Pearl
With the premiere event over, "Pacific Rim" officially premieres.
This time, there was no screening, but a direct premiere.
Gong Li, Li Binbin, Jiang Wenli, Qin Hailu, Sun Li, Fan Binbin, Chen Hao, Yang Mi, Liu Yan and others all sat attentively. As actors who have participated in Wang Shu's self-written and directed works, they knew Wang Shu's strength.
"This is the first monster movie. I hope it won't disappoint!" Gong Li stared at the big screen expectantly.
"Pacific Rim" is a blockbuster co-produced by China and the United States. If it is indeed a special effects blockbuster with good response, then Wang Shu will be favored by many commercial film projects in Hollywood in the future.
In other words, she will have more opportunities to participate in movies directed by Wang Shu.
Gong Li has been in Hollywood for many years and has already understood that it is difficult for an actor with an oriental face like her to win an Oscar.
If it is a commercial film targeting the global market, especially the Chinese market, there will be many opportunities for actors with Eastern faces.
For example, some Hollywood commercial blockbusters will even actively invite mainland actors to star in order to achieve excellent box office results in the Chinese market.
Therefore, as long as Wang Shu is more favored by Hollywood, Gong Li feels that she should be able to get some roles based on her relationship with Wang Shu.
She really hopes that "Pacific Rim" can be successful so that she can have a better chance.
Jiang Wenli, Qin Hailu, Chen Hao, Yang Mi and others are also looking forward to it. They know that monster movies are very popular in Europe and the United States.
At the beginning of 2006, "King Kong" landed in mainland theaters and earned 102 million.
This shows that monster movies can also achieve excellent box office results in the country.
The premise is that the quality of "Pacific Rim" is strong enough.
Not only them, many people are waiting for the box office results of "Pacific Rim" after its release.
If the results are good enough, I will follow suit and produce.
If your grades are not good, you will be swept into the sewer.
However, even though some people have this idea, they may not be able to do so.
Because the production threshold of "Pacific Rim" is before everyone.
If you don’t have the confidence to achieve good results in overseas markets and just rely on the mainland market, it is usually difficult to recover your investment.
At this time, as the title of "Pacific Rim" appeared on the screen, the movie officially started.
Huge mechas, giant monsters, and breathtaking special effects scenes.
Under the psychedelic, cold night scene, every collision between mechas and monsters is as dazzling as fireworks blooming, piercing the dark sky.
What is a popcorn special effects blockbuster?
This is a popcorn special effects blockbuster!
The plot is easy to understand, and the selling point is all about the special effects.
This alone makes it worth the price of admission!
When the nearly two-hour movie ended, the audience burst into enthusiastic applause.
“I can’t believe that our country can actually produce monster blockbusters with such cool special effects!”
"As expected of Director Wang, he never disappoints!"
After watching it, some people at the scene were still in awe.
I am amazed that there has never been such a cool special effects blockbuster in China!
"Pacific Rim" is the first one, and its special effects are far superior to the previous "Taipei Trip".
After watching the movie, a thought comes to many people's minds.
Who said China can’t produce special effects blockbusters?
As long as you have an idea and actually shoot it, who's to say it can't be photographed?
Many people thought that "Pacific Rim" would be a monster movie similar to "King Kong".
Who knows, that's not the case at all.
It’s a monster-fighting popcorn blockbuster with cool special effects!
This kind of popcorn blockbuster even surpasses many Hollywood special effects blockbusters.
What?
"Pacific Rim" is a Sino-US co-production, and a Hollywood film company also participated in the production?
That's okay.
other side.
After attending the premiere, Wang Shu, Chen Long, Mei Ting, Zhang Hanyu and other creative staff went to the reserved theater to interact with the audience.
This theater is not a theater where Zhou Xun, Fan Binbin, Li Binbin and others watch movies, but a theater mainly for ordinary audiences.
As the movie ended, Chen Long, Mei Ting and others walked onto the stage, and the audience who was about to leave suddenly burst into cheers.
"Hello everyone, we are the starring person of" Pacific Rim ", I am Chen Long." Chen Long spoke first.
"Hello everyone, I'm Mei Ting." Mei Ting followed closely.
"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Hanyu." Zhang Hanyu introduced himself.
After several people introduced themselves one after another and the audience burst into warm applause, the interaction between the starring actors and the audience began.
"Is "Pacific Rim" good to watch?" Chen Long asked with a smile.
"It looks great!" The audience in the cinema was very proud and responded loudly.
Some conspicuous ones even shouted at the top of their lungs: "The special effects are so awesome, much better than Hollywood special effects blockbusters such as "Transformers"!"
Chen Long smiled when he heard this, but did not respond.
Although, he also believes that the special effects of "Pacific Rim" are far superior to "Transformers".
However, he didn't want to be passed on after accepting it.
At that time, it evolved into his opinion that "Transformers" was not as good as "Pacific Rim" and it must be a big movie.
He still wants to stay in Hollywood, but he doesn't want to encounter such a pace.
After chatting for a while, Chen Long then said: "Everyone is so happy, so I will tell you some interesting things when we were filming "Pacific Rim"."
Then he talked about some things that happened during the filming of "Pacific Rim", which made the audience laugh.
After Chen Long finished speaking, Mei Ting continued to interact with the audience in the theater.
Others did not fall behind either.
When Chen Hong returned home, Chen Kaige was still awake. When he saw her coming back, he couldn't help but ask: "How about this monster movie by Wang Shu?"
When Chen Hong heard this, she glanced at Chen Kaige and said softly: "A very good film. Wang Shu may have once again created a new era for our Chinese films."
"The movie has been released. You will understand if you take the time to go to the cinema and watch it."
Due to Chen Kaige's reasons, she did not go to the premiere of "Pacific Rim", but she bought a ticket and went to the cinema as soon as possible.
At this moment, I just came back from the cinema.
When Chen Kaige heard what Chen Hong said, he asked in disbelief: "Is it really as good as you said?"
Chen Hong answered with a smile: "Remember the last time "Travel to Taipei" was released, someone at the scene shouted after watching the movie that zombie movies are no longer exclusive to the West, right?"
"This time, many people are shouting that monster movies are not exclusive to the West!"
After speaking, his tone paused, and then he continued, "It's not just one or two people shouting like this, but it's a rave review."
"You all say that Wang Shu's style is more Hollywood-oriented. This monster movie is completely a Hollywood-style popcorn movie!"
“Whether that’s what I said, you’ll know when you go to the cinema.”
When Chen Kaige heard this, he looked at Chen Hong blankly and fell into silence for a moment.
"Zombie movies are no longer a Western patent?" "Monster movies are also not a Western patent?"
Chen Kaige looked at Chen Hong's walking away, and his mood suddenly became bad.
"It's not a request, right?" Chen Kaige really didn't want to believe it.
There was "Travel to Taipei" before, and now there is "Pacific Rim".
If this movie is really what Chen Hong said, how can other domestic directors mess with it?
On the one hand, there are films shot by young directors that are several versions ahead of the curve, and on the other hand, other domestic directors are still figuring out how to continue to make the same mistakes.
In comparison, do the films of other directors still have box office success?
The more Director Chen thought about it, the more he couldn't sit still. Originally, Chen Hong had asked him to go to the cinema to watch "Pacific Rim", but he kept insisting that he should contribute to Wang Shu's box office. He was a dog.
Now, I can't sit still.
I completely ignored this sentence, got up, packed my clothes and went out, preparing to go to the cinema to watch the movie in person.
At the same time, Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou walked out of the cinema after watching "Pacific Rim" together.
"Three Shots" was released on December 10, while "Pacific Rim" was released on December 18. The two movies are only 8 days apart in schedule.
At this time, it can almost be regarded as the same film.
In order to judge the impact of "Pacific Rim" on "Three Guns" after the release of "Pacific Rim", Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou immediately stepped into the cinema.
However, when they came out after watching the movie, both of them were a little silent.
After being silent for a while, Zhang Yimou sighed: ""Pacific Rim" is a very good commercial blockbuster."
"Actually, not only me, but many people know that pure commercial films do not need depth at all, they only need to be easy to understand."
"So, if someone says that the plot of "Pacific Rim" is very average and has no depth."
"Actually, this is exactly the characteristic of a commercial popcorn blockbuster."
"What is important is that it is easy to understand, so as to avoid superfluous information."
"For example, many of the commercial films produced in Hong Kong in the 1980s and 1990s are like this."
"It's just that although many of our mainland directors understand this, they look down on commercial films."
"Even if you make a commercial movie, you still use commercial techniques to make an artistic film."
"So, most of the films look a little awkward."
"Wang Shu's "Pacific Rim" has an easy-to-understand plot and is exactly a standard Hollywood-style popcorn commercial blockbuster."
Zhang Weiping was not most concerned about this, and asked aloud: "Do you think it had a big impact on "Three Guns"?"
"It's big!" Zhang Yimou responded affirmatively, ""Three Guns" is an art film, and "Pacific Rim" is a commercial film."
"In terms of the nature of the movie alone, "Three Guns" cannot compare to "Pacific Rim" at the box office, not to mention that "Pacific Rim" is still a very standard commercial popcorn blockbuster."
"You have also seen the special effects of this movie."
"If nothing else, the box office will be a hit, and the box office of "Three Guns" will also be affected."
This was the last thing Zhang Weiping wanted to hear, but he had to admit that it was the truth.
He walked out of the cinema with Zhang Yimou, and he knew how the movie "Pacific Rim" would be.
As Zhang Yimou said, this is a very standard Hollywood-style commercial popcorn blockbuster!
In addition, the special effects of the movie are truly epoch-making in the country.
So.
Zhang Weiping couldn't help but feel his heart sink.
Wang Shu also ended his trip to the cinema to interact with the audience.
Zhou Xiaofa walked to him at the right time and whispered: "Mr. Wang, everything is ready."
Wang Shu nodded, "I'll think about it for a while."
Zhou Xiaofa whispered: "Do you want eye drops? I'm prepared."
"It's just eye drops, isn't it too fake?" Wang Shu felt that his acting skills were average and wanted to adopt Zhou Xiaofa's suggestion, but felt that it was fake.
Zhou Xiaofa smiled and said: "I also prepared onions and garlic."
"."Wang Shu.
After a while, with the addition of various props, Wang Shu's eyes were red, not only full of tears, but also small pearls fell down.
Zhou Xiaofa took a photo of this scene with a camera prepared in advance.
That night, "candid photos" of Wang Shu shedding pearls appeared on the Internet.
Not only that, but there are also "candid photos" of Zhou Xiaofa comforting Wang Shu.
The source even claimed that Wang Shu burst into tears for some reason after coming out of the theater after interacting with the audience.
Then he declared, sneaking over and eavesdropping on a few words.
It seems that yesterday I was bombarded by Zhang Weiping, and today I was asked questions again at the press conference. I was at a loss what to do, and I have been holding back my emotions.
After the premiere of "Pacific Rim" received overwhelming praise from the audience, she finally couldn't control her emotions and shed tears on Little Pearl.
This incident quickly aroused heated discussion on the Internet, and countless netizens deeply lamented Wang Shu's difficulty.
As we all know, Wang Shu slapped many people in the film and television industry in the face because he said, "Hollywood is there, watch more, think more, learn from each other's strengths," and has been targeted ever since.
Since then, Wang Shu has never said anything similar.
Today, Wang Shu suddenly said frankly that he said the wrong thing and was at a loss. This is a true portrayal of the fact that he was born in a rural area and is not an academic, and his journey has not been easy.
Nowadays, even if Little Pearl sheds tears, she secretly wipes her tears after finishing interacting with the audience in the theater.
If it hadn't been secretly photographed, no one would have known about it.
For a time, the entire network began to sympathize with Wang Shu's difficulties and criticized Zhang Weiping verbally and writtenly.
For many netizens, mere sympathy is not enough to calm their emotions.
They all chose to support Wang Shu by paying money to go to the cinema to watch "Pacific Rim"!
One swipe!
Second brush!
Three brushes!
Even the fourth and fifth brushes are full of people!
It's all about sympathizing with Wang Shu's experience and his difficulties, so as to make his heart feel better.
As the matter unfolded, many people including Sun Li, Mei Ting, Liu Yan, Chen Hong, Gong Li, Fan Binbin, Li Binbin and many others learned about Wang Shu's leaving of the little pearl, and they all called and sent text messages.
However, Wang Shu’s cell phone was turned off.
The phone call was unreachable and the text messages were not answered.
Seeing this, Mei Ting felt really uneasy and set off directly to Wang Shu's villa.
Sun Li immediately had the idea of going to visit Wang Shu, but due to various concerns, she did not leave in the end.
The same is true for Chen Hong. She feels that Wang Shu needs comfort at this moment, and she has strong emotions in her heart and wants to comfort him.
However, there is really no reason to go out.
I was anxious but had no choice but to feel extremely uncomfortable.
"Oh~ I hope my little husband is okay."
Chen Hong murmured to himself.
(End of chapter)