Chapter 640: Victory in the First Battle
The theater on the weekend is much more lively than usual, for the people of the United States, it has become a habit to come to the cinema to watch a movie on the weekend, and there is no difference between sitting and having a meal with a family, and the cost is not large, which leads to a very high frequency of viewing movies for the entire North Mi audience, and they will watch two or three movies almost a week.
The weekend is the most important, most people will choose to watch the last movie on the weekend, and some movies will basically choose to premiere on the weekend, and the box office of the first weekend will directly affect the future box office trend of the whole movie.
This is an important reason why the North Rice Market has become the world's largest film market, and watching movies has become a habit of life and a culture.
In contrast, the film market in China is completely supported by a huge number of people, only a small number of audiences often go to the cinema to watch movies, and the expensive movie ticket prices also discourage many people.
This is also what Lin Qirong said, the Chinese film market still has a lot of potential to be tapped, imagine that if ticket prices can be lowered, more and more audiences are used to going to the cinema to watch movies and regard it as an ordinary life consumption, then it is almost unimaginable how huge the Chinese film market will be.
Therefore, capital giants such as Ant Group and Fengteng Group have entered this market one after another, which is to see the huge potential in it.
When Anne and Su Lenghe arrive at the cinema, they find that the scene is completely occupied by a movie: from the moment they enter the cinema, they are surrounded by various promotional posters about "Castle in the Sky".
The beautifully made posters full of oriental characteristics made many audiences linger, successfully aroused their curiosity about the film, and in the absence of a clear goal, they naturally wanted to experience the movie.
In addition to these posters, there is also a small exhibition in the lobby of the cinema that displays various props that appear on the posters, including props such as airships.
The robots placed around have attracted the attention of many people, they change their postures from time to time, and they look a little cute, which is very different from the Transformers that everyone is used to, but it is very novel.
They also have a certain intelligence, and will have simple interactions with the audience, and many viewers try to communicate around them.
There are 3D effect stickers underfoot, and standing on it is as if you are really standing on top of a huge sky city, and the blue sky and white clouds below are refreshing.
The most eye-catching is of course the huge sky city of Laputa hanging in the middle of the sky, which is very beautifully made, and people can see the delicate grain shapes in it, and you can see the mountains, fields, rivers and various exquisite buildings on the top.
There were staff members standing on the sidelines, smiling and introducing the film to everyone in fluent English.
Seeing all this, Anne showed a look of surprise in her eyes, "I didn't expect this company to be so willing to invest, these alone are estimated to be a lot of money." ”
"As I told you, Lin Qirong has never let us down. Su Lenghe said proudly, "If a movie can't satisfy him, then he will never allow this movie to be released, it was like this before, and I believe it is like this now." ”
"I know your idol is amazing. Anne smiled and said, "Now I'm interested in this movie, and I hope that your idol's movie will make me have a wonderful weekend, otherwise if it is a bad movie, I will be in a bad mood this weekend." ”
"Don't worry. Su Lenghe was full of confidence.
Anne looked at her good friend, and it was hard to imagine that she, known as the Ice Beauty, would become a fan of a star, and she was a fanatical kind.
Who the hell is that Lin?
When they bought the tickets, they found that there were not many people who had the same idea as them, so they could only choose a lower position.
"Is everyone attracted by this movie? Yes, there are no movies worth looking forward to this weekend, so I chose this more distinctive animated movie? And many of them are brought to watch by a family with children, and choosing an animated film is obviously more reliable than those bad movies. ”
The two followed the flow of people into the movie theater, sat in their seats, and quietly waited for the movie to start.
She was surprised to find that many of the people in the same screening room were black-haired and yellow-skinned Orientals, who seemed to be Su Lenghe's hometown.
"They're all your fellow countrymen?"
Su Lenghe looked around and nodded slowly, "Yes, they are all Chinese like me, and most of them are fans of Lin Qirong like me, this feels really good." ”
"These are all fans of your idol?" Anne was surprised, is this Lin so influential?
"Of course, Lin Qirong is our superstar in China, whether it is a screenwriter or a director and singing, he is super good, I was a fan of him before I came to the United States. ”
"Involved in so many fields, can there be such good results?" Anne was surprised, there are very few stars in the United States who will span so many fields, even actors, film actors and TV actors are very clearly distinguished, each has its own circle, they advocate concentrating on one thing to be able to do their best.
And this Lin spans so many fields, it's hard to believe that he can achieve such good results.
"Others may not be able to do it, but Lin Qirong is fine. Su Lenghe is full of confidence, "He made his debut as a screenwriter, and as soon as he made a move, he saved one of the top variety shows in Huaxia, and then the TV series and variety shows he wrote were very good.
He's also a good singer-songwriter himself, and he's written a lot of songs, and the first one is so good that I can share them with you when I go back, and I'm sure you'll be hooked when you hear them.
In addition, he is also the CEO of a company, and the children's animation produced is the most popular in China. ”
"Listening to your introduction, it seems to be really powerful. Anne stammered, and her curiosity about Lin Qirong was a little more.
At this moment, the audience in the screening hall suddenly stirred, and the group walked into the screening hall and stood in front of it.
The lights came on and shone on their bodies, showing their appearance, a group of Chinese people.
"Ah, it's Lin Qirong. Su Lenghe jumped up suddenly and shouted excitedly, "God, I didn't expect us to be so lucky, Lin Qirong came to this screening room." ”
As excited as she were, there were other Chinese audiences, which made the other viewers look a little surprised.
"Thank you. Lin Qirong smiled and waved to everyone, and then pressed his hand to signal everyone to calm down, "Today is the premiere of our movie "Castle in the Sky", thank you for coming to support us.
Below we bring you a song that we hope you will enjoy. ”
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Everyone applauded, and even the audience in the United States, when they saw the people holding musical instruments, applauded one after another, looking forward to their performance.
Lin Qirong and others put the instrument on the floor and played it gently, which is the melody of the movie's theme song "Castle in the Sky".
"Ahh······h
Su Ziping sat on a stool and hummed softly along with the melody, and her slightly magnetic singing voice echoed in the screening hall with the moving and sad melody, gradually attracting everyone's attention.
In her singing, people seem to see a sad story unfolding in front of their eyes, thinking of all the things they have experienced, and their feelings are gradually infected.
Although there are no lyrics, the beautiful melody and the mood full of melancholy have infected all the audience, making them completely immersed in the song.
After the music ended, Lin Qirong and everyone bowed down to thank and left, and everyone was relieved.
"It's beautiful music. Anne muttered.
She was really touched just now.
"I know the song. Su Lenghe said, "This is a piece of music written by Lin Qirong for her daughter, which was played on the piano at that time, and it was also very moving, and the name seems to be "Sky City".
But today's version is even more sentimental, making people almost cry. ”
"So this song is the theme song of the same name for this movie? Anne nodded slowly.
"Hmm. ”
After a while, the movie finally began to play, and everyone began to enjoy the wonderful plot, worried about the fate of Hilda, happy for Buzz's bravery, moved for the pirate mother, shocked for the city in the sky, and sighed for its disintegration.
In addition to appreciating the story of the teenager's adventure, what is behind this movie also deeply shocked everyone.
Anne, in particular, as a movie fan, is very sensitive to what a film has to say, even though most of the films don't have a deep theme.
In this movie, she was deeply moved, because of the city in the sky, because of Hilda's final choice, and because of the core idea expressed in the whole movie: anti-war.
"It's really amazing that an animated movie plays with such a profound theme. She muttered.
However, she has already given a definition of this movie in her mind: a very good animated film.
To be able to enjoy such a movie without missing it, I believe that the mood of this weekend will be very pleasant, and it will be a pity if you miss it.
Su Lenghe looked very proud, Lin Qirong was really the same Lin Qirong, and he never disappointed everyone.
When they walked out of the screening hall, people's expressions were still a little dazed, and they seemed to be still immersed in the plot just now, and it seemed that they were also moved by this movie.
Walking to the door of the cinema, Anne and the two saw a group of people gathered together, and in the middle was Lin Qirong and other Chinese personnel.
In front of them are entertainment reporters.
Beyond this, there are three layers of audiences on the inside and three layers outside, many of whom are Chinese faces.
The two looked at each other, nodded, and joined the crowd of onlookers.