May 12, 1999, at 5:30 p.m. local time in the United States.

The red carpet show of the premiere of "Titanic" is about to begin.

Of course, today is just a ceremony for the premiere, and the actual theater will not be released until this Friday, May 14. Moreover, even if it is officially released, there are only 116 canvases in 73 theaters at the beginning.

It can only be said that for such a film that almost drove Twentieth Century Fox to the edge of the cliff, and the overall investment has set a record in the history of the entire world film industry, the producers and distributors are really extremely cautious and cautious. Its huge investment of up to $300 million, plus publicity costs, has even exceeded $400 million, so that it must get a $1 billion box office to have the possibility of recovering its cost at the box office, and this, at least for now, is almost impossible, but even so, for the co-producers Twentieth Century Fox and Time Warner, of course, it is also hoped to sell a little more box office.

Therefore, the early publicity, the current grand premiere, plus a small opening of the painting to gather a good reputation, and even include the early planting of the water army on the Internet, and after the official opening of the painting, it will be rushed up and made a big noise...... It can be said that for this movie, the two major producers have simply tried their best.

Therefore, the premiere ceremony was held in a luxurious manner.

Whether it is the appeal of the two major producers, or James Cameron's own strong connections, this premiere has invited as many superstars as possible to come to the show.

And of course, a large number of media have also received invitations, and even, next to the passage of the red carpet show, the producer also specially arranged some "professional fans" - it's just that it turns out that their arrangement is a bit redundant, as soon as the news spreads, so many big-name superstars are going to come to the catwalk and attend the premiere, and many fans and fans, uninvited, have already blocked the door of the theater where the premiere ceremony was held at four o'clock in the afternoon.

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, celebrities from all walks of life came one after another, and on both sides of the red carpet, the shouts and screams of enthusiastic fans came and went.

Liao Liao, Sun Meimei, and Xie Mingyuan, who had already arrived early, stood not far from the entrance of the theater, looking at the star-studded red carpet over there, Xie Mingyuan also deliberately turned his head to look at Liao Liao, and said with a smile: "After two months, no matter where you go, you will be invited to walk the red carpet." ”

Liao Liao was dressed in a simple denim T-shirt, looking at the celebrities looking leisurely, and smiled when he heard this, "Save it, it is said that these celebrities in the United States spend money on all kinds of clothes, bags, and other things that need to be worn on the red carpet every year, and they have to say hundreds of thousands of dollars at most, at most...... I'm not willing to spend that much money!"

Xie Mingyuan laughed when he heard this.

Sun Meimei is currently receiving professional training as an agent in the United States, and she told Liao Liao all these gossips.

Seeing that it was already half past six, Sun Meimei said: "Let's go, it's almost time for the people to come, and the reporters should enter later." The three of them exchanged glances with each other and walked into the theater.

This premiere invited a lot of people from all walks of life, and it was said that there would be a big gift package in private, but in fact, the scene was not too fancy, and even the theme song solo that was originally planned to be arranged before the movie screening was later canceled - James Cameron wanted to remove all the fancy and let the movie itself impress all the people present today.

At 7:20 p.m., the entire theater was full, there was not even a host, no leader to speak, and there was no program, and the movie began to be screened directly.

The final release version of this movie is as long as 195 minutes, more than three hours, Li Qian needless to say, when he was doing the post-production audio track, Xie Mingyuan had already watched it more than once, but it was the first time to relax and look at it from the perspective of enjoying the movie, and for Liao Liao and Sun Meimei, it was really the first time to watch it.

In advance, inside and outside the words, Li Qian had an unusually high opinion of this movie, which also made the people around him, such as Liao Liao, have great expectations for this movie from the beginning.

And as it turns out, the film, although it is long, is not dull, and it is full of appeal from beginning to end.

Whether it is the level of special effects that seems absolutely amazing at the moment, or the advancement of the story itself, or even the performance of the actors, the exquisite costume design, and the exquisite graphics, this is undoubtedly an absolute classic.

The only three Chinese in the entire theater watched with relish.

During the movie, there would be bursts of happy laughter from time to time in the audience, especially when the actor Jack taught the aristocratic lady to spit, Liao Liao also laughed, and couldn't help but say to Sun Meimei: "Li Qian also taught me how to spit...... It's exactly the same!" made Sun Meimei disdainful for a while, "Hey, you two are usually so disgusting?"

All this, this relaxed and pleasant movie-watching atmosphere, until the two people finally hooked up and became adulterous, reached a kind of peak, and then, the situation began to take a sharp turn.

Soon, the amazing level of special effects that was close to the eyeballs was like a heavy drum again, and all the audience at the scene were surprised and lost their voices - the picture was so realistic that many viewers at the scene subconsciously closed their eyes and couldn't bear to look at it.

Seeing countless people falling into the sea like dumplings, Liao Liao couldn't help but gasp, and couldn't help muttering there, "No wonder he always said, when will our domestic special effects level reach this level......"

Subsequently, when the last sad moment came, the whole theater, especially the girls, almost without exception, cried a lot, Sun Meimei's Liao Liao was also crying with red eyes, but Xie Mingyuan, after all, he had watched the silent version countless times before, and then adjusted the audio track again and again to watch it again and again, and he had long lost the early spiritual shock, and he could still maintain his composure at this time.

When the heroine was lying on a small sampan and floating, and Jack was frozen in the water and said to her, "You must live......", Xie Mingyuan clearly heard the sobs of the two ladies around him, and also clearly heard behind him and in front of him, many people couldn't help but murmur in a low voice - "OH, NO......"

At the end of the movie, the lights come on, the theme song echoes through the theater, and everyone gives a standing ovation that lasts for a long time.

Liao Liao also sobbed and got up to applaud, and then, she took out her mobile phone, her eyes were red with tears, and she sent a text message out, "It's so good-looking, wait until it's released in China, accompany me to watch it again!"

…………

After the premiere, the whole of North America received almost one-sided praise for James Cameron's new film.

"It's top-notch, its graphics, its dialogue, its editing, its costumes, its soundtrack...... And, of course, the amazing special effects that I have to praise again and again, and even the top! I can now declare that it is one of the most unmissable films of 1999!" - Hollywood Observer

"James Cameron spent hundreds of millions of dollars to give us an amazing movie feast! Although I am not optimistic that this film will eventually pay for itself, I have to admit that James Cameron has done a great job! These hundreds of millions of dollars are well spent!" - Los Angeles Times

"Amazing special effects, a touching love story, this movie is nearly 200 minutes long, but, believe me, it's really not dull at all, it's completely funny. When the film is released, I think I'll definitely go and contribute a ticket to it again!" - "Today's Movie"

"James Cameron is and will use this great work of his to usher in a new era of cinema!" – The California Morning Post

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Because the premiere is mainly aimed at the media and professional film critics, and does not sell tickets to ordinary audiences, you can only go to see it by invitation, so it should be said that the so-called premiere ceremony, in fact, to a certain extent, can be regarded as a formal pre-station publicity.

Of course, whether it is the praise of film critics and reporters, whether it is from the heart, or considering the valuable gift package received on the day of the premiere, so I have to praise a few words, in short, a large number of perfect word-of-mouth that is almost overwhelming, or has aroused the curiosity and goodwill of the audience throughout North America.

The director is James Cameron, the highest investment in history, it is said to be as high as 430 million, and it is said to have amazing special effects, and now it has such an amazing perfect reputation...... For many moviegoers, this movie can already be included in the recent viewing catalog.

It's just that the only thing that is not very good, or that will mislead potential moviegoers to a certain extent, is that this is a love movie!

Because for a lot of boys: Oh my God, more than three hours, am I going to watch a love movie?

May 14, half past five in the afternoon.

The taxi stopped at the entrance of the theater, and after Jack Williams paid the money, he got out of the car with his briefcase, and came to the other side of the road to look for a long time, but he didn't find his girlfriend, and couldn't help but take out his mobile phone.

He was about to call, but the call came first.

"Hey, where are you? I'm already at Willy Studios. …… Oh, okay, then I'll go buy a ticket first!Uh, I'll see, wow, there seem to be a lot of people, but I should have come early...... Don't say anything, I'll go buy a ticket first and wait for you, baby. ”

Hanging up the phone, Jack walked briskly to the ticket window and began to line up.

The line moved forward quickly, and seeing that there were still two or three people who were about to take Jack's turn, he heard the conductor say to the buddy at the front of the line, "I'm sorry, there are no more tickets for half past six, you can choose to go to another show, or you can wait for midnight at eleven o'clock." ”

"Oh my God!" the buddy patted his forehead, "Didn't you say there's another one that starts at eight o'clock?

"Yes, it's sold out, and it's only half past eleven midnight now. ”

Brushing and brushing, except for a few girls in the team, the people who came out of the back heard this conversation, and they all took out their mobile phones one after another, and then, the sound of various conversations asking for instructions rang.

It's said that the film is three and a half hours long, and if you have an eleven o'clock ticket, you won't be able to finish it until half past two in the morning, which is not a good choice - but you can take advantage of this time to go to dinner and then come back to enjoy the midnight show leisurely, without being in a hurry and having to watch the movie hungry.

So, there are pros and cons.

At the end of the phone call, the men occasionally glanced at each other and shrugged their shoulders.

Soon it was Jack's turn, he took out a large bill and handed it over, saying, "Two Titanics, thank you." ”

…………

Waiting for his girlfriend Anne to come over, the two of them really found a restaurant to eat something, enjoyed a cup of coffee leisurely, and then leisurely returned to the studio, waiting in line for ticket check-in.

When queuing, I could find that many people were like them, who went to dinner and came back, so the expressions on everyone's faces were quite leisurely, and there was no rush to catch a movie.

Tickets for theaters in the United States do not have seat numbers, and those who enter early can choose their seats at will.

So, Jack felt that he was very high in the line, and he was very happy, so he talked and laughed with Anne while waiting for the entrance, but soon, the audience of the previous show walked out of the screening room, and many people were frightened.

Many people's eyes are red.

Especially many girls, at this time, they are snuggling in their boyfriends' arms one after another, and they are still sobbing.

"Oh my God!" said Jack, his face full of surprise.

He is a computer engineer who has been in the company for two years, and he likes to watch movies, listen to music, and play games on weekdays, but most of the movies he loves to watch are science fiction films, hero films, or tough guy movies, and he is always not very interested in the so-called love movies, especially chick movies.

But now it seems that the love story in this movie should indeed be very "moving"!

But he hated the feeling of a girl crying, and oh my God, it made him more depressed than killing him!

Seeing the crowd walking by, the one in front of the queue had already begun to take out the tickets, ready to wait for the ticket cut, he saw a boy walking over with red eyes, and couldn't help but say hello, "Hey, buddy, this film...... Did it make you cry?"

The buddy shrugged and spread his hands, "Oh my gosh, bro, I...... I don't know how to describe it, but you might as well go in and see for yourself!

At this time, another girl passing by couldn't help but say: "This movie is so touching, I love Jack!"

At this point, another black man couldn't help but say, "The special effects are great, buddy, the story is great, it's very touching, oh my gosh, I love that song, I guess, it must have been sung by Donn! Donn, Christina Donn, man! You know, that's awesome!"

As soon as these words came out, the girl just now couldn't help but sobbed and echoed, "Yes, that song is great!"

But at this time, there was a voice next to him who said: "No, believe me, it was definitely not Christina's singing, I am her fan, I have heard every song she sings, I have every album she has collected, believe me, it is not her voice." ”

At this moment, a person who had just walked out of the screening room answered: "That's right, man, it was not sung by Christina Donn, I stayed at the end to read the subtitles, the song is called "My-heart-will-go-on", it was sung by a person named LIAO-LIAO, but ...... LIAO-LIAO…… Oh my gosh, that's a strange name! I'm going to go home and look up this singer's work, I swear, this song of hers is so good, but I've never heard her before!"

"LIAO-LIAO?" JACK IS ALSO A FAN, AND HE IS ALSO A FAN OF CHRISTINA DOWNE, SO HE HAS A CERTAIN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, BUT WHEN HE HEARS THIS NAME, HE IS ALSO CONFUSED.

At this time, all the spectators of the previous show had already left, and their eleven o'clock show had already begun to cut tickets.

The buddy next to him walked by, and when he saw him holding the hand of the girl next to him tightly, he couldn't help but shrug his shoulders, "Please prepare tissues for your girlfriend buddy, trust me, otherwise your shoulders will be soaked......"

Jack shrugged, looked at Anne again, "Thank you!" and handed the ticket over.

When she walked into the screening hall with the crowd, Anne couldn't help but grab his arm and asked, "Honey, what if I really cry after watching it for a while?"

Jack shrugged lightly, "Trust me, no, don't be freaked out by them." I'm with you, isn't I?"

Anne thought for a moment and nodded.

…………

"Oh my God!"

"Oh my God!"

"Oh, damn it!"

It was already late at night, and there were only a few midnight screenings in the theater at the moment.

By this time, it was said that Anne would be too sleepy to open her eyes, but today, her eyes were wider than ever.

And...... Tears have begun to accumulate.

"The problem is, oh my God, it's said that there will be a life and death at the end, and now it's not here, it's just that the dead are just starting to die, and Anne starts crying, what's next?" Jack couldn't help but start complaining.

Of course, it was only for a moment, and now he didn't even have the heart to care about Anne, because he himself was already completely immersed in the picture of the movie.

Then, soon, he knew how terrifying it was in this screening room when he saw "Life and Death".

When the last scene came, the hero and heroine were lying on the board of the boat and soaking in the cold water, Jack was shivering with cold, and Ruth also had blue lips, "Ruth, believe me, you will definitely live......"

The whole screening room whimpered, and many girls cried into tears.

Anne sobbed, shivered uncontrollably, and cried profusely, but at this moment, even Jack, who has always prided himself on being a man, couldn't help the pantothenic acid in his nose.

Then, the same music that had appeared before appeared again, and then, a female voice, singing in a low voice—

“Every–night-in-my–dreams，

I-see–you，I-feel–you，

That-is-how-I-know-you-go–on，

Far–across-the–distance，

And-spaces–between-us，

You-have–come-to-show-you-go–on，

……”

The voice, suppressed, spoke slowly, but in every word, every note, there was a full of emotion-

Suddenly, Jack felt that he couldn't hold it all at once.

At that moment, tears blurred his vision for a moment.

“OH，GOD！”

He closed his eyes and listened carefully, and tears slowly rolled down his cheeks.

***

June is coming to an end, which means that the first half of the year is coming to an end, and suddenly there are a lot of emotions.

I wrote about 156,000 words this month, and it took four days to break the update, but there are still an average of 5,000 words per day, in fact, because my chapters are rarely X000 words so regular, so, the number of free words without charging money will be more, and it should add up to a little more.

Next month, I'll try to write more.

Then, can I ask for a guaranteed monthly pass for July? )