After setting the release date of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", Flame Movies announced this news to the media and fans, and it will be released in North America on May 20! At the same time, a batch of new stills were also released on the official website of the movie, including Will Smith hugging his son and crying, he chatting with the real Chris Gardner, Wang Yang shouting with a loudspeaker, etc.; There are also some behind-the-scenes production tidbits, such as the extras in many scenes in the movie, who are homeless vagrants; Jessica Alba has cameos in movies and so on.

Fans' interest in "Smith's Family" has not diminished much, the movie will be filmed, and it will be seen next summer! Looking at Will Smith, who has a very different image in the stills, fans' interest has increased unabated, but when they left a message on the official website to express their expectations, they also had a lot of questions, this drama biographical film, from the announcement of plans in August to the release in May next year, such a short time, such a high-speed production, will it really be a good movie?

There are doubts and topics, which indicate that the movie has a high degree of attention, which is a good thing, and it is better than constantly shouting but no one cares about it. But how do you turn their attention into motivation to get them into the cinema? It depends on publicity, of course.

After repeated discussions with Mark Slunt, distribution manager Simon Willis and others on the publicity plan of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", Wang Yang and Mark Slunter, distribution manager Simon Willis and others decided to focus on hard publicity, and put posters on the advertising space of urban facilities such as bus station poster boards, and contacted the media and TV programs a month before the release, and kept accepting special interviews, the main creators of the crew and the Smith family on various talk shows to promote, which is also a traditional way of publicity.

Wang Yang started with viral marketing, and naturally he will not let go of this magic weapon this time, how can drama biopic movies be viralized? In other words, how can biographical movies be interested in more people? The key lies in the person "Chris Gardner". No one is interested in the biography of an ordinary housewife, but people like well-known public figures, their legendary stories, their legendary lives.

So Chris Gardner must become a celebrity, his life story must be known to the world, preferably a household name, and the more famous he is, the greater the audience's interest in this biographical film. Thankfully, Chris Gardner not only invests in stocks, but also has a great writing profile, and he is very passionate about writing autobiographical novels, and by a few months, he said, "more than half of the words have been completed." ”

Wang Yang's idea is to let Chris Gardner release an autobiography, as long as it becomes a super bestseller, Chris's fame will snowball in an instant, and the attention attracted by the movie of the same name "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" will also skyrocket.

Wang Yang's plan is that Chris Gardner's autobiography will be published in two parts, the upper part is what he is writing now, he lacked father's childhood, he had no parents and wanted to live in his uncle's house, he joined the Navy with the belief of going out, became an intern, retired and worked in a medical laboratory in San Francisco, in 1981, fate contacted, he met the man who drove a red Ferrari, and he decided to change careers...... That's the next story, but you can watch the movie first, because the movie was already out at that time. At the end of the upper part of the autobiography, there will be a large number of photos of Chris Gardner, information about the movie "When Happiness Knocks", Chris's comments on the movie, photos and interviews with crew members such as Will Smith and Wang Yang, etc., buy one get one free, and also give away a free movie poster of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", in the poster, Terry Smith's head is against Will Smith's hand, and the warmth between father and son is fully revealed.

This is a new kind of viral marketing, and the success of Chris Gardner's autobiography depends on whether it sells well and whether it can become a bestseller. Wang Yang has read Chris's manuscript, it is very touching and profound, it is definitely a good book worth savoring, the quality of the book is not a problem, then the rest depends on the strength of the publicity, the packaging of the publisher, and so on. Of course, all of this is done by the employees of the distribution department such as Mark Slent and Simon Willis, and if nothing else, Chris Gardner's autobiography will be officially available in March.

Wang Yang also has his own job, which is to carry out the post-production of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", he must do a good job of post-production by April, first of all, the film must be edited properly, then the recording and soundtrack, and Varay Pfister will make some adjustments to the color of the film screen, and then start the publicity work.

With post-production to come, two more important members of the crew were added, an editor and an original musician. In terms of editors, Wang Yang tends to work with Margaret Goodspeed again, they have cultivated a certain tacit understanding in the last collaboration of "Youth Musical", Margaret's editing technique is both clear and delicate, which is very suitable for the style of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door".

His music style is very brisk, and there is a little bit of childlike flavor, which is most suitable for campus movies, but not for "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", it sometimes needs to be brisk, and sometimes it needs to be sad, so the original musician has to find someone else, and David Lawrence is also busy with the soundtrack of "Youth Musical" 2.

However, these tasks will have to be started in January next year, because a long holiday of Christmas and New Year is coming, even if Wang Yang wants to continue working, there is no one to accompany him, not to mention that he is not a Terminator T-800, he also needs to rest.

Christmas, Staples Center Arena, at this time is full of Christmas atmosphere, in the crowded audience, the fans wearing Lakers jerseys, Christmas costumes, children wearing Little Red Riding Hood, everyone is smiling happily, laughing with family and friends, on the court, the hot cheerleading beauties are also wearing red Christmas vests and shorts, with the music playing in the arena, dancing passionately. Playing out here today is the NBA's annual Christmas game, Lakers vs. Spurs.

"Now, let's ...... with more intense applause" With the sound of DJ, the Staples Center suddenly dimmed, the lights kept sweeping around, the fans kept clapping and shouting, the lights suddenly gathered on the court again, and with a bang, the cheerleading beauties shook their hair in unison, and the DJ shouted: "Show time!" Another song sounded, and the beauties suddenly danced again, wilder than the dance just now.

Wang Yang and Jessica sat in the middle of the seats closest to the sidelines, his chin propped up, listening to the energetic music, and enjoying the dancing of the cheerleading beauties in the stadium with great interest. This is the first time he and Jessica have come to the Staples Center to watch a game together, and in the shrinking 98-99 season from February to May this year, their relationship has not yet been announced, and they have rarely even met, so naturally they can't swagger to watch the game, and at the beginning of this season, he made a movie in San Francisco, and he can't complete this date until now.

These two tickets cost Wang Yang nearly 40,000 US dollars, and it took a lot of work, 40,000 US dollars can shoot four "Ghost Shadows", but it is very worthwhile, they are all loyal basketball fans, and it is definitely a happy thing to watch a Christmas battle together. And you can also see the hot cheerleading performance up close, looking at those toned long legs not far away, those brute waists that look like motors, and those ...... Wang Yang secretly wowed, the visual effect was really unbelievable!

"Jan, is it pretty?" Jessica, who was next to her, nudged him with a funny look. Wang Yang suddenly came back to his senses, glanced at her, nodded with a smile, and said: "Yes, this kind of scene painting has a shocking power, if it's just a girl dancing, it's nothing to look at; but more than a dozen or twenty people, well......" Looking at Jessica's playful appearance of pretending to frown, he also pretended to cover his forehead helplessly, looked at her and smiled, "Okay, I was just designing the picture of singing and dancing just now, and now I'm only looking at you." ”

Jessica couldn't help but laugh as her mouth curled, leaned her head on his shoulder, and smiled, "Look, I don't mind." Wang Yang shook his head and smiled: "Don't look at it." ”

At this time, the big screen above the arena appeared Tom Hanks, dressed in black, as well as his wife and son, and the cameras in the stadium began to capture the stars and celebrities sitting on both sides of the stadium, Denzel Washington, Leonardo, Halle Berry...... When they meet their favorite stars, many fans will also burst into applause, and almost all of them are first-line superstars captured by the camera, and suddenly, Jessica wearing a blue plaid shirt and Wang Yang in an off-white shirt appeared on the big screen.

There was also a lot of applause at the scene, the two looked up at the big screen, Jessica grinned, with a sweet smile, and said hello to the general direction of the camera in front of them; Wang Yang also smiled. The camera stays for two or three seconds, then moves on to the next star.

Soon, the timeout was over, and with a beep, the game began again, with both the Lakers and Spurs players leaving the bench and resuming the court.

Looking at the players who kept running around the court, Wang Yang could clearly hear the "chirping" sound of their shoes rubbing against the floor, as well as the conversations and trash talk of players such as O'Neal, Kobe, and Duncan...... His emotions were naturally aroused, and seeing Kobe Bryant assist O'Neal to slam the dunk vigorously, he couldn't help but wave his fist and applaud: "Good shot!"

Jessica also applauded, she glanced at Wang Yang, and said happily: "Young, look at how smooth the offense is now, the Lakers' luck is coming! I think we can win the championship this year." Wang Yang suddenly sighed: "You have always had good luck, but the Warriors don't." He smiled again, looked at Jessica and said, "I also think that the Lakers have a great chance this year, not only because of the OK combination, but more importantly because of Phil Jackson, who is the biggest gain of the Lakers this year......"

The two discussed with great interest while watching the game on the court, applauding from time to time, and fully engaged in the game. In the end, the Lakers did not disappoint them and all the fans in the stadium, and in this Christmas game, the Lakers defeated the Spurs by a score of 99-93.

In this joyous Christmas, Wang Yang received countless gifts and blessings from his friends, and at the same time, he also delivered his own blessings and gifts in front of Santa Claus. A few days later, New Year's Day followed, 1999 was about to be a thing of the past, 2000 was coming, there was no end of the world, no king of terror descended from the sky, and a new millennium was about to begin.

As early as a few days ago, various media newspapers and film magazines have launched special features to summarize the film history of 1999. This year, "The Love Story of Chavon" won the best film at the 71st Oscars, and Steven Spielberg won the best director again with "Saving Private Ryan...... This year also gave birth to countless excellent movies, "American Beauty", "Green Miracle", "The Sixth Sense", ...... This year, "Star Wars" returned after 16 years of absence from the big screen, although many of the reviews it received were "disappointing", but "Star Wars Prequel 1" still caused a storm around the world without resistance, with a box office of 430 million in North America and 924 million worldwide;

"Ranking fifth in the annual total box office list in North America is "Youth Musical" with 201 million. The Los Angeles Times commented: "It has set off a worldwide campus singing and dancing craze, its soundtrack CD is the annual sales champion of the movie soundtrack CD, it leads the revival of campus youth movies and campus song and dance movies, and the 19-year-old young man has once again created a miracle and once again proved his magic." ”

In the "Empire" magazine's summary of the Person of the Year - Wang Yang, they wrote: "This amazing director now has an achievement, beyond imagination, he made the miracle of "Ghost Record" at the age of 18, and at the age of 19 this year, the miracle was repeated on "Youth Musical", he has a total global box office of 700 million US dollars, so he has also become the youngest billionaire and the best director under the age of 25 in Hollywood. He has a very high popularity among young people, and after the 'superhero' incident, although he was caught in the whirlpool of intentional wounding, his popularity has not decreased but increased, is this a miracle?"

However, his crazy plans and actions in the second half of the year make people a little worried. "Empire" magazine commented at the end: "If his acquisition of Blue Sky Studios for 100 million yuan is only a long-term investment, then the plans of "Juno" and "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" undoubtedly make people feel that he is a little hot-headed? Of course, we also had this idea when he filmed "Youth Musical". But this time, because he couldn't find a suitable heroine to play "Juno", he turned his head to shoot "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", a drama biopic, and also found Will Smith, who suffered Waterloo, and Smith's family, what was his idea? Can his "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" create magic again? How far can he go in this new millennium? Many, many questions, maybe we will soon have answers. ”

New York's Times Square is overcrowded at this time, and it is almost crowded. Despite the early hours of the morning, the city that never sleeps is brightly lit, the high-rise buildings are shining with all kinds of lights, and in Times Square, all the tourists look up at the digital clock of the building in front of them, everyone is smiling, and they are counting down happily together: "60, 59, 58......"

Wang Yang and Jessica stood in the crowd, also wearing gray coats and black gloves, the two held hands tightly, and looked up at the clock with a smile on their faces, counting down loudly with everyone around them, as time passed by second, there were 10 seconds left to be 2000! The sound of countdown in the square became higher and higher, and the two became more and more excited: "10, 9...... 3,2,1!Happy New Year!"

"Yay!" As everyone cheered loudly, a huge crystal apple slowly fell from the main building in front, and colorful confetti suddenly spilled from the sky everywhere, fluttering down, the year 2000 has arrived!

"Happy New Year!" the two looked at each other and smiled, then hugged each other and kissed passionately.

Everyone in the square was hugging, dancing and cheering, although the noise was almost deaf, but it made people feel extremely happy. After a long time, feeling the mobile phone in her pocket vibrate, Wang Yang let go of Jessica, but she continued to kiss passionately, taking the initiative as never before, Wang Yang had to gently push her before parting.

"You've bitten me on the lip. Wang Yang wiped his lips and looked at Jessica frowning and laughing out loud, Jessica smirked, her eyes full of happiness and sweetness. Wang Yang took out his mobile phone and connected it, put the phone close to his ear and said, "Hey, Michael, oh, it's so noisy here, man, I can't hear clearly!" Jessica smiled and helped him cover the other ear, Wang Yang looked at the crowded crowd around him, and shouted with a smile: "Michael, Happy New Year in short!"

As soon as he hung up the line, the phone rang again, he looked at the screen, then answered and smiled: "Hi, Rachel, Happy New Year! I'm in Times Square, it's too noisy here, I can't hear clearly......"

(To be continued)