The reporter complained, "We came to this press conference, but the security guard told us that we had to let the fans in first." After the fans entered the venue, the security guard told us that people who did not have an invitation to the event could not enter. In fact, the organizing committee issued us a unified press card, which is valid for all other activities, except for major events such as the opening and closing ceremonies. As a result, the security guards just didn't let us in, and the attitude was very bad, and they locked us outside for nearly two hours before letting us in. ”

As soon as his words fell, other reporters also complained to Zhang Ran, what kind of fans are hard to find a ticket for the chartered show, but there is no one in the screening time and space, the film schedule on the official website is very different from the film schedule of major theaters, the subtitle translation is clumsy, and the reporter is not allowed to drink water toilets, etc., the press conference suddenly became a complaining conference.

In fact, even old film festivals such as Cannes and Venice often make mistakes, not to mention that the Peking Film Festival is only the first time this year, and there is no experience at all. But Zhang Ran listened very carefully, which is also a reminder to him that when the Fantasy Film Festival opens next year, these problems should be avoided as much as possible.

After listening to the reporters' complaints, Zhang Ran got up and said: "This is because we didn't do our job well, so everyone can accept their grievances." I apologize to everyone on behalf of the organizing committee!" Zhang Ran bowed to the reporters in the audience, and then said: "After the press conference is over, I will react to the organizing committee." This is the first Peking Film Festival this year, the organizing committee has no experience, there must be a lot of things that are not done well, please bear with me!"

The reporters present did not expect Zhang Ran to bow and apologize, and they were very moved, and immediately responded with warm applause. Everyone knows that Zhang Ran is nominally the vice chairman of the organizing committee, but in fact he is only in name and basically does not care about anything. The reason why I reported the situation to him was that everyone couldn't find the person in charge, so they confided in him. I didn't expect him to take the responsibility down, and everyone sincerely admired him.

After the applause stopped, Zhang Ran smiled and said: "When you come to the film festival, the most important thing is to watch movies and talk about movies." I invited you over today, just to talk about the movie "Future Apocalypse", let's watch a video first. ”

The audience fell silent and the big screen lit up.

On the big screen, a group of people in black coats and black masks walked by carrying steel pipes, all of them with a uniform badge on their chests, on which was a robot marked with a blood-red X. It is followed by several large trucks, towing a swarm of sparkling robots.

Many supporters on both sides of the street are frantically shouting slogans: "We want to work, we want to eat!", "Kill all the robots!, AI will go to hell!", "Long live the anti-AI alliance!"

The man in black drove the car to the middle of the square, piled the robots together, doused them with gasoline, and lit them with a lighter. In the midst of the raging flames, some of the robots that were not dead let out heart-rending wails. Passers-by were cheering and laughing, and the atmosphere was as warm as a bonfire.

The camera cuts to the restaurant, where Matt Damon and his best friend are ordering food in the restaurant, and the waiter is a beautiful girl with a mesmerizing smile. But at this moment, a steel pipe smashed the waitress's head, knocking her to the ground. A large chunk of her scalp had been smashed off, revealing the metal inside.

Several black-clothed men surrounded them, holding steel pipes and smashing wildly at the female robot.

The female robot let out a heart-rending scream: "Don't kill me!

Matt Damon and his friends couldn't stand it anymore, and went up and kicked the man in black to the ground a few times, and then looked at the female robot, her hands and feet had been broken, and her neck had been broken, revealing the metal skeleton and wires, and electric sparks were sneering, and she asked Matt Damon with a crying voice: "Why?

The reporters at the scene were dumbfounded, this scene was so cold that it made people chill, their scalps were numb, it was simply chilling, the madness of the anti-machine AI alliance, and the fanaticism of the people seemed to put them in Germany in World War II.

The camera switched, Zhang Ran appeared in the picture, and began to explain his views on the movie: "I am a science fiction fan, I have watched a lot of movies about humans and robots in the future, and I often wonder what kind of relationship will there be between robots and robots in the future, will robots become a new life? Will there be a war between humans and robots? If there is a war, then how did this war start, and how is the war fought......

In the process of expounding his creative concept, Zhang Ran gave a brief introduction to the characters of Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, and Scarlett Johansson, and at the same time, a large number of movie shots were inserted, including many war scenes, and these war scenes were extremely tragic, it can be said that blood was flowing all over the ground, and stumps were flying. There is a scene of Matt Damon dragging his injured friend in a hail of bullets to find a hidden place to be treated, but a bomb explodes behind him, and when he looks back, his friend has only half of his body and his internal organs are flowing all over the ground.

A few months ago, "Future Apocalypse" released a version of the trailer, and there were many war scenes, which were very tragic, but compared to the footage shown today, it was nothing in comparison. The reporters at the scene saw that the fresh lives turned into a pool of flesh and blood, or lying in a pool of blood wailing and screaming, they all really felt the cruelty of war.

After the five-minute production special, the lights came on, and at the same time, the audience erupted in warm applause. Journalists know that "Future Apocalypse" is not an ordinary sci-fi popcorn movie, but a movie with deep thoughts on life and war, and they believe that it will be a shocking sci-fi masterpiece.

After the production of the special episode, the host began to communicate with the main creators of the film, asking them what they thought of the movie and how they felt about working with Zhang Ran.

Scarlett Johansson said with a smile: "I especially like the film directed by Zhang Ran, I am a fan of him, and it has always been my dream to work with him. She smiled and said, "Which actor can refuse Zhang Ran's invitation?"

Matt Damon also said: "I am a fan of director Zhang Ran, and this film is also the most emotional production I have performed since filming. Director Zhang Ran is not only a director, but also an acting expert, who has a very in-depth study of acting, and he gave me a lot of guidance during filming, and I gained a lot from working with him. ”

Robert De Niro has starred in countless masterpieces and worked with countless top directors, and when talking about Zhang Ran, his appreciation is still overflowing: "Zhang Ran is a very serious, thoughtful and delicate person, he and I are both Stella School, and it is very pleasant to work with him." He is also full of praise for the play "Future Apocalypse": "I shed tears after reading the script, the story is particularly moving, it may be the best script I have encountered in the past 20 years, I told myself that I must act in this movie." ”

After the host's interview, it was time for reporters to ask questions freely, and reporters had been waiting for a moment for a long time.

In the director's production special, Zhang Ran has already said why he made this movie and many ideas about creation, and reporters naturally no longer ask questions such as why he made this story.

After the first reporter was clicked by the host, he got up and asked: ""Future Apocalypse" is said to have invested as much as $350 million, which is the highest investment film in history. As far as the footage we just saw is concerned, it is particularly tragic and bloody, and it must be rated R in North America, and it will lose a large number of young audiences, and for a high-budget film with an investment of $350 million, the risk is very high, would you worry about the box office?"

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "For me, I definitely hope that the more audiences there are, the better, and the higher the box office, the better." However, although "Future Apocalypse" is a science fiction film, it talks about war, and as a war film, it must be serious, I hope to restore the tragedy of war, and then portray human nature in war. Such a shooting will indeed lose a lot of young audiences, and the box office will be greatly reduced, but I think that if the audience can be given more warning about the war, be grateful for life, and cherish life, even if the box office is poor, then it will be worth it. ”

The second reporter got up and asked: "Director Zhang Ran, hello, the cost of "Future Apocalypse" is 350 million US dollars, which is the world's highest investment film, so where is this money mainly spent?"

Zhang Ran explained: "My initial estimate for the film was that it would cost 200 million US dollars, but after communicating with Industrial Light & Magic, it rose to 300 million, and in the process of filming, it overspent by 50 million, and it became 350 million. There are a lot of special effects shots in this movie, more than 2,500, more than "Avatar", and there are also a lot of war scenes, not only the scenes are large, but also the battle between humans and robots, which is particularly complicated to make. The entire special effects team of our film includes 57 companies led by Industrial Light and Magic, with more than 2,300 special effects personnel, and it will take a year and a half to do in the later stage, which is very money-burning. During the filming process, various equipment and props were used, there were more than 100 sets of motion capture suits alone, more than 100 sets of exoskeleton armor, in addition, renting tanks and planes cost money, in fact, it was not easy for 350 million to finish this movie!"

After asking Zhang Ran two questions in a row, the third reporter threw the question to Robert De Niro: "I want to ask Robert De Niro, Matt Damon, and Scarlett Johansson, have you tasted Chinese food when you came to China this time, and what do you think of Chinese food?"

Robert De Niro is a foodie, and he obviously asked the right question, and he said with a smile: "Great, we have tasted a lot of Chinese food in the past two days, and I like the spicy crab and pancake fruit the most." I own a restaurant in New York, and this time I'm going to bring back the pancakes so that the customers can taste the best pancakes in the world!"

Hearing that Robert De Niro likes pancakes so much, the Chinese reporters present all showed a slightly proud smile, Chinese food is really invincible!

Scarlett Johansson is also a foodie, and she has been on a diet a few months ago because she needs to stay in shape because she is going to star in "Captain America 2". Now that the movie is over, she can finally let go of her stomach and eat. In the past two days in Beiping, she has eaten a lot. She counted the names of a bunch of delicacies on her fingers, such as bean flour halva, belly, fried liver, etc., which made the reporters on the scene stunned. In the end, she also excitedly told everyone: "I have made an appointment in the evening, Jingtian will take us to eat hot pot!"

The Chinese reporters present were taken aback when they heard Jingtian, and almost all of them wondered if they had heard it wrong. A reporter asked: "Which Jing Tian starred in "Running Man"? Do you know her?"

Scarlett Johansson suddenly smiled: "Yes, it's that Jingtian." She looked at Matt Damon and Robert De Niro and smiled, "She's a very good friend with us, and we all like her!"

Matt Damon and Robert De Niro smiled and nodded, they really liked Jingtian.

The Chinese reporters at the scene were in an uproar, Jing Tian not only knew Scarlett Johansson, but also friends with Matt Damon and Robert De Niro, what is the situation?