Chapter 36: The Premiere of "Mythology".
No matter what you do, there is actually a purpose, and Wang Jie's purpose is to take advantage of the fact that Wall Street capital has not fully stepped into Hollywood, to lay a solid foundation for himself, at least not to be a fat sheep and be swallowed by others.
Wang Jie has been continuously increasing his stake in Twentieth Century Fox, but the number is very small, and the reason why he completed the industrial layout in Xiangjiang first is that he does not want to startle the snake, after all, Xiangjiang is just a small place, and the capital predators have not yet taken a fancy to it.
Hollywood really rose up and began to lead the world after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. In the 90s, with the development of information technology, Hollywood occupied the top spot in the world film in one fell swoop by virtue of industrialization and standardization, and became the center of the entertainment industry.
There are still more than ten years left for Wang Jie, and everything Wang Jie is doing now is preparing for a more turbulent era. To tell the truth, Wang Jie is still too boring, in his previous life and in this life, he is almost half a hundred years old, and he doesn't want to be lost in endless years.
To do what he likes, Wang Jie regards everything as Hongchen's experience.
After everyone's efforts, "Myth" was finally completed. Wang Jie was ready to have the film "Myth" screened simultaneously in North America and Asia, and after the efforts of the distribution department of Twentieth Century Fox, the film was finally set for August 25, 1978.
"Myth" spent more than 125 million Hong Kong dollars before and after, plus publicity, which is about 12 million dollars in US dollars, and it can be regarded as a super masterpiece in Hollywood at the end of the 70s.
On August 25, 1978, Los Angeles was cloudless and sunny. Hundreds of red lanterns have already been hung in front of the gate of the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, and the lion dance team invited from Xiangjiang is performing diligently in front of the door. At nine o'clock in the morning, with the sound of firecrackers and gongs and drums, the premiere of "Myth" officially began.
On the red carpet that is more than 200 meters long, representatives of major Hollywood companies and many stars walked along the red carpet into the Hollywood Chinese Theater in turn, and the most popular of these people, except for the actors of "Star Wars", was Audrey Hepburn, which surprised the ABC broadcaster in charge of broadcasting. You must know that this superstar, who is known as an angel in Hollywood, has not appeared in people's eyes for almost three years.
The reason why Wang Jie went to great lengths to invite Audrey Hepburn, the diva, to attend the premiere of "Mythology", in addition to borrowing her popularity to promote the movie, the most important thing is to hope to get the blood of this diva, Wang Jie wants to see if Audrey Hepburn, who has been an alternative saint to the church, is a descendant of Jesus Christ.
Entering the screening hall, Wang Jie deliberately sat with Audrey Hepburn and two partners, George Lucas and Stephen Allen Spielberg, on the stage, Cheng Long and other cast and crew of "Myth" were excitedly telling interesting stories about the filming to reporters, Spielberg asked Wang Jie in a low voice on the side: "I want to buy the film and television rights of "ET"!"
Although "The Third Kind of Contact", which was released in June this year, was half a year later than the original time and space, it still achieved a box office result of 350 million US dollars, which made Spielberg's super director position more stable and made him arrogant again in front of Wang Jie.
Wang Jie frowned, and responded casually: "I don't have a copyright plan to sell any of my books now, let's talk about it in a few years!"
Spielberg wanted to say something more, but George Lucas on the side reminded: "The film has started, what will happen after watching the movie!"
At the beginning of the film, the majestic posture of the Great Qin army was shown, which made the audience in the theater exclaim again and again, and when it was put into the pickaxe Jing Qin Warriors group, everyone was stunned and sighed incredible, George Lucas said to Wang Jie: "I must go to Huaxia to see this miracle when I have time." ”
If "Myth" is watched a few decades later, it will be a more exciting ordinary movie, and what it brings to the audience in this era is a subversive visual feast. The war scene of more than 5,000 people was used to make the moviegoers addicted, and Wang Jie specially borrowed from the scene in the supercomputer "The Lord of the Rings" in the scene after Meng Yi led the Meng family army to block the enemy, which made "Myth" get a certain sublimation, and the scene was more spectacular.
When the film was shown to the end, when Yushu learned that Jack was not Meng Yi who was waiting for him, the two parted helplessly, and Audrey Hepburn on the side asked with tears in her eyes, "Why can't you be together?"
Wang Jie replied softly: "Because Jack is not the lover she expects! Since it is not love, there is no need to be reluctant to be together." ”
After the end of the film, Wang Jie invited Audrey Hepburn to have lunch in a French restaurant next to Sunset Street, during which the diva told about her husband's infidelity and her own bitterness, Wang Jie gave a pertinent suggestion to break up, and took the opportunity to invite the Hollywood angel to William's Farm in early September, Audrey Hepburn readily agreed.
The sensation caused by the movie "Myth" in North America caught Wang Jie a little unexpected.
The Los Angeles Times commented: "Myth" has undoubtedly made people a dream. The love of staggered time and the unswerving feelings of death make people sigh. "Myth" is only a myth, so you can't dwell on the truth in it, this is the genius of "Myth", which can entertain the public through many elements. Through dreams, the mystery of the ages will be revealed, and the strange imperial tombs will be reproduced. Instead of carrying out a single treasure hunt to the end, nor taking the road of romance forcefully, "Mythology" perfectly combines the two.
The end of the story is the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor of Lishan after Jack's discovery of the waterfall, where a beautiful combination of reality and dream is staged. In the end, the separation of the hero and heroine indicates that everything ends like a dream, which can only be a myth.
"Hollywood Express" commented: "Myth" is a romantic love film that intertwines the past and the present. It tells the love story of William and Jack exploring the secret of floating power and Meng Yi and Yushu. The plot of the film is full of ups and downs, which not only satisfies the male audience's passion for the war scenes, but also satisfies the female audience's emotion for the love story. There is a plot in the film that the ancient General Meng Yi wanted to take his guards cavalry to get medicine, he let the family with old parents, the only child in the family, and the wife and children at home to guard the camp, and take others to the battlefield, but everyone had to follow him to fight, and everyone shouted: "Follow General Meng Yi to the death", this kind of loyalty can be said to be almost non-existent in the real society, putting life and death out of the way, killing the enemy together with his own brave loyalty, brought me a great touch, "myth" The two words indicate that this is just a myth and is false, but the film is a successful movie.
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