Chapter 424: Joining Forces with the Military
Soon, a lot of detailed information about the press conference of "Transformers" appeared on major entertainment media websites, especially domestic media.
"The Dark Knight" was filmed by Warner Bros., and it can be said that this "Transformers" is Hu Yifei's second big-budget sci-fi masterpiece after "Inception".
A few days ago, the billion-dollar masterpiece "Transformers", jointly created by Family Pictures, Paramount, and China Film Company, held a press conference in Los Angeles. Director Hu Yifei led star Andrew Garfield and Victoria's Secret Angels supermodel Alexandre Ambrosio to attend the press conference...... AA amazed the audience, showing the angel supermodel style in every gesture. This is also the first time that a supermodel has set foot in a large-scale Hollywood production, and her hot body and angelic face have also made countless male fans look forward to it. "Nandu Daily"
Sina media is even more keen to report on beauties, and posted a lot of photos of Alexander's intimate interaction with Hu Yifei at the press conference.
At this time, the angel supermodel is not so popular in China. But after Hu Yifei invited AA to be the heroine, many domestic fans began to take the initiative to search for Victoria's Secret Angel models, and for a while, the AA ranking continued to increase on Baidu's hot search list. Over the years, the Victoria's Secret annual show video has also seen a surge in hits on the Fox Video Network, and the protagonist of the incident, AA, has a tendency to become popular on this side of the Pacific.
"It is reported that this film will be written and directed by director Hu Yifei himself, with a total investment of up to 1.4 billion yuan."
"The first investment in the history of Chinese films: Hu Yifei once again made countless people's jaws drop this time, investing 1.4 billion yuan in a single movie, is he a madman or a fool? At this time, no one would say that he was a fool. However, Director Hu took a fancy to the IP of "Transformers" this time, which is understandable, after all, it has been accumulated with fans for decades, and it should not be a big problem for this movie to sell at the box office. Xinmin Evening News
"...... "Transformers" earned $50 million in advertising sponsorships before filming, setting a new Hollywood record for advertising sponsorships. The reason for such a high advertising fee is also because several protagonists in the movie have been taken home by major car manufacturers, and the luxury fleet is dizzying. "Transformers" is also hailed as one of the most anticipated movies next summer. The New York Times
"The application of new CG technology in Transformers: live-action Transformers are 10,000 times cooler than cartoons, and at the press conference, you know how the Autobots are formed and how they are combined with reality." - Los Angeles Times
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"Transformers" has suddenly become the darling of the entertainment industry, and the news about it is overwhelming, and the global entertainment media are following the trend to report news related to it. The three-minute video of the wonderful special effects at the press conference was also widely circulated on the Internet.
On YouTube, the newly rising online video website giant, videos have been viewed more than 10 million times in a short period of time.
Countless people have said that hearing the special effects music of the Autobots' transformation gives them goosebumps all over their bodies, awakening their long-lost memories.
Of course, some reports are not always good.
There are also many media critics of "Transformers" for being crazy and incorporating so many advertisements, do they want the audience to watch advertisements or movies?
Before the time and space, I tasted the sweetness of the first movie, and "Transformers 2" added more than 30 King Kong models, making product placement more widespread than the first one. However, since the storyline is all about cars, the models that appear in the film do not cause the audience to be disgusted.
Many viewers even admitted that they went to watch "Transformers 2" precisely to see their beloved models. Just as James Bond's allure would have been halved without Aston Martin, Omega and whisky without ice, the 007 franchise would have been tasteless.
It is precisely because of this that Hu Yifei is so desperate to implant so many advertisements.
But will advertisers be fools? Apparently not.
Those car manufacturers who are not bad for money are even more discerning, and it is rare to have such a cool car advertising movie, who is really stupid if they don't participate in it.
Domestic films are still struggling to break 100 million in movies.
But as soon as Hu Feifei's advertising sponsorship income was earned, he earned 400 million yuan in advance, which is not an order of magnitude.
And the product placement advertising revenue of "Transformers" is "leaked" to the society from time to time, making countless people at home and abroad exclaim Hu Yifei's ability to make money!
Warner Bros. regretted it a little, they were too involved in "The Dark Knight", but they didn't expect Hu Yifei's "Transformers" to show such a huge fortune in the preparation stage.
Regarding Hu Yifei's advertising behavior of Chiguoguo, both the domestic film and television industry and Hollywood are complaining, and they can't help but envy, jealousy and hatred. Of course, I couldn't help but curse in my heart: "There are so many advertising placements, it must be a bad movie!" ”
There are also many people who fanned the wind and deliberately exaggerated and commented: "I heard that there are more than 200 advertising spaces, it is hard to imagine what will become of the two-hour movie after inserting these more than 200 advertisements, do you want the audience to spend so much money to watch a commercial film dressed in the garb of a movie?" ”
For these gossips, Hu Yifei naturally didn't pay attention to them.
It's useless to talk about these things before the movie is released. It will only keep "Transformers" in the spotlight and help the movie promotion.
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At this time, a team of crew members quietly came to the Taklamakan Desert area in China. The Uyghur word for this desert means "place where you can't get in and out", and people often call it the "Sea of Death".
It is located in the center of the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang, covering an area of 324,000 square kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second largest mobile desert in the world.
Several military off-road vehicles came from a distance, bringing up the white sand in the sky, and after the car stopped. Hu Yifei pushed the car door, a hot air came to his face, the sun in the air scorched the earth like a fireball, the air was stuffy, the ground was hot and hot, he stepped on the almost white sand grains, and he felt a little hot.
Colonel Ge Hui of the Military Region walked in front of Hu Yifei from jumping out of the military vehicle and stood side by side with him, "Comrade Hu, this is the arranged shooting location, all within a radius of fifty miles belong to the officer area, no one will disturb you, can you see if it is suitable for shooting?" ”
Hu Yifei bent down and grabbed a handful of sand, and then sprinkled it from the gap between his fingers, and said: "The sand is a little white, and the reflection is very strong when the sun shines." However, it is not a big problem, and we can adjust it by lighting and lens. ”
“…… That's it, Colonel Ge Hui, thank you very much for the full support of the army for this shoot. ”
Ge Hui smiled, "Shangfeng has an order, we just follow it, you don't have to be too polite, just shoot the people's army better." ”
Hu Yifei said: "Naturally, I don't know about the test launch of the missile, has it been approved by the above?" ”
"We have missile test sites, in a much deeper area. There are often missile test-firing exercises, but this is the first time that a movie shoot has been conducted. The leaders are discussing and believe that the results will be available soon. Even if you don't approve it, don't you have that ...... What special effects solve? ”
Hu Yifei smiled and didn't explain. (To be continued.) )