Chapter 129: The Premiere
1 November 1999, BJ City. "Journey to the West: The Great Sage" held a grand screening ceremony in a 3ooo multi-seat theater under China Film Group.
The main creators of "Journey to the West: The Great Sage" were basically present at the scene. Moreover, the invited media and industry insiders exceeded 500 people.
The remaining 2ooo movie tickets for the screening ceremony, priced at as high as 1oo yuan, were snapped up by the audience.
At this time, the normal movie ticket price in BJ City is about 4O yuan. The ticket price of more than 6o yuan is already expensive, and only Hollywood blockbusters dare to offer high prices.
Many domestic movies attract audiences with a cheap price of 2O yuan.
The reason why the ticket price of the screening ceremony is expensive is because, under Wang Qinian's construction, every audience at the scene can get a beautiful picture album of "Journey to the West: The Great Sage" and a music album.
The price of the album is 2o yuan, and the price of the movie soundtrack album is 5o yuan!
In other words, the market price of these giveaways alone is over 7o yuan. In addition, after the screening, the audience who holds these souvenirs can also take photos with the stars and directors and ask for autographs as souvenirs.
This series of high-profile publicity made the screening ceremony full!
Of course, when this movie was released, Wang Qinian's girlfriend Xiaoxiang was naturally present at the scene.
Wang Qinian is not afraid of exposing that he has a girlfriend, because he is not an idol star, and he does not dare to announce it to the public when he gets married, for fear that after the announcement, fans will be lost quickly. The value has plummeted.
As soon as Wang Qinian entered the venue, a media reporter chased after him and asked: "Director Wang, this person next to you seems to have nothing to do with "The Great Sage", is it the role of your next work?" ā
"She's my girlfriend!" Wang Qinian generously held Xiaoxiang's arm and took her into his arms, she closed her eyes in shame, and she had no face at all.
Wow!
A group of media reporters at the scene were stunned, is it too early for the twenty-one-year-old director to fall in love? Many people who have successful careers are not career-oriented, and they talk about marriage very late?
"Congratulations!"
"Your girlfriend is cute!"
"Excuse me. You and that girlfriend of yours. Since when? A reporter who reacted quickly asked, "If it's inconvenient to answer, you don't have to say!" ā
"We've been dating since kindergarten. We are childhood sweethearts! Wang Qinian said domineeringly.
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Suddenly. The scene was a sensation.
Xiaoxiang heard Wang Qinian's announcement. His face was flushed, as if he was drunk, and his eyes did not dare to open at all. What a shame!
Of course, there are too many celebrities on the scene, and the focus is not only on Wang Qinian.
After this gust of wind, the focus of the media shifted to Han Sanping. Han Sanping represents China Film Group, and he is also a big director, so the media is naturally no stranger to him.
"Mr. Han, can you predict the box office of "Journey to the West: The Great Sage"?" The reporter asked.
"From my personal point of view, "Journey to the West: The Great Sage" is a very good-looking movie, which combines both local culture and advanced special effects technology." Han Sanping said, "But the box office is determined by the audience and the market, and it is not easy to predict!" ā
"The cost of this film is as high as 1.25o yuan, can it really recover the cost?" The reporter asked, "In the past few years, the domestic box office champion has generally been three or four million yuan at the box office!" ā
Han Sanping said: "Domestic audiences love special effects blockbusters very much. Many of Hollywood's imported films have exceeded 100 million at the box office in the domestic market, which shows the fact that special effects blockbusters are in short supply! "Titanic" has a box office of more than 300 million yuan! "Journey to the West: The Great Sage" uses a similar technology, and the box office should be one line higher! ā
Next, Li Xie , Yang Weiwei , Zhang Jingjing , Chen Kun , Huang Haibo , Huang Xiaoming and other actors who participated in the performance entered the stage one by one for 6 consecutive years, and everyone murdered a bunch of media camera films.
Wait until the main creative team, investors and invited guests have arrived.
The screening of "Journey to the West: The Great Sage" has also officially begun!
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3ooo audience, be quiet.
As soon as the movie plays, the audience feels the "quality". First of all, the high-definition cameras and films used in this movie have better picture quality than most domestic movies and Hong Kong films, and the picture quality is not inferior to Hollywood movies.
And the opening shot, the story has a strong atmosphere, which calms the audience's mind and completely enters the state of watching the movie1
At the beginning, the scenes in the movie were just so that the audience could not hate it and watch the screen quietly. However, this did not surprise the audience, or the effect of emotional shock.
However, when the pig demon in the movie left the factory, the light yƬ began to shake people's hearts. The cruel scene made some viewers frightened, but more viewers felt shocked.
Obviously, this visual impact is very strong.
Next, Sun Wukong grew up step by step in the movie...... From an ordinary human boy, he has become a Lingming stone monkey and a Monkey King.
The gorgeous battle scenes and many lines in the style of pretending to be forced make the audience feel refreshing!
Finally, the movie came to an end, and Sun Wukong was suppressed at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain. At this time, the song that sounded was "All Things Are Born"!
"Once upon a time, it was cold in winter, rainy in summer, and watery
In autumn, your voice is warm in the distance
You said there was a white snow behind the house
There are golden flags fluttering in the valley in the wind
I saw the eagle flying over the lonely two fish
Two fish cross the river as salty as the sea
A river falls down and meets people and breaks
People walk with the gray ...... of mountain eagles."
"All Things" in the movie does not describe the world from the perspective of Sun Wukong, but from the perspective of a little fox who appeared several times in the play, his observation of the world.
It combines the loneliness of light and shadow for 500 years with the magic of nature.
This little fox, in the five hundred years that Sun Wukong was locked up under the Five Elements Mountain, silently paid attention to this hero who fought the world back then. However, when Tang Sanzang, the reincarnation of the golden cicada, passed by and rescued Sun Wukong, the little fox reluctantly glanced at the former Monkey King, turned around and got into the bushes.
Because, the great sage who was rescued under the Five Elements Mountain is no longer the great sage of the year!
After the end of the movie, the audience applauded!
There is no doubt that this movie has - suspense, sensationalism, surprise, excitement, and coolness!
The elements in Hollywood blockbusters can basically be seen in this film. Although, due to the cost factor, CG special effects, etc., it is impossible to be perfect.
But considering the Chinese cultural elements in this movie, it is a plus.
Plus the voice acting problems of the actors!
Many Hollywood movies, Chinese dubbing has a translation tone, which makes people feel disappointing. In terms of dubbing of "Journey to the West: The Great Sage", due to the good attention, in the later dubbing, the actors are full of emotional dubbing, rather than reading the lines coldly.
This is all what makes this movie produce a good movie-watching experience!
"Damn, this film only cost 1.25o yuan, and the currency unit is RMB? Nima's, if it is claimed to cost $1.25 million, I will definitely believe it! ā
"Actually, the battle between the old monkey in the film, and the battle between Brother Monkey and the twenty-eighth prince of the Dragon Palace, is the most exciting, the sickle cuts the grass, it's too gorgeous! Later, the other scenes are all bluffing! ā
"What is the ending song called?"
"Princess Iron Fan is so beautiful, why hasn't this beauty been popular before?!"
"Princess Iron Fan is played by Yang Weiwei, and the last film "The Gate of Destiny" is one of the heroines, and the role is not too heavy. But this part was corrected by Wang Qinian! What should the actress who was popularized by Wang Qinian be called? Year girl?! ā
"Li Xie is afraid that his worth is going to rise sharply, his luck is really good, follow the right boss, and praise all the way! If you want not to be popular, it's hard! ā
The audience was in a state of discussion.
Many people in the industry are shocked!
If it is said that this movie was made by a big Chinese director who came back from Hollywood, they are not surprised.
But this movie was actually made by a native, only twenty-one years old, and a student who had not yet graduated from Beiying, which unintentionally made directors in the industry feel that Wang Qinian's era was coming!
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"Ning Hao, what do you think of this movie?" The person who questioned him was Zhang Cheng, a student of Chinese opera.
Now, Zhang Cheng is still a screenwriter of dramas, and he has not had the opportunity to mix in the film and television industry, but he definitely has the heart to show himself to the film and television industry.
In the original history, he helped Ning Hao write the script of "Crazy Stone" in 2oo6, and began to enjoy a certain reputation in the industry.
You must know that a large number of people who were mixed with Ning Hao later turned over with salted fish, red and purple. It seems that Ning Hao can bring good luck to the people around him!
Of course, the current Ning Hao has not had a chance to show his edge, after all, his first work "Crazy Stone" is a work after O6!
Ghost genius Ning Hao, there is still a long period of accumulation!
"Very inspiring!" Ning Hao's eyes showed a hint of hunger for learning**, "The skills are not too difficult, the key is that Wang Qinian has put them together appropriately!" I feel that the trend of domestic blockbusters in the future is a model like "Journey to the West: The Great Sage"! ā
In fact, the first thought of many directors and producers in the industry who watch this film is to follow the trend!
Wang Qinian demonstrated to everyone that low-cost special effects films can also produce big scenes. Next, the domestic film and television industry is bound to detonate netbsp; Many production companies can't afford to play the more expensive special effects, but software like AE special effects must be crazy popular! (To be continued!)
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