329: Can't help but be surprised
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“good,good,verygood!” After watching the test screening, William Conajay couldn't help but applaud, "Lee, it's amazing." Amazing imagination, the media bastards had no idea that the story would develop like this. To be honest, I was shocked and thought you were only going to make cool and fun things, but in this movie, you show your compassion as a master. A long dream with no end in time and wanton galloping in space, which also creates a thrilling plot tension, good! I had a hunch that it would be a global fire, and now I regret investing less. ”
William Conajay was very excited after watching the movie, and said a lot of things.
Li Donglai smiled and happily accepted his praise, but he didn't show more expression on his face, but after William calmed down, he turned to Pete and the others and asked, "What do you think?" ”
Pete pinched his chin and said, "Although I have watched it many times, I can always find the problem, and the depth of several shots can be stretched again." I still need to make a slight change, but it's not a big deal. ”
Li Donglai said: "I think the place where the sky wires are a little too much, too dense, but it looks fake." Should the number of wires be reduced? ”
Pete thought for a moment, nodded his head, and said, "I don't think it matters, but if you think that's better, do as you want." ”
Li Donglai said: "There is also the footage of the big snow mountain cruise ship crashing into the castle, the stone enclave is a bit fake, you can deal with it at your discretion." ”
Seeing Li Donglai turn to him again, Hans Zimmer shook his head resolutely and said, "I think it's okay in terms of music." Very well in the context. If you have any comments, then I choose to decline. ”
Li Donglai smiled and said, "Hans, am I that kind of person?" You've wronged me. Music is the field, I'm just a layman, I don't dare to have any opinions. Just wanted to compliment you, great, really. He gave Hans Zimmer a thumbs up.
The expression on Hans Zimmer's face quickly became clear. Nodding and smiling, "Thank you, it's the culmination of my hard work." ”
Without waiting for Li Dong to ask, Leesmith took the initiative to say: "Are there any problems with editing?" ”
Li Donglai laughed again. "No, I just want to edit another version of the trailer with you, this time starting with the situation. As a second edition trailer. Put it on the market. ”
Leesmith said, "OK, I understand what you mean, just leave it to me." ”
William Conajay applauded again, applauding their unpretentious conversation just now, and praised: "You are a great team, and only such a team can create such a perfect movie." But, Lee, I still have a little advice about you? ”
"What?" Li Donglai was slightly flustered, and everyone looked at him inexplicably.
William Conajay said, "In my opinion. You're a man who is undoubtedly talented. But your company doesn't seem to have a very savvy PR. IMHO, doesn't your film want to win a few mainstream awards? Oscars, Golden Globes, Directors Guild and the like. ”
Li Donglai was stunned. He really didn't think about it, the company was start-up, and many places were gradually improving, but it also took time.
The Oscar selection is not something that can be achieved just by relying on fame and media publicity, strength and quality are part of it. But PR is also important. After all, the jury is also made up of people.
Ahn Shuzhen, Sean, Galen and others also have no awareness of this.
Li Donglai looked at William thoughtfully, and suddenly smiled: "Thank you for reminding me, I really have no experience in this area." I almost overlooked. In my opinion, at least Hans's music is really likely to win another Oscar. So, William, will you help me? ”…,
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"Inception" was submitted for review, unlike the F letter in the mouth full of "The Hangover" last time, there is no swear word in "Inception" this time, and the whole shot is clean and abnormal, no doubt PG13.
At the same time, the release date was confirmed, and Warner, with the strong help of William and Jordan Kimberley, also gave the green light all the way, leaving Warner's best schedule to "Inception".
It was released during the Christmas week, and the schedule was even better than Fox's "Avatar" released the week after Christmas.
In view of the fact that a large area of the American media looks down on people, does not have a long memory like a, and is suspected of suffering from "pre-screening ridicule of Li Donglai", this is very bad for "Inception", which is not enough for the publicity period.
Led by Warners and led by Phantom, they organized several small-scale test screenings, inviting big-name journalists from the entertainment media with fair reputations, well-known film critics, and distributors from more than 60 countries and regions around the world to participate.
After watching the movie, most of the media changed their words and expressed their feelings about watching the movie without involving the content of the film.
On IMDB Online, "Inception" has received more than 60 high-quality film reviews from well-known film critics before it is released, and it has achieved unanimous good reputation and praise. and scored as high as 9 points for this movie, which immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
"They're professional film critics, not fans of writing 9 points. Is the movie really that good, or are they taking bribes from the Chinese? ”
The global release was also confirmed, except for a very few countries and regions that did not express their positions, and some countries and regions needed to go back to a meeting to review it due to political factors, most of the film companies almost signed a distribution contract with Phantom on the spot.
Once the contract is formalized, Inception will be released simultaneously worldwide in the week before Christmas.
Even "The Hangover" was not released uniformly, but was introduced by overseas filmmakers when it became a big hit a week after its release in North America. In other words, "Inception" will become Li Donglai's first film to be released simultaneously worldwide.
This is a step forward.
A week later, the review of the review ended, the discussion of the discussion ended, and some countries and regions asked the Phantom to cut the footage for some reason.
As a small start-up company, Phantom doesn't dwell too much on the issue of dignity. After all, customs are different around the world. Respect for others is also respect for yourself. As long as it doesn't affect the overall storytelling of the film, it doesn't matter if some of the things they think are bad are cut.
After all, who can't get along with money.
Somewhat unexpectedly, the General Administration of China's Qiangdian, which has always been known for its harshness, has unabated in its audit this time.
Probably because Li Donglai is Chinese, the screening period in China is also better than "Avatar". This change is also happening in many countries and regions in Asia. The same is true for Japan, where they are dealing with Inception and Avatar. Although it is also very important, most of the opinions are more biased towards Inception.
Although there are no Japanese stars in it, they are also Asian.
After the end of the intense preparation period. The number of jù has been officially counted, and "Inception" will be released simultaneously in 56 countries and regions around the world. This number also set a record for overseas Hollywood releases. And this record will continue until three years later, when it is broken by a movie called "Fantasy Shonen Crusoe".
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The Phantom Company is busy. As Li Donglai himself, who is a great Persia, he went to the South American island very leisurely, and followed a group of bigwigs to shoot leisurely.
At the same time, the trailer for the second edition of Inception was officially released worldwide. …,
As soon as it appeared on the front page of YouTube, it quickly received three million hits within an hour. And on the major screens, theater pre-screening advertisements, have begun to replace the second version of the trailer.
The fiery publicity offensive of "Avatar" is also extremely sharp, the charm of the card god cannot be underestimated, and they have the full support of Fox behind them. In terms of "Inception", Warner is only the second investor after all, and the main publicity force can only be the phantom himself. Therefore, in North America, the occupation of publicity resources is weaker than that of "Avatar".
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"The world is not real."
A theater in Los Angeles was packed. This is the audience who came to watch the hottest disaster movie of the week, "2012", which has not yet been released. People waited patiently with popcorn and Coke.
Suddenly, the big screen was lit up, and after several commercials, the trailer for the second version of "Inception" suddenly appeared.
"The world is not real."
"When we dream, the dream is real, and it is only when we wake up that we realize that something is wrong. You never remember where your dreams came from, do you? All you remember is the middle part of the dream. Leonardo's magnetic hoarse voice on the big screen was telling something.
"Director. Li Donglai. ”
The director's message was played on the big screen, and the symphony with a thick tone made fans instantly raise their heads and look at the screen.
"Wow, it's Inception!"
Many fans instantly recognized this movie.
The vast and magnificent skyscrapers in the first trailer are full of urban scenes, and the huge scenes have already begun to show their edge. So what will happen to the second trailer?
After the director's message was played on the big screen, I saw that between the camera cuts, on the skyscraper intersection of the steel and concrete city, a Mercedes-Benz train hummed and rumbled by with a whistle. The avalanche rumbled on the snowy mountain and swept from top to bottom, a huge ship, without water drive under the avalanche, but drove straight in. On the edge of the sea, countless high-rise buildings made of sand poured down under a wave.
Leonardo stood alone in the middle of the empty and dead city, looking around blankly.
A one-word dream is played on the big screen!
The tense soundtrack is aggravated again, accompanied by Leonardo's line, "What is the most malleable parasite?" It's the idea of people. A simple idea of human beings can create a zào city. A single thought can change the world and rewrite the rules of the game. That's why I'm stealing it from my dreams. ”
It's about love!
"You're waiting for a train, the train will take you far away, you know where you're going, but you can't be sure where the train will take you, but it's okay, now tell me why because we'll be together forever." In the cozy bedroom, Kate and Leonardo lie on the carpet, face each other, and say the above line.
“Ifyoujump,Iwillnotjumpwithyou。 If you jump, I won't jump with you. Kate sat on the window of the tall building opposite with tears in her eyes, while Leonardo shouted on the other side. Spaced some distance between each other.
Unlike Titanic's "youjump, Ijump" If you jump, I'll jump with you). Leonardo and Kate are not young anymore, people no longer believe in love when they reach middle age, and even if they do, love is far less important than their own lives.
"You are not a real being, I can't stay with you. I also want. I think more than anything else, but I can't imagine your complexities, your perfections and imperfections. Look at it, you're just a shadow of my wife. You're just me trying my best to create Zào, but unfortunately, you're far from being as good as the real her! ”
Finally, I let it go. This scene is interspersed with Leonardo's memories of his wife, locked in the clever makeup methods on the elevator floor, and once again reverted to the face of the heartthrob of his youth. In an instant, people fall into the entanglement of liver and intestines. …,
People immediately understood that this trailer is different from the "boom boom" of the previous trailer, it is more delicate and more emotional!
The performances of the actor and actress are impeccable, no matter from which point of view, they are worth your full expectations.
"The world is not real."
The final picture is so bright, Leonardo walks out of the airport with a smile on his face and returns to his home. hugged his own child, and then the camera fell on a falling off that did not stop spinning, leaving people with countless reveries.
The title of the film is "Inception"!
Huge scene with excitement. The surging soundtrack, the audience felt that the expectation value soared to the sky all of a sudden. These shots are completely beyond the effect of the poster. Worthy of the 250 million big production zuò!
Seeing the overturned city and the giant ship speeding on the snowy mountain, "This world is not real." ”
People can't help but think of this line, the picture does not have any sense of abruptness, it is delicate when it should be delicate, and it is so magnificent when it should be magnificent. But there is a faint sadness. This world is not real. Yes, as people know, it belongs to the world of dreams.
People are emotional animals, and the catharsis of emotions is always easier to move people and remember than those "boom" explosions.
This trailer, which focuses on emotion, has made countless North American audiences full of energy at this time.
That kind of excited love is aroused by the scenes, there is an atmosphere of emotional burning, and there is also a faint sadness.
Li Donglai's number one fan, Chinese-American Su Su, saw the end of the trailer and couldn't help but pat his head lamentingly: "I almost thought I was going to show "Inception", I really hope to see it now." The best friend next to her TOP Xin'er said: "A great trailer, at least let people see something." Su Su said: "There is still more than a month to wait, it's really long, I really hope that Christmas will come soon, so that I can see Li Dong coming." "I'm speechless to you, aren't you the administrator of his fan club, just interact with him directly." Maybe you can recommend a pillow and that guy will pounce on you. (The two sisters in the group,^_^)
At the same time, fans in other theaters in North America have also given praise to the just-concluded 3-minute trailer of "Inception"!
"It's great."
"Good shots, it is said that the 3D effect will be better, you can take a look at it when the time comes." "Leonardo was so handsome when he was young, he almost fell in love with him." "Hey, Li Donglai is not bad, very cool." "The story looks wonderful!"
There is praise, and naturally there is also denigration.
"It's too pediatric to think that Leonardo and Kate alone can regain people's memories. Kate's husband in "Revolutionary Road" has already used this trick, and even asked his wife to film a bed scene with Leonardo. Hey, I don't know if there's a bed scene this time. (Kate's husband is the director of the "Revolutionary Road" movie.) )
"It's definitely the kind of soap movie that only uses special effects and big scenes, and it's not interesting!" "The trailer is only three minutes long, and anyone can cut it very well, which doesn't mean anything. If you only watch the trailer, almost all Hollywood movies are classics. "'The Chinese who grabbed money, let him go bankrupt this time."
"It's worth looking forward to, but Avatar is also very big, and it seems that the colors are better. It's hard to choose. ”
The trailer lived up to their expectations!
Interspersed with suspense in science fiction films, Lee Dong-lai did a great job in his first film "Source Code", and this time it will not be surprising either.
The second version of the trailer continued to be exciting, advertising in more than 4,000 theaters across the United States, and the response was naturally very hot.
As one of the focuses of the movie, Li Donglai has naturally been repeatedly pushed to the stage for research. …,
This Chinese is simply unbeatable this year, and now even Stallone's movies have sent him an invitation.
Back last year, he was still a little werewolf in "Twilight" who was just gaining popularity. appeared on the Hollywood stage for the first time, and with this big hit film, he gathered a lot of popularity.
Then at the beginning of this year, with a low-budget sci-fi film "Source Code" written, directed and acted by himself, he quickly set off a money-making frenzy. With an investment of more than 3.5 million US dollars, it has won a super high box office of more than 300 million US dollars around the world, creating a high profit of dozens of times the investment amount, which has made countless people envious.
However, compared with this reasonably good low-budget sci-fi film, what people talk about more is his ability to "hype". It's impossible to mention him without mentioning that WWE Ring match.
Almost stepping on the shoulders of the WWE brawlers, he quickly became popular.
But this way of becoming popular, in addition to gathering more attention, secretly also set up more anti for him. WWE is deeply rooted in the United States, and although most Americans recognize his strength, they do not very welcome this handsome, docile, and strong Chinese outside, and they have not yet accepted him.
Immediately after, this smart Chinese successfully broke into the discerning American fans with an American pie pee fart comedy that caters to American tastes.
Although some people don't want to see him make a lot of money, countless people can't help but love "The Hangover". It has occupied the top 10 of the North American box office list for ten consecutive weeks, and the top 12 position for eleven consecutive weeks, which is proof of this.
In the second half of the year, "Twilight 2 New Moon" continued to be released, gaining greater attention than the first part, with a global box office of 700 million, squeezing into the box office record in film history. As one of the trio, Li Donglai will continue to benefit from it and further consolidate his footsteps in Hollywood.
Now, the youngest billionaire in the spotlight has once again made a big move.
What is shocking is that this time he actually put Kate Winslet, Leonardo, Joseph Gordon and other big names into him, and then "Inception" appeared.
Although it is not yet the end of the year, some media magazines have begun to select the most influential people in the world in 09, no matter which list, Li Donglai's ranking is not low. In the annual income ranking of Hollywood actors, Li Donglai is also among them.
It is impossible not to be surprised that his success story is almost impossible to replicate. Your support is my biggest motivation. )
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