Chapter 783: The Sunken Big Ship
Koreans are xenophobic, this is a well-known thing in the world, even a film like "Jurassic Park" that has swept the world, there will be many media inciting the audience to boycott and promote the outflow of funds from a large number of movie-watching directors, but such a ridiculous thing has not happened to "Titanic" again. Almost all the media shut up, because their behind-the-scenes bosses told them to shut up, and let them follow the whole report, and let whoever dares to mess around get out!
At half past two o'clock in the afternoon of December 29, the Korean premiere of "Titanic" kicked off at the National Central Theater, and was broadcast live on four TV stations: KBS, SBS, MBC, and HJTV at the same time.
The 29th happened to be a Sunday, and the Koreans who had been bombarded by the media in the past few days were already full of curiosity, and those who liked to watch movies walked into the cinema; Most of those who are not in the mood to go to the movies are staring at the TV, wanting to see what magic this movie has, which can make both Japanese and Americans cry darkly, and also make the four major TV stations say good things and broadcast the premiere live for the first time.
To the surprise of South Koreans, the premiere of an American movie was attended by their president in person, as well as the ambassadors of China and Russia, and the presidents (presidents) of major conglomerates.
"What? Is this a movie premiere? ”
"This is a foreign event, right?"
That's right, this is not only the Korean premiere of "Titanic", but also a warm-up for investment promotion activities in the Russian Far East. After the film is screened, the governments of the Russian Far East and the Far Eastern Group will sign a series of cooperation agreements with CJ Corporation, Daelim Group, Eastern Group and other companies. These business cooperation agreements will pave the way for Korean companies to enter the Far East, so not only those that will cooperate with the Far East Group, but even President Kim deigned to participate in the premiere of a Hollywood movie.
After the host introduced the main creators and guests of the crew, he invited the President of South Korea to deliver a speech. In the thunderous applause, South Korean President Kim Yong-sam walked on the stage, first bowed slightly to the audience, and then hugged and shook hands with James and Leonardo, and then said with a smile on his face: "I am very happy to be invited by Hanjiang Film Company to attend the premiere of "Titanic" today, because I am a loyal fan of Mr. Sun, from the original "Butcher on a Rainy Night" to the later "Lame Hao", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Forrest Gump".
We, the fans, summed up a sentence for the light and shadow company - 'The production of light and shadow must be a high-quality product'. I believe that this film, directed by Mr. James Cameron and produced by Mr. Sun, must be a great movie! The current movie-watching boom in North America and Japan fully proves the correctness of that slogan. ”
The audience burst into warm applause, and the audience in front of the major theaters and TV sets was also relieved that the films made by that genius director were truly amazing, and each of them could cause a movie-watching frenzy in the Republic of Korea, and even lead the fashion trend. If President Kim attends as a movie fan, it is understandable that art knows no borders, and great artists are always revered.
However, President Kim bowed slightly to the audience and thanked him, "Of course, my job is to be the president of the Republic of Korea and serve the people of the whole country." Here, I would like to thank two distinguished guests who have lent us a helping hand during the financial crisis and helped the Republic of Korea to teach a hard lesson to a bunch of insatiable speculators: Mr. Dmitry Mofievich Ivan, Chairman of the Far Eastern Group, and Mr. Tomiji Nakamura, Deputy General Manager of the American 'Angel Investment Fund'.
Here, on behalf of all the people of the Republic of Korea, I would like to thank you two people, the Far Eastern Group, and the Angel Fund for their righteous actions. ”
As soon as the words fell, the applause was thunderous. Yang Guozhong and Nakamura Tomiharu stood up from the VIP seats, waved to the people around them, and bowed to the people around them.
In addition to some film critics, stars, and directors in the film industry, the guests who came to attend the premiere today are more business people. People in the film industry don't know about these things, but most of the business people do.
If it weren't for the joint efforts of the Far Eastern Group and the Angel Fund, it would not have been possible for a few mega-corporations to recover their stock prices before the stock market crash, nor would it be possible to drive the overall recovery of the stock market. But don't think that these two people are chivalrous warriors who see unevenness and draw swords to help each other, in fact, they are the backlash after the looting, and now President Kim solemnly thanks these two people, just for the greater good.
The guests in the movie industry and the audience in front of the TV were stunned, wasn't it Chairman Lee Kun-hee who fought back and let the stock market begin to recover?
Amid applause, the outgoing President Kim walked off the stage, walked to the VIP seat and hugged and shook hands with Yang Guozhong and others, and then sat down with Chinese and Russian guests, waiting to enjoy the film that is said to have cried over Japan and the United States. Another President Kim, who has just been elected as the next president, looked at Sun Tzuming on the stage, and then looked at Tomoji Nakamura thoughtfully, according to the American media, the box office of this "Titanic" is expected to exceed $400 million, and the world will exceed $1.2 billion.
After the president's speech, James Cameron also delivered a speech on behalf of the crew. Although he didn't want to brag about South Korea, which he was not familiar with, the box office of the movie and the interests of the group made him, a rebellious person, have to say good things against his will, so that the guests and the Koreans who watched the live broadcast in front of the major theaters and TV sets were proud and favorable.
The movie began with a burst of praise and good words from the main creators.
In 1985, the wreckage of the "Titanic" was discovered two and a half miles from the bottom of the North Atlantic. The American explorer Lovett himself dived to the bottom of the sea and saw a painting on the wall of the cabin, and Lowe's discovery immediately attracted the attention of an old woman. Ruth, who is already 101 years old, said that she was the girl in the painting. In the diving capsule, Ruth begins to tell the story of what happened on the ship
Ruth, a young aristocratic girl, fell in love with Jack, a poor painter, despite worldly prejudices, but on April 14, 1912, on a calm night, the Titanic hit an iceberg.
The "unsinkable" Titanic is facing the fate of a shipwreck, and the budding love between Rose and Jack will also go through the test of life and death, and finally have to be separated forever. After the old Rose finished talking about this mournful love, she sank the priceless necklace 'Heart of the Ocean' to the bottom of the sea, and let it accompany Jack and this love to sleep at the bottom of the sea.
The 194-minute movie made the audience in various theaters fascinated and completely intoxicated by the love that was like a song and cry a hundred years ago.
The captain and crew were amazed by the bright stars that night, and passengers of all classes were enjoying a comfortable and pleasant journey at sea, as if no one knew that the slightest touch would cause a catastrophe.
The noble ladies of the first class fell in love with the ruffians of the third class who wanted to make a living in the New World, and they did not think that they would be poured into the water with twenty-nine cauldrons, forty-six thousand pieces of porcelain, twenty-seven thousand bottles of beer and mineral water, five grand pianos, twenty-six thousand silver plates and trays, forty-four tons of meat and poultry, forty tons of potatoes, thirty crates of golf clubs and tennis rackets, five tons of sugar, thirty-five thousand tons of eggs, and a few tons of coal, and a few thick anchor chains, all of which were rumbling into the water, a doomed disaster.
That night, the nostalgic song "The Air of Londonderry" and the hymn "Autumn" sounded over and over again in the bow of the ship, and the crowd stranded on deck sang in unison, and the high-spirited melody of soul prayer overflowed the knees.
In the final tragic scene, the survivors are left with an ancient chant. When the sea flooded the flagpole at the stern, when the whirlpool disappeared on the water, when the Titanic returned to the undersea graveyard, the stars sank, shooting a half-light and half-dark silver light from the horizon, shining like a blade, harvesting souls over and over again.
When the priceless 'Heart of the Ocean' is gently lowered into the azure waters by Ruth, it is allowed to accompany Jack and this love to rest at the bottom of the sea. Ruth's soul returns to the dream, Jack's welcome, and love becomes eternal here.
The guests and the audience all cried, moved to tears for this mournful love, and cried like rain for the beautiful love that penetrated the soul in this disaster, and the life-and-death love of eternal love.
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Art is all the same, how "Titanic" is in North America and Japan, Sun Ziming can only know from TV, but he has witnessed the movie-watching boom in Seoul.
Fans waiting for a group photo in front of the bow model in the theater, fans with red eyes coming out of the movie theater, and the long queue in front of the movie theater all night, all movie-related goods such as postcards, models, and soundtracks were snapped up by movie fans,...... Some fanatical female fans have actually created a miracle of watching the movie more than a dozen times.
Fans are still willing to pay for that illusory love even if the financial crisis makes many of them poor. Because when they walked out of the movie theater, compared with the disaster in the movie and the mournful love, their frustration became less difficult to accept.
Ruth can live bravely for Jack, why can't she?
The movie-watching craze triggered by "Titanic" is also as Sun Ziming hoped, so that Korean filmmakers began to gradually put aside their inherent arrogance and xenophobia after being moved, and began to think calmly.
Film is not only a work of art, but also a cultural commodity. Can the Republic of Korea make such a film? Computer special effects are already a necessary element of commercial films, can the domestic market support such films?
The answer is no! With an investment of $200 million, if it is not possible to bring Korean films into overseas markets, with the population base of 50 million in the Republic of Korea alone, even if the film succeeds, it will not be able to recover the investment cost, and no company can afford such a result.
The only way out is to go out and cooperate with overseas filmmakers! Otherwise, Korean movies can only be enjoyed by everyone behind closed doors.
No, you can't entertain yourself! President Kim's speech at the premiere of "Titanic" has already made the people feel good about the Far Eastern Group. Far Eastern Group has partnered with CJ Corporation to invest $2 billion in the construction of a new Star Convergence Cinema Line, and in the future, Hangang Film Company's films will compete fairly with local companies in prime time. In the past, with the help of the theater chain, everyone could not compete with the Hanjiang Film Company, and now the pure local film company can still have a way out?