Chapter 1063: The Death Knell (9)
Because of the huge competition of commercial interests, Fa Ge finally forgave Sun Ziming for breaking his promise, but also demanded that "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" must be released within the year. He has been waiting for this film for ten years, and it is also the last chance to impact the little golden man, and he really doesn't want to wait any longer.
Faced with the request of an old friend, Sun Ziming had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree, and make two films this year to help him fight for the end. As soon as the news of two films a year came out, the stock of Light and Shadow rose slightly, and in the words of financial analysts, China Ming once again proved his exuberant creative passion.
However, even with the help of Douglas's right-hand man, Sun Ziming is as tired as a dog every day. Even Jill went to him to report the website, but he dealt with it in a hmm-hmm, and his mind was only busy thinking about how to shoot the next shot.
Fortunately, the crew members are all old guys who have worked with Sun Ziming for more than ten years, and almost all of them are the top masters in the industry who are rich because of him. More than ten years of experience tells them that following China Ming to make movies, tired is a little tired, but it means that the green dollar is waving to everyone!
Rao is like this, after filming "Inception", the day is also in mid-June, Sun Ziming threw the film to Glinton and Tim, and entrusted his old friend Christopher Nolan, who became famous for filming "The Dark Knight", to post-production, and he threw himself into the set of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door".
Filming "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is tiring, grinding scene by shot, especially Fa Ge has completely substituted himself into Fat Zhou, and when he snatched the bread he just got with someone at the relief station, the sudden outbreak of violence and the sudden revelation of fatherly love are very dramatic.
Even at the opening ceremony of the Peking Olympics, Sun Ziming was only invited to join in the fun, shook hands with the highest authorities and His Royal Highness the Prince, talked a few words, and ran back to the United States to continue filming. And Fa Ge locked himself in the studio like filming "Shawshank", just to maintain that state of mind.
In late September, the filming of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" was finally finished, and the physically and mentally exhausted Fa Ge returned to Hong Kong and hid on Lamma Island to recuperate. In his private words, the biggest regret in this life may be that he did not become a father and missed the best feelings in the world.
Sun Ziming, who was also so tired that he wanted to vomit blood, was not so lucky, so he could only stay in the post-production room and work hard, and he couldn't even separate himself from the promotion of "Inception". Fortunately, Leonardo is a superstar and a friend of women all over the world, and he carried all the publicity work alone, so he didn't blind the distribution department of the light and shadow company, which is used to using his boss as a gimmick.
finally arrived at the premiere of "Inception", what Sun Ziming didn't expect was that Hu Weiguo actually put down domestic affairs and came to Hollywood to join in the fun.
In the face of Sun Ziming's surprise, Hu Weiguo, who came to the United States to wait for news and take a vacation by the way, casually coped: "Hey, the machine also needs to be overhauled, I haven't had a serious vacation for 12 years." ”
Could it be that this guy has been busy with this since he heard about the idea of a smartphone? Sun Ziming didn't think much about it, and said casually: "Then take a vacation, and when you finish attending the premiere, I'll accompany you for a good turn." ”
"You don't want to advertise anymore?"
"Propaganda! Leo alone will do. ”
Indeed, as long as Leonardo is alone, the reporters at the premiere revolved around this super idol, and the topic was not "Inception", which will be released half an hour later, but when will he hold his wedding, where will it be held, and who will he invite ......?
However, within minutes of the film's official screening, guests, critics, fans, including the reporters who had just been chasing the gossip news, were all drawn to the plot that wandered between dreams and reality - a man named Dom? Cobb's dreammaker leads Arthur, Ariedney and others into other people's dreams, stealing secrets from their subconscious and reshaping their dreams.
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A film that can attract everyone must be a good film. Early the next morning, there were rave reviews about Inception.
"Inception" is a very clever film, rich in detail, intricate narrative that takes the audience into a subconscious labyrinth. China Ming has created a surrealist horror world, somewhat similar to Jungian doctrine, challenging the viewer on multiple levels of the real and the unreal. Rapid editing and agile storytelling bring the surreal world to life, and the virtual image technology presents the consciousness of the human brain to the extreme. - "Premiere"
"Inception" continues the changeable style of China Ming, as a mainstream Hollywood director, the temperament of this film actually adheres to the 'independent film style' as much as possible: with wisdom and reflection as the key, the performance of the actors is placed in an important position; It does not define loyalty, treachery, good and evil, wanders in the gray area, and points directly to the entanglement of people's hearts-Los Angeles Daily
An extremely complex but fascinating sci-fi dream journey - The Hollywood Reporter
This film is like "The Matrix" plus "New York metaphor", anti-physics discussion, wonderful action scenes, impactful emotions, and Leonardo's surprising performance, all addictive, this is a new field of China Ming cinema - "USA Today"
The story of "Inception" is definitely not as obscure as the previous rumors. Although the structure of the play is quite complex, from the perspective of audience experience, the surface story of this film is still a typical Hollywood genre film. Because of its ingenious story structure and near-perfect composition of cinematic elements, "Inception" also has multiple possibilities for interpretation - The New York Times.
Compared with the comments of professional film critics, on Rotten Tomatoes, fans who have just watched the movie give 10 or 9 points cleanly, and the freshness reaches an astonishing 9. 2。
"It turns out that China Ming's film is definitely a perfect combination of business and art!"
"Good movie, no, it should be said that after "The Matrix", it is another great sci-fi classic!"
"Cool! That's cool! ”
Just when fans were raving about it, some people were inquiring and discussing the actors' mobile phones, "Hey, who knows, when will the iphone3 in Leonardo's hand be released?" ”
"How powerful is the iPhone 3?"
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The mobile phone in the movie is really so powerful, and when Sun Ziming made the movie, he only used props. But the iphone3 he got from Hu Weiguo is more powerful than the function in the movie, and even the mobile phone navigation and electronic map that can only appear in a few years have been made by Hanhua Electronics.
Looking at the silver-gray iphone3 in his hand, Sun Ziming knew why Hu Weiguo came to the United States. This guy is not here for a vacation at all, but to wait for the movie to be released and ready to hold a product launch conference at any time.
"Hehe, what you said is right, but it's not entirely right, I'm here to wait for Lao Cao's news. That guy spent me almost $300 million, and it's almost fruitful. This time, I see what other tricks Apple and Microsoft can have? ”