Chapter 19: A Movie from the Mysterious East
Wu Yuan's version of "The Night the Comet Comed" is a fast-paced movie full of suspense and conflict.
The plot of the 92-minute film flies by in a flash, leaving an open-ended ending.
As the subtitles lit up after the film, the screening hall resounded with warm cheers and applause, and both Chinese compatriots and foreign friends were full of surprise on their faces.
"Parallel time and space are not unusual, the magic is the chaotic life after the intersection of various parallel time and space, it's really a little scary after reading it!"
"At a very low cost, I built a good story with dialogue and setting!"
"From parallel universes to human thinking, not hesitating to kill "yourself" for the sake of happiness, isn't this what most people are doing? β
"When I realized that none of them were the same person in the original room, it was a creepy moment, this is the real thriller, okay, you can watch it a few more times!"
"This is actually a genuine horror movie, although there are no monsters, limbs, or blood, but there is the essence of horror movies, afraid of yourself!"
The audience couldn't wait to chat with each other, they were simply so interested in the plot of the movie that watching it once was not enough to figure out all the details of the whole movie.
Turning his head to look at the surprised and excited faces behind him, Wu Yuan's hanging heart finally let go, he breathed a long sigh of relief, walked to the screen with the main creators of the crew, and bowed deeply to the audience:
"Thank you all for coming to see our film, and thank you very much for your affirmation of this movie."
He thanked him first in Chinese and then in English.
Not all of the dozen or so foreigners in the room could understand English, but Ritsa did, and she also replied loudly in English: "This film will be the most surprising film of this festival!" β
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Wu Yuan raised his head and looked at her deeply, and nodded again: "Thank you, thank you for your evaluation." β
Although the audience for the first premiere of "The Night the Comet Comed" in Sitges was a little small, and most of them were local Chinese, the audience's response was very good, which made all the creators very happy.
After a lively while, the audience began to leave the theater in an orderly manner, and the main creative team of the film was also ready to leave the theater.
After Chen Kun, who had not yet passed the excitement, took out the big front door brought from the capital after leaving the gate of the theater, pulled Wu Yuan one by one, and squatted on the side of the road at the door very unimpressively.
"Hiss~" Chen Kun took a deep breath of cigarette, enjoying the pleasure of the smoke passing through his lungs, and after slowly exhaling the mist, his eyes flashed with excitement: "Our movie is going to be popular, right?" β
"I saw that after watching the movie, the audience was full of praise for this movie!"
"Probably so." Wu Yuan, who was also taking a big sip of cigarettes, nodded his head fiercely: "This is a movie without any cultural barriers, as long as people on earth can understand it, they can be attracted by the suspenseful atmosphere and parallel world." β
"I believe this film will shine at this festival."
said that he was shining, but what Wu Yuan was thinking about in his heart was how much money he could receive for copyright and adaptation fees if the movie became famous.
In 1999, the Hong Kong Island Peng brothers made a Thai film "Silent Fire", which is a thriller action film, which is also small budget and also focuses on the B-grade film market.
The North American rights to the film sold for $800,000, plus rights in other regions, for a total of more than a million dollars.
Wu Yuan feels that his "The Night the Comet Comed", in terms of market value, especially in the North American DVD rental and sales market, is definitely better than "Silent Fire".
If you don't watch this movie three or five times, you can't fully understand all the details and foreshadowing in the movie, and it naturally belongs to the DVD market!
As long as you make a name for yourself at the Sitges Fantasy Film Festival, you won't have to worry about not being able to sell at a high price!
At least surpass "Silent Fire", right?
"Eh, you two don't crouch there and smoke."
A shout interrupted Wu Yuan and Chen Kun's imagination.
Zeng Li clasped his hands to his chest, stood in the upwind area ten steps away from the two, and shouted at them with a disgusted face: "One of you is the director and the other is the actor, so pay attention to your own image!" β
Wu Yuan and Chen Kun glanced at each other, both laughed, and finally took a hard puff of cigarette, snuffed out the unburned cigarette, carefully withdrew the cigarette case, and followed Zeng Li's footsteps.
"Let's go, go back to the hotel!"
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On the other hand, Ritsa, who returned home after watching the movie, turned on his computer as soon as possible, logged on to a local film forum in Sitges, and couldn't wait to start commenting on "The Night the Comet Came"
["Coherence" - a suspenseful sci-fi film from the mysterious East]
"As a small-budget film, it is not inferior to those big-budget movies in terms of substitution, or even better than big-budget movies!"
"It doesn't have complex and changeable scenes, and even none of the male and female protagonists or supporting characters have even gone upstairs, and the film's camera focuses on the first floor where everyone gathers, the street at the door, and the two cars."
"Although there is only the transformation of these locations, the movie is not boring at all, but full of unknown and suspense."
"Because after the movie gets better, every minute of nerves are tense and eager to know the truth, even if there are few scene changes, the cooperation of a few actors can make people feel the kind of pressing and oppressive tension step by step."
"I don't want to spoil too many specific movie content, but I promise that this is a good movie that makes people difficult to calm down for a long time after watching it!"
"Especially the phone call at the end that pulls back to reality, the setting is really awesome, and it sends chills down my spine!"
"After watching this movie, I understood a truth - everyone is the best version of themselves."
"No matter how much you regret that you didn't work hard at that time, or that you lost an opportunity, this is a test given to you by God, and it is difficult to change it again, because even if it is accidental, what has happened becomes inevitable."
"We describe an infinite number of possible versions of ourselves over and over again, which is nothing more than regret for our past and dreams of perfection."
"If you're confused, confused, or dissatisfied with your current situation, go to the cinema and watch Coherence!"
"The movie will give you the answer!"
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As a town that hosts film festivals all year round, most of the local residents of Sitges are extremely interested in films, and the annual fantasy film festival is especially attentive and concerned.
And Ritsa is one of the opinion leaders in the local audience.
When her post was posted on the Internet, it immediately attracted the attention and replies of many local fans.
Especially the dozen or so local residents who also came to see the premiere, they echoed at the bottom:
"I also went to see it, this is indeed a very wonderful movie, and it is not enough to watch it once!"
"Can anyone introduce this director from the East, his shooting technique is fantastic!"
"It's an amazing indoor sci-fi film, this idea is amazing!"
"It seems that there are theoretical loopholes and cannot withstand scrutiny, but entertainment movies can arouse doubts and in-depth thinking in this way, which undoubtedly produces an effect that most movies can't do!"
"It's worth seeing!"
As this post was topped to the top of the forum, more and more people paid attention to this magical movie......
The night was not peaceful.