China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 182 "Source Code" Premiere

Li Weiming and his companions who had made an appointment found their seats in the dark. When he sank into the soft seats, he sighed comfortably, and then smiled and reminded his companions: "Why didn't you go to the toilet just now? Chen Jingxing's

There are no peeing spots in movies, so don’t hold it in for a while and cause problems.”

As the owner of Chen Jingxing's forum, Li Weiming unexpectedly received more than twenty premiere tickets from DreamWorks.

When Li Weiming was pleasantly surprised, he held a lottery in the bar and selected more than twenty fans of Chen Jingxing to watch the premiere together. After all, since the tickets were posted to the bar for Chen Jingxing, what if he brought his relatives and friends there?

It's a bit outrageous.

In fact, Chen Jingxing himself has been diving in Chen Jingxing’s forum for a long time. After all, which celebrity in the world can resist the temptation of searching for his own name on the Internet? Of course, he can’t help but search for his own name and works on the Internet or in forums to see what netizens are like.

How to evaluate him, to be precise, how he blows rainbow farts, so when issuing premiere tickets, he also told him to contact the Tieba owner to donate some tickets.

Among the fans who came to watch the premiere with Li Weiming, there were two people from other provinces who flew to Beijing specially to watch the premiere.

You must know that the premiere is on a Friday night. You have to take time off during the working day to fly to another city thousands of miles away just to watch the premiere. This kind of outrageous thing usually only happens to die-hard fans of American comics, or top-notch ones.

Among diehard fans, even Li Weiming was speechless.

The bar friend sitting next to him and whom he teased "Don't hold it in and cause problems" is from Hangzhou. He took a leave of absence and flew thousands of kilometers to watch the premiere. His name is Xiao Pengyu.

"I'm different from you. I don't urinate frequently." Xiao Pengyu joked with a smile: "And I checked the movie before and it was only 100 minutes long. It was too short, less than "The Signal"." There was strong regret in his tone.

Unfortunately, in his opinion, it must be at least 120 minutes long to be enjoyable.

Another barmate suddenly spoke up: "The guys in suits and ties sitting in the front are not celebrities, so they are in a pretty good position."

China values ​​humility, so the appropriate answer would be to congratulate "Young Avengers" and admit that it is inadequate. At the same time, he would also say that as a Chinese filmmaker, he would work tirelessly, learn from others, and strive to catch up with world-class film production standards.

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Is 1.9 billion not bad? I feel sour and unconvinced.

As for when this record will be broken, and when Chinese films will break this record, Chen Jingxing swore that he was really serious about his answer, and chose a number that he thought was very conservative, fearing that it would make reporters think too much.

By next year, that is, 2016, a movie worth more than 2 billion yuan should be born, right? Even if there is no "Gravity".

"After all, it is Chen Jingxing's film, and the commercial value of his films is one of the best among new and old directors in China. DreamWorks has made so many big moves in the past six months, and it must be eager to make a comeback from "Source Code."" Xinjing

The newspaper reporter said.

Another reporter asked aloud: "Do you think he is really confident or fake? It seems that he really doesn't take the 1.9 billion box office record into consideration?" Apparently he was referring to Chen Jingxing's face to reporters at the premiere.

The "outrageous" answer to the question.

In his opinion, Chen Jingxing's answer was very inappropriate. Even if Sina didn't report it tomorrow - which of course was impossible - other media would definitely make a big fuss about it. Maybe colleagues like him were already drafting the story in their minds.

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"It's quite comfortable to be a film critic. You can watch the premiere of a movie for free by writing articles that praise and praise without nutrition. I can write those articles." Apparently this fan of Chen Jingxing doesn't have a very good impression of the film critic.

Someone explained the confusion: "That should be a film critic invited, right? Doesn't it mean that film critics are invited for every premiere of a movie?"

However, even from the perspective of a media reporter, he felt that Chen Jingxing's answer was too outrageous and had a strong meaning of ridicule and provocation.

If Chen Jingxing knew how these reporters interpreted his words, they would probably call out June Feixue.

However, they still admitted their mistake. The people sitting in the better seats two or three rows in front of them were not film critics, but media reporters.

You ask him what he thinks about "Young Avengers" possibly earning 1.9 billion at the box office and breaking Chinese film and television records?

"Not bad" was his most sincere answer, otherwise what else would he have said?

"I heard there will be a press conference after the movie is over?" Sina reporter Chu Jiang was chatting in a low voice with several colleagues before the movie started.

If the attitude is very immodest, it will cause controversy and be easier to make an article about. Of course, as a media reporter, he naturally hopes that every interviewee can give controversial answers.

"Do you think when he said 'within a year' he was referring to "Source Code"? He thinks "Source Code" can break the box office record of "Young Avengers"?"

Not to mention what record can be maintained for a year, 1.9 billion. Although Chen Jingxing’s answer was flat and seemed sincere, the intention of ridicule and provocation was simply overwhelming. It was too immature and too frivolous.

, giving people a feeling that Chinese filmmakers cannot afford to lose. Even Feng Xiaogang, who often shoots fire, would not say such a thing.

"1.9 billion is not 190,000." Chu Jiang shook his head: "Young people are naturally full of energy. Chen Jingxing has never hit a wall since his debut. He must be unconvinced and get carried away."

"The box office record of 1.9 billion is so high, it's hard to imagine." Doesn't this make him blatantly lie?

Chu Jiang burst out laughing: "How is that possible? Don't look at what schedule this is. I guess he is referring to "Gravity". After all, it is an investment of one billion. If you discount it a little, it will be 700 to 800 million."

With such a large investment, can it be done without a domestic box office of more than 1 billion? In addition, there is also the investment of the National Film Festival. If it chooses a popular schedule by then, 1.5 billion is not impossible."

The Beijing News reporter on the side also said in a less optimistic tone: "I guess it's difficult. "Young Avengers" is a comic book movie. How many die-hard fans are there? "Gravity" is not an IP, and the special effects are even more so.

Hard to say.

It’s not like there are no movie projects in China that claim to have invited Hollywood special effects studios, so what? As for special effects, there is no film industry system as mature as Hollywood. You can’t even draw a gourd. Chen Jingxing’s strength is still being creative.

When telling stories, you have to exploit your shortcomings and avoid your strengths, and I’m afraid the end will not be good.”

While several reporters were chatting, the guests gradually filled the hall, the lights dimmed, and with the sound of the projector running, IMAX's unique pre-screening show - "Source Code" began to play on the screen.

It is not a 3D movie, but IMAX screening format has also been produced. However, in China, audiences usually see IMAX 3D movies, and 2D movies played in IMAX theaters are relatively rare.

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