China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 290 You told me this is a love movie?

[Unbelievable, this is the most poetic trailer I have ever seen. In just 20 seconds it caught my eye and gave me all my attention! I felt like a child!]

[It’s strange, I have never seen a similar movie before. The scene of the space station being hit and smashed is quite enjoyable, and the heroine is floating alone in space. This is really suspenseful]

[Chen once again exceeded my expectations. I still remember the romantic kiss at the end of "Source Code". I am looking forward to what kind of story he will bring this time.]

[My expectations from the trailer are not very high, but Chen is always good at creating miracles, and his movies are usually very interesting]

[Frankly speaking, the trailer gave me the feeling of "How could this be a movie?", the whole movie is in space, people can't connect with these characters, and I really can't figure out the rest of the story.

How should it happen, but this really aroused my curiosity. After the movie is released, I am willing to go to the theater to watch the subsequent plot]

[Chinese Space Station... To be honest, the whole background is quite ridiculous. Why do Chinese people dare to make such a movie? Don't they know that they will make themselves like clowns and be laughed at]

[Haha, I caught another Sange. I can smell the smell of curry when I see your confident avatar. Let’s take a look at your own country’s drama first, and you still have the nerve to tell us...]

Lu Xiao browsed the translations of external comments posted in Tieba. Sometimes he felt as if he was being praised for the praising comments, and sometimes he felt depressed because of the negative comments, wishing he could go to the external network to chat in person.

As a fan of Chen Jingxing's movie, he is still very concerned about the topic of "Gravity" starting large-scale promotion overseas.

"My hands were shaking for a moment and I clicked the wrong button..."

Guoying International Cinema, ticket sales and waiting hall.

Fans of Chen Jingxing's movies, including Lu Xiao, naturally agree with this statement. They say that DreamWorks makes money. Are there any successful examples of co-productions? What's so good about making money?

"Does this look like a love movie?" Yu Xiaoling looked at the poster of "Signal: Mirage" - only the heroine Zhao Liying stood there in a sweater with a solemn expression, and the old-fashioned vacuum tube TV screen frame served as the background of infinite matryoshka dolls.

, reminded her of a scene at the end of the second episode of "Black Mirror".

In fact, the overseas promotion intensity of "Gravity" surprised the domestic media and other film and television companies. This has far exceeded the overseas promotion momentum of "Source Code" last year, and was fully covered by TV networks.

Lu Xiao could only comfort his girlfriend: "Today is not Valentine's Day, nor is it a special anniversary. It will be the same tomorrow if you watch it." He did not dare to say that "Mirage" is a love movie anymore. How can there be any love movie or movie with a certain meaning?

A poster with love elements looks like this?

What he didn't know was that this was actually DreamWorks' promotional tone, and it was also an opinion shared by Chen Jingxing and director Tian Xinye.

"Don't mention this movie, my psychological shadow has not subsided yet."

Being able to have major Hollywood studios participate in investment and production may be a price he has to pay for Chen Jingxing, but for most domestic film companies, it is a good thing that they can't wait for their turn.

Movies are all about completion. If it is produced by a Chinese team, it is possible to produce a good work, and a Hollywood team can also produce a good work, but it cannot be mixed and matched. If there is me in you and you in me, it will end up being different.

This shows that in the eyes of major Hollywood studios, "Gravity" will pose a relatively large threat to their summer blockbusters, so a planned comic book movie was squeezed out.

The reputation of co-production films has always been bad in China, so when DreamWorks plans to partner with Hollywood companies to produce co-production films, netizens react quite negatively and incomprehensively.

"...You kept saying that I was so skinny that I felt like I was resting on my arm when I rested my head on it. You said that it would be better if I were fatter. You must have turned your face too quickly."

"I don't think I changed the topic first... Ah, I was wrong, I was wrong. You can watch "Love in Seattle" tomorrow too? I'll watch "Mirage" today and "Seattle" tomorrow. I just changed the order...

…It’s not like you don’t know that I’m a fan of the movie, but I’m also the owner of a small bar. If I watch "Mirage" tomorrow, I won’t even dare to go online today, and those beasts will definitely spoil it for me!"

Lu Xiao defended: "That is also a DreamWorks movie, and Chen Jingxing is indeed on the screenwriter list of "The Mirage". Rounding it off, it can be considered his movie."

He and his girlfriend Yu Xiaoling were college classmates. After graduation, they both stayed in the capital. They both found decent jobs and their relationship was stable. If they were not both at a critical stage in their careers, would he and his family have stayed?

There was a conflict in the capital, and the two of them might have started talking about marriage.

"Science fiction love! Look!" Lu Xiao showed the homepage of the ticket purchase website "Mirage": "Well, the labels say science fiction, suspense, and love. Is this also a love movie?"

"...I don't think I've seen "The Signal"? Isn't this a science fiction movie?"

Basically, they are like [I didn’t expect that Chen Jingxing, who has thick eyebrows and big eyes, will also make a co-production?], [Qingliu DreamWorks also started to be unable to help making money?], [I couldn’t figure it out when Zhang Yimou was filming "The Great Wall", I thought

He was kicked in the head and DreamWorks started again. Is co-production a trend now? Or is it a new model of washmoney?]

"Help, murder your husband!" Lu Xiao struggled and held his girlfriend in his arms: "Ahem, it hasn't been long, didn't you drag me to watch "Murder in Time" on Valentine's Day?

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The voice of his girlfriend interrupted Lu Xiao's complaint under a post about "DreamWorks is going to cooperate with Universal to make a movie."

However, most of the media and netizens are just watching the excitement. Only domestic film and television companies know how shocking this news is.

"I remembered, "Mirage" is also a love movie!"

"What are you watching? Have you bought the tickets?"

Since when did Hollywood giants become so easy to talk to?

Of course, even those in the industry don't know much about Chen Jingxing's massive bleeding at the charity dinner and the inside story of his game with other major companies.

"Why are my hands shaking?" Yu Xiaoling pretended to be surprised and then looked at her boyfriend with a serious look on her face: "Look, my fingers are so oily. When you and I first got together, there was no fat on your waist.

No, alas, sad!”

The male protagonist of this movie is part of the suspense and surprise. The love element of the male and female protagonists is insignificant in terms of proportion, but the final effect is enough to impress the audience, and it is also thanks to the fact that the audience has nothing to worry about before watching the movie.

Prepare for a plot twist.

And the most important thing is that it was soon announced that "Gravity" will be released in the North American market on July 15th. This date is exactly the same as the domestic release date. Putting aside the time difference of more than ten hours, it also means that this movie

It was released simultaneously in China and the United States.

Of course, some people who know a little bit about Hollywood defended DreamWorks, thinking that "Gravity" should be able to be released in the North American summer season, and it also squeezed out the cost of a comic book blockbuster. Not only is the Chinese market deep, but the North American market is too deep.

Also, it is certainly not easy for a foreign film like "Gravity" to have such a big impact in North America. It is probably due to some kind of deal with Universal Pictures.

"Couples queue up to watch romantic movies, and I watch suspense movies with you. Oh, I envy them so much."

"It hurts, it hurts, heroine, spare your life!"

Coupled with the news that DreamWorks announced a cooperation with Universal Pictures, there is no better moment for Chinese people to realize that DreamWorks has now become an internationally renowned film company.

Yu Xiaoling sneered: "How come I didn't know that "Mirage" is Chen Jingxing's movie? Isn't his movie "Gravity"?"

Yu Xiaoling looked at the other side of the poster, where the intimate retro photos of the male and female protagonists of "Love in Seattle" face to face filled up the four-square grid.

Later, the news that DreamWorks was going to cooperate with Universal to make a movie gave everyone a little relief, and they fell into even greater feelings of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

Being able to directly borrow from the Hollywood film industry and achieve overseas distribution is something that many people dream of. Even if few of the so-called co-productions are successful, they cannot stop the enthusiasm of their peers. Everyone feels that they are special.

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DreamWorks' "golden reputation" may be destroyed. Can co-productions produce good movies? They have confidence in Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks, but they have no confidence in Hollywood companies and producers.

Yu Xiaoling pinched her boyfriend's neck and shook it: "I just want to watch some sweet romance movies. My soul has not been nourished by sweet romance movies for a long time. Is this too much to ask? Ah? Is it too much?"

Also, after the announcement of "Love in Seattle" came on the radio, the queue at the ticket gate was filled with couples.

"There's not even a sign of a boy. Are you dating yourself?"

"Don't try to change the subject! Why did you disobey Yizhi?"

Lu Xiao paid the price for his momentary hand trembling by causing a piece of fat on his waist to rotate in a circle.

Of course, the overseas response to the announcement of this film was mainly due to the intensive reporting by domestic media, which attracted the attention of many movie fans.

"I bought it, I just bought it..."The Signal: Mirage" giant screen hall, golden seats in the golden area!"

However, while defending DreamWorks, it is inevitable that there will be some heartache.

You must know that after "Gravity" announced its North American release date, the comic book movie "Jotunheim" originally scheduled to be released on July 16 announced that it would be delayed.

"...Didn't I ask you to buy "Love in Seattle"?"

As for the media, the cooperation announcement between the two companies was distorted and simplified into saying that DreamWorks will also start making Chinese-American co-productions.

Coupled with the successive announcements of release dates in some Asia-Pacific countries, it has the appearance of a Hollywood blockbuster.

Therefore, not letting the audience realize the identity of the male protagonist before watching the movie or even during the movie, or even blurring the identity of the male protagonist itself is a prerequisite for creating a good movie-watching experience.

Of course, this is also because the IP of "Signal" itself has enough appeal, and there is also the brand blessing of DreamWorks and Chen Jingxing, so "Mirage" can be half-covered in publicity, just to let the audience get a better

Movie viewing experience.

Without such a foundation, making such half-covered and mysterious announcements is asking for trouble.

Just like the first trailer for the movie "The Signal" released two years ago before it was released, Chen Jingxing leaked all the biggest selling points and gimmicks at once. At that time, there were no such conditions, so naturally he had to give enough explosive points.

(End of chapter)