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Chapter 529 Premiere

"Director Chen, there is no unusual information or reports."

After the head of the public opinion monitoring team under the marketing department finished reporting on the other end of the phone, Chen Jingxing nodded and hung up the phone.

Xu Wenshen on the side was a little confused: "Boss, what are you looking for? Some kind of infectious disease?"

Chen Jingxing looked relaxed: "It's nothing, it's just a nightmare I had before."

Sure enough, it was a different time and space, perhaps a parallel universe, and what Chen Jingxing was most afraid of did not happen.

In the previous life, by this time, relevant reports had appeared, and Chen Jingxing also discussed it with other netizens on some forums and websites. However, in this life, everything has been business as usual since December, without any unusual reports or information.

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This also made Chen Jingxing's vaguely worried heart drop.

"This nightmare is a bit scary. If it happens again in 2003, my dear, it's no joke. It will definitely be a disaster for the film industry."

Xu Wenshen couldn't help but shudder just thinking about it.

In 2003, the scale of the domestic film market was not large, and it was completely different from what it is now. Even a well-funded company like DreamWorks would probably be in trouble.

"'Nineteen Fifty One' has been filming in Northeast China for more than a month. It's Ruoyun's first time filming a war movie. Was it hard to shoot?"

Duan Yihong is also an actor who has collaborated with DreamWorks twice. The two seasons of "Person of Interest" have made Duan Yihong a lot of fans. The third and final season of "Person of Interest" will also be in "195".

1》Start production after filming is completed.

Faced with the reporter's interview, Zhang Ruoyun expressed her bitterness: "You can see how thin I am now and how hard it is. I dare say that Director Chen's film is definitely the most difficult to shoot among war movies in recent years.

In order to create greater momentum for the premiere of "The Matrix III", DreamWorks announced on the day of the premiere that it will produce an animated series of "The Matrix". This can be regarded as increasing the popularity of "The Matrix III" and also giving "The Matrix"

A gift for movie fans.

The subject matter of "The Matrix" is relatively new, and its style is considered avant-garde even among science fiction works. There is no family relationship as the main theme, so there is a ceiling for domestic moviegoers.

...Why is it so difficult? Well, this involves a secret of the movie. I can’t say it, Director Chen will deduct my salary. When the time comes, everyone will know it when they go into the cinema and see it for themselves. I will definitely not let you down."

"Person of Interest" has already ushered in the plot of artificial intelligence vs. artificial intelligence at the end of the second season. The energy level of the science fiction concept has been raised several levels. It is really a bit difficult to continue to let the protagonists engage in detective work and rescue non-related lists.

Nonsense.

Of course, Chen Jingxing also took this opportunity to bring the main creator of "1951" to try for the page.

"The Matrix III", which was not included in the summer schedule and the National Day schedule, was released in the Christmas schedule. It will premiere in China on December 19th, and will be released in North America on the 21st. Several major markets in the Asia-Pacific will also premiere domestically.

It will be released one after another within a week.

Even though he, as the director of the premiere movie, should face reporters together with the creators of "The Matrix", the three-person partner in "The Matrix III" plus Yu Haoming, who plays the man in black, is enough to attract attention.

The little boy can completely hold up the scene and does not need Chen Jingxing to add to the cake.

Chen Jingxing couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "Lao Xu, you are more capitalist than me. If there is an epidemic, will this be your first reaction?"

In the past life, "The Matrix" was also animated, and it was in the form of a movie. Animation directors from the United States, Japan, and South Korea were invited to produce nine unit animation short films. The styles of the animation are different and quite unique.

Artistic atmosphere.

The appearances of actors such as Bai Yu, Zhang Ruoyun and Duan Yihong also caused a commotion.

This is also the reason why the scripts for the third season are relatively slow to come out.

For example, in North America, even though the physical sales of Blu-ray DVDs are declining year by year, there is still a market size of US$5 billion from the beginning of 2019 to now.

Of course, the bargaining effect is still there. After the premiere, Chen Jingxing and the four leading actors will go on a global roadshow that will last for a week. After one week, the actors will continue their global business, and Chen Jingxing can go back to China to film.

I like perfect endings and don't like procrastination. Even if the box office explodes again, there will be no "Matrix IV" movie. The story of Jian Bo and Jiang Xian will get its final ending in "Matrix III". There are still many things I

The movies I want to make are waiting for me, and even if I want to make money, I don’t have to rely on The Matrix.

The premiere was packed with media reporters and fans.

"1951" was mainly shot in the Northeast. Although Chen Jingxing really hoped to shoot on location, and the National Film Group had contacted the DPRK through the official, it was obviously still unrealistic.

The filming cycle of "1951" was not even halfway through, but Chen Jingxing had to interrupt the filming and return to Beijing to attend the premiere, otherwise Xu Wenshen was afraid that he would kidnap him personally.

The combined sales of physical Blu-ray DVDs of "The Matrix I" and "The Matrix II" can rank in the top ten of this year's Blu-ray sales list, with sales exceeding one million copies and sales exceeding 20 million US dollars.

For example, the older audience group is difficult to penetrate, so there is not much room for improvement in the domestic box office of "The Matrix III" compared to "The Matrix II".

The National Film Festival finally cast Duan Yihong as Li Changlin, leader of the 91st Regiment.

The movie was in preparation until November before it started shooting. Of course, the reason why it took so long to prepare was mainly because the filming took a long time.

As the final chapter of the film series, DreamWorks has also invested unprecedented attention from top to bottom. Xu Wenshen and other senior executives also came to attend in person.

On the other hand, the overseas box office has more potential to develop.

Xu Wenshen felt that he had been wronged: "'The Matrix III' will premiere today, and 'Interstellar' will be released during the Spring Festival next year. This involves billions in revenue. Can I not care?"

Therefore, the third season of "Person of Interest" will completely abandon the model of a unit drama and enter the model of a high-cost science fiction drama, creating a plot in which the protagonist's good and lawful artificial intelligence fights against the chaotic evil artificial intelligence created by the KB organization.

The physical Blu-ray, DVD sales and online viewing volume of the first two "Matrix" films in Europe and the United States are still very impressive.

This proves that there are still many viewers who have not watched the first two movies in theaters before, watching "The Matrix" through offline and online contact channels, and even becoming fans.

"Is "The Matrix III" really the last part of the series? If the box office performance explodes, will DreamWorks not consider making a fourth sequel?"

This is already the eve of Skynet. Artificial intelligence, which has become the Internet of Everything, has become the god of human society. It is really putting the cart before the horse to waste time on saving individual crime victims who are not on the relevant list.

Because the film basically uses handheld photography and is in motion at all times. No scene is repeated, and you have to constantly travel through the wild. Chen Jingxing also prepared a "map" for all members with the location, photography and movement methods of the entire crew.

"Script in order to successfully complete the shooting.

Chen Jingxing does not intend to imitate American dramas and keep procrastinating. A drama should end decisively and neatly when it is time to end.

Chen Jingxing leaned closer to the microphone and answered seriously: "I have said more than once that the three scripts of "The Matrix" are one and complete. I believe in Occam's razor principle: do not add entities unless necessary.

In fact, this schedule is not bad, especially suitable for overseas markets.

Finally, the animated series of "The Matrix" is a supplement to the entire world view. I don't want to reveal it in advance. This is a gift from DreamWorks to the fans of "The Matrix"."

Chen Jingxing, who was standing next to him, was not spared by the reporters, but obviously not many reporters were interested in "1951".

Although reporters' main questions still revolve around "The Matrix III", "1951" can also attract a lot of attention, after all, the cast is indeed good.

"Director Chen, is it easy to reveal the general content of the animated series to be produced for "The Matrix"? Will it be a sequel to "The Matrix III"?"

However, Chen Jingxing did not want to make such an animated movie, but decided to simply make an animated TV series.

According to the plan, the content of the animated series of "The Matrix" will be a prequel with the outbreak of the omnic crisis as the main clue.

Then spend three or four episodes describing what the first-generation matrix system looked like, and the awakening experience of the first-generation savior.

It is a complete complement to the entire worldview.

(End of chapter)