China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 534 It’s so fucking beautiful!

"The Matrix III" is the final chapter of the film series. The previous films have a total box office of nearly 2 billion U.S. dollars. It is also Chen Jingxing's tenth film - if you include the first film "Comet Comes" that was only released online.

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Therefore, the momentum is extremely huge, and the domestic media has basically been building momentum more than a month in advance. The smoke of the National Day release has not yet cleared, and theaters and entertainment media across the country have begun to look forward to this final drama of 2019.

Of course, there is marketing from DreamWorks, but most of it is spontaneous hype from social platforms and the media.

This is the advantage of a successful film series, enough to create self-driven publicity.

After all, from official media to entertainment marketing accounts, they all need traffic. When a film or television work or a topic is very popular among netizens, there is no need to invest in any trolls, and the media and marketing accounts will spontaneously pursue it.

Hot topics create a snowball effect.

For such a very popular movie, DreamWorks also held the premiere at Blue Ocean International Cinema in Beijing with the idea of ​​keeping the money from outsiders.

After more than two years of investment under the leadership of Xu Wenshen after its listing, DreamWorks has now become the controlling shareholder of Blue Ocean Cinemas, with a shareholding of 51.21%. It can be regarded as beginning to catch up with the footsteps of established film giants and solidify its own foundation.

Hollywood introduced a bill in the middle of the last century to prohibit the vertical monopoly of major studios and required studios to give up the business of screening movies in theaters.

Although in the 21st century, the ecological environment of Hollywood movies has changed and laws have been loosened, the major Hollywood studios have also adapted to the model of not controlling theater chains.

In this way, no matter how Chen Jingxing personally views this phenomenon from the perspective of an ordinary audience - he is certainly not willing to see this kind of vertical expansion of the industry ecology, especially when DreamWorks' works are competitive in terms of content.

situation.

But out of its own interests, DreamWorks cannot lag behind others. This kind of holding of theater chains is a strategic investment and a bargaining chip for DreamWorks. It can not use it, but it cannot be without it.

However, there is no such bill in China. In order to speed up the development and expansion of the film market, the government has even introduced policies to encourage film companies to invest in the construction or acquisition of cinemas.

Under the host's somewhat helpless look, the voices that had finally been calmed surged up again.

And the effect of playing it on such a screen and cinema really exceeded Chen Jingxing's expectations.

My talent is really that good, my acting skills are really that good, and getting first and second place in this exam or that recruitment is my true level. If you don't accept it, you are jealous of me, and you are hating the rich.

Star mentality is an accusatory personality.

Regardless of the purpose of the Matrix, the final Matrix revolution, the so-called artificial intelligence completion plan, is quite shocking and creative. The four-line narrative in the first half and the series of reversals immediately after the "last-minute rescue" are all very shocking and creative.

Breathtaking.

The theme of "Tang Detective III" is anti-war. I was moved by such a high intention. Can't you see it?

Even compared with his "child" "Tang Detective III", which he put a lot of effort into, Chen Sicheng had to admit that he felt the gap.

Guo Fan and Chen Sicheng on the side were classmates who "study in the United States" together. They had similar status and good relationship, so they had no scruples and replied unceremoniously: "Your "Tang Detective III" is the worst in the series.

If the movie fans are willing to applaud, then you will be satisfied.”

Chen Sicheng said with a hint of sourness: "I have never seen such enthusiastic fans during the screening and premiere of "Tang Detective III". Even Haoran's fans were not so exaggerated at all fan meetings."

Of course, the main reason for sustaining such long applause was mainly from the fans who attended the premiere. Thanks to the largest IMAX theater in Asia, which can accommodate more than 700 spectators, even though there are many reporters, film critics and celebrities, the fans

Still accounts for nearly half of the number.

Chen Jingxing was unaware of the discussion taking place between the two directors in the audience. He and the creator beside him waved their hands frequently and pressed down to indicate silence.

Or maybe it's all three.

Perhaps the audio-visual experience in Asia's largest laser IMAX theater is so great, which makes "The Matrix III" an even better viewing experience.

If it weren't for Chen Jingxing and Guo Fan, Chen Sicheng would have long thought that he was the number one commercial director in China, even better than he is now.

In fact, Chen Jingxing is also a common man. The fundamental reason why he can remain calm and does not drift into outer space is that he knows very well how his movies come from.

The voices of criticism and belittling are either due to the conspiracy of my colleagues or because ordinary people are not good enough to appreciate my talent. They are truly and truly aggrieved by this.

Even though he was already familiar with "The Matrix III" from the initial cut to the final cut and could recite the lines, he still had a shocking feeling when playing some of the plots, especially the special effects shots.

The screen is 38.16 meters wide and 21.57 meters high. The theater covers an area of ​​more than 1,429.77 square meters and has a total of 714 seats!

It is more than double the screen area of ​​a standard IMAX screen.

It is difficult for people to objectively evaluate their own "children", but they often see the works of others more clearly.

This means that other large companies that are not as good as DreamWorks in content creation can establish barriers through the theater chains they control, adding explicit and implicit obstacles to DreamWorks' film distribution, and even giving rise to some industry chaos.

After holding the microphone and trying to speak countless times but being interrupted by applause and whistles that refused to subside, Chen Jingxing finally suppressed the enthusiasm of the fans who had nowhere to vent.

He asked easily with a smile on his face: "Does it look good?"

Not to mention that Chen Sicheng has indeed gone from one success to another. From "Northern Love" to "Tang Detective", he has basically never failed. He is also the first person to develop a successful series of film IPs. "Tang Detective" was released

At that time, "The Matrix" hadn't been filmed yet.

In short, it was the process of Chen Jingxing leading the main creators to the stage and after taking the stage, he experienced the longest applause he had ever heard.

"It's so fucking beautiful!"

But obviously, Chen Sicheng seems to have seen a mirror in "The Matrix III".

Putting the much-anticipated "Matrix III" to premiere in the largest theater of its theater chain can be regarded as DreamWorks' support for its own subsidiary, at least for Blue Ocean International Cinema in Beijing, which has been open for less than a year.

It's an advertisement.

Chen Sicheng does not have Chen Jingxing's "concerns". After all, his films may have some "references", such as the fusion of "Two Eyes" crime motives and Taoist concepts in "Tang Detective II".

But unless movie fans are fans of the movie, it’s not common to support them so enthusiastically.

If he heard this kind of thing normally, Chen Sicheng would naturally refute it, but at this time his lips wriggled twice and he just sighed silently.

Because Chen Jingxing planned to premiere all of DreamWorks' blockbusters in this movie theater in the future, he installed Asia's largest laser IMAX theater during construction, surpassing the old record held by South Korea's CGV Yongsan store.

In fact, there are many people in the film industry who are crazier than Chen Sicheng, and a certain fifth-generation poet director is even more conceited.

While watching it, Chen Sicheng's viewing experience returned countless times to last year's "Inception," which had the highest rating in the past twenty years.

""Tang Detective III" should be the one with the biggest scene, the most shocking visual effects, the most exciting, the most hilarious, and the highest theme among the three movies!" - These are his original words, and they are true to his feelings.

Not only did it not float, but there was always a worry in my mind that "movie fans have too high expectations, what will they do after the copy is finished?"

This kind of mentality is actually not unusual. After all, in the director's mind, the movie is his child. The more effort it takes to shoot, the more he cherishes his child. In fact, the director cannot objectively evaluate his own movie.

But they are basically his own works, so there is no "mirror" to remind him how much he weighs.

By controlling a theater chain that had a box office of over 1.9 billion last year and ranked eleventh in the country, DreamWorks has truly become one of the six giants in terms of business scope - every theater chain in the top ten has

It has close ties with the five major traditional studios including China Film Group.

Generally speaking, at premieres or meetings with reporters and fans, guests, film critics, reporters, etc. will naturally applaud. This is polite, but it may also be paid to be short-tempered.

Perhaps "The Matrix III" really satisfied film critics and fans.

It's hard to tell whether the applause was the biggest, but it was indeed the longest in his memory.

The effort he put into "Tang Detective III" far exceeded the previous two films, and he truly felt that "Tang Detective III" was a very excellent movie.

"nice!"

The guests attending the premiere in the middle area of ​​the audience were also a little stunned by the excited applause, cheers and whistles of the fans around the ring.

Especially when a person achieves a huge success, it is natural to feel conceited. In addition to the praise from the media and fans, the surrounding staff and actors who rely on his resources will only praise and will not speak against him. Normal people will.

Lose objective knowledge of yourself.

"The Matrix III" is perfect, even surprising, in terms of its science fiction concept, ideological nature, and audio-visual spectacle.

It is also a commercial film whose narrative ability has reached the top level and is almost perfect.

Or maybe the final completion of a science fiction film series that lasted for nearly four years is indeed a special and historic moment for movie fans.

Wu Heng looked at the slightly surprised Martian guest on the side and shouted like an ordinary movie fan, echoing the hustle and bustle in the venue.

Immediately, Martian shook his head and clapped loudly again. Although he still maintained the reserve of a film critic, the excitement in his heart to vent and talk was almost overflowing.

"The Matrix III" not only brings a perfect conclusion to this shocking science fiction IP, but also makes this story and this world view a huge sublimation, which is a sublimation of philosophical significance.

Countless inspirations and divergent speculations made him, a lover of science fiction works, eager to express his praise and interpretation.

(End of chapter)