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In Beijing, in a courtyard mansion, Chen Kaizhen held the guest invitation in his hand with a hesitant expression.

This was sent by someone from Bona Pictures, inviting him and his wife to attend the world premiere of "Legend of the Little Soldier".

He didn't have a harmonious relationship with Jiang Heng, so he was naturally reluctant to go.

But this premiere was so grand that it was said that prominent figures in the entertainment circles of Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan had received invitations, and official leaders were present.

Chen Kaizhen considers himself to be at the forefront among Chinese-language directors, but it would seem a bit cowardly not to do so. He used to consider himself the number one director, but now he doesn't dare to mention it like that.

Furthermore, the total investment of US$500 million in "Legend of the Little Soldier" can be regarded as the highest peak of the Chinese film industry. Even if "Xinwen Lianbo" does not report it, CCTV News Channel will.

It would feel a little inappropriate to miss such a grand event.

Seeing his tangled expression, Chen Hong couldn't help but said: "Han Xin orders more troops, the better, but if ordinary people are to command the large corps, it may be chaotic. The bigger the investment, the better the film will be, but it may fail." It’s over!”

Chen Kaizhen was overjoyed when he heard this, he just wanted to hear this! "That's right, maybe you want to see a joke, go!"

Thinking of this, Chen Kaizhen became more and more happy, and he and Chen Hong excitedly discussed what to wear that day.

In the blink of an eye, on July 3, Chen Kaitian, wearing a suit and leather shoes, and Chen Hong, wearing an evening gown, appeared together on the red carpet at the premiere of "Legend of the Little Soldier".

"There are so many people!"

Chen Hong whispered something, because the whole event was like a film festival, with bright stars, and many people who had not appeared for a long time appeared.

Chen Kaitian nodded slightly, feeling that he had come to the right place this time. Otherwise, it would be a little embarrassing if a group of people talked about it later and asked why he didn't come.

"The scene is quite big. I hope his film won't be too disappointing!"

After taking photos on the red carpet and briefly accepting a few interviews, the two entered the venue, and then it was time to greet familiar people.

"Congratulations, Director Jiang, for putting on such a grand show, I believe the movie to come will be even more exciting!" Chen Kaichang shook hands with Jiang Heng.

Although the two have a bad relationship in private, they are still harmonious on the surface.

Jiang Heng also smiled happily, as if he hadn't seen an old friend for a long time, "Fortunately, although it was extremely difficult during the filming, it finally met expectations. I just hope that the audience can appreciate it!"

He almost said that he hoped the audience would understand, but Director Chen would probably be angry at that.

Everyone came over to cheer him up, and Jiang Heng also had to show off his style.

There were too many guests at the scene, and it would take a long time for each one to say a word or two, so Jiang Heng left quickly.

Chen Kaizhen's expression was sad. He really liked this atmosphere, but the protagonist was not himself.

It has to be a blockbuster film!

Speaking of which, the previous film "The Orphan of Zhao" did well at the box office, and more and more investors came to him.

Lao Chen wanted to make a blockbuster movie, and he chose the novel "The Ghost Banquet of the Tang Dynasty by Samana Kukai". The story took place in the Tang Dynasty, so the film naturally had to include the beautiful and majestic Tang Dynasty.

What the investor means is, can special effects be used?

Chen Kaigan rejected it on the spot. When he makes a movie, of course it has to be realistic!

When we first filmed "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", we built the Qin Palace in Hengdian. During the filming of "The Orphan of Zhao", a "Orphan of Zhao" city was built in Xiangshan.

If he were to film the story of the Tang Dynasty and not build Tang City, he would not be Chen Kaizhan!

It's just that it's too time-consuming and expensive, and I'm afraid it will take several years to complete the filming and hold a grand premiere.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but hesitate.

It’s just years of work habits and the fact that he really doesn’t understand special effects, so he has no choice!

"In a few years, we will also have a lively event!"

"Absolutely, no matter how good the special effects are, they are still not as high-quality as real-life shooting!" Chen Hong has always been very confident in her husband.

Not long after we sat down, the activity started.

The beautiful host of CCTV Channel 6 came on stage and asked the leader to speak first, and then Jiang Heng went up to give a speech, which was very brief.

After all, everyone came to the scene to see what the special effects blockbuster with a claimed investment of US$500 million looks like!

So soon it was time to watch the movie, the lights in the venue turned off and the big screen came on.

After the opening animations of Longbiao and Ayouteng Pictures, the first thing that catches the audience's eyes is the vast and deep universe, with two huge space battleship forces fighting against each other in the void.

The commander of one side is a human, while the other side is actually a robot.

Then there are scenes of the fleet commanded and controlled by robots being destroyed, and a large number of intelligent robots being physically destroyed.

Because the shots are edited and switched very quickly, viewers who are familiar with Jiang Heng's film routines know that this scene is most likely a dream or memory.

Sure enough, when the camera turned, there was a recruiting office with a slightly sci-fi architectural style. Two officers were smoking cigarettes and chatting.

"Think about how many robot soldiers served in the federal army back then. How could we recruit such soldiers?"

"There's nothing we can do. Who made those things suddenly become intelligent?"

"The change is too sudden!"

"Who says otherwise? How many years have infantry existed? Suddenly one day, the form of warfare changed to space warship bombardment, and infantry suddenly became an obsolete unit!"

"Some people still want to become space warriors!"

"Different!"

While the two were chatting, the film used editing techniques to simultaneously show the male protagonist Tang Long's military experience.

But Tang Long, played by Zhang Ruoyun, inserted his enlistment certificate card in front of a machine, and Tang Long's basic information appeared on the machine screen.

The close-up clearly shows the type of soldiers Tang Long chose: infantry.

Many people who have not read the original novel were surprised, and some chuckled.

"The male protagonist chose a type of soldier that has been cancelled!"

"Will he be waiting for a robot officer?"

"According to the logic of the movie, it must be!"

On the big screen, the new recruit Tang Long was about to report to the 504 new recruit camp. He glanced at the long queue of people waiting for the test and smiled and said, "It's just a soldier, why bother so much? It's better to be an infantryman. You can report as soon as you become an adult, and there is no need for testing!"

Then he carried his bag and walked back and forth in the extremely wide deployment hall full of people, looking for the entrance to the 504 new recruit camp.

After going back and forth for a while, he finally found the entrance and walked in.

The lights in the passage were dark, and the automatic floor slowly moved forward. Tang Long "moved" for a long time without seeing a comrade, and murmured, "Are there so few infantrymen?"

After finally reaching the exit, he still had to insert the card and the computer assigned it. Tang Long followed the instructions to go to the entrance of channel 23 to board the spaceship.

It turned out to be a small spaceship with 10 passengers, and he was the only passenger on this spaceship.

The male protagonist was a little confused at this time, "No, I'm the only one, let's go there?"

At this time, the horn of the spaceship reminded him to fasten his seat belt.

Tang Long looked through the window and saw a super-giant spaceship taking off next to him, and his expression was stunned instantly.

Soon, his spaceship also took off and passed over the recruitment department.

The two people chatting at the door saw this scene and their expressions were a little surprised.

One of them said: "That, why is the direction of the small spaceship a little wrong?"