Hollywood Lover

In less than half an hour, there were more than 3,000 comments and comments on the movie trailer. Countless people were so excited that they couldn't help venting their expectations in the comments.

"FUCK, FUCK! Let me see the trailer so early, but there are still two weeks before the release of the main film. How can I live in these two weeks!" - Los Angeles movie fan Kern.

"My God, I have never looked forward to a movie so much. The Matrix has become the meaning of my existence!" - New Jersey movie fan Alice.

"It's so cool, it's so cool, Neo's windbreaker and sunglasses are so damn cool!" - Seattle movie fan SUN.

"The 360-degree bullet time, wow, can only be described as dazzling! I have watched it more than 20 times!" - Gerald, a Detroit fan.

"I can't bear it anymore, I can't wait to see the movie right away, damn Smith Zhang, I find every minute of it so hard to release the trailer so early!" -Chicago fan Huhn.

"This Halloween, let's go to see The Matrix! But based on Smith's previous movie The Mummy, my fucking sister has to go to the movie theater to buy tickets three days in advance!" -Houston movie fan Jerry.

Just as countless people on the Internet were overwhelmed by Jang Dong-seong's movie after watching the trailer, the hymns in the media also began to sing.

"The Matrix! A thrilling sci-fi movie! Smith Chang's new masterpiece!" - Los Angeles Film News

Since the last interview with Zhang Dongcheng and Hans Zimmer caused a small outbreak, this newspaper has become a staunch supporter of Zhang Dongcheng. Now that The Matrix is ​​about to be released, the newspaper immediately began to cheer for him.

"The Matrix, which has been in production since the beginning of this year, is finally about to meet you. It is reported that in this movie, Director Smith has added a lot of dazzling special effects shots. We strive to bring you a different audio-visual enjoyment!

Keanu Reeves and other actors had a one-month special martial arts training under the personal direction of Hong Kong martial arts instructor Heping Yuan before the filming started. During the filming process, Keanu Reeves and other actors even went into battle in person, showing the charm of Chinese Kung Fu!

The heroine in the film is the most famous martial arts actress in Southeast Asia, Michelle Young. Michelle Young originally came to audition for 007's Tomorrow's Empire, but by accident, she joined the crew of The Matrix.

According to the revelations of the crew members, the martial arts scenes and special effects scenes in the film alone are definitely worth the ticket price! This is a must-see cross-generational film! "

This report by the Los Angeles Film News definitely exaggerated Zhang Dongcheng's Matrix.

"The Matrix, tell you what is real and what is unreal!" - "Washington Post"

"After Two Smoking Barrels and The Mummy, Smith Chang's new masterpiece, The Matrix! A must-see classic!" - The Times

The Times as far away as England actually published a report on The Matrix across the Atlantic. Of course, this report appeared in a very small panel, and the total content of it was less than a hundred words, but it was amazing enough.

"Chinese-American director Zhang Dongcheng challenges the new field of science fiction! "The Matrix" is a perfect fusion of Chinese Kung Fu and future technology!" - "Ming Pao US Edition"

The news of Yuan Heping's stepping into Hollywood caused quite a stir in the declining Hong Kong film industry. Moreover, Zhang Dongcheng's The Matrix has contacted exhibitors all over the world, and of course China and the newly returned Hong Kong are indispensable!

Naturally, there are praises and derogatory ones. As the best anti-popular media in Los Angeles, they will naturally not be left behind at this time.

“Cowardly Smith Zhang!”

After an unconventional title, the process of interviewing An De popped up immediately below. In this interview, An De seldom talked about his own movies. They were screened together and had a showdown, but Zhang Dongcheng broke his promise and so on. However, few people really believed his report. Instead, he made a wedding dress for Zhang Dongcheng for no reason.

In addition to entertainment newspapers and periodicals, even financial reports also joined in the fun.

"It is reported that Smith Zhang's "The Matrix" will be released soon, and the real test of short-term investment funds will also come. Whether this rudimentary financial management method can succeed, the next is the time to test it!

It is conceivable that as long as The Matrix succeeds and those who buy film funds make profits, then this kind of short-term investment funds will soon become popular. And form a new way of investing! ’ – The Wall Street Journal

After reading many reports about The Matrix, Zhang Dongcheng breathed a sigh of relief. Putting down the newspaper in his hand, he stretched his waist, and asked Adaman beside him, "How is our overseas release?"

"Don't worry, Smith!" Adaman grinned and explained, "All contacts have been made. Moreover, Master WooPing helped to contact Hong Kong and mainland China!"

Yuan Heping? Zhang Dongcheng nodded clearly. Yuan Heping does have a lot of network resources in Hong Kong and the mainland, so it is not surprising that he can handle these things well.

October 24th, Friday.

In the afternoon, Zhang Dongcheng led the members of The Matrix crew to the Chinese Theater at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard.

For the premiere of The Matrix this time, he still chose the same place as the previous mummy.

As the night gradually approached, a lot of vehicles gradually parked in front of the Chinese Theater. Moviegoers who bought movie tickets lined up at the ticket gate one by one.

Even though many media desperately belittled "The Matrix" before. But it is undeniable that Zhang Dongcheng's previous two films have accumulated a lot of popularity for him.

Especially the mummies, because of the Getty Center mummies talking, there is a lot of noise. Although it experienced the danger of being boycotted by parades, it was almost stopped by Mr. Carl a few hours before the show. But risks and benefits coexist. After such a turmoil, Zhang Dongcheng gained a lot of supporters.

Of course, not only the real audiences came to the Chinese theater, but some of the news media, especially the reporters from the entertainment section, hurried over after receiving the invitation.

Peter Zhou is a young man of Chinese descent. In his early thirties, he is a Chinese white-collar worker in Silicon Valley. As a newcomer with money in his pocket, he is not conservative in investment, but full of aggressive spirit.

It is also true that Peter Zhou bought 10,000 US dollars from East West Bank, Zhang Dongcheng's short-term film fund. What he values ​​is the guaranteed 10% return and the return that may be as high as 50%.

Now, the Matrix, of which he is a nominal shareholder, is finally about to be released. As a legitimate investor, how can he not come and see it with his own eyes, and witness it with his own eyes?

His wife was not interested in this kind of fighting movie, and his youngest son was too young to watch it, so Peter Zhou had to go to watch the movie alone.

R rated movie.. . Well, that's the only thing that makes Peter Zhou a little upset.

Before reaching the cinema, a large group of people caught Peter Zhou's attention.

"Smith Zhang fans, please come to me!" A pretty girl was sweating profusely holding a loudspeaker, shouting to more than a hundred people, and many men in uniform clothes Also helping her gather the team.

These more than a hundred people are members of the Los Angeles director Smith Zhang Da Fan Club. Since the last movie Mummy became popular, fans from all over the United States have spontaneously organized, contacted on the Internet, and then gathered together in a mighty way. He rushed to the cinema to cheer for the best director in his heart, Smith Zhang.

In less than a year, the number of members of the Smith Zhang Fan Club has skyrocketed to more than 400,000. This speed is quite amazing in the entire United States.

The most worth mentioning is that the Smith \u0026 Zhang Fan Club in the United States was not the first to be established. As early as after "Two Smoking Barrels", a similar organization was established in the United Kingdom, and the number of people reached more than 200,000. many!

More than a hundred people at the moment are members of the Los Angeles branch of the Smith and Zhang Fan Club. They are wearing uniforms with the three Chinese characters of Zhang Dongcheng's LOGO, and they are going to the cinema together to watch "The Matrix".

"Okay, everyone get dressed, set up the flags, and shout the slogan!" The pretty girl shouted with a loudspeaker. She is Lisa, the president of the Los Angeles branch of the Smith Zhang Fan Club.

"The Matrix, the Matrix!" The slogan was shouted by the excited people, and Rulin's flag was also raised. It was full of words supporting Smith Zhang and the Matrix. Hundreds of people shouted and rushed to the battlefield. Go straight to the cinema.

Peter Zhou watched from the side, watching them waving flags and chanting slogans excitedly, the slight worry in his heart about his investment of 10,000 US dollars completely fell to the ground, looking at this, is there any need to think about it? It must be a box office hit!

Maybe, maybe I can join Smith Chang's fan club too? This idea suddenly came to Peter Zhou's mind.

Oh FUCK, there are a sea of ​​people, a sea of ​​people!

In the box office of the movie theater, it can only be described as a sea of ​​people!

This location is good. The movie theater with the largest capacity is packed with thousands of people. Although the air conditioner is working hard, the crowded people are still sweating.

In Los Angeles in October, it was unexpectedly hot, just like the movie-watching frenzy triggered by The Matrix, the movie theater skyrocketed!

Wiping off his sweat, Peter Zhou huddled with the people queuing up to buy tickets, heart to back.

It’s impossible not to be crowded, look at so many people, who wants to see The Matrix again tomorrow? You have to know that the mood stirred up by the trailer has been endured for two weeks, and now, I don't want to wait for a minute!

For Halloween, there will not be only one movie released. Apart from Smith Zhang's The Matrix, there are three other horror movies released together.

In the current movie room, the other three movies are pitifully lined up for less than a dozen screenings, and all the best screening rooms are reserved for The Matrix.

But even so, the place is still full of movie fans, rushing to open the windows of seven or eight ticket offices around them, refusing to leave anyway.

Even if, the air here is a little cloudy because of enthusiasm.

"Oh FUCK, don't squeeze, brother! It's too hot in his sister's place!" A fat man held a sweaty banknote in his hand, wiped the sweat from his head, and clung to his back speechlessly. Looking at him, the tall, thin man said as if dancing with him with the lights off.

"I'm so sorry buddy, I can't help it, look behind me, I'm being pushed on my ass by a fat woman. I didn't say anything, what else can you complain about?" The tall thin man also said helplessly with.

"Oh, God, you have to know that your ass is being pushed up by a woman. Although it is a fat woman, but my sister is being pushed up by a man like you!" The one hit his ass madly again.

"Come on buddy, I can't take it, if you can't take it, go home and turn on the air conditioner, don't suffer here!" The tall and thin man followed the crowd, but he couldn't stand it.

Some people couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Hey, buddy, don't squeeze, Smith Zhang's movie is so good! Go and watch the other three movies, no one will watch those three movies if you watch them. Pick any location you want!"

"SHIT, why don't you go?" No one is so stupid, many people shouted: "Smith Zhang's Matrix, I've been looking forward to it for half a year!"

"FUCK, I've been looking forward to it since he started filming!" Someone shouted loudly.

"Oh, God, I've been looking forward to it since he came to America!" Someone started to shout, and the movie theater burst into laughter with this shout.

Peter Zhou also smiled. The crowd made him more confident. Watching the trailer of The Matrix played on the screen outside the cinema, he suddenly made up his mind, okay, next time, Zhang Dongcheng’s movie Fund I want to buy one hundred thousand dollars!

Leading the crew members around the noisy crowd outside, Zhang Dongcheng and his party arrived at the Chinese theater smoothly.

Outside the door of the Chinese Theatre.

"Susanna! Don't be angry, okay? Isn't it the same for us to watch the next show? Anyway, there will be a midnight show tonight!" A young man in a hoodie persuaded his female companion.

The girl who was close to him had a sexy and hot figure with a protruding front and back; her medium-length brown hair was slightly curly and casually scattered over her shoulders, adding a bit of lazy beauty. On the slender legs, a pair of snow-white velvet mountain boots set them off even taller.

"Alan, I told you a long time ago that I wanted to watch The Matrix! But now you tell me that you haven't bought a ticket at all! You let me go to the midnight show, don't you know that lack of sleep is the natural enemy of women? Are you trying to annoy me on purpose?" Suzanne yelled at her boyfriend angrily.

Allen smiled and explained: "Don't be like this, okay? Suzanne. Since you don't want to watch tonight's midnight show, then I will buy tickets for tomorrow. How about we watch it tomorrow? Anyway, tomorrow is Saturday, and we just have a rest !What do you think?"

It can't be his fault, he had already bought tickets two days in advance, but he didn't expect that the tickets for The Matrix were sold out three days ago!

This pair of young lovers is the glamorous cheerleader Suzanne and his boyfriend Allen.

"It's such a pity!" Suzanne looked enviously in her tone, and looked disappointedly at the crowd who had started to check tickets and walked into the cinema, and said to Alan angrily: "Damn Alan, it's all your fault! I told you to buy tickets early, but you just forgot! ****! You are such a pig!"

"Okay, I'm a pig. I will definitely remember to buy a ticket tomorrow." Facing the unreasonable Susanna, Allen could only back down again and again.

You know, even though Suzanne has been dating him for almost a year, there are still people who are jealous of Suzanne, and Alan dare not be careless.

"Hi! Hello, do you also like the movies directed by Smith?" The boy passing by Suzanne and Allen asked curiously after overhearing their conversation.

"Oh man, you shouldn't be here, understand? Are you seventeen? You know, this movie is R-rated! I don't think you're old enough to see this movie!" After Allen saw the appearance of the person talking to him, he was suddenly surprised.

The boy in front of him looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, his handsome face was still childish, no matter how he looked at it, he was under seventeen years old.

"Of course I'm seventeen years old!" Hearing that Allen doubted his age, the boy suddenly puffed up his chest, and said dissatisfiedly, "I just had my seventeenth birthday the day before yesterday! If you don't believe me, look!" Come out with your own identification.

"Wow! You're really seventeen years old, that guy really congratulates you!" Allen shrugged, not wanting to talk to this kid anymore.

"Thank you! My name is Ralph, how about you?" Ralph is quite familiar, regardless of whether Alan and Susannah are willing to talk to him, he asked himself: "Do you also like the movies directed by Smith?"

"Of course!" Suzanne seemed to have found a kindred spirit, and she chatted enthusiastically with Ralph, "I like Director Smith's The Mummy very much. The relationship between Imerton and Ansuna is really touching."

Speaking of this, Suzanne glared at Alan next to her angrily, and said, "It's all this idiot's fault. If he hadn't bought the ticket in advance, I would have already sat in the cinema by now!"

"Oh, beauty, don't be angry. If you want to see, I just offered two more tickets." Ralph said. He took out two brand new movie tickets from his pocket.

For a moment, Allen and Susannah were stunned.

"Little guy, you don't sell scalpers, do you?" Alan looked at Ralph suspiciously and asked.

"I'm not a scalper!" Ralph explained angrily as if he had been insulted, "I bought this after a lot of hard work. I have two friends who suddenly couldn't come. , that's why I got two more!"

After hearing Ralph's explanation, Alan and Suzanne finally understood the whole story. Immediately accepted Ralph's movie ticket, but the two of them didn't ask for it in vain, but bought the ticket in Ralph's hand at the market price.

Suzanne, who had movie tickets, immediately beamed with joy, and chatted happily with Ralph.

It's a pity that although they both like Zhang Dongcheng's movies, the reasons are completely different.

Ralph likes the special effects technology inside, but Susanna is completely defeated by Keanu and Michelle Yeoh in black leather clothes.

But no matter what, these two people are Zhang Dongcheng's most loyal fans. As for Allen, let's just ignore this poor guy who can't buy a ticket for the time being.

In the Chinese theater, after more than 2,000 seats were filled by the crowd who came to watch the movie, the premiere of the movie finally began. There is no serious premiere in this era. At most, the main creators will come to the stage to give a speech, and watching movies is the real purpose.

After the people sat down, they chatted excitedly about this movie that they hadn't seen yet, and the whole movie theater was full of heat.

The lights in the theater suddenly went dark. A multicolored ray of light directly hits the curtain on the stage from a high place.

The movie has officially started.

The first thing that appeared in front of everyone was the logoO of Zhang Dongcheng's film company.

This logoO was made by Burton with members of the special effects team and it took nearly a week to make it.

"Aw!..." A long cry that made it impossible to figure out what kind of beast it was, came from the speaker.

Immediately afterwards, a round of red sun jumped up on the canvas with a generous radiance, piercing the darkness. The crimson sun has just jumped out, a majestic and majestic Chinese dragon, from far to near, flew under the sun, instantly occupying 20% ​​of the space below, it looks like the dragon is chasing the sun.

Shenlong's movements suddenly froze, and under the sunlight, it gradually turned into a pattern of the Great Wall.

On the Great Wall, the two letters suddenly become larger, EC!

These two letters are the abbreviation of EastCITY. Translated, it is the city of the East. To put it simply, it means Dongcheng Pictures. It can also be regarded as a homonym of Zhang Dongcheng's name.

After the LOGO, the film finally officially started.

What first appeared on the screen was a series of green codes hanging down like bead curtains, accompanied by a sound like an electromagnetic wave.

Then, countless codes formed two words, TheMatrix! (The Matrix)

After the subtitles, the film officially began.

The first thing that appeared on the screen was a pitch-black picture, with a blinking cursor in the upper left corner.

After the cursor flickered several times in a row, a line of words emerged amidst the sound of typing on the keyboard. At the same time, the sound of a man and a woman talking came from the speaker.

"Start the call!"

"Is everything ready?" A woman's voice came.

"It's not your turn to be on duty today" followed by a man's voice, which was an inappropriate communication. The crowd who watched the movie burst into confusion.

"Susanna. Do you understand?" Allen asked in a daze.

"Stop talking!" Suzanne hissed, and said dissatisfiedly: "Please shut up and take a good look! I hope you don't bother me. OK!"

"Okay! I understand, but what the hell is Director Smith doing? Is this inexplicable way of communicating, is he playing tricks?" Allen, who had run into a wall with Susanna, turned his gaze to Ralph beside him.