Chapter 330 The shock of the trailer
In China, the news of the discord between the two Zhangs spread again in the circle, but Zhang Yimou rejected all visits from film and television companies in the industry.

"'The Flowers of War' is the most important thing for me right now. I don't want to be disturbed by other things before the movie is released."

Faced with Zhang Yimou's attitude, others had no choice but to continue waiting for the opportunity.

Zhang Weiping was relieved when he heard Zhang Yimou's words. "I'll make it up to him when I have a chance, but this movie can't afford to fail."

The film copyrights purchased by China Film from the Berlin Film Festival have been gradually introduced into the country, including the two films from Xingchen Film and Television Company.

"Is Director Gu Wei not back yet?"

In the chairman's office, Han Sanping asked his assistant.

"No, Director Gu and Yifei are still traveling in Europe, and they update their Weibo with the latest photos every day." said the female assistant.

"Understood, let's go down."

"Okay, Director Han."

"Haha, you're quite playful." After the female assistant left the office, Han Sanping looked at the photos on Weibo and couldn't help but laugh.

"It's better to be young and free." Suddenly, Han Sanping thought about whether he should go out and have some fun after retirement, and see the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland. Although the position of chairman of China Film Group is good, people are not free.

Han Sanping had also heard that Cheng Long was going to invite Liu Yifei to star in "The Chinese Zodiac". He asked someone to inquire about it and learned that the investment had already been allocated, which made him a little depressed.

Last year, the domestic film market box office exceeded 10 billion yuan, and accordingly this year's task is even heavier.

"Oh, what a pity. Action movies with a budget of 300 million are still rare." Han Sanping stood up and stood in front of the window, thinking only about movies.

Then, he thought of the domestic special effects blockbuster that will be launched this year, with a cost of over 1 billion yuan. The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously. Blockbuster movies are still the best!

"Knock knock!" There was a knock on the door, interrupting Han Sanping who was thinking.

"Come in."

"Director Han, Tomorrow Star Films Company has sent us the first trailer for '2012'. They asked us to cooperate and release it to the public in the next two days to generate some hype."

The vice president of China Film Group came over in person with the documents.

"The trailer is out, how is it?" Han Sanping asked with a bit of excitement.

"It was just delivered and I haven't had time to read it yet."

"Bring the copies with you, and call the heads of various departments, especially those in the publicity and promotion department, to come and see the results together."

After saying that, the two of them walked towards the screening room.

After about ten minutes, dozens of people gathered in the screening room.

"Director Han, everyone is here."

"let's start."

The first trailer of "2012" is not long, only less than one and a half minutes in total, half of which are shots of the leading actors, and the remaining dozens of seconds are disaster special effects.

"hiss!"

“This effect is absolutely amazing…”

After the short one-minute-long footage was shown, everyone couldn't help but start talking about it.

"This is a really cool effect. The more than 200 million US dollars was well spent."

"I think it's no worse than Avatar. Hollywood's technology is really amazing."

"If they choose a good release date and promote it well, I think the box office will definitely not be worse than Avatar."

...

At this moment, Han Sanping was also shocked. After a pause, he heard other people's discussions.

"Everyone has seen it, right? We need to assign someone to be in charge of publicity and promotion. We need to promote it extensively in China, including in Hong Kong Island and Taiwan. Especially for the special effects, we need to create a theme and coordinate with the doomsday prophecies in North America. We need to hype it up." Han Sanping came to his senses and immediately held a meeting and gave the orders.

"Okay, Mr. Han, we'll do it right away." Everyone below responded immediately.

"Keep a close eye on Director Gu's schedule. Also, communicate with him to see what requirements he has in terms of publicity and promotion, and do our best to meet them." After the meeting, the assistant next to Han Sanping's partner said.

"Okay, I'll contact Director Gu right away."

"Well, let's do it as soon as possible."

"Haha, who says we can't make excellent special effects blockbusters in our country?" After watching the trailer, Han Sanping became more and more looking forward to domestic special effects blockbusters.

...

Although it’s great to travel in Europe, you have to return home eventually.

Firstly, Liu Yifei won the Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival, and Han Sanping and others had already said that they would come back together to celebrate for her. It would be a bit unreasonable if Gu Wei delayed for too long without showing up.

The other thing is the preparations for the filming of "The Blade Strikes" and Su Chang also has to audition for the female lead. A delay of a week would be fine, but any longer would be too much.

Finally, the company is planning to produce a new TV series, and they still need to look for a director. Qin Hao and Chen Minghao are a little impatient.

The group set off from Copenhagen and flew directly back to the capital. In order to avoid being seen, they chose a late night flight to the capital.

Before returning, she contacted the company first and someone came to pick her up at the airport. On the plane, Liu Yifei put all her other luggage in the suitcase, but she was holding a bag in her hand, which was naturally her Best Actress trophy. "What if I am photographed by the media at the airport? It's not like I'm being interviewed."

Hearing this, Gu Wei smiled and said, "If you are really photographed, just say a few words openly. If not, wait until you meet reporters." He didn't care. On the contrary, Liu Yifei felt that happiness came too suddenly and wanted to adapt slowly.

On the way back, we sat next to each other, chatting and laughing all the way. Time passed quickly. After more than ten hours of flight, we finally landed at the Capital International Airport at around one o'clock in the morning.

The group of eight people, all wearing hats, masks and glasses, got off the plane fully armed. Fortunately, there were no reporters waiting at the airport at that time, so the interview they had imagined did not occur.

The company assistants came to pick them up at the airport in three cars. Chen Minghao and Qin Hao were going their way, so they were in one car. Gu Wei returned to the villa with Liu Yifei and Su Chang. Tong Liya drove alone and returned to the artist apartment of Company 18.

"Goodbye, Director. Goodbye, Yifei!"

A few people greeted each other, then got into their cars and left.

...

The next day was March 3st.

While the news of Gu Wei, Liu Yifei and others returning to China was still being reported, everyone was attracted by another matter.

"Fuck, is this true? The special effects are simply amazing..."

The latest trailer of "2012" was released online, instantly causing a stir among netizens.

"I heard that Hollywood has also released a trailer. After watching it, many people in the United States are building underground homes. The 2012 apocalypse can't be real. Should we dig a hole in advance to prepare?"

A netizen posted a message, and in just half an hour, thousands of people responded.

"Are you an idiot? Digging holes in the country, what are you thinking?"

"Be prepared for a rainy day and prepare some dry food in advance."

"When will we be able to produce special effects like this in China? Really, it looks no worse than Avatar or Transformers."

"This matter still depends on Director Gu. I guess the others don't have the ability to do it."

In addition to netizens, domestic celebrities who participated in "2012" were also interviewed by reporters.

"Haha, I was really shocked after watching the trailer. This is also the first 3D special effects movie I have participated in. I hope that after it is released, everyone will go to the cinema to support it."

Cheng Long, who is currently preparing for "The Chinese Zodiac", took time out to be interviewed by reporters and said a lot of good things.

"Brother, I heard that you are planning to invite Liu Yifei to star in your movie. Is that true?"

After asking about the trailer for "2012", a reporter brought up the matter of his new movie.

"This has not been confirmed yet and cannot be announced to the public. I personally really hope Yifei can participate. After winning the Berlin Film Festival, Yifei's acting skills are obvious to all..."

Cheng Long laughed and didn't give a direct answer.

After finishing the interview, Cheng Long returned to the company and couldn't help but call Gu Wei to ask if he had returned to China, as there were some things he needed to discuss in person.

"Well, okay, let's meet in the afternoon."

"Okay, I'll take the script with me. You have to give me some guidance. Director Jiang Wen said that his movie achieved such a high box office because of your help..."

After the call, Cheng Long showed a rare smile on his face. Now everything is ready, except for the east wind.

"Xiao Wang, go pick out two gifts and wrap them up. I need them this afternoon."

"Okay, Brother Long." The assistant next to him said quickly.

“The special effects are really gorgeous and full of realism.

The two films are not of the same genre and cannot be compared, but seeing that domestic directors can make such realistic special effects films, I am happy for the development of domestic film technology. "

Zhang Yimou praised sincerely.

"No matter how good the special effects are, they are Hollywood's technology. Some directors still need to be down-to-earth and make works that are in line with Chinese characteristics and promote Chinese culture." Zhang Weiping said a few sarcastic words in the interview. The reason why the release date of his movie was changed was because of "2012", so of course he would not say anything good.

After listening to him, the reporter who interviewed him was thinking that this guy was mentally ill. He almost offended all the big directors in the circle. He was really bold to say such things.

"Even if it's Hollywood technology, it's directed by a domestic director. Some of them really don't have very good brains. I don't think they can last for long."

After seeing Zhang Weiping's interview, Han Sanping directly criticized him. The bad relationship between the two parties is also known in the industry. When "The Flowers of War" was being prepared, China Film Group wanted to intervene, but Zhang Weiping did not give him any face at all. Now he is still being sarcastic, and Han Sanping will not tolerate him.

Subsequently, directors such as Ning Hao, Lu Yang, Feng Xiaogang, and Wu Ershan made comments, expressing their support for the film and looking forward to the rise of domestic special effects blockbusters.

"The film industry is developing, film technology is innovating, and some people can't make special effects blockbusters, but they are still nitpicking. If you have the ability, don't change the schedule and meet face to face."

After seeing this, Gu Wei directly posted on Weibo.

Before long, a large number of celebrities in the circle liked the post.

Zhou Xun, Huang Xiaoming, Li Binbin, Fan Binbin, and Deng Chao all left messages below, saying that they would book a theater to invite fans to watch the movie when it is released.

"Haha, I'm looking forward to the movie coming out. Your sister-in-law and I will go to support it." Jiang Wen left a message under the post.

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(End of this chapter)