Chapter 386 Shock (Two in One)

As the venue for the Los Angeles premiere of "2012", Ryder directly decided to hold it at the Grumman Chinese Theatre.

Since its opening in 1929, the theater has been the premiere venue for Hollywood movie studios.

This place has special significance to the film industry. Every time a premiere is held, it attracts a large number of fans who come to watch, hoping to catch a glimpse of their idols.

It is not only a holy place for movie premieres, but also an iconic location in the film industry, witnessing countless moments in film history.

20, Grumman Theatre.

At this moment, this place has become a special show for "2012".

At the entrance of the theater, the hundred-meter-long red carpet, countless media reporters, and a large number of fans all demonstrate the grandeur of this ceremony.

That night, the red carpet was dazzling, welcoming movie stars, directors, producers, and hundreds of fans.

Everyone's eyes were focused on one place, that was the protagonist of the premiere - the 3D special effects blockbuster "2012".

Huge posters stand on both sides, as well as two scaled-down simulation models that are exactly the same as the one in the movie Noah's Ark.

Behind the model, there is a huge doomsday countdown standing in the center, creating a strong enough atmosphere for the movie.

The flash lights on both sides kept flashing, leaving promotional photos for every guest who arrived.

Gu Wei, together with Liu Yifei, took the stage first with a group of leading actors. Jackie Chan, Matt Damon, Nicole Kidman, Huang Xiaoming and other main creative staff walked the red carpet hand in hand, and screams rang out one after another at the scene.

At this moment, Matt Damon was wearing a suit, Jackie Chan was wearing a black Kung Fu Tang suit, and Nicole Kidman was wearing a red floor-length dress, attracting enough reporters to take pictures on the red carpet.

Internationally renowned directors such as George Lucas, Nolan, Spielberg, Martin Scott, Quentin and others have come to find out.

They are also very curious about Gu Wei's movie.

James Cameron also made a big appearance. He wanted to see whether Gu Wei's first pure 3D movie was up to standard and could be on par with his own "Avatar".

As the creator of today's box office records, the appearance of James Cameron caused crazy cheers from fans on both sides. This appeal is indeed very strong. Fortunately, no one shouted the name of "Avatar" at the premiere of "2012".

"Gu, I'm looking forward to the movie tonight. After watching the trailer, I think it will be an epic masterpiece that is no less than Avatar." Cameron said with a smile as he and Gu Wei hugged each other.

"Haha, then your trip tonight will definitely be worthwhile!"

"Click."

The scene of the two people hugging was photographed by reporters on the scene.

"Man, believe me, this is going to be a photo that will go down in movie history."

A reporter from the New York Times said with inexplicable excitement.

Others nearby nodded excitedly, "This is such a grand event," someone shouted.

"Look, Sylvester Stallone and Simon West are here too. Oh my god, aren't they filming The Expendables 2?"

In addition to major directors, there were more than two hundred Hollywood stars present.

Leonardo, Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr., Vin Diesel, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington…

Everyone's arrival will arouse enthusiastic cheers from fans.

"My God, today's scene feels like attending the Oscars ceremony." A white man in his thirties said excitedly.

Most of the male stars wore suits and looked very formal, while the female stars were vying with each other for beauty.

Kate Winslet, wearing a low-cut dress, with her graceful figure and pretty face, really attracted the attention of the media at the scene.

Later, Charlize Theron, Eliza Taylor, Jessica Alba and others appeared one by one.

Compared with these top actresses, Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Lawrence seem a little inferior at this time.

On the red carpet, the invited guests were busy being interviewed and posing for photos.

Many guests have already arrived in the premiere hall, and you can see the power of Warner and Crystal Pictures. Just as fans said, the number of guests who came is no less than a grand awards ceremony.

In order to ease the curiosity of movie fans and fully unleash the potential of 3dimax, Gu Wei discussed with Warner and Universal and made a decision to invite some lucky audiences to watch the movie on site at the premiere. The lucky audiences will be randomly drawn from the Internet, and the number will not exceed two hundred.

In North America, Warner is in charge, while in China, China Film Group and Wanda are in charge.

Everyone readily agreed to invite audiences to watch the movie. After all, "2012" was a big hit and they were also reaping the benefits.

The audience behind can’t wait any longer, everyone is looking forward to the arrival of this masterpiece.

"Next, let us enjoy a true doomsday."

Gu Wei spoke very briefly on the stage, but there was constant applause.

Afterwards, Matt Damon, Nicole Kidman, Cheng Long, Liu Yifei, and Huang Xiaoming took the stage one after another and shared some interesting stories that happened during the filming, which made many people in the audience laugh.

After the creative team was interviewed, the next step was naturally the screening of the film.

Without further ado, the main film will begin after the audience put on their 3D glasses.

...

On the big movie screen, as a cute puppy with a bell appeared, the logos of Tomorrow Star Pictures and Warner Bros. slowly emerged.

Of course, this picture is also produced in 3D.

However, the guests and audiences wearing 3D glasses felt that the scenes in the movie were right in front of them, as if they could touch them with their hands.

"Wow."

“This special effect is absolutely amazing.”

At this point, some viewers couldn't help but start exclaiming.

As the subtitles disappeared, the first thing that appeared in front of everyone was a blue planet. This feeling as if it was right in front of them once again made everyone open their mouths wide, and they were involuntarily shocked by the scene.

Some viewers couldn't help but reach out to touch it, but they were definitely unable to do so, and only felt an empty feeling.

As the camera pulls away and the blue planet disappears, the story truly begins.

A series of golden fire snakes appeared in front of everyone without warning, and it seemed that one of the fire snakes suddenly attacked the audience outside the screen.

Suddenly many people exclaimed, and some even tried to evade the attack.

Then the scene changes and the camera comes to India, the Geological Survey Institute.

Incredible changes are taking place within the Earth's crust.

The character played by Chiwetel Ejiofor came to the Geological Survey of India because of a phone call and went down 3353 meters underground with his good friend.

It turned out that his good friend discovered that since a few days ago, the sun had erupted with the largest storm in history. What was worse was that they discovered for the first time that neutrinos actually triggered physical reactions, an abnormal phenomenon.

In the past, the Earth was penetrated by neutrinos from the Sun every moment, but humans, animals, plants, and the Earth itself were basically unaffected because neutrinos do not cause physical reactions.

However, the neutrinos from this solar storm strangely triggered a physical reaction. The most obvious change was that the neutrinos were heating the Earth's core like a microwave oven.

This means that the entire world environment will undergo earth-shaking changes. In other words, the end of the world is coming.

This immersive feeling makes the audience feel very involved, as if they are actually there.

Unlike the original version of "2012", Gu Wei modified the script.

In the camera, the Chinese geologist, played by Cheng Long, also learned about the abnormality of the sun.

The safety of his daughter (played by Liu Yifei), who had a conflict with him and went to the United States alone, became his biggest concern.

On the one hand, Cheng Long asked his good friend Matt Damon to find his daughter and take good care of her, and on the other hand, he reported this astonishing fact to his superiors.

Not long after, major countries all over the world knew the shocking news.

However, in order to avoid causing global panic, countries chose to temporarily block the news and launch self-rescue plans.

The President of the United States convened a global emergency meeting, and everyone worked together to develop a doomsday survival plan. In this scene, the wise and intelligent performance of the Chinese leader was also specially added by Gu Wei.

After the meeting, a plan called "Noah's Ark" was launched. China naturally took on the infrastructure work, and various countries brought out the most cutting-edge technology. At this moment, no one was hiding anything. Although the technology was available, the construction funds for Noah's Ark became a problem.

Then, the camera turned.

Countless wealthy people around the world also learned the news at the first time and also knew the price of buying their lives, 10 billion euros for a single ticket.

"Fuck, a billion dollars?"

"No no man, it's the Euros."

"Ordinary people can't afford this price. Haha, only the oil tycoons in the Middle East can afford it. After all, they control the resource of oil."

"Fuck, that's damn expensive."

The audience was shocked by the 10 billion euros per ticket. If the world really ends, can ordinary people afford it?

As the movie went on, the complaints gradually disappeared.

In the camera, world-famous art masterpieces from the Forbidden City, the Louvre, the British Museum, etc. have all been replaced and preserved, and those used for exhibition are all replicas.

The scene changes to Matt Damon, who is preparing to pick up his daughter and son for an outing. However, on the way to pick up his daughter, he finds that cracks have appeared on the ground of some streets, and also sees a man who is promoting that 2012 is the end of the world, but everyone thinks he is a lunatic and ignores him.

The sensitive Matt Damon was secretly paying attention to the news in this regard.

After all, judging from a series of abnormal events, everything suggests that the end of the world is coming.

At the same time, signs of doomsday have begun to appear frequently around the world.

The lake in Yellowstone Park is almost evaporated and seems to be still boiling, and dead animals can be seen everywhere.

But on the other side, when his ex-wife Nicole Kidman was shopping in a supermarket with her current boyfriend, the entire supermarket suddenly cracked in the middle and almost swallowed it.

"Fuck, it feels like this is real. I was almost scared to death." At this moment, the audience was shocked by the concave special effects of the earthquake just now.

Even Cameron, Nolan, Spielberg and others sitting in the front row were no exception.

"This special effect is amazing." Martin Scott was fascinated and very interested. He was very interested in this 3D production technology.

But this is just the appetizer, and the excitement is about to follow.

Later in the plot, Matt Damon accidentally guessed the end of the world because he was sending a rich man to the airport, and immediately called Nicole Kidman, hoping to escape together.

Nicole Kidman didn't believe it at first, but then after a huge earthquake, everything seemed clear.

The apocalypse has already arrived.

"Oh my God, the bridge collapsed, the building collapsed." At this moment, the first climax scene in the film finally appeared, and the audience and guests on the scene kept exclaiming. The true power of 3dimax special effects began to show at this moment.

Matt Damon was speeding on the road, and the streets under his car began to crack. Along with the earthquake, the entire city began to crack and collapse.

The collapsed area has been following the moving vehicles.

"Hurry up, faster."

"Fuck, the whole city is collapsing and the ground is breaking apart. This special effect is awesome."

"It's so cool, I feel like I'm at the end of the world."

Seeing the mountains collapsing and the earth cracking, the entire city was falling, and Matt Damon's car could fall into the abyss at any time, everyone became nervous.

"Faster, faster!" Nicole Kidman shouted loudly.

Glancing in the rearview mirror, Matt Damon noticed that large chunks of land suddenly bulged up and then fell off, the entire city was turning into ruins, and cracks in the ground were chasing closely behind his car.

With his life threatened, Matt Damon had no choice but to step on the accelerator and start racing.

A skyscraper in front suddenly collapsed and broke, falling onto the road where the car was going to travel, and the building was about to crush the car.

Matt Damon also rushed all the way in a tense manner, constantly moving through the rooms of the building, dodging one pillar after another, and finally escaped from the building with a leap before the building completely collapsed to the ground.

The whole scene shows countless cars crashing, and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is like a shoddy project, vulnerable to any attack.

"Matt, I kind of regret it. I should have competed with you for this role." Compared with others, Leonardo said in a serious tone.

Although he hasn't finished watching the movie, he already has an idea of ​​the potential that the film has shown so far. It is no exaggeration to say that even if the box office of "2012" cannot exceed that of "Avatar" after its release, in Leonardo's view, it will never be too far behind.

"Haha, Leon, if you missed it, you missed it. I think you should work harder and continue to make more award-winning movies." Hearing Leonardo's words, Matt Damon did not hide his happiness at the moment. It was the first time for him to see the finished movie. Even though he participated in the filming, Matt Damon was shocked at this time.

Spielberg next to him remained silent. He was still thinking about this special effect. The shock level was truly amazing.

At the scene, some audience members put their hands on their chests to calm their excitement.

This scene of thrillingly passing through a collapsed high-rise building is very classic, and Gu Wei believes that there will definitely be movies imitating it in the future.

The thrilling escape came to a temporary end, and Matt Damon took everyone to an airport. He asked Nicole Kidman and Liu Yifei to refuel, while he went to find the life-saving map.

The entire city was collapsing all around, and the road back was also crumbling. Just when Matt Damon arrived at the airport, the ground suddenly sank, and he and the car fell down with him.

"Fuck, no way."

"It shouldn't happen. Matt Damon is the male lead. Nothing will happen to the male lead."

Although everyone knew that the protagonist would not die, they still couldn't help but breathe nervously when Matt Damon was suddenly swallowed by the huge pit in the face of the horrific earthquake.

Until a hand holding a map was seen on the ground, and then everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, after a series of thrilling shots, the group got on the plane at the last second.

But the situation was still very critical because the runway was damaged by the earthquake and the pilot began to pull up the plane in a panic.

Seeing the cliff in front, the plane still failed to take off and fell into the cliff.

"Oh my God!" Some timid audience members couldn't help but exclaim.

The plane took off at the last minute.

Then everyone on the plane watched the ground below rise and fall continuously, and all the houses, greenery, cars and streets disappeared.

The special effects of this footage are realistic and cruel, true and ruthless. If there really is an end of the world, then its purpose is to take away everything, regardless of whether you are rich or poor.

In the next scene, Gu Wei let the guests present see what destruction is and what the end of the world is.

In the camera, Yellowstone Park became a melting pot, with volcanic eruptions, like purgatory.

The Eiffel Tower collapsed.

Floods rushed towards the city of Rio de Janeiro, and in an instant the giant statue of Christ on the mountain collapsed. Although it was only a few seconds of footage, it was shocking.

It disappeared in the collapse of St. Peter's Basilica, and a crack passed through the hands of God and Adam, foreshadowing the helpless end of mankind's destruction.

As the center of world Catholicism, the destruction of the Vatican has strong symbolic significance.

Everyone present watched as iconic buildings were destroyed one after another in the movie. In the apocalypse, is there any place in the world that can remain safe and sound?
The movie then gives the answer: the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, is the last holy place for mankind.

The impact of neutrinos is growing, and the tsunami they cause is heading towards the Himalayas.

In the movie, there is a temple on the top of Mount Everest. The old lama from Longbu Monastery is waiting quietly in the temple at the top of the mountain. The cold wind blows across his cheeks, but he is not moved at all.

The tsunami, the blessing sachets, and the temple bells that have echoed for thousands of years formed the most striking contrast in the movie.

The depressing background music and the sound of bells, as well as the huge waves that came continuously, destroyed everything directly.

This tragic beauty makes the movie seem sublimated.

When the last shot of the film appeared, it was three months later. The sea water gradually receded and the crustal movement stopped, but at this moment the entire world's pattern had become drastically different.

When the flood receded and the world returned to peace, the first thing that came into view was the Himalayas. Although the snow-capped mountains had lost their former height after the doomsday disaster, the sunlight still reflected on the snow, symbolizing hope.

The two and a half hour movie slowly came to an end.

Everyone seemed to be still immersed in the doomsday journey, and felt unsatisfied.

Finally, after a few minutes, some audience members began to take off their glasses and returned to reality, followed by endless applause and screams.

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The movie premiere is also the most tiring yet happiest time for directors and actors, after all, their hard work finally has to be handed over to the audience for verification.

However, the main creative staff were very excited at this time, because tonight's premiere was so good that it made people feel explosive.

"Yifei, the box office of Director Gu's movie may exceed our imagination." Cheng Long has also experienced many ups and downs, but the atmosphere on the scene still makes him a little excited.

Especially the reaction of the crowd after watching the movie, which made him really unable to imagine how high the box office would be after the movie was released.

On the stage, when the movie ended, the audience stood up and applauded for several minutes, and the applause lasted for a long time.

Afterwards, Cameron was interviewed by reporters on the scene, and he was not stingy with his praise: This is a groundbreaking disaster film, and I think only "Avatar" can be compared to it.

"Putting aside the story of the movie for now, the visual effects alone are worth going to the cinema to watch," Director Nolan said shortly afterwards.

Spielberg commented that this is a science fiction masterpiece that cannot be missed and it is of milestone significance.

During the following cocktail party, Gu Wei naturally became the focus of the whole audience. Everyone wanted to chat with him. After all, a world-renowned commercial film director deserved the deliberate flattery and fawning of all the actors.

Leonardo, who was the most familiar with Gu Wei, was naturally the first to come over.

"Gu, this movie is really great. When it comes out, I will take my girlfriend to see it again. I believe she will love it." Leonardo said in an exaggerated tone, holding a glass of wine.

Gu Wei smiled. He couldn't guess that Leonardo would take that girlfriend to the cinema. After all, this guy changed girlfriends much faster than he made movies.

"Thank you for the compliment, Leon, but I think you can bring your ex-girlfriends to see this movie, because the number of your ex-girlfriends can book the entire cinema, which can also contribute some box office to this movie." Gu Wei opened his mouth and teased.

"Haha, Gu, you're so humorous." Leonardo reacted and burst into laughter, which made the other people around him look over here.

Later, Will Smith also joined the chat, and the three of them talked and laughed, making the others envious.

At the same time, Huang Xiaoming, who was a bit transparent at the scene, also secretly felt that after the box office of this movie came out, the pay of the actors would definitely be increased to varying degrees.

For him, the most important thing is whether he can continue to break into Hollywood.

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(End of this chapter)