Chapter 361: The Legend of the Little Soldier Premiere

In a luxurious courtyard house in Beijing, Chen Kaige held the guest invitation in his hand with a hesitant expression.

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

He didn't have a good relationship with Jiang Heng, so naturally he was not willing to go.

But this premiere was so grand that it was said that all the well-known figures in the entertainment circles of mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan received invitations, and official leaders attended.

Chen Kaige believes that he ranks among the top Chinese directors. If he doesn't go, it would seem embarrassing. He used to consider himself the top director, but now he doesn't dare to say so.

Furthermore, the total investment of 500 million US dollars for "The Legend of Little Soldiers" can be regarded as the pinnacle of the Chinese-language film industry. Even if the "Xinwen Broadcast" does not report it, the CCTV News Channel will report it.

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

Seeing his conflicted expression, Chen Hong couldn't help but say, "When Han Xin selected soldiers, the more the better. But if an ordinary person were to lead a large army, it might get chaotic. The bigger the investment, the better the film. It might even fail!"

Chen Kaiqiao was overjoyed when he heard this. This was what he wanted to hear! "Yes, maybe you are going to see a joke. Go!"

Chen Kaige became happier when he thought about this, and he and Chen Hong enthusiastically discussed the issue of what to wear that day.

In the blink of an eye, it was July 7rd. Chen Kaige in a suit and Chen Hong in an evening gown appeared on the red carpet of the premiere of "The Legend of Little Soldiers" together.

"There are so many people!"

Chen Hong said in a low voice, because the whole event was like a film festival, full of stars, and many people who had not appeared for a long time showed up.

Chen Kaiqiu nodded slightly, thinking that he had made the right decision to come this time. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if a group of people talked about this matter and asked why he didn't come.

"It's quite a big scene. I hope his film won't be too disappointing!"

After taking photos on the red carpet and giving a brief interview, the two entered the venue and then greeted people they knew.

"Congratulations, Director Jiang. With such a grand ceremony, I believe the movie will be even more exciting!" Chen Kaige shook hands with Jiang Heng.

Although the two of them had a bad relationship in private, they were still harmonious on the surface.

Jiang Heng also smiled happily, looking like an old friend who hadn't seen each other for a long time, "Fortunately, although it was extremely difficult during the filming, at least it met expectations. I just hope that the audience can appreciate it!"

He almost said that he hoped the audience could understand it, but that would probably make Director Chen very angry.

Since everyone has come to show their support, Jiang Heng should also show some manners.

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

Chen Kaige had a gloomy expression. He really liked this kind of atmosphere, but unfortunately he was not the protagonist.

It has to be a blockbuster movie!
The previous movie "The Orphan of Zhao" had good box office performance, and more and more investors came to him for investment.

Lao Chen wanted to make a blockbuster movie, and he fell in love with the novel "Monk Kūkai: The Great Tang Ghost Banquet". The story takes place in the Tang Dynasty, so naturally there must be a magnificent and grand Tang city in the film.

What the investor means is, can special effects be used?
Chen Kaige rejected it on the spot. Of course he had to build a real movie when he was making it!
When filming The Emperor and the Assassin, the Qin Palace was built in Hengdian. When filming The Orphan of Zhao, a "Zhao Orphan" city was built in Xiangshan.

If he doesn’t build a Tang city when filming a story about the Tang Dynasty, he wouldn’t be Chen Kaige!
It's just too time-consuming and expensive, and I'm afraid it will take several years to complete the filming and hold a grand premiere ceremony.

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

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

"In a few years, we'll have a lively one!"

"Of course. No matter how good the special effects are, they can't match the texture of real-life shooting!" Chen Hong has always been very confident in her husband.

Soon after we sat down, the activity began.

The beautiful hostess of CCTV Channel 6 came on stage and invited 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 a special effects blockbuster that claimed to have invested 500 million US dollars would look like! So it was soon time to watch the movie, the lights in the venue went out, and the big screen lit up.

After the opening animation of Dragon Logo and iQiyi, the first thing that comes into the audience's eyes is the vast and deep universe, and two huge forces of space battleships are bombarding each other in the void.

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

Then there are scenes of the destruction of the fleet commanded and operated by robots, and the physical elimination of a large number of intelligent robots.

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

Sure enough, the camera turned and showed a recruitment office with a slightly sci-fi architectural style. Two officers were smoking and chatting.

"Think about it, how many robot soldiers served in the federal army back then? Why did they need to recruit so many soldiers?"

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

"What a sudden change!"

"Who says it's not true? Infantry has existed for so many years. Suddenly one day, the form of war changed to space warships bombarding each other, and infantry became an outdated type of soldier!"

"Someone has changed to become a space warrior!"

"Different!"

While these two people are chatting, the film uses editing techniques to simultaneously show the male protagonist Tang Long's experience of joining the army.

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

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

Many people who have not read the original novel were either surprised or chuckled.

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

"Isn't it that a robot officer is waiting for him?"

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

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

Immediately, he picked up his bag and walked back and forth in the huge and crowded deployment hall, looking for the entrance to the 504 recruit camp.

After going back and forth for a while, I 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 but didn't see any comrades. He murmured, "Are there so few infantrymen?"

After finally reaching the exit, he still had to insert the card and the computer assigned the tasks. Tang Long followed the instructions and went to channel 23 to board the spacecraft.

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

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

At this time, the spacecraft's horn reminded him to fasten his seat belt.

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

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

The two people who were chatting at the door looked a little surprised when they saw this scene.

One of them said, "Um, why is the direction of the spaceship wrong?"

(End of this chapter)