Chapter 365 Old Chen said yes

The big screen went dark and the lights in the venue came on.

Immediately, thunderous applause broke out and lasted for a long time.

The plot of "The Legend of the Little Soldier" is not complicated. It is about Tang Long who mistakenly chose the private soldier branch and received the most comprehensive, harshest and most useful recruit training in a training camp that has been out of use for 456 years. Then, by chance, he became a member of the cannon fodder "self-propelled naval gun" army. However, he relied on his keen sense of smell and military talent to defeat the enemy's vanguard troops and successfully returned to the Federation.

But it is precisely because of this simple, direct and exciting plot that the audience enjoys watching it so much.

After all, the online novel adapted from the script is a very exciting story.

When Jiang Heng watched "The Legend of the Little Soldier" for the first time, he was really shocked by Tang Long's series of operations. The guests and audiences in the venue had similar feelings.

Of course, what shocked the audience the most were the gorgeous, realistic and grand visual images.

The premiere was played with the IMAX 3D version, with the projector's xenon lamp brightness set to the highest setting, making the viewing experience better than that of an ordinary cinema.

In addition, the "production cost" of the film is as high as 500 million, so every shot and every frame of the picture is made to perfection.

The first feeling it gives to the audience is reality, as if what they are watching is not a movie, but a glimpse of a real story happening in another time and space, universe, through 3D glasses.

Especially the scene when Tang Long was training in the boot camp. Both the military facilities inside and the various weapons that appeared in the film were deduced by the "super microcomputer".

After all, the original novel does not describe these contents in detail.

And "deduction" means that there are certain principles behind the existence of these things.

Therefore, when the audience watches it, they will subconsciously feel that the weapons in the Wanluo Federation should look like that.

It's not like when watching the movie "Black Panther", where you feel that Wakanda is using the most advanced technology to fight the most primitive fight, which is very awkward.

In addition, what makes the audience most relaxed and happy and unforgettable is naturally the super gorgeous space battle in the second half of the film.

First, the "cold energy laser light" killed 90% of the self-propelled gunboats, and then Tang Long launched a desperate counterattack and destroyed two thousand warships of the Silver Eagle Empire.

These scenes are shot very grand, gorgeous, realistic and shocking...!
Many people subconsciously compare these images with "Avatar" and immediately come to an astonishing conclusion, that is, it surpasses them in all aspects, which is a bit scary.

However, after watching the movie, Chen Kaige's expression was a little dull.

Because he has seen the 3D versions of "Havoc in Heaven" and "Avatar", and as a highly professional director, he can even tell the pros and cons of the film's rhythm, composition, and color.

Although Lao Chen is a little twisted when shooting commercial films, these are due to his personality factors. He does have the ability.

He really knows his stuff, so he understands more and more how difficult it is to make "The Legend of the Little Soldier" and how good it is.

Just like when he later directed "Legend of the Demon Cat", the scene where Yang Guifei looked back and smiled charmingly, the first thought of ordinary audiences was that this scene was amazing and Yang Guifei was so beautiful.

But professional directors understand how difficult it is to get lighting for such shots.

At the moment the film ended, Chen Kaige even had a thought: Why should I compete with him?
Yeah, the two of them have nothing to do with each other.

Jiang Heng will never be able to make an art film like "Farewell My Concubine", or in other words, there will be no art film that surpasses this film in the next few decades. And he will never be able to make a commercial film like "Legend of the Little Soldier", and neither of them will ever surpass the other's peak achievement.

Thinking this way, he will always be invincible!

The commercial films I made didn’t do very well at the box office, so what? I’m an artist!

Thinking of this, Chen Kaige's mind suddenly became open.

Chen Hong, who was standing by, felt that her husband's whole spirit had changed. Was he so stimulated?
Chen Kaige stood up, walked a few steps to Jiang Heng, smiled sincerely, shook hands and said, "Congratulations, Director Jiang, this is a groundbreaking and great work. This will be a film that surpasses the Star Wars series and will also surpass Avatar at the box office. You are the pride of Chinese filmmakers!"

After saying that, he hugged him and patted Jiang Heng on the back, acting like an older brother.

Jiang Heng was confused by Chen Kaige's series of actions. What was going on?
Is it ironic?
But looking at his expressions and actions, he looks very sincere!
The others on the side were also a little puzzled, but they had no time to ponder the details, and they all congratulated Jiang Heng without mentioning anything.

Afterwards, there was a brief interview session and then a reception dinner.

In the banquet hall of a five-star hotel not far from the Olympic Sports Center, dozens of tables were set up to accommodate the guests who came to attend the premiere.

Jiang Heng naturally sat together with a group of people with the highest status and position, but no one felt neglected. After all, in the world of fame and fortune, everyone's status and position are pretty much the same.

If a third-tier actor were really placed at Jiang Heng's table, he would probably be uneasy and terrified.

At Jiang Heng's table, everyone's topic naturally revolved around "Little Soldier Legend". Some predicted that the global box office would definitely surpass "Avatar", and some asked Jiang Heng how difficult it was to shoot a film like this. If the cost was lower and there were fewer space scenes, it would be about the same, right?
Everyone predicted that "Little Soldier Legend" would be a box office hit, so it's only natural for people to follow suit.

Although it is extremely difficult to follow the trend of this film, there is still a way out.

Wang Jing, who was sitting at the last seat at the table, came up with an idea for a "Little Soldier Chasing a Girl" in his mind.

He had already thought of a name for the male protagonist, which was Tang Xiaohu. After joining the army, he underwent various training in the recruit camp and fell in love with the instructor's daughter.

The two best friends in the same class fell in love with the "senior sister". If more life scenes and jokes were added, the cost would be greatly reduced.

At the end, a scene of a space war was added. The three brothers made great contributions in the war and each got his own beauty. Haha, perfect!
As for props, I'll ask Jiang Heng if he has any left that I can lend him.

If there are any useless film materials that were cut from "The Legend of the Little Soldiers", especially those involving space and planets, it would save more money if they could be given to him.

Thinking of this, Wang Jing thought, why don’t I just ask him for investment directly? His iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures have plenty of money anyway.

But when he thought about the investment cases that Jiang Heng had rejected in recent years, he became hesitant again.

While he was thinking about it, he saw Yu Dong, who was in high spirits and stood up to toast him.

Fatty Wang's eyes narrowed into a line as he laughed, and he thought, now we have the candidate for cooperation, right?

The development of Bonna Pictures to where it is today is not entirely the result of distributing Jiang Heng’s films, but also because a large number of Hong Kong films were introduced to the mainland and distributed through Bonna Pictures.

As one of the more prolific directors after the decline of Hong Kong films, Wang Jing has had a lot of dealings with Yu Dong, and the two have a very good relationship.

(End of this chapter)