Chapter 39 Premiere

On November 11, the premiere ceremony of the domestic special effects blockbuster "28 Million Years BC" will be held in the Beijing CPPCC Auditorium.

There were countless media and reporters at the scene, surrounding each guest for interviews.

Suddenly, a thin man with a stern face came into the reporters' sight.

"Zhang, Zhang Yimou?"

Some people couldn't believe their eyes and screamed.

The rest of the people swarmed over, surrounded the famous art film director and asked him questions non-stop.

The fact that Zhang Yimou could appear here was naturally thanks to Han Sanping.

Although he is not the vice chairman and general manager of China Film Group Corporation at the moment, as the director of Beijing Film Group Corporation, he still has a lot of face.

Hearing that Zhang Yimou was in Beijing, he called him and invited him to attend the ceremony.

If Zhang Yimou had been like him before, he would probably have refused.

But I happened to be in Beijing at the moment and had no work arrangements, so it was difficult to refuse.

But more importantly, after making art films for ten years, he also wants to make commercial films!
If we ask who is the most successful commercial film director in China, it must be Jiang Heng.

Attending the premiere of his new film not only gave face to Jiang Heng and Han Sanping, but also allowed me to learn in advance.

It's the red carpet and the interviews with reporters that make him feel uncomfortable.

"Director Zhang Yimou, hello. It has been a year and a half since you filmed "If You Are the One", are you filming a new film now?"

"Hello, Director Zhang. May I ask if you have any plans to make a blockbuster movie?"

"Director Zhang, Director Zhang!"

"We are preparing for it and will consider it!" Zhang Yimou walked forward with his head down at first, but when he saw that this group of reporters refused to give way, he blurted out these two sentences and continued to move forward.

I breathed a sigh of relief once I entered the auditorium.

While looking for a seat, Han Sanping and Jiang Heng had already arrived.

"Hello, Director Zhang. Welcome, welcome!"

"Hello, Director Zhang!"

Zhang Yimou was not good at small talk, and he was surprised to see that Jiang Heng seemed to be less than 20 years old.

"Director Jiang, what year were you born?"

“I was born in the 1980s!”

"What?"

“Born in 80!”

"80?" Zhang Yimou thought for a moment and said in shock, "When you filmed The Matrix, you were less than ?"

"Uh, I'm about to turn 25!"

After hearing this, Zhang Yimou didn't know how to respond.

He has been shooting art films for ten years and has also tried urban light comedy commercial films such as "If You Are the One", but he is a little confused about what to do next, otherwise he would not have turned around to shoot "Not One Less".

It is really unimaginable that a teenager under the age of eighteen could make a movie like "The Matrix".

The special effects and action scenes in the film are fine, but could the forward-thinking script really be written by this young man?
He doesn’t know whether others believe it or not, but he doesn’t believe it anyway!
"Director Zhang, please sit over here!"

The auditorium was crowded and noisy. Seeing that Zhang Yimou was in a daze, Jiang Heng ended the conversation and walked him to his seat.

Zhang Yimou turned his head and found that it was Jiang Wen sitting next to him.

"Hey, Lao Zhang, you're here too?" Jiang Wen looked very surprised.

The two had just worked together once in "If You Are the One", and the male lead Zhao Xiaoshuai in the film was played by Jiang Wen.

"Well, come and take a look!" Zhang Yimou responded casually.

Jiang Wen opened up the conversation, "I'm coming to see what our first domestic monster movie looks like!"

Suddenly he lowered his voice and said, "I heard someone say that the plot of this movie is not very good, and the box office might be terrible!"

Zhang Yimou said: "Who told you that?"

Jiang Wenxin said, "How the hell can I say this to anyone?" He said vaguely, "Friends!"

Then he said, "Hey, did you say he wrote The Matrix? I saw that movie and watched the videotape several times. It's really good! How could he make this just to make money?"

After saying that, he pointed at the curtain in the distance.

Zhang Yimou said: "Then come again!"

Jiang Wen said, "How can I criticize you if I don't come to see you? I can't just say it's bad without even looking at it. That would make me look like a woman who spreads rumors at the entrance of the village!"

Zhang Yimou thought to himself, it’s a waste of effort for them to hire you!

He nodded and said, "Yeah, that's right!"

Jiang Wen was puzzled, "Why are you here too? I feel like you're not from the same circle as them. Ah, a famous art film director!"

"I just happened to be in the capital, it's hard to refuse!"

Jiang Wen said: "You don't want to make this kind of commercial blockbuster, do you?"

Zhang Yimou waved his hand, "Nothing, I just came here to take a look!"

Jiang Wen laughed, "Lao Zhang, this is a bit fake. There's no need to hide it. It's not shameful to make money!"

Zhang Yimou asked back, "Are you going to make such a film in the future?"

Jiang Wen smiled and said, "In the future, I want to make films that have both artistic connotations and are box office hits!"

Zhang Yimou thought to himself: "You really want everything!"

But he said, “It will succeed!”

"Hey?"

The two chatted for a while, and the premiere ceremony finally began.

The lights in the auditorium dimmed, the lights on the big screen came on, and a shocking yet domineering voice came out from the speakers, startling everyone in the hall.

Looking at the big screen, all I saw was lush green, filled with trees and plants that I had never seen before.

"hiss!"

Zhang Yimou took a deep breath and asked Jiang Wen in a low voice: "These plants don't exist in reality, do they?"

"Probably not!"

“Is it all special effects?”

"should be!"

"That's too realistic..."

A huge and brutal Tyrannosaurus Rex suddenly appeared on the screen, scaring the guests and reporters in the auditorium so much that they began to breathe heavily.

I feel that the Tyrannosaurus Rex in the picture is tall and domineering, as if it really exists.

The camera turned and saw the bearded and bespectacled Ge You sitting on a dead tree trunk, panting, "I can't run anymore, I really can't run anymore!"

As a result, the "dead tree trunk" under him moved and turned out to be a living thing.

Ge You was frightened to the point of paleness, and he rolled and crawled forward for his life.

Even though the scenes are obviously very thrilling and embarrassing, when he acts them out, they always bring a sense of humor.

Someone on the side praised Ge You for his excellent acting skills, and Ge You responded with "um" and "ah", feeling extremely shocked.

Just remember that when we were filming, in the green screen studio, I acted towards the air as the director requested. No, I acted towards a pole.

There is also a red light on it, representing the monster's eyes!

The green screen studio with nothing on it, after post-production, was transformed into the Jurassic World with all kinds of dinosaurs. It's amazing.

All the performers at the scene had similar ideas.

The reporters were extremely shocked. They never thought it could be filmed like this.

The only regret is that it is too short, less than three minutes.

After the first preview, Jiang Heng led a group of actors onto the stage to promote the film.

(End of this chapter)