Chapter 83 World Premiere
In China, many filmmakers are also quite curious about the so-called world's first IMAX movie. First, they don't know what's so special about it.

Secondly, I don’t understand why we have to build a temporary stadium. Isn’t this a pure waste of money? Will the effect really be good?
Little did people know that the great director Jiang Wen liked to do this in his previous life.

When "One Step Away" was released, the film company spent a huge amount of money to convert the Olympic Sports Center into a temporary theater, and for the first time in the country, a temporary IMAX giant screen was built for a movie premiere.

This IMAX screen was shipped from the United States. It was 26 meters wide and 14.5 meters high. It was equipped with IMAX's proprietary 3.0 high-gain metal screen and weighed 750 kilograms. It took 40 workers to hang it in one go, and due to transportation and material reasons, it was dismantled after only one screening.

The cost is quite expensive, but the effect is quite good.

Without saying much else, the dance show at the opening alone was enough to exclaim in delight and many people praised it for its high artistic value!
But at this moment, no one knows how shocking IMAX is, but it still makes them rush to buy premiere tickets.

As for the guests who had already received the invitation, they rushed back to Beijing from all over the world to attend the premiere.

Zhang Yimou just came back from the northwest. The crew of "Hero" had not started filming yet, so he went to Dunhuang to inspect the shooting location. Generally speaking, it met the requirements, so it was basically decided to stay there.

Xinhua Noodle Company, talking about the premiere of "Pacific Rim", Zhang Weiping was quite envious.

He has always had a reputation for being a boaster, that is, someone who dares to brag. But compared with Jiang Heng's achievements, some of his bragging is hard to come by.

There is no other choice but to find ways to make "Hero" well so that his company can have a place in the Chinese blockbuster film market.

"Let's still pay Director Jiang $2 million!" Zhang Weiping gritted his teeth and sighed as he said this.

During the previous preparation process, Jet Li lowered his price and only took a salary of US$3 million, while Liang Chaowei and Zhang Manyu both took US$1 million.

But after Liang Chaowei was replaced by Jiang Heng, we can no longer offer according to the previous quotation.

The truth is that Jiang Heng is too famous and his status is far higher than Liang Chaowei, but he still wants to use the same price, which is a bit offensive.

Furthermore, Jiang Heng is currently an important partner of China Film and the second largest shareholder of China Film Red, the country's largest cinema chain. How could Zhang Weiping dare to offend him?

Even the name of the participation is under repeated consideration.

Let’s just call it a cameo. Jiang Heng has quite a few scenes.

Even if he is just a supporting role, it still seems embarrassing.

Zhang Yimou was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "How about using the title of special starring role?"

"Special starring role?" Zhang Weiping repeated, and suddenly felt that the word was indeed good.

As the leading actor, it is natural to say that Jiang Heng is not considered a supporting role in this drama. Even if it is just a supporting role, at least it is not stated explicitly!

As for the word "special", it is even more clever, indicating that Jiang Heng is not a leading actor in the traditional sense. If you want to watch his scenes from beginning to end, you have come to the wrong place!
The more Zhang Weiping thought about it, the better he thought of the term "special starring role". He couldn't help but praise: "Lao Mouzi, you still have a lot of ideas!"

Zhang Yimou smiled naively and said nothing. He was proud of his quick wit in his heart, but he didn't know that in the future, there would not only be "special starring role", but also "specially invited starring role", "leading starring role", "co-starring role" and many other terms, which would almost ruin the word "starring role"!
After careful discussion, Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou drove to the Workers' Stadium in Beijing on the afternoon of June 6.

But outside the venue, there were already several long queues, with countless people and vehicles behind them, and police officers came to maintain traffic order.

Zhang Weiping was so excited that he slapped the steering wheel and said, "Lao Mouzi, one day, I will hold a premiere ceremony that is even more grand than this!"

Zhang Yimou naturally hoped that there would be such a day, but he just nodded slightly and said "OK"
As a guest, there was naturally a VIP channel. With the help of the staff, I entered the event site smoothly. I saw a long red carpet leading to the converted temporary theater. On one side of the red carpet was a huge "Pacific Rim" poster signing board.

On the opposite side, there were countless media reporters holding various photographic equipment, taking pictures of the guests passing by. There were also beautiful hosts from CCTV's movie channel, who pulled the guests aside for interviews one by one.

Zhang Weiping became more and more envious and was already thinking about how to prepare for the premiere of "Hero".

Suddenly, he saw a figure in front of him who looked like Xu Ke, and he nudged Zhang Yimou beside him with his arm.

To talk about Xu Ke at this moment, it can definitely be said that he is in the low point of his career.

The box office failure of "The Legend of Zu", which cost over 100 million yuan, made it impossible for him to find investors in Hong Kong.

He couldn't make a breakthrough in Hollywood, so seeing that the mainland film market seemed to be improving significantly under the leadership of Jiang Heng, he decided to try his luck here.

The first thing to do is to restore the confidence of investors. I decided to return to my old business and shoot the martial arts series that I am best at.

Coming here to attend the premiere, of course, is to see if I can meet some big bosses (the kind who complain). If that doesn't work, I can only ask Jiang Heng to see if he can get some investment.

Ten years ago, based on Xu Ke's reputation, some investors would directly transfer money to him. It's really like the new generation replaces the old generation!
Xu Ke signed his name on the poster display board and casually responded to the host. He had just walked a short distance when he heard someone calling him. When he turned around, it was the big boss Zhang Weiping.

"I didn't expect to meet Director Xu here!" Zhang Weiping said with a smile.

He is an investor, not a big star, so he is not very interested in being interviewed.

If it were any other occasion, maybe I could take the opportunity to promote "Hero".

But at Han Sanping and Jiang Heng's home ground, they naturally had to be more restrained and walked over quickly.

Xu Ke said with a smile: "Isn't Boss Zhang preparing for "Hero"? How come you have time to come over?"

Zhang Weiping said, "We are good friends with Director Jiang and have worked together before. We will naturally attend the premiere of his new film. What about Director Xu?"

Xu Ke did not hide it, "I'm currently planning a martial arts epic, let's see if there is any boss willing to invest!"

Zhang Weiping said, "If I hadn't put all my money on Hero, I would have invested in you. There are quite a few people here today, so there should be some who are interested!"

Xu Ke nodded slightly, agreeing with him. The two walked and talked, and soon arrived at the temporary theater.

As you step inside, the most eye-catching thing is the huge screen.

Next are the various celebrities and bosses, from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even many foreign faces.

Thinking back to his heyday, there was never such a grand occasion, and Old Monster Xu felt inexplicably sad.

The most tragic thing in life is that when you are down and out, your former brothers are enjoying great success.

You've come to someone's house without permission, and you don't know whether they will welcome you.

Fortunately, when he was feeling sentimental, he suddenly heard Jiang Heng's voice: "Hey, Director Xu, President Zhang, I never thought that you two would come together to show your support. Thank you very much!"

(End of this chapter)