I'm a movie star on earth

Chapter 406 Beagle's Story
An unexpected bet in 1877 triggered the idea of ​​film invention.At that time, Henryland Stanford, a railroad magnate in California, had an argument with others in a horse race betting.He insisted that a galloping horse must have all four hooves in the air at some point.

Those who gambled with him believed that this phenomenon was impossible.As the debate intensified, the stakes escalated to a staggering $2.5.Stanford and the rest of the bettors watched the horses gallop down the track intently.However, the hooves of a racehorse move so fast that the naked eye cannot tell.A bet is hard to tell.As a result, Stanford hired British photographer Edward Muybridge to take photos of running horses to determine whether the horse's hoofs were in the air, so as to resolve the dispute.

Muybridge watched the racehorses on the side of the track for several days, and finally came up with a way to complete the task.He decided to use multiple cameras to take pictures of the running horses, and decompose the running action of the horses into several continuous actions, and each camera is only a part of the sequential shooting, so as to ensure that every step and momentary action of the horse race is as accurate as possible. can be captured by a camera.Muybridge installed 16 cameras side by side along the railing of the racetrack, hooking the shutter of each camera with a long wire.

Then these long lines about fifty or sixty centimeters above the ground were pulled across the runway.When the horse gallops past, the 16 long wires will be kicked off one by one, so that the camera shutter will be pulled 16 times, and 16 instant shots of the horse running will be taken, recording the different running postures of the horse every step.

Muybridge mounted the pictures taken by 16 cameras on a turntable and lit a light between every two pictures.After playing these photos continuously, it was found that Stanford's judgment was correct. When the horses were running at high speed, there were indeed moments when all four hooves vacated.

Muybridge's brainchild, inadvertently produced the world's first film.This is a movie that can only be watched by one person through the peephole of the box. However, everyone who watched it was amazed and elated, and they all commented, "I really saw a racehorse galloping."

After Muybridge's idea spread, it aroused Edison's interest. He instantly felt that this was a good business to make money, so he invented and produced the first projector in 1887.

In 1894, the world's first movie theater officially opened on Broadway in New York. This movie theater only had 10 projectors, and each show could only sell 10 tickets.As a result, there are huge crowds of people in front of the cinema, and people are proud to see the movie.However, such films cannot be projected on a screen, so the number of viewers is very limited and the images are not clear.

It was not until 1895 that the French Lumiere brothers improved the projector and played the first modern movie in Paris, and the new thing called movie was officially born.

However, it was not until 1902 that the world's first cinema that was actually put into commercial operation opened in Los Angeles, USA. Hollywood, centered on Los Angeles, was also proclaimed and soon became the center of the world's film industry.

Hollywood's dominance continues to this day, creating a series of countless achievements and exporting American values ​​to the world.

China, on the other hand, had its first officially screened film in 1904. Since then, the film industry has officially taken root in China, developing a unique film culture.It is a pity that due to the influence of the turbulent times, it has always been confined to the country and cannot go out.

Since the 21st century, the commercialization of Chinese films has accelerated, and entering the second decade, it is not uncommon for domestic films to exceed one billion in the mainland market.However, the achievements of domestic films overseas are generally good, except for a few films that have achieved certain results.

Even "Wolf Warrior 57.8", which is now the No. 2 box office in film history, with a box office of 1000 billion, has only earned more than [-] million US dollars in overseas markets. This is only because Li Hyuk has a certain overseas appeal. satisfy.

Therefore, it is really difficult for most people to have high expectations for the achievements of "The Ancient City of Jingjue" overseas, and there are still many self-media on the Internet who are bad-mouthing the overseas market prospects of this film.However, the performance of a film still depends on the box office and awards. For a profit-oriented film company, the most important thing is the box office.

If this "Exquisite Ancient City" is a hit overseas, then the follow-up sequel will undoubtedly have a very broad market prospect, so Bona Films and Penguin Films, including Huahua Film and Television, are very concerned about the overseas box office performance of the film.

In the evening, a movie theater on Al Laver Street in Los Angeles was overcrowded. This is a scene that can be seen every Friday starting from the beginning of the summer vacation.Many Hollywood blockbusters are vying to be released in the summer vacation, which is a must for military strategists. The fierce competition makes the summer vacation quite intense.

Berger is a student studying at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the quarterback of the school football team, a star player, and is naturally welcomed by many girls.No, today I'm going to watch a movie with a hot cheerleader girl I just got, and then I'll do something...

"Hey, Mary, how about we watch this movie? I haven't seen it yet." Berger asked cheerleader Mary for her opinion.

Mary shook her head and said, "I heard O'Hara's movie is not good, let's change it!"

Beauties don't want to watch, so Berger naturally doesn't force it. As a veteran of the bed court, he knows that it is best to satisfy the girl's request as much as possible before doing things, and then he will cooperate with you to have fun.In fact, Berger wanted to get O'Hara more. She was a black girl with exaggerated buttocks. It's just that O'Hara recently had a hot fight with the star player of the school basketball team, and he ignored him, so Berger I had to settle for the next best thing and put Mary to bed first.

Berger thought of a lot, including the scene of a threesome, but Mary found her target: "Darling, let's watch this movie!"

"Which movie is this?" Berger looked at the Asians on the movie poster and the title "Jingjue ancient city" with a puzzled face: "Is it a Korean movie? Or an island movie?"

When Americans mention Asia, the first thing that comes to mind is Nanbang and the island country. Compared with China, these two countries are more well-known in the United States, especially the games and animations of the island country have profoundly influenced the entertainment culture of the United States.

Mary said excitedly: "No, this is a Huaxia movie starring Tom Lee. I've seen "La La Land" starring him. It's so handsome."

It seems that Mary is a good-looking person, and she has no resistance to male stars like Li He who have both Chinese and Western aesthetics.Berger was a little bit jealous. After all, it was a bit awkward for a girl to praise another man in front of her.But when he thought about going to bed after all, Berger held back and forced a smile: "Okay, I'll go buy a ticket, what do you want to drink?"

"A cup of Pepsi, thank you..."

The ticketing system in North America is still mainly based on offline ticketing and telephone ticketing. Unlike Huaxia, which has long used the mobile terminal ticketing system, it is very convenient and fast to purchase on the app and go to the unmanned terminal at the cinema.

After the ticket was bought, Berger was very unhappy to hear Mary talking about Tom Holland Lee's deeds, and he echoed against his will, but he thought in his heart: Even if you have the same name as Holland, you think Are you Spider-Man?Wait, if the movie isn't good.I posted a post to scold you on Twitter...

Mary didn't notice Berger's strangeness, and after bragging about Li He enthusiastically, she added a sentence that shocked Berger: "If I can sleep with Tom Lee, I would die."

Berger had a mouthful of old blood stuck in his chest and almost died...

(End of this chapter)