The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 454 The code waterfall that came again
The 2018 summer vacation has just started, and it is almost burning to a boil.

As the time draws to a close, "Matrix II" is accompanied by intensive cast interviews, on-site highlights, and the release of "Matrix" documentary, which once again arouses the appetite and curiosity of movie fans.

"Matrix II" did not release a trailer, not even an alternative trailer in the form of an animated short film like the first "Matrix".

But the popularity of "Matrix" was awakened and heated up, especially with the launch of the "Matrix" documentary on streaming media.

It’s not that DreamWorks doesn’t have documentaries. In fact, the first documentary is “Gravity”, and after that, almost every blockbuster will have a documentary.

Only "Matrix" didn't have it. It's not that it didn't shoot. In fact, it didn't need to shoot. It just edited the recorded daily shooting of the director and actors, and at most added interviews with actors and staff.

DreamWorks has long held back the fact that it will release the "Matrix" documentary as a promotional material before "Matrix II" is released.

The documentary of "Matrix" not only includes the footage of the filming and special effects production, but also the footage of the actors' audition, action training, first time wearing a black leather trench coat costume, and a scene of the main creative staff reading the script.

Coupled with the handsome male and female protagonists Lu Hongzhe and Yan Xiaoyue, and Bao Shengming, who played the role of the captain, began to appear on shows and interviews everywhere, and the popularity of "Matrix II" soon reached a level that made many companies in the industry envious.

In addition, Universal also exerted all its strength in marketing in Europe and the United States. All of a sudden, there was a wave of matrix fever on the internal and external networks, and under this resonance, the momentum of "Matrix II" was further raised.

In China, the pre-sale of "Matrix II" just started, and the pre-sale box office exceeded 1 million on the first day, creating the record for the fastest pre-sale box office in the Huaguo film market. The number of movies breaking [-] million can be counted on one hand.

For such a result, there are already extremely excited fans and some media fans clamoring or marveling that "Matrix II" may break the box office record of "Spike II" and create a new box office myth.

Of course, inside DreamWorks, especially Chen Jingxing, remained calm.

According to DreamWorks' evaluation, it is basically impossible for "Matrix II" to surpass "Spike II" at the domestic box office. The pre-sale of "Matrix II" is so hot that it feels like a fan movie.

It is mainly the fan group of "Matrix", especially young people, who are too excited about this sequel after two years, and have booked tickets in advance, which created such a pre-sale result.

However, the audience of "Matrix II" cannot be as broad as "Spike II".

30 billion has already reached the box office target of DreamWorks, and the real big head of "Matrix II" is overseas.

The overseas box office of the first part of "The Matrix" was less than 3 million US dollars, of which North America accounted for half of it. With the announcement and release at full power, Chen Jingxing also has higher expectations for the overseas performance of "Matrix II".

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A movie theater in Philadelphia.

The 3D advertisements one after another made Daniel feel dizzy and took off the 3D glasses, and then the images on the big screen turned into phantoms.

He looked down at the empty hands in the popcorn bucket, and complained annoyedly, "How long has it been... 35 minutes! I've finished eating all the popcorn, why are there so many advertisements today?"

His question did not get a response from his younger brother, who was chatting enthusiastically with the neighbor next door.

Daniel reached out and grabbed the popcorn bucket from his younger brother, and stuffed a few into his mouth. George, who had the popcorn taken away, protested while answering Daniel's question.

"It's not special today, but "Matrix" is special. It is said that this theater also has 40 minutes of advertising time for "Shadow Alliance II" that was released before. It is normal for this kind of blockbuster to increase the advertising time."

George still didn't snatch the popcorn back from his brother. He took out his mobile phone and started surfing the Internet like many viewers.

"Claire said that "Matrix II" will have a big surprise at the end, but he didn't say what it is." George browsed the forum of Science Fiction House, and suddenly spoke out a little excitedly.

Home of Science Fiction was originally a website established by Chen Jingxing's fans. Later, the number of registrations increased, and now it has become a place where science fiction fans gather.

The posts on the website are densely packed with translations, and some of them are marked with "spoiler" warnings, so George dare not click to read them.

Although "Matrix II" was released on the same day in China, Japan, the United States and other countries, this cannot change the time difference.

There is a time difference of at least ten hours between Philadelphia and East Asia, so movie fans from Huaguo, Dongying, Singapore and other countries have already watched this movie for the first time. The serious movie reviews have not yet come out, but the excited movie fans naturally They all started posting their impressions on social platforms.

Many people expressed their thoughts and comments on Twitter and other social media. Websites such as Science Fiction House even transferred and translated many professional or long-form comments from social media in Huaguo, Dongying and other countries.

Claire is the moderator of the forum in the home of science fiction, and even went to the Magic City of Huaguo to participate in the premiere of "Matrix II" in Huaguo, and she was the first fan to watch the movie.

"The conspiracy in "Matrix II" gradually surfaced, the mystery of the savior will be revealed in this movie, and the fighting will also escalate..."

Sitting next to George and chatting happily with him was a yellow-faced man named Wang Zhen, who came to the theater with his girlfriend.

Wang Zhen couldn't help but read some comments on the domestic Internet for George. In terms of understanding the plot in the first place, Wang Zhen is obviously a more direct translation channel than watching the translated translation posts on the forum.

Wang Zhen can be regarded as the first wave of fans and supporters of Chen Jingxing overseas. Since "Comet", he has been everywhere in the sci-fi works made by this young director from the motherland.

Both he and his girlfriend are fans of Chen Jingxing. They entered the theater early and took up seats in the middle. It's getting hotter.

Of course, the audience who came to the cinema at this time, especially those who came in early and occupied the middle position, were basically fans of "Matrix" or loyal fans of Chen Jingxing.

Moreover, during the exchange, it was discovered that both Wang Zhen and George are old users of Science Fiction House, and they are also FOD.

Fans of DreamWorks
Refers to DreamWorks fans.

Studio fans are uncommon, but not impossible.

Especially for studios with a unique style and a high level of work, Hollywood's century-old film history has differentiated quite a few types and models of movie fans here.

DreamWorks focuses on science fiction, and it is usually high-level, hard science fiction with amazing ideas.

Although European and American audiences with a long history of sci-fi literary and artistic works are generally tolerant of the definition of sci-fi works, the debate between soft and hard is not fierce, and audiences in China do not have stricter insistence on the definition and genre of sci-fi.

But that doesn't mean there aren't people who like hard sci-fi.

They just don’t loudly emphasize hard and soft, or expel soft sci-fi from sci-fi, which doesn’t mean they don’t have a concept of soft and hard, or that they don’t feel tired of sci-fi movies mainly based on comic books or space operas.

There are quite a few audiences who like the brainstorming and hard-core sci-fi works brought by Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks, and most of them are young people.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that they dislike comic book movies or soft sci-fi works. It’s just that there are too many of them, and they are commonplace. There are no surprises, not enough geek, not enough cool.

For FODs, they will try their best to watch DreamWorks film and television works and even animation works as soon as possible.

George's brother Daniel is not a fan of FOD, nor is he a sci-fi fan. He doesn't like to watch all of Chen Jingxing's movies, but he likes "The Matrix" very much, so he was dragged by his brother to watch "The Matrix" at the theater at nearly ten o'clock in the evening. Otherwise, his parents would not have agreed that George, who was only in high school, would leave home so late. It would definitely be early in the morning after "Matrix II" finished playing.

"I just don't know if the sequel will be a continuation. "Matrix" is a masterpiece, and I think the story is complete. I hope that guy won't destroy the story of "Matrix" just to make money."

Daniel babbled in boredom, and didn't flinch from his younger brother's dissatisfied eyes: "The proportion of sequels is as high as 90%. Comic book storyline foreshadowing."

"Johnson said before the release of "Matrix" that this is a trilogy, the script has been written, and the trilogy is the complete story, and judging from the voices on the Internet, the audience in Huaguo and Dongying Very satisfied with "Matrix II"..."

Like a qualified FOD, George tried his best to dispel his brother's doubts about "Matrix II".

If George was still a little apprehensive about "Matrix II" in his heart before, after the feedback from fans in East Asia, he has dispelled any worries, and he only has an open mind about this two-year-old film. expectations of the story.

Daniel pouted at George's rebuttal. These nerds—although his younger brother always called himself FOD, that is, a fan of DreamWorks, he always called FOD a nerd. Their trust in the Huaguo director was no less than that of him The admiration of Philadelphia Eagles coach Doug Pedersen.

Although there was an expression of disapproval on his face, when the title of DreamWorks' animation just appeared, Daniel was still as excited as all the fans around him, and all the conversations and whispers disappeared. The 3D glasses stared intently at the big screen.

When the long-lost green code waterfall reappeared on the big screen, whistles and screams sounded one after another.

"The Matrix" and the dystopian virtual world it represents, like the green code rain, has become an iconic symbol of a popular subculture. The kind of shock I felt when I was in "The Matrix".

(End of this chapter)