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Chapter 292 3D Movie "The Wandering Earth"

The theater lights went out and the big screen came on.

The 3D movie "The Wandering Earth" is officially broadcast.

It starts with the familiar dragon logo.

Then came the film companies that produced it.

Mars Film and Television is the first to bear the brunt, followed by Huaguo Film Company, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and other film companies.

Universal Pictures and Warner Brothers are only responsible for the overseas distribution and sales of "The Wandering Earth".

Opening screen.

It is a scene of 'Han Ziang' played by Chen Long, 'Liu Qi' played by Wu Jing, and 'Liu Qi's' son, the three of them are playing together at the beach.

The film's creative team also appeared on the big screen at this time.

Producer: Lu Chen
Co-producers: Han Shanping, Doug (USA), Fred (USA)

Chief Screenwriter: Lu Chen, Liu Yanxin
Starring: Liu Yifei, Zhang Ruoyun
Starring: Chen Long, Li Lianjie, Zhang Ziyi...

Friendly Starring: Robert Downey Jr. (USA)
Friendly guest appearances: Ge You, Gong Li, Zhou Runfa, Zhang Manyu, Leonardo (USA)...

Director System/Chief Director: Lu Chen
After the introduction of the film's creative team, 'Han Zi'ang' played by Chen Long also finished chatting with 'Liu Qi' played by Wu Jing. The two chatted and revealed to the audience what the film was about.

It allows the audience to immediately enter the movie and know what is happening in the movie.

At this time the movie also changes scenes.

The movie has narration.

'At first, no one cared about this disaster. It was just a wildfire, a drought, the extinction of a species, and the disappearance of a city. Until this disaster was closely related to everyone, the sun was rapidly aging, supporting and expanding, 100 years Eventually, the sun will expand to the point of engulfing the entire earth, and the solar system will cease to exist in 300 years. '

The narration of the movie is also accompanied by corresponding scenes, giving the audience a greater sense of immersion and an excellent visual experience.

'In the face of this catastrophe, mankind has shown unprecedented unity. In order to let more people survive, the coalition government decided to push the entire earth away from the solar system and fly to a new home 4.2 light-years away. This magnificent and long The human immigration plan is named - the 'Wandering Earth' plan. '

'Humanity has spent all its resources to build 30 'planetary engines' on the surface of the earth to provide power for the earth to fly out of the solar system... At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of the earth's voyage, the coalition government assembled global aerospace forces, which took [-] The International Space Station Navigator was built in [-]. '

The movie narration is officially finished.

At this time, the picture came to outer space.

A huge 'International Space Station' appears on the big screen.

"Wow!"

The theater let out bursts of exclamations.

Wearing 3D glasses, it is as if the International Space Station is not in the screen, but half in the screen and half outside the screen, as if it is right in front of you.

It's like everyone is in outer space, watching the International Space Station.

There are also those spaceships flying to the International Space Station, as if they are flying into the big screen from before everyone's eyes, flying into the International Space Station.

Just these few seconds of footage.

Brings a deep shock.

Some people don't adapt to others and already feel depressed.

Because all the lights in the theater went out.

Just like we are in space, in a space without oxygen and water, only the International Space Station in front of us has a light, and the rest of the place is completely black, a kind of bottomless black.

Liu Yifei held Lu Chen's hand tightly. The scene just now was too shocking and depressing. Fortunately, her senior brother was by her side.

Universal Pictures' Doug and Warner Bros.' Fred.

Same shock.

Everyone looked happy the next second.

It seems to be the right bet.

We know that with Director Lu's current achievements, if 3D film technology had not reached a breakthrough, how could he have entered the 3D film industry.

After all, Director Lu has become famous now. As long as he doesn't make mistakes, he is guaranteed to become one of the top ten directors in the world's history in the future.

If you dare to enter the game, you must be confident.

Just from the few seconds of footage, we have already concluded that this is a real 3D movie.

As long as the follow-up is maintained, the film will definitely shock the world. This will be an industrial revolution in the film industry, and Director Lu is the person who promotes the new industrial revolution in the film industry. Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. will become famous if they participate in it.

Wait until the movie reaches more than six minutes.

A blue water balloon appears on the screen.

Earth!

It's a shot of looking up at the Earth from outer space.

The earth is spinning at this time.

Countless blue flames began to rise on the surface of the earth, which were "planetary engines" that were starting up. Eventually, the earth stopped automatically and was pushed forward by the "planetary engines".

The movie once again features narration.

'Goodbye, Earth' in multiple languages.

At this time the camera zooms in.

The earth in front of us is getting bigger and bigger.

So big that the Earth takes up the entire screen.

Finally off the screen.

As if in front of everyone.

The audience was shocked.

This is the difference between 3D movies and 2D movies. All pictures have a three-dimensional feel, as if the audience is actually there.

At this time, the movie screen changed.

Traveling with a line of words '17 years later'.

The feature film begins.

……

The big screen goes black.

A line of words 'Mercury Special Effects Works' appeared.

Let’s start by introducing the people behind the movie “The Wandering Earth”.

The movie is over.

The theater lights came on one by one.

Everyone was still in shock and had not recovered.

The entire movie.

It's wonderful!
The story of the movie, the transformation of characters, the operation of the color of the movie, the use of lenses in the movie, and the tight rhythm, including the comedy effect in the movie.

All reached their peak.

Everything in the movie is perfect.

Thinking that he is worthy of being a director with a variety of styles, "The Wandering Earth" can be regarded as a masterpiece.

Of course the most shocking thing is the special effects.

The shock brought by the special effects far exceeds that of Director Lu's previous special effects blockbuster "Transformers".

A true 3D movie, a hearty video impact.

"Papa!" Seeing everyone in a daze, Lu Chen took the lead in applauding and looked at Liu Xing, the head of Mercury's special effects, aside, "Manager Liu, thank you for your hard work."

Mercury Effects worked on The Wandering Earth for a year and a half.

Except normal holidays.

Never missed a day off.

Because the special effects of "The Wandering Earth" must be completed before the Olympic Games.

Only in this way can it be released in theaters after the Olympics.

And the quality cannot be reduced.

For nearly a year and a half, all the Mercury Special Effects staff have worked hard.

After the production of "The Wandering Earth" was completed, everyone was given a month-long holiday.

"Director Lu, it's not hard." Liu Xing was so excited that his eyes became misty.

As a special effects practitioner for more than 20 years.

Now I see the rise of special effects in the Mainland, and I am a participant and leader, and I am very proud.

At this time, Liu Xing's eyes were full of mist, and he looked at the well-known Chinese movie stars present. Seeing the shock in their eyes, he knew that "The Wandering Earth" was a success.

Mercury Special Effects previously produced "Transformers", and although it became famous immediately, some people still say that Mercury Special Effects is just a name, and the real special effects are produced by Industrial Light & Magic, the world's best special effects company.

Liu Xing knew that it was useless to say anything.

Everyone only knows Industrial Light and Magic, and they think it is all due to the other party. However, in the special effects production of the movie "Transformers", Mercury Special Effects participated in many productions. It is not like the first work "Inception", it was just a soy sauce role. .

Think back to the past few years since Mercury Special Effects was founded.From the first "Inception" to the fully produced "Changjin Lake", "Transformers" in cooperation with Industrial Light and Magic, and "Iron Man" in cooperation with the top special effects company in the United States.

Now we finally have the real leading role, the first special effects blockbuster "The Wandering Earth", and the truly first 3D movie in the global film industry.

I believe that by the time the movie is released in theaters, Mercury's special effects will surely become famous. No one can say that Mercury's special effects are a free ride.

The special effects of "The Wandering Earth" were produced by only one company, our Mercury special effects.

"Clap!"

When Lu Chen applauded, everyone reacted and gave warm applause.

The movie is so shocking.

This is an industrial revolution in the film industry.

To exaggerate, people from agricultural society are shocked when they come to industrial society for a long time.

"Director Lu, I believe that the release of "The Wandering Earth" will definitely shock the global audience, just like the Olympic opening ceremony you brought to the world a few days ago." Ge You expressed his own opinion.

There has been no news about Director Lu’s new works before.

Although Director Lu has a job in the Olympics, he can't watch it every day. With Director Lu's work efficiency, he can still make a movie when he spares time. However, there has been no news about Director Lu's new movie.

It turned out that I was preparing for "The Wandering Earth".

If Ge You knew that the visual impact of "The Wandering Earth" was so shocking, he shouldn't have just played a small cameo at that time.

She should play an important supporting role with many scenes.

"Director Lu, the investment in this movie is not small, right?" Ren Zhonglun from Shanghai Film Group was also shocked after watching it, but the first thing that came to his mind was the investment.

There are a lot of 3D shots in the movie.

It can be said that all the lenses in the movie that can be made into 3D are made into 3D. There are countless big scenes in the movie. The cost is probably astronomical.

"The current production cost has reached 15 billion." Lu Chen is not hiding the production cost now. When the film is released, the production cost will also be a publicity point.

Of course this is just the current production cost.

When promoting.

Publicity costs will also be added.

The current production is 15 billion US dollars, which is about 1.7 million US dollars.

The investment in publicity is planned to be US$1 million, which is equivalent to more than half of the production cost. The total cost of the film will be close to US$3 million.

That's just the cost of the movie.

And it doesn’t count other investments.

At that time, in order to improve the overall strength of Mercury's special effects and be able to produce "The Wandering Earth", a large amount of advanced equipment for special effects production was purchased, which cost more than 1 million US dollars in total.

They also spent nearly [-] million US dollars on recruiting top talents in foreign special effects production.

Of course, the cost of more than 2 million US dollars is mainly to improve the overall strength of Mercury's special effects, and it will definitely be earned back in the future.

Now that Mercury Special Effects has become a world-class special effects production company, there will be no shortage of orders in the future. Even if not, there will be Mars Film and Television.

For the company's works, the special effects production will definitely be handed over to Mercury Special Effects, which means that the good news does not go to outsiders.

"15 billion, this is already an astronomical number." Ren Zhong was not surprised at all, including the Chinese movie stars present.

Judging from the recent completion of "The Wandering Earth", 15 billion is probably a small amount.

Those impactful scenes definitely require money.

And 15 billion, 1.7 million US dollars.

this number.

In the mainland, it is an astronomical figure.

Currently, there is no film that can achieve a box office of 15 billion in the Mainland.

The historical box office champion in the Mainland is "Changjin Lake" directed by Director Lu, with a box office of 11 billion.

"Changjin Lake" can exceed 10 billion. It was the right time. The location, people and people have all reached the top.

At that time, Director Lu Chen had already become famous in the world and was the most successful commercial director.

The above also gave special support to "Changjin Lake". The central government promoted the movie "Changjin Lake", including organizing large-scale viewings, and the box office of the movie exceeded 10 billion.

After "Changjin Lake".

The box office never exceeded 7 million again.

Even if Director Lu directs it himself, it will only be about 4 to 6 million.

One billion is too far.

It is almost impossible to replicate the glory of "Changjin Lake".

And now there is a movie with an investment of 15 billion, and that is only the production cost, not counting other costs.

How much courage is this?
Thinking of this, top Chinese movie stars such as Ge You, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Long, Zhou Runfa, etc., stood in awe of Lu Chen.

Dare to spend so much money to make a Chinese-language film, which deserves the respect of all Chinese-language film professionals, and also deserves the title of the new godfather of Chinese-language films.

As you can imagine, this "The Wandering Earth" must be aimed at the global film market.

After the filming was completed at that time, people like Chen Long and Zhang Ziyi, who were qualified in English, all performed English dubbing.

And if "The Wandering Earth" is released in Europe and the United States, its impact will definitely be greater than Director Lu's other "Kung Fu Panda".

One "Kung Fu Panda" and one "The Wandering Earth".

After "The Wandering Earth" is released.

I believe that it is not only director Lu Chen who is stealing the show in the world of film, but also Chinese-language films and Chinese-language movie stars.

"Director Lu, we have to start the publicity work immediately." Doug and Fred said at the same time, thinking about arranging the publicity work quickly.

The world's first true 3D movie!

Director Lu’s latest masterpiece after a lapse of a year!
The movie cost nearly 3 million!
These are all publicity points that Doug and Fletcher have thought up.

Of course, I can't wait for "The Wandering Earth" to be released because I want to make a fortune and build the company's reputation.

"There's no rush." ​​Lu Chen prepared a publicity cost of US$[-] million for the movie "The Wandering Earth".

This is the cost of publicity.

It has exceeded the world's total production costs, accounting for more than 90.00% of all movies.

As for investing so much, film promotion is particularly important for the impact of the film's box office. In order for "The Wandering Earth" to be known to more people, it will increase the film's higher influence.

High publicity funds must be invested.

As for the money, there is no need to worry about it. The profits from "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man" have been returned to Mars Film and Television, including investment income.

Of course, the biggest profit is Lu Chen's share of the box office of the two movies.

The previous investment in "The Wandering Earth" was also earned from these two movies. Before filming, I received more than 7000 million U.S. dollars in directing fees. "The King of Kung Fu" was packaged and sold to Universal Pictures, where I earned nearly a Billions of dollars.

Including Mars Film and Television’s previous cash flow.

This is enough for the early investment in "The Wandering Earth", including the improvement of Mercury's special effects.

At that time, Lu Chen was so poor that he wanted to sell himself for money. After all, he didn't want to ask for more money from his family.

As for the special effects production of the movie "The Wandering Earth", all of it was completed by Mercury Special Effects. This is our own company, which saves a lot of expenses. Otherwise, the production cost of 1.7 million U.S. dollars may not be possible.

Every aspect of "The Wandering Earth" is strived to be the best. The only disadvantage of being the best is that it costs money, especially money.

Fortunately, "The Wandering Earth" has now been produced, and Mercury Special Effects has become a world-class special effects production company.

Now that the most difficult days have passed, the next step is to count the money.

"Director Lu, now that the movie has been produced, why don't you hurry up and release it in theaters?" Doug asked, "You have invested so much in the movie, don't you want to recover the cost earlier?"

Fred thought the same thing.

Now we should start promoting the movie immediately so that the movie can be released as soon as possible.

"Director Lu, such a wonderful movie should be released to the audience earlier." Ge You and others also suggested. I believe that when domestic audiences see "The Wandering Earth", they will be deeply shocked like everyone just now.

Chinese-language movies will also reach a new height with "The Wandering Earth".

The world's first true 3D movie will be a Chinese-language movie starring Chinese-speaking actors. This will definitely be recorded in the history of world cinema, and it will be a very important event.

"We have to wait until the Olympics is over." Lu Chen explained.

It’s not that I didn’t want to, I immediately started working on film promotion and distribution.

But now it is during the Olympic Games.

No topic can overshadow the Olympics. If we promote it now, the effect will be greatly reduced.

Of course, a more important reason is that the Olympic Games are now the most important thing. National sports leaders are working hard to win gold medals. China ranks first in the number of gold medals.

You shouldn't steal the attention of the Olympics. If your movie is promoted now, some attention from abroad will be attracted to the movie.

The purpose of the Olympic Games is to make the whole world pay attention to China.

So at this time, if you grab the popularity, wouldn't you be ignorant?

Anyway, Olympic games usually last no more than sixteen days. After this period of time has passed, the promotion and distribution work of "The Wandering Earth" will be arranged, just in time for the Olympic Games, and continue to draw the world's attention to China.

What's more, when the Olympic Games are over, there will be a closing ceremony. Lu Chen is also the director of the Olympic closing ceremony.

(End of this chapter)