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Chapter 469: Hot before the show (Earth)
Before the closing banquet of "The Battle of Jinling", the second trailer was released. In the film, Nicolas Cage is the protagonist. The bald Cage has a bitter and hateful demeanor.

When he appeared in the camera, Cage was sitting cross-legged in a temple. The enemy bandits burned down the temple and killed the monks, and everyone was burned. Cage was unmoved and just prayed with his palms together.

In order to humiliate Cage, the enemy hung him in the middle of a bronze bell in the temple and made fun of ringing the bell. Every time the bell rang, Cage was knocked out and bleeding from his ears and nose.

It wasn't until the enemy soldiers got tired of playing that they left in groups, leaving Cage hanging in the bell. Then several children appeared, orphans who had been massacred in the city. The children rescued Cage and fed him food and water.

In the next scene, the children will be captured by the enemies who have returned from the sweep. The audience expected Cage to suddenly attack and punish these beasts, but in the end Cage did nothing. He just clasped his hands together and raised his head, with violence in his eyes. Light.

After that, this trailer ends here.

The audience looked bewildered, and the whole thing was stuck in their throats, no matter what they thought, it didn't go well.

In China, The Truman was scolded miserably. The last trailer for The Rock was still regarded as a fantasy novel, but this one isn't even "cool"?
Even abroad, I don’t feel happy. In fact, no matter at home or abroad, the public’s requirements for various film and television works and reading materials are the same, which is to obtain spiritual pleasure.

This is the reason why various superhero movies have become popular around the world in recent years, and it is also the reason why they have become lonely. Because they are too repetitive, the audience feels unhappy.

The second trailer of "The Battle of Jinling" made the audience unhappy. The comments on Youtube exceeded [-] in one day, which translated into domestic curses. The two are highly similar in spiritual core, including "Mom" Very high volume.

From another perspective, it can also be seen that "The Battle of Jinling" has received a lot of attention. A trailer can stir the heartstrings of millions of movie fans. This is also due to the reputation that Truman has accumulated over the years.

Therefore, when it came to the finale of "Blood Battle in Jinling", its publicity strategy and results can be summed up as displeased not only domestic audiences, but also foreign audiences.

So, at the closing banquet, domestic investors questioned Truman. Of course, they didn't say it explicitly, but they just said "How to pay back the money, Director Chu, do you have a plan?"

Unfortunately, Truman could not understand the underlying meaning of their words at all. Instead, he answered questions such as "Can it be released in mainland China?" and "How much is the estimated global box office?" that they could not understand at all.

The answer is just three words: “Believe in God.”

The investors looked at each other and became more and more worried.

Lu Linlang also attended the wrap-up banquet, and when she saw this, she came over to rescue Truman and appease the investors.

Lin Yuhang was unceremonious: "The movie hasn't even been released yet, and they are asking for debts. Are you saying that you are short-sighted or eager for quick success? Now I put my words here. If you want to divest your investment, come to my queue, and all the scenes of the artists you recommend will be deleted." Come on, take the money and leave!"

All the investment representatives looked embarrassed. Of course they are not big money owners, they are either brokers or high-level wage earners. They are here at this moment just to find out the truth. Of course, it is impossible and dare not really tear their faces.

After dealing with the investors, Lu Linlang discussed countermeasures with Lin Yuhang and Truman.

"In two months, Director Feng will be able to complete post-production, and there will be another chance for the finished film to pass the mainland review." Lu Linlang said, "If the mainland cannot pass the review, those investors will be in trouble." "There is still a chance. They have money, why bother?" Lin Yuhang said disdainfully.

"Don't forget, there is also investment from Netflix, and Netflix has also obtained the same contract terms." Lu Linlang said.

This was actually a mistake. They should not have promised mainland investors a refund if the film could not be released in the mainland. If they had promised mainland investors, other investors would follow suit and get the same terms, even if Truman did not agree at the time. , when the day comes to court, Netflix will also be able to obtain equivalent rights.

"It's not easy to repay such a large amount of money. The legal representative of Truman Studio is Truman. Together with Netflix's investment, the amount exceeds 3 million US dollars..." Lu Linlang glanced at Truman and said, "Truman will be better than Nicholas. Cage is even worse."

Due to Lu Linlang's broken sentence, Truman accepted and processed this information. He smiled and said, "Cage has already told me how to deal with a life with huge debts."

Lu Linlang sighed and said reluctantly: "...We must try to avoid it. I hope to join in the post-review work. With my understanding of the mainland authorities, it will definitely help to get it passed the review in the mainland. "

This request was reasonable and reasonable, and no one else had any reason to refuse. After signing a confidentiality agreement in accordance with Netflix's requirements, Lu Linlang flew to Los Angeles to join the post-production work of "The Battle of Jinling". Of course, the time will be one month later , she couldn’t help much with the early technical processing work.

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At the same time as the post-production, the publicity and distribution work of "Blood Battle in Jinling" was officially carried out in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and other regions. Although the film and television studios and actors' remuneration made the film's budget overrun, the funds raised by Truman Studio To make up for this part of the difference, it is still more than enough. The budget for publicity and distribution work is very generous.

The three A-star partners of Dwayne Johnson, Truman and Nicolas Cage are also a very explosive combination among the actors in all Hollywood movies throughout the year.

The combination of superstars can effectively strengthen the publicity effect and reduce publicity funds, which made the film popular before it was released and spread by word of mouth. Although the word-of-mouth is not very good, the popularity is there.

The superstar effect is even more reflected in China. Since it has not yet been determined whether it can be launched in China, the official has not started any publicity work and has not even registered a Weibo official account.

Even so, every promotional video posted on the Internet will be moved to China within a few hours and widely disseminated. This kind of film "tap water" flows as fast as if there is a large amount of financial support.

To this end, Feng Zikai also specially cut out several trailers starring traffic niche students, and posted them on foreign publicity platforms. The click-through rate was not high, but it created a lot of popularity in China.

Many fans watched their artists appear in such an international blockbuster, and because of the director's ability, they showed a different "handsomeness" or "beauty" than usual. They commented and liked it all at once, and gave them a lot of praise.

Throughout April and May, the popularity of "Battle of Jinling" has remained high, showing a trend of becoming popular before it is released. Although whether it can reach the mainland market is still a question mark, at least in the North American and European markets, it is very popular.

This makes some people restless.

(End of this chapter)