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Chapter 201 An epoch-making disaster movie

Many domestic female stars fell silent again after watching it. If this movie follows this style and the entire movie is of this level, then Liu Yifei's rising momentum will be unstoppable, even if she is not the heroine.

Liu Yifei has once again become the envy of actresses in the industry.

"What a good luck!" Yang Mi thought to herself as she looked at the news on the Internet.

At this time, Fairy Sword 3 has been aired, which has caused a lot of repercussions, and her popularity in the industry has once again increased.

But for now, she is still a long way from Liu Yifei, so long that it even makes people feel desperate.

Not only her, but all domestic actresses of the same age group or even the previous age group are powerless, and the gap has begun to widen significantly.

"It has to be Director Li's movie." Lu Zheng looked at the news on the Internet and said to Jingtian with emotion.

In the past two days, since the "2012 Exclusive Day", all kinds of news on the Internet have not stopped, all about this film.

Jingtian lowered his head, feeling a little sad.

The filming of "The Legend of Sun Tzu" has been completed, but the broadcast time has not yet been determined. Due to historical issues, the TV series is expected to be broadcast outside the mainland first.

"It's okay, Tian Tian. Director Li is currently working closely with Wanda Cinema. There will be opportunities later. Moreover, you also participated in "2012". When the time comes, follow Director Li and go to Hollywood to see it."

Lu Zheng saw Jingtian's lack of interest and quickly comforted him.

Jingtian's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded repeatedly.

"In fact, we can try Liu Yifei's path. She also has a background in TV dramas and can attract a lot of popularity in a short time. Uncle Lu has also chosen the script, and you will be the heroine."

Lu Zheng repeatedly studied Liu Yifei's rise to fame. Since there was no good script for the movie yet, he would start with the TV series and continue filming.

According to YouTube data feedback, on July 7.18th, the online trailer of "2012" was played more than 700 million times.

One can imagine how successful this marketing was.

In fact, every big-selling film requires excellent marketing. Behind the production cost of the film are often equally huge or even far exceeding the production cost, such as those well-known small-cost big-selling movies.

For example, in the previous life of "Blair Witch", not to mention a series of distribution expenses such as production and copying, this film cost only tens of thousands of dollars, but it wasted 2500 million US dollars on publicity alone!
For example, Paramount Pictures spent more than 650 million U.S. dollars on the copy of "Paranormal Activity" or "The Ghost Story" to be released this year, and more than 4000 million U.S. dollars on promotion.
Warner and Crystal Pictures have invested a lot of effort and money into "2012", and there is almost no upper limit on marketing expenses. They will continue to spend as long as there is potential.

That's because "2012"'s box office is the film's biggest source of revenue, but not its biggest source of profit.

A larger portion of profits come from North American home audio, international home audio, North American video on demand, North American pay TV, North American free movies, international video on demand, derivative development and other revenues.

This is why Hollywood is able to produce such high-cost movies and spend such high marketing expenses.

Compared with other Chinese films, this road is indeed far away.

Once the box office is not satisfactory, the movie is likely to lose money, but Hollywood movies can make up for it through other income, and even make a profit in the end.

On July 7.23, the actors from China gathered together and flew directly to Los Angeles on a charter flight. The global premiere of "2012" in the United States was held at the Grauman China Theater in Hollywood.

Lu Yang is still busy with the later stage of his "Cinema for the Blind" and will not go to the North American premiere. He will only participate when it is China's turn.

Li Mu basically accepts anyone who wants to participate in a Hollywood premiere. After all, it is a rare opportunity for them, so it is good to take the actors for a tour.

"Brother Long, you have been very dedicated recently!" Li Mu also chatted with the crew on the plane.

Cheng Long has not stopped in the past two years, and now he has taken on another Hollywood movie "Kung Fu Dream".

"It's a pity. If the movie is picked up early, if it is picked up late, my salary will probably skyrocket."

Cheng Long also laughed out loud. After watching the clip of "Exclusive Day 2012", he is now very proud. After this movie, his status in the international film industry has been raised to a higher level.

"Hahaha, it's not good if the salary is too high. Hollywood movies also depend on the production cost. If it's too high, just hire someone else." Li Mu said with a smile.

In Hollywood, unless there is no one to replace you in the series or you have super appeal, there are so many actors in Hollywood, and the producers will still choose people with high cost performance.

This also leads to the fact that some actors appear to be well paid, but in fact they are valuable but not marketable.

In the end, I was forced to cut the price for the role.

"It's a pity that people are getting old and can no longer take pictures." Cheng Long sighed after laughing, "Yifei, Zhang Yi, and Xiaotian still have a great chance to make a career in Hollywood."

A new generation replaces the old.

The role of Zhang Yi still plays a very important role. Although the role of Jingtian has very few roles, he is quite likable. In addition, he has appeared in "The King of Kung Fu", so there may be opportunities for Sino-US co-productions in blockbusters in the future.

As for Liu Yifei, needless to say, with Li Mu escorting her, and there is a big A-level production to be released later, it can be said that it is already a sure thing.

Jingtian smiled sweetly: "Uncle Long can still fight. Everyone in "The King of Kung Fu" came here to watch you and Uncle Jie fight."

While talking, his eyes occasionally glanced at Li Mu with a look of admiration.

The sharp-eyed Liu Yifei saw it and remained silent.

Cheng Long seemed very happy because of the little girl's popularity and chatted a few more words.

After getting off the plane, David arranged a car to take everyone back to the hotel to get rid of jet lag, and then the grand premiere.

As soon as Li Mu entered the room and yawned, Liu Yifei glared at her: "Humph, you're just messing around!"

"What's wrong with me?"

"I know."

"???"

Li Mu looked confused, what do I know?

The red carpet was rolled out on Hollywood Boulevard, one of the busiest streets in Los Angeles.

On this night, the red carpet was like a huge dazzling carpet, welcoming movie stars, directors, producers, and hundreds of fans.

Everyone's eyes are focused on one place, and that is the protagonist of the premiere-"2012".

Huge posters stand on both sides, as well as two miniature simulation models that are exactly the same as Noah's Ark in the movie.

Then a huge doomsday countdown was erected in the center, creating a strong enough atmosphere for the movie.

Reporters on both sides kept flashing lights.

Li Mu joined hands with Liu Yifei to take the lead on stage with a group of leading actors. The two leading actors, Cheng Long and Charlize Theron, were wearing a black kung fu coat and a red floor-length skirt, attracting enough reporters to take photos on the red carpet.

George Lucas, Nolan, Spielberg and many other directors came to find out.

They are also very curious about Li Mu's movie.

James Cameron also made a major appearance. He wanted to see if the first movie that opened a new era of 3Dimax was qualified.

As the world's number one box office king today, James Cameron's appearance aroused wild cheers from fans on both sides. This appeal is indeed very strong. Fortunately, no one shouted "Avatar" at the premiere of "2012" name.

"Li, I'm looking forward to tonight's movie." Cameron and Li Mu said with a smile as they hugged.

"Then your trip tonight must be worthwhile!"

In the premiere hall, many guests were already present. You can see the energy of Warner and Crystal Pictures. The guests coming here are no less than a grand awards ceremony.

The audience watching from behind can’t wait, everyone is looking forward to the arrival of this masterpiece. "Let's appreciate a real apocalypse."

Li Mutai spoke very briefly, but the applause was unusually loud.

Returning to his seat, he glanced at Richard who was putting on 3D glasses, and suddenly remembered something: "Richard, I have a movie, help me arrange a small-scale test screening in North America."

"Li, these are all trivial matters. It's show time for the 3D masterpiece. Don't be such a spoiler. We should sit down and enjoy it."

Richard waved his hand, not caring about such a trivial matter at all, and quickly put on his glasses.

Li Mu was a little speechless. He must have watched this guy several times. Why is he still so enthusiastic?

"Everyone, please work hard, there is still a premiere in China."

After the North American premiere, Li Mu had to take the crew to China Film's film base.

Movie premieres are also the most tiring and happiest time for directors and actors. After all, the hard work has to be finally handed over to the audience for verification.

But at this time, the actors looked excited, because the premiere last night was so effective that it was explosive.

"Director Li, the box office this time may be beyond imagination." Cheng Long has also experienced big storms, but the premiere last night still left a deep impression on him.

I really can't imagine what the box office will be like after this movie is released.

After the movie was screened, the audience stood up and applauded for more than ten minutes, and the applause lasted for a long time.

During the interview, Cameron even expressed unstinting praise: This is an epoch-making disaster movie!

Li Mu smiled, "No matter how high the box office is, there will be a limit, but your worth will probably increase a lot. By then I won't even be able to afford you to act."

After the movie is released at the box office, it is not difficult to imagine that the salaries of the participating actors will definitely increase to varying degrees.

Charlize Theron was the first to express her position: "Lee, I am willing to reduce the price to star!"

"Lee, me too!"

"Director, me too!"

Everyone shouted and the scene was very happy for a time!
When he returned to China, Li Mu told David, who had not recovered yet, "My new movie needs to be screened on a small scale in North America. Please communicate with Richard!"

David nodded, "Boss, these are all small things, just one sentence. "2012", boss, we are going to make a lot of money!"

"." Li Mu felt that these people had been dazzled by the upcoming feast of US dollars.

After reading the crazy comments on the Internet, well, Li Mu is also looking forward to the release on July 7.28th.

The China Film Base in the Imperial Capital has a huge Imax screen, which is also where the Chinese premiere of "2012" was held.

The madness abroad has spread to China.

"I heard that the foreigners were blown through, and everyone in the audience was saying Oh, my god!"

"Damn it, I don't have tickets for tonight's premiere, so I had to grab 3Dimax tickets, but I found that the reservations can't even be made, and it's already until next week!"

"It's outrageous. If you buy tickets for the release in the next few days, you can still make money!"

"So you can't buy it!"

"It's the truth!"

Major theater chains have already started pre-sales, and tickets for 3Dimax are naturally the most sought-after. It is currently hard to get a ticket.

In today's premiere, in Li Mu's view, only "2012" is the protagonist, and the rest are supporting roles.

Because when the movie starts, everyone will forget who is here tonight, and will only remember the various big scenes of the movie.

Zhang Yimou, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Chen Kaige, Jiang Wen, Feng Xiaogang, Ning Hao, etc. were present, and many big names in celebrities were present. The actors who received today's invitation letter from Mengying Media can be said to be in the industry The status is not low.

At this time, the friends in Li Mu and Liu Yifei's circle became the envy of everyone.

You must know that the guests coming here to Li Mu's premiere are more grand than the annual Academy Awards ceremony, not only to watch the movie, but also to meet many big shots.

Reporters from outside gathered around three times. News about the foreign premiere had already spread back to China. Cameron had already made it clear that this was an epoch-making disaster film.

The reporters also wanted to attend the premiere.

"You guys are here a bit too much. One report requires all the reporters from your newspaper to come? Are you just a movie fan?" The reporter from the Imperial City Entertainment News clearly mocked the other party.

"It's as if you are not the same."

Everyone is tacitly aware that no one can tell anyone else that Imax movie tickets are too difficult to buy now and have been sold out long ago.

I want to watch 3Dimax's "2012" in the near future, and the premiere is my last chance.

At this time, in the premiere hall, the bosses of major theater chains were sitting in rows, all smiling so hard that they couldn't even see their eyes.

"Lao Ye, how is the sales of Wanda Cinemas?"

"Old Chen, you are spying on the military. Hahaha, Director Li's movie is so popular. All 3D screenings were sold out within a week, and 2Ds are also rushing to get it."

"Me too!"

"All!"

All the theater executives laughed in the premiere hall.

As the time came, the audience and reporters came in and took their seats.

This luxurious movie base and gorgeous Imax big screen shocked reporters and audiences.

The staff began to distribute 3D eyes, and many viewers were very curious. After all, this thing is new to most people, and many people felt a little blind.

However, Li Mu has already considered this and has dedicated staff on stage to explain to everyone how to wear 3D glasses correctly.

"Is this the thing that can make pictures appear in front of your eyes?" Some people asked questions.

In order to allow everyone to see the movie as soon as possible, Li Mu put the stage stage directly after watching the movie, and the movie started first.

Fans who were unable to attend the premiere were waiting hard. On the one hand, they were waiting for the reviews of the audience at the premiere, and on the other hand, they were waiting for the cinema to release their tickets. Those who held the tickets were waiting for the screening to start in the early morning.

On the big movie screen, as a cute puppy with a bell appeared, the logo of Crystal Pictures slowly appeared.

This picture is also made in 3D.

However, at this time, the audience feels as if they are right in front of them, as if they can reach out and touch it.

At this time, some viewers couldn't help but started to exclaim.

With the news of the subtitles, the first thing that appeared in front of everyone was a blue planet. This feeling as if it was right in front of them once again made everyone open their mouths, and they were involuntarily shocked by this scene.

Some viewers couldn't help but reach out and touch it, only to find nothing there.

As the camera zooms out, the blue planet disappears, and the story really begins.
　My head hurts a little. I have worked so hard to finish writing this chapter. I have to go back and take a nap!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)