During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 495: Sister Li's aura is fully revealed, Wei Jin is young and vigorous
December 12th, the 5nd day of the th lunar month.

It is a good time to get married, travel, and start work, and everything will go well.

"Gravity" held its premiere in the Great Hall, and with Han Sanping's organization, the premiere was luxurious.

Old state-owned enterprises such as China Film, Shanghai Film Group, Xi'an Film Group, and Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation gathered together, as well as private giants such as Huayi, Fiber Optic, Bona, and Wanda.

If this group of people get together and stomp their feet, a major earthquake will occur in the domestic entertainment industry.

In addition, almost all of the big-name second-tier and above celebrities in the circle were present, and many of them even tried to use their connections to get invitations.

After all, being able to show up on such occasions proves one's status.

When Wei Jin and the crew arrived at the location, they saw that both sides of the red carpet were already surrounded by reporters and fans.

The female stars walking on the red carpet were all dressed glamorously, charmingly and vying with each other for beauty.

But there is no doubt that Zeng Li is the absolute protagonist today.

Zeng Li, who has always been a Buddhist, was full of aura today. She wore a black short-sleeved one-shoulder long dress with big wavy hair, which made her look heroic and charming.

Paired with prismatic crystal earrings and a platinum diamond necklace, as well as slightly heavy makeup and fiery red lips, her queenly temperament was instantly enhanced, making her the most dazzling presence in the entire venue.

"Sister Li, look, the media are all looking at you. You should show up more often in the future."

Wei Jin smiled and whispered in the ear of Zeng Li who was holding his arm.

"Forget it, you've saved yourself the trouble. I've been attending press conferences and cocktail parties recently, and I'm almost exhausted just by putting on and removing makeup. Don't expect me to be so grand in subsequent roadshows."

Even though he was already used to Sister Li's Buddhist attitude, Wei Jin still felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry at this moment and could only nod.

"Okay, Sister Li, as long as you are happy."

As they were talking, they had already walked the short red carpet. After posing for the reporters in the photo area, Wei Jin refused the interview and walked directly into the venue arm in arm with Zeng Li.

Inside the venue, before the ceremony began, groups of industry insiders were chatting.

Yang Mi, who had just embarked on the road of capital, now had a smile on his face and traveled frequently with Zeng Jia, shuttling among major directors and producers.

Although the farce at the Golden Horse reception was not widely publicized, people in the circle had more or less heard about it, so their attitude towards her was pretty good.

Yang Mi himself also felt that it was smoother to take advantage of the situation.

But when she thought of that man, who hadn't called her or even sent her a WeChat message since leaving the cocktail party, Yang Mi felt a little discouraged again.

On the other hand, because the crew of "The White-Haired Witch" stopped working, Fan Bingbing also came to the scene.

On the one hand, she needs to maintain her connections in the circle, and on the other hand, she also wants to find that man to collect his semen.

However, Wei Jin had no time to deal with these two people at the moment. He was surrounded by a group of bigwigs, who were congratulating him.

The faces of the heads of the three major production companies, China Film, Wanda, and Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, were also filled with smiles that could not be concealed.

This is no wonder. Although the movie has not been released yet, science fiction films from the Wei and Jin dynasties are basically a guarantee of box office success. "The Martian" and "Passengers" have already proved this fact.

In addition, overseas publicity reports have also been reported back to China in recent days, and the reviews from both filmmakers and the media are almost unanimously positive.

Even James Cameron, who watched a small screening, publicly stated:

"I fell to the ground in shock! I think this is the best space movie ever made, with the best space photography ever, and I've wanted a movie like this for a long, long time.

The human perspective in the film is very interesting, and the amazing Dongfang Wei created a great portrayal of a woman fighting for her life in zero gravity, it's really great!"

Therefore, everyone present knew very well that the box office of Gravity would definitely not be bad and it would make a huge profit again.

So at this moment, their congratulations were both sincere and envious.

Fiber Optic Old Wang was very sorry that he couldn't get on the bus this time. After chatting for a while, he pulled Wei Jin aside.

"Brother, I don't want to make a movie with you anymore, but in your future movies, you really can't forget me."

Hearing Lao Wang's disgusting name and looking at the resentment in his eyes, Wei Jin shuddered on the spot and surrendered decisively.

"Brother Wang, stop talking. Next time, even if it's just 10%, I'll keep it for you."

"Haha, good brother, I'll keep the leading female role in future fiber optic projects for you."

After a brief greeting, the premiere officially began.

For such a large-scale event today, the host was naturally Liu Yan, the head actress of Sunward Media. At this time, she was holding a microphone to interview the main creators. Everyone was very cooperative and shared many interesting things during the film creation process.

There is also a film crew from the movie channel nearby, and it will be broadcast on TV in two days.

This process is all too familiar to the crew, which has been promoting the show for more than ten days.

But despite this, Brother Cheng Long still spoke a lot of good things.

"I have always wanted to work with Director Wei since The Martian. I missed the chance to work with The Thieves and I regret it so much. So when I received the invitation to Gravity, I was so happy."

"It was such a pleasure to work with Director Wei. His wild ideas and super avant-garde shooting techniques refreshed my understanding of directors."

"The thing that impressed me the most was, of course, the light box made up of 180 million LEDs. This was the first time I tried this kind of shooting method in my decades of filming career. It was so novel."

As the winner of the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Oscar, Zeng Li is quite a big name and has been given a lot of attention in the media.

"What impressed me most was the cooperation with the puppetry team. It was really difficult and I got injured many times during the process."

"I was very nervous after the filming because I didn't expect that I would have so many scenes and I was worried that the box office wouldn't be able to support it. However, after Venice, I have become very confident about the box office."

Afterwards, Wei Jin also shared a lot of his creative ideas. When the sharing ended, media reporters also began to ask questions, and the box office was always an unavoidable topic.

"I have high expectations for this movie. Domestically, I believe it can retake the box office record."

Having said that, Wei Jin paused and looked at the people below the stage. Seeing that most of them agreed with this number, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

This is not only the reputation he has earned over the years, but also the industry's judgment on the Lunar New Year period.

You know, as the biggest period of the year, last year's Lunar New Year period produced more than 3 billion box office revenue, but this year's Lunar New Year period, from the current perspective, the overall trend is weak.

Li An's "Life of Pi" did start off very well. After two weeks of release, the box office has exceeded 2 million. However, with Huayi's exclusive agreement, the single-day box office has inevitably fallen and does not pose much threat.

Feng Dapao's film "6" grossed less than 1.2 million yuan in just 1500 days after its release, with the daily box office barely maintaining around , basically declaring its failure.

As for Lu Chuan's "The Feast of Kings", let alone, it has no competitiveness at all. At least before the release of "Shanghai", "The Guillotines", "Chinese Zodiac" and other films, "Gravity" was definitely the only one in the market.

With two full weeks, "Gravity" can reap the box office revenue to its heart's content. Coupled with the extremely long shelf life of 3D movies, it may not be too difficult for it to break the record of "Pacific Rim."

“What about the global box office?”

Wei Jin looked at the reporter who was acting as the supporting actor, and the curve of his mouth became wider and wider.

"Just like the goal I shouted out during overseas promotion, I am confident that the global box office will exceed 10 billion US dollars!"

As the saying goes, one must never stop until his words shock people!

When Wei Jin shouted out the global box office target in a decisive and powerful voice, the audience was shocked.

People in the industry were a little bit unbelievable. Even if the domestic record was really broken, it would still be at least 10 million US dollars away from the global 7 billion. Is Wei Jin really so confident?
To be honest, when the overseas reports came back a few days ago, everyone thought it was just slogans, but we didn't expect Wei Jin to actually launch a charge.

The media reporters were so excited that their hands were shaking. Wasn’t it a sure thing that this would be the headline tonight?
“Youth is full of vigor”

Ren Zhonglun narrowed his eyes, his tone somewhat sad.

Although I am not optimistic about the achievement of 10 billion US dollars, this project will at least not be worse than "The Martian" and will definitely make money.

If Shanghai Film Group fails to get on board, it will be a loss. What's more, there is Han Sanping, the old man who loves to show off from China Film Group. I'm afraid he will be ridiculed again at the end of the year.

"Hey, Old Ren, look at how old you are, but you act so old-fashioned. If you're not angry, can you still be called a young man?"

Han Sanping's face was full of wrinkles, and he looked at his old rival with a smile: "I am optimistic about Wei Jin this time. He never disappoints people when he does things."

After all these years of cooperation, Han Sanping doesn't dare to say that he is a die-hard fan of Wei Jin, but he absolutely believes in the latter's judgment of the market.

What's more, this time Warner was specially invited to cooperate in overseas distribution, even at the cost of giving up part of the profits, which shows how great Wei Jin's determination is.

However, seeing his old rival's gloomy face, Han Sanping was in a good mood and said something indifferent.

"Well, that's right. You haven't participated in any major projects in Wei and Jin, so it's normal that you don't understand."

As we all know, lies are not lethal, only the truth is the most hurtful. Ren Zhonglun looked at the curve in Han Sanping's mouth that even AK couldn't suppress, and his face turned terribly dark.

But he could only watch his old rival being proud, which made him feel very frustrated!
After the interview with the main creators, the lights in the venue gradually dimmed and the movie was about to be screened.

Everyone at the scene took out the glasses distributed by the staff and waited to enjoy this visual feast.

"I've finally waited for Odari's comeback work. I hope I won't be disappointed."

"Wei Jin's third science fiction film is finally here. I wonder how it compares to the previous two?"

"It shouldn't be bad. Aren't there many celebrities in Hollywood recommending it?"

"Shh, keep your voice down, it's about to begin."

The curtain lit up, the familiar dragon logo appeared, and the film critics began to concentrate and get into serious work mode.

As the subtitles of several production companies floated, the main feature of the movie began.

Similar to the Venice Film Festival, when the first long shot appeared, everyone at the scene was stunned.

Especially the special effects maniac Xu Ke, who has also been doing the post-production of "Shendu Dragon King" during this period. The comparison is simply unbearable.

However, Xu also knows that it is not just a matter of funding, but also a matter of special effects production process and early modeling, which cannot be compared.

As the plot unfolds, the repair team led by Cheng Long encounters a satellite debris storm, and a self-rescue operation in outer space takes place.

"The visual effects are amazing. It feels like you are actually there. It is worthy of being a blockbuster with a budget of 4.5 million yuan."

"It is said that thousands of computers and millions of hours of work were used to create these special effects. They are truly amazing, and every frame is a waste of money."

"The sound effects are also great, and the music is perfect."

"Is this the space station data given by Aerospace Science and Industry? When can we make this a reality?"

Listening to the discussions of the audience, the people at the space agency kept saying to themselves, "It's almost there, it's almost there."

"No wonder Cameron was convinced, Wei Jin's ideas and methods are really amazing"

Jiang Wen gave a thumbs up and chatted with Ning Hao beside him, with a look of admiration on his face.

"Yeah, I don't know how he came up with this idea, it's absolutely amazing, but I'm afraid he's the only one who can pull this off."

"Haha, what Director Ning said makes sense." Jiang Wen smiled and gave a thumbs up.

Generally speaking, there are several techniques for filming weightlessness scenes.

Either in the water, the advantage is that it is cheap, the disadvantage is that the footage is not continuous.

Or you can use wire ropes. The advantage is convenience, but the disadvantage is that the surrounding scenery cannot be coordinated and the best visual effect cannot be achieved.

Another way is to use large transport aircraft to truly simulate the weightlessness environment.

The advantage of this method is that it is real enough, but the disadvantage is that it can only last for a few tens of seconds and is only suitable for movies with a small amount of weightlessness shots.

The puppet show of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, combined with light box and CG special effects, is perfect, but it is too expensive.

When the 90-minute movie came to an end, the audience and guests cheered and applauded for this visually stunning and magnificent feast.

Many female stars were envious while applauding.

The movie is indeed great, but what’s more important is that Zeng Li has so many scenes that even big brother Cheng Long has to play a supporting role for her. It can be said to be a movie with a strong female lead.

Did this woman save the Milky Way in her previous life? She is 7 years older than Wei Jin, how can she be spoiled like this?
Looking at Zeng Li sitting next to Wei Jin on the stage, all the young female stars wished they could take his place.

Unlike the joy of the producers and the jealousy of the female stars, the producers of several upcoming Lunar New Year films are more nervous.

Fatty Bernardo, who was sitting in the audience, felt a little regretful.

"Big Shanghai" was originally scheduled to be released on the 21st. He felt that the two-week shift was enough, but now it seems that participating in this year's Lunar New Year box office may not be a good choice.

The same is true for Qin Hong. When "The Banquet" was a complete failure, he relied on "The Guillotine" to make a comeback.

Unfortunately, the situation still does not look optimistic.

(End of this chapter)