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In Studio 12 of Universal Studios, the crew of "Inception" is busy filming.

For this drama, location shooting will take place in six countries: Japan, the United Kingdom, France, Morocco, the United States, and Canada.

The interior scenes were rented from the studio of Universal Studios, including the interior of the fortress and many other special indoor scenes, which were basically shot in this studio.

The crew then traveled to Japan to shoot the film's original opening scene on top of a Tokyo building.

Saito, played by Shinichi Chiba, will make his proposal to Cobb, played by Daniel Wu, and Arthur, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, here to determine the main line of the story.

The picture looks like a very simple set of shots, but it was indeed quite difficult for the filming crew.

For a city like Tokyo, there are very strict regulations on helicopter flying heights and flight routes, making it difficult to obtain a filming permit.

Fortunately, Jiang Heng's fame and influence were great enough. After some twists and turns, he finally got approval and completed the filming of this sequence. The crew then left for the UK.

Considering that "The Promise" was about to hold its premiere in China, Jiang Heng took two days off, flying to Beijing first and then meeting the crew in London.

In the capital, the CPPCC Auditorium has changed.

It is said that this premiere cost more than 20 million to decorate the solemn auditorium into a gorgeous "Endless Land".

Next to the 100-meter-long red carpet, hundreds of extras dressed up as the army in the film were astonishingly impressive.

At the end of the red carpet, there stood the "Promise Gate" with a golden roof and red walls, 18 artificial pink crabapple trees, and a giant white balloon light symbolizing the full moon, making the atmosphere of the entire scene romantic and warm. .

The guests present were all dumbfounded, thinking that even if it was Jiang Heng's premiere, it didn't seem to be such a waste of money.

Even more exaggerated is the premiere ticket price, which is as high as 1,880 yuan, breaking the previous record of 1,800 yuan for "The Matrix 3" as the highest ticket price for a mainland movie celebration.

The problem is that the premiere ticket price of "The Matrix 3" is not high, and the price of 1,800 is speculated by scalpers.

For "The Promise", 1,880 yuan is the official price, but in fact there are still a large number of movie fans who can get free tickets through online "ticket grabbing" activities.

This operation is quite arrogant, as if it is just to overpower Jiang Heng.

The creativity of the premiere is said to have been completed by Chen Kaizhan.

The theme was "Open the Door to Promise and Ignite the Light of Promise." After the red carpet ceremony, the creators pressed the button together to light the white "Promise Light."

What's even more exaggerated is that not only does it have a theme, but it also has a slogan called "My Wuji", which made Jiang Heng very embarrassed.

At the end of the movie, the main creators came on stage again.

Xie Tingfeng performed the "magic fan skill" in the film on the spot. It must be said that Xie Tingfeng, who is known as the "successor of Cheng Long", did have two tricks.

When the fan flowed smoothly in his hands, the audience burst into applause.

Finally, Xie Tingfeng even performed a signature move of "Father Fan Dance" handsomely, which surprised everyone.

However, Chen Kaitian's performance is a bit hard to describe.

At the exchange meeting, the host arranged "problems" for several main creators, and each was assigned a noun explanation related to "The Promise".

Lao Chen got the word "obsession". He said: "In this world, I am most obsessed with two things - my obsession with "The Promise" that I filmed with Chen Hong, and my obsession with Chen Hong."

Later, the two kissed in a high-profile manner in full view of the public. Not only were the leading actors on the stage dumbfounded, but the reporters in the audience were also shocked.

Han Sanping, Zhao Huayong, Jiang Heng and other guests also looked at each other in confusion.

I have to secretly praise him, what a talent!

To be honest, Jiang Heng came here this time, firstly, as a courtesy. If people come to attend your premiere, you should also try your best to attend them.

It's wrong to do what Zhou Xingxing did. Feng Xiaogang made a guest appearance in "Kung Fu" and contributed the classic "Who Else?"

When Feng Xiaogang invited him, he refused directly. He was too ungrateful.

Secondly, I just want to watch Chen Kaicheng's performance.

This person's desire to show off and perform is really too strong.

Lao Chen is talented, but he doesn't exercise restraint and wants to express everything, which makes the audience confused.

At the scene, some viewers who had spent a lot of money were confused after watching it and asked their friends around them, "Do you understand?"

"No, what a mess!"

“The composition and colors are really good!”

"What the hell is the plot about?"

"This is an epic piece of shit!"

But it was at Chen Kaitu's home court. Even though some spectators thought it was bad, they didn't dare to shout out.

Although some of the guests looked at it in a confused way, it was difficult to explain clearly due to their reputation.

However, Chen Kaijian was so proud that he asked Jiang Heng at the subsequent dinner: "How did Director Jiang think my film went?"

Jiang Heng smiled, "Director Chen is showing off his skills in production, and the content is too profound. I'm afraid no one will be able to understand it within ten years!"

Chen Kaizhen was stunned when he heard this, and his expression changed. He was stunned and didn't understand whether what Jiang Heng said was good or bad.

Because from a practical point of view, this is indeed a masterpiece of his skills.

The originally simple and weak story was made extremely complicated by him.

The hero and heroine don't meet until a quarter of the way through the film, fall in love within four minutes of meeting, and then separate.

The audience was naturally confused after watching it. Has it already started?

No, it's over!

The whole movie has multiple story lines that intersect, which is always beyond the audience's expectations.

Especially Kunlun, who was hung on the tree, watched Wuhuan tell his own story, hooked the heroine of the film, and pointed out the theme of the film.

His heart must be like Chen Peisi in "The Protagonist and the Supporting Actor", shouting in his heart, "No, I am the protagonist!"

As for the audience, they were even more confused. At first, they thought Kunlun was the protagonist, then they thought Guangming was, and finally they thought Wuhuan was. In the end, they couldn't get into the plot at all, and naturally felt that they couldn't understand it.

But Chen Kaige was very proud of this. He just wanted to tell a lot of what he wanted to express in this film, various clues and metaphors.

The content is indeed a bit profound, and it is normal for some viewers not to understand it.

Ten years, is it an exaggeration?

Wait a minute, this kid is not mocking me, right?

"Director Jiang, young people should not beat around the bush when talking. Just tell me how my film is made? How is it compared to your "The Matrix" series?"

After a few glasses of wine, Chen Kaige had a strong "big brother" aura and insisted that Jiang Heng say something definite.

Seeing Jiang Heng's unhappy expression, the others hurried out to smooth things over.

Han Sanping, Zhao Huayong and others helped to change the subject, but Chen Kaige was relentless and insisted that Jiang Heng speak out.

"Haha, Director Chen is so serious, so I will say it clearly, film and television works are for the people, and ordinary people will not understand or resonate with them, at least ordinary people will not say they are good!"