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In China, there were two super phenomenal movies.

One was "Shaolin Temple", which sold 160 million box office at a price of 1 cent per ticket, which means that 1.6 billion people watched the movie.

If we convert it into today's box office results, it is simply unimaginable.

The influence on the whole society is also huge. I don't know how many children have the idea of ​​learning martial arts after watching the movie.

Another super phenomenon-level movie is "Avatar".

At that time, the queues in some theaters even reached the level of kilometers, just to grab a movie ticket.

When it was released, it won the box office championship for eleven consecutive weeks, which is nearly three months.

Later, those phenomenal movies, such as "Wolf Warrior 2", "Nezha", "Hello, Li Huanying", etc., did not hold the box office championship for more than one month.

Of course, this is also related to the increasingly fierce competition in the film market later.

But it also shows that "Avatar", which landed in the Chinese film market in 2010, is really a crushing posture.

How many mainland filmmakers walked out of the theater after watching "Avatar" and were speechless, not knowing where to start.

Just like looking at the sacred mountain floating in the clouds in the movie, there is only deep awe in the heart.

In the words of the famous screenwriter Ning Caishen, several directors and producers who went to the movie with him were shocked.

Director Lu Chuan said that he felt desperate after watching it.

The media at that time published an article saying: "Avatar" came out of nowhere, and domestic filmmakers may no longer dare to mention catching up with Hollywood. Whoever mentions it is destined to become a joke. When I think of this, I can't help but express deep sympathy for domestic directors.

It can be seen how much this technology shocked the Chinese people at that time.

But these people didn't expect that the speed of technological development and popularization was so fast that it was dazzling. In just a few years, 3D movies became rampant.

Some movies don't need to be 3D at all, but in order to sell more money, they also release 3D versions. In addition, the brightness of xenon lamps in domestic cinemas is very low, and the viewing effect is extremely poor. After only a few years, the audience is completely tired of watching it.

But in 2008, 3D movies are definitely the representative of advanced technology.

Not only movie fans are looking forward to it, but also industry peers and leaders of the Film Bureau are looking forward to the release of the 3D version of "Havoc in Heaven".

And this time, the tickets for the premiere were sold at sky-high prices, and the number of guests who hope to be able to watch the movie is as high as hundreds.

In the mainland, well-known directors such as Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Jia Zhangke, Lu Chuan, Zhang Jizhong, and well-known actors such as Chen Daoming, Li Lianjie, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Guoli, Ge You, Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Jingchu, and Xu Qing all attended the premiere event.

There are also many celebrities from Hong Kong, including Sammo Hung, Cheng Long, Liu Dehua, Zhang Xueyou, Zhou Xingxing and many other celebrities.

It can be said that the event was full of stars, just like a film festival.

Jiang Heng arrived at the event early and greeted every guest warmly.

"Congratulations, judging from the excitement at the scene, your film will be good, and it is probably another epoch-making work!" Hong Jinbao laughed.

He has not cooperated with Jiang Heng much in the past two years, mainly because he is a person who cannot be depressed and under someone else for a long time.

Although the income of action directors is decent, it is still much worse than when he was at his peak, so he naturally wants to make his own film.

Seeing this, Jiang Heng did not try to keep him. Occasionally, if he saw that his script was acceptable, he would invest less money, so the relationship has always been good.

"It's okay, it's good, big brother is getting more and more energetic!"

"Of course, three bowls of rice for a meal, a few rounds of boxing when nothing happens, very energetic!"

Cheng Long on the side came forward to hug Jiang Heng, patted his back and said: "You are really getting more and more prosperous!"

Last year, he co-produced a movie "The Forbidden Kingdom" with Jet Li, which was also about Sun Wukong, but the special effects scenes were really worse.

Maybe he is too old to fight.

In 2008, Jackie Chan seemed to have the idea of ​​transformation.

In May, the "Jackie Chan and his friends" concert was held at the Bird's Nest, and Jiang Heng also sang on stage.

In the same year, Jackie Chan starred in "Shinjuku Incident", but unfortunately it was not approved by the mainland and Hong Kong did not buy it.

Jackie Chan, who can't fight, is obviously not accepted by the market, no matter how good or bad his acting skills are.

Because of this, Jackie Chan will continue to shoot action movies at an advanced age.

"Hey, are you interested in making an action movie?"

After the greetings, Jackie Chan smiled.

"Me?"

"Yes, you are so good at kung fu, it would be a pity if you don't shoot some action movies!"

Jiang Heng smiled, mainly because he felt that action movies were a bit outdated and he was not very interested in them.

"Let's talk about it when there is a suitable script!" Jiang Heng said casually.

Cheng Long said: "I think you can definitely make a film similar to Mission Impossible, with Chinese agents overseas, you are good at martial arts, and you are good at making big productions, so the film will definitely be beautiful!"

Han Sanping on the side suddenly said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to pass the review as an agent, but the idea is very good, we can study it later!"

Cheng Long's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he smiled and said: "Chairman Han is still a wise man!"

The two exchanged a few words and went to chat aside.

At this time, many leaders came in, and Jiang Heng greeted them warmly and was very busy.

Because the place chosen this time was a cinema, the venue space was limited.

Therefore, the guests and audiences walked directly into the largest IMAX theater. Jiang Heng and a group of main creators went to the temporary stage set up in the square to accept interviews from the media, and then walked into the theater to watch the movie together.

After the time was almost up, Jiang Heng and a group of creatives arrived at the press conference.

Looking at the dense crowd, Wu Jing sighed, "There are so many people coming!"

In fact, what he wants to express more is that the 3D version of "Havoc in Heaven" has the largest investment among Jiang Heng's works and has the best box office prospects.

But due to movie viewing issues, this premiere venue was actually the most cramped.

The main reason is that there are too many media reporters coming. If there are only three or two big cats and kittens, they can be arranged in the cinema hall or shopping mall!

When the time came for the ceremony, the beautiful host Liu Yan came on stage. She was wearing a cool dress, which instantly attracted the attention and cameras of the media.

"I am honored to host the premiere ceremony of the first 3D mythical blockbuster "Havoc in Heaven" directed by Director Jiang Heng. To be honest, even at this moment, I have no idea what 3D is and what it can bring to us. The shocking audio-visual effect is still not very clear.

I believe everyone has the same doubts.

Well, now we invite the famous director Jiang Heng to answer our questions, please give us a round of applause! "

As soon as Liu Yan finished speaking, the scene instantly rang with thunderous shouts, and Jiang Heng also walked onto the stage amidst the cheers of the crowd.

"Thank you very much for your support. 3D movies are not a new technology...!"

When new mobile phone and car products are released in later generations, the audience will often be informed about how awesome the technology is.

Jiang Heng's speech had a similar idea. He mainly talked about 3D stereoscopic photography technology, adaptive focal length lenses, polarized 3D glasses, etc. from the perspective of technological innovation, telling everyone how good the visual effects of this film will be.