Chapter 73 The Film Party
Just as the Internet was talking about "Prisoner of Time", the movie channel organized a movie watching conference. Because it was an internal movie watching conference, there were no idle people, only the main creators of the crew, the people from the movie channel, and several leaders from Beijing Film Academy.
"Oh, isn't this Director Li? Why don't you say hello to me in advance when you come here?" Tao Hongbo, the head of the advertising department of the Movie Channel, was about to go to the screening hall when he suddenly saw Lenovo's marketing director Li Junwei and immediately came forward.
Lenovo is a big customer of the movie channel. When God of Wealth comes to him, he naturally has to greet him with a smile.
When Li Junwei saw Tao Hongbo, he explained with a smile: "We are the sponsors of "Prisoner of Time". Now that the film is finished, I'll come and see the effect."
Tao Hongbo was stunned and then smiled and said, "As for what it costs tens of thousands of yuan, it is worth your trip?"
Li Junwei laughed: "I will definitely not come for tens of thousands of yuan, but Lenovo can pay a million in "Prisoner of Time", which is related to the subsequent promotion of our company's products. Of course, I have to come and see. Why, isn't it welcome?"
"One million?" Tao Hongbo was surprised, and then smiled and said, "Welcome, why wouldn't it be welcome? If we had known, we would have sprinkled water to remove dust and cleaned the road surface to wait for Director Li to arrive. But, you are not kidding? Lenovo really paid a million in sponsorship fee, how could it pay so much?"
Li Junwei smiled faintly: "We have made an advertising implant for our products. You will know at a glance. I'm here to see the advertising effect today."
Advertising? This is new! Tao Hongbo was stunned. He was not interested in "Prisoner of Time". The quality of the movie had nothing to do with him. Now he was interested: "I happened to go over, let's go together."
The two of them came to the screening room where the filming party was held, and there were already many people sitting inside.
Li Junwei saw Zhang Ran standing among the crowd, joking with the people on the movie channel, and walked over and said, "Zhang Ran, I'm here to support you, hoping to see a satisfactory work."
Zhang Ran smiled and nodded and said, "Director Li, don't worry, I believe you will think this is a good movie after watching it."
"A good movie does not mean that the audience must like it. We prefer the audience's opinions. It seems that in the art circle, everyone thinks that Zhang Yimou's movies are much better than Feng Xiaogang's, but the audience prefers Feng Xiaogang. This is the choice of the market. We are the market and we must adapt to the market."
Zhang Ran said confidently: "I believe "Prisoner of Time" is a movie that the audience likes."
Li Junwei smiled and said, "I am full of expectations for the movie!"
Zhang Ran is really confident in the quality of "Prisoner of Time". He dare not say that it is thought-provoking and inspiring, but the story is absolutely wonderful and will definitely be popular with the audience.
Science fiction films are a scarce variety in China, not just science fiction films, but good commercial films are all scarce varieties in China. Forrest Gump's "The Shining Fierce" is as bad as dog shit, and the Douban score in later generations is only 2.6. Such a bad movie actually has a box office of 10 million, which shows the audience's reputation for domestic commercial films.
Now the fourth-generation directors in China have begun to retire and take up films. The fifth generation is the mainstream. These people are deeply influenced by European films, especially the ** trend, and the ** trend itself is counter-story. Therefore, most of the fifth-generation directors pursue the artistic nature of films and light stories. Although films are now marketized, the director's creative thinking has been fixed and difficult to reverse. Therefore, the current situation is that everyone wants to make good commercial films and want good box offices. However, due to their own problems, they cannot tell stories well and cannot tell stories well. There are almost no qualified commercial films on the market. The only exception is Feng Xiaogang, who is an artist and got up from the bottom. He knows what audiences like to watch.
Zhang Ran has memories of the future and is clear about the techniques of Hollywood movies. He has a lot of confidence in telling stories.
The screening began soon and the screening room became quiet.
The four words "Prisoner of Time" appear on the big screen, followed by the names of the crew members, producer Yan Yueming, producer Qiu Yuanxu, and director Zhang Ran.
After the subtitles, the movie begins.
Night, hotel.
A man in black came out of the hotel with a man; then two more men in black walked out.
A black man said, "He is finally dead!"
Another said: "He killed so many children, and he will die more than anything else!"
Most people at the scene have read the script of "Prisoner of Time". I know what happened, but Zhang Huijun and his school leaders were confused. Didn't they say that science fiction movies are just like ordinary hotels, and people died, and they feel like criminal investigation movies?
The next story was far beyond their expectations. It was not like a criminal investigation film, but like a ghost film. Cao Lin was so strange. He had just gone upstairs, but two seconds later, he came in from the door again, just as the female tenant living next door said, he was not a human, but a ghost!
However, the puzzle was quickly revealed. Cao Lin was a future criminal and sentenced to time imprisonment and lived the same day forever. When the two time police sent Cao Lin from the future to the present, strong lightning flashed across, illuminating the entire alley. Then Cao Lin and the two time police appeared out of thin air, which felt like a Terminator. Of course, Cao Lin and the others were all wearing clothes, not as naked as Terminator.
At this point, the feeling of science fiction finally came out.
Halfway through the movie, Zhang Ran saw from the performance of the moviegoers on the spot that "Prisoner of Time" was successful.
Especially when Cao Lin saw the little girl being hit and killed, holding her body and crying loudly, Zhang Huijun and the others were secretly wiping their tears. Zhang Huijun and the others watched countless movies, and it was much harder to impress them than to impress the audience. Now Zhang Huijun and the others wiped their tears, so ordinary audiences should be moved.
The film soon came to an end. The scenes forty years later were eye-catching, especially the scenes of cars flying down from the air. The splashing dust and the strong metallic feeling when opening the door all gave people a strong visual shock.
After the ninety-minute film was played, there was a burst of warm applause from the audience.
"Prisoner of Time" is undoubtedly a particularly catchy movie, with suspense, surprises, and a happy ending. Some elements in Hollywood blockbusters can be seen in this movie.
Although there are no big scenes due to cost factors and the picture is not clear enough, "Prisoner of Time" is positioned as a TV movie and is not released in theaters, so this effect is enough to play on the TV. To achieve satisfactory visual effects on the big screen, the time and cost in the later stage need to be at least doubled.
Although many people present had read the script, they were still moved, especially the best ending, Zhang Ran made a revision and gave everyone a surprise.
"It only cost 1.2 million yuan, and it was so well-prepared, it was incredible!"
"In fact, there are not many special effects shots, only lightning, crashing and flying cars, but they have the finishing touch, making the sense of science fiction come out in an instant!"
"The story is so exciting, it's especially catchy. The front is suspense and the back is touching!"
The people in the film and television department were all smiling and congratulating Zhang Ran. They all had such awesome movies in their department, and they all had a bright face. At least when people said that the movie channel only knew how to make rural films in the future, they could pat their chests and say that we would also make science fiction movies. Haven’t you watched "Prisoner of Time"?
Yan Yueming was a little excited and held Zhang Ran's hand and kept praising: "Excellent! To be honest, when I invested money, I really didn't expect to be able to take pictures of this level, and I couldn't imagine being able to take pictures so well! It's amazing!"
Zhang Ran smiled and was about to be humble, Yan Yueming continued: "I feel a little regretful after watching it now. Such a good movie should be made into a movie and released in the cinema. It would be a pity for the audience to watch it in the cinema. It would be a bit of a pity for the TV movie!"
Zhang Ran smiled and said, "It's nothing bad. If you don't make a TV movie and go to other film companies, the boss will be afraid that he will drive me out when he hears science fiction movies. Now at least he has completed works, and when talking to others, I have something to prove my ability."
"This is the truth. It's like a girl. When she was young, someone proposed marriage. She disliked others for being bad and not bad. She refused to let herself down. She got older and became an old girl in the end. She couldn't get married if she wanted to!" Yan Yueming was in a good mood and joked with Zhang Ran, "Zhang Ran, you are a smart person, I believe you have a bright future."
"Director Yan praised me. I am still a newcomer and I am not familiar with this circle. Director Yan has a wide connection and I have to ask you to continue to take care of you in the future."
"Of course there is no problem with this. Newcomers are good, and newcomers have the courage to move forward! Now domestic films are taking the path of marketization, and this path is very difficult. "Prisoner of Time" has allowed me to see the hope of domestic commercial films. We cannot always make art films, and literature and art cannot be used as a meal. To survive, the film studio cannot do without the development of commercial films. As filmmakers in the new era, they must have the courage to be the first in the world. As long as they do not violate national laws and regulations, any useful things must be used to try!"
Zhang Ran nodded and said, "Yes, we have joined the WTO, and there will be more and more Hollywood blockbusters. If we cannot improve our film level, we can only watch our market become the dumping place for Hollywood movies."
Li Junwei was very satisfied with the implant effect of "Prisoner of Time". There are not many shots of MP3 in the movie, but they are crucial and have a very deep impression. Lenovo's implantation is definitely successful. As for the final advertising effect, it depends on the ratings of "Prisoner of Time".
However, he is quite confident in the ratings of "Prisoner of Time". With the gimmick of science fiction movies, the movie is excellent enough and is broadcast during prime time during the Spring Festival. In addition to the hype of the movie channel, there is no reason why the ratings are not high.
Li Junwei looked at Zhang Ran who was chatting and laughing, thinking that he really thought that this kid was really the same as he planned. This guy is such a rare talent!
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Chapter completed!