mijobooks Chapter 462 Are you interested in Dawan Cinema?
Chapter 462 Are you interested in Dawan Cinema?
Chapter 462 Are you interested in Dawan Cinema?
Chen Jincheng wanted to laugh when he heard what Professor Lin said.
Indeed, some of what this person said is quite true, but the other party seems to have no idea that although this is Guo Daji's first time filming hard science fiction, he was not joking when he said that he wanted to make hard science fiction movies when he was studying at the film academy.
He had been preparing and researching all along, combining it with the actual situation in China. It was the culmination of more than a decade of accumulation that led to this sudden breakthrough.
More importantly, the team behind "The Wandering Earth" is not without experience; many of them have extensive international experience, especially in Hollywood.
Especially the special effects. Many of the special effects for Hollywood films were produced by the same company that made "The Wandering Earth," or rather, many special effects teams in Hollywood are made by Chinese people.
Therefore, Professor Lin is judging people with an old-fashioned perspective; he hasn't understood the specific circumstances and is judging a matter based on his own preconceived notions.
Such a person might be very good at teaching theoretical knowledge, but when it comes to actual operation, they are probably a complete mess.
He also asked with a smile, "Professor Lin, since you don't think highly of 'The Wandering Earth,' which movie do you think is good for the May Day holiday?"
Professor Lin said with great confidence: "There will be many movies released during the May Day holiday this year, but I am most optimistic about Avengers 4 and my student's new ex-boyfriend series."
"Avengers 4 goes without saying. The Avengers, including Captain Carter, Captain Marvel, Mister Fantastic, Black Bolt, Professor X, and Baron Mordo, have already gathered to fight Thanos."
"Marvel has built up the hype for so long, so Endgame is bound to have a high box office. Even with the popularity of my student series from the previous installments, it's impossible for it to surpass Avengers: Endgame."
"However, my student's new film is highly regarded by all parties. It should have no problem surpassing the 20 billion of 'Goodbye My Ex'. As for 'Wandering Blue Star,' it barely managed to take third place with its huge investment and special effects. After all, according to market data analysis, other films released at the same time should not be able to exceed 5 million."
Chen Jincheng laughed dismissively when he heard Professor Lin's words. The analysis was indeed very logical, but unfortunately, it seemed to be trying to elevate his student's predecessor.
And that ex's new movie, its reputation collapsed even in another world, okay? Its screenings decreased continuously from the first day, and it barely reached 5 million yuan in box office during the May Day holiday, ranking only 4th in the same period.
Professor Lin clearly saw Chen Jincheng's disdainful smile and frowned as he asked, "Does Mr. Chen disagree with my point of view?"
Chen Jincheng nodded decisively: "I do not agree. I believe that Avengers 4 will have a high box office, but I have also read the script of Ex-Files 4 that was leaked online. Just looking at the script, it is a series of movies that is trying to make money without any bottom line. It is almost impossible for it to surpass Ex-Files 4."
Honestly, the Detective Chinatown series is considered one of the better-made films, but the last one before the time travel was still heavily criticized. In fact, the plot of that film was quite good, at least compared to most movies, it was a decent commercial popcorn movie.
It's just that everyone had such high expectations for this show, so they criticized it when it didn't meet their expectations.
However, the Ex-Files series doesn't have the capabilities of the Detective Chinatown team. If they're lucky enough to have a hit like "The Ex-Files 2," they'll falter afterward. Therefore, it's almost impossible for Professor Lin to embellish his reputation with his student's Ex-Files series.
However, his frankness displeased Professor Lin, who retorted, "So Mr. Chen didn't watch the Ex-Files series, but he's optimistic about 'Wandering Blue Star'? Really, you have an amazing eye for TV dramas, but movies and TV dramas are really different."
Chen Jincheng was too lazy to waste words with Professor Lin, so he said directly, "Professor Lin, I don't want to argue with you anymore. I'll just say it here: The Wandering Earth's opening day box office broke 4 million, which is almost equal to the total box office of your students in one day."
In its previous life, "The Wandering Earth" naturally didn't reach 4 million on its opening day. However, at that time, it was also due to insufficient promotion. After all, the money for the last batch of special effects production was used to fool Zhan Lang Jing, so there was no extra money left for promotion.
It has a good reputation, with a record of 5 million yuan in box office revenue in a single day, and 4 million yuan in box office revenue for several consecutive days.
In this life, this movie is already incredibly popular, arguably the most popular of all movies. Under these circumstances, if it fails to break 4 million in box office revenue on its first day, then that's Chen Jincheng's problem.
Professor Lin couldn't help but laugh when he heard the absurd claim of 4 million a day. The highest box office record to date is only a little over 30 billion; what makes *The Wandering Earth* so special?
He was about to make a sarcastic remark when he was shocked to find himself kicked out of the live chat.
This made him feel as uncomfortable as if he had swallowed a fly.
If you can't argue with him, you resort to using your authority, right?
"Awesome!" Upon seeing this, Young Master Wang exclaimed in the live stream.
At the same time, he genuinely admired Professor Lin; he was truly courageous.
Do you really think a billionaire with assets of tens of billions would let you act like an old man here?
Chen Jincheng didn't take Professor Lin seriously at all. To be honest, he wasn't stupid. He agreed to the other party's application, but the other party got even more aggressive, so he just told him to get lost.
He also addressed the viewers in the live stream directly: "Seriously, I'm too lazy to pay attention to people who have no ability but have gained some fame and status through luck. They're nothing, and I don't want to say anything more. Professor Lin was kicked off the mic by me, and he'll definitely be talking behind my back. So, I'll edit out this video and pin it to the top."
"Then everyone will see, really, that a film professor from his own country doesn't believe his own country's technology can produce hard science fiction?"
"Really, with the faith and heritage of our country, when has there ever been anything we couldn't accomplish? Back then, under what conditions did we have, our ancestors still managed to develop those two types of giant mushroom bombs."
"It's just a hard science fiction movie now, what's the big deal? As an educator, this kind of thinking is really unworthy of a teacher."
Chen Jincheng's words immediately drew a barrage of "666" comments from the viewers in the live stream.
Because it was truly exhilarating to hear.
Indeed, if movies were not controlled by capital and were made with serious care, I don't believe there's any film that the Chinese nation couldn't make.
Professor Lin's eyes widened in disbelief upon hearing Chen Jincheng's words. Was the other party really not afraid that "The Wandering Earth" would flop and cause him immense embarrassment?
Guo Fan felt his blood boil upon hearing this and immediately said, "President Chen, what you said really hit the nail on the head. When I was making this movie, there were quite a few authorities who were giving me pointers. So, what we need to do is break through those authorities and prove ourselves."
"Originally, I didn't plan to release the first trailer for 'The Wandering Earth' at this time; I would have waited at least half a month. Since that's the case, I've chosen to upload a trailer video here, and everyone can watch it through this account in a little while."
These words instantly attracted the attention of more than 300 million viewers in Chen Jincheng's live broadcast room.
It's worth noting that news about Chen Jincheng and "The Wandering Blue Star" has trended on social media more than once, and everyone is very curious about "The Wandering Blue Star".
After all, it's the first high-investment hard science fiction film in China.
Although it's just a trailer, it still reveals a lot, since many people are drawn to the cinema by movie trailers.
After Guo Fan made his statement, he immediately called the publicity team and asked them to upload the first trailer video to the official account.
The publicity team had already seen what happened in Chen Jincheng's live stream and was very unhappy with Professor Lin's condescending attitude, so they immediately started to take action as well.
Professor Lin snorted coldly upon hearing Guo Fan's words: "Then I'll see what level you're at, daring to be so arrogant."
He directly clicked on the promotional account for "Wandering Blue Star" that Guo Fan was connecting with, waiting to watch the other party's promotional video. Soon, he saw a promotional video uploaded to the account.
He clicked to watch it immediately, and when he saw the content, his eyes widened in disbelief. The trailer started with special effects, and those effects were so stunning that they made his face turn pale. Could domestic films really produce such effects?
Chen Jincheng also saw this trailer. It seems that the first trailer for "The Wandering Earth" was also this one, which attracted many people to the cinema.
But this one is even more stunning; the grand scale of the scene has an even stronger impact.
Shan Hai Guan Wu hadn't spoken since Chen Jincheng's video call. She knew she had no right to interrupt in this situation and had to be sensible. But when Chen Jincheng was watching the trailer, she couldn't help but peek over to take a look, and then she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise: "This is too amazing!"
With over 300 million viewers watching the live stream, many people started watching the video, causing the number of viewers in the live stream to drop by half instantly.
Similarly, they were also shocked when they saw the trailer.
In the trailer, a massive planetary engine, 11,000 meters tall, more than 2000 meters higher than Mount Everest, stands like a metal mountain atop the city.
The plane looked extremely small next to it.
The video also shows frozen cities, with many cities covered in ice and snow. Iconic buildings such as the Oriental Pearl Tower and the Great Wall are partially visible in the snow and ice. The special effects create a strong impact, allowing people to truly feel the desolate and cold apocalyptic atmosphere.
Meanwhile, the scene of Earth being attracted by Jupiter's gravity in space and facing an impending collision, as well as the image of planetary engines ejecting intense blue beams of light to propel Earth, are both visually striking.
Of course, this is only in terms of special effects. The short trailer also carries a tense plot rhythm: news broadcasts that "due to the enhanced gravitational pull of Jupiter, the blue planet will collide with Jupiter in 37 hours, 4 minutes and 12 seconds", and a surge in the number of planetary engine failures, which immediately make people feel the tension of time being tight and life hanging by a thread.
The panicked and confused expressions of the adventure team members also made the audience feel the enormous crisis facing humanity and filled them with anticipation for how they would save the Earth.
Seriously, just like that, this promotional video is incredibly explosive and captivating.
The trailer also reflects the Chinese people's deep attachment to their home, as Liu Qi said, "I used to think that home was behind me, but now I know that home is in front of me," conveying the perseverance of people in desperate situations and their pursuit of hope.
This creates a strong emotional atmosphere that resonates with viewers, prompting many to leave comments after watching the trailer.
"The special effects are amazing, I definitely have to see this movie."
"Seriously, this trailer alone has captivated me."
"It's unbelievable that Chinese people actually made this kind of hard science fiction film. In how is it inferior to Hollywood films?"
"Indeed, authority doesn't mean anything; we must have the belief that we can defeat authority with strength."
"..."
The comments were almost all positive. When Wang Dashao saw this, he knew that the movie was going to be a hit, which made him admire Mr. Chen once again.
Guo Fan smiled as he saw the numerous positive reviews, feeling a sense of joy at being recognized.
Only one person looked grim: Professor Lin.
Just from this trailer, he knew it was an absolute classic, worthy of being used as teaching material in film school.
The trailer is so captivating it's terrifying. If the movie can reach that level, he's finished. He'll have no face left. As the movie becomes a hit, he'll be exposed online and criticized.
He hurriedly logged into Douyin and opened Chen Jincheng's private chat: "President Chen, we are just discussing the movie. There is no need to pin this to the top. It would be a waste of your pinned spot."
When I clicked send, I received a message: The other party has enabled the private chat function, and you need to be their friend to send a private message.
"..." Professor Lin.
I completely forgot about that.
He immediately entered Chen Jincheng's live stream room, only to suddenly hear Chen Jincheng say, "Okay, that's all for today's live stream. See you next time."
Then, the live stream screen went black.
"???" Professor Lin.
Looking at Chen Jincheng's homepage again, he found that the video of the conversation he had just heard had been uploaded and pinned to the top of the page, and had received more than 30 likes in a short period of time.
He opened his mouth wide, his face filled with despair. Did the other party have to act so quickly?
The key question is why it garnered over 30 likes in such a short time. How many people actually watched it?
After Chen Jincheng finished his live stream, he heard a knock on the door of the private room. When he opened it, he was surprised to see that it was Young Master Wang: "Mr. Chen, are you going back to the company now? I'll go with you since it's on my way."
"Okay, let's go!" Chen Jincheng nodded, then looked at Shan Hai Guan Wu and asked, "Want to come into my company?"
Shan Hai Guan Wu then explained, "Actually, I'm going to Er Shi Xing Chen today. Sister Hong asked me to come for an interview."
Chen Jincheng laughed and said, "So that's why we ran into each other as soon as we left the company. I see." He added, "Let's just go find Sister Hong to sign the contract. Why bother with an interview?"
Although Shan Hai Guan Wu knew she would definitely pass the interview, she was still very happy to hear this. She followed him to the Second Star City, and secretly watched Chen Jincheng's back from behind.
She felt that coming to Linhai City for a job interview today was quite surreal; she had actually met this handsome boss on her very first day.
I just don't know if I'll have the chance to become a "Cheng Girl" (a term referring to actresses who have worked with Cheng).
Everyone in the industry knows that Cheng Girl is one of the most enviable internet celebrities.
Upon entering the building, Chen Jincheng invited Young Master Wang to a tea room. After having Ximeng brew tea, he asked, "Young Master Wang, now you can tell me. Who commissioned you to come all this way, and what is it for?"
Young Master Wang seemed to have been holding back for a long time, and upon hearing this question, he immediately asked, "Mr. Chen, are you interested in Dawan Cinema?"
"???" Chen Jincheng was stunned when he heard this.
(End of this chapter)