Chapter 55: My Science Fiction Blockbuster
From 1995 to the present, it has been the most difficult time for Chinese films. There is almost no future. There is a large-scale loss and a large amount of losses. The media is almost disdainful of Chinese films. Then the Chinese film industry has turned one after another. Filmmakers went to film TV series, studios were turned into warehouses, cinemas were turned into dance halls, and the men and actresses of the movies have all gone to perform TV series.
In this case, a poor student from the Central Academy of Drama rose like a legend, just like a comet rising, attracting all the attention at once.
Not only did the domestic reaction be strong, but Taiwan is also very concerned about it, across the water.
"The Sixth Sense" has been screened in these two regions, and its box office may not be as good as some local movies, but the quality of this movie is there and the acting skills of the actors are impeccable. Compared with movies, Hong Kong media is more keen to report on the news that Chen Tian has made half a million dollars from this movie. According to the exchange rate at this time, Chen Tian has already jumped from a poor student in the mainland to a rich man worth hundreds of millions.
From 1997 to 1998, Hong Kong people were launching a war to defend the Hong Kong dollar and were continuously patronized by international currency speculators. Hong Kong has become an "automatic cash machine" for international speculators. However, with the efforts of the Hong Kong government, the exchange rate remains at the level of 1 US dollar to 7.8 Hong Kong dollars. The agent is in turmoil, and Hong Kong movies are even more serious this year. 1998 was also the year when piracy reached its peak. The current box office champion "Storm and Cloud" is more than 4 million yuan compared with last year's "A Good Man". So far, there are still less than ten movies with a box office of over 10 million yuan in Hong Kong. It is a trough in the trough.
Chen Tiandu's "The Sixth Sense" global box office was US$663.98 million, or approximately HK$5.1 billion, which is higher than the total box office in Hong Kong in two years.
A mentality of saying that grapes are sour when you can't eat them, arises naturally.
"Maybe it was a lucky person, he didn't have a second movie." Some Hong Kong media were not friendly and said they were not optimistic about his future.
However, as soon as the news that Chen Tiandu's second movie was about to start filming came out, they immediately responded to their report like a slap in the face.
"Chen Tian is going to make his second movie. Not only is he investing more than 100 million yuan, but he is also a science fiction movie that few people in China are interested in. Even Spielberg needs to protect him personally."
As soon as the news came out, it caused a craze of discussion in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and everything was said.
Then director Yuan Heping also released the news that he had agreed to Chen Tiandu's invitation to serve as the action director of the movie.
Hong Kong media flocked to interview director Yuan Heping, and he declared, "This movie is written, directed and acted by Chen Tian. Unlike traditional science fiction films, it uses a lot of action designs. The director also promised to give me great autonomy to design kung fu movements, so I can't say much about anything else." Although the news is a little bit small, it is already enough to hype.
Chen Tian is completely unaware of these things. He doesn't like reading newspapers very much recently because Americans are even more unfriendly.
In addition to the Los Angeles Times entertainment section, he also accepted an exclusive interview with the New York Times. The first question asked by reporter Lu Jin-Persey pointed to the focus and said: "Do you think you can make a science fiction movie with such a big investment? IMHO, horror films and science fiction movies are a very leap."
Chen Tiandu said: "I think DreamWorks and Warner will consider more about this issue. But they still invested in me, which means I am still trustworthy."
"How did you think of shooting another science fiction production after filming "The Sixth Sense". What special features do you have that make you determined to shoot it." Lu Jin-Persey would not dispel the doubts and continue to ask.
"The concept of the movie has been around for a long time, not a hasty decision."
Chen Tiandu said: "My grandma is French, and her mother also believes in Christianity. When I was a child, I watched many Western mythological stories. When I came into contact with movies, I was shocked by the grand scenes of Hollywood science fiction blockbusters, just like most people. But at this point, the definition of science fiction blockbusters in the minds of the audience is actually a bit narrow. I forget it when I watch it, and I don't have much aftertaste. In this movie, I will try to combine some philosophical propositions with science fiction movies. There are both pleasing scenes and will also make you think deeply after watching it. I am confident that even if this movie is placed twenty years later, people will have a place to choose the greatest science fiction movie."
"It sounds great. Can you talk about what story this movie tells?"
"Of course." Chen Tian was happy to talk about these things.
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"The new work of Chinese directors, a billion-dollar science fiction movie, "The Matrix"! The young director claimed that this is a new proposition of philosophical science fiction..." The interview content reported in the New York Times, reports on news about new movies account for two-thirds. Another part is the inside story of how Chen Tiandu came to the United States to make movies, and how he gradually succeeded. Because in the eyes of some media, he is still a representative figure of the American dream. Of course, Chen Tiandu's private life state.
Chen Tian was completely inexperienced in this regard, and he told him everything as soon as the reporter asked him. It was not easy for him to chase Kate. He chased him for several months before he succeeded. Kate was also revealed by his first love. Afterwards, he saw the report and regretted that he wanted to hit the wall with his head.
Shortly after the New York Times issue was launched, this exclusive interview report appeared on the Internet and was quickly reprinted everywhere. There are too many people in the United States who have read "The Sixth Sense" and finally have a familiar face to Chen Tiandu.
"The gains from this lucky Oriental boy's previous movie are already jealous enough." "Will the science fiction be equally exciting this time, or Waterloo?" No matter what mentality is out of, netizens started to discuss it enthusiastically.
After all, "The Sixth Sense" has not been painted in North America yet, and it is still the only movie in North America that has a box office of over 300 million yuan this year. Chen Tiandu's popularity has not yet dissipated, and he still has many fans.
Anyway, those who are following Chen Tiandu know the news now that he is going to shoot a science fiction film called "The Matrix", which is a new story of philosophical science fiction.
By the way, in order to make this movie, he also acquired a promising special effects company and a small film company. He forgot the name, but it was a small company anyway.
However, the focus of the media is not on his film company. It is nothing to surprise to acquire a small company with tens of millions of dollars. Los Angeles has never lacked film companies; the media is on the movie, his second movie, science fiction blockbuster?!
Will Chinese people make science fiction? Their kung fu films and police and gangster films are pretty good, such as John Wu's "The True Color of Heroes".
But, are there science fiction movies in China?
Not only in China, but also in Asia, are there any science fiction movies that are outstanding?
Science fiction blockbusters, Americans have long regarded them as Hollywood's specialty.
Although entertainment media have not had time to comment, discussions on the news online are already underway.
"To be honest, this movie is worrying. His horror film is pretty good and shouldn't be too ambitious. He will spend tens of millions of dollars quickly, and then fall into a big drop and go back to China in shame."
This comment is already considered polite, and many comments directly sarcastic: "Maybe he has been overblown. A Chinese who can only live in a rental house suddenly has a lot of money, which is really overwhelming."
"The Matrix? Listening to the name of the movie seems to be a story about hackers. But does that Chinese kid play with computers? I saw a report the day before yesterday that the political consultants in their country were still boycotting computers, believing that computers are cancers and mental drugs, and should be banned from spreading. Oh my God, it's such a terrible red country. Can people from this country make good science fiction movies?"
Chen Tian sneered after seeing this comment.
Perhaps there are really some similar voices in mainland China. Because the country is developing too fast, laws and regulations cannot keep up with it, and there is no sound legal system, children are addicted to games and hide in Internet cafes all day long. In addition, there is no antivirus software, Trojans and small websites that are hanging randomly are rampant. Often, a row of messy things will appear on the toolbar when you turn on the computer. In this environment, Huang|Net naturally cannot be banned. Island movies have also begun to be introduced into the eyes of thousands of Chinese teenagers through some channels, and a group of Japanese female artists have become popular. Then some bricks who cannot see the reality clearly begin to speak out...
In this era, most netizens are simple.
They can even play a computer-owned mini-game with spider cards that never get tired of it. Having a Yi Meier sends an email to others is a very fashionable thing. The author of the article posted on the website under the Banyan Tree is also very simple and the content posted is very literary.
Netizens' computer skills are generally not high, but hackers are not unfamiliar with Chinese netizens.
He will prove to these arrogant/arrogant guys, what is "my science fiction blockbuster"!
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