Chapter 295 The Hollywood Blockbuster Sweeping China

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was April 1st.

The end of March 2010 should be a very sensational node for the Chinese film industry!

After Ke Zhanchi came out of the cinema, his head was buzzing. The complex emotions made him unable to tell whether he was in reality or in a movie.

He smoked a cigarette in the bathroom of the cinema, and his hand holding the cigarette was shaking slightly.

After a while, he finished smoking a cigarette, and the shock was slightly recovered. He took a breath and finally walked from the bathroom to the hall.

The hall of the cinema was full of people, and the noisy sound stimulated Ke Zhanchi's eardrums like a tide, one wave after another...

He saw countless young men and women excitedly telling how they were shocked by the movie, how thrilling the movie scenes were, and even worried that the stones in the movie would hit their faces...

A little further away, the ticket window was even more crowded, and the line stretched from the window all the way to the outside of the cinema.

During this time, some scalpers were talking to the fans in line in the crowd, showing the pre-sale tickets in their pockets...

Ke Zhanchi looked around and finally looked up at the movie poster on the wall.

It was as if he was standing at the foot of the mountain, looking up at a legend!

The poster was a Hollywood science fiction movie called "Avatar".

This is not the first 3D movie in the history of global movies,

It is not the first real 3D movie in the history of the world, but the 3D camera independently developed by director McCaskey's team has pioneered technology and brought 3D movies to a new era. In the movie, whether it is the vast alien space, or the flowing rivers, flying jellyfish, the hazy mist lingering between the suspended mountains...

Everything is obviously illusory, but it magically immerses people's vision, hearing, and touch in that world, following the protagonist's perspective to explore that star field.

The three-hour movie is very long, but you who are immersed in another world can't feel the passage of time at all, but feel that it is extremely short. When the movie ended and the lights came on one after another, Ke Zhanchi even felt that the world he lived in was unreal!

McCaskey!

He is worthy of being a world science fiction film master!

After staying in the cinema for about ten minutes, Ke Zhanchi finally recovered his mood and walked out of the cinema.

His science fiction film "Future Special Police" was finished yesterday.

In fact...

When he entered the crew, he began to realize that something was wrong!

Later, when he really came into contact with the core distribution of this movie, he was suddenly numb.

This movie, starring Xie Jin and Xie Tianwang, the popular female star Xu Diting of the Taiwan director, and the popular traffic star Lu Zihan, was originally expected to invest 15 million yuan, nearly 12 million of which were the actors' salaries, and the remaining 3 million were for shooting, props, stage management, post-production, special effects...

When thinking of this, Ke Zhanchi took out another cigarette and smoked it quietly.

After he finished, he called Zheng Chengwu, the head of the film department of [Starlight Future].

"Mr. Zheng, I really can't handle post-production with such a small amount of money, and it's a science fiction movie..."

"I understand that you are in a difficult situation, so, considering the actual situation, the company approved another 10 million..."

"10 million is not enough!"

"This movie will be launched in mid-April. As the first 3D science fiction movie in China, it is comparable to "Avatar"..."

"Give me half a month to do post-production? I, I really don't have enough..."

"But, we have already set the release date, Director Ke, I believe in your ability. Our opponent is naturally not a Hollywood movie, but the youth-themed movie "Those Flowers" by [Shengshi Entertainment]. As long as it exceeds it, it will be fine..."

"I need you to give me some more time. I, forgive me for being blunt, I always think this script is not very good... and Lu Zihan's acting skills are really not good enough. I want to reshoot some content..." Ke Zhanchi took a deep breath.

"Director Ke, to be honest with you, I am very willing to give you time to polish it carefully, but the company's capital pressure is very high. When I asked you to shoot this movie, I told you that we are now facing pressure from all sides..."

"But what if this movie..."

"So, I will discuss with the film department and postpone it to late April. You have to work harder these days, Director Ke. I know you are facing many problems, but as long as you overcome these problems, you can become the real pillar of our [Starlight Future]. Our box office requirements for this movie are not high. As long as it is a little higher than "That Summer", it will be fine if it breaks 200 million..."

"..."

Zheng Chengwu said some heartfelt words to Ke Zhanchi on the phone, and also understood Ke Zhanchi's difficulties.

But, somehow, Ke Zhanchi did not feel warm, but a greater sense of pressure, which pressed hard on him, making him breathless.

In fact, when he got the script of "Future Special Police", he was numb!

Not to mention the cross-era masterpieces such as "Avatar", even some ordinary science fiction films in his impression cannot compare.

He was overwhelmed by the script revision, and the filming after the revision was even more painful for him...

All the actors were either big names or drove nanny cars. Except for Xie Tianwang who was more approachable, the others even went against him, which made it impossible for him to shoot what he wanted to shoot in his mind.

Big-name actors, investors, capital, crew...

After the shooting, he realized that he was the lowest in the crew...

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April 3.

Zhang Sheng received another sum of money.

This money came from the download of the ringtone of the music "Run".

There were no big names in the music scene in March, so when "Run" surpassed "Ecstasy", its playback volume reached a higher milestone at an astonishing speed.

Although it still has not surpassed "Ecstasy" in the ringtone field, it is only a matter of time.

The playback volume of "Run" is close to 5 million, and the download volume of ringtones is close to an astonishing 7 million!

Zhang Sheng made 500,000 yuan from the ringtone income alone...

Zhang Sheng looked at the total income in his bank card.

Wow!

It's already 1.9 million!

No, it's two million!

Just when he put down his phone after reading the text message, another 100,000 yuan advance payment for the publication of "Breaking the Sky" arrived.

The two million yuan on the card did not make Zhang Sheng feel very surprised.

It can only be said that his career has reached a new field, but it is only a small step.

Two million is still as small as an ant in the entire capital circle and cannot withstand any storms.

Zhang Sheng turned on the computer and looked at the news on the Qdog portal website in the computer...

In the news, he inevitably noticed the movie "Avatar".

The box office of this movie broke through 120 million yuan at its premiere, and the box office increased to 130 million yuan the next day!

Amazing box office!

Even Zhang Sheng was a little surprised!

You know, although it is now 2010, the Chinese film industry is booming, and the entertainment industry has entered a new stage compared to last year.

But...

The screen for Chinese mainland movies is currently only 5,400 yuan!

Only 15% of the 3D screens can actually support the release of "Avatar", and there are only 16 IMAX theaters in the country!

Among them, there are four IMAX theaters in Yanjing, and only two in Shanghai, and they are the only two in East China...

This amount of screenings naturally cannot satisfy the fans' thirst for movies. There are even news reports on the Internet that some crazy "fans" even flew thousands of miles to Shanghai and Yanjing to watch this epoch-making science fiction masterpiece...

After reading this series of news, Zhang Sheng suddenly thought of a movie that was released in the world at the end of 2009. The movie was called "Avatar"!

After browsing "Avatar", Zhang Sheng took a look at the Chinese movie rankings.

Okay!

The top five box office movies are all Hollywood movies!

The rest of the movies are also some hits in Europe and the United States. "Hero", which ranks first among Chinese local movies, is not among the top seven...

Hollywood movies...

Chinese movies...

No matter how you look at it, it seems to be a dimensionality reduction attack.

After watching for a while, Zhang Sheng looked at the technology circle again.

He saw the news that the IPO company's iPad officially landed in China for sale.

The iPad is indeed a cross-era product that brings a lot of convenience to people's lives and work. Just yesterday, Zhang Sheng [NC Entertainment]'s Shen Xiaoxi grabbed one.

Grab?

Yes!

Grab!

When it went on sale yesterday, Chinese technology fans almost went crazy and sold out all the major shopping malls and major dealerships.

Ordinary people can't buy a first-hand iPad at all, except for internal channels, otherwise, you can only add 2,000 to 7,000 yuan to buy it.

After Zhang Sheng finished reading, he browsed the iPad company IPO again...

This world is somewhat similar to the original world...

The original world's iPad officially landed in China, probably around 2010?

So...

Is Apple 4 coming soon?

Zhang Sheng leaned back on the sofa chair, quietly looking into the distance, squinting his eyes.

His seniors who studied law at his school have begun to help him look up various knowledge about appearance patents.

At this time, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in!"

"Mr. Zhang!"

"Director Bi, hello, what's up?"

"I've finished filming '7 Days to Die'."

"Um...what did you say?"

"I've finished filming my horror movie '7 Days to Die'!"

"..."

In the office.

Zhang Sheng stood up and looked at Bi Feiyu in surprise.

Bi Feiyu smiled, then handed over a USB flash drive with '7 Days to Die' written on it...

"Mr. Zhang, take a look, is there anything else that needs to be modified?"