Chapter 165 North America Opening

Chapter 165 North America Opening

Chapter 165 North America Opening

The Champagne & Rose Cinema is a prestigious private cinema near Hollywood and is also the first choice for many couples nearby to go out to watch movies.

When Sarah and her boyfriend entered the cinema, the screening room, which can accommodate more than 80 people, was already half full.

However, most of these people were sitting in the couple seats around the theater, and there were not many people in the best viewing position in the middle of the theater.

Sarah and her boyfriend were sitting right in the middle. They took their popcorn and Coke and walked along the narrow aisle to their seats.

The movie hadn't started yet, but the theater was buzzing with conversation.

Sarah's boyfriend Mike looked around and said in surprise, "I didn't expect so many people would watch this movie?"

Sarah also nodded in surprise. She thought that only her boyfriend liked the so-called "Hong Kong movies", but she didn't expect that there were many people who shared the same hobby as him.

At least people are still entering the theater now, and I estimate that by the time the movie starts, three-quarters of the seats will be filled.

Equally surprised were Zhang Meng, a foreign student from China, and several of his friends and classmates.

A dozen young people rushed into the screening room and sat next to Sarah and her boyfriend.

Theodore, a white male student, looked around and said to Zhang Meng with a smile:

“Zhang, it seems that your Chinese film finally produced a good work, which can attract so many people to the cinema.”

As a member of a film club at a university near Los Angeles, Theodore, a white student, has always believed that Hollywood is the core of world cinema and that films from other places are inferior.

So when he heard that Zhang Meng was promoting the movie "Wushuang" to the members in the club, he was very disdainful and even brought many club members to watch the movie, just to criticize the movie directly.

Hearing his teasing words, Zhang Meng was also very dissatisfied and couldn't help but say:

"The film has opened in more than 500 theaters, which is a rare number of theaters in recent years for films from other countries and regions."

"But this number of theaters opening is nothing in North American movies. It's just the opening number of a low-budget B-grade production."

Theodore shrugged, his words were very impolite.

“But maybe this opening number is the limit that this movie can achieve. At least it can last a few more days instead of just a one-day trip to the theater.”

When Zhang Meng heard this, his face turned red immediately.

"Impossible! There's no way it can be a one-day trip!

This movie was the top-grossing movie in our country not long ago, and I think a lot of people in North America will like it as well.”

"That's possible..."

The argument between the two did not continue because the lights in the screening room were turned off.

Regardless of whether the purpose of the people present coming to the cinema is to watch this movie, at least everyone will still take a look at the beginning, after all, they have spent money on it.

However, after just watching this beginning, most of the audience in the theater couldn't help but immerse themselves in the plot of the movie.

Usually, if the beginning of a suspense movie can create a good sense of suspense, coupled with the dim and quiet environment of a cinema, it is easy for the audience to immerse themselves in it.

On the basis of this immersive feeling, if the movie itself has a good narrative rhythm and plot development, coupled with actors with good acting skills, it can easily catch the audience's attention. "Wushuang" itself is such a movie, so when the beginning ended and the painter and Li Wen began to appear, no matter who was in the audience, they did not take their eyes away.

Including Theodore, although he was still dismissive of the previous plot, when he saw Li Wen and their counterfeit money gang taking shape and starting to imitate US dollar bills step by step, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

There were many audience members who performed like him.

After all, what the painter gang forged were US dollars!

These colorful papers may not be so shocking to audiences in mainland China.

But for Americans who have been in contact with US dollar bills for many years, it is hard for them not to be excited and jealous when these US dollar bills are printed out from the printing press.

Wang Hao and others who were sitting in the last row of the screening room saw all the reactions of the audience in front of them.

Perhaps because they had already seen this movie in China, they were able to remain detached and observe the audience in the theater in a more calm state.

And in front of them, those foreign audiences either gasped or exclaimed because of the scenes on the screen, which was enough to prove that the movie "Wushuang" was good enough.

It is so good that even foreign movies can be appreciated without any obstacles, and one can exclaim and laugh in the dream created by the movie.

Perhaps this is the most rare charm of the movie.

It is said that film is the fourth art that can transcend language and national boundaries. Which director does not hope that his work can transcend those barriers and gain understanding and appreciation regardless of language and race?

Only after gaining a deeper understanding of the industry and being exposed to information from the outside world, many film talents have realized that this barrier is not so easy to overcome.

In other words, they still have a rapidly growing film market to rely on, which is large enough to accommodate their ambitions and aspirations. Otherwise, they would have to work hard to promote their own works overseas like the Korean filmmakers next door.

However, it is not advisable to just stay in a corner and think that you can sit back and relax just because your country's film market is big enough.

Staying closed will only lead to shortcomings. Only through openness, confrontation and competition can we grow and progress.

Wang Hao may not have the lofty ideal of spreading Chinese culture to the whole world, but he is at least a filmmaker and a director with aspirations, and these aspirations even far exceed his identity as a company boss.

So: If the enemy can go there, I can go there too!

If European and American films can enter the Chinese market, Chinese films will certainly be able to enter the European and American markets in reverse.

He, Wang Hao, will eventually become an international director comparable to James Cameron and Steven Spielberg!

And now, he has found a way to break through the language barriers and cultural shackles, that is, industrial films, or industrialized science fiction blockbusters, which is also the most suitable path for him in the future.

"Just wait and see, this is just the beginning."

Although Wang Hao's voice was soft, it was still clearly heard by Zhang Yang and others in the back row.

“There will come a day in the future when our films will not only defeat Hollywood blockbusters head-on in our own market, but will also be treated just as well as Hollywood blockbusters overseas.

Galaxy Interactive Entertainment will surely create miracles!"

(End of this chapter)