Chapter 306 New Project at the Celebration Party
Chapter 306 New Project at the Celebration Party
Neither the public opinion on the Internet nor the subsequent reversal actually had much impact on Wang Hao and the Galaxy Group.
Because they are now busy preparing to hold a celebration banquet to celebrate the final box office performance of the movie "Wolf Warrior" exceeding 10 billion Chinese yuan.
For this day, Wang Hao even used his fame and connections to alarm most people in the entertainment industry.
The celebration party was held on November 2010, 11, at the headquarters of Galaxy Group which had just been built next to Galaxy Film City.
The headquarters building has 23 floors and is more than 80 meters high. Its appearance is large at the bottom and small at the top, gradually narrowing. From a distance, it looks like both a sailboat and a rocket standing on a pedestal, waiting to be launched.
As the base of the building, the floor space of the three lower floors is almost twice that of the upper floors, and the central area is opened up to form a skylight that runs through the upper and lower floors. It is bright and can be used as a convention and exhibition center.
The celebration party for "Wolf Warrior" was also held here, and the venue had been set up a few days ago.
On the 11th, around 4 p.m., the weather was perfect and the sun was shining brightly. In the Galaxy Industrial Park, various luxury cars arrived at the entrance of the Galaxy Building one after another, and then greeted the flash lights of the media reporters who arrived earlier.
In addition to Galaxy Group's own contracted directors and artists, all film and television companies that have cooperated with Galaxy Group, including Huayi Film, China Film Group, Magic Film Group, Emperor Entertainment, CJ Entertainment, Sony Pictures, Columbia Pictures, and Enlight Media, have sent their main leaders.
As for the celebrity artists and directors under those companies, there were so many stars there that some who were not big enough were not even qualified to be invited.
Only big names like Jackie Chan, Li Lianjie, Aaron Kwok, Chen Daoming, Feng Xiaogang, Ge You and Jiang Wen can have a place in it.
However, they are not as good as the other group of leaders from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and the propaganda department at the top who entered the venue in a low-key manner.
At least when these people arrived at the scene, Wang Hao, under the guidance of Mr. Han Sanye, personally received them warmly.
When the guests saw Wang Hao, they all smiled, and some of them even had a flattering smile on their faces unconsciously.
"Director Wang, congratulations!"
"Congratulations to Director Wang, the movie is a big hit!"
"Director Wang made a lot of money from this movie. Don't forget us if there are other good projects like this in the future!"
"Director Wang, with Wolf Warrior, Chinese science fiction films will have a masterpiece to show off!"
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The voices of congratulations were endless, and Wang Hao responded politely. Although there was a hint of modesty in his words, the smugness and pride in his smile could not be concealed.
He should also be proud and should be proud. After all, how many directors in the history of Chinese film can achieve such results as him?
After all the leaders, bosses, stars and big directors had entered and taken their seats, the celebration party finally officially began.
After the host Tu Jingwei warmed up the audience, the achievements of "Wolf Warrior" in the past month appeared on the huge LED screen.
10 billion!
[Galaxy Cinematic Universe] In the unique starry sky background, the “10 billion” formed by the gathering of stars is so dazzling and eye-catching.
There was also warm applause at the entire celebration party.
This is the first Chinese movie to break the 10 billion box office mark, and it is a milestone in Chinese film history.
Compared with the history of the previous life, this number is two years earlier.
If we count further back, the last milestone in Chinese film history was Zhang Yimou's "Hero".
It only took Wang Hao five years to go from an unknown graduate of a directing department to a man with a movie that grossed over 5 billion yuan.
"Five years is a cycle. Director Wang has used his talent and hard work to prove that the younger generation of Chinese filmmakers are forging ahead and working hard!
They have delivered their most successful results, which also means that Chinese films have entered a new stage!"
Amid the host's excited words, Wang Hao walked onto the stage in the center of the hall with confident and calm steps.
The bright beam of light shone on him, making his entire body sparkle and dazzle.
"Next, it will be up to our Director Wang to break the shackles of the past and open the door for Chinese films to move from 'billions' to 'hundreds of billions'."
As the host spoke, the emcee, wearing a cheongsam, walked up to Wang Hao holding a tray.
The protagonist of the night picked up a small golden hammer from the tray and smashed the "10 billion" ice sculpture in front of him into pieces.
He is the only one on the stage, and he is qualified, although Wang Hao's success is inseparable from the help of many people along the way.
But it is really Wang Hao who has made great contributions to the success of China's science fiction films and commercial blockbusters today and the development of China's film industrialization to the level it is today.
If it weren't for his courage to pursue the route of film industrialization, if it weren't for his insistence on making science fiction films, "Wolf Warrior" would never have been released, and Chinese audiences would never have seen mechanical exoskeleton armor and self-destructing drones in our own movies.
China has no shortage of directors who can make good commercial films, nor does it lack feature film directors, comedy directors, martial arts film directors, costume film directors, and art film directors, but Chinese films lack someone like Wang Hao!
Wang Hao stood on the stage, striking the small hammer in his hand again and again. Crystal fragments flew around him. In the hazy cold air, the clear and pleasant sound was like the most wonderful music, which spread throughout the hall and resounded in his heart.
It was a song of victory and also a clarion call to encourage him to keep charging forward.
It was under the cover of this fog that Wang Hao's eyes became moist.
He thought of his dedication and hard work over the years, and of every night when he was under pressure and tossed and turned in bed.
Living a new life, because of his love for Chinese films, he unconsciously took on those heavy burdens on his shoulders. The inexplicable sense of mission made him unable to help but devote all his energy to this industry.
Sometimes he would ask himself in the dead of night, is it worth it?
"The ice has broken and winter is gone, a new chapter for Chinese cinema has begun!
Thank you Director Wang for helping Chinese films open up a new chapter. Now let us ask Director Wang to share his feelings. "
Wow!
Amid the thunderous applause, Wang Hao adjusted his mood and cleared his throat.
"Hello everyone, I'm honored that you can come to our celebration party today as the box office of Wolf Warriors has exceeded 10 billion.
As the director of this film, I am very happy and proud. Of course, I think all the main creators of our "Wolf Warrior" crew are equally proud of me. For this film, everyone has suffered a lot and shed a lot of sweat.
But today it seems that all the hard work and sweat were worth it.
"Wolf Warrior" has broken the 1 billion mark, and Chinese films have ushered in a new chapter. This is not just the credit of me, Wang Hao.
It is you, the entire crew, all the staff of Galaxy Pictures, all colleagues in the film industry, and all the relevant leaders, who have worked together and made great efforts! "
Wang Hao took a deep breath.
"Of course, as a young man under 30, I don't want to be hypocritical and thank this and that.
Five years ago, when I embarked on the path of being a director and decided to delve deeper into science fiction films, I often asked myself.
'Wang Hao, no one else has taken this path, but you insist on doing it. What if you are the first person to try it and fail?
Science fiction movies require such a huge investment, if you lose money, can you afford it? '
Over the years, I have also endured countless pressures. Those projects worth tens of millions of dollars made me dare not relax for a moment. I was always on edge, fearing that something might go wrong.
As I walked this path, I realized that I not only carried my personal dream, but also everyone's expectations and the future of Chinese science fiction films.
Can I make it to the other side of this road that is as thin as ice?
Fortunately, the 10 billion box office of "Wolf Warrior" has proved that Chinese audiences can accept and love our own science fiction movies.
Now, the road under my feet seems to finally be a little more solid, and in the future more people will join me on this path.
It just so happens that I have always admired Mr. George Lucas of Hollywood. In the future, under my leadership, Chinese science fiction films will surely go abroad, to the world, and to the presence of Mr. George Lucas.
In order to prepare for my future Oscars participation, I would like to ask you to tolerate my youthful arrogance and overestimation of my own capabilities. "
Wang Hao raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, his face flushed, and shouted with all his might:
"I am the king of Chinese science fiction! I will also be the king of world science fiction!
Long live Chinese science fiction! Long live Chinese movies! "
The venue was silent at first, and then cheers and applause broke out that almost blew the roof off.
The Galaxy Group itself is mostly composed of young people, and now with their boss taking the lead, these young people felt a warm current surging from the bottom of their hearts, driving them to shout out together.
"Long live Chinese science fiction! Long live Chinese movies!"
Chinese films are lacking in such leaders and such dreams.
The opening up of the economy, the loosening of culture, and the integration with the world have shattered the spiritual core of Chinese films as a whole, leaving directors after the millennium at a loss.
As a result, older directors are conservative, middle-aged directors are confused and helpless, and young directors don't know what to do.
We have ushered in a new era, but we do not have our own spiritual core.
We go to learn and absorb liberalism, survival of the fittest, economics being king, and the liberation of nature, but we find helplessly that those things look good but are not to our taste.
But what can we do then?
It's like a pool of stagnant water, gradually rotting and stinking. Everyone knows that there is a problem, but there is nothing they can do about it. They can only take care of themselves, try to get some benefits out of it, and then escape from this quagmire.
And now, there are finally young newcomers who are stirring up this stagnant water and giving voice to young filmmakers in this new era.
They even vaguely saw the shadows of the three masters George Lucas, James Cameron and Steven Spielberg in the young director who was waving his arms and cheering on the stage.
For this reason, they firmly believe that Wang Hao will be able to lead them to open up a new era of Chinese films.
The frenetic atmosphere made the guests sitting in the front row feel a little uneasy.
They all have status and position, so of course it is impossible for them to shout slogans foolishly like those young people.
But sitting in the front row like this seemed a little out of place in the scene.
Fortunately, the senior leader sitting in the front row stood up on his own initiative, looked at Wang Hao on the stage with high spirits, and applauded with a smile on his face.
"Okay! Okay!
Young man is full of vigor and ambition, pointing out the way forward and making bold decisions!
With young people like this, Chinese films will have a bright future and will be able to compete with Hollywood!"
With the big leaders taking the lead, the smaller leaders, senior executives of film and television companies, as well as well-known directors and big stars, all stood up and applauded.
The lively scene lasted for a long time before it died down. After showing off, Wang Hao finally walked off the stage and gave the venue to the host and other main creators of "Wolf Warrior" crew.
Afterwards, actors including Wu Jing came on stage and expressed their thoughts and feelings, recalled the hardships and difficulties during the filming process, and accepted applause from everyone.
However, compared to the shock and enthusiasm brought by Wang Hao before, the atmosphere afterwards was much duller. Although everyone was applauding, it was mostly just to get the job done.
And after all this was over, the celebration party finally got to the point.
(End of this chapter)