Chapter 363: Fame Abroad, Gravity Begins Filming

Chapter 363: Fame Abroad, Gravity Begins Filming

Chapter 363: Fame Abroad, Gravity Begins Filming

Wang Hao will be the third Chinese director to appear on the cover of the main edition of Time magazine.

There were only two people ahead of him, one was Master Zhang and the other was Li An.

Of course, Time magazine doesn't think so, because in their past reports, they named Li An, a Taiwanese director who has lived in the United States for more than 20 years, as the best American director.

In response to this, Wang Hao could only say that Americans can take away the garbage, but Taiwan definitely belongs to China.

As for why he was able to appear on the front page of the American "Time" magazine this time, it was purely because his movie "Inception" swept 13.604 billion US dollars worldwide, ranking third in the global movie box office list, second only to James Cameron's "Avatar" and "Titanic".

As a Chinese director who has not been involved in Hollywood, this achievement is quite amazing.

You have to know that generally speaking, only Hollywood directors can achieve such movie box office.

As for directors from other countries, if they want to achieve such amazing results, they have to go to Hollywood to gain experience.

For example, Li An and Rainie Wu, who were originally very famous in China and had achieved good results worldwide, as well as Luc Besson from France and Peter Jackson from New Zealand, it can be said that without going to Hollywood, it would be impossible for them to become international directors.

But Wang Hao has now broken this convention. He is a Chinese director, and also a very special and rare science fiction film director in China.

It's like a beautiful flower blooming in a barren saline-alkali land. Although it is only an extremely low probability, the signs shown still make many people in Hollywood alert.

The center of world culture is and can only be Hollywood!

This is the consensus of most Hollywood practitioners.

Fortunately, Wang Hao's "Inception" stars the famous Hollywood star Leonardo Dicaprio as its lead actor, and the film's investors also include Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures, which has made people in Hollywood feel a little more relaxed.

At least this is not a purely foreign film, there are still many Hollywood elements in it.

But even so, some people in Hollywood knew that they could not allow Wang Hao to continue to grow wildly like this, and they had to do something.

As for what to do?
It’s nothing more than the same old three things - treating, beheading, and keeping as a dog.

Of course, today's Hollywood and the United States are not what they would be ten years later. At this moment, their blockbusters are still conquering the world and are invincible. This is the most confident time, and they consider themselves to be the world's cultural center. Film and television talents from all over the world are flocking to them.

So even though Wang Hao, a young foreign director, emerged, they did not immediately think of "beheading" him. They still wanted to give it a try to see if they could recruit Wang Hao, a young and talented director rarely seen in Hollywood, under their wing.

The American edition of Time Magazine and Film Review came to interview Wang Hao with an exploratory mindset, wanting to learn more about his ideas through the interview.

As for the visit itself, it's just a job.

After all, many of Time magazine's interviews are more about form than content, and the interviews released are basically the magazine editor's evaluation of the person, or a third-person account of the person being reported.

Maybe they are still conducting an exclusive interview with Wang Hao, and the article about him has already been roughly completed.

The interview with "Film Review" also mainly focused on the movie "Inception" itself.

Before Wang Hao paid his loyalty letter and decided to develop in Hollywood and join their camp, Hollywood had no plans to promote Wang Hao as the creator of the film.

During the interview, Wang Hao vaguely sensed the other party's thoughts.

After all, reporters have asked him about his views on the United States and Hollywood, and whether he will develop in Hollywood in the future.

Wang Hao was still cautious when answering this kind of question.

Words like "I like Hollywood" or "I yearn for Hollywood" may not mean anything if said now, but if they are dug up in the future, Wang Hao might be accused of worshipping foreign things.

Therefore, Wang Hao's answers mostly revolve around cultural integration and the globalization of film and television.

For example, when asked whether he would go to Hollywood to develop his career, Wang Hao's answer was:

“I have actually been to Hollywood many times. Our company has a branch there and has invested in many projects. We have many partners and friends there.

As for the future, our investment in North America will continue to increase. This year, the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] has invested in several films in Hollywood. In addition, Sony Pictures' [Spider-Man Cinematic Universe] also needs my supervision and guidance.

Anyway, I am very optimistic about the North American film market, but we will also take the global film market into consideration.

After all, I personally believe that globalization is the general trend of the future, and the development of the Internet and electronic information technology will promote the rapid arrival of this trend."

They also asked about American culture and values ​​spread in Hollywood movies, whether movies should involve politics, and issues of racial discrimination. They even asked about human rights violations and labor protection issues in film and television productions in China.

It seems that the development of [Eastern Galaxy Cinema Metropolis] has attracted some overseas crews to come here, which has damaged the interests of Hollywood, so much so that the other side has begun to send people over to demand an explanation.

Fortunately, Wang Hao is a Chinese director after all, and he is well versed in the art of playing dumb and avoiding the issue, so he did not fall into the trap.

However, after dealing with these guys, Wang Hao also told his assistant that he would refuse all interviews like this in the future.

He is not only a director, but also the chairman of Galaxy Group, a company with a market value of tens of billions. He is also a pioneer of Chinese science fiction films and has no time to waste on such boring interviews.

After dealing with interviews from Time Magazine and other media, Wang Hao fell into even busier work. He had to arrange the company's affairs first so that he could devote himself wholeheartedly to the production of the new film.

Although the global box office of "Inception" has approached 14 billion US dollars, that is only in the past. For the young Wang Hao, it is not time to stop and enjoy it yet.

Fortunately, many of these tasks are also taken care of by managers from various departments of the company, and he mainly plays a role of review and signing.

For example, the release schedules of several of the company's films this year, the establishment of several new projects, and whether he should participate in the casting of actors during the preparation stage of the new projects, as well as the next round of financing for Tao Piao, Galaxy Pictures and Toutiao, the third phase of the [Galaxy Cinema Metropolis] project, and especially matters related to the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe], all of these have to be decided by him.

Just when Wang Hao was busy with work, his photo appeared on the cover of the latest issue of Time magazine in the United States.

【New force in film, international directors in the context of globalization! 】

This is the slogan that appeared on the cover of Time magazine along with Wang Hao’s photo.

At the same time, the film channel also released an interview with Wang Hao at the right time. The combination of the two has once again set off a wave of enthusiasm for Wang Hao in China. "After Zhang Guoshi and Li An, the talented director Wang Hao has become the third Chinese director to appear on the cover of the American version of Time magazine!"

"The globalization of film and television culture is an inevitable trend. Wang Hao believes that practitioners in the Chinese film and television industry need to have a broader vision."

"Wang Hao's Time Magazine US edition cover and part of the interview Chinese version."

"Wang Hao is leading Chinese commercial films to the world."

"The new film was revealed. Wang Hao's new work is called Gravity, a near-future 3D space science fiction disaster masterpiece."

"Wang Hao clarified that Gravity is not the Chinese version of Apollo 13."

"What is a space disaster movie? Big guesses about Wang Hao's new movie."

"According to insiders, my country's Tiangong space station may be on the big screen!"

March just started and Wang Hao once again made big news by appearing on the cover of the American version of Time magazine. At the same time, Galaxy Pictures also took this opportunity to let "Gravity" catch this wave of popularity.

It has to be said that the effect of this export-to-domestic sales promotion is really good. Not only has Wang Hao's personal fame been greatly improved and won unanimous recognition at home and abroad, the movie "Gravity" also became popular before it was filmed, triggering a round of small-scale topic discussions.

In particular, the label of "near-future space disaster movie" was revealed in the interview.

Chinese audiences have seen quite a few disaster films, including the more recent "2012" released two years ago, "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Archaic Impact", which all involve elements such as tsunamis, earthquakes, plane crashes, volcanic eruptions, and even meteorites hitting the earth.

This type of movie has been made in China before, but the element of space disaster is very novel for domestic films.

After all, we have very few domestic space films, let alone space disaster films.

Many fans of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe have begun to speculate on the plot of this movie based on some details in the previous movie universe.

Many aerospace enthusiasts also participated in the film. After all, according to some information revealed by Galaxy Pictures, the film also involves China's Tiangong space station.

This is the general name of China's manned space program. Our Tiangong-1 was successfully launched last year. Wang Hao was also present at the time. The launch of the space station has greatly boosted the confidence of the Chinese people.

According to the established plan, the Tiangong-16 will be launched in 20. As for China's large space station, it is expected to be basically completed around years.

However, it now seems that they may be able to get a glimpse of the overall appearance of China's Tiangong Space Station in the movie first.

In short, no matter what, these news have indeed aroused the curiosity of many movie fans about "Gravity".

Even the heroine of this movie was nervous and excited after seeing such a lively situation online.

As an art student who graduated from a film school, Jing Tian, ​​who is only in her early 20s this year, is starring in such a large-scale and influential movie for the first time.

Yes, in the original time line, she should have starred in a series of works such as "My Beauty Boss", "Warring States", "Time and Space Rescue", "Shadow Lover", etc., and collaborated with many big stars such as Sun Honglei, Kim Hee Sun, Wu Zhenyu, Huo Jianhua, and Cecilia Cheung.

However, it was that big production "Warring States" that dealt a heavy blow to Jing Tian's acting career.

Therefore, in this time and space, when Wang Hao came into contact with Jing Tian and confirmed that she would join the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] and play an important role, he had already begun to influence the girl's career development.

After he and Jing Tian confirmed their relationship, Wang Hao had complete control over the matter of her filming the movie.

Jing Tian was not at all dissatisfied with Wang Hao's overbearing behavior.

On the one hand, Wang Hao is a big director himself, and Jing Tian still has great confidence in his professional ability.

On the other hand, this girl has little ambition and is not very strong in character. It can be said that she does whatever Wang Hao says.

From this point of view alone, Wang Hao loved her terribly.

After all, who wouldn’t like a beautiful girlfriend with fair skin, beautiful looks, a gentle and obedient personality?
And this girlfriend is very easy to please.

For example, at this moment, when Wang Hao was checking the script of "Gravity", Jing Tian was holding his calves, like a confused little deer, raising her head and looking at him with her big watery eyes.

"Honey, do you think I can act well in this movie?"

"Of course, since I chose you as the leading actress, I naturally believe that you can act well in this movie."

Wang Hao reached out and stroked the back of Tian's head, and said gently to comfort her:
"Don't worry, you are so good-looking, and your image and temperament are not bad. The key is that your various characteristics are very suitable for this role in the movie.

You can say that this is specially tailor-made for you, so just rest assured."

Wang Hao pressed his hand down hard again, and Jing Tian felt relieved. She hummed with satisfaction, and her light nasal tone revealed her joy that Wang Hao had tailored the role for her.

It’s a pity that Jing Tian’s joy didn’t last long.

After staying at Wang Hao's house for two days and enjoying their own world, the two of them joined the crew of "Gravity" together and officially started the filming and production of the movie.

On the day of the opening ceremony, Jing Tian was quite happy because she stood in the front row and everyone was very friendly to her as the leading actress.

Moreover, on the first day of filming, her part was to shoot the ceremony scenes before the space team took off with a group of actors.

This is a ground-level plot, and in this scene, she only needs to wear a uniform and strike a pose.

So the task was completed very easily. In addition, the crew of "Gravity" itself is the top team in the country. The appearance and process shown during the filming were different from those film teams she had come into contact with before. This made Jing Tian feel very interesting and novel.

In the following days, the crew of "Gravity" was still shooting the relatively simple ground lines. There were not many scenes involving Jing Tian, ​​but more scenes involving Zhang Hanyu. The overall shooting process was very smooth and fast.

Then, when this part of the scene was finished, Jing Tian's good days were over.

(End of this chapter)