Chapter 421: Newcomers emerge

Chapter 421: Newcomers emerge

Chapter 421: Newcomers emerge

"Brother Hao, long time no see!"

Wan Qian, looking heroic in a white suit and holding a glass of red wine, finally walked in front of Wang Hao. Her sweet smile remained the same as it had been many years ago, without any change.

"Long time no see," Wang Hao clinked glasses with her, "Congratulations."

"Why are you congratulating me? I'm just an actor. You should be congratulating yourself. Your career is getting bigger and bigger. The movie universe has another successful work."

Wan Qian chuckled and shifted her gaze to Jing Tian who was standing next to Wang Hao.

Jing Tian seemed to have noticed something, but did not show it. Seeing the other party looking at him, he smiled and raised his glass.

However, the smile on Wan Qian's face faded a little. She just nodded slightly and did not clink glasses with Jing Tian. Then she looked at Wang Hao again.

Wang Hao could feel that the atmosphere between the two women was becoming tense, so he took the initiative to change the subject.

"By the way, Li Qian has a script about the origin of Q. Have you read it?" he asked Wan Qian.

Wan Qian nodded, and the confrontational aura in her body was restrained.

"It's the movie Hello, Madman, right? Director Li has already contacted me. I will probably join the crew after the promotion of Transcendence is over."

The two chatted about the movie for a while before ending the topic.

After Wan Qian left, Jing Tian acted as if everything was normal. He was not angry or jealous because of Wang Hao's ex-girlfriend who suddenly appeared. He was still as calm and graceful as ever.

Behind them, Wan Qian turned around and looked at the two figures, and a hint of unspeakable sadness could not help but reveal itself in her beautiful eyes.

But sometimes, love, once missed, is gone. People still have to look forward, and Wan Qian also has her own life.

……

As one of the two key projects of Galaxy Cinematic Universe this year, the movie "Transcendence" is undoubtedly extremely successful.

On the first day of its release, the box office revenue reached 1.17 million!
For a new director, this data is naturally extremely impressive, surpassing many veteran directors, and made many media exclaim that Galaxy Group has produced another Wang Hao.

Of course, only some people outside the circle who don’t know much about the industry would see and think this way.

In the eyes of insiders, the success of "Transcendence" is mainly due to the fact that there were no big productions competing with it during the National Day period. The only biographical film released on the same day was "The Monpa General", and the National Day period was on the rise.

This, coupled with Galaxy Group's vigorous promotion and Tao Piao's ticket subsidy plan, led to the exaggerated box office result of "Transcendence" exceeding 100 million yuan on the first day of its release.

After that, the box office of the movie did not show any exaggerated downward trend.

Although there are still some problems with the film, such as the ending being too hasty and there being no big-name stars, for domestic audiences, such a domestically produced science fiction blockbuster is already very good.

At least a week after the movie was released, it still made tens of millions of dollars at the box office every day.

At the same time, on major online platforms, most of the reviews about "Beyond Hackers" are positive.

【I still have more to say! 】

[The idea is good and creative, but the plot is a bit rushed, but overall it is still an excellent science fiction movie, and the final battle scene is also very exciting. For a work of this quality, you only need 30 yuan. What else do you want? ]

[I bought discounted tickets from Tao Piaopiao. I happened to have some free time during the National Day holiday, so I went to see the movie with my girlfriend.

Although she is not very interested in science fiction movies, she can still accompany me to watch a whole movie in the cinema. 】

[A sci-fi blockbuster that incorporates Chinese characteristics. Perhaps in the future, sci-fi blockbusters will be officially divided into two categories: Chinese sci-fi blockbusters and Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters. ]

[It's a decent sci-fi movie. I watched it purely for the sci-fi movie universe and the Easter eggs at the end of the film. I feel that the Easter eggs at the end of the film are more exciting than the main film. ]

[I never thought that I would see such unique words as "unity of body and soul", "dual cultivation of sex and life", "yin spirit" and "night wandering" in a science fiction movie.

The perfect combination of science and traditional Chinese culture, this is indeed a very unique and special science fiction film that only a Chinese director can make. 】

[Look at the differences between Chinese and American culture through movies.]

Today, I watched a very special Chinese science fiction movie in the cinema.

Ever since director Wang Hao emerged, China has produced a large number of science fiction films, many of which are excellent.

This "Transcendence" is in the same vein as Director Wang's works, but it also has many differences.

……

In the movie, what impressed me most was the completely different performance of our Chinese military when fighting against people with super powers and the European and American militaries in Hollywood science fiction movies.

In Hollywood science fiction movies, especially superhero blockbusters, the military often exists as villains.

Those American soldiers may have a certain degree of combat effectiveness, but they definitely only know how to follow orders.

And the commanders of those soldiers definitely like to conceal the specific details of the mission from the soldiers under their command, and send their young men to the battlefield to face unknown and powerful opponents.

However, this point cannot be seen in the science fiction movie "Transcendence".

Even in superpower science fiction movies, the basic character of the people's army remains unchanged: everything is for the people and to protect the people.

This is also the biggest difference between Chinese science fiction films and Hollywood science fiction films. 】

Amidst the majority of praise, the box office of "Transcendence" continued to soar, breaking the 400 million mark in the first week, and then 700 million in the second week.

With such achievements, the crew members naturally worked harder to carry out roadshows across the country. At the same time, relevant agencies also predicted the final box office of the film, giving an extremely high figure of 11 billion.

With this number, and the fact that it is almost the end of the year and there are no big blockbusters in November and December, "Transcendence" has almost become the runner-up in China's 11 movie box office rankings, only below Wang Hao's "Gravity". With two movies produced by Galaxy Group occupying the top two positions in the box office rankings, Galaxy Group has become very popular.

At the same time, on October 10, the release of the Forbes China Rich List pushed Wang Hao to the forefront.

The biggest change in the 2013 Forbes China Rich List is that Wang Jingwei, chairman of Wanda Group, who was ranked third last year, has risen to the top with assets of 860.1 billion yuan.

This is mainly due to the recovery of China's real estate prices, and it also indicates that a big boom in the real estate industry is imminent in the next few years.

Compared with Lao Wang's 860 billion assets, Wang Hao's financial strength shown on the list is much inferior, but it is enough to make many people envy him and start to pay attention to him.

You should know that he is the chairman of Galaxy Group, the largest private film and television company in China. He not only owns a series of high-quality assets such as Tao Piaopiao, Xingyue Chinese, Galaxy Cinema, Star Tour Entertainment, and Galaxy Pictures, but also holds the huge gold mine of [Galaxy Cinematic Universe]. The Spark Capital under his name has also invested in DJI, OPPO, Senbao, LeTV and many other companies. A commercial interest group has been initially formed with him as the core, spreading outward from the entertainment and cultural industry chain.

According to the Forbes Rich List, Wang Hao's personal wealth should be 379 billion.

In compiling the list, shareholding and financial information from company announcements, stock exchanges, analysts and Chinese regulators were used.

Although there is some distortion in this information, people still have more trust in the Forbes Rich List in this day and age.

Judging from this figure, Wang Hao just surpassed Liu Yongxing of Oriental Hope Group and squeezed into the top 10 of the Forbes China Rich List.

Although he is only the last one in the top 10, considering his age and the fact that he is only in the film and television entertainment industry, he can be said to be an extremely eye-catching existence among the rich people.

Oh, no, there is a Country Garden vice president, Ms. Yang, who is the same age as him, in front of him.

But most of his wealth comes from inheritance. If compared with Wang Hao, a first-generation rich man who started from scratch, he is still a bit behind in terms of topicality.

The news that Wang Hao entered the top 10 of the Forbes list caused a sensation on the media networks in the financial and entertainment circles, and the popularity lasted for quite some time.

It wasn't until the end of October that the box office revenue of "Transcendence" successfully exceeded 10 billion, which overshadowed the news about him.

Wang Hao did not attend the celebration party for this movie. There is still a lot of post-production work to be done on "Wolf Warrior 2", and as a director he has to participate in it.

Of course, the most crucial thing is that after attending the premiere of "Transcendence" last time, Jing Tian finally got a little angry after returning and exploited him severely, perfectly demonstrating what it means that there is only a tired ox, but no plowed field.

This girl has been with Wang Hao for a long time and has become more proficient in many things. Sometimes she can even take the initiative.

Of course, the fear of seeing your ex-girlfriend is not an excuse for not attending the celebration party for Transcendence.

So at the end of October, Wang Hao was invited to attend the closing ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival. He also caught up with Keita Miyamoto from Sony Pictures and took a look at the development of the Galaxy Group's branch in Japan.

Galaxy Pictures certainly had works participating in this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, but even though the great poet Chen was the chairman of the jury of this film festival, Wang Hao's "Gravity" did not win any awards.

As for their company's other film "Distortion Crisis" which also participated in this film festival and was directed by new director Guo Fan, it also did not win any awards.

The only good news is that "Distortion" has been selected as the closing film of the Tokyo International Film Festival, which means that the film will be released in Japan in advance.

There is not much to say about the trip to Japan. Wang Hao did not stay there for long. After attending the closing ceremony of the film festival, he met with Keita Miyamoto and inquired about the affairs of the branch company. In between, he also took some time to relax in the hot springs with Satomi Ishihara.

By the way, during the time he was in Japan, "Transcendence" happened to be released there for more than a week.

Although it is a foreign science fiction film, Japanese audiences are quite receptive to science fiction films that are mixed with a lot of Chinese culture, and the box office of the film is not low.

After finishing his work in Japan and returning to China, he threw himself into the post-production of "Wolf Warrior 2" and began to work on the related soundtrack.

Fortunately, although this movie has been moved up from next year's National Day to the summer vacation, there is still half a year before its official release, so time is not tight.

So while busy with post-production, Wang Hao also took time out to visit Hangzhou Bay to inspect the construction status of the "Oriental Movie Metropolis" there and contacted relevant leaders of the local government.

After the release of "Wolf Warrior 2" in the future, the two most important works in the second phase of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] plan, "Ball Lightning" and "The Three-Body Problem 1", will both have many scenes involving warships and naval battles. By then, the film and television base here will also become a focus, and naturally we need to prepare early.

During this process, the chick flick "Love Is Not Blind", invested and produced by Galaxy Pictures, was also released on November 11th.

Wang Hao obviously didn't have time to attend the premiere of this movie, but even without him, the film's performance was not bad.

Originally, this film, adapted from the novel of the same name by Bao Jingjing, was directed by Teng Huatao and starred Wen Zhang and Bai Baihe. It was released on November 2011, 11.

However, after Wang Hao was reborn, the copyright of the novel naturally fell into the hands of Galaxy Pictures, and the director was changed to Li Qian, who was more adept at female-themed works in their company.

As for the actors, Bai Baihe did not change, but the male lead Wen Zhang was cast because he already had a certain degree of fame when the film was cast. Taking into account his reputation as a big shot in the industry, Li Qian did not consider him during the casting, but used Wang Kai, a new actor who had just been signed by the company at that time.

Facts have proved that the core of the movie "Love Is Not Blind" is Bai Baihe. Even with a different director, a different male lead, and it being released two years later, the total box office of this movie still reached 5.82 million.

Right after the release of "Love Is Not Blind", the last work of Galaxy Cinematic Universe in 2013, "Distortion Crisis", directed by young new director Guo Fan and co-produced by Huaying, was also released in mid-December.

Also released at the same time were Feng Xiaogang's "Private Tailor" and Jackie Chan's "Police Story 2013".

Honestly speaking, as a new director, Guo Fan was a little nervous and apprehensive about competing with these two films. After all, both of them have considerable box office appeal.

"Personal Customization" is a film produced by Feng Xiaogang and Wang Shuo again after "If You Are the One 2", and it is also marketed as the sequel to "Party A and Party B".

The leading actors include Ge You and Bai Baihe, who just became popular because of "Love Is Not Blind".

In addition, there are a number of comedy stars such as Li Xiaolu, Zheng Kai, Fan Wei, Song Dandan, and Li Chengru, and the lineup is quite interesting.

As for Cheng Long's "Police Story 2013", Uncle Long is not in the state where his reputation has been ruined by bad movies such as "Kung Fu Yoga", "Detective Pu Songling", "Dragon Horse Spirit" and "Legend" in later generations.

Last year, his "Chinese Zodiac" had good box office performance and reputation. This year's film, which is based on his famous series "Police Stories", naturally received a lot of expectations and attention from movie fans.

In addition to Cheng Long as the leading actor, this movie also stars Liu Huohua and Jing Tian.

You should know that their movie "Gravity" was a huge hit at the beginning of this year. Although they did not get much benefits, now they are working together again in "Police Story 2013", which can also be used as a gimmick.

(End of this chapter)