Chapter 512: "Ball Flash" Premiere
Chapter 512: "Ball Flash" Premiere
Originally, if a senior leader wanted to watch a movie, he only had to say so and someone would naturally make arrangements for him. Movie materials that had not yet been released would be sent directly to a special small screening room for them to show.
Moreover, if the movie is not good, the Galaxy Group can still make revisions in time to meet the requirements of the leadership, or the movie may be directly rejected without even a chance to be released.
Of course, if the film is well-received, even if there are some problems with its scale, it will be given a green light by the censors and will not affect its release.
However, the big boss said that he wanted to try the feeling of watching a Chinese science fiction blockbuster in a 3D giant-screen theater, but he didn't want to book the theater. He wanted to feel the atmosphere of a movie premiere among the crowd. So what else did Wang Hao and the others have to say?
All we can do is try our best to satisfy them and get things done.
As for the security issues on site, it will be more work if the workload is higher.
The arrival of the big leader was naturally quiet. Just a few minutes after the movie premiere began, he arrived at the VIP room accompanied by the leader of the cultural department.
In the room, Wang Hao, his wife Jing Tian, and the leaders of the army and navy who were also invited, as well as Uncle Han Sanye, La Peikang, and his uncle Lu Guotao, had been waiting for a long time.
After the meeting, the big boss smiled at Wang Hao and praised him for his good film making. He had seen many works of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, especially "Wolf Warrior 1", "Inception", "Gravity" and "Wolf Warrior 2".
Wang Hao was naturally extremely humble. After sitting with the big boss for a while, he said goodbye and left.
After all, he is the director of "Ball Flash". Not only does he have to walk the red carpet, but he also has to attend the premiere ceremony. It is really not easy for him to stay for too long.
But it is enough to have Jingtian, his legal wife, to represent him.
After all, she is a "beautiful lady in the world". Jing Tian's temperament has greatly improved since she followed Wang Hao, not to mention that she has officially married Wang Hao and is now the wife of the chairman of the Galaxy Group. Even in occasions with such big leaders, she is capable enough to make a presence.
Even in today's entertainment industry, there are not many female stars like her who can appear on important occasions and in front of big leaders, not even the Four Dans and Two Bings can do it.
Of course, the big boss came to watch the movie, and the work is effective whether you neglect it or not.
Wang Hao was well aware of this, so after walking the red carpet and taking a look at the VIP room high up, he was not nervous at all and behaved very naturally.
He is confident that this "Ball Lightning" will definitely give a great shock to the live audience and even the national audience.
That is not only because of the hard work of the crew members day and night, nor is it only because of the mature film industrialization system and powerful special effects technology of Galaxy Group, but also because Liu Cixin's "Ball Lightning" is itself an extremely excellent work.
Although this work is slightly inferior to "The Three-Body Problem", if Galaxy Pictures can't even make a good film like "Ball Lightning", there is no need to talk about the subsequent filming and production of "The Three-Body Problem".
Like the confident Wang Hao, the main creative members of "Ball Lightning" walking on the red carpet were also confident and proud.
There are often fans online who whitewash their idols, saying that actors who take on bad movies may not necessarily know that they are acting in bad movies during the filming process.
After all, the actors' performances are fragmentary, not to mention the director's editing. The actors don't necessarily know what the final film will be like.
But if an actor who is personally involved in a movie does not know whether the quality of the movie is good or bad, then it can only be said that his professional ability is questionable.
Apart from anything else, can’t an actor even tell whether a script is good or bad?
Can't they feel whether a crew is serious and responsible, wholeheartedly devoted to the creation, or just perfunctory?
Of course you can feel it.
Take "Ball Lightning" for example. The lead actor Wang Zhiwen and others knew it was definitely a good movie without even having to watch the final edit.
"Teacher Wang, are you confident about the box office performance of this movie?"
In response to the host's question, Wang Zhiwen nodded affirmatively.
The host then asked him about his box office expectations for the film. Wang Zhiwen was not polite and directly shouted the slogan of 3 billion in front of the reporters on the scene.
Compared to the somewhat cautious and slick Wang Zhiwen, the box office results of several younger leading actors are undoubtedly far beyond this figure, some of which have even reached 40 billion.
Some reporters thought they were joking. After all, the highest domestic movie box office last year was only over 20 billion. According to the annual box office growth, 30 billion is possible. If you want to reach 40 billion, you may have to wait another four or five years.
Of course, even if they think they are bragging, it does not prevent reporters from writing down these bold statements and posting them online.
However, the final box office performance of "Ball Lightning" will still depend on facts.
Is it more about publicity than content? Or is it a masterpiece that transcends time? We don’t have to wait too long to find out.
Because the leader's schedule was very tight, the opening segment of the movie premiere did not last too long. After everyone arrived and the host introduced the situation, the creative team came on stage to greet the audience and interacted for a while, the first movie preview officially kicked off.
As usual, there was the opening animation and dragon logo of the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe", then the "China Giant Screen" animation, and then there was a loud "bang", which scared the audience in the dark cinema.
Immediately after the screen lit up, a team of fully armed American soldiers rushed into the laboratory and arrested Dr. Chen Ang, played by Wang Zhiwen, amid the sound of tense and rapid music.
"According to the United Nations ruling, Dr. Chen, you are suspected of illegal human experiments, illegal biological genetic modification experiments, human smuggling, murder, and crimes against humanity. You'd better not resist. The United Nations will give you a fair trial."
Dr. Chen remained calm and composed in the face of this series of charges. With a smile on his face, he obediently stretched out his hand and let the soldiers handcuff him, then followed them into the armed escort vehicle.
Because through the previous trailers, the audience knew that the big boss of this movie was Dr. Chen, so seeing that he still acted like a big boss even after being arrested, the audience speculated that someone might come to rescue him on the way to the United Nations headquarters.
After all, through the plots of the previous movies related to Dr. Chen in the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] series, it can be seen that he still has many capable people under his command. Now that Dr. Chen has been captured so easily, it is indeed a bit unusual.
However, during this escort process, which was the easiest to succeed, nothing unexpected happened.
After several transitions with subtitles and music, Dr. Chen was taken onto a U.S. warship anchored in a Japanese port. As the steel hatch of the warship closed and the camera pulled away, the huge title of "Ball Lightning" finally appeared on the big screen.
"Dr. Chen, I'm really sorry for inviting you here so presumptuously."
The first scene of the feature film is the interrogation room where Chen Ang opened in the first trailer. However, the white agent who was in charge of interrogating him took the initiative to unlock his handcuffs, brought him a cup of steaming hot coffee, and sincerely apologized.
"Your Chinese is very good. You studied it."
Dr. Chen didn't seem surprised by the change in the white American agent's attitude and took a sip of his coffee.
"Yes, I am mainly responsible for Asia-Pacific affairs, so I definitely have to learn Chinese." The white agent sat opposite Dr. Chen and said in fluent Chinese:
“And it’s not just the Chinese language. America has also been paying attention to what’s happening here.”
As he spoke, he casually flipped through the file in his hand. He had read the contents of the file so many times that he knew them by heart.
"Chen Ang, a Huaxia native, was born in 1964. His parents died in an accident when he was young. Later, with the financial support of the Huaxia government, he was admitted to Jianghai University, an ordinary but profound university in the south, with the eighth highest score in the city at that time. He studied atmospheric science at the university.
During your four years in college, you made no achievements and your grades were mediocre, but you were successfully admitted to the same school to continue studying for a master's degree under your advisor Zhang Bin. However, after graduation, you disappeared for two years.
We have no way of knowing what you have experienced in the past two years, but it is speculated that you should have served in a special force of the Chinese military.
Then you seemed to leave the army and return to society. After half a year of preparation, you successfully obtained a full scholarship from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States and went to the school to pursue a double doctorate in biology and medicine.
After graduating with a Ph.D., you finally began to show your talent. With the fame you had accumulated at MIT, you quickly joined the Brilliant Biopharmaceutical Group and gained the trust of the company's chairman, Saito. Not only did you become the company's chief scientist, you also became a shareholder.
With your help, Brilliant Biopharmaceutical Group..."
"Okay, I guess you guys aren't here to flatter me."
Dr. Chen tapped the table lightly with his right index finger, making a rhythmic "click" sound, interrupting the other person's words.
"Tell me the real purpose."
He looked at the white agent. His dark eyes were like a whirlpool, and there seemed to be invisible rays emanating from them, as if they were going to penetrate the other's flesh and reach his heart and mind.
"As expected of a top researcher, he is straightforward. I like that."
The white agent met Dr. Chen's gaze, smiled and clapped his hands.
Outside the interrogation room, the agent who was keeping an eye on the situation inside through the one-way glass pressed the switch, and the monitor on the wall inside the room turned on and started playing the images.
A blue and white electric ball flew out from the peculiar device on the Bobcat special vehicle and moved slowly in the air, like a naughty child sliding down the barrel into the interior of a tank.
An electric current exploded, and all the electronic components inside the tank were burned out. At the last moment of the video, it can be seen that the armed personnel inside the tank were also turned into ashes.
For this scene, any fan of Wang Hao or veteran audience of Galaxy Cinematic Universe will know where it comes from, which is the scene of the decisive battle in Wolf Warrior 2.
Of course, it doesn’t matter if you haven’t seen the movie “Wolf Warrior 2”, because the white agent quickly said:
"A few months ago, our weapons and equipment backstage in Africa sent back important image data, which included the lightning weapons used by the Chinese military special forces. Do you have anything to say, Dr. Chen?"
Dr. Chen looked at the screen on the monitor and was obviously stunned for a moment.
The white agent was very keenly aware of this and immediately struck while the iron was hot.
"Dr. Chen, the United Nations has solid evidence, and Japan is also very dissatisfied with the mess you and your company have caused. Only we in the United States can help you.
In addition, after you graduated from graduate school, you went to Russia and met with people related to the 3141 project.
According to the intelligence we have, that project is related to the weaponization of lightning. Obviously, after you left China, your compatriots transformed it into a dangerous weapon. Their actions have posed a threat to world peace!"
"I understand how you feel, but that has nothing to do with me."
Facing the white agent's soft and hard tactics, Dr. Chen remained very calm.
"In addition, I would like to point out that the dose of truth serum in this coffee is 0.031g more. Although this dose is insignificant in terms of the effect, it makes the sour taste of the coffee more prominent and destroys the balance of the overall taste."
A muscle on the white agent's cheek twitched, but he still showed a standard smile.
"After all, Huihuang Biopharmaceutical Group is a Japanese company and has its own ceiling in the international market.
As for the ETO organization behind you, although there are many capital consortiums, most of them are inclined towards food, finance, energy and freight.
Only we, America, have the world's largest pharmaceutical complex, which is more than ten times the size of the Brilliant Group.
Whether it is various high-tech equipment and outstanding talents, huge amounts of funds, medical trial approvals, or even human trial consumables, we have everything.
There is no better place to study what you want to study than here, and we will never interfere with your research projects. "
"You just need me to tell you some information about this thing?"
Chen Ang pointed at the lightning weapon on the screen that was still showing its power.
The white agent neither nodded in agreement nor shook his head in denial. He just looked at him with a smile.
The camera switched to outside the warships, and several warships had left the military dock and disappeared into the vast ocean.
At the same time, in the South China Sea, due to the recent further tensions in the international situation, the aircraft carrier formation is also carrying out the established military exercise missions.
"Reporting to the commander, Captain Qin sent back news that Dr. Chen of the Brilliant Group has been arrested by the United States in advance and is being escorted to the United Nations for trial."
At the Special Affairs Department base in the desert next door, Shi Qiang, who had been promoted, took the information just sent back by his disciple Qin Yanni, frowned slightly, and looked at the news on the computer in front of him.
[The fang incident has escalated again! 】
【We make a stern statement! 】
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"Hey, where's Dr. Ding? Ask him to come over."
(End of this chapter)