Chapter 535: The Great Wall Premiere

Chapter 535: The Great Wall Premiere

Chapter 535: The Great Wall Premiere

In Wang Hao's previous life, Master Zhang Yimou also made a movie called "The Great Wall".

The film was jointly produced by China Film Co., Ltd., LeTV Pictures, Legendary Pictures, and Universal Pictures, and co-starred by Matt Damon, Jing Tian, ​​Pedro Pascal, William Dafoe, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu and others. It is a costume fantasy commercial blockbuster co-produced by China and the United States.

As a result, after the movie was released, it was met with a barrage of criticism. Domestic audiences did not have a high acceptance of the film, and many complained that the several armies in the film were more form than substance, and that the entire story was stupid and brainless.

Thus, "The Great Wall" became the Waterloo of Zhang Yimou's directorial career, and it was the peak of failure among co-production films. It gathered all kinds of big names, including a big director + Hollywood A-list + various domestic first- and second-line actors. The production cost was as high as 1.35 million US dollars, but the global box office was only 3.37 million US dollars, and the media reported that it had lost 7500 million US dollars.

Of course, if the Galaxy Group were to produce "The Great Wall" in this world, the situation would be different.

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A huge fireball was launched by a catapult, streaking through the sky, leaving a trail of black smoke, and smashing into the barren Gobi Desert in the distance, splashing out a large sea of ​​fire.

Amid the passionate drumbeats, the soldiers in Han-style armor looked into the distance as if they were facing a formidable enemy, standing on the city wall with spears in their hands, and the crossbows beside them were fully strung.

Then the scene changed, and the foreign mercenary played by Matt Damon followed the caravan and hurriedly came to the tall city wall.

When he looked up, the three big words "Yumen Pass" on the city gate were so conspicuous.

"Stop, what are you doing?"

The Han soldiers guarding the gate stopped Matt Damon, and the caravan manager at the side quickly took out the token of clearance.

The next second, the scene changed again. A young general in gorgeous armor walked into the palace step by step along the white marble steps and knelt down to accept the appointment of Emperor Wu of Han, played by Chen Baoguo.

When he walked out of the palace, the square was filled with flags and hundreds of capable cavalry soldiers on tall horses were waiting for their general to give orders.

The young general played by Ou Hao was full of vigor and vitality. He laughed, waved his hand and shouted "Let's go".

Then the young general led the cavalry to charge towards the black waves in the Gobi Desert in the distance. The fireballs and black smoke passing over their heads became the best background for them.

Finally, led by the young general, dozens of Han soldiers passed through the corridor and came to a wide underground space.

As they held up the torches in their hands, under the flickering light, a huge "ghost cave" with no bottom in sight appeared before everyone.

"Just looking at this trailer, I'm sure Galaxy Pictures will be the biggest hit in this summer's movie season."

In the male dormitory of the Shanghai Film Academy, three third-year acting students watched the trailer of "The Great Wall" and couldn't help but sigh.

"I really envy the guy who plays Huo Qubing. He is so young and he is the leading actor in Director Zhang's movie."

Zhang Jiarui was packing his things while talking, and Qin Tianyu beside him nodded in agreement, but he also said:

"What's the point of envying others? We are almost in our senior year and will be doing internships. Have you found any good crews?"

The other two students in the dormitory shook their heads when they heard this. Zhang Wanyi, who had been silent before, said carefully:
"I think there are quite a few interview information on the production website. If you are not satisfied, you can just take some work there. Then you can all look after each other in the crew."

"You got a job there?" Zhang Jiarui glanced at him and curled his lips in disdain. "Tsk, what good roles can there be there?"

He threw the towel in his hand into the basin and pointed at Ou Hao, who was looking very proud on the laptop screen.

“If you really want to be a big star, you still have to have connections.

Look at this guy, wow, is that the role we can get on a good production website?
The really good roles are already in their hands, so it doesn’t matter. The best that good producers can offer us are special roles or minor supporting roles, and that may not necessarily fall on us.”

"Hey, what do you think is the relationship with Ou Hao?" Zhang Wanyi looked curious at this time.

Speaking of this, Zhang Jiarui suddenly showed a sly smile on his face, and approached his two roommates to gossip:

"I also heard this from a good senior. Please don't tell anyone else."

Zhang Wanyi and Qin Tianyu naturally made repeated assurances, and Zhang Jiarui then said:

"Originally, this role didn't belong to Ou Hao. After all, his agency is Tianyu Media, which is the one behind Mango TV. It's Galaxy Group's own movie, so roles should always go to their own people first.

But didn’t Ou Hao star in a youth romance movie called “Left Ear” directed by Alec Su before? It is said that he pursued an actress in the movie, Ma Sicun.

"I know her!" Zhang Wanyi whispered at this time: "She seems to be the niece of a female star."

Zhang Jiarui clapped his hands.

"That's right, Ma Sicun is Jiang Wenli's niece, Jiang Wenli's husband is Gu Changwei, and Gu Changwei is a good friend of director Zhang Yimou.

It was because of this relationship that Ou Hao was able to join the crew of The Great Wall. "

"Then isn't this just living off a gigolo?" Qin Tianyu was a little disapproving.

"You don't understand this, do you?"

Zhang Jiarui taught him:
"If you eat well, you can save yourself several years of detours.

If you don’t believe me, go and ask around and see how many male celebrities there are in this circle who are gigolos.

I’m just afraid that you don’t have the money to live off someone, and you can’t find a way to do so even if you want to.”

What the young man said made sense, and the topic naturally shifted from the senior year internship to how to live off a gigolo? How to live off a gigolo? And what kind of capital is needed to live off a gigolo?

Just when the general public and fans of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe were getting itchy due to the months of continuous publicity, Wang Hao left Shangjing again.

This time he flew directly to Chengdu with his assistant, and then took a car to the Emeishan Scenic Area in Emei City.

The first film of [Shushan Cinematic Universe], "Swords of Shushan", is about to start shooting here. As the first film in a new film universe series under Galaxy Group, Wang Hao, the chairman of the company, naturally has to come out in person to boost its momentum.

He arrived at the site a day in advance and visited Mount Emei.

As the saying goes, "The moon on Mount Emei is half a circle in autumn, and its shadow is reflected in the flowing water of Pingqiang River."

As one of the famous mountains and rivers in Sichuan, Mount Emei has always been famous for its beautiful scenery and profound cultural heritage. It is a famous Buddhist and Taoist resort with many legends of immortals from ancient times to the present. Wang Hao spent a day on this mountain, admiring the Golden Buddha on the Golden Summit, the Elephant Washing Pool, the Thunder Cave and other attractions, and ventured to some remote but primitive places, which gave him more confidence in the success of [Shushan Swordsman Universe].

China has a profound and solid historical and cultural heritage, and there are countless excellent scenic spots like Emei Mountain where culture and nature blend together.

[Shushan Swordsman Universe] encompasses both traditional Chinese classical culture and magnificent mountain scenery. As long as the overall story and picture style do not deviate from the Chinese aesthetic, it will definitely be recognized and loved by the public.

The next day, the lively scene at the opening ceremony of "Swords of Shu Mountain" also confirmed his idea.

The venue for the opening ceremony was deliberately chosen in Mount Emei, which has the most background scenes in the movie.

Also attending the opening ceremony were Wang Hao, film director Tsui Hark, the male and female protagonists, and many leading officials from the local municipal government.

Different from previous movie shooting locations, with the development of the economy, most local government leaders have realized the importance of publicity. At the same time, the proportion of cultural and tourism industries in a local fiscal revenue has also increased.

Therefore, after learning that a large number of works of Galaxy Group's "Shushan Movie Universe" will be filmed in Sichuan in the future, the local government attached great importance to this.

Because they know how great the influence of Galaxy Group's works is, especially this time's "Shushan Movie Universe" is promoting the name of promoting China's traditional fairy tale classical culture, which will greatly promote the local tourism industry.

Therefore, the opening ceremony of "Swords of Shu Mountain" was naturally treated with preferential treatment, and the crew could act conveniently in the Emei Mountain Scenic Area.

Of course, for this situation, Wang Hao also specifically reminded the crew members to pay attention to the protection of the scenic environment.

"Don't worry about this. The crew will pay attention to this aspect."

Old Monster Xu nodded in response to Wang Hao's instructions. At the same time, he reached out and called over several young male and female leading actors of "Swords of Shu Mountain" and introduced them to Wang Hao.

"This is Jiang Yiyi, who plays Li Yingqiong in the movie."

"This is Hu Xianxu, who plays Zhou Qingyun in this movie."

"This is Zhao Jinmai, who plays Yu Yingnan in the movie."

Wang Hao looked at the reserved boys and girls in front of him and smiled kindly.

He had heard of the names of these three people in his previous life. They all debuted as child stars and have been working in the entertainment industry for many years. They are considered to be more famous among young artists.

Of course, if they didn’t have these characteristics, they wouldn’t have been chosen by Tsui Hark to be the leading actors in “Swords of Shu Mountain”.

You have to know that this is the first work of the [Shushan Cinematic Universe], and the characters of these three people will have significant roles in the entire [Shushan Cinematic Universe] in the future.

As long as the three of them are careful in what they say and do, with the blessing of their acting experience and signed with Star Culture, they will definitely be on the top of the entertainment industry in the future, if not become extremely popular.

Wang Hao stayed in the Emeishan Scenic Area for two days, observed the location shooting of "Swords of Shu Mountain", and then went to the Galaxy Film City branch base in Hangzhou Bay.

Here, "Detective Chinatown 3", which belongs to the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] series, has also just started shooting and is currently being filmed and produced.

This movie is still directed by Li Kui. In addition to the two regular leading actors Bai Jingting and Wang Baoqiang, the heroine Li Qin and the second female lead Guli Nazha, who had previously appeared in "Bad Genius", will also appear in "Detective Chinatown 3".

Wang Hao visited a class in Hangzhou Bay and stayed there for one night. He flew back to Beijing the next day.

But this is not the end yet, because it is the end of May and the much-anticipated "The Great Wall" is finally going to be released.

Wang Hao naturally had to give face to an old senior like Master Zhang, so he must attend the premiere of "The Great Wall".

On the evening of May 5, Thursday, Wang Hao and several important actors from the "Three-Body 26" crew, Wu Jing, Wang Zhi and Lu Jingshan, attended the premiere of "The Great Wall" in Beijing, showing their support while also promoting "The Three-Body 1".

Also released at the same time as "The Great Wall" is the Hollywood fantasy film "Alice in Wonderland 2".

However, even though this movie stars Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway, it is still not a threat to "The Great Wall".

Wang Hao and others walked across the red carpet and entered the Galaxy Theater surrounded by flashing lights. After greeting Director Zhang who was waiting in the backstage, they went straight to the screening room and sat down.

This is the home ground of the "The Great Wall" film crew, and they can't steal the show.

The process of the premiere was no different from that of any other movie. After the designated steps, the movie screening began soon.

The story of "The Great Wall" is not complicated. Its entire story line is different from the main timeline of the "Galaxy Cinematic Universe" and is a prequel.

Of course, this “before” time is a bit early.

In 138 BC, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, sent Zhang Qian on his first diplomatic mission to the Western Regions to contact the Yuezhi and defeat the Xiongnu.

In the second year of Yuanshuo in the Western Han Dynasty (127 BC), after the Battle of Henan, the Huns were unwilling to accept defeat and successively attacked Daijun, Yanmen, Dingxiang, Shangjun and other places.

Emperor Wu of Han then decided to launch a counterattack against the Right Wise King and the Xiongnu Chanyu.

Thus, the historical Battle of Mobei broke out, and in this battle, a young general named Huo Qubing began to emerge.

In the sixth year of Yuanshuo (123 BC), the -year-old Huo Qubing was appointed as the lieutenant of the cavalry by Emperor Wu of Han. He followed General Wei Qing to attack the Xiongnu in the south of the desert. He and light and brave cavalry left the main army and marched hundreds of miles to the benefit. He killed and captured many captives and was the bravest of the whole army. He was granted the title of Marquis of Guanjun with households!

Accompanied by a magnetic voice-over, the story of "The Great Wall" begins with the young Huo Qubing leading light cavalry to pursue the Xiongnu Zuoxian King.

When hundreds of elite Han cavalry launched a charge against the Xiongnu cavalry on the prairie, with thousands of horses galloping, spears like forests, and bows like rain, just one scene was enough to capture the attention of the audience.

Zhang Yimou is worthy of being Zhang Yimou. Only he can capture the unique charm of such a large scene's scheduling, composition and color, giving people a shocking sense of beauty.

Especially when Huo Qubing's cavalry plunged into the chaotic Xiongnu cavalry like a sharp knife, dividing and killing them, Wang Hao could not help but nod his head. He felt that this scene demonstrated the cruelty of classical military warfare and the power of Han Dynasty strategists vividly.

Only such a grand scene can match the legendary status of the young general Huo Qubing.

The fierce war scene began quickly and disappeared quickly. As the opening part of the movie ended, the two big words "Great Wall" disappeared, and the Han soldiers in the picture began to clean up the battlefield. One of the core selling points of the movie "The Great Wall" was finally presented to the audience.

(End of this chapter)