Principal Wang also came to watch the film this time, but he's seen it more than once.
In his own words, he came to see his big-screen debut.
He even shamelessly added the "actor" tag to his Weibo post, listing his representative work as the character Ya Zi from this movie.
He was so smug, even his underling Lin Gou was speechless.
At the time, Lam Kwok was filming and missed the opportunity to participate in this movie.
Otherwise, given his relationship with Principal Wang, if he had had the time back then, getting a supporting role would have been an easy and enjoyable thing.
Seeing how popular this movie is now, it would be a lie to say I don't regret it; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say I'm kicking myself.
Zhang Yimou was also very excited after watching these two films.
He felt that these films were very likely to become some of the representative works of his career, mainly referring to their box office performance.
After discussing it, Zhang Long and Principal Wang decided to release "The Great Dragon and Phoenix Calamity" during the National Day holiday to generate buzz, while "The Battle of the Dao and the Demon" would be released during the Lunar New Year holiday, creating a seamless transition.
The idea sounds pretty good, but the final results and audience feedback are still unknown.
This year's National Day film season can be described as a fierce battle of titans among various blockbusters.
There's "Never Say Die" starring Shen Teng and Ma Li, "The Foreigner" starring Jackie Chan, "Chasing the Dragon" starring Donnie Yen and Andy Lau, "City of Rock" directed by Da Peng, and "Sky Hunter" starring Li Chen and Fan Bingbing.
In addition, a large number of Sino-foreign co-productions were also released during this National Day holiday.
However, none of this competition seems to have affected this highly anticipated film.
When it comes to promoting this film, Principal Wang's approach is quite unique.
This guy actually edited out clips of his character Ya Zi from the movie and put them on a giant screen outside Wanda Cinema, playing them on a loop 24 hours a day.
Those who don't know the truth would really think he's the main character in this movie.
It must be said that this move was remarkably effective; the visually stunning experience, full of curiosity, was already breathtaking in its 2D form alone.
People can't help but imagine what a stunning visual feast it would be to watch it on a 3D and IMAX screen.
In addition, Principal Wang has recently become a super popular figure online. With his participation in the promotion, the effect is much more exaggerated than holding an ordinary movie premiere.
When talking about the premiere, Zhang Long belatedly realized that there were not many stars in the movie who could be considered second-tier or above, but he didn't expect that "Little Sweetie" could be considered the face of the group.
In the first installment, "The Great Dragon and Phoenix Calamity," she played the ancestral phoenix of the phoenix clan, the tragic figure who forever guards the immortal volcano in the south, and the biological mother of the peacock and the roc.
In this film, she is definitely one of the main characters.
In truth, she's far superior to Zu Qilin, who participated in the three-way melee but didn't even make it into the title.
October 1st arrived quietly, and "The Great Cataclysm of the Dragon and Phoenix" was quietly released in Wanda Cinemas. Unexpectedly, the box office saw explosive growth on the first day.
No one expected that the main force behind the box office on the first day would be the original fans.
When the film received its official seal and held a preview screening, Zhang Long specially invited Master Lingtai, the original author and editor of the work, to attend.
This guy almost went crazy with excitement after watching the video; he was so happy he went crazy.
He never imagined that his work would one day be adapted for the big screen, and presented in such a stunning way.
That very night, Master Lingtai stayed up all night to write a promotional post of over 10,000 words and shared it in his book club fan group.
To promote the film, he even went so far as to reveal several of his own pseudonyms, fearing that insufficient publicity would cause his big-screen debut to flop.
He even added a promotional chapter to his new book; if it weren't for the fact that the timing wasn't right, he probably would have shouted it out loud in the author group.
And you know what? His publicity efforts were quite effective.
Many fans who love the fantasy genre expressed their gratitude to their favorite author for praising a movie so enthusiastically.
They all wanted to see just how good this movie, which Master Lingtai had praised to the skies, really was.
Of course, they weren't going to the author's house with the intention of beating him up. After all, everyone knows that if they really hurt the author, this guy would shamelessly and openly stop updating and cancel his work.
After all, he had said, "If the movie isn't good, feel free to come over and beat him up."
These days, which fan doesn't have a short temper? How could they possibly hold back when they heard that?
Li Chenghao is one of his fans. At 28 years old, he is already a seasoned bookworm with 16 years of reading experience.
Upon learning of the film's release, he immediately prepared to buy a ticket, reserving a 3D ticket for the earliest possible showing.
But when it came time to pay, he hesitated for a moment. Goodness, the ticket price was really expensive, a whopping 80 yuan per ticket.
He habitually searched on various ticket subsidy apps, but found no discount information for this movie.
Just as he was about to resign himself to paying, the system notified him that tickets for that particular show were sold out.
Li Chenghao was stunned: "Wow, is it that popular?"
However, he didn't waste any more words and directly bought a ticket for the midnight show.
The thought of finishing the movie at 3:30 a.m. filled Li Chenghao with resentment.
He secretly thought that he must give this movie a good critique. If it was poorly made, he would give Master Lingtai a thorough dressing-down when he got back. If his new book didn't get a hundred or eighty chapters, this matter would never be over.
Li Chenghao took the ticket and strolled around the cinema.
Since he was already there, he figured he didn't mind spending a little more money, so he bought a Coke and popcorn.
As he prepared to enter, he felt as if something was missing.
It wasn't until he got to his seat that he realized that theaters used to give out 3D glasses when he watched 3D movies, so why didn't they give him any this time?
He couldn't help but think to himself, "Does he have to be so stingy?!"
But that thought vanished without a trace the moment the movie screen lit up.
From the very beginning of the movie, Li Chenghao was captivated, with only one thought in his mind: "Holy crap, that's amazing! Is this the legendary naked-eye 3D technology?"
At that moment, he only regretted that he hadn't read enough books and had limited cultural knowledge, and couldn't find the right words to describe the shock brought by this movie.
After racking my brains, all I could manage to say in the end was, "Holy crap, awesome!"
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