Chapter 427: The premiere of "Zheng Chenggong", the audience burst into tears
Lin Ke also has property in Hai City, and Chen Chong hosted a welcome party for him in the evening.
The whole family had a wonderful night eating, drinking, playing and having fun in the house.
The next day, he, together with Kate Beckinsale, Gong Li, Chen Chong and others, joined Jiang Wen, Feng Xiaoning, Tsui Hark, Chen Kaige, Zhang Fengyi, Sammo Hung and other crew members to attend the premiere ceremony of "Zheng Chenggong" held at the Dahai People's Theater.
"Zheng Chenggong" is of very high quality. When Lin Ke attended the preview, the system evaluation was 53% participation, 87.7% film completion, and 95% film-market compliance.
The rewards given are 3.1 times the box office subsidy, 15% physical bonus, and 20% increase in film quality.
After his second editing, the film is more complete and the viewing effect is better. The special effects processing, which was originally slightly inferior, has become flawless.
During the movie, when the audience saw the real city and real warships, they couldn't help but exclaim and subconsciously applauded.
When seeing big scenes such as naval battles and land battles, they would cheer loudly and shout "This is a Chinese movie", "an epic historical movie", "This is how Chinese movies should be shot."
When male audiences see the clips where Kate Beckinsale and Chen Hong appear, their eyes will widen and they will secretly praise them for being so beautiful, praising Kate as the most beautiful and elegant foreign woman and praising Chen Hong as the number one ancient costume beauty in China.
The performances of Jiang Wen, Zhang Fengyi, Sammo Hung and others in the drama were also recognized by the audience.
The film is 144 minutes long, which is 40 to 50 minutes longer than the standard length of a movie.
But the movie has a tight plot, many climaxes, and the actors' superb acting skills, so it's fun throughout.
The audience did not feel that the movie was too long at all. On the contrary, they did not feel satisfied by the end of the movie and wished that the movie was longer and had more content.
At the end of the film "Zheng Chenggong", the audience, together with Zheng Chenggong on the screen, quietly watched the big ship disappear on the sea in the west, feeling lost, as if they had just had a wonderful dream.
They even forgot to cheer and applaud, and just stared at the screen reluctantly without saying a word.
It was not until someone in the audience took the lead in applauding that the more than 2,000 audience members raised their hands and clapped, and the applause was like a tsunami.
When the audience in the front row stood up, the audience behind them also stood up one after another, continued to applaud, and cheer loudly.
"Link, this movie is amazing. It's the best historical movie I've ever seen. It's better than Hollywood's historical movies."
In the audience, Jiang Wen clapped excitedly.
“It’s really good.”
Compared with foreign historical films, Chinese people feel more involved in watching historical films with Chinese themes, and the viewing experience is naturally better.
The standard of this movie is quite high, and its production lineup is top-notch even in Hollywood, so it is understandable that Jiang Wen and the audience were so excited.
"Lin Ke, look, everyone is still applauding. Everyone likes Zheng Chenggong very much. We succeeded."
Chen Chong held his arm and talked happily.
Chen Hong kept nodding beside him, her face flushed with excitement, and she looked at Link with an even more obsessed look.
"This movie is of such a high standard. Whether in terms of subject matter or quality, it is a dimensionality-reducing blow to domestic films, just like Jurassic Park in 1994."
Gong Li exclaimed.
"Director Lin, Zheng Chenggong was a success, all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, there would be no such movie, and I wouldn't have the opportunity to participate in the production of such an epic film. Thank you very much for giving us this opportunity."
The chief director Feng Xiaoning held his hand, tears in his eyes, and was so excited that he was a little incoherent.
He can only be regarded as a second-tier director in the domestic film industry. Because he has shot historical war films such as "War Meridian", "Beiyang Fleet", and "Space War", he was noticed by Lin Ke, who asked him to be the main director of "Zheng Chenggong" and arranged for two great directors, Chen Kaige and Tsui Hark, to be his assistants.
During the filming, the crew encountered many problems and setbacks, but with Link's strong support, they were solved one by one. In the end, the film took two years to produce and was successfully completed.
Now that the movie is released, it received warm applause and cheers from more than 2,000 spectators at the premiere, which is something he has never encountered in his career over the past decade, and has never happened at a domestic film premiere ceremony.
This rare scene couldn't help but bring tears to his eyes.
"Director Lin, we succeeded."
"Thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to participate in the production of this film. Next time there is a role suitable for me, I promise to be there at your service without asking for a dime."
"Director Lin, your script is so good. Zheng Chenggong is not only brilliant but also very meaningful. I am honored to be able to participate in such an epic film project."
Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, Zhang Fengyi and others came up to him to congratulate and thank him.
Lin Ke also congratulated them, saying that the success of "Zheng Chenggong" was the result of everyone's joint efforts, with the director team and the leading cast making the greatest contributions.
Through the experience of this film, their abilities have also improved, and they can continue to cooperate if there are suitable projects in the future.
"Mr. Zhang, please give us your evaluation of this movie."
In the back row of the audience, Director Gu Changwei put down his numb hands and asked Director Zhang next to him.
Director Zhang stared at the screen absentmindedly, "I want to make this kind of movie, too."
"If you want to shoot it, then shoot it. You are very capable and can definitely make an epic movie like this."
Gu Changwei encouraged.
Director Zhang nodded and shook his head vigorously a few times.
"It's very difficult. First of all, in terms of funding, it is said that the film cost $20 million in the early stage, and Link asked for rework in the middle stage, which cost another $15 million, which is $35 million. Including the Hollywood cast and crew sent by Link, and Link himself as the top screenwriter and editor in Hollywood, the total salary for this film is at least $50 million, which is 350 million yuan in RMB."
Director Zhang shook his head. "The investment is too big, and the probability of recovering the cost is too small. No one will invest in a movie that is doomed to lose money, and the relevant departments will not spend money like this."
"Not necessarily. If you have a good script, you can also ask Boss Lin for investment. I heard that he is very supportive of domestic film projects. As long as the script is good and the project planning is good, there is a chance to get investment from Dongfeng Pictures. This is what I heard from Chen Chong at the last party."
"Looking for Linkla to invest?"
Director Zhang looked at Link who was surrounded by the crowd, and Gong Li who had become more beautiful and sexy beside him, and his heart felt like it was being pulled hard by something.
"Old Feng, what do you think of this movie?"
In the audience seats on the left, bald director Guan Hu asked director Feng Xiaogang next to him.
"What a great movie, it's a pity that I didn't make it. If I could make such a good-looking and meaningful movie, I would be willing to die immediately."
Director Feng sighed.
"It's not worth it. It's not worth it. We are still young and can make such a movie in the future."
Director Guan Hu comforted him.
Director Feng shook his head. It was very difficult. Besides funding, it also required the right time, right place and right people. This year is 1997, and it was of great significance for Link and Dongfeng Pictures to make such a film as a tribute.
There are not many such meaningful periods in history. Even if they want to follow suit and make a film as a tribute to 1999, it is too late now.
"Some of us, the fifth generation of directors, make movies for money, some for fame, and some for personal ideals. But no matter what the reason is, it is more meaningful than making movies for the country and the nation."
Director Tian Zhuangzhuang sighed.
Filmmakers including Zhao Baogang, Huo Jianqi, Pu Cunxin and Wang Zhiwen nodded in agreement.
"Link is really rich. The production cost of this movie is several hundred million yuan. If I were in charge, I could make at least twenty movies. Brother, should we also ask Linkla to invest? Link is worth tens of billions. Let him invest in our company, and we won't be short of money for making movies in the future."
Mr. Wang from the Chinese Film Company said.
Da Wang is a returnee. He founded Chinese Films in 1994 and knows more about the film industry. "Lin Ke is a giant in the film industry and knows the industry very well. If we want him to invest in our small company, we have to offer him attractive benefits. But judging from the current situation of the company, the box office revenue we earn in a year is not even a fraction of the revenue earned by one of his films."
Da Wang always sighed, "Besides, he has Dongfeng Pictures in China and Silver Metro Pictures in Hong Kong Island. It is too difficult to get investment from him."
“But there is still a chance.”
Mr. Wang's eyes turned and his sight fell on the women around Link, including Chen Chong, Chen Hong, Yu Feihong, Gong Li, Xu Qing, Wang Yan, Kate, etc. They were all beautiful women. I don't know how Link taught them, but these women had pretty faces and good figures. They looked so attractive and much more beautiful than the stars in the domestic circle.
Mr. Wang swallowed his saliva and said, "Although Chen Chong is also an insider, she actually doesn't know much about the rules of the domestic film industry. She relies entirely on the help of her managers. Dongfeng Pictures has invested in more than ten films in the past three years, spending tens of millions, but has not made much money.
But we are different. We know everything about the film industry and can help Link make money. As long as Link understands this, he may invest in our company.
Besides, I heard that Link likes beautiful women and has a big appetite. Why don't we cater to his taste and introduce some actresses to him? If one is not enough, we can give him two. If two are not enough, we can give him ten or a hundred. As long as we can convince Link to invest, our company will be able to develop rapidly. This deal is very cost-effective."
Mr. Wang became more and more excited as he spoke, and when he looked at Link it was as if he was looking at a pile of US dollars.
The king thought about it and decided that this was a good idea and he could give it a try.
Bang bang bang!
Three minutes after the movie ended, many audience members were still applauding. The main cast and crew of the crew came on stage to express their gratitude and later invited Link to speak on stage.
The entire premiere ceremony was delayed for more than an hour before it ended.
(End of this chapter)
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