As soon as the trailer was released, there were hundreds of comments within minutes.
'It's so weird back there, I was scared'
"I was also scared. Is this a horror movie? It's different from Director Wei's previous style."
'There is no such thing as the same style, right? The trailer for Rural Teacher was quite funny, but I cried my eyes out when I actually watched it. Now this movie seems to have horror and supernatural elements.'
"It feels crazy. Not to mention the fantasy of a normal person, if the fantasy of a mentally ill person came true... it's terrifying just to think about it."
Wei Lan is no longer an unknown figure. The sudden release of the trailer for his third film is like dropping a bomb on the film and television industry.
Chengguang Film and Television Headquarters.
"The latest news is that Wei Lan's new movie is scheduled to be released on the 18th of this month." The secretary told the production manager the news: "It will be released two days earlier than our "Ninety-nine Love Letters"."
When production manager Jiang Zhi heard this, he frowned and asked, "Has our screening schedule been leaked?"
The secretary shook his head and said, "From the time we bought the rights to the adaptation to the production of 'Ninety-Nine Love Letters', we have always kept a very low profile. The crew members have all signed confidentiality contracts, so there is no risk of leaks."
Jiang Zhi's face darkened: "I know."
"Mr. Jiang..." The male secretary showed a hesitant look on his face: "Does the screening time of this movie need to be changed?"
Hearing this, Jiang Zhi looked up and glared at his secretary: "The schedule has already been set and the contract has been signed with the theater. How can it be changed?"
Most importantly, when he heard that Wei Lan's new movie schedule conflicted with his new film, he immediately changed the schedule to avoid it. How embarrassing would that be? Chengguang is not that bad!
Because of the failure of "Star Wars", Chen Yuanhang lost a great opportunity and has been very low-key in Chengguang during this period. Wei Lan has even filmed his third movie. Due to the high-level game within Chengguang, Chen Yuanhang is still slowly preparing for new movie topics, and it is still uncertain when the next movie will start shooting.
Of course, during this period, Chengguang did produce some new works.
"Ninety-nine Love Letters" is a new work that Chengguang has high hopes for recently, but this high hope is not in terms of box office, but in terms of awards.
As the name suggests, this movie is a romantic literary film adapted from the novel of the same name. It is aimed at winning awards. It tells the love story of a famous writer in modern history. It was submitted for the Golden Tripod Award before it was released.
Coincidentally, Chengguang originally wanted to sign Chu Mo and invite her to play the leading role in this movie, but she was rejected unexpectedly, and the other party turned around and took on a movie for the rival Wei Group.
Under normal circumstances, it should have been staggered with Wei Lan's movie schedule, but who would have thought that Wei Lan's progress was exceptionally slow this time. From the time this movie found a suitable actress to the end of filming, it clashed with Wei Lan's schedule again.
Wei Lan's box office appeal is obvious to all. Last year, the PR department's fight for Chu Mo's agency contract made the entire entertainment industry aware of it. The two films, which would not have been compared in the same category, will inevitably be compared again by various media marketing accounts because of Chu Mo.
After the secretary left, Jiang Zhi opened his Weibo with a frown and watched the movie trailer that Wei Lan had just released.
At the end of the three-minute trailer, Jiang Zhi's brows suddenly relaxed and a smile slowly formed at the corners of his mouth.
Wei Lan’s new movie is actually a horror fantasy!
Holographic movies already have a mature film rating system. When they are submitted for review, they will be comprehensively graded based on the comprehensive degree of cerebral cortex stimulation of all reviewers. From the 18 sign at the end of the trailer, it can be seen that this movie is limited to adults only, which has discouraged many families who want to take their children to the movie.
A particularly important point is that although the Golden Tripod Awards claim to treat all equally, the judges basically have their own aesthetics and subject matter preferences. No horror or supernatural film has ever won the Golden Tripod Award. The characteristic of academic awards is that they basically pay great attention to real-life influence and humanistic elements.
Supernatural fantasy and thriller genres all rely on visual stimulation to arouse the audience's senses. They usually lack connotation, and even if they do have connotation, they are not so deeply connected to reality, and are usually not favored by the judges.
After hearing the news, Jiang Zhi felt relieved. Although he did not admit it openly, he had already tacitly agreed that his carefully prepared movie would definitely not be able to beat Wei Lan's movie at the box office, unless the movie was terrible. But would Wei Lan's movie be terrible? Jiang Zhi himself did not have this confidence.
His confidence now is that even if they cannot compete at the box office, this year's Golden Tripod Awards will be their home court.
Friday, March 18th, 2 p.m.
Wei Lan's premiere this time was not held at the Lixiang Theater as last time, but at the newly built Liuguang Cinema in H City.
The top-level theater was already filled with reporters, media, film critics, and some lucky fans who were selected.
The main creative team gathered on the stage, except Wei Lan, of course.
After welcoming the guests, the host suddenly showed a mysterious smile: "Let's welcome Director Wei Lan!"
The people in the audience were confused and shocked at the same time. The reporters raised their cameras, ready to capture exclusive reports as soon as possible: Could it be that this time the mysterious young director is finally going to make a real-life appearance?
The lights on the stage suddenly dimmed, and then a square beam of light appeared in the center. In the center of the beam, the image of a panda cub appeared out of thin air.
A cold female voice came out as the panda waved: "Good afternoon, friends."
The audience below made a buzzing sound, mostly accompanied by good-natured laughter.
The host explained: "This is the latest 3D projection technology of Liuguang Cinema. It can be connected to the director's machine to synchronously project the characters inside into reality."
The premiere was also broadcast live on Venus TV, and the audience watching the live broadcast suddenly realized that they had been tricked:
'That's it?'
'So Director Wei in the director's machine put on a panda image in the holographic world, and projected the panda image on the scene. We watched the projection on the scene through the live broadcast. The question is: How many dimensions are there between us and Director Wei? '
'The one in front, no nesting dolls!'
'Who would have thought that the closest thing I had to Director Wei was when I was watching "Actors Go Forward"?'
With more than ten minutes left before the movie was released, as usual, the creators, under the introduction of the host, talked about some details and interesting stories about the movie one by one, and as time passed, everyone left the stage.
Wei Lan specially posted a Weibo with a screenshot of today's live broadcast.
'Don't make fun of me for not even attending my own movie premiere.'
As for the netizens' sarcastic replies such as "the first person dedicated to his job", "technology creates the future", etc., Wei Lan chose to ignore them.
In Liuguang Cinema, in addition to the main theater for the premiere, the other theaters were also full. This was also the star effect of the premiere. The star fans alone were enough to fill all the theaters.
At the same time, in movie theaters across the country, even if it was not the peak time like eight or nine o'clock in the evening, there were loyal fans who had plenty of time coming to watch the first premiere of "Pandemic".
Amid the anticipation of all the audience, the scene before their eyes went dark and then bright again.
"rustle……"
Amid the sound of papers turning gently, Chu Mo's delicate face appeared before the audience.
Under the illumination of the overhead chandelier, her facial features become more profound and distinct, the highlights are brighter, the shadows are deeper, and the faint smile at the corner of her mouth gives people a sense of profound mystery.
Judging from the background, this is a small room with white walls and no other furniture except the bed, table and lamp.
Huo Yin, played by Chu Mo, flipped through the medical records in his hand, then raised his eyes to look at the "person" in front of him. The director's perspective at this time was first-person, and to the audience, it seemed as if Huo Yin was talking to himself.
"Intermittent depression, mania...your case..."
"Tsk." Huo Yin casually placed the case on the table: "Nothing special."
As soon as the first scene opened, a question arose in the minds of all the audience watching the movie:
...So what kind of case is considered exciting?
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