Chapter 439 LIAO-LIAO
On May 12, 1999, it was 5:30 pm local time in the United States.
The red carpet show for the premiere of "Titanic" is about to begin.
Of course, today is just a ceremony for the premiere, and the real release in theaters will have to wait until this Friday, that is, May 14. Moreover, even if it is officially released, there are only 116 canvases in 73 theaters for the first time.
It can only be said that when dealing with such a film that almost pushed 20th Century Fox to the edge of a cliff, and whose overall investment has already set the highest record in the history of the entire world film industry, both the producer and distributor are extremely cautious. , Every step has been carefully considered, and the safest plan has been adopted - its huge investment of up to 300 million U.S. dollars, which has even exceeded 400 million U.S. dollars after the promotional expenses, makes it necessary to get 1 billion Only at the box office of the dollar level can it be possible to return the money at the box office, and this, at least for now, is almost impossible, but even so, for the co-producers 20th Century Fox and Time Warner, Of course, I also hope to sell a little more at the box office.
Therefore, the promotional efforts in the early stage, the grand premiere ceremony now, plus the small film opening to gather good word of mouth, and even the pre-buried water army on the Internet, will swarm up and make a big noise after the official film opening... It can be said that just for this movie, the two major producers simply tried their best.
Therefore, the premiere ceremony was very luxurious.
Whether it is the appeal of the two major producers or James Cameron's own strong connections, this premiere ceremony has invited as many superstars as possible to come to join him.
And of course, a large number of media have also received the invitation, and even, just beside the aisle of the red carpet show, the producer specially arranged some "professional fans" - but, it turns out that their arrangement is a bit redundant, As soon as the news got out, so many big-name superstars were going to come to the show and attend the premiere ceremony. Many movie fans and music fans came uninvited. At four o'clock in the afternoon, the theater where the premiere ceremony was held was already blocked. It's leaking out.
Later at 6:00 pm, celebrities from all walks of life came in droves, and on both sides of the red carpet, enthusiastic fans shouted and screamed one after another.
Liao Liao, Sun Meimei, and Xie Mingyuan, who had already arrived early, stood not far from the entrance of the theater, looking at the star-studded red carpet over there, Xie Mingyuan turned his head to look at Liao Liao, and said with a smile: "Wait until two months later , no matter where you go, you will be invited to walk the red carpet."
Liao Liao was dressed in a simple denim T-shirt, and was watching the celebrities look at themselves leisurely. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Let's save it, it's said that these American celebrities spend every year on the clothes they need to wear when they walk the red carpet. The money on bags and the like, at least hundreds of thousands of dollars, at most millions of dollars... I am not willing to spend money like that!"
Xie Mingyuan laughed when he heard this.
Sun Meimei is currently receiving professional training as an agent in the United States, and she told Liao Liao all these gossips.
It was already 6:30, Sun Meimei said: "Let's go, almost everyone is here, and the reporters should enter the venue later." The three of them exchanged glances and walked into the theater.
For this premiere ceremony, many people were invited from all walks of life. It is said that there will be a big gift package in private, but to be honest, the scene did not get too fancy. Even the original plan to be arranged before the movie screening A solo theme song was later canceled-James Cameron wanted to remove all the fancy, let the movie itself, to impress all the people present today.
At 7:20 p.m., the whole theater was full of seats, there was not even a host, no leaders gave speeches, and there were no programs, and the movie began to be shown directly.
The final release version of this movie is as long as 195 minutes, more than three hours. Needless to say, Li Qian, Xie Mingyuan has watched it more than once when he was doing the post-production soundtrack, but relax and enjoy the movie completely. From the point of view of this book, it is the first time, but for Liao Liao and Sun Meimei, it is really the first time.
Beforehand, Li Qian had a very high opinion of this movie, which made people around him, such as Liao Liao, have great expectations for this movie from the very beginning.
And as it turns out, the film is long, but not dull, and it's engaging throughout.
Whether it is the level of special effects that is absolutely amazing at the moment, or the advancement of the story itself, as well as the performance of the actors, the exquisite costume design, and the exquisite picture, this is undoubtedly an absolute classic.
The only three Chinese people in the whole theater watched it with gusto.
During the movie watching, bursts of cheerful laughter would come from the auditorium from time to time, especially when the hero Jack taught the noble lady to spit, Liao Liao also laughed out loud, and couldn't help saying to Sun Meimei : "Li Qian also taught me how to spit...it's exactly the same!" Sun Meimei was contemptuous, "Hey, you two are usually so disgusting?"
All of this, this relaxed and pleasant movie-watching atmosphere, reached a peak when the two finally hooked up and became an adulterer, and then the situation began to take a sharp turn for the worse.
Soon, the astonishing level of special effects that hit the eyeballs was like a heavy drum again, causing all the audience on the scene to lose their voices in surprise—the picture was so realistic that many audiences on the scene subconsciously closed their eyes. Can't bear to see it.
Seeing countless people falling into the sea like dumplings, Liao Liao couldn't help but gasped, and couldn't help muttering to himself, "No wonder he always said, when our domestic special effects can reach this level alright……"
Then, when the final moment of sadness came, the whole theater, especially the girls, almost without exception, cried like crazy. Sun Meimei's Liao Liao also cried with red eyes, but Xie Mingyuan, after all, has seen it countless times before. I watched the silent version of the song again and again after adjusting the sound track again and again. The shock of the early days has long since disappeared, and I can still maintain my composure at this time.
When the heroine was floating and sinking on a small sampan, while Jack was frozen in the water and said to her: "You must live...", Xie Mingyuan heard the sobbing of the two ladies beside him clearly, I also clearly heard many people behind me and in front of me murmuring in low voices—"OH, NO!..."
At the end of the whole movie, the lights came on, the theme song echoed in the theater, everyone gave a standing ovation, and the applause lasted for a long time.
Liao Liao also stood up and applauded with sobs. Then, she took out her mobile phone, her eyes were red with tears, and sent a text message, "It's so beautiful. When it's released in China, come watch it with me again!"
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After the premiere, the whole of North America praised James Cameron's new movie almost one-sidedly.
"It's top notch, its graphics, its dialogue, its editing, its costumes, its soundtrack...of course, and the amazing special effects that I have to praise again and again, it's top notch ! I can declare it right now, the most unmissable movie of 1999!" - Hollywood Observer
"James Cameron spent hundreds of millions of dollars and gave us an amazing movie feast! Although I am not optimistic that this movie will eventually pay back the cost, I have to admit that James Cameron has done a great job! It's worth the hundreds of millions of dollars!" - Los Angeles Times
"Amazing special effects, touching love story, this movie is nearly 200 minutes long, but, trust me, it is really not dull at all, but very interesting. When the movie is released, I think I will definitely go to Contribute a ticket to it again!" - "Movie Today"
"James Cameron is and is about to usher in a new era of cinema with this great work of his!" - "California Morning Post"
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Because the premiere ceremony is mainly aimed at the media and professional film critics, and does not sell tickets to ordinary audiences, only those who are invited can go to see it. Therefore, it should be said that the so-called premiere ceremony is actually a formal event to some extent. The front station publicity.
Of course, whether it is the praise from film critics and reporters, whether it is from the heart, or considering the valuable gift bag received on the day of the premiere, so I have to praise a few words, in short, a large number of The almost overwhelming perfect word-of-mouth has aroused the audience's curiosity and affection throughout North America.
The director is James Cameron, with the highest investment in history, it is said to be as high as 430 million, and it is said that it also has amazing special effects, and now it has such an amazing and perfect reputation... For many movie audiences, this movie is already good Included in the recent viewing list.
However, the only thing that is not very good, or that will mislead potential audiences to a certain extent is that this is a love movie!
Because for many boys: God, more than three hours, am I going to watch a love movie?
May 14, 5:30 p.m.
The taxi stopped at the entrance of the theater. After paying the money, Jack Williams got out of the car with his briefcase in his hands. He searched across the road for a long time, but couldn't find his girlfriend. He couldn't help but took out his mobile phone.
He was about to make a call when the call from over there came first.
"Hey, where are you? I've already arrived at Willy Studios....Oh, okay, then I'll buy tickets first! Uh, let me see, wow, there seem to be quite a few people, but I should be early ...Stop talking, I'll go buy a ticket first, and wait for you, baby."
After hanging up the phone, Jack walked quickly to the ticket window and started to line up.
The line moved forward very quickly, and there were still two or three people who were about to turn to Jack, but he heard the conductor say to the buddy at the front: "Sorry, there are no tickets for 6:30, you can choose Go see something else, or you can wait for the midnight show at 11 o'clock."
"Oh, my God!" The buddy patted his forehead, "Didn't you say that there is another show starting at eight o'clock? Is that gone?"
"Yes, it's sold out, and now there's only midnight show at 11:30."
Shuashuashuashua, except for a few girls in the line, the people who lined up far behind heard this conversation, and they all pulled out their mobile phones one after another, and then, various conversations asking for instructions rang.
It is said that this movie lasts for three and a half hours. If you buy a ticket at eleven o'clock, it will be two thirty in the morning after watching it. This is not a good choice-but you can take advantage of this time to have dinner first , and then come back to enjoy this midnight show leisurely, so you don't have to rush and watch a movie with an empty stomach.
So, there are pros and cons.
After the phone conversation ended, the men occasionally looked at each other and shrugged.
Soon it was Jack's turn. He took out a big bill and handed it over, saying, "Two "Titanic", thank you."
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When their girlfriend Annie rushed over, the two of them found a restaurant to eat something, leisurely enjoyed a cup of coffee, and then leisurely returned to the studio, waiting in line to check in.
When queuing up, you can find that many people are like them, who came back after dinner, so the expressions on everyone's faces are quite leisurely, and there is no hurry to catch a movie.
There is no seat number for ticket sales in American theaters, and those who go in early can choose seats at will.
Therefore, Jack felt that he was at the front of the line, and he was very happy in his heart. He chatted and laughed with Annie while waiting to enter the venue, but soon, the audience of the current show walked out of the screening hall, and many people were terrified. .
Many people's eye sockets are red.
Especially many girls are cuddling in the arms of their boyfriends at this moment, still sobbing.
"Oh, my God!" Jack was full of surprise.
He is a computer engineer who has been employed for two years. He likes to watch movies, listen to music, and play games on weekdays, but most of the movies he likes to watch are science fiction, hero movies, or tough guy movies. Movies, but I have never been very interested in them. This time I made an appointment with my girlfriend to watch "Titanic". Of course, he came here for the legendary "incomparably great" special effects, and his The girlfriend Annie came here for the love story that is said to be "incomparably touching".
But now it seems that the love story in this movie should be really "moving"!
But he hates the feeling of a girl crying, my God, that makes him more depressed than killing him!
Seeing the crowd passing by, the people in front of the queue had already started to take out their tickets and were about to cut the tickets. He saw a boy walking towards him with red eyes, and couldn't help saying hello, "Hey buddy, this movie... ...made you cry?"
The buddy shrugged and spread his hands, "Oh my god, brother, I... I don't know how to describe it, you'd better go in and see for yourself! It will make you feel that your ticket money is worth it!"
At this time, another passing girl couldn't help but said: "This movie is so touching, I love Jack!"
At this time, another black man couldn't help but said: "The special effects are great, buddy, the story is also great, very touching, oh my god, I especially like that song, I guess it must be sung by Tang En! Dunn, Christina Dunn, man! You know, that's awesome!"
As soon as this remark came out, the girl couldn't help sobbing and echoed, "Yes, that song is great!"
But at this time, there was a voice next to him: "No, believe me, that is definitely not sung by Christina, I am her fan, I have heard every song she sang, and I have every album of her in my collection , believe me, that's not her voice."
At this moment, a person who had just walked out of the auditorium responded, "That's right, buddy, that's not sung by Christina Twain, I stayed at the end to read the subtitles, that song is called "My-heart- will-go-on, sung by a guy named LIAO-LIAO, but... LIAO-LIAO... oh my god, that's such a strange name! I'm going to go home and go online and look up this singer I swear, her song is so good, but I have never heard her song before!"
"LIAO-LIAO?" Jack is also a fan of Christina Twain, and he has a certain understanding of the music world, but he is also at a loss when he hears this name.
At this time, all the audience from the previous game had left, and they had already started cutting tickets for the 11:00 game.
The buddy next to him walked by, saw him holding the girl's hand tightly, couldn't help but shrugged, "Please prepare tissues for your girlfriend buddy, trust me, otherwise your shoulders will definitely be soaked... ..."
Jack shrugged, looked at Annie again, "Thank you!" and handed over the ticket.
When following the crowd into the screening room, Annie couldn't help but grabbed his arm and asked, "Honey, what if I really cry after watching it?"
Jack shrugged easily, "Trust me, it won't, don't be scared by them. I'm with you, aren't you?"
Annie thought for a while and nodded.
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"Oh my God!"
"My God!"
"Oh, damn it!"
It was already late at night, and only the midnight shows in a few theaters were showing in theaters.
And by this time, Anne would be too sleepy to open her eyes, but today, her eyes were opened wider than ever.
And... the tears have begun to accumulate.
"The problem is, oh my god, it is said that there will be life and death in the end, but it hasn't arrived yet. It just started to die, and Annie started crying. What should I do next?" Jack couldn't help but start complaining.
Of course, it was only for a moment, and now he didn't even care about Annie anymore, because he himself had already been completely immersed in the movie screen.
Then, soon, he knew how terrifying it was in the auditorium when he saw "Life and Death".
When the last scene came, the hero and heroine were lying on the board of the boat and the other was soaking in the cold sea water, Jack was shivering from the cold, and Ruth's lips were also blue, "Ruth, believe me, you will survive ..."
The entire auditorium was sobbing, and many girls were in tears.
Annie was sobbing, trembling uncontrollably, and crying heavily, but at this moment, even Jack, who always regarded himself as a man, couldn't help the sour in his nose.
Then, the musical voice that had appeared before appeared again, and then, it was a female voice, singing in a low voice——
"Every–night-in-my–dreams,
I-see–you, I-feel–you,
That-is-how-I-know-you-go–on,
Far–across-the–distance,
And-spaces–between-us,
You-have–come-to-show-you-go–on,
..."
That voice, suppressed, spoke slowly, but in every word and every note, there are full of emotions——
Suddenly, Jack felt that he couldn't hold on all at once.
At that moment, tears instantly blurred his vision.
"OH, GOD!"
He closed his eyes and listened carefully, while tears slowly rolled down his cheeks.
***
June is coming to an end, which also means that the first half of the year is coming to an end, and I suddenly feel a lot of emotion.
I wrote about 156,000 words this month, and I stopped updating for four days, but I still have an average of 5,000 words per day. In fact, because my chapters are rarely as regular as X000 words, the number of free words that do not charge money will be more. It should add up to a little more.
Next month, I will try to write more.
Then, how about asking for a guaranteed monthly pass for July?