Chapter 493 Hot Screening
"Jiang, is your virtual digital technology expensive?" Sanford Panich asked curiously in the president's office of Columbia Company.
At the recent North American premiere of "The Heroic Series", he was fascinated by the looks of Queen Keisha, Angel Yan and others in the film.
When I learned that these were not performed by real people, but made using virtual digital technology, I was so surprised that I couldn't open my mouth for a long time.
You must drag Jiang Heng along and find a place to have a good chat.
Jiang Heng chuckled and said, "It's definitely not cheap. Think about it, every frame and every second of their images is made using special effects technology. You know how expensive this thing is!"
Sanford Panich nodded slightly, he did know how expensive special effects shots were.
"Then, is it possible that the cost will be reduced in the future?"
"That's for sure. With the continuous development of technology, price reduction is an inevitable trend. I estimate that in less than ten or twenty years, this technology will be used by more and more film companies!"
Sanford Panich sighed, "That's really great. Jiang, you don't know how high the salary of Hollywood's top stars is, more than 20 million U.S. dollars. Converted to your money, one How many billions!"
“It’s really not cheap!”
"The problem is, some of them are paid high salaries and do this and that. It's really, really bad! You didn't have that kind of trouble when you were making those angels, right?"
Jiang Heng shrugged and said with a smile: "Except for their higher production cost, there is nothing wrong with them!"
"Good! I like this kind of thing, I can get things done by 'getting' money!"
"Haha, I think so too!"
In addition to discussing the impact of "new technology" on the film industry, the two also talked about the cooperation between the two companies.
Nowadays, the agency fees for the annual release of Jiang Heng's special effects blockbusters have become a fixed income for Columbia Pictures, and it is still a considerable amount of income.
Sanford Panich didn't want the company to lose this revenue so soon after taking over as president.
Although the two companies have been cooperating for more than ten years, they are afraid that someone will cause trouble.
In order to enhance the friendship between the two parties, Sanford Panich also invited Jiang Heng to his home as a guest to show his kindness as a landlord.
Therefore, when Jiang Cheng returned to China and got off the plane at the Capital Airport, it was already New Year's Eve.
Looking back on the intense schedule these days, I was really busy.
The rest of the group went home, and Jiang Heng was driven back to his mansion in the capital by the driver.
This is a newly purchased mansion located in Chaoyang District. It is very close to the Capital Airport and is convenient for travel. I have not brought anyone else here yet. Only the aunt in charge of hygiene will come to clean it every once in a while.
Not long after arriving home, a hotel brought a whole table of New Year's Eve dinner. Jiang Heng simply ate some and then went back to the bedroom to rest without even watching the Spring Festival Gala.
Come on, it's the first day of the new year.
It's the Spring Festival again, and it's also the day when films such as "The Heroic Soldiers Series" and "Journey to the West: The Three Fighting Bone Demons" are released.
As soon as major domestic theaters opened in the morning, many fans of "League of Legends" and "League of Legends" poured in to buy tickets for the first show, and most of them wanted the 3D version.
After all, fans are still willing to spend money.
The number of viewers who came to watch "Journey to the West Part 3: Fighting the Bone Demon" was relatively small.
At this time, many people are in the atmosphere of celebrating the New Year. Those who can go to the theater early in the morning to watch movies have already thought about what to watch in advance.
"Journey to the West - Part 3: Fighting the White Bone Demon" also made many people want to watch the movie, but when faced with the dilemma of choosing between "The Heroic Soldier Series", the audience still chose the latter.
After all, Director Jiang’s character is guaranteed and will remain the same for more than ten years!
As for director Zheng Baorui, I’ve never heard of him!
In the afternoon, theaters in popular business districts in major cities across the country were almost full, with long queues of people mostly coming to watch "The Heroes Series".
"Hello, I am a reporter from China Film Report. Can I interview you for a few questions?"
"Okay, you say it!"
"Excuse me, which movie are you queuing up here to watch?"
"This is not nonsense, of course it is a film directed by Jiang!"
"Why did you choose this movie?"
"It must be because it looks good. Could it be because it's expensive and takes a long time? I only choose the expensive ones, not the right ones?"
The uncle's mouth is as if he is rented. When a reporter asks him, he can reply several times.
The female reporter curled her lips when she was asked. The uncle was quite proud to see this and whispered: "Actually, there are other reasons!"
"What's the reason!"
"I heard that Director Jiang used some kind of virtual technology to make the dummy more realistic than the real person. In one word, beautiful!"
"Okay, thank you for your cooperation, I thank you!" the female reporter said helplessly.
In addition to Beijing, many movie theaters across the country have similar interviews.
After all, for local TV stations, it is good news that Jiang Heng's film became a hit after it was released. Even if it is simply recorded and broadcast, many people still like to watch it.
In the evening, the theaters became even more lively, with an endless stream of people coming to watch the movie. Many popular theaters were fully booked for their prime screenings, and the attendance rate for "The Heroic Series" was as high as 100%.
Films such as "Journey to the West: Part 3 of Fighting the White Bone Demon", "Smart Ikkyu", and "Where Are We Going, Dad" also had good box office results.
But in terms of reputation, there is a big gap.
The Douban score of "Heroes Continuation" was 8.9 at the beginning, but in the evening, due to a large number of users pouring in to rate it, it dropped to 8.5, which is still within the normal range of rating fluctuations.
After all, those who can think of going to Douban to rate it immediately after watching the movie are not only Jiang Heng's fans, but also movie lovers. They have a certain preference for this sequel that was released six years later.
And the subsequent influx of passers-by will be relatively objective.
In general, there are mostly positive reviews, praising the plot and special effects of the film. When talking about the Holy Kesha and Angel Yan, they also gave positive reviews.
He said that he had never thought that film technology could develop to this point. A character can be virtualized with digital technology, and there is no flaw.
If this technology is combined with instant messaging in the future, it will be a bit scary!
The audience's thinking is somewhat divergent, chatting about all kinds of things, and there are endless wonderful ideas.
Compared with the rave reviews for "Heroes Continuum", the public opinion for "Journey to the West: The Three Strikes of the White Bone Demon" is not optimistic.
The Douban score of the film was 6.1 at the beginning, but by the evening, it had dropped to 5.3, which was below the passing line.
Almost all the reviews were negative, and many viewers wrote short comments and felt that this movie was a naked scam.
It is also a special effects blockbuster of the Journey to the West type, but the production level is a Hollywood inferior to Jiang Heng's film.
If it was just the bad special effects, it would be fine. After all, the previous films with poor picture quality were still very enjoyable to watch.
The problem is that the plot of this movie is awkward, depressing, and preachy, and it is full of complaints! (End of this chapter)