Chapter 521: Popular Around the World

The audience praised the film, but the media had mixed reviews.

The Wall Street Journal believes that Jiang Heng's new film is as lacking in content as ever, relying solely on special effects scenes to attract audiences, and the plot is full of loopholes. The most intolerable thing is that the Panda Country first mastered the "hyperspace travel" technology and successfully sent an adventure team to prove that it is real and feasible... Even if it really exists, it should be in the hands of the United States, right?

The Los Angeles Times analyzed the huge impact and threat of Jiang Heng's works on the Hollywood film market from the perspective of film market share.

"Heroes Serial" released at the beginning of the year won a box office of 445 million US dollars in the North American market, and its global box office was 1.73 billion US dollars.

In just less than half a year, another science fiction blockbuster was released. How much will it win in the North American market?

400 million? Or 600 million US dollars!

The scale of the film market is so large. Jiang Heng occupies more, and others will inevitably get less.

Then analyzed the Hollywood blockbusters that have been released in the North American market, and none of them have a box office of over 300 million.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which ranked first, only took in $259 million in North American box office. It was too bad, really too bad.

If there is no restriction, the Hollywood blockbusters that dominate the world will be defeated by Jiang Heng's works sooner or later.

And it is predicted that the box office champion of the global film market in 2014 is likely to be Jiang Heng's work.

"Jiang Heng's work threat theory" has become a "cliche" in Hollywood. It can be said that whenever a Jiang Heng film with huge box office potential is released, the media here will always "hype" it, so that North American audiences are familiar with it.

In a white farm family in Texas, old John was lying in a rocking chair reading a newspaper, his wife was making breakfast in the kitchen, and his children were still sleeping upstairs.

At dinner time, old John suddenly said: "How about the whole family going to the movies on Friday?"

"Oh, no, Dad, I have a date, I'm sorry I can't accompany you!" The eldest daughter Monica apologized.

Old John looked at his son, and his son, Little John, was a little embarrassed, "Alice and I agreed a long time ago that we would go to see the new film of Director Jiang!"

Monica smiled, "We are going to see that movie too. Jiang's work is worth seeing!"

"Yes, there is no false propaganda, the special effects scenes are always so shocking, and the story is also very smooth...!"

Little John mentioned several advantages, and then said: "But speaking of it, I still prefer his "Matrix" series and "Inception". His current works are basically popcorn movies, but even so, they are better than those Hollywood blockbusters!"

Old John finally interrupted, "After so many years of filming, there will always be a day when inspiration runs out, so many times, I don't go to the cinema to watch it, unless the newspaper mentions the "threat theory" again, then there will probably be another good work!"

The rest of the table laughed, obviously agreeing with this point of view.

So on Friday, July 18, Old John's family divided into three groups and went to the cinema in the city to watch movies.

"Oh, my God, I haven't seen so many people in the cinema for a long time?" Old John's wife sighed.

"A lot of people did come. It seems that everyone thinks this movie is good!" said Old John.

"Maybe everyone is looking forward to the day when they can break out of the earth and plunder alien civilizations!" Mrs. Old John said with a smile.

The original novel "Alien Path" is a European and American science fiction novel, and its idea is in line with the adventurous and colonial spirit of ocean civilization.

And today, when resources are increasingly scarce and internal competition is becoming more and more serious, the setting of discovering a "new world" and plundering alien civilizations really fits the subconscious thoughts of European and American audiences.

Facts have proved that this setting really makes the audience in the North American market happy.

In the cinema, when the "Dijiang" spacecraft successfully "hyperspace jumps" and appears near Jupiter, the whole audience applauds.

"Oh my god, it's really great. I hope there will be such a day!"

"If there is such a day, I think we can form a private expedition plundering team. A few people can pool their money to buy a spaceship, bring a lot of weapons and food, and hire some people. A dozen or twenty expedition teams can conquer a planet with low civilization!" A white man with a beard said excitedly.

"Haha, by then, there will be all kinds of wealth, beauties, and fine wine, and we don't have to be like now!" said a man who looked a little down and out and still had a bottle of wine in his hand.

When seeing the ice queen played by Liu Yifei appear and almost destroy the "Dijiang" expedition team, some people praised Liu Yifei for being so handsome and cool, and liked her very much.

Some people think it is not good, "How can there be a magic civilization in the universe? Even if there is, it should not be a match for firearms!"

"No matter how powerful the magician is, a nuclear bomb will blow him to ashes!"

"Due to environmental restrictions, it is not so powerful on non-magic planets. This setting is not bad!"

It can be said that the audience in the North American market really likes this film.

It is not only the outstanding visual effects, but also the huge discussion caused by the content and setting of the film.

On the Rotten Tomatoes website, Jiang Heng's new sci-fi work has a freshness of 93%, and tens of thousands of people rushed to give it good reviews at the first time.

And the discussions about the film and content setting are countless.

In terms of box office performance, the film set an impressive record of $112 million in the first three days of the weekend, shocking the entire North American market.

Before, the media only speculated that the film would be popular, but judging from the current results, it will be a big hit!

Although it is unlikely to surpass the $760 million box office record of "Avatar" in the North American market, there is still a high probability of more than 600 million or even more than 700 million.

Hollywood film companies were in mourning, but only Columbia Pictures, the distributor of the film, cheered and was extremely happy.

The company's CEO Sanford Panitch called Jiang Heng when the box office results of the first day came out.

And after seeing the amazing box office results of the first three days of the weekend, he called as soon as possible.

"Oh, my greatest Jiang, your film is really great, do you know how good its performance is and how popular it is?"

Jiang Heng naturally guessed the approximate results of the first three days of the weekend, but he also cooperated with Sanford Panitch's chatter.

"Oh, how much can it be, 90 million, or 100 million?"

"It's 112 million US dollars. The reputation is so good. I dare say that the North American market has at least 600 million US dollars in box office. The performance in Europe may be better than here. You will make a fortune this time!"

"Europe? Maybe!" Jiang Heng said with a smile.

As the birthplace of Western civilization and the Age of Exploration, the somewhat declining Europe really likes Jiang Heng's new film.

After all, the economic structure of the global market has been finalized. Without major changes, it is difficult for Europe to restore its former glory.

Unless, as in the movie, there is "hyperspace jump" technology, and humans on Earth flock to fly out of the earth and conduct interstellar exploration and plunder.

Speaking of this, they are very excited, because it is an ancestral craft!

Although this kind of thing is almost impossible, European audiences still show great enthusiasm for this movie. The box office results are good news one after another, and it has broken Jiang Heng's box office records in various European countries one after another.

When the news was passed back to China, it was even more sensational.

The already hot box office in the mainland is rising like a somersault!

Major media outlets have predicted that the mainland box office of Jiang Heng's film is likely to exceed 4 billion.

4 billion, what a shocking number!

For a time, major domestic news media have requested interviews, and many variety shows and talk shows also want to invite Jiang Heng to participate.

At this moment, Jiang Heng is on the set of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", directing the filming of the film.

He is not a director, but a producer, and the title of director still falls on Yan Fei and Peng Damo.

However, these two are newcomers in the film industry, and the shooting efficiency is not high, so Jiang Heng came to the crew to direct.

One by one, the wonderful ideas made the crew members admire him.

It turns out that Director Jiang's films are not only large-scale investments and shocking visual scenes, but also very cleverly designed!

After a group of scenes were shot, Zhang Ruolan, like a little assistant, hurried to make tea for Jiang Heng.

"You are also very tired, there is no need to do this!" Jiang Heng took the teacup and took a sip.

Zhang Ruolan wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, "It's okay, it's not hard, I just feel that Director Jiang has taken so much care of me and taught me so much, I feel uneasy if I don't do something!"

Jiang Heng laughed and didn't continue the topic.

After taking two more sips, he said, "According to the current progress, the filming will be completed by the end of August, which will not delay your going to Beijing Film Academy!"

Zhang Ruolan was surprised and reluctant to hear this.

I am happy that I can go to college, and it is a top acting school like Beijing Film Academy. What I am reluctant about is that after going to school, I can't see Jiang Heng as easily as I do now.

After finishing four years of college, will I still have the opportunity I have now?

"That's great, I can learn acting well by then, so that I don't have to ask you to direct me all the time!"

Jiang Heng thought, even if you learn, you won't make much progress.

As an actress, beauty is still the most important thing!

The reason why Jiang Heng waited so many years to film "The Three-Body Problem 2" and had to find Zhang Ruolan to play Zhuang Yan was that he felt that her "first love face" was in line with Luo Ji's imagination of a perfect woman.

A playboy like him would definitely not be serious about glamorous women. What he really likes is the kind of girl who looks simple and blank!

"You are actually very talented. You have a good appearance and temperament. If you can improve your acting skills, your future will be limitless!"

Jiang Heng praised, and Zhang Ruolan believed it, with a pair of bright and charming eyes.

"Really? I am a little embarrassed to say it!"

"What's the matter!"

...

The two chatted enthusiastically, and the male lead Shen Teng was also chatting with a beautiful woman, who was his old partner Ma Li in "Happy Twist".

At the beginning of the preparation of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", Shen Teng wanted to help Ma Li, but later when he saw Zhang Ruolan being introduced by Jiang Heng, he realized that there was no chance at all.

After the filming started, he felt that the two had a close relationship.

Director Jiang, when have you ever directed a small or medium-budget film?

But now, he is the producer but the director, obviously trying to promote the girl!

So he had given up the idea of ​​helping Ma Li, but the latter was still unwilling to give up, so he came to see her in the name of visiting the set.

"How is her acting? Can she take over your role?"

"He is still very spiritual. He is worthy of being chosen by Director Jiang. He is indeed extraordinary!" Shen Teng praised.

Ma Li was stunned when she heard this and felt that Shen Teng's tone was wrong.

"Really, the little girl is so talented?"

"Ah, God will reward you with food!"

"Then...it's really good!"

Ma Li didn't mean what she said. She glanced at Jiang Heng and saw Zhang Ruonan smiling like a flower, which made her feel even more uncomfortable.

"Hey, I heard that Mr. Zhang wants to adapt "Charlotte Troubles" into a movie?"

"Um!"

Shen Teng nodded, but his eyes were a little wandering.

He knows Ma Li's thoughts and strives for the heroine.

But judging from the current situation, there is a high probability that Mr. Zhang will still cooperate with Director Jiang.

There are a lot of beautiful artists who have signed contracts with Aiyouteng Pictures. The difference between Ma Li and them is quite large. It’s hard to say who will end up with them.

Of course he hopes that his old partner can play the heroine, but his arms can't hold his thighs. How can young actors like them compete with capital.

That's director Jiang Heng. His new films are selling like crazy in overseas markets, and domestic box office records are being set again and again.

According to the current box office trend forecast, there is a high probability that it will exceed 4 billion.

Four billion? I really can’t even think about it.

"Hey, Shen Teng, tell me, if it's really going to be made into a movie, can I play Ma Dongmei?"

"It's no use what I said. In my opinion, if Director Jiang says you can do it, then there will be no problem!"

Ma Li also knew this, glanced at Jiang Heng, took a deep breath, and walked over quickly.

"Hello Director Jiang, I am an artist from Happy Twist. My name is Ma Li. I have played the role of Ma Dongmei in the drama version of "Charlotte Troubles". Now I heard that the two companies will continue to cooperate and launch a movie version. I want to ask……!"

Ma Li is straightforward and courageous.

She just didn't have the chance to attend the premiere last time, otherwise she would have dared to win the lead role in "The Richest Man in Xihong City".

I came here boldly this time because I wanted to finalize the role of Ma Dongmei.

Otherwise, if Jiang Heng and Zhang Chen really come to an agreement and use the female artist Ai Youteng, she will be really miserable.

Jiang Heng and Zhang Ruonan were chatting happily when they were startled by Ma Li who suddenly appeared.

After hearing her appeal clearly, he couldn't help but smile.

"Indeed, we are preparing to launch "Charlotte Troubles". I have talked with you, Mr. Zhang, about the actors. He recommended many people. I agree with most of them, but I have rejected a few people!"

When Ma Li heard this, she was extremely nervous for a moment.

Even Zhang Ruonan didn't dare to breathe.

How should I put it? At this moment, Jiang Heng really decides the future of many people's acting careers with just one word!

Can Ma Li not be nervous? Who agrees and who denies it?

"Director Jiang, what about me?"

Seeing that Ma Li's voice had changed, Jiang Heng also teased her and said with a smile: "I agree with Shen Teng playing Charlotte and you playing Ma Dongmei!"

"call!"

Ma Li took a deep breath and felt like her whole body was running out of energy. (End of chapter)