404: A Good Start
Jiang Ge and Chen Qian knew very little about opera. They were only interested in a few songs. After chatting for a while, they changed the topic.
Chen Gan asked: "Do you know Wang Hongfeng?"
Jiang Ge nodded and said: "I know, what's wrong?"
The young owner of Yida Group is the first rich second-generation person in the country. There are endless gossips about him. It is difficult not to know about him.
Chen Gan said: "He recently established an entertainment company and officially entered the entertainment industry."
Jiang Ge said "Oh" and said: "It's as expected. Yida Group owns one theater chain and 700 cinemas, accounting for 13% of the country's screens. It is the leader in the industry. In recent years, it has begun to lay out music , movies, TV series and other industries, to a certain extent, have shown their ambition to build an entertainment empire.”
Chen Qian said unexpectedly: "I didn't expect you to understand quite well."
Jiang Ge smiled and said, "I saw it when I was bored and watching the news."
Chen Qian added: "However, Wang Hongfeng seems to be here for you."
Jiang Ge was stunned and said, "Are you coming for me?"
Why?
I have no contact with him, and I have no holidays with him.
Chen Qian explained: "He poached someone from Penguin Entertainment, Economic Department Manager Wang Cheng!"
Only then did Jiang Ge understand why he said this, and immediately said: "Soldiers will come to block the water and the soil will cover up. In this business, you will definitely not be able to play without money, but you will not necessarily play well if you have money."
Chen Qian nodded, for the same reason, and then said: "The internal beta ended at the end of last month, with a positive review rate of 88%. The reasons for negative reviews are concentrated on map bugs and combat bugs. After they are resolved, we will wait for the official version to be released. The positive reviews will be The rate should be over 90%.”
After finishing work and going back to the hotel, when I had more time, Django would play for a while, but he encountered a lot of bugs, which is inevitable.
As Chen Qian said, if you fix those bugs and make the game experience better, the evaluation will naturally improve.
Chen Qian continued: "Pre-sales started yesterday on Double Twelve. The number of reservations exceeded 100,000 in one minute, and the number of reservations in one hour exceeded one million. I just took a look and the number of reservations has reached 2.65 million."
This data has refreshed the pre-sale records of domestic stand-alone games. Of course, it is not something worth showing off. After all, there are not many domestic stand-alone games with a buyout system.
However, it is something to be happy about, because the reservation requires a deposit of fifty yuan in advance, and it is not the kind of reservation that just fills in the phone number.
Jiang Ge was happy with his brows and said with a smile in his eyes: "Okay, okay. Although it can't be compared to the sales of those top stand-alone games, at least it's a good start."
Chen Qian added: "By the way, we had a meeting to discuss it and decided to wait one month after the official release before launching it on the STM and WG platforms."
Jiang Ge would not get involved in this. His comments were only about the game plot, soundtrack, and modes. He only said: "Is it impossible to negotiate a commission?"
Chen Gan nodded and said: "The attitude is very firm and I will not set this precedent."
For games on third-party game platforms, whether it is a buyout system, an item charging system, or other models, you have to pay a 30% commission, which is a huge fee.
Jiang Ge shrugged. This matter is not easy to handle. It’s like taking a commission from Apple’s mobile phone. It doesn’t give you a chance to talk at all because it has a huge user base.
Chen Qian asked again: "By the way, will you attend the premiere of "Fast and Furious Episode 1" on the 24th?"
Jiang Ge shook his head and said: "The filming here is expected to last until the end of January, and it will be done in country M. It will take several days to go back and forth."
"Okay then." Chen Qian nodded and said, "Qian Song asked me to go with him. He said that he had made an appointment with some foreign cyclists to communicate and wait for the Speed Universe movie in the future. Borrow a car from them."
Jiang Ge patted him on the shoulder, smiled and said, "You are enough."
Chen Qian thought of another thing and said, "Don't you want to buy a Koenigsegg Regera RS equipped with plug-in hybrid power? Let me ask you."
Django is still driving his red Ferrari and it's time for a change.
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December 24th, country M on the other side of the ocean.
"The Fast and the Furious Part 1", Django's entry into the overseas market, is about to be released. This evening, a grand world premiere was held at the IMAX Theater of the TCL China Grand Theater in Los Angeles, the landmark Hollywood. It was directed by Zhu Ping and Zhou Ran and starred by Paul and Charley. Dick and others were all present, and the scene was star-studded.
"The director and screenwriter have never heard of..."
"They are all Chinese and quite famous in their country. I watched the last movie "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" and it was okay. It was a different style from our racing movies."
"Really? I came here because I like Paul and Charedik."
"This kind of popcorn movie won't be any worse with the two of them."
"I'm really good at choosing actors, and I found several actresses well. They're sexy, hot, and quite flavorful."
"Hey, that's..."
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Two ordinary spectators from country M who were chatting in the crowd suddenly widened their eyes and covered their mouths, looking "unbelievable".
"Jackie Long!"
In an instant, screams rang out from the scene, extremely crazy.
Django's influence is limited to China and parts of Japan. In other countries, although "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" has successfully explored the path, it is far from enough.
Therefore, we worked hard on publicity and invited Long Wei, whose status on Blue Star is comparable to that of Jackie Chan, to come to the platform.
Long Wei, a film and television actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer, national first-class actor, won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 95th Academy Awards in 2019.
There is no Bruce Lee or Jet Li on the Blue Planet. The only Chinese who has made it into Hollywood and has influence all over the world is Long Wei. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the light of the Chinese. The same thing as Jackie Chan is that they are all old and can't fight anymore. The quality of the movies they have made in recent years has declined seriously.
"Hello, Brother Long, I'm Zhu Ping."
"Hello, Brother Long, I'm Zhou Ran, your fan."
"Brother Long, thank you for coming."
...
Mo Lan, Zhu Ping, Zhou Ran, Paul, Charedick and others came over and greeted excitedly.
"Hello, hello."
Long Wei's appearance instantly became the focus of the scene. After responding enthusiastically to everyone and fans, he asked Mo Lan: "Hey, didn't Jiang Ge come?"
Mo Lan replied: "No, he was busy filming "Nirvana in Fire" and couldn't get away."
Long Wei snorted: "This kid tricked me to come, but he didn't come himself."
When he said this, his smile did not diminish, and it was obvious that he was not angry.
Mo Lan was stunned and cursed Jiang Ge in his heart. Didn't he say "invite"? How did it become "trick"!
Ding Ge and Long Wei were not very familiar with each other. They just chatted a few words at the Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony. If you ask him to help, you must have a promise.
Long Wei just said that casually. When he was interviewed by the media, he did his best to praise Jiang Ge and recommend "Fast and Furious Prequel 1"
The invited guests were almost all here, and the premiere officially began. First, Mo Lan came on stage to give a speech, and then the main creative staff of the crew came up to talk about some interesting things that happened during the filming.
The theater was full of people, the stars sat in the first and second rows, the media sat in the third and fourth rows, the film critics sat in the fifth and sixth rows, and the rest were ordinary audiences.
About an hour later, the speeches and questions were all over. Finally, Mo Lan came on stage and said a summary: "Fast and Furious 1, the combination of fierce battles and tenderness, in the end, the steel warriors could not melt the tenderness of the world, those passionate loves, those warm family ties, and the fragrant friendship. This is a wonderful story. I hope everyone will like it."
The lights in the theater went out and the film began to play.
[On a dark and windy night, a truck was transporting a batch of valuable electronic products and was driving. Suddenly, three cars rushed out to follow. These people operated skillfully and even the truck was robbed. 】
"Fast and Furious 1" is also the "Fast and Furious 1" on Earth. This robbery is the beginning of the movie and the storyline throughout the film.
Ian is a film critic on Rotten Tomatoes. He mainly writes reviews of non-American films.
The few minutes of the robbery were thrilling, and the shooting techniques, camera movements, and lighting use were not inferior to the car chase scenes in Hollywood blockbusters.
"Is this the level of Chinese directors?"
Ian was very surprised and couldn't help but have higher expectations for the subsequent plot.
【After such a big robbery, the FBI and the police jointly investigated. According to the evidence at the scene, they found that the robbers were a group of racing gangs who were keen on modification. The most suspected one was the well-known local racing driver Don, so they sent policeman Brian to go undercover to find evidence.
Brian was placed in a store selling auto parts as a clerk. In order to gain Don's trust, he started with his sister Mia.
Mia opened a coffee shop, so Brian frequently went to the store to consume. Faced with such a handsome face, Mia certainly fell in love with him and had sex with Brian. 】
"The story is quite ordinary, but very down-to-earth."
You know, this is a script written and filmed by Chinese people, and the street culture, car culture, male and female culture, etc. presented in the film are all the same.
Ian was surprised a little more.
[Brian plans to participate in the racing competition of the underground drag racing party, and puts down a word that whoever wins him will get his car.
Donald naturally doesn't take him seriously and agrees to compete with him.
At the beginning, Brian stepped on the accelerator hard, sparking and lightning all the way, surpassing Donald. When he was excited, Donald calmly pressed the nitrogen acceleration system, easily surpassed him and won the game. 】
"They actually added NOS!"
The racing scenes in the film are very realistic.
And the true reproduction of street racing culture once again surprised Ian.
[This competition of speed and passion allowed Brian to successfully break into the inside.
Through contact with Dom, Brian and Dom gradually established a friendship, and the two became good friends who respected and trusted each other.
Brian also began to worry that if he really collected evidence against Dominic, it would destroy the brotherhood between the two. Moreover, there was Mia, whom he loved so much, how could he bear to hurt her? 】
"I take back what I said just now."
As the plot progressed, the lines of family, love, and friendship became clearer.
Ian felt that although the story was old-fashioned, it became different after various emotions were well integrated into it, and it could also touch people's hearts.
Brian, played by Paul, was the soul of the whole film, because he changed the rule of only betting $2,000 on racing and proposed the concept of winning a car from the other party and winning respect.
When the lights came on and the host took over the scene, he typed quickly on his mobile phone and recorded the four most impressive plots.
1. The car at the beginning got under the truck while driving, but it was still able to drive.
2. Mia and Paul exchanged driving the car, which did not affect the speed.
3. After Dom knew that Paul was an undercover police officer, the two drove side by side across the speeding locomotive.
4. Finally, after hearing the sirens of the police car, Paul handed his car keys to Dom. Dom asked him, "Do you know what you are doing?" Paul said with certainty, "I owe you one or two cars", foreshadowing the beginning of brotherhood.
After Ian finished writing, he did not listen to what the host on the stage said, but was reminiscing about "Fast and Furious Prequel 1".
It is undoubtedly a crime film, especially the robbery at the beginning of the movie, but the "family" runs through it, and Paul and Dom are both affectionate and loyal.
It is not a good movie, but at least it is a medium-to-high-end movie with a score of over 7 points.
"The racing scenes are very exciting."
"It feels good. It gave me a new type of film to watch."
"As long as you have speed, you have everything. It's a very interesting theme."
"The ending of the story is easy to guess, because only when you let go can the next one appear."
"Using cars to dance unrestrainedly in a crowded heart is probably what this play wants to say."
"Ordinary life, let the carnival become a person's loneliness? Find the engine to control passion, Let's Race!"
...
Ordinary audiences whispered to each other. This American film written, directed and filmed by a Chinese screenwriter brought a lot of surprises.
"The reaction on the scene is very good. Several of my American friends also applauded." Long Wei said with a smile on his face.
"I'm so nervous." Mo Lan took a deep breath to calm down.
This is Huafeng and Jiang Ge's real entry into Hollywood. If it fails, losing money is secondary. The most uncomfortable thing is that this road is blocked.
"Don't worry, it's no problem to hit the North American box office of 500 million US dollars." Long Wei said.
"Thank you for your good wishes." Mo Lan hoped that this was a mouthful of magic milk instead of poison milk.
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In the early morning of December 25, "Fast and Furious Prequel 1" was released simultaneously in 35 countries.
In China, Christmas is not a hot movie season, but in Europe and the United States, Christmas is a hot movie season, but most of them are Christmas-themed movies.
First day box office:
—— 300 million yuan in China.
—— 21 million US dollars in North America.
—— 33 million US dollars in other regions.
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Movie rating:
—— 0 on Douban, 8 in real time.
—— 83% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes.
—— 1 in other regions.
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It's average in China, but pretty good overseas.