China Entertainment King of Science Fiction

Chapter 444: Looking forward to Shu

"The science fiction film "The Ninth District" produced by DreamWorks, directed by Tian Xinye and written by Chen Jingxing, premiered as the opening film at the Cannes Film Festival, and received nine minutes of applause from the audience. The media commented very high after the screening."

"Cannes magazine announced its ratings. "The Ninth District" ranked first with a score of 3.5, surpassing the American movie "Once Upon Dead", the French local movie "Water of Money" and "The First Window", another Chinese film "Money and Old Friends" shortlisted for the main competition unit of Cannes, with a score of 3.2."

"Chinese filmmakers shine in Cannes, with a great reputation!"

"The magazine score exceeded 3! "The Ninth District" topped the top spot!"

"This year's Cannes Film Festival judge, French actress Leya Saidu: Zhang Yi has contributed an unparalleled performance."

"IGN critics praised "The Ninth District" as the science fiction version of "Metamorphosis"!"

Luo Chen closed the web page and sighed: "If I had known, I would have fought for the male lead of "The Ninth District".

Because there are two Chinese films in Cannes this year that are shortlisted for the main competition unit - "The Ninth District", although it is considered a co-production film, because the director and the male and female protagonists are both domestic actors and are also considered domestic films - so domestic media are still paying more attention this year.

Not to mention judging from the evaluations and information sent by foreign media, "The Ninth District" and "The Old Friends of Mountains and Rivers" have both received a very impressive reputation.

Among the thirteen movies that were shortlisted for the main competition unit, China, the United States, France and Iran have two movies shortlisted, but from the perspective of overall quality, it seems that the two movies in China are still higher.

"Okay, hurry up and do the serious business. The gold and silver cups are not as good as the people's reputation. The audience should know that you have acting skills. Don't you praise your performance in "Black Mirror"?

Fortunately, DreamWorks positioned Luo Chen as a guest star, so he barely lost his airs. In addition, he later won the male lead in Chen Jingxing's new film, which is quite cost-effective.

The most discussed in "The Fatal Identity" are the villain characters. Luo Chen, as the whole person of Weiguang and upright, is basically a tool person. The more discussed in "Signal" is the father played by Lei Jiayin, and other non-dream factory movies he starred in, such as "Monster Hunt" and "Journey to the West".

As for "Inception", my family knows his own affairs. This script is good, but it is very slim to say what awards you can win. The male protagonist is as always a tool for Chen's movies. In the eyes of many people, except for "Center of Earth" and "Mars", the selling points of Chen's movies are all about the world view and complex brain-burning stories. The characters are often just tools.

Usually, actors like Luo Chen will only take on the lead role and will not have the opportunity to play the villain. Moreover, playing the villain will also cause trouble to the actor's positioning and commercial value.

After the movie was finished, his confidence in "Inception" had reached a point where no one could shake it, so he was confident in the box office to catch up with Lei Jiayin and even the rising star Lu Hongzhe and not fall behind.

It is inevitable that I can't help but feel envious of the media's praise for Zhang Yi and the speculation of the Cannes actors about the Cannes movie star.

She didn't go to Cannes, so she didn't see the movie, but almost everyone who watched "The Ninth District" screening at the opening ceremony of the film festival praised Zhang Yi's performance.

Domestic film and television dramas are limited to many reasons and review restrictions. The protagonist is actually not easy to create three-dimensional and complex arcs of characters. Instead, it is a supporting role, especially the charming villain, which is more likely to be loved by the audience.

If you have no worries about box office results, then you will start to greed for awards?

Among the first-line male stars in China, except for those traffic, who has no awards? Luo Chen claims to have successfully transformed and is no longer an idol, but an actor. His award results are a bit conspicuous and embarrassing.

Fortunately, DreamWorks has a strong reputation, so most netizens don’t think it’s a stinky one this time.

But she didn't expect that the broadcast of the last episode of "Black Mirror II" "Prometheus" could cause such a big response.

The implication is naturally that "Inception" is much more important than "The Ninth District".

But this time Meng Chuan and Jing fans quickly picked up their old business and started to transfer foreign news, which gradually made most of the people who were on the gossip to know about the "premiere review" this time. "Foreign media praise" seems to be no longer a routine press release, but a genuine praise.

Moreover, there is indeed a difference between being strongly praised and being touched. Even if it is also praise, it is not difficult to distinguish whether it comes from the heart or telling lies.

Although the current dispute between Hollywood streaming and theaters seems to be even more intense, the so-called online movies are fine in the process of participating in most awards. Otherwise, there would not be any filmmakers calling on the Oscars to modify the rules and prevent online movies produced by Netflix from participating in the awards.

The role of Luo Chen, who "came to play" in "Prometheus", by chance became the most discussed character he has in recent years.

Yang Xiaohui comforted Luo Chen, who was a little unwilling and envious, but couldn't help but complain in her heart that she had no B-digit at all. It would be impossible for a movie like "The Ninth District" to be given to him.

"It's uneasy." Yang Xiaohui cursed in her heart, but for the sake of the money tree, she could only continue to coax the living ancestor to read the script quickly and make a decision as soon as possible. So she opened the closed script again, slapped it in front of Luo Chen, and continued to comfort her.

So Luo Chen's fans and himself both regret that "Black Mirror II" is actually an online movie, not a theater movie.

There is no current first-line actor and an international superstar who is well-known in Asia.

Although this does not mean anything in theory, after all, the star-studded "Ferryman" produced by King of Sunglasses two years ago also praised it, and the people who are still remember it freshly. The stars' curry favor with Chen Jingxing and Dream Factory will only be more prosperous than Wang Jiawei.

Many people originally thought that this was a regular bragging behavior of domestic media. After all, when Chinese-language films were shortlisted for the three major European majors, it may be the marketing of the film crew or the spontaneous behavior of the media. In short, every time a shortlisted Chinese-language film will have press releases such as "premiere received praise", "audiences moved and tears", "foreign media praise" after the film festival.

Yang Xiaohui has to admit that her artist's luck is indeed very good. Last year, when Luo Chen took over a supporting role in "Black Mirror II", she actually disagreed with it.

A male actor like him naturally focuses on box office and commercial value first. But now there is "Inception"? When he first received the show appointment, he agreed without much thought, but after getting the script, he was only amazed by the movie.

Although Chen Jingxing has always had a reputation for treating actors as tools and the performance space for actors is generally not large, Chen Jingxing must have standards for what kind of roles are suitable for what kind of actors.

Luo Chen also knew that Yang Xiaohui's words were reasonable, but it was human nature that was difficult to destroy.

For a first-line movie star like Luo Chen, whether "Black Mirror II" is an online drama or a major online drama, participating in the role will be a loss, let alone supporting roles, it is even more difficult to understand for young actors in the 18th line.

Yang Xiaohui, an agent and studio partner, rolled her eyes: "Don't be too arrogant. There is a conflict between the filming schedules of "The Ninth District" and "Inception". If you act in "The Ninth District", wouldn't "Inception" give up?"

In "Prometheus", the male protagonist who has the most scenes and is played with by artificial intelligence from beginning to end does not have much charm.

Chen Jingxing and DreamWorks fans are used to doing this kind of thing, and they can easily transfer and translate foreign news and comments.

In addition, there are many Chinese filmmakers who participated in the opening and screening of the film festival, and many of them posted their reviews and reviews on social media.

On the contrary, the domestic discrimination against online movies is actually deeper. Of course, this is a problem created by Internet University itself, so no wonder others are.

On the contrary, Luo Chen plays this deep, evil, and moody villain who is more charming and the character arc is more complicated.

"I know several journalists who have watched the premiere in Cannes. They all say that "The Ninth District" is a relatively dark and heavy movie, which determines that its commercial value will definitely not reach the level of "Inception". It is not cost-effective to exchange "The Ninth District" for "The Ninth District"."

"The Ninth District" was praised as the science fiction version of "Metamorphosis". Think about the experience of the protagonist of "The Ninth District". The male protagonist of "The Ninth District" may not be able to win without high acting skills, so how could he get Luo Chen's turn?

Moreover, this is not news that domestic media comforts or fabricates. Many netizens have transferred the comments from foreign media and videos of media interviews.

Anyway, "Black Mirror II" cannot register for mainstream awards in China.

If Luo Chen hadn't had the luck of being lucky, when Chen Jingxing was just a fledgling director who made a low-cost online movie, he would have taken on the movie "Fatal Identity" and since then he had boarded the giant ship of Chen Jingxing. Now, he might have been photographed by Wu Tingxuan and Lu Han, the stars who "sincerely returned to China to serve" who "she has been successful in studying in Korea and returned to China to serve."

Since "The Ninth District" was screened in Cannes as the opening film, Zhang Yi from domestic and foreign media has now become a big hit for this year's Cannes Best Actor.

As an old friend who has worked with him for many years, Yang Xiaohui does not wear tinted glasses for her top artists, nor does it mean that Luo Chen doesn’t work hard, but that her talent is really important in acting. Sometimes it can’t be compensated by hard work alone.

First-line actors like Luo Chen always have to focus on commercial value. As Chen Jingxing's movie, "Inception" has huge investment. In the industry, films such as "Central of Earth", "Marine" and "Matrix" can bring actors popularity and commercial value beyond the country.

In short, it made the audience more curious about "The Ninth District". Pre-sales continue to rise. Audiences who have been baptized by the May Day domestic bad movies are not reduced but increasing their hunger for this alternative science fiction movie.

He did not win any heavyweight awards in "The Fatal Identity" and "Signal" that he had worked with Chen Jingxing before.

Luo Chen, who had just completed the whole day of today and was pressed by his agent to read the script in the company, was also unintentionally reading the text in his hand, browsing his phone while surfing the Internet while sighing.

Not only has the limelight directly overshadowed the popular theater movies, Luo Chen played the creator of artificial intelligence, and the role of being called the biggest "human traitor" in history, has also been well received.

In this way, Luo Chen, who felt that he was "unlucky and sadness came from it", flipped through the script in his hand and threw it on the table again with some disgust: "What kind of script is this? I feel bored when I look at it. I don't ask for a one-tenth comparison with "Inception", "Deadly Identity", and "Black Mirror II"?"

"How many dream factories do you think there are in the world and how many Chen Jingxing? Do you want to complain, I still want to complain."

Yang Xiaohui didn't plan to go along with the hair: "Okay, this is the situation. Good book is hard to come by, and you can't just shoot DreamWorks movies. They may not be able to find you next movie. No matter how big your status is, you need continuous exposure. Moreover, the high pay they give this time, so you don't have to worry too much about reputation.

"Black Mirror II" and "Inception" are both rare fine products, which have been spent for several years. People can't keep making good works. Learn more from Master Huang. He doesn't have the resources of Dream Factory and can reward himself frequently. What are you? Before, it was just a bad movie like "Journey to the West". I want to open up.

Today I have to finish reading the script for me and give me a correct statement, don’t delay. I still have several books that have been selected, so I have to decide on the next drama immediately.”

(End of this chapter)