Perfect Life

June 20, 2004.

There is only one day left before the official global launch of "The Matrix".

Minghu Culture held a grand world premiere at the Minghu Film Center in Shuntianfu.

Yes, not in the United States, nor in Europe, but in China.

Most of the Chinese entertainment circles came to cheer, even if they didn't receive an invitation letter, they had to rub their face around for an admission ticket and show their faces.

First, almost all the biggest names in the Chinese entertainment industry will appear, and every greeting may be an opportunity. Second, there are too many reporters, which are basically the people's attention, so the number of reporters will definitely break a series of records, although there are many people. There are many big names, so they certainly won’t be able to grab any shots and reports, but it’s better to show your face than not to show your face, right? What if you accidentally come across any news?

Moreover, compared with the premiere of other movies, the standard is higher, this is not just a gathering of stars, stars, no matter how big you are, at this ceremony, you are all supporting roles.

First of all, the bosses of major domestic film companies, record companies, distribution companies and theater companies came to cheer. In the past, let's not say anything else. The bosses of the theater company, no matter how big the big names, have to respect. Then, as the alma mater of Shuntian Film Academy, the principal brought several old professors and came to stand up for his disciples in person, which was a lot of face. Then, the leaders of major TV stations, including Huaxia TV, came to cheer, but it was the meaning of the title, but it really didn't matter.

And the biggest face, of course, comes from the government.

Although most of the people were ignorant, those who knew something about the middle-aged woman who was accompanied by Qi Jie quietly inquired and knew the identity of the other party, and they knew it immediately.

Deputy Director of the General Office of the State Council.

Deputy Minister.

At the same time, there were also the Assistant Minister of Culture, the Director-General of the US Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lai Changyi, Director of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and Zhao Sicun, Deputy Director, as well as relevant important leaders on the ground in Shuntianfu who could be connected with culture, film and television— This stage is extremely grand.

You know, it's just a movie, no matter how awesome it is, unless it's a special movie like the Acura government, or it's like "The Gate of Life and Death" and "Red Sorghum". Works that have won a world-class reputation, otherwise government departments: "The big leader asked me to say a word, he said that he is your fan, music fan, and your movie fan. I hope you will produce more good works in the future and work hard to promote it. our national culture."

At least a dozen officials present and the accompanying staff of Minghu Culture heard these words in their ears, and they really couldn't keep a low profile. Li Qian had to express his thanks again and again and said that he would continue to work hard.

Later, the person asked again: "I recently learned about the situation and found that many people are not optimistic about your new movie, especially the situation in Europe and the United States. How is it, do you have any confidence in yourself? ?"

Li Qian smiled and said, "No problem."

So the other party laughed and said, "The leader said that Li Qian is a real genius."

The whole audience laughed.

Li Qian suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

The leader has said this, if "The Matrix" is thrown, it will be a slap in the face of the leader!

Although he has full confidence in the movie, in fact, he has taken step by step over the years, almost every step, he has not taken any risk, and every step has been taken very steadily, but even so, this time was not nervous. , and could not help but start to sweat.

Fortunately, when the premiere ceremony opened, the audience's response was quite good.

Minghu Culture did not make the premiere very stylized because of the presence of heavyweights at the official level, and even tried to cover up the involvement of the official level and downplayed it to a certain extent.

There is no leadership speech, nor a grand introduction to the leadership.

Moderate entertainment program, a few songs, the host interviews a few important actors, and talks about interesting things during the shooting, and then the movie starts.

After the movie was over, Li Qian brought important members of the crew to the stage, accepted everyone's applause and congratulations, and briefly accepted a few questions and exchanges from reporters at the scene, and then announced the end.

And after the premiere, in fact, within a few hours, the film will be released worldwide.

According to the geographical location, in fact, more than four hours after the end of the world premiere, the audience in Japan can already buy tickets to enter the venue and see the movie at midnight.

An hour later, in South Korea, the Philippines and other places, the midnight pre-show will start.

At 12:00 in the evening, the film will be released in advance at midnight, and it will officially land on more than 5,000 large screens in nearly 4,000 cinemas across the country - this is definitely the largest release in the history of Chinese films. Scale and Midnight Advance Field Scale!

You know, although movie theaters and film canvases are increasing every year, so far, the big screen nationwide is only in the early 10,000s.

Only Li Qian's works, sci-fi blockbusters, can achieve this level of release in China.

Because as long as there is his name as an endorsement, even if the film is actually rotten, under such a scale of screening, the theater chain is not worried that no one will watch it.

"My Sassy Girl", "Once Upon a Time", "Red Sorghum", "Hulu Baby", his past four directing works, "The Big Shot", "Once Upon a Time of Man", etc. These his past screenwriters and supervisors , as well as his unparalleled influence and appeal in the Chinese entertainment industry, have made him the most reassuring and most reassuring film director in the country.

Not one, just him.

And so, The Matrix came.

Globally, at midnight on July 20th, that is, after 0:00 on July 21st, he will successively land in the midnight pre-shows in more than 30 countries around the world, and after dawn, he will officially land in more than 40 countries around the world. Film Market - The unprecedented global simultaneous release scale of Chinese films.

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The taxi stopped, Liu Zhongxin paid and got off, and saw his friends from a distance.

This is the entrance of an ordinary cinema in Suzhou Prefecture.

The time is half past eleven at night.

Liu Zhongxin walked over quickly, joined up with his friends, and then got a movie ticket that his friend bought on his behalf—he breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at the ticket in the light of the street lamp, he asked subconsciously, "How is the ticket selling?"

The friends laughed in unison: "All sold out!"

Then everyone talked about what they saw during this period of time, "When we bought the tickets, the seats were not too good. Fortunately, we arrived more than an hour early, otherwise there would be no tickets!"

"Just waiting for you for a while, we will see a lot of people coming out of the movie, and many people are complaining about each other!"

Hearing this, many people laughed.

There is pride, and there is some gloating.

At this time someone said: "It may be because everyone is not used to showing early at midnight, so many people think that most of the night, even if it is a movie of the leader, it is estimated that not many people will watch it, so the ticket It must be easy to buy, so I didn't take it seriously, and I came over to buy a ticket!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded.

So Liu Zhongxin patted Wu Peng next to him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "So, Dapeng still has foresight! He is indeed a die-hard fan!"

Wu Peng laughed twice and said seriously: "It's normal! You've all seen the trailer, how cool it is, I don't believe that tickets for this movie won't be robbed! We'll see it at midnight if we want. , is the first group of people in the world to see it, so of course you have to show some initiative! Besides, that's the leader!"

"Yes, that's the leader!"

Many people have heard that they agree with him.

Most of them are classmates in college. They liked Li Qian's works when they were studying. After graduation, many people stayed in Suzhou Prefecture, so they became a small fan organization without knowing it. ——There is no so-called organizational system, and there are no such or such activities, that is, whenever Li Qian's album is released, whoever is free will say hello, count the numbers, and take the initiative to buy everything that everyone wants, Li Qian When there is a new movie on the market, or just a movie from Minghu Culture, which is the work of other directors, everyone will often gather together to buy tickets to watch the movie, and have something to talk about after watching the movie.

This so-called fan organization is not a system, nor is it close at all, but in today's China, it is basically everywhere.

For example, at this time, in the cinema where they bought the tickets, many people gathered in groups to chat and wait for the movie to start. At this moment, those who hid outside to wait for people or smoke were basically in groups of three or five—there were even a large number of girls who came to watch the midnight show.

After all, Li Qian is a famous all-male, and his fan base is notoriously wide.

Waiting for the opening, everyone was chatting casually outside, and before we knew it, the topic returned to "The Matrix", and someone said vividly—

"I've read a lot of posts, and they're all lucky viewers who were lucky enough to be drawn, and they all attended the premiere this afternoon, and according to them, this movie is a bunker! It's amazing! They all said, This film must be watched again and again. It is particularly good-looking and cool the first time around, but there are some parts that you may not understand after watching the first time. Therefore, those who watched the premiere ceremony, Almost everyone said they'd be running to see the midnight show tonight."

"I also read a lot of posts! Some people say that this is one of the most awesome sci-fi movies he has ever seen! Of course, it is also the most awesome sci-fi movie made by the Chinese! Compared with the great sci-fi blockbusters, they are definitely not weak, and even compared with any sci-fi blockbuster, they are all top-notch!"

"Fuck, the leader is a dick!"

"Hahaha, don't worry, you can see it in a while!"

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At midnight, after twelve o'clock ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ China-wide "The Matrix" will start at midnight one after another.

Liu Zhongxin and Wu Peng also quickly queued up to check in, and found their seats and sat down.

At this time, on the Japanese side, the midnight pre-show has ended.

Countless boys and girls came out of the movie theater, all of them looking extremely excited, blushing, and discussing something with each other enthusiastically as they walked.

Even, because of their emotional excitement, their voices were much louder than usual. In addition, it was late at night and the surroundings were very quiet, so their voices seemed to be louder.

However, everyone felt different.

Because the vast majority of people who have just watched this movie seem very excited and very excited.

Some people even couldn't help but complain, "Why is there only this one at the midnight show in the cinema? Obviously, the three o'clock show can still be held! It seems that I will go back and watch it again now!"

Others went to the already sleepy conductor and asked if they could book tomorrow's tickets now.

The answer they got was, of course, no.

The schedule for tomorrow is still undecided, how can it be possible to sell tickets?

So, everyone had to leave in disappointment.

Of course, after watching it, there are still many people who will not worry about not being able to see it for the second time tonight, but rush home - as the first batch of people in the world to see it except the premiere "The Matrix" audience, they are eager to go to the Internet to share their viewing experience.

Because that feeling is really great, as the first people to watch the movie, I feel very excited and very proud, so I especially want to share my experience with others.

And at this time, on countless big screens in China, "The Matrix" officially opened.