China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

Chapter 336 Shocking Premiere! A Dream That Chinese Directors Have Never Had! (I)

"The highly anticipated Inception, which has been nearly two years in the making, premiered today. Guan Ling, Nolan, Leo, You Benchang, and Liu Yifei will bring the biggest surprise of the summer season?"

"Hong Kong superstars Lau Tak-wah, Leung Chiu-wai and Leon Lai have all gathered in Beijing and may attend the premiere of Inception at the same time."

"The box office of "The King of Guns" has not exceeded 100 million in ten days. Gu Tianle appeared in Beijing to support his opponent."

……

The last two days passed in a flash.
Guan Ling and his "Inception",
Let the rest of the entertainment industry completely become a supporting role.

Whether it is the news popularity of actors, movies, or TV series,

Not even one ten-thousandth of what this movie has.

It can be said that there is no sense of existence at all.

The entire film, television and entertainment information is diverse and dazzling, but the name Guan Ling is absolutely overwhelming.

On the afternoon of July 7, a grand premiere finally began in the Great Hall of the People.

The sensation caused by this premiere was several times greater than the premiere of Zhang Yimou's "Hero" that year.

That year, the world premiere of director Zhang Yimou's "Hero" was also held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The actors and actresses at that time, Jet Li, Danny Leung, Danny Chan, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Zhen Zidan and many behind-the-scenes staff were present.

This movie, "the first blockbuster Chinese film of the new century", has attracted global attention!
There were over a thousand international and domestic friends at the event alone, and over 600 media outlets!

Outside the premiere, there were more than 200 Qin Dynasty warriors with a majestic and heroic lineup, declaring that this movie premiere was unprecedented in grandeur!

Although Inception does not have more than 200 Qin warriors standing at the door to greet guests,
However, outside the premiere, there was a red carpet that was nearly 200 meters long.
This place looks like a film festival held in Beijing.

Entering the solemn auditorium, it has already been decorated into a gorgeous "dreamland".
Nine of China's oldest dream stories are hung in eight directions and directly above the auditorium.

Huaxu's dream, Zhuang Zhou's dream of a butterfly, Nan Ke's dream, Huangliang's beautiful dream, Dream of writing flowers, Gaotang's dream, Luo Han's dream of a bird, Orchid's wonderful dream
They are arranged in order in eight directions in the auditorium.
At the very top hangs a painting titled A Dream of Banana Deer.

These are all classic stories about dreams in Chinese history, and each one was painted by a well-known Chinese painter.

The painting is divided into two columns, one is the dream scene and the other is the four-character explanation.

The entire auditorium was transformed into a rotating corridor early on by top-notch special effects lighting!
At the top of the stage, there is a spinning top that never stops spinning.

Under the spotlight, huge posters were everywhere inside and outside the room, and there were thunderous waves of cheer. Rarely seen people from all walks of life also gathered at the entrance of the red carpet and the entrance of the auditorium, forming a rare torrent.

The outside of the red carpet was already crowded with people and photographers, and many fans who could not enter the auditorium to watch the premiere were screaming wildly.

Those well-known stars in the circle were just a flash in the spotlight at the premiere.

"Apart from Lingyun Media's own people, all those who can show up at this premiere are big names without exception!"

Some photographers were amazed.

Cheng Long, Luc Besson, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, Zhang Yimou, Jet Li, Zhou Xun, Liu Dehua, Liang Chaowei, Fan Bingbing, Leon Lai, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Jielun...

Too many people who have nothing to do with this movie have appeared in people's sight.

In addition, heavyweight media at the scene, such as Sohu, Sina, CCTV, Phoenix, etc., also entered the auditorium early.

The previous attempt to test the audience's IQ has whetted the appetite of the top domestic and foreign celebrities gathered at the scene, the reporters who have been waiting on the scene for a long time, and even the audiences waiting for the release outside!
No one can deny it.

At the beginning of filming, "Inception" crushed all other Chinese directors' films in terms of publicity, especially the collaboration with Nolan, which made the promotion of this movie better than "2012" from the beginning!
"Director Tong is here."

The assistant beside him was Zhang Junning, her eyes were full of affection. This was her first time helping Guan Ling with his personal work after joining Lingyun Media after coming to Huaxia.

And for the first time, she became Director Guan's mouthpiece at the premiere of "Inception".

This really made her feel the pressure she felt at the premiere of Guan Ling's movie.

For an actor like her who comes from an academic background, her emotional threshold is very high, and she is generally not particularly shocked.
But right now her mind was completely confused.

Too many people came.

The appearance of the director of Huaxia Film Bureau made her feel a little overwhelmed.

"I'm going to say hello."

Guan Ling nodded, and after he walked over, Director Tong's face was unusually kind, and his smile was extremely warm.

"I came here with Principal Gu. He should be coming in soon."

"How did you two get together?" Guan Ling was a little confused.

"We've known each other for a long time," Director Tong did not elaborate, but just looked at Guan Ling and said with a smile, "This time, Principal Gu must put in all his effort to see what level of film Director Guan can make. If it works out well, it wouldn't be a bad idea to make him a visiting professor at Tsinghua's Art Department."

"Visiting professor?"

Guan Ling said, "I'm not even a professor at Beijing Film Academy yet."

"If Dean Zhang hears this, I'm afraid he will immediately make you a professor."

"That's great. I'll go talk to Principal Zhang later."

What the two were talking about was, of course, the president of Beijing Film Academy, Zhang Huijun. Since President Gu of Tsinghua University was already here, there was no reason why the president of Beijing Film Academy wouldn't come.

Even Tsinghua University, which has collaborated with Guan Ling, is rushing to join in on this completely unrelated event.

The president of Beijing Film Academy is here!

Director Tong said, "By the way, I have a small question for you. I heard that the Film Association and the Directors Association have recently invited you to join the association?"

"That's true, but I haven't talked to them yet. I've been too busy with the release of two movies recently."

"Go in first. Go in this year first, and you'll be the deputy director next year."

Director Tong said something ambiguous, and then said with a smile, "Don't worry about me, there are many guests coming, go and get busy first."

After Guan Ling left, he pondered for a moment and figured out something.

In fact, even he, the director, is currently only the vice chairman.

So he at least revealed the purpose of the film association.

At present, it is not Guan Ling who needs the Film Association, but the Film Association that needs Guan Ling.

The people inside took turns speaking.

At this moment, you have to go whether you want to or not.

……

The heads of China Film, Shanghai Film, Shanying, Bona, Guangxian, Emperor Entertainment, Wanda, Dadi and others also came to join in the fun.

"Hello, Director Guan, this is my boss's son."

Ye Ning brought a spirited young man over to greet Guan Ling.

Then Guan Ling heard the other party calling out, "Brother Guan, it's the first time we meet. I've heard a lot about you. Wang Jianlin is my dad." In fact, Guan Ling could tell even without the other party saying it. Isn't this because he misses you?

"I seem to have heard Manager Ye talk about this before. Aren't you developing overseas?"

"I've been back for a long time, brother. I'm now a director at Wanda Group. Recently, my dad gave me 500 million yuan to practice and let me invest in some projects. I'm here to learn from Director Guan."

“Five small goals.”

Guan Ling said, "Boss Wang is really generous."

Wang Sicong didn't say anything, but Ye Ning's head was buzzing.

"Small goal? Your family manages 100 million, and you call it a small goal?"

After chatting with Wang Sicong for a few sentences, he said that he might get some shares of Wanda Cinema Line in the future. He also came here to meet Director Guan in advance. After all, there will be many opportunities for us to deal with each other in the future.

Guan Ling knew very well that it was his subsequent contact with Wanda Cinema Line that led to his rapid rise to the position of Disciplinary Inspection Committee member in the entertainment industry.

"Brother, I took a look at the summer movies before I came here. This time, everyone obviously wants to see your true level. There are no other Hollywood blockbusters released in July, or even in the early part of August, except for Inception. As for the Chinese movies, there is no way to resist them. I am now looking forward to your movie box office reaching a few small goals."

Although Wang Sicong spoke frankly, it was obvious that he was also looking forward to Guan Ling's results.

"I'm not arrogant about this," Guan Ling said, "but if Wanda makes a fortune, it shouldn't be a problem."

"That's enough. The higher the box office of the movie, the higher its value will be when my dad gives me the shares."

"Talking to you makes me want to hit someone." Guan Ling said, "You know what I mean."

"I understand," Wang Sicong said, "I have always known that I have this problem, but I can't change it."

Guan Ling was too lazy to talk to Wang Sicong, and then he met Han Sanpin, Ren Zhonglun and others.

"Speaking of which, I have to thank Director Guan." Mr. Yang was very polite. "Feng Xiaogang talked to me about the film "Aftershock". We have invested in it. If Director Guan tried his best to make it in the same period, he would probably die miserably. Thank you Director Guan for letting me recover my investment.

Triple Tap isn’t going very well right now, but at least it taught me a lesson.”

"I feel a little embarrassed by what Mr. Yang said," Guan Ling said, but his face showed no reaction at all, "It was just a small misunderstanding between me and Director Feng."

"We have some film plans recently, directed by Cheng Long, Lu Chuan and others. I wonder if Director Guan is interested?"

Mr. Yang looked at this rising star who was more than 40 years younger than him, and he really couldn't bring up the words "resource exchange".

"Of course I'm interested. Our previous cooperation with you was mostly in the field of film distribution. If Mr. Yang is interested in Lingyun's project, I can also get involved."

"Then the relationship is better."

Mr. Yang was a little excited. In fact, this was the first official meeting between him and Guan Ling. Before that, there was only communication and mediation between other people.

But when they met for the first time, Mr. Yang was a little surprised that Guan Ling was so capable.

Of course, he also knows that it is difficult to get involved in Guan Ling’s movies, and the premium will not be small, but every one of Lingyun Media’s is worth it.

……

“This scene makes people feel like they are in a dream.”

When Tang Yan entered the premiere, she came in with Yang Mi and Liu Sisi. Compared to the various dazzling stars on the red carpet.

The sight inside the auditorium also made Tang Yan's eyes widen.

Especially the revolving corridor on the stage, which had a greater impact on Tang Yan than any other premiere she had ever seen!
Throughout the afternoon, Tang Yan saw many people she could only see on TV.

Her mouth was almost opened into an egg.

Yang Mi and Liu Sisi were actually no worse off; all three of them were a little numb from the situation.

Only Jing Tian's expression was still calm, but she did not act alone. Instead, she followed Ye Ning and Wang Sicong closely and did not say much.

At the scene, various media, major TV stations, reporters from major Internet sites, and major film critics had already packed the auditorium.

As Guan Ling and others finished their greetings.

The premiere finally officially began.

Guan Ling walked onto the stage and went straight to the point.

"I read the news two days ago. The media quoted me and said that my movie will set an example for science fiction movies all over the world. I need to clarify that I did say that. But setting an example for science fiction movies all over the world depends not only on me, but also on Director Nolan and other actors and creators."

Guan Ling used very clever words to get Nolan to come on stage and start the interview.

Nolan went on stage to talk about the behind-the-scenes of the movie, his views on Guan Ling and Liu Yifei, and how he didn't say he was setting a proof of concept for science fiction movies all over the world, everything was said by Guan himself.

This caused a burst of laughter from below.

These two directors, how can they pass the buck even though they said such harsh words? !

In fact, China is quite familiar with Nolan's films, but its understanding of Nolan himself is limited to his interviews in North America.

Therefore, the mutual "pulling down" between the two directors on the scene made the stage seem less boring.

Zhang Ziyi looked at the two directors on the stage, and then at Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others beside him, feeling quite helpless.

Originally, she could chat with these directors at will, but now she is worried that the media will make a big fuss about it, so she can only wait for the cocktail party to see if there will be another opportunity.

Zhang Ziyi's mood improved a little as he glanced at Gong Li.
Ever since Gong Li officially announced that she had promoted the product for 250 yuan, she has received a lot of malicious looks.

In this regard, the two of them are currently in the same boat.

On the stage, Leonardo raised the microphone and said a few words, which caused many people below to scream.

No one expected that the sensation caused by "Titanic" in China would explode at the premiere of Guan Ling's film more than ten years later.

Leonardo even reproduced a classic scene from the Titanic.

But the one he hugged was Nolan.

For "Inception", these two people contributed everything, even their buttocks.

The interview ended and the movie screening began.

Tang Yan's eyes were fixed on the big screen.

This was not the first time she had watched Guan Ling's movie, but it was the movie she wanted to watch the most.

It was not because of Leonardo, but because of Qiu Ze's pursuit and Yang Mi's words, which made her have some thoughts that she shouldn't have. She looked at Guan Ling on the stage.
Tang Yan has already begun to fantasize about their story.

The lights go out.

Everything around fell into silence.

This movie that set off the Chinese summer season,

Finally unveiled his first official appearance in the world!
(End of this chapter)