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Chapter 644 [70] A huge surprise for Chinese movie fans!
May 2006, 5, Wanda International Cinemas in Beijing.

"Mission Impossible 3" promotional posters and roll-up banners can be seen everywhere, as well as a huge photo of Chen Yu and Tom Cruise on the door.

In the early hours of the morning, the midnight show of "Mission Impossible 3" will officially meet the Chinese audience.

Whether it is Hong Kong, Taiwan, or even Japan, the film will premiere tonight.

It was almost midnight, but the cinema was crowded with people, and many young people came in in pairs. Many people were queuing up to buy tickets for "Mission: Impossible 3" which was about to be released!

Such scenes are happening in first- and second-tier cities across the country.

Even the previous "Hero" and "Extraction" might not have caused such a sensation in the midnight show.

In recent days, the news about the release of "Mission Impossible 3" has been overwhelming and has caught the eyes of many people.

On the subway, on the bus, and on the radio, you can often see or hear promotion and release news about "Mission Impossible 3".

Not to mention platforms such as television and the Internet.

It can be said that overnight, all of China knew that Chen Yu’s first Hollywood action blockbuster would be released soon.

Time seems to be written in front of many people.

May 5rd, hot launch!

So under such publicity and bombardment, many people rushed to the cinema to buy tickets as soon as they got off work.

Some people support the Hollywood popcorn movie, some come for Tom Cruise, and of course more people come for Chen Yu. This is his first Hollywood movie, and out of curiosity, many movie fans will come to support him.

Of course, die-hard fans will buy tickets for the midnight show.

A more critical factor is the explosion overseas.

"Mission Impossible 3" has a great reputation and box office overseas. Many people have promoted this film online. It is said that the role played by Chen Yu in the film is very cool.

Even foreigners like it so much, so of course domestic audiences want to watch it.

Even though the number of people surfing the Internet in 06 was not as many as in later generations, and the flow of information was not as fast and wide as in the future, the Internet has indeed changed many lives.

Overseas news and some related information will reach the Chinese community in less than a day.

What's more, it is a movie starring Chen Yu, which makes many of his fans look forward to it even more.

So many people are actually paying attention to the developments of this movie.

Whenever there is any movement on the foreign Internet, it will be transferred to China, some of which are forums and some are fan groups.

The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for "Mission Impossible 3" is 9.1!

Higher than media ratings.

And on imdb, it’s as high as 7.9!

Both websites have high ratings, and the North American box office grossed nearly 9000 million in its first week, and as of today it has grossed 1.2 million U.S. dollars.

The global box office is about to exceed 2 million.

With such widespread coverage and fermentation, it is hard for many Chinese people and movie fans not to watch it.

Many people have already started looking for online resources, but the film has only been released in North America for less than a week, so it is obvious that the resources are not leaking that quickly.

Unlike the mainland, there is now a TS version, which is the so-called gun version.

It's the kind of version that someone secretly filmed in a cinema with a DV.

The fastest one will be released within one day of its release, and the slowest one will be released in 2-3 days.

And the more popular the movie is, the faster it will leak out.

There has been a crackdown in the country, but it cannot be banned, which has a great impact on the box office of the movie.

But no matter how much the impact was, the North American resources of "Mission Impossible 3" were not leaked and it was not released in China, so obviously many people still rushed into the cinema to support it as soon as possible.

The impact also depends on whether there is a leak and the subsequent reaction.

At least, the midnight screening of "Mission: Impossible 3" in China has definitely broken the record for the largest number of moviegoers in history.

Many reporters were staying there, taking photos and collecting materials in preparation for writing the news.

"I heard it's really good, and it's a big hit overseas!"

"I've seen Mission Impossible 1 and 2, they're really good, Tom Cruise is so handsome!"

"I saw online that Chen Yu played the most awesome role!"

"..."

From time to time, there were lively discussions coming from the people in the queue as they checked their tickets one by one and entered the venue.

Finally it was the early morning of the 23rd, and many cinemas in the city centers of first- and second-tier cities were already packed.

The national attendance rate is as high as 57%!

The rate in first- and second-tier cities even reached an outrageous 81%!

……

"Huh... finally caught up!"

"This imperial capital is still so congested at night!"

When the midnight show was about to begin, Guan Lin, one of Chen Yu's biggest film critic fans, rushed into the theater with his girlfriend almost on time.

As soon as I sat down, the most familiar music from the Mission Impossible series started playing.

As for Disc 1 and Disc 2, Guan Lin, a film critic, has specially reviewed them again on Tomato.com.

This is the greatest respect a film critic can show to a movie.

Guan Lin leaned there, looking at Ethan's miserable appearance on the big movie screen, and couldn't help but smile.

It’s the same old routine.

The Mission Impossible series likes to create a suspense at the beginning and then unfold the plot.

He subconsciously reached out to grab something from his girlfriend's arms, but when he came to his senses, he remembered that he was in a hurry today and did not buy popcorn.

As a movie lover who watches at least 5 movies a month, I always feel like something is missing if I don't chew something while watching a movie.

New film critics will bring a notebook and take notes from time to time. Guan Lin also went through this process back then.

But now, as an experienced person, he already knows to take a recorder and record the movie's lines verbatim.

Then when I go home and listen to the recording, the plot, pictures, etc. will form an extremely clear picture in my mind.

“It’s not as pretty as what people say online!”

"I feel like it's not as good as the last one, let alone the first one..."

His girlfriend Xiaomo whispered in Guan Lin's ear, and Guan Lin shrugged: "I saw that everyone on the Internet was scolding Tom Cruise. It's probably because his acting was not good and the plot was just average!"

Guan Lin moved closer to Xiao Mo so as not to affect others, and said in a low voice: "Chen Yu is said to be very impressive, I mainly want to see his performance!"

"After all, this is his first film to make it to Hollywood, and it will determine his future status in North America!"

"This first film is very important. In fact, the work he chose is very good. If there are no major problems in the series, he can continue to shoot several films. At least there is a guarantee of follow-up!"

Guan Lin had seen Chen Yu take on the role in "Mission Impossible 3" before, and as his fan, he was very happy.

So this movie has undoubtedly been a long time awaited.

The movie started off in a standard manner, until the moment Chen Yu came out, everyone in the theater cheered.

A mainland actor's breakthrough to the global stage.

And she is not a vase, but the leading actor. Her appearance is extremely cool. Her outfit is almost the same as the one in "Escapades", except that one was a suit and the other is an agent's uniform.

Sunglasses, crew cut, temperament... all exactly the same.

"dragon!"

When Guan Lin heard Jane, played by Maggie Q, calling Chen Yu's name, his face was stunned.

dragon? !

He instantly opened his phone, logged into the Star Network app, and checked the release information of Mission: Impossible 3.

Currently, Star.com has developed a mobile application for Nokia Symbian, which allows users to view and comment directly on their phones.

"I rely on!"

Looking at the cast list of Mission: Impossible 3 on Star.com, Guan Lin couldn't help but exclaim.

"What's wrong?" His girlfriend Xiaomo looked at him.

“They actually dug such a big hole!”

"Chen Long!"

"The character played by Chen Yu is also called Chen Long!"

"what?"

His girlfriend blinked. Of course she and Guan Lin had seen "Taken" and they had also watched it twice on Fanqie.com.

This film is indeed a classic, and Chen Yu's acting, actions, and plot are all impeccable.

Many people say that "Extraction" is the most successful commercial blockbuster written and acted by Chen Yu. It is not inferior to Hollywood movies. After all, the global box office of 6.5 million US dollars is already a legend.

And "Departures" is the pinnacle of his acting skills, and the plot is also the best!

These two films have replaced several films starring Chen Yu, such as "Initial D" and "House of Flying Daggers", and have become his current hits.

His previous films may have had a strong Chinese flavor and imprint.

It turns out to be a domestic film.

But "The Extraction" and "Departures" have made Chen Yu a national movie star.

At the same time, these two films are masterpieces loved by the whole world.

Break away from the shadow of domestic films.

From domestic to international, in addition to the increase in acting awards, these two films were also the key for Chen Yu to gain a firm foothold and become an international star.

He broke through himself and surpassed his past.

This is something that many actors find difficult to do.

Like many actors, they go downhill after reaching a certain point in their acting career, but Chen Yu is not like that. He breaks through himself again and again, constantly refreshing the upper limit of his life.

This is what Guan Lin and his girlfriend admire so much about Chen Yu.

He never stops, always knows what he will do next, and always has the right footing.

Just like in the current "Mission Impossible 3", Guan Lin thinks Chen Yu is very smart.

That is why Chen Yu has more and more fans and stronger cohesion, because many people are actually infected by his spirit of continuous progress.

In every movie, he tries to tell everyone, I... have improved again!
This "Mission Impossible 3" certainly allowed Guan Lin to see Chen Yu's improvement, not only in his acting, but also in his fighting and camera work.

More direct, even challenging helicopter driving? !

But what Guan Lin felt more was the relationship between the character played by Chen Yu and Chen Long in "Escape Plan".

"It should be the same person!"

“Linked!”

"This is a bit like a prequel? It tells us the story before Chen Long. When Chen Yu was acting, there were obviously such details in it!"

"He made the character of Chen Long more interesting..."

Guan Lin was talking softly, with the recorder placed next to his mouth. He would add these words when he wrote the film review.

"I think so too!"

“But why didn’t you bring this up during the promotion?”

"If many viewers who have watched "Taken" see this, many people will definitely go to the cinema!"

This is the charm of the linkage effect.

Just like Chen Yu wanted to turn "The Operation: Rescue" into "Mission: Impossible - Rise of the Jedi".

It was a pity that it didn't succeed in the end, but the huge box office success made Paramount beg Chen Yu to add this IP!

Through dividend increase.

"I don't know!"

"It may involve copyright, or there is another possibility..."

"marketing!"

This is only the first wave of marketing for "Mission Impossible 3". Through Hollywood, Tom Cruise and Chen Yu, these few elements are actually enough to attract many Chinese audiences to go to the cinema.

"In the future, we can use our film critics to bring up Chen Long's point and generate secondary marketing!"

“I’m sure they’ll write a movie review!”

The character of Chen Long, just like the male protagonist Leng Feng in Wu Jing's previous life's "Wolf Warrior", has become a classic image in the minds of the audience.

As Guan Lin and Xiao Mo continued to watch, almost anyone who had watched "Escaping" could tell that the Chen Yu in the film was played by Chen Long.

In fact, these two dramas were filmed before and after each other, and Chen Yu’s acting state was almost the same.

Plus, he originally wanted to collaborate with the Mission: Impossible series, so this character is actually the same person.

This time, the theater audience was obviously even more excited.

Guan Lin even had the urge to open his phone and write a film review, but in the end, he stopped himself.

He was watching there seriously.

Sure enough, apart from Tom Cruise’s role, the appearances of the other characters were all very exciting.

There were several highlight scenes for Chen Yu, and the whole audience kept screaming and applauding. It was really too exciting.

First, Chinese actors finally appear in Hollywood blockbusters, and they play the leading roles.

Secondly, there are so many shots, the acting is really exciting, and the fighting is also good to watch.

Finally, when the panoramic view of Shanghai appeared on the big movie screen, every audience member’s sense of immersion in watching the movie was instantly elevated to a higher level.

"Damn it, the Oriental Pearl Tower!"

“Is this movie shot in China?”

"I don't know!"

"Bank of Communications!"

“Hahahaha, Bank of China!”

"..."

The audience was looking for Chinese elements in the film, Tom Cruise's jump from the building, the final car race, and Chen Yu's final big stun, and the whole film finally came to a perfect end.

"Cool!"

Someone in the audience shouted, and the whole theater suddenly burst into laughter.

It’s really cool!
The key point is that it was the first time for them to watch a Hollywood blockbuster in a cinema, and there were so many Chinese elements in it.

“This movie is going to be a hit!”

"Even if it's not a schedule, the value of this Huaxia is too high!"

"From the leading actors to the location shooting, the key is the linkage with "Taken"!"

You know, the popularity of "Extraction" has not diminished until now. It was just taken off the theaters in March and was exclusively broadcast on Fanqie.com in April.

Now, at the end of May, Mission: Impossible 5 seems like a sequel!
Guan Lin had a hunch that when many viewers who had watched "Exodus" knew that Chen Long would play the leading role in "Mission Impossible 3", many people would definitely rush to the theaters!

"I hope Brother Yu's movie can set a new record!"

“Even Hollywood movies are fine!”

Guan Lin walked out of the cinema, with several scenes of Chen Yu in "Mission Impossible 3" in his mind.

Although his appearances were few, they were all highlights.

No wonder it is praised so much online. The role of Chen Long alone, plus his five appearances, is worth it.

The buff is almost full.

"I don't know how many midnight shows there will be. Can we break the record of "Departures"?"

Guan Lin followed a group of people up the stairs. It was not yet 3 a.m. and Wanda had already closed, so he could only go out through the side door.

(End of this chapter)