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Chapter 199 Watching Movies
  This explanation was effective, and Deng Chao had no doubts about it.

He rolled his eyes and said, "How about you invite Director Wang out and we treat him to a meal?"

"." Sun Li looked at Deng Chao with an expectant look on his face and didn't know how to refuse for a moment.

She knew in her heart that Deng Chao was now obsessed with getting involved in the film industry, and even contacted Hua Yi behind the agency's back.

"Director Wang is very busy, so you can't just make an appointment if you want to." Sun Li declined with a fake sigh.

She realized that with her relationship with Wang Shu, as long as she asked, Wang Shu would definitely agree.

She just asked Wang Shu to have dinner with her and Deng Chao, but she was a little worried and didn't want to face it.

Deng Chao didn't give up after hearing this, and said with a smile: "Director Wang must be very busy now, and he probably really doesn't have time."

"But when you join the team for filming, won't you have a chance?"

"We'll see what day after work is done, you can ask the prince to go out for supper, and I'll go find you guys together, okay?"

When Sun Li heard that Deng Chao was talking about this, she could only respond bravely: "Okay, we'll see when the time comes."

"Okay." When Deng Chao saw Sun Li agreeing, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.

He knew in his heart that Wang Shu was one of the few directors in the industry who had both strength and control over resources and casting rights.

Not only is he no worse than Huayi's Feng Xiaogang, he is even better in every aspect.

As long as you can be noticed, there is a chance of soaring into the sky.

For example, Sun Li was selected to star in "Time Traveler".

Suddenly, not only was there a movie with a box office of over 100 million, but it was also the first epoch-making science fiction film in China that could leave a lasting impression.

A work of this magnitude will still be Sun Li's most popular masterpiece even ten or twenty years later.

On the night of October 10st, not only Sun Li and Deng Chao walked into the cinema, but also Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige, Chen Hong, Gu Changwei and others.

When "Space Traveler" was screened in Beijing, they neither cheered nor watched the movie. Later, they only heard unanimous praise from people around them who had watched the movie.

Now that the movie is officially released nationwide, the box office of 1500 million on the first day really surprised them.

While surprised, I also learned that the audience who watched the film praised it unanimously.

It is even clearly stated that it is better than "Baby Project" and "The Banquet".

Immediately, I became more curious about the movie "Space Traveler", so I took advantage of the dark time at night and walked into the cinema one after another.

"The first commercial science fiction film in China?"

"hehe."

"I want to see if Dang deserves this name."

Chen Kaige snorted, with obvious displeasure on his face.

Chen Hong was beside him and did not answer when he heard this.

Seeing that Chen Hong remained silent, Chen Kaige felt even more uncomfortable. He turned his head and asked, "Why don't you speak?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Hong glanced at Chen Kaige and said feebly: "No matter whether this film deserves the title of the first domestic science fiction film or not."

"The box office of 1500 million on the first day already shows that the final box office of this film is no worse than "The Tuner"."

"Haha." Chen Kaige chuckled, "It's just the first day's box office, it's not enough to determine the final box office level."

"Maybe the box office was good only in the first two days, and then it just dropped all the way."

He has experience with this.

"The Promise" started off with great momentum, but then its reputation collapsed and its box office plummeted.

However, even with Avalanche, it was still the box office champion of the movie in 05.

This was possible mainly because the distributor controlled public opinion in a timely manner and did not let the bad reviews of "The Promise" ferment in the early stage of its release.

Combined with strong publicity and distribution, enough audiences can be fooled into going to the cinema to contribute to the box office during the golden period of the movie's release.

Then, it was because too many people had seen the movie that they could no longer control public opinion, which caused the box office to plummet.

"That's the truth, but people who have watched "Space Traveler" say that this movie is of high quality. Based on this, we can already conclude that Wang Shu's movie has a good box office."

“With 1500 million on the first day, it will be a matter of time before it exceeds million.”

Chen Hong knew exactly what Chen Kaige was thinking, but she just didn't want to expose it.

When Chen Kaige heard this, he opened his mouth and wanted to refute, but he couldn't find the words to say, so he hummed softly: "So what if the box office exceeded 100 million? It's like no one has a movie with a box office of over 100 million?"

"'The Promise' was last year's box-office champion."

Chen Kaige has always been very satisfied with the movie "The Promise".

In his eyes, it's not that "The Promise" is not good, but that he is at the forefront of the times, and domestic audiences cannot keep up with his pace and cannot understand this film.

After he finished speaking, he added, "Besides, I also have a Palme d'Or trophy."

"What does Wang Shu have?"

"He only has a screenwriting award in Cannes and a consolation prize in Berlin."

"No matter which one of these two awards, it is far less important than the Palme d'Or."

When Chen Hong heard this, he looked helpless and sighed: "Are you awesome?"

Chen Kaige was quite dissatisfied with Chen Hong's attitude and hummed: "What do you mean, okay? I'm better than him."

"When I won the Palme d'Or in Cannes, he didn't know where to play in the mud."

Hearing this, Chen Hong had nothing to say and didn't want to argue with Chen Kaige, so she said nothing again.

Although he didn't say anything, he was thinking in his heart. Although Chen Kaige did win the Palme d'Or many years ago, Wang Shu won the Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award in Berlin at the age of 18 and the Silver Bear Award at the age of 20. He won the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes and the Best Actress Award at Cannes.

The future is expected!

What's more, Wang Shu doesn't have a good father yet.

Really compared
  When Chen Kaige saw that Chen Hong had stopped talking, he also lost interest and stopped making any sound.

The two walked into the cinema and watched "Space Traveler" in silence.

In a blink of an eye, the movie was over.

After walking out of the cinema, Chen Hong looked at Chen Kaige and asked, "How is it? Is it the first commercial science fiction film in China?"

"Haha." Chen Kaige chuckled and said disdainfully, "Isn't it just that some elements of traveling through time and space have been added to it? Can this be called a science fiction film?"

"Haha." Chen Hong smiled after hearing this and was too lazy to answer.

She knows very well that science fiction films are divided into hard science fiction and soft science fiction.

Although "Time Traveler" only has some settings of traveling through time and space, the series of refutations caused by traveling through time and space can already prove that the film is indeed a science fiction film.

Of course, some people will not admit it if it is not hard science fiction.

But no matter what, "Space Traveler" is China's first commercial science fiction film.

Since the reform of the film field, this type of film has not appeared in China.

Even before the reform, there was no such thing.

Seeing Chen Hong's attitude, Chen Kaige suddenly felt depressed in his heart and hummed: "What? Don't you think so?"

When Chen Hong heard this, she looked back at Chen Kaige and said angrily: "I only know that there has never been a movie of this type in China."

"So, if it is the first science fiction film in China, I have no objection."

After she finished speaking, she paused and then said, "Besides, the quality of the movie is very good. It is indeed an excellent film." "You are also a person who has won the Palme d'Or. You are the only one in our country who has won this award. .”

"With such a status, is it difficult to admit that a rising star has strength?"

"Uh" Chen Kaige opened his mouth when he heard this, not knowing how to answer the question.

Chen Hong's words were meaningful, and she praised Chen Kaige in her words. This was the reason why Chen Kaige was speechless.

Otherwise, with Chen Kaige's arrogant and arrogant character, the second-generation disciple would refute him no matter what.

The two of them didn't speak anymore, but drove home in silence.

Chen Hong was sitting in the car. After calming down, she suddenly felt that she had been too impulsive and should not have refuted Chen Kaige because of Wang Shu.

She reflected on herself and felt that it might be the result of some conflicts that had accumulated in recent times.

"Ugh."

Thinking of this, she sighed silently in her heart.

Chen Kaige was driving, and she sat in the back seat instead of the passenger seat.

Suddenly, Chen Hong's cell phone vibrated.

"Sister Hong, how about "Space Traveler"? Have you watched it?" Wang Shu.

Chen Hong took out her cell phone and saw this text message. She first raised her head and glanced at Chen Kaige who was driving, and then secretly replied: "I saw it, the photo was very good."

Wang Shu and Chen Hong exchanged contact information very early. When "The Promise" was released, because Wang Shu used Chen Kaige to promote "The Tuner", Chen Hong did not call Wang Shu to question him.

Faced with Chen Hong's questioning, Wang Shu not only had a good attitude, but also frantically shifted the blame, which slowly made Chen Hong feel relieved.

After that, Wang Shu sent text messages from time to time to interact with Chen Hong.

Although the two have not met much, they have become familiar with each other through the Internet.

When "Space Traveler" was screened in Beijing, Wang Shu invited Chen Hong to participate, but Chen Hong refused.

Wang Shu can completely understand this.

After all, Chen Hong had to consider Chen Kaige's feelings.

Moreover, Wang Shu originally just shouted, it didn't matter whether Chen Hong came or not.

"Did Director Chen read it too?" Wang Shu's reply text message followed closely.

Chen Hong glanced at the text message and noticed that Chen Kaige's eyes were glancing back. He then put the phone away without replying.

On the other side, Zhang Yimou walked out of the cinema after watching the movie.

With him was Chen Ting, who was pregnant.

It is the National Day holiday, and it is rare for 56-year-old Zhang Yimou to spend time with 25-year-old Chen Ting.

One is 56 years old and the other is 25 years old. There is a 31-year age difference between them.

Chen Ting has already followed Zhang Yimou when she was in her prime at the age of 19.

In 2001 and 2004, Zhang Yi gave birth to two sons respectively.

This year, I am pregnant again. If nothing goes wrong, I will have another daughter by the end of December.

I have to admit that Lao Mouzi is indeed getting older and stronger. He is over 50 years old and is still having children steadily.

But at this time, Chen Ting had not yet married Zhang Yimou.

She was pregnant out of wedlock.

"The movie is quite good." Chen Ting looked at Zhang Yimou with a big belly and said with a smile.

"It's indeed not bad." Zhang Yimou answered, and then said, "Actually, what Wang Shu said about seeing more, thinking more, and learning from each other's strengths is absolutely correct."

"The way the camera is used in this film is very similar to that of foreign films."

"Not only that, I think he wrote this script with the help of ideas from some foreign films."

"Aren't you angry about what Wang Shu said?" Chen Ting looked at Zhang Yimou and asked in surprise.

Zhang Yimou said with a smile: "Those words were not wrong in the first place, why should I be angry?"

"Uh, okay." Chen Ting curled her lips and responded.

Then he added, "I heard someone say before that "Space Traveler" looks like a comedy film at first, but as you continue to watch it, you will feel that it is a romance film, and in the end you will feel that it is a philosophical film."

"I think this evaluation is correct. I felt the same after reading it."

After hearing this, Zhang Yimou pondered for a moment, and then said: "Although you have such feelings, it may be due to preconceived impressions."

“But that’s indeed what it looks like in the video.”

"Some of the first scenes are really funny."

"Then the heroine came on the scene and it turned into a romance film."

"Finally, the interaction between father and son and the discussion of life have a certain artistic quality."

"However, "Space Traveler" will be artistic, which is actually a normal thing."

"Wang Shu. Is an art film director."

"A common problem among art film directors is that they don't forget to add a touch of art when making commercial films."

"Including artistic elements in commercial films is usually just superfluous."

"But Wang Shu's "Time Traveler" handled it very well, and the final artistry sublimated the main body of the entire film."

“It’s not just about comedy and love anymore.”

When Chen Ting heard what Zhang Yimou said, she couldn't help but be surprised: "You seem to have a high opinion of this movie?"

Zhang Yimou laughed and said: "Domestic directors, including me, don't even understand commercial films."

"Wang Shu's "Space Traveler" is both commercial and artistic. This alone is enough to prove that it is an excellent film."

At this point, I couldn't help but sigh, "And he's only 20 years old."

"You can make a movie like this at the age of 20."

"I have to admit, he is very talented."

Zhang Yimou knows that he is not a talented director. In his eyes, talented directors are Jiang Wen.

Now, the king tree is added.

Since he considers himself not a talented director, he is envious of talent.

Because a talented director can easily produce an excellent work.

But he needs long-term accumulation of experience before he can produce a reasonably good work.

When Wang Shu didn't show up, he still had inner pride and didn't feel that the gap was too obvious.

Today, Wang Shu broke into Berlin at the age of 18, won the Best Actress Award at Cannes at the age of 20, and then made "Space Traveler", China's first commercial science fiction film.

A series of things made him realize that talent is really a terrible thing.

Even if a talented director like Wang Shu has accumulated decades of experience, he is not necessarily better at directing than a non-talented director.

Wang Shu's age and the feelings it brought to him made him sigh inexplicably.

(End of this chapter)