Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 242 Inception is released
Two and a half hours passed quickly, and the premiere of "Inception" also ended with the screen lighting up.

Many directors and actors also clapped and cheered for the last scene of the movie.

"Don, you made a great movie..." Spielberg praised: "It's very imaginative. I must say it's great. It's the best movie I've seen in the past two years."

"That's right, Don, if you need actors for movies like this in the future, try to find me and I'll save a schedule for you at any time." Morgan Freeman was also very amazed and emphasized again.

The same is true for other actors, who have expressed their willingness to participate in Tang De's future movies.

After all, everyone is not blind. A good movie is a good movie. This movie is both artistic and watchable, so there is no reason why it should not be popular.

Cameron also expressed his love for the movie, but he still pulled Tang De to discuss the special effects.

The special effects circle is not big, and he knows that Tang De has purchased a company in which he once had a stake.

Tang De did not feel bored, but was very engaged in chatting with him, because he knew that this was the next trend, and special effects technology would become an integral part of future Hollywood films and even films around the world.

The next day, the Hollywood Reporter suddenly published a photo.

The photo shows Spielberg, Morgan Freeman, and Cameron in front of the screen.

They applauded, admired and smiled respectively.

"Tang De's new movie conquered two great directors!"

After this news headline came out, major film media followed up one after another.

""Inception" was praised by two major directors: It is a very creative and wonderful movie!"

"Morgan Freeman claims to be willing to give up other works for Tang De's subsequent works!"

"Nolan, director of "Batman," said "Inception" will be the best science fiction movie in recent years!"

"Cameron and Donald had a great chat at the premiere. Maybe we can see them co-directing in the future!"

As soon as these eye-catching titles came out, all the movie fans became excited, and there were crazy discussions on major forums about what height this movie would reach.

"Perhaps this will be the first commercial science fiction blockbuster to win the Oscar for Best Picture!"

I don’t know who came up with the slogan, but there is no doubt that this sentence immediately made "Inception" the focus of Hollywood.

It is well known that science fiction films have never won the Oscar for Best Picture, and "Around the World in 1956 Days", which won the Best Picture in 80, is considered a science fiction film by some viewers, but it is actually classified as an action/adventure film.

It is recognized in the industry that science fiction films have no chance of winning Oscars. They can only win visual effects and sound effects, but even the best cinematography is pitiful.

Therefore, if "Inception" can win the Oscar for Best Picture, it will be a huge improvement for science fiction films.

Because of this, the audience is more interested in this movie.

In the early morning of June 22, there was a long queue at the entrance of the cinema.

"Viewers in front of the TV, this is reporter You Kai. What we are seeing now is the first ticket sales scene of "Inception."" Reporter You Kai stood in front of the camera and stepped aside after speaking. The audience immediately saw the brightly lit cinema not far away and the men, women and children lining up.

"According to our survey, this movie has a total of 7182 screens! A total of 7000. This number breaks the record of 2 screens set by "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"!"

"Although the number of screens does not represent the final first-day box office, there is no doubt that "Inception" has occupied a greater advantage compared to other movies. My guess is that either this movie will take off. , or the movie’s revenue will be cut in half after the first day, but the specific situation still depends on the quality of the movie!”

"Next, let's interview a few viewers to see what they think."

"Good evening!" Reporter Youkai came to a couple, Judy and Mirren.

"Hello." The two replied politely.

"Why do you want to watch this movie?" Reporter Youkai handed over the microphone.

Mirren replied: "Because I am a big fan of Tang De and I have watched every one of his works. I think this work will definitely exceed my expectations."

"Wow, I'm actually a fan of the director." Youkai sighed and handed the microphone to Judy: "What about you? Your boyfriend is a fan of the director. Are you too?"

"Yes, me too, because I like "Fifty Shades of Grey"." Judy nodded and replied with a smile: "And I especially like Heath Ledger!"

"Haha, can you guess how much this movie's box office will be on the first day?"

"Forty million dollars!" Judy and Mirren thought for a while and replied in unison.

"This is really an astonishing number!" Reporter You Kai extended his thumbs up and gave a thumbs up, then interviewed a family of four.

"Good evening, everyone. Are you also here to watch "Inception"?"

"Of course, my son has been clamoring to come and see it." The father answered first.

"I want to steal dreams! Steal all your dreams!" the little boy shouted, making everyone around him laugh.

"Have you seen Tang De's previous works?" reporter You Kai continued to ask.

"I've seen "Fifty Shades of Grey" and "Juno"." My mother replied with a smile: "I like Tang De's casting, it's great every time."

"So what do you think the first-day box office of this movie will be?"

"Thirty million dollars." Both his father and mother had the same idea. Only the little boy disagreed: "One hundred million dollars!"

"Wow, one hundred million dollars!" Youkai widened his eyes and pretended to be funny.

He turned to look at the camera: "Did you hear it, audience? Everyone is very optimistic about the box office of "Inception" on the first day, and even said 100 million US dollars... But I think 100 million US dollars is too science fiction. In fact, there is no movie in Hollywood that has a first-day box office of more than 100 million US dollars. The audience may not know much about the film industry, so the general guess is higher. I personally think that the first-day box office of "Inception" will be 2,500 US dollars. It ranges from US$1 million to US$30 million. You know, this box office figure is already amazing.”

Just as Youkai was interviewing the audience one after another, the movie finally started checking tickets.

Audiences entered the cinema one after another holding popcorn and tickets. After they entered, another long queue formed in the cinema.

In the largest theater in New York, Jessica Alba and Tang De were sitting in VIP seats, watching the movie with other audiences.

"Don, this feels really good..." Jessica said while eating popcorn: "This is my first time watching a movie with you."

"I was really too busy before, but it's much better now." Tang De touched Jessica's tender little hand and said, "I will stay with you often in the future."

"That's perfect." After Jessica said this, she saw the signs after the movie started appearing one after another.

"It's started, look."

After the screen lit up, the audience in other seats also focused their attention on the screen.

Not long after, they saw the waves, two little boys and girls piled sand, and Cobb lying on the beach.

Immediately afterwards, guards in black uniforms came over and took him away to an antique Chinese-style room.

"He only had this and this on him."

The guard placed the pistol and top in front of an old man. Mirren immediately recognized that this was the top that appeared in the trailer.

"That's it! That top, so what's the use of it?"

But the plot didn't explain it. Instead, the scene turned and Cobb was already devouring food. The old man opposite him said: "Are you here to kill me? I know this thing. It was in a man. We met in a dream, and I no longer remember that dream."

The old man slowly raised his head. The grooves on his face and cloudy eyes proved that his days were numbered, but he was still trying to remember.

"That man is full of radical ideas..."

After saying this, Cobb raised his head and heard a question in his ear.

"What is the strongest parasite..."

In an instant, both the old man and the man disappeared, and Saito, played by Zunlong, appeared again.

"It's an idea." Cobb, in a suit and tie, replied, quite confident in his words: "It is extremely tenacious and highly contagious. Once an idea is formed in your mind, it is almost impossible to erase it."

"As long as the idea is complete and understood, it is deeply rooted there, somewhere in the brain."

Saito said while eating: "So is it someone like you who comes to steal?"

"Yes, in dreams, your consciousness will relax its vigilance. As a result, your thoughts are easily stolen. This is called dream stealing." Arthur, played by Heath Ledger, explained to Saito.

"So this is Inception? How cool!" Mirren learned about this theory for the first time. The previous trailers were vague and incoherent, but now it sounds like he thinks this idea is really interesting.

But in the movie, Cobb and Arthur's attempt to persuade Saito to let down his guard was in vain, because Saito rejected their proposal after finishing the meal and walked into the crowded venue.

"He knows." Arthur looked at Cobb.

Then the two saw the ceiling suddenly shake.

"Bang!" A violent explosion erupted on the street. In the next scene, Cobb had left the original antique room and was sleeping on a simple chair.

And a strange mixed-race man walked into the room, and Saito, who was also sleeping, was lying on the bed.

The man looked through the window at the ignited vehicle outside, his face serious.

At the same time, Cobb and Arthur, who were still in Saito's dream, also looked solemn because they found that the entire building had begun to collapse.

But just when Cobb was about to take further action and get the secrets he wanted from the safe, he saw a woman.

That was his former wife, Mel. She had short shawl hair and was wearing a black gift. She looked beautiful and dignified.

It's just that this former wife was completely hostile to Cobb in the dream. As soon as Cobb took out the envelope from the safe, she walked out with Saito and the arrested Arthur.

"Tell me who your employer is." Saito knew that he was in a dream, so he began to question Cobb.

Mel also pointed the gun at Arthur.

"You know death only wakes him up from his sleep." Cobb shrugged.

"I know, but pain is not. Pain will only make his brain feel pain." Mel said and shot Arthur in the leg.

Cobb took the opportunity to directly pick up the gun and kill Arthur.

The next second, Arthur woke up from his dream.

"Wow! So that's it!" Mirren looked at the screen without blinking. He felt that this setting was so cool. Only death can escape the dream, which reminded him of the dreams he had had.

On the screen, the battle between the two sides is about to break out.

Cobb desperately escaped from the building. Outside the dream, Arthur was also using a set of special equipment to check Saito's condition. After discovering that the dream was no longer stable, he shouted directly: "Wake him up!"

The mixed-race man quickly pushed Cobb and even slapped him on the face, but was unable to wake him up.

Because Cobb was looking at Saito's most important secret at this time, a confidential document.

Arthur had no choice but to say: "Push him down!"

The mixed-race man obeyed the order and pushed Cobb back. Only then did the audience realize that Cobb's chair was at a high place and behind him was a huge bathtub filled with water.

"Wow!" In slow motion, Cobb fell into the water.

In his dream, Cobb watched rows of floodwater spray into the building he was in, submerging everything.

In an instant, Cobb woke up from his dream.

However, as soon as he woke up, he saw Saito resisting with a gun. After several people subdued him, a new round of interrogation began.

Because they didn't get the core content, Saito still cheated.

For this reason, Cobb plans to use violence to force Saito.

But just when Cobb beat him to the blanket, Saito suddenly laughed.

"I always hated this rug, it looked so different with all the fading and wear, but it was a wool rug, and now... here I am lying on a polyester rug."

Saito turned around and smiled: "In other words, I am not lying on the floor of my apartment. You really live up to your reputation, Mr. Cobb. I am still dreaming."

"What?" Mirren was shocked. This was actually a dream within a dream.

That's right, Arthur woke up on the high-speed train. It turned out that the four of them were sitting on the high-speed train's seats. All of them had needle-like wristbands on their hands, which were all extended from the dream-stealing device. of.

After Arthur woke up, the mixed-race man also woke up.

"Idiot! How could you get the carpet wrong!" Arthur scolded mercilessly.

"That's not my fault!" the mixed-race man argued.

"You are a dream builder!"

"How did I know he was going to beat someone to the carpet."

"Stop arguing." Cobb stopped their argument after waking up, took off the device from Saito's wrist, and gave each person a roll of dollars: "We are getting off the bus in Kyoto, so please take care of yourself."

After saying that, several people turned and left.

Saito woke up after a while. When he saw the marks on his wrist, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, as if everything was not out of his control.

The audience in front of the screen was also intrigued by this series of dreams within dreams.

"This movie looks really different. I really want to know what the ending is."

"Yes, you can escape from the dream by pushing it into the water. Then if I dream in the future, should I think about it and wake up if I sink into the water?"

Everyone said a few words briefly and continued to stare at the screen intently.

When Jessica saw this, she admired in a low voice: "Tang, your photography is so good."

(End of this chapter)