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Mainland audiences may have a comparison mentality and want to see the difference between the American version of "Alien Path" and Jiang Heng's version. After watching it, they all said that Jiang Heng's version was too conservative, and the American version was more authentic!

Many netizens discussed this film on Douban, Tieba and Tianya Forum, and they all felt that the American version was more exciting.

Fans were not happy with this and tried to excuse Jiang Heng in various ways. The general idea was "not a crime committed by Jiang Heng", it was not because Director Jiang was incompetent, but because he had to do so in order to pass the review!

For example, in the interrogation scene after capturing the aliens, Jiang Heng's version only vaguely mentioned the use of "great memory recovery technique".

However, in the American version released to the public, burning aliens with cigarette butts is only the lightest punishment. How can this be compared!

By the same token, why are the stories of "SPL 2" and "Detective Chinatown " set in Thailand? The reason is very simple. If they were set in China, these two films would not have been made at all.

After various analyses and discussions, a large number of fans actually left messages on Jiang Heng's Weibo, suggesting that Jiang Heng go to Hollywood to shoot some more explicit films, which actually became a hot topic.

Jiang Heng looked at it and could only smile bitterly, not taking it seriously.

Unexpectedly, Columbia Pictures CEO Sanford Panitch called and wanted to discuss with Jiang Heng about the remakes of "The Matrix" and "Inception".

"A remake of The Matrix?"

"Well, I want to remake The Matrix Trilogy and Inception!" Sanford Panitch said solemnly.

After the American version of "Alien" was released simultaneously around the world and achieved excellent box office results, a group of executives from Columbia Pictures immediately opened champagne to celebrate, excited that they could make such a film with great box office prospects.

Then, everyone began to discuss how to replicate this "success".

The simplest and most direct way is to continue remaking Jiang Heng’s movies.

Over the years, Columbia Pictures has been responsible for the distribution of Jiang Heng's films in the North American market and is familiar with Jiang Heng's works.

After careful and detailed analysis, everyone felt that the most suitable films for remake into American versions were "The Matrix" trilogy and "Inception".

And fearing that someone would steal the show, Sanford Panitch contacted Jiang Heng immediately and proposed the idea of ​​a remake.

"It's not impossible, but it's really inconvenient to talk over the phone overseas. Let's find a time to talk in person!"

"No problem, I have already booked the ticket and will go there as quickly as possible..." Sanford Panitch said in Chinese.

Shortly after hanging up the phone, assistant Cui Zhenzhen came in and said that Warner Bros. called and wanted to buy the remake rights of "The Matrix" trilogy and "Inception" at a high price.

Jiang Heng smiled when he heard this, "They really have the same idea. They both like these two!"

It is understandable if you think about it. Among Jiang Heng's works, the plots of "The Matrix" trilogy and "Inception" are Westernized in nature, and it can be said that there is no sense of incongruity after the remake.

As for why no one has remade it before, it’s because Jiang Heng’s version was so successful.

Hollywood's film companies, producers, and directors are afraid that the quality of their films will not be as good as Jiang Heng's, and they will lose money due to poor box office performance, so no one has ever thought about remaking them.

The great success of the American version of "Alien Path" made Hollywood producers realize one thing, that is, the mainland film market has a relatively small scale because there is no "rating system". So the American version with a larger scale will definitely attract more audiences!
Don’t talk about treating everyone equally. When “Titanic” entered the mainland film market, the sensitive scene where Jack drew a picture for Rose attracted countless people to the cinema!
Of course, because it happened so long ago and the sensitive scenes were deleted during the subsequent re-screening.

When people discussed the matter again later, whether the sensitive footage was included in the first round of public release had become a mystery.

Some people swore that they had seen it in the cinema, while others said they had not.

However, looking back at the era when film copies were still used, the distribution was still quite chaotic. The supply of genuine film copies exceeded the demand, resulting in a special situation where genuine dubbed copies distributed by China Film, pirated copies from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and some pirated disc copies were screened in parallel, which also created an astonishing viewing craze for "Titanic".

No matter when, things that "break taboos" always attract attention.

The great success of the American version of "Alien" originated from this. In addition to Columbia and Warner Bros. Pictures, Universal, Disney, Paramount, etc., all sent people to contact Jiang Heng, trying to compete for the remake rights of "The Matrix" trilogy and "Inception".

Friendship is friendship, and business is business.

Even though the cooperation with Columbia Pictures has been good over the years, Jiang Heng cannot just sell the remake rights at a low price when so many companies are vying for them.

After these companies arrived, Jiang Heng organized a temporary small auction. In the end, Warner Bros. won the "Matrix" trilogy, and Columbia won "Inception".

Although the other companies had made a wasted trip, they were not discouraged and all extended olive branches to Jiang Heng, hoping that he could develop in Hollywood.

Jiang Heng did not refuse it outright, but just said that he would consider it later.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed.

The American version of "Alien" took in a total of 30.7 billion yuan in the mainland market, which can be said to have just exceeded billion.

Compared to the film's "vigorous" opening, the overall box office trend seems to be slightly "lacking in stamina".

In fact, this is easy to understand, because the main story lines of the two versions of "Alien Path" are not much different. In terms of special effects, the Jiang Heng version is more shocking and detailed, and the North American version mainly wins in terms of larger scale.

But there are also many viewers who feel that it is not worthwhile to watch the American version again just for a few exciting scenes, and it will be the same if they wait a few months to watch the DVD.

But even so, the box office of the American version of "Alien" in mainland China reached 4.9 million US dollars, which is a very impressive result in the North American annual box office rankings.

Of course, the box office in the North American market is better, and the performance in Europe, Japan and South Korea is also pretty good. Overall, it is definitely a big profit.

By late January of 16, there was only more than half a month left until the annual Spring Festival.

Jiang Heng's new film "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is scheduled to be released on February 2, the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the premiere is scheduled for January 8, a Saturday. The venue is still the Olympic venue that has been rented many times.

As for guests, the organizers did not invite many people, mainly because Jiang Heng felt that he had made too many films over the years, and the premiere ceremonies had been held again and again. Inviting others all the time would create a burden on some actors and directors.

Yang Mi, on the other hand, felt that this was the first special effects blockbuster she had starred in in her life, and invited many friends in the industry to come and show their support. (End of this chapter)