Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 124: 300 Spartans released

Warner is very optimistic about "300" and specially held a premiere at the China Grand Theater.

However, the size of the investment also limits the grandeur of the premiere. With an investment of $6500 million, even if Warner values ​​it very much, it will not invite too many people.

The people who came were mainly people in the industry who had a good relationship with Warner.

The premiere was hosted by a professional and the interview focused mainly on him. He is different now than before and was very calm when facing the interview.

He didn't brag too much, just said a few words and then gave the microphone to others.

Once he stopped, the interview didn't last long and soon turned to watching the movie.

Two hours later, the movie ended.

Warm applause broke out.

What follows is some polite boasting.

Those who came were all those who had a good relationship with Warner, so Shi Lei only heard positive comments.

Strictly speaking, a premiere is about inviting a group of people to act as supporting actors, no matter whether the film is good or not, the point is to support it.

Of course, if the film is too bad and you are worried about damaging your reputation, you need to choose the right angle to praise it. For example, when talking about a bad film, don't mention the plot at all, but just say that the filming idea is very unique.

The insiders present at the event praised "300" without shying away from the main points, which shows that the evaluation of the film by insiders is pretty good.

This shows that the film at least conforms to the aesthetic taste of people in the industry. The people at Warner breathed a sigh of relief. People in the industry are fine and it will trigger a new round of popularity. Now it depends on the box office performance.

That night, news of the premiere of "300" began to spread widely. Compared with China, the Internet in North America has matured, the home computer ownership rate is higher, and new media can spread news more widely and faster, which caused another wave of heat on the Internet.

The next day, 300 was released widely, with 3000 theaters opening.

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On the morning of the third day, Shi Lei received audience ratings and professional film reviews for "300".

First, the audience rating.
[The fighting scenes in "300" are very exciting and very interesting. It is the Sparta in my mind. I give it an A+.]

[A, I am a fan of action movies, where every blow is bloody. This movie is really to my taste. I will bring my friends to watch it again tomorrow.]

[A+, 3000 people versus tens of thousands of people, it's so powerful and shocking, it makes my blood boil. ]

[A+, I can see the shadow of director Shi Lei in this. The oppressive feeling of the rain of swords in the sky reminds me of "Iron Flower", but one is cool and the other is oppressive. I almost suffocated when I saw the book and sword with black arrows raining all over the sky. ]

[B, this is a qualified popcorn movie. The Queen's experience reminded me of my friend's experience, except that my friend was unable to take revenge.]

[B-, it is an unqualified historical film. I did not see the wisdom of war, but only the helplessness of Sparta. ]

[C, damn, where did the director find this muscular man? Those glaring muscles are disrespectful to me. I don’t have any, so why should they have them?] Shi Lei saw a lot of inferiority in this. In order not to follow the audience’s footsteps, he decided to exercise well.

[C, I am so disappointed. This movie is just a cover for Thermopylae. The plot is totally inconsistent with history. The Battle of Thermopylae involved more than 300 Spartans, but also a large number of vassal troops, numbering several thousand. There is no mention of these vassal troops, right? If it weren't for the exciting fighting scenes, I would have given it a D.]

The few excerpted reviews are relatively typical reviews, not the actual review ratio, and cannot summarize all ratings.

Many reviews with an A+ rating only have a few simple words, such as "good looking", "wonderful", "very enjoyable to watch" and so on.

The same is true for some movies with C or D ratings, most of which are labeled as "bad movies", "not good to watch", "cruel" and so on.

This is a common phenomenon both at home and abroad. After watching a film, most people just casually give a review without even making a wish.

Only if you really like it or really dislike it will you write a few more words. Shi Lei looked at the statistical comprehensive score of 'A', which was quite high, and he was very satisfied.

The first special effects blockbuster I shot was a success.

Although he had the memory of his past life, he was still very nervous. Now that the overall score was A, he finally felt relieved.

Shi Lei reached out and turned to the next page of the document.

Below are reviews from professional film critics. Probably because Warner Bros. paid them, there is no disparaging review in the reviews. Most of them are praises, praising the fighting scenes, marveling at the war scenes, praising the tragic 300 Spartans, and praising the smooth plot for being a typical popcorn thriller.

Of course, there are still some negative reviews, including those that disrespect historical facts and fabricate stories.

Shi Lei didn't care about this at all. Even historians don't dare to say that they are 100% right about historical facts, let alone movies.

The longer the time goes by, the less accurate the information becomes. History books covering the past hundred years have many holes, not to mention those covering more than a hundred years.

In this world, any TV show or movie related to history cannot be believed at all. Just watch it.

Disrespecting historical facts is irrelevant to the movie. After all, "300" did not take place in North America. Few North American audiences care whether history has been tampered with.

Such negative reviews cannot hurt "300".

So he suspected that such reviews were intentional by Warner. After all, they were all positive reviews, without a single negative one, which looked too fake.

A few negative reviews are meant to silence the public and show the authenticity of professional film reviews.

Shi Lei breathed a sigh of relief. Warner was indeed a professional distribution company. They had a good grasp of the situation and he didn't need to worry about it at all.

"Mike, it's okay, I'm going back first." He said goodbye to Mike and left.

Lin Yuer’s performance as a teacher was very good. The white shirt, tutu and gold-rimmed glasses made Shi Lei dreamily return to college.

It looks like that, really like that. He temporarily regards Lin Yuer as his counselor.

South Korea is worthy of being South Korea, there are many films like this one.

"Mom's Friend", "Dear Auntie"...

There are all kinds of genres, and the actors are acting seriously, just like the real thing.

It's much more real than Dongying's.

If you delete the unwatchable content, it will be a regular movie.

Lim Yoon-ah has grasped the essence of Korean culture and acted very realistically, even normally regarding herself as a counselor.

Such an interesting person, he wants to go back and savor him carefully.

While he was savoring Lim Yoon-ah, "300" caused some minor stir.

First of all, the box office. The total box office in 10 days has reached 1.5 million US dollars, which is higher than the previous life.

What is even more controversial is the style of "300".

It turns out that movies can be shot in this way. This style shocked the audience and gave other directors a lot of inspiration.

"300" was a great success, but Shi Lei was in constant trouble.

(End of this chapter)