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Chapter 307 Surprise
"I am looking forward!"

Old friend George had a sincere look on his face, and this was also his true feelings.

He was indeed looking forward to it.

Of course, in addition to anticipation, there is also a hint of uneasiness.

"Pulp Fiction" was a low-budget film, and Warner never considered whether the cost could be recovered, because they knew that there would be no problem. They just didn't expect that it would give the company a big surprise and the box office would be so high.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was distributed through agents and screened over a long period of time, a model that inherently has low risks.

It was the great success of these two films that allowed his status in the company to rise rapidly.

But "Speed" is different!

The film company invested 20 million US dollars in this film, so it is destined to be a large-scale release, and the publicity costs in the early stage of release will be nearly 10 million.

And this project was something he strongly requested.

If he fails, he won't quit or anything like that. After all, the film industry is a high-risk industry, and with the success of his previous films, his position can be maintained.

One failure doesn't defeat anyone.

But what he wants to do is to reach the top step by step, with long-term success, and strive to take the position left by one of the co-presidents, Semel or Robert Daley, after one of them is promoted or leaves.

Well, if I fail this time, it will be very hurtful.

It was precisely because of this that he couldn't help but feel nervous.

Fortunately, seeing Huang Ze's confident expression and recalling Huang Ze's undefeated record in the past, he felt somewhat relieved.

But even so, when hugging Huang Ze, George still asked in a low voice, "Do you have confidence in this film? My future career is tied to this film of yours. If it fails, it will be difficult for me to give you various conveniences in the future. For example, the distribution conditions of "Final Destination" will definitely not be so smooth if it is someone else."

"Don't worry." Huang Ze gave George a reassurance.

"Even if you don't have confidence in the film, you should have confidence in me. In addition to being a singer and director, I am also a businessman. No matter what the reputation is, I will try my best to ensure that this film can make money."

"Great! Word-of-mouth awards are not a problem. The key is to be able to earn US dollars!" George muttered to himself and then sat down next to the two presidents.

Huang Ze saw that everyone was seated, so he sat down immediately and waved his hand to signal for the screening to begin.

The lights go out and the picture appears.

After the Star Ocean and Warner logos, there is a picture of metallic luster and cold lighting in the darkness, accompanied by Huang Ze's soundtrack. The camera moves down layer by layer, as if there is no bottom. A solemn and tense atmosphere sweeps over.

In the lower right corner, there are bright blue subtitles, which include a cast list that lists director Jerry Huang, starring Jet Lee, Sandra Bullock, etc.

After more than two minutes, the scene ended. It turned out that this was an elevator in a building.

Obviously, something dangerous is going to happen in this building.

“This is a great idea!”

The two presidents of Warner Bros. chatted in low voices.

“The atmosphere is well rendered, and putting the main credits here doesn’t make the audience feel too bored by the long atmosphere.”

"Not bad! That's a pretty smart move."

After chatting, both of them nodded at Huang Ze.

The two of them felt relieved.

What do film and television companies fear most from directors?
What I fear most is that they want to express themselves while filming, and come up with something that they think is very high-end, but the audience can't understand it at all.

Huang Ze's behavior shows that he is not that kind of person. He always knows that the profits brought by the film are the foundation for a director to continue in this line of work. This is what can make them feel at ease.

Nodding secretly, the two continued watching the movie.

A building security guard appeared and wanted to drive away a maintenance worker, but the next second, the maintenance worker killed him instantly.

The scene changed, and several people walked into the elevator talking and laughing. Huang Ze deleted the foreshadowing scenes, and after the murder scene, he wanted to make the audience feel extremely nervous!

The fast-paced performance keeps the audience in a state of tension and excitement.

Next, the bomber installed a bomb in the building's elevator, and the protagonist appeared and rescued everyone without any danger. It was a very common scene.

However, just like in horror movies, the scene this time was changed to an elevator, which almost everyone takes, even every day, which makes people feel more worried and nervous.

In addition, the elevator space is small enough and the rescue time is extremely short, which makes people feel more nervous, and they will feel more relieved after successfully rescuing people!
When the final explosion occurred, many people present raised their hands and looked at their teacher.

"Less than twenty minutes!"

"...!"

“This opening is really exciting!”

“It’s definitely the best action movie ever.”

"It's time to slow down and make a transition next, right?" a moviegoer couldn't help but mutter.

Then, he discovered that Huang Ze's film was like a roller coaster ride.

After just a short while of relaxation, the stimulation came again immediately, wave after wave, no shallow and deep, no nonsense, it was all deep, deeper and more exciting than the last!

More than an hour later.

The movie ends.

Everyone present gave their applause generously, with the sound of "pa pa pa" breaking out in unison.

The two presidents couldn't suppress their smiles at all and stretched out their hands to Huang Ze with a smile.

“This is an excellent commercial film!”

"From the beginning till now, I have never had the thought of being distracted throughout the whole process, because I am afraid of missing every second, no, even every frame!"

"The unique rhythm will surely make it a horror film that will amaze the audience. Also, the explosions are excellent." Another CEO mentioned this, "I didn't expect that Huang you would be so adept at using explosions in the film!"

"There is still room for improvement." Huang Ze also laughed.

I have to say that it was the right decision to hire Michael Bay, the current commercial director, as the assistant director. Michael Bay's talent for explosion scenes is simply amazing.

The explosion scenes in this film are also better than those in the original film.

"I think this film should be released on a large scale in North America, with at least 2,000 theaters showing it simultaneously, so that your kindness will not be in vain."

"Huang, do you have a new song?" The movie and the new song were promoted together, creating an effect of one plus one being greater than two. It was so useful that Warner Bros. naturally wanted to continue using it.

“Not yet, but there will be one before it is released.”

"That's great!" The president of Warner nodded. "Speed ​​will be released on August 10th at the earliest and August 20th at the latest. I hope you can prepare the album before then and promote it to boost the box office."

"I hope this movie can achieve higher box office than Pulp Fiction and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!"

(End of this chapter)