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Chapter 602
Waiting for Jenny, posing for a photo, and asked the media and magazine reporters at the scene to take pictures, and then Jenny dragged Song Yang through the red carpet. Jenny was on the red carpet, but no one dared to remind her. The big sponsor, the entire crew, the guests on the red carpet, and the media reporters at the scene didn't have any comments.

The invited media took quite a lot of photos of Jenny. These media are willing to show face to Song Yang, a big financial backer. As long as Song Yang is still in Hollywood in the future, there will be plenty of news reported by them. With the relationship, maybe you can report some exclusive news.

After walking the red carpet, Harvey greeted him, and said to Song Yang with a smile on his face, as if he was sure that "The Matrix" would be a big hit, but Song Yang knew that Harvey was just flattering. "I haven't been in the editing room once, and it's probably the first time I've watched a film today.

Song Yang smiled and nodded, and walked into the furnished hall with Spielberg, Coppola, and a group of Italian stars.

There are already many people sitting inside, some movie fans, as well as invited media and reporters, people from Western Pictures, Industrial Light & Magic, and Weta Special Effects Studio who participated in the filming and production of "The Matrix", etc. here.

Kevin Kelly, a famous film consultant, is also serious. He took a small notebook and sat with a group of film critics, preparing to give "The Matrix" a score.

Song Yang and Jenny sat on the side of the crew, Western Films president Ted Sarando, IMDB president Comey Needham, and the Wachowski brothers sat around Song Yang.

In the screening hall, there was a bit of noise, Harvey, Spielberg and others, talking and laughing with a group of familiar actors, directors, etc., regarding Harvey, DreamWorks, Paramount, etc. For the production company of Empire, they have already earned what they should have earned. As for the box office of "The Matrix" and whether Western Pictures will lose money, etc., they don't care that much.

As soon as the lights dimmed, the lights on the big screen began to light up, and the opening title and logo of Western Films appeared, and the logos of DreamWorks and Paramount also appeared on it one after another.

In the list of sponsors, there are ICQ, Alcatel Mobile, Panda TV, American Telecom, Siebel Sports Car, etc., and behind this list of sponsors, there is another unremarkable sponsor, Scour!

All the Hollywood people in the screening hall didn't notice this company at all, and Song Yang looked at the Scour website a few more times.

This is the website established by Kalanick. Song Yang poked it secretly. Through an overseas foundation, he invested a fortune in Scour, allowing Kalanick to launch MP3, movie and other businesses on the Scour website. The first is to launch pirated music and movies, so that Alcatel mobile phones will soon launch the second-generation mobile phones, equipped with MP3 software, which can download music through the Scour network.

The entire Hollywood has not set its sights on Scour, nor would it have imagined what Scour will do to Hollywood!
On the big screen, the movie kicked off, and the noise from the scene gradually subsided. Before seeing this movie, "The Matrix" was advertised as a sci-fi blockbuster, but the promotional video released was explosive. As an action blockbuster, the views of the outside world on this film are naturally different.

At the beginning of the title, Neo played by Keanu Reeves took the lead, and then contacted Trinity, and the plot of the whole film began to unfold.

For later generations, this kind of computer and robot ruled the world and human beings rose up to resist the film, it would have been bad for a long time, but for this year when special effects have just emerged, the picture piled up with special effects is still very interesting.

Song Yang looked at the picture on the big screen. The plot of this movie was basically the same as the one he had seen in his previous life, but under the sufficient budget of Western Films, three consecutive films were shot together, and the whole plot was more coherent. Obvious plot issues.

When the scenes of several big action scenes appeared, and when the chase scene on the expressway specially built for filming appeared, many fans on the scene cried out in surprise.

When Spielberg looked at the picture on the screen, he turned to the side and asked, "Is this expressway specially built by Western Films?!"

It is not uncommon in Hollywood to build a scene for a movie. Many big directors have done it, and Spielberg, who is good at shooting big scenes, is no stranger.

After hearing Spielberg's words, Harvey said with a smile, "Now Hollywood directors like this set, Fox's new film, I heard that a large ship was reproduced as the shooting scene!"

Listening to what Harvey said, Spielberg, Coppola and others all knew what he was referring to. Naturally, it was the "Titanic" that Fox Pictures and the old driver are currently filming.

Fox Films has already spent tens of millions of dollars on this film from the beginning of preparation to the present, but it has not officially started filming until now. It is obvious that the old driver has spent money, and Bivachowski Brother, it costs a lot more!

As the plot progresses, the world view of the entire film begins to be revealed. The intersection of virtuality and reality makes the audience watching the premiere ceremony unavoidably feel whether the world is real or illusory.

For ordinary movie fans, what they watch is basically special effects and action scenes, but for film critics, that is just a part of the movie.

Kevin Kelly saw Silverman, a film critic sitting in his "New York Times", writing and drawing in a small notebook from time to time, and sometimes stopped writing for a while before starting to record again.

He is the editor of a magazine himself, and Kevin Kelly has also experienced Silverman's state. When he evaluates a game or software, if he is attracted to this state, he will be in this state.

Different from the traditional action scenes in Hollywood movies, this time "The Matrix" invited martial arts and supporting actors from Hong Kong City to let the audience see the action scenes, which are more elegant. Absolutely ahead of its time.

The chase on the highway made the fans on the scene start to scream, and after the protagonist Neo and Agent Smith met at the subway station, they began to exchange bullets. The protagonist Neo began to believe in his own ability. The screams became more violent.

Kevin Kelly saw this movie scene, which is not the most amazing scene in Hollywood movies, but it gave him a special feeling.

As for Silverman, as well as the surrounding film critics, Spielberg, Coppola, Harvey and others, when they saw this, their complexions finally changed a bit. This movie scene is not exciting, but It is a unique style, which only belongs to the "Matrix" style!
Regardless of the box office of a movie, when a movie has its own unique style, this movie will be recorded in the history of the movie and remembered by countless movie fans.

While the movie fans at the scene, as well as film critics and directors, were still watching those action scenes, the Wachowski brothers appeared on the screen of the movie. They had been thinking about it for a long time, but Will Smith did not understand it. It took more than a year with Weta Special Effects Studio to polish the "Bullet Time" screen, the entire venue was silent for a while, only the sound of the movie and the screen were displayed!
The movie fans at the scene watched the agent and Neo dodging bullets on the screen one after another. There was silence at first, followed by uncontrollable screams.

Many film critics who were present were already ready to watch a hard-core "sci-fi movie" when they entered the venue, but they ended up seeing a down-and-out action blockbuster. It cannot be said that "The Matrix" is not It's an objective film, but watching the action scenes on the screen, I always feel that this movie seems to be a bit unscrupulous...

Harvey, Spielberg, Coppola and others saw the film for the first time. When they saw this, their expressions became serious. They are all veterans of the film industry. Is a movie good? When they read half of it, they can basically tell the difference.

The plot of The Matrix is ​​not very outstanding, and the concept is not very new, but from the beginning to the present, the plot has been developed step by step, at least there are not too many loopholes, which is not common in science fiction films, and this film, The biggest selling point, the action scenes and special effects, can be understood just by watching the reaction on the scene.

On the red carpet just now, Harvey was flattering Song Yang, but now, Harvey has a feeling that this movie can really be a hit!

Kevin Kelly looked at the special effects in the movie, even as an ordinary moviegoer, he felt the shock, this kind of shock, just like when he saw "Star Wars" for the first time back then, gave birth to a feeling of shock. Kind of, there is also the feeling of this movie!
Elias, who was sitting at the back of the crew, had a bad feeling in his heart after seeing the reaction at the scene. People in Hollywood basically had a concept in their hearts after seeing this film.

"Congratulations!"

"This is the most exciting movie I've seen this year!"

"Larry, Andy, what is the Matrix in the Matrix?"

Just after the film was screened, many celebrities began to congratulate the Wachowski brothers, and some film critics began to ask the Wachowski brothers questions.

The Hollywood stars present are all good people. They all know that once the movie becomes a hit, the Wachowski brothers are afraid that they will become first-tier stars.

"Keanu, Paramount has a new movie, what are you interested in?"

Around Keanu Reeves, more reporters, producers and directors gathered around, all wanting to get Keanu Reeves' next film contract.

I only saw that as soon as the lights were turned on, there were a large number of movie fans running to Keanu Reeves, wanting to get his autograph, and I knew how far Keanu Reeves was from becoming popular. .

If you get Keanu Reeves' next film contract, with the popularity of "The Matrix", it can attract a large wave of box office. These film companies and producers know the truth about it. !

"AMC theaters will expand the number of screen canvases for "The Matrix"!"

After the screening, the heads of AMC's major theater chains said to Ted Sarando, president of Western Films, that this was also a gesture of favor to Western Films. It is possible, like DreamWorks, Lionsgate, etc., to become a new player in Hollywood!
Song Yang looked at the scene in the venue. After the screening, the fans at the scene did not leave the venue. Reporters and film critics kept asking questions to the crew, hoping to dig out more inside stories about the movie and the actors.

"Continue to promote, America and overseas, don't stop!" Song Yang explained to Ted Sarando, Comey Needham and others.

The smell of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. Without indiscriminate publicity, it will not attract movie fans into the theater at all.

After the premiere ceremony, Western Films held a grand banquet for the crew, and invited many media and reporters, also to create momentum for "The Matrix".

When Song Yang got up from the manor on the north shore of Long Island the next day, Jenny had already got out of bed.

"Song!"

As soon as she got downstairs, Jenny took a newspaper and threw herself at Song Yang excitedly, "The box office of "The Matrix" was released last night, with 650 million dollars!"

Song Yang took the newspaper from Jenny's hand, and after unfolding it, the front page was a promotional newspaper of The Matrix. It was impressively written that "The Matrix" won a box office of 650 million US dollars on the first night of its release.

This result is not outrageous, but this is just one night's box office. If you add today's box office during the day, the box office on the first day will definitely explode, exceeding 500 million US dollars, and even sprinting to 2000 million US dollars. If you add the weekend, The box office of "The Matrix 1" exceeded [-] million US dollars in America, basically no problem!

"Today, The Matrix 1 is officially released globally in America, London, Tokyo, etc. In America, the number of screens released in America has exceeded 4400 canvases..."

On the TV station, theaters in Los Angeles, New York and other places began to line up to watch the scenes of the "Matrix" movie.

When Keanu Reeves showed up to participate in the promotional event, there were deafening screams from a large number of fans at the scene. In just one night, Keanu Reeves became a popular fried chicken in Hollywood.

Seeing that the box office is likely to sell well, even the media did not criticize her acting skills too much. In the morning, Jenny excitedly finished her makeup, took Haili and a few small followers to join the crew , ready to show his face and run publicity.

While Song Yang was having breakfast, Ted Sarando, Comey Needham and others came to Song Yang, and Ray Donovan also came later.

"Boss, now Hollywood is praising Song for your vision!"

After entering the manor, Ted Sarando immediately boasted to Song Yang that Hollywood was still looking forward to seeing Song Yang's jokes, but the box office of "The Matrix" might explode, Naturally, many people were disappointed, but the media that praised Song Yang's investment vision may become even more clamorous.

(End of this chapter)