You don't understand the happiness of the director

The "Dawangdao" cinema in Wudaokou means "king" and "kingly road". Wang Quan also invested in it. At this time, it was halfway under construction and there were decoration materials and construction workers everywhere.

Ye Ning walked and watched, curious about this so-called largest cinema in China, and wanted to see if there was anything he could learn from.

He is not very old, only 34 years old, but he is already in a high position, serving as the deputy general manager of Wanda Cinema Line. This is his fifth year joining Wanda.

He didn't come alone. He was accompanied by a boy who looked like a high school student. He had half-long hair, small eyes, and a big nose. He didn't look very good-looking from a distance. But when he looked closer, he looked average.

However, the young man is a common man. Although he is the son of a big boss, he has no airs about a young man. He walks beside Ye Ning and helps him hold his bag. Today he is Ye Ning's assistant.

Wang Sicong is only 19 years old this year and is still studying in college in the UK. Now is not the time to return to China, but who made his mother miss him? He came back.

Now his father is not very rich. A foreigner named Hurun ranked a rich list, and his father only ranked 150th.

He also heard that there was a movie to watch, so he came over specifically to watch the excitement. Regarding Kingship, he can be said to be well-known in the UK. The film "Juno" ranked among the top ten at the UK box office last year. This year's "Twilight" "City" is not bad either, young girls especially like it.

However, he feels that the best film of King Power is the debut film "10 Cloverfield Lane". One space, three actors, and countless reversals make people feel the charm of film narrative.

According to Ye Ning, today is the day when President Wang Qiankun and Wang of Dawang Cinema Line invite theater chain owners across the country and the president of China Film and Television Korea to preview a short film produced by Wang Quan, and this film is related to the later "Inception".

Inception, since Wang Quan himself announced the cast and investment costs, this name has become a name that all Chinese filmmakers dream of.

Although I know nothing about the story, I am looking forward to it, hoping that Wang Quan can create a miracle in the film industry and attract audiences across the country to enter the cinema.

Ye Ning and Wang Sicong walked to the door of Hall 1 and took the 3D glasses from the other party. They already knew before coming that this was a 3D movie.

Ye Ning has always thought that 3D is just a fancy trick. Wanda also has some theaters equipped with 3D projection equipment, but they cannot be used all year round and they still show ordinary 2D movies.

However, when she walked into the screening room and saw the huge screen that was four or five stories high in front of her, Ye Ning was still a little shocked, "Is this IMAX?"

Wang Sicong, "I've seen it abroad. It's really fun to watch special effects blockbusters when I'm older, but that's all. In the end, the movie is about the story."

Ye Ning nodded happily, but she didn't expect that her young master was still a man of substance.

As soon as she entered, Ye Ning saw a bald man and hurriedly went up to say hello, "Mr. Gao, you're here so early!"

"Haha Xiaoye, I sit on the ground floor, so of course I will come quickly."

The bald man's name is Gao Jun, and he is the vice president of the New Film Alliance. Because the parent company of the New Film Alliance is China Film, and the general manager is usually concurrently held by the leaders of China Film, he is actually the top leader of the New Film Alliance.

"How do you feel? Shocking, right?" Gao Jun pointed around.

With such a big screen and so many seats, how much would it cost to fill up such a show?

Ye Ning, "It's really shocking, but judging from the current domestic market, I'm afraid it would be good if half of the seats are filled."

"Yeah, with such a big battle, I don't know how long it will take to get back the money." At this time, another theater person came in. This one was older, Wu Hehu, from the Magic City United Theater, and was considered a veteran of the theater industry. level person.

"Hey, Mr. Wu is here. Sit here, I have the best view!" The emperor gave up his seat voluntarily.

Wu Hehu smiled and waved his hands, "It doesn't matter, this giant screen has a curvature, and the line of sight is also at the core when you sit here."

Ye Ning praised, "Mr. Wu is really observant."

Wu Hehu, "There is also an IMAX giant screen in the Magic City. I have seen it a few times, but it was only in the Science and Technology Museum. The cost of this thing is too high. The country is not footing the bill. It is too stressful to make money at the box office."

In fact, the cost is not bad, but the key is that it is too big, and the cinema does not have that much space to install it. If the old cinema is renovated, it is better to demolish and rebuild a cinema.

"How high is this giant screen?" Ye Ning asked, and simply ran to the front of the stage. Only when she walked under the giant screen did she feel how small she was.

"No need to measure, it's 22 meters high and 28 meters wide, which is one size larger than the regular IMAX giant screen." A proud voice came, it was Manager Ruan of Dawang Cinema, and there was a woman beside him.

Manager Ruan also served as the deputy general manager of Wangdao Jiahe Cinema Line some time ago, helping to streamline business. Now he has returned the position to Ms. Shi Nansheng.

It happened that Shi Nansheng was also busy working on "October Siege" in the Mainland, so he came to join in the fun and see what kind of shocking work the boss came up with.

Manager Ruan continued gushing, "Including this one, there are now a total of seven IMAX giant screens in the country, and ours is the first IMAX giant screen in the country used for showing movies. The others are from the Science and Technology Museum. And it’s also the largest IMAX screen in China!”

Manager Ruan still didn't say anything, that is, Dawang Cinema and Jiahe Cinema have more than just this IMAX giant screen!

"Isn't it just a bigger screen? You can watch movies on a smaller screen." At this time, Huang Wei, the general manager of China Film and Star Cinema Line, came, and was accompanied by Tan Hong, the boss of Star Cinema.

Tan Hong is half of Huang Wei's boss, and the other half of China Film Star Cinema Line is owned by China Film Group.

Later there are China Film Digital Cinemas, China Film Southern Shinkansen Cinemas, etc. China Film is a shareholder.

In addition to theater managers, there were also film company owners at the scene. Tan Hong and Shi Nansheng were the latter, and they could chat together.

But soon another one came, Xu Yongan from Hengdian Group, the owner of the film and television city.

In fact, the Hengdian Group has also established a cinema chain. The first cinema has opened in Dongyang, so they are also invited.

Xu Yongan was originally working in the capital. Hearing that Dawang Cinema Line was publishing hero posts, he came over with the theater manager.

When the heads of more than 20 cinema lines arrived one after another, Wang Qiankun appeared. The bright red color worn by the old slut was completely different from the others.

Tan Hong teased him, "Master Kun, are you getting married again?"

"Marriage is a tomb. I have been buried in it three times. I will never step into it again!" Lao Wang said firmly, "I am so happy today. Damn it, I have never seen this before during the theater industry conference. Multiple people.”

Subsequently, several more theater chains came, most of them local theater chains that could only cover one province. Wang Qiankun, a small theater chain like this, did not let go.

During this period, Liu Yifei and Yang Mi also arrived. Wang Quan may have felt that the day was not exciting enough, so he invited Liu Yifei, Yang Mi and Yu Feihong to watch the movie together today.

However, he didn't receive any of them, and they all came in on their own.

Wang Quan treated them equally. Not only did he not receive them, Han Sanping also ignored them.

When the show time was about to come, Mr. Han, with the help of his assistant, jumped and jumped to avoid the debris on the road, and finally entered the IMAX giant screen hall.

Behind him, Yu Feihong also came in quietly.

Tan Hong saw Yu Feihong and was about to go over to say hello. Suddenly, the lights went out and the screening room fell into darkness.

Yu Feihong found a seat in the back in the dark, right behind Liu Yifei and Yang Mi.

Suddenly, a beam of chasing light came from above, hitting the platform under the screen, and Wang Quan was in the beam.

Today, he was dressed differently than usual. He was wearing a round-neck sweater, jeans, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. This look gave people the impression that everything he said was right.

Wang Quan first bowed deeply and said, "Thank you to the leaders of China Film Group and theater colleagues for taking a day out of their busy schedules to listen to my nonsense."

Wang Sicong looked at Wang Quan with some jealousy, why was he so talented and so handsome!

"I would like to ask, bosses, which of your cinemas has installed 3D projection equipment?"

Manager Ruan and Ye Ning raised their hands first, and then a total of seven hands were raised sparsely, accounting for about one-fifth of the total number of theaters.

Wang Quan nodded, "Then if the 3D screening room accounts for one-tenth of your total cinema, please raise your hand."

Now there is only Manager Ruan.

Wang Quan said, "It doesn't matter. This thing is easy to install. It shouldn't delay making money. At least it's not difficult to drink oral soup."

"Director Wang, what do you mean by making money?" Li Yuzhen, a strong woman from Jinyi Zhujiang Cinema, asked.

"Do you even need to ask? Of course it refers to Director Wang's "Inception."" Liu Rongliu, CEO of Dadi Cinemas in Guangdong Province, replied.

Wang Quan clasped his hands together and said, "Thank you, not only for my "Inception", but as far as I know, "Journey to the Center of the Earth" invested by New Line Cinema, and Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar" invested by Fox. It is a 3D movie, and one of the characteristics of 3D movies is that you can only fully experience the charm of the movie in the cinema."

Wang Quan took a sip of water, "Our total box office in the Mainland last year was 2.6 billion. This year, so far, in 11 months, it should be less than 3 billion, and the number of moviegoers is less than 100 million. People who are accustomed to watching movies There may be 20 million or 30 million, which is too few. I think there is still a lot of room for the movie-goers, and 3D will be a good way to attract people who usually do not go to the cinema. Thereby cultivating their movie-watching habits.”

"If 3D really had such great capabilities, the audience would have been involved long ago." Senior Wu Hehu said.

Some people began to agree, yes, it's not like everyone has never seen 3D movies. As early as the 1960s, Chen Peixi's father, Mr. Chen Qiang, acted in "The Magician", which is regarded as the earliest 3D movie in the mainland.

The most talked-about one is "The Thirteen Sisters" starring Ding Lan in the 1980s. It was also very popular at the time. The effect on the screen made the audience feel very novel. As a result, the novelty has passed away. It didn't change anything.

Wang Quan said, "Mr. Wu, one time and another, there were many movie theaters in the 1980s, and ticket prices were cheap or even free. Naturally, there were many people watching movies. That was the era of planned economy, but now it is market economy, and ticket prices have increased several times. Now, watching movies is a consumption that ordinary people need to consider and hesitate, so the application of new technologies can demonstrate its value."

Liu Yifei and Yang Mi nodded at the same time, Brother Quan was so right!

Wang Quan, "And the technology in the 1980s is different from the technology now, and even the technology today is different from the technology last year. I believe many people here should have seen the 3D versions of "The Speedy" and "Four Eyes" "Tianji", those are all technologies from the past two or three years. You can compare them later. Having said so much, why not come to something practical. Please watch "Gravity" below."

Everyone just put on the 3D glasses, Wang Quan said with a smile, "No need to wear glasses, this time I'm watching the 2D version, and I'll watch the 3D version later."

Yu Feihong chuckled, this guy likes to tease people.

With this smile, Liu Yifei and Yang Mi in front turned back at the same time, and then they discovered that there was another person at the scene, and they knew them.

Yu Feihong naturally knew that Wang Quan was dealing with the two girls, and she had that kind of relationship with him, so she felt a little embarrassed in her heart, but on the surface she was calm, smiled, nodded, and pointed in front, letting them concentrate on watching the movie.

The first shot was of space. On the huge screen, there was a sudden feeling of insignificance. Then the camera came to the space capsule. Gadot and other actors appeared. Seeing Gadot's rustling appearance, Yang Mi and Liu Yifei pursed their lips at the same time. This is also our powerful enemy!

Who let others have the upper hand? If they don't let go, it won't be easy for them to make a move.

But soon they stopped paying attention to Gadot's face. They were completely enveloped by the tension of being in space, and the two girls even held each other's hands.

The five minutes were very quick, but also very long. Every second they were worried about the heroine's situation. She was performing a task outside, and debris in the air flew towards her. If she was hit, it would be over. Bar!

"ah!"

It's over, the safety rope is buckled!

Oops, caught it again!

After experiencing the last thrilling torture, the heroine finally returned to the space capsule, and the audience's hearts felt like a roller coaster. The short film ended.

Han Sanping took the initiative to applaud. It was so wonderful. Even though it was just such a simple short paragraph, the technical content in it was so high. It was like real people in space. I am afraid no director in China could do it. .

It is also exciting and suspenseful, making people reluctant to miss any shot.

He even felt that such a short film could be expanded into a feature film, which would definitely be a hit.

Wang Sicong also clapped his hands in resignation. This guy has something special. This is the most shocking special effects movie scene he has seen in the past two years, even better than the recent "Transformers".

Wang Qiankun even stood up and applauded, "My son is so outstanding, where is your son?" Can I win an Oscar at the age of 21 and date three girls to watch a movie at the same time?

Now the two younger ones among the three girls also stood up and applauded with their future husband. It was so beautiful and I couldn’t get enough of it!

So Wang Quan asked the screening room behind to adjust it and watch it again. This time he needed to wear 3D glasses.

But this time, almost everyone's mouths turned into an O shape from the first shot, and in just five minutes, they sat on the chairs and started lowering their heads, turning their heads sideways, reaching out, covering their faces, and screaming!

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