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Chapter 423 The big names gather

"Hello Director George Lucas, thank you for your arrival." Wang Meng greeted George Lucas.

"Wang, I'm here to learn. Michael said that this movie will shock me. If I were born ten years earlier, I would have reached the status of "Star Wars"." George Lucas smiled.

"Wow! Director Michael scared me." Wang Meng said in surprise, not expecting Michael Bay to be so optimistic.

But it is right. You may have such a reputation for having a ten-year early child.

But it's too late after all.

However, the so-called lateness is also an aspect of special effects technology. I am confident about the setting, such as "absolute consciousness space", "bullet time", and "cyberpunk model". As for the box office, it will only surpass it, and it will not be less.

"Hi Wang, hello, I've wanted to know you for a long time. I like your "Butterfly Effect" very much." Nolan greeted Wang Meng.

Wang Meng is also very interested in this person. Not to mention Batman being resurrected by him, Wang Meng is impressed by the movie "Memory Fragments", but not to mention the later "Inception" and "Star Trek".

Of course, there is also a question, "It seems that the emergence of Inception is related to "Butterfly Effect" and "The Matrix". Nolan also said that he borrowed the creativity of "The Matrix". So these two works that have been late for many years, now appear. Will Nolan start creating Inception next year? This may be a mystery?

"Hello Mr. Christopher, thank you for your arrival. There is a saying in China that is called mutual appreciation, and I also admire your creativity." Wang Meng shook hands with Nolan.

Nolan and Wang Meng shook hands, and the camera kept clattering in the hands of the reporters on the scene.

Some people even thought that the two genius directors finally met.

If Nolan is a genius and a genius, then Wang Meng, the next great god, will feel a little looking up to him.

It’s not Wang Meng’s servile scumbag, but he really admires it.

On August 16, 1954, James Cameron was born in a middle-class family in Ontario, Canada. His father was an electronics engineer and his mother was an artist. A science fiction novel he wrote when he was 12 years old was the prototype of his science fiction film "Abyss". When he was 14, he saw the movie "2001 Space Odyssey" directed by Stanley Kubrick. From then on, he had the desire to make a movie. He began to shoot some simple films with his father's 8mm camera.

In 1971, he moved to the United States and majored in physics at California State University. After dropping out of college, he worked in various jobs including driving trucks for others. In 1977, Cameron saw George Lucas's science fiction film "Star Wars". He began to realize that he wanted to be a film director, so he quit his job as a truck driver. In 1980, he obtained his first official job in the film industry, and served as artistic director in the film "Century Battle" directed by Roger Kao, and produced special effects models.

In 1981, James Cameron directed his first work "Pizzard 2". In 1984, Cameron released his first self-written and directed film "Terminator". The film only cost 6.5 million US dollars, but it achieved a box office of 36 million US dollars in the United States, and the global box office reached 78 million US dollars.

In 1986, James Cameron's second work "Alien 2" was released. In 1987, "Alien 2" won seven Oscar nominations and finally won two awards: Best Audio Editing and Best Visual Effects. James Cameron won the 14th Saturn Award for Best Director for this film.

In 1989, Cameron wrote and directed the third movie "Abyss". This science fiction film is somewhat different from other similar works of James Cameron. Although it is interspersed with many fighting and descriptions of mysterious creatures under the sea, its focus is on using a relatively slow pace, telling a story about the relationship between husband and wife in a science fiction context. Some viewers believe that the pace of this film is too slow, and the film also failed at the box office.

In 1991, the movie "Terminator 2" directed by him achieved a box office of $200 million after it was released in the United States.

In 1992, the film won four awards: Best Visual Effect, Best Audio, Best Makeup, and Best Sound Editing at the 64th Academy Awards Ceremony. James Cameron won the Best Director Award and Best Screenwriter Award at the 18th Saturn Awards for the film.

In 1993, James Cameron established his own stunt production company "Digital Field".

In 1994, the first film "The Real Lies" produced stunts by "Digital Field" was released. It was directed by James Cameron and starred by Arnold Schwarzenegger and others. "The Real Lies" reflects a kind of chauvinistic idea of ​​Cameron, in which he portrays the Arians as heroes and non-Alians as terrorists. The film had a box office of 146 million US dollars in the United States and a box office of 280 million US dollars in the international market.

In 1997, James Cameron directed the movie "Titanic", which cost $200 million, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and others. During the filming process, James Cameron was very strict with the actors and staff. The cold words of the investors, the complaints and confrontations of the actors and their subordinates about his strange temper, and the difficulties encountered during the filming process made Cameron almost on the verge of collapse, but he still insisted.

After the release of "Titanic", the box office in the United States reached 470 million US dollars; the global box office exceeded 1.8 billion US dollars, breaking the box office record in film history and becoming the highest-grossing film between 1997 and 2010. In 1998, the film was nominated for 14 Oscars and won 11 of them, tying the record for the number of awards of "Ben Hur".

Of course, the sentence - "I am the king of the world" is also admirable. Although he is also arrogant, many people say that he is arrogant.

In 2000, he directed and produced the TV series "The End of the World" with gene therapy. In 2002, he collaborated with Diovery Channel to launch the documentary "Return to the Bismarck Battleship". In 2005, he announced the start of filming the movie "Avatar", a science fiction film that combines computer CG animation. The film costs $300 million, breaking the record of the cost of film production.

In August 2009, during the production of the 3D film "Avatar", James Cameron was inspired and decided to use this technological means to re-create the 1997 film "Titanic". On December 18, 2009, the movie "Avatar" directed by James Cameron was officially released. The film was released in North America for 47 days, with a total box office of US$61.1 million, breaking the previous box office record of 6100,000 million held by "Titanic". As of September 2010, "Avatar" had a cumulative global box office of more than US$2.7 billion, breaking the global box office record in film history.

(ps: I feel it is necessary to say that when I meet someone I really admire, I can't help but want everyone to know that he is very powerful. I admit that I am not objective and idealistic, I admit that I am sometimes very upset about why there is no such director in China? There is also a Spielberg who is not as famous as him. However, this guy Qiu Hua, I don't like him, even though he is also awesome, but I resist it in my heart. Yes, it's still idealistic, my fault.)

If the global box office of "Titanic" is 1.8 billion US dollars, it is striking, then "Avatar" is 2.7 billion US dollars, it is silly.

Take Wang Meng as an example. He is confident that he is more than many directors in the world in terms of box office, but only James Cameron makes him feel a little scared, and he is so unrestrained.

Even if you are reborn, even if you have golden fingers, you will feel a little lack of weight.

Wang Meng sometimes wondered whether this old guy was also reborn? Why did he have such a sci-fi life? The good forklift driver stopped driving and went to make a movie. Did he get the golden finger at that time?

Of course, is this thinking?

And James is not only the box office competition, but also his love for the promotion of special effects and technology. He has refreshed several new film revolutions. It’s really against the will of heaven!

"Hello Mr. James, thank you for your arrival, I'm honored." Wang Meng felt a little excited when he looked at this great god who was about the same height as him.

"Young director Wang, you are very good. I have seen your works and have great ideas. Of course, your love for special effects and new technologies is that we must have topics to communicate. I hope "The Matrix" will shock me." James Cameron said.

Well, both of them may be the kind of people who have a special liking for new technologies and special effects.

"I believe it will." Wang Meng was very confident.

"Haha...I found that we have something in common again. We are all very confident, so confident that people don't like it, haha..." James smiled.

Similarly, the conversation between the two also excited the reporters and kept taking videos.

After that, Wang Meng greeted a group of Australian actors.

There are Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Sam Worthington, Eric Barner and other big names.

I heard that the Australian Gang is very united, so it can be seen here, and it can be seen that Hugo Weiwen is well-known for her popularity.

The visitors also included a group of friends of Lawrence, a group of friends of Scarlett, a group of actors invited by Tingfeng, etc.

This premiere is no less than a small awards ceremony.

Many Hollywood reporters felt incredible, but they didn't expect that Wang Meng's influence was already so great.

Not to mention the shock of a group of Chinese journalists, look, these are the top group of Hollywood movie stars and are also famous global celebrities!

Unexpectedly, so many people came this time!

Of course, this will also be a bit dangerous! The source of danger is the success or failure of "The Matrix"!

Wang Meng is at least a little worried, no one can guarantee it, right?

I wasn't nervous at first, but I was so nervous by so many big names and reporters.

If so... then? Wang Meng said goodbye to Hollywood completely. If he didn't say goodbye completely, it would take many years to turn around!

Of course, everything has the opposite side.

I just said that there are scary consequences for failure, but! If it succeeds, then Wang Meng will also have the reputation of these big names. The ratio between director and first starring actor is quite powerful.

Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that if "The Matrix" reaches its original reputation, Wang Meng will become popular all over the world like the Titanic's Little Plum.

...

And in the magic capital of China, in the afternoon.

A grand premiere was also held here. Wherever the reputation of "The Matrix" is, there is almost no need to deliberately invite anyone, and countless reporters and film critics will come to watch it.

The $1.3 billion big production is a number, but when it comes, it feels like a storm is coming.

In October this year, Chinese media, including film and television companies, did not deny a prediction that would soon become a reality?

That is - October will be the month of "The Matrix". No one doubts.

After all, this is the base camp of DreamWorks.

It doesn’t mean that the big stars are present, even the government staff Vice Mayor Niu has come. After all, he has his efforts, right?

Take the director as an example. Several of China's top directors have come, including Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, Tsui Hark, Chen Kexin, Wong Kar-wai and other big-name directors. Those who don't know about it think the directors are gathering.

Their common purpose is to see what Wang Meng has made? Is it a giant beast in the prehistoric world? Or fall into the mortal world?

Not to mention a bunch of DreamWorks actors, as well as actors who have a good relationship with Wang Meng.

The crew of "The Matrix" here include Li Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu and Sun Honglei as the facades.

A gathering of stars and big names.

With the vast number of lucky movie fans, the screening room that can accommodate nearly a thousand people is full.

This is a 3D giant screen, one of the few LMAX productions available.

It can also be said that this release is also a refresh of China's new special effects technology.

"Old Chen, have you seen it? How about it?" Chen Kexin asked around the directors who had watched it.

"It's amazing and incredible." Chen Kexin said.

"Is it so mysterious?" Wong Kar-wai was a little dissatisfied.

"Just look at it, I can't find a second such work in China. Perhaps such directors may not appear in the next five or even ten years." Chen Kexin was very sure.

"Hiss!" After hearing this, the directors took a breath of air conditioning.

It seems that Chen Kexin’s appearance is true!

"You'll know if you look at it." Zhang Yimou was still open-minded.

"That's right!" everyone nodded.

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