"Brothers, guess what I saw? I thought it was fake, you know? I thought everything in the trailer was all special effects. This crew is so cruel..."
New Year's Day, a small northern town.
Cheng Yan, a clear and stupid college student, is visiting relatives with his parents. In these days, young people don't like to visit relatives anymore. They can't see them more than a few times a year. They have to pretend to be familiar when they meet, and they have to face the torturous gathering rituals - such as
Various cross-examinations by the seven aunts and eight aunts.
It's very embarrassing.
At this moment, his parents and elders were playing mahjong, and his peers were all younger than him. They couldn't talk to each other, so he had to lie on the sofa and watch short videos. Then he saw an anchor who went to Qingdao Oriental Film City to look for that car.
The steel behemoth that has become a hit on the Internet.
"I have to run faster, there are too many people!"
The screen in the live broadcast room suddenly started to shake, and the anchor's running and breathing could be clearly heard. After a while, he stopped and said: "I didn't expect there to be so many people. They should all be anchors or UP hosts. They are all taking pictures with their mobile phones...
…”
The anchor asked several questions in succession. Most of them were from Qingdao, but also from Jinan, and some from further away were from Beijing and Xuzhou. This place has become a check-in point for Internet celebrities.
"I just asked about it. They also have an event. This car will start at three o'clock every afternoon and drive around along a route... Then let's wait. I will show you this car first. I won't hide it.
People said that I was shocked when I first saw it..."
Then there was another jitter, perhaps at the best angle for debugging.
"Okay, this is the legendary "Wandering Earth" carrier vehicle!"
"Fuck!"
Cheng Yan sat up, and a huge front end filled with Soviet mechanical beauty suddenly appeared in the camera lens. He then pulled it back to reveal his whole body, the yellow truck body loaded with ore, and the tires that were taller than a person...
What man doesn’t love excavators?
Cheng Yan became more interested and kept squatting in the live broadcast room. Soon it was 3 o'clock, and sure enough, two staff members appeared. With the sound of the car door opening, they climbed up the ladder into the cab.
Then, the giant beast rumbled and actually started to drive.
Waves of screams came from the scene and poured into his ears through the live broadcast room, making his heart beat loudly and his blood suddenly boiling.
Cheng Yan is not a fan of certain types of movies. As long as they are good movies, he likes to watch them.
"The Wandering Earth" was previously promoting some science fiction masterpiece. He was not very interested in science fiction and did not know Liu Cixin's original work, but at this moment he felt an impulse.
"..."
Cheng Yan paused and opened the Maoyan APP.
During this year's Spring Festival, eight films including "The Wandering Earth", "Flying Life", "Bear Infested - Primitive Era" and "The New King of Comedy" are competing.
There is only one cinema in the small town, with only 5 halls. Only Hall 1 is the lobby, and all the movies are reserved for "The Wandering Earth".
He clicked on the 5 o'clock show and was surprised to find that it was almost fully booked, with only four or five seats left. He was a little hesitant at first, but now he decided to book a seat.
By the way, I bought a popcorn + coke single meal.
Look, Commander Yao is still considerate and does not ignore the emotional needs of singles.
"Mom, I went to watch a movie!"
"Will you take your little brother with you?"
"I made a date with my high school classmate, and I'm leaving!"
Cheng Yan slipped out and walked for about ten minutes against the cold wind from the north. He arrived at a comprehensive shopping mall. This mall was built a few years ago. The cinema is inside, and there is a Dicos downstairs, as well as a KTV, milk tea, etc.
of.
Local young people can find a sense of being close to big cities in these shopping malls, but young people coming back from big cities simply don't look down on these things.
That's the case with Cheng Yan, he just feels stupid.
When you arrive at the movie theater, the mountains and valleys are filled with people. The theater chains in the lower market have successfully attracted countless rural youths. Going to see a movie during the Spring Festival is no longer an inconspicuous thing.
After entering the venue, we sat down in the corner, which was quite remote.
The lights dimmed, the screen lit up, and after a series of advertisements, "The Wandering Earth" was officially screened. At the beginning, there were only four companies: the producers:
99 Entertainment, Jiahe, Maili, China Film!
The three families belong to Yao Yuan.
"Look, look, it's Jupiter!"
"Dad, there is an eye on Jupiter."
"That was a big storm on Jupiter..."
At night on the beach, Wu Jing, his son and Wu Mengda lit up a bonfire and observed Jupiter with a telescope.
This version of "The Wandering Earth" has been planned to be a trilogy since preparation. The script is written in one go, and the connection is more natural than the original version. For example, Han Duoduo, played by Wang Zhi, appeared in several scenes in the first part, and Wu Mengta also added more
I collected a lot of materials and kept them for later use.
"Initially, no one cared about this disaster. It was just a wildfire or a drought..."
The plot unfolds in an orderly manner, introducing the causes and consequences. Then it cuts into the underground city and Liu Qi appears. Coinciding with the Spring Festival of 2075, the audience is presented with a Chinese-style "wasteland style".
Zhang Yimou and others cannot understand these things, but young people who have been influenced by various subcultures can smile knowingly.
The sun is going to be destroyed. Human beings have fled with the earth and are hiding in underground cities. In such a wasteland-like background, there are a large number of extremely normal neighborhood committee aunts, the Spring Festival, Wangfujing, and sports uniforms that have not changed for 800 years.
, Little Overlord and Contra...
And the most classic sentence:
"The Third Transportation Committee of BJ City reminds you: There are thousands of roads, and safety is the first priority. If driving is not standardized, your loved ones will burst into tears!"
Hey, don't say it doesn't rhyme.
It just feels right if it doesn't rhyme.
And this strong sense of contrast and dissonance is exactly the authentic flavor of science fiction!
Cheng Yan fell in love immediately. Science fiction blockbusters have a quality that is hard to describe. He never thought he could see it in a domestic movie.
Especially as the plot progressed, Liu Qi took Han Duoduo to the surface, drove the transport vehicle, and then the long shot that went down in history was blasted in front of the entire audience.
Hiss!
Cheng Yan's hair stood on end.
In this way, "The Wandering Earth" has been upgraded in all aspects, including special effects, props, narration... the 2 hours and 10 minutes of the movie does not feel long at all, and there is no point in it.
“The first stage: Humanity has spent all its resources to build 10,000 planetary engines to drive the earth forward and 10,000 underground cities to protect human life.
The second stage: Steering engines that circle the equator are turned on one after another, driving the earth to stop rotating. The earth stops spinning, causing huge tsunamis to sweep across the world, and the global population drops by nearly half.
The third stage: The earth will use the sun and Jupiter to complete the final acceleration sprint and officially embark on a wandering journey.
The fourth stage: After the earth leaves the solar system, the planetary engine is turned on at full power, it takes 500 years to accelerate to five thousandths of the speed of light, and coasts for 1,300 years, then reverses the direction of the engine, and takes another 700 years to decelerate.
The fifth stage: The Earth docks into the target star system and reaches its new home, becoming a new planet in the target star system.
This plan will last for a hundred generations. Although we don’t know what kind of home the new sun 4.2 light-years away will bring, starting from today, humankind’s courage and perseverance will be engraved under the stars forever.
This coexistence of despair and hope, a long journey into the universe that lasts for 2,500 years, is known in history as the Wandering Earth Project!"
The whole film is finished.
When the lights came back on, Cheng Yan couldn't calm down while sitting in his chair. He had just experienced a wonderful movie-watching trip, and the beauty lay not only in the movie itself, but also in the fact that he understood the romance of the movie.
This is a romance that is different from Hollywood. Whether it is the personal sacrifice of thousands of people, or the sense of fearlessness in taking the earth to the universe, he understands it!
"call……"
He exhaled, stood up slowly, and followed the crowd out of the venue.
When he returned to his relatives' house, the sound of mahjong was still playing. Cheng Yan lay back on the sofa and turned on his mobile phone. He couldn't wait to chat in various groups: "I just finished watching "The Wandering Earth". It's so cool. I highly recommend it!"
Immediately afterwards, I went to Maoyan, Maili, Midou and other communities to search for relevant content like a maniac.
When I see the recommended UP owners and the netizens who praise me, I feel an inexplicable sense of pride. When I see the UP owners who criticize me, I angrily spray them for 300 times.
This is a common feature of contemporary netizens.
They need to integrate personal emotions with public emotions, find their own team, find the enemy's team, and then output wildly to vent...
No matter good or bad.
"I didn't expect that China could make such a large-scale science fiction film. I used to feel that it was far away from us when watching foreign science fiction. This time I saw the familiar big pants, and the Oriental Pearl Tower turned into a frozen apocalyptic scene. It was both
Curious and sad at the same time.”
"It is a good-looking genre film from all aspects. The most special thing is that it is a domestic science fiction film, which will satisfy both movie fans and science fiction fans.
There is definitely a gap compared with the best Hollywood visual effects movies, but the gap is already visible to the naked eye, and the rest will have a chance to catch up given time.
Pursuing the broadest emotional resonance is what all commercial genre films must strive to achieve. Some people may think it is vulgar, but I think this should be something to be proud of."
"A subpar movie.
The scientific setting failed, the script failed, the directing and acting failed.
There are also failing values. I want to emphasize this point: you have to draw lots to enter the dungeon. What will happen to those who did not win? According to the setting, the sun will have problems after 100 years. Those who did not win the lottery could have
Live until natural death, but because you plan to wander, you will let people enter an unsurvivable environment early. The movie does not say a word about this at all, and does not intend to discuss it at all. Because in the minds of Liu Cixin and the crew, sacrificing some people is not worth discussing.
Right?
If it didn't have such a stinky five-star rating, I might have given this movie two stars. Now I'll only give it one star. Because it's disgusting!!"
…………
There has been a lot of commotion online.
This did not affect Guo Fan, Wu Jing and others who were on the road show. Because they had no time to watch, they started from theaters in Beijing and divided their forces into three groups to spread across the country. Wu Mengda took the initiative to participate in a few shows even though he was sick.
It was released on February 5th, and by the 6th, Guo Fan was already in Hangzhou.
"In fact, after listening to your feelings, including the exchange between us just now, I am most touched that you all understand "The Wandering Earth"..."
In a theater, Guo Fan stood on the stage and was deeply moved. He said sincerely: "When we produce a work, of course the results are important, but what we are most afraid of is that we do not express our ideas and the audience cannot understand it.
Not only did you understand it, you even understood it more deeply than I thought. I see that most of the people here are young people. You are really great!"
He gave a thumbs up.
"Whoosh!"
Amidst the applause, Guo Fan came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
After getting in the car, he asked Gong Geer: "Has the box office been released on the first day?"
"not yet!"
"Then I'll take a nap first."
Guo Fan drank some water and fell asleep.
On the way, it was their rest time. After sleeping for more than an hour, they woke up and asked again: "Has the box office been out on the first day?"
"Just came out, 188 million!"
"188 million..."
Guo Fan was slightly relieved. In today's film market, this data is not top-notch, but it is still first-rate. Of course he is under great pressure, with an investment of 800 million!
In other words, "The Great Wall", which claims to be worth US$150 million, is higher than me.
What he envisioned in his heart was to be satisfied with a box office of 3 billion, so at least he wouldn't lose money.
Just like this, running around on the road show, another day passed in the blink of an eye. Still in the car, Guo Fan asked: "Did the box office come out yesterday (referring to the second day)?"
"Come out, 300 million!"
"How many???"
"300 million! A message sent to me personally by Mr. Yu."
Gong Geer showed him his cell phone.
"This is over 100 million!"
"Not only that, we have overtaken it to the first place in the Spring Festival period, including "Flying Life" and "The New King of Comedy"!"
Gong Geer knew that he was under great pressure, so he encouraged him and said with a smile: "Do you know what the audience calls us now?"
"What?"
"The first true Chinese science fiction blockbuster! A milestone! Opening the door to Chinese science fiction!"
Bang bang bang!
It was like three shots of cardiotonic shot into Guo Fan's heart. It began to beat violently, the blood rushed upward, and his cheeks were a little red, especially when he thought of the days and nights he spent working on this movie...
“Worth it!”
“Worth it!”
…
Originally, there was still competition for "Crazy Alien", but now it is gone. "The Wandering Earth" dominates the Spring Festival slot with an unrivaled momentum.
Seven days later, the box office has soared to 2.4 billion!
Ten days, 3.6 billion!
The original price was 4.685 billion. Now with Yao Yuan’s full support and overwhelming publicity and subsidies, it will have to exceed 5 billion at least.
During this period, "Xinwen Lianbo" reported it again.
Speaking of which, "Xinwen Lianbo" is also very bad. It has helped promote many movies, such as "Robot", "The Promise", "Sky King", etc., and each one has become more popular than the other.
"The Wandering Earth" is so successful, the faces of the two bosses are also shining.
The official media followed up with praise, which really set off a science fiction craze. For a time, Stars and Sea became popular culture.
…
"Shanghai Fortress" is so fun!
The film is adapted from Jiang Nan's novel of the same name. The script was created in 2013, the concept design started in 2014, and the location scouting and construction took place in 2016. With such painstaking efforts and perseverance, Lu Han didn't even have time to edit the movie.
It is said that it cost 360 million yuan and took three months to finally film it. It is also scheduled to be released this year.
I was worried about how to promote it, but when I saw "The Wandering Earth" it was a big hit, oh! Someone gave me a pillow when I fell asleep.
"A 50-meter carrier vehicle is nothing! We have a 900-kilometer-long alien mothership... Let me promote it and call it a science fiction blockbuster, no no, call it a war blockbuster... No no, call it a science fiction war blockbuster!"
""Shanghai Fortress", a domestic science fiction war masterpiece!"