On April 4, the China Film Awards Ceremony officially concluded.
On April 5, most entertainment newspapers across the country were reporting on the news about the awards ceremony. "Fast and Furious 2" won most of the awards, and Tianwang Film and Television became the biggest winner.
In addition to these, there is another news that accounts for a very high proportion - Miss Wang.
Zhao Liyin appeared to accompany Wang Shang on the red carpet, which instantly made her, a little-known star, instantly famous. And with this shareholder style, Tianwang Film and Television Company was also working hard to package her. Within a day, Tianwang Film and Television Company
It was announced that a new movie would be launched, called "Jinling Thirteen Beauties", and Zhao Liyin is one of them. Although the script was not written by Wang Shang, Wang Shang had confidence in the script.
After the news came out, many people were envious of Zhao Liyin's good luck, and of course they could not help but maliciously speculate whether it was obtained in exchange for hidden rules.
When those who were with the group saw Zhao Liyin ‘joining the group’, they suddenly got this opportunity, and they couldn’t help sighing: “Why didn’t I seize the opportunity?”
But it's a pity that when they wanted to perform, Wang Shang had already returned to the "Transformers" crew, and they couldn't perform even if they wanted to.
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On April 7, 2009, Universal Pictures announced that "The Lord of the Rings" directed by James Cameron was officially completed on April 7, and the official release date was set for September 2009.
The completion of "Lord of the Rings" immediately caused a great sensation in the big film market of North America, and major newspapers in the United States reported on it.
"3D theaters are rapidly transforming! The 3D movie revolution is coming!!"
"Fans are already thirsty!!"
"Can the father of magic make a significant mark in the history of film?!"
""Lord of the Rings" is mighty and beats "Harry Potter". Try to release it as soon as possible!!"
Countless enthusiastic "Lord of the Rings" fans spontaneously promoted the "Lord of the Rings" movie online. In less than a day, the North American Internet was flooded with news about the completion of "Lord of the Rings".
People who are very sensitive to movies immediately set their sights on the crews of "Harry Potter" and "Transformers", especially "Harry Potter", which is a strong competition with "Lord of the Rings" to compete for the first full-length 3D movie.
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The professional film media "Los Angeles Times" published a very gimmicky article the next day - "2009 Annual Movie Showdown"
The article not only reported on the completion of "The Lord of the Rings", but also conducted a detailed comparative analysis of another movie "Harry Potter" that was launched at the same time, and also gave a conclusion-"Harry Potter" is also about to be completed.
The article also predicts the total box office of these two movies...
"The gimmicks of 3D pioneering movies, huge fans, and elite production teams...their final box office may reach more than 1.5 billion US dollars, and may even surpass "Titanic"!!"
At the end of this newspaper, it was briefly mentioned that "Transformers" is currently being filmed by China Summer King Film and Television, but it is not optimistic about the release date of "Transformers" because the start date of "Transformers" is quite late.
For half a year, whether it can be released this year is still a question. Of course, newspapers also expressed expectations for the release of "Transformers" between the lines.
Other newspapers also made similar conclusions to the "Los Angeles Times". They all had great confidence in the box office capabilities of "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter", but they were not sure which movie it was.
Can be released first.
"Transformers" was simply ignored.
In addition to North America being agitated by the news of the completion of "The Lord of the Rings", the most sensational one is the European Union, the birthplace of "The Lord of the Rings".
However, the mood of EU people can be said to be quite complicated. "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" are both European novels. It can be said to be an honor to be famous in the world at this time.
But the EU people are very unhappy because this movie was not made by the EU itself, but by the United States. Many EU people feel embarrassed. This time, it can be said that it has stimulated many EU filmmakers and made them
There was a strong desire for the development of national films.
At a time when the world is making a sensation with the completion of "The Lord of the Rings". How could Universal, the production company of "The Lord of the Rings", miss this great opportunity for publicity and immediately start the first wave of publicity offensive before the release.
The trailer cannot be released, but the stills are starting to circulate online.
The small farm where the Hobbits live in Matamata has 5,000 square meters of vegetable and flower gardens. It is quiet and peaceful. You can see the blue sky and white clouds when you look up, and you can see the clear green stream when you look down.
There is also the Kawarau River, Lake Wakatipu, Glenorchy Mountain Forest...
The large number of beautiful stills immediately attracted a large number of "Lord of the Rings" fans and travel enthusiasts to travel to New Zealand. For a time, the number of tourists in New Zealand skyrocketed.
The New Zealand government also seized this opportunity and vigorously promoted the film.
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European Union, State of England, Durham Cathedral, where the last two scenes of "Harry Potter" were filmed.
Noon, rest time.
Alfonso Cuaron looked at the newspaper in his hand and murmured: "I didn't expect that "The Lord of the Rings" would be so fast. It seems that I have to hurry up..."
The newspaper was flown over from North America. Seeing the series of actions in "The Lord of the Rings", Alfonso couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart.
"Fortunately, "Transformers" is half a year behind schedule. It shouldn't be possible to catch up with us. We will have one less opponent."
After reading the newspaper, Alfonso picked up the loudspeaker and shouted to the entire crew: "Guys, "Lord of the Rings" has been completed, so I decided to change my working hours. During this time, everyone will work harder. We
But you can't fall too far behind and be laughed at by others..."
Alfonso has always been extremely majestic, so the crew will naturally not refute, and they also have a goal in mind, that is, "Harry Potter" must be released before "The Lord of the Rings".
Moreover, there are not many unfilmed plots left for "Harry Potter". There are still ten days left. If we work overtime, it should be shortened to six or seven days.
In other words, "Harry Potter" should be officially finished around April 11th.
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Magic City, a small island, the filming location of "Transformers".
Wang Shang also quickly received the news that "Lord of the Rings" was finished, and invited Michael Bay to discuss: "Now, let's roughly estimate the remaining plot of the movie and how many days it will take for "Transformers" to be completed."
"If we want to film this plot in District 7, it should take another 10 days..."
"The street closure for filming is expected to last for 15 days. If we hurry up, it should be shortened to 13 days..."
"There are still some photos submitted recently that need to be re-photographed. It should take an extra 5 days to shoot..."
"If we can go to the Forbidden City to shoot, it will also take 2 days."
"I also have to go to the army to collect music. It may take two days here..."
The two took the script and carefully analyzed the predictions one by one. Finally, they concluded that "Transformers" will take about a month to complete.
Wang Shang looked at the timetable, took a deep breath, and said to Michael Bay: "It seems we have to hurry up."
Michael Bay naturally knew Wang Shang's ambition to get ahead of "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter", and said with a smile: "Several professional newspapers in the United States thought that "Transformers" would not be completed so quickly. I was thinking
, if we announce the completion of "Transformers" next month, the faces of those experts will be very exciting."
"Haha~~~" Wang Shang was also happy. Although these newspapers were optimistic about the box office of "Transformers", they were not optimistic about whether it could be released this year, nor did they think they would be optimistic about "The Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter".
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"Then let's give them a little surprise!! And if we can get the title of the world's first full-length 3D movie, it will definitely be great."
After saying that, the two laughed.
Wang Shang has this confidence, because he can provide background music and so on, and he is very familiar with the plot, so he can edit it very quickly. However, the post-production of "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter" has nothing to do with the director.
No, it's up to the producer to decide how to cut it.
Therefore, the later "Transformers" should be faster than "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter".
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(PS: The director of Chapter 287 of "Lord of the Rings" was confused.)