On May 24th, "The Matrix 2" ushered in its premiere in China.
I had received an invitation from Shakelu Pictures before, and the other party was very sincere, but after thinking about it for more than ten seconds, Sun Peng refused. Although "The Matrix 1" was brought to this world by Sun Peng, he
He also voluntarily gave up most of the rights to the sequel. The second part is entirely the creation of Shaker Pictures and has nothing to do with him at all.
So Sun Peng was not interested in the premiere or anything like that, and was too embarrassed to go.
However, he was the one who wrote the first film after all, and although he and Shakelu Pictures did not cooperate again, there was never any turmoil between the two parties, so on the morning of the film’s premiere, Sun Peng posted a Weibo post
: "Today is the premiere of "The Matrix 2". Although I did not participate in the creation of this movie, I am still looking forward to going to the cinema to see it in its entirety."
Express your support and clarify the relationship again.
If "The Matrix 2" is poorly shot, it has nothing to do with Sun Peng. And if Shakelu's work is great, even exceeding the level of the original version, then Sun Peng will not take advantage of others either.
But even so, "The Matrix 2" is still very popular in China, and it soon occupied the third place on the most anticipated list of the entire summer vacation. In front of it, there are only "Inception" and a domestic action blockbuster.
"Thunder Crisis"! As for "Terminator 2" directed by Wei Xiaolin, although it has accumulated some fans because of the first part, its influence is still smaller after all!
The development of the times has made "Terminator" slightly outdated.
Therefore, after "Terminator 1" was released, Sun Peng also learned from the experience and gave Wei Xiaolin a lot of suggestions when filming "Terminator 2": for example, retaining the essence of the original version, such as the shot of the T800 holding a shotgun chasing, and
Those plots in the mental hospital, but at the same time, the special effects and various action scenes inside have been greatly enhanced!
More grand and more exciting!
After being packaged with modern technology, "Terminator 2" not only retains the core of the classic story, but also has the most top-notch graphics in this era!
So for "The Matrix 2" Sun Peng just posted a Weibo, but for "Terminator 2", he didn't want this classic to be dusted! Therefore, not only did Sun Peng in China want to give Wei Xiaolin face, he attended several promotional events
, he even agreed to the guy to go to Los Angeles, USA, to attend the North American premiere of "Terminator 2".
If you do the math, it’s definitely a no-brainer.
As for "Inception", Sun Peng doesn't have to worry about it. Because the cooperation between Chen Cheng and Lao Bai is already full of gimmicks, and because it is a cooperation between China and Hollywood, global distribution does not require Sun Peng to invest too much energy.
I have to say that the power of Hollywood is really reflected in the distribution field...
On May 28, "The Matrix 2" was officially released worldwide.
With the momentum of the first film being a box office hit, "The Matrix 2" won the first weekend box office championship in all the countries where it was first released. The global first weekend box office exceeded 300 million U.S. dollars! Of which 79 million were in North America.
, Huaxia US$160 million. Although it is not crazy, it is definitely a qualified result.
But just as Sun Peng worried, compared with the first film, the evaluation of "The Matrix 2" has dropped a lot.
The difficulty of continuing the fight is the same no matter which world it is.
In particular, filmmakers in this world have made the same mistakes as those on earth, always thinking that adding those cool fights and Chinese elements will get more box office. However, they forgot one thing, when the curtain of the virtual world is pulled back
After it opened, the biggest shock that "The Matrix" brought to the audience was gone, and what was left was just simple visual stimulation.
Of course, the box office trend is still rapid. Ten days later, the global box office exceeded 700 million US dollars, and it is no longer a problem that the final box office will exceed 1 billion.
However……
"The growth in box office cannot offset the decline in reputation."
When he and his girlfriend Chen Feifei visited Sun Peng's home, the great science fiction director Chen Cheng said with regret: "I now understand why you refused to continue the "Matrix" series. In fact, what you wanted to express was in the first part.
Having already expressed it, neither the fate of humankind nor the future of artificial intelligence is actually important anymore... What a pity, what a pity!"
"Haha, I don't know what you feel sorry for!"
Regarding Chen Cheng's idea, Chen Feifei undoubtedly had different opinions and said: "Anyway, Shakelu Pictures has recovered its cost, and it can recover the investment in two movies with "The Matrix 2" alone. Next year,
If "The Matrix 3" is released by then, no matter how much the box office is, it will be a net profit!"
"The Matrix" by Shaklo Pictures is a two-part series. The second and third parts will be released continuously during the summer vacation of two years. Although the total investment exceeds 300 million U.S. dollars, it is obvious that "The Matrix"
2"'s box office was enough for them to recoup all their investment.
In this case, the Queen would not think it was a pity.
Chen Cheng could only shake his head and said with a bitter smile: "Haha, you don't understand..."
"Humph, then tell me something I know!"
Rolling her eyes at him, Chen Feifei was too lazy to pay attention to Chen Cheng and looked directly at Sun Peng: "Xiao Peng, you really don't plan to show up at my concert? It just so happens that you are going to the United States to participate in "Terminator 2"
During the premiere, just take one day off and it’s enough!”
"Sister Feifei, please don't torment me."
Rolling his eyes, Sun Peng said helplessly: "With my singing skills, what else can I do if I'm a guest at your concert besides being funny? I don't want to embarrass you... Ahem, speaking of which, your wedding date has been decided.
No?"
Sun Peng is really not interested in being a concert guest anymore.
He knew that with his fame and number of fans, Chen Feifei and Samsara Records didn't care at all whether he could sing well, as long as he could show up at the concert. But for Sun Peng, it didn't matter.
I don't want to be a clown on stage who is full of loopholes.
Even if the laughter in the audience was well-intentioned, he would not be able to accept it.
Unless before the concert, Sun Peng is willing to spend a lot of time practicing the songs he is going to sing. But instead of spending time on this, he would rather care about the gossip of Chen Feifei and Chen Cheng.
After making up and breaking up, breaking up and making up again, the two finally came together.
Sun Peng no longer wants to gossip about the specific process, but he still has to attend the wedding. And according to Sun Peng's understanding of Chen Feifei, the wedding of the two must be extremely luxurious and cause a sensation across the country and even the world!
"Haha, it's December 2nd this year."
Before Chen Feifei could speak this time, Chen Cheng looked at Zheng Jia, who had always been a little depressed next to Sun Peng, and said with a happy smile: "Originally, I wanted to do it earlier, after the release of "Inception"
Yes, but Feifei said it might not be very convenient for Madam, so she pushed it back three months..."