Chapter 271 Chinese Science Fiction Milestones (I)
On October 10, a screening of "Source Code" was held in Hong Kong.
The film screening event invited representatives from major theater chains in Hong Kong, the heads of major film companies, and representatives from China Film Group and Beijing Film Group from the mainland. Of course, there were also major media outlets in Hong Kong and reporters from mainland China and Taiwan.
The confidence of Tomorrow Film Company can be seen from the fact that the film screening was held at the Peninsula Hotel.
At around 2pm, various tabloid reporters gathered at the entrance of the Peninsula Hotel. They didn't get an invitation, so they could only sit here in the sun. But they couldn't come earlier, because they wouldn't be able to get a good seat if they came later.
A young reporter who had just entered the industry asked his master, "There are no stars or red carpets here, what is there to shoot?"
His master said angrily, "What do you know? This is the biggest thing in the entertainment industry. Tomorrow's film company never does anything meaningless. Since they are going to hold a grand film screening, there must be something big going on. Although we can't get first-hand information, as long as we can find some gossip or tricks from it, we can get a lot of bonuses."
The young reporter was a little bit unconvinced when he heard this, but when he looked at the area where he was, he saw more than a dozen reporters crowded in, so he had to believe it.
"Okay, forget it. Take the camera and keep an eye on this spot. I'm going to the bathroom first, and we'll switch shifts. We must take the clearest photos."
"Okay, Master!"
Reporters from other newspapers also work in pairs to prevent their good spots from being snatched away by others. They are not afraid of fighting for territory, but they are afraid of missing out on the best news while fighting for territory.
Just like that, at five o'clock in the afternoon, luxury cars started to drive over.
They are either the bosses of major film companies or managers of major cinema chains.
When they met acquaintances, they would gather in groups of three or four to talk about it. But today, their topic was all about Source Code.
They already knew about the news that the film company would shoot Source Code tomorrow. Hong Kong is a small place, and any movement of a big company would attract attention. Some companies are fighting fiercely, sending people to the crew to cause trouble is the least of their worries, and some ruthless people would even steal the other party's film library, making the opponent's efforts of one or two months go to waste.
These fighting methods would hardly work at Tomorrow Film Company. After Tomorrow Film Company was established, the most important thing was security. Anyone who dared to cause trouble on the set would be sent to the police station. Anyone who dared to sneak into the film library would be beaten up before being sent to the police station.
Tomorrow Films never plays dirty, but if you dare to play dirty, you can only pay a lot to avoid disaster. The amount of bail in Hong Kong is not small, but the key is that even if you are released on bail, you will still face prosecution by Tomorrow Films' lawyers. You either have to pay the money or go back to jail.
Gradually, other film companies realized that Tomorrow Film Company was a hedgehog, and apart from normal means of competition, it was best not to do anything shady.
Since they couldn't cause trouble, they planted spies to see what Tomorrow Film Company did. Then they watched Tomorrow Film Company grow bigger and bigger, until it became the number one in Hong Kong.
The crew of Source Code also had their own informants who would report the shooting status every day. However, they only knew that the scenes were well built and the props were well made, but they knew nothing else.
At around 5:, an extended version of Rolls-Royce drove to the hotel entrance.
This kind of luxury car is basically owned by the richest people in Hong Kong, so the reporters outside the door suddenly became excited and pointed their cameras over.
The car door opened and ten bodyguards filed out. They stood in two rows, looking vigilantly at the crowd on both sides.
Then a female star came down from above. It was Gong Li, the top star of Tomorrow Film Company.
There are not many actresses signed by Mingtian Film Company, because the films produced by the company are basically male-dominated plots, and actresses are basically just foils. Gong Li has not filmed many films of the company, and she has mostly filmed art films in the mainland. In the past two years, she has won many awards in foreign countries, and after the feedback to Hong Kong, Hong Kong fans have also recognized her strength. However, the reporters are still puzzled. With Gong Li's wealth, she can't afford such a luxury car.
Then a man got out of the car. He did not stand with Gong Li, but reached out to pick up another woman from the car. The reporters saw that it was Li Lizhen, and the man was Liu Hongmin, the boss of Mingtian Film Company.
Liu Hongmin's net worth is no less than those of Hong Kong's top wealthy families, so he is naturally qualified to buy an extended version of Rolls-Royce.
According to rumors, Gong Li has lived in Liu Hongmin's villa for the past two years. Now that Liu Hongmin has returned, it is understandable that the three of them came in the same car.
However, the reporters from the tabloids were excited. Gong Li had been involved in a scandal with Liu Hongmin a long time ago, and now she appeared with Liu Hongmin and Li Lizhen, which was full of gossip!
"Crack! Click!"
The sound of shutter clicks never stopped, from the time the three people got out of the car to the time they entered the door.
Li Lizhen appeared in front of the Hong Kong public for the first time in a long time, and she still missed this feeling. However, she still asked Gong Li: "Is it okay for you to walk the red carpet with us?"
Gong Li was stunned for a moment, and looked at Liu Hongmin hesitantly, "It should be... okay!"
Liu Hongmin doesn't care. "Being a star is like this. People will always make malicious assumptions about you. You just have to get used to it."
He thought about it. According to the original time and space, Gong Huang should have been with the Imperial Master by now, right? However, he had not heard of this gossip!
However, Jiang Wen, just like in the original time and space, is together with Liu Meiniang.
Could it be that the scandal between me and Emperor Gong destroyed the relationship between Emperor Gong and the Imperial Master?
So, he added, "As long as it doesn't affect your boyfriend."
Gong Li's mouth twitched slightly, and her voice was a little hoarse, "It won't affect it."
Li Lizhen was watching from the side and always felt something was strange.
At this time, Wang Yaowei came over.
"Almost everyone has arrived, let's go into the venue!"
The Peninsula Hotel has set up a screen and arranged seats in the banquet hall. After the movie is over, it will immediately return to the banquet hall for everyone to dine.
Soon, all the guests arrived. Wang Yaowei took the stage and said with a microphone: "Welcome everyone to the Source Code screening. I think everyone is familiar with Source Code. This is our boss's epoch-making science fiction novel. When Brother Xiaoming wanted to film it, I was shocked. How can it be filmed?"
"But Brother Xiaoming led a group of wise men and managed to solve all the problems in the filming and made this movie. The difficulties and obstacles involved cannot be described in words. No matter how much I say, I can't describe all the difficulties."
"So, let's watch the film first. I think after watching it, everyone will have a question, that is, how was this movie made!"
(End of this chapter)
