Chapter 521

Guests in the hotel were clinking glasses and drinking heartily; meanwhile, the journalists and critics who had attended the premiere had already rushed to the computers, mulling over how to write their pieces.

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No.

There are too many viewers waiting in front of their computers for the latest news about Director Jiang's new film; we must release the story immediately to grab readers!

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The renowned critic 'After Dawn' wrote in the document: 'Director Jiang is truly a director who dares to innovate and experiment. The original novel Alien Divergence was published thirty years ago, but no director has ever considered adapting it for the big screen.'

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Perhaps, out of consideration for scene presentation and production costs. Or maybe it's simply thought that this is just a sci-fi pulp novel; once advanced weapons on Earth leave the solar system, they would deliver a devastating blow to civilizations still in the gunpowder era, lacking any highlight.

No named entities.

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The term 'Jiang leading' (Director Jiang) appears.

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Liu Yifei appears (given). Also 'Snow Queen' is a role description, not a name.

The critics' opinions are largely the same, yet they all unanimously praised Liu Yifei's performance in the film.

Liu Yifei appears.

Compared to that, the performances of the male lead Wu Jing and the female lead Dilireba, in their view, can only be described as average, with no surprises.

The male lead is Wu Jing and the female lead is Dilireba.

Besides reporters and critics, many people in the premiere's live audience also shared their viewing impressions on Tieba and Douban.

No named entities (Tieba, Douban are platforms; they are real-world brands/apps; we exclude them from the glossary but still translate the line; we can keep them as Tieba and Douban. They are Chinese platforms; but the rule says to exclude real-world brands/apps/celebrities. So we should not include them in the glossary. For translation we can keep them as Tieba and Douban. They are Chinese platforms; but the rule says to exclude real-world brands/apps/celebrities. So we should not include them in the glossary. For translation we can keep them as Tieba and Douban. We can keep them as Tieba and Douban (pinyin) or keep as is? Usually we keep them as Tieba and Douban. Since they are proper nouns, we could keep pinyin. But they are not in the glossary; we can translate meaning? Tieba is a forum. Douban is a site. We'll keep them as Tieba and Douban. Not in the glossary.)

The vast majority are praise and recommendation, calling the film's special effects scenes incredibly grand and shocking, surpassing Avatar and Little Soldier Legend, strongly recommending viewing.

The movie titles Avatar and Little Soldier Legend appear; these are real-world films and are excluded from the glossary.

Moreover, many viewers shared the premiere ticket stubs on Weibo and Moments, then wrote a few sentences of "Versailles" talk, instantly garnering lots of likes.

Contains Weibo (Weibo) and Moments (Moments). These are real-world platforms; exclude. Also Versailles is a place (Versailles) but used as a term meaning "Versailles" (brag). It's a real-world place; we should include it as Versailles.

Inside the banquet hall of a five-star hotel, all the female stars of Outstanding Rising Film Company are just busy with these.

The company Outstanding Rising Film Company appears; also the phrase 'five-star hotel banquet hall' is not a name.

On WeChat Moments and Weibo, they share guest invitation letters, then write a few sentences recommending the film, instantly attracting many friends and fans to like and reply.

The platforms WeChat and Weibo appear; these are real-world services and are excluded from the glossary.

Like Liu Yifei, Jing Tian, Tang Yan, Yang Mi, and others, they will also pick some fan comments to reply to.

Liu Yifei, Jing Tian, Tang Yan, and Yang Mi appear.

Although the film is sure to be a big hit, their publicity efforts are not lacking their "shouts"; we can find an opportunity to let Jiang Heng know they are vigorously promoting the film, which could also earn them a lot of goodwill, right?

Jiang Heng appears.

Even if not playing the lead in a big film, occasionally cameoing a role, if Director Jiang edits it well, it's still very impressive! All the artists of Outstanding Rising think so, each one tapping their phones rapidly.

Director Jiang and the Outstanding Rising Film Company appear.

The result is that multiple new film premiere entries have successively topped the hot search list.

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The next day, major traditional print entertainment media across the country successively published commentary reports on the film, also a chorus of praise.

No.

Moreover, it is predicted that the film's domestic box office will exceed four billion yuan RMB, and the global total box office is expected to reach an astonishing three billion US dollars.

No.

Under such publicity, the promotion team's preview events arranged in several key box-office cities in China sold out immediately upon ticket release, with scalpers' tickets doubling in price; everyone wanted to see it early! Under such publicity effect, Jiang Heng naturally didn't need to stay in China, but instead led part of the crew to Japan and South Korea first for premiere promotion.

Contains Jiang Heng -> Jiang Heng, also Japan -> Japan, Korea -> Korea.

Afterward, they flew directly to Hollywood.

Haolaiwu appears.

The Columbia Pictures company responsible for distributing the film in North and South America naturally welcomed Jiang Heng with the highest standards; the company's CEO, Sanford Panichi, personally went to the airport to meet him.

Contains North America -> North America, South America -> South America, Columbia Pictures -> Columbia Pictures, Sanford Panichi -> Sanford Panichi, Jiang Heng -> Jiang Heng.

Oh, my old friend, it's really great to see you!

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Sanford Panichi showed great enthusiasm, greeting him with a hug right away.

Sanford Panichi appears.

Although Jiang Heng wasn't fully accustomed, he went along with local customs and also patted the other person on the back.

Jiang Heng appears.

You're being too polite, personally coming all this way to pick me up!

No.

Sanford Panichi said: "Who let you make such a great film? Is it the special effects or the sci-fi theme? You know Hollywood, and what do those Wall Street newspapers say? They say this film's global box office is at least two billion US dollars, and it could possibly reach three billion!"

Contains Sanford Panichi -> Sanford Panichi, Hollywood -> Hollywood, Wall Street -> Wall Street.

Jiang Heng laughed: "Do you also believe the media's prediction? Three billion? How could that be easy!" Sanford Panichi said: "Indeed it's hard; if it were anyone else, nobody would believe it, but you are someone who often creates miracles; I have full confidence in you!"

Jiang Heng and Sanford Panichi appear.

Jiang Heng smiled helplessly and said, "All I can say is, I hope so?"

Jiang Heng appears.

It will definitely happen, my partner! Sanford Panichi laughed.

Sanford Panichi appears.

After having lunch together, Jiang Heng brought the entourage directly to stay at his mansion in Beverly Hills.

Jiang Heng and Beverly Hills appear.

Wu Jing currently doesn't have much wealth, and Reba, having debuted not long ago, hasn't saved much money either; they both have the look of someone who hasn't seen much of the world.

Wu Jing and Reba appear.

Not bad, when will I have a house like this! Wu Jing sighed.

Wu Jing appears.

Jiang Heng laughed, "Work hard, and next year I'll be able to upgrade to an even bigger and better place!"

Jiang Heng appears.

Wu Jing chuckled embarrassedly, "You can now buy so much more!"

Wu Jing appears.

Jiang Heng said, "Actually, having too many houses is meaningless; one can't possibly live in all of them!"

Jiang Heng appears.

Wu Jing laughed, "If you think there are too many, I can help you look at houses!"

Wu Jing appears.

At a glance, there's no mistaken version!

Look at the correct version!

Jiang Heng laughed: "No problem, whenever you go on vacation with Xie Nan, you can come stay anytime!"

Jiang Heng and Xie Nan appear; the word 'vacation' is not a name.

Wu Jing's eyes lit up: "Great, I happen to be taking her to Hollywood to check it out!"

Wu Jing and Haolaiwu appear.

Jiang Heng is now also considered a socialite tycoon; shortly after arriving in Hollywood, invitations to parties and receptions keep calling nonstop.

Jiang Heng and Haolaiwu appear.

Jiang Heng pushed a few aside, but still went out to socialize in the evening, drinking a lot before returning.

Jiang Heng appears.

The next afternoon, it was the premiere of the new film in the North American market.

Beimei appears.

Many company representatives and media reporters present knew that sci-fi special-effects blockbusters are generally popular in the global market; Jiang Heng's work, adapted from a European-American short sci-fi novel, naturally appeals to Western audiences.

Contains Jiang Heng -> Jiang Heng, Europe and America -> Europe and America.

Everyone speculated that the film would achieve decent box office results, and everyone wanted to come see it right away to see how it turned out.

No.

In the first segment, the special forces squad played by Wu Jing fighting armed militants felt quite fresh to the audience, but that was all there was.

Wu Jing appears.

The Tuokelanmu segment made the audience enjoy watching it.

Tuokelanmu appears.

Its appearance gave the audience a strong sense of oppression, yet what they ended up holding was a gunpowder gun.

No.

Afterward, the rest of the scenes were fairly ordinary, except for the "Super Space Jump," which reached the Magic Star System, where they battled the Ice Snow Queen played by Liu Yifei, truly exciting that group of North American viewers.

Contains Super Space Jump -> Super Space Jump, Magic Star System -> Magic Star System, North America -> North America, Liu Yifei -> Liu Yifei.

It feels a bit like watching The Avengers!

The movie title The Avengers appears; this is a real-world brand and is excluded from the glossary.

Liu, the witch she plays, is really cool; I like her!

Liu Yifei appears.

She didn't show up today, which is really a pity; I still wanted to take a photo with her!

Refers to Liu Yifei (Liu Yifei). Already.

She's really strong; it feels even more powerful than the Scarlet Witch!

Refers to Liu Yifei.

"No, no, she's constrained by her environment, far from the Scarlet Witch!" (End of chapter)