Chapter 562

Originally, all the bosses, directors, and famous actors in the circle were paying attention to the news of Three Body 2, feeling that it would definitely be the hottest film of the 2015 Spring Festival season.

But unexpectedly, Hello Mr. Billionaire came out before Three Body 2, creating quite a stir.

For a while, everyone was curious about what exactly in this film deserved Jiang Heng's such enthusiastic recommendation.

Only after various press releases about the female lead Zhang Ruoqin came out did everyone finally 'understand'—Director Jiang was really going all out to push her, this posture is even bigger than when he promoted Liu Yifei and Jing Tian! As the lead in Three Body 2 and Hello Mr. Billionaire, and a cameo in The Great Wall, Zhang Ruoqin has three films released this winter, something the entire Chinese-language entertainment circle has never seen before for a newcomer!

What's worse, Zhang Ruoqin has a 'first-love face' that is very popular with young male viewers.

If she only had looks, it would be fine, but there are far too many 'vase' actresses in the film industry; her acting is actually not bad, at least her performance in The Great Wall is quite impressive! Of course, her cameo role is too small to fully prove her acting ability.

With Zhang Yimou or Jiang Heng patiently directing him, even Yang Tianbao would give a decent performance.

But after the premiere of Hello Mr. Billionaire in Jingcheng, the crew split into two groups and conducted small-scale test screenings in major box-office cities nationwide, all receiving enthusiastic praise.

Needless to say, Shen Teng's Wang Duoyu, but Zhang Ruoqin's Xia Zhu is even more lovely and charming than the original version, instantly becoming the 'national goddess' in the hearts of many male viewers.

By the time she arrived in Hangzhou to attend the test-screening event, there was already a fan club there.

Zhang Ruoqin is from Wenzhou, Zhejiang; Hangzhou is the provincial capital, so it's also a return to her hometown.

Seeing how warmly the local audience welcomed her, the young lady was overjoyed and specifically asked her assistant to take photos of fans holding up light sticks, then send them to Jiang Heng after the event ended.

She messaged happily, 'Brother, I have fans now!'

Jiang Heng glanced at it, chuckled, and replied, 'Not bad, there will be even more later—remember to come back!'

'I can't, I'm taking a flight back tonight!'

The premiere of Three Body 2 in the capital is on February 12, and the venue remains the Olympic stadium.

This premiere can be called the most grandiose film premiere event domestically, with a huge number of guests in attendance.

Besides the bosses of major film and TV companies, renowned directors, current top stars, and cultural elites, there were also a bunch of internet company moguls.

Including but not limited to Ali's Ma Yun, Sohu's Zhang Chaoyang, Meituan's Wang Xing, and JD. com's Liu Qiangdong, etc.

These internet company bosses are all fans of the novel Three Body, highly endorsing the concepts and ideas raised in the book, especially the 'dark forest theory,' which they practically regard as the industry's bible.

A premiere like this really makes you squeeze out time to come see it, no matter how busy you are!

At the event, the most shocking thing was the reporters outside the red carpet, watching Ma Yun, Zhang Chaoyang, Liu Qiangdong, etc. walk onto the red carpet, truly beside themselves with excitement.

'Director Jiang is amazing, actually managing to invite so many internet moguls to the premiere!'

'It's not that Director Jiang is so great; it's that Liu Cixin's novel is just too awesome—domestic and foreign internet moguls all love it. If you switched to another film, do you think Ma Yun and Liu Qiangdong would still come?'

'Definitely not—they're way too busy!'

'It's mainly because they're all fans of Three Body!'

'Exactly!'

'If A Mortal's Journey to Immortality were made into a film, I'd come see it no matter how busy I am!'

'I want to watch Soul Land!'

'When will Joy of Life be made into a film or TV drama? It looks really good!'

The reporters chatted while taking photos, and when they saw Jiang Heng and Zhang Ruoqin step onto the red carpet together, they were so shocked their glasses almost fell off.

Unexpectedly, they walked the red carpet together again, and Director Jiang really dotes on Zhang Ruoxian! "This is too much praise!"

"Don't even think about it, it's definitely going to hit the hot search!"

"It's really good, no wonder Director Jiang likes it!"

As reporters and audiences discussed, Jiang Heng and Zhang Ruoxian had already signed their names under the huge poster, then came to the red carpet to accept the host's interview.

"Ah, suddenly I have the illusion of traveling through time and space; I remember a few days ago we were standing on the red carpet just like this!" Xie Nan laughed.

Jiang Heng then said: "Today, I will only answer questions about Three Body 2, so think it over before you ask!"

Xie Nan giggled, "Director Jiang, don't worry, I can still tell which film is premiering!"

Everyone knows that Three Body is a work beloved by domestic and international audiences; you filmed the first part many years ago, so may I ask what reason made you wait so many years before filming Three Body 2?

Jiang Heng glanced at Zhang Ruoxian beside him, then smiled at Xie Nan and said: "If I say I'm waiting for someone to grow up, would you believe that?"

"Wow, really?"

Xie Nan lightly covered her mouth with her small hand, her eyes wide open.

At a glance, there is not a single mistaken version!

Although this is hard to believe, when you consider Zhang Ruoxian's age and debut, it's also hard not to believe!

If Three Body 2 had been filmed a few years earlier, there really would have been no way to cast Zhang Ruoxian.

Thinking of this, Xie Nan felt her scalp tingle, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The reporters and spectators outside the red carpet were also astonished.

Waiting for someone to grow up — what a romantic saying; one could write a press release with that title, and it would surely be popular with readers!

And upon carefully reasoning through Jiang Heng's words, it really does seem true; not only Xie Nan and the reporters think so, but even Zhang Ruoxian standing on the red carpet can't help but think that way.

It felt like an instant enlightenment, as if everything suddenly became clear.

"He couldn't really be waiting for me to grow up, could he? That would mean it's fate ordained by heaven! Heaven's ordainment — the greatest ah!"

Zhang Ruoxian felt her mind about to go crazy, while Xie Nan sobered up and asked, "Really?"

Jiang Heng leaned back slightly with an exaggerated expression, "You don't really believe that, do you? I was just saying it offhand!"

Xie Nan gave a helpless glance, glanced at the slightly disappointed Zhang Ruoxian, and laughed, "But this saying really does sound true!"

Jiang Heng laughed and said, "Women just love romantic lines!"

"What about the unromantic saying?"

"The unromantic saying is that Three Body's influence is too great; we dare not film it lightly, fearing that if we do a bad job we'll be scolded by the original fans!"

"With Director Jiang's skill, you'll definitely be able to film it well!" Xie Nan flattered.

Jiang Heng bluntly said, "I also think it's not bad; Three Body 2 should be the work I'm most satisfied with in all my years of filmmaking!"

"Ah, that should be quite good to watch!"

Xie Nan said these words came from the heart, because Jiang Heng's previous good works are truly too many.

If Three Body 2 can reach or surpass works like The Matrix, Inception, Lion Camel Ridge, etc., it will definitely cause a movie-watching frenzy! (End of chapter)