Number 1.
In China.
News of Commando 2's worldwide premiere spread.
On Weibo, netizens had mixed feelings.
"Wilson's new film is a hit?"
"More than four million dollars in two hours?"
"Why is the box office so high? F * ck! "
"Is the commando team on steroids?"
"Damn it, I was still worried that it would die!"
"Now, Wilson and Hollywood will get cocky again!"
"Yeah, I really can't stand Wilson's face. He's so hateful!"
"Sigh, this is really not good news."
"Zhang Ye's new movie is in danger."
"Whatever, I'll buy a ticket first."
"Motherf * cker, I support domestically-produced movies!"
"Haha, I booked the tickets half a month ago."
"No matter what, Zhang Ye's new movie must be watched."
"I'm already at the entrance of the cinema. There seems to be a lot of people!"
"I'm looking forward to Zhang Ye's new work. I'm also looking forward to seeing what kind of work Zhang Ye can come up with this time. This will be his first time making a movie."
…
Beijing.
At the premiere of Wolf Warrior 2.
Zhang Ye and the main production team attended the event together. The guest lineup was also extremely luxurious. There had never been so many celebrities invited to a movie premiere before.
Except for the media.
Except for the staff.
Zhang Ye had invited nearly half of the entertainment circle!
Ning Lan.
Huo Dongfang.
Shu Han.
Chen Guang and his wife.
Grandma Zhang Xia.
Li Ke and seven or eight big-name directors.
His eldest sister, Cao Dan, and many of her internet celebrity best friends.
His mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, relatives and friends.
The entire cinema hall was already full. Usually, there would be some tickets reserved for the audience for the premiere, but this time, Zhang Ye really could not squeeze out any more tickets.
On the stage.
Zhang Ye held the microphone and said with a smile, "Thank you, everyone, for attending the premiere of Wolf Warrior 2. Thank you so much. Initially, the organizers wanted us to hire a host to manage the event, but according to the rules, that was indeed the case." He glanced at Dong Shanshan, who was beside him. "But then I thought about it. Shanshan and I are both professional hosts, so there shouldn't be a need to hire someone, right? We might as well host it ourselves. "
Dong Shanshan smiled and added, "It's mainly to save money."
"Oh, that's right," Zhang Ye said.
The people below were all amused.
After that, it was time for the reporters to ask questions.
A Central TV reporter asked, "Director Zhang, do you have any expectations for the box office earnings of your new movie?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Of course there is."
The Central TV reporter asked, "How much is that?"
Zhang Ye gave it some thought. "As long as we can break even, hur hur."
A newspaper reporter asked, "This is the first time you and your team have filmed a movie. Strictly speaking, you and your team are not professionals?"
Zhang Ye nodded and said, "But we are very brave."
Another reporter smiled and stood up. "Why isn't there a screening this time?"
Zhang Ye answered, "What I'm thinking is that if everyone wants to watch it, let's watch it together. We can just release it right away. It's not my style to hold a pre-screening and drag things out."
A dozen questions were asked.
It was about time for the movie to start.
Zhang Ye led his team and sat down in the first row.
Ha Qiqi was so nervous that her hands were trembling.
Beside him, Sofia was also taking deep breaths.
Zhang Ye smiled and comforted, "It's fine."
Ha Qiqi gave a wry smile. "I'm really worried about the box office earnings."
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "We're already at this point, so let's leave everything to the market."
Actually, even Ha Qiqi, Sofia, and Yao Jiancai did not know what the movie would look like after it was edited. This was because everything was handled by Zhang Ye alone. They had not even seen the finished version of the movie before, so no one knew what it would look like. It would be strange if they weren't nervous.
It was finally time!
It was finally time to hand in their answers!
The atmosphere in the theater was a little subtle.
…
The seats of the directors.
"Old Li, what's the screening rate for them?"
"I heard that it's 33.7% domestically."
"That high?"
"Yeah, they're really giving face."
"But the overseas screening rate is less than 0.01%."
…
Near where Zhang Ye's family was seated.
His sisters were chattering away.
"It's starting soon!"
"Come on, Brother!"
"You can do it! Brother has never failed before! "
…
In the seating area for the celebrities.
"Sister Ning, do you like this movie?"
"Who knows?"
"Is Zhang Ye really going to go against Hollywood?"
"I guess so."
"But how is he going to go against them?"
"Who knows!"
…
The lights in the theater went dark.
The big screen lit up and the movie began.
The theater instantly quietened down. Everyone picked up their 3D glasses and put them on. Some of the people in the theater were not used to wearing 3D glasses yet. This was because in China, even though 3D movies were no longer a complicated technology, there were still not many domestic directors who were willing to shoot 3D movies. The special effects could not keep up and the production costs were too high. Not many domestic 3D movies had ever achieved amazing box office results. For example, Zhang Ye's parents, and his father-in-law. Some of them were even entering a theater for the first time to watch a 3D movie, so they found it quite novel.
The music played.
In the vast sea, two speedboats were approaching.
"Attention, there are pirates!"
"Attention, there are pirates!"
"Get into the cabins and take cover!"
"There are pirates! Execute emergency measures! "
The cargo ship dropped its anchor!
The pirates surrounded it!
The sound of gunshots rang out incessantly!
At this moment, with some impassioned music playing, Zhang Ye's running figure appeared on the deck of the cargo ship. He spread his arms wide and jumped into the sea!
"Ah!"
"Wow!"
"Aiyo!"
Everyone in the theater cheered!
This kind of visual effect was enough to shock everyone!
However, this was only the beginning. When Zhang Ye started fighting with the pirates in the sea, countless people in the theater gasped!
Li Ke jumped in fright!
Beside him, several of the domestic big shots were so shocked that their 3D glasses nearly fell off!
Holy shit!
One shot to the end!
Is this what Hollywood means by one shot to the end?!
Zhang Ye, are you crazy? You dare to use one shot to the end in the sea??
Laymen might not know the dangers involved, but how could Li Ke and the other domestic directors not know!
The fight was too intense!
Everyone's hearts were in their mouths!
One!
Three!
Five!
Several pirates were tied up by Zhang Ye.
When Zhang Ye climbed onto the speedboat, he picked up one of the pirate's sniper rifles, raised it, took aim, and fired. With a bang, a bullet suddenly flew over!
The theater was filled with screams!
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
The bullets seemed to be shooting straight at their foreheads!
This was the 3D effect. It felt too real!
Many of those who had never seen a 3D movie before were dumbfounded by it!
Clearly, this scene was deliberately created by Zhang Ye. This was a combination of filming techniques and special effects techniques to create a 3D effect. It was all so that the bullet would fly out of the screen and into the audience seats, so as to stimulate everyone's visual nerves. It was a "bad" trick.
It was very bad.
But the effect was also very obvious!
At this moment, the title of the movie appeared onscreen: Battle! Wolf! 2！
Ning Lan gasped. "Fuck!"
Shu Han was stunned. "This …"
Yao Jiancai nearly knelt down. "Awesome!"
Jacques stared and said, "We didn't have this when we were filming!"
Ha Qiqi said dumbfoundedly, "We filmed this?"
His eldest younger sister, Cao Dan, opened her mouth wide. "Oh my God!"
The group of Internet celebrities were also stunned. "A domestic movie can even produce such special effects?"
Zhang Zuo looked at Zhang Ye. "Is this a foreign technology?"
Zhang Ye couldn't help but laugh and say, "What foreign technology? It was made by a domestic special effects company. Don't think that everything is good from abroad. China isn't that backward."
Everyone was in some disbelief!
A short movie's opening had turned out to be so gorgeous and shocking!
At this moment, a question suddenly arose in a lot of people's minds. Was this really something that a non-professional film team could have made?
I'm gonna faint!
Are you fucking kidding me?
This is clearly at the level of Hollywood!
A team that used to make variety shows!
A director who had never made a movie before!
And they actually worked together to make a domestic movie like this?
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