Haierfa.
The Base of Operations.
Chen Jin brought Shi Xiao Tao's movie over and asked Nuwa to help optimize it.
This optimization was not only about the details of the special effects … It only took a few seconds to complete.
But for a good movie, apart from special effects, the acting skills of the actors, the soundtrack, the theme song, and the interlude were also very important.
Shi Xiao Tao's "Light Years of Love" did not have many flaws in the script and the acting skills of the actors. But because it was rushed to be released during the New Year period, the soundtrack and theme song were not particularly perfect.
So after the optimization of the special effects, Chen Jin suddenly thought of these two aspects.
"Xiao Tao's movie is not so much a sci-fi movie, but a romance movie with a sci-fi skin, similar to those foreign space opera movies.
But the market potential of this kind of movie is definitely not to be underestimated!
"'Titanic' is a romance film, but it earned 2.18 billion dollars at the box office more than 20 years ago. Later, a 3D remake was made, and it earned another 1 billion dollars at the box office … The total box office earnings are the highest in the world."
The second to fifth place in the box office are all sci-fi movies.
"Xiao Tao's" Light Years of Love "has both romance and sci-fi elements. It would be difficult for the box office not to be high. But it is almost impossible to reach the height of" Titanic. "
Because "Titanic" was too classic. Not only the acting skills of the actors, but also the soundtrack and interlude songs were all classics. Some melodies had been passed down for many years, leaving an indelible impression on people.
Could "Light Years of Love", which took less than a year to produce, reach that level?
That was obviously impossible!
So in addition to the special effects, the soundtrack and theme song also had to be optimized.
How could they be optimized? The soundtrack and theme song were all created by humans. They needed inspiration and talent. It was impossible for artificial intelligence to complete this kind of work.
Chen Jin also knew this.
Fortunately, in the database of artificial intelligence Alice and Nuwa, there were more than 1 million movies, tens of millions of episodes of TV series resources, and countless kinds of soundtrack and songs … In the process of plundering Haierfa, the number of such works of art was still increasing.
Chen Jin asked Alice and Nuwa to conduct a global search. Sure enough, they found many movies with similar plots to "Light Years of Love" in the database. Among them, there were a few movies that were classics and made Chen Jin feel that they surpassed "Light Years of Love" by a level.
Therefore, the classic soundtrack that he wanted was easily found.
Three suitable theme songs (interlude) were also found. The names were: "Entangled Quantum", "Pursue Your Path", and "Light Years Away".
These three songs could be placed in the scene where the male and female protagonists communicate using quantum communication, the male protagonist on his way to find the female protagonist, and the final scene of the reunion.
Chen Jin immediately asked Nuwa to play the music and songs into the movie. Then, he watched it again.
Oh my god, the tear-inducing effect is insane!
"Box office earnings of less than 3 billion will definitely be considered a failure!"
It was entirely possible for it to reach 5 billion.
If it performed well in the overseas market, it would be another movie with a box office of 10 billion yuan.
Thinking of this, Chen Jin had an idea to enter the cultural industry.
"In the future, the productivity of society will be highly developed. Material goods will gradually become cheaper. Spiritual goods will become more important. The proportion of the cultural and entertainment industry in the GDP will increase. It may even become the pillar industry of the nation. High-tech companies are not as profitable as cultural companies. Content products will begin to be more important than hardware products.
"If Xing Hai Technologies' business growth is weak and the market begins to be saturated, it is quite necessary to enter the cultural industry in order to maintain the scale of Xing Hai Technologies.
"It just so happens that I have accumulated countless cultural products in my hands. This is another treasure trove waiting to be developed."
In addition, although the Z nation was becoming stronger and stronger, and its military strength would surpass the M nation sooner or later, it still had considerable shortcomings in terms of culture.
If a country's culture was not strong, it would be difficult to gain respect no matter how strong it was in other aspects.
Of course, these were not issues that Chen Jin needed to worry about. He generally developed at his own pace.
…
One week later.
Chen Jin sent the optimized version of the movie "Light Years of Love" to Shi Xiaotao.
The three songs and the music score were also sent to her via express delivery.
"Xiaotao, I asked someone to write the lyrics and music for these three songs. Find a few suitable singers to sing these songs well and add them to the designated segments of the movie. You must find suitable singers to sing these songs. Otherwise, the movie will not achieve the desired effect."
Chen Jin repeatedly reminded her. Of course, he could not bring the direct versions of these songs over. Otherwise, how could he maintain the identity of the singers?
He could only get the lyrics and music score and ask the singers to sing them.
"Okay, okay."
Shi Xiaotao was in a daze when she responded. The optimized movie with a new soundtrack seemed to have undergone a complete transformation. It was as if it was no longer a movie that she had filmed.
After she finished watching the entire movie, even though she had watched it countless times, she could not help but cry.
Her gaze returned to the manuscript in her hand. Suddenly, she saw a few lines of lyrics from one of the songs:
Facing the vast sea of stars
Our tiny specks of dust
Floating in a sea of helplessness
Fate let us meet outside of troubled times
But fate wants us to love each other
Just far away, light years away
I'm willing to wait for you in the unknown
She did not know why, but after seeing these lyrics, Shi Xiaotao's tears flowed even more violently.
For the first time, she was so moved by her own movie that she could not control herself.
For the first time, she realized that a good cultural work was like a home for the soul. It contained unimaginable power.
…
One month later.
In order to save money, the movie "Light Years of Love" was released in cinemas all over the country in a low-key manner without any large-scale publicity.
Due to the lack of publicity, the theaters did not give a lot of showtimes. Relying on Shi Xiaotao's title and reputation as a "Double Billion Director", the box office sales on the first day barely exceeded 100 million.
However, something terrible happened.
The movie's reputation exploded on the same day.
On Weibo, WeChat Moments, and various social media platforms, many people who had watched the movie were frantically promoting it!
"It was so touching. I walked out of the theater crying."
"Almost everyone cried. Even I, a man, cried like an idiot."
"Wall-cracking recommendation! A must-watch movie of my life. "
"Personally, I think it's not worse than" Titanic "."
"It's a simple love story, but it portrays the purest love that we want the most. It makes people sincerely hope that the male and female protagonists can be together. Yes, I'm a single dog, but I'll eat this dog food."
"A long-distance relationship that is separated by a light year will not have any results in reality. Only true love can create miracles."
In addition, on Douban, a film review website famous for its "fake reviewers," "poisonous tongues," and "trolls," the movie "Light Years of Love" had a shocking rating of 9.8.
Even the most picky film reviewers, afraid of being attacked by the fans, had no choice but to say, "'Light Years of Love' has shown us the talent of Director Shi Xiaotao. She has used this movie to prove herself."
With such a high reputation.
One could imagine the box office sales of "Light Years of Love".
When Chen Jin brought Su Yun to the cinema to watch the movie, he deliberately put two small packets of tissues in his pocket. When the movie ended, he actually ran out of tissues. He could only lend his chest to the woman and let her have a good cry.
Soon after.
Chen Jin went to Su Yun's hometown for the Spring Festival and stayed there for half a month.
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