767 The first year of the domestic science fiction blockbuster: 2003!

On August 6th, Keanu Reeves also came to China. After Jiang Yan finished the road show of "When Men Fall in Love" and the guest appearance of Star Master in "Kung Fu", he and the crew of "The Matrix 2" went to Beijing University and Fuzhou University.

Attended two student meetings.

Jiang Yan participated in "The Matrix 2" in April 2001. At that time, his reputation was not as high as it is now, and the title "Son of the Wind" had not yet been worn on his head.

So when Jiang Yan joined "The Matrix 2" to replace the role of "Chang Wei" in the original version, the crew and directors didn't really have many ideas.

After all, they are all Chinese, so as long as they can fight.

As for the fact that Jiang Yan is somewhat famous, no one is too worried about it.

But who would have thought that a few months later Jiang Yan would become famous all over the world with "Wind Son".

So in the following days of "The Matrix 2", the directors, the Wachowski brothers, wanted to ask Jiang Yan to come over and reshoot some scenes more than once.

Jiang Yan also agreed. There was no reason not to agree. After all, this is The Matrix, a blockbuster blockbuster. I would definitely like to have a few more scenes. But I definitely can’t be careless about money. We can’t just do whatever you say.

Not to mention rewards, so after several back and forths, Jiang Yan finally got a small share of the film. Calculated based on the box office of the original time and space, Jiang Yan can earn a small amount of 20 to 30 million US dollars this time, which is not bad.

In addition, because Jiang Yan participated in two more reshoots in the later period, this also added another month to the final production time of "The Matrix 2", which originally took more than a year to shoot.

The filming started in March 2001 and ended in September 2002. It was a marathon-level production process.

Now, the movie has begun to be released around the world. As one of the actors, Jiang Yan naturally has to help stand up on stage in the Mainland according to the contract.

At the meeting, the college students were very enthusiastic about Jiang Yan and other main creators, and the guest appearance of Jiang Yan also attracted many questions on the spot.

But there’s nothing much to say about this. It’s just martial arts. Jiang Yan knows martial arts. This was revealed in "The Swordsman". So if we really want to talk about surprises, then only Jiang Yan, Keanu and others will cooperate.

It's a surprise.

After all, it is indeed rare for Chinese stars to collaborate with Hollywood big names.

But what many mainland students and media don’t know is that for Keanu and others, it would be a surprise to be able to collaborate with Jiang Yan!

At the scene, Keanu, Jiang Yan, Yuan Heping and the director brothers talked about interesting things about filming together, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.

Among them, the interaction and friendship between Jiang Yan and Keanu have also attracted the attention of countless domestic reporters and movie fans.

How should I put it? Perhaps out of an inferiority complex, some people in China have always had great doubts about Jiang Yan's influence abroad.

Everyone always thinks that Jiang Yan is just selling his stuff and boasting about it. His multiple Grammys and Billboard's multiple championships are all deceptive. In fact, they have no gold content at all.

This statement is naturally a joke to people with comprehensive knowledge, but these days, the majority of people with comprehensive knowledge are actually not the majority, so this kind of statement has always been marketable.

Information is underdeveloped these days. Not to mention foreign news, even domestic news can become unrecognizable after being circulated several times.

And many people actually believe it after hearing it!

Therefore, many people don’t understand the Grammy and Billboard regarding Jiang Yan’s honor. They rely solely on what the media tells them. There are so-called exaggerations and belittling during this period.

For example, some artists have achieved little success abroad, or some public relations awards such as Pheasant Awards, and everyone just brags about them, but in fact they have no gold content at all.

There are also superstars like Long Ge who have wide influence in Hollywood and even the world, but some people insist on saying that he is a braggart.

There are all kinds of far-fetched evidence, saying that Brother Long is not famous in Hollywood, that the box office of hundreds of millions of dollars is fake, that the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award is a consolation prize, etc.

Some people still believe this kind of routine twenty years later, let alone now in 2003.

When these exaggerations and belittlements are transmitted layer by layer, many people's opinions become very divided.

Either they admire Jiang Yan very much, or they scold Jiang Yan in their sleep and dreams.

These two extreme people, especially the latter, are actually a minority, but after excluding these people, there are not a few remaining people who are not too radical but still have such ideas.

So up to now, many people really think that Jiang Yan was just blown away, just to go out for gold plating and then come back to make money.

But until this time Jiang Yan and Keanu Reeves met in China, and then the meeting between them was broadcast in the media and on camera. At this time, the domestic media and many "worried" people suddenly felt relieved, and

What follows is a huge sense of pride.

"The Matrix 2" is now a global hit, and Keanu Reeves has become a hot A-list star in Hollywood.

But such a top European and American superstar, when he saw Jiang Yan, his cold-storage handsome face suddenly changed. A sunny smile instantly appeared on his face. Regardless of the host's introduction, he opened his hand and shouted, "Joey, long time no see."

"He hugged me.

The same goes for Jiang Yan. He and Keanu had a handshake as a familiar friend on the stage, and then they started teasing and laughing with each other.

Then when the host asked about it later, everyone found out that the two had known each other for a long time and were friends. The key was that they were fans of Keanu or Jiang Yan!

Keanu even asked Jiang Yan to sign an autograph for him on the spot.

What a guy!

This makes a bunch of domestic guys very proud.

It turns out that Jiang Yan is so awesome abroad!

Not only that, the Wachowski brothers are also fans of Jiang Yan. They called "Feng Zhizi" so affectionate.

It was only at this time that many domestic movie fans realized that Jiang Yan was also nicknamed "The Son of the Wind" abroad.

So those who say that Jiang Yan is gold-plated abroad should stop. Have you ever seen a gold-plated singer who has such fans of big names and directors?

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The media was furious.

On the other hand, the global box office of "The Matrix 2" has exceeded US$500 million, even though Jiang Yan has repeatedly stated that he is only a guest star and not a starring role.

But he still couldn't help but some people blamed him for the box office, and he became one of the most box office actors in China.

Of course Jiang Yan doesn't recognize this approach.

Can you get the box office credit on yourself just by making a guest appearance?

He won't do such shameless things.

The more strength you exert, the more fame you have, this is the rule.

Otherwise, those people will definitely bring him out to make excuses in the future, which would be a bad start.

In addition, Jiang Yan couldn't stand the behavior of this group of media.

A Chinese actor just clung to the spotlight of a Hollywood blockbuster movie, and this was even more exciting than the previous topic of "two movies exceeding 100 million yuan". Jiang Yan really couldn't stand this evil spirit.

So licking!

Therefore, Jiang Yan has repeatedly stated that he is only a guest star and hopes that his contribution to "The Matrix 2" will not be exaggerated too much.

But the media didn't listen. This trend is not easy to suppress. If it continues like this, Jiang Yan may become an example of ridicule for those who come after him.

In addition, considering the current pressure faced by "Moon" and "Stars and Seas", Jiang Yan simply came up with something big.

You know, "Moon" was released just in time to coincide with "The Matrix 2".

Jiang Yan definitely has no hope that "Moon" can compete with "The Matrix 2" at the box office. After all, the two films are not on the same level.

So in the beginning, all Jiang Yan wanted was to pave the way for the domestic science fiction environment.

Start with small films first, so that everyone is mentally prepared, and then the time will gradually mature for a big movie.

But now the public opinion environment has become more wild, which can be seen from the heavy pressure from public opinion that Jiang Yan suffered when the box office of "When Men Fall in Love" failed to meet expectations in the first two weeks.

So since "Moon" was released on August 2, even though Xingchenhai has already said that this is just an experimental film, there are still many public opinions that are mindless to slander "Moon".

From the gap between "Moon" and "The Matrix 2", we can see the gap between the film industries of China and the United States. There is a gap of many, many years.

Others say that Stars and Seas claims to have the most powerful technology in the country, but in front of a mere Hollywood movie, it turns into a small sampan ramming into an aircraft carrier. After that, they would like to add: Chinese people need to stay humble. This is overtly and covertly aimed at Stars and Seas and Seas.

Jiang Yan.

Others say that the Chinese people's understanding of science fiction is centuries behind that of Americans. Look at "The Matrix 2" and then look at "Moon", there is simply no comparison...

Of course, there are still many promising films among them. After all, the investment in "Moon" was not large, but it is indeed a good film.

Therefore, many people in the industry are saying that strictly speaking, this film is not worse than Hollywood films. It has many advantages and can be called a benchmark for domestic science fiction films.

But when it comes to public opinion, sometimes the east wind prevails over the west wind.

"The Matrix 2" is currently gaining momentum, and everyone will prefer it over the domestically produced "Moon".

So even if "Moon" is indeed regarded as a masterpiece by men in the future, at least it will be difficult to prove it now.

In this regard, Jiang Yan knew the situation, but Jiang Yan would not listen to those who said that those who want to be clear should just clear themselves up and let nature take its course. Time will wash out the real answer.

When someone comes to cause trouble, all Jiang Yan has to do is beat him back hard!

No matter who started the public opinion, this is simply the excessive emotion of Chinese people towards domestic films when society has developed to a certain extent.

Anyway, Jiang Yan will never get used to it this time.

So Jiang Yan directly invited Keanu to watch his movie "Moon".

He has already thought of the name.

It is to learn from Hollywood’s advanced experience and enhance film exchanges between the two countries.

Keanu and the director of "The Matrix", whom you regard as a benchmark, have both said yes after watching it. Let's see what you think about it when the time comes.

And his idea was immediately supported by Han Sanpin.
To be continued...