705. Chapter 705 The 705th scene is ready to be released
At the same time, the sudden "boom" of the undersea cabin in the cockpit trapped in the water made a huge explosion. In the camera in front of Li Xiaole, the glass burst from far to near one by one, creating a huge wave effect. Within a few seconds, more than thirty rounds of water surged into the cockpit, and the water flowed in like an avalanche. The stand-in nicknamed "Rubber Man" disappeared instantly, while the photographer was pushed to the wall behind by the huge flow of water.
In these few seconds, it was like all the disasters in the world that were afraid of happening in front of you. Everyone could not help but tremble when they saw these people. The world in front of you was in a state of gloomyness, and time seemed to be frozen in a terrible moment...
Old Fred saw that his spirit was on the verge of collapse. The movie he directed was already overspent. Everyone told him that the possibility of making money in Dianing was zero. His movie was about to become a laughing stock in Hollywood. The media mocked him every day. Looking at the terrifying moment in front of him, he felt extremely exhausted and said: "Lord~ Please end all this soon~~"
I don’t know how long it took, when half of "Lancaestria" was in the sea and finally stopped sinking. The actors and photographers in the underwater cabin slowly surfaced. All the extras stood up in the air cushion, and no one was injured... Everyone was looking at each other, smiling happily with their mouths open, and they all passed such a complicated drama~~
"Okay, it's over." With the sound of Li Xiaole coming from his phone, several deputy directors were crazily gestured to more than 3,000 people in the crew.
At that moment, everyone suddenly fell into a silence. Everyone on the shore was gasping for breath, and the same voice was heard in their hearts. Yes~~!!! This most difficult drama was completed~~! They succeeded~~!! "The Fantasy Drift of the Young Pi" was completed~!
The sun sets from the sea level, and everyone in the crew sits on the ground, smiling, cheering, and exhausted. After being excited, everyone feels weak all over. Only the cry of seagulls echoes in their ears. Sitting on the soft beach, it feels wonderful. Many people even fell asleep directly on the beach and snore quickly. Everyone is too tired during this period, without cheering or cheering. At this moment, they are the best reward for sleeping beautifully.
"This movie has been done~! This movie has been done~!" Old Fred stood up excitedly on the yacht not far away, clenched his fists and shouted.
"Oh my God... we actually finished filming this movie." Emma also opened her mouth. This movie is probably the most difficult work she has ever experienced in her life, and it is even more difficult than all the Harry Potter series she has filmed. In the past four months, she just watched it from the side and felt that the crew really couldn't stand it several times. There were so many technical problems, and after such a hurry, no one in the crew thought that they could finish filming on time, but now they have done it!!
"Wow, what effect would this shot have if it was played in the cinema..." Ha Ji-won was also stunned by the extremely real "ship crash" in front of him.
"That's the difference between listening to records and watching concerts~~~" Li Xiaole raised his wine glass and smiled. It was so satisfying to see such a shooting scene on the spot. I'm afraid that no director will ever have a few times in his life.
The magic of movies is far more than what you see on the screen, but also the little things under the screen. This is the reason why this profession makes him linger.
"It's a pity that it cost a total of 30 million US dollars to hold this concert that didn't sell a single ticket." Lei Ting looked at "Lancastria" whose hull was sinking in the Indian Ocean and shook her head: "It's better to record a record next time, it's not worth it to hold a concert like this."
"Why isn't it worth it?" Li Xiaole raised his wine glass and made a celebration move: "In my mind, it is worth $30 million with you two important audiences."
"I like to hear this~~" Although Ha Ji-won knew that Li Xiaole was talking, she couldn't help laughing happily when she looked at his smirk.
Old Fred was also amused by Li Xiaole's sloppy appearance and burst into laughter.
Only Lei Ting's face was still calm. She was usually the most shameful man's method of coaxing ignorant girls, but when she became the person involved, she was in a strange mood... When Li Xiaole said, "The visit of you two important audiences is worth 30 million US dollars in my mind." When she was such a famous quote for picking up girls, she actually felt in a good mood. Even though she knew that Li Xiaole was coaxing her, she still wanted to be silly happy...
Emma was beside her, looking at Li Xiaole holding Ha Ji-won's hand with love. The two of them looked at each other affectionately, and suddenly felt inexplicably sad. She suddenly had a strange wish in her heart. At this moment, she really hoped that Li Xiaole was holding her hand herself...
Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly saw Lei Ting looking at her cold eyes, and couldn't help but be stunned. Seeing the contemptuous smile on her lips, Emma immediately realized that she had seen what she thought and wanted to show herself. She immediately made a face to her without being outdone. That means, Director Li belongs to your family, is it your turn to meddle in this nostalgic business?
When Fred saw this scene, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly. Alas, Li Xiaole is good at everything, but he can't suppress his sharpness. This 30 million "fireworks show" was said to be for two women, but he led the third one... I really don't know how much emotional debt this young man has brought along the way...
That night, after the filming of "Pi's Fantasy Drift" was completed, the filming crew disbanded on the spot, and Li Xiaole finally returned to Los Angeles with the film and began to work on intense editing and post-production.
Since CG was filmed at the same time, although the workload was huge, Black Sail Studio has determined that it can complete this difficult film on time. "Pi's Fantasy Drift" is sure to complete all the post-production work before December.
Black Pearl Company immediately announced through its official website that "Pi's Fantasy Drift" will be released in December, competing for the Christmas schedule with all the major films.
This news immediately caused a sensation as soon as it was announced. Five months ago, the movie that Li Xiaole had been preparing for a long time suddenly died and Sony robbed the copyright. In just 5 months, he actually came back with a new movie. And the same Indian-themed movie has to be decided against his once favorite work "The Millionaire in the Slums"~~This is really dramatic.
Obviously everyone guessed Li Xiaole's idea. Yes, he tried hard to get the end of the year, just to get the Oscars shortlisted for this year, and wanted to knock Sony to the ground at the awards ceremony.
Everyone admires his tenacity, but everyone understands that Black Pearl Company is now suffering from internal and external troubles. What we need most is to calm down and make good movies without fighting...
From preparation to shooting, it only took 5 months to finish~? Looking at the investment...wow... it has actually exceeded 250 million production costs...!?
Whether it is from the perspective of film critics who don’t like Li Xiaole or movie fans who love him, Li Xiaole has done something stupid this time, and he has lost his mind because of the struggle for interests!
Even the Century Alliance Theater, which has always been an ally to support Black Pearl Company, is only willing to give "Boy Pi" a screening of 1,000 yuan in the first round. Compared with "Boy Pi"'s investment of 2.50 million yuan, it is a pitiful little. You should know that "Batman Dark Knight" and "I Am Legend" of the same period have a total of 6,000 yuan in screens...
All public opinion seems to be extremely unfavorable to Black Pearl Company, but one person doesn't think so.
Li Xiaole was editing these days while thinking about how to market and build momentum.
Yes, Black Pearl Company really has no funds now. Now they have no way to compete with the movies of the six major studios in the publicity offensive. Whether it is Warner, Sony, and Fox, their single movie promotion funds are more than 50 million US dollars. "I Am a Legend" and "The Dark Knight" even exceeded 80 million, and their production overspending, they only took out a promotional fee of 0 million US dollars...
Even if he tried his best, he could not change the fact that "Boyant Pi" was made into a big bad movie...
But he thought deeply that it was actually because of the competitors' deliberate slander that "Pi" was already very well-known, and he didn't even need to do any publicity. This movie has become "notorious".
This seems to be an absolute disadvantage to others, but in Li Xiaole's mind, it is exactly the opposite... If "Pi" is really a bad movie, then he may not even be able to pass the box office of 100 million this time and will be in a good position. But now he does know that "Pi" is a real box office bomb, and now the desperate situation is a huge advantage...
Thinking of this, Li Xiaole couldn't help but feel excited. Isn't the current situation the same as when "Titanic" was released in 1997? It was a slander and a slander everywhere. He was so similar to the position James Cameron was in at the time.
James Cameron, who finished filming "Terminator 2" and "The True Lies", is a similar commercial blockbuster director in the minds of the audience, but he is far from the top level of Spielberg and George Lucas, and this movie can indeed bring them huge surprises.
No... there is a little different. James Cameron of that year also experienced the failure of "Abyss", so people think that he can only shoot commercial blockbusters and have lower expectations of him. He is still a legendary director who is "unbeaten at the box office". A considerable number of people are looking forward to him playing the Jedi ****, which is why he is not as good as James Cameron of the past.
So, now we are not going to promote ourselves in a high-profile manner and save the image of "Boyant Pi", but to continue to lower everyone's expectations... Only by lowering the audience's expectations to the bottom can the greatest power of surprise~
Chapter completed!