ALL-ROUNDER ARTIST

Chapter 807: Chapter 766: Before the Movie Viewing

After the promotion of the movie began, it didn’t matter how high the expectations were pulled, at the very least it caught the attention of many people. Aside from Xian Yu’s own fans, internet users interested in this type of movie had already become the potential consumer group for the box office—

“Adventure.”

“Big investment.”

“Special effects movie.”

These were the initial impressions the promotion gave to everyone, and it actually wasn’t strange to conclude from these impressions that this movie was a commercial film, especially after Xian Yu had filmed “Spiderman.” Everyone knew that this crossover player was also skilled at making commercial films; after all, it was rare for art films to have investments of several hundred million. Using normal logic, which company would dare to bet so much money on the success or failure of an art film?

And this conclusion of the internet users was also the conclusion of the creative team behind “Nightfall.”

The movie named “Nightfall” was a work of Qi Continent from the Blue Star Film Pantheon.

After the movie was released, it received a wave of positive reviews.

Many people said that “Nightfall” would reap huge rewards at the Dragon Awards, including the inner belief of the movie’s creative team.

“It seems Xian Yu has already given up on next year’s Dragon Awards.”

Director An Xu of “Nightfall” said with a smile. He was one of the most famous art film directors in Qi Continent and had won Best Director at the Dragon Awards eight years ago, making him a significant figure in the film industry.

“Even if his new film continues to be an art film, we still don’t need to worry.”

The head screenwriter of the movie, Jiang Zhu, followed with a laugh. Jiang Zhu and An Xu were old partners.

Source: .com, updated on ƝօνǤօ.сο

Eight years ago, the screenwriter for An Xu’s film that won Best Director was Jiang Zhu.

However, An Xu’s films were director-centered, with screenwriter Jiang Zhu in a subordinate position.

“I’m just playing it safe.”

An Xu’s eyes flashed with admiration and he said, “That ‘The Truman Show’ at the start of the year was excellent. It’s amazing that Xian Yu could write such a script. If his new movie were also an art film, then I really wouldn’t dare to take it lightly.”

An Xu recognized “The Truman Show.”

No matter whether this movie could win the ultimate award or not, it could not change the fact that the movie was a classic. After all, awards are not the only standard for measuring whether a movie is good or bad, just as box office cannot represent everything.

In fact.

Even if Xian Yu had only released “The Truman Show,” an art film this year, it would still be taken seriously by An Xu and Jiang Zhu.

This movie was still the strongest competitor for “Nightfall” at the Dragon Awards.

“His creative energy is very robust, and the quality of each script is notable. I truly admire that, but your concerns are still superfluous. Art film scripts aren’t that easy to write. ‘The Truman Show’ at the beginning of the year was a rare gem. I don’t believe he could produce another of this type. His new film taking a commercial route is within my expectations,” Jiang Zhu analysed calmly.

An Xu’s mouth curled up slightly, “I’ll be free in a few days. How about we go watch Xian Yu’s new movie together?”

Jiang Zhu nodded, “I was thinking the same.”

Xian Yu now held a certain status in the film circle, and his peers in the industry were curious about his movies.

“By the way.”

Jiang Zhu suddenly said, “It seems the genre of Xian Yu’s new movie has left some film critics quite dissatisfied. Some of them have such a prejudice against commercial films that I have to consider their views when I think about writing a commercial script…”

“There’s a bunch of pretentious literati among the film critics.”

An Xu scoffed, as he was not only a director of art films capable of winning the Best Director at the Dragon Awards—how could he possibly only make art films?

He also had some commercial works to his name, including some that were big box-office hits.

Pure art film directors have difficulty winning the Dragon Awards, because box office is also one of the considerations for the awards.

“To make a commercial film is to fall from grace, those critics who say such things, I seriously doubt their professional integrity. Looks like Xian Yu’s ‘Spiderman’ caused quite a backlash from some film critics. These people honestly don’t seem to want others to make money,” An Xu said.

“You have a point, I think I’ll also ignore them,” Jiang Zhu spoke up. “However, Xian Yu’s commercial films are different from others. Even for a commercial movie like ‘Spiderman,’ he added his own thoughts and understanding, which is something I should learn from. Let’s see how he does with his new film, it might bring me some interesting inspiration.”

People from Qi Continent in the film industry still have a strong spirit of learning.

That’s probably also why Qi Continent is the Blue Star Film Pantheon.

Of course.

The reason the two could chat so easily and happily in the end was because they both agreed that Xian Yu’s new movie was a commercial film, which did not pose a competitive threat to their “Nightfall.”

In this day and age.

A big investment with high special effects in a commercial film, unless its box office explodes to a certain extent, would have difficulty competing with a work like “Nightfall,” which had both critical acclaim and box office success, for the significant awards at the Dragon Awards.

…

In the following days, the promotion of “Life of Pi” remained quite lively.

There were indeed other films being promoted at the same time, but the name “Xian Yu” still carried weight in the hearts of movie fans.

This was because Xian Yu’s name could now provide a certain quality assurance for movies.

During the promotion process.

Starlight also released a few minutes of promotional footage for the film!

The promotional footage didn’t offer much in terms of content, focusing instead on special effects:

A flying fish darting through the seabed…

Jellyfish emitting a magnificent light…

Dolphins leaping out of the water one after the other…

Of course, there were also whales, as everyone imagined, but they appeared in groups, with one creature that resembled a whale causing countless waves to leap over a small boat…

Below the whales.

A tiger and a boy, one on the bow and one on the stern.

It’s hard to imagine this being a sea disaster—could there be such a romantic survival at sea?

All the scenes were breathtakingly beautiful!

For those who like such lavish visuals, this kind of promotional footage was fatally attractive!

“Such a beautiful ocean!”

“The use of color is really amazing!”

“The director is Qi Continent’s Du An, he and Xian Yu together, indeed, took the visual quality to the next level!”

“I almost thought it was a documentary about the ocean!”

“The visuals are stunning!”

“I’m going to see this movie with my girlfriend, just not sure if the ticket checker will let me in.”

“Not let you in? Is your girlfriend made of some kind of silicone material?”

“Xian Yu makes commercial films with a unique perspective. For example, when he directs a superhero movie, he focuses on the character’s inner growth rather than saving the world. It seems he’s taken the same approach with ‘The Fantastic Voyage of Pi.’ While others make their stories thrilling with long legs and beach bikinis, his focus is on the beauty of the ocean!”

“…”

This trailer indeed attracted a lot of netizens.

The director’s talent is so important, which is why Lin Yuan chose to work with renowned directors like Du An!

If Yi Chenggong were to direct, he couldn’t make it more beautiful than Du An!

Of course.

Everyone has their own strengths. Yi Chenggong did a great job with ‘The Truman Show.’ That movie didn’t need fancy visuals, just to convey the story well, which is Yi Chenggong’s forte.

He is very skilled at bringing a script’s story to life.

The precondition is that the script’s story has to be good in itself, which is precisely what Lin Yuan can satisfy.

And so.

August 7th arrived.

The release date advertised in the movie trailers!

That day.

The major cinemas were bustling!

An Xu, holding a movie ticket, was waiting for the film to start and also observing the crowd buying tickets in the lobby:

“There really are a lot of people buying tickets.”

Jiang Zhu, who came to watch the movie with An Xu, laughed and said, “Xian Yu is very popular, and the quality of his movies has always been superb, so he’s naturally attracting more and more audiences.”

“Mhm.”

An Xu thoughtfully said, “Maybe one day Xian Yu will stand at the top of the movie industry’s food chain, becoming a force capable of challenging Zhong Continent.”

“Zhong Continent…”

Jiang Zhu started to smile bitterly.

Qi Continent might be Blue Star’s hall of cinematic fame, but all Blue Starian’s knew that the true center of art was Zhong Continent, which wasn’t considered in others’ calculations.

Zhong Continent was too strong.

In the past, everyone could ignore how strong Zhong Continent was, since each continent had cultural barriers. But a few years later, Zhong Continent would join the process of merging with other continents, and the entire artistic and cultural scene of Blue Star would become unified.

At that time.

How to compete with the genius minds of Zhong Continent was something every top-tier artistic talent on each continent had to consider.

Meanwhile, as they chatted.

The theater showing ‘The Fantastic Voyage of Pi’ began checking tickets.

“Let’s go.”

An Xu stepped forward.

Jiang Zhu followed, and they checked in together.

Inside the theater, An Xu took his seat in the seventh row, a spot he had carefully chosen when buying his ticket.

Jiang Zhu sat next to him.

This was a top-tier screening hall, with superb 3D effects.

In front of the audience was a gigantic screen, nearly thirty meters wide and twenty meters high!

The sound system and other equipment, everything was top-notch!

Such a premium theater was only used for blockbuster movies – a single ticket cost hundreds of yuan! Smaller budget films didn’t even qualify to be screened here.

For instance, non-3D movies wouldn’t be shown in this hall.

Furthermore.

This hall also used glasses-free 3D effects, meaning audiences didn’t need to bother with wearing 3D glasses.

It’s worth noting.

Earth’s movie technology hadn’t reached the point of glasses-free 3D, with only Hollywood’s number one tech enthusiast Cameron tirelessly exploring this field.

On Blue Star.

Glasses-free 3D was nothing new for audiences, with 3D glasses becoming obsolete.

But that’s not all.

Beyond the glasses-free 3D effect, the seats in this hall were smart-enabled, adjusting to the movie’s atmosphere with even mild movements. However, this was a feature the audience could control, choosing to disable it if desired.

The lighting in the theater wasn’t fixed, either.

In short, normally only movies with an investment of over half a billion could afford such top-tier technology, which is why Blue Star’s big-budget VFX blockbusters were so successful at the box office – watching them felt like being transported into the movie’s world!

This was something low-budget films couldn’t match.

It’s also worth mentioning that this was Lin Yuan’s first film equipped with such advanced Blue Star technology.

In Ol’ Zhou’s words:

This was Lin Yuan’s first time, and Blue Star had never seen an art film using this screening standard!

And now.

‘The Fantastic Voyage of Pi’ had officially begun!

As the movie company logo flickered,

All the audience members, including An Xu and Jiang Zhu, looked up at the immense screen.

——————————

ps: Thank you, [UPcoo] for the Alliance Hierarch’s reward. I bow to your generosity ▄█▀█●, and there’s one more chapter tonight. Begging for monthly tickets at the start of the month, it’s double rewards time!

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!