Chapter 323 Release

On the evening of July 10, "Initial D" was released simultaneously in many places in Asia, including the Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore.

For mainland movie fans, this is just a movie release, and at most it has attracted a lot of attention.

For Xingchen, this release is a test of simultaneous releases in Asia.

Lu Ping'an's movie is released in Asia, and Lu Ping'an's movie + theaters are released in Asia.

These are two completely different concepts.

The former affects Lu Ping'an and Xingchen Company the most.

The latter is related to the wider distribution and screening business, and the benefit may be the entire Chinese-language film.

Of course, if we want the distribution and screening to continue to develop in the future.

It is inseparable from government support, local policy support, reasonable operation, and most importantly, excellent content.

In the film industry, the most important thing is content.

The glorious period of Hong Kong movies and the current glorious period of Hollywood are mainly reflected in this point.

When the content of movies is no longer novel, local movies are becoming stronger and stronger. For example, more than ten years later, the mainland began to be unimpressed by many stereotyped Hollywood movies. At that time, even if there were more than 10,000 domestic cinemas, it would not have much effect.

However, the original domestic movies, or Chinese-language movies, did not actually achieve particularly outstanding features in content a few years after the beginning of the 21st century. At least compared with competing products, they were not able to effectively stand out, so that cultural radiation and influence could not be improved.

It was not until later that TV series were truly ahead of the times. In Southeast Asia, "Chinese dramas" gradually broke out.

What Lu Ping'an has to do now is to use the expansion of channels from now on to gradually achieve high-quality and stable output of Chinese-language film and television works.

It is not necessary to really overshadow Hollywood or South Korea and other high-quality content production places, but only to thoroughly nail down a nail, so that all parts of Southeast Asia know that China has such a director, such a company, and such excellent works, so that everyone looks forward to and likes them, and strives to make Southeast Asia gradually become one of the stable vote banks of Xingchen Company.

At this stage, the terminal theaters and local distribution branches are the most important links.

Now, after several years of continuous development, Xingchen Films has achieved transnational development in distribution and theaters, established many overseas branches, and finally no longer has to rely 100% on other companies for the distribution and screening of "Initial D" in Southeast Asia.

In the future, Xingchen will also get involved in streaming media, and continue to cover wider areas according to the current model, rather than just living in the mainland.

I believe that the nail buried will have a good effect at that time.

Speaking of which.

As the release time approaches the best second.

Cinemas in various places gradually dimmed the lights.

At this time, all the audiences who entered the Planet Cinema for the first time, whether in the mainland or abroad, have been baptized by the unified high-end decoration of this international theater.

Next, they will be baptized by the movie again.

As the movie opens.

The opening scene of Xingchen Movie appears.

First a planet, then a galaxy, then more and more galaxies, and finally a big hand took them into the palm.

Countless Southeast Asian movie fans' eyes lit up, this beginning is so familiar!

They remembered the Chinese mainland movies they had seen earlier, such as "The Tuner" and "Source Code", which all started like this.

A feeling of "quality" came out of their minds.

Just like when mainland movie fans saw "DreamWorks' Fishing Boy on the Moon", "MGM's Roaring Lion", "20th Century Fox's The Lighthouse", etc., what came to their minds was "Hollywood blockbusters".

Now, "Star Production" has begun to have a similar effect.

Facing blockbusters, everyone will naturally be in awe.

This is true for those who watch movies for the first time, and the same is true for old movie fans.

Everyone knows that the movies of Oscar-winning director Lu Ping'an from China are not bad.

In addition, the opening this time actually brought a greater shock to everyone, which was "3D".

As a pioneer and leader of global 3D movies, Lu Ping'an will certainly not miss the opportunity to promote this kind of racing scenes and new markets.

So the eyes of the audience who were exposed to 3D for the first time were bright, and they were amazed, adjusted their sitting positions, put away popcorn and Coke, and began to watch the movie with full concentration.

Then the movie began.

Compared with the original version, this version of "Initial D" is 7.8 points, and now it is 8.5 points.

What is the difference?

The main reason is that the plot is more complete, the details are more sufficient, the acting is better, and there are more racing scenes.

The overall movie time has increased from 108 minutes in the original version to 130 minutes.

In a word, "Initial D" has been upgraded from a small Hong Kong movie to a blockbuster similar to "Fast and Furious".

Boom boom boom~~~

The opening is a racing competition on a mountain road in the dark, with the roar of the engine and the taillights, combined with the extremely catchy rhythm music "Lost Good Things" of the original version and various tracks and car shots.

A feeling of Hollywood blockbusters comes to the face.

Coupled with the 3D effect, the visual impact is directly doubled.

The brightness of the original film was not very high. Lu Ping'an was slightly brighter this time. This is to match the 3D effect. At the same time, in order to retain the thrill of racing in the dark, some effort was also made in color adjustment.

Now it seems that the visual effect is excellent.

While enjoying the visual effect, movie fans also quickly realized that this was a drift competition at the same time at two racing competitions.

Edison's Takahashi Ryosuke is very handsome.

Deng Chao is also very handsome when he needs to act.

The two people's eyes are either firm or cynical, looking at the front of the road, and the steering wheel in their hands is at ease.

With drifting through corners again and again, it only took more than three minutes to make people's adrenaline soar.

At the same time, the narration of the two people kept ringing.

The audience also soon realized that this was an agreement between the two people, an agreement to fight a decisive battle in Akina Mountain.

In the end, as the two won the victory at the same time.

The scene turned, and the two people and two cars met on the mountain road of Akina Mountain.

The plot also came to the place of the decisive battle.

Then, the movie title "Initial D" lights up.

The movie officially enters the theme.

Next, it is still a drifting scene.

Jay Chou, who sells tofu, puts one hand on the window, and the tofu in the trunk sways gently, and the background music is also very pleasant.

But the camera pulls up with a special effect, and the whole car is now speeding on the mountain road, drifting freely.

A contrast directly aroused the fans' great expectations.

Those two birdmen are about to meet our protagonist!

And Jay Chou's fans have already shouted in their hearts: Jay Chou is so handsome!

The following plot is basically the same as the original.

A drunkard father, a sensible son, the son's first love, and the protagonist who accidentally defeated one of the two birdmen by turning a drainage ditch, and successfully pretended to be a pig to eat a tiger succeeded in his "career" again, and love also came.

"I bought a very sexy swimsuit."

And "I want to go back to the countryside for a few days."

Then the plot of the movie enters the second half.

The AE86 is scrapped, and Huang Bo finds out that the male protagonist's girlfriend is a compensated dating girl.

The final battle is coming.

"86 is going up the mountain!"

Then there is a racing scene that is more thrilling and longer than the original film.

If there are time travelers in this world, they will know at a glance that this is not a shot copied from "Fast and Furious 5"?

The overall use of racing shots in "Fast and Furious" is very strong.

The low-angle lens shoots the front of the car, and it moves sideways frequently. The car is stable, but the ground and tires are moving at high speed. Only the engine sound and the friction of the tires can be heard in the ears.

Then the camera cuts, and the protagonist swings the steering wheel, and the camera can't catch the car. The whole car in the picture seems to be out of control, and the visual stimulation is very prominent.

The competition between the three cars uses such a lens performance, and the thrill is far beyond the original.

In the end, Jordan Chan rushed out of the track, and the protagonist defeated Takahashi Ryosuke. After the game, he hesitated when faced with whether to chase higher peaks in the racing road.

But he soon realized that no matter how fast the AE86 is, it can't catch up with Natsuki sitting in a Mercedes.

I saw the heroine get off the "uncle's" car after completing the hardware softening project.

Jay Chou cried bitterly in "Go North" and made a life decision: I want to join the team!

After the film ended, the fans were relieved.

At this time, countless sharp-eyed fans in the mainland were even more happy.

Because they have discovered that "Uncle Mercedes" is a guest appearance by Director Lu!