Chapter 281： King of Heaven, I'm going to save you

   Correspondingly, after the success of this movie, Zhang Dongcheng felt the greatest sense of satisfaction.

On the second day after the premiere of Dark War, almost all the newspapers related to entertainment had headlines on the front pages of this grand premiere.

"Smith Zhang's new movie premiered last night. Hundreds of superstars came to the scene to help out. The scene was as bright as an awards ceremony!" - "Entertainment Weekly"

There is very little written information on the entertainment weekly newspaper, and the headlines on the front page are all large and small photos, Tom Cruise, James Cameron and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the controversial Uranus superstar Michael ?Jackson…

When all the familiar photos are gathered together, the impact they bring to people is unprecedented.

"Smith Zhang's unprecedented generosity, the premiere of the new movie Dark Wars, is even expected to challenge the Guinness World Record! When I first received the invitation for the premiere, I thought it was an ordinary movie premiere .

But as the time drew near, the Uranus superstars that followed were dizzying, God! Before the premiere, I mistakenly thought that what was held here was not the premiere of a movie, but a grand event of a film festival!

Smith? Zhang's feat is completely unprecedented! I believe that all the audience who participated in this premiere in person will feel that this premiere alone is enough to offset the ticket price!

This unprecedented premiere even overshadowed the brilliance of the movie itself. I think many people probably ignore what the movie is doing, because their attention is attracted by those superstars! "—"Los Angeles Entertainment Dispatch"

Most of the media focused their reports on the stars who participated in the premiere, but ignored the publicity effect of the movie itself.

Although these media reports give people a sense of putting the cart before the horse, Zhang Dongcheng's approach has made countless people feel that he really dared to play like this. Of course, not all the newspapers focused on the stars who supported them.

There are still quite a few newspapers that focus on the reviews of the movie itself.

"Dark War is a return of Smith Zhang. From the thought-provoking tuner at the beginning to the two big smoking guns, this is the fledgling stage of Smith Zhang. The focus of the film is on the plot itself.

After coming to the United States, Smith Zhang’s style has undergone a big change, and the focus of the film has also shifted to big scenes and shocking special effects. This is proved by the high investment and special effects of The Mummy and The Matrix. everything.

After two movies, The Matrix and The Mummy, Smith undoubtedly proved his ability to shoot big-budget commercial movies. The secret war is a regression.

There are no shocking special effects shots in this movie, not even an explosion scene. But it is precisely this seemingly low-cost film shooting method that reveals a leap in his film skills.

It is most appropriate to describe it as returning to the basics! The dark battle is destined to become a monument in the career of director Smith Zhang! An indelible classic! ”—Los Angeles Times

This report counts several steps of Zhang Dongcheng's film after his debut. After reading this comment, everyone can't help but want to watch it. What is this movie that is praised as Zhang Dongcheng's return to basics? How wonderful.

"The facts tell us that the leak of the script did not have any bad influence on Smith Zhang, but inspired him to have more ambitions. The success of the secret war is inevitable, just like Oprah's comment on him, Smith Zhang A man who is never afraid of a challenge, no difficulty can beat him!" - "Los Angeles Film News"

"Smith Zhang's sincere work, Dark War, a must-see classic film in 1998" - "California Entertainment News"

"Dark battles, the wisdom collision of genius police and robbers." - "Los Angeles Film News"

When nearly ninety-nine percent of the newspapers were praising the secret war, or marveling at Zhang Dongcheng's shocking premiere, the Los Angeles media, as the enemy, still stood at the top of the list unsurprisingly. On the opposite side of Zhang Dongcheng.

"The dark battle proved that Smith? Zhang is just a clown who simply relies on big scenes and special effects shots to achieve success.

In the absence of these two magic weapons, Smith Zhang had to choose some crooked ways to promote his film. This premiere, which can be called a grand event, undoubtedly proves this! It's also like the propaganda method that aroused public outrage during the time of the mummy.

It is a pity that Smith Zhang's approach did not achieve the effect he expected. His premiere was indeed a success. Everyone was amazed by this milestone premiere, but who would remember Was this grand event actually just used to promote the movie Dark Wars? "

Critical comments, in this wave of praise like a storm, the report of the Los Angeles media news was like a drop of water falling into the ocean, and did not attract much attention.

Early in the morning, Zhang Dongcheng, who got up from the bed, flipped through these media reports casually, and then put them aside, recalling the audience's reactions in the movie theater, combined with the reports in these newspapers. The dark war was undoubtedly a success.

After washing up, Zhang Dongcheng drove to a cafe that he had an appointment with Arnold last night.

On the way, he couldn't help recalling the exchange with Michael Jackson when the show ended yesterday.

After getting off the stage, Zhang Dongcheng went straight to the face of the king Michael.

Zhang Dongcheng has absolute respect for this Uranus superstar who can stand shoulder to shoulder with Elvis Presley or even faintly surpass him.

Michael Jackson was a black man, and the United States is undoubtedly a country with serious racial discrimination. Even though there are laws against racial discrimination on the surface, this situation is still very popular in society.

Milk Jackson was able to break through this predicament in such an environment and become an idol all over the world, with a total of over 100 million fans. This in itself is a kind of miracle.

As for Michael Jackson's uninvited approach this time, Zhang Dongcheng's only feeling is surprise. Of course, apart from surprises, Zhang Dongcheng was also very curious. Michael Jackson's participation in this premiere couldn't really be as simple as simply wanting to get to know himself?

"Mr. Michael, hello!" After getting off the stage, Zhang Dongcheng Michael Jackson invited him to a quiet office in the cinema.

"Smith." Michael Jackson looked at the very simple decoration of the office, and said to Zhang Dongcheng with a smile: "I think you must be curious now, why did I come to this premiere uninvited Is it right?"

Zhang Dongcheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Said: "Yes, I am indeed curious."

"In fact, the reason is very simple!" Michael Jackson shook his head, with a bit of melancholy in his expression, and said; "I only wanted to know you after watching your show on Oprah's talk show." Think about it, because from your experience, I think we can be friends!"

Zhang Dongcheng quickly understood why Michael Jackson said this. Since the child molestation case in September 1993, Michael's image has been seriously damaged, and his career has also fallen into a trough.

Even though almost five years have passed now, many media are still talking about this matter. There are still quite a few media that describe it as a creepy demon and devil!

And this child molestation case also caused great harm to Michael Jackson's body and mind. As the prosecutor who solved the case, Tom Snedon unceremoniously asked Michael Jackson to take off his pants and accept photos of his private parts as evidence in court. Tom Sneddon made a feud. But in any case, this incident left an indelible impact on him.

There are many people who are popular, and this is true everywhere, especially Michael is a black man.

"Smith, I don't think you, like those media, think that I'm really a devil, a devil!" Michael Jackson acted very familiar, as if Zhang Dongcheng's friend for many years glanced at him and complained to him.

Michael Jackson opened his heart and told Zhang Dongcheng about the troubles he encountered bit by bit. And expressed his admiration to Zhang Dongcheng many times in his words for his perseverance after encountering difficulties.

"Oh! I'm sorry!" After talking a lot, Michael Jackson seemed to finally remember that he was a little shallow to Zhang Dongcheng. He didn't even care about whether Zhang Dongcheng wanted to hear him talk about these things, and just told Zhang Dongcheng all his grievances on his own.

"Smith, I've had enough these days. Maybe my behavior made you feel a little difficult to adapt to, so I apologize to you!" While talking, Michael actually stood up and bowed to Zhang Dongcheng.

Zhang Dongcheng quickly reached out to help Michael Jackson up. Said: "No, Mr. Michael, I can understand what you said."

Although Zhang Dongcheng has been belittled and satirized by the media many times, he still has one thing to be thankful for, that is, he is not as popular as Michael Jackson, and he is not as popular as the child molestation case. Otherwise, Zhang Dongcheng would have been accused by thousands of people by now.

Maybe it’s been a long time since I’ve confided in others like this. After speaking out the words that have been suppressed in my heart for a long time, Michael Jackson suddenly seemed to relax a lot.

The two chatted a lot afterwards, but in the end they became very good friends without knowing it.

The memories ended here, Zhang Dongcheng sighed silently. Michael Jackson's life can definitely be called magnificent, but it is a pity that he has no ability to solve the troubles he is encountering now.

And knowing that five years later, in 2003, he would be wronged again, but Zhang Dongcheng had no way to remind him.

This sense of powerlessness made Zhang Dongcheng feel a little guilty. Although the contact with Michael Jackson was only yesterday, the strange thing is that both Zhang Dongcheng and Michael Jackson regarded each other as his friend.

However, this short communication also became a turning point. Zhang Dongcheng decided to help Michael. He really couldn't accept the fact that the superstar relied too much on drugs to sleep because of accusations, and was finally killed by quack doctors.

Heavenly King, I want to save you!

Zhang Dongcheng swore secretly in his heart.