Chapter 1083: The so-called freedom
If you make a good husband list in Hollywood, Will Smith definitely belongs to the tail of the crane, but to become a good father list, Will Smith is also at the top of the list, not to mention winning the first place.
Since "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", Will Smith has taken his son to act in movies together, hoping that Jaden Smith, who has a strong interest in acting, can gain a foothold in Hollywood as soon as possible.
Frankly speaking, Jaden Smith has a starting point that exceeds 99.9 percent of Hollywood, and his father has passed on his help, so it makes no sense not to be popular.
On this "Kung Fu Dream", Will Smith's hard work is not enough to describe, he personally went to Sony Columbia Pictures to talk about the remake copyright of "Longwei Boy", and persuaded Jack Chen to play his son as a supporting actor, and later took the crew to the East to take location in the capital.
Although the producer and investor are Relativistic Entertainment, it is no exaggeration to say that without Will Smith, there would be no "Kung Fu Dream".
At the premiere, Will Smith even mobilized his connections and invited many celebrities in the circle to cheer for his son.
For example, Halle Berry and Denzel Washington, who are also black, and Charlize Theron and Michael Bay, who have worked together.
The others are Keanu Reeves, Matt Damon, and Russell Crowe, to name a few.
Ronan and Tom Cruise, of course, will not be absent and also appeared on time for the premiere of "Kung Fu Dream".
"Hello, Mr. Anderson. ”
As soon as he entered the foyer of the theater, Jack Chan came over to say hello: "It's an honor to work with Relativity Entertainment this time. ”
Ronan also shook hands with him politely and said, "It is also an honor to invite Mr. Chen to this film." Personally, I like Mr. Chen very much, and the action movies you shoot are quite exciting. ”
Jack Chen is also a person who is used to seeing big scenes, neither humble nor arrogant: "Thank you." ”
Ronan chatted with Jack Chen, especially about the situation in the Oriental film industry, no one can underestimate Jack Chen's strong influence in the Oriental film market.
And he won't bring some of the opinions that used to be on the Internet to Jack Chen, which is the norm in the entertainment industry.
If nothing else, among these Hollywood male stars present at today's premiere, who is better than Jack Chan in this regard?
Many people came to say hello to Ronan, and Ronan coped with it easily, mostly with a few words of greeting.
Keanu Reeves also came over, with raunchy hair, a bushy beard, and a typical homeless look among celebrities.
"Have you been in a movie lately?" Ronan asked casually.
"Nope. Keanu Reeves' beard obscured the expression on his face: "I've been taking a break lately. ”
Ronan said seemingly casually, "Are you interested in cooperating with Relativity Entertainment?"
If Keanu Reeves doesn't want to work together, it's better to switch to another actor.
Keanu Reeves has a peculiar personality, was silent for a while, and said, "Okay, everyone in Hollywood is looking forward to working with Relativity Entertainment. ”
Ronan said: "After a while, someone from Shahai Entertainment will contact you, and Tiger Chen will also join the project." ”
Compared with most Hollywood stars, Keanu Kiewis is low-key and more affectionate, and once paid out of his own pocket to help Tiger Chen make movies.
The Will Smith family of three entered the theater at this time.
Jada Smith chatted alone with a group of women, and Will Smith took Jaden Smith next to each other to say hello and then found Ronan and Tom Cruise.
"Mr. Anderson, Mr. Crews. "Jaden Smith was a little reserved in front of the two.
Ronan nodded with a smile and said, "Well done, this film is wonderful." ”
For children, it is still necessary to give appropriate encouragement.
Jaden Smith looked extremely polite in front of Ronan and hurriedly said, "I'm just doing my best to live up to your and my father's expectations." ”
Tom Cruise patted Jaden Smith on the shoulder and said, "It's not easy to make an action movie. ”
Jaden Smith was deeply touched and said, "yes, you have to train for five hours a day, and you have to really hit those people when you're shooting -- you hit it gently, and you have to make it look hard, it's too hard. ”
"But you did. Will Smith is proud of his son: "Jaden really enjoyed the training and filming of this film. ”
Jaden Smith was rather reserved here, and quickly said, "Dad, I saw a friend. ”
Will Smith waved his hand: "Go ahead." When Jaden Smith left, he said: "This time I went to the East to lead the team to shoot, which also broadened my horizons." I found out that even authoritative media like the New York Times talk like a fart, and the reports about the East are grossly inaccurate, and they are simply scribbling with their eyes closed. ”
Ronan couldn't help but smile and said, "When didn't they scribble with their eyes closed?"
Tom Cruise was deeply touched: "These media, which they say are authoritative, are actually not serving the interests of one party. They only see what they want to see, and only report what they want to report, even if it's fabricated news. ”
Will Smith shrugged slightly: "I understand, you must not trust the American media, you will not know the actual situation if you don't go to the field." He turned to say, "Let's talk about kung fu, in the past, I always thought that it was a very powerful technique." But this time I went to the East to shoot, and I participated in a kung fu conference over there, which is said to be ...... over there."
For a while, Will Smith couldn't find a suitable English translation word, and pondered for a while before saying: "It's probably the meeting of the heads of each school of kung fu over there, it is said that they have the shortest time, and they have hundreds of years of inheritance, and the result?"
Having lived over there, Ronan could already imagine that kind of scene.
Tom Cruise asked curiously, "What happened?"
Will Smith covered his forehead and said, "I saw a show, a super drag show, which was more exaggerated than the WWE show. He shook his head helplessly: "They ruined all the good impressions they left on me." ”
Ronan could roughly guess what Will Smith saw, it must have been the kind of "demon flurry" scene.
There have been too many such examples, such as the female Tai Chi master......
"By the way, Ronan, you know more about the East. Will Smith then asked, "Is kung fu reduced to a show in the East?"
Ronan didn't know how to answer, and said vaguely: "Kung fu is the same as boxing, Muay Thai, and kickboxing, which are all types of martial arts, but just like WWE, there are always many external manifestations. ”
He can't say clearly, but in the Internet era, many kung fu masters are about to be equated with liars, and a certain madman has made countless masters lose face.
On a certain level, this also breaks the folk saying that the so-called kung fu master is in the folk.
In fact, people with a little brains know very well that in the face of more scientific equipment, more reasonable diet, and more professional training, how can the people be too professional and professional.
The development of professional sports in modern times has been influenced by too many factors, such as drugs and the like.
The professional sports scene in the United States is simply leading the global fashion trend, such as the Tour de France Medicine King and so on.
The second is not the boss, when professional sports and business are closely linked, everyone is equal in front of results.
In recent years, the athletics field and swimming pool have been the hardest hit areas.
When the time was almost up, Will Smith beckoned Ronan and Tom Cruise into the screening hall together, and said as he walked: "The response to the previous test screening of the film was very good, and the results should be not bad, and Jaden can also become famous in one fell swoop." ”
Tom Cruise said: "Hollywood will have one more star. ”
Will Smith smiled from ear to ear.
"That's a good thing, but you also have to pay more attention. Ronan has a close friendship with Will Smith, and specially reminded: "Will, you also have to strengthen the management and guidance of Jaden......"
In this regard, Will Smith was deeply influenced by American ideals, especially Southern California liberalism: "Jaden is not a child anymore, and I believe that if he is given freedom, he will develop better." ”
Ronan didn't know what to say, after all, it was Will Smith's son.
The so-called end of freedom is actually barbarism and nonsense.
But it's impossible to say that to Will Smith, a child protector.
Ronan is not a hot-headed secondary school boy, thinking that he can change the world, so he simply doesn't mention it anymore.
Soon after entering the theater, "Kung Fu Dream" soon began to be screened.
This kung fu film, based on the old movie "Dragon Wei Kid" from the 80s, is one of the films that Ronan has directly intervened in the creation in recent years.
Compared to the previous content, the plot has changed dramatically.
The former "Kung Fu Dream", although it looks full of oriental elements, there are also tributes to kung fu, etc., in fact, you can see Hollywood and American prejudice against the Orient everywhere, especially the prejudice of the Oriental society, with prejudiced characters.
For example, the theme of the film, in the plot routine of "justice defeats evil", the "justice" represented by the American Drew finally defeated the "evil" represented by the Oriental Martial Arts Hall.
It can be said that in order to create conflict and antagonism, the film does not hesitate to deviate from basic common sense and create a series of prejudiced characters.
Aside from the emotional factor, it is also not advisable on a business level alone.
The largest market for "Kung Fu Dream" is in North America and the East and Southeast Asian markets led by the East, in fact, ordinary American audiences don't care about what a foreign country looks like at all, it's more of a curiosity.
And what about the growing market in and around the East? Villains and prejudices will directly affect the audience's perception.
Ronan, emotionally, wouldn't let Relativity Entertainment's films do the same.
Therefore, whether from a commercial point of view or from an emotional point of view, even if the story background of this film is still set in the East, the characters and plot have changed dramatically under Ronan's direct intervention.