Chapter 922: Forrest Gump
In addition to teaching students in Fucheng, Liu Lang has plenty of time left, others are tired from a day's work, but he is not, his brain has abnormal people, he can enter a state of deep sleep when resting, others can rest for eight hours to recover physical fitness, he only needs one or two hours is enough, that is to say, he can work more than twenty hours a day, what is the time to do? Of course, he has to study, and the other is to take care of the affairs of the Shengtang Company. Vertices
The movie "Forrest Gump" can be called a classic in the history of world cinema, and its reputation can be ranked in the top ten or even the top five in the history of world cinema, and the film has also won many Oscars, including the Best Director Award and Best Actor.
What's even more valuable is that the box office of this movie is also a blockbuster in terms of word-of-mouth, and it won 600 million US dollars worldwide when it was released in 95, and a feature film with no special effects production and no big names joining can have such a high box office because the plot of the movie is too attractive, perfectly expounding the American dream, and can be seen as an inspirational movie.
In this life, "Forrest Gump" is five years ahead of schedule, and the director will also be Lucas, Liu Lang doesn't want Lucas to ruin this classic, just in case, he simply drew a lot of storyboard pictures, as long as Lucas shoots according to these pictures, then this movie will not be too outrageous, and will basically maintain the style of the previous life.
Lucas was a little stupid looking through these pictures, and Lin Guodong was also confused.
"Jimmy, you......... You're trying to steal my business! With these storyboards, won't my job be done?"
Lucas gritted his teeth, his expression was a little complicated, embarrassed and helpless, and then ......... Gradually, the surprise began.
Lucas is a big Hollywood director, he may not know what movie to make a big hit, but he knows whether a movie can sell well, doesn't it sound a bit tongue-twisting?
The production of a film is very complicated, first of all, there must be a script, the script must be approved before the investor, the budget will be started after the project is approved, and the director and starring will be found after the budget is completed.
Hollywood has a very mature process-based process, each of which will not travel, it stands to reason that there should be no problems with such a movie, but there are not many movies that can really make money after the completion of the movie, about thirty percent, less than fifty percent of the movies that recover their costs, and the rest are losing money, as for the big-selling movies, it is even less than one percent, and there may not be one in ten years with a profit margin of more than 30 times like "Toy Story".
The movie is too dependent on the audience's preferences, the plot is childish and the audience will be fooled, the actors' acting skills are too poor, and there are no big-name stars.
But the reverse is different, if a movie is filmed and asked by the producer to watch it, they will most likely expect whether the movie will be successful or not, and it may become a "hit" They can't predict, but whether it can make money can still be seen.
These storyboards drawn by Liu Lang are equivalent to static films, and Liu Lang's painting skills are quite superb, each one is very expressive with a brush, and more than 200 storyboards almost completely construct the whole picture of the movie, and also express the essence of the movie.
Lucas was attracted by the stubborn character of Forrest Gump just after watching more than 30 photos, and it looked a little silly, but his dedication to things is not comparable to anyone, and there are many plots that make Lucas feel really fantastical, such as Forrest Gump learned to play table tennis when he was recuperating in the army after being injured, and as the level became higher and higher, he was actually sent to China to participate in the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, which was obviously added by Liu Lang for his motherland.
Lucas didn't know that in the original movie, Forrest Gump played table tennis on behalf of the United States, but Liu Lang's version of this part of the plot has added a lot.
Lucas saw a very poetic painting in the storyboard of the Chinese part, Forrest Gump went to the Forbidden City in the morning, and was shocked by this huge ancient royal garden, and at this moment he saw a child sitting on a lion statue reading a book, so he leaned in and chatted with the other party.
Forrest Gump: What book are you reading?
Child: World History.
Forrest Gump: Your country is so closed, what's the use of looking at world history?
The child smiled at this time, pointed to the huge Forbidden City and said.
"This used to be the place where the emperor of China lived, and for hundreds of years no ordinary people could come in, but now it's different, anyone can come in and have a look, and it's the same in our country, the country is about to open, and people from all over the world can come here, just like you, hasn't it already arrived?
Forrest Gump: Go with the flow? Well, that sounds reasonable, I'll try.
This description was not forcibly added by Liu Lang, but once again strengthened Forrest Gump's stubbornness, for example, he later repeated the words of this Chinese child before several long-distance runs across the continental United States: We just need to follow our hearts!
Here, the child's trend has been replaced by the heart, but the two are the same.
This child has a deep meaning, representing the opening up of China, and also represents the erudition and attitude of future Chinese young people towards the world, and what surprised Lucas even more was that the child in the storyboard was Liu Lang himself.
"Jimmy, this kid is yourself, do you want to be a part of this movie?"
Lucas asked, holding the picture.
"It's just one shot, no problem at all!"
Liu Lang nodded.
"Very well, Jimmy, I can now be sure that this movie is going to be a classic............ Of course, if I am the director......... Well, I'm sure I'll win the Oscar for Best Director!"
This movie can be said to integrate many elements of Oscar movies, the plot is novel, politically correct, inspirational and touching, and it would be unreasonable if it was not popular.
"George, this movie asked Tom Hanks to play, and I promised him last year that I might be able to win an Oscar. ”
"No wonder this Forrest Gump looks very much like him, it turns out that you haven't decided to make him the leading actor!"
"His acting skills are masterful, believe me, my vision will not be bad!"
"When did you get your vision worse? By the way, how much do you expect this movie to win at the box office?"
Lucas's words attracted everyone's attention, Liu Lang's prediction skills are too strong, and several movies almost perfectly predicted the final box office.