"The Shawshank Redemption", praised by many people as the best movie in history, has long occupied the first place in the IMDB250, which is not a blown fame.

In Yin Jun's opinion, "The Shawshank Redemption" is really a good film, although it cannot be said that it occupies the first place in film history, but it is also good enough, definitely not worse than "Forrest Gump".

Of course, "The Shawshank Redemption" is not a successful commercial film.

The original version of "The Shawshank Redemption" cost $20 million to produce and $30 million to publicize, but the box office performance was only $25 million!

Such high losses took the distributor 20 years to recoup the cost with the release of videotapes and DVDs.

However, although it was popular with many fans, the two actors who starred in it, Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, did not make a name for themselves through the film, but there was no plus, and people were far more interested in the movie itself than in their interpretation.

So, "Forrest Gump", which is compared with it, is very powerful.

It has grossed almost $700 million worldwide, and has long been among the top few video tape rentals.

A narrative film with no special effects, or even an intense hot scene, can have such results, you can't say that the audience is blind, right?

Then "Forrest Gump" won the three most important awards at the Oscars - Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture!

Tom Hanks won the Oscar for the second consecutive year with "Forrest Gump", which completely established his status as a Hollywood superstar.

Of course, there are many reasons why "The Shawshank Redemption" was unsuccessful.

Yin Jun has seen too many people's summaries of its unsuccess in his previous life, so if Yin Jun was to do it, direct, produce and distribute, he would have already made a calculation, and it would definitely be much better than in his previous life.

Not to mention that "Forrest Gump" is also to be made by Yin Jun, the two movies don't get together to fight, of course, "The Shawshank Redemption" will not be overshadowed.

Yin Jun was preparing to shoot "Forrest Gump" in 1983, so one year in advance, filming "The Shawshank Redemption" in 1982 was just a process of training.

After all, the teenager has never made this kind of movie that focuses on narrative, focuses on expressing his heart, emphasizes the theme, and sublimates emotions.

This is a challenge for Yin Jun and an opportunity for him to grow.

It's much better to shoot "The Shawshank Redemption" at the beginning than to shoot "Forrest Gump" as soon as it comes up, and then mess it up and make people laugh, right?

It's a little funny to think about it, anyway, people don't know that the story in this inconspicuous clip will be so classic and good-looking.

There is more than one adaptation that destroys the classics.

Even if Yin Jun fails, he will not be scolded much, as long as he learns the previous lessons on "Forrest Gump" and successfully shoots the story, then he will be greeted with flowers and applause.

But!

Yin Junke never wanted himself to fail.

He knows what "The Shawshank Redemption" wants to express, and has watched the movie several times, and has read many film reviews and analysis articles about "The Shawshank Redemption".

If in such a situation, "The Shawshank Redemption" can't be filmed above the standard, then Yin Jun still washes and sleeps, does some small business, and hands over the task of charging into battle to others.

Zhou Yunfa replaced the role of Tim Robbins, which is not a problem at all.

Although "The Shawshank Redemption" takes place in the United States, and Stephen King sets him as a white man, Yin Jun has obtained all the adaptation rights, and when he bought the copyright, Yin Jun once told Stephen King about this problem.

The teenager told Stephen King in detail about the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" he saw on the phone.

Half of the movie script in his previous life was written by Stephen King himself, and the rest was made some changes by the director, so Stephen King heard that Yin Jun actually had such a profound interpretation of the plot and connotation of the story, and he immediately had a great impression of Yin Jun, so he was not so repulsive to Yin Jun's idea of "maybe replacing the actor with a Chinese".

Of course, another condition that Stephen King agreed to was the $1 million script copyright fee that Yin Jun smashed, and the 1% profit share of all the proceeds of "The Shawshank Redemption".

It's no exaggeration to say that before Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park" became a global hit, it was definitely a dream for these best-selling authors to get a share of the profits, even if he was Stephen King.

Yin Jun is not only talking about the box office of the movie, but also the surrounding videotapes, TV rights or something, this is a long-term continuous income, Stephen King certainly knows the benefits of this trickle.

Not to mention the 1% profit share, even if it is a copyright fee of 1 million US dollars, it is very high.

Foreigners value money very much, and they regard it as a recognition of their status by others, representing their value.

Yin Jun smashed it for 1 million US dollars, plus a 1% share of all interests, if Stephen King embarrassed Yin Jun again, it would be a little unkind.

In fact, the literati of ancient and modern times, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, are all the same.

They love money, beauty, and face.

Yin Jun touted Stephen King as soon as he came up, talked about a few of his films he had watched, and boasted that he was "the world's No. 1 suspense thriller master", although Stephen King has been very famous over the years, and has received countless praises, but from Yin Jun, a globally recognized super genius, Stephen King is naturally comfortable.

When Yin Jun talks about some of his difficulties and his desire to promote his oriental culture, he can think from Yin Jun's point of view.

So, this is the situation where Stephen King allowed Yin Jun to change the actor to Oriental Chinese, otherwise you will change to another person, another way, and it is strange that Stephen King can take care of you.

At that time, when Yin Jun was thinking about "The Shawshank Redemption", he actually thought of Zhou Runfa's figure, but at that time, it was not only Zhou Runfa who was the candidate, Liang Chaowei, Liang Jiahui, Liu Qingyun, etc., were all Yin Jun's choices.

Originally, the teenager didn't think about filming "The Shawshank Redemption" in 1982, but now that the opportunity has come, and he is going to shoot the more difficult "Forrest Gump" next year, Yin Jun is naturally willing to shoot it first.

Classic Movie ......

What Yin Jun lacks most is classic movies.

It's also right to think about making a classic movie in advance.

Now that Disney has also bought it, and United Arts Film Company has also bought it, it is precisely when the United States is going to establish a solid foundation and develop, why can't we have more classics and let the Americans see the capabilities of the Kirin Group?

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Zhou Yanfa was called over by Yin Jun, and he was a little nervous.

But because he was asked to come to Zhong Chuhong's house, Zhou Yanfa was a little looking forward to it.

After returning home yesterday, Chen Yulian told her husband about what she asked Zhong Chuhong to ask for, and Zhou Yanfa also said a few words about Sister Lian.

He didn't want to rely on this level of relationship to make Yin Jun treat him differently, he preferred to rely on his own achievements to make Yin Jun pay more attention to him.

"Fa Ge~~"

knocked on the door, and it was Zhong Chuhong who opened the door.

Seeing her greet herself with a sweet smile, and then blinking her eyes again, Zhou Runfa's heart suddenly became steady.

Since the pillow wind has blown through, then I am sure that I will have a chance to come today!

He entered the apartment, where Yin Jun was sitting in the living room looking through the contents of a folder.

"Jun Shao!" Zhou Yanfa walked over and greeted.

"Oh, Brother Fa, sit, sit, it's not an outsider!" Yin Jun smiled and motioned for him to sit down, "You're going overseas soon, and there are a lot of things to prepare." I'll call you over today, and I'll make a long story short. Next year I'm going to direct a movie that will take about two months to shoot. But the shooting place is in the United States, and we will leave after the Spring Festival at the latest, can you be ready?"

"Yes!" Zhou Yanfa said with a nail cut through the iron.

"That's good. Yin Jun nodded and said, "I'll have someone send you the script tomorrow, and you can start figuring it out! This time is a challenge for you, the actors of the entire crew, except for you, are all Americans, whether you can gain their respect and play the role well depends on how hard you work!"

"Don't worry, Jun Shao, I won't let you down!" Zhou Yunfa became serious again.

"You person, why didn't you speak clearly?" Zhong Chuhong, who was standing on the side, rolled his eyes, "You haven't told Fa Ge yet, is this role a supporting role or a protagonist?"

"The protagonist, the male number one. Yin Jun laughed dumbly, "Brother Fa, if I say that it may help you get the Cannes Best Actor, do you believe it or not?"

"Letter!" Zhou Yanfa clenched his fists.

"So...... What about the Oscar?"

"Uh......"

Zhou Yanfa was dumbfounded, his eyes were obviously full of disbelief.

At this time, Zhong Chuhong began to glare at him, "Brother Fa, don't you believe in our family's Ah Jun's ability? He said that it is possible, that is possible!"

"No, no, I ...... I ......" Zhou Yanfa hurriedly shook his hand, "I just ...... I...... I will work hard, I will work hard!"

"Don't be so nervous, it's just possible, after all, you are Chinese, and your chances of being at the Oscars are not very good. Yin Jun smiled faintly, "Go to the show seriously, and you don't have to worry about the rest." ”

"Yes!"

Zhou Yanfa agreed, but his face was even more solemn.

For a while, all the joy just now was gone, and only the pressure of the mountain was left, which pressed on him.

Yin Jun has said this, if he spoils Jun Shao's high-quality script because his performance is not good enough, then how will he meet people in the future? How can he be embarrassed to say that he is a good actor?