At the beginning of February, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officially announced the list of nominees for the 72nd Academy Awards, "American Beauty", an ethical drama film, won 8 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director, 34-year-old director Sam Menders was a blockbuster, he had been directing stage plays before, and "American Beauty" It was his debut film on the movie screen, and his debut film made a classic in film history, becoming a popular candidate for best director, and he can be described as a superstar, and for a time Sam Menders became the object of media favor.

In addition, "The Rules of the Cider House" and "The Insider" both received 7 nominations and are among the protagonists chasing this Oscar.

And in 1999, "Star Wars Prequel 1", which swept the world's cinemas and collected more than $900 million at the box office, only had a few technical nominations for best sound and best visual effects. At the Golden Sour Plum Awards, which also announced the list of nominations, it won 8 nominations for the worst film, worst director, worst screenwriter, worst actor, supporting actress, etc., and "Hurricane Warriors", which also received 8 nominations, became a big favorite.

In the list of nominations for Jin Sumei, there is the name "Will Smith", he won two nominations for the worst actor and the worst screen partner, which is definitely a big blow, although Will's popularity has not diminished, but for an actor, the nomination of Jin Sumei is a very ruthless denial and ridicule, if not a shame. Naturally, there are quite a few media outlets that have fallen for this: "Will Smith's performance is as bad as his vision. ”

This is not a good thing for "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", a biographical film that pays attention to acting skills, starring a golden sour plum's worst actor, plus the director is the amazingly fast "magical-baby-director" Wang Yang...... Some media have started a new round of singing and declining, predicting that "it will probably be a disaster, Will Smith will regret his choice again, and is more likely to win the throne of golden sour plum stinky again, and next to him is Wang Yang, who got the worst director." ”

However, before Wang Yang wins the trophy of Jin Sumei's worst director, he will first enter the Oscar hall. Because "Youth Musical", which also created a box office miracle and set off a boom in 1999, was shortlisted for the Oscars. The CD, which won the first place in the annual sales of the original soundtrack, has six songs in it that have been shortlisted for Best Original Song, and although it is not nominated for Best Original Score, the success of "Youth Musical" in terms of soundtrack is undeniable, and its light and enthusiastic melody is like a youthful sunshine that makes people dance along.

With the success of "Youth Musical", David Lawrence has become the best soundtrack for youth campus films, and his value has increased greatly; of course, the success of "Youth Musical" is also due to his excellent soundtrack, every aspect of film production is complementary to each other, people are used to feeling things from the visual and auditory senses, the movie is the perfect combination, and the music sets off and sublimates the movie picture, making up for the lack of a simple picture, making the movie more three-dimensional and textured.

If you want to become a classic movie, a classic biographical film, the soundtrack is extremely important, and "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is no exception. After completing the cut version, Wang Yang called Jenn Kezmelik again and invited him to come to the United States for an interview, and Jenn, who was idle at home, came to the United States from Poland on the third day.

In the electronic recording studio, Jenn Kezmerik, wearing round-framed glasses and a beard, sits in front of the soundtrack equipment, watching the movie playing on the LCD screen with a fascinating face, and Wang Yang next to him is also watching, this is a 160-minute cut version, the content structure is basically finalized, all that remains is to cut some of the footage, and it is also the stage where the director and editor are fighting to make the theme and the rhythm more fluid and suitable for screening.

But many times, this version expresses more ideas and the story is more complete. Although there was only a live recording, and even the narration and fill-ins were not completed, Jenn Kezmerik was still very engaged in watching it, because the soundtrack was in his head, and he was inspired by the story, Deeply attracted by the expressive performance of Will Smith and his sons, seeing the part of Chris Gardner crying in the toilet, a trace of excitement for the arrival of inspiration flashed on his face, and he seemed to be a little unbearable, turned around and looked at the computer screen playing at the same time, adjusted a few buttons, and reversed this video, put his hands on the electronic piano, looked at the picture, and played softly and slowly.

Wang Yang suddenly smiled happily and listened quietly to Jenn's playing. The soft and sad sound of the piano, combined with the violent and rough knock on the door, Will Smith's red eyes and welling up tears, the sound of "ding" seemed to hit his heart, making his heart tremble a little, and he couldn't help but praise in his heart: "Great!" When Jenn withdrew his hands and finished playing, Wang Yang applauded and laughed: "Mr. Kezmelik, it's great!"

"Young man, you made a good movie, and my inspiration hovered here!" Jenn Kezmerik circled his head, smiled gently, and said, "I can't wait to score it." Wang Yang grinned, stretched out his hand to shake Jenn, and said excitedly: "Thank you! Mr. Kezmelik, with you joining, I believe that "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" will move many viewers to tears, which is really exciting. ”

Once the partnership was confirmed, the two immediately discussed the soundtrack style of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", and although the work on recording the score would not begin immediately, Jenn Kezmelik also needed time to feel the story and conceive the soundtrack, so the basic ideas had to be settled.

After a collaboration between "Youth Musical" and David Lawrence, Wang Yang not only gained a lot of music knowledge and film scoring knowledge, but also learned how to express his thoughts and requirements to a composer, he looked at Jenn and said: "Soft, soothing, like a serenade, I want that kind of music that is very natural, so natural that the audience will not notice it, but the music has always infected them." ”

Jenn understood what he meant, and answered with a smile, "You mean that there is no auditory impact, and soft music is used for both joy and sadness. Wang Yang nodded, and said uncertainly: "Yes, I don't know if my analogy is right, it's like the babbling of a child when he sleeps, or is it the babbling of a child himself?" Jenn looked interested, he thought for a while, and said, "I think there will be both, this is an innocent music, just suitable for the essence of the pursuit of happiness......"

The two talked for a long time, exchanging ideas with each other as directors and musicians, and initially agreed on a soft style, which of course was not set in stone, and the music was generally cheerful and lively when Chris Gardner was still living in an apartment, and when the father and son had to live in a motel, sleep in the toilet and crowd the church, the music would be low and sad, and in some parts such as street chases, the music would become fast and tense.

"Jenn, I'm glad you're here. Everything was almost discussed, Wang Yang shook hands with Jenn again, and said: "By the way, it will be my 20th birthday in two days, and I am going to hold a private dinner, Jenn, I want to invite you to participate." Jenn Kezmelik nodded happily and smiled, "Happy birthday, of course, young man." ”

After confirming the joining of Jenn Kezmelik, Flame Films announced the news as soon as possible, but it did not attract much attention, firstly, this kind of news has never been taken seriously, fans are concerned about the cast, content stories and other things in front of the scene, and the people behind the scenes are very low-profile except for the director; secondly, Jenn himself is not famous in Hollywood, he is famous in Poland, but in Hollywood, this is his first soundtrack work.

What has attracted more attention from fans is the teaser trailer of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", this 2-minute trailer is based on the conversation between Will Smith and his son on the rooftop, briefly outlining the story, with a lot of essence pictures, and some pictures that may be deleted when they reach the official version, arranged in no order but not chaotically, when fans see the warmth of Smith and his son, Will Smith's tears in the toilet, and hear him say "You have a dream, you have to defend it!" Everyone felt that something was wrong, especially the previously predicted media, they vaguely felt that they had been tricked by Wang Yang again, will this movie really be a bad movie?

Look at Will Smith's haggard appearance, look at his performance that is no longer giggling and handsome, the 2-minute trailer doesn't see anything, but you can see a lot, his new screen appearance, and several shots of his true feelings, all seem to powerfully refute Jin Sumei's worst actor nomination and the media's questioning. Of course, the media didn't turn against it, the trailer is just a trailer, the trailer is always wonderful and exciting, but it is not a bad movie born one after another, what will happen depends on the released version.

On February 5th, 20 years ago, Wang Yang was born in a San Francisco hospital; two years ago, before he was expelled from USC, he happily attended classes every day, worked part-time when he was not in class, worked hard for scholarships and DV machines, and now, everything is changing rapidly, and he is also ushering in his 20th birthday.

As he made more and more friends, he had more and more people to invite to his birthday celebrations, unless it was a small gathering of close family and friends, but the number 20 was special, so he simply found the services of an entertainment company, arranged a large private birthday dinner, and sent out invitations to family friends, those who had worked well with him, Natalie Portman was also invited, but she declined because of her studies and not wanting to go to the newspaper.

In the hotel hall where the dinner was held, the guests were basically present, they knew each other and laughed and talked in twos and threes, many people of old age drank wine glasses, and soft piano music lingered in the hall. Wearing a black suit and tie, Wang Yang was busy shuttling around, greeting the arriving guests, and Jessica was also doing the task separately.

"Young, how's the movie cut? I watched the trailer, hey, it's wonderful!" Will Smith smiled, and it didn't seem like the Golden Sour Plum's nomination hit him, or he was now pinning all his hopes on "When Happiness Knocks on the Door."

Wang Yang nodded and smiled: "Everything is going well, next you have to record, and then slowly edit it." "Originally, big-name stars could have the privilege to go into the editing room and even edit their own footage, but no one in him has this privilege, and there are only directors and editors in the editing room. While talking to Will, Wang Yang suddenly saw Zachary in a black suit over there, and saw him talking to Erin Irilyn with a smile on his face, Wang Yang smiled and said, "Will, I'll go over there." With that, he secretly gritted his teeth, walked over and smiled, "Hi, Zachary, Eileen!"

Zachary and Erin turned to look at him, and both smiled and said, "Jan, happy birthday!"

"Thanks, I've got something to say to this guy, a man's business. Wang Yang smiled at Erin, then pulled Zachary to the side with a puzzled face, hugged him with a smile, and said, "Man, long time no see!" Zachary responded to his hug and smiled: "Yes, Yang, I have long wanted to ask you to go to a movie together." ”

"Oh, watch a movie, ......" Wang Yang smiled slightly, and suddenly smashed a punch into Zachary's stomach through the gesture of hugging, Zachary suddenly let out a painful "oh", and said innocently: "Oh my God, Yang, what are you doing, why are you beating me?" Wang Yang kept a smile, but gritted his teeth and said: "I just want to ask what you are doing? What are your marriage plans? How long do you plan to get engaged, how long will it take to get married? Please! You killed me!"

Zachary still had a very innocent expression, and said, "What's wrong? Why did it hurt you?" Wang Yang took a deep breath and said slowly in a suppressed voice: "Because Jessica heard your plan, she also wanted to have one, but I didn't react when I heard about it, she was very unhappy, I didn't expect her to care so much about this kind of plan; I want to make one with her now, but she always thinks that I am just coaxing her, in fact, it is almost the same...... Man, what do you think I'm going to do?"

"I can't help you with this. Zachary shook his head and said again, "I think she'll be happy if you really make it to her." Wang Yang rolled his eyes and said, "Zachary, it's not that I don't want to formulate, it's just that that thing is tied to you like a rope, reminding you, making you uneasy, you only have three hundred days left, you only have two hundred days left......" He looked helpless, patted Zachary on the shoulder, and said: "Man, just treat it as a birthday gift, don't plan so much in the future, okay?" Zachary scratched his head and said, "I try my best, but it's not actually my idea, it's Erin's ......"

Erin's Wang Yang frowned when she heard this, could it be an idea that Jessica and Erin thought of together, and then they each proposed ...... to their respective boyfriends, "Yang, happy birthday." At this time, Michael Pitt, dressed in a crisp white suit, walked over. Wang Yang interrupted his train of thought, stepped forward to hug him, looked at him a few times, there were no dark circles and haggardness, his face was sunny, he sniffed him a few times, and said with a smile: "Michael, there is no smell of smoke, it seems that you have strictly abided by your promise." Michael Pitt smiled faintly: "Well, I've almost quit, and I've only smoked a few times in my dreams." Wang Yang smiled: "That's already a foul!"

Wang Yang and his good friends laughed and talked for a while, and everyone in the hall suddenly burst into applause, it turned out that Jenn Kezmelik himself came to the stage to play piano music, and everyone danced with their partners to the soft piano music. Seeing Zachary and Erin, Tom Welling and his girlfriend all dancing, Wang Yang smiled and said, "Where is my dance partner? You? Not you." He glanced at Michael Pitt and went to find Jessica.

Suddenly, Wang Yang saw a blonde girl in a purple evening dress in front of her smiling and refusing a man's invitation to dance together. Wang Yang also nodded and smiled at her, she raised the red wine glass in her hand and took a sip, smiled again, and turned to leave. Wang Yang looked at her back as she walked away, frowned, and muttered, "Rachel, she can drink......"

"Ha!" A laugh rang out from behind, and his shoulder was also patted, he couldn't help but turn around and look, only to see the smiling Jessica standing behind, she smiled: "Yang, did I succeed?" Wang Yang suddenly laughed: "No, you can't scare me!" He dragged her hand and smiled: "Come, let's dance!"

(To be continued)