Chapter 54: Screening
On the big screen, in the darkness, a pale yellow moth flapped its wings and flew towards a point of light in front of it, the point of light gradually became larger, it was a raging flame! The moth did not hesitate to pounce into the flames, and the picture suddenly became bright, and a beautiful pastoral scenery appeared, blue sky and white clouds, The grass and flowers, a colorful butterfly is dancing, the pale yellow moth flies towards the butterfly, its wings shine, as if there is a flame flowing, the moth and the butterfly dance together, entangled and fly to the sky, between them a flame rises, and the English letters "flames-films" appear below.
Looking at this 20-second opening animation, Wang Yang took a deep breath, and in front of his eyes, several faces vaguely appeared, alternating constantly, Zachary who danced and danced happily, Michael Pitt with red eyes, Harry George who obsessively stroked the camera, impatient call girl, and the back of the limping away in the back alley...... And himself, on the streets of Santa Monica, he was so excited that he couldn't control himself! Wang Yang clenched his fists, and the moths that put out the fire will eventually show their beauty, definitely!
Most of the people in the movie hall had curiosity and confusion on their faces, and they had their own understanding of the meaning of this animation. Jessica applauded softly, she knew the real meaning of this animation, because she asked Wang Yang, and when Wang Yang answered her, she had a bright smile on her face: "I am a moth, many people are moths, some people are butterflies, many people are butterflies." But Jessica, moths and butterflies are good, as long as you have the courage to chase the light and dare to take that step to the flames, you will be transformed and will fly in a beautiful world. Whether you succeed or fail, you will be happy, this is the world of dreamers. β
Looking at the big screen, Rachel suddenly remembered some dusty memories that had been sealed for a long time, that day in the bar, she said to Wang Yang: "You are like a flaming moth, very romantic!" Her heart tightened, a little suffocated, and said in her heart: "The moth that fights the fire, courage, transformation." As long as you have the courage to pursue the light, you can get good. She glanced at Wang Yang on the left, and said silently: "Yang, is that so?"
After the animation, the screen shows a beautiful snowy scene of the Vasatra Mountains in Salt Lake City, and the resort is hosting a New Year's party. There is also a text introduction on the screen, starring: Tom Welling, Jessica Alba, Rachel McAdams, Zachary Levy...... Photography: Valey Pfister, Director: Wang Yang.
Wang Yang and Jessica looked at each other and smiled, their hands quietly dragged together, their fingers clasped tightly. What they agreed on when they were children has been realized, he became the director, she became the heroine, and they also came together.
At this time, Jessica's Gabriella appears, and the lively New Year's party seems to have nothing to do with her, she stays in the room and reads a book in a fascination, and then her mother walks into the room to drag her down to the party dance, and the screen switches to Troy Burton on the other side also practicing basketball with his father, and his mother asks the two fathers and sons to stop practicing and go to the vacation and party dance.
The students in the movie hall all looked at the screen with interest, a white boy with freckles on his face was full of smiles, he was not the top ten in the "show yourself" activity, but one of the 100 lucky ones, which also made him the envy of his classmates, and he actually became a "celebrity" in school. In the previous interactive session, he also got an autograph of "Gabriella", which is really exciting!
Soon, the story came to Troy and Gabriella were pushed onto the stage, they reluctantly sang in duet, but found that there was a tacit understanding, the more they sang, the better they sang, the more they sang, the more they felt, which also made the young people around the small stage jump up and dance to their songs.
"It's a new journey, it feels so good to be with you......" The movie hall echoed with a beautiful song, and the students' positions suddenly buzzed and discussed, "This song is very good!" The freckled boy's eyes were starry, "Oh my God, Jessica is so cute!" A black-haired white girl next to her clutched her chest and sighed: "Wow, Troy is so handsome, he sings very well!" Soon, the romantic scene of the hero and heroine watching the fireworks together made her sigh again: "Oh, it's so desirable... β¦β
With the end of the New Year's party dance party at the beginning, the story comes to Eastern High School, the cheerful Wildcats team song sounds, the picture is so bright that it seems to be full of sunshine, the wide and beautiful campus vista, skateboarders, basketball players, cheerleaders, and young and lively figures everywhere. When the school bus arrived, Troy jumped down the door ladder and everyone gathered around him, hugging him to the school, shouting, "What team!?", "Wildcats!", "What team!?", "Wildcats!"
Seeing now, the critics are a little surprised, and the contempt in their hearts has been reduced a lot, the camera picture of the movie is very good, the colors are bright, and it is almost dazzling, but it makes people deeply feel the youthful atmosphere; the music is very good, and it completely achieves the effect of setting off the story and the picture; the actors' performances are not as immature as they imagined, and many imperceptible performance actions, such as Troy jumping off the school bus, etc., make the image of the characters distinct.
"Okay, just sit down and take a look!" film critics and reporters are starting to get serious. And as the story unfolds, the students slowly become absorbed and will only occasionally say something to themselves.
Wang Yang has seen these 100-minute images many times, and he is very familiar with every shot in it, and he knows how it came about, including shooting, editing, and color grading...... Despite this, he still watched it with so much flavor that he never got tired of watching it. Looking at the picture on the screen, he smiled softly: "Artists show their truest emotions here......"
On the stage of the screen, Mr. Dabbs performed in an exaggerated style, and said intoxicatedly: "Artists show their truest emotions here, and show their true inner feelings through the actors......
The first round of auditions began, and there were several songs and dances in a row, followed by the haughtiness of Rachel, Zachary as Shapey, and Wren, and then with the chorus of Troy and Gabriella. At the end of the audition, the news that the Troy two were selected for the second round of auditions shocked the students of Eastern High School, and the plot came to the cafeteria, and the stimulated people opened their hearts to each other and spoke their hearts. The stout black team members used to like to cook, the quiet chubby girls liked hip-hop and breakdancing, and the skateboarders wanted to be cellists, performing in the auditorium in suits and ties...... Looking at the bright and spacious cafeteria, many students sighed again and again: "Cool, this school is so cool, their cafeteria is amazing......" Everyone on the screen danced, they jumped on the dining hall table, they sang loudly, which made a burst of exclamations in the movie hall, the students looked at each other, all of them were full of fun and yearning smiles: "They actually have a party in the cafeteria!", "It's crazy, when can we do this?", "Actually, I want to be a pilot......"
"Dead Poets Society?" a film critic muttered while touching his head, but obviously there is no seriousness of Dead Poets Society, everything is so sunny, maybe not so profound, but it expresses the same topic, what kind of person do you want to be? Are you willing to be bound by the "rules" of the world, the eyes of friends, and the expectations of your family, or are you willing to do what you really like and become the person you want to be?
The topic is discussed in a relaxed and happy atmosphere, no preaching, no heaviness, very comfortable, and sometimes a little funny. On the screen, Xia Pei walked down the stairs murderously, but Gabriella slipped and fell, and the french fries sauce box on the dinner plate flew up, just hitting Xia Pei, and the singing and dancing in the cafeteria stopped abruptly, everyone looked at Xia Pei in shock, and Xia Pei suddenly screamed bitterly!
"Hahaha!" burst into laughter in the movie hall, the students gloated, and even Xia Pei's supporters smiled.
Seeing her embarrassed appearance, Rachel laughed happily, revealing two sweet dimples. After complaining to Mr. Dabbs, Xia Pei was so angry that he punched Wren next to him in the chest and left aggrievedly. Zachary, who was sitting next to Rachel, frowned, stroked his chest, and said, "Oh, Rachel, that punch from you really hurt me, and I almost fell down at that time." Rachel glanced at him and smiled, "I'm sorry. But this is a move designed by Young, and you should settle accounts with him. β
The voice they said was not suppressed, Wang Yang over there also heard it, he turned his head to look over there, and said, "Hey, Rachel, all I designed was to push, and it's your credit to punch it." Rachel laughed, "I was instructed to 'be angry, angry,' and that's why I got that punch, and in fact it was your credit." Wang Yang smiled, and was about to continue to refute, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly stopped, and instead said "ok", and looked at the big screen.
At this time, the plot also came to the section of the rooftop garden, Troy and Gabriella confided in each other, the students watched quietly, and many people were hit by this beautiful and pure section, which is beautiful, isn't it?
Remembering how the close-up of this episode was filmed, Wang Yang and Jessica looked at each other and smiled, so editing is a wonderful magic trick that can fool everyone. Wang Yang put his index finger to his lips, smiled and made a boo gesture to Jessica, and said softly: "Don't tell anyone!" Jessica pretended to be very nervous and said, "Well, I'll keep it a secret!"
Media reporters and film critics are also beginning to smell the "unexpected", this is not a bad movie at all, it is not the boring and naΓ―ve plot that people imagine, the characters are confused, the singing and dancing are abrupt and stiff, the camera is shaking like a DV, and the picture colors are chaotic...... No, it's neither, these reviews don't have anything to do with this movie! It's a good movie, maybe...... Can it pay for itself? Look at the students, their emotions have been completely touched by the movie.
Yes, the students were distracted, they just came to see the movie, and they were the easiest to get hooked, and when they saw Troy and Gabriella have a misunderstanding with their friends, they canceled their plans to participate in the second round of auditions, although they knew that it would not end like this, but they all shouted in dissatisfaction: "E-on!" When they saw Gabriella singing sadly, they fell silent again, and when they saw their friends reflect on themselves and understand that they should support the Trojans in pursuing what they loved, and helped them resolve their misunderstandings, the students cheered and cheered loudly, ignoring the rules of the cinema: "This is decent!" and "I knew it was going to be fine!"
Listening to these voices, Wang Yang breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very excited and satisfied, he looked at Jessica, and said with a smile: "It seems that Miranda is going to be surprised again!" Jessica was also very happy in her heart, nodded, and smiled sweetly: "Yang, everyone will be scared by you again." Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "That's miserable, the campus song and dance film has become a horror movie." β
In the final stage of the story, due to Shapei's bad behavior, the second round of auditions for the musical overlapped with the basketball team finals and academic competitions, and their best friends were helping to make Troy and Gabriella audition.
On the big screen, the color suddenly changed, from bright and bright to dim, in a small room full of miscellaneous items and instruments, a decadent boy was rapidly tapping the keyboard with both hands, he pressed enter, and a lot of data was displayed on the computer screen, and he smiled playfully at the mobile phone: "It's done." "The background music is interesting, but the graphics are 'cool', not abrupt, but eye-catching.
"Wow, this guy is cool and handsome, who is he?" muttered the girls curiously.
Michael Pitt was trembling with excitement when he saw himself on the screen, he clenched his fists tightly, looked at Harry George next to him, and muttered with red eyes: "That's me, I'm on the big screen...... That's my ......" Harry George said with a frustrated face: "Man, don't talk to me, my shot was cut out, my shot is ......" Michael Pitt smiled at him and said firmly: "Harry, there will be." Harry nodded heavily and said in high spirits, "Man, I think so too!"
With the help of good friends, Troy and Gabriella completed the second round of auditions for the musical, and in the academic competition that was resumed, Gabriella led the Eastern High School to win the championship, and in the basketball finals, Troy also killed the opponent at the end of the game! The movie came to the last song and dance, the chorus and chorus of the basketball stadium, the basketball team members, cheerleaders, classmates, and spectators, all of them were dancing with youth and happiness.
The chorus of singing resounded throughout the theater: "We face everything together and understand that everyone is a shining star. We face everything together, as long as we hold hands, we can realize our dreams! Because we face it together, we can fly with our hands outstretched, we know in our hearts that we can do it, we face everything together, and once we see the same opportunity, we will grasp it! The wild cats will sing together, raise their hands and jump up, this is our way, it's time to show ourselves to the world! Let's come together!
Looking at the joyful pictures, listening to the melodious songs, and the lyrics that seemed to inspire everyone, the students were all excited, and the freckled white boys couldn't help but whistle and stand up with loud applause, and the scene suddenly became coaxing, everyone rushed to stand up, waving their hands and twisting their bodies, and singing "We face everything together" on the big screen , the whole movie hall was boiling, the crew stood up, and the media reporters and film critics also stood up with a smile, clapping their hands non-stop, as if holding a grand party.
"Wild cats sing together, raise your hands and jump up!"
Wang Yang stood up with his eyes closed, spread his hands, and felt that feeling again, as if he had embraced the whole movie theater into his arms, the audience was happy, the audience was crazy, it was all because of the movies on the big screen, because of their hard work and hard work! This is the world inside the flames, so beautiful, he likes everything here.
Next to Jessica, Rachel, Tom Welling, Valey Pfister...... They all stood up with applause, with a happy smile on their faces, proud of this common achievement, everyone has something to pay, everyone has something to gain, and these applause and cheers belong to the entire crew.
It wasn't until the last shot of the film that the Flame Film Company logo reappeared, the students in the movie hall were still chanting, and the thunderous applause did not abate for a long time; the media reporters and film critics were all looking incredulous, and it seemed that the film might be able to do a good job? They were already thinking about how to write tomorrow's news headlines and predictions, "The surprising "Youth Musical"?" and "Amazing Yang, a bright director's new star?"
The crew of "Youth Musical" hugged each other in celebration, Wang Yang hugged Jessica, Tom Welling, and Rachel, looking at Rachel's clear eyes and smiling face, he said softly: "Thank you!" After that, he let go of her and hugged Zachary again.
"Thank you, thank you!" Wang Yang and the main creators and leading actors of the crew hugged again, he took the microphone that the staff had prepared a long time ago, walked back to the middle position, looked at everyone in the audience, and laughed loudly at the microphone and shouted: "Hey, guys!" The audience suddenly fell silent, everyone looked at Wang Yang, only to see him smile and say: "Thank you for your support, this is a great premiere." Today is also the 18th birthday of our beautiful 'Gabriella' Jessica Alba, this is the most important moment in her life, please join us to wish her well, okay? Everyone shout to me, Jessica, happy birthday!"
Jessica looked surprised, covered her mouth with her hands, and before she could react, she heard everyone in the movie theater shouting, "Jessica, happy birthday!" Everyone laughed and applauded, sending her their best wishes. In one of the auditoriums, Mark Alba and Cathy laughed and were happy for their daughter, while Joshua next to him waved his fist and shouted, "Happy birthday, Jessica, you should thank me!"
"Happy birthday, Jessica. Wang Yang walked up to Jessica's side, put down the microphone, and gave a gentle blessing.
Jessica looked at him, her heart was beating fast, but her nose was a little sour, she had thought about what her 18th birthday would be like many times, but she never thought that she would be so happy and happy. She couldn't help but open her hands, hugged Wang Yang tightly, and said, "Thank you, Yang!" She closed her eyes and said reverently in her heart: "God, thank you for all this, you promised me my birthday wishes last year, and now I only hope that all this good things will continue, merciful Lord, please promise me......"
hugged her, Wang Yang gently pushed her away, there are many reporters here, and their relationship is not suitable for exposure for the time being. He looked at the audience again, picked up the microphone and smiled, "Can you sing Happy Birthday with me?"
Soon, the movie hall sang Happy Birthday in unison, and the staff of the movie theater rolled out a large cake, and the smiling Jessica blew out the 18 candles on the cake.
After the premiere officially ended, the crew of "Youth Musical", family members and friends went to a hotel to hold a dinner, which was also a birthday party for Jessica. It wasn't until late that Wang Yang returned to his apartment, where his parents didn't live and stayed in a high-end hotel.
As soon as he arrived home, Wang Yang received a call from Mark Snaunt, and his voice was very excited: "Young, the attendance rate of the Los Angeles test screening school tonight is very good, the response is very good, and the specific box office figures will come out tomorrow." But my boss, we have a good chance of succeeding this time!" he laughed, "Maybe we can really set off a song and dance craze, we should think about releasing an acoustic record!"
After ending the call and washing, Wang Yang lay down on the bed and prepared to sleep, but his eyes couldn't close, looking at the ceiling, he had a lot of thoughts, in a year, he had his first movie, and now he has his first film movie, he has become the youngest director, he has a net worth of tens of millions, he has a film company, he has a beautiful girlfriend who loves each other, he chased his dreams, all this is so crazy.
He, the moth, flew farther and farther he farthered, and the higher he flew...... Wang Yang exhaled slowly, why was he a little scared? Why did he feel that there was no place to touch the ground? Afraid that he would fall to the ground and be picked up and put on a book? Still afraid, while flying high and far, he could no longer see the original flame clearly? What was that flame?
"Wow, the people in it are so big, Mom, are they all giants?" Looking at the big screen, he seemed to have discovered a new world, and asked his mother next to him in surprise.
"Haha, this is my movie screen!" he looked contentedly at the sun, the grass, the house, and his parents holding hands.
"Well, maybe it's good to be a director, so I can see the cut film, yes, I'm going to be a director!" he swore to Jessica.
...... "Damn!" Wang Yang sat up suddenly, jumped out of bed and walked out of the bedroom barefoot, with a chill under his feet, and came to the dark hall outside, he turned on the power of a whole set of home theaters, opened the drawer of the TV cabinet with a bang, turned it over, and took out a set of CDs from it, on the cover of the CD, a smiling child pulled the film with both hands, "Paradise Cinema".
Putting the disc into the DVD machine, Wang Yang came to the rattan sofa and sat down, hugged his knees into a ball, breathed deeply, and looked at the TV screen, in which "Paradise Cinema" played.
"Now that I'm older and I'm going to be in the fifth grade, I can't even go into the screening room, but at least I can be friends with you, right?" said Duoduo to Alfedo.
"Sometimes, when you hear a room full of people laughing and screaming, you get happy. It's a good feeling, as if you're making them laugh and make them forget their worries. Alfedo said.
"Her smile makes you feel ...... I don't know what to say. "Duoduo looks distressed. "That's love," said Alfedo. β
"Get out of here and go to Rome! you're young, the world is yours, I'm old. I don't want to hear you anymore, I want to hear someone else talk about you...... Love what you do, just like you loved the projector as a child!" Alfedo said to Duoduo.
Then, Duoduo traveled to Rome, where his relationship with Elena ended without a problem, and years later, he became a great director, and he returned to his hometown, and the changes have been turned upside down.
I don't know when it started, Wang Yang's eyes were already red, and his whole body was trembling a little, and when he saw that Duoduo wanted to see the cut out film that Ai Feiduo left him, his breath suddenly stopped, and his hands unnaturally didn't know where to put them.
I saw that on the screen, the black and white film pictures kept changing, Wang Yang pillowed his head with his hands, tears rolling in his eyes, this is what he has always wanted to see, this is what he has been pursuing...... Soon, the movie was over, Wang Yang sniffled, he picked up the remote control and pressed it, and reversed the movie again, the leisurely music sounded again, looking at those film pictures, he wiped the moist corners of his eyes and laughed.
(To be continued)