In the full screening hall of the Sylangor Theater, the big screen rolled the credits to the vast and sad soundtrack, and a round of warm applause suddenly rang out, and the audience who participated in the premiere gave praise to the crew of "Mr. Hughes 2", this is really a classic biographical movie!

"Hughes: The Secret Life" released in 2002 Christmas cost 65 million US dollars and finally received 160 million global box office, telling the story of the legendary tycoon Howard Hughes's colorful first half of life, and this year's "Citizen Hughes: Power, Money and Madness" The production fee rose to 100 million, and the story continued to Howard Hughes's crazy life after he was out of public view in his later years, he locked himself in a dark room every day, cut his hair and nails once a year, became addicted to cocaine and other drugs, Cleanliness and obsessive-compulsive disorder develop to the point of pathology...... These are just small details, "Mr. Hughes 1" tells the formation of Howard Hughes's distorted personality and inner pain, "Mr. Hughes 2" really ushered in an explosion, Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan adapted this biography written by Michael Zhuo Sining into a dark and unique adaptation, making a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between genius, power, money and madness, 126 minutes of video has Hughes's crazy past, Jim Carrey's superb performance and choreography's profound perspective.

"Chris, very wonderful. Just like the previous work, after the premiere ended, the creators of "Mr. Hughes 2", guests and friends came to a nearby hotel to hold a celebration dinner, and the lively banquet hall was full of laughter, everyone laughed and walked around, or tasted the sumptuous food and wine on the table.

Different from the idol director couple who have been surging in popularity recently, Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas's outfits are very untouchable, Nolan is still in a suit and leather shoes, combed sideways, and his smile is no different from two years ago or four years ago; Emma Thomas is wearing a dark blue low-cut dress, still so talkative and enthusiastic, and laughs at Wang Yangxuan punching her husband: "Remember what I said? ”

"Thank you. Nolan nodded, a few years ago, the Redstone Theater in Park City talked about "Fragments of Memory" and came to the door to finalize "Mr. Hughes", although everyone is busy and don't get along much, but the friendship is not shallow, if the words come from the heart, then "compliment" is not difficult at all, he smiled: "It has been a real pleasure to work with Flame Movies in the past few years." Emma Thomas also pressed her chest and thanked with a smile: "Jan, thank you so much for supporting us. Sometimes we talk about it......"

She looked at Nolan and continued to smile, "I don't know how to express our gratitude, you know you're too generous." ”

The cost budget for "Mr. Hughes 2" was initially 85 million, but it ended up at 100 million, exceeding 15 million. One of the biggest characteristics of the Hollywood production system is that it is budget-conscious, and it is also one of the reasons why the preparation time of a film is longer than the production time, and every expenditure is strictly reviewed and controlled, and the producer's motto is to save money rather than squander, and the film company does not care about what it strives for, otherwise the cost of each film will be excessive, and what kind of system will it be? You must know that 15 million is enough to make another low-budget film, 2-3 small-budget independent films.

Therefore, the meaning of excellence is to do the best within the 85 million, if there is a better one, it is to save 5 million in the end, and the cost becomes 80 million.

A producer who can't control his budget is a failed producer, especially since Christopher Nolan is not a privileged director, and Emma Thomas is not a privileged producer. However, when "Mr. Hughes 2" lost control and wanted to pursue another kind of excellence, Flame Movie agreed without saying anything, maybe yes, Wang Yang said "It's not enough to add more!" Of course, the pride is the pride, the flame will not let itself be blind, and the detailed accounts need to ensure that every money is spent on the production of the film.

Considering the mediocre commercial performance of "Mr. Hughes 1", "Hughes 2" can get this kind of treatment, Christopher Nolan's life is indeed very happy.

"When we get a sum of money, we are obligated to earn it back for the studio, but Flame is not an ordinary studio, I don't know how to say it, but it's just too handsome. Emma Thomas laughed as she spoke, Nolan, Wang Yang and others couldn't help but smile, Emma smiled at her husband: "Then we thought, what we can do and what we need to do most is to make the movie well! For the trust of Flame Movies, but also for ourselves, if we can be nominated for the Golden Globe in a few days, we will die of joy." ”

Hearing others praise her husband so much, Jessica, who was holding his arm, was really overjoyed, and vaguely admired Emma Thomas, who was a good wife with children and a producer who took care of everything for her husband, which was amazing! Jessica couldn't help but glance at Wang Yang, his face was full of peaceful smiles: "Believe me, these are really not a big deal, I need to thank you for bringing these two "Mr. Hughes" to the flame movie. ”

"Okay, don't say anything thanks. Wang Yang took a glass of red wine from the tray of the passing waiter, took a sip, and asked with interest: "So do you have any plans for a new work? We have fun filming "The Green Hornet", but you definitely don't want to direct, and it's not very suitable, comedy action movie. ”

Just now he asked Jim Carrey, who was also at the dinner, what he meant about "The Green Hornet", and the comedy king said that he and his agency team still need to think about it, because it is a very bold comedy idea. Wang Yang knows that Jim Carrey is looking forward to the recognition of his acting career by mainstream awards, and if "Mr. Hughes 2" can provide an Oscar nomination for Best Actor and fulfill his long-term dream, he may gladly agree to the flame movie to star in "The Green Hornet".

"Comedy? That's not for me. Nolan shook his head slightly, refusing without much thought, he didn't think he had much humor. Emma Thomas smiled and took over the conversation and said: "He and Jonathan do have a new plan, about adapting Christopher Priest's fantasy "Deadly Magic"......" She was about to introduce this one, but Wang Yang said that he knew "Deadly Magic", which is not surprising, 61-year-old Englishman Christopher Priest is a famous science fiction artist, and one of his masterpieces "Deadly Magic" is the winner of the 96 World Fantasy Award.

This saved Emma Thomas a lot of work, she said: "We are looking for investment for this project, contacting Christopher Priest to obtain the rights to adapt it and make it into a film with a production cost of about 50 million." ”

Christopher Priest's "Deadly Magic" is inspired by historical facts Cheng Liansu, Zhu Liankui, the same Victorian London in the early 19th century, when Chinese illusion was very magical and exaggerated, in order to improve their charm and exoticism, the American William Ellsworth Robinson wore Qing braids and wore Qing Dynasty clothes to pretend to be Chinese, at that time Europeans did not know what Chinese looked like, Cheng Liansu never spoke, and hired a "translator" acted, and finally became a big star of magicians at that time.

However, this can't deceive the Chinese magician Zhu Liankui who shocked the global magic world, it was he who made illusion popular in the United States, Europe, and London, and also led to the emergence of "Cheng Liansu". After encountering the above in London, after a media farce of "real and fake Chinese", Zhu Liankui sent a war letter to Cheng Liansu: "If Cheng Liansu can change ten of my twenty tricks, or I can't change any of his tricks, I will lose 1,000 pounds to him." It's just that Cheng Liansu, who is weak-hearted, did not respond.

Cheng Liansu's specialty is "shooting the living", the audience went on stage to check and load the bullet into the gun, and then shot at him, and then he caught the bullet and put it on the plate. In fact, of course, the gun has been manipulated, and the gunpowder will detonate in a fake chamber under the real chamber, and the bullet will not leave the gun, and if it does, it will be a deadly magic. During another performance in 1918, Cheng Liansu was shot by a bullet and shouted the first and last sentences in English: "Oh my God!

Maybe it was a murder, maybe it was an accident, Cheng Liansu just died.

"Deadly Magic" tells the tragic story of Robert Angel and Alfred Bourdain, two highly talented young magicians, who go from being brothers to enemies of life and death, and triggering a murder. Wang Yang watched this movie in his future film and television library, which is full of the Nolan Brothers' suspenseful narrative structure, which sometimes affects the core of human nature, but also makes the film full of unique charm.

"Fire movie!" is even more crisp and neat than "Mr. Hughes", Wang Yang's unhesitating attitude still makes Nolan and his wife stunned, and it is very expected, what kind of plan will be met with this He said "NO"? Wang Yang smiled with interest: "The story of "Deadly Magic" is very interesting, and I like magic very much, and I can do a few tricks. His joke made Emma Thomas snort a few times, and Nolan asked, "Really?" Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders: "Am I not called Magic Young?" He laughed: "That's it! We contacted Christopher Priest to get the adaptation rights first." ”

Mr. and Mrs. Nolan are naturally very happy about this, and it seems that they will continue to work happily with Flame Movies for another two years.

"Do you really know magic? I mean magic. After chatting for a while, Wang Yang and his wife walked to the long dining table, and when they saw him nodding and saying YES, Jessica smiled and asked, "Nonsense! Why haven't I seen you change?" Wang Yang glanced at her strangely, and gestured with his hand in a suppressed voice: "Isn't it changing every day? There is something on my body that is obviously only so big, but with the assistance of my assistant, it will become so big again, and it can also make a certain part of your body change from a plain to a mountain, and then a cute child comes out! What a wonderful magic trick." ”

The banquet hall was full of people, people came and went, Jessica looked at him stunned, her cheeks were like blushing and ashamed, as if she remembered some magic scene, she ** rolled her eyes: "You idiot." ”

"Deadly Magic" is still an unknown, "Mr. Hughes 2" is almost conclusive, the day after the full release on December 10, IMDB 8.4 points, Rotten Tomatoes two freshness of 92%/89% each, audience liking 80%, it continued the momentum of the test screening, won unanimous praise from the film critics, not long ago because of "Saw 2" was scolded miserably The flame movie made a beautiful turnaround in a blink of an eye, Newsweek's David Anson praised it and said: " This is a great epic about the life of the American giant Hughes. ”…… The weekend of December 10-12 quickly became a thing of the past, and the box office rankings were not determined until daylight on the 13th, and many people were woken up in the early hours of the morning, and this year's Golden Globe nominations were not broadcast live on television, and the organizers just announced the full list of nominees to the media public.

Some people are happy and some are worried, the Golden Globe Awards, as a weather vane, will reveal the pattern and trend of the entire awards season, and the publicity, praise, etc. are just waiting for this moment to bloom or wither.

In terms of TV awards, the popular dramas "Prison Break" and "The Big Bang Theory" were not nominated, presumably many fans of the drama have to scold a few words, and the blacks cheered, but on the side of the film awards, they can't find too many reasons to be happy, although these nominations do not belong to him but belong to the flame movie, but more to his vision, "Mr. Hughes 2" was shortlisted for Best Picture in a Drama, Best Actor in a Drama (Jim Carrey), Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Screenplay (Jonathan Nolan) won four awards, and "Crash" was nominated for five awards in the Drama category: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Matt Dillon), Best Director (Paul Haggis), Best Screenplay (Paul Haggis), and Best Original Song ("In-the-Deep").

Many of the filmmakers who checked the list for the first time had to ask the question, and the flame movie took nine nominations at once! The biggest award for best film in the drama category, "Mr. Hughes 2", "Crash", "Stealing Hearts" (Columbia), "Finding Neverland" (Miramax), "Hotel Rwanda" (United States & Lionsgate), "Million Dollar Baby" (Warner Bros.), six nominations for flame films accounted for two, five for best director two, five for best screenwriter two.

There is no doubt about a big victory! For the first time, there is no magic young, but there are so many nominations! Is it possible that the flame film is also going to start an all-out offensive in the field of awards outside the box office? Is it that all good things are taken up by it?

"Damn!" Many people who participated in the Toronto International Film Festival last year scolded, "Crash" is actually a treasure, and it is actually loved by those judges? You know! You know! Will the movie that Magic Young fancy be bad? But what's the use of knowing, no one thought that "Crash" was a bad movie at that time, but who dared to make 20 million and a crazy "black hole" Scramble, from the normal market price of 3 million issuance fees all the way to 20 million buyout fees, God knows if the nerve Yang, who never plays cards according to common sense, will come out to 30 million?

Despite "Ghost 3", Jon Philtimel still feels a little regretful, if the price is increased to 20.5 million, he will defeat the magic young...... The Weinstein brothers were so angry that they said a few times, "Get out of Disney immediately!" "I can't stand these sulking anymore!" But then again, they didn't dare to bid 20 million...... Because looking left and right, the commercial ability of "Crash" is not worth the price, and the result will be known next week.

"Oh! wow...... Nine nominations. "In the dimly lit bedroom, Wang Yang, who had just slept for a while, was woken up by his mobile phone, and after listening to Mark Slunter's report, he looked at Jessica lying in his arms, the flushed and confused appearance was very seductive, tonight it changed into a more intense magic trick, she was already tired, he asked again: "Natalie Portman, Jenn Kezmelik have nominations?" Hearing that name, Jessica suddenly sobered up a lot, more exciting than the nine nominations, she blinked lazily, and heard him smile happily That's great", knowing that they all have nominations.

Natalie Portman received her fourth Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress ("Stealing Hearts"), Jenn Kezmelik won her third nomination for Best Original Score for "Finding Neverland", it is worth mentioning that Clint Eastwood, who came out again after "Mystic River", was also nominated for Best Original Score and Best Director for "Million Dollar Baby", and Meryl Streep couldn't stop playing "Spy" 's outstanding performance at hand, I don't know how many times I have been nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Films such as "Spring in the Cattle Herding Class", "Ambush on All Sides" and "Motorcycle Diaries" were shortlisted for the best foreign language film, and the controversial "The Passion of the Christ" was out of the competition without surprise.

"OK, hard work, bye!" Wang Yang pressed the end of the call and hung down the phone, clenched his fist, looked at her and smiled: "Got it?" Jessica was not as excited as in previous years, and a little unhappy, why were "Prison Break" and "The Big Bang Theory" not nominated! She nodded: "I heard it all." Knowing her thoughts, Wang Yang shook his head and smiled and pinched her cheeks: "Smile! smile!" He dialed a number into his mobile phone with his right hand, and it was polite to wake up the nominee at such a happy moment, and as soon as he heard Nolan's "hello", he laughed and said, "Hi, Chris, congratulations!" ...... "Hi, Jonathan, congratulations!", "Hi, Kim, congratulations!", "Hi, Paul, congratulations!" ...... Listening to his laughter, Jessica, who was pinched and pulled by him, couldn't help laughing, thinking with anticrisy that "Firefly" would also let him accept other people's congratulations, right? She sat up, pulled over a white lace tulle nightgown and put it on, and went to pour him a glass of warm water to moisten his throat.

"Hey, Natalie, congratulations! Beautiful blow!" Hearing Wang Yang's energetic laughter, Natalie, who was lying on the bed and rolling, laughed: "Yes, congratulations! You have only been twice, and I have been four times." Wang Yang over there smiled: "Don't be so arrogant, keep a low profile!" Natalie dragged out her voice: "OK - but it's a fact." Wang Yang smiled and said, "Congratulations anyway! Bye, I continue to congratulate others." ”

Wang Yang took the water cup handed by Jessica and took a sip, said "Thank you, and dialed another number: "Hi, Jenn, congratulations!" ......

(To be continued)