"FUCK-YOU, Wang Yang!"

Since the beginning of July, "I Am Legend" started filming for most of the month, a street in New York will become a desolate scene from time to time, the crew who first shoots the exterior is racing against time every day, Wang Yang is running at both ends, one director microphone in one hand, and a viewfinder with the left and right eyes respectively, fully understanding what it means to be busy, fortunately, he has no confusion, and the two teams have been running well so far.

Despite this, things did not go smoothly, not because of the problems on the two sets, but because of the lockdowns on the side of "IAL" from time to time, which unexpectedly aroused public resentment.

As one of New York's most prestigious parks, Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village's main landmark, is a popular meeting and cultural event venue, and even if it's not a weekend, the park is still bustling with activity, especially now it's summer vacation. Not to mention the fountain, where children chase and play, and there are people everywhere in the benches, trees, meadows, etc., leisurely passers-by, artists and bands intoxicated by playing, young people dating...... It's not a whole day, it's not an entire park, it's not a holiday, there's no special event, it's not going to be a few days, but!

"You guys and this movie are going to get this!" As long piles of weeds lay out on the grass, benches dusted up, and the set was being set and cleared, a black guitarist who had been asked to leave made a special trip past Wang Yang and Will Smith, cursed a few words, and put on a middle finger. He's playing hard, so he's naturally very hot, but people have blockade permits, and a large group of people, can they still rely on it and not leave?

This hasn't happened to the IAL crew yet, and most of them still show understanding and leave without emotion, but there are also plenty of swearing and cynicism, and triggers in the same place are becoming more frequent. However, the disgruntled are all whites and blacks, and they have not yet seen the middle finger raised by Asians, and most of their reactions to seeing "Asian pride" and "Asian light" are asking for photos and autographs, and several girls have asked for hugs.

Smith is not so powerful, in a short period of time, he has received only more middle fingers than Wang Yang, and even makes people wonder if the popularity of Magic Yang + Fresh Prince is so high? This is only half a month of filming, and all the blockade scenes have not passed one round. All the members of the crew are very low-key in this regard, Wang Yang has repeatedly told him not to quarrel with the people, not to give the media a chance to make trouble, and to do a good job, he will receive back their applause and praise, and even more applause.

After the black guitarist, two more young people gave them the middle finger from afar, and maybe they turned their heads and went to watch DVDs of "When Happiness Knocks", "Independence Day", "Fireflies", etc., but maybe they are angry now.

At this time, Wang Yang was talking to Will about the lines of this scene, and at the same time paying attention to the situation of the set, a curly-haired white man walked up to him and mocked: "Hey! Wang, you are filming a pile of shit." Smith, are you going to play shit?" Will was a little unhappy when he was disturbed into the play, and said, "Sir, isn't it good to respect each other?" Wang Yang was very calm, his mood was either very happy or very quiet recently, this ridicule couldn't make people angry, he put his hands on his chest, shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "Let's see, I mean one day, you will see that it is a diamond." ”

"Haha! The performance of this movie will be disgusting! Who will watch it?" Several field officials stepped forward to "lead the way" for the curly-haired man, his face was full of unconvinced, and he cursed a few words as he walked, and his saliva squirted out a little. Wang Yang smiled again and shouted at the man who walked away: "I don't think so, it will be fine." ”

You can't quarrel, but you can chat, the curly-haired man has been walking a long way, and suddenly he turned around, gave a thumbs up high, and shouted in a way that attracted attention: "HEY-" Seeing this, Will couldn't help but sigh: "This is really the most annoying time for the citizens since I acted." Wang Yang remembered the past in San Francisco's Chinatown, his own home, and smiled helplessly: "It will always happen." Will nodded, "I think when we're done, no one can do it again in New York anytime soon." ”

"Yes, we're going to make a special film. Wang Yang patted him on the shoulder and walked towards the photography team, "So come on!"

Watching Wang Yang trot over from the walk, bending over and touching the head of "Sam" Anna who was being held by the staff on the way, and raising his hand to tell the camera team what he was talking about, Will had a friendly smile on his face, 7 years have passed, and he has grown into a real director when he comes to Yang's set again.

Soon, the "Action!" sound rang out in the blockaded area of Washington Square Park, and a new day of filming began on set.

In fact, the controversy over the blockade of "I Am Legend" was not only on the set, but also the New Yorkers in the relevant areas expressed their dissatisfaction on the Internet, and then others joined the discussion, and then a social topic was formed, is it appropriate for the New York authorities to block the filming permission rights for the crew of "I Am Legend"? There are countless movies and TV series filmed in this city, and I have never heard of a movie blockade here and there.

Amazing Young is not a New Yorker, and New York City does not need to use his movies to increase its fame and stimulate the tourism industry, and so on, and they have also blocked the aircraft carrier Intrepid for a morning, making it impossible for tourists to visit, and I really don't know how they got the permit! Wang Yang took over "Gotham Town," does this mean that he can really run amok? A considerable number of New Yorkers are very dissatisfied, especially since it is said that the filming period of "I Am Legend" will last for half a year, and there will be a lot of exterior scenes.

"Who the hell gave them the right to block the filming? I'm in Washington Square Park today, and they're going to clear the venue as soon as they come, and the kids are upset!" Daryl said on the New York Times forum. Walton replied to the post, and Rhine asked, "Will 'I Am Legend' bring in a lot of tax revenue for New York?" Stephenson-D said, "We should revoke his lockdown permission, we can't go on like this." ”…… Even if other people and other companies do this, it will be controversial, not to mention Wang Yang who is at the center of the whirlpool! Pokémon news is characterized by small things becoming big things, and big things becoming international events!

Smelling the taste of appetite, the media and the blacks flocked out and aimed at the older young man!

The New York Post reported under the headline "Young and Will run rampant in New York City?" and drew a cartoon with a cartoon of Wang Yang spewing a raging flame from a dragon and Will Smith holding a demonic axe, with the streets of New York in the background. The New York Daily News, which has always been tied to the Post, certainly won't miss the excitement, and they have a photo of the set, through the long and large circle of isolation belt, you can see what Wang Yang and Smith and others are talking about from a distance.

The incident then became even more of a fuss, because the Asian American people, especially the Chinese Americans, strongly protested against the New York Post's association of Wang Yang with the evil Western Dragon, which was simply a great insult to the Asian American community! Asian American groups demanded an apology from the New York Post.

For a time, even the serious "New York Times" also paid attention to this controversial incident, with the title of "Wang Yang's new work "I Am a Legend" filming caused controversy"; with the release of the Associated Press, whether online or offline, whether in North America or overseas, the liveliness of this matter has reached a new peak.

"Fantastic Young always has a way of attracting the attention of the media, even in the current controversy of "The Da Vinci Code", he can still firmly occupy a part of the page, I hope those two films will not disappoint, otherwise I believe the public discontent will only be greater. "Sometimes it is necessary to block filming, but only if Wang Yang is making a film seriously, and not playing a meaningless game of money. "It's worth noting that he's working on two films at the same time, will this lead to a longer total lockdown of the venue, and what is his real attitude towards the nuisance?...... Editorial critics have written articles to express their opinions, and many people are setting traps for Wang Yang, if "I Am a Legend" and "The Dead" are not filmed well, he is just not serious or playing, and "shooting at the same time" is the best proof of the facts, then his behavior of blocking the venue is naturally wrong.

"Sci-fi thrillers are Wang Yang's area of expertise, but he has never proven his ability to direct crime gangster themes. In addition to !!the old-fashioned tones such as "not proving yourself" and "office building rules", Jeffrey Westerhoff of the Northwest Herald sarcastically said on his blog: "I have not yet released the trailer of "I Am Legend", and I have already seen a good show, which may be even more exciting than the film itself. ”

This is a way to achieve the intention of stimulating Wang Yang and his fans to come out and boast about Haikou, the bigger the better! Other film critics have tacitly found another way to lift Wang Yang up and up again! Praise "The Dead" as the kind of film that has won Oscar nominations, and "I Am Legend" as a giant box office nuclear bomb, and create the higher the expectations for the fans, the better!

Then when he can't "finish", he falls high...... And at the top of the list is "The Dead", when he disappoints for the first time and loses his magical aura, the expectation of "I Am Legend" is eroded, even if it was originally a nuclear bomb turned into a bomb.

"When I opened Wang Yang's report card, I found an interesting pattern, when he was questioned the greater, the greater the results he showed in the end, and never disappointed those who believed in him, or this is the so-called magic Yang's law. So I have reason to believe that his simultaneous shooting, blockade of venues and other tricks will bring new surprises, if "The Dead" gets 10 Oscar nominations in the future, and "I Am Legend" receives 1 billion box office, don't be surprised, I told you a long time ago. ”…… Looking at the exaggerated words of Alan Dyer, a black film critic, Yang fans are full of confidence that they are not afraid to lift it, and the magic Yang will handle everything!

These controversies inevitably brought some pressure to both crews, but Michael Tedros and Wang Yang both knew that the blocking of filming permits would not be revoked, and it had not yet reached that level, and there were good and bad things about continuing to quarrel, the good thing was naturally that the attention was higher, and the disadvantage was that the negative impact was also increasing, and Wang Yang ordered the producer and the company to mediate the matter, and his subordinates were fighting hard and didn't like these outside interference.

In fact, whether it is a film controversy or a personal controversy, Wang Yang and the crew have always been very low-key, and the spokesman has responded to some necessary words, first, there is not enough time, he has no heart to share these gossip things, and his participation will make the incident more and more intense; more importantly, he knows that no one is a winner or a loser in these quarrels, and only the movie determines the outcome of the battle.

As long as the film is done well, the controversy will turn into applause, whether that person is reluctant or not.

(To be continued)