What was the biggest news that came to light after this year's Oscar nominees' luncheon? It was not the organizers' promise to stick to the live broadcast, or the celebrities' outlook for the awards; but at the press conference, Wonder Young, who has always had a mild attitude toward the US-Iraq war, suddenly went berserk and fiercely criticized and ridiculed the entire Bush administration, appraising it as an illegal, wrong, and terrible war.

Wang Yang's prediction that the war itself will be fought easily is not new, after all, some military common sense and people who follow the news know that the strength of the allied forces and Iraq is different, and modern warfare must also be air strikes, electronic warfare, and ground forces cooperate to advance, no one thinks that the Saddam government has any power to fight back, and George Bush even said that "the whole war will be counted in hours." ”

That's why so many people think that it's "no big deal" to really fight, end the war in ten days, and withdraw the army after completing the task in one or two years. Because according to the government's propaganda, the Iraqi people are waiting for the righteous army of the coalition forces to come to their rescue, eradicate Saddam Hussein, a murderer, and help them establish a government of complete democracy and self-government.

After the Allies entered, the Iraqi people would welcome and everyone cheered in unison, how could there be any problems?

In fact, the data of people interviewed on the streets show that most people are unaware of the main reason for the Bush administration's belli, which is that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. Fifty percent of the people answered "overthrow Saddam's regime," 20 percent answered correctly "prevent the spread of nuclear weapons," 15 percent said they would "protect the interests of the United States," and the remaining 15 percent said they did not know.

But Wonder Young seems to have no hope of post-war reconstruction, asserting that Iraq will be thrown into chaos, dragging the American and world economies into a quagmire. This kind of rhetoric is not nothing, but it belongs to the minority, pessimistic, and at worst...... Anyway, the mainstream calls it "alarmist," and besides, if war is imminent, to disturb the morale of the military? This is not a voice that most people like to hear.

"As 'a college student who has not graduated', Wonder Young has his own opinions, but he seems too pessimistic and self-righteous. He's just a spoiled young man, and we don't need to be too harsh. The Los Angeles Times put it, while the Washington Post sneered: "If Wang Yang wants to use this to increase his popularity, then he is mistaken, and now is not the time for him to make a big statement." ”…… Many media and newspapers have reported and commented on this, and this time it is much stronger than the rumors of "Miraculous Young teaches Bill Gates a lesson" a few days ago, the former has no evidence and only gossip tabloids, and the latter has video footage of current events of global concern.

Wonder Young's speech value is not different from that of ordinary Hollywood stars, in this kind of major events, his influence is greater than that of an actor, because he is the youngest best director, and is recognized as one of the most important puzzle pieces in the history of film, and the youngest billionaire, 23 years old but worth more than 1 billion, the new main force of the American dream, the new idol of the younger generation.

It's like Steven Spielberg, whose attitude and rhetoric are the most concerned objects in Hollywood. The media have asked Spielberg many times, and he has always said lightly: "If Iraq really has weapons of mass destruction, then I have to support the Bush administration." Originally, Miracle Yang also said this set, only adding one more sentence: "Of course I don't want a war." ”

Now he suddenly spoke fiercely and scolded George Bush as mentally retarded. In addition to the regular opposition to bloodshed and casualties and illegal sending of troops, although he is not "strong supporter of Saddam" like Sean Penn, there are still many netizens who say that they want to boycott the magical Yang's movie, saying that he is arrogant, does not understand military politics, is not qualified to point fingers, and is an idiot...... Edwin said, "I'm announcing that I'm not going to watch his movies anymore, it's too nosy!, Wang Yang, you can make a movie!", Luke said, "Put him in Iraq for a while, and he'll be in favor of war, we can't be so selfish!", Brooke said: "It won't take more than two weeks to overthrow Saddam!", and Cynthia said: "I think the White House must know more than Las Vegas." ”…… However, anti-war fans suddenly supported Wonder Young even more, and there were basically no young idols who dared to say this and said so reasonably, and his angry appearance made many female fans intoxicated, Emma said: "I don't like Spielberg's cowering attitude, Wonder Young didn't disappoint me in the end, it's good!" Claire said: "Wonder Young, you should say it's a shameful war! America is embarrassing!" Hannah said: "If his prediction is correct, then the White House will be very embarrassed." ”…… Everything is controversial, but according to the 60 percent to 40 percent of the public opinion who believe in the government versus the anti-war, Miracle Young's popularity is declining significantly.

"Mamma-mia!" Looking at the video on the computer screen, Natalie couldn't help but shout, propping her cheeks and continuing to look at the black-haired man with a mocking face on the podium, listening to him say: "What military spending 200 billion, 500 billion ......" After silently watching the entire news video, Natalie muttered: "Why is there such a person? It's really difficult to be a good brother with him." ”

She was stunned for a few seconds before she smiled and typed a comment "Support Magic Young, I love him to death! My name is Natalie!" and sent it, but when she saw that comment was displayed there, she felt a little awkward and regretful, but she couldn't change it, she slapped the keyboard with both hands: "Let it be kept, anyway, there are too many people who call Natalie, no one knows it's me!"

"Sure enough, there is!" Natalie then opened Wang Yang's blog to see if he had anything to say about this matter, there was really an update! She clicked and glanced at it a few times, it was very long, and she also listed the outline, which was basically an upgraded version of the video, the text was very rational and calm, and wrote in full detail why he was not optimistic about the post-war reconstruction, why he thought he would fight for a month, etc....... Iraq has never achieved true national integration, and Saddam Hussein's core of power is Sunni and the Tikrites of his homeland, and he is guilty of exerting long-term high-pressure control over Shiites and Kurds. Under this rule, there are deep sectarian grievances in Iraq, and the loyalty of the people belongs to sects and ethnicities, not to 'Iraq'. When Saddam Hussein fell, too much rush to democratization would only make sectarian contradictions public.

Inferentially, democratic elections will inevitably lead to the rise of Shiites and Kurds because of that popular base. The political stances and fundamental interests of the three factions are very different, and fierce sectarian contradictions will cause a lot of conflict and confusion, and give birth to the democratic freak of 'sectarian politics'. Perhaps the final split of Iraq into three countries would be the appropriate solution. Then there is a new problem, how to avoid ethnic cleansing?......"

Natalie looked at it with a contemplative face, these inferences are very reasonable, as an Israeli-born Jew, she returns to Israel for a period of time every year, and is well aware of the religious belief problem in the Middle East, it is not so easy to get along peacefully, and many people are crazy people who have lost their minds.

"The number you dialed is on a call. Hearing the sound from her phone, Natalie pursed her lips boredly, put her phone down and continued to browse the web.

Under the cover of night, Wang Yang sat on the rattan chair on the second-floor balcony of his home, listening to Mark Slunt on his mobile phone and said helplessly: "Yang, you are very unwise and immature. Even if your words are correct, it will take too long to verify, but for now, many people will become disgusted with you. ”

"Well, I'm sorry......" Wang Yang smiled self-deprecatingly, now that he thinks about it, he is really drunk! At that time, he was already half drunk, and he was very angry because of Jessica's matter, but he thought more about what he wanted to say in his own heart, and then he said it all through drunken anger, very impulsive...... In Rachel's words: "Every now and then he gets nervous about the consequences. ”

It was the same as beating people at the beginning, scolding the principal, and it was also ...... in court Wang Yang covered his forehead, and his heart suddenly pondered, he had just scolded Joshua for a big meal, and he immediately made a mistake, was this a mistake? He couldn't help but think, this is like a martial arts master facing a powerful bad guy, whether to choose revenge and kill the bad guy with a knife, or just endure it?

Wang Yang sighed softly, this character has been a matter of his childhood, what should he do? In addition to Mark Slunter's voice, he also faintly heard a girl's chuckle: "Go on! And your temper, there are so many people who love you anyway." He shook his head and smiled, and said to the phone: "Yes, I am very willful, the more I talked, the more excited I became, the more angry I became, I didn't know ......"

He looked up at the stars in the dark sky and frowned, "Mark, I'm really not a godfather...... What do you think I should do?" he asked, thinking about his 23 years of life, rather dazedly, "I've been thinking about this question for a long time, and you know I admire Dennis Rodman as a person, except for women, but I seem to be learning to be a godfather, what do you say?"

It was the first time that Mark Slunt had seen him show a vulnerable side, and his tone became serious, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Young, you are a smart person, I have seen one of the smartest people, but sometimes you are very impulsive, what are you going to do? No one can answer you, this is your life." He smiled and said, "You can't get an answer because you're too young, Jan, and you haven't experienced many things." But only after those experiences will you understand your choices and know what to do. ”

"Makes sense. Wang Yang nodded slightly, remembered some past events, and said with a smile: "There used to be this kind of class in school, and you know that in order to experience some different emotions, we did a lot of stupid things. ”

"When I was a student at USC, I was so proud that I was like, 'I'm the CEO.'" Mark Slunt snorted self-deprecatingly and continued, "Then I was out of work and I was introduced to be an agent, but I said, 'I'm not going to be a bullshit agent, that's humiliating me!' but why did I do it in the end? ”

He sighed in a sighing tone: "Watching her cry and watching her laugh, that feeling is too indescribable...... I said to myself, 'Okay, be an agent. He smiled and said: "Young, you are not married, you have no children, when you become a parent in the future, many questions will be answered, now take your time! But you must not touch the bottom line, even if it is the truth, you should know "The King's New Clothes", don't ruin yourself." ”

"Well, I'm not an irrational person either. Wang Yang nodded, and put down this question in his heart for the time being, life would tell him the answer. He then asked, "Mark, that's it for now, are there any other questions?" By the way, I just wrote a detailed analysis article on my blog, and I didn't make it clear at the press conference, I think I've said it anyway, so let's make it clear calmly." ”

"Blogging doesn't matter, but you still don't talk about it, and you have to be really calm when you say it, so that others can treat you calmly. Mark Slent's voice was very serious, Wang Yang hummed, and Mark said: "As for other aspects, there is no big problem in the company, and we will deal with it." ”

The company's ordinary business has little impact, first of all, many ordinary viewers who only watch movies and don't pay attention to entertainment are not familiar with Magic Yang at all, let alone know that he is the chairman of Flame Movies; and not everyone will know his remarks, they can't even figure out the reason for sending troops; let alone everyone supports sending troops. At the same time, the people are not so narrow-minded, this is not a "taboo" religion, race, abortion, homosexuality, strong anti-war only, Wang Yang's view is not to support Saddam.

A film company that releases a film that talks about religion, supports homosexuality, etc., does not attract any mass boycott, usually just that the film is sinned, attracts criticism from conservatives, and some states ban it.

And in terms of business dealings with other companies, it will not have any impact, and the influence that exists has already existed. It's not Iraq, it's business, every business has people who support Republicans and Democrats, and everyone has their own political stances, maybe secretly unhappy but still working together when they need to. The Republican Party does not like Wang Yang, but the Democratic Party likes him very much.

The film entertainment industry and Hollywood have always been the big votes of the Democratic Party, Wang Yang's remarks were criticized by the public, but he did not offend his peers and the industry, but was unanimously recognized by Hollywood, at least now there is one more nosy star.

"It's all about your personal box office. Mark Slunt exhaled, seemed to have a bit of a headache, and said: "Those fans who care about entertainment, many of the main battle factions will hate you for the time being, and their circle of friends will also be affected, and your popularity will definitely drop a little, what the hell!" He coughed a few more times and said, "You know." ”

Wang Yang frowned and thought about his hint, and after a sigh, Mark said, "You know it's so distressing. Wang Yang understood that what he meant was actually "If your speculation comes true later, those people will become anti-war factions and become your die-hard fans." Although this is a tap-proof mobile phone, Mark Slunt does not dare to show his emotions casually when it comes to these sensitive topics.

"But it's not that serious, they're just talking fiercely now, there won't be many people who can really resist and resist to the end, you're not an actor. Mark Slunt laughed a few times, his tone became relaxed, and he smiled: "And there is only one magic Yang, how can they resist it?"

"Well, it's useless to think about these things, do a good job!" Wang Yang responded, and heard Mark's laughter again: "Yang, in fact, think in the other direction, you still have a benefit in this matter, the Oscar for Best Director! Those who haven't voted now know who to vote for." ”

Hollywood is anti-war, the Oscars are anti-war, and the judges like to stand up for people who are under siege by the mass media. With the war on the verge of breaking out, "The Pianist" became a big hit this year, and Roman Polanski's chances of winning the best director suddenly increased, but now Wang Yang stood up strongly, although he was ridiculed and scolded by the main battle faction, but won the hearts of many peers and college judges.

"Oh yes! I didn't think there was any benefit. Wang Yang suddenly laughed, shook his head lightly and smiled: "That's really good! Mark, you should have reminded me earlier, then I could have said it a long time ago, you don't know how long I endured it." ”

The two talked for a while before ending the call. Wang Yang looked at the night sky and enjoyed a period of silence, just got up and came to the guardrail, the mobile phone rang again, and he answered the channel: "Hello?" Natalie's voice came from there, and she smiled: "Hey, Amazing Young, this time I taught George Bush a lesson." Wang Yang shrugged and smiled: "Yes, I have become a fool recently. ”

"Hah!" Natalie said in a disdainful tone, "The people who think you are fools are a bunch of self-righteous fools, and many of them think that Iraq is in Africa." She sighed in a deep voice: "I just read your blog, and I agree with your words 100% that the situation in the Middle East is not so simple......"

"Forget it! I don't want to talk about that, I've said it all on my blog. Wang Yang interrupted her abruptly, not wanting to discuss the Iraqi matter anymore. Natalie didn't feel unhappy, she asked with interest: "What do you say? Do you have anything on your mind? Many people on the Internet have scolded you, young man, do you have any psychological trauma? There is a psychiatrist here to treat you. ”

Wang Yang smiled, leaned against the firm guardrail reflexively, and asked the phone in a series of questions, "I'm thinking about some questions." Is this a world where you can go around beating people under the banner of freedom? Is this true? Can others really be truly free? What if they are? What if they don't want to? Is the world getting better or worse in the end? And what kind of impact does war have on the people who participate in and experience war?"

He turned to look at the dark sky in the distance, thinking about the recent street civilians who were ready to go on TV and computer with a solemn expression, and sighed: "You know, whether it is the allied army or Iraq, many people are loyal to their beliefs and orders, they all feel that they are on the side of justice, and they will really believe the words of the government. ”

"Embark on a journey for this, work hard for it, but the government is actually full of lies. There are also innocent civilians whose homes have been destroyed and displaced...... All people are changed in their lives. ”

"Think about it. Natalie pondered these questions, and for a while her mind was messy, and she chuckled: "At least I know now that you still have a lot of understanding of this war. ”

"Well, maybe there is. Wang Yang stared at a shining star in the sky, suddenly frowned, thought and smiled: "Do you think there are aliens who feel that they feel that the animals on the earth are bullied and oppressed by humans, just like the Kurds in Iraq, which are even more cruel." So they're going to come and take over the planet, overthrow the human regime, and help the animals build a free and democratic Earth. ”

Natalie was stunned for a moment, and then felt very interesting, so who will govern the pigs and cows The animals have a deep grudge against humans...... She laughed and said, "Wow, you think so much, can't it be the shrimp worm man who came back in three years? This theme gives me a very scary feeling, but it really happens, you should worry about yourself, you are a meat eater, I don't eat, animals like me." ”

"Thinking about it one by one, I have too many questions now, and I won't tell you the rest. Wang Yang smiled and walked to the room, saying, "Rest early, I want to sleep, and filming will officially resume tomorrow! Well, bye-bye!" As soon as he pressed the end call button, new calls followed, and Wang Yang saw that it was Mark Alba, so he answered the channel: "Hi, Mark?"

He paused to listen to his phone for a moment and chuckled, "Really, I think so." No, I don't think you took a point into account. As he walked into the large bedroom and looked for Jessica, he said to his phone: "Do the Iraqi people really welcome the allied forces so much? Do the allied soldiers have anti-war sentiments? When the war situation is frustrated, I think many people will not want to move......

When the night sky becomes darker and darker, the clock also goes to the stage of sleep and rest.

On the spacious big bed in the bedroom, Wang Yang looked at Jessica, who was wearing her hair loose on the pillow, and said, "By the way, your father called me just now and scolded me." Jessica looked suspicious and asked, "Why?" Wang Yang stroked her shoulder and said, "He said that the Iraq war was really fought, and half a month would be enough, I said it would take a month, and in the end he was persuaded by me." ”

"Hmm. Jessica's eyes blinked, her shoulders and neck were a little tickled by him, she leaned close to his body, and said softly: "Young, I know you are so excited for me, thank you." But I won't let you do it again!"

Wang Yang tilted his head and kissed her forehead, and said with a smile: "You are too narcissistic, I want to scold George Bush myself, it has nothing to do with you." Jessica nodded with a smile and frowned, "I really hate war, it's so annoying, let's not talk about it, okay?"

"Ok! Wang Yang didn't want to think about this war anymore, he had thought about it enough in the past two days, and said with a smile: "How have you practiced your acting skills these days? I haven't told you one thing yet, I invited Meryl Treee to play Miranda, she has read the novel and is very interested in Miranda, baby, Meryl will agree." ”

"no-way!" Jessica stared, leaned on top of him, pressed her chin against his chest, and said in surprise, "Is this true? Oh my! I'm going to play against her? Oh God, I'm going to be nervous, how can this ......work?"

Jesse, I'm going to be you this time. Wang Yang's face was full of seriousness, looking at her black eyes, and said seriously: "Since you have become the heroine, you have to do your best to play the movie well, no matter what difficulties there are, we will find a way to solve them, you know!?" After scolding Joshua, his requirements for Jessica have been raised to a level, before he was passable, but now he wants to act well.

Jessica suddenly felt a little pressure, but also full of anticipation, must hear the sentence "good!" She nodded heavily: "Know!"

"Then don't hold me down. Wang Yang smiled, patted her buttocks vigorously, and made a "snap" sound, he smiled: "I'm not in the mood now, let's sleep." Jessica smiled and rolled her eyes, turned to sleep next to her, closed her eyes and whispered, "Good night." Wang Yang said, "Good night." ”

The dimly lit bedroom was quiet, and both of them gradually fell asleep dimly, and I don't know how long it took for strange dreams to appear.

The clear blue sky is full of various spaceships, and below it are high-rise buildings with various shapes. The cabin of a small spaceship was open, Wang Yang was holding a large cigar in his mouth, stepping on the position of the door, he was holding a heavy machine gun in his hand, in the sound of clicking, the muzzle of the gun was bubbling with a fire dragon, and the bullets were pouring out wildly, he was shooting at other spaceships, and roared: "Ahhhhh

Suddenly, a large bullet whizzed, struck him in the shoulder, and passed through his body.

"Ahh

Boom, boom, one of the ships exploded, leaving the front in a fog. Wang Yang clenched his fists excitedly and roared, but before he could celebrate, a missile flew over in the fog, he bit his cigar, and hurriedly hugged the girl next to him and jumped, booming ...... "Huhu ......"

Wang Yang opened his eyes suddenly, and he saw the familiar ceiling, and he glanced left and right a few times, only to see Jessica next to him sleeping soundly, and her pretty face was peaceful and quiet. He was silent for a few seconds, and then chuckled, "Captain, what an interesting thing is she?"

After recalling the feeling in the dream just now, he carefully removed her hand, propped himself up and moved to the side of the bed, picked up the pen and paper on the bedside table and began to write.

Dreams are an important source of inspiration and ideas for the director, so he has a notebook and pen on his bedside table for a long time. Many elements may not be used immediately, not necessarily used, but as his teacher said, only when a director develops this habit, no matter what he dreams, lives, or reading, and constantly records, feels, and thinks, will he accumulate and grow unconsciously over time.

After the recording was finished, Wang Yang put the pen and paper back, and was about to lie down and fall asleep again, but he accidentally caught a glimpse of a small point of light floating on the balcony...... Are there fireflies this season too?"

I saw the glowing firefly, flying freely in the dark sky.

(To be continued)