"Yo! There's a new script again!?"

Song Zheng heard someone talking, looked up, and saw that Ning Hao didn't know when, he was already standing beside him, reading the script on his laptop.

"If you have some ideas, you plan to write them down, it's not very mature yet!" Song Zheng said, calling Ren Tong over and taking the laptop away, "Do you want to continue now?"

Ning Hao sat down beside Song Zheng and said, "Don't worry, everyone in the group just now is tired, take a rest!"

It doesn't matter if others are tired, but if Song Zheng is tired, the entire crew will have to lie down.

"I just read your story, it seems to be the time when the western development of the United States was developed, right?" Ning Hao asked cautiously, "Are you planning to focus on Hollywood in the future!?"

The script that had not yet been written was shown to Ning Hao, but Song Zheng didn't care, it wasn't a secret, not to mention that Ning Hao was still his own person.

"It's not the focus of work, but if you really want to talk about it, I still prefer to develop in China!"

This can't be said that Song Zheng has no big ambitions, that's what it is, in China, Song Zheng is a well-deserved superstar, countless people hold it, countless people respect it, such a good environment, who wants to go to the United States to curry favor with those white people, besides, Song Zheng has nothing to prove to others.

"Or are you going to direct and act yourself? If you're going to do it yourself, how about bringing me in for you as an assistant?"

Ning Hao said, and looked at Song Zheng expectantly, he doesn't have Song Zheng's strong confidence, he can disdain Hollywood, in China, he has proven his ability, with the improvement of fame and status, he inevitably has greater ambitions, since the domestic play has to be turned, so is it time to go to the United States for a turn?

"Don't think about it!" Song Zheng didn't even have the idea of thinking about it, so he directly refused.

Ning Hao was puzzled: "Why!?"

Song Zheng said with a smile: "You take the thinking of Chinese to make American movies, what do you think the result will be?"

It's not that Song Zheng looks down on Ning Hao, it's really that Ning Hao, as a director, his thinking mode is doomed, and he can't eat it in Hollywood at all.

Song Zheng is like this, if it weren't for the memory of his previous life, he wouldn't dare to rush into Hollywood to toss.

Song Zheng said this bluntly, Ning Hao also understood, think about it carefully, it is really like this, if you really go, I am afraid that the final result will be to be hit on the head and bleed.

"Moreover, I didn't plan to act in this script myself. ”

"Oh, then who are you going to invite?" Ning Hao asked casually.

Song Zheng said without thinking: "Leonardo, DiCaprio!"

When Ning Hao heard this, he was immediately stunned, and it took a long time before he said, "You're going to play big again!"

It's no wonder that Ning Hao is so surprised, although in terms of personal achievements, Leonardo DiCaprio is really not the top in Hollywood, but with Spielberg's big ship sailing into China and conquering countless Chinese audiences, DiCaprio has also become the idol of countless Chinese audiences, including many Chinese filmmakers.

Song Zheng wants Leonardo DiCaprio to play this movie, which is indeed because of the original movie, after all, Xiao Lizi's performance in the "The Revenant" in his previous life can be called shocking.

In the original "The Revenant", Leonardo DiCaprio played the fur hunter Hugh Glass, as the male lead, the film tells the story of betrayal and revenge when he and his companions go deep into the wild and cold jungles of North America.

The reason why Song Zheng thinks that DiCaprio's interpretation of this role is shocking, in addition to the fact that this character has experienced an unimaginable psychological and physical impact in the whole story, anyone who has watched this movie knows that there are only a dozen lines of Xiao Lizi in the whole film, half of which are non-English lines, it can be said that most of the performances are completed by Xiao Lizi's face and posture.

In addition to the challenges of acting, the biggest difficulty in this filming came from the extremely harsh natural environment, wading through glaciers at minus 30 degrees, eating raw meat, and crawling in the snow.

Later, when recalling the filming experience, Leonardo DiCaprio also said in an interview that he had almost reached his physical limit, which was also the most difficult shooting he had ever received.

In order to pursue a realistic effect, most of the scenes in "The Revenant" were shot in real action, so many shots such as freezing in the snowy mountains, crawling on the ice field, and surviving in the snow were all shot by Xiao Lizi himself. For this reason, Xiao Lizi stayed in the ice and snow of Canada for more than 9 months.

And as a vegetarian, Leonardo DiCaprio also pushed his limits in order to shoot the film. In the film, in order to satisfy his hunger, Xiao Li Zi fishes with stones in a horseshoe-shaped inlet, and he must act out the way of eating and skinning alive.

Although the director tried to use substitutes to help Xiao Lizi complete the task, in the end, the stubborn Xiao Lizi still chose to go into battle in person. In addition to raw fish, Xiao Lizi also tasted extreme foods such as rotten meat and beef liver in the film.

In addition to the challenge of personal limits, the filming of the whole film is the most difficult for Xiao Lizi, and it is also the most shocking part for fans and audiences, which is the part where Hugh Glass played by Xiao Lizi is attacked by a bear.

Although Xiong used rubber trees and actors to replace them, and added a lot of later parts, Xiao Lizi's part was really done, and he climbed on the frozen ground of winter for more than an hour when he was completely exposed. In the sub-zero temperature environment, Xiao Lizi chose to complete this section in person, and he later admitted that he just wanted to get closer to this role.

In order to achieve artistic results, Leonardo DiCaprio often has to risk his life to perform, not only learned how to use the Mauser gun and light a fire in the wild, but also found a doctor who is proficient in ancient healing techniques to learn, learned two Indian languages, and personally demonstrated some necessary skills for the audience to survive in the wilderness.

In his previous life, DiCaprio could be said to have gambled on himself for this role, and after Song Zheng watched this movie, his strongest thought was: This product was not tossed to death, it is really a miracle.

If Song Zheng plays this role, he believes that he can complete it, after all, in terms of physical fitness, he is definitely much better than Xiao Lizi.

However, Song Zheng didn't want to rob Xiao Lizi of this role, although he didn't know what the future would be, but Song Zheng clearly remembered that this movie, the role of Glass, was the only opportunity for Xiao Lizi to touch the little golden man.

Since "Titanic" became popular, every role and movie after DiCaprio has been addictive, but maybe he is jealous of his talent, and he can't let his appearance, acting skills, masterpieces, and awards all be combined, so every time he gets the opportunity to hit the Oscars, every time he gets the crown of the Oscar winner, he will pass by.

If everything can go as usual this time, in his own hands, Leonardo DiCaprio will be crowned the Oscar winner, which is also a very interesting thing for Song Zheng.

Moreover, there is another reason why Song Zheng must give up the role of Glass, that is, he is a yellow race, and the role of Glass must be played by a white man.

First of all, the story is set in the early 19th century, when more and more white people came to the North American continent to expand their territory.

Among these people, there are either people who can't get along in the original environment, trying to make a windfall by plundering natural resources. Or some careerists, trying to come to this wild land to satisfy their desire for conquest.

Whether you want to get rich or conquer, if you come here, you will inevitably have irreconcilable contradictions with the indigenous Indians of this land.

War and killing are inevitable, and the Indians, with their advantages of "natives" and "good at riding and shooting", may be able to achieve some small victories in the battle to defend their homeland, but in the end they still can't resist the growing number of white people with spears and cannons representing a more advanced civilization, just like the big grizzly bear in the film who "raped" Xiao Li in order to protect the bear cub, and finally died in the robbery.

The story told in the film has the following people, two "civilized people" who expand their territory and plunder natural resources, one is the American fur hunters Xiao Lizi, and the other is the French who made deals with the Indians, raped Indian women, and cut eggs.

The "barbarians" who defend their homeland on two roads, one is the Boni Indians, including Xiao Lizi's wife and children, and the Indian who helped Xiao Lizi and was finally hanged by the French, and the other is the Li Indians, who robbed Xiao Li's gang at the beginning of the film.

The core of the film is the revenge story of Xiao Lizi, and the most superficial contradiction is also the contradiction between Xiao Lizi and Tang Laoshi, both fur hunters, and the gap between these two teammates is still relatively large.

Xiao Lizi is considered a dove, only seeking wealth and not harming others, willing to integrate, and also gave birth to a child with the Boni Indians. Tang Laoshi is considered a hawk, in order to survive, in order to get rich, unscrupulous means, people block killing, Buddha blocks killing Buddha.

In this wild land where survival resources are scarce and living conditions are difficult, perhaps Tang Laoshi's principle is the best choice, and it is unrealistic to beg everyone to have a human nature like a little plum.

Civilization and human nature must have a very realistic foundation, at least to be well fed and clothed, once in the wilderness, the instinct to survive will make people return to animal nature every minute.

The minimalist narrative style and extreme image expression make this film look like Xiao Lizi's wilderness survival reality show, among its many "pitiful", the most impressive thing is to "crawl out" twice.

Once crawled out of his own grave, once from the belly of a horse.

The metaphor of the two times is, of course, "rebirth", and from an evolutionary point of view, this is also the evolutionary process of the species, from the grave is born of plants, and from the belly of animals is born of animals.

Although this seems to be an evolutionary process from low to high, don't forget that Xiao Lizi was already a person before he entered the grave. Therefore, this is also a process of abandoning humanity and returning to animal nature.

In this regard, the film is also enhanced by sound and image. In terms of voice, the damage to the vocal cords caused by the bear attack made Xiao Lizi basically lose the ability to speak, and the film also emphasizes the character's rapid wheezing and painful moans in many places.

In terms of images, Xiao Li hallucinates after his son's death, and the ruined church, the shaking bell, and the broken icons all indicate the collapse of faith.

Language and belief are the two basic characteristics that distinguish humans from animals. After losing these two items, driven by a strong survival instinct and a desire for revenge, Xiao Lizi completely degenerated into an animal.

The animal Xiao Li survived in the end and succeeded in revenge, perhaps because the director didn't want the story to be too cruel, and at the end of the film, Xiao Li did not kill Tang Laoshi with his own hands, but let him fall into the hands of the Sioux Indians. Of course, he will still die, and he will have his scalp cut off.

Xiao Li in the film defeated two enemies, the harsh natural environment and the cruel Tang Laoshi, and the way he won was not Xiao Xin's "influence with love", but that you are cruel, and I am more cruel than you. Xiao Lizi's success not only does not represent the success of human nature, but further emphasizes the fragility of human nature under the harsh environment and strong desires.

Xiao Lizi's transformation is actually a reflection of the confrontation between these two forces on the American continent at that time, representing the white people who are constantly burning and looting, and the indigenous Indians who represent barbarism, but can only struggle to resist and defend their homeland under the guns of the enemy.

In the white world, the indigenous Indians are called beasts, beasts kill, not because they want to eat people, let alone because they are cruel by nature, they don't matter where you come from, whether they are strong or weak, as long as their territory is violated, they will tear the invaders apart, because this is the rule of the savage world, if you can't protect your territory, what awaits him is destruction.

In the 19th century, a large number of white pioneers poured into the Midwest of the United States, that is, the Indian settlement, they cut down forests, hunted wild beasts, seriously damaged the local ecological balance, and also threatened the survival of the Indians, so they were resisted, and the Dakota War, the Red Cloud War, the Black Mountain War and other battles broke out.

The Indians also won several great victories, and countless whites had their scalps cut off. However, due to the backwardness of weapons and equipment and the continuous influx of whites, their homes were destroyed, the magnificent local bison herd also disappeared, the last Indian tribe had to sign a detention agreement with the white people at Fort Robinson, Nebraska, and then had to move around, and the horseback culture and mysterious western virgin lands of the American plains were quickly lost to history.

The protagonist Glass and his group of companions also invaded the territory of the Indians, hunting a large number of animals for fur, so at the beginning of the story, we see that their group was attacked by the Indians, more than half of them were killed and wounded, and had to evacuate by boat, and later abandoned the boat in order not to be caught up by the Indians.

Glass accidentally stepped into the territory of a litter of bears on a solo trip, and the caring bear-bears attacked him several times, although they were torn to pieces, and in the end Glass killed the bear-bear, and was rescued by his companions who arrived in time, which clearly equated the Indians with bears and Glass with the invading whites.

However, unlike those white people who do anything for profit, Glass does not infringe on the interests of the Li, he even fell in love with an Indian woman and had a son, but the good times did not last long, in a white invasion, the tribe was destroyed, his wife was killed, and in order to protect his son, he killed a white officer.

There are people like Glass, and of course there are people like Fitzgerald, who clearly represent the greedy invaders who burn and plunder for profit.

For money, he offered to escort the seriously injured Glass, but on the way he tried to cover Glass to death in order to save trouble, and after being discovered by Glass's son Hawke, he brutally killed the other party, and finally deceived another companion to leave Glass in the wilderness.

The theme of "revenge" is illustrated by the fact that he is mortally wounded by Glass and killed by the Sioux, with Glass avenging his son and Indians avenging countless dead companions and destroyed civilizations.

Glass's son, Hawke, who was the result of whites and Indians, but was eventually killed by Fitzgerald, is probably trying to convey here that whites and Indians had a chance to live in harmony, but the greedy invaders ruined it.

They wore the mask of civilization to destroy primitive barbarism, but when the trees of nature fell one after another, the primitive dry bones were covered with the banner of depravity, and the remnant bells shook in the ruins of civilization, leaving only lonely humans and their fleeting illusions.

If the character of Glass Song Zheng were to be played by himself, then the story would only be about survival in the wilderness and revenge, and obviously the style would be lowered a lot, and if DiCaprio, or any white actor, played it, the meaning would be completely different.

This story reflects the transformation of human nature, as well as the struggle for survival between whites and Indians, and a white man interprets the role of Glass, so that this white man can take revenge on his kind as a representative, which naturally leads to the core idea of this story to reflect one by one!

In the past life, when this movie was released in the United States, the reason why it caused a sensation must also be due to this factor, and in an increasingly civilized society, people must learn to reflect.

As for Song Zheng's final choice to cooperate with Leonardo DiCaprio, it was just a matter of following the trend, in his previous life, Oscar rejected Xiao Lizi four times in a row, and now, Song Zheng also wants to change history, so that Xiao Lizi will not have to run with him four times before he has the opportunity to touch the trophy.