Chapter 118: Heartwarming

Although the New York Times coverage of the charity concert was unbiased, they also made a very sharp reference to Sid's impressive performance.

They used the word "amazing" to describe Sid's entire performance, and although he only sang one song, it also made a big impression on people.

But after the "New York Times", a group of mass media and magazines went directly to his grandmother's house, the king of gossip magazines, "People" magazine sang a big book about Sid, and "America Weekly" was not to be outdone to track Sid's performance at the charity concert in an all-round way.

After all, this is Sid, a crossover genius.

After following and directing, he finally crossed over to music again, and "American Weekly" even boldly guessed when Sid's first album would be released.

Of course, this kind of thing is not too unusual in Hollywood itself.

Many Hollywood actors have the experience of recording records and releasing albums, such as the later famous Robert Downey Jr., who released albums when he was young, and the most successful crossover between actors and singers is Will Smith, who won several Grammy trophies before he really became the "emperor superstar" in the film industry.

Of course, Hollywood generally says that actors play music across borders, after all, there are no directors under the age of 30 in the past, and most of the directors are introverted chatterers, accustomed to controlling everything behind the scenes, which is different from actors who are used to being in front of the stage and directly contacting the audience.

However, Sid was an "exceptional character"!

From director to director, he has made earth-shaking achievements no matter what field he is in, and it is difficult for ordinary people to make it to the New York Times bestseller list or to be nominated for an Oscar.

But in just a few years, Sid has won a number of Oscar nominations and two Oscar statuettes one after another, and as for the aspect, he has consolidated his position in the industry step by step with an average of more than 10 new books a year.

It is precisely because of this series of incredible halos that Sid can be a behind-the-scenes director, but he has the popularity and recognition of stars in front of the stage.

And now Sid began to sing at the concert, not only singing, but also singing very well, which can't help but make a group of people secretly frightened.

Of course, there have always been many people who sing well, but whether they can become professional singers is two words.

Not to mention anything else, the later "The Voice" series swept the world, and many talented seedlings were unearthed in many countries, but who really became a popular professional singer?

This road is not as easy to follow as it seems, not to mention that Sid is already a writer, director and company owner, and no matter how powerful a genius is, there is a limit to his energy, who knows if Sid can really split this road?

But this does not prevent various gossip magazines and media from using this title to distort a piece of sales.

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Although the gossip magazines and music media were quite shocked by Sid's singing, Sid himself was in no mood to pay attention to these external matters, and he was busy preparing for a new action at the moment, who had always been a workaholic.

"Jeremy, you're finally here. Sid was waiting in the parking lot at New York's JFK Airport for the person he had been waiting for.

"Sid, you're here in person?" Jeremy Renner was surprised that Sid was here in person.

"What? I want to wash my friend's dust, but I can't pick up the wind?" Sid asked with a smile.

"Of course, of course. Jeremy immediately laughed and said.

With Sid's status rising, coupled with his busy work, he has to engage in both creation and occasionally manage the company, and even if he has free time, he also points out to share with his girlfriend Britney, which makes them, friends who were with Sid in their early days, have fewer and fewer opportunities to meet Sid.

So, although Jeremy is much better now than his "historical" nameless name, he can't help but feel an invisible sense of distance from Sid.

But today, Sid personally showed up at the New York airport to pick him up, which couldn't help but surprise Jeremy.

And Jeremy's appearance in New York is not because he came on vacation or something, but because of the new film that Sid is preparing.

After the charity concert at Yankee Stadium and a wave of prestige for Britney, Sid had already made up his mind about his next move.

In the "historical" summer of 2002, there was a so-called "comedy" with an investment of only 5 million US dollars, which broke out of the encirclement of a number of commercial blockbusters with large investments and productions, and shocked Hollywood that year with an astonishing record of 240 million US dollars in North America and 360 million US dollars worldwide.

And the name of the film. It's called "My Grand Greek Wedding".

Sid once watched this successful movie, and wanted to learn some tips and points from it that are small and large, and unique to North America.

But when Sid watched the whole film, he realized that this is not a movie that is neither funny nor good-looking, and it is bland and mediocre.

Because it is about a young Greek woman who abandons her family traditions and marries a non-Greek man, which in turn causes turmoil and family conflicts in her family.

To put it bluntly, it is a routine with those film and television dramas that tell about racial integration, the main theme of North America. If you want to talk about this style of film and television dramas, Hollywood is similar to it, and there are not eight hundred before.

So, why was such an inconspicuous small-budget movie able to kill all sides in the summer of 2002?

It wasn't until a long time after watching the movie that Sid really figured it out. In fact, the reason is very simple - because 911 happened in 2001!

As mentioned earlier, 911 brought shock and fear to Americans.

It's like a person who is not very brave enters a haunted house, walks all the way down, of course, he is scared to the point of urine, so at this time, what does he need most?

Psychological comfort, of course!

Just like Sid and Britney's charity concert, "My Grand Greek Wedding" is not funny at all, but in the eyes of Americans who have just experienced 911, this kind of family warmth in the trivial things of life can touch their hearts more at this time.

Roger Albert, the king of film critics at the time, once said of the film - only a director who knows the Greeks thoroughly can make such a heartwarming film.

This movie review is all nonsense in front, and only the last half sentence really gets to the point - "warm people's hearts"!