Chapter 543: A Beautiful Life

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The film uses dark humor to depict the joys and sorrows of Guido's family in a Jewish concentration camp after being captured by the Nazis.

It shows Guido's vision of a beautiful life and his optimism in a cruel environment.

-- Lianhe Zaobao

The film is completely different from any previous film that reflects the theme of World War II, it is a black comedy.

It faces the history of World War II from a fresh perspective that transcends the norm and faces the history of World War II from another side, which countless people can't bear to look back on.

Wei Xiong used his unique perspective to inject a painkiller into all those injured in World War II.

-- Ming Pao

"Life is Beautiful" is not a tragedy, and from the beginning Guido's hilarious appearance, it is clear that the creators want to create a comedic atmosphere.

But it is definitely not a deliberate attempt to weaken the ideology of the film for the sake of kitsch the public.

In fact, on the contrary, this is done in order not to be kitsch, in order to express deeper thoughts, and not to let the audience indulge in shallow touches.

Wei Xiong just wants to tell all the people who really love life through this film.

Nightmares are only temporary, and believing in a beautiful life is forever. Even in the concentration camps, Guido always had a smile on his face.

-- The Times

In the windy fog, there seems to be a person walking with a child in his arms, and the voiceover and the picture make people feel a little ominous.

Because it's so gloomy.

That's how the movie started, but soon the movie turned to the happy and sunny side, and that kind of happiness really doesn't everyone has.

Maybe the director wants to use this joy and positive exaggeration to contrast the final ending.

- Los Angeles Times

At the 14th Hong Kong International Film Festival, which opened on September 16, "Life is Beautiful" was designated as one of the opening films of the festival.

Although it was only released 7 times, it received a lot of attention.

The next day's newspapers were covered by Hong Kong media and major international media, most of which were praise.

In terms of plot, "Life is Beautiful" has a unique angle and is impeccable.

And the actors' performances are also in place, fully showing the intention of the screenwriter and director, giving the audience a strong sense of substitution.

Of course, there is also an objective factor.

"Life is Beautiful" is a film set in the Holocaust, and many of America's business giants are of Jewish descent.

For example, media tycoon, News Corp. President Murdoch Murdoch.

In this case, as long as Life is Beautiful is not really miserable, it is impossible for a media outlet like The Times to criticize.

This was expected by Wei Xiong.

But these little things about sesame cork were not his concern, what he really cared about - in a charming French restaurant.

That's right, it's a French restaurant.

Although he always thinks that French food is flashy and cannot be compared with Chinese food, if you want to pick up girls, you still have to choose a French restaurant.

Reason?

Closer to home, in this atmospheric French restaurant, Wei Xiong sat across from a beautiful young lady with a smile on his face.

This young lady is none other than Jennifer Connelly, the heroine of "Life is Beautiful".

Jennifer Connelly, born on December 12, 1970 in Catskill, New York, USA, made her debut in "Once Upon a Time in America" in 1984.

She was 14 years old at the time.

After that, he starred in many films such as "Interstellar Confusion" and "Magic Labyrinth", but they were not popular and stayed at the stage of second-rate actors.

This time, she was handpicked by Wei Xiong as the heroine of "Beautiful Life", and she was both surprised and excited.

Although the precondition was that she had to sign with Paramount, she agreed without hesitation, for which she fell out with the agency.

In the end, he lost a lot of money because of the breach of contract.

Of course, some of it was paid for by Paramount.

It can be said that she has made 120,000 determinations. As a result, she is quite satisfied, the film has not yet been released, but it has received a good reputation.

Her performance was also recognized.

As for the box office, judging from the audience's reaction on the day of the opening ceremony, it should not be too bad. What's more, there is also the golden sign of Wei Xiong.

Wasn't it because she took a fancy to Wei Xiong in the first place.

Wei Xiong raised his glass and smiled at Jennifer: "Congratulations, I believe the role of Dora will be a turning point in your career." ”

Jennifer also raised her glass: "I believe it too." ”

As she spoke, her eyes boldly looked directly at Wei Xiong, and the corners of her mouth twitched into a smile. Wei Xiong was naturally not to be outdone, and even more naked.

The two chatted while enjoying the food.

After a while, Jennifer said, "I have a curiosity. ”

Wei Xiong glanced up and raised his glass again: "If you have any curiosity, I can answer it, but you have to dry this glass of wine first." ”

Hearing this, Jennifer smiled charmingly: "I think you are trying to get me drunk." ”

Jennifer Connelly is only 20 years old, but Westerners are generally precocious, and there is no longer the slightest immaturity on her face and figure.

Her light brown eyes, in particular, are very unique and look like they have a peculiar charm.

The reason why Wei Xiong appointed her as the heroine of "Beautiful Life" was that in addition to her beauty, he also valued her development potential.

You know, in the original history,

She won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2002 for "A Beautiful Mind", both in terms of image and acting skills.

In this life, if he supports him, he will definitely be able to go further.

In fact, in addition to Jennifer Connelly, at about the same time, Paramount signed another Jennifer at his direction.

Her full name is Jennifer Aniston.

Compared with Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Aniston in the original history had a more successful acting career and won more honors.

She has won the 54th Emmy Award for Best Actress and the 6th Hollywood Film Festival for Best Actress.

But the current Jennifer Aniston is far worse than Jennifer Connelly, a complete newcomer without a good name.

When she signed with Paramount, she had just graduated from a theater school in New York.

I was feeling confused about my future, but I didn't expect Paramount to take the initiative to come to the door at this time, which made me feel like a grand prize.

So despite the harsh terms of the contract, she signed it without hesitation.

Wei Xiong smiled, did not answer, and drank the remaining red wine in the cup after touching the other party, and so did Jennifer.

"Okay, you can ask. ”

Jennifer propped her chin with her hand and asked with interest, "You are known as the richest person in the world, why are you still making money?"

Pick up the wine and pour it over the two empty glasses.

Wei Xiong smiled and said: "Money is just a number for me, but people can't be idle all day long, they have to find something to do." ”

"And I'm enjoying the process of making money. ”

If it were another person who said this, Jennifer would definitely think that he was pretending to be B, but if he was replaced by Wei Xiong, he could only be described as domineering in two ways!

"And how do you spend your money?"

Wei Xiong shrugged his shoulders lightly: "I don't usually spend much money, if I do, I basically buy gifts, like this, for you." ”

As he spoke, he shook his hand at the rose in the middle of the table.

Jennifer looked puzzled, and a beautiful diamond necklace was hung on the roses at some point: "Such a beautiful necklace, how did you do it?"

Her eyes were full of surprise, and she could be sure that a second ago had not.

Why did it suddenly appear?

Wei Xiong smiled slightly, got up and picked up the necklace on the rose, walked around Jennifer's back, and first untied the necklace Jennifer was wearing.

Then put the diamond necklace on.

During this process, Jennifer just sat quietly, until Wei Xiong sat back in his seat, and then picked up the necklace and looked at it, it was a very beautiful necklace.

And you can tell that it's worth a lot of money at a glance.

"Thank you for the gift, I love it, you can do magic?"

Wei Xiong smiled noncommittally, and said smugly: "It seems that I have a good eye, and this necklace is very suitable for your temperament." ”

"You can look in the mirror. ”

As soon as the words fell, Wei Xiong's right hand shook lightly again, and a small makeup mirror appeared in his hand. Jennifer's eyes kept on it.

But she just couldn't see how the mirror appeared.

"It's incredible. ”

Jennifer took the mirror and looked at it, it was indeed an ordinary makeup mirror, and then looked at Wei Xiong's hands carefully.

They are short-sleeved, which means they can't be hidden in the sleeves.

I didn't understand, she didn't bother to guess, opened the mirror and looked at the necklace around her neck, as Wei Xiong said, it really matched her.

Even the clothes are matched.

With this episode, the atmosphere of the dinner was obviously more and more pleasant, and when the dish was almost served, Jennifer glanced at the piano in the center of the hall,

There was a look of anticipation on his face.

"I've always been your fan, I've had all the albums that happened to you, but you've never performed in public, I don't know if you can ...... today"

Jennifer didn't finish her sentence, but the meaning was clear.

"It just so recently that I made a theme song for "Pirates of Malacca", called "he'sapirate", and the Chinese name is "He is a pirate". ”

Hearing that it was a new song, Jennifer's eyes lit up.

By this time, Wei Xiong had already gotten up and walked towards the piano in the center of the hall. Because he had booked the restaurant when he made a reservation, he didn't have to worry about being disturbed.

Sit down in front of the piano, open the lid, try the notes first, and then put your hands on the keys.

In its original history, "He'sapirate" was the theme soundtrack for the Hollywood blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean five-part trilogy.

It rings every time the protagonist of the movie, Captain Jack, pushes the plot to a climax.

"He'sapirate" is a joint work by film score master Klaus Badelt and Hans at the end of the season, Chinese translation: he is a pirate.

The whole piece is more than 4 minutes long, and it is a majestic music.

Since becoming popular with "Pirates of the Caribbean", it has often appeared in all film and television dramas, and is known as one of the "Top Ten Momentum Background Music".

When the piano sounded, Jennifer burst into a moment.

It was the first time she had heard such powerful music, and it was so gripping that her whole mind was unconsciously integrated into the music.

His eyes stared blankly at the figure sitting in front of the piano.

What neither Wei Xiong nor Jennifer noticed, however, was a cluster of flowers on a table not far from them, and a camera lens was revealed from the flowers.

……

"I think it's time for me to go back to the hotel. ”

As she was about to get into the car, Jennifer smiled. Wei Xiong opened the car door and proposed, "The weather is good, how about watching the sunrise together?"

"To the sea?"

Wei Xiong raised his eyebrows and said affirmatively: "Of course." ”

Jennifer didn't object, in fact, she already knew that Wei Xiong wouldn't let her go back like this, she said that she wanted to go to the hotel, but it was just a gesture.

In Hollywood, there are hundreds of thousands of registered actors alone.

Among them, actresses account for about one-third, and there is no shortage of beautiful and good acting skills, but how many can really be famous in the end?

If you want to get on the top, you have to pay more than others, and after debuting for so many years, she still has this awareness.

……

The car slowly stopped at the pier, and Jennifer got out of the car, and the first thing that caught her eye was a huge, luxurious superyacht.

She had seen the world-famous Viscount in a magazine.

But the shock of what she saw with her own eyes could not be compared to the pictures in the magazine, and at this moment there was only one thought left in her mind.

It turns out that the yacht can be so big!

Then she turned her head to look at the brightly lit mountain villa behind her, which was also a regular visitor to various magazines.

Known as one of the top 10 most luxurious private estates in the world.

In the latest issue of the famous fashion magazine "Vogue", Bronze Sparrow Villa ranked first among the top ten most luxurious private estates.

The magazine also gave a rather detailed introduction to the estate.

The level of luxury is staggering.

Wei Xiong got down from the other side of the car door, glanced at Jennifer who was looking at the villa, smiled faintly, and gestured forward: "Let's get on the boat." ”

Jennifer stood up and looked around, only to realize that there was more than one yacht on the dock.

There was also a yacht parked next to the Viscount, which was already large compared to most yachts, but it was too inconspicuous compared to the Viscount.

The yacht was booked at the same time as the Viscount (see Chapter 325).

The overall look is a miniature version of the Viscount. Initially, he only asked for a length of about 30 meters, but after several modifications, the scale has increased considerably.

The final figure is 45 meters long, 10.5 meters wide, and has a displacement of 280 tons.

The yacht is small but has all the stuff it does, with a luxurious bedroom with bathroom, a living room, a wet bar and a small outdoor pool.

It is precisely because of his small size that he was delivered half a year earlier than the Viscount.

was named 'Black Pearl' by Wei Xiong, that's right, that is, the Black Pearl in "Pirates of Malacca" is really bad enough.

The Black Pearl is used much more frequently than the Viscount.

Because the Viscount is generally only used when there are many people or when going to the open sea, the Black Pearl Weixiong can completely drive it himself.

Although he does not have a yacht driver's license.

After Wei Xiong and Jennifer boarded the ship, the Black Pearl passed by the Viscount and slowly sailed out of the docks, quickly blending into the night.

Standing on the left side of the ship, blowing a slightly fishy sea breeze, the corners of Wei Xiong's mouth were hooked.

Then he turned to look at Jennifer: "You may not know it, the yacht we are on now is named 'Black Pearl' by me." ”

Jennifer thought for a moment and said, "Very peculiar name." ”

Compared with the Viscount's fame, the Black Pearl can only be said to be obscure, and even most people don't know that Weixiong has such a yacht.

"In the filming of "Pirates of Malacca", the protagonist's pirate ship is also called the Black Pearl. ”

Hearing this, Jennifer first paused, and then laughed, and then she knew why Wei Xiong would specifically mention the name of the yacht.

"I think you should fly another pirate flag. ”

Wei Xiong looked up at the mast and smiled: "Although what you said is a good idea, I am worried that it will be shelled by the Hong Kong Coast Guard." ”

"Hehehe......"

Jennifer covered her mouth and smiled, "Do you want to know the impression you made of me before?"

Wei Xiong shrugged his shoulders helplessly: "You don't have to say that I know, isn't it a playboy, I often hear this word." ”

"Playboy also has the virtues of Playboy. ”

Jennifer glanced at Wei Xiong charmingly: "Most playboys are very humorous and funny, and they know how to make women happy." ”

"It's better than people who put on a face all day. ”

Wei Xiong stretched out his hand and gently picked Jennifer's chin: "It seems that Miss Connelly is not only beautiful, but also has a sweet mouth. ”

"How do you know?"

Regarding Wei Xiong's frivolous behavior, Jennifer not only did not resist, but boldly looked directly into Wei Xiong's eyes and asked provocatively.

"Hmm......"

There is a way that there are flowers that can be folded and must be folded, since other women are so active, what does Wei Xiong, a big man, have to worry about.

It was indeed a good night.

The breeze on the sea surface is gentle, rippling with bursts of ripples, the sky is full of stars, looking at the north, you can clearly see the ancient Big Dipper.

And in the bedroom, the heat is blowing.

Jennifer fully shows the boldness of a woman in the United States of America in bed, but her technique is still a little jerky in Wei Xiong's opinion.

Obviously not very experienced.

However, when Wei Xiong forcibly broke into the woman's forbidden area, he found that Jennifer's sexual experience was not only not rich, but also zero.

"You're still at X?"

Wei Xiong was surprised, really surprised, because his 'Female Viewing Technique' actually failed again. But this time it should be a race relationship, right?

He comforted himself in his heart.

Jennifer opened her eyes, endured the pain, and smiled: "There are many people who want to sleep with me these days, but I am not a casual woman. ”

"While I'm ready to dedicate my life to my career, I hope to give it to a man who at least looks pleasing to me for the first time. ”

"Besides, don't you Chinese all like to be in x?"