Chapter 122: Interview
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A director who can make such a delicate and Westernized film as "Carol" is actually an Oriental, and what is even more shocking is that he is still a young director who is not yet thirty years old!
Flip through his resume casually, and a series of achievements will definitely blind the kryptonite eyes of these members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
People are like that, if you mix a little better than you, you will think that this guy is just shit luck, but if you are more than one level above you, you may admire.
Shen Lin is like that.
It would not be surprising if he only made some achievements in the field of commercial films, after all, Shen Lin was more than a star and a half away from Cameron and Spielberg, but in the field of literary films, Shen Lin still made some achievements.
"Dallas Buyers Club" has been called the best movie of 2013, and "Carol" is also recognized as a masterpiece!
If these are not enough, then what about the fact that he is the screenwriter of the best American dramas in recent years?
Author of "Breaking Bad", "Mad Men" plus "The Hunger Games".
Anyone who sees this resume can't help but praise themselves, 'This is a genius!'
What's more, there is the largest Greater China market behind Shen Lin!
"Shen, this is Dagmar Dunleavy, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. ”
Bill led Shen Lin to a white man in his sixties.
"Hello, Mr. President..."
"Hello, young Chinese director. ”
Dagmar Dunleavy saw Shen Lin's eyes obviously lit up.
"I'd love to know how many people follow the Golden Globes in China?"
After a few brief conversations, Mr. President went straight to the point.
“… Second only to the Oscars. ”
Shen Lin thought for a moment and replied.
"Hehe, what do you think is the best way to increase your influence?"
"Mr. President, as Chinese, I think what we pay the most attention to is, of course, our own movies, other than that..."
"OK, I see!"
Dagmar Dunleavy smiled and picked up the champagne and left.
"Walter, what does he know?"
Shen Lin was a little confused, his words had just spoken, and he was about to talk about the superstars that the Chinese people paid the most attention to, how did he know?
"Shen, you have a talent for public relations. ”
Bill Dorothy looked at Shen Lin with a complicated expression: "Why didn't I expect you to have a super high influence in China..."
Why, I thought you'd say, 'Learn how to cook with me!'
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"Variety" magazine is the oldest Hollywood professional magazine in the United States, covering film, television, music, industry, etc., not only among ordinary readers and industry subscribers, but also the fastest channel for Hollywood information.
Most actors in Hollywood regard "Variety" as the most authoritative industry magazine, and it must be a great honor to be invited to "Variety" for an exclusive interview.
"It's an honor to interview you, Director Shen Lin, I'm a reporter for Variety, John King. ”
"Hello, John. ”
The two shook hands and sat down directly in the office that Touchstone had specially prepared for the interview.
Shen Lin glanced at this reporter, silver-haired, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses, wearing a white shirt, a standard North American intellectual, by the way, his gaze was very sharp.
Born from the heart, Shen Lin already had vigilance in his heart, and estimated that this person was not very good at talking!
"OK, let's get started. ”
John King spread out the notebook he was carrying, and at the same time gestured to the photographer behind him, signaling to open the camera.
"Director Shen Lin, many people are very interested in you, and most people have already understood your experience, can you tell me why you transformed from a writer to a director?"
Shen Lin thought for a moment and replied: "I've always liked movies, and I've wanted to make a movie from the beginning..."
"We understand that the Chinese film market is very... It's unique, and it seems like a lot of people can be directors?"
"I think the profession of directing is not so sacred and unattainable, and the evaluation of a good director should not be based on whether he is from the academy, the so-called professional director is not directly equal to a person who has studied the directing profession. Considering the professionalism of a director, it depends more on whether he has worked as a director before, how many years he has been a director, and how many films he has directed. ”
"But we can clearly see that many directors in China who have made a halfway transformation do not seem to be so successful, and the evaluation is very low..."
"But there are also many people who have succeeded, such as me..."
Shen Lin immediately answered first.
John King smiled apologetically, flipped through the notepad, and then asked, "We know that you have a lot of movies, commercial films, and literary films..."
Shen Lin kept listening, but what he thought in his heart was, 'Nima, why is Hollywood so cheesy?'
"But last year, you made a "Mekong Operation", as far as we know, this is a work funded by your government, this film was made entirely to cater to the political needs of officials, many fans who originally had expectations for you feel that you are very similar to director Zhang Yimou, and now you have become a press spokesman for the Chinese government, do you have anything to say about this?"
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MMP!
Shen Lin almost slapped the table and stood up.
It's so vicious, this kind of question can be asked?
"I've said more than once that movies are just movies and it's better not to get involved in politics. ”
"First of all, "Operation Mekong" is a movie adapted from real people, and when I saw this report in the newspaper, I felt that this story had the potential to be made into a movie, and as for what you said about the government helping, that's for sure, after all, when it comes to political events, isn't this a normal thing? Hollywood also has a lot of movies of this type, such as "Escape from Tehran" and "Assassination", aren't they all movies full of political implications? Even the Oscars pay attention to political correctness!"
"Secondly, I don't quite understand why I am the government's press spokesperson when I make it, and you make a good movie, and the double standard is a bit too much!"
"Moreover, I hope to use my influence to change people's impression of China in the past, that China is very strong today, not the poverty and backwardness of 30 years ago as shown in a bunch of literary films. ”
Shen Lin was a little excited, but quickly regained his composure, after all, there was a camera that always captured his expression.
"Western countries have a fixed impression of China, human rights and democracy, by the way, there has been an additional 'threat' recently, seriously, you people should really go to China to see..."
"OK, let's go back to the movies, why did you make Carol, and what do you think about homosexuality?"
"I like Patricia Highsmith very much, I have read all her books, including "The Price of Salt", of course, the idea of filming "Carol" was actually as early as 07, but I never had the opportunity and there was no suitable actor, I met Gong Li last year and found that her temperament was very suitable for the movie, so I had this movie. ”
"As for homosexuality, I don't have a big opinion, I'm not gay anyway..."
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