Chapter 120: Forty-one
The United States is not a religious country, and the system of separation of church and state determines its secular nature, but it is also the most religious country, and the four big words "InGodWeTrust" are clearly printed on the dollar. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info The rest of the country may be better, but there is a famous "Bible Belt" in the southeast of the United States, which is the base camp of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), and because New York is also within the Bible Belt, even a modern city has the shadow of Christian power hanging over it.
The content of "This Man is from Earth" is deviant in the eyes of Christians, and the director Liang Baoguang is certainly not to be welcomed.
"Who really takes God seriously when they climb to this position?" When people reach a certain height, they will inevitably see clearly the methods used by the church to enslave and fool people, and Harvey Weinstein never took Jesus Christ seriously, and many of the films they produced attacked or satirized religious forces. Similarly, it is difficult for the heads of other film companies to maintain a sense of reverence for the gods, and if there are interests worth chasing, not to mention soft sci-fi such as "This Man is from Earth", they can push the theater to the theater with more exciting content.
"Indeed." Times have changed, and with the popularization of education, there has been a major shift in the thinking of the new generation, and many children who have attended church schools because of their parents' wishes have embarked on the path of "turning their backs" on God, let alone others. There are really a lot of religious believers around Liang Baoguang, but there are very few who are highly educated and still believe in religion. ”
"That guy does have racist tendencies, but he's so angry with you because he's lost money lately." They were all in the same circle, and they always knew what was going on quickly, and Harvey Weinstein had heard something about Tom Rothman, "who had lost a lot of money." ”
Most of the Hollywood stars are worth a lot of money, of course, there are those who like to squander when they have money, and there are even the king of bad movies, Nicolas Cage, who gambles with money, but the vast majority of people still prefer to leave their hard-earned money to professional managers to manage. Tom Rothman, as the head of Fox Films, is richer than the average star, and as a smart businessman, he has always paid great attention to financial management, but unfortunately the real estate market he values has risen well but suddenly dived, and he lost a lot of money by surprise.
"Then he should hate the Federal Reserve and hate the big conglomerates." The subprime mortgage crisis in the United States was not at all launched by foreign forces as some people imagined, and it was the Federal Reserve or the US government that pulled the trigger, they were the spokesmen of the oligarchy economy on the North American continent, and Liang Baoguang just got a piece of the pie.
Americans do things very unruly, the so-called non-disclosure agreements are just a piece of paper most of the time, and everyone in Liang Baoguang's fund has signed similar things, but it is absolutely forbidden to show off how much money he has made in front of his friends when he is drunk. Under the investigation of someone with a heart, the origin of his rich net worth was quickly spread, although everyone has no evidence to prove it, but the fact is in front of you, what else do you need to prove?
There are many others like Tom Rothman, who do not believe that their investment strategy is wrong, but only that "speculators" like Liang Baoguang have stolen the money in their pockets, so they rightfully direct their anger at the group of people who have profited from the crisis.
"Obviously, he didn't have a chance to scare those behemoths." Although the Weinstein brothers' company is not as large as Fox's, their voice in the film industry is enough to throw Tom Rothman seventeen or eighteen streets, and the scruples between words are only because the other party's backstage is hard, and it has little to do with him personally.
"Some people always lose money, not because others are too smart, just because they are too stupid." Tom Rothman didn't go far, he was talking eagerly with a well-known hedge fund manager on the side, Liang Baoguang said that he said this sentence on purpose, so he said it very loudly, and after finishing speaking, he raised his glass in that direction and raised it in that direction, "To those lovely fools." ”
If it weren't for his self-esteem and scruples, and he felt that he was probably not Liang Baoguang's opponent, Tom Rothman would have wanted to roll up his sleeves and come forward to fight with him, he was here to be angry today and not to be angry, "Hmph, I really don't know what qualifications people who have only made a five-million-dollar box office movie are to stand with us." ”
Liang Baoguang did not refute, the box office of "This Man is from Earth" is indeed very low, "five million, ah......"
After the reception, Weinstein Pictures officially announced the news of cooperation with Liang Baoguang's Blue Bird Pictures to develop the Asian market, but the specific cooperation matters were not announced, and the scale of the two companies is not large, so the impact is very limited. On the other hand, in the state legislature of New York State, the elder Daddario took the lead in calling for the enactment of laws against the misuse of personal information in the information age as soon as possible, but more than eighty percent of his opinions were beneficial to enterprises or officials, and did not mean much to care for individuals.
Liang Baoguang didn't mean to stand in front of the stage to be the protagonist, he just wanted to be a beautiful man quietly, so in the disturbance of September, he hid his figure and stood behind the stage, and "Burst Drummer" was launched in this situation.
The plot of "Bursting Drummer" is not complicated, and there are not many scenes, but how to convey the "core" behind this story is a difficult difficulty to overcome, which not only requires the expressiveness of the actors, but also a huge test for Liang Baoguang's directing ability.
Therefore, the main creator who participated in the filming knew from the beginning that this time must be a process of slow work and meticulous work, but the first day of shooting still made many people shout that they couldn't bear it, only the expression on the face of director Liang Baoguang has not changed since the start of filming, "Film No. A2, Scene 3 6 Shot C, 41st Shot, Action!" ”
If you have a good set on set, the rest of the crew will not be able to get messy, and the editor's workload will be much less after all the shots of the film have been taken. Liang Baoguang found a film student who had just graduated from the Dishi Academy of Arts, but his professionalism was very good, he knew how to read the camera and knew how to cooperate with the sound recording. Although I was excited for a while because of Liang Baoguang's high remuneration before, I felt that my attention was a little unable to keep up at this time, and I ran back and forth forty-one times in one shot, and no one could bear it.
The C added after the scene note shouted the shot number indicates a close-up shot, which is Freddie Heimer's personal shot, which has been shot a full 40 times and started shooting the 41st time, Liang Baoguang did not say much, but pointed out Freddie Heimer's mistakes over and over again and retook it over and over again. The atmosphere on the whole set was not good, shrouded in depression and dreary, especially Freddie Hemmer in the center, who was about to cry.
The forty-first shoot was still not over, and Freddie Hemmer finally cried, and Liang Baoguang waved impatiently for the makeup artist to go up and touch up his makeup, and then announced that he had entered a fifteen-minute break. While others drank water and walked, he stood by the camera, frowning and tapping his palms with a script.
"Director, in fact, you can start with a relaxed shot and slowly import it, the difficulty of shooting directly on the first day is even a little overwhelming for me, and it is difficult for Freddy to find his state." Even though he is much older than Liang Baoguang and has a much bigger wrist, Ian McKellen also calls him a director instead of a name on the set, which is an actor's professionalism.
Although the main color point of "Burst Drummer" is dark and exciting, there are still some light-hearted shots as a spice, and picking out these shots and shooting them in front of it will help get the actors into the play, after all, everything is gradual, and Freddie Hammer is not psychologically prepared for challenging difficulties as soon as Liang Baoguang comes up. Although Ian McKellen's acting skills are strong, he doesn't say that he will enter the state when he enters the state, and the few shots he took in the afternoon are also not satisfactory, so he will give Liang Baoguang advice like this.
"Ian, what's the theme of this play?" Liang Baoguang suddenly asked.
Ian McKellen was silent, he had been holding the script for half a year, and later participated in the revision work in public, so he actually understood the truth very well, but reason and emotion are not two things that can be put down by putting one down, and it took a long time to squeeze out a sentence, "He is still a child after all." ”
"Kid...... I thought you expected more from him. Liang Baoguang shook his head.
"Well, I guess you're right." Ian McKellen sighed, if Freddie Hemmer could make a difference in "Burst Drummer", he would not have to take a detour like Leonardo DiCaprio for more than ten years, so he finally agreed to Liang Baoguang's approach, "I will try my best to cooperate with you." ”
"It's all about movies, and playing a good role is more important than anything else, isn't it?" Liang Baoguang is definitely not a good gentleman, because he always puts his own demands first, and now on the set he thinks that he only needs to be responsible for the movie, like a coach of a team, his task is not to develop a star player, but to lead the team to victory.
Ian McKelle was a little helpless, and he couldn't refute every word of Liang Baoguang, "I didn't expect you to be so uncute on the set." ”