Chapter 149: It's Impossible
And what surprised Spielberg even more was that the "Mouse Trap" sent by Fang Mingyuan "has a very humorous and joyful plot, and it can be said to be born out of the cartoon "Cat and Mouse" that Americans like to see. @ζ¬η« θε€η¬ζζ@ζ΄ιθ¦ηζ―, making a movie like this is like tailor-made for DreamWorks!
Spielberg can fully believe that "when the film is released", even if it does not enter the ranks of the top box office of the year, it will definitely achieve a result that satisfies DreamWorks. And, for the fledgling DreamWorks, this movie could make the company famous all over the world!
The combination of these factors led to Spielberg's trip to China today!
Fang Mingyuan also hugged him "warmly", Spielberg, in his previous life, was also a big man who needed to look up, but in Fang Mingyuan's life, he had seen a lot of big people, otherwise, Fang Mingyuan would definitely be more dynamic and enthusiastic. "Director Spielberg, welcome to China!"
"Mr. Fang, although I have heard of it for a long time, when I saw you with my own eyes, I still couldn't believe that you were so young!" Spielberg looked Fang Mingyuan up and down a few times. These are his heartfelt words! You must know that as early as when "Terminator Phenol was released in Quanshijie", Fang Mingyuan was already famous. In the eyes of Westerners, Easterners generally look young, and Spielberg's surprise in his heart is extraordinary.
"It's just a little bit of a fluke, and it's not worth mentioning compared to director Spielberg's results!" Fang Mingyuan said sincerely.
"No, no, no, Mr. Fang is so polite! I've seen all the movies you and James worked on" is really wonderful! Totally boutique! Spielberg shook his head again and again, "I know you Orientals like to be modest" but you also have an old saying, too modesty is pride! β
Fang Mingyuan sighed helplessly in his heart, in fact, he was completely telling the truth, although those movies were good, but there were no original works of his! However, the reason for this cannot be told to others.
"Director Spielberg, although those films are good, they are difficult to compare with "Schindler's List" after all. In my opinion, it will be difficult for future filmmakers to make such a perfection as Schindler's List. It should be said that its existence is a kind of eternity of cinema. The Academy Awards, just as a fade foil to it! Fang Mingyuan said solemnly, "At this point, James and I are not as good as you!" β
You must know that "in the shijie film industry, the cold and heavy themes have always been not favored by the box office, except for countries like Huaxia that can use the government to organize people across the country to watch." But the adventurous Spielberg ditched his best cinematic stunt and challenged that limit with black-and-white negatives and a hand-held camera. In the end, Spielberg overcame the challenge, and he made the film with a deep sense of truth, history and humanitarianism" The film not only won a high box office, but also received unanimous praise from all shijie people! has achieved a double harvest of box office and word-of-mouth.
And the difficulties Spielberg encountered in filming this movie at that time were also extraordinary. Fang Mingyuan had seen the filming of "Schindler's List" in his previous life, "which mentioned that the filming of this film did not receive the full support of the film company, and some of the leading figures in the company even said, "Instead of making a movie, it is better to donate this money to the Holocaust Museum!" β
It was because of this sentence that Spielberg made up his mind to shoot it himself. During the filming of the film, Spielberg was forced to stop filming more than once because he could not control his feelings. Because he was too deep in the play, "even after the filming was completed, Spielberg did not adjust his mentality.
After the release of "Schindler's List" with a total investment of 23 million US dollars, it achieved a box office of nearly 100 million US dollars in the United States, and the global box office was as high as 320 million US dollars! It can be called a model of small investment and big returns! Spielberg also reaped the benefits as a result. But he donated all the money he received!
A sincere smile appeared on Spielberg's face~ The most haode praise received by a successful person is undoubtedly from the mouth of another successful person.
The success of "Schindler's List" "is because I have Jewish blood in my veins." And, in my childhood, I experienced first-hand the pain of discrimination against Jews; Moreover, seventeen members of my family were killed by the Nazis in the BΕlan Nazi concentration camp. So, "I have a reverent and grateful heart for Schindler, the great benefactor of the Jews!" All of this comes together to have this result. And such success cannot be replicated! Spielberg explained, "But Mr. Fang, your collaboration with James is not like this, your film "can be said to have ushered in a new era in the history of cinema!" Movie special effects have since become a part of filmmakers" to make ordinary people's dreams come true! I also admire it very much! β
Fang Mingyuan smiled and said: "Director Spielberg, let's not praise each other here, I have already arranged a place for you to live" After you have passed the jet lag, we will have a formal meeting. To be honest, "I'm looking forward to it!" β
Spielberg waved his hand and said, "Mr. Fang, the jet lag doesn't have to fall, if I don't have a good talk with you, I can't sleep!" This is a big event related to the future development of DreamWorks and himself, and Spielberg can't wait for a moment!
For Spielberg's request, Fang Mingyuan naturally welcomed it with both hands!
Under the leadership of Fang Mingyuan, the group walked out of the airport smoothly and took a car to the hotel.
The hotel that Fang Mingyuan booked for Spielberg is a newly built five-star hotel not far from the headquarters of the Carrefour group, and Fang Mingyuan has chartered a presidential suite for him.
However, Spielberg obviously didn't care much about this, "As soon as he entered the room, he dragged Fang Mingyuan and sat on the sofa casually, as for his luggage, naturally there were people who accompanied him to help him settle it."
"Mr. Fang, I came to your country this time specifically to talk to Mr. Fang. On behalf of DreamWorks, I would like to officially purchase the script "The Mouse Trap" that you wrote. Spielberg got straight to the point. But it's also in keeping with Spielberg's style. Someone once said that "he wanted every meeting he attended to be over in two minutes," and Spielberg's wife said that he was always like a child, preoccupied with something.
It is said that Spielberg rarely attended the company's financial meetings after DreamWorks was founded, and in his opinion, his precious time should not be wasted in procrastinating meetings.
"Huh? Mr. Spielberg, I don't think it's possible! Fang Mingyuan's answer immediately made Spielberg's heart cold. @γ