As the cover of Time Magazine in 1999, it has been three years since he appeared on the cover again. At the beginning, it was also because of the great success and social effect of "The Matrix" after "The Sixth Sense", that he was also praised as a "new star director with outstanding bones". Now, it is carrying two big hits and an Oscar statuette.

I have to say that Chen Tiandu is indeed the person who created the miracle and even the miracle of Zào, and many of his movies are in a process that everyone can't imagine, constantly refreshing everyone's ability to bear it.

"Fast and Furious" has been hailed as the pinnacle of action cinema, and "Reloaded" is now once again causing a global hacking effect. This hearty sequel system, whether it is the lineup or smooth, innovative is called a sequel beyond the previous work, and it is popular in many countries in terms of word-of-mouth, and now, the movie is also very successful at the box office, and North America alone has been so successful.

The hot box office phenomenon has also caused people around the world to exclaim-

"Reloaded, a hit sci-fi series was born. It's still Hollywood, but this time the movie is not made by Americans, not Britons, not Australians, but Chinese! ”

For arrogant Chinese people, there is actually a very shocking thing, if the time is rewind ten years...... No, even five years ago, there were still many people in the United States who didn't know about China as a country. For them, it was a poor and backward region, and the red system was completely like a cancer against Western countries. In their eyes, every qiē in China is incredible, sexual panic, social repression, no freedom, political fanaticism......

It was the emergence of Chen Tiandu that made people in the United States and even the world know about China. It's like what Yao Ming, who is about to enter the NBA next year, will do. Of course, Hollywood also has Chenlong, Li Lianjie, and Zhou Yunfa. But they all represent Hong Kong, not Chinese mainland. One country, two systems. The social system remains the same, and the impact on the mainland is minimal.

"China has produced an amazing genius director! The current box office of "Fast and Furious" and "Reloaded" is the envy of many Hollywood directors - and a jealous matrix film company! ”

This year, he single-handedly leveraged tens or even billions of dollars of wealth, where can the editors-in-chief of Time still sit still, otherwise they would not be worthy of being the editor-in-chief of this publication.

"We asked a lot of questions in the last interview, but this time we don't ask about the past, such as the first time shooting, the first time directing, and just starting out. This biographical interview about your childhood and upbringing. Let's talk about the present and the future, shall we? In the matrix reception room, interviewers Michael Adams and Chen Tian were both sitting on the sofa.

"Of course." Chen Tiandu unbuttoned his suit, leaned back in the chair and smiled at the camera, "I don't have anything you can't ask, you are free." ”

"Really?" Adams teased: "That couldn't be better, can you tell us about your love life first, what are you doing with Charlize Theron, do you know what she said in an interview?" ”

Chen Tiandu shrugged: "I know what you want to know, it's nothing more than whether you have an inside story." It's best for me to admit what I've had with her. In fact, there are none, and the facts are not as reported by the outside world. She was drinking at the time, and she was talking impulsively. We are very good friends and sometimes encourage each other to say congratulations. Word of encouragement, there is no other intimacy. ”

"Wow, that's a shame, but it's good that we're not gossip newspapers." Adams joked and continued: "We noticed that the Matrix produced three films this year, and the total box office in North America has exceeded $600 million, which is a shame for many companies. Will you continue to expand in the future, and what are your ideas for matrix films? ”

Chen Tiandu pondered slightly and said: "Actually, I am not a very ambitious person, but I live in this circle now, many things are unavoidable, and there are always some things that are chasing you forward." I'm enjoying my life and I'm not too willing to keep myself busy, which overlooks a lot of things. Life can't just have work, and once you ignore it now, you can't get it back in the future. ”

"For example?"

"It's like a loved one, a lover, a friend." Chen Tiandu spread his hands, "Vin Diesel and Kong Yiji told me that they haven't been to a party for a long time, and they can go to the bar to have a good time." You know, when we used to be little minions, it seemed to be a tradition to go out with three or five people. I know these changes because my business is getting bigger and some of my friends are drifting away, which is not what I intended. I love to play, but sometimes I don't know how to play, so I'm willing to go with them. And Kate, sometimes we don't see each other for months when we work, and we only contact each other by phone, so it is inevitable that there will be some problems, but fortunately, we all trust each other very much. ”

"Are you going to get married?"

Chen Tiandu paused and said, "I've thought about it, but it's not suitable now." She wanted to have a child first, but it wasn't the right time. Because my work next year is so important, many people are looking at me and waiting to see my jokes. Adams shrugged: "I know this, because the outside world is not optimistic about you making a movie about sea pirates, and you have been divested by Disney, can you tell me the specific reason?" Maybe my question is too abrupt. But I'm still happy that you're about to have a baby, and I wish you well. ”

"Thank you." Chen Tian nodded sincerely, "I said that you can ask anything, but it's not as strange as the outside world thinks." As you all know, Disney's movie genre requires that there is no rating, and children as young as three years old must go to the cinema to watch their movies. And my films, wow, think about it, I've had seven movies released, and one movie is in Asia. The lowest-rated of the six North American films is PG-13 for "Fast and Furious", and this theme involves pirates, so ......"

"You mean, Disney is against raising the rating of the film, and I'm afraid that's not the main reason. The rating can be controlled, not to mention that the movie has not been shot yet? Adams sensitively objected.

"Maybe, I'm not Disney. Disney is not me, I have a lot of things to discuss, but I am very stubborn about the movie. Stubbornness, bordering on paranoia, can you understand that? He gestured exaggeratedly.

Adams laughed, "Yes, understandable. Many great directors don't want others to meddle in his ideas. ”

"No, I'm not trying to get someone else to interfere with the idea. It's just impossible to make Pirates of the Caribbean a Disney 'princess series'. I respect their choice, and Mr. Robert Iger, who unfortunately did not work together. Chen Tiandu said: "Maybe I am a paranoid Chinese, an arrogant Chinese, but the general content of my film is not allowed to change, unless the film is not directed by me." ”

Is this a change in mindset after your success? A lot of people say you're starting to swell, you're arrogant, and you think so yourself. ”

Chen Tiandu tilted his neck, "Maybe there are some, four years ago I was a young man driving a broken car, and I will be 27 years old after Christmas this year." I'm not alone anymore, there are five or six hundred people in the film company who eat with me, and I am responsible for them. Sometimes it's not always good to be too low-key, so why not be high-profile? There is a saying in China, called 'the body is not afraid of the shadow crooked', we don't have to pay too much attention to gossip, we can't control the length of our life, but we can control the width of ourselves. People just have to be generous. ”

Adams smiled and gave a thumbs up and praised, "You're so humble, no one on the planet can do better than you before the age of 27." ”

"Thank you." Chen Tiandu greeted with a smile.

"So, your Pirates of the Caribbean is bound to be a success, right?"

"Not necessarily, but definitely, I am responsible for my fans, responsible for all those who follow me, and I never disappoint them, please wait and see."

After Chen Tiandu finished the cover interview of "Time", CCTV's interview followed, and they knew that the person he had just interviewed was a big reporter from Time Magazine, and his eyes were a little strange. Speaking the familiar Chinese dialect, this chat is much the same, and most of them are compliments.

After all, it is his own people, Chen Tiandu is now like a Chinese structure in the Western world, a floating heavenly palace, everywhere he goes, he represents the Chinese, just like boasting that Yao Ming is China's mobile Great Wall after that, they have no reason to hack him.

"My Sassy Girlfriend" is about to break through 200 million at the domestic box office in a historic way, which has encouraged countless filmmakers, and there may be a number of low-budget romantic comedies in the coming year. Do you still have plans for domestic films next year, and when will "My Sassy Girlfriend" be released in North America? ”

"Yes." Chen Tiandu is very happy, "Chinese filmmakers need encouragement now, I don't mind following the trend, but there must be sincerity, otherwise they are consuming fans and audiences who have finally risen." Unfortunately, I have no plans to make Chinese films in recent years, and the schedule is too full. As for "My Sassy Girlfriend", there are no plans for a North American release. ”

The host was suddenly surprised, "Isn't it released in North America?" ”

"Yes!" Chen Tiandu affirmed: "Any overconsumption of the audience is a chronic suicide, and the film is not suitable for the North American market, and will be released on DVD." I need to manage my own fans, and I can't let them think that Chen Tiandu's movies are suddenly unintelligible. If that's the case, that's a bad thing. ”

The host was immediately impressed, if it was someone else, I am afraid that I would like to release it quickly and get a ticket. "There are many big-scale zuò movies to be released in China next year, do you have any movies to look forward to?"

"Absolutely." (To be continued......)