Chapter 500: The Insurmountable ...... Mountains (3rd Shift)

In the Big Apple City, New York, USA, in an elegant house in the suburbs, the phone rings wildly early in the morning. ↖，

Li Chun, the son of the Li case, rubbed his sleepy eyes and reluctantly got up to answer the phone. It's still snowing heavily, who wants to get up early on this cold morning, "Hello, this is Li's house, who are you looking for?" ”

"It's Li Chun, Happy New Year, I'm Chen Tiandu. Did Director Lee get up? ”

"Who?" Li Chun was still stunned, and then came to his senses, "Oh, hello, Happy New Year." My dad got up and was outside clearing the snow. You wait, I'll call him. Before Chen Tiandu could reply, he hurriedly ran out, "Dad, come in and answer the phone, Chen Tiandu's phone." ”

"Chen Tiandu?" Receiving Chen Tiandu's call early in the morning, Li Xin also felt quite surprised, "Hi, Tiandu, Happy New Year." I was going to visit you for the New Year, but I heard that your family went back to China for the New Year, but I couldn't catch up. How's it going, how does it feel to go home for the New Year? ”

"Good." Chen Tiandu smiled: "What about you, why haven't you returned to Taiwan for the New Year this year, what have you been busy with lately?" ”

"Mrs. and eldest son have gone back for the New Year, and only me and Chun'er are left here. The kids just have to go back, I really can't go home, I'm always busy with new movies. ”

"New movie?" Chen Tiandu's brain couldn't react a little, "Hasn't "Brokeback Mountain" been filmed? "According to this time period, the award-winning blockbuster "Brokeback Mountain", which is really popular in the Li case, should have been filmed for more than three months, so how can there be any new movies.

"What?"

Li Case smiled bitterly: "It hasn't started up yet, and the actors and investment have not been in place." How to turn it on. ”

It's not ready yet...... Chen Tiandu was stunned. I feel influenced by myself as a butterfly. The whole world is becoming more and more different from the other time and space.

"Can you tell me where you are now?"

Li's eyes lit up, in his heart, even the actors already had scores, but the reason why the movie hasn't started until now is because it can't attract investment. Because of the same-sex subject matter, many companies are reluctant to invest a penny in a movie. But isn't this compatriot the best investor?

"Tiandu, are you willing to invest in this movie?"

Chen Tian was noncommittal. "Maybe, who knows. I was originally asked by you to direct Vampire Hunter D, and now it seems like it's going to take a break. ”

"Let me direct Vampire Hunter D? How do you have this idea, do you think I'm suitable to direct such a fantasy genre. The Hulk was messed up once. Lee's case is still unexpected, "Maybe Wu Yusen is better suited to directing action movies than me." ”

"No~" Chen Tiandu's opinion is just the opposite, "I don't know if you have seen the cartoon of this movie, the story of this movie is simple, and the action is also oriental." It's mainly the charm of the monster characters, as well as the love that backs up, that holds up the whole movie. Wu Yusen is not suitable. I think only you can shoot him well. Plump out this simple story. "Wu Yusen has now left the pigeon and the church. It's a bit like I can't film. Moreover, he has already had a physical problem and is in need of surgery and recuperation, so it is obviously not appropriate to go to him at this time.

Li Case was silent for a moment, hesitated, and finally shook his head, as if he wanted to dispel the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and said, "I need to think about it." You know, I'm all over Brokeback Mountain right now. ”

"Okay, then let's talk about "Brokeback Mountain". Chen Tiandu retreated to the next best, and said with a posture of not giving up until the goal was reached: "Who is suitable for playing the two male protagonists in your mind." How about Heath Ledger, an Aussie cowboy, or Orlando Bloom, with a lot of same-sex potential......"

"No, no, Orlando is not suitable, I never considered him." Lee's instinctive refusal.

"Hehe, then Hiss definitely won't have this problem, who is your other choice, Brad? Pete, James? Frank or Jack? Gyllenhaal? ”

Li Case's eyes lit up, he really wanted everything, and then sighed and said, "Okay, Tiandu, don't torture me." I agreed to shoot "Vampire Hunter D", and it would be okay to put "Brokeback Mountain" first. ”

Chen Tian was a little doubtful about his ability to express himself, "Who said that I want you to let it go, I plan to buy the copyright and invest in this movie by the matrix, but you must prepare two movies at the same time, and within this year, you must finish shooting both movies." ”

"What, are you serious?" Li Case was taken aback, "Do you know what the theme of "Brokeback Mountain" is about, this is very inconsistent with the consistent style of the matrix. ”

Chen Tiandu smiled: "Please, what style is the matrix?" I don't know it myself. As long as you say yes, we'll leave the matter to us, ok? ”

“……”

Is "Brokeback Mountain" Annie? A copy written by Proxys, and it was last published in The New Yorker on January 13, 19971o, and in 1998 it was awarded the Euro Journal. The Henry Short Story Award and the American Magazine Award.

Annie? Born in Connecticut in 1935, Plakes studied history at Vermont State University and then Kencordia University in Montreal. After presenting her first collection of short stories, the editor encouraged her to write a long story, which led her to attend a number of professional writing workshops.

Annie? Prux didn't start writing until he was 5o years old. Her work has won almost all the major awards in the United States, such as the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Faulkner Prize, and the Euro Award. Henry Prize for Short Stories, etc. Especially in the work "Broken Arm Mountain", which Li Case is about to adapt, some media even use the title of "Western Tong? Sex? Love Epic" called the book.

is so exciting, according to Hollywood's urine sex, it should have been broken a long time ago. Why is it now the turn of the Lee case to be adapted?

Copyright is not an issue at all, and the resistance is self-evident. It's the same with film and television companies that don't want to invest in movies. American society seems to be open, but the scolding of conservatives and religious groups will definitely make it impossible for them to eat and walk around.

And things turned out as he had predicted. It's not hard to buy the rights from Focus Pictures. Chen Tiandu personally served as the producer of the film. He also went out of his way to persuade Spielberg to join the producer team.

"I can't say yes to being the producer of 'Brokeback Mountain.' Despite the fact that the director is Lee. Spielberg rejected him, "Chen, do you know what kind of uproar this film will cause once the plan is announced?" I think it's a big difference from the style of Matrix's previous films, which doesn't quite look like you. Even if you make a literary film, you have many options, such as "Juno", which is very successful. The box office is high and the word of mouth is good. ”

Chen Tiandu has always been unstoppable, "Steve, I still remember the story of the first time I filmed "Saving Private Ryan" with you, on the set, you were full of respect for the dead creatures of World War II. It's admirable. ”

"Uh-huh, Chen, what do you want to say?"

"Earlier, you directed a Schindler's List, and I didn't experience what kind of story you had at that time. But I heard that you had a very unpleasant relationship with Universal at the beginning. You don't even need to be paid to make such a movie. Outsiders certainly can't understand the meaning of your initial mood and perseverance, but you succeeded. ”

Spielberg began to fall silent. It seems to be reminiscing about the years at that time.

"Steve, I don't know when you even started to have a box office supremacy theory." Chen Tiandu sneered slightly, which immediately made Steve's eyebrows jump, "This will be a good movie, Steve believes me." I talked to Lee for a long time, and I didn't put Matrix or DreamWorks in a bad position, but I still decided to make this film. Lee's narration touched my heart, it was a story that had nothing to do with status, no gender, no money, a pure love story. This world, the same? Sex? Love suffers discrimination, just like the Jews at the beginning. But sooner or later, the U.S. government will declare the same? Is sex legal, do you believe it? ”

Steve Spielberg was silent for a moment, but didn't make a decision right away, and said, "There's no point in you making such a bet, even though you won another bet at the Christmas war." But there is no doubt that your words have made me reflect a little, and I think I need to have a good talk with Lee before making a decision. ”

It's already great, Chen Tiandu readily agreed, "You will definitely try to be persuaded again." ”

"Hehe, so sure, then I'll wait and see."

After leaving Spielberg, Chen Tiandu returned to Los Angeles and got through to Brad? Pete's phone, "Pete, are you going out for a drink?" ”

"Now?" Brad? Pete looked at his watch, "Okay, you're in charge of the location." He was very curious, this guy didn't sleep with his wife, and actually asked him to come out to drink in the middle of the night.

"Are you going out again?" Jennifer? Aniston asked.

"Yes, Chen asked me for a drink, maybe something, I have to go out." He grabbed his car keys and closed the door. Aniston sighed, the two hadn't been together for a long time. If it weren't for Chen Tiandu's invitation this time, she would definitely suspect Brad Pitt of looking for a wild woman outside.

The two met at a bar called "Shenghua", which was not lively. It's no wonder that it's not the weekend. Brad? Pete arrived first, gave Chen Tiandu a big hug, and said, "Chen, long time no see!" How do you feel when you get married? ”

"It's not bad, it's the same as before, it's just two more children." Chen Tiandu said with a smile.

Seeing his look of enjoyment, Brad quipped, "That must be great, I guess they've got teeth now, two front teeth?" ”

Chen Tiandu admitted: "You guessed it right. Married man. ”

"Chen, I really didn't expect that in less than nine years, you have already become a Hollywood tycoon. The richest man in all of Hollywood. It's something that no one will believe even if you say it. "Brad? Pete said with an emotional expression.

Indeed, Chen Tiandu, who only arrived in the United States in the second half of 97, was just a penniless little person. He seized the opportunity and climbed step by step to the current stage. Chen Tiandu has become a director and boss standing at the top of the Hollywood pyramid.

The change of years and the vicissitudes of life are really embarrassing.

"Well, Pete, my life has just begun, and you'll be more surprised later. I'm not here to compliment me. In fact, I wake up by myself every day, so you don't have to worry about this. Chen Tiandu picked up his wine glass and touched it with him, "Cheers." ”

He's almost ready to drink first, and after a few glasses of pure rye beer, we'll start the conversation with him.

"Pete, I'd like to ask you to act in a movie. Although the film project has not yet been announced, you may have heard the gossip in the circle. ”

"What's the plan?"

Brad? Pete also took a big sip, thinking about the Matrix's recent plans in his head, and suddenly thought of something, and almost squirted out a sip of wine, "Chen, you shouldn't have come to me to play "Brokeback Mountain", right?!" ”

"Bingo, that's it."

Chen Tiandu snapped his fingers and said, "Listen to me first." It's a taboo film, but I've already found Spielberg to be the producer with me. And the director is the Li case, he is not a director who makes pure love films into meat films. If you want to make a run for the Oscars, this movie is the perfect opportunity, at least I value it. ”

Brad? Pete drank the sullen wine one after another, obviously with mixed mental activity. But he didn't refuse again.

Chen Tiandu did not urge, and told the story from various angles, absorbing his psychological defense line little by little, "You know Pete, over the years, I have had a lot of myths and stories in Hollywood. Many of them are fake, but one thing is true, at least I haven't had a failed case when it comes to watching movies. ”

Like a wizard, he chattered in Brad Pitt's ear: "Think about it, Pete. The Oscars, the Oscar statuette that even the "Troy" you worked so hard to shoot failed to achieve. ”

"Poof......" Brad Pitt burst out laughing.

Chen Tiandu's face was depressed, and the atmosphere was completely gone, "Did I say anything funny?" ”

"Hahaha, Chen, do you know what you were like just now? I suddenly remembered the scene in "The Lord of the Rings" where Gollum kept muttering in the hobbit's ear. Isn't it just a movie, I'm willing to try it, why bother so much. ”

"Ah......" Chen Tiandu was a little dizzy when it was his turn, "You agreed?" ”

"Why not, this is a film with you, Spielberg, and Lee. Why not give it a go. ”

……

Brad Pitt's arrival was the biggest problem, and then Heath? When Ledger arrived, Chen Tiandu hesitated slightly. Because the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean" is also about to start filming. However, whatever, there is no hurry.

He is now a boss and a producer. After all, you can't do everything yourself. It's also a good idea to control the whole situation from behind the scenes. Think about it, who is missing?

He picked up the phone again, "Annie, is your "Thor" finished?" ”

Anne who picked up the phone? Hathaway was depressed and added three levels, and said, "Chen, are you kidding?" I'm just a supporting role, the scene was filmed early, okay, you don't pay attention to it at all? It's sad! ”

"I'm sorry, I was negligent. There's a drama here, I don't know if you're interested. ”

"Yours?"

"No, it's me and Spielberg co-executive producer, and Lee Case directed."

"Okay, I agreed."

"Good, let's come out for a drink together, I'll introduce you."

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and just when Chen Tiandu continued to convene characters, the media had already determined the truth of the matter through the news of chasing after the wind and shadows.

"Oh my God, Matrix is going to shoot "Brokeback Mountain"! Is the end of the world coming? (To be continued......)