Chapter 574 Scene 574 Arrogant director
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The other actors sitting on the high stage, in addition to the very indifferent legendary star Stallone, the heroine Gwyneth Paltrow, black movie stars Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard and other veteran actors all looked very nervous, for fear that they would make a fool of themselves at this much-anticipated press conference...... Everyone is like a big enemy of this live press conference, and they all complain a little about Li Xiaole's bad idea.
"Don't worry Tommy, today's protagonist is not your ......" Wagner shook his head helplessly, this scene is as lively as the press conference facing the media after Tony Stark returned from the Middle East in the "Iron Man" movie, but this time Tony Stark in the eyes of the media is not the leading actor Tom Cruise, who has declined in popularity, but Li Xiaole, who has recently stood on the cusp.
Wagner knew in his heart that Tom Cruise would not be the target of the media at all, because as long as the press conference began, all the public opinion fire would be aimed at Li Xiaole.
At this time, Li Xiaole, who was wearing a black suit and combing the same hairstyle as Tony Steck in the movie, came down from the office with two Apple designers, and the "pop, pop" flash immediately joined together, and all the cameras were aimed at the young Chinese director.
At this time, the signal of the pirate TV station was transmitted to all 46 countries through satellite and Internet, and at this moment nearly 80 million people around the world were able to watch the live program.
The hostess at the scene announced, "Now the "Iron Man" crew has set up a press conference and officially started. "All the flashes stopped in an instant, and under the guidance of the host, the actors all started the traditional self-introduction session.
"Hi guys, I'm Tom Cruise...... I played Tony Stark in Iron Man, and I took on that role because I loved the comic when I was a kid......"
"I'm Sylvester Stallone, and I'm going to play the villain Obadiah Stein from Iron Man...... The reason why I starred in this movie is because I am friends with director Li Xiaole, and I admire his action design skills very much, so I want to learn some knowledge from him......"
Although everyone is very interested in Stallone, Tom Cruise and other actors Weishenme will star in "Iron Man", everyone is more looking forward to the question session, and every reporter wants to pull down this Chinese who does not take the American media seriously.
After a brief self-introduction session by the crew members, it was time for the reporters who were most interested in everyone, hundreds of shots of different sizes were aimed at Li Xiaole, and reporters from all walks of life couldn't wait to raise their hands, Li Xiaole stood up, squinted his eyes to adapt to the strong light of the film light in front of him for a few seconds, and clicked on one of them casually.
"May I ask Director Li, why do you think you can make a movie that represents the highest spiritual culture of Shijie at such a young age?" The first question was asked by Eisen Dimon, a white reporter for ABC's Newstrack, and the first question was provocative.
"First of all, I don't think there's anything high or low about culture." Li Xiaole glanced at the white reporter with the microphone and replied calmly:
"I started making movies at the age of 19, and I was already one of the most haode directors in China before I came to the United States, and the return on investment of all films is more than 1:3, surpassing all the directors in Hollywood who have shot more than 5 films, "Let the Bullets Fly", "Sedek Bale", "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb", these films have created regional box office records in Asia when they were released, for the audience, my movies should be their first choice to enter the movie, I will make superhero movies, It's because other American film companies are making too bad movies, and I want to set a benchmark for them, persuade them not to make bad movies, let them learn, you say I'm too young? Have you read my profile? ”
The camera of the pirate station immediately shifted to a close-up of Eisen Dimon's face, whose flushed face was visible to all the viewers who were in front of the television as they watched the grand press conference.
As soon as Li Xiaole said this, the people at the scene and in front of the TV were in an uproar~~
The actors in the same crew were even more dumbfounded, what happened to Li Xiaole, who has always been low-key? Suddenly so aggressive today? Only Wagner was not surprised, she knew what Li Xiaole was doing, he was doing a marketing of public opinion, directly turning himself into a "Iron Man" like a flamboyant sign, in this kind of TV debate, low-key is always a loser, and only the strong can gain the approval of the audience.
The audience is sympathetic to the weak, in the six huge public opinion condemnation, many fans know that Li Xiaole is absolutely weak, many people are very dissatisfied with the domineering style of the traditional six majors, as long as Li Xiaole stands up to resist authority, he will become a single-handedly against the traditional old Shili logo character......
What's more, Iron Man is originally this type, and all fans who like Iron Man will fall in love with Li Xiaole, a person with an arrogant personality like Tony Stark, who is really a bad boy, and will always be more popular than an honest man who works hard.
The reporters at the scene obviously didn't expect Li Xiaole to suddenly be so strong, and they didn't intend to give them a chance to attack at all...... None of the aggressive questions that had been prepared seemed to be out of the way, and it was clear that Li Xiaole knew what they were going to do, but they knew very little about the Chinese director...... Asking questions rashly will only disgrace you.
At this time, everyone looked at the silver-haired elderly reporter on CBS TV, and the focus of everyone's attention was this old reporter named Walter Cronkite, an old man known as the "king of the scene", a Taishan Beidou-level figure in the American journalist world, who had presided over the debate on the presidential election in the United States.
In everyone's expectation, the white-haired reporter squinted his eyes and didn't speak excessively, but asked in a calm and clear voice:
"Excuse me, Director Li, did you just say that other companies are terrible at making superhero movies? Can you elaborate on that? How can an American studio make a superhero movie that sucks? ”
Walter Cronkite did not chase after him like those young reporters who couldn't understand the situation, but threw the topic to Li Xiaole lightly, turning the passive into the active, Li Xiaole had obviously taken advantage of it just now, and now it is the best way to let him mess with himself, a Chinese director actually said that the six superhero movies are too pediatric...... This is ridiculous.
"Weishenme rotten? Of course they rot. Li Xiaole looked at Walter Cronkite with a layman's disgusted expression and said:
"It's not that the directors are bad, it's not the actors who are bad, it's the producers of those film companies who are bad, think about how many classic stories were developed in Hollywood in the eighties and nineties, when Hollywood was in full bloom, the tradition of film companies was still there, but now these film companies have been occupied by financial capital, and making movies is just for one purpose, that is, to make money.
They control the cinema chain, no matter what movie is premised on the star, shoot whatever shot stimulates the audience, reduce the accuracy and cost of production, the producer has more power than the director, and the maximum profit is obtained by sales, completely destroying the story-heavy film structure of the 8 and 90s.
Look at how many bad movies are now accounting for half of the total box office in the first week? weishenme? Because this movie is stacked with stars, shoots some wonderful clips, and uses a good trailer and early advertising, it tricks the audience into the cinema, even if the fans shout that it is a bad movie, the actors and directors have lost their reputations, and the producers can still make a lot of money just by spending money on popcorn......
Now the top leaders of the Big Six have long lost the temperament of filmmakers and have become full of copper smell," Li Xiaole looked at Walter Cronkite coldly.
At the moment, the movie actors and directors in front of the TV, all of whom have been squeezed by the producer's capital, feel happy because of Li Xiaole's words at the moment, many of them can't help but applaud in front of the TV, and even the actors of "Iron Man", Tom Cruise, and Sylvester Stallone are all inspired by Li Xiaole's scolding words.
Now most of the time, the actors and directors are very passive, and all the details of the movie are controlled by the producer, so Hollywood has only appeared in recent years so many unbelievable bad movies.
The reporters at the scene suddenly understood what Li Xiaole was doing...... He didn't come to accept any interviews at all, but took this live press conference as a stage for his performance, he has already drenched the six major scoldings, and has completely shaped himself into a lonely hero born for the movie, and has won the favor of all actors, directors, and fans, and no matter what these reporters say, they have become the "villains" who obstruct this hero.
Because it was a live broadcast, Walter Cronkite was also difficult to ride, so he could only continue to chase and fight in the hope of saving a little face.
"You said it simply, is it still a movie if it doesn't make money? What film can get investment without capital? weishenme they can't make a good movie? Did you shoot well? ”
"Of course, movies should make money, but they violate the basic laws of movies, now all the six are cost-oriented, they first set an investment quota for a movie, and then in this investment quota, see what actors can be used, what scenes to shoot, how many cycles, if you overspend, but also reduce some key scenes at the end of the back, in the consideration of the production company, such a movie will definitely be able to make money, but regardless of the fact that the movie comes out at the expense of the reputation of the actors and directors......"
And at this moment, having bragged enough, Li Xiaole finally came up with his killer feature and unfolded a bank mortgage contract in front of the camera......