Chapter 953: Misunderstanding [Four Changes]

Lin Youlun and Wu Yusen just finalized the list of heroines of "Taiping Wheel" in the United States, and suddenly a newspaper in Hong Kong disclosed part of the information about this movie, and then it caused a thousand waves with one stone!

Because it was not the relevant parties who intentionally leaked it, but the media inadvertently discovered that Lin Qingxia, who had returned to Hong Kong with her husband Li Yuan, was also a little crying and laughing after learning about the whole story, and finally had to admit the matter generously in front of the media, thinking that this would calm the situation, but unexpectedly, it attracted more people's attention and interest in this matter.

The relationship between the mainland and Taiwan is in a very delicate state at this time, and the news of the start of filming of "Taiping Wheel" at this time can't help but make people have various associations.

The families of the victims of the Taiping Ferry Incident and the Zoomlion Steamship Company, which operated the Taiping Ferry back then, have begun to pay attention to the news of the film through various channels, and the Hong Kong and Taiwan media have tried all kinds of ways to try to get more information about the film.

And after Lin Qingxia admitted that she would star in this movie, Wang Jing, who is a friend of Lin Youlun, broke the news again, claiming that this movie plans to invest 200 million US dollars, which will truly restore the whole process of the sinking of the Taiping Wheel.

As soon as this news was exposed, it immediately caused a sensation in public opinion.

"Jurassic Park", which swept the global box office market last year, even the publicity expenses in the later stage, the total investment is less than 200 million US dollars, and the filming and production of "Taiping Wheel" alone costs 200 million US dollars, and the authenticity of the news is really doubtful.

The Hong Kong media even started a big discussion about whether "The Peace Wheel" could cost $200 million, and the American media followed suit, because they learned from sources that James Cameron would be the executive producer of an Asian film. Responsible for the special effects production of the film. Although the name of that movie was not revealed. But taking all aspects of the situation, only "Taiping Wheel" is the most eligible.

Of course, the American media does not believe that a movie like "Taiping Wheel" can cost $200 million, and even says that if such a movie is made, investors will definitely lose money.

Cameron agrees with the American media's loss-making conclusion about "The Peace Wheel", but he is angry that the American media questions his ability to spend money, and in a later interview with the media, he announced in a high-profile manner that he will use the "Peace Wheel" to think about how everyone can prove how he spent the two hundred million dollars, and it will definitely surprise everyone. At the same time, he also revealed that after "Taiping Wheel", he will start making a film with a larger investment scale, compared to "Taiping Wheel" is just an appetizer.

In any case, Cameron's statement also corroborated the statement that "Taiping Wheel" invested $200 million, and the news came back to Hong Kong, and many people who had previously speculated that Lin Youlun made the film out of some kind of political intention were very confused.

Lin Youlun made such a big move, it should really be a big-budget disaster movie, since it is a commercial blockbuster, there will definitely not be too strong political overtones, is everyone's guess before wrong?

Except for Lin Youlun, it is estimated that no one can really answer this question. So the focus of the media is also from the movie "Taiping Wheel" itself. It was transferred to Lin Youlun at once.

A week later, Lin Youlun returned to Hong Kong from the United States, but was blocked by reporters at the airport, and if he hadn't brought enough bodyguards with him, it is estimated that he would have been trapped here for a while.

Even so, it took a lot of effort for Lin Youlun to leave the airport.

Getting in the car, Lin Youlun didn't have time to wipe his sweat, so he explained apologetically to Spielberg, who was traveling with him: "Stephen, give me a little time first, I will definitely find out the reason for the leak of our trip, and this will never happen again in the future." ”

Although he was a little embarrassed by being surrounded by Hong Kong reporters just now, Spielberg left all this behind after getting in the car, and Lin Youlun only smiled when he mentioned it, shrugged his shoulders and said that he didn't care.

Shang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, made a few phone calls to understand the situation, and then turned his head to report to Lin Youlun.

"Mr. Lin, the matter has been investigated, our itinerary this time has not been leaked, these reporters have been squatting at the airport since three days, and the feedback is that they don't know when we arrived, so this incident should be just an accident."

For such a result, Lin Youlun was also a little crying and laughing, although the method of waiting for the rabbit is very stupid, but sometimes it is a very effective method.

Just when Lin Youlun lamented the patience of Hong Kong media reporters, Ajie then told him another news.

"Because Mr. Stephen and we are traveling with us, there should be some misunderstandings in the media, they think that Mr. Stephen is the director of "Taiping Wheel", it is estimated that at this time, some reporters have begun to publish news."

Spielberg heard Applejack mention his name, and curiously turned his head to look at Lin Youlun, because Applejack spoke Chinese, Spielberg didn't know what he said, but instinctively felt that this matter should be related to him.

Lin Youlun relayed Applejack's words to Spielberg, and Spielberg laughed when he heard it.

"It's really a wonderful misunderstanding, in fact, I'm really interested in the story of "The Peace Wheel", but unfortunately the director of the film has been determined, and with the character of that guy Cameron, he will definitely not be willing to work with me!"

Over the years, the American media have compared Spielberg and James Cameron together, and the relationship between the two was not very bad, but because of this, there was no possibility of working together.

After laughing at himself, Spielberg added: "Of course, the story of "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" is also very good, I hope I can really select some good enough actors this time as you said." ”

Before getting the script of "Jinling Thirteen", Spielberg was worried that the script would be too biased towards the Chinese side, which would make it difficult for him to shoot, and at the same time would call some questions about whether he adhered to an objective position, because not everyone in the United States knows the truth about the Nanjing Massacre, and Spielberg is not Chinese, and he cannot completely bias his emotions to the Jewish side like "Schindler's List".

Although "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling" is based on the history of the Nanjing Massacre, the theme has been elevated to the redemption of human nature, which avoids the embarrassment caused by Spielberg's identity, and at the same time, there will be a fierce war scene of more than ten minutes at the beginning of the film, and Spielberg is just conceiving a war-themed movie during this time, and he feels that some of his ideas for shooting war scenes can be practiced in this movie now.

If Lin Youlun knew Spielberg's idea, he would definitely be able to guess which movie Spielberg was conceiving, and Lin Youlun didn't think so much about adding this plot to the script outline at that time, he just wanted to show the tragedy of the Chinese army guarding Nanjing in the movie, and he didn't expect that this design would become a practice for Spielberg to examine his ability to control war scenes.

At the suggestion of Lin Youlun, Spielberg decided to visit Nanjing and also select the right actors for his film.

The media misunderstood that Spielberg was the director of "The Peace Wheel", and Spielberg himself didn't care, but Lin Youlun felt that this matter needed to be clarified so as not to cause more misunderstandings.

Spielberg was a guest from afar, so naturally everything was arranged by Lin Youlun, and after sending him to the hotel, Lin Youlun asked Applejack to contact the media, and he was going to hold a press conference about "Taiping Wheel" immediately.

Although the time was very tight, there were still hundreds of media outlets who rushed to hear the news, and the huge conference room was full, and later reporters could only stand in the aisles on both sides and behind the darkest floor.

Lin Youlun arrived on time before the press conference began, and then the reporters at the scene were surprised to find that he was alone in the whole press conference.

"I think everyone must be very strange, why did Director Stephen not show up, before this, some fast-moving newspapers may have arranged for the layout to be sent to the printing house, here I can only regret to tell you, what you guessed is not true, Director Stephen's visit to Hong Kong this time has nothing to do with the movie "Taiping Wheel", and the movie "Taiping Wheel" has already been determined to be directed by Wu Yusen, I think it should be too late for you to call your editor-in-chief now!"

As soon as Lin Youlun's words fell, many reporters in the venue stood up and left in a hurry, these people were going to inform their newspapers to withdraw the previous news, if it was really printed and distributed, it would be a big oolong!

Most of the reporters stayed because they wanted to know more details about the movie.

"What you've heard before is basically true, and I'll just add a few points here. First of all, the story of "Taiping Wheel" is fictional, but the background events are real; Secondly, the positioning of this movie is a love movie, but in the film, the whole process of the sinking of the Taiping Wheel will be restored to the greatest extent; The three heroines of this movie have been confirmed are Lin Qingxia, Zhong Chuhong and Chen Hong, and some more specific news, there will be an official press conference after all the role candidates in this movie are finalized, and everyone will naturally know Lu Dao at that time! ”

Before the reporters in the audience could come back to their senses from these words, Lin Youlun had already stood up from his seat and left without saying hello.

This is the end of the press conference, and it will be less than five minutes before and after! (To be continued......)