"They didn't explicitly say that this was a condition for China Film to help pass the review. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Carla Firth frowned, "but the meaning is clear. ”

"Why James?" Margot Robbie asked curiously.

"It's simple." Murphy walked over and patted James Franco on the shoulder, "Now James is popular, hot, and already a superstar in Hollywood." ”

This is not an exaggeration at all, if James Franco was still the kind of star who had just touched the threshold, with the big sales of "Dark City" and the popularity of magicians, he can now be said to be a member of Hollywood A-coffee.

The banquet hall was chaotic, and Murphy looked at the crowd that had begun to party, and said, "Let's talk in another place." ”

A few of them left the banquet hall and asked the hotel for a reception room, and talked about it in detail.

In fact, things are not particularly complicated, because the theme of the film is too heavy and dark, coupled with some of the plots involving Hong Kong, "Dark City" has not been able to pass the review of a certain big scissors, and as time goes by, more and more Hollywood films have been confirmed to be introduced, and the number of 34 part of the account is getting smaller and smaller, Twentieth Century Fox has naturally increased its public relations efforts, and China Film Group, as the introducer, secretly released the news through intermediaries.

"They're ready to invest in a big-budget film, hoping to emulate Hollywood's model." Carla Firth clearly knows a lot about the situation, "making this film a model of U.S.-China cooperation, with real international influence." ”

Murphy nodded, this kind of thing had never been seen before.

Carla Firth continued, "So, they wanted a superstar with a real world-class presence, and it just so happened that James was very popular right now, so they took a fancy to him. ”

James Franco spread his hands, "This has nothing to do with me......"

"Don't you want Dark City to pass the review?" Carla Firth very much hopes that the film will be released on the opposite side, "otherwise it will be difficult to appear in the theatrical market over there." ”

"Who knows what they're going to shoot?" James Franco didn't know much about the film industry on the other side of the Pacific, "Seth and I went there some time ago, and their hot films were mostly comedies. ”

He looked at Murphy, "But there should be a fundamental difference between Chinese comedy and American comedy, right?" ”

Murphy nodded, "That's right. ”

Not to mention American comedy, even the laughter points of the north and south are completely different.

"What kind of film are they going to make?" Murphy asked Kara Firth, "Want to have James star." ”

He gave James Franco a look, and James Franco shook his head slightly.

It was obvious that James Franco didn't want to accept this kind of additional condition at all, but because of his friendship with Carla Fez, it was difficult to say no outright, so he came over.

Carla Firth is not particularly sure, "It is said to be a monster movie, it seems that in ancient times, there were monsters invading over there, and the male protagonist from the West happened to pass by, so he saved it, probably that's it." ”

"Special effects popcorn." Murphy came to a conclusion right away.

Carla Firth nodded, "Well, it should be. ”

"I think it's better to forget it."

Compared to James Franco, Murphy doesn't need to go around in circles with Carla Firth, "If you think of other ways, this kind of thing may have a negative impact on James Franco." ”

James Franco didn't expect Murphy to say this, and immediately cast a puzzled look.

"A foreigner, saved them." Murphy spread his hands and said, "It won't make the audience on the other side of the ocean feel good, and it won't arouse the interest of the North American audience, except for the high salary, for James personally, there is almost no help." ”

He looked at James Franco, "Are you short of money right now?" ”

James Franco hurriedly shook his head, "Of course there is no shortage." ”

Seeing Murphy and James Franco singing and harmonizing, Carla Firth understood and shook her head, "Forget it, let's think of something else." ”

Carla Firth was the first to leave the lounge, and Murphy was about to leave, when James Franco followed, asking, "Are you exaggerating that?" ”

Murphy replied casually, "I don't know. ”

There are some things he doesn't want to say explicitly, but even if he doesn't admit it, the facts are there.

When Carla Firth talked about monsters, antiquity, and salvation, Murphy immediately thought of a film that starred the same Hollywood superstar, and Matt Damon at that time was definitely no lower than James Franco now.

However, after the release of the Sino-American co-production in two places, Matt Damon did not win the favor of fans on the other side of the Pacific, and was complained about in North America, except for the high salary, it can be said that he got nothing.

And due to the loss of fans in North America, the hidden loss behind the high salary may not be small.

Matt Damon is undoubtedly a very charismatic superstar in Hollywood, and he is quite popular among all ethnic groups in North America, but as soon as the film was released in North America, it immediately caused dissatisfaction among the entire Chinese American community with him, and even a popular keyword "#thankyoumattdamon" (#谢谢马特-Damon) began to appear on Twitter and Facebook.

This keyword does not have any malicious intent to denigrate Matt Damon, most of them use a very humorous tone to thank Matt Damon for teaching some trivial things in Chinese life, such as "Thank you Matt Damon for introducing boba milk tea", "Thank you Matt Damon for warning me, I will not find a boyfriend if I am too fat", "Thank you Matt Damon for telling me to use a plastic cover to protect the sofa", etc., these seem to be ordinary, but the joke is that if Matt Damon can save the entire Chinese nation in the Song Dynasty, Then the essence of later Chinese culture should be thanked to him.

This can be said to be a humorous and helpless way for Chinese Americans in the United States, who already have a sense of racial crisis, to satirize the motives of the filmmakers when they choose a white male star.

Many Americans also put Matt Damon's profile picture on Mulan's body in Disney's cartoons.

At that time, the mainstream media in North America generally believed that Matt Damon's appearance was very fan-dropping in North America.

Some things, whether Murphy or others admit it or not, are there, and they don't disappear because they don't see it, hear it, and don't hear it.

Even if James Franco had the intention of accepting this so-called quid pro quo invitation, Murphy, as a good friend and brother, would have persuaded him to give up.

In fact, it is obvious that for stars and directors who work hard in Hollywood, North America is the real fundamental.

Murphy has seen an official statistic, more than 60 percent of Americans do not have passports, and Americans who have been abroad account for less than 5 percent of the total population, in some ways, Americans are the real frogs at the bottom of the well, the reason is that most Americans feel that their country is particularly powerful, is the master of the world, all countries are not as good as the United States, and other countries should move closer to the United States.

This is one of the reasons why isolationism prevails in the United States.

Therefore, most American audiences don't like to watch mainstream American actors acting in other countries, they can accept fantasy themes such as "Star Wars" and "The Lord of the Rings" on alien planets or imaginary worlds, or "Escape from Tehran" and "The Hunt for Osama bin Laden" and other real-life movies that promote Hollywood stars or American characters to show heroism abroad, but if their own stars go to make movies for foreign countries, most of the main cast members are foreigners, and that is "NONO".

Anyone who knows anything about the TV and movie market here knows that American TV and movies are the biggest insulators, and American audiences don't buy much of foreign movies and television.

Therefore, Murphy stands in the position of a friend, rather than letting James Franco participate in some four-different films, it is better to stay in North America and continue to engage in their assassination plus thriller and political ridicule comedy with Seth Rogen, even if the latter will cause huge controversy, but it will not arouse the disgust of mainstream audiences in North America.

As for the fact that "Dark City" has not been able to pass the review and release on the other side of the Pacific Ocean for a long time, if it really can't be released, then it will not be released.

In fact, in Murphy's view, these commercial blockbusters are just simple entertainment and cultural consumer goods, and at the level of commodities, there is no essential difference from the popcorn sold in theaters, and there is no need for an ordinary commercial film to carry so much, and these commercial films born to make money will not carry any messy things such as cultural aggression.

As long as it can make money, Hollywood can shoot across the Pacific to rule the world and rule the whole universe......

Despite the lack of a vast film market across the Pacific, "Dark City" has not been particularly affected by the overseas box office, and North America has been soaring, and by late June, the global box office of the film had finally crossed the $2 billion mark.

"Two billion dollars at the global box office."

In a very ordinary apartment in downtown Los Angeles, a man watched a report on TV, "It's only been two months, and it's two billion dollars in the world, Murphy Stanton's movie is amazing?" ”

He stood up, "Why don't I go and see it too?" ”

After walking back and forth around the room twice, the man decided, "It's okay this afternoon, I'm going to see this movie every day." ”

He quickly packed his things, put on another baseball cap, went out and got into the car, and drove in the direction of the Walk of Fame, anyway, now that he has money, he is ready to go to the Chinese Theater in Hollywood to see this new film by Murphy Stanton.

Maybe we'll be able to find out the material to continue to black Murphy-Stanton!

Just seconds after the red baseball cap started the car and left, a very inconspicuous motorcycle turned around the corner next to the apartment and chased after it.