A year ago, Levy had told Alexander that if he wanted to make a movie, he needed technology, money, and connections. And more than a year has passed, as special effects movies suddenly began to heat up, film shooting technology can be said to be an explosive development. And as Levy's stock began to make a lot of money, there was no problem with the funds, and now, Levy has once again proved his level, and he has accumulated enough in terms of connections.

Standing at the Golden Globe Banquet, although Levy complained in his heart that he had won very few awards, here, the attitude of others towards him also made him feel quite satisfied.

At least, others now have a lot of respect for him and want his help. Levy now wants to communicate with whom, but it's very convenient.

It's always a good thing to have connections. Cinema is not a job that can be done alone, it requires collective efforts and enough connections to be able to make better films, and Levy has no doubt about this.

Now that Levi has enough connections, it's much easier for him to help anyone make a movie — for example, just before the Golden Globes banquet, Levi met with Director Zhang again and discussed with him about making a new film.

A year ago, Levy had met with Director Zhang, and he had told him that instead of filming some martial arts stories, it would be better to shoot some real big-scene stories. And after Levy said this, after a year of preparation, Director Zhang's side was also ready. And this time, of course, what he is preparing is no longer the hero in his memory, but a new movie script.

To Levy's surprise, he chose the Nanjing Massacre as the setting for the film he wanted to shoot - a scene he had filmed in Levy's memory, but at that time, he focused his attention. It is on how to promote human nature.

That movie was not particularly successful. Obviously filming the story of the Nanjing Massacre, but to focus on an American, not only is it difficult for Chinese to agree, but even American critics think that putting such a theme as sexual attraction in such a context is contrived and unconvincing.

But this time, Levy found that Director Zhang's films were completely different - after 911, there were more war movies on the American side, and there was no shortage of fine films in these movies. For example, the director of Black Hawk Down, Ridley. Scott relied on this movie to get consecutive Oscar nominations. And under the influence of this era, Director Zhang is also preparing to start filming his war blockbuster.

This time, his script reflects the entire Nanjing Massacre and the film of the entire Nanjing Massacre and the process of the massacre, "Rabe's Diary".

Apparently, he took Levy's suggestion that instead of seducing people with those supposedly human flashes of war, he would win directly with the serious Beijing and deep repression of the film.

Therefore. He also made plans. He is not a director who is good at making up stories, so he still bought the copyright of the novel, and after buying the adaptation rights of "Rabe's Diary", he found a few familiar screenwriters to rewrite it. Then he relied on his connections to bring in a lot of good actors - I have to say that after the new century, the decline of Hong Kong films has become irreversible, and many good actors have gone to the mainland. also allowed him to form a good enough team to shoot his own movies. Much as Levy remembers, the list is still quite lavish. Director Zhang's own appeal is not small, not to mention actors from Hong Kong and the mainland, even among Japanese actors, he also found an actor like Teruyuki Kagawa who is willing to truly reflect the events of that era to play.

It's just that before filming, of course, he also needs Levy's help: he has connections, and he can do it when he finds actors, but the money and technology needed to start filming are all he needs.

After all, there is no experience in shooting blockbusters in China, and few people dare to try to invest a lot in a movie. Moreover, the domestic war film technology department is too qualified, and since it is Rabe's diary, someone has to play Rabe, and Director Zhang also needs some contacts in Hollywood, so Director Zhang found Levy again.

In response, Levy immediately expressed his support. He immediately asked people to start accounting for the expenses, and offered to give Director Zhang a grant to help him take this crucial step - others don't believe in China's box office, but Levy has enough confidence. In terms of film production, Levy also expressed his willingness to help Director Zhang shoot the movie better.

Although in Levy's opinion, it is difficult to shoot the story of "Rabe's Diary" well, and Director Zhang may not be able to do it well, but he also believes that if Director Zhang does not do it well, it will be even more difficult for others to do it well. And such a subject matter, it is far more meaningful to hand over to Chinese to shoot than to people from other countries, so it is also the best choice to shoot for Director Zhang.

Since saving Private Ryan, Americans' shooting level of war movies has reached a new level. Most of the current war movies are eating the legacy of that movie, and even not only movies, but also TV dramas, and Americans have also produced TV series like Brothers and Brothers, and these technologies are very developed.

It is a pity that the characteristics of the United States determine that no matter how much you shoot the war, you can only be brothers, and you cannot rise above the company level -- the lack of numbers is the biggest trouble.

And when China shoots this kind of film, there is no such problem. Levy gave investment and technology, and he was also quite looking forward to seeing Director Zhang shoot this movie to a high level.

For this reason, he also specially found Kevin Spacey to help Director Zhang ask him to star in this movie. Kevin Spacey was also interested in the role of a wartime refugee protector who was originally a Nazi Party but had seen the massacre and agreed to play it.

Being able to instigate Sino-US cooperation in making such a movie, Levy is still quite satisfied with his own actions. This is the role of networking, planning such a movie, not everyone can do it.

The only regret is that when the distributor was contacted, Columbia refused to produce the film - after all, they have a Japanese background, and it is difficult to accept such a theme. However, this is nothing, Levy's investment in films, there are always people willing to release them, Columbia refuses, but FOX immediately took over Levy's film distribution rights.

Recently, the cooperation between Levy and FOX is not small, a counter-terrorism 24 hours. This gives Mystery Inc. and FOX some basis for cooperation. Moreover, what FOX hopes at this time is not only to release a war movie, but also to hope that the X-Men will make a second part.

X-Men, the production right is in the hands of Levy, but the distribution right is in the hands of FOX, seeing that all kinds of special effects movies are springing up like mushrooms after a rain, and almost every one of them has made a lot of money, FOX is naturally difficult to endure loneliness.

The first part of the X-Men. The filming was very successful, and Nolan showed a very good shooting level in that movie, which can be said to be more suspenseful and prominent than other hero films, and the story is full of ups and downs. Levy didn't choose to strike while the iron was hot at that time, which made FOX very regretful, and now, watching those movies make money, they are constantly urging Levy.

"Anyway. You have to wait until the other actors and directors have time before the movie is ready to be filmed. ”

In this regard, Levy did not insist anymore.

It's just that you need to get the number of people together. It's not easy.

Hugh Jackman is okay to say, although he has been very busy lately, but the new film has not yet been decided. And Nolan, after leaving Levy, filmed a daytime chase. But because I received too many constraints from the producer, I was not able to shoot well, and now I also hope to rely on the X-Men to turn over. There is nothing wrong with these two people. But Halle Berry is competing for the Oscar, and Scarlett Johansson is also seizing the time to promote, they have free time, how can they win the Oscar later.

Moreover, there is also an important actor, Kate Beckinsale, who also does not have time to shoot this film now.

Beckinsale's last year can be described as extremely busy. In the first half of the year, she accepted Levy's invitation to photograph ball lightning. After the broadcast of this TV series, it can be said that it is very popular. The reflection of the life of scientists and the importance of science in this TV series have satisfied many science fiction fans. Compared with the theme of space, such a TV series that is closer to real life, but full of whimsy, can be more loved by science fiction fans.

And this TV series has also caused a lot of impact outside of science fiction fans. At the end of the TV series, it successfully predicted that the United States would be defeated by a sudden blow in the war, so after 911, this TV series also became popular all of a sudden.

Therefore, although under Levy's forced request, the TV series did not have any delays, and only one season was filmed to be over, but many sci-fi fans felt unsatisfied. And Beckinsale's name is also remembered by many people. Her fame has soared, and the Resident Evil filmed by Mystery Company in the second half of the year has suddenly attracted a lot of people's attention - it was originally a science fiction story, and then there is an actress who became famous in a science fiction TV series to star, which makes many people wait and see.

Therefore, even if you want her to come back to play X-Men 2 now, you have to wait for her to finish filming this movie. There are quite a lot of stunts and makeup parts in that movie, and it is not something that can be filmed in a hurry. Until now, it has not been filmed.

However, no matter how many things these people have, they don't have much objection to filming X-Men 2. After receiving a call from Levy, they also said that they would immediately devote themselves to the filming of this movie after they were free.

They all agreed very simply, and there were not too many problems with even the salary. Obviously, they know very well that Levy is not a stingy person, and since their fame has risen, then Levy must also be happy to give them a higher salary.

Connections are built through one's own efforts, and the generosity of fame, the ability to invest, the ability to invest, and the level of filming are the things that have formed Levy's career tower, and around this tower, there will naturally be vines climbing on it.

What if you don't get an award? For Levy, even if there is no pearl in the crown, he already has a crown. (To be continued......)