September 2001 was a very difficult day for the whole of Hollywood. After 911, Hollywood, as a cultural industry that has always liked to make fun of foreigners, has also been greatly affected.

The biggest impact of this attack is that people are worried about being the next target of terrorists. In Hollywood, because many people have made fun of foreigners, many production companies claim to have received a warning from the FBI, saying that their companies are the next target to be attacked.

This kind of warning seems to be nothing more than empty words, but what company would dare to bet that nothing will happen? Because of a 911, the film screening was postponed, the film was recuted, the project was canceled, and for a while, the film industry was in a storm.

And if anything, the biggest impact...... After 911, disaster movies suddenly lost the market - it was enough for people to watch reality, not movies - many film works were forced to start over. Because of the unprecedented blow, Hollywood no longer dared to play with people's sensitive nerves, and this trend swept through this Hollywood, so that for a while, film critics all thought that the future of Hollywood movies would be benevolent, mild entertainment - if you want to watch something nerve-wracking, just turn on the TV and watch the news.

"I have to admire you now, you went to shoot a romance movie, it didn't make money, but there was no risk. Now Hollywood movie theaters only dare to show those mild romance films, for fear that someone will blow them up with a bomb, maybe your movie will be a big hit when the time comes. ”

After the incident, Levy continued to keep in touch with Alexander. As the two big bosses of the mystery company, in this storm, they also need to control the direction of their film company, so as not to let the film company be affected by external reasons.

"It won't last long." Levy insisted on Alexander's claims. "Americans are just scared now, not really scared, and a small amount of panic won't cause a change in culture...... When this time passes, I'm afraid that the new movie mode will become more arrogant. ”

Levi would not have thought that just because the World Trade Center was blown up, Americans would become good babies, and he reiterated his views during the phone call with Alexander.

"The Vietnam War led to anti-war films, after anti-war movies. People rebelled against their mentality, and fight movies became popular. In the same way, after 911, in a short period of time, people may not dare to shoot disaster movies because of fear, but as long as the United States begins to fight back, then war movies will immediately become the mainstream of the times. ”

Film is a cultural industry. Any cultural industry needs to rely on reality. Different years give birth to different movies, which is the objective law of movies. And Levy believes. In the future, Hollywood will not become peaceful and docile because of such a thing - if a peaceful and docile movie does not make money, who will it be made for?

Nothing wrong with Levy's expectations. Really. When it came in October, when the United States sent in the troops, everything changed.

When the United States announced its military presence in Afghanistan. On the film industry's side, the progress of several movies has also been announced in a row, such as Black Hawk Down, We Used to Be Warriors, Sum of Fear, and other war films, all of which have begun to become hot during this period of time.

For the Americans, after being hit, what they are doing is not reflection, but only revenge. When the fear of being hit has passed, their next thought is naturally how to retaliate.

And the film industry is the same, in reality, when the US military goes to fight Afghanistan, Hollywood will also cater to public opinion, waving flags and shouting on the screen.

"So, shouldn't we make some war films?"

Looking at the preparations of others, Alexander also raised new questions. War movies seem to be quite popular at this time, and watching everyone else do it, Alexander is also a little blushing.

"Forget it...... Now this is the people are angry, and after this time, things will be different. Don't forget, after all, Hollywood is a place where the left gathers, and anti-war is the dominant ideology here. "There's no need for us to talk about the war now, because that would certainly be reviled for that, but there's no need for us to propagate the war." The investment in such a film is quite large, and the competition is still fierce, so there is no need to care. ”

Levy's statement, Alexander agreed, but seeing that others were hyping up this matter back and forth, he was also a little unwilling.

"Do we just do nothing?"

Levy gave his own answer to this, "If you really want to do something...... So, make a sequel to the X-Men. Of course, this time, the location of the story is New York, so let Magneto spoil New York. ”

Levy's answer stunned Alexander for a moment, and then he suddenly screamed.

His reaction was not at all unexpected by Levy.

To say that the biggest impact of 911 on the film industry is that after 911, the development of the film industry began to have an important change: American superhero movies will increase because of this.

Although American films are relatively free and open, they are far from being arbitrary, and some things that deviate too far from political orientation will also be banned. In Levy's memory, Spielberg was accused by critics of 'having fun with 911' during the 2005 World War for using 911 as a template for urban disasters, and had to apologize for it. Greengrass's film Flight 93, which was shown in Manhattan because of its depiction of the hijacking crashing into the White House, was boycotted. And the World Trade Center, produced by Oliver Stone and starring Nicolas Cage, suffered a great failure, not only did not do well at the box office, but also did not have a single Oscar nomination.

Facing grief is a bit too much to bear.

Levy knows very well that these movies that directly promote the war are afraid that when it is really time to be released, they will not achieve too good results. People yearn for revenge, but they don't want to be evoked memories of grief.

Therefore, instead of using reality to awaken grief, it is better to construct grief in the unreal.

In their hearts, Americans are still planted with a seed of fear for their own lives. Therefore, there must be a market for movies that evoke 911-style fears, but this danger can't be too close. In Levy's memory, the Clover Archives can be said to be the forerunner in this regard, and then the Transformers and the Avengers have repeatedly performed the game of destroying New York, making good use of people's psychology.

And that's what Levy wants to take advantage of.

"Shoot X-Men 2, a blockbuster like this, in New York, which can awaken people's memories without making people afraid of grief, which is the best way to deal with it. You go to the director and the actors to prepare, and when I go back, we'll watch and start filming together. ”

Levy was on the phone and told Alexander again, and Alexander listened to Levy's words and breathed a sigh of relief over there, "Then so be it...... Then again, Nick, there's no more trouble now, shouldn't you be back too? ”

Obviously, Alexander was a little too tired to support the overall situation alone during this time, and listening to Levy's analysis of the situation, he also looked forward to Levy's return.

In terms of business, he has always been very confident, but when it comes to understanding movies, he is still much worse than Levy. He had been listening to Levy's remote command, and he also hoped that Levi would come back to help him.

"One more time...... The film is almost done, but I still have some things to deal with. ”

Levy reassured Alexander a few more times, and then hung up.

And at this time, behind him, a gentle voice had already sounded, "What you are doing here, do you mean me?" ”

Levi smiled and turned around, Naomi behind him hugged him, and also asked him to turn around and take Naomi into his arms, "Of course, besides accompanying you, what else is worth me ignoring over there?" ”

Naomi gave Levy a blank look, not believing his words, but her eyes were full of sweetness.

When she suddenly heard the news that day, Naomi could be said to be frightened: she had been in the United States for ten years, almost all of her friends were in the United States, and she was also frightened when she heard that the United States had been attacked, and that Hollywood production companies had been warned by the FBI.

At that time, the first thing she remembered was Levy, and it was on that day, here in Levy, she no longer hid her thoughts, and completely showed her dependence on Levy, and also completely showed her helplessness.

And in order to appease her, Levy let her stay in his house...... Then, the relationship between the two became intimate.

And they have had a long-term friendship, and now their relationship is even more intimate. Now, the movie has been filmed, and there are a lot of things to do in Hollywood, but Levi still wants to stay in Europe and vacation with her at this time, which makes Naomi feel a little happy.

It is a kind of happiness to be able to let a man leave behind big things to accompany him.

"Why do I think that when you say you want to start filming X-Men 2, you deliberately want to split Scarlett?" Naomi also smiled as she listened to his words, but after the smile, there was still a hint of speculation, "Do you think that now that you are with me, she is a bit of an eyesore by your side?" So one day, will I become an eyesore in your eyes? ”

"How can it be, you are all only eye-catching, how can it be an eyesore." Levi turned his head and kissed her gently, "Let her go back because I want to enjoy some solitary time with you...... I hope it will be a happy time for you. (To be continued......)