"Slumdog Millionaire," the name was repeated in the small French city of Cannes as Robert and his wife put the disc on the DVD player, "Is this the film that Big Dream sent this year?" ”

"I didn't send my own "Monroe", I didn't send "Michael. Clayton, Jennifer's first Cannes choice "Slumdog Millionaire" - "

Of course, technically this isn't her first Cannes appearance, after all, it's just a film she's bought...... She's certainly very bullish on it, though—have you heard? Warner used the film in exchange for the opportunity to invest in "Shero" with Jennifer. ”

"Yes, before I and Ann. When Lee was having dinner together, he once told me about this, Warner used the North American rights of the film to buy the opportunity to inject capital, and I also heard that Big Dream bought its global distribution rights afterwards, or simply bought out the rights? I don't know if there's such a thing. ”

"It's not clear, you know, there aren't many British counterparts coming this time, maybe in a few days there will be reporters from London who can give us some news."

"Have you seen this movie? I heard that it was filmed in 07, but it has not been released worldwide until now, maybe this is proof that Dameng bought its global copyright, I just wonder, this movie has been produced, why was it not released last year, but dragged to this year? ”

"Maybe it's the fear of competing for the Olympic prize."

"Is this movie so good? Olympiad competition? ”

On a certain discussion occasion, a middle-aged man with a strong Hong Kong and Taiwan accent in Chinese said disapprovingly, "Of course, the director is famous, but "Trainspotting" has nothing to do with the Oscars. Boyle doesn't know how many dirty scenes he likes, and Oscar doesn't like this the most, as soon as he hears the name, the film has nothing to do with Oscar! ”

"Ann, what is your opinion? You've been in Hollywood for so long and have you ever been with Jennifer. Did Jefferson eat? If there is, please come to know each other, everyone is peers, they are all friends, she has such a good relationship with Beijing, and she speaks Chinese very slippery! There should be no barriers to communication. ”

Although it has always been developing in the United States, because of the choice of subject matter, it is actually very closely related to the Chinese entertainment industry, and Li An, who has known a lot of old people, shook her head gently and smiled implicitly, "She didn't come to Cannes this time, but the director and starring came to do publicity." ”

"Isn't it? Let's just say that there are a lot of projects in people's hands, hundreds of millions of dollars per minute, Boss Du," a lady laughed and said cheerfully and generously, "This movie may not be so good, but people don't have a suitable project in their hands now, Cannes has always been very cold to English films, and it's not like Venice, what's the big deal about Cannes?" There is no award, and the most important thing is to report to Venice - hey, I heard that this time Dameng is going to go to Venice? ”

"I haven't heard of it, Da Meng shouldn't have any other art films this year," the man with a Hong Kong and Taiwan accent complained again, "The relationship is too hard, with her, Hong Kong films can't win awards, fled to Cannes, and she came with her!" ”

"Too- hey, everyone is a heroine now, and you still haven't kept up?" The actress smiled and encouraged, "Let's start a film too-"

chatted for a while, and the topic returned to "Slumdog Millionaire" - although Cannes has not yet opened, but according to the convention of this kind of film festival, in fact, the wind direction has already come out, and the actress who is the judge has already spoiled the final result: although it was selected for the main competition unit, "Slumdog Millionaire" must have no hope of winning the award, and Cannes' blood has always favored English-language films, and on the basis of ensuring fairness, English-language films should be the lowest priority choice, Otherwise, the film festival is bound to become the world of Hollywood films, in fact, this is also the helpless move of the three major European film festivals, moreover, the taste of the three major film festivals is more artistic than the Oscars, and the theme of "Millionaire" is relatively too commercial, from the content introduction and the age of the protagonist and other factors, it looks like a love movie that goes off the rails. However, since it's Jennifer. Jefferson picked and launched, and even invited Warner to participate in the film of her most important fist work "Shero" at the moment, which is also one of the most elite people in their respective regions, but still gave it great attention and interest, and even a faint sense of anticipation - this expectation does not even have much to do with the director himself, nor does it have anything to do with the subject matter, just because it is the same as Jennifer. Jefferson just picked it.

"It's better for us to find a home," the actress simply asked, "If you have a home theater, you can have a disc, I have a disc here - hey, don't hit me, that is, I just got it today, and I haven't watched it yet!" Why don't you all do it together! ”

"Yes."

"Yes, you can."

"I'm going to call, I have a friend who seems to have a villa around here......"

For lively filmmakers, at 10 o'clock in the evening, it was still early at night, although the next day was the opening ceremony, but they could not organize their determination to change places and continue the stall, and some people greeted Ann warmly. Li - the highest coffee in this group, there is already a big director with an Oscar, "It's okay anyway, just go together?" ”

"Actually, I've seen it," Ang Lee hesitated, "This film has been done for a long time, and some small countries have directly done DVD release ......"

He thought about it for a moment and changed his opinion again, "It's nothing to watch again, I heard that Jennifer asked the crew to do some re-shooting work in Mumbai in order to participate in the exhibition, I don't know what she will change the finished product to." ”

"Oops, I saw it!" He showed his background a little, and immediately made a group of people marvel and pat the horses, and some people asked curiously, "What about the movie?" ”

"It's outstanding." Ang Lee did not hesitate to praise himself, he meditated for a while, and added, "I can't win Cannes, but the taste of the Oscars - Jennifer didn't release it last year is correct...... If "Millionaire" had been released last year, it would have been possible that "Monroe" would not have won the best movie. ”

What he didn't say was that it was precisely because he had seen the original version of "Millionaire" and heard that the crew had revised the version that had been cut in order to participate in the reshoot that he was noncommittal to Fox's proposal to reboot "Life of Pi" and introduce Big Dream - Ang Lee admitted that he needed an excellent film from the mainstream of Europe and the United States to make up for the loss of "Hulk", although after this film he released "Brokeback Mountain" and "Lust. But Hollywood still has little confidence in his performance in the billions of dollars, after all, his only attempt failed miserably. So he can understand Fox's mood of wanting to do some off-court guidance for him, and he doesn't resent having a knowledgeable person to discuss movies with him, and he is also grateful to Fox for giving him this opportunity, and is willing to do his best to cooperate, but this interference must have a degree, and he will not change his core idea for the sake of gratitude and make a movie he doesn't want to watch. Therefore, even though he knew that the opportunity was precious, he did not nod his head, and he wanted to use his own eyes to judge whether the exhibition version was better or the original version was better, and perhaps this would help him make up his mind......

There are many people who are easy to do, not to mention that the elites from all walks of life are sitting here, and soon, the group sat in a small villa near the bar, and the assistant who was sent back to the hotel to pick up the video disc also rushed over, under the operation of the owner, the room quickly became dark, and a gold cup appeared in the middle of the screen - the logo of the production company, and the movie began.

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Dave as Jamal. Without saying a word, Patel jumped off the empty track, stared at Latika, rolled over and boarded the platform, shortening the distance between them to the limit, and in the midst of their happy hugs and kisses, the ending song sounded, Willow. Bei breathed a sigh of relief, pulled out a tissue and wiped her eyes.

"Cheesy ending." She said with some self-deprecation, "It's all about the market, but I still can't help but be moved and shed cheap tears." ”

"Yes, cheesy ending," Robert, of course, did not have the slightest urge to cry, he aabsentmindedly responded to his wife, closed his eyes and reminisced about the previous plot, and said after a while, "From the small to the big, this is a horizontal "Forrest Gump". ”

As a senior media person, is Willow an ordinary vase wife? She was not left behind by Robert's thinking, but said agilely, "You're right, the horizontal "Forrest Gump", the most brilliant point of this film is the structure, the precise triple structure drives the construction of the whole film - every problem on the stage triggers an experience in Jamal's life, and Jamal's life -"

"It's a reflection of the problems of the country of India." Robert nodded, "This entry point is more natural and dramatic than the bench dialogue in Forrest Gump. ”

But the ending is not as timeless as Forrest Gump, and it doesn't talk about the domestic problems of the United States — and they lose out on the characterization, after all, they can't put Tom Forrest Gump. Hanks pulls into the film. Willow said sharply, and then smiled mischievously, "But no matter what, this is indeed a typical Olympic masterpiece, it seems that Big Dream is absolutely right to postpone it to the file, compared with "Monroe", this film is too dominant in terms of subject matter - I really don't know what Warner is thinking, it will be replaced by Big Dream, and the person who made this decision should resign immediately." ”

"If Shero can replicate the box office of Pirates of the Caribbean, then it's worth it." Robert shook his head, "Indian themes, lots of foreign languages, non-white actors...... The film's market potential is limited, and Warner made an understandable decision if I were Jeff. Robinov, I will not regret it, after all, this decision also made them and Big Dreams ......"

Remembering his troubles, Robert shook his head and didn't continue, but linked to the Family Fun Center and found another video on his hard drive.

"What is this?" Willow was a little surprised, "Don't you already have a document?" Why do we have to wait for the CD? ”

"This is the original, and the exhibition version has made some changes under the guidance of Jennifer." Robert said calmly, "I want to see what she's changed." ”

"This-" Willow's brows furrowed: in Robert's capacity, it is almost an exaggeration to say that there are all kinds of opportunities, and watching a movie can be said to be relaxing, while watching the same movie twice? This kind of thing is done by him, which seems to be a bit too self-effaceted.

I was about to say something, but seeing her husband's expression and thinking of the recent gossip, Willow swallowed the words in her mouth again, she stood up, leaving enough space for her husband to think, "Then, I won't call you to dinner......"

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"Hmm......"

When the picture turned black again and the end music began to play, the silence remained in the spacious living room for a long time, and in the end, it was the Hong Kong director who broke the silence and admitted slightly embarrassedly in Hong Kong-style Mandarin, "This is different from "Trainspotting" ......"

"Structurally, it's flawless." The actress, who had not spoken since the beginning of the movie, shook her head and said softly and in surprise, "This film is the taste of award-winning films......"

No one objected to her statement, although the Hong Kong director also had a film to participate in Cannes this time, but he also had no opinion on the actress's words, "From beginning to end, there is a sense of completeness in the whole film, the interweaving of clues, and Danny's shots, all of which are sharp!" The most rare thing is that it is very powerful at the end, the whole is restrained, very full and juicy, especially the actors of my brother, the shootout scene is really brilliant - Ann, what do you see? Isn't the original more exciting? ”

“…… This version is better," Ang Lee was rarely silent for a long time, almost making people think that he was going to ignore the issue rudely, before staring at the screen and whispering, "Compared to this version, the ending of the original version is a bit sloppy, and the second half is weak...... This version should have added some more shots to solve this problem. ”

"Fatigue in the second half?" Everyone's interest was aroused, "How do you say this?" ”

"Danny. Boyle is very good at shooting dirty scenes, presenting impactful shots in a shocking, but very realistic way, evoking a strong focus on the content of the film," Ang Lee sorted out his thoughts and said intermittently, "He shoots the vulgar beauty of India in the studio is also okay, notice his shots, the luxury in the studio is very tacky, very Indian - but he can't shoot, or he doesn't like to shoot some love and conflict scenes at the end of the last clue, So the paleness and weakness in the second half is a prominent shortcoming of the original, especially the scene where Latika runs back to answer the phone, the actors, scenes, and shots are not in place, and the level is too different from the first half, the technique is too rough, and it is completely commercialized, you can see that Danny's mood is impatient at this time...... On several key points like this, the exhibition version has been changed, some have cut more shots, and some have done reshoots and reshoots, if I guess correctly...... Where the specific differences are, we need to study again, but ......"

He shook his head slightly shocked and whispered, "If it all came from Jennifer's guidance, then she was, really ......."

At this point, he seemed to have made a sudden decision, stood up and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, but I have an urgent call to make-"

He glanced at the screen again, turned around and strode out of the room, looking for his phone as he went, and couldn't wait even for a moment: Indeed, Jennifer instructed Danny to make some changes, and Danny, who has been famous for a long time, may be as bitter when he is called by this little girl as he is when he thinks about this possibility, whether the other party is right or not, this feeling of being guided by the latter is still complicated.

And yet — but as long as the quality of the film can be improved, as long as this makes a better movie —

Pressing the dial button, he put the phone to his ear, and silently thought: After all, in the end, the most important thing is the movie-

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Coincidentally, when Ang Lee pressed the keyboard at the same time, across thousands of miles, across the ocean, on the other side of the world, Robert. Egger, the Hollywood power list, had just finished his second viewing of the movie, walking back and forth indoors, with a pace of magnitude and speed that was rare for him, and his furrowed brow hinted at his embarrassment — as if he was pondering a difficult problem that had been bothering him for a long time, and he didn't know where to go or what to decide.

"Roy...... Equity...... Marvel ......"

From time to time, he would mutter a few words or phrases that were difficult for others to understand, and his fingers would flex as if he were calculating something, and this restless pace continued for a long time, until at last he stomped his foot and stopped his steps.

"It's time to make up your mind."

Whispering to himself, Robert took a deep breath, all hesitation and entanglement were dispelled in this breath, but the usual gentleness and politeness did not return to his face, he picked up the microphone with a straight face, as if he was brewing something, pressed the dial button viciously, closed his eyes and took a long breath, waiting for the other party to answer.

“Hello？” Soon, the ringtone was interrupted, and a calm voice appeared on the other end of the phone, "Bob? ”

"Do you want to be in this business anymore?" Robert immediately unleashed the ultimate he had been reading for a long time, and his roar reverberated back and forth in the study, almost stirring up a visible storm. "Tell me, this CEO, do you still want to do it? - Richard. W. Cook! "2 Dick. Cook is a real person, Roy. Disney is also, and it is true that Roy directly kicked Michael out of Disney, and everything else is of course fiction.

3 Ang Lee went to Cannes because a film was shortlisted, "Making Woodstock", which is less well-known,

4 The creative disagreement between Fox and Ang Lee is said by Ang Lee himself in the interview, Fox wants to make Life Pi a complete commercial entertainment film, and Ang Lee disagrees-

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These two chapters have been checked for information...... It took a lot of time