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Chapter 1**: I Am a Legend

Chapter 1**: I Am a Legend

"Million Dollar Baby" set a new record for Oscar nominations, which was unexpected by everyone, and at the same time laid a foundation for people's thoughts, "Million Dollar Baby" will definitely be the hit of this year's Oscars, and may even break the record of "Ben Hur" and "Titanic" winning eleven xiǎo golden people. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

But this is what all filmmakers don't want to see, even except for the hardcore film of "Million Dollar Baby", other film mi. Therefore, a public opinion war against "Million Dollar Baby" quietly started on the Internet. First of all, the film mi, who likes "Shakespeare's Love History", wrote: The love between Shakespeare and Viola is touching, a chance encounter creates an unforgettable love, and although they cannot be together in the end, their hearts are forever connected. This is the most làng love, if you can get such a love, you will have no regrets for life.

On the other hand, "Million Dollar Baby", lifeless, the male NV protagonist is like two pieces of wood, without half interest, if I were allowed to live like that, I would rather commit suicide. Yes, suicide, people are emotional animals, there are various fantasy elements in life, how many people can endure a life like "Million Dollar Baby"?

"This he. Mom is just. Seeing this comment, Liang Xiǎo Long was a little angry, and he didn't speak from an objective point of view at all, in reality, what happened to exist was love like "Million Dollar Baby", and only that kind of love could be called true love. On the other hand, in "Shakespeare's Love History", although the làng comics are unforgettable, these làng comics and unforgettable hearts are built on the basis of irresponsibility. In reality, that NV guy wants to find an irresponsible man? Want a love without responsibility? Do you think that the man you love the most is a man with a wife, but he is like a xiǎo three?

"Then let's fight back, I haven't written a comment yet." Jessica is very interested in participating in this war of words, this kind of war of words on the Internet does not have to bear any responsibility, as long as you register a vest number, you can say whatever you want, even if "Titanic" is the worst film in history.

"No, this war of words, we remain silent." Liang Xiǎo Long has his own plans, the authority of the Oscars is still very high, and some people like to challenge the authority of the judges, but in the end they end up with nothing. What's more, in this war of words, Liang Xiǎo Long's hardcore shadow will definitely come out, and he will not suffer, and there is no need for the official to get involved at all, otherwise he will be left behind. Liang Xiǎo Long even called Carl and asked him to give an order to prohibit anyone in the company from participating in this war of words, as if nothing had happened, and what should have been done in normal times.

In the war of words, Yanhuang Film Company has always remained silent, even in the face of media interviews, it only replied lightly: "Is there such a thing? I'll take a look on the Internet in a moment. But just as Liang Xiǎo Long expected, the shadows all stood up and participated in this war of words, and they are currently fighting on the Internet, and everyone has the upper hand.

But this is not important, the important thing is that with the release of the Oscar nominations, with this public opinion war, the box office of "Million Dollar Baby" has been silent. Not counting this week, "Million Dollar Baby" has been in theaters for eleven weeks, and has won a total of $1.22 billion, which shows that the box office in these three weeks is not high. But in the twelfth week, the box office suddenly rebounded, and it won $26 million in the United States, jumping to the top of the weekly box office list, and the overseas box office also increased significantly, winning $42 million, and the total box office has reached $1.288 billion.

Twelve weeks, $1.288 billion, a brilliant result, is a staggering achievement. But twelve weeks is not the end, as long as it is still profitable, Yanhuang Film Company will not let it be painted.

Christmas has passed, and although the Chun Festival has not yet arrived, for Western countries, the new year has begun. In the new year and new journey, in addition to welcoming the Oscars, Liang Xiǎo Long also has to start preparing for a new film, and at the same time, he also has to prepare a script for the company for the new year. It is worth mentioning that through the cooperation of Yanhuang Film Company with the Screenwriters Association and the Script Agency, the company has stored a lot of scripts internally, and even if Liang Xiǎo Long does not write scripts, the company can operate normally.

This is also an important transformation process for a company, if a company can completely rely on the role of individuals, then the company can survive even if it encounters a strong wind. Therefore, this year, Liang Xiǎo Long also has his own plan, in addition to the films he wants to shoot, he is not ready to write too many scripts for the company, and see how much profit the company can create.

Liang Xiǎo Long has promised this year that he will shoot two films, that is, it is impossible to shoot both blockbusters, otherwise it will be too late in time. But if you shoot two Xiǎo investment films, the film mi's may not be enjoyable, so Liang Xiǎo Long decided that it is better to shoot a blockbuster film and a Xiǎo investment film, and the time is more sufficient.

In addition, Liang Xiǎo Long has always wanted to adapt to the development of new technologies, and after entering the 21st century, Hollywood movies have almost become the world of special effects, and he must follow in order not to be eliminated. Moreover, Liang Xiǎo Long has always had the idea of making blockbuster films, constantly learning special effects techniques, and striving to shoot his own 3D movies before 2010.

"What do you want to choose when shooting a blockbuster?" Liang Xiǎo Long thought about it for a while, in fact, filming "Harry Bot" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" is a good choice, not to mention the pursuit of breakthroughs, as long as the quality of the original film is guaranteed, you can ensure that you can stand in the ranks of top directors for a long time. But the point is that Liang Xiǎo himself doesn't like to shoot series, he likes that every play has a new style, rather than a dog continuing the mink tail. Of course, he has no problem with the screenwriter, because it is purely to make money.

Liang Xiǎo carefully thought back to the blockbusters he had taken care of in his previous life, there were a lot of them, but he had a headache about which one to choose, and he hoped to shoot a film that was different from all his previous films.

"Night at the Museum should be good." Liang Xiǎo Long recalls the film, where Larry, who is unemployed, finally finds a job and works as a night guard at the Natural History Museum. I thought it was easy to guard the museum of the five, but things were so weird, on a magical night, the exhibits were suddenly resurrected, and the hapless Larry was shocked by the Tyrannosaurus fossils all night to feed, and then the Hun army, Roman warriors, and even the Dong people, lions, and tigers on the top of the mountain chased after him, and Larry never dreamed that all the inspiration, including the paleontology, would be resurrected in the middle of the night. The only thing Larry can trust in the middle of the night is the wax figure of the former president, Roosevelt, the western cowboy and the Indian princess, Larry copes with this group of difficult specimens, rescues the museum that has almost taken over, and also saves his job.

The film incorporates a lot of elements, such as Jurassic Park, Harry Bot, Egyptian Pharaohs, Cowboy West, ...... It is indeed a film that can be invested and produced in a big way. But although the film is novel, it has a fatal flaw, that is, the elements it incorporates are all found in other people's movies, which has caused a consequence, it is difficult to break the box office of the original films, and finally only got 575 million US dollars at the box office. Even if Liang Xiǎo Dragon is willing to invest and make the vision perfect, I am afraid it will not be able to surpass "Jurassic Park", because the dinosaur fever in people's hearts is no longer as crazy as it was at the beginning.

"What are you thinking, dear?" Rachel came over to help the sun xue, and Liang Xiǎo Long explained the general structure of "Night at the Museum", but unexpectedly aroused Rachel's strong interest: "Or, you change the protagonist of the story to NV, and I will star in this film?" ”

"The point is, I don't want to make this film." Liang Xiǎo Long is very troubled, although it is not a problem for male NV to be exchanged, and it will even make people feel more interesting, but this film is not destined to achieve a breakthrough at the box office and artistic xing, and he doesn't want to spend this time.

"Also, didn't you say that you want to take a break this year and have a baby?" Liang Xiǎo Long smiled, but he was a little depressed in his heart, it's not that he doesn't work hard, the key is not to come. was also counted down by my parents several times because of this incident.

"But there has been no movement, what can I do? You can't keep me at home, can you? Rachel also looked sad, and for this reason, she also called a doctor for Siren, and the results showed that she and Liang Xiǎo Long were all in good health, and it could only be attributed to the fact that the time had not come.

"Then let's work hard and continue to work to create people."

**Later, Rachel lay in his arms: "Honey, in Hollywood, in the film industry, you are already a legend, there is no need to pursue breakthroughs in every aspect, that's not true." Movies are like this, there are ups and downs, and every film achieves a breakthrough, which is impossible. ”

"Legendary?" Liang Xiǎo Long was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "That's right, legend, I am legend, legend of doom, that's it." ”

"I'm a legend?" Rachel had a black line: "Honey, aren't the Chinese all very modest?" Why do you dare to use such an arrogant name? ”

"Apocalyptic legend, it's better to use this name." Liang Xiǎo Long also felt that it was too easy to cause misunderstanding by using the name I am Legend, and it was more appropriate to use "Legend of Doom" and more in line with the background of the story.

"Let's start with what kind of story it is." Rachel said.

"The background of the story is not complicated, the main thing is that ignorant humans are often the initiators of the catastrophe xing time...... "Liang Xiǎo Long began to tell the story, a large-scale virus suddenly broke out, spread so fast that almost no one could stop it, no one knew where the source of the terrible virus began, only that it could not be stopped, irreversible, incurable, and most importantly, it was made by humans.

Robert. Neville is a talented virogen scholar in New York City, serving the U.S. side. As a pioneer in the conquest of investing in a vaccine against the epidemic, he watched the virus rampant in the streets but could do nothing about it, because the airborne virus was so unguardable that it could quickly envelop the entire city, so that the president had to order a lockdown of New York City, and only the uninfected could get out. This practice immediately caused panic among the citizens, and New York City immediately made a mess, and Robert was also in a hurry to send his wife Zoe and seven-year-old NV Marley to the military vehicle out of the city, but he didn't expect that it was this action that allowed him to witness the tragic death of his wife NV......

Robert stayed in New York City, but tragically, the virus was so wreaking havoc that those who were infected but didn't die were all mutated in their bodies and became terrifying creatures - without any rational thoughts, living like the walking dead in the darkness and shadows of the city, hiding from the sun...... The only thing I crave is blood, and I crave it as much as the beasts...... In the story, they are called night demons, which can be said to be a type of zombie.

As a result of this catastrophic upheaval, New York has become a dead city, and the only person alive is Robert, as his blood is naturally immune. And Robert lives alone in this dead city, and the only thing to rely on is a German shepherd dog, Sam, which was also given to him by the young NV before his death, so that he could accompany Robert.

Everyone knows that loneliness can make people crazy, and Robert knows it, so he asks himself to be a self-disciplined person, and every day except to go out hunting, he goes to the video store, chats with the mold people, and then goes to the city's docks and shouts on the radio that he comes here every day at noon, and if there are living people who can come here to gather, he can protect them and provide a source of food. Or, go and hunt the Daredevil for experiments, trying to find a vaccine to crack the virus.

This is his life, the life of a man and a dog, but he also enjoys a freedom that no one else can ever enjoy: he can drive a high-end sports car and go on a rampage through the streets...... It is possible to play golf on a fighter jet...... He can be strengthened with priceless jewels...... Even the busiest shopping street in the city center has become his Houhuā garden...... However, the purpose of enjoying these is just to keep yourself alive and not go crazy.

In an accident, his only companion Sam died, his Jing God sustenance was gone, and he fell into endless loneliness and guilt. Lonely, crazy, crazy He is crazy to fight the Daredevil and avenge Sam, and is almost killed by the Daredevil, thanks to a pair of siblings who saved him.

The story is also coming to an end, and they learned from the two siblings that there is a shelter in the city, and they hope that Robert can go to the shelter with them. However, at this time, Robert Jing had already had a problem, he stubbornly believed that the shelter had been destroyed a long time ago, or he also felt that there was nothing to love, and it was not as good as going together.

It was at this time that the night demons invaded on a large scale, and Robert, after researching the vaccine, let the siblings leave with Xie Yào, but he himself died......

"Is this a one-man show?" Rachel frowned slightly, this kind of scene is usually very difficult to shoot, whether it is the director or the actors, as long as there is a problem in one of the links, it can lead to the failure of the whole film.

"Actually, these are not problems, the key to the problem is whether you can get the film adaptation rights mentioned by xiǎo." Like "Million Dollar Baby", "Legend of Doom" is also adapted from Xiǎo said, the difference is that "Million Dollar Baby" is added by him to a lot of fantasy and adaptation, which is equivalent to creating another story. But it is almost impossible for "Legend of Doom" to be adapted significantly, and if you want to shoot this film, you must win the adaptation rights that Xiǎo said.

"I think, with your current influence in Hollywood, it shouldn't be difficult to win the adaptation rights, right?" Rachel is very confident in this, with Liang Xiǎo's influence today, there are a lot of people waiting to send Xiǎo to him for adaptation, as long as the film is well received after its release, Xiǎo's sales will also skyrocket.

"I'll talk about it later." With such a toss, Liang Xiǎo Long didn't have the heart to write a script, at least he had to wait until he got the adaptation right to write the script, otherwise he would be busy.

While Liang Xiǎo Long was considering the new script, the Internet had already turned the sky upside down, and the war of words not only did not weaken in the slightest, but became more and more noisy, causing major media to report on it one after another, and also added fuel and vinegar to say a lot of things that should not be said. It is also true that the media are never afraid of making a big deal out of it, they are afraid that it won't get big, and only when they make a big deal out of it will they have news every day.

Moreover, during this period, there was also a very immoral thing, that is, the Wall Street Journal, and at the same time, the sales volume of the Wall Street Journal also soared during this period. It turned out that the editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal keenly seized this business opportunity and made a lot of coverage of the final winner of the Oscar Xiǎo Golden Man. These reports are not for nothing, because Wall Street Journal reporters have also begun to become popular with gift-giving, constantly using money to knock on the mouths of Oscar judges and get a lot of news that other newspapers can't get.

As a result, the Oscar jury was also troubled, and in the end, the top echelons of the academy had to go to politics. The government sued, demanding that the Wall Street Journal stop the act and warn all Oscar judges that if anyone finds out about this information, they will be removed from their Oscar jury status immediately and will not be used for life. As a result, the Wall Street Journal has also stopped somewhat, but not just then, and they still often leak these news, sometimes even making up their own random news, so that the sales of the newspaper have increased instead of decreasing. Because, it is difficult to distinguish between authenticity and falsehood, and it can arouse the reader's interest and explore Jing Shen.

"It's really ......" Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't help but smile bitterly, the Wall Street Journal is indeed too lacking in morality, such a luàn engagement, although readers are happy to watch it, but I believe that all the nominated filmmakers will not be happy. Because, the content of its daily reports is different, today it is said that A can get the actor, tomorrow it is said that it is B, and the day after tomorrow it is C, which makes the nominees panic.

I thought that the sudden rise in the box office last week was just a flash in the pan, but I didn't expect that there were still good gains this week, winning $22 million in the United States and $41 million overseas, and the global total box office has reached $1.351 billion.