Chapter 23: Media Reflections
How impulsive is Julia? How rude is Julia? How sultry is Julia? How bad is Julia? How persistent is Julia? γγγ around these links, the audience laughed constantly, but Julia had a bitter word, and at this time she really had the urge to throw the host off the stage. But in the end, the host gave Julia the highest praise: "The ever-changing Irene, the ever-changing Julia, there is no doubt that this is definitely a queen-level performance." β
There was a round of applause from the audience, and Ed leaned into Erin's ear and whispered, "You were almost like this, Julia played it well." Erin glared at him hatefully: "Old fellow, without me, you are still a small lawyer now, and big cases can fall on you one after another?" Ed shrugged: "No way, who let us have a good character?" β
At this time, the host said: "Of course, the film has to be said by the two to prove that he is a good film, let's invite Erin and Ed." Erin and Ed looked at each other and gladly stepped onto the stage, as a lawyer, the more famous you are, the more cases you can receive, and now is the perfect time. The host then asked, "Erin, what do you think of Julia's performance?" Did it scandalize you? Erin laughed: "I was an ordinary woman, not highly educated, divorced twice, three children, no money, no job, I was really terrible at that time, Julia interpreted me very well." β
The host asked again, "Ed, what do you think?" Ed laughed: "Erin's image at that time was really bad, but she was sincere, she was pragmatic, so she succeeded." Professionally, I owe a debt of gratitude to Erin, without her perseverance, the case would not have been so successful. The host asked again: "So, are you very satisfied with the film?" Erin said: "Of course, I am very grateful to Julia, to the director Steven, and to the editor Bruce Leung. Julia hurriedly said: "Erin, Ed, we should thank you, without your deeds, there would be no film, thank you, you are all heroes." β
The premiere was a great success, the atmosphere was good, and finally the film began to be screened, and tomorrow it will be released in North America.
The structure of the story is not complicated, starting with a series of images to highlight Irene's dire situation, among which the dialogue when her current husband asks her phone number is the most interesting: I think of a lot of numbers now, let's say 10, my youngest daughter is only ten months old; The number 6 is very surname, right? My other daughter is exactly six years old; 2 is the number of times I have been married and divorced; 16 is my current deposit; 8503964 is my phone number, and I tell you so many numbers, I think you must have called zero. This passage almost didn't break down his current husband.
But I have to say that this passage is very cool and very surnamed, and Liang Xiaolong heard a beautiful woman next to him whisper to his partner: "It's so cool, if you encounter flies in the future, I will use this passage to send them away, thank Julia." Ye Ying also gave his son a thumbs up: "If that man says this, it is estimated that he will have to be beaten for the rest of his life." Liang Xiaolong joked: "That's right, who makes women have a high status?" Especially our family. Liang Jin agreed: "Son, confidant." β
set off Irene's bad situation, and then Erin began to be cheeky to look around for jobs, what she asked for was very simple, just to be able to support her children, the scene in the restaurant gave the best interpretation, ordered chicken rolls for her son, ordered a burger for her eldest daughter, and ordered chicken soup for her younger daughter, but she was hungry, and when her son asked, she said with a smile: "Mom has a lot of entertainment outside, she ate early, and now her stomach is still holding up." β
"Erin is not only a great mother, but also a great person." Liang Xiaolong heard the beautiful woman muttering again: "In this case, she should apply for a bailout, but she insists on her dignity and allows her children to live with dignity, I love Erin and Julia." β
Erin's efforts were not in vain, and she finally got a job at Ed's lawyer's office, but she was not highly educated, and she was not respected, but she did not give up, she just worked hard, just for the life of her children, just to be respected by others. But because she went out to investigate the pollution incident, she was misunderstood, fired, and her life fell into trouble again, and she reverted to her bad appearance. But misunderstandings will always be clarified, Ed came to visit, and Erin took the opportunity to knock on the bamboo to make the film more interesting, and also won the audience a smile.
Then, Erin begins to investigate the case and learns about the plight of the victims, and her conscience tells her that she must get justice for them. As a result, she gained the friendship of 634 victims with her sincerity and tireless efforts, during which she spent a lot of time, and her children complained about her because of her lack of time with them; The husband doesn't understand him and thinks Erin is asking for trouble because she receives threatening phone calls; There are also victims who don't understand her, thinking that it's just money that drives herγγγ but she doesn't give up, at this time she is no longer thinking about her stable job, but about seeking justice for the 634 victims.
Erin's hard work and perseverance touched everyone, Julia's superb acting skills also conquered everyone, and finally she finally received her due reward, especially when her son forgave her when he went out for breakfast, and said that he would bring her breakfast, and asked her if she wanted eggs, this scene touched everyone, including Erin herself, and gently wiped away her tears: "I'm really glad he can forgive me, otherwise I don't know what the point of being a lawyer is, otherwise I would have to resign after the case is understood." Ed laughed, "You're quitting, I can't find such a good assistant again, so I have to thank your son." β
This is also the first time Julia has seen the film in its entirety, and she couldn't help laughing, took out her mobile phone and sent a text message to Liang Xiaolong: Thank you! Liang Xiaolong replied: Twenty dishes, no cutting corners.
In the end, the film ended, and the applause in the movie theater was thunderous, and everyone was moved by Irene's spirit, and they all shouted: "Erin, hero, hero in the real world, hero in the modern world." "That's right, Erin is a hero, she can't fly or fight, but she does exist, it's not fictional, it's more in line with the definition of a hero in this era. And the United States, a country that lacks heroes, also urgently needs heroes like Irene.
"Son, why didn't you find out that you had such a touching writing before?" Ye Ying pinched his son's face, his eyes were full of relief and doting. Liang Jin took the opportunity to say: "Son, I hope you can be like Erin, persistent, unremitting, and fight for us Chinese in Hollywood." β
The film is over, the reporters have a headache, they don't know how to praise the film, but Erin's uncompromising spirit, Julia's superb acting skills, the director's profound directing skills, Liang Xiaolong's superb editing abilityγγγ no matter which aspect of writing has a feeling of taking care of one or the other, but to write it all, the length is too large, and the newspaper will not allow it; If you bring a few strokes, readers will definitely not buy it, and the newspaper sales will not be able to rise.
But no matter how much headache you have, you have to write, don't you? So the reporter of the Los Angeles Times put it in a very flattering way: I don't even know how to praise "Never Compromise", I can only say that this is a film that depicts a realistic heroic story, a film that conforms to the American spirit, and a moving film. Here, I appeal to all fans to go to the cinema to see the story of the hero and see the legend of the hero.
"The American spirit? Snatching everywhere under the slogan of peace, sanctioning small countries under the slogan of freedom, racial discrimination under the slogan of equalityγγγ returning the American spirit? The spirit of the minority in the United States, right? This reporter is shameless enough. Liang Xiaolong took a look at it and threw the newspaper in the trash: "But it's not bad for it to shout like this, and stimulating the box office is beneficial to my income." β
But when it comes to hype, the Chicago Sun's journalist skills are obviously deeper, and the headline is: Erin KO Superman. Superman can fly and fight, help the weak, and save the world, but it's just fiction, and no one has this ability in reality. Erin is different, she is real, she uses her sincerity, conscience and uncompromising spirit to help those in need, she is the hero most needed in this era. Go watch "Never Compromise", it can bring you the courage to face difficulties, it will encourage you to overcome difficulties. Go ahead, Erin with you!
"The Sun's reporter suddenly got his head open?" Liang Xiaolong couldn't believe it, judging from his experience, this would have put the photo of him and Julia on the front page, and then write a big book about the scandal between them, but he didn't expect it to be appreciated by everyone, and he was a little unaccustomed to it. Rachel laughed, "What's the matter?" Do you want others to scold you a few words? Liang Xiaolong rolled his eyes: "I'm not sick, I'm just a little flattered, you know, this sun newspaper is the most capable of creating stars and destroying stars, this will give me a high hat, maybe it is to pave the way for hitting me in the future." You don't know how many of your British stars have been ruined by The Sun, right? β
Liang Xiaolong is not nonsense, the influence of the Sun is very strong, and many British stars are popular by it. But as long as these stars perform a little worse, the Sun will start to criticize, and then create scandals, so that these stars are under too much mental pressure, and their performance is getting worse and worse, and finally ruined.
However, what surprised Liang Xiaolong the most was not the praise of the Sun, but the fact that the Wall Street newspaper also reported on it. As we all know, Wall Street newspapers have always only reported on topics related to the economy, and have little concern for the development of the entertainment industry: Erin is a legend, and this guy with no higher education and no lawyer's license won the highest-paying civil lawsuit in history two years ago. Her courage and uncompromising spirit to challenge dogmatic lawyers during the long process of claims are worth emulating. I especially appreciate her sentence: Lawyers are villains who eat people and don't spit out bones, yes, I hope all lawyers can take this as a warning, don't hold on to traditional dogma, and be as human as Erin in the process of handling cases, instead of being a villain who eats people and doesn't spit out bones.
"Son, congratulations on your success again." Seeing the reaction of the media, Ye Ying just didn't know much about the entertainment industry and knew that the box office of this film would not be too bad: "But your father and I have to rush back, when are you going to go home?" β
"Wait a while." Liang Xiaolong apologized, he was originally going to take Rachel home directly, but because he was preparing a new script, he was going to wait for the new script to be written, and then go back after negotiating with Disney, so as not to have to run back and forth when he got it. And because the plot of the new script is simple, and Liang Xiaolong has a huge network language in his mind to support it, the creation is very smooth, and I believe it will be written in a few days. As for the action, Liang Xiaolong is not ready to design, because although he is proficient in all kinds of weapons, when it comes to the design of that kind of funny play, it is definitely not as good as Jackie Chan's, so he is ready to invite Jackie Chan to design with him when the time comes, and the advantages of the two will be fused, and the effect will be more perfect.
Of course, this is just Liang Xiaolong's wishful thinking, whether the film company can shoot is a question, whether Jackie Chan can be invited is also a question, what he can do now is to improve the script as soon as possible.