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Chapter 151: Unnatural Phenomena

Chapter 151: Unnatural Phenomena

"She's so beautiful. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "Suddenly, many people sighed, their eyes were full of smiles, but their eyes were also full of mist. They listened to the roar in their ears and watched the bombs explode, but at this moment, they no longer felt spectacular, they only felt beautiful, just like Yingzi's smiling face, so beautiful that it was intoxicating.

"Back then, when we went on a bombing mission, we were entangled by the devil's air force, and one of my brothers used a fighter jet to ram the devil's plane and opened a way for me to escape." Looking at the scene of the explosion, the veteran couldn't help but whimper again, who said that men don't flick when they have tears? It's just not to the sad place.

Yingzi died, Meng Fan's parents crossed the river peacefully, and the veterinarian died again. The veterinarian's death was an accident, the old man was killed by a stray bullet, and as soon as he died, the cannon fodder regiment lost the old man's composure and experience, leaving only the impulsiveness and madness of the young man. The veterinarian's death brought tears to his eyes again, and he was strangled by the rope and spread his hands, like an old angel with folded wings, facing the sunset to a pure place that no one could reach.

This is another kind of beauty, not ambitious and intense, just an accident, which fully shows the fragility of life, which makes people helpless, sad, and tearful. The death of the veterinarian drove the cannon fodder crazy, and the final total began, as they stormed the enemy's fortress and were in the center of the Japanese encirclement, with no way back but to defend with the help of the tree fort. Originally, they were ordered to hold on for two hours, but this time it was thirty-eight days.

Arthur. McLuhan also died, and as an alternative among the free-spirited Americans, he became more rigid and serious, and before he died, he said, "It is my honor to fight this damn battle with you, and I will bless you in heaven." Then, in order to make him suffer less, Death Death ordered to bomb him.

Thirty-eight days have passed, the final total has come, the film is over, and a line of subtitles appears at the end: We will forever miss our comrades-in-arms who gave their lives and blood for the script......

The applause rang out, everyone stood up, they applauded hard, but there was no laughter on their faces, some were just helpless, sad and moved, they tried to recall everything in the film, and tried to recall every character, they were all moved.

"Alright, it's over, let's go to the party." Liang Xiaolong let out a long sigh, everything depends on the effect of tomorrow's release.

"Wait" Suddenly, a discordant voice sounded, and the audience fell silent, and the veteran walked over accompanied by his granddaughter, although he was a little slender, but his tall and heroic posture made it not difficult to see that he was once a soldier. Journalists have realized that something is going to happen, and they have rushed to the camera to record it, which is very rare at many premieres.

The veteran walked up to Liang Xiaolong, and he actually gave Liang Xiaolong a military salute: "Thank you for the movie." Liang Xiaolong didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly returned a salute to show respect for the veteran: "Thank you for liking my movie." The veteran said, "Hello, my name is Di Lang. Wells, who used to be a member of the Flying Tigers. Liang Xiaolong hurriedly shook hands with him: "Mr. Wells, thank you for your assistance to the expeditionary force back then. The veteran said: "No, you are wrong, the Flying Tigers are part of the expeditionary force." Liang Xiaolong hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Wells, I said the wrong thing. ”

The veteran said: "Captain, I also have a lot of comrades-in-arms buried in Burma, I ......" Liang Xiaolong immediately said: "Mr. Wells, don't worry, these things are within our plan, we have set up a foundation, this foundation is called - veterans go home, first of all, starting from Myanmar, let the souls of China, Britain and the United States who died in Myanmar go home." ”

"I'm relieved, thank you." With tears in his eyes, the veteran bowed and turned to leave. Liang Xiaolong suddenly shouted, "Veteran." The veteran turned around, Liang Xiaolong also bowed, everyone present bowed, and the reporter pressed the shutter to record the scene.

The next day, the Los Angeles Times reported on the scene, briefly recounting the cause and effect, after all, the most important story is the movie. The Los Angeles Times reports from the perspective of death: throughout "My Captain, My Regiment", the captain's handling of death can be described as heartfelt and heartfelt. Starting from Li Wula, to Yaoma, Kangya, Dou Cake, Yingzi, Veterinarian, Arthur, every death is different, every death can make people cry, but while crying, we should also experience the meaning behind death, which is also the meaning of life.

It is undeniable that life is fragile in the face of guns, but in the film, fragile life is great, and in the face of death, it is either laughing or fierce, which also makes me realize that the meaning of life is not about living. But what about war in the war years, in the years of peace?

The Los Angeles Times did not give an answer, because in peacetime, the meaning of life is far more complex than in war years, everyone has their own pursuits, and everyone has their own answers.

In addition, the Los Angeles Times also commented on Liang Xiaolong's directing ability: The captain's growth is undoubtedly surprising, although the box office of "Police and Thieves" and "Black Fist" is high, it cannot be denied that the captain's directing ability is still very immature, and the key to the success of these two films at the box office is the successful publicity. "The Cops and the Thieves" was the beginning of Carl Stream's success, setting off a line madness in the United States; "Black Fist" was a great success because the captain came to the stage to challenge. But from "100% Man", we can see that the captain's directing ability has been qualitatively improved, and he is close to the front line. And "My Captain, My Regiment", I can say without hesitation that this is a masterpiece, whether it is the direction of the plot or the handling of the scenes, it is a pinnacle work, and the captain is already one of the best directors in Hollywood.

The Chicago Sun-Times also made a related report, and also commented on the actors: I can only use two words to describe the performance level of this film, looking at the world, the performance level of Hollywood actors is undoubtedly the absolute top of the world. But in this step of the film, I have to say that the performance level of a group of main actors has reached the level of Hollywood. What surprised me even more was that the protagonists of the film, as well as a group of main actors, were all students, students of the Central Academy of Drama in China, which was unbelievable.

In the film, the performances of each actor are very outstanding, especially the protagonist Duan Yihong, who is still a junior in college, and the madness of death can only be described in four words under his performance. The second is Leslie Cheung who plays Meng Fan, the Hong Kong actor gave us some understanding with "Farewell My Concubine" in 93, and his performance in the film is also very outstanding, and the contradictory role of Meng Fan is like a god, I even doubt that there can be such a contradictory person in this world?

Finally, we have to mention Sophie, the goddess of xing from France who used "Braveheart" in 95 to tell us that beauty can not only be a vase, but also can cover up the face with acting skills. In the film, Sophie plays the role of war correspondent Niya, there are many scenes, but the lines are not like words, she can only express her heart with expressions. But for such a role, her performance is not the slightest abrupt, everything is so real and natural. I could even predict that she would be nominated for an Oscar, but unfortunately there is no heroine in this film.

Finally, I have to mention a very strange phenomenon, looking at "My Leader, My Group", there are more supporting roles for the supporting actor and the supporting actress than for the male lead, is it contradictory? Of course, I still think that it is precisely because of the excellent performances of the supporting characters that the protagonist's personality and its role are vividly and vividly revealed.

"Long face, this will be too long face." The dean of the Central Academy of Drama has commented on the actors through various newspapers published in the United States, and also highly recognized the performance ability of his students, and also mentioned the Central Academy of Drama to affirm the teaching ability of the academy. As a dean, the reviews of these newspapers are a recognition of his work and an honor for him. The dean immediately summoned the backbone of the school, asked the secretary to read all the contents of the newspaper, and then said: "It is very rare, this is the first time that a student from our college has gone abroad, and it has been widely recognized internationally, and it is also the best recognition for the whole school staff." This year, I will apply for a batch of bonuses, although it is not much, but everyone has a share. ”

The dean's words made everyone happy, these days, it is still money that speaks the most realistically. The dean said: "In addition, there will be a commendation meeting, and when the students are back, they will be rewarded well, and now everyone will be ready first, and they should come back from the United States in two days." ”

Liang Xiaolong also looked at the various comments in the media: "The media reaction is very strong, it is estimated that it is another big income, the dead mouth bets with me on the box office of 500 million US dollars, I will take the two of you to eat in two days, and the last account has not been settled." Rachel smiled: "Look at your beauty, you can't see that the media is slapping you." Liang Xiaolong snorted: "Someone pats me on the back, that's my ability, and I'm happy to let people shoot, envy?" Jessica laughed, "Don't worry, you still owe Julia a meal, or today?" We also wanted to have a big forty-course meal. ”

Liang Xiaolong shook his head and said, "Not today, I still have some things to deal with, tomorrow." After speaking, he picked up the scripts of "Boys Don't Cry" and "Runaway Bride" and walked out: "I won't come back until the evening, you should cook by yourself, but remember to leave me dinner." ”

Liang Xiaolong came to the company and handed over the script of "Boys Don't Cry" first: "This is what I want to direct, the protagonist is Rachel, and I will slowly find the other protagonists, anyway, it won't start filming so soon, you can prepare the rest of the crew for me first." Carl nodded, then read the script carefully, and finally said with a wry smile: "I said buddy, do you have to make a film about the same love?" You like the theme of love so much? Liang Xiaolong glanced at him: "This one is different from "Brokeback Mountain", it won't give people an excuse to attack, you can rest assured." Moreover, this is an adaptation of a real person, have you forgotten that we discussed it in our freshman year. ”

Carl thought for a while, and suddenly smiled: "I almost forgot, I remember what you said at that meeting, men are disgusting when they think about it, women are different when they are in love, two women made of water put together, they must be beautiful." Liang Xiaolong hurriedly denied: "Don't talk nonsense, I remember that this sentence was said by you." Carl laughed: "Don't quibble, I remember clearly, then you were lying on the bed, holding a torn magazine, and you still wanted to get into trouble." ”

Liang Xiaolong hurriedly diverted the topic and handed over the script of "The Runaway Bride": "I originally wanted to find a big mouth starring role, but she actually said that the name was unlucky and pushed it, which was too annoying." Karl laughed and said, "You don't know now that you're angry, and you should burn incense before you write him a masterpiece like "Never Compromise"." Liang Xiaolong said: "Anyway, I'm still worried about her script, and I have to rush home to work." Carl looked at him sympathetically: "Since Julia pushed this play, do you have the right candidate?" ”

"Helen. Hunter, the heroine of this year's "Perfect", performed brilliantly. "Liang Xiaolong is a little guilty, if he doesn't show up, Helen. Hunter is sure to win this year's Academy Award for Best Actress for his near-perfect performance in "Perfect". And now that he wants to shoot "Boys Don't Cry", he found her an opponent, and in the end, the little golden man will be mysterious. Therefore, giving this play to Helen can be regarded as a kind of compensation in disguise.

Speaking of Helen. Hunter, Liang Xiaolong also admires it very much, her acting career is very uneven, to be precise, it should be a late bloomer. Before winning the Oscar, she almost never played a memorable movie role, but mixed up in serials. Even the director of "Perfect" felt that she was not beautiful enough and rejected her many times, but she never gave up, contacted the director again and again, and finally moved the director, and finally won the Oscar.

However, Helen is also a woman who is not very confident, even if she won the Oscar, she did not ignite her leakage of Hollywood, but returned to the TV screen that made her feel more secure, in the TV series "Crazy for Love", she was paid as much as $1 million per episode, bringing her a total of $22 million, which is not counting replays.

Karl nodded and asked, "But what if he refuses?" Liang Xiaolong said: "Then you pick it yourself, you are the producer, and I am a small screenwriter." Carl laughed: "You're too handy, but I think it's okay, there are few people in Hollywood who can refuse your call." ”

After chatting with Carl all morning, Liang Xiaolong came out of the company and did not go home, but went to Sophie's residence. Sophie asked the nanny to take the child out to play, and then leaned into his arms quietly: "I feel like we're a bit like thieves." This is indeed true, at least in the United States, they can't go out shopping generously, after all, they are famous filmmakers, and if they spread it, it will inevitably cause a sensation and bring great trouble to their respective lives.

They stayed quietly for a while, feeling the temperature on each other's bodies with their hearts, perhaps, they should not meet again, but the direction of the heart is often not controlled by the brain. After a moment of silence, they went crazy again, as an old Chinese saying goes, a little don't win a newlywed. When the wind and rain subsided, they chatted as easily as they did in Yunnan, and suppressed all the things that should not be thought about now.

Time flies quickly, the premiere of "My Captain, My Group" is only two days old, and it is released simultaneously around the world. On the U.S. side, there is only a box office of 23 million US dollars, which seems to be a good result, but no one in Yanhuang Film Company can be satisfied, and even the media are exclaiming, will "My Captain, My Group" be a film that is not a blockbuster? Indeed, the box office on the weekend is higher than usual, and with a box office of $23 million in two days on the weekend, I believe that many films can do it, at least not to complete the bet between Bruce Leung and Julia.

For this reason, Julia even called and said proudly: "Boy, let's prepare a big meal, remember, my whole family will go to your house to eat big the day after tomorrow." Liang Xiaolong hung up the phone depressedly, and couldn't figure out how the box office of this film with a good plot, performance, and special effects was so good? Is it really because current fans don't like Chinese World War II-themed films?

In addition, the overseas box office is not high, 41 million, released simultaneously in many countries, or two days after the premiere, this box office must not be considered normal, and it will definitely fall in the second week. Los Angeles also wrote a special article on this matter: Although "My Captain, My Regiment" has received unanimous praise from the media and has a high score of 9.3 on the film review network, it has failed to rise at the box office, and I am afraid that it will become the least profitable film among the captain's many films. In addition, there is also very bad news, today another blockbuster "Black Super SWAT Team" (aka: Star Warriors) has been released, which is also a high-level space fantasy film that will go all out to block "My Regiment Commander My Regiment".

"Carl, is this a strange thing?" Leung called Carl again, and this film was really important to him personally, because it was his first Chinese-themed film, and he couldn't afford to watch it fail at the box office. Carl was also a little depressed: "I can't figure it out, the quality of our film is really good, I asked my subordinates to do a market research, everyone who has seen the film, all say good, many people even clamoring to go to the cinema to watch it again." But I wonder why the box office is weak. ”

"Could it be that we have a problem with the publicity?" Liang Xiaolong raised a question that is not impossible. Karl still shook his head: "Since you were injured in the Olympic bombing last year, we have started to publicize, and there can be no problem in terms of popularity, I think the biggest reason should be the subject matter." Liang Xiaolong said: "Your national theme? Karl said: "No, it should be the theme of World War II, throughout the history of Hollywood films, have you ever seen a high-grossing World War II film?"

Liang Xiaolong thought about it carefully, and it is true, the only high-grossing World War II films are "Saving Private Ryan" and "Pearl Harbor", which won $480 million and $450 million respectively, but they have not yet been released. released "Schindler's List", with a box office of 320 million, has never appeared more than 500 million US dollars: "So what do we do?" Passively beaten? "Black Super SWAT Team" has a very strong ability to strengthen the box office. ”

The general plot of "Black Super SWAT Team" is: K and J duo are the criminal police of an informal intelligence unit belonging to the FBI, and their mission is to supervise the activities of aliens on Earth. However, in a series of investigations that did not register records of alien visits to Earth, K and J actually discovered the Milky Way in the terror. Fear. Elements are secretly operating to assassinate the ambassador of another planet. This move will lead to a conquest of the universe and the world will face collapse, and K and J must be found on Earth by alien scum to destroy money. Fear. Molecule. The black-and-white duo of K and J brought a huge invincible gun to the strange-looking aliens, causing a series of funny things, which can be described as full of jokes.

Strictly speaking, "Black Super SWAT Team" should be a space fantasy comedy, and it is also a very innovative film. In an era when star movies have become popular to the point of flooding, this film surprisingly gives people a fresh and interesting feeling, and the entertainment effect is very good. The most successful thing is that although it is adapted from a comic book, the director has appropriately created an exaggerated style, and does not treat the audience as idiots, but takes great pains to convince the audience to win the audience's affection.

And the starring role of "Black Super SWAT Team" is still the popular Tommy. Jones and Will. Starring Smith, it has a strong box office appeal. And when many factors are added together, the film has a super strong box office ability, and it is definitely a big rival of "My Captain, My Group".

"Of course you can't be beaten passively, whoever is passive will die, didn't your Mr. Lu Xun say that if you don't break out in silence, you have to die in silence?" Carl smiled, Liang Xiaolong knew that he was going to use the 'Veterans Come Home' Foundation as a hype, but this matter should not be rushed, because although the Foundation can promote the box office of the film, it also needs the box office to promote, if this matter is put on the agenda too early, it will only make people think that Yanhuang Film Company is hype, and does not really want to do this well.

Carl said again: "Don't worry, in the next week, even if the box office is not high, it will not be a failure, and you will definitely make some money." When the time comes, let's take this money out again, who dares to say that we are hype? will only say that they are light on money and righteousness, and the effect will be even better than when the box office is high. Liang Xiaolong was relieved to call the phone, but he didn't have the heart to write a script anymore, and stayed at home sullenly. But early the next morning, Liang Xiaolong clicked on the box office network, but he was speechless in surprise: "No, right?" That's too annoying, isn't it? Rachel was woken up by him, walked over and looked, and also mouthed: "This is too bullying." ”

"You two are bullying people, I don't know I'm tired to death." Jessica muttered, leaned over to take a look, and then felt a little dazed, "I guess I'm dreaming, or I'd better sleep a little longer." ”