Lin Mingyang's Halloween was spent in the South African rainforest, accompanied by mosquitoes, bed bugs and the scorching heat. And in the far northern hemisphere, audiences in the United States ushered in the long-awaited "Tales of the Night". This film has always been called Hollywood's latest version of "Romeo and Juliet", in Shakespeare's original poignant love, director John Woo injected a lot of modern elements and heavy fantasy legends into the film, Shakespeare's original Capulet and Montagos family became the legendary vampire and werewolf tribe, Romeo and Juliet in the human world became Michael and Selena, and the obstacle to their love has also changed from the feud of the human family to the grievance between different races. After merging many factors, the ancient love seems more and more mysterious and sad.

As a vampire werewolf movie, "Tales of the Night" was released on this schedule, and the producers took great pains.

After the processing of computer post-technology, the ghost-infested underground world in the film is filled with Gothic treacherous gloom, the blood of the werewolf race, and the darkness of the vampire race are all impressive, and the wonderful action scenes reveal John Woo's latest interpretation of the aesthetics of violence.

On the big screen at the entrance of the movie theater, the trailer of "Tales of the Night" is scrolling, and Kate Beckinsale's shoulder-length black hair, a black leather suit that outlines her figure, and a full-strength battle with two guns in her hand are really cool and glamorous. After all, the charm of big beauties is irresistible, even if Kate is pale to play a vampire, she has a mysterious temperament that is touching and moving. There was a long queue in front of the ticket window of the movie theater, and passers-by stopped to watch.

A young man passing by pointed to Kate on the screen, his face full of surprise: "Isn't that Kate Beckinsale?" She's so cool in this look, and I want to get a trench coat like hers! ”

"I think you'd rather be bitten by her and become a vampire yourself!" His partner laughed.

"It's not bad to be a vampire, at least so I can stay with her!"

"It's a pity that she likes a werewolf in the film, you are destined to have no chance!"

The young man was stunned, "Have you seen this movie?" ”

"I see it's a Halloween premiere!" His partner puffed out his chest proudly, "This is the best action movie I've ever seen, the female vampire warrior played by Kate Beckinsale is very powerful, but in the end, the werewolf boy vs vampire boss played by Felix Lin is even more exciting, even I am a little excited to watch it, and I want to throw a few punches!" ”

"That must be cool!" The young man said enviously that he felt that the people around him seemed to have seen the movie, and after his friend said this, he also wanted to watch it.

…… It is in line with the audience's curiosity mentality that "Tales of the Night", which cost less than $30 million to make, received 32 million box office revenue a week after its premiere, and it overturned all the big-budget films released in the same period, and became the North American box office champion with a unique dark horse attitude.

The film's popularity also sparked an unprecedented wave of media reviews, and various voices filled people's ears, but it did not prevent "Tales of the Night" from soaring at the box office. The film is highly rated in the eyes of the audience, but professional film critics always like to find fault and fiddle with their own profundity.

Lin Mingyang sat in the toilet built by the crew, and what was spread out in his hand was a "New York Times" two days ago, which reported the latest box office of "Tales of the Night" and also distributed a comment.

"Tales of the Night" also wants to take a ride on the 'post-action visual era', in short, to make the embroidered legs look good, but also have a touch of post-industrial coolness. Judging from the base color of the film, this film is the same tone as last year's "Vampire Queen", both of which try to use cold tones and gothic sets to create a sense of surname, elegance, confusion and deadly mood. It is undeniable that this tone and the lives of the vampire comrades go hand in hand. ”

Lin Mingyang moved on the toilet, changed to a more comfortable sitting position, and then glanced down.

"This film also has a good story material, and if the director doesn't focus on finding a new species of wolf and ghost unity, but focuses on centuries of crazy feuds, and can make a little bit of touching meaning, this film will be very impressive. It's a pity that the choreographer focused on action and stunts, and wasted a good subject full of dramatic tension. ”

"John Woo's movements are first-class, but it's a pity that Beckinsale is mediocre except for his good high jump results, and there are no signature moves, but the final outburst of the werewolf boy is very interesting. It's a pity that the scene of the werewolf mutation lacks delicate texture, and the changes are too rapid to show the amazing effect of CG; Makeup stunts, as far as the outfit of the ghost king Victor when he woke up, at first glance, he knew that he was wearing a leather coat with rough workmanship, which had nothing to do with makeup! ”

Most of the criticisms in the article are only from a technical level, pointing out the shortcomings of the film's production. But judging from the film's overstretched filming funds, every penny invested in it has played the greatest role. The audience is willing to buy it, and that's all that matters.

The New York Times was crumpled up and lay quietly in the trash can on the side, Lin Mingyang then flipped through some other newspapers, and when the trash can was filled with scrap newspapers, he lifted his pants and swaggered out of the toilet.

After understanding his role positioning, Denzel Washington has fewer and fewer NGs, and Lin Mingyang does not dare to take all the credit on his head, mainly because Denzel Washington's own comprehension ability is very good, and Lin Mingyang's guidance only helped him pierce the layer of window paper.

Of course, his enthusiastic help also won Denzel Washington's favor, and as the number of times the two chatted off the screen gradually increased, they also became familiar with each other.

After having a "dewy marriage" with Charlize Theron, when she was alone, Charlize Theron's eyes looked at Lin Mingyang with a seductive and charming look that almost dripped. When they make out in private, they can only get over their mouths, because their tent is next to everyone else, and the sound insulation of that thing is very poor, and it is inconvenient to do things, and it is easy to be discovered by others.

The crew spent eight weeks in the tropical jungle of South Africa for filming, but the film finally ended before Christmas. After returning to Los Angeles, the crew held a small celebration ceremony. That night, Lin Mingyang and Charlize Theron indulged in a night and fed the greedy kitten, and Lin Mingyang returned to Boston.

The partnership between Facebook and YouTube has begun to bear fruit, and the two websites have jointly launched a video sharing plan for college public classes, which has been supported by the National College Joint Council, and Mark Zuckerberg and Rhett have been too busy to see anyone at all. As soon as he returned to the dormitory, Billy Olsen and Green Nat pestered Lin Mingyang, asking him to tell what he had seen and heard about filming in South Africa.

Finally sent these two guys away, and Lin Mingyang, who returned to the bedroom, saw the garbage all over the floor and the beer bottles that had been piled up with dust on the desk. Mark Zuckerberg estimates that he never cleaned his bedroom after he left. Lin Mingyang had to call a special cleaning company and ask them to send someone over to help him clean the entire bedroom thoroughly. Looking at the brand-new room, Lin Mingyang was about to lie down to catch up on sleep, but the damn mobile phone rang at this time.

The call came from Mr. Ax, who told Mr. Lin that after a fierce bidding process, the film rights to the film "Letter of Acceptance" had been purchased by Paramount Pictures for $10 million. The filming cost of the film is about $5 million, which means that the film has not yet counted dividends, and Lin Mingyang has already made a net profit of $5 million.

Lin Mingyang's salary for starring in a movie now is more than this amount, and the bulk of his income is, of course, the copyright revenue share of the film.

This film, Paramount is going to be released on the Christmas schedule, and there will be a small test screening in Boston, where some professional film critics are present, and the main creator of the film is also on the list of invitees.

Lin Mingyang alone has four tickets in his hand, and he is ready to invite all the members of the H33 dormitory to go together. When he returned to the living room to announce the news, Billy Olsen and Green Nat were naturally positive in response to being able to watch the movie for free, but Mark Zuckerberg was busy writing an important program during this time and couldn't spare time at all, and he was the only one in the dormitory who declined Lin Mingyang's invitation.

After learning that Mark Zuckerberg had a vacant ticket, Billy Olson rolled his eyes and came up with an idea.

"Felix, watching a movie is a very romantic thing, if the three of us go, it will definitely be a little boring, why don't we call a girl!"

Green-Nut, who has always liked to disagree with him, muttered dissatisfiedly: "I think it's good for three people to go, I'm not interested in girls." ”

"We're not the same kind of people as you." Billy Olsen waved at Nat in annoyance, letting him stay away, but turned his head to look at Lin Mingyang with a sincere expression.

"You got a new girlfriend while I wasn't there?" Lin Mingyang couldn't help but be a little curious, he knew that Billy Olsen had always had a good reputation and was not lustful, not to mention that this guy was in the same dormitory as Green Nut, and it was really rare to talk about a girlfriend seriously.

"Of course not!" Billy Olsen shook his head, a disinterested look on his face. He squeezed his eyes at Lin Mingyang: "I think I can call Ginny, she is a reporter for the Harvard Crimson Newspaper, and when she comes back, she can write a movie review in the newspaper to help you do some publicity." ”

Green-Nat said in a weird way: "I heard that Ginny has recently been competing with that Luna woman for the position of an associate editor of the Harvard Crimson Newspaper, and in order to dig up the blockbuster news, I guess someone was bought by her." ”

Billy Olson angrily pointed at Green-Nat's nose, "You! ”

Green-Nat had a breezy expression on his face, and he smacked his lips: "The fox's tail is exposed, right?" With your psychological quality and acting skills, and you still dream of being an Oscar, I think you can choke on winning the Golden Sour Plum Award! ”

In the sarcasm of the living treasure in the dormitory, Lin Mingyang probably guessed the reason for the matter. Billy Olsen may not have been bribed with a small surname, presumably because he had some pigtails in Ginny's hands, and the other party threatened to use it, and then Billy Olsen acted as a "shameful" traitor.

There is a report from Billy Olsen, it is estimated that Ginny already knows the news of Lin Mingyang's return to school at this time, not only the interview owed, but it is estimated that the last ticket in Lin Mingyang's hand has also been regarded by her as something in her pocket.

Bang! Bang! Bang! A familiar knock on the door sounded at the right time, saying Cao Ying, Cao Ying, worthy of being a reporter, Ginny's speed is fast enough.

Lin Mingyang and Green Nat glanced at each other, their eyes full of helplessness, and Billy Olsen took advantage of the two of them not paying attention, bounced up from their seats like rabbits, and quickly ran to open the door for each other. This move made three black lines directly appear on Lin Mingyang's head, and this guy's rebellion was too complete.

When Ginny walked into the living room, she noticed that Lin Mingyang and Green-Nut had some unnatural expressions on their faces. Before Lin Mingyang could speak, Green-Nat rushed forward like a convulsive and held her hand tightly.

Ginny was taken aback by Greene Nut's sudden move, and if she hadn't known that the other party was gay, she would have slapped her hand.

Greene Nat pleaded, "What kind of anti-human, anti-social crime did that guy Billy Olson, you tell me, I'll call the police to take him away immediately." ”

Lin Mingyang nodded vigorously on the side, and Billy Olsen was so ashamed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to drill into.

Ginny impatiently shook off Green-Nat's hand, "This is your dorm's own problem, I won't interfere!" ”

The last straw was also cut off, and Billy Olsen had a premonition that his good days in the H33 dormitory were over, and he cried with a sad face, and consciously offered to clean the toilet. Green-Nat, who was not going to leave, was glared at by Ginny fiercely, and then slipped back to the dormitory under the pretext that something was wrong. Billy Olsen betrayed the revolution, and Greene Nat wasn't a firm guy either.

Lin Mingyang watched helplessly as they left one after another, and for a while, only he and Jinni were left in the living room.

(To be continued)