Who is Barrus in Chapter 288?

There is no impermeable wall in the entertainment industry, and Barus, who has no directorial experience background, was pushed to the director throne of "Terminator 4: Savior" under Lin Mingyang's strong insistence. Lin Mingyang quelled the resistance from MGM Pictures and Warner Inc. in a way that would not share dividends if he failed to reach the box office target, but as a sequel to a high-profile series of films, the controversy in the media about the matter has long exploded.

There are different opinions, Lin Mingyang's audacity has long been known to the world, and this time the focus of media attention is naturally focused on the rookie director Barrus who he "supports". When the major newspapers reported on this incident, they all released a common question: "Who is Barus?" ”

"God knows where he came from... Our superstar director, Mr. Lin, thinks that Barrus is a talented and misunderstood genius, and he wants to use this film to justify Barrus... That's right, handing over a film with an investment of nearly $200 million to a rookie director is like taking a famous Van Gogh painting to an ignorant baby, which is a piece of waste paper that you can scribble on."

When answering questions from the media, a well-known film critic bluntly said that Barrus was a joke. -- The Washington Post

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"Mr. Barrus is undoubtedly a promising new director by our collaborator, Mr. Barrus, and I can imagine that his future is limitless."

Warner President Steve said that when talking about Barrus, there was a little insincerity between his words, according to his secretary, he himself had a lot of complaints about Barrus, but due to the cooperation agreement with MGM, he would not publicly make remarks that were not conducive to the film. -- The California Times

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"Mr. Stan Winston, who died some time ago, specifically mentioned Mr. Barrus in his will, he was a good friend of Barrus during his lifetime, Mr. Winston admired Barrus's talent very much, and Barrus agreed on some ideas for making this film that he needed a director who could talk to him, and Barrus was undoubtedly the best candidate."

Whenever a reporter interviews MGM President Ex, he always repeats these words from a script, as if he had written and rehearsed his lines in advance.

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"Barrus is my tenant, and before he was lucky, he owed me three months' rent, and of course someone paid it off for him in one lump sum... That's right, the signature on the check is as handsome as the signature photo. I can't believe that someone like Barrus will be recognized, and I think he might soon become a celebrity."

Mrs. Elizabeth, the landlord of the apartment where Barrus lives, thinks Barrus is a strange guy and sometimes a little neurotic, and his life was extremely depressed before he met Lin. - Los Angeles Morning Post

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"I say he's a genius now, but who of you believe it? Just because Barrus is not famous does not mean that he is incompetent, some directors have made a few movies in their lifetime, but he may be remembered forever by fans; There are directors who have made countless movies in their lives, but in the end no one knows him, and Barus, everyone only needs one movie to remember him forever."

Lin, who rarely gives interviews in person, has a lot of praise for Barrus, who is about to become the director of his new film, and there is a second person in Hollywood who has received such praise from Lin in the public media. -- The New York Times

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The public watched as if they were watching the excitement of the media's question "Who is Barus?" The name Varus has even become a hot word in online news searches, but unfortunately many newspapers only mention the name Varus, but they don't put his own photo at all, which leads to the fact that everyone now knows the name of Varus, but there are few who may match the name with himself.

This way of becoming famous may have made Barrus laugh and cry, but no matter what the media speculated, he did not give any interviews. In fact, after getting the first money from the investor, he devoted himself to his work, busy making all kinds of robot models all day long, and didn't even have time to read newspapers, let alone be interviewed by reporters.

Barrus was crazy when he worked, not to mention that reporters couldn't find him, and even Lin Mingyang, an honorary producer, had a lot of effort to bypass the obstacles outside Barrus's studio and enter his temporary rented car repair shop.

If you don't know the inside story, most people will be confused by the scene in front of them, this is simply a small robot processing workshop, but the parts that construct the robot are the axle parts of the car. In Barrus's own words, robots are not hierarchical levels, only advanced robots can enjoy the treatment of individual castings, and those robots used to serve as cannon fodder for human weapons are made of local materials, assembling abandoned cars and various machinery together, so as to show the desolate and war-torn atmosphere of the end times.

Bypassing the workers in the workshop who were splicing together various robots, Lin Mingyang took a special guest to find Barus, who was busy sketching in the cubicle. With his unkempt hair, pencils clipped to his ears, and a worn jacket, Barrus's look is far from what people normally think of as a director. Lin Mingyang, who was accustomed to Barrus's style, didn't think anything of it, but the visitor he brought with him was surprised. The gentleman, who still wore sunglasses in the room, even wondered if Barrus was a director.

"Barrus, what do you think of this actor who is the robot killer T-500 I hired for you?" Lin Mingyang did not rush to introduce this visitor, but sold a pass in front of Barus.

"This gentleman looks familiar..."Barrus looked at the visitor carefully, the shape of the suit and leather shoes and black sunglasses seemed to have been seen in some film, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

Lin Mingyang nodded at the arrival, "Mr. Vivian, you can take off your sunglasses now and let Barus see your true face, maybe this can give him some inspiration." ”

As soon as the sunglasses were taken off, Barrus called out with an "ah", he covered his mouth with one hand and pointed at the other with the other, "Are you...the actor of the Elf King in "The Lord of the Rings"? ”

The moment Barus shouted the answer, Lin Mingyang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, just now he was really worried that Barus, a "living treasure", would admit that the other party would be wrong, and that would be a big mess.

Lin Mingyang immediately suggested: "Mr. Vivian put on sunglasses again for him to see"

This time, Barrus didn't shout and scream anymore, his eyes widened as he looked at the man in black and sunglasses in front of him, with an expression of disbelief on his face, "You are the villain agent Smith in "The Matrix"? ”

"Exactly right" Lin Mingyang patted Barrus on the shoulder vigorously, and then smiled and thanked "Mr. Vivian" who cooperated with his performance just now, "I didn't expect that the performers of these two roles are actually the same person... Well, let me introduce you to the famous Australian actor Mr. Hugo Weaving, who used to be an excellent stage performer, and I won't say much about his film experience."

After introducing this, Lin Mingyang turned his head to look at Hugo Weaving, who came with him, "Mr. Weaving, this is Barus, the director of the film "Savior Mundi", about him, the newspaper has introduced it in detail during this time, so I won't do more." ”

The two shook hands amicably, not giving them too many opportunities to greet each other, and Lin Mingyang immediately explained his intentions.

"Mr. Weaving was specially invited by me to play the role of the robot killer who hunted me down in the film... For the specific situation, you will introduce the situation to Mr. Weaving."

"Mr. Vivian is here just in time today, we have already made your robot model, and the one on the left hand side of the door is it."

Hugo Weaving looked in the direction of Barrus's outstretched hand, a metal model that was indistinguishable from previous generations of Terminator robots was quietly leaning against the wall, and the words T-500 were clearly engraved on a part of his chest that looked like a power plant.

"The story of "Terminator 4" takes place on the earth after Skynet launched the final judgment, and in terms of time, this film is a sequel to the previous Terminator movies, but from the perspective of the story logic of the entire series, it is more like a prequel to those films, and the T-800 robot played by Schwarzenegger is still in production and development, and it has not yet begun to be developed... So strictly speaking, your role this time will be the first generation of Terminator robot killers. ”

Hugo Weaving, the background of the story that Barrus began to introduce, had already seen it in the script, so he didn't think it was anything new, but when Barrus mentioned the entire Terminator robot sequence structure later, Hugo Weaving suddenly became interested, and when he heard that he was playing the first generation of Terminators, he already had a new understanding of the status of this character.

"As the first generation of Terminators, it..."Hugo Weaving pointed to the model of the T-500 in front of him, "It can also be said that I have any special abilities in the play, such as the liquid metal ability of the T in the second episode." ”

Barus's answer gave him a basin of cold water, "Because the T-500 is only the first product of the Terminator, it doesn't have many special abilities, and it appeared just to prepare for the T-800... But he also has his own way of being, because his structure is relatively simple, so Skynet can be mass-produced, which is equivalent to the T-500 having many doppelgangers, which caused a lot of trouble for the protagonist when it infiltrated the human settlement to assassinate John Connor"

Barrus's description of the Terminator T-500 reminded Lin Mingyang of the tenacious Xiaoqiang, looking at Hugo Weaving's slightly reddened cheeks, Lin Mingyang was secretly happy in his heart, but in a blink of an eye, he suddenly thought of a question, it seems that in many movies, the one who is really worthy of the title of Xiaoqiang should be the actor. As soon as he thought of this, Lin Mingyang quietly put away the unpleasant smile on the corner of his mouth, and his expression became serious again.

In order to take care of the emotions of the guests, Lin Mingyang added with a little comfort: "Your character will always be my enemy in the film, and it should be said that he is the main villain in the play." ”

He said this, which made Hugo Weaving feel a lot better, but Barrus, the crow's mouth, suddenly interjected at this time: "We are going to continue to invite Mr. Schwarzenegger to play the role of the real villain in the film... Although he has not given us a clear answer yet. ”

Hugo Weaving stood there with an embarrassed grin, and there was a sour taste in his tone: "It seems that I am lucky to be able to film with a big star and a big governor like Mr. Schwarzenegger"

The tenacious Barus was about to continue the topic, but Lin Mingyang's cold eyes stopped his urge to speak.

"Mr. Schwarzenegger has been in politics for a few years, and it is very difficult for him to continue to act, maybe we will end up using computer synthesis... In contrast, Mr. Vivan, your performance is more than what I look forward to. Each generation of the T-Series Terminator is a classic, and I hope that the T-500 will become a new and commendable robot character in Mr. Weaving's hands."

Lin Mingyang determined the important position of the T-500 in the film, Barus expressed his approval with silence on the side, with such a promise, Hugo Weaving took over the role of the T-500 after hesitation, and Lin Mingyang took him over to visit, and finally did not run in vain.

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After sending Hugo Weaving away, Lin Mingyang called Barus aside.

Seeing that there was no one left and right, he asked in a low voice: "I asked you to go to Schwarzenegger, what was the result?" ”

Barrus shrugged helplessly: "Our governor is busy"

Lin Mingyang raised his eyebrows, "Doesn't he have time after work?" ”

"I went to his office several times to make an appointment, but I couldn't see him in person. The last time I happened to bump into him at the door, but his bodyguards wouldn't let me pass, and Schwarzenegger actually asked his secretary in front of me, 'Who is Barus?' I had a feeling of humiliation, and I swore it was the worst thing that had ever happened to me. ”

Recalling this unfortunate experience, the expression on Barrus's face was a little twisted, "I realized that the American social class is so distinct, and a director like me who is not famous can not speak in front of him at all." ”

Barrus's complaint made Lin Mingyang feel a little headache, Schwarzenegger made it clear after "Terminator 3" that he would not continue to appear in the movie, that is, Lin Mingyang came to the door in person, and Schwarzenegger would only receive him politely and refuse, which was essentially no different from the result of Barrus going to him.

In fact, Schwarzenegger's T-800 is not an indispensable character in this film, but the special significance of this character in the film is far greater than its theatrical status in the play. When shooting, there are not many shots that need to be taken by Schwarzenegger, and the shooting can be completed by computer synthesis alone, but it is definitely not the best visual effect.

wants to let an actor who is not interested in acting return to his old business, and the other party is still the governor of a state, Lin Mingyang asked Barus to go just to try his luck, he didn't expect to be able to persuade the other party by normal means. Barrus touched his nose, indicating that the opponent's attitude was very tough, and after the possibility of a frontal breakthrough was cut off, Lin Mingyang had no choice but to take the sword.

Originally, there was no one around the place where the two of them were standing, but for the sake of prudence, Lin Mingyang still called Barus into his car, and then he took out an envelope, with a serious expression, and said solemnly: "I have something in my hand now, related to Schwarzenegger's private life..."

Barus, who originally thought that the air conditioner in the car was not turned on enough, suddenly shivered, and under the pressure of Lin Mingyang's scorching gaze, he felt that fine cold sweat began to ooze from his back.

Lin Mingyang raised the envelope in his hand, "This is enough for Schwarzenegger's political life and completely destroy his family, to be honest, I don't want to use this method to coerce an actor, but I don't have any other better way, so..."

Barrus stared intently at the envelope in Lin Mingyang's hand, constantly wondering what was inside.

When Lin Mingyang really handed over the envelope to Barus, his hand holding the envelope suddenly began to tremble, asking him to threaten a governor with such a thing, which really requires enough guts to do.

Barrus's worry was seen through by Lin Mingyang at a glance, and he shook his head: "Don't worry, I sealed this envelope, and I will arrange someone to accompany you over immediately." This thing is just passed through your hand to Schwarzenegger, and as for what is inside, you don't need and don't need to know."

Barrus was most worried that he would be involved in this matter, and the immortal fight imp suffered, Lin Mingyang said that he was completely relieved, and he boldly asked: "Are you sure this thing is useful?" ”

Lin Mingyang glanced at Barrus with a strange look in his eyes, "Do you want to know what's inside?" ”

Barrus immediately shook his head, "I just want to concentrate on doing my job, and I don't care about anything other than the movie"

His reaction was quite satisfactory to Lin Mingyang, but Lin Mingyang still warned him very seriously: "The contents of this envelope are unbearable for you now, except for the person who gave me this thing, Ex doesn't know the existence of this envelope... It's not that I don't trust you, it's that I don't want to put too much pressure on you, knowing what is in it won't do you any good, but will bring you endless trouble"

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