With a "snap", Joel, the president of Sony Pictures, threw the script on the desk, and Lin Mingyang and Sam Raimi, who were sitting opposite, exchanged glances with each other. Sam Raimi smiled bitterly, and Lin Mingyang shrugged his shoulders in helplessness, both of whom seemed to have expected this outcome.

Joel crossed his hands and asked, "Do you think the audience bought tickets to come to see Spider-Man's private life... Can such a plot really satisfy everyone? ”

"But I think it's a good story." Sam Raimi argues: "If you just need a movie that visually pleases the audience, the 'New Spider-Man' sequel simply doesn't need to be there. I know you need to make money by constantly filming sequels, but if you just show the content of the previous episode in a different form, I think this is the most irresponsible thing for the audience. ”

Joel patiently explained: "I'm not doubting the quality of Felix's script, in fact, I think this script surpasses ordinary commercial films in terms of content and theme expression." We spent $250 million on the production of this film, but the action scenes of the whole film are less than a third of the previous one. With this playbook, how do we go about explaining it to the shareholders? ”

When the two were arguing just now, Lin Mingyang didn't speak, but at this time he spoke, "Mr. Joel, have you seen "Titanic"? ”

Joel was stunned, "What do you want to tell me with this?" ”

"Titanic is a big-budget movie, and I don't think anyone would doubt that. "Titanic" is only the last part of the shipwreck, which is considered the big scene you think, but that does not prevent people from using this film as a benchmark for Hollywood commercial films at the end of the last century. The film's box office success has so far been unsurpassed, doesn't that tell us something? ”

"I've actually discussed this with Felix." Seeing Joel still didn't understand, Sam Raimi added and explained: ""The New Spider-Man is full of special effects shots, so the audience is very enjoyable to watch. But this method cannot be used continuously, otherwise the audience will be aesthetically fatigued. It's not that we don't use special effects this time, but it means that we need to think differently in terms of use. The special effects treatment of the previous episode of the film was based on quantity, and in the sequel, we will pay more attention to the quality of special effects shots. ”

That's a compelling reason, and Joel nods as he listens, which is a good sign.

"We're going to spend the most of our energy on showing the final battle between good and evil, and in the last half hour of the film, the audience will see an unprecedented use of special effects, Spider-Man will fight the Lizard Demon in the city, and I will present a lot of unexpected shots for the audience. That's my idea for this film! ”

The strong confidence shown by Lin Mingyang and Sam Raimi finally convinced Joel, and the two heroines in the previous episode, Jessica Alba and Jessica Biel, agreed to continue to star, and the film will still be filmed with the original cast.

If there is no major entertainment news, the news of the sequel to "The New Spider-Man" should occupy the most prominent position on the front page of major entertainment newspapers, but Sony Pictures has some luck, because when they announced the news, it was just in time for the first wave of publicity before the release of "Twilight", and almost all entertainment news was drowned out in the fanatical anticipation of many fans for this film.

On February 24, the first part of the world's popular youth series film "Twilight" "Twilight" held a grand premiere ceremony at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA.

In order to catch a glimpse of the stars and watch the long-awaited film, hundreds of young fans set up tents outside the theater as early as the 21st to wait for the premiere to begin, and to meet their idols up close. Some fans had already lined up to buy tickets as early as last Thursday afternoon, hoping to see their idol walk the red carpet up close. The day before the event, all 800 tickets were sold out, but the queue was still growing until noon.

The film "Twilight" will be detonated in more than 4,000 theaters in North America this Friday. In the pre-sale 5 days in advance, the ticket rate has broken the highest record in Hollywood in the last 10 years, and its position as the weekend champion has been determined.

In the UK, many movie fans and "twilight fans" can't hold back their inner happiness, and in London's Visa Bar, Disney officially held a colorful celebration party, with more than 1,000 people participating in this event.

The event coincided with the Los Angeles premiere, and the organizers set up a fantastical look in the quaint European-style Visa Bar, with large posters of the heroes and heroines of "Twilight" at the entrance standing out at midnight. The unique huge color-changing light box attracted many passers-by to stop and take pictures, and the eyes of the male protagonist Edward changed color from time to time, as if to convey emotional communication to the arriving "twilight fans" with their eyes.

Huge posters of Bella and Edward from Twilight can be seen everywhere in the bar, creating a mysterious twilight atmosphere. After the wonderful bartending performance, the fans in attendance were treated to a special drink called "Twilight", which is a blood-red cocktail, and in the process of drinking, everyone felt the wonder and pleasure brought by the "bloodthirsty".

After the unique painted vampire performance, most of the eyes of the bar were drawn to the huge electronic screen in the center of the dance floor, and in Los Angeles, the premiere of "Twilight" had officially begun.

The event being held at the Visa Bar in London, England, is themed black as the theme color to add a mysterious, solemn and romantic atmosphere to the party. And the event in Los Angeles on the ground for the stars on the ground was not the usual red carpet seen at premieres, but a black carpet, as if to echo the black style of this vampire-themed film.

The heroine Kristen Stewart made a stunning appearance in a snow-white feather dress, highlighting her youthful and rebellious surname, while the backless and close-fitting cut added a lot of points to her surname. The slender legs under the white short skirt do not have a trace of excess fat, and the white high heels make this innocent girl in the film show a different kind of charm.

In contrast, Lin Mingyang's dress today is more mature and stable, and the well-cut exquisite black dress shows off his tall figure well. The tone of Lin Mingyang's entire outfit is very close to the color of the carpet, but this does not affect him to become the focus of people's attention, he is like an elf who has come out of the night, and the eyes of the people around him are always involuntarily attracted to him.

In order to highlight the relationship between the two in the film, the organizer specially asked the two of them to hold hands and appear. In the end, the effect that the organizers wanted was indeed achieved, Lin Mingyang and Christine set off a small ** as soon as they appeared on the stage, and the surrounding fans held their cameras high and shouted their names excitedly.

It was the first time for Christine to face such a lively scene, and it was inevitable that she would be a little nervous in her heart, and Lin Mingyang was already a little numb to this crazy scene, although every time he turned around and waved, it would cause many fans to scream, but he didn't stop too much in the process.

But Lin Mingyang still stopped halfway through, and in the crowd of screaming fans on both sides, a strangely shaped placard attracted his attention, which read: "We are from New Jersey, and we have been camping here for three days just to see you!" There was also a boarding pass next to him as evidence.

Holding the sign is a girl with a vampire tooth prop. Christine found that Lin Mingyang stopped, first glanced at him with some doubts, and then followed Lin Mingyang's gaze, she also saw the girl.

Both of them walked over there, and the fans on the side of the guardrail became more and more excited, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Mingyang took the initiative to ask to take a photo with the girl holding the slogan.

In the envious eyes of the people around them, Lin Mingyang and Christine sandwiched the girl in the middle from left to right, and asked the photographer opposite to help take the photo, in the words of the media commentator who reported the incident, it is estimated that the girl will be so excited that she can't sleep tonight.

At the entrance of the venue, in order to cooperate with the reporter's photo, Lin Mingyang and Christine hugged each other's waists and leaned together intimately. After the two posed this pose, the flashing lights of the reporters opposite never stopped. From their excited eyes, Lin Mingyang can already guess what kind of content will appear in the newspaper tomorrow, and about the "scandal" between him and Christine, it will probably be discussed by the boring media.

-- The stage of the premiere was arranged in the form of a semi-open Colosseum, with the host standing in the center and all the main creative staff sitting on stone platforms on both sides, and the whole stage seemed to be arranged to cater to Tim Burton's hobby, presenting a ruin-like Gothic style.

The sitting method on the stage is also very particular, the stone platforms arranged around share five levels, the bottom and top levels are not sitting, the actors sit on the three-level stone platform in the middle, sitting low, close to the host are the main creators who are more important in the film, so that they can interact with the host in the center of the stage; And those who sit on the high place are all insignificant characters in the film, and if the host asks a question, just hand the microphone to them.

When the curtain opened, the stage was pitch black, the audience could only faintly see the outline of some sets under the stage, and the only light shone in the center of the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the premiere of Twilight!"

There was a round of applause from the audience, and the host continued: "I don't think there is any need to introduce too much about this movie, I know that many people started queuing up a week ago in order to buy tickets for this premiere. But even so, there are still many people who are turned away. Since the start of filming, this film has always been the topic that everyone is most keen on. ”

"I understand how eager you are to see this film at the moment, but there's someone on stage who is more anxious than you, Felix, am I right?" As soon as the host's voice fell, another light lit up, shining squarely on the stone platform made by Lin Mingyang.

The lighting was handled very well, and the audience could only see that there was still someone sitting next to Lin Mingyang, but it was just an outline, and they couldn't see the face clearly, and they couldn't even tell whether the other party was a man or a woman.

An exclamation sounded in the audience, and Lin Mingyang smiled and greeted the audience below.

"I heard you're the only one of the cast members on the set who hasn't seen the final cut of the full film?" The moderator asked, clasping his hands.

Lin Mingyang took the microphone: "That's true, after the filming of my character performance was completed, I left the crew." ”

"Are you busy?"

"Reading while filming, don't look at me relaxed, in fact, I've been very busy!"

"As the author of the original novel of the film, aren't you worried about Tim Burton making this film a movie that you can't accept?" Director Tim Burton wasn't there, so the host pointed the finger at him as soon as he came up.

"The producers consulted me before deciding on Mr. Bolton as the director of the film, and Mr. Bolton seriously exchanged opinions with me before the film started, and I always thought that he was the most suitable person for the film."

The host then asked: "But many fans are worried that a film director with a strong personal style like Tim Burton will make a movie that will be very different from the original book, don't you have that concern?" ”

"Each of my novels is like my own child to me, and I definitely feel bad about seeing it being revised in a mess by someone else. But I'm also a film screenwriter, and a lot of my work is adapted from novels, so I know the pain of film adaptation. ”

"If the original novel is scrupulously respected, then the adaptation loses its meaning, and what everyone sees in the cinema is just a mechanical repetition of the novel's content. I may be very relieved as an author that this is the case, but as a filmmaker, I feel that this is an irresponsible approach to the audience, and every film should have its own thoughts! ”

"Mr. Tim Burton is undoubtedly one such director who can give ideas to the film, and I know very well how people feel about the original novel, but I also hope that everyone will look at the film with a more tolerant attitude like me."

(To be continued)