Chapter 190: Oprah Interview (Part I)

Alina's husband is a corporate executive, her eldest son is studying at a state university in the same city, and her youngest daughter is in high school. After giving birth to two children, she quit her job and became a full-time wife at home. Go out shopping in the morning and start preparing dinner for the whole family at four o'clock in the afternoon.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Alina was sitting on the sofa curled up, watching the new soap opera on Fox TV with relish, and her husband Danny suddenly walked into the living room with his briefcase. He ripped off his tie, tossed his briefcase aside, and stood next to the water cooler, pouring cold water down his throat without even saying hello to his wife.

After solving his thirst problem, Danny smiled apologetically at his wife, "Honey, I'm back." ”

Alina looked at her husband, who was behaving a little abnormally today, and her eyes were full of puzzlement, "I know you're back, but it's not time to get off work yet." ”

"I took a leave of absence and rushed back to watch the Oprah talk show..."Before Danny finished speaking, his wife's hand was already pressed on his head, and he felt that the temperature was normal, and Alina said to herself, "You don't have a fever... But you're really weird today! ”

Danny was about to explain, but Alina shook her head, "I can understand you leaving your job and coming back to watch the Super Bowl, but I can't understand that you're taking time off work for a talk show." I admit that Oprah is a witty and humorous host, and many people like her, although she is mediocre in appearance, dark complexion, poor in figure, and still grinning when she laughs, not elegant at all. But you've never watched her show before, what's it today? ”

Faced with a series of questions from his wife, Danny hurriedly explained: "It's true that I'm not a big fan of Oprah, but she's going to interview a big star on today's show, and I'm very interested in that person." ”

"But you never chase stars..."The look on Alina's face became more and more confused.

Danny suddenly found himself having a hard time explaining this, "Do you remember the movie we went to see the day before yesterday, the scene where the main character ended up being an alien?" ”

"Is there anything between the two?" Of course, Alina remembers that different alien movie, in which the aliens depicted were a group of "interstellar exiles", and their shrimp-like appearance subverted all the alien images on the big screen. These aliens came from an immensely large spaceship 20 years ago that landed in the sky over Johannesburg, South Africa.

The film reverses the usual portrayal of aliens as extremely powerful, and portrays them as very vulnerable, not only refugees, but also ravaged by humans. The most surprising thing is that these aliens actually love to eat canned cat food, and even put down their dignity for this, perhaps these abnormal factors have attracted attention, or Lin Mingyang's first cult-style movie has made fans curious. Since its release, "District 9" has unexpectedly been hotly sought after by audiences in North America. The box office exceeded $100 million within three weeks of the film's release, jumping to the top of the charts.

"Because Oprah's interview with the director of that movie, Felix Lin, is the first time he's been interviewed on TV..."Danny still hasn't been able to finish his sentence this time, because another voice interrupts him.

"He'll reveal the film's production philosophy and a lot of filming footage in an exclusive interview, and Dad has always been interested in the topic of aliens." It was their eldest son, Leo, who spoke out of nowhere, startling everyone.

"Your dad came home suddenly to watch the Oprah talk show, so what are you for?" Alina clasped her hands, and when she was on the phone with her son yesterday, Leo also said that school has been very busy lately and he doesn't have time to go home.

Leo pointed to the TV, smiled and said, "The TV in my dormitory is broken, I can have dinner by the way when I come back this time!" ”

"So you're also coming back to see the 'aliens'?" Alina was completely defeated by the father and son.

Leo shrugged, "I'm not interested in aliens, but I'm interested in the guy who made aliens, whether it's as an actor or as a director, Felix Lin is always so cool..."

"Lucy!" He was talking about the excitement when his mother Alina suddenly screamed, and everyone turned back together, and then saw the little daughter standing at the top of the stairs with an embarrassed face after being stopped by Alina.

Under the gaze of other family members, Lucy, who was "a thief with a weak heart", squeezed out a smile, "Hehe, everyone is here!" ”

"Lucy, you should be in school at this time!" As a father, Danny spoke first.

"And at this time you should be in the company, and Leo didn't stay at school honestly..."Lucy stood there helplessly, thinking that at this time her mother was the only one in the house, and she could sneak back to the room. Unexpectedly, her family, who is rarely gathered in general, sat together like a meeting today, which made her infiltration plan a complete failure.

"But I'm asking for leave from the company!" Danny looked at his daughter very seriously, while Leo nodded at him with some schadenfreude, "There are no classes at the university today!" ”

"But I also asked the teacher for leave, and I didn't skip class!" Lucy reluctantly argued.

"Why, are you sick?" In front of the rest of the family, Danny must assume the posture of a strict father.

"I think she should have the same purpose as you." Alina, who had been sitting there without speaking, said on behalf of her embarrassed daughter: "I guess she doesn't have much interest in the topic of aliens either, and she skipped class just to watch Oprah's interview with Felix Lin." ”

"Lucy, I didn't expect us to be..."Danny found that his serious face could no longer hold it, but his wife glared at him fiercely, and Danny quickly changed his words: "I mean, it's not right for you to do this." ”

"Oh my God, the show has begun!" Leo slammed into the remote control, Lucy also dropped her schoolbag and grabbed a place on the sofa, Alina looked at the three guys helplessly, and a question arose in her heart: Felix Lin's charm is really so great?

――――Before the official start of the talk show is a short video introducing Lin Mingyang, "He is well-known all over the world, and his position in the hearts of the new generation of young people is irreplaceable." Whether Alina agrees with the point of view at the beginning of the short film, she does deeply understand this from her two children.

The first half of the short film is spliced together with classic shots from those movies starring Lin Mingyang, and the narrator uses a soothing and low male voice: "This kid can do everything, he is different, unique, he is not out of the ordinary for people and movies." Starting from "Youth Musical", people got to know this energetic teenager, and then each of his films can bring different surprises to people. ”

"There are many stories of overnight success in Hollywood, but the one that belongs to Felix is undoubtedly the most legendary." As soon as the narrator's voice fell, the scene shifted to last year's Oscars, where Lin Mingyang received the trophy from the award presenter.

"When he lifted the little golden man that symbolized the highest honor of film actors, there was still a month before his 20-year-old birthday, and he was the youngest actor at the Oscars, from an unknown high school student to a well-known star, he did all this in less than 5 years."

The camera changed again, and the picture changed to all kinds of excited expressions of Lin Mingyang's fans, and some people even burst into tears because they saw him, "People are crazy for him, and they don't hesitate to trample on each other to see him." ”

"Compared to his acting career, he has shown more amazing talent in other aspects. He is the author of best-selling novels that have taken the world by storm, he is a talented screenwriter in Hollywood, and he is also a director with endless potential. ”

The second half of the short film is edited with many interviews with celebrities who know Lin Mingyang and have commented on him.

A Fox TV producer said, "Everybody knows he's a good actor, but everybody overlooks the important fact that 'Musical' wasn't his first appearance in Hollywood, his script was first adopted by us, and then the script was made into a TV series, and 'Orange County Boys' was born." ”

…… The second TV interview was with director Kenny Ortega, who has worked with Lin Mingyang many times, "My first meeting with Felix was at a gas station, but he was working there, and I heard his singing, which was a song he wrote himself, which later became the most popular single on the music album "Youth Musical". ”

Immediately afterwards, pop diva Avril Lavigne actually appeared in the camera, and in the face of the reporter's question, she pouted, "Are you talking about Felix?" I know that guy, and the song "baby" he sang at the Grammys has a lot of inspiration for my singing style in the following songs. ”

...... "You can imagine my surprise when I read the novel Twilight!" "Interestingly, at the time we suspected that he was plagiarizing someone else's work, but now, more than 200 million people around the world have read the novel, and the number is growing," said Ives, general manager of Simon Publishing. ”

......"When he was filming "Pirates of the Caribbean 1", he was a part-time cinematographer on the crew, and when it came to the sequel, he made a cameo as an action director, and that guy always had some strange ideas in his head. This is what Keira Knightley said about Lin Mingyang.

"He's a mature boy, and this feeling was especially evident during the filming of "17 Again," which successfully blended the mentality of a middle-aged man with his own identity. Maybe I'm the only one who wasn't surprised that he won an Oscar, because that's the honor he deserves. Jennifer Aniston said.

"He knows exactly what kind of shots he wants, and he always knows exactly what he thinks." Blake Friley, who has played the leading role in Lin Mingyang's two directorial works, smiled sweetly in front of the camera, "It was a very relaxing and enjoyable experience to work with him. ”

"Aside from my aunt, he's the biggest star I admire the most, I love that he writes TV scripts, I'm fascinated by his novels, and unlike normal girls, I have the opportunity to work with him, and he feels great!" Emma Roberts was excited to face the camera, her big eyes playfully blinking and clearing the compelling.

…… At the end of the short film, Matthew, the principal of Lin Mingyang's high school, appeared in the camera, and he said with a smile: "I know that the outside world has a lot of evaluations about him, but in my eyes, he will always be the student with excellent grades and occasionally a little rebellious." I won't forget that outside of the film, he also brought a lot of honor to this school. He used to be the captain of our school's basketball team, and when he was on the basketball team, we won the state championship. If he hadn't chosen Hollywood, maybe everyone would still be able to see him on the NBA court. ”

The talk show didn't start immediately after the celebrity interview, and after a tidbit, the first thing everyone heard was Oprah's familiar voice and her usual opening line.

"Good afternoon, I'm Oprah, and now I'm streaming live to North America and around the world is an exclusive interview with Hollywood superstar, Felix Lin!"

As the camera stretched, Oprah, the famous talk show host, slowly stepped into the camera's field of vision, "Everyone must be familiar with the scenes around me, and now I am in Felix Lin's home in Florida, he has broken various film and television records, but has refused to be interviewed and stereotyped for many years." I believe that in the tidbits inserted before the show, everyone saw a lot of familiar celebrity faces, whether it was the producer, the publisher or the many actors who worked with him, these people who knew Felix Lin seemed to think that he was an incredible guy. There are all sorts of rumors about him, and his every move is able to attract attention. ”

The camera of the live broadcast hurriedly passed through the front door of Lin Mingyang's house, and the picture turned back to Oprah again: "The door in front rejected all the TV hosts before me. And the position I am standing in is where Felix Lin exercises every morning, and of course it is also the place where the paparazzi are most likely to secretly photograph him. ”

"Sadly, all the photos about this house are taken on its exterior. This is the first time that Felix Lin has unreservedly shown his home to the outside world, including his bedroom. In addition to listening to him talk about the filming concept of the film "District 9", you can also learn more about his private life. Today, he will break the silence. ”

(To be continued)