Chapter 252: Die Hard

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Bruce Willis has been depressed lately, wandering the streets of New York, looking at all kinds of people in a hurry, and his heart is getting more and more irritated.

originally thought that the hit of the TV series "Moonlight Detective Agency" would make a good breakthrough in his acting career, but who knows that the sky is not what people want, and still no one wants to ask him to make a movie. Bruce Willis looked back at the building he had just walked out of, how many studios had this been? He couldn't even remember it himself.

Bruce Willis was born on a U.S. military base in West Germany, his father was an officer, and the tough and cold temperament of the military seems to have had a huge influence on Bruce since childhood. Bruce is mediocre in appearance, but loves acting, and he has been participating in a number of shows since high school.

His passion for art made him seem casual and uninhibited, and the conformist university life did not make him yearn for it. He gave up applying to college, got a job at DuPont, quit soon after, and his only hobby was going to pubs and playing the harmonica for a band. Soon he got another job, but he didn't like it, and in reality he couldn't find the goal of his dreams, even though it was vague and elusive.

Later, he finally returned to college, but he didn't pay attention to his schoolwork. But he had a great interest in the drama club. He was actively involved in acting, and even went to the Broadway theater in New York to participate in the casting audition. His passion for acting led him to drop out of his junior year and move to New York, where he has been up and down ever since. can only play harlequins and small roles that are not very inconspicuous in some films.

Last year, Bruce Willis came out on top in a show of "Love for the Fool" in the off-Broadway theater world. On a subsequent trip to Los Angeles, he was selected from a pool of 3,000 auditions to play David Addison, an arrogant, egotistical private detective, in Sybil Shepard's romantic comedy Moonlight Detective. Bruce. A series of humorous effects caused by Willis disagreeing with others at every turn have made the show universally loved by the public since its release.

Bruce Willis felt that he was red, so he began to turn his eyes to the big screen he longed for the most.

But who knows. No director is optimistic about his appearance, because he is not handsome, and even has a slight stutter. Come on. As long as the camera is pointed at me, my stuttering is completely fine, okay? As for appearance, is it difficult to bring all Hollywood stars to be very handsome and beautiful? Dude, I'm an acting school!

The more Bruce Willis thought about it, the more depressed he became, and kicked a roadside can away.

And then. The phone in his pocket rang.

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McSolley's Bar is the oldest bar in New York. Founded in 1854 by Irish immigrant John McSorley, it has had a long history and many storied stories. Yang Lin had been here in his previous life and liked the retro style here.

Before 1970, the bar was only open to men, and even the proprietress only stepped into the bar when it was closed, making it a veritable "man's world". Paintings from the Xianfeng era, old photographs. Old newspapers covered the walls of the bar, and the wood chips floored. Dusty chandeliers and Irish waiters and bartenders create a unique atmosphere at McSorley's Bar, which feels like you've stepped back in time and transported back in time to pre-war New York and reminisced about the old days. Since 1910, the hangings and memorabilia on the walls of the bar have not been changed, and the centuries-old treasures can be seen everywhere, and in 1900, the famous Hungarian magician Harry Houdini's hand buckle is still fastened under the bar pillars, and Houdini's most eye-catching performance is to free himself from the handcuffs, chains, ropes and restraint clothing, and the hand buckle has become a historical treasure of McSolley's bar.

Yang Lin and Kidd are sitting in front of the bar counter at the bar, and when they look up, they can see a row of ancient "wishing bones" hanging next to the chandelier, saying that in World War I, in order to bless the American soldiers who went to the battlefield, their relatives would put the "wishing bones" on the shelf, and when the soldiers returned home safely, they would break off the "wishing bones", and the row of dusty "wishing bones" left in the bar witnessed the soldiers who had no news or died in a foreign land.

"What kind of guy is that Bruce Willis, and you've heard his name?" Kidd asked Yang Lin strangely, he really couldn't understand why Yang Lin had to go to New York to find this little-known Bruce Willis.

Yang Lin took a sip of beer and said, "I watched the ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation) broadcast "Moonlight Detective Agency", and I think this person has a good image. On the way to New York, Yang Lin had already figured out how to deal with Kidd's questions. Also, who would have known that you, a Hong Kong native, would have known that there was such a small actor within a few days of coming to the United States?

Kidd obviously believed Yang Lin's nonsense, no matter how high his IQ was, he couldn't imagine how Yang Lin would know about this Bruce Willis.

"Well, the beer here is pretty good and tastes great. The bar serves only two types of beer, its own brewed clear beer and dark beer. How did you find out here? You know, even for those who are authentic New Yorkers, there are many people who don't know about this place. Kidd didn't look like he had been here before, and he took a sip of his beer and praised.

Dude has been here in his last life! Yang Lin smiled and nodded: "I heard from a friend, and it really deserves its reputation." ”

As soon as the words fell, Yang Lin saw a tall and sturdy figure walk into the door of the bar.

Strong, well-defined, with a little less hair, not bad, it's Bruce Willis.

"Hey, Bruce, here!" Yang Lin shouted, saw Bruce Willis looking over, and beckoned.

Bruce Willis and his agent, Paul, saw someone waving and walked over.

Kidd was the first to stand up, he didn't know Bruce Willis, and he didn't know Paul: "Hello, I'm Kidd, and Mr. Johnson has already told you what I mean." He spread out his hand to introduce Yang Lin: "This is Mr. Yang Lin, the owner of Hollywood's 'DreamWorks' film company, this time we want to find Mr. Bruce Willis to make a movie, I hope to talk to you." ”

Paul already knew from his friends that this handsome white man was very powerful, but when he looked at Yang Lin, his eyes did have some hesitation, but he didn't show it too obviously, and pulled Bruce Willis to sit down with a smile.

If you don't pull it, you can't do it, he already feels that Bruce Willis is already very dissatisfied, and it seems that he may turn around and walk away at any time, or even overturn the table. You know, this big guy's temper is really bad.

Bruce Willis was upset. In his opinion, this young Oriental kid was simply joking. It's not that he doubts Yang Lin's identity, but he intuitively thinks that this kid can't make any good movies at all. Maybe it's just a young master from a rich family, right? Tender meat with fine skin. Bruce Willis doesn't care how much Yang Lin can pay him, what he cares about is not money, what he cares about is whether he can act in a good movie.

Obviously, this friendly grinning boy didn't look that competent.

Yang Lin obviously felt Bruce Willis's dissatisfaction and suspicion, and looked at this guy who always exuded a rough and loose masculinity with some amusement. He took out a script and threw it in front of Bruce Willis: "Bruce, I like your appearance and temperament, so I assume that you are the protagonist of my movie." Let's take a look at the script first, and then let's talk about the salary. ”

Bruce Willis was a little stunned, how could this kid be so arrogant? Do you think I'm going to star in this movie? ! Lao Tzu just doesn't act, can you be like this?

Bruce Willis is a guy who has a temper, in Chinese terms, he is a bit of a "two-pole". He wanted to stand up and walk away, but when his eyes swept over the script, he changed his mind again. What a rare opportunity! At the very least, shouldn't we see what kind of movie it is? He explained it to himself.

“《DieHard》? It's a strange name, it's funny. "Bruce Willis was intrigued about the script almost instantly. Don't be surprised, this guy turned out to be Hollywood's most famous "bad boy", notoriously bad-tempered, and quite stubborn. "DieHard" is the English name of the movie "Die Hard", and its original meaning is the meaning of refusing to die, stubborn to the end, and heroic sacrifice. And it's a verb, which is even more obvious when I think it's in line with Bruce Willis's taste and temperament.

The historical "Die Hard", filmed in 1988, is a classic action movie by Fox in the United States. According to Roderick. Thorpe's novel "Nothing LastsForever" is adapted.

If you don't know much about the "Die Hard" series, you can only cite a film with the status of "True Lies" as an analogy, although the former is more charming and classic than the latter. Films like this in that era with a pure action entertainment route also had a strong romantic atmosphere of literary films.

Just like many series of movies, the first part is done well, and the same is true for "Die Hard". This movie can be called a masterpiece in the history of action movies, the plot, characters, and scenes are all gone, and in this kind of clichéd genre with almost simple action and plot, "Die Hard" is indeed the ultimate in play.

And the film made Bruce Willis an instant hit, and it was the signature show that established him as a superstar superstar, earning him an A rating among Hollywood's many stars.

In his previous life, when Bruce Willis made this movie, his salary had reached 5 million US dollars, the first in Hollywood, and after its release, Bruce Willis's salary doubled.

But now, this guy is not so famous, and it is a good time for "exploitation". (To be continued......)