Chapter 235: Cultural Awareness
On the second day, Wang Yang and Hongyue followed the ambassador into the White House, the presidential residence.
After arriving at the White House, the first thing he and his wife saw was naturally when they watched international news on weekdays, and there were often pictures of the president of the magnesium country meeting with foreign heads of state or making speeches on current affairs on the lawn in front of the White House.
In the past, the United States was the place where the world was affected, but now the United States is still a leader of the West, and China is more like a leader of the East.
However, Wang Yang probably saw through the majesty of the motherland building, the White House in front of him is not as tall and magnificent as imagined, it is like a beautiful private villa, with three floors, because the whole body is white, so it is called the White House.
"You can do it yourself, I have other things to take care of."
"Thank you, thank you." Wang Yang and Hongyue hurriedly said to the ambassador.
As soon as the ambassador left, the two also followed some other tourists, and under the guidance of the tour guide of the White House, they came to visit in a very orderly manner.
The tour guide said: "The foundation of the White House was chosen by the first president, Washington, and construction began in 1792, and it was not completed until 1800, when Washington had already stepped down, so the second president, Adams, was the first owner of the White House......
Listening to the tour guide's introduction, looking at the current White House in Washington, D.C., is actually completely different.
At that time, the White House was not what it is now, when the British invaded Washington, the White House was burned down, and then rebuilt, the architect built a terrace on each side of the main building, and added a large porch at the main entrance, underneath which was supported by four marble columns, and then became the current White House.
The White House is small and well-designed. Luxuriously renovated. Very practical.
The east and west wings are composed of three parts: the side hall and the main building.
The halls on both sides are office areas. There are more than 100 rooms on the three floors of the main building.
On the ground floor, there is a diplomatic reception hall for foreign heads of state and envoys.
On the first floor, there are East Hall and West Hall, and the East Hall is the largest and most luxuriously decorated place in the White House, which can accommodate more than 200 people.
This is the place where the president's family held weddings, funerals and other important events, and four presidents' daughters have held weddings here.
On holidays, the president and his family often invite some friends, citizens with outstanding contributions, and stars in the arts, arts, and sports circles to the White House for gatherings. In addition, there are 3 lounges named after colors on the first floor, namely the Red Room, the Blue Room and the Green Room.
The second floor is where the president's family lives.
"From the time the White House was built to the present, dozens of people have come and gone from its owner."
"yes. In a letter written on the second night of Adams' stay in the White House, he said: "I pray that God will bless this mansion and all those who will live here in the future. May all rulers of the White House be honest and wise. 】”
However, of the many presidents, only three of them have been built monumental.
"Washington, the memorial to the Founding Fathers, the memorial to the drafters of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, Lincoln proposed the emancipation of black slaves, so there is a memorial......"
"Husband, your memory is too good."
Wang Yang was speechless about this sentence, can he say that when he was in school before, he was particularly interested in the magnesium country, so much so that he read all kinds of magnesium country novels and famous works of the magnesium country?
"It's like a movie, Forrest Gump......"
"What?"
Wang Yang suddenly realized something, this, this, this!
Oh, my God! How could he forget that foreign countries also lack a lot of classics?
In his previous life, "Forrest Gump" was written by Robert. The film directed by Zemeckis, directed by Tom. Hanks, Robin. Starring White and others. It was released in the United States on July 6, 1994.
Then the film was adapted from the writer Winston. Glum's novel of the same name, published in 1986, depicts Forrest Brown, a small-town boy born with intellectual disabilities. Be willing to strive for self-improvement. In the end, "foolish people have foolish blessings" were favored by God and created inspirational stories of miracles in many fields.
The most important thing is that after the movie was released, it won 6 awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director in 1995!
Many people have naturally seen this movie, but in fact, this movie is far from being as simple as an inspirational movie.
In fact, "Forrest Gump" is a movie that portrays the history of the growth of magnesium country.
The role of Forrest Gump has been given a "magnesium country" in it, and the director is a typical conservative rightist.
Many people don't understand the thinking of the magnesium people.
In fact, there are two factions in the magnesium country, right-wing liberalism, and the most typical representative is Obama.
In Hollywood, leftist liberal thought shows a breakthrough in human morality, and the main idea is to promote collectivism, attack capitalism and moral degeneration.
In previous lives, there were "Avatar" and "Fahrenheit 911".
That's right, when you watch a movie like "Avatar", when you agree with this kind of cinematic thinking, there is no doubt that you are a person who likes to chase freedom, a typical radical.
"Juno" and "Forrest Gump" are right-wing conservatives, and if you watch such a movie, you will magically find that such a movie is full of many values that you can hardly believe.
For example, a character like Forrest Gump, who was crippled and bullied since he was a child, did not run away, but with the encouragement of a girl.
This is actually like the original magnesium country, when it was colonized by the British, it was bullied, so it ran away.
At that time, the magnesium country broke free from the shackles of the United Kingdom, so it was like Forrest Gump running when he was a child, and then he ran away completely.
Besides, the girl Forrest Gump liked, followed a leftist, in the anti-war movement that year, was the girl's boyfriend, and the director directly made the girl's boyfriend wear Nazi clothes.
If you don't understand the Nazis, it's hard to understand that the director is expressing a kind of irony for leftist ideas, and even a little obvious "black".
In the mainstream culture of the magnesium country, in addition to the left and right, there is also a libertarian, such as the movie "South Park". It is full of irony for the liberal ideas of tobacco and alcohol control, anti-war and so on. There is also a critique of religious culture. This offends conservatives.
Therefore, libertarians are also one of the cultures of the magnesium country, but they are not considered the mainstream.
No matter who Wang Yang is, if you want to gain a foothold in the magnesium country, you must stand firmly in a certain faction, and you must have a very firm position, otherwise it will be very difficult to get the support of others.
Of course, it's the same in Huaxia. Regardless of whether Huaxia is divided into north and south, Wang Yang is a Shanghai faction, but he lives in Yanjing, so he is more of a middle-of-the-road.
There is no way, it's too southern, and it will naturally be like Han Han's speech, more casual and free, in this case, it will still be supported by the southern faction.
And if it is traditional and conservative, it must be low-key and polite. In short, it is a rule, and even some conformism.
Wang Yang is definitely unwilling to do this. In that case, it is better to be modest, soft when it should be soft, and hard when it should be hard.
Now, he has arrived in the magnesium country, if he wants to develop for a while, he still can't be too libertarian for the time being.
Conservative and liberal, for the time being, freedom has always had the upper hand.
After all, in the spirit of the magnesium country, freedom is one of them.
However, if you want to choose freedom, it will be inappropriate for "Forrest Gump" to be filmed.
It's very simple, if Wang Yang is asked to shoot "Forrest Gump" first, then he will not dare to make "Avatar" again.
At most, you can invest in secret, and it is really necessary to shoot this idea at once, and express another idea at once, which will make everyone question.
After all, there seems to be some unfirm belief in this way.
The movie "Forrest Gump", when it won the Oscar that year, still fought "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Pulp Fiction".
Thinking about the classics of the other two movies, you can see what "Forrest Gump" represents, which is actually an ideological exploration and a kind of sustenance for conservatives.
This movie, first of all, was passed on to the magnesium country, telling the people of the magnesium country, how we succeeded, where we came from, what we experienced along the way, and where do we go in the end?
Magnesium Country is a young and strong man, and it has been established for a short time, so it is naturally easy to get confused.
Wang Yang also analyzed whether the current magnesium country is also in such a period?
The success of the movie, including the success of the novel, has a lot to do with the times, as if "The Legend of Wukong" was taken to ancient times, it was completely useless, and in modern times, it can create huge IP value.
In fact, the same is true for movies, if the analysis is not good, the movie will definitely hit the street, in what kind of era, what kind of psychological state people have, knowing what they need, is the most powerful ability of a director.
In China, the entire market is actually a peak of the entertainment industry.
Before the seventies and eighties, because of a general state of low demand in society, in an era when material satisfaction was difficult, it was a bit of a joke to talk about spiritual pursuits.
So after the 90s, when most people couldn't go hungry, a lot of entertainment and cultural products were slowly born, including the value of actors, and the income of stars rose.
If you think about it carefully and take a look, you will find that the development of China and the changes in all walks of life have a sense of earth-shaking.
Wang Yang has already felt this change in his own world, but in this world, the changes in Huaxia are even greater, and in 2008, he could clearly feel that the variety of cultural products is extremely scarce.
Magnesium country likewise, people are particularly in need of entertainment products.
"In terms of entertainment, the spirit of entertainment is also quite liberal, can it be said that I am destined to be a person who pursues freedom in the magnesium country?"
Wang Yang thought in his heart: In Huaxia, he was accustomed to being conservative by tradition since he was a child, and the country of magnesium, even if he is conservative, it is difficult to compare with the conservative country of Huaxia, so it is better to be debauched in the country of magnesium.
It's like a Falk squid! Falk Squid!
Shouting such swear words a few more times, or even learning some swear words from some black people in the south, is even more exciting.
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In the past few days, Wang Yang has been thinking about what kind of entertainment products to get out first?
Entertainment products in film and television, the most popular now, seems to be biochemical?
"Yes, yes, it's biochemistry!"
Wang Yang suddenly discovered that there were a lot less biochemical works in this world.
Biochemical zombies are a very good cultural element, and after they came out of the West, they have been spreading to the world.
For biohazard fans, the first thing they come into contact with is naturally the games of the "Resident Evil" series.
The second is Hollywood's biochemical movies, which gradually gave birth to a cultural category after the game movies became popular, which is the biochemical apocalypse.
In the earth before Wang Yang's rebirth, there were six or seven million results in biochemistry at Baidu, which at least means that there are tens of millions of groups in a country who know biochemical culture.
"Horror Survival, Zombie ......"
Of course, Wang Yang really wanted to plagiarize the "Resident Evil" game series, a set of biochemical stand-alone games, selling platinum data, the 1st generation directly broke 10 million sales, and when it came to the 5th generation, it also had an efficiency of six or seven million.
When "Resident Evil 6" came out, it collected billions at once.
In a certain way, the game series "Resident Evil", as well as the movie series, have made biochemical culture popular all over the world.
Wang Yang knows that it is actually difficult to make this kind of game and movie of birth, but it will definitely not be more difficult than special effects blockbusters, or more rigorous historical dramas and literary films.
It is even said that as long as you realize one thing, you can shoot it.
A realistic zombie style that develops a set of settings about the zombie world, has a main story, and then a number of stories built on the main line.
Movies can be done on the camera, interludes, flashbacks, multi-line narration, and sometimes a one-second close-up of the camera can completely create a completely different story.
Therefore, according to Wang Yang's idea, a film production company will be established in the magnesium country to shoot "Zombies Out of the Cage".
"Zombies Out of the Cage" is also known as "Tomb of the Living Dead".
In the previous life, the "Resident Evil" movie also came out after the living dead, so in terms of speaking, the living dead movie that appeared in the 68s is the real originator of biochemistry.
George. Romero became the father of zombies in the world in the 68s after he got this movie out, which also created a zombie movie craze in the 80s.
For example, Lin Zhengying can be regarded as a George. Under the influence of movies like Romero, there was an idea to make zombie movies with Chinese characteristics. (To be continued......)