Recently, Tom Cruise has become a hot big star in the United States, and a youth film "Top Gun" about a fighter pilot in the United States Navy has completely consolidated his status as a big star. His handsome pilots, speeding motorcycles, fierce air battles, beautiful girls, and beautiful music have won him countless fans and fascinated thousands of boys and girls.

At this moment, he is sitting in his apartment in Los Angeles, flipping through the script of "Rain Man" in his hand.

"Hi Tom!" Agent George pushed open the door, "Don't forget tonight's charity dinner, which many celebrities and gentlemen attended." ”

"I remember." Tom Cruise didn't look up and continued to flip through the script in his hand.

George walked over suspiciously, and after reading the script, he asked with a smile: "Very interested?" ”

"It's a good script, don't you think so?"

George also read the script of "Rain Man", and it was he who handed it over to Tom Cruise. "That's right, the script is very good, are you going to promise them?"

Tom Cruise looked up. George has been his agent for many years, and the two have a tacit understanding, just as George is familiar with his personality and living habits, and he is also very clear about George's expression. "What do you want to say?"

"I don't think there's any need to risk this movie with your current popularity. Top Gun is a success, isn't it? ”

Very successful? Tom Cruise shook his head slightly. "Top Gun" had a very good box office reputation, and his performance in the film was also successful, but in his opinion, the film, which choreographed fighter jet flight movements to pop melodies, was nothing more than a recruitment advertisement for the U.S. Navy, not something he really pursued. On the contrary, it was the script of "Rain Man" in his hand that really attracted him.

"Go on."

George brewed two cups of coffee and put them in front of Tom Cruise and himself: "As far as I know, Dustin Hoffman is interested in taking the film and has flown to New York." ”

"Isn't that a good thing...... New York? What does this have to do with New York? ”

"Chinatown, Manhattan, New York, to be exact."

"Chinatown?"

George nodded and sighed, "Tom, you don't know who the director of this movie is, do you?" ”

He was right, Tom Cruise didn't notice the director, because the director's name was unfamiliar, he glanced at it and skipped it, and he didn't have much of an impression. Re-read the script and found the director's column: "Ping'an, Chen?" Who is it? ”

After George's introduction, Tom Cruise knew that Chen Ping'an was the starring role of the three movies "Ghost Love", "City of Mythology", and "Blood Spot", and asked puzzledly: "I have watched all three movies, except for "Blood Spot", the other two are very good. Any questions? ”

"He's Chinese."

"Hey, George, I didn't know you were racist."

George smiled, "I didn't. I just want to say that this Chen Ping'an is more alternative. I've also seen "Ghost Love", and I think a white lead will achieve a higher box office, even more than Universal's "Back to the Future". It's a pity that he insisted on using Chinese actors. ”

Tom Cruise and Zhong Chuhong are more familiar, and the two played a couple in "The True Color of Money" in the first half of the year: "Miss Zhong is very sexy, and her acting skills are also good. ”

"Look, you also admit that Miss Zhong is sexy and beautiful, but there is one thing you must not think of, the actor in that movie is Chen Ping'an. I'm worried that he, as a director, has other purposes in mind while making films. I heard that before the release of "Ghost Love" in Hong Kong, there were rumors about the two of them. ”

Tom Cruise was silent for a moment, digesting the news George had brought. After a few minutes, he spoke, "George, I don't think that's the reason you want me to say no. ”

"Well, Tom, you're right, and another reason is that "Coming to America", which is currently being filmed, was invested by his company, and the script was also created by him."

"Buy cakes! George, you're not really racist, are you? ”

George shrugged helplessly: "Tom, don't be joking, okay." I mean, Chen Ping'an, the director, is too alternative. ”

In his eyes, Chen Ping'an was too out of tune. "People and Ghosts Are Not Over" insists on starring Chinese; "Coming to America" is entirely centered on Chinese and black people; "City of Myths" was a whim during the filming of "Blood Spot...... Such a director is too offbeat to conform to mainstream American film trends, and there is too much uncertainty about starring in the films he shoots. Tom Cruise is not a newcomer to the film industry, so there is no need to risk the fame he has already established.

And in the United States, Chinese directors ...... Chen Ping'an is the only one. Americans are not opposed to being different, but being unconventional should be the prerogative of white Americans and a small number of black superstars, the Chinese...... At least in the film industry, it should not belong to the Chinese, just like a bomb that may explode at any time, the director zhì failed miserably at the box office.

Therefore, he believes that Tom Cruise should refuse to take on the film directed by Chen Ping'an, at least this movie should be refused. If "Rain Man" has a good response in the future, and Chen Ping'an does not add more elements that do not conform to the mainstream of the United States in the movie, then the opportunity for future cooperation between the two parties cannot be ruled out. Anyway, he has learned that Chen Ping'an is not only a director, but also a very good screenwriter.

……

Manhattan, New York.

On the beach, in the seaside restaurant specially built by the crew, Chen Ping'an, who was in a suit and leather shoes, and Zhong Chuhong, who was not far away, looked at each other.

Zhong Chuhong had a faint smile on her face, full of warmth and joy; Chen Ping'an portrayed the deepest feeling in his heart in his eager and surprising eyes, giving people a feeling that silence is better than sound here. That joy, that touch, the joy of reunion, the longing for the twilight, finally turned into a sentence: "The two? ”

"Cards!" Director Zhang Wanting smiled, "Aunt Aberdeen, you two acted so well, take a rest first." Hengsheng, you work harder, shoot a few more sets of pictures, and this place should be demolished tomorrow. ”

The cinematographer of this film is Pan Hengsheng, and Bao Dexi stayed in Hong Kong to help Wu Yusen shoot "Bloody Heroes". The small restaurant erected on the beach is illegal, and after communicating with the local administration, pay sufficient fees and deposits, and ensure that it will be completely demolished after the filming is completed, and no garbage will be left before it is allowed.

Pan Hengsheng carried the camera and began to shoot around the small restaurant from all angles, and asked casually: "Director Zhang, don't you need a hug here?" ”

"No, you don't. It is necessary to have this feeling and leave enough space for the audience's imagination, which is called a fairy tale. It was Chen Ping'an who answered him. This kind of answer completely spoke to Zhang Wanting's heart, and she nodded happily: "Andy is right, this is what you want." ”

Since Chen Ping'an joined the group, his identity has been reduced from the boss to Andy. During the filming process, he completely obeyed Zhang Wanting's arrangement, there was no shelf, and uninformed people thought he was just a starring actor, who would have thought that he was still the biggest financier of this drama and the boss of director Zhang Wanting? His approach was admired and recognized by the entire crew.

In addition, Chen Ping'an's acting skills and understanding of this play were even more unexpected than Zhang Wanting. In particular, the twenty-two-year-old Chen Ping'an vividly interpreted the taste of the thirty-year-old uncle at the bow of the boat, which amazed Zhang Wanting and Luo Qirui.

One night, Zhong Chuhong sighed in his arms, saying that although he was older than him, when he was with him, what he felt was his maturity and stability, as well as a sense of security. Chen Ping'an interprets the mentality of a middle-aged man in his thirties almost perfectly in the play, so that Zhong Chuhong will hallucinate when he is warm with him at night, as if Chen Ping'an is really an uncle in his thirties.

How do they know that the soul in Chen Ping'an's body has long been an uncle who is nearly forty years old, and his years of experience in mixing grassroots make him play the bow ruler with ease, which is simply a performance in his true colors. He was also as down-and-out as the bow ruler, drinking, gambling, fighting, and foul language.

After the filming of the scene on the beach is over, most of the whole movie has been completed, and among the remaining scenes, only Chen Ping'an bought a strap for Zhong Chuhong as a gift, ran happily on the street, and he chased after Zhong Chuhong left. If there are no accidents, the film will be completed in mid-October.

Zhang Wanting commanded Pan Hengsheng to continue filming, Chen Ping'an and Zhong Chuhong sat on beach chairs drinking water and chatting about the plot, and a staff member ran from afar: "Boss, someone is looking for you!" ”

"Oh? Who's looking for me? ”

"He said he was called, and he was called, and he was called by Tinman."

"Dustin Hoffman?"

"That's right, that's the name."

"Oh!" Chen Ping'an was stunned for a moment, and then got up, "You sue him, I'll go over immediately." ”

Dustin Hoffman came to find him, and Chen Ping'an was a little puzzled. During the filming of "Autumn Fairy Tale" in Manhattan, he had little contact with Anne Heard's side, because he was confident in Anne Heard's abilities, and the United States did not target him. The casting of "Rain Man" and "Lethal Weapon" was entrusted to Anne Heard, and Dustin Hoffman was contacted by Anne Heard.

These days, he has a lot of contact with Hong Kong, and he always keeps abreast of the changes in the Hong Kong entertainment industry by phone. is not only staring at the new art city, but also guarding against the mastermind behind the scenes who have been calm for a long time.

Hong Kong is relatively calm. There is no movement behind the scenes, and Super New Art City is much more settled.

After being led by Dark Horse International and the joint efforts of many film companies to fight against poaching, Super New Art City finally stabilized the morale of the army at a great price. At present, I have taken my mind to shoot movies seriously, and I am ready to hit the Christmas schedule and ...... with other film companies at the box office. The main reason is that the dark horse international is low.

The script contest opened a few days ago, and the million-dollar grand prize caused a twelve-level tsunami in the Hong Kong film industry. Dark Horse International once again showed the limelight, causing heated discussions among the public; The screenwriters, who have been ignored, are as excited as chickens, and there is a feeling that spring is coming; The peers are all in danger, for fear that their company's screenwriters will be poached, and they began to improve the treatment of screenwriters.

However, this can't resist the enthusiasm of the screenwriters to participate in the script collection competition, with a huge prize of nearly four million, not to mention the film screenwriters, even the TV screenwriters are tempted, and began to write scripts to prepare for the competition. R1152