Chapter 401: Hollywood

Wu Yusen's gossip and "filthiness" on the plane were also unavoidable. `

This time he came to the United States in advance, he made a small calculation of Chen Ping'an, and came back and forth first and then played. Although he understands Chen Ping'an's seriousness and dedication to the film industry, and Chen Ping'an only scolded him a few words and did not delve into it, he is still a little unsteady in his heart - Chen Ping'an is the boss!

Repairing possible gaps in this way and obtaining Chen Ping'an's understanding is Wu Yusen's main purpose.

The effect seems to be not bad.

When I arrived in the United States, it was already six o'clock in the afternoon.

When getting off the plane, when Chen Ping'an passed by Li Ruoxun, he deliberately took another look. At this time, Li Ruoxun was wearing a flight attendant uniform, which was very different from the fairy aunt who was pure and incomprehensible on the big screen in later generations, as if she did not eat fireworks in the world.

This time he came to the United States, Chen Ping'an enjoyed a different treatment.

Many media reporters stood outside the airport, waiting to interview him. "Rain Man" shined, received multiple Academy Award nominations, and finally made a name for himself in the United States.

In the past, when I came to the United States, it was all people from my own company who took the opportunity, but this time, there are still many reporters waiting, including some well-known media outlets.

Chen Ping'an's name is full of mystery in the United States. A Chinese-American director has shot several classic films, but rarely appears in front of the camera, not to mention the public, even insiders don't know much about him.

Subtlety and low-key have never been the mainstream thinking of Americans, and more and more Americans are interested in Chen Ping'an, and the attention of the media is naturally increasing day by day. If "Rain Man" can win at this year's Oscars, his American fame will reach a new level.

The purpose of the interviews of the journalists. It revolves around "Rain Man", which has received multiple nominations, and "The Silence of the Lambs", which is about to start filming. There is also some gossip mixed in. For example, the "feud" between him and Tom Cruise, the love triangle between him and Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, etc.

Questions about love triangles. It's a disaster.

With "Rain Man", Brad Pitt became popular, and Julia Roberts also let the American audience see the charm of her Georgian beauty queen, which was accepted by the audience.

In a TV interview, when the host asked Brad Pitt about his evaluation of Julia, the former was full of praise for the latter, believing that the other person was a woman who could make her heart move.

The host immediately asked Julia if Brad Pitt was the man who could make her heart move, and Julia's answer was Chen Ping'an.

The American media is not a good bird either. The pursuit of gossip and manufacturing capacity are no worse than their Hong Kong counterparts. So a love triangle broke out in the newspaper the next day, Brad Pitt had a crush on Julia, and Julia liked Dongfang Chen.

In this scandal incident, Chen Ping'an was purely lying on the gun, and Zhong Chuhong did not ask the teacher to ask for the crime after learning about it, but just told him the whole story with a smile on the phone, and then told him that his romance had spread to the other side of the ocean.

Chen Ping'an's ability to deal with reporters. Absolutely top notch. It doesn't matter if it's from Hong Kong or the United States.

For topics of interest to journalists, inconsequential detailed answers, clever answers involving **. Ignore those who touch the bottom line. Then cleverly throw the topics you need to the media, and use the media to promote them for free.

It's like post-interview. When several media outlets offered to ask him for an exclusive interview, he first expressed his gratitude. Then the conversation changed and said that he would be very busy lately. I don't have time for an interview.

So the reporter asked, what have you been busy with lately? Is "The Silence of the Lambs" ready to start early?

No, the Silence of the Lambs boot time remains the same. I came to the United States early this time, mainly because "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" encountered some problems, and the heroine is to be determined. This time, he was looking for the heroine with the crew.

"This killer is not too cold"?

The reporter doesn't know much about this movie, because Wu Yusen, the director, is not well-known in the United States, and he is still a Chinese, even if his "Bloody Heroes" has a good response in the United States.

Chen Ping'an was also treated like this back then, even if "City of Mythology" won the Oscar for Best Documentary, few reporters paid attention to him when he opened a new play. Because he's Chinese.

Wu Yusen is in this situation now. "Bloody Heroes" has a good reputation, box office, and it is not bad as a foreign language film, but he is a Chinese, not even American, the first time he started filming a Western film, the actor is still Chinese, and American reporters are full of food to pay attention to him.

But from Chen Ping'an's mouth, it was different.

In the final analysis, it is still the strength of the people, but the Chinese need to show stronger strength. Chen Ping'an has already had such strength.

He came for the heroine of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", and the reporters immediately became a little interested in the play, and more interested in the heroine of the play. Chen Ping'an's purpose will be the same, with the help of the media, to promote the film to recruit the heroine.

Subsequently, he pushed Wu Yusen and Zhou Yan to the reporter, and Wu Yusen answered the reporter's information about the movie and the requirements for the heroine.

By the time I left the airport, it was already seven o'clock in the evening and it was already dark.

Sitting in the car, Anne Head was excited. "Rain Man" was nominated for multiple awards at the Academy Awards, which is a great honor for Dark Horse International America. It would be even better if we could win a few trophies.

The Oscars have a very big impact on the film, honor is one thing, and profit is another. According to statistics, if a film is nominated for an Oscar, the box office will increase to a certain extent, and the box office of the award-winning film will increase even more.

Although "Rain Man" has been painted in the United States, there are also overseas markets, as well as the videotape market, which are all lucrative sources.

"How many prizes do you think we can win this time?" Anne Heard was full of excitement and discussed with Chen Ping'an about the upcoming Oscars, and "Rain Man" could finally win several awards. "Five? Six? Or more? ”

"Don't think things are so good. Have you forgotten that the year before last, Spielberg's "The Color Purple" received eleven nominations, but what happened? ”

Outcome? The result was very sad, and the great director Spielberg did not win a single award at the Oscars in 86, which caused quite a stir at the time.

Anne Hurd's face changed slightly, but she heard Chen Ping'an say again: "Of course, our movie is different from his "Purple", and the best actor is estimated to be no problem." ”

This sentence made Anne Hurd feel a lot better, and then asked: "What about the best picture and the best director?" ”

"Have you considered my identity?"

Although he is an American, he is still Chinese, and how can an American who talks about democracy make a Chinese bloom in the backyard of American movies?

Anne Heard had a disappointed face, obviously she had understood what Chen Ping'an meant.

The atmosphere in the car was a little heavy, and after a while, Chen Ping'an took the initiative to break the deadlock: "How is Lao Ka's side, how is "Terminator" going?" ”

When it comes to "Terminator 2", Anne Heard's interest is rising again, and "Terminator 2", which claims to have invested more than 100 million US dollars, is definitely a movie to be proud of.

She told Chen Ping'an that "Terminator 2" started filming last summer, and is now undergoing intense post-editing, and is expected to be released in July during the summer vacation. Unlike other films, as soon as filming began, major distributors approached us to discuss national distribution and overseas distribution.

In the end, under the same conditions, the distribution of the film was handed over to 20th Century Fox, and the two companies have cooperated for many years, so there is no need to change the distribution company.

During the filming of this movie, many interesting things also happened.

Cameron once complained to reporters proudly, saying that the opening scene of the second part was spectacular, and the shooting cost was huge, and the funds used were enough to shoot the first part again.

The sound of the T-1000 variant is sampled by wrapping the microphone and then dipping it in cereal. And the screams of the T-1000 when he died were dubbed by director Cameron himself.

Arnold and the liquid metal T-1000 meet and exchange fire in the hallway of a large mall, and the Asian who is killed in the middle is played by a Japanese. This Japanese man is a good friend of Cameron, and he flew all the way from Tokyo just to be able to die an honorable death in the film.

The funniest thing is that one night when the crew was filming, a woman walked into the motorcycle rider bar that was built, thinking that it was a real bar, completely ignoring the trucks, cameras, and lights that carried the set.

When she saw Schwarzenegger standing in the bar, wearing only boxer shorts, she asked him what was going on, to which Schwarzenegger replied humorously, saying that a "men's striptease night" was taking place here.

Anne Heard spoke eloquently, not only because of her pride in the movie, but also because of her pride in her husband Cameron.

Chen Ping'an couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, although he had watched "Terminator 2", it was the first time he heard the interesting things behind the scenes.

Speaking of which, Anne Heard has shifted the topic to "The Silence of the Lambs": "You seem to like to use Orientals as the protagonists of movies, why? ”

This question, when he was at the airport before, a reporter asked him if it was because he was Chinese, so he liked to find Chinese as the protagonist.

At that time, Chen Ping'an bypassed this problem, and now Anne Hurd brings it up again, obviously having her own opinion.

Since 85 years, Chen Ping'an has filmed Western films every year.

The heroes and heroines of "People and Ghosts Are Not Over" are him and Zhong Chuhong; "Blood Spots" and "City of Myths" were filmed in Hong Kong, and most of the characters in the films are Orientals. These movies are good, especially "Human Ghost" and "Mythical City", which are classics, but Chen Ping'an did not cause a sensation in Hollywood.

Until last year's "Rain Man", he really became famous in Hollywood, and in this movie, there were no Chinese faces from beginning to end, and the male and female protagonists were also American actors.

Anne Heard looked at Chen Ping'an seriously: "I can understand your thoughts as an Oriental, but I can't agree with your approach as a director, "Rain Man" is the best proof." (To be continued......) R527