When Sun Ziming filmed "Forrest Gump", because Tom Hanks thought that the little golden man wanted to go crazy and took the initiative to reduce the salary, and Nicole Kidman also took the initiative to reduce the price, it only cost $30 million. Now in order to promote the film, the light and shadow company has spent a full 30 million US dollars.

For this reason, when Sun Ziming and Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman, and Gary Sinis were on TV to promote, they were ridiculed by the host, "Hanks, I heard that your salary is 8 million US dollars, it turns out that you are as stupid in life as you are in the movie!" ”

Tom Hanks, who watched the demo, wouldn't admit it, "No, if I'm not smart enough, Forrest Gump has already let Bill Murray or John Travolta steal it." Don't believe it, you ask Nicole, she is China Ming's neighbor. ”

The beautiful Nicole Kidman echoed: "Yes, at that time, that guy in China Ming, I wasn't sure if the movie would lose money, but I really wanted to make it." If Hanks hadn't taken the initiative to cut prices, maybe he would have let Bill Murray play Forrest Gump. ”

The host became interested and hurriedly asked, "Ok, will the movie lose money?" Every movie in China Ming means a high box office! ”

Everyone looked at Sun Ziming, he habitually scratched his head, and said: "I don't know, many times it's luck, such as "Youth Singing and Dancing Youth". I think the level of "Sniper Phone Booth" is one level higher than that of "Youth Musical", but the box office is far from comparable. ”

This makes everyone agree that the artistic level of "Sniper TV Booth" is much higher than that of "Song and Dance Youth", a mentally handicapped song and dance film, but the box office is too different.

The host still asked about the box office, but Sun Ziming had to open his eyes and say nonsense, "In addition to being a director, I am also the boss of a film company, and I can't take the lead in making loss-making movies for personal preferences, so I have to reduce production costs." Now the cost of 30 million, if the box office is thirty or forty million, plus the transfer of TV copyright and VCD leasing, there should be no loss, so I dare to shoot. ”

"Ming, you're too conservative, for you and Hanks, the box office won't be less than $100 million!"

Sun Ziming shook his head and said: "No, "Schindler's List" only has a box office of 70 million, and no one dares to pack tickets before the movie is released." ”

"Ming, "Shawshank" took 2. With a box office of 600 million, why is there no confidence this time? ”

"That's different, 'Shawshank' is for everyone, 'Forrest Gump' is only for Americans and myself. My friends and I think it's good, but it doesn't mean that the audience can accept this style. This movie is a relaxed tone, ridiculing the history of the United States for more than 40 years, who will have experience in the work that everyone has never done? ”

In a series of promotional activities, Sun Ziming and his sisters always followed the opinions of Liana and them, claiming that the film may not meet everyone's viewing habits, but it must be a very good movie. In their words, Americans like to flaunt how good they are, and only by not giving everyone too high expectations can they give everyone a contrast when they are officially released and win everyone's full house.

It is this kind of propaganda that goes in the opposite direction that makes the audience more curious, and finally ushered in the national release of "Forrest Gump" in the United States.

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The premiere of "Forrest Gump" is still held at the China Grand Theater, and when Hollywood is in full swing, Spielberg, who is praised as a milestone in American cinema by Spielberg, the best director at this year's Oscars, began to be screened.

The film begins with a snow-white feather floating in the air and the classic phrase 'life is like a box of chocolates, and the results are often unexpected', an imbecile with an IQ of only 75, thanks to his own unremitting efforts, from walking on a metal stand to becoming a college football star, from an unknown name to a well-known Vietnam War hero, a table tennis diplomatic ambassador, and even a company shareholder ...... who owns more than a dozen fishing boats.

'Stupid people do stupid things'

'If you are in trouble, don't be stubborn, run away, run away'

'Let go of your baggage and move on. ’

Don't be afraid, death is a part of life, one thing we are destined to do. I don't know how, but I'm destined to be your mom, and I'm doing my best to do it. ’

'I don't know if we have our own destinies, or if we're just drifting around in the wind'

'I've been a mess all these years'

For 142 minutes, the audience listened to these philosophical lines from the perspective of Guò Forrest Gump, and re-saw the historical changes in the United States in the past 40 years.

Agamous once danced with orthotics, which inspired the tenant of the time, the yet-famous "Elvis"; Forrest Gump was once chased and beaten by his classmates because of his stiff gait, and as a result, he developed Scuds; Forrest Gump once couldn't go to school because he was mentally handicapped, but he got a university diploma because he ran fast; During college, he went to visit Jenny and found that she had beaten the guy by making out with a man in the car, and when Jenny blamed him for stirring up the situation, he realized: "Doing/having sex is like hand-to-hand combat, more intense than playing football!" ”

Forrest Gump in the army began with "Yes, sir!" ”(“Yes，Sir!”) It is known for not discounting, but in the fierce battle, he disobeyed the military order and turned Commander Dan, who insisted on dying on the battlefield, away from the line of fire. After returning to China, in order to fulfill the last wish of his comrade-in-arms Babu, he and Dan engaged in shrimp fishing, and the first few nets were often harvested, often wine bottles and toilets. In a hurricane sweep, the other shrimp boats were severely damaged, but only Gan and Dan's "Jenny" survived! Forrest Gump made a fortune catching shrimp and gave all the money he was entitled to to Babu's family. Gan handed over the shrimp company to Dan to take care of it, and returned to his hometown to open a lawn mower for free as the chairman. One day, he received an investment letter from Apple with a bitten Apple logo ("Apple Computer") on it, and he was happy to think that he had made his way from the aquaculture industry to the fruit industry.

From time to time, the audience let out a relaxed and comfortable laugh, because the movie told them: Elvis Presley's dance steps were learned from Forrest Gump, the Watergate scandal was reported by Forrest Gump, 'To do/love, not to war' was said by Forrest Gump, the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States was facilitated by Forrest Gump, and Apple is a fruit company.

But when the film shows Jenny's suicide attempt, Nicole Kidman, who was originally plump and beautiful, suddenly turned into a skinny skeleton, which can't help but make everyone creepy. Jenny sat on the neon-lit balcony, weeping bitterly, and finally came to her senses. After packing up the rest of her clothes, Jenny returned to Forrest Gump and said softly, "Gan, I'm tired. ”

The story continues, Jenny, who has been wandering for a long time, returns, and quietly goes away after spending a good night together. He put on the Nike shoes she gave him and set out on a journey across the North American continent: from coast to coast; From the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. Followers from all over the United States follow behind and walk in the crowd, which is spectacular.

After a few degrees of wind and rain, Forrest Gump suddenly stopped, turned around and walked back through the believers who followed.

"I'm tired and I want to go home."

The unkempt Forrest Gump left those pious or trend-chasing conformists in the Nevada desert...... A lonely and panicked voice came from behind him, "Then what do we do?" ”

Jenny, the former hippie, returned to a normal life and finally returned to Forrest Gump with little Forrest Gump, who died of AIDS shortly after the wedding. Forrest Gump buried his beloved wife under the big tree where he used to sit in his childhood, and a flock of small birds flew up from the tree, flying into the sky and into the distance! Little Jenny's childhood prayer wandered in the form of the flesh during her lifetime; Sublimation of heaven in the way of the soul after death......

Little Forrest Gump's intelligence is extraordinary, which is Forrest Gump's only comfort. He picks up and drops off his son to school every day. The rest of the time he spent his time by the graves of the two women, the words of his mother and wife still echoing in his ears......

The lights in the screening hall were turned on, and the audience woke up like a dream, and it took a long time before thunderous applause.

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