The charm of culture is endless, especially for Americans, this culture is very elegant and novel. Plus Sun Ziming and 'heartthrob' Tom? Cruise's box office appeal, "The Last Samurai" was fixed at $174 million, and 310,000 soundtracks were sold. Although the results are good, they have also been ridiculed by the media: "It turns out that the more time China Ming spends creating and shooting, the lower the box office." ’

Ridicule is ridicule, because "The Last Samurai" showcases the unique charm of oriental culture, music, and wonderful performances by the actors, and it is not surprising that it has become a popular film at next year's Oscars. Many media are speculating whether China will win the best director's little golden man for the third time? And given his age and creative speed, I'm afraid that John?ford (John??) Ford) won the record of four Best Director awards, which is likely to be broken.

If that Chinese kid, oh no, he's not a kid anymore, he's a mature man. If that genius director can win the best director again, he will be Hollywood's well-deserved No. 1 director!

Tom, who just got the first box office dividend from Light and Shadow Company? Cruise, who is playing at his grandson's house, wants to see if there is a chance to cooperate next year. Seeing the entertainment news on TV, Cruise was not interested in whether Sun Ziming could still win the little golden man again, in his opinion, it was a sure thing, but he felt a little reasonable about the ridicule about the faster this guy shoots, the higher the box office.

"Ming, what they said really makes sense. You see, "The Last Samurai" took two years from the script to its release, but it only got 170 million. When you first filmed "Home/Alone", it only took two weeks, but the box office was more than 230 million! ”

"There's a! 170 million, don't you think it's enough? ”

Sun Ziming cursed, threw the script on the table, and reached for the teacup. Those films that shoot very fast have high box office because they are completely shot according to their 'memory', and they don't even bother to shoot superfluous shots, of course, they are fast. If you want to replace those that are difficult, even if you have a memory, the actor can't find the feeling, and the gods can't get up!

Tom who just made a fortune? Cruise was happy, and also giggled and teased: "Cut, 170 million is definitely enough for me, but who are you?" You are a great China Ming, and you need at least 270 million, so that is worthy of your work in the past two years! ”

Tom? Why Cruise is here, Sun Ziming knows too well, but he can't give this superstar role, so he has to change the topic and say: "Less!" Hey, that Frank you played? Mickey is very good, and there should be no problem getting the nomination. It just so happens that you have made a lot of money this time, and I will build a grand party for you, and invite more friends to help you lobby. ”

When it comes to getting down to business, Cruise immediately sterns that it is not realistic for an independent film like "Magnolia" to rely on the company to lobby for public relations. Just Paul? Thomas? How can a poor ghost like Anderson have the money to go to public relations and lobby two or three thousand judges?

"Do you really think there's hope?"

Sun Ziming went through it in his mind, Cruise did play well, but he didn't say anything: "There should be hope, Cruise, being nominated is strength, as for whether you can win the award, it depends on luck many times." ”

This is the big truth, there are always more than a dozen or twenty of the two or three hundred movies a year that are excellent, and there will definitely be more than a dozen actors whose performances are extremely good. In addition to those immortal works that are destined to go down in film history and can make actors shine, if you want to impress thousands of actor judges, many times it does depend on luck and the results of lobbying.

After a little thought, Cruise decided to give it a try and pay a few million to see if he could fight a little golden man back. In "The Last Samurai", although he also acted well, Ken Watanabe's Japanese actor's performance was better than his own, and the two of them had similar roles, it may be okay to rely on it to get a nomination, but it is unlikely to win an award.

"Ming, what about Ken Watanabe, the company doesn't help him lobby?"

This is to the point, Ken Watanabe performed extremely well in "The Last Samurai", and it is estimated that there is no problem with the nomination of a Best Supporting Actor, but Sun Ziming does not want to spend money on him. As an actor who can only work together once, he can't bring huge benefits to the company, and it is a Japanese actor who spends money and connections, Sun Ziming doesn't think it's cost-effective.

"No, our focus is on Best Picture, he's Asian, and it's unlikely that he's going to be able to lobby for success."

"Ok, I'll talk to Alexander", Tom who got an affirmative answer? Cruise didn't have the heart to probe anymore, and immediately got up and went to find Alexander.

Sent Tom away? Cruise, Sun Ziming looked at the work plan on the table and felt his temples swell for a while.

Harry? Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is and Rowling? J? K said yes, and it is also the gift that her daughter is looking forward to the most, this must be taken by herself, which is also the original rejection of Cruise? Columbus's causes. However, what about "Black Gold"? Fa Ge and Liang Jiahui have already vacated their schedules for this film. and "Dark War", Jiang Wen shouted a few times, if he didn't make a film in Hollywood, he would make too much money than making a Hong Kong film, and he almost said that he didn't believe his words.

Actors can make several movies a year, that is, they only need to manage their own performances, and the directors are different. Even in Hollywood, where the system is complete, the director doesn't need to worry about those trivial matters, and the shooting and post-production alone will keep him busy. I can make two films a year, which is Douglas and Greenton's ability, and the crew, location, and post-production don't have to worry much about themselves, but two films a year is also my limit.

After being distressed for a while, Sun Ziming picked up the phone and asked about the progress of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Wang Fatzi on the other side of the phone was very scheming, and after finishing the business, he joked: "Ziming, I read the official letter of your group, and I want to set another record next year?" Hollywood is not Hong Kong, can you do it alone? ”

An old friend for many years, Sun Ziming also thought about it a lot, and casually quipped: "Or, let's shoot "God of Gamblers" and "Char Siu Bao" like before, and then cooperate with two more?" It's not that I'm talking about you, how much does it mean to just win the box office, even if you become the No. 1 director in Hong Kong and don't have a trophy in hand, how much does it mean? ”

These words are in the hands of Wang Fatzi, his films in recent years have been extremely high at the box office, especially after Sun Ziming left Hong Kong, except for Zhou Xingxing who jumped out from time to time to steal the limelight, the position of the first commercial director can be said to be sitting firmly. But he also has troubles, as long as the box office doesn't have a trophy, it's easy to say, it's not so easy to do, who doesn't want a trophy? If he suddenly changes his acting path, not to mention that he can't write a script that can win the award, the media alone will take the opportunity to sneer at him, who made him talk too much before and take the award seriously. The material of "Black Gold" is so rich, and the script outline is also very attractive, if I can direct this film, it will really doze off and touch the pillow!

Sun Ziming pondered for a while, this thing can really be done. In fact, for a movie to be successful, the most important thing is the script, otherwise how can it be said that it is 'the foundation of a drama'? As for the director, it's not that critical, as long as you can control the style of the film and the performance of the actors, the quality of the film will not be bad, and Wang Fatzi is not so capable of this. Besides, in his previous Hong Kong films, he took the lead in the lines, and the level was high enough, but that guy got into the money eye, and he has always made any film to make money, and he never wanted to win awards.

"Okay, I'll go back to Hong Kong after the party in the past two days. When the time comes, we'll talk about it in detail, I'm worried about it. ”