Chapter 670: The director of "Iron Man".
"Okay, I see."
Zhao Ze's expression was a little ugly, and he said lightly.
"Mr. Zhao, I have tried my best, but this guy just doesn't agree, and he also said that he doesn't have time to waste on this kind of movie that has no potential, and he has promised to shoot the movie "Superman Attack".
Hearing the other end of the phone, Sister Feng crackled through her words, Zhao Ze asked a few more things, hung up the phone, and let out a long sigh.
"This time and space are chaotic, but how can there be no more?"
Zhao Ze shook his head a little helplessly and said, he never thought that he would invite the father of Iron Man to shoot a movie, but he was rejected, not only refused, but also ridiculed.
Jon. Fei Ru!
Originally, Zhao Ze wanted to invite this person to shoot "Iron Man", everyone knows that in the other world, the original comic book of "Iron Man" is Stan. Lee, it was he who created Iron Man, but it was in comic books, and the person who really made Iron Man popular on the screen was still the first to recommend - Jon. Favreau, who is the father of the screen of Iron Man.
Jon. In 2004, Favreus received a big deal as the director of "Jumanji 2", which had a global box office of $260 million in 1995. The second part invested $65 million, Jon. Fei Ru was the first time to control such a large-scale commercial film, and he was in a state of apprehension, and after finishing the film with trepidation, the film actually received a flood of bad reviews and poor box office returns. Jon. Director Favreau's film suffered a box office waterloo.
And "Jumanji 2", which was released on November 11, 2005, not only had a bad start, but also only received 29.25 million North American box office. Favreau's film career suffered a setback. In the two years of 2006~2007, Jon. Fei Ru took a break for a while, was not a director, only played tickets to act, made cameo appearances in "Four Christmas", served as a voice in the animated film "Jungle Counterattack", and so on. One day in 2007, Paramount approached him and said that he wanted him to direct "Iron Man", as the original comic book, the image of Iron Man has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It was not easy to bring this manga classic to the screen. And Jon. Favreau also had a failed directorial work before. He felt a little worried in his heart. But the company's top brass gave him confidence, and Paramount executives persuaded him that the blame for the failure of Jumanji 2 was not entirely on him, and that the script and publicity were out of control. With the full support of Paramount, Jon. Favreau finally made up his mind to make a beautiful comeback with "Iron Man".
And. This is not a simple character, writing, directing, acting, and producing. In one film, he wears four hats. Even in Hollywood, where geniuses run all over the place, it is not very common, in addition, Zhao Ze also knows that Jon in this time and space. Favreau did not suffer a box office failure. Instead, it is in the big purple.
However, Zhao Ze also believes in this kind of fate excessively, so Zhao Ze believes that the director of "Iron Man" will definitely be Jon. Fei Ru, as a result, didn't expect to be slapped in the face in an instant.
Moreover, he was slapped in the face like this, Zhao Ze's mood at this time can be imagined, Ning Qian on the side saw Zhao Ze's appearance, and asked with concern: "Aze, what's the matter?" β
"Hehe, it's okay, let's watch the movie, the movie begins!"
Zhao Ze smiled faintly, he still didn't believe it, in the United States, there was no other suitable director.
Seeing that Zhao Ze didn't want to say more, Ning Qian didn't ask anymore, at this time, in this scene, all the audience was here, and they were all talking about the scene of "Truant Weilong".
With a lot of discussion, "Truant Dragon 2" has finally begun, as Zhao Ze expected, this movie, from beginning to end, has always been full of laughter, and when it ended, Zhao Ze also knew in his heart that next, "Truant Dragon 2" will get better and better.
"Truant Dragon 2" was successful, but before the domestic media was reporting, on the other side of the world, the United States, was reporting on the situation of "Iron Man"!
"The Comic Cinematic Universe sent someone to invite Jon. Favreau came to direct "Iron Man", but unfortunately, Jon. Fei Ru directly refused, but in addition, he still ridiculed the micro-movie universe. Favreau will direct DC Marvel's new film "Super Return". β
""Iron Man" has not found a director until now, you can imagine how unoptimistic this movie is, but it is obvious that the genius of China will not back down, and it is even possible to continue to find someone to shoot "Iron Man" in the future, but at this time, is it really necessary for "Iron Man" to shoot?
"Jon. Favreau is one of the few well-known directors in Hollywood who can act and direct, and is known for his sharp vision, but he still abandoned "Iron Man", and as the fifth film since the advent of the DC Comics Superman series in 1978, this movie is naturally also a huge investment, known as an investment of 270 million US dollars, which is the largest investment in previous movies in DC Comics, so it is understandable that Jon Favreau chose to direct "Superman Returns". β
The exclusion of China in the United States has been the most correct witness in this matter, the collapse of Marvel, bankruptcy, and then the acquisition by Zhao Ze of Huaxia, many newspapers and media on the Internet in the United States have been in the dark and have been carrying out negative news reports.
Nowadays, some people in the United States watch "Iron Man" as nothing more than a joke, a failed joke. After Favreau chose to refuse the direction of "Iron Man", it can be said that the media and reports in the United States began to report overwhelmingly.
Of course, when such news is transmitted back to Huaxia, it will already be tomorrow, so at this time, Huaxia is almost full of news about "Truant Weilong 2", especially in the morning, after the two screenings, full of praise. It also made many people want to make this movie can be added.
At the same time, on the Internet, there are more and more film reviews about "Truant Weilong 2", of course, these film reviews are basically praise-
"Haha, it's better than the first part, and I can't wait to see the third part. At last. Uncle Da's performance was so good that I had to give a hundred likes, in short, this movie. It's so good that it explodes. β
"Yew is really beautiful. She took the kind of student green. The temperament of the goddess is really performed to the extreme, haha. is much better than in "To Youth". β
In these short reviews, 'Xiaobao', who is a senior film critic, posted a long comment-
"Only by struggling can we realize our self-worth
Since "Truant Weilong 2" is a sequel, therefore, it is natural to undertake the previous plot, although Zhou Xingxing successfully completed the task of the first part in the second part, but still did not get the appreciation of the female boss, but Cao Dahua was transferred to the serious crime team, and entrusted with the important task of entering the international terrorist organization as an undercover agent to investigate the activities of the organization, and Zhou Xingxing was sent to the traffic group as a mounted policeman.
When Zhou Xingxing's career was disappointed, his girlfriend MissHo took out private money as the cost of preparing for the wedding, which made Zhou Xingxing feel that his dignity was insulted, so in order to prove his value, Zhou Xingxing entered the school as an undercover agent to assist Cao Dahua in his personal capacity. So there was an alternative fight with the terrorists at school.
Personally, I feel that in this sequel, whether it is the design or the quality of the shooting, it is much better than the first part, probably because there is more investment, and what is even more surprising is the off-topic drama about Xingxing and Zhang Min, as well as the flirting between Ye Li and Wu Da, which adds a lot of fun.
The second part can be said to be the model of Hong Kong's police and gangster films, but the fight scene is transferred from the street to the campus, although the storyline is very simple, but the hard work of the actors is even more on the funny Cheng dΓΉ, not losing the first step.
Actually, I think that this part can be seen as Zhou Xingxing's struggle, although the boss doesn't have a good impression of me, but, I can change the boss's senses through my own struggle, in the film, Zhou Xingxing because he was transferred to the traffic police team, I feel that my value is not reflected, at this time MissHo's parents proposed to hold a wedding in the near future, and in the face of his girlfriend's stable career, he suffered an unprecedented failure in his career. Therefore, Zhou Xingxing, the former No. 1 killer of the Flying Tigers, in order to realize his own value, returned to the high school campus that scared him at the beginning. β
I have to say that in addition to Xiaobao's film reviews, other people's film reviews have also made a lot of comments on the movie, except for Xiaobao, others have also given positive answers to the fighting spirit in this movie.
"The second play, in my opinion, although there are some less exaggerated and funny actions, but this film embodies the spirit of a man who should be aggressive, and the spirit of not succumbing to life. But in today's society, we may face all kinds of problems - unsatisfactory work, unappreciated by superiors, but we can't give up, everyone should work hard for their ideals and get out of mediocrity.
"Life is endless, struggle is not stopped", we should continue to realize their own value, not troubled by setbacks, not blocked by failure, people's life is a continuous choice, continue to give up, continue to fight for themselves process, success comes from tenacious perseverance, unremitting struggle, even if it has been many failures. Love to fight to win, struggle to develop, and create zΓ o to advance. Successful people have been struggling all their lives, and everyone has the potential to succeed in their bodies. Dare to challenge yourself, dare to pay, keep up with the pace of development of the times, turn pressure into motivation, eliminate difficulties and obstacles, do ordinary work extraordinary, and the ideal will surely become a reality.
Only by having the spirit of struggle, making good use of opportunities, effectively coping with challenges, and having the tenacity of "insisting on Qingshan and not relaxing", can we achieve an outstanding self. So at the end of the film, Zhou Xingxing once again successfully completed the task, and finally got the affirmation of his boss, and his relationship with MissHo was also full of twists and turns.
Countless film reviews have made "Truant Weilong 2" in the limelight, and for a while, "Truant Weilong 2" is almost on the major hot search lists, and at the same time, it occupies major news headlines.
Such good news made Xu Fan almost happy. Although "Truant Weilong 2" did not have zero negative reviews, it was almost the same as zero negative reviews, and it was precisely because of this that almost on the same day, the Xu Yi brothers began to carry out crazy publicity.
Regarding the results of "Truant Weilong 2", although it is unexpectedly good, it is also reasonable after all. And Zhao Ze at this time. But it is a comprehensive consideration of the situation of "Iron Man".
"Stan, I was going to find Jon. Fayru's, however, I didn't expect that. He even refused outright. β
Zhao Ze arrives in Stan's office. Said a little helplessly.
"Haha. It makes sense, after all, Jon. Favreau is now hugging DC Comics' thighs. "Superman Returns" is such a blockbuster investment in a movie, if he doesn't watch it, it's not normal. β
Stan laughed, apparently not surprised.
"Well, Stan, I came to ask you, if anything other than Jon. Besides Fei Ru, who else is more suitable for filming "Iron Man""
At this time, Zhao Ze finally said his intention.
"Tim Knight. Burton"
Stan said without thinking.
"The Lone Ranger !!"
Zhao Ze blurted out.
"That's right, it's him, and I believe that in addition to him, I'm afraid that other directors in the United States at present will not be willing to shoot "Iron Man", after all, we are the losers now."
Stan said self-deprecatingly.
Tim. Burton, the director known as the 'Hollywood Lone Ranger', can be said to be the most unusual of the many directors in his world, he has had a closed and lonely childhood life because he was well "cared for" since he was a child. As a result, Burton Jr. has always been obsessed with his personal world and likes to express his feelings and life through painting. Later, he studied art at the California Institute of the Arts, where he began his formal studies and career in animation after receiving a scholarship sponsored by the Disney Company for young animators. He initially worked for mainstream television cartoons such as Disney's The Fox and the Hound, but these didn't take advantage of his peculiar personal inspiration, so Disney gave him some freedom to work on his own projects.
Burton's first two short films, Vincent and Franken Winny, are a tribute to horror actor Vincent and a children's adaptation of Frankenstein. Burton's tendency to animate real short films can be seen in the subject matter, but these early works were too revealing of Burton's personal tastes and qualities, and were initially deemed unsuitable for children and banned forever.
And as for Paul at that time. Rubens (aka: Pee Wee Herman) had the discernment to see that the young man in his twenties had good potential, so he asked him to make a slightly more expensive "Big Adventure". Not only was it a wonderful film, but it was also a great success at the box office. As a result, Burton began to become a striking new school of directors in Hollywood. He then directed a supernatural comedy, Beetle Juice, a bizarre and avant-garde film that once again made audiences and critics look at the young director differently, and made him stand out among the producers of animated and comic films.
In the other world, Tim Burton was given a great opportunity to develop his career and was able to direct the blockbuster film "Batman". This is a surreal-style entertainment based on the best-selling comic book of the same name, and the comic book style and surreal film world provide Burton with the best space to run wild. But Hollywood's rule for many years is that the bigger the budget, the more constrained the film. Burton's personal style doesn't get the most out of the film, but it's still an eeriely dark film labeled by Burton, with an unusual style and tone in the always clear Hollywood blockbusters. The film was also a huge success at the box office.
However, because Burton was not too successful at the box office of the second "Batman", he was directly kicked by the senior management of DC Comics from the director level, and wanted to let him work part-time, but this stubborn and lone director made a decision that made people laugh and cry.
He even declared on his social software that he would not shoot any more DC Comics movies in the future, because he felt distrusted, and over the years, Burton really stopped shooting DC Comics superheroes, but began to shoot some short films and draw some pictures by himself, and just began to entertain himself.
"Zhao, you only need to tell him one word, that is, DC Comics is going to shoot "Superman Returns" now, then, he will definitely shoot it, this DC Comics is really arrogant."
Stan said indignantly.
Zhao Ze also nodded slightly, he was a little angry like Stan, as the saying goes, you shoot your movie, I shoot my movie, but DC Comics caught Jon. Fei Ru gave up "Iron Man" and directed "Superman Returns" for a special report.
In short, there is only one center in the discourse, American superheroes, only one kind, which is the superhero in DC Comics, and if it is moved to the screen, only the superheroes of DC Comics can bring justice to the United States and even the world.
This Nima is too arrogant, no wonder Stan is angry, after all, his feelings for Marvel are incomparable, Zhao Ze also nodded lightly, he has always been a person who can endure, especially these Yankees are so arrogant, Zhao Ze is also ready to teach them a good lesson.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ze also instructed Sister Feng in the United States to directly ask the weird director, as Stan expected, Tim Burton agreed almost on the spot, and didn't even read the script.
"It doesn't matter if the script is bad, I can change it!"
When he heard what Sister Feng said about this geek, Zhao Ze was also a little crying and laughing, how confident he must be to say such a thing, of course, Zhao Ze also knows that after all, the "Iron Man" comics also have a certain market in the United States, and as Tim Burton, who likes comics, it would be strange if he didn't know Iron Man.
Almost after it was settled, Zhao Ze directly announced this matter on his WeChat, and at the same time, he faintly revealed that this time, the filming of "Iron Man" will be a big production and a big investment.
Now, it's not about the ring, so Zhao Ze directly said this matter on WeChat, that's it, and Zhao Ze will go to the United States next, after all, Zhao Ze needs to have a good talk with Tim Burton about all the friendships in the filming of "Iron Man".
Of course, things are not in a hurry for this day or two, now, Zhao Ze also has other things to do, after the first day of the release of "Truant Dragon 2", the second day, it was even more popular, and after the box office of "Truant Dragon 2" came out on the first day, although it was not too rebellious, Zhao Ze was already very satisfied.
"Truant Weilong 2" box office 60 million on the first day!
Such a result, although compared with Zhao Ze's previous box office films, it is also good, and the next day, with the praise, the next day's box office directly exceeded 100 million!
In five days, the box office broke 400 million, such an achievement is already worth celebrating, originally, Zhao Ze was going to go to the United States, but Xu Fan called directly to stop.
It turns out that the stock of the Xu Yi brothers has not risen this year, so they want to cooperate with Zhao Ze's next movie on the basis of celebrating.
After all, for "Iron Man", the Xu Yi brothers really don't dare to take risks, but for Zhao Ze's Chinese-language movies, whether it is Xu Fan or Feng Xiaogang, they all think that Zhao Ze's Chinese-language movies, as long as they invest, will never hit the streets.
Zhao Ze is also quite clear about Xu Fan's thoughts, but he did not refuse, as the saying goes, the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, besides, Zhao Ze really has a movie that needs Xu Fan's investment.
This is the reason why he has always wanted to meet with Zhou Xingchi, this movie, the director is none other than Zhou Xingchi, think about it, the other world, the topic that this movie once generated, Zhao Ze is also a little sad.
I have loved you for 10,000 years, too long, seize the day, this is also how many literary and artistic young people have been brought to tears, and Zhao Ze is also ready to discuss with Zhou Xingchi how this movie should be filmed.
Since it is said to be a celebration banquet, the main creators of "Truant Weilong 2" also appeared, this is a small drinking party held by Xu Yi brothers, and when Zhao Ze was about to find Zhou Xingchi, he suddenly bumped into a person's body, and then, Zhao Ze suddenly froze, and then, his face showed a huge joy, grabbed him, and said happily: "It's you!" (To be continued......)