Chapter 189: It's Not Easy
On the screen, with the huge roar of the aircraft engine, the movie came to an end, and the male protagonist was daxiao in bed and ushered in his own ending. And in normal shijie, there are no strange things, no love at the beginning of love, only the sad cries of my sister and parents, and only the heroine passing by like a stranger, which is really a sad story.
"It's stupid." Sean muttered under his breath.
"What?" Katie, who was forcibly pulled to sit next to her, asked.
"It's nothing, it's over soon, and I'm a little worried about the audience's evaluation." Sean said in disguise.
I used to watch the footage of myself daxiao in bed during filming, but I didn't know weishenme, but it became a little silly on the big screen, and it was fleeting, and it shouldn't leave more impression on the audience.
"You're still worried about this?" Katie pursed her mouth and asked rhetorically, as if she was still dissatisfied with his previous brutal actions.
"As an actor, shouldn't you worry?" Sean shrugged.
That's right, although in his opinion, his performance is already good, but he doesn't represent all the audience, does he? If the emotions of the character cannot be conveyed to the audience, then the actor is undoubtedly a failure, and whether it can be delivered for sure depends on the applause after the screening, so at this time there will be some worries.
At this moment, the lights were already on, and the otherwise quiet screening room began to buzz, and it seemed that many people began to discuss at the same time. This is not a good phenomenon, because the audience's first reaction after the movie is the most authentic reaction, and if there is no applause at all, it means that the movie is very bad.
In fact, Sean heard someone in the back row whispering: What is this movie about?
However, after seven or eight seconds, the first applause rang out, and although it was very abrupt, it somewhat alleviated the current awkward atmosphere. Then, driven by this applause, others began to applaud as well, and the scope was still large. But it's hard to say how enthusiastic it is, it feels like that, watching a review of a movie that's a little weird, not very bad and has highlights, but at the same time it's very inexplicable.
"Don't worry, this is the first scene, and a good movie takes time to reminisce." As a producer, Drew was not in a hurry at all, but comforted everyone so much.
It seems that she should have found a publisher, or is sure to find a publisher, and having enough connections is really helpful. Although Sean had the idea of getting in touch with some companies with distribution capabilities through Drew, he gave up after a little second thought, "My Grand Greek Wedding" is different from "Hallucinations of Death", the latter doesn't plan to make much money, just recover the cost and win a few awards, if the box office hits well, it will be a surprise, so the ability to contact the distributor will definitely not be too big.
But "My Grand Greek Wedding" is different, Sean is convinced that this will not be an ordinary aiqing comedy, before going to the crew of "Perfect Thief" to report, Sean did not run to the studio in charge of the post-production, and also put forward some targeted editing suggestions, which can be regarded as watching this movie take shape. Officially because of this, he gradually affirmed that this movie will be very welcome, especially after finding a place for internal test screening, then the distributor's ability is naturally as high as possible.
If it's just for those small publishers, Todd? Vladimir can do it alone, after all, he worked as a deputy director in the distribution department of Bowei Pictures, and this connection should still be there. But if you want to find a big publisher with the strength to take over, such as Miramax, then not necessarily.
Shaun though and Miramax's boss Harvey? Weinstein can speak, but it is not necessary to say how deep the relationship is, if it was early last year, when "The Genius Ripley" was first released, Sean might have made the other party think carefully, but now it is difficult to say. Although he and Weinstein spoke on the phone when he had attached the production company to Miramax, and the other party agreed very happily, it was a different thing from releasing a movie.
And Weinstein was going to look for him to star in a movie about chocolate this year, although Johnny was invited halfway through? Depp, but Sean did not respond immediately after receiving the news, so it is difficult to say whether the other party will be dissatisfied, after all, he generously took out 1 million to invest in him.
This is why when Weishenme Vladimir hoped that Sean could contact Weinstein, Sean smiled bitterly in his heart although he agreed.
It would be nice to meet Harvey here, at least to test his tone. Sean said this in his heart, and then, his wish came true.
"Yes, I heard about it, but I haven't seen it yet, it's said to be a science fiction movie with some ideas." In a corner of the venue, Harvey? Weinstein held his big belly and laughed, "The movies you starred in must have quality." ”
Hearing this, Sean was really flattered, but looking at his red-faced appearance, he probably gained quite a lot at the film festival, maybe it was a scene. Miramax started and is known for his independent films, so he can't miss the Sundance Film Festival every year, and many producers also hope that Miramax will buy his work, so it's normal to see him at the party of "Illusion of Death".
Although the applause at the first screening was not very enthusiastic, there was still an endless stream of moviegoers, many people thought the movie was cool, and some critics were enthusiastic about the details of the film, thinking that Kelly, as a young director, had such an idea in his debut film to be appreciated.
"The director constructs a wonderful shijie and shows an alternative youth, and as a debut film of a young director, "Death Illusion" is undoubtedly qualified. And Sean, who has a good performance in "The Genius Ripley"? Don's joining also adds a lot to the movie, if you like science fiction movies, you can go and see this interesting work. The day after the movie was released, there was a review of the film on the entertainment section of the local newspaper.
Some film critics who started writing on blogs that were just becoming popular also posted their opinions on "Death Illusion" on their blogs, and most of the reviews were good. As the first person to use a blog to write film reviews, his thinking is naturally more avant-garde, and he naturally has a certain affection for this kind of work that likes to be pretentious.
Many of these comments have been reprinted by other media outlets, but most of them are in the later editions, associated with the Sundance Film Festival, and only a few sentences are taken.
Rao is so, and it is enough to make people happy, so Drew and several producers held a party the day after the release, inviting a lot of people to attend, and Weinstein, who had been back and forth several times, was also there, so after the street was invited, he came to see it with a lot of face, and then met Sean.
Whether it's a scene or not, but it at least gives Sean a chance: "Xiexie, your compliment, Harvey, it's a pleasure to hear you say that about me a year later." ”
"It's true, you're a great young man." Weinstein continued to laugh.
"By the way, a film I made will be released at the film festival in two days, are you interested in coming and seeing?" Sean immediately asked.
"Made a movie?" Weinstein raised an eyebrow, the little bit of indifference on his face disappeared, and it was clear that his sense of smell was extraordinarily sensitive in this.
"Yes," Sean said quietly, "remember, I set up a production company and was attached to Miramax. ”
"That's right, that's right," Weinstein thought for a moment, then gave a look of surprise to surprise, "You made a movie so quickly?" ”
"A low-budget aiqing comedy, with an interesting script, exotic but close to real life, so I raised money to produce it and brought it to Sundance to participate in the exhibition." Sean immediately began lobbying.
"Aiqing comedy? It's not an easy genre to make, and while it's an all-time popular genre, it's also very competitive, and it's not a good idea for a new production company to choose this. Weinstein gave a disapproving look.
Sean frowned slightly, and before he could come up with a statement, a voice interjected: "Then it also depends on what script it is, can it be Todd?" Vladimir's fancy will certainly not be far worse. ”
"Sure enough, I'll see you where I can meet Sean, Fred." Weinstein snorted.
"Unfortunately, if you could have met Sean yesterday, I wouldn't have been around." Frederick Haha smiled.
Weinstein snorted again, then showed a look of surprise: "Wait, what did you just say...... Todd? Vladimir? ”
"Don't you know?" Frederick pointed at Sean, "He asked Vladimir to be the general manager of the production company, and he also recommended the script of this aiqing comedy to Sean, he was very optimistic about this script, and even served as the executive producer of the film." ”
"Really?" Weinstein looked at Sean in surprise, as if he couldn't believe it, "I thought that guy wasn't going to do anything related to movies anymore, but I didn't expect it...... It seems that you don't just want to set up a leather bag making company, Sean, and Weishenme is also attached to Miramax? ”
"Anyway, I became famous through Miramax, and Miramax is also more friendly to independent filmmakers, and I hope to bring more good movies to Miramax." Sean immediately said this, something that should have been taken advantage of, but he said it so righteously.
It's a pity that the other party just eats this set.
"Really?" Weinstein grinned, "Okay, when is that movie you made coming out?" ”
"On the 23rd, the Portuka Cinema is called "My Grand Greek Wedding", and I will be there with the main creative staff waiting for you." Sean said happily.
"No problem, I'll come." Weinstein nodded, "I'd love to know what's so special about you and Vladimir watching the movie Haode." ”