Chapter 658 [Winner!] Don't take off uncomfortable sky]
Guo Xu embarked on a new round of away trip amid the praise of the media and fans, leading the team to continue the winning streak.
On the 8th, the Suns defeated the Trail Blazers 125-102.
The Trail Blazers are bottom of the West and are aiming for the first pick this season.
Their offense is not bad, "Little Squirrel" Stoudmayre was not traded away in the summer, he can shoot suddenly and shoot with blocking and dismantling tactics, the two interior Milicic and Villanueva have range, can withdraw the inside line, and the catch-and-shoot and air-cut offense are good, and they learn the tactics of the Grizzlies Twin Towers.
However, it is difficult for the Trail Blazers to win, they are one of the worst defensive teams in the league, there are no defensive experts on the wings, they are easy to break through from the outside, they are a mess of pick-and-roll, and they hardly care about opponents shooting threes.
Guo Xu played 31 minutes, scored 45 points and 6 assists, and entered garbage time at halftime, and in the third quarter, he played purely to brush up on data, his shooting rate of 50%, three-point shooting rate of 40% It seems that it is just a feeling.
On the 9th, the Suns defeated the Warriors 108-93 back-to-back, another simple victory, and Guo Xu scored 41 points.
The Warriors are very strong on the outside, with Byron Davis, Fisher, and Barbossa scoring a lot in the rotation, and the forward combination of Battier and Rohr Deng can attack and defend.
But the Warriors' interior weaknesses are very obvious, Troy Murphy is out for 4-6 weeks due to injury, they have no future until they strengthen the interior line, they can't defend the box at all, and they still can't make the playoffs this season.
After beating the Warriors to win eight in a row, the Suns have an overall record of 16-3 and the Spurs are tied for first place in the West.
Almost all the skeptical basketball pundits are silent, and if the Suns only have a good record in the first few games, it can be said that it is accidental, maybe the schedule is more relaxed. After playing 19 games, he is still ranked first, this is the strength, and it is time to discuss whether O'Neal's grandmother and Guo Xu can win the championship when they play together.
After playing the Warriors, the Suns took a bus from Oakland to Los Angeles, and will challenge the Clippers away on the 11th. This game is not easy to play, the Clippers have a strong momentum, with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses, ranking third in the West, and the Clippers won the first game between the two sides.
On the 10th, the Suns were on holiday, and Guo Xu participated in the audition for "Inception" and served as a judge.
This time, there are more characters who want to see the glass, such as "Fisher" who stole dreams, a black pharmacist who is "politically correct", the heroine of the dream maker, Mel, the wife of the male protagonist Cobb, and the female number three who is responsible for guarding the first layer of dreams, etc.
There are four judges, Guo Xu, Keanu Reeves, Robert Smith who came back from his honeymoon, and director Wen Ziren.
They have been discussing the issue of choosing a director for a long time, and there has been no suitable candidate. It can't be found with the original director Nolan, as soon as he comes, the fight scenes of the movie will be over, and Jet Li and Jason Statham can let him guide him to fight as a ruffian.
Other directors are either too literary or have no schedule, and finally Guo Xu suggested finding Hollywood's cutting-edge director Wen Ziren.
Born in Malaysia and raised in Australia, Wan Ziren majored in Chinese ethnic division when he attended university in Melbourne in his early years. Robert thinks it's risky to find someone like this halfway to become a sci-fi blockbuster director, but Guo Xu firmly believes that he can do it.
Some geniuses don't necessarily need to have experience before doing big things, didn't Zhuge Liang lead soldiers before he left the mountain? Wen Ziren is much better than Zhuge Liang, and he didn't need to look at the thatched house three times, so he called him over.
In Guo Xu's previous life, there will be more and more Chinese directors who are famous in Hollywood, such as Ang Lee, the director of "Brokeback Mountain" and "Life of Pi", Lin Yibin, the director of "Fast and Furious 5" and "Star Trek 3", Zhu Haowei, the director of "Shocking Demon Thieves", etc., in terms of box office appeal alone, these people cannot be compared with Wen Ziren.
Guo Xu feels that Wen Ziren is fully qualified to join his "circle of friends of winners in life".
In 2004, Wen Ziren, who had never directed or starred in a feature film, was favored by Hollywood and directed the horror thriller "Chainsaw", which took only 18 days to shoot and cost 1.2 million, but earned back $50 million at the North American box office and $103 million at the global box office.
Until Guo Xu's rebirth, Wen Ziren's films almost never failed at the box office, and his 2018 "Aquaman" once again created a box office miracle and was called the DC savior. Wen Ziren has filmed many "hit" masterpieces, such as the "Conjuring" series, the "Chainsaw" series, and the box office myth "Fast and Furious 7".
"Fast and Furious 7" has a global box office of $1.51 billion, ranking seventh in global film history!
In short, Wen Ziren is a director who is very good at storytelling, and he is not famous yet, he has only filmed "Chainsaw", and "Dead Silence" will be released in 2007. "Dead Silence" is also a hit, with an investment of 20 million, a North American box office of nearly 170 million, and a global box office of 220 million.
Now his main job is to write a screenplay for the chainsaw series, and he was stunned when he was invited, of course he was willing to direct "Inception", but he was not confident in his ability, he was not afraid of making bad movies, but he was afraid that he would not be able to suppress the big-name actors. He is much worse in terms of qualifications and age, born in 77, 4 years older than Guo Xu.
Guo Xu called Wen Ziren to explain his thoughts. "I admire your talent, I love Saw and know what you're capable of. If you can scare the big and three thick strong men, you will definitely be able to make this science fiction film. It's superfluous for you to worry that the actors are not well controlled, because we are a group of friends who work together to make a film, and everything is easy to discuss. ”
"I'm inexperienced and famous, why did you choose me?" Wen Ziren asked.
"Because you're Chinese, I think you're more kind, don't you dare to play with you if you want to?"
"Thank you, I did it." The skinny director also wanted to prove his strength.
In the morning, everyone started the draft, and the first choice was the female number two, Keanu's wife.
It didn't take much competition for the role to be won by Eva Green, who is only 25 years old this year, but fits the character's temperament very well.
In Inception, Mel is always presented as a saboteur, who is sinister, intelligent, and does everything she can to sabotage Cobb's plans and try to kill him.
Mel, who has always wanted to kill Cobb, is a mirror image of Cobb's own heart, a projection of his hatred for Mel, or he is giving himself a reason to kill his wife - I killed you in self-defense. But on the other hand, Cobb is full of guilt for his "wife killing", and repeatedly allows the subconscious Mel to sabotage his plan.
Mel's role is very important, Eva doesn't have to play it, she looks with a hint of evil, and this temperament can't be hidden.
Eva has a huge advantage in competing for roles, she is famous enough, and the salary she asks for is not high, so she will shoot it for 500,000 yuan. The price she quoted made Guo Xu and Robert, who are capitalists, too lazy to squeeze it anymore, because she had just acted in the epic blockbuster "Heavenly Dynasty", and she still had a certain degree of popularity.
This blockbuster, which was released on May 6 this year, is an important reason why Eva's worth can't go up, with an investment of more than $140 million, and sure enough, the money is not spent in vain, and the shocking movie picture can really be described as a visual impact, making the movie a leader in the same type of film works. However, the North American box office only earned $50 million, and the global box office 210 million.
The movie hit the streets, and both Eva and Orlando Bloom were affected as the lead actors.
Orlando has the foundation of a small blacksmith in "Pirates of the Caribbean" and can withstand it, and if Eva doesn't prove herself with a blockbuster film soon, the situation is a little bad. She chose "Inception", believing that this Cass lineup could not be pounced again.
In fact, even if she doesn't make this film, she will be popular in the future, because her full name is Eva Bunoff, Uncomfortable Sky Green......