At the scene of the new film press conference, there were only two people who interested reporters: one was naturally the film's director Francis, Ford and Coppola, who quietly filmed a biography of "The Godfather", and he is naturally a well-deserved protagonist today; The other is Lin Mu, the film's writer and producer, and the reporters are most interested in what kind of method he uses to get Francis, Ford, and Coppola to go out again. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Mr. Coppola, you said you were disappointed with Hollywood movies this year. and expressed his intention to leave Hollywood. But after six years, you suddenly appeared in front of the public with your own work, how do you explain this move? ”。 The charm of Francis Ford Coppola itself outweighed the attention of reporters on his new film, and the reason for his comeback became the first topic of discussion at the press conference.

"I can see that people are very concerned about this issue, and I admit that I did make similar remarks at the beginning; I really wanted to get out of the film scene. Spend the rest of your life in the shade of a tree. Because I don't think there's anything left to move me, and then I can be so excited that I can carry the camera again. But I didn't know it at the time, but age aside, I've seen the most talented screenwriter I've ever seen, he's the best screenwriter in Hollywood, and I'm sure you guys won't have any objections to my conclusion! "Those who are familiar with the personalities of Francis-Ford-Coppola know that he has never praised a person so highly in front of the media.

"At the Oscars, I knew him at the time, when he had just entered the top of Paramount, and he had the ambition to invite me.

Because I felt that I was indeed old at that time, and that Hollywood would sooner or later become a world for young people. But I didn't intend to give up on my idea, and later I facilitated a collaboration between him and my nephew Nicholas, and at that time he mentioned the issue to me again, but I still rejected him. ”

"At the beginning of last year, he approached me again, and this is the third time he has extended an invitation to me. This made me unbearable to refuse him outright, and then I made him a request that seemed almost impossible to complete, and I asked him to come up with a work that would completely move me. I thought it would be difficult to retreat, because I had even made up my mind that no matter what kind of work he came up with, I would have a reason to refuse in the end. ”

"But the script that came back made me forget all my thoughts and concerns after reading it, and I even forgot that I meant to reject him firmly. I was so excited, even though I was 50 years old at the time, I felt like I was back in my youth, I rudely barged into his office, and in less than ten minutes, we had all the ideas and the film was done in this amazing state! Francis Ford Coppola told the story of the film "The Matrix" in one breath, and the reporters in the audience listened very attentively and then wrote down something.

"Can you talk about the idea of creating this film?" Francis, Ford, and Coppola generously satisfied the reporter's curiosity about his comeback, and found that the reporter had nothing to ask, so he had to turn the question to the woods.

"The Godfather is one of Paramount's most classic memories, and I haven't touched on gangster movies before, so I had the idea to create a gangster movie. In the process of collecting materials, I met a lot of interesting people and heard a lot of intriguing stories. Then I found a question, whether in the United States or outside the United States, there are many people who are thinking about this question: What is the situation of American society? Is it an ideal society? "For the first time, Lin Mu raised such a sharp practical question in public.

All the reporters at the scene pricked up their ears and held their breath, knowing that Lin Mu's next speech would become the most newsworthy reporting material for the entire press conference.

"As I came into contact with different people from different walks of life in the United States at that time, especially some criminals who were serving prison sentences at this time, I found that many Americans in that era had dual identities: one was an open member of society, such as police officers, police officers, judges, lawyers, congressmen, newspaper editors, journalists, as well as actors, shopkeepers, union leaders, etc., who were "official and selfless" and received legal remuneration according to their contributions to society. This side is beyond reproach. ”

"The other is the secret group membership, which secretly belongs to various underground power groups. In turn, each person must be loyal to the underground group to which he belongs in the form of public merger and legitimacy, so as to receive additional remuneration on a regular basis. This side is absolutely "confidential." Maybe now, that period of history is no longer a dark secret, and all I need to do is to be like "The Godfather" to objectively show you the most hidden nature of American society in that period of history! ”

"The protagonist of the film is a Chinese?" At this time, a reporter finally noticed Jiang Wen sitting on the side.

"I am honored to introduce to you Mr. Jiang Wen, an actor from Huaxia!" Francis, Ford, and Coppola patted Jiang Wen on the shoulder. "He's an actor with a lot of potential. I think this is also the biggest difference between the film and the "Godfather" series, although the film tells a story that looks somewhat similar to "The Godfather". But the perspective of the whole film is completely new. Perhaps we have become accustomed to seeing things through the eyes of the white race, but what was the state of America like at that time in the eyes of other people of color? I think this film can give you a useful reference.

Continuing the low-key nature of the film's shooting, the Godfather's biography "Black Gold Empire" did not have any fanfare in publicity, except for a new film press conference, there were only a few simple promotional posters. But even so, the combination of Francis, Ford, Coppola and Lin Mu still attracted the attention of many fans.

Coupled with the media's intentional or unintentional rendering of this film, in the context of advocating racial equality and protecting human rights, the release of this film in the United States has attracted the attention of many people. Loyal fans of the "Godfather" series of films walked into the cinema and enjoyed the film at the first time.

"The Matrix" did not disappoint the "Godfather" moviegoers. The plot is gripping layer by layer, and the whole film does not deliberately play the violence of gangster fighting, but shows those invisible battles vividly, Jiang Wen guesses the two contradictory characters of a ruthless and ruthless underworld godfather and a businessman who loves his family, and he finally clears all the opponents who stand in his way, but loses his beloved family and loved ones forever. He tried to change his fate, but this era kept pushing him into the abyss.

At the end of the film, the protagonist gets his wish to kill the murderer of his family, but also inadvertently kills the prosecutor who represents justice. In the church, he looked at the prosecutor who was gradually losing his life, and said helplessly: "If there is a choice, I just want to be a good person." ”

This sentence has become the most classic dialogue of the film. In the absence of gorgeous computer special effects, no wonderful fight scenes, and no big stars loved by the audience, it is such a film that does not cost less than the production cost! The $40 million film ended up with a record-breaking $1 billion at the global box office, and both Francis Ford Coppola and Lin Mu were very satisfied with such results.

The film became the only film with a Chinese protagonist in the top 20 of the Hollywood box office and the plus list, and many viewers in the United States firmly remembered the name Jiang Wen, which was the first Chinese actor not associated with kung fu reported by Hollywood media.

Jiang Wen became famous overnight in Hollywood, and even several other Chinese actors who are working hard in Hollywood have also been stained, and the latest action movie that has just been filmed is also a well-known Chinese actor in Hollywood. Even with this film, it has attracted a lot of extra attention.

New Line Films and Hong Kong's Golden Harvest co-produced the action-comedy "Red Fan Zone", which introduced American audiences to Cheng Long for the first time. The film not only shines generously in American theaters, but also makes Cheng Long win "the world's cutest movie star." , and a number of Hollywood studios immediately began to look for new film partners for Cheng Long. Producer Jonathan Gleeman, who is already familiar with Cheng's work, is eager to tailor a script for the Asian superstar, and he talks to Cheng's agent, Chen Ziqiang, for three hours in San Francisco, and a series of whimsical ideas emerge.

After getting the script for the film, New Line Films immediately showed a strong interest, not only did the company work with producer Gleeman, but also produced Bright Ratner's directorial debut "Super Thunder", which starred none other than Krytuck, and the toxic lineup of "Rush Hour" has been completed.

As a loyal fan of Cheng Long, Ratner decided to join the film without hesitation, he and the producer went to the mainland of China to meet Cheng Long who was filming, and let Cheng Long watch the "Super Thunder" he had just completed.

At this time, Cheng Long was filming Paramount's huge investment to create a magic movie "Warcraft: The Phantom of the Dragon", and the crew was full of confidence in this film, although he was not the leading actor of the film, but Cheng Long himself believed that this film could bring him a huge reputation. So on the issue of whether to sign "Rush Hour", Cheng Long felt very hesitant.

For "Rush Hour", Cheng Long's choice is important, Jonathan Gleeman is a veteran producer, Brett Ratner is a dynamic director, and Chris Tucker is the most interesting actor today. In the end, Cheng Long said, "Okay, let me try." ”

When working on the action scenes in the film, director Ratner decided to find the best partner for Cheng Long. He persuaded the producers to use Cheng Long's own stunt team and invited Terry Renard to be the special effects coordinator. As Hollywood's most outstanding action coordinator, Renard, who appeared in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" as a stunt double in his early years, has always remembered the surprise he was when he first saw Cheng Long's work. As an industry insider, he didn't believe that Cheng Long would be able to complete those special effects scenes in person. But the producer, who has worked with Cheng Long many times, told him that Cheng Long did it himself.

Renard's collaboration with Cheng Long has made this film, although there are many scenes in the film that are familiar to Cheng Long's fans. But the overall style of the film is still different from Cheng Long's previous works. In actual shooting. Renard is reluctant to interfere with Cheng Long's way of working, but pays full attention to his personal safety when completing stunt scenes, which is rare in the Hong Kong film industry.

Although Cheng Long is never afraid of thrilling action scenes, the dialogue scenes make him a little overwhelmed, he not only has to remember his own lines, but also the lines of his partner Chris, who is good at improvisation, can use ten different lines to complete the same scene, and he has a lot of free play for himself, which makes Cheng Long feel very big.

Despite some twists and turns in the filming process, the film was successfully filmed in the end

During the preparation process for the new film press conference, Cheng Long also sent an invitation to Lin Mu on a whim. Producer Jonathan Gleeman, who learned of this, pointed out his recklessness. "Cheng, you're so inappropriate!"

"I am good friends with Mr. Lin, he should accept the invitation!" Cheng Long said nonchalantly, he invited Lin Mu to attend the new film press conference as a special guest in order to cheer for the film's promotional activities, he originally had good intentions, but he hadn't figured out what Jonathan Gleeman meant.

"It will be very difficult for Mr. Lin Mu to do this, maybe your personal relationship is very good, but you should not forget that Mr. Lin's identity in Hollywood is not only a screenwriter, he is the chairman of Paramount Pictures, and his every move in front of the public represents more than his personal will. If he shows up at the press conference. Inevitably, people will have some other ideas! ”

Jonathan Gleeman is a producer himself. There are some issues that he has to think about more than Cheng Long. Lin Mu is the most famous screenwriter in Hollywood, and he has won the Oscar for screenwriting in an unprecedented row. Jean's name has become a myth that people look up to, but Lin Mu has always kept a low profile in front of the media, which may have a lot to do with his identity as the chairman of Paramount.

Jonathan and Gleeman's analysis made Cheng Long realize his mistake, "Then what should I do?" (To be continued.) )