Chapter 239. 【God of Miracles】
It is said that when Yi Feiyang was talking to Spielberg, suddenly the black movie star Will Smith came over to greet Spielberg.
"It's nice to see you, Will, you don't look very good......" Spielberg smiled and shook Will Smith's hand.
Will Smith shook his head, "It's not bad, it's bad, especially lately...... As you know, those public opinions have had a great impact on me. ”
"Hey Will, take it easy, those guys are powerful little guys, you'll soon be back in the shadows of Hurricane!" Spielberg patted Will Smith on the shoulder with an understanding, giving him the friendliest smile in return.
"Xie Lu Xie, Steven, you are a good person." There was a hint of gratitude on Will's face, and he casually skimmed his surroundings, and the people who were singing and laughing did not pay any attention to what was happening here, and a sense of loss came naturally.
"Hurricane Cop"? Yi Feiyang suddenly realized.
It turned out that Will Smith filmed this action movie last year, but the box office was not very good, and the word of mouth was even worse, with an average score of only 4.1 on IMDB, standing on the edge of the pile of bad movies. Of course, the Golden Raspberry Award, which has always liked to fall into the ground, did not let go of this opportunity, and gave it five awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, but the judges still let Will Smith go and nominated for the Worst Actor Award to Kevin, another star in the film. Klein. Film critics will naturally not be polite to such bad movies, and 80 of the 101 film reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes are spitting.
And some of the comments on this play are very scathing, such as:
What is puzzling is, how could such a first-class lineup go astray? —Detroit News
The most empty Hollywood movie in recent times – Channel 4
Faced with such a scenario. Will Smith, who was forced home, wanted to slap himself a few times. And that's not even the worst. The worst thing is that he wanted to star in this pit father's "Hurricane Police". Actually rejected the Wachowski brothers' "The Matrix"!
In other words, if it weren't for Will being kicked in the head by a donkey when he chose the film, then the person who created the hacking miracle would be him Will Smith, not Keanu Reeves!
Anyway, Will Smith is at a low ebb, but Spielberg, as a big director, will certainly not be so short-sighted, because in his opinion, Will is definitely a very powerful acting school. This low tide is only short-lived, and it will definitely rise again in the future.
"Trust me, Will, you're a good actor, if you can meet a good script, then you will definitely be able to make a better movie!" Spielberg said, "Look at me, I've been talking to you and forgot to introduce you to a good friend." If you can get his help, maybe a miracle will happen......"
Without waiting for Yi Feiyang to come back to his senses, Spielberg directly pulled Will Smith over. "This is the famous screenwriter and director, Mr. Yi Feiyang! Nicknamed Miraculous Jan, the god of miracles! ”
I, the god of miracles?
Yi Feiyang was stunned for a moment, this Spielberg is too good at blowing!
Will Smith was also stunned, but immediately recognized who Yi Feiyang was.
The shadow of a famous tree, not to mention that Yi Feiyang is now a big name in Hollywood, several movies shot have exceeded 100 million, and the box office reputation has been praised, and this time he was nominated for Best Screenplay, it can be said that he has a great reputation, how can Will Smith not know the truth?
"Director Yi, hello, I'm Will Smith." Will also cleaned up his mood and shook hands with Yi Feiyang warmly, with a respectful tone, which made Yi Feiyang quite comfortable.
"Nice to meet you, Will! I appreciate your acting skills, especially the one you starred in, Independence Day! Yi Feiyang smiled and shook Will's hand vigorously.
"Ha Luha, you two talk first, I'll go meet an old friend!" Spielberg was happy to see each other, so he left understandingly, letting the two young men talk more. After all, as young people, they must have a lot more common language than their own old man.
Will and Yi Feiyang both nodded, and Spielberg refreshed himself and went to another place with his wine glass.
One is a young director who has just become famous, and the other is a famous black movie star in Hollywood, and the intersection of the two has attracted the attention of many people around him.
"Look, man, that China Yi is with Will Smith!"
"Yes, could it be that China Yi wants to cooperate with him?"
"That maybe, now Will is at a low point, and China Yi is famous for turning stones into gold, if these two can hook up together, there will be a good show!"
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Everyone around was talking, Yi Feiyang didn't hear the wind in his ears, but Will Smith's black face was flushed. He doesn't want to be said to be looking for Yi Feiyang to sing on stage for "resurrection......
What kind of person is Yi Feiyang, as soon as he saw Will's look that was more uncomfortable than "constipation", he understood that he was thinking too much. So Yi Feiyang smiled and said: "Don't worry too much, man, those guys like to gossip about finding people, their mouths are on their mouths, let them say whatever they like!" ”
Will didn't expect Yi Feiyang to persuade himself like this, so he couldn't help but smile and said, "You're right, if I take all their words to heart, I'll be too tired to live!" ”
"Hehe, to be honest, Will, I really appreciate you, this is not a polite word, it is my sincere words, how to put it, your acting skills, your love for movies, I am very moved......"
"No, you must not say it...... Actually, I admire you too, yes, you went to the cinema to see your "Dance Floor Fight" and "Saw Horror", which is hard for me to imagine that the same person could shoot a film in such a different style! Yi, you amaze me. ”
"Actually, it's nothing, I'm like a kid who likes the new and hates the old, for the same type of movie, I feel bored when I shoot too much, so I take the initiative to try other types of movies, God willing, it's very successful!" Yi Feiyang said with a smile.
"Oh yes, it was a success...... If I remember correctly, your "Dance Floor Fight" grossed more than 700 million, right? I can't imagine that there is anyone in this world who can make such a wonderful movie for tens of millions of dollars! Will smiled kindly, looking genuine.
"Ha Luha, you praised it falsely, the global box office of that drama did break 700 million, but it also set a high threshold for me, and I don't know when Lu Dao will break this data!" Yi Feiyang smiled slightly, although he didn't know when Lu Dao would be able to break his record, but his extraordinary self-confidence made him look unusually unique.
In fact, it is true, Yi Feiyang jumped too high this time, the box office of more than 700 million is not so easy to break, for example, a certain comedy director of the Celestial Dynasty in the previous life filmed a "People in the Embarrassment of Thailand", which dominated Chinese films at the box office, reaching an incredible 1.2 billion!
Such a high box office also put a lot of pressure on the director, so that he chose films carefully, and took the initiative to say to the media: "Perhaps, I will be the first director to shoot less and less at the box office!" Although it is self-deprecating, it is also giving the media an epidemic vaccination, so as not to have too high expectations for him and be killed at the end.
Yi Feiyang is different, Yi Feiyang has an innate advantage, that is, he can "glimpse the future", so his words are not his modest words, but a declaration of self-challenge!
Will Smith is not a fool, as soon as he heard Yi Feiyang say this, looking at his confident expression, he knew that the Taoist people were talking the opposite, saying that they couldn't break it, that is, they were very confident to break it, so Will Smith said: "Maybe you can break this record soon...... I heard that the first cartoon you prepared is about to be released, and in the past few days, newspapers and TV have been introducing "Speed Snail" one after another, hehe, I am very optimistic about this drama! Will took two cocktails from the waiter passing by, handed one to Yi Feiyang, and the two touched lightly.
"I'm also looking forward to it, after all, this play is like my child, it's been in production for almost a year, yes, I'm really looking forward to what he looks like, and whether people will like him...... Well, if nothing else, it will be officially released next month, to be exact, in 3,000 theaters across the United States. Yi Feiyang smiled and took a sip of his cocktail, his words full of confidence.
"Oh, 3000 theaters together? That's a lot of money! Will wasn't surprised, the recent publicity campaign for "Speed Snail" was extraordinary, and Raymond, the big boss of Paramount who works with Dream Pictures, looked quite confident, otherwise he wouldn't have had 3,000 movie theaters going live at the same time.
"But there will be a few blockbuster movies coming out next month, and yes, you may have a strong opponent by then!"
"Hehe, let's make the storm more violent, there's pressure to be motivated, isn't it?" The corners of Yi Feiyang's mouth curled and asked rhetorically.
Will nodded with some appreciation, this is the domineering of a big director, the best time of the year is always a few days, if you want to be the best director, you have to pull teeth from those well-known directors.
"Okay, Will, to be honest, I really hope to work with you if I have the chance, but I don't know what you think?" Yi Feiyang diverted the topic and put forward a cooperation plan.
"This ...... If there is a good script, I think of course I would like to cooperate with you! Will hesitated a little, with the experience of being kicked in the head by a donkey, he should be cautious in his selection!
Yi Feiyang saw Will Smith's concerns, and he didn't bring the topic to cooperation anymore, but just chatted with Will about some ups and downs and interesting things about the movie.
In just a few minutes, Will Smith's good impression of Yi Feiyang increased greatly, and the two talked and laughed, but they forgot about the surnames of everyone else. (To be continued......)