Chapter 356. 【Create another miracle】
The premiere of "Slumdog Millionaire" has officially begun.
The first thing that appeared on the wide movie screen was Dream Entertainment's mermaid factory logo. This factory logo has become a banner and a symbol of Hollywood. is no longer the movie brother who follows the butts of the seven major film companies.
After the factory standard, pictures began to appear on the screen. The storyline officially begins.
There is a TV show in India, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", a young man appears in front of the audience, he is polite, his eyes seem to tell people something, he is the main character Gemma; The host on the other side was quick-witted, as if everything was going on under his arrangement, and the prize money was won by asking questions and answers.
Now, the million-dollar program is at the last moment, and the actor can win the grand prize of 20 million as long as he answers the last few questions correctly. The whole of India is looking at him, at this millionaire who is about to be born from the slums.
However, the police suspected that the actor who had successfully passed the border was cheating, arrested him, and tortured him to extract a confession.
This scene in the movie made the black people at the premiere angry, "Aren't the poor people?" "Does living in a slum mean a thief or a liar?"
For the first time, these viewers from the favelas of the United States resonated with the male protagonists on the screen. Yes, is poverty also a sin? Why are poor people suspected of cheating?
On the big screen, the story continues.
The actor who was suspected of cheating still told the "story" of why he was able to answer the question correctly, and he was also from the slums, and his unbearable life experience. The film goes into the memories section......
In the Haddawi slum of India. There are three children. Gemma, Latika (heroine), Shelim (Gemma's brother). The child's Gemma is small. The words are innocent and loud, and the desire for a good life is permeated in the language.
Once there was a star named Abida who flew to the slums, which everyone knows. Little Gemma, like everyone else, was waiting for an autograph with a photo of a celebrity, and was in the toilet when the plane flew in, but suddenly found that the door was closed by his brother. Seeing that the star in the crowd is leaving, and he will not get an autograph. Gemma pinched her nose with one hand and jumped off holding the photo high. Finally made it to the crowd, so I quickly got an autograph. But the elder brother didn't get it, and finally sold the younger brother's photo.
In the same case as the brothers, Latika, an orphan after the same religious conflict, stood in the rain when Gemma, who was of a similar age, invited her to take shelter from the rain for herself and her brother. In this way, she and Gemma are no strangers, and they slowly become best friends. The innocent Gemma told her everything she knew, and they seemed to understand it, and they were extremely happy, which was childhood life.
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The movie is here. Those who were not interested in it at the beginning began to be really interested in this play. After all, the childhood of the slums is different from the childhood of many people, but for the people who originally lived in the slums of the United States, it feels very intimate.
Looking at the male protagonist in the movie, it seems to be looking at yourself. Especially when they saw the little boy jumping into the dung pit for an autograph, and then asking the star for an autograph, many people smiled, very bitter smile.
Because they know that this is not a random story, but a fact, and if they were themselves, they might do the same, not because they like the star so much, but because they know how much bread can be exchanged for a signed photo!
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The film continues to be screened.
Cutting the camera, the witty moderator asks the young man a question, what is the Muslim god Brahma in his hand, and it is in this conflict that Gemma saw with his own eyes, bow and arrow.
Soon, the "best in the world" came to the slums, giving the children soda and taking away orphans who had lost their parents. They talk about making children live a good life, which is exactly what the innocent Gemma yearns for. Soon the elder brother became the eldest of the children and organized the begging. And some children occasionally disobey, including Gemma, for example, who opposes some of his brother's practices. Then these "noblely dressed" men asked Shelim to bring a child, and this was the first time that his brother Shelim saw it with his own eyes, and for the first time he saw through the masks of these people, and they wanted to poison the child so that they could control it forever.
When those villains asked his brother to call Gemma out, he was extremely frightened in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it. He called his brother, and when he saw that he was suggesting that he was going to poison him, he poured the potion on the man. dragged his younger brother to run, and Latika, who was in the dark at this time, was also frightened. She only believed in the Gemma brothers and ran away with them. The people behind were in hot pursuit, and there was a train that had just started, Gemma and Shelim climbed into the train first, and Latika was a little slower. Gemma's throat seemed to be so desperate that he reached out to pull Tika's hand, but he couldn't touch it. In the end, the brother pulled her, but at the critical moment he let go.
Gemma and her brother Shelim escaped and were lucky, while Latika and another child who was blinded by poison did not. After some time, Gemma is determined to go back with Shelim to save Latika. When Gemma saw the blind child, she gave him a large piece of 100 yuan. The child sniffed it and said it was dollars, and when asked how much it was, Gemma could only describe the avatar. Afterwards he tells Gemma that it is Benjamin Franklin. The host of the show asked the cover character for $1oo, which was Benjamin Franklin. He told Gemalatika where it was sold and what it was now called. Latika was soon found, but these people appeared. When the crisis was critical, the brother took out a revolver, told them to kneel down and hand over the money, and finally the "leader" poured the money on the ground and said that he would not pursue it. Before the critical act, Shelim killed him. Turning back to the TV scene, the host asked who was the first to clear the revolver, which Gemma knew.
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This movie has already seen all the audience in tears.
In the words of a reporter: "The whole scene was filled with a humid atmosphere, and as far as the eye could see, all the flashes were tears." ”
Yes, people have feelings, not to mention that the children in the movie are so cute, but they have suffered so many unimaginable disasters.
If there really is a God in the world, why not come and save them?
Watch them be blinded and beaten severely. Crippled to ask for food...... Everyone was saddened.
God is with us!
The slums are a living hell!
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Time flies. The film continues to be screened. Gradually, it is coming to an end.
As to why Gemma was able to answer these questions that even experts cannot fully answer, the host called the police, and the story goes back to the beginning, where Gemma is illegally interrogated with violence for certain reasons.
The story is also the result of an interrogation. After getting to know each other for a long time, the police chief realizes that Gemma is an honest person. He said casually, "Isn't Latika beautiful...... I don't think it's ......", Gemma says "she's the most beautiful person in the world", and at this point another fat cop mocks "the beautiful ...... in the refugee slum" and Gemma fights with him. She must be the most beautiful in the world.
It's not that simple. Why did Gemma join the show? The answer lies in Latika. After rescuing Latika, his brother's ideology changed, and he joined an illegal private gang and betrayed Latika and Gemma.
A few years later, Gemma worked as a small worker in a telephone service company when she found and dialed her brother's phone by chance. Later, when the brothers meet, Gemma punches his brother several times, hitting him in the face hard, and he asks about Latika's whereabouts. Shelim said that she was long gone, and forgot about her; Moved to live with him. He will follow his brother's example. Once, Gemma saw her brother praying for forgiveness and followed him to see what he was going to do. Saw Latika. She was controlled by the leader of the Shelim gang and watched the show for some reason of value. But in the end, Latika was not saved.
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Seeing this scene, the audience's suppressed emotions could no longer be controlled, some of the audience whimpered, some clenched their fists fiercely, and some of the audience couldn't help but roar, "God, save you and let them be together!" ”
"Together!"
"Together!"
The cry was thunderous.
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Wide movie screen.
The last day of the show came, and the whole of India went crazy about it. Latika was secretly watching the show, and she was seen by Shelim with a happy smile all the time. It's vivid and moving. He let Latika go, and eventually died because of it, and the wrong monetary value really buried himself. Latika drove in the direction of the scene with the mobile phone given by Shelim. Outside the show, through the big screen, she looked at Gemma. The host asked young Gemma who was the last person in "The Three Musketeers". His mind flashed back to telling Latika stories as if he didn't understand them, but he didn't answer. He dialed Shelim's phone and gave him the opportunity, the only number he knew, and there was no answer on the other end of the line.
Looking at the screen with devotion, Latika realized that she was holding her phone, and she ran back to the car to answer the call. "I'm Latika......", "Where?" "I'm safe now"...... Latika has always been happy. Then, ask her the moderator's question, "I don't know, I never know", and she replied, "You answer it yourself." She didn't care about that, she gave the opportunity back to Gemma. It's the most beautiful scenery in the world. The final answer is fate, the young people get 20 million, and they haven't seen each other yet.
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Seeing this, the audience at the premiere was completely impressed by the characters in the movie. They were moved by the steadfast love of the heroes and heroines, saddened by their bumpy experiences, and admired the wonderfulness of this play!
"Only China Easy can make such a gripping movie!" A filmmaker who watched the movie said.
"It's not just a play, it's a person's life!" A reporter said.
"I saw a different side of the world!" said a certain politician.
"It's going to be a great work!" A certain unbig star predicted.
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"Slumdog Millionaire" was screened to the end, and the most touching scene finally appeared.
The young man sat under the stone pillar by the roadside, with the same eyes, a simple dress, and a polite manner, no different from other poor people. The car drove in front of me, and through the window glass it seemed that someone was also looking for something, it was Latika!
He stood up...... Like the most beautiful background music in the world, it becomes a landscape.
The ending of the story is warm, maybe a kind of healing, maybe a kind of hope......
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Quiescence!
Silence!
The meeting hall of three or four thousand people was unexpectedly quiet.
Everyone is still immersed in the story of this movie and feels the joys, sorrows and sorrows of the characters in it.
I don't know who it was, but I applauded first. And then. The applause sounded like a stormy wave.
Deafening!
"Great! It's amazing! Easy. You've done a miracle again! ”
"Congratulations, Yi, your story is so touching!"
"God can testify, this is the best film I've ever seen!"
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People applauded, congratulated, and praised!
The various words are full of affirmation of this play.
Looking at thousands of pairs of eyes and listening to the praise in his ears, Yi Feiyang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Some people may think that this movie is not a super classic, but they can't deny its success. It can be said that the success of this play bears the imprint of realism that cannot be erased, so it has touched countless audiences. The pursuit of love will not change in any era, and in the hearts of many filmmakers, a movie that reflects life is not an excellent film?!
Yi Feiyang wants to tell the world through this play: This is our real life, and everyone has the right to pursue happiness!
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At the moment, the spacious screening room was flooded with applause, the huge screen was still showing the credits, and the front-row members of the "Millionaire" crew and their families and partners gave a standing ovation of great satisfaction. hugged each other to celebrate, and received praise and praise from everyone.
"Thank you. Thank you. Yi Feiyang held the mobile phone in one hand, while constantly expressing his gratitude to his colleagues, the audience and friends, although his face was very calm, but his heart was beating violently and irrepressibly, this is the first time that Dream Entertainment has left Hollywood to shoot a movie in other countries, although he has been full of confidence on the surface, but he is still a little apprehensive about the result, he didn't think that classic movies like "Journey to the West" will be cold when they are released, and it will burst out with huge energy after a few years, will "Millionaire" also have such an experience?
This thought often swirls in Yi Feiyang's mind in the middle of the night, but now all worries have disappeared.
While walking around in the front row, Bollywood superstar Shalu Khan, who flew all the way from India to the United States to promote the show, came over and hugged him with excitement: "Congratulations, Yi! You created a good movie, although I only made a cameo, but it can't be denied that this is the best movie I have participated in......" Yi Feiyang also responded with a smile: "Me too, thank you, Khan, thank you for coming." ”
At this time, another Bollywood superstar, Aamir Khan, also walked over with a smile, "Hey, director! And me, don't you want to thank me too, I also helped make a cameo! ”
"Well, thank you too, I'm in for a treat tonight!" Yi Feiyang said generously.
The three men all laughed, watching the two Bollywood superstars together, and soon a group of fans who recognized them surrounded them, excitedly gathered around Sharu Khan, and the black bodyguards next to him quickly gathered over, took pictures, and signed autographs......
Of course, the two kings understood Yi Feiyang's thoughts, and took the initiative to push out the leading actors Jason and Emma and the two little guys, and suddenly, the stars shone brightly.
Looking at the happy people, looking at the people who kept celebrating themselves, Yi Feiyang suddenly felt very tired, very tired. Next to her, Anne Hathaway took his hand again and said softly, "Yi, you did it!" ”
"Yes, I did!" Yi Feiyang said to himself.
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That night, while countless male fans were still intoxicated by the incredible plot conception and twists and turns of the love story of "Millionaire", the majority of female fans in the United States were focused on discussing a man's name, that is, Yi Feiyang!
"Wow, God, I didn't find out that China is prone to such an emotional side! To be able to be so loving and unobservant of the man around him is definitely a good man! ”
"Yes, I cried when I watched this film he shot, I don't know why, but the tears are rolling in the eye sockets!"
"God gave him the talent to act, he used it to give back to us, to move us, he is a genius! I love him to death! Wendy, a girl from Blue Caster High School, left a on Facebook and even typed rows of heart symbols on Yi's personal poster......
And New York University's graduate student in business administration, the blonde girl Ellen Fielder, posted a picture of Yi Feiyang distributing Christmas gifts to poor children in the slum on the Internet, and her message was very short and powerful: "I want to marry him!! ”
Under such a short message, there were 4,389 people who clicked "like", and almost all of the people who spoke and commented were women~~ "Chinese men are really caring!" "The Chinese are really kind enough" and "what he gives out is not a gift, but faith" is almost one-sided.
And one of them, Edward, a famous American handsome guy on Facebook, couldn't read it, and reposted this article without a yin or yang, and commented:
"It's for show, you know? Silly girls! Don't be blinded by this Chinese guy! ”
This message, which was listed as a popular message by Facebook's editors, was placed on the first page of the search, and immediately attracted countless rebuttal messages from female fans.
Chinese movie fan "Qin Huang Han Wu" said angrily: "This is typical racial discrimination, Edward must apologize to us Chinese, even if it is a show, it is not better than a cold-blooded person like you!! ”
Helen, a German girl from Chicago: "You idiot is a shame for the United States, do you put on a show, do you show a show?" I guess you don't even know where the slums are! ”
"Are the Chinese hypocritical? You're kind, remember when you kicked that bum? One of Edward's classmates was merciless in exposing his history.
In just three hours, roughly calculated, there were more than 10,000 similar vicious sarcastic comments...... easily broke the Weibo message record of the first handsome man in the United States.
For young women, truly caring men should be respected and protected, because they are like rare animals, there are fewer and fewer of them.
At first, the unlucky Edward also tried to reply and argue a few words, but thousands of Yi Feiyang's angry female fans put all his messages on the top of the homepage, and the women made endless vicious ridicule, so that the first handsome guy in the United States, who originally took photos for fun, finally broke down and lost his self-confidence, and completely deleted all his Facebook messages in despair......
At 2 o'clock in the morning on Christmas Eve, watching this bastard delete all Weibo and run away, Yi Feiyang's female fans from all over the world were all cheering on their facebook~ and chatting with each other Yi Feiyang, and finally formed a fan team together.
A few days before Christmas in 2002, because of this small dispute, Yi Feiyang's first non-governmental fan organization in the United States was officially established and named "Feiyang Club......
For a Chinese director who works hard in Hollywood, no one would have imagined that in this country where racial discrimination is very serious, so many people will like this alternative Chinese director. As for the reasons why the big guys like him, there are also different reasons, some people like Yi Feiyang is handsome enough, some people like him to be talented enough, and some people like him to be self-made and worth billions, of course, everyone has one thing in common, that is, they all like his movies! (To be continued......)