Chapter 403. [Yi Feiyang, Monkey King?! 】
Hollywood people are definitely very gossipy.
Therefore, the Spring Festival Gala or the annual celebration held by Dream Entertainment last night has become the focus of many people's attention.
"Chinese director China Yi, a song of homesickness!"
"Hollywood superstars gather, fantasy entertainment to build a media empire!"
"Not afraid of Cameron's challenge, China is still drunk!"
All kinds of public opinion have come out.
There is a special report that Yi Feiyang's life is extravagant and obscene, and he spends more money on holding a banquet; There are major reports on the rapid development of fantasy entertainment, threatening the seven major Hollywood companies, saying that Yi Feiyang has changed from the "wolf of Hollywood" to the "tiger of Hollywood"; There are also people who specifically provoke Yi Feiyang and Cameron, looking forward to a vicious battle between the two.
In short, everyone's attention to Yi Feiyang is almost surpassing that of the President of the United States, and the expectation for his next work is even more than the upcoming World Cup!
And at this moment, Yi Feiyang is having a headache, do you want to play the "Monkey King"? !
As the saying goes, acting and excellent is directing, Yi Feiyang is the opposite, and wants to direct and excellent to act, but he can't make up his mind whether he can play the role of the Monkey King well.......
It's not easy to be a human being!
It's not easy to be a monkey!
As far as Yi Feiyang knows, there are only two or three people who can perform monkey shows well in China. Now that I have to challenge such a difficult role, of course, I am a little weak-hearted.
In fact, the reason why Yi Feiyang is weak is because he loves the role of the Monkey King too much, so he takes the success or failure of this play more seriously.
As Yi Feiyang's close lover, Anne Hathaway seems to understand what Yi Feiyang is worried about.
Therefore. One night. Hathaway buried her head in Yi Feiyang's arms. said to him: "Dear Yi, I understand that you are worried about the filming of "Havoc in Heaven", but I want to tell you, I believe in you, yes, very much, I believe that nothing will be difficult for you!" ”
Yi Feiyang stroked Hathaway's smooth back and smiled bitterly, "Why are you so confident in me?" I'm not just a director this time. I'm going to be the starring role! ”
"Then why don't you give up the starring position? Are you afraid that others will play him? Hathaway asked rhetorically.
"Yes, I'm scared of this, this monkey is not easy to play, only I will know what the image of the Monkey King in Lu Dao's mind is, and no one else can do it."
"That's right, since no one else can do it, then you are the only choice, I believe you are the best, and acting must be the best!"
Yi Feiyang kissed Hathaway's cheek, "You are blind worship!" My dear! ”
"Nope. I'm a man who trusts himself! Hathaway hooked Yi Feiyang's neck.
Yi Feiyang laughed and slapped her buttocks. "Okay, just by what you say, I'm going to play this play!"
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Yi Feiyang decided to play the role of the Monkey King in "Havoc in Heaven", which immediately caused a shock within Dream Entertainment.
"The boss is going to act, or play the monkey!"
"It's incredible, the boss's debut is to play the Monkey King~!"
"The boss was forced by Cameron to be anxious, and he was ready to personally go on the horse to challenge Sun Wukong!"
All kinds of remarks came one after another, and the phone on Yi Feiyang's desk was about to burst.
Yi Feiyang has one head and two big.
Then Dures came to the door, "Yi, are you really going to star in this play?" ”
"Yes, I've decided!"
"Do you want to think again? It's not that I can't believe your acting skills, it's mainly that there are so many things in the company, you can't leave them all alone! ”
"It's okay, the company's big policy has been formulated, you just need to worry more!"
"Well, it looks like I can't persuade you! Then I wish you success, man! Dures and Yi Feiyang shook hands.
As soon as Dures left here, the fat man Gao Jiabao came upside down.
"Ah Yang, are you crazy, you want to film "Havoc in Heaven", and you have to play the monkey in it?"
"What's so strange about this, you don't know that my favorite character is the Monkey King!"
"How could I not know that when I was a child, I made games, and you always forced me to be Zhu Bajie, and I was about to have a shadow...... But do you really want to act? Your acting skills...... I'm not optimistic! ”
"I think you're afraid that your investment money will go down the drain!" Yi Feiyang gave the fat man a blank look.
The fat man smiled: "You guessed it, such a big investment in "Havoc in Heaven", of course you have to be careful!" ”
"Then you can rest assured, if this investment fails, it will be deducted from my private salary!"
"Pick, you only get a salary of 20,000 US dollars a month, and I will deduct it until the Year of the Monkey!" The fat man said unhappily.
It turned out that in order to enhance the spirit of his staff, Yi Feiyang symbolically set a salary standard of 20,000 US dollars a month for himself, compared with Dures, Gao Jiabao's gang of guys hundreds of thousands a month, which is a drizzle.
"Hehe, then I can't help it, this drama must be scared, you just watch it!"
The fat man saw that Yi Feiyang had made up his mind, so he had to sigh and said: "Okay, you have the final say, who made you the boss of the company, but I can say the ugly words first, in case this drama is really messed up, don't put the responsibility on me, as the head of the finance department, I was against your investment in this drama, especially against what you play Sun Wukong!" ”
"Of course......" the fat man changed his words, "Standing in the position of an old friend, I sincerely wish you to make your dreams come true, and perform this play well and wonderfully!" Well, it's best if the box office can be a big hit and beat that dog's day "Avatar"! ”
Whether it is Gao Fatzi or Dures, or other high-level executives within Dream Entertainment, they are very puzzled by Yi Feiyang's appearance in "Havoc in Heaven", and many people think that the boss is joking, or is directly hyping, and using his own fame to promote the promotion of this play. Doesn't the boss like to use the surprise trick the most?!
However, when Yi Feiyang announced that he would hold a press conference, officially announcing the start of preparations for "Havoc in Heaven" and playing the leading role. Zheng Guoguang's dream entertainment people are boiling.
It turns out that all this is true!
The boss is going to play a movie!
Yi Feiyang is going to play a monkey!
The super director is going to play the Monkey King!
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The journalists in Hollywood are all in tune. I have been informed that so. That's not going to come right away.
Yi Feiyang was silent about this.
The reporters surrounded and chased. It can be said that at this time, the news media in Los Angeles and even the United States are paying attention to Yi Feiyang.
As an era of high-speed development of the Internet, this news has also passed through the Internet and spread far and wide, so everywhere abroad is also boiling, and all people who are interested in movies are staring at this matter.
No one would have thought that as a Hollywood gold medal director, Yi Feiyang would choose to star in his next movie!
What do you mean?
Director turned actor?
Self-directed and self-acted?!
Or is it pure hype?!
In addition, it is said that what is about to be filmed is a Chinese film, what is "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace"!
Will such a film be welcomed when it moves to the North American market?!
If Chinese-language films with this kind of theme can really be favored in the North American market, then Chinese directors would have made a name for themselves in Hollywood. How could there be only one miracle of Yi Feiyang?!
"Crazy? Or will he once again show his demonic talent in front of the world? Director Yi's unbelievable practices again and again really make people can't believe that he is still a normal person? —Los Angeles Daily News.
Normal?! Yi Feiyang couldn't help but snort coldly when he saw this report, as a person engaged in art, which one is still a normal person? While others were resting and relaxing, as a director, I sat in front of the camera again and again, editing and editing the film all night.
Whenever the film is filmed, it is the time when the directors are most tormented, back pain and leg cramps are not exaggerated, and frozen shoulder has long been an occupational disease of the director.
Of course, none of this toil is a big deal. As a director, I bear that kind of strong pressure. This pressure comes from box office results and the word-of-mouth of the film, but these things are beyond the control of directors.
Box office results may depend on a bit of luck. Regardless of the time or place of release, there is a bit of luck in it, but after all, it still depends on the quality of the movie.
However, in the film market, there are some classic movies that also had no influence at the time, but became popular in the following years. But such a movie can't bring any income to the director and the film and television company.
The huge expenses of the crew and the investment in the cost of the film are both a risky project, and the pressure on the director is dozens of times that of a normal person.
Even if the news media exaggerates himself like this, Yi Feiyang doesn't dare to be surprised, have you ever seen a person who is an artist a normal person?
However, more media think that Yi Feiyang is doing this, it is completely hype, yes, big hype!
"China Yi wants to play the monkey in "Havoc in Heaven", this is definitely hype! Don't forget, he has a cunning nickname, called 'The Fox of the Movie World'! —Los Angeles Daily News.
Yi Feiyang did not reply to such speculation. For reporters who are chasing after them, they are even more low-key and evasive. In doing so, he made the events more mysterious and the journalists' desire to seek the truth stronger.
So the whole Hollywood was a sensation, and Yi Feiyang made headlines again without accident. And at this moment, poor US President George W. Bush, who was striving for the headlines, was once again pulled down and changed to the second version.
Seeing things get worse and worse.
Yi Feiyang knew that the brewing was almost over, and continuing to avoid the media would only have the opposite effect, so he told the reporters who were chasing after him that in two days, Dream Entertainment Company would hold a press conference, and the main purpose was to start the filming plan of "Havoc in Heaven", and everything would be revealed at that time. As for the questions that have been raised now, he himself will not answer them for the time being.
Although many reporters are still not satisfied with such an answer, it only takes a few days to get the answer, and everyone is still very happy.
"Wait, we'll get the truth soon!"
"God forbid, don't keep us waiting too long!"
"Roar, look forward to this press conference!"
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I have to say that due to Yi Feiyang's painful propaganda methods, the drama "Havoc in Heaven" has not yet started filming. It has become the hottest topic in the United States. Its popularity even surpassed that of President George W. Bush's "Iraq plan." Poor Your Excellency. It didn't make the headlines again.
In short, Yi Feiyang's propaganda methods have been perfected, as a topic of conversation in the United States today, whether he will really star in "Havoc in Heaven", and compete with the great director Cameron's "Avatar" with this film, so far, it is still a mystery.
But the more mysterious, the more fascinating. Especially appealing to those who love gossip!
Of course, in order to maintain the mystery, Yi Feiyang strictly ordered that before the news was released, the secrecy of the cast must be in place, and no news should be leaked.
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Three days passed in a hurry.
In the past three days, it has been a great torment for many reporters and many fans who like Yi Feiyang.
Their big guys are even dreaming of waiting for this day.
This day has finally come!
On the day of the press conference. The entire fantasy entertainment attracted more than 150 media from all over the world, and the entire conference hall was packed.
You look at it. A human head is still a human head.
The second hand on the watch was moving, and when it was nine o'clock in the morning, Yi Feiyang finally appeared!
To be precise, Yi Feiyang did not appear alone, but with a large team, including pop diva Beyoncé, popular Hollywood action student Keanu Revi, and the flying man Jordan, as well as a large number of Chinese stars who came in behind...... Big brother Cheng Long, Fa Ge, Li Lianjie, and even Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Liu Yuling, etc., who are quite well-known in the United States.
Such a combination of black, white and yellow stars completely stunned everyone, and those reporters took a deep breath and looked at each other.
What do you mean?
Is this filming, or is it a war in the world of cynicism?! How come there are stars of all skin colors?!
The reporters were a little dumbfounded when they looked at such a powerful formation, and they forgot that they still had cameras in their hands. After a while, they mustered up the energy to feed and kept taking pictures in front of them.
"Yi, is this the cast? Can you elaborate on that? ”
"Yi, are you going to rely on them to "Havoc in Heaven"?!"
"Yi, who are those people?"
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The reporters didn't wait for the announcement to start, and they already started asking questions.
There was a commotion at the scene, Yi Feiyang couldn't help frowning, such an atmosphere was too warm, especially those who were unruly, it was easy to affect the press conference.
Seeing that Yi Feiyang frowned, Jack, the fat man who was his most loyal follower, immediately stood up, picked up the microphone and said: "Fellow journalists, please be quiet, this is a press conference, not your concert!" So please be quiet and listen to me! ”
The fat man's voice was very loud, and the buzz on the scene was actually suppressed by him. After a while, the scene quieted down, and the fat man said skillfully: "Friends from the media, today's press conference is to let you ask questions, but I hope you can abide by the order here, come one by one, don't rob, don't worry, I promise, our on-site answers, will definitely satisfy you!" ”
After the fat man and Yan Yuese, the expression on his face suddenly changed, and he said seriously: "However, if the scene is uncontrollable like just now, and you all are in a mess, then as the organizer, considering the safety of the site and other factors, this press conference will be canceled, so, in order for everyone to complete the interview smoothly, I also hope that you can cooperate with us, maintain good order, and keep quiet, that's all, thank you!" ”
After the audience heard the fat man's soft and hard words, those reporters couldn't help but pause, thought about it for a while, and began to slowly sit back in place.
As the protagonist of this press conference, Yi Feiyang's popularity and aura can be said to be overwhelming, even if there are so many Hollywood superstars around him, he also intelligently acts as his foil.
Therefore, from the official start of the press conference, all the media focus and cameras were all aimed at him, staring at his every move.
"Director Yi of China, hello, I am a reporter from Los Angeles Entertainment News, I want to ask, about this work "Havoc in Heaven", why did you, as a Hollywood director, choose to shoot Chinese movies? Does it mean that the key markets for this work are Hong Kong and the mainland? If it is true, the North American film market far exceeds the Chinese film market, and you, who have always had box office appeal in Hollywood, how could you choose such a work to fight against Cameron? ”
Yi Feiyang listened to the reporter who was the first to ask questions, and was stunned on the spot, obviously saying that it was a question, but around one question, the reporter in front of him actually expanded three questions in one breath.
Yi Feiyang pondered for a while, and said truthfully in front of the microphone: "As a Hollywood director, the reason why I shoot Chinese films is very simple, because I am Chinese. The stories I am most familiar with are, of course, the four great classics of our tradition. And "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" is a well-known legend, I think, if you love Chinese culture, then you must also know this story. As for whether this drama is for Hong Kong, the mainland, or Hollywood, I would like to say that the movies I shoot will always be aimed at audiences all over the world, spreading positive energy through movies! Finally, you asked me why I would choose this movie to fight against "Avatar", what I want to say is that this drama is not about anyone, nor is it about competing with anyone, the reason why I shoot it is only because I like it! That's all! ”
"So may I ask Director Yi, you said that you like this drama, so you will start filming, so does it mean that you have given up on the Hollywood market? Just making a film based on your preference? The reporter didn't hesitate.
Yi Feiyang smiled, "You may not understand what I said just now, I filmed this drama because the concept and plot of this movie are very attractive to me, and it does not mean that this movie will give up the North American market!" Instead, I'm going to bring this film to the North American market, and I don't know if it will be successful, but I'm sure the members of our team are moving towards this goal! ”
Yi Feiyang cleared his throat and continued: "Of course, everyone has also seen that this movie, regardless of the story background or the characters, is related to traditional Chinese culture, so most of the actors I invited are excellent actors in the Chinese film industry. For what to choose them to star, the first is the need for the story; second, they have superb acting skills; Third, I hope that Chinese films can be driven by them to the whole world! ”
Brother Cheng Long and the others sitting next to Yi Feiyang, after listening to Yi Feiyang's words, couldn't help but straighten their backs and sit more upright, on this world-level stage, at this moment, they represent not only themselves, but the entire Chinese film industry! (To be continued......)