Chapter 424: Sudden Death?
[The box office of "Men in Black" premiered in China was 30 million yuan, and it is another Hollywood blockbuster! ] 】
[Europe and the United States: "Superman 2" was hit by "The Departed" and "Men in Black", and the daily box office fell to $7 million, a record low! ] 】
[Curve to save the country, he used his way to make "Superman 2" completely fall into the altar! ] 】
【……】
On the morning of September 6th.
Zhou Yang heard countless praises from all directions.
Hua Xing was jubilant, and through the wall of the office, he could hear the cheers of "Men in Black" after the box office came out.
30 million yuan at the box office for the premiere in China......
It doesn't seem to be high, but you must know that when "Men in Black" premiered, for various reasons, there were still several theaters that did not release the movie at the same time, and they were in a state of semi-boycotting "Men in Black".
If it is released at the same time, then no one knows what the box office limit of "Men in Black" is.
And now......
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It doesn't matter if you resist or not.
Several theaters clamoring for the fiercest have quietly contacted Xu Mei, although their posture is also quite high, and they resolutely disagree with raising the box office score, but their attitude is a lot kinder.
Capital is very realistic, and when you touch their interests, they will be very angry, and even crazy to do a lot of irrational things.
But once they find out that you can bring them great benefits, they will come to you with a smile and come to you as a close friend.
"Superman 2" in Huaxia has completely lost its temper, and there is no way to be as powerful as before, and even after being besieged, the decline is gradually revealed.
The new round of box office fell to more than 8 million yuan......
Not to mention creating a historical record at the Chinese box office, even the small goal of 600 million has begun to be difficult.
As a movie that has been in theaters for more than 20 days, although this rate of decline is understandable, it is still regrettable.
Sunlight shines in the room.
Zhou Yang saw countless comments on the Internet and countless congratulatory text messages on his mobile phone.
Zhou Yang was not shocked in his heart, and rejected the proposal of a celebration banquet.
After getting up, I washed up and went to the table next to the room, looking at the thick stack of movie brochures on the table and the extended script of the Chels version of "Men in Black".
His expression was very serious, like a very serious student, and he sat down and flipped through it very carefully.
The script of Zhou Yang's version of "Men in Black" is very simple, only the main line and character dialogues have some specific, impressive plot stories and shooting directions.
This is a comedy film that is not rigorous and dressed as science fiction.
If he sees this script and Zhou Yang shoots it himself, he will probably follow the plot and narrate it in a tiled way, and do his best to restore the picture of "Men in Black" in his memory.
If you don't have that memory, if you get this "Men in Black" script directly, you ......
It's going to shoot badly!
even vaguely felt that he would make a vulgar bad movie, and he didn't even know the so-called theme and selling point.
"The so-called success, it's just that I have the memory, that's all......"
"If I don't have a memory, I'm an ordinary person......"
He ...... It's amazing! ”
Zhou Yang repeatedly flipped through the movie manual of "Men in Black".
Looking at the appearance and information of aliens who have appeared in the movie or have not appeared in the movie, Zhou Yang is not only amazed by Chels's imagination, but also feels more shocking the more he watches......
Each alien's information has its own remarks planet, and the remarks planet has the corresponding climate, customs, culture and religious beliefs......
It's a huge, amazing project.
Zhou Yang thought of when he followed Wang Shuai to shoot "The Crow", at that time, he had done something similar, he felt that he was already the limit of what he could do, but he couldn't imagine that someone would do the same in the virtual sci-fi comedy world, and do it in more detail!
"Amazing amount of knowledge and seriousness!"
"It's worth learning from!"
He turned on the computer, and in front of the computer, he played the filming of "Men in Black" documentary.
After watching it for several hours, he kept nodding his head and at the same time had a deep sense of admiration for Chels.
He learned a lot and then watched the Men in Black movie again.
The same Men in Black script.
When Zhou Yang simulated shooting, he would feel that he didn't know where to start and stuck to the rules.
But Chels was able to extract the essence of the whole film from such a script, make something of his own, and sublimate the whole theme by borrowing the shell of comedy.
He closed his eyes and lay back in his chair, images conjuring up in his mind.
He even remembered the scene when he filmed "Infernal Affairs".
After filming, he breathed a sigh of relief, and even proudly felt that his overall strength was one step closer, and when he saw the praise of the cameras in his "Infernal Affairs" by professionals on the Internet, he couldn't help but feel happy and deeply immersed in it, ambitious......
Come on now!
How much of Infernal Affairs is its own?
The reason why I was able to shoot "Infernal Affairs" well is also because I have watched the memory of "Infernal Affairs", and many amazing shots are actually deliberately imitated by myself to imitate the shooting methods in my memory.
"What would Infernal Affairs be like without these things?"
Zhou Yang began to reflect again!
And this time the reflection quickly came to the conclusion that without these amazing lens language memories, I could watch "Infernal Affairs" by myself, but it would be very mediocre, mediocre like something made by an ordinary second-rate director, and even, after seeing the script, I may not necessarily act it.
He bowed his head and began to talk to himself.
"To make this film well, you must first understand what my film is trying to express......"
"I received an unfamiliar script, and I first had to know the unfamiliar script and what I wanted to shoot around......"
"Raven, Infernal Affairs...... Every shot, every frame in these movies, actually revolves around that point to serve......"
“……”
As he spoke, Zhou Yang noticed that a light appeared in his originally confused and chaotic mind.
This seems to be a new understanding of the film lens and the script.
He came up with the script for The Silence of the Lambs.
This script, because of the reason that the memory is very bad.
He has been writing very poorly, stumbling and writing for so long, and now he has only written half of it.
"To really write a story, you first have to understand the core of the story, or what you want to say......"
"All the shots, the language, the characters, are in the service of this thing!"
"Core!"
"Core!"
Zhou Yang looked at "The Silence of the Lambs" to himself, and then, he began to become enlightened.
"I want to express the mysterious oriental cultural ...... in this film"
"A gangster with terminal cancer, in order to live, he thought of the five elements spells in Eastern culture......
"So, he searched everywhere for the internal organs of the target people of all ages, devoured them alive, and sacrificed them by various means......
"Similar to the suspense horror movie "Double Pupils", ......"
“……”
"At the core, I want to express human nature and desire. Hope, and explore the deepest dead silence of the river in the depths of people's hearts......"
"And the story is just a way of expression!"
Zhou Yang followed his own thoughts, abandoned his original memory of the movie "The Silence of the Lambs", and began to really immerse himself in it, writing the whole story.
He didn't know how long he had been writing......
I only know that there is a knock on the door in the office......
Xu Mei delivered the takeaway as soon as possible.
Write while eating.
All I know is that the sky is slowly darkening and the lights are on in the office......
The excited brain is active with all kinds of ideas that belong to him, and his whole person seems to be reborn, as if he is forever tireless, wandering in the world of the plot, over and over again.
"Humanity!"
"But with some anti-war elements......"
The night is getting darker, and it is gradually dawning, and it is gradually becoming sunset, and it is early in the morning.
After writing the last word of "The Silence of the Lambs," it was already the morning of September 7......
Zhou Yang finally felt tired, but when he saw the plot and context of the script he had written, he had an excited expression on his face.
There was a knock at the door......
Xu Mei walked in with a worried face, and sent over breakfast and a new round of box office reports, when she saw Zhou Yang's face unkempt, with a little stubble on her chin, and her eyes slightly reddened, she finally couldn't help it: "Mr. Zhou, don't stay up like this in the future, I'm afraid that if you keep up again, your body will collapse......"
"It's okay......"
Zhou Yang stood up happily.
When the excitement subsided, there was an indescribable sense of emptiness in my heart.
He realized that the script of the movie "The Silence of the Lambs" was written on the one hand, and the actual filming was on the other hand, and there were so many things he had to learn.
But......
Many things can't be achieved overnight, they need precipitation and time, and it is not possible to pull out seedlings to help them grow.
Zhou Yang reminded himself in his mind.
"Huh?"
Just as he stood up and was thinking wildly, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, a backpours of acid in his stomach, a desire to vomit, and then a terrible pale......
It was as if I couldn't hear anything in my ears, and in an instant I felt that the whole office was spinning......
In Xu Mei's exclamation, he sat on the chair again, only to feel his heart beating faster, and the whole person felt inexplicably panicked.
it!
I'm not going to die suddenly, am I?
The thought crossed his mind.
However, after a pause, I was relieved when I felt my heartbeat slowly recover.
After looking up, I found that Xu Mei was already anxiously calling 120 and had a stroke.
I don't know if it's an illusion, Zhou Yang heard the horn of the ambulance......
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"Hello everyone, I am Xiao Chen, a reporter from Yanjing Satellite TV, with the faster and faster pace of society, young people's daily routines and diets are becoming more and more irregular, and "sudden death" has gradually changed from the phenomenon of middle-aged and elderly people to younger ......"
"Today, we will follow the camera and broadcast the whole process of the stroke center department of Yanjing People's Hospital......
"This is Director Chen, Director Zhang, I want to ask you ......"
"Sick here? Wait, that's Zhou ......"
"Don't shoot, don't shoot this picture, pinch it off!"
“……”
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Midday.
An Xiao, who was carefully sorting out computer files in the office, saw a pop-up window.
After seeing the pop-up window, the whole person's pupils shrank!
[Sad, Zhou Yang died suddenly! ] 】