"Saw" still maintains an astonishing box office figure of eight million US dollars.
Behind this astonishing data is the torn class conflict between the United States and the United States, as well as the pent-up anger.
In just a few days after the release of "Saw", the originally prosperous, peaceful and stable old America experienced a series of racial conflicts, class divisions, medical accidents and other news.
Behind the splendor is decay, and beneath the glamorous coat is a filthy system!
Incidents were exposed in the sun one after another, and each bloody incident was unbelievable and shocking at the same time!
Even on January 5, a shooting occurred and someone was injured.
Although this incident is very common, and similar incidents occur in the United States every once in a while, in this special case, the occurrence of such incidents is undoubtedly completely magnified.
Especially this case, which involved a white boy hurting a black boy, was pushed to the front pages of major media outlets by angry people.
Journalists are excited...
In this free country, they always think about popularity, traffic, and attention.
They reported it in a big way, and the content in it not only added fuel and jealousy, but also included some reflections in it. Some media even angrily criticized the current President Scott!
The old American authorities quickly realized that this situation was very wrong, and immediately suppressed some messy news and issued clarifications and warnings.
But not long after the matter was suppressed, Olson, who announced his candidacy for the presidential election, came forward.
Wearing a suit and tie, Olson picked up his speech in the cold and windy Los Angeles Plaza and whispered his voice in front of the countless people in the audience.
"If I take office, I will use administrative measures to curb the frequent gun violence crimes in the United States. At the same time, I will urge the U.S. Congress to take action on the gun control issue..."
"I will let ethnic minorities be treated equally, so that freedom, the Republic of China, and the beacon of the world will no longer become slogans!"
"I will give my wandering brothers a place to live, everyone will have bread and milk, and everyone will have a job..."
"I will make the plot in "Saw" never happen again in the United States, and let the darkness, despair, and coldness in it only exist in movies forever!"
"..."
Olson was very young. He wore glasses and was very confident. His speech was sonorous and powerful, and he waved his hands several times.
He did not avoid the problems arising from the current situation in the United States like the current president. Instead of escaping, he faced the problems head-on and gave his own insights and opinions!
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The crowd burst into cheers and screams, especially many black friends who were extremely excited. They waved their hands as if they were declaring something in the cold wind.
This is their country, their ideal perfect country!
Countless reporters took pictures of Olson giving a speech in the cold wind, and some reporters even regarded him as a warrior in the news pages.
The true warrior who faces the darkness of America!
The old American authorities were very helpless after seeing this scene. They wanted to suppress everything, but they found that the flame had turned into a raging fire. If they suppressed it forcibly, they would only suffer more serious backlash!
The 44th general election in the United States began in 2007 and ended at the end of 2008.
In the original world, the first president of the United States also appeared in 2008.
And this world also has this trend.
There are some different places in the world that seems familiar, but the torrent of time is still rolling forward, unstoppable, let alone unstoppable!
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"Ah, Mr. Zhou Yang, are you leaving now?"
"Yes, I have almost completed the design of some secret rooms."
"I also hope that you can be a consultant for the movie "Lamb". You don't have to be so anxious. Moreover, "Saw" is doing so well now. With this huge popularity, the box office will definitely exceed 100 million!"
"No, no, there's something going on over there in China, there's really something going on."
"whats the matter?"
"Sorry, Mr. Christian, anyway, I will come back again..."
"Well, that's a pity. By the way, keep calling me from time to time. I think your talent is very suitable for directing crime-themed movies like "Lamb". By the way, what about the script of "Saw" II?
When will it be finished? I can’t wait..."
"There is a chance, there is a chance."
Early morning of January 6th.
Zhou Yang declined many media interviews arranged by Warner Company, booked a ticket to China in advance, and after briefly saying hello to Christian, refused the driver escort of Christian, Rody and others, and left under the cover of night.
The cast of "Lambs".
There is no silence in the early morning in Los Angeles. Not only is there no silence, but there are bright lights.
The radio in the taxi was playing the news about Olson. The first black congressman in the history of the United States announced his candidacy for president at this time. This was definitely a big news.
The taxi driver is a black man.
He was very excited listening to the content on the radio, waving his fists constantly, and even started roaring along with the speaker's speech.
Zhou Yang, who was wearing a hat and sitting in the back seat, felt uneasy about his life safety, fearing that he would be involved in a car accident.
Fortunately, the driver took Zhou Yang to the airport smoothly.
Along the way, he saw Olson's face mixed in on the big screen at the airport. Olson was wearing a straight suit, and there was a line of words such as "Freedom, Democracy, Peace" behind him.
When Zhou Yang arrived at the airport, he hurriedly walked in among the crowd and quickly boarded the plane.
Zhou Yang felt that he was an arsonist.
Such a big fire was set off in the United States.
He's a fool if he's still in the United States and showing off. No matter how low his IQ is, he knows that he must run away at this time.
After boarding the plane and waiting for it to take off, he felt quite complicated. After recalling all the experiences of these days, he felt that things had exceeded his expectations.
His original idea for "Saw" was to make an old-American realism movie without changing the main line of the movie, so that everyone could know the nature of old-American society.
No way, I have been with Wang Shuai and Huang Jiacheng for a long time, and I was first exposed to realism-themed movies such as "The Mine" and "The Crow". It is inevitable that people will be a little biased, and it is inevitable that they will have some of the same ideas as these literary directors.
Naughty character.
When writing the script of "Saw", Zhou Yang checked the events related to Lao America in great detail. Although some places on the Chinese Internet are all praise for Lao America and are full of all kinds of "public knowledge" and dog-licking.
But Zhou Yang still found out the current situation of Lao Mei.
After investigating, Zhou Yang found that the current situation in the United States is actually very bad, even worse than the original world!
When Zhou Yang actually came to Lao America, the phenomenon he saw proved what he was thinking. Although the law clearly stipulates that no racial discrimination can be discriminated against and everyone is equal, in the dark corners of Lao America, you can find it everywhere
I see that the so-called "fairness" is just an election method used by some Z-clients, nothing more.
So, he wrote his own version of "Saw."
However, he never dreamed of how influential the movie "Saw" would be, igniting the long-suppressed anger of the American bottom.
The old beauty in this world is different from the old beauty in the original world!
Although there are similar movies in the old and American countries in this world, most of these movies are old movies from the 1960s and 1970s...
Movies in recent decades either capture the dark sides of other countries, or promote the power of the United States and are full of personal heroism, or are sci-fi blockbusters about the apocalyptic future, or they are about ethnic minority groups passing through.
I worked hard and got admitted to Harvard University with all kinds of help. I used so-called "inspirational" movies with exaggerated colors, but I didn't make any truly in-depth movies full of irony...
"Saw" is a pioneer.
but……
When he really thought about the reason why "Saw" became so popular in the United States, the more he thought about it, the more horrified he became!
Christian is indeed a very powerful promoter, and Warner is indeed a promoter, but Zhou Yang doesn't think their energy is that great...
Why do some messy news conflicts in the United States suddenly break out at this time? Although "Saw" has realistic things in it, in fact the main content has not changed at all. To put it bluntly, it is an escape room thriller movie...
However, if you look at the current Internet, no one is amazed by the shock brought by the movie. The trend has all turned to the unfairness, discrimination, class differentiation, contradictions, and demands expressed in the movie "Saw".
Knowing these things was never the main focus of Saw.
Also, why did some people take advantage of this trend to stand in the public eye in just a few days when it first broke out, and began to announce their participation in the election, and mentioned many times that their appearance would not lead to
Something from Saw?
All of this seems like an invisible hand pushing "Saw" to the forefront.
Everyone used "Saw" as a fuse to explode what they wanted.
Zhou Yang confirmed his suspicion after chatting with An Xiao on the phone yesterday.
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The morning of January 6th.
The plane landed smoothly.
Along the way, there were no accidents or hijackings.
Sixteen hours later, Zhou Yang stepped off the plane.
As soon as he got off the plane, his cell phone rang.
Zhou Yang took out the phone and answered it.
"Zhou Yang, have you returned to China?"
"Yes, Mr. An."
"You should have a good rest first. The relevant departments will have a directors' meeting tomorrow."
"What content?"
"Regarding China's local film support plan, at the same time, there is also the issue of the introduction of your "Saw" in China..."
"What? Can such a movie be introduced in China?" Zhou Yang was shocked.
"Theoretically it's not possible, but if you can delete some bloody scenes as requested, I'll try to find some connections!"
"This..." After Zhou Yang heard the firm voice on the phone, he was a little unsure for a moment.
""Fatal Crisis" will be released the day after tomorrow, and Director Zhao Sicheng will also come to attend this meeting tomorrow. I hope you will meet Director Zhao at this meeting..."
"Don't worry, Mr. An, I will keep a low profile and won't argue with the seniors. When I was in Laomei, some of the words Director Zhao said made me very uncomfortable, but I still didn't respond."
"is not what it means!"
"That is……"
"Straighten your chest tomorrow and say whatever you want. You may have to suffer some injustice in the United States, but when you return to China... Zhou Yang, no matter what happens, I will stand behind you!"
"..."
"Zhou Yang, we can be tolerant and respect our seniors, but we won't give in to what we should fight for!"
"..."
(Elders, stop scolding me... I don’t even dare to stand up and ask for votes...)