Winston's speed in accepting new things is astonishing. People who can be prime ministers are not generally very imaginative.
After watching "Escape", Winston suddenly had an idea to make a movie about leading Britain to win the world war, with himself as the protagonist.
After knowing Winston's idea, Rock felt bad.
Among all the films that have been completed, are currently being shot, or are planned to be shot at Nyasaland Film Studio, none of them feature Rock as the protagonist. People as shameless as Rock believe that it is wrong to use their own resources to brag in this way.
But when it comes to Winston, it's natural.
"If I can make a movie with me as the main character, then I can tell the British what work I did during the World War and how much I contributed to the victory over the Germans. They think I am just sitting in the office.
They didn’t see that the lights in my office were still on at twelve o’clock at midnight. They didn’t see that I had to attend six meetings in one day, each meeting lasting more than two hours, and there was only one meeting in between.
Rest for ten minutes." Among the historical figures Rock knew, Winston was definitely the most capable of execution.
Second only to Kitchener and Adelaide.
"Wait a minute, you just said that you have to attend six meetings a day, each meeting lasting more than two hours?" How strange, this is what Rock wants to know.
"What's wrong? Can't I attend six meetings a day?" Winston immediately became angry.
Rock saw the guilty conscience in Winston's eyes.
Oh, I understand, this is the master who is good at taking advantage of the situation!
"So how do you plan to shoot? Are you coming in person?" Rock couldn't refuse such a request. Let's not talk about what Winston can shoot. If Winston participates in it in person, it will definitely be an unparalleled stunt, and
It will also add more legendary color to Winston's life.
Don’t worry, there are hundreds of writers and directors at Nyasaland Film Studio. All it takes is Winston’s idea, and it won’t take long to perfect it into a script.
"Me? No, no, no, I won't appear on the screen to be judged. I want to be a director, because only I know how I survived." Winston also has his own self-esteem, after all, he is Marlborough.
Coming from a ducal family, Winston would not go into battle personally.
No matter how enthusiastically the movie actors' performances received applause in the theater, for the real aristocracy, acting was still an unworthy profession.
Winston is a traditional man.
"It's not enough to just rely on your story. You have to hide your story in a bigger story." Rock also took the initiative. For Winston, Rock didn't mind contributing his own creativity.
"What do you mean?" Winston still didn't know enough about movies and needed to study in depth.
"It means that your story alone is not exciting enough to support a movie, so you need to add some other elements, such as love, justice, and bravery." Rock himself didn't know the movie deeply enough, or in other words,
In this era, no one has a deep enough understanding of movies. In fact, everyone is crossing the river by feeling the stones, including Rock.
Rock's advantage is that compared to others, he knows what kind of role movies can play, so he is on the right path from the beginning and will not take detours.
"Nonsense, as long as I put my story on the screen, even if I squat on the toilet, there will still be audiences willing to watch it." Winston may not understand movies as well as Roque, but Winston understands human nature better than Roque.
Only then did Rock realize that Winston cannot be judged by ordinary people's stories.
That's ok, Rock just called the general manager of Nyasaland Film Studio and the director of "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" and asked them to communicate directly with Winston.
Don't worry about the cost of filming. Rand Bank and Nyasaland will invest in the entire process. Although Winston will not appear, it will be difficult to lose money as long as Winston's gimmick is used.
Not to mention other countries, the British have always enjoyed gossiping about big shots. The longevity of "The Sun" proves that, including those celebrities who scold the paparazzi, they actually need paparazzi reports to maintain their coverage.
heat.
With the participation of Rock and Winston, the script project was started immediately, and the crew was established in the shortest possible time. Winston's special actors are filming another movie that reflects the Battle of the Dardanelles. There is no schedule.
After the filming of that movie is completed, this movie will be started as quickly as possible.
The name of the movie is "Winston".
"You mean Winston is going to make a movie about himself?" Rock mentioned this casually during dinner, and Phyllis seemed very interested.
"Yes, I guess he wants to use this movie to reverse the public opinion situation and create opportunities for his return to politics." Rock hit the nail on the head. Don't listen to Winston's nice words. Winston is also a very purposeful person, and there is no benefit.
I will definitely not do anything.
"That won't be easy, unless he can bring all those congressmen into the cinema." Phyllis is not optimistic about whether Winston can return to politics. The opinions of ordinary people will not play a big role. The key is that the congressmen will not
Like Winston.
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Winston. In the situation during the World War, no matter who was the prime minister, in order to gather national strength to defeat the Germans, he would inevitably hurt the interests of some people.
"If it's a movie about Uncle Winston, then I think I'll watch it." Gavin, who was also at the dinner table, expressed his support for Winston.
"I can do it too!" Alvin also expressed his support. Now Alvin is a middle school student. When "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" was first released, their school organized all the teachers and students to watch it.
"Well, it seems that this movie is very marketable." Rock had to admit that the name Winston itself is a golden sign. Although Winston is no longer the Prime Minister, this golden sign is still shining.
Glow.
The next day, Rock and Winston appeared in Star City together. While inspecting the current situation of Star City, they also looked for suitable filming locations for the movie "Winston".
Compared with Hollywood, which has a population of over 10,000, Star City's permanent population is smaller, but the city's size is not inferior to that of Hollywood.
Hollywood still shoots movies in warehouses, and if a scene is needed, it is temporarily built. This model has continued into the 21st century. Many famous Hollywood blockbusters were shot in warehouse-like studios.
Star City already has a huge building complex similar to the film and television city of later generations. The Nyasaland Film Factory is also located here. The staff of the film studio are the first permanent residents of Star City. Many young people who are willing to devote themselves to the film industry have come here.
Try your luck in Star City. For this purpose, Star City has established the Actors Guild, Screenwriters Guild, Directors Guild and other related organizations. While strengthening the management of practitioners, they will also provide appropriate training. The Nyasaland State Government is considering establishing a film academy to further cultivate professionals.
Talent.
"What is this?" Winston came to Star City for the first time and was shocked by the size of Star City.
The Nyasaland State Government has always been generous in its work. When the construction personnel of Star City were building Star City, they directly copied the famous Tower Bridge on a river next to Star City. The Tower of London is clearly visible not far away.
"Tower Bridge, don't you know it?" Rock liked to see Winston's stunned look.
"Stop, stop." Winston was really dumbfounded. It was hard to imagine that Rock's handwriting was so big.
"God, what do you want to do?" Winston muttered to himself.
It is indeed a grand gesture. The Tower Bridge in front of Winston is a complete replica of the Tower Bridge in London at a one-to-one ratio. Even the traces left by the passage of time on the Tower Bridge are exactly the same. You must know that Los Angeles and London are thousands of miles apart.
Winston really couldn't imagine how the engineers in Nyasaland achieved this.
"Film industry, please forgive me for using the word 'industry' to describe the filming of movies. Buildings like Tower Bridge will inevitably appear in many movies in the future. You also know that Nyasaland is so far away from London.
The crew can't go all the way to London every time just to shoot a shot of Tower Bridge, so it is necessary to build a Tower Bridge in Star City." Rock thought for a while, in order to avoid Winston continuing to gape for a while.
Well, let me introduce a little more: "Not only the Tower Bridge, but also the Tower of London, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the White House, and oriental-style buildings. Not only can movies be shot here, but it will also become an attraction in the future.
Famous attractions for tourists to visit.”
Rock spent huge sums of money to build a film and television city, certainly not just for making movies.
The influence of the current movie is not enough. When this batch of movies from Nyasaland Film Factory are released to the market, the popularity of the movie will gradually increase. By then, there will be no need for Nyasaland State Government to promote it, and tourists will come in droves.
, then the film and television city will fully demonstrate its charm.
Winston remained silent. Los Angeles City shocked Winston more and more, and Winston now became more and more deeply aware that the rise of southern Africa was unstoppable.
The feeling that Los Angeles gave Winston during this period was probably like the feeling of the leaders of various countries sitting on the podium watching the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games.
Rock didn't rush him and gave Winston plenty of time to think.
In fact, during the World War, southern Africa had already demonstrated sufficient strength, but many Europeans who were still immersed in the concept of Europe as the center of the world were unwilling to admit it.
Roque is not in a hurry, there is plenty of time, Roque will make those "old Europeans" have to realize and accept that southern Africa has risen.
ps: Those book friends who discussed how to eat fish heads in the previous chapter, won’t your consciences hurt?
