Chapter Three Hundred and Thirty-One. [Cannes Finalist]
In fact, in Yi Feiyang's opinion, among Downey, Cage, and Depp, Depp and Downey are the most similar. As actors, the characters they play are bohemian in appearance, but they are always particularly charming, because they are
His eyes and subtle expressions always exude the temperament of a loser, tolerant and compassionate.
This kind of tolerance and compassion is the necessary temperament of a "chivalrous person" and a hero.
Just like what the Chinese say, when heaven is about to entrust a great task to a person, he must first work hard on his mind, strain his muscles and bones, and starve his body. Only those who have truly hit the bottom and experienced great pain can understand the pain of others.
, have a broad mind to tolerate others.
Just like Gautama Buddha and Jesus, who practiced asceticism and experienced hardships in life, whether it was Johnny Depp or Robert Downey Jr., they all once hit rock bottom in their lives and were cast aside by the world.
Johnny Depp was once the co-owner of the "Viper Nightclub". At that time, he was just like a viper, unruly, hot and dangerous. At the age of 12, he started smoking, then took drugs and drank alcohol;
He slept with women when he was 13 years old; when he was 15 years old, he suffered the blow of his parents' divorce; when he was in school, he was suspended from school for exposing his buttocks to a teacher...
After Depp entered Hollywood because of his handsome face, he still went his own way. His private life was always related to beautiful women, alcohol and drugs. He once abnormally shouted to the passengers around him on a plane: "I and
Animals have sex!" became a laughing stock.
Similarly, Robert Downey Jr. also has endless film talents. Robert Downey Jr., who was born in a film and television family, defeated many competitors such as Dustin Hoffman and won the title of "Chaplin" at the age of 27.
His interpretation of Chaplin was quite successful and he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor.
But Robert Downey Jr. also went through a well-known period of dissoluteness. During the period when he was addicted to gambling, his life seemed to be very "regular", following the trajectory of acting, taking drugs, going to jail, getting out of jail, and acting again.
Cycle. He was once "kidnapped" by his friends and sent to a drug rehabilitation center. He once broke into a stranger's home and fell unconscious. He was beaten time and time again by inmates until he was unable to fight back... As he was involved in drug problems one after another,
After being imprisoned three times, this talented actor's film career almost hit rock bottom.
But it was these painful trainings that gave these two handsome actors an inner charm that other actors did not have. After that, they turned around, no matter how superficially romantic and dissolute they played, their eyes always exuded that charm.
Gentleness and calmness towards everyone, this gentleness and calmness are the expression of the so-called "loser temperament".
After their transformation, both of them reached the peak of their film careers and became real global superstars. Such a ridiculous and childish story as "Pirates of the Caribbean". With the charm of Johnny Depp, the movie was raised to another level.
The same goes for Robert Downey Jr.'s performance in the original "Iron Man."
Nowadays, such outstanding actors have been recruited by Yi Feiyang, but Yi Feiyang is still not satisfied, and his ambition to recruit the world's elites is not satisfied. So this time he has set his sights on Cage, the villain of this drama.
The reason why Yi Feiyang continued to train Downey was to arouse Cage's jealousy and make him want to join Fantasy Entertainment. Obviously, this trick worked. Because Cage looked at him differently.
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For Yi Feiyang, everything is already under control!
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After the filming of the final scene, everyone was exhausted. Even some veteran actors who were used to rushing to the scene couldn't stand it anymore, because Yi Feiyang's requirements were too strict, and he often failed. This is no wonder that Yi Feiyang,
Countless action movies were made because they were not produced carefully enough, and he definitely didn't want to make such a mistake again.
But now, everything is over.
After nearly two months of arduous filming, from the Western Desert to Las Vegas, Chicago, and Los Angeles, and moving to many places, the film was finally filmed. Who knows the hard work and sweat involved.
Of course, there is a wrap-up party. Yi Feiyang is not the kind of person who talks in vain. However, Yi Feiyang has other things to be busy with, including writing the script for "Kung Fu Panda", so he has a casual meal and drink, and then chats with the crew
The members said hello and immediately rushed back to the company.
As soon as I returned to the company and my butt was still hot, Dures, the vice president of Fantasy Entertainment, knocked on the door and came in.
Seeing Dures's face full of joy, it was rare for this meticulous and cold-faced CEO to be so happy. Yi Feiyang guessed that there must be some big happy event.
Sure enough, after seeing Yi Feiyang, Dures immediately told him with a happy smile: "Three news, two good and one bad! Which one do you want to listen to?"
"Whatever, I'm almost exhausted." Yi Feiyang pushed Dures away indifferently and sat down on the leather chair again. Directors are really not made by humans, especially original ones.
It shortens people's lives by many years.
Forget about on-site operations, which are just technical tasks, but the structure and organization of the entire film is definitely a headache. Just like writing, you must imagine the changes in the scene and combine it when creating.
Only by organizing the picture can the best effect be achieved. The author only needs to control the words, but the director needs to control everything, which is even more difficult.
At first, the films directed by Yi Feiyang, such as "300", "Saw", "The Pursuit of Happyness", etc., were basically low- to medium-cost works, and the scenes were not too big.
The storyline and character expression are the key to victory. And the story scenes of those movies exist in his mind. His main task during filming at that time was to reorganize the scenes in his mind.
However, because the current shooting is a large-scale production, not only the shooting locations are constantly changing, but the storyline and structure have also been adapted by himself, so he needs to rely entirely on himself to construct it. His mind is always thinking about what the next scene will be like.
How to shoot, how to shoot to get the best effect, countless comparisons drove him crazy. Now he admires those high-production and high-quality directors in his previous life more than anyone else, because only he knows how awesome such people are.
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"The good news is that Nicolas Cage, whom you have always valued, has surrendered and officially agreed to sign a contract with our company to join Fantasy Entertainment! Another good news is that three of the company's films have been shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival!" Du Lei
Si didn't feel as tired as Yi Feiyang at all. Instead, he talked endlessly without caring about the mood of our client.
Yi Feiyang had already expected that Cage would join Fantasy Entertainment. After all, this was the result of his hard work. When filming "Iron Man", he often used his acting skills to seduce Cage. Obviously, this kind of temptation
It worked.
After Nicolas Cage finished filming "Iron Man", he always recalled every bit of the filming process, especially Yi Feiyang's acting guidance to Downey, Gyllenhaal and others. He was so convinced that he wished he could get it too.
Yi Feiyang gave personal guidance and gave himself some guidance from time to time during filming.
In addition, Cage's best friend and best friend Johnny Depp has already joined Fantasy Entertainment and became famous all of a sudden with the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean", and became extremely popular. Sometimes Cage even has a kind of popularity.
Can't compare to Depp's feeling.
You know, originally Cage's fame and popularity were much higher than Depp's. Depp also entered Hollywood with Cage's support. To be surpassed by such a "junior", Cage was actually very unconvinced deep down.
And the driving forces behind these miracles are Yi Feiyang, Miyang Yang, Hollywood magicians!
Cage's admiration for Yi Feiyang has almost reached the point of admiration, so he finally decided to join Fantasy Entertainment. Board this entertainment spaceship to help him soar into the sky.
If Yi Feiyang was not surprised that Cage joined Dream, then being nominated for Cannes is definitely good news!
At this moment, Yi Feiyang wanted to laugh. The reason why he gave up the Berlin Film Festival in February was because the Berlin Film Festival itself is very political. The more politically related films are, the more hope they can gain.
Yi Feiyang, who was so energetic that he could compete with famous emperors in history, almost jumped up and asked: "Which three films are they? What unit competition are you participating in?"
"Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" was shortlisted for the Film Critics Week, while Mel Gibson's religious film "The Passion of the Christ" was shortlisted for the Directors' Fortnight." Dures glanced at Yi Yi with a strange smile.
Feiyang glanced: "In addition, there is another film that has directly entered the competition. It is competing for the Palme d'Or. Do you want to know which film was shortlisted?"
Yi Feiyang chuckled, how could he not desire such a thing, but he has always been patient. Since Dures wanted to whet his appetite, he might not be able to help it. Dures gave Yi Feiyang a helpless look
, he really won over Yi Feiyang's patience: "It's the documentary "Fahrenheit 911" that you made! Congratulations to you Yi, as a producer, you have created another miracle!"
Upon hearing the good news, Yi Feiyang closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath.
"Fahrenheit 9/11"? In the previous life, this documentary seemed to really kill everyone in terms of awards. In fact, in the previous life, this "Fahrenheit 9/11" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. As a documentary,
This drama cannot use sensational stories and magnificent music to win the recognition of the audience like Hollywood blockbusters. It can only speak with facts and impress everyone with truth. Seeing the people who suffered in the 911 incident and those on the battlefield in Iraq
For injured civilians, you may forget the political stance of the photographer, but feel a sincere and convincing power. Therefore, this documentary conquered the judges and the audience.
But for Yi Feiyang, he originally had great hopes for "Fahrenheit 911", so he gave director Michael Moore a lot of filming time, but now, Michael has completed the film in just half a year.
The filming of the drama made Yi Feiyang a little worried. He was worried that slow work would produce fine work, but what about fast work? Will the work be rougher? Worried that the competition for the Cannes Palme d'Or would be a failure because of this?!
Yi Feiyang is very worried!
Looking forward to it too!
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But no matter what, Cannes is the largest film festival in the world, and being able to participate in the official competition is already a guarantee of strength. Thinking of this, Yi Feiyang burst into laughter: "Don't congratulate me, congratulate us!"
Dures was startled and immediately understood what Yi Feiyang meant. This is an excellent opportunity. Every time a Cannes film can officially participate in the competition, it will be bought back by film studios from all over the world. This is exactly what it means.
A good opportunity for the company to make a name for itself.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing. In the past, he thought that Yi Feiyang was competing to prove himself or win honors. But now, he thought he understood what Yi Feiyang meant.
"What's the other piece of bad news? Tell me!" Yi Feiyang asked while taking advantage of his happiness.
"The bad news is... Columbia's promotional efforts for "Spider-Man" have reached fever pitch, and we can't even compete!" Dures sighed. "With 30 million U.S. dollars in promotional efforts, Columbia is considered a low-key player this time.
If we continue to spend money like they did, we will only end up losing in the end, and we may not be able to win against the other party. After all, they have seized the opportunity and won at the starting line..."
Yi Feiyang fully understands what Dures means, and he also understands it completely. Especially this time, Columbia is bound to avenge its past humiliation and trample Yi Feiyang's "Iron Man" under its feet. Last time, it was careless and was defeated by Fantasy Entertainment. This time
Secondary proof. Colombia ranks first compared to Fantasy Entertainment in terms of strength and film quality!
"Yeah, it's quite a headache!" Yi Feiyang pinched his brows, "Their propaganda methods are really ruthless. I believe that even if we really try to copy the gourd, we will still lose to the opponent!"
Seeing that Yi Feiyang, who had always been full of confidence, also started to have a headache, Dures knew the seriousness of the matter. You know, no matter how difficult and difficult things were in the past, Yi Feiyang would deal with them lightly, but this time, obviously he also
No good ideas.
"Perhaps, we can take advantage of this Cannes Film Festival..." Dures thought for a moment and suddenly made such a suggestion.
"Using Cannes?" Yi Feiyang's eyes lit up, and then he stared at Dures. "You didn't think of this accidentally, did you? Tell me, do you have any plans?"
"Of course," Dures smiled sheepishly. In fact, ever since he was invaded by Colombia's overwhelming propaganda strategy, Dures has been racking his brains to help Yi Feiyang think of countermeasures. After all, Yi Feiyang's blockbuster established his
This is the first work of a super director, and there is absolutely no room for failure.
As the second-ranking head of Fantasy Entertainment, Dures not only has a deep affection for the company, but also has a deep friendship with Yi Feiyang.
Perhaps in Dures' eyes, Yi Feiyang is more like his friend than his boss.
"My plan is very simple. We can definitely use the Cannes sideshow to increase the visibility of our film. Colombia spent 30 million US dollars on advertising in the United States and Hollywood, and we can spend 3 million US dollars on advertising at the Cannes Film Festival.
Advertise! They are facing the American people, but we are facing the audience all over the world!"
A word to wake up the dreamer!
Yes, why didn't I think of this! Yi Feiyang couldn't help but applaud. You know, the Cannes Film Festival has always been the most important festival in the film trading market. At this time, new films by many directors from many countries will be displayed.
Come out and sell the copyright, and Cannes has become more famous because of it, and even the off-site film transactions are more attractive than the film awards in Cannes itself.
"This is a great idea!" Yi Feiyang stood up and praised, "We can also use our own media to publicize this matter. Yes, that way we can let the whole world know about the drama "Iron Man"!
"Looking at the world outside the floor-to-ceiling window, I vowed.
Dures was also very happy, after all, his suggestion was adopted, "Then why don't you call Mr. Wales, the boss of "Entertainment New World" now..."
"No need."
"Why?"
"Because he's already here!" Yi Feiyang pointed out the window.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, on the street, a black car was parked under the high-rise building of Fantasy Entertainment Company, and a short, fat white man got out of the car like a mole.
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If you are familiar with the American entertainment industry and the American media, then you will definitely know this short, fat white man. He is the boss of "Entertainment New World" Wales.
Wales, who is forty-four years old this year, is short and fat and speaks with a strong Scottish accent. As a new star in the American newspaper industry, he has a matching nickname called "The Mole". This nickname not only perfectly describes his
His stature also describes his attitude towards the newspaper industry - in order to obtain first-hand news, he digs holes everywhere like a mole.
Yes, he is the Mole, he is Mole Wales!
Some people have said that Wales’s secret to success is to be shameless. In order to gain recognition in Hollywood for the “New World of Entertainment” he founded, and to stand out in hundreds of newspapers and magazines, Wales finally made a move that surprised everyone.
The decision was to move closer to Fantasy Entertainment, a new film company, through FOX TV station.
At that time, many colleagues were not optimistic about him, thinking that this was a decision blinded by bullshit.
Just imagine, who would choose such a small and weak film company to show their loyalty?!
Even if I had to choose, I would choose companies like Fox, Paramount, Columbia, or even Lionsgate and New Line... But soon, Fantasy Entertainment defeated Columbia, took control of New Line, surpassed Lionsgate, and became the most influential company at the moment.
The new giant with the most incredible future!
All of this is so legendary! It’s so legendary that it’s hard to believe! It’s so legendary that it makes those colleagues who originally laughed at Wales bow their heads and wonder why they didn’t have such a vision in the first place?!
