By the way, the reporter seemed to feel that the question he asked was a bit too unreasonable, so he added: "The main reason is that when watching this drama, I saw the female protagonist and the male protagonist performing a sex scene, which made me feel particularly involved. In addition, in the physical experience~
The character also feels very real, especially the heroine’s muscle twitching, so I’m very confused..."
In fact, he couldn't help but wonder, as did many people, so they all looked at the two male and female actors.
Leonardo and Kate's faces became a little embarrassed. Faced with such a problem, who could keep calm? Although the United States is a very open country, there are limits to openness, right?!
At this moment, Yi Feiyang, who was a bystander, took the microphone and said: "Many times, actors are props in the hands of our directors, and they need to dedicate themselves to art! But this time, most of the "Lust, Caution" I shot were
Using a misplaced shooting method, as for what you just said, I can only say that their acting skills are too superb and they are too dedicated..."
"No, Mr. Yi, I understand what you mean by misalignment. I used to be a photographer, but misalignment can't produce such a realistic effect at all, so I want to know whether they really... did that.
?!" The reporter clung on like a dog-skin plaster.
"Okay, I'll leave this question to the viewers to find out for themselves. I don't want to talk too much about shooting techniques here. After all, this is not a technical exchange meeting... Well, next question!" Yi Feiyang interrupted directly.
answered the reporter’s question.
In fact, many people have doubts about this issue. The reason is that everyone who has watched this movie has a feeling that these sex scenes are real. Leonardo and Kate really had sex, saying
To put it nicely, it means that he has completely dedicated himself to art. But Yi Feiyang's answer was a denial, which made more people confused.
At this time, a reporter from "Entertainment New World" - also a reporter arranged by Fantasy Entertainment stood up to resolve the crisis and said: "Dear Director Yi, the purpose of holding this press conference is to celebrate the premiere of "Lust, Caution"
Did the screening end successfully and achieve impressive results?"
Facing the question from reporters in the audience, Yi Feiyang shook his head and said: "No, this is not just a celebration. It is also a publicity event. Los Angeles will be our first stop for publicity! And..." Yi Feiyang glanced around.
, and then said sharply: "I hope the box office of this drama can exceed one billion!"
As Yi Feiyang's words rang out, clips from "Lust, Caution" began to play on the screen, including some exciting war scenes, assassination scenes, erotic scenes, etc. It made people dazzled.
Everyone present had basically seen this movie, but when the movie's promotional video was played again, both the reporters and the audience were once again shocked by the various shots of the movie.
The first stop of "Lust, Caution" promotional activities in Los Angeles has also kicked off. In Hollywood, this kind of promotional activities is common for commercial blockbusters.
However, in this promotional event, arranged by Yi Feiyang and Fantasy Entertainment, they not only celebrated the surprising box office results of the film "Lust, Caution" at its premiere, but also began to make bold claims to strive to be on the annual box office list. Breaking this year's box office
box office record, the total box office exceeded 1 billion!
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately caused a sensation at the press conference.
What?
The box office exceeded one billion?!
Breaking one billion?!
A billion?!
"Excuse me, is it really possible for the movie "Lust, Caution" to surpass all the movies this year and have a box office of over 1 billion?"
Facing the reporter's question, Yi Feiyang pondered for a moment and said confidently: "Our film has already reached a box office of 150 million in less than two days after its release in North America. Do you have no confidence in such box office results?
"
At this time, Yi Feiyang was full of confidence. No film had ever achieved both box office performance and word-of-mouth success. The release of "Lust, Caution" seems to have given Yi Feiyang more confidence!
Not only the comments from online audiences, but also the praise of the film from film critics undoubtedly do not show how popular this film is.
Those reporters had nothing to say, because no matter how mentally retarded they were, they could see that China Yi was too confident in this drama.
"Then we are all looking forward to it. We hope that your drama can really break the record!" This was the last sentence said by the reporters at the press conference. It was also a spur and encouragement to Yi Feiyang. After all, in their opinion, such a
The task is indeed a long way to go. You must know that "Lust, Caution" is a restricted-rated movie.
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The next day, all North American media gave extensive coverage to Yi Feiyang's press conference held yesterday.
When Yi Feiyang appeared in front of reporters, he said boldly: "The movie "Lust, Caution" will likely become this year's box office champion, with a total box office exceeding 1 billion, and our publicity is working hard to achieve this goal!
"
No one would believe that "Lust, Caution" had only been released for two days, and Yi Feiyang started to release such information in front of the media with lightning speed.
Therefore, these remarks caused a lot of waves.
"After the high-profile Chinese film "Lust, Caution" achieved a box office of 113 million, he began to eagerly embark on a North American tour. Will this promotional event be as successful as he himself expected?
Will the movie gain further momentum and become the box office champion this year?" --- "Los Angeles Daily News".
"China's Yi's arrogance has once again created momentum for "Lust, Caution", but it is absolutely difficult to reach a box office of one billion in one month after its release! What's more, there are so many big-budget Christmas movies competing for time this year. If you want to be among them
To stand out and become the overlord, the momentum is as high as the sky! Therefore, Chinese director Yi’s arrogance this time may be a stone to smash himself in the foot!" --- "Wall Street Journal".
Indeed, as this year’s most intense and most tragic Christmas season, many major film companies have spared no effort to launch their own new works. Therefore, in the film market, new films may be released every day, and the audience is very selective in the films they choose.
It's even more diverse.
Although the film "Lust, Caution" shows a superb level both in terms of cast and plot, the film itself has Hollywood goddess-level actress Kate Winslet and the handsome Leonardo.
This is the second time the two have collaborated since "Titanic". Such a lineup is enough to instantly kill all audiences. And "Lust, Caution" itself has a very strong story, whether it is war scenes or love. In addition to the unique sex scenes, it also
It is enough to attract everyone's attention; however, the film market is far more updated than electronic products. No one can guarantee that in this short month, there will not be a strong movie released to make the popular "Lust, Caution" movie
be affected.
Even "Titanic", which once dominated Hollywood, had an overwhelming trend when it was first released. However, with the impact of many Hollywood blockbusters, the box office gradually declined. If it were not for the film promotion campaign that happened to be carried out by the producer at that time, especially
The offensive against the Asian market made "Titanic" popular again and won a good reputation in Asia. Then it was passed to North America, which created the box office myth of 1.8 billion US dollars.
A myth like this cannot be copied!
Although the drama "Lust, Caution" is excellent!
In fact, Yi Feiyang himself is very clear about this. In addition to the direct confrontation with "The Terminal", there may be a movie tomorrow to compete with the movie "Lust, Caution". It is enough to have an impact on the movie.
However, if you don’t lead your team to take a clear step towards this step and let more people know about this film and come to watch it, then there will be no hope at all to successfully become the film of the year.
Number one in the box office total.
The quality of a movie depends to the greatest extent on its box office performance. Whether it is in the North American or European film markets, it is obvious that the movie "Lust, Caution" has shown sufficient strength in its box office performance!
On the other hand, arrogance also requires capital. On the stage of the film market, Yi Feiyang has enough capital to show off. The success of this film's premiere has given Yi Feiyang more confidence and confidence on his own stage!
In fact, in addition to Yi Feiyang's "arrogant remarks" that attracted excessive attention from the media, there is another thing that attracted countless people's attention to the drama "Lust, Caution". That was at the press conference
, the reporter asked, "Did Leonardo and Kate's sex scene really happen?!"
In this regard, the most famous and gossipy American media "Hollywood Entertainment News" used the headline "Fuck" as the headline and reported it vigorously.
Audiences who shared the same gossip also took up the challenge and gave their own unique and unique insights on the Internet.
Netizen: "Monkeys are human beings": I just finished watching "Lust, Caution" and I have to say that the scenes of Leon and Kate's sex scene in the movie are so realistic that even experts said that it couldn't be faked and filmed to be so realistic!
Netizen "My Favorite Tomatoes": I have watched this drama three times in a row. Through my careful and discerning identification, it is definitely true!
Netizen "Super Academic Research": What is true cannot be false, and what is false cannot be true. When we express our opinions, we must pay attention to evidence. So what is my evidence? I just wait for the movie to be finished and buy its Blu-ray disc.
Then identify it frame by frame!
In response to such remarks, this famous Hollywood gossip magazine took advantage of the victory and came up with a new proposition: What would you think if they really did it?
Famous reporter in Los Angeles: I don’t think everyone should make a fuss about this matter. Except for China Yi, no director will be so bold in the future---at most, it will just be a few hypes without rain. From this perspective,
It doesn't matter whether Leonardo and Kate are doing it for real or fake, because this is destined to be just a special case.
Famous New York screenwriter: My attitude is very contradictory. On the one hand, I admire their real performances. Without that kind of realism, the movie may not be so successful. But if actors need to make such a big sacrifice, I think
It's cruel. No wonder Leonardo Legend entered a "depressive period" during the promotion.
A famous director: God, if the passionate scene between Leonardo and Kate is real, then it violates universal ethics and cannot break the norms in the name of art.
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Faced with such a storm of "whether the sex scene is real or fake" without any warning, tens of thousands of netizens on major networks in North America held different opinions. For this reason, Yi Feiyang, as the director, had to accept it again with some important members of the crew.
In interviews with the media, he publicly responded to questions about the authenticity of the sex scene.
A staff member of the production team who did not want to be named said: "Because we have an agreement with the actors first, it is not convenient for us to disclose more details. However, I think whether it is real or fake is actually an unimportant topic."
Is it really not important whether they are doing it for real or pretending to do it? The reporter interviewed Lawrence, an ethics scholar at the University of California, North America. He believed: "Although Leonardo and Kate are actors, they are still social roles. If they are pretending to be real,
If you do it, it is not in line with the ethics and morals of mainstream society, and many bottom lines will be exceeded."
…
As the controversy over Yi Feiyang's "arrogant remarks" and "true and false sex scenes" intensified, the drama "Lust, Caution" was once again pushed to the front page of all media.
There is no doubt that the box office of "Lust, Caution" has been rising all the way, from 50 million US dollars in a single day to 80 million US dollars, and the growth continues.
Such amazing results shocked everyone in Hollywood, and made many filmmakers who were jealous and hating Yi Feiyang hang their heads. It also made many of his opponents sigh in different ways.
Among them, Spielberg, who is Yi Feiyang's main competitor, lamented, "China's Yi Feiyang has become a god, and I can no longer stop him!"
In fact, as Yi Feiyang's lifelong friend, Spielberg has always admired Yi Feiyang. For his film, Spielberg saw a rare portrayal of human nature. Especially for this kind of subject, Spielberg reminded Yi Feiyang
Filmed, so to a certain extent, Spielberg is partly responsible for the success of this drama.
Compared to Spielberg, who is also Yi Feiyang's strongest opponent and the king of Hollywood movies today, George Lucas seems a little uncomfortable.
First of all, he never expected that Yi Feiyang's drama would be so successful. The box office alone exceeded 100 million U.S. dollars at the premiere, and now the box office is soaring at a rate of 80 million U.S. dollars. What's more, this is an R-rated movie.
Restricted movies.
Secondly, Cameron never thought that Yi Feiyang would use his "Titanic" so shamelessly. He would use the charm and popularity of this drama to help promote his "Lust, Caution", and the effect was quite good.
So good! God, this is like digging your own ancestral grave!
Finally, what made Cameron the most angry was that Yi Feiyang actually said in front of everyone that he would break the billion-dollar record with this erotic movie! Isn't this too crazy? If this movie is really
He broke the record, so who does he think he is? The "Titanic" he filmed only cost 1.8 billion, while someone else's R-rated movie broke 1 billion. Doesn't this mean that he is not as good as him?!
In short, Cameron feels that his authority has been challenged like never before, especially the box office record he has maintained, which seems to be in danger in the face of the monster movie "Lust, Caution".
"No, I have to do something! Yes, I have to do it!" The first thing Cameron thought of was to speed up the preparation and filming of "Avatar" and prepare to use this epic science fiction blockbuster
, to withstand the box office storm brought by Yi Feiyang.
Compared with Cameron's worries, his boss behind the scenes, MGM gambling king Kerkorian, seemed a bit furious.
For a long time, Kerkorian has regarded Fantasy Entertainment as fat in his mouth and wanted to swallow it in one gulp. In his opinion, he and Sony-Columbia have joined forces to support Spielberg's "Happiness".
"The Terminal" should have done well at the box office, but the result was... Yi Feiyang's "Lust, Caution" was so hard on the head that it didn't even have a chance to breathe.
How is this possible?!
Kerkorian highly doubts the aesthetic taste of North American audiences. Instead of supporting good movies that are inspirational and full of human touch, he supports an R-rated pornographic film!
God, these guys got kicked in the head!
MGM and Columbia have nearly 5,000 theaters in total, and their daily box office revenue is just over 38 million.
Fantasy Entertainment only has 2,000 or 3,000 theaters, but its daily revenue is as high as 80 million!
What kind of comparison is this?
What kind of gap is this?!
Kerkorian was very angry, and this also increased his determination to defeat Yi Feiyang and acquire Fantasy Entertainment. Of course, behind him, Japan's Sony CEO Akio Morita also added fuel to the fire.
But for them, there is currently no good way to defeat Yi Feiyang. Moreover, Yi Feiyang is currently gaining momentum. It seems that it is not a good time to take action at this time.
…
Just when public opinion was swirling, those reporters couldn't help but request interviews with Leonardo and Kate.
The two became famous!
Even more popular than the time of "Titanic"!
Of course, their popularity is controversial, especially regarding their acting skills and sex scenes, many people have raised questions.
In this regard, these two once-famous superstars had to stand up and clarify again and again.
In addition to the two of them, Yi Feiyang is also famous all over the world thanks to "Lust, Caution". However, as a person involved, Yi Feiyang has continued to keep a low profile and refuses all media visits and interviews.
Even its subsidiary "Entertainment New World" couldn't get a piece of information and revelations.
Those paparazzi who like to follow and follow, all mobilized, but they couldn't find Yi Feiyang.
Where did Yi Feiyang go? It became the focus of everyone for a while. People who were familiar with Yi Feiyang and people who were close to Yi Feiyang actually said in unison: "I'm sorry, I don't know his whereabouts!"
It's weird, it's like Yi Feiyang suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth. This Chinese director, who has always been at the forefront of public opinion in North America and Hollywood, disappeared like a shadow.
