In addition to teaching students in Fucheng, Liu Lang also has plenty of time left. Others are exhausted after a day's work, but he is not. He has an abnormality in his brain. He can enter a deep sleep state when resting. Others rest for eight days.
He only needs one or two hours to restore his physical strength, which means that he can work up to a terrifying twenty hours a day. What do he do with a lot of time? Of course he has to study, and the other thing is to take care of Shengtang Company.
Take care of things clearly.
The movie "Forrest Gump" can be called a classic in the history of world cinema. Its reputation can be ranked in the top ten or even the top five in the history of world movies. This movie has also won many Oscar awards, including
Best Director Award and Best Actor Award are the two most valuable statuettes.
What's even more valuable is that this movie not only received great reviews but also had a huge box office. When it was released in 1995, it grossed US$600 million worldwide. How can a feature film without special effects and no big-name franchises achieve such a high box office?
Because the plot of the movie is so attractive and perfectly explains the American Dream, it can be viewed as an inspirational movie.
This version of "Forrest Gump" is five years ahead of schedule, and Lucas will be the director. Liu Lang doesn't want Lucas to ruin this classic. Just in case, he simply
Draw a large number of split-shot pictures. As long as Lucas shoots according to these pictures, then the movie will not be too outrageous and will basically maintain the style of its previous life.
Lucas looked a little silly while flipping through these pictures, and Lin Guodong was also confused.
"Jimmy, you...you are trying to steal my business! With these split-shot pictures, isn't my work done?"
Lucas bared his teeth, his expression a little complicated, embarrassed and helpless, and then... he gradually began to be surprised.
Lucas is a big director in Hollywood. He may not know what kind of movie to make that will be a hit, but he does know whether a movie will be a hit. This sounds a bit convoluted, right? In fact, it’s true.
The production of a movie is very complicated. First, there must be a script. Before the script is presented to investors, it must first be approved for the project. After the project is approved, the budget begins. After the budget is completed, the director and starring actors are finally found.
Hollywood has a very mature process and procedures, and no business trips are required for each film. It stands to reason that there should be no problems with such films, but not many films can actually make money after completion, about 30%, and 50% of the films can recover the cost.
Chengdu is less than that, and the rest are losing money. As for blockbuster movies, it is less than 10%. I am afraid there will not be one like "Toy Story" with a profit margin of more than 30 times in ten years.
Movies are a product that relies too much on the audience's preferences. If the plot is naive and the audience is treated as a fool, it will be ruined. If the actors' acting skills are too poor, it will be ruined. It may also be ruined if there are no big-name stars. In short, no one knows what kind of success the movie will achieve before it is released.
Question, if the producers of those blockbuster movies knew in advance that they would block the blockbuster, who would still shoot it?
But the opposite is different. If a film is shot and let to the producers to see it, they will probably predict whether the film will be successful or not, and it may become a "hit". They cannot predict, but whether it will make money is still possible.
It can be seen.
The storyboards drawn by Liu Lang are equivalent to static movies, and Liu Lang's painting skills are quite superb. Each one drawn with a brush is very vivid. More than two hundred storyboards almost completely construct the entire movie.
, and also expressed the essence of the movie.
Lucas only saw more than thirty pictures and was attracted by the stubborn character of Forrest Gump. He looked a little silly, but his persistence in things was unmatched by anyone. There were many plots that made Lucas feel that it was really
There is no limit to what you can do. For example, Forrest Gump learned to play table tennis when he was recuperating in the army after being injured. As his skills became higher and higher, he was actually sent to China to participate in activities to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries. This was obviously Liu Lang's purpose for himself.
added by the motherland.
Lucas didn't know that there was a plot in the original movie about Forrest Gump playing table tennis on behalf of the United States, but Liu Lang's version added a lot more to this part of the plot.
Lucas saw a very poetic painting in the China part of the storyboard. A-Gump went to the Forbidden City in the morning and was shocked by this huge ancient royal garden. At this moment he saw a child.
Sitting on a lion statue and reading a book, he moved up to chat with the other person.
Forrest Gump: What book are you reading?
Kids: A History of the World.
Forrest Gump: Your country is so closed, what’s the use of looking at world history?
The child smiled at this time and pointed at the huge Forbidden City.
"This used to be the place where the Chinese emperor lived. For hundreds of years, no ordinary people could come in. But it is different now. Anyone can come in and take a look. The same is true in our country. The country will soon be opened, and people all over the world can
Come here, just like you, haven't you already arrived? This is the trend of history, no one can stop it, you and I are both mortals, we just need to follow this trend, isn't that true?"
Forrest Gump: Follow the trend? Well, it sounds reasonable, I will try it.
This description was not forcibly added by Liu Lang, and it once again strengthened Forrest Gump's stubbornness. For example, he later repeated the Chinese child's words before several long-distance runs across the American continent: We just need to follow our hearts!
Here, the trend of children is replaced by the original intention, but the two are connected.
This child has a profound meaning, representing the opening up of China, as well as the erudition and attitude of young Chinese people towards the world in the future. What surprised Lucas even more was that the child in the storyboard turned out to be Liu Lang himself.
"Jimmy, this kid is you. Do you want to participate in this movie?"
Lucas asked, holding the picture.
"It's just one shot, no problem at all!"
Liu Lang nodded.
"Very good, Jimmy, I can confirm now that this movie can become a classic... Of course, the premise is that I direct it... Well, I also believe that it can win the Oscar for Best Director!"
It can be said that this movie combines many elements of an Oscar-winning movie, with a novel plot, political correctness, and inspiring and touching qualities. It would be unreasonable if it did not become popular.
"George, this movie has Tom Hanks starring in it. I agreed to him last year. Maybe he can even win an Oscar."
"No wonder this Forrest Gump looks a lot like him. It turns out you didn't even decide that he would be the leading actor!"
"His acting skills are master-level. Believe me, my taste is not bad!"
"When has your vision ever been so bad? By the way, how much box office do you expect this movie to win?"
Lucas' words attracted everyone's attention. Liu Lang's prediction skills were so strong that he almost perfectly predicted the final box office of several movies.