Chapter 1192 The difference between Hollywood and China
The night gave me a pair of black eyes, but I used them to find the light. A generation of Gu Cheng, Gu Cheng used the tragic ending to tell everyone that it is not easy for a poet to do it. It is not so easy to find the light. Ye Ming is
He didn't leave. His work was originally done at this time.
He should go back, but now he has not left. When he was filming Minority Report last time, Ye Ming had already seen the comprehensive strength of Hollywood movies. It was a system backed by a powerful industrial system, all serving movies.
There are various professional talents in Hollywood. For example, the Statue of Liberty in The Day After Tomorrow was made from a prop that was a high imitation of the Statue of Liberty. This prop master named Anderson made the Statue of Liberty.
, if it is placed in the same position as the Statue of Liberty, then the shadow angle of the crown of the goddess under the sun will be the same.
This is professional. It is said that Andy has been working on the Statue of Liberty for 40 years. He is the top prop master in Hollywood. In China, if someone has been working on props professionally for 40 years, even if he has been working professionally for 10 years
, will also starve to death.
Usually, Chinese prop masters work part-time as lighting or stage managers, or even as on-site extras directors.
Anyway, one specialty can do many things. Otherwise, if you just talk about how much it costs to make props professionally, you will starve to death sooner or later. Of course, if you are talking about people from film studios and public servants, just pretend that I didn’t mention it. There is a long section in Chinese movies.
The road is to learn the advanced experience of Hollywood.
Therefore, Luo Tian happened to have free time during this period and planned to stay and visit Hollywood carefully. Ye Ming went to the Los Angeles branch of Huihuang.com to have a look, of course he also checked the work, and then took the area to prepare for a visit to Hollywood.
However, at this time, the mobile phone rang. This mobile phone was assigned to Ye Ming by the Los Angeles branch of Huihuang.com for easy contact. Not many people knew about it. Except for a few people such as Sister Fang Fang from the company, almost no one knew about it.
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What Luo Tian's friends know is that he owns a domestic mobile phone, and he can just call this directly if he needs anything.
A staff member from Huihuang.com said: "Zhang Yimou came with someone and said he was going to attend the Golden Globe Awards. He knew that Ye Ming was in Hollywood, so he wanted to contact him because he couldn't get through to his phone number.
I went directly to the Los Angeles branch of Huihuang.com.”
At this time, Luo Tian looked at his domestic mobile phone. Sure enough, it was out of battery. He found a convenience store and discussed it with the shop owner. For two dollars, the shop owner was also very happy. You can charge as much time as you like.
For two dollars, the shopkeeper made a lot.
It turned out that Ye Ming was an Asian who was traveling for a long time. The shop owner didn't have to pay a dollar for electricity at this time, so he made a lot of money.
Just when Ye Ming was about to charge it, he realized that it was not working. At this time, the shop owner took a look at Ye Ming's mobile phone and said: "Oh my God, is this mobile phone brought from Asia?"
The standard voltage here is 110 volts, which is different from the 220 volts you have over there. Therefore, if you charge, you need a converter. Note that the two dollars you gave me are non-refundable. How about a converter?
At ten dollars, the price is the most reasonable in Hollywood."
Ye Ming is so angry. Why is the voltage of 110 volts regulated in the United States? In the past, the production company arranged everything in the United States. Sister Fang and other staff were responsible for charging Ye Ming’s mobile phone. Therefore, he did not consider this at all.
One thing, consider that the voltage in the United States is different from that in China.
But the owner of this convenience store is too bullying. This converter obviously costs less than three dollars. It is the kind that is sold to tourists, but it costs ten dollars. How can Ye Ming endure living like this?
What a deprivation.
Therefore, he said without hesitation: "Wait a minute, I'll go out for a while."
Go out directly, find a deserted place, and open the ********* system. After Ye Ming's acting skills reached the level of an actor, he rarely uses this system now, because he is lonely and invincible.
There are not many people who can suppress Ye Ming in terms of acting skills. Therefore, using the ******** system is almost a waste.
But this time, Ye Ming really couldn't stand the store owner's extortion, so he opened the prop directly and chose the universal charging storage device.
In an instant, there was an Apple-sized charger socket in Ye Ming's hand. A future high-tech product, it takes five minutes to charge and lasts for two years. It has a built-in quantum inhalation system that can absorb about a second in one second.
One hundred kilowatt hours of electricity.
Anyway, Ye Ming didn't think there was anything wrong with using this to deal with the stingy shopkeeper. After returning home, he directly plugged in the socket of the convenience store, connected his phone, and started charging.
The shop owner came over and looked at Ye Ming curiously and said, "Man, your charging converter is good. The design is quite beautiful. Is it the latest model from Steve Jobs? I heard that Lao Qiao is going to design a new mobile phone.
Did you also get a charger?”
The shop owner was very happy now, but he never expected that in less than an hour, he would not be able to laugh anymore.
Ye Ming shrugged his shoulders and said: "It was given by a friend. I don't know if it is really that useful. I just put it in my bag without thinking about it. You just reminded me that I found it."
At this time, the convenience store owner was a little frustrated. If he had said that he didn't remind him, maybe Ye Ming would have bought those chargers when he saw them in the convenience store. Unfortunately, this time the business was ruined.
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After six minutes, Ye Ming thought it was good. If it was really fully charged for ten minutes, the shop owner would probably go bankrupt. Therefore, he took off the charger and left. At this time, the shop owner kindly reminded Ye Ming whether he should charge for a little longer to avoid unnecessary charging.
It was not enough. Ye Ming naturally refused decisively. The next day, someone from the power supply department called and told the shop owner that his electricity bill was worth it.
The shop owner said depressingly: "Impossible. I just paid five thousand yuan last month, which is almost my electricity consumption for a year. If you cheat on my electricity bill, be careful I will sue you."
The power supply department swore that it had proof that the convenience store was using electricity quickly, and was not afraid to go to court. If the store owner did not pay, he would be banned directly. In the end, the store owner naturally sued, and the court investigated. The power supply department recorded that the convenience store was in a certain location.
During this period of time, the electricity consumption increased rapidly, directly using more than 4,000 US dollars of electricity. This is a scientific measurement method.
Therefore, if the power supply department has to prove that the convenience store has indeed used so many points, whoever sues will provide evidence. This is the rule.
Later, the power supply department couldn't find any evidence and lost the lawsuit. The convenience store owner didn't have to pay a penny. This fee was included in the ranks of bad debts by the power supply department. Don't think that the United States has bad trade debts. The United States has more bad debts than China.
Gone.
Zhang Yimou called and asked Ye Ming to meet at a hotel in Hollywood. The bus went directly and stopped at the door of the hotel. At this moment, Zhang Yimou was waiting at the station nearby. This is Hollywood anyway, and Zhang Yimou is not afraid of being recognized. In fact, in China
Most directors will not be recognized when they arrive in Hollywood, and even most stars will not be recognized in the same way.
Except for a few Cheng Long, Li Lianjie and others, they are basically treated like passers-by. Of course, there is still Ye Ming who will be recognized. But even if this is the case, people in Hollywood actually have no feeling.
Even the cleaners here have actually seen a lot of big stars. It’s no wonder that they have seen so many celebrities, like Oscar winners and the like, who often hang out in Hollywood.
Therefore, Zhang Yimou was waiting at the station without any pressure. Seeing Luo Tian arrive at the platform, Zhang Yimou stood up to greet him and said happily: "It's very relaxing to be in a place where no one knows me.
Waiting for a bus in China is a luxury for me."
In fact, there are some convenient places in Hollywood. Usually, there will be no cheers just because a big star arrives.
Hollywood is the biggest star. If you haven’t been to the capital, you won’t know how young the official is, and if you haven’t been to Shanghai, you won’t know how little money there is. Anyway, in the entertainment industry, if you haven’t been to Hollywood, you won’t know how many stars there are. There is a relaxed atmosphere here, and an artistic atmosphere.
A relaxing atmosphere.
In fact, just look at those people on the street who are filming with a home camera. Maybe in a few decades, they will be a big director. Anyway, in Hollywood, as long as you register and do not delay others on the street, you can
Just shoot how you want.
Of course, if you want to block the streets, you need to apply in advance, which requires quite troublesome procedures.
But if you're talking about ordinary shooting, there won't be much of a problem. This is Hollywood, the kingdom of movies.
Ye Ming put his shoulder on your shoulder and said: "It's really rare to feel relaxed. I just finished filming Emmerich's The Day After Tomorrow yesterday. I was quite shocked by the Hollywood film industry. The last time I filmed Minority Report
At that time, I wanted to go to a restaurant, but then I had to leave because of things at home.
As a result, now that I have some time, I’m thinking about taking a look at the film industry. By the way, Director Zhang, aren’t you filming heroes? When will you have time to come to the United States?
As Zhang Yimou led Ye Ming back to the hotel, he said: "Originally, I really wanted to take pictures of the atmosphere of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, but it is winter now, and the south of the Yangtze River is also desolate. I wonder if it will be spring, when the flowers bloom.
I was looking for a scene to take pictures of, so I stopped first.
Of course, this time it was for the Golden Globe Awards, so I came with Li Lianjie, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Manyu and others. I originally wanted to bring Lao Chen with me, but Lao Chen was unwilling to come. We were the only ones.
Someone is here."
In the hotel box, as expected, there were Li Lianjie, Zhang Manyu, Zhang Ziyi and others, and of course Zhang Weiping. In fact, his status in the entertainment industry can be seen at this moment.
Zhang Weiping works alone. He is the producer, separate from the actors. Among the actors, Li Lianjie is naturally the eldest, and Zhang Manyu is qualified to have better acting skills than Zhang Ziyi. Therefore, although in such a situation, Zhang Ziyi
He was Zhang Yimou's favorite general, but no matter how he said it, he was not as good as Zhang Manyu, so he was placed below Zhang Manyu and was directly pushed to the back.
After Zhang Yimou came in, Zhang Ziyi obviously became energetic and became very energetic.
At this moment, Li Lianjie made a gap and said: "Ye Ming, I didn't expect to meet you here. Come and let's chat."
In fact, sitting below Li Lianjie, this was the actor's second position, but Zhang Manyu hesitated and didn't say anything. After all, Ye Ming was indeed qualified enough to sit in the second position.
In terms of performance, Zhang Manyu was indeed the loser and I dare not say she beat Ye Ming, and the entertainment industry is also a male-dominated place. Li Liangjie pulled Ye Ming over, but Zhang Manyu didn't say anything in the end.
Otherwise, it would not only offend Li Lianjie, but also Ye Ming and even Zhang Yimou. Therefore, on such a question, it can be seen that Zhang Manyu is very cautious.
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After sitting down, Zhang Yimou continued the previous topic and said: "Yi Zi, you just said that you saw a gap between Hollywood and Chinese movies. What do you think? The person sitting now is also a top person in the entertainment industry. We should face this gap squarely.
You can’t live in your own little circle.”
This is a fact. You can't make a movie behind closed doors. You have to open your eyes to see the world when making a movie. Therefore, Ye Ming's views at this time are actually quite valuable.
Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Well, actually, I have a feeling that when I get to Hollywood, Chinese movies have a goal. When it comes to scripts, Hollywood can't catch up with us in China. In terms of humanization and plot, China has incomparable
Advantages cannot be made up for by high technology.
But now we in China have such a profound cultural heritage that we cannot introduce it to people all over the world. This is because our film industry is not good enough and our film output is not powerful enough. Therefore, we still have a need to learn. I always feel that, in one sentence
"The night gave me a pair of black eyes, but I have to use them to find the light. We have to learn the advanced technology of Hollywood."
Li Lianjie thought about it and said, "This poem is good. Who wrote it?" As a martial arts practitioner since childhood, Li Lianjie did not have a very good cultural foundation, so it was strange not to know.
Ye Ming immediately said: "This poem of the Gu Cheng generation is a very classic, and it is one of the phenomenal poems in modern poetry. It is the first paragraph of Believe in the Future by Shizhi, [Fragment of Chapter] by Bian Zhilin, and Haizi's
The first paragraph of "Facing the sea, spring flowers are blooming" is known as the four best songs in lyric poetry. Of course, among these people, Gu Cheng killed his wife and committed suicide, Haizi committed suicide, and although Index Finger did not commit suicide, he went to a mental hospital.
Bian Zhilin and Mr. Bian are translators, and poets are just amateurs. Therefore, most of these four people will not end well."