The first thousand five hundred and sixty-five chapters of the taboo of Hollywood directors
[In the cold wind at the end of the year, homesickness becomes stronger, there is snow in the south of the Yangtze River, and the cold plum blossoms are just in bloom.--Winter in the south of the Yangtze River]
In the end, Spielberg was not completely convinced. Ye Ming understood this very well and did not feel surprised at all.
If Spielberg was so easily persuaded, then it would be impossible for him to achieve such strong results as he does now.
Therefore, in such a matter, Ye Ming's biggest purpose is actually to let Spielberg know that he cares about Sanxingdui culture and wants to shoot similar themes. This is impossible and there is nothing wrong with it.
A big foundation. If it is from the perspective of promoting Chinese culture, of course there is no problem.
But if the publicity fails in the end and becomes a joke, because of the misappropriation, the movie will fail miserably at the box office and make Sanxingdui culture a laughing stock for Westerners, then this matter is not advisable. After it comes out,
Ye Ming sent Spielberg and Lucas to the car and said that they were welcome to visit China. Next time they arrived in the capital, they would be invited to truly appreciate the essence of Chinese civilization.
After getting in the car, Lucas said with some confusion: "Steven, actually there is one thing I don't understand, that is, you seem to have a very good understanding of Chinese culture. I haven't seen how you are.
People care about Chinese culture and so on. This is really strange.
And I know that you are actually the kind of person who has some opinions on Chinese culture."
In fact, Spielberg is not very friendly to China. He only said that for the sake of box office for his movies, under normal circumstances, he would pretend to be a director and not a politician. In fact, in key situations
At times, he tended to be the kind of person who was not very friendly to China. For example, after the 2008 Olympics was announced, Spielberg was originally invited to come, but in the end he actually refused.
This thing is definitely a provocation to China. But from now on, it will not be easy for the movies directed by Spielberg to be released in China. One drink and one peck will determine the outcome. Anyway, this
This guy is indeed quite good at disguising himself. As a good friend of Spielberg, Lucas naturally knows what kind of person Spielberg is.
Therefore, when he heard the conversation between him and Ye Ming just now, Lucas himself was very curious as to why his old friend, who used to be relatively radical, now looks like a Chinese
Does it work?
Spielberg said with a smile: "George, don't say it like this. Do I definitely think what China is like? First of all, I am a director, and I have to be responsible for my own work. As long as it can make money,
If so, then the others can be shown. I am very clear about this. After all, I am responsible for the box office of my own movies. If Chinese-themed movies can really make money, then
Regarding a question like this, I think it’s not a big deal to know something about China, as no one will have trouble with money.”
Yes, capitalists mainly focus on profits. In fact, Spielberg can be regarded as a commercial director. It’s just that sometimes he himself is unwilling to admit such a thing. But if it is really
When you can make money, your stance is worthless to Spielberg, it’s bullshit. In fact, what Lucas admires the most is Spielberg’s character who wants to build a chastity memorial after being a bitch, money
He made all the money. But he also wanted to give himself a reputation as an art film director, so that he could gain both fame and fortune.
Is Hollywood just about truck drivers and themselves, and directors like Coppola are genius-level directors, and only Spielberg is the king of commercial movies? This is not necessarily true. In fact, in Hollywood, there are truly talented directors.
Plenty of them exist.
But there are basically no people who can really persevere, make money by making movies, make money all the time, and gain both fame and fortune. This actually means that directors need to be shameless, talk nonsense to people, and talk nonsense to all parties.
If you want to make friends, don't offend various forces if you can.
In other words, the key is to see whether the person can manage his own network. If a director can manage his own network well in Hollywood, success will be a matter of time. The rest depends on luck.
It's the same thing.
Therefore, when it comes to a question like this, Spielberg is a very good director. He is thick-skinned and has very strong communication skills. Anyway, there is always no shortage of rich people to give him money and support.
No matter whether Spielberg shoots a commercial blockbuster or an art film, a lot of rich people will help him invest. In fact, this is that Spiel is very good at what he does as a director and producer.
He will unite all the people who are related to the Führer and exclude the company's money, because Spielberg is a Jew, and he made movies like Schindler's List except Spielberg. In fact, it is no exception at all when you think about it. After all, it is
Regarding this issue, he made a film that reflects the disaster and history of his nation.
Lucas thought for a while and said: "It is true that no one can have trouble with money, but will you still shoot movies about Sanxingdui culture at this time? According to Ye's description, this is not a good subject.
, I think Ye will not lie casually to deceive people. Then what he said should be true. Sanxingdui culture is not as operable as we have learned. At least it is not as operable as the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors.
In terms of things, the gap is quite big.”
Spielberg pondered for a moment before saying: "After all, I have been preparing for this for a long time. Therefore, if I want to give up, it is not that simple. After all, it is a question like this.
Above, I will be willing to do it after personally inspecting it. Also, at this time, I want to know whether the statue I received is real. If the statue is not considered real, then
At a time like this, we should consider what this guy Ye said.
This guy is very cunning. We cannot trust this person casually. Even if we cooperate, at a time like this, it is best not to let the rabbit out of sight."
Regarding such a matter, in fact, it is more about Spielberg's own self-esteem. He is one of the four major directors in Hollywood. He was deceived like this, especially in Lu
Cass and Ye Ming were deceived like this in front of people who were considered friends by Brother Kang. Then love can be considered a real tragedy.
Lucas said with a smile: "This kid is so mysterious that he doesn't even show us his own script. It can be seen from his self-confidence that his script should be good.
I just don’t know why this guy is so confident. There are very few young actors in Hollywood who are so confident. Generally speaking, actors and directors of his age are interns.
It’s just a period.”
It's easy to say that actors are a lot of big stars in their twenties. Anyway, as long as you have passed the newcomer wall, as long as you have good acting skills and good works, it is very easy to become famous, like Britney Spears, then
This is a real case of youthful success. He is shamelessly young, but has huge fame. In fact, an example like Britney Spears seems to be only seen in a few people such as Jackson.
Spielberg thought for a while and said: "Achievements, his achievements do not mean that he only acts in movies, but website building is the most important. He is now a billionaire. If his wealth has reached a certain level,
To him, wealth is just a number. In Hollywood, it is quite taboo for a director to fully invest in a movie, even if it is his own movie. We don't know how to do that.
What is the reason for doing this? In fact, it means sharing risks.
Everyone makes money together, but everyone also bears the responsibility when they lose money. Therefore, this is a common practice in Hollywood. People like Coppola directly invest all their savings in themselves.
This is definitely a taboo thing in a movie. As a result, Coppola lost miserably. If he hadn't still had his own trump card, he would have lost completely. If he hadn't been the director of The Godfather, he would have been
Kicked out of Hollywood.
Even now, he has actually begun to withdraw from the entertainment industry. Although there is no official statement, that's pretty much what it means.
It cannot be said that Apocalypse Now is not good enough, but if a director invests entirely in his own movie, it is definitely taboo to do something like this. Therefore, Hollywood directors rarely do this.
. But this guy Ye is definitely an exception. After all, tens of millions of dollars is really not too much wealth for him.
Therefore, even if all the money is lost, the impact on Ye is actually very low. This is where Ye's confidence lies. On such an issue, other people are
I don’t have the guts to do it like this.”
You have to say that Mr. Coppola's Apocalypse Now is a very good movie. At least, if you look at this issue from the perspective of an art film, under such a situation, at this time,
Apocalypse Now is a very good movie.
However, the entertainment industry only cares about profits. Although Apocalypse Now is said to be favored by experts in the entertainment industry, it is not the same. At this time, the box office actually still depends on whether the audience approves it. If it is said that the audience does not approve it, then in this case
It is useless to say anything about one thing.
Apocalypse Now said that a big reason for its failure was the length of the film, which was one hundred and ninety-two minutes. This was simplified. It is said that Coppola edited forty-nine minutes of footage for the release. The finished film should be
It is a movie of more than 240 minutes.
You know, the length of a typical movie is between ninety minutes and one hundred and twenty minutes. Two hours is generally the ultimate golden length of a movie. But the real length of Apocalypse Now is more than 240 minutes.
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If calculated based on the shortest time of a general movie, it is the time of four movies. This does not mean that there are no such long movies, there are very few, and it does not mean that there are no successful examples. For example, the later Titanic was 190 times long.
Fourteen minutes, it was two minutes longer than Apocalypse Now when it was released. This was due to the editing of some revealing shots and some shots at the end. Basically, Titanic is definitely on par with Apocalypse Now.
But the result was completely opposite. The Titanic swept across the world, and if Avatar didn't come out, who could compete with it?
Apocalypse Now doesn't count as losing money, but it doesn't count as making money either. If it doesn't lose money, it's considered a failure for a director of Coppola's level. Therefore, Coppola actually has to bear this.
There's a price to pay. The failure of Apocalypse Now is due to its content, preaching, and procrastination. Anyway, it is a good movie as an art film, but at the box office, it is not enough to watch.
Therefore, with a similar length, Titanic was successful, and it still left the audience with a feeling of unfinished content after watching it for more than three hours.
But Apocalypse Now has no such feeling at all. Therefore, it is quite risky to fully invest in your own movie. This is a taboo in Hollywood. If you are not like Coppola
If you have a good reputation and status, it would be better to do less of this kind of thing, otherwise failure and jumping off a building or something like this are not impossible. Not everyone has a classic movie of the level of The Godfather to do it.
One's own trump card.
Lucas nodded at this time and said: "That's true. In the movie Fast and Furious, I heard that it was mainly invested by Ye. Universal is five million. Let me explain. The remaining largest investment is Ye
He did it himself, so it can be seen that he is a very gambler.
Of course, he is also very rich and is not afraid that the Fast and Furious movie will lose money. Anyway, even if it loses money, he will persevere.
What's more, Ye has the strategic propaganda weapon of Huihuang.com, so the possibility of his failure is very small. With a good script, good investment, and good publicity, he is basically destined to make money.