My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 1581 Life should be a comedy, but it often ends in tragedy
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Jim Carrey's own surprise was not less than that of other people when they heard Wu Xiaozu ask him out for dinner, even more incredible than Luc Besson, Zhang Jiazhen and others.

Who is that? Who is that?
John Woo!
One of the hottest directors in Hollywood circles recently, he is praised by many entertainment tabloids as a handsome Asian money printer.

An industry upstart that has continuously created word-of-mouth and box office double harvests in North America!
Let's say that.

Wu Xiaozu used two works to conquer audiences in Hollywood and American. A "Pulp Fiction" directly gave Wu Xiaozu enough force and status in the North American circle, and made him a big jump in American independent films. screen.

A box office of more than [-] million, and the explosive effect of "Brave to the Deadly Island" directly allowed him to prove his ability to attract money, and set a new benchmark in the field of Hollywood action.

Not to mention other movies...

The name 'John' is already a golden sign in the hearts of independent film circles and many fans.

So many independent filmmakers joke that if they meet John, they can also be like Soderbergh, Quentin, and Robert, 'To go from being poor to having a lot of money!From nothing to rich. '

The popular translation is 'from being poor to getting rich'

In addition to the reputation of supporting newcomers gradually fermenting, Wu Xiaozu's films actually performed quite "explosively" in the video tape sales and rental market.

For dozens of weeks in a row, many works have been ranked in the top 100.

This is indeed very promising.

Being able to bring in income through the videotapes of these movies continuously and profiteering is not only something that many foreign directors dare not even think about, even if they are their own people in Hollywood, that is the treatment and ability of first-line directors.

Even, the return on these video tapes is enough to allow Let the Bullet Fly, a 'losing money' company, to maintain its operations, and at the same time spend a large amount of money every year to introduce, distribute, and invest in many Asian films, and operate them in the North American market...

It can be seen that John can make a lot of money!

This time I understand why Wu Yusen relied on John's name and did not give up, right?This is called Strength Porcelain, and it is true that Wang Tao understands the "authentic signature" better than Wang Tao.

Facts have proved that the name of Wu Xiaozu's electric pile driver is definitely not a vain name-he has real materials, and a time management master surnamed Luo in later generations sprinkled water at 30″126.

Director Wu not only continues to output, maintains quality and quantity, but also squeezes out extra energy~~~
Now he himself directs a single movie in Hollywood with a director fee of more than 500 million dollars, which is higher than that of many first-line actors.

And this is the previous price, not counting the box office dividends of the film's performance. In "Bravely Entering the Deadly Island", Wu Xiaozu's personal conversion income exceeded one thousand and several million dollars, and according to the current results of the video tape rental market, he can still bring in hundreds of thousands of dollars in income every year.

As for "Source Code" which has just been filmed and "The Truman Show" which is about to start, they only took a mere '250 million US dollars' and '450 million US dollars' respectively. Box office dividends.

Taken together, even such an internal price exceeds $700 million.Is it true that Director Wu's good dancing in Hollywood is free?
Therefore, for Jim Carrey, who has not really become a "blockbuster" at the moment, let alone unattainable, at least he is high above.

Let’s describe it this way—the other party now wants to eat fruit bowls in Hollywood, which can be changed every day and can be fresh for free... Various teas can be sampled with flowers, such as white tea and black tea together, green tea and black tea, iced black tea Stacked with honey tea...

Any tea!
What about him?

It's nothing more than a little comedy star who came out of a dead man... If you look at it from experience, he and Zhou Xingxing are indeed very clever.

Because of the copyright issue of "Detective Airplane Head" in this time and space, he did not appear in this play, so... the status and price are lower than the original history.At this point in time, Warner Bros. Pictures is in talks with Hong Kong Island's Locomotive Entertainment about adapting the film.

Moreover, comedian stars in this era do not have such a high status in later generations.

Not to mention that the ticket price of a comedy star's offline performance is even higher than that of a singer...

Impossible, absolutely impossible!
but,
Life just happens to complete every wonderful collision and lingering sometimes, sometimes, the heat of 40°C can hardly conceal the coldness of 0°C...

Central Perk Café.

"Thank you."

White and tall like a big white sheep, Wang Zuzhen sat on a chair with long legs folded, his feet trembling, shaking the coffee spoon in his hand, stirring the sugar cube and slowly blending it into the bitter coffee.

Gently brushing her long hair, looking through the glass, she curiously looked at the two people sitting on the bench outside the door.

poooooo-

As a handful of corn kernels were scattered, countless fat pigeons swarmed for food.

On the bench in Central Park with peeling paint, Wu Xiaozu took a big bite of an unremarkable hamburger in his hand, swallowed it whole, smiled and looked at the slightly reserved man beside him.

"I don't mind if I only treat you to a cheeseburger when we meet for the first time?"

"He's better than at least NBC's lunch."

Jim Carrey smiled very humorously and took a bite, and looked curiously at the popular director beside him.

"What's more, being able to have lunch while looking at the scenery is better than smelling the sweat of the staff."

"Hahaha..." Wu Xiaozu followed with a smile, and he got the NBC lunch stalk mentioned by the other party.

After all, he has also been on the show, and he knows that the other party's food is really hard to describe.

Let's put it this way... In order to save money, the capitalists probably hired a bad British cook.

"I just think that putting the meeting in a fancy looking restaurant might look very grand, but it doesn't make our face-to-face communication more real. Dude, I'm definitely not being mean..." Wu Xiaozu also joked.

"Of course, you have at least prepared a good iced Americano." Jim Carrey took a deep breath seriously.

Wu Xiaozu shrugged.

"Honestly, I thought it was April Fools' Day when I got the invite from you, but it turned out to be true. I wanted to call my family and tell them: 'Hey, you know who's going to treat me to lunch at noon Well?' To be honest, I'm a little flattered. After all, we..." Jim Carrey put down the burger, looked at Wu Xiaozu, and made a 'gap' gesture.

"I don't classify actors. I only have two judgments: 1. actors who can act, and 2. actors who can't act. In my eyes, you are 1."

Wu Xiaozu chewed the pickled cucumber, and continued, "I've seen your work, and I like it very much. I'm very surprised at your ability to shape characters. That's right, don't be surprised, buddy..."

"No no no, I'm just shocked that a big director like you would admit that he likes the comedy I acted in. Few successful people will be so frank, and they will at least say "Citizen Kane" or Chaplin or something of…"

"Of course I like it too, but those movies that don't prevent me from liking you." Xiaozu Wu understands Jim Carrey's thoughts, "Isn't the biggest core of comedy making people happy? Every genre always has a different emotional value. The emotional value provided by comedy Of course it deserves recognition.”

"So, director, you want to invite me to act in a comedy?" Jim Carrey asked tentatively.

"not quite."

Wu Xiaozu replied 'of course' and emphasized it again, then wiped his hands with a tissue, "I watched your performance, so in my heart your performance is more flexible than what you showed, or in other words, when I prepared When I was in the new play, I happened to find that you are very suitable for the role in my play."

When it comes to this, Jim Carrey can be seen showing excitement to the naked eye.

"However, this character is different from any character you have created before. Shakespeare gave comedy and tragedy a different display, but there is also a view that 'the core of great comedy is often tragedy'."

This sentence is definitely true.

Teacher Chen's summary is indeed in place.

We see some comedic scenes, which are often actually the funnyness of a certain person or a certain behavior gap, which naturally has a comic effect in the eyes of the audience, but for the protagonist...it goes without saying.

For example, "Is it Jiang Long who graduated from the acting academy? Is it the Jiang Long who was awarded the three best students?"Is it Jiang Long who doesn't like to wash his feet? ' is a typical example.

Of course, the same sentence, the core of comedy is that tragedy should not impose teachings on the audience, that is meaningless.

You can't be funny, so don't be too busy giving value to being funny!

"The core of great comedy is often tragedy." Jim Carrey read this sentence, the flattering expression on his face slowly stagnated, and gradually became serious.He was touched by the connotation of this sentence, and he was really enlightened by such an incisive interpretation.

he thinks……

He has met a famous teacher! ! ! !
As the saying goes, "come to the Central Park for an appointment, and today you will know who I am".

Him, Jim Carrey, this is to realize!
Looking at Jim Carrey, who had a slight sign of epilepsy, Wu Xiaozu, who was just about to use the three-success power of "Five-Year Simulated Three-Year College Entrance Examination" in the Lecture Hall of Famous Teachers, immediately received his supernatural powers.

In casting, Jim Carrey is about to mutate.

Don't be depressed ahead of time.

"So what I'm shooting is a comedy, but in fact it may not be so happy for the protagonist. So I hope you can adjust your state, and it is best to make yourself 'that character' in advance, if you want ...It may be different from the comedies you do, and it needs more attention from you...so...the choice is yours."

"Director, I want to act." Jim Carrey probably hasn't watched "Slam Dunk", but his expression at the moment is exactly the same.

"Payment..."

"The salary is not important..." Jim Carrey hastily confirmed, "Can I read the script in advance?"

"Of course, this is yours." Wu Xiaozu looked at Jim Carrey who didn't ask for more money with satisfaction, the more he looked at it, the more pleasing he was.

　The whole family is starting to recover...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)