my movie years

Chapter 167 Zhang Hao vs. Hollywood Reporter

In the press room of the Warner Pictures Headquarters Building in Burbank, many entertainment news media reporters gathered together.

After the success of Marvel Pictures' "Avengers", the public has speculated that Warner Pictures and DC will not miss this opportunity and will restart the DC superhero movie.

The latest "Superman" has been directed by Zack Snyder and is in production.

DC's other brilliant superhero, Batman, has had no good news for a long time. There are rumors that Warner Pictures has found many top Hollywood directors and plans to restart the Batman movie.

But it all seemed to fail, and no director wanted to take on a superhero that had been forgotten for over a decade.

Looking at the successful superhero movies in recent years, they all have a common feature, that is, they come from Marvel. When the DC superhero movie was glorious, it was time to go back to the 1989 Batman movie directed by Tim Burton.

Interestingly, Tim Burton said in an interview after the success of directing Batman that superhero movies are a cancer of the film industry.

So Warner Pictures kicked Tim Burton out of the Batman project. Of course, it is also possible that Tim Burton voluntarily declined.

After that, it was replaced by Joe Schumacher to direct the Batman movie, which brought a very bad and unpleasant experience to fans, so that Warner Pictures had to seal the Batman movie for more than ten years.

And just today, there is finally definite news that the Batman movie is about to be restarted.

It's just that Warner Pictures is covering it up. The entertainment news media don't even know who the director and starring role are, so they can only find out at today's press conference.

Before the press conference started, the reporters below were talking about it.

"It's not a good choice, is it, James?"

"The success of Marvel Pictures has stimulated Warner Pictures, and a restart is inevitable. The only question is, who is the director?"

Hearing the discussion of the two colleagues in front of her, Kate, a reporter from the "Los Angeles Times", a media under Time Warner, sighed secretly. She has inside information that Warner Pictures has hired a new director.

Even, this new director is not from Hollywood.

This made Kate full of doubt and distrust about the prospect of Batman movie restart, but as Warner's mouthpiece, Kate had to support Warner Pictures' decision.

After a while, Jeff Robinoff, vice president of Warner Pictures, led producer Charles Rowan, Christian Bale, Amber Heard, and a yellow-skinned, black-haired Asian People walk up to the news stand.

A question came to Kate's mind, is this the new director who is in charge of the Batman movie?He is Korean?Still a day person?

This is not just Kate's question. In fact, the moment the Asian came out, the media reporters under the news stage immediately guessed the identity of the Asian.

It can't be Jeff Robinoff directing, or Charles Roven directing?The other two are actors, so there is only the Asian.

But is it reliable?
The reporters wanted to ask questions from the beginning, but it was obvious that the press conference had a fixed process and it was not time for reporters to ask questions.

This Asian is Zhang Hao. Of course, Zhang Hao doesn't know the doubts in Kate and other reporters' hearts, and he doesn't care if he knows.

In fact, Zhang Hao knows that before he knows the success of the Batman movie, the doubts and distrust of the media, reporters and the public will always exist.

Zhang Hao has been prepared for a long time. Facing the pressure as big as a mountain, he is always calm and relaxed in front of outsiders.

After the routine press conference, when Jeff Robinov announced with his own ears that the young Asian on the stage would be the director of the new Batman movie, the reporters still couldn't help talking.

"Quiet, quiet," the press officer stopped the reporters from continuing to discuss, and Jeff Robinoff said: "The new Batman movie will be an extra movie independent of the comics, and the pre-production cost will not be less than 5000 million. Ten thousand U.S. dollars.

The entire plan and script come from Chris Zhang, who once won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Warner Pictures believes that Chris can lead the rebirth of the Batman movie. "

Chris Zhang, this is Zhang Hao's English name, for the convenience of working in Hollywood, he randomly picked one.

"It's time for reporters to ask questions." Following the news officer's words, the reporters in the audience raised their hands one after another.

At this time, popular actors such as Christian Bale and Amber Heard are not the focus of attention of reporters.

Everyone just wanted to ask this Asian man to see what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, and he was able to fool Warner Pictures into giving him this project.

The Los Angeles Times, as the mouthpiece, was the first to get the chance to ask questions. Although Kate wanted to ask Zhang Hao many questions, she could not ask too intense questions.

"Director Chris Zhang, where do you plan to start when you take over the Batman movie?" Kate's question was unremarkable.

Zhang Hao was easy to deal with. He picked up the microphone for the first time, allowing these Hollywood entertainment reporters to hear the voice of a Chinese director, with slightly broken English.

"The new work is tentatively named "Batman: Beginning of War", which tells the story of Bruce Wayne's journey to eradicate the evil forces in Gotham City, travel around the world to find a way, and become Batman.

It's the first movie about the Dark Knight that looks at Gotham from outside, and the audience will see how the world sees Gotham, and I'm going to integrate it into this city that's the same as London, New York and Paris. In the same international metropolis. "

The second question is still from a reporter close to the Warner Bros. media: "As we all know, Gotham is a fictional city, and every director's depiction of Gotham is different. How do you plan to shape Gotham City?"

"An exaggerated version of New York, a boundless and breathless metropolis, I want the audience to feel that Gotham is a familiar and dangerous place." After Zhang Hao finished speaking, he thought for a while and added:

"My definition of Gotham is the third party of New York. In order to capture the essential attributes of the city as much as possible, the film will be shot in real locations."

Although it is said that it is the third party of New York, in fact, the location of the location has long been set in Chicago, the crime capital of North America.

There is no way, compared to the New York City government who is so picky, the conditions given by the Chicago City Government are really too favorable.

The film Zhang Hao intends to use film for real-location shooting, and use computer special effects as little as possible to shoot shots.Zhang Hao is not a film lover, but he has to maintain his personality.

Now, Zhang Hao is going to focus on creating the two titles of real shooting madman and film expert, and shaping a high-end image in the minds of movie fans.

That's what Christopher Nolan once did.

Although he may be unintentional, but when he mentions his attitude of adopting real shooting and loving film, people will think that this director is very powerful and awesome.

Warner Pictures' trusted media finished asking questions, and the reporters who asked questions next were not so polite.

"Director Chris Zhang, are you Chinese?"

"Yes, I am a Chinese director."

"It's an ancient and backward country. I really can't imagine what kind of movies a country from a movie desert can make. Shouldn't you be ashamed of that?"

Zhang Hao squinted at the reporter and asked, "What's your name?"

"Roman, my name is Roman." The reporter replied.

"Well, reporter Roman, you say my country is a backward country, this is your ignorant and ignorant self-perception. As long as you have been to my country, you can understand how we have turned upside down in recent decades Variety.

Besides, if you think I come from a movie desert country, maybe you haven't seen director Zhang's world-renowned movies.

Do you know who the first person Spielberg visited in China was?It's Director Zhang.

In addition, this is the project launch conference for the new Batman movie, please ask relevant questions, thank you. "

Zhang Hao's words were laced with guns and sticks, and he retorted unceremoniously, which made the aggressive appearance of the reporters in the audience stagnate.In the past, everyone didn't have such contact with film directors and stars from China. At most, they only connected with Long Li during the interview process.

But none of them spoke so boldly and fiercely like Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao broke the reporter's inherent impression of Chinese people. What was the original impression of Chinese people, such as humility, comity, submissiveness, and hidden inferiority complex.

But Zhang Hao is different. It can be seen from his face that he is very proud, and the confidence in his bones radiates from the inside out.

The reporters are all masters at observing people. They really don't understand why this Chinese director can be so confident?
Of course, the reporters would not understand that Zhang Hao has experienced the era of rising national self-confidence, and he is a little different from other Chinese people today.

But self-confidence is self-confidence, which in turn angered the reporters, who fired at Zhang Hao with countless intense questions.

"Director Chris Zhang, why are you able to take over the Batman movie? Don't you think you don't have this ability?"

"No, I think I have this ability, otherwise Warner Pictures would not have given me this project."

"Chris Zhang, will you embezzle the production funds of Batman movies by taking advantage of your position? I heard that there are many such things in your country."

"Of course not. There are third-party insurance companies to supervise and Charles Rowan to check. You can rest assured. Moreover, when it comes to corruption, the situation in your country seems to be a bit more serious. You are not a political media, go and talk to your colleagues Learn about."

"Director Chris Zhang, if you mess up the new Batman movie, have you thought about the consequences?"

"What are the consequences? Will I be thrown into the river or buried in the soil? Whether it will be successful or not is still unknown. Please just look forward to it."

Facing the siege of the reporters, Zhang Hao had the demeanor of Zhuge Liang fighting against the Confucians, refuting them one by one, neither humble nor overbearing, so that the reporters present could not catch any verbal loopholes and handles.

The sharpness of his words made Jeff Robinov, Charles Rowan, Christian Bale, Amber Heard and others who participated in the press conference look sideways.

If you can speak Chinese, everyone will say: "Fuck, this kid is so fucking awesome, he is even more eloquent than the aunt next door."

The reporters said that they had never seen a Chinese who was not at all cowardly. This angered the reporters, and the questions they asked became more and more excessive, which deviated from the scope of the press conference.

Faced with such a question, Zhang Hao just kept silent.

"Chris Zhang, why didn't you answer my question?" A reporter just asked a question about skin color, Zhang Hao didn't answer directly, so he asked.

Zhang Hao looked at him with an expression of caring for a fool, and he said after a while: "I thought that discrimination by skin color was not allowed, at least not in such public places.

If you insist on asking me to answer, I can only sue you for discriminating against me. "

In North America, discrimination is a very sensitive thing.

Although everyone understands that discrimination cannot be eliminated, it is still necessary to put on an appearance of opposing discrimination in public. This is ZZ correct.

The reporter was at a loss for words, so he apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

"Forget it," Zhang Hao waved his hand and said, "I won't argue with you, just sit down!"

When the reporter sat down, the time for the press conference was almost up, and the press officer announced in due course: "Okay, today's press conference is over."

The reporters still had a lot of questions, but the people on the news desk had left, so they scattered.But today's big melon is enough for these reporters to write an eye-catching news.

After going down, Jeff Robinov said worriedly: "Zhang, I'm worried that the large number of negative reports by the reporters will arouse the resentment of the audience and fans."

Zhang Hao smiled easily and said, "Don't worry Jeff, all this is within my plan."

"Oh?" Jeff Robinov asked curiously, "What plan?"

Zhang Hao explained: "Batman has been forgotten for too long. We need to remind movie fans that in addition to Spiderman Iron Man Captain America, there is another superhero called Batman."

"So, your tough response to the media is to make the audience remember Batman?" Charles Rowan also asked.

"Not only should the audience remember Batman, but also make the audience think that I will screw up this project." In fact, Zhang Hao has another meaning that he didn't say.

In addition to being unwilling to compromise with the reporters in order to maintain his dignity, this is also a way for Zhang Hao to quickly become famous in North America.

Otherwise, at the press conference just now, he could have pushed the questions to Jeff Robinov and Charles Rowan instead of responding directly to these questions.

In this way, although the media will also report that he is the director of Batman, there will be no good things to say, but it will not have the effect Zhang Hao expected.

This move is still learned from those black and red fresh meat in China in the future. First, it will be black, and then it will be whitewashed.

The public was fooled at the beginning, but after there are more hype methods like this, there is no way to wash it off.

But now, such a method is the first time.

But Charles Rowan pointed out the crux of the problem: "It's a good way to attract attention, but Zhang, if the quality of the movie is not up to standard and the box office hits the street, you will be finished."

Zhang Hao seemed full of confidence: "Don't worry Charles, I still want to finish directing the trilogy, and I won't quit in such a disheartened way."

Jeff Robinov and Charles Rowan looked at each other, and both saw the worry in each other's eyes.

　Two plus one today, two plus one tomorrow, it is estimated to be completed in four days, come on...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)