my movie years

Chapter 237 Dialogue and Ideals

It is also because of Zhang Hao's great success in Hollywood that he is now a more popular Chinese filmmaker than Cheng Long, Li Lianjie and others.

Hearing that Zhang Hao has returned to China, many Hollywood companies, including Disney, whose plans were sabotaged by Zhang Hao, sent executives to China to contact Zhang Hao.

Naturally, Warner Pictures couldn't hand Zhang Hao over. Vice President Doug Walter went to China to discuss "Justice League of Legends" with Zhang Hao.

In addition, Zhang Hao's films have been seeking to go overseas since "Gravity", and Warner Pictures can help.

"If you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a good man. Zhang, I finally understand the meaning of this sentence." Doug Walter's Chinese is not standard, but Zhang Hao can hear it clearly.

"I didn't expect, Doug, you can still say this?" Zhang Hao was a little surprised.

He took Doug Walter to visit the Badaling Great Wall today. The majestic Great Wall shuttled between the mountains, which made Doug Walter, who had never been to China a few times, full of admiration.

"Zhang, I enrolled in Chinese classes when I was in college, but I'm a hand at China." Doug Walter said confidently.

"Oh?" Zhang Hao raised his brows, interested: "Then I will test you, what is the complete poem about not being a hero if you don't reach the Great Wall?"

Doug Walter frowned, and his assistant raised his hand to signal: "I know, these are the poems of great men."

Doug Walter waved his hand and said: "Don't interrupt, I know, I remembered, isn't it like this?

The sky is high and the clouds are light, looking at the geese flying south.If you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a hero. If you travel [-] miles, you are a great man in your country. From "Qingpingle·Liupanshan". "

Zhang Hao was even more surprised. He remembered this line of poetry, and it was his grandfather who read it to him all day long when he was a child with a collection of great poems.

Over time, Zhang Hao also left a deep impression.

I didn't expect Doug Walter, an American, to be able to recite it completely and clearly. No wonder Warner Cinemas sent Doug Walter over.

It is hard not to feel good about such a person who is interested in the culture of his own country.

After returning from Badaling, Zhang Hao took Doug Walter to experience the Beijing specialties.

"Zhang, didn't you say that Chinese people drink Moutai? What is Erguotou?" Doug Walter was a little puzzled.

"Moutai is only for outsiders to see. If you really drink alcohol, you have to be Erguotou. Come, try this bean juice. People in the capital drink this for breakfast." Zhang Hao held back his smile and handed the bean juice to Doug Walter.

Da Mimi couldn't hold back her laughter, so she hurriedly excused herself to go to the bathroom and went out to laugh for a while.

Doug Walter smelled the strange-smelling bean juice, and frowned: "Zhang, are you sure this is not a bad soup, will I have diarrhea if I drink it?"

"No, no," Zhang Hao continued to fool, "I grew up drinking this."

Under Zhang Hao's persuasion, Doug Walter pinched his nose and drank the bean juice in one gulp, and then his face turned red.

After Da Mi Mi re-entered, Doug Walter rushed directly to the bathroom and started throwing up.

Da Mi Mi was stunned, and asked the stunned Zhang Hao: "What happened to him?"

Zhang Hao was also dumbfounded: "Doug, just drank the whole bowl of soybean juice."

"Ah?" Da Mimi was stunned: "He is so brave, I dare not drink like that."

The couple began to worry: "Will something happen, why don't we call a doctor?"

"It should be fine, isn't it so fragile?"

Just as he was talking, Doug Walter came back by himself, looking at Zhang Hao with resentment on his face: "Zhang, you hurt me."

Zhang Hao put on an innocent look and said: "I really didn't do it on purpose, I just let you taste it, who knew you would drink it in one sip."

Doug Walter looked at Zhang Hao resentfully like an angry little daughter-in-law.

Of course, this was just a joke, and Doug Walter wasn't angry.Afterwards, Zhang Hao and his wife invited Doug Walter to eat the Beijing Roast Duck, or boiled mutton, which satisfied Doug Walter's food lover's heart.

It is worth mentioning that after Doug Walter drank Erguotou, he didn't feel bad, but thought the wine was good.

He planned to bring a few more bottles of Erguotou with him when he went back, and give them to the executives of Warner Pictures to taste.

After resting for a day, the next day, Doug Walter's team formally started an intentional contact with Tianmi Film and Television Production Company.

Doug Walter and Zhang Hao were in the office, discussing other DC film projects.

"Audiences are always looking for new thrills, and the company executives think they are, to a certain extent, tired of those types of superhero movies in the past." Doug Walter added:
"The success of "The Dark Knight" can bring us a lot of hints. I think DC's future superhero movies can be made more serious and realistic, instead of taking the funny route like Marvel."

Hollywood, or in other words, the film circles all over the world are following the trend seriously, and so is Warner Pictures.

Since there is such a successful template of "The Dark Knight", of course we must go down the road of success.

"We think that the next DC superhero movie can turn to a more realistic, dark and serious style." Doug Walter said, pulling out a script called "Superman vs. Batman".

This is normal. Zhang Hao has long said that "The Dark Knight" is a spin-off of the Batman series and will not join the DC Universe.

When the "Dark Knight" movie is rushing towards a billion-dollar box office worldwide, Zhang Hao has even more say in this series than Jeff Robinoff.

In the latest "Vanity Fair" magazine, Zhang Hao was ranked No. [-] on the Hollywood power list with the success of "The Dark Knight".

Brother Cheng Long also entered the top ten, but this is the first time a Chinese filmmaker has reached such a high position.

The Vanity Fair list is not a judgment, but a conclusion, representing Hollywood's recognition of Zhang Hao.

So it is not difficult to understand why Warner Pictures sent Doug Walter to China in a hurry, because if he didn't come, Zhang Hao would be poached by other Hollywood companies.

After reading the script of "Superman vs. Batman", Zhang Hao probably understood the thinking of Warner Pictures.

Simply put, it is to eat what is in the bowl and look at what is in the pot.Disney next door is making a fortune from the MCU universe, and Warner Pictures is jealous when they see it.

After closing the script, Zhang Hao said to Doug Walter: "I think the setting of the script is okay, showing the human side of Superman.

The way of letting Clark Kent find himself is also worthy of recognition, but there is one point, the plot is a little brainless, such as why Batman fights with Superman for no reason?
For another example, why did Batman stop fighting when Superman mentioned Martha? If I had known Martha earlier, it would be great for the two to work together.

The script is completely opposed for the sake of opposition. For a commercial blockbuster in theaters, the script may be the least important thing.

But at the same time, the script is also the foundation of a film, and I suggest that the script still needs to be polished. "

Doug Walter listened carefully. The young director in front of him was not just a good director, he was also an excellent screenwriter, and his opinion was very pertinent.

"What about the dark style of the film? "The Dark Knight" has achieved great success with this style. Does DC want to follow this type of line?" Doug Walter asked this question with concern.

"There is an old saying in our country, which is to draw cats and draw tigers against dogs." Zhang Hao said: "I think the dark style cannot be abused, Superman is not Batman, and the style of "The Dark Knight" cannot be applied to "Superman vs. Batman".

I don't think it's a wise choice to remove the funny things in the film and build the rest of the DC superhero movies in a serious and dark style. "

Doug Walter fell into deep thought, and Zhang Hao's words were like a blow to the head, waking him up from the frenzy.

I have to say that after achieving great success, Zhang Hao can still maintain a clear mind and make objective and rational judgments, which is really remarkable.

"Doug," Zhang Hao said seriously, "I won't waste time here, quoting interesting lines and plots from those films.

If you ignore this, you either haven't seen it, or you don't like Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman's performance.

Although I made "The Dark Knight" in the direction of adopting the style of dark reality, it must adhere to one principle:
The film must be lively, entertaining, exciting, and entertaining for the big screen.

Therefore, I suggest that Warner Pictures consider carefully and make detailed arguments instead of blindly following the trend. "

Zhang Hao's words were very pertinent and insightful, and Doug Walter was not a fool, he was just blindfolded by success.

Hearing Zhang Hao's words, he immediately realized clearly that if the company's top management could not wake up from the joy of success, there might be big problems.

"Thank you, Zhang, I will convey your thoughts to the company's senior management." Doug Walter said gratefully.

"You're welcome, Doug, I have a happy cooperation with Warner Pictures." Zhang Hao smiled.

Regarding DC movies, Zhang Hao is just a mouthful king, he just talked about the current dilemma that Warner Pictures is facing.

But if you really want to do it yourself and let Zhang Hao take charge, he can't do it.

For a DC movie, Zhang Hao might as well make "The Three-Body Problem"... Uh, let's make a DC movie!
In short, it is impossible for Zhang Hao to be the director or person in charge of the DC movie universe, because he is very busy.

Hollywood is just an accident, and Chinese movies are the mainstream.

After exchanging views with Doug Walter, the team of Warner Pictures also reached a preliminary agreement with Tianmi Film and Television Production Company.

This intention is mainly that in the future Tianmi Film and Television Production Company's film and TV series projects will be evaluated by Warner Pictures and distributed overseas.

This is equivalent to Zhang Hao, one of the best Chinese film directors, completely tied up with Warner Pictures, cutting off the thoughts of other Hollywood companies.

However, based on the principle that everyone has come, these Hollywood companies have begun to contact major Chinese film directors.

After being approached by directors including Guo Fan and Ning Hao, Disney even sent an invitation to Chen Gezi to direct the live-action version of Disney's classic animated film "Mulan".

It is said that the lead actor is going to invite a fairy sister. If the news is true, Chen Gezi has taken a small step towards the world.

When Zhang Hao went overseas and achieved great success, other domestic directors stared at Zhang Hao, and it was impossible not to be envious or jealous.

Why Zhang Hao can hang out abroad, but we can't?

All directors, capable or not, want to try it abroad and enjoy the feeling of an international director. .

Zhang Hao is not optimistic about such people who go abroad to develop blindly.

When the new chairman of China Film Group asked Zhang Hao to give advice to these directors who went abroad for development, Zhang Hao said it straight.

Zhang Hao believes that what everyone needs to do most now is to calm down and plan well.

Don't be blindly confident when you see someone succeed, think you can do it, and then go out, only to end in a bleak end.

But directors and actors who are anxious to go to Hollywood, the center of the world's film industry, will not listen to Zhang Hao's words.

Conversely, there are still many people who believe that Zhang Hao is afraid that he will threaten his status, so he persuades everyone not to go abroad for development.

Faithful words are harmful to the ears, but good deeds. Since these people want to go out and develop, and want to meet and break the blood, Zhang Hao doesn't care.

Only when reality gives them a head-on blow, these people will understand that it is not so easy to go to the world.

Of course, among this, the profit may be some returned fresh meat.Originally, they came back from abroad, and a large number of actors and stars left, leaving many gaps in the market.

What kind of variety show, TV series and movie projects, there is a shortage of people everywhere now, there are all opportunities!

However, Zhang Hao's project is currently attracting the most attention.

Zhang Hao also became the first Chinese-language film director to break a billion-dollar box office after "The Dark Knight" broke the one-billion-dollar box office worldwide.

Although Zhang Hao shot a Hollywood blockbuster, his achievements are solid.

Directors may not listen to Zhang Hao, but actors are different. If you want to go international, it is a very convenient route to take Zhang Hao's car.

If you don't believe me, look at Da Mi Mi, since she got into Zhang Hao's car, she has been prosperous all the way and became an international superstar.

In May of this year, Da Mi Mi also served as a judge at the Cannes Film Festival, competing with Lao Fan on the red carpet.

In contrast, Shi Shi, who has officially announced her marriage, went to Cannes to rub the red carpet and was almost kicked out.

So many star actors are eager to copy Da Mi Mi's success, of course not to grab Da Mi Mi's husband, but just want to cooperate with Zhang Hao.

And this opportunity will come soon.

After sending away Doug Walter and the people from Warner Pictures, Zhang Hao left "The Dark Knight", Hollywood, DC movies, etc. behind.

Zhang Hao plans to take a short vacation, and then start the preliminary preparations for the two projects at the same time in mid-June.

After several major projects, Zhang Hao and his team are very proficient in the film preparation process, and they don't feel tired after so much work in a year.

In fact, when Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior" was released at the end of May, Tianmi Film and Television Production Company made an announcement.

Zhang Hao's new film, the low-budget suspense comedy "Knives Out" announced its project approval and released a promotional poster.

　Another chapter tonight...

　　
　
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