I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

After the movie was released, most of the fans who attended the premiere were disappointed. They came because "Ati" was a spin-off of "Fire".

They wanted to see fights with special effects like "Fire", but "Ati" didn't have any fighting and even very few special effects.

The remaining few fans who are satisfied with the movie are loyal fans of Wanqingshan.

Although the movie did not meet their previous expectations, with amazing special effects and flying battles, it was still quite satisfactory.

In their opinion, "Ati" is a very wonderful movie, but it is just wonderful, not what they thought before.

Film critics and many stars find it strange that "Ati" was filmed like this. Is it a movie in the cinematic universe?
Is this a commercial blockbuster?This is a completely artistic film!

The characters in "Ati" are very full-bodied, which is much better than "Fire".

The male lead in "Fire" seems to be very full, growing and changing, but if you dig deeper, you will find that the transformation of growth is actually a bit stiff and forced.

The female lead seems to be very plump, but she uses mystery to act as plump.Not to mention the supporting actress, she is a complete person on paper.

But "Ati" is so full, with the female lead's mentality change, the male lead's crazy psychology under the threat of a genetic disease of death, and the supporting actor's choices in love and family.

Although the character description of the supporting actress is a little lacking, the character can be seen as the other side of the leading female character, and can also be seen as the temptation in life. This character is already a symbol!
Every character in the movie is full of malice.

Even the female lead who seemed to have suffered a lot was the same. There was a scene in which the female lead was scolded by the supporting actor's parents, and she secretly pushed the supporting actor's mother, causing her injury.

Every character is evil, and this kind of evil is in line with common sense. As long as their own interests are involved, everyone will naturally show evil looks.

The role of the supporting actress is the finishing touch. It can be said that she is the representative of the black spirit, but it can also be said in the play, 'I am the one in your heart! '

She can be said to be a symbol, a symbol that normal people will appear when faced with choices!

'I can do this without caring about anyone else! '

Everyone has this voice in their heart when making a choice.

The smile at the end is even more eye-catching. It can be seen as the female lead turning dark, or it can be seen as the supporting actress entering the female lead's body and devouring the female lead!
If the ending of this movie were changed, and Wan Qingshan killed Liu Yifei, refined the medicine, but still died after taking the medicine, then this movie would be completely a literary film, full of a sense of fate and A deeply ironic movie.

People from several major film companies were dumbfounded that the second movie in the Wanqingshan movie universe was actually a movie like this.

What exactly is his movie universe? There won’t be all art movies like this in the future, right?

He wouldn't create a cinematic universe of literary and artistic films, that would be too fucked up!
The movie surprised so many people, so when Wan Qingshan and Liu Yifei came on stage, there were all the voices asking.

"Evan, why is "Fire" a commercial blockbuster with special effects, but as a spin-off of "Fire", "Ati" is an art film without any special effects?"

"I don't think this is a literary film. If I follow my idea of ​​making a literary film, I will focus on the male lead. The role of Zuo Langzhong is more worthy of exploration.

As for "Ati", there are no special effects fights like "Fire". I have always felt that special effects fights serve the overall purpose of the movie and cannot be fought just for the sake of fighting.

The movie doesn’t need it, and I won’t forcefully add special effects to fights. "

"Evan, are all your future movie universes filled with movies like "Ati"?"

"No, my movie universe is based on different scripts based on the characteristics of each character."

"Evan, I feel like I've been deceived. I came here to fight for the special effects!"

"Then I can only say I'm sorry. If you are not satisfied with the movie, I can refund your ticket."

The man was stunned for a moment, and his tone softened a lot, "No need, since I watched the movie, I will pay."

"Thank you, my friend, I understand that you like to watch special effects battles.

But let me ask you a question. Since special effects blockbusters became popular, there have been at least fifty special effects blockbusters in Hollywood. How many of them do you like? "

The man thought for a moment and replied, "Four or five!"

"There are only four or five movies, which means that special effects blockbusters still need a good plot. If the movie only has special effects and no plot, you still won't like it.

After all, the plot of the movie is fundamental, and I can't do it. Because the special effects battle attracts the audience, I blindly use a lot of special effects for the sake of box office, but ignore the overall plot. "

As soon as Wan Qingshan finished speaking, there was a round of applause, especially from film critics and reporters.

Wan Qingshan's words were simply a topic for them to write about!
The next question is relatively simple.After answering the questions, the premiere ended.

Then, Wan Qingshan led Leonardo to his home.

"Liquorice Pizza", "The Favorite", "Don't Look Up", "Three Billboards", "Moonlight",,,,

Leonardo watched Wan Qingshan take out scripts from the safe.

Finally, he looked at the arm-thick stack of scripts on the table, his expression dull!
"Evan, this is how many copies you said, there are almost twenty copies!"

"Sorry, I forgot too, I only released a few scripts before.

But later on, I wrote scripts one after another and put them in, so I couldn’t even remember the number. I always thought it was just a few scripts. "

Wan Qingshan really thought there were only a few scripts before. In the past few years, when he was bored, he would go to the Screenwriters Guild website to see what scripts came to mind. If the scripts were not on the Writers Guild website, he would copy them.

It was just to kill time, so he never counted or recorded how many scripts he copied. He thought it was only about ten copies at most, but he didn't expect that there were nearly twenty copies.

“Evan, you are really a genius, no, even geniuses cannot praise you.

To let people out there know that you wrote so many scripts in a few years, they would go crazy. "

If things were to be considered before, Wan Qingshan was a little worried about Leonardo's words, worried that the limelight would be too great and that he would do something unreasonable.

But it doesn't matter now, he is ready to return to China, there is nothing to worry about.

After Leonardo finished speaking, he began to turn over the script.

"Evan, this script is so wonderful, I want it!"

"Wow, wow, this script, Evan, this script will definitely win an Oscar!"

"Evan, you should really let those damn Universal and Disney take a look at this script and let them know what kind of filmmaker they forced away."

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In constant astonishment, Leonardo picked out more than half of the scripts from the pile.

"Evan, please keep these scripts for me for one night. Tomorrow, I will bring a lawyer over to sign a purchase contract with you!"

Leonardo excitedly patted the stack of scripts he picked out.

"OK, please help me sell the rest of the scripts."

"No problem, Damon. Smith and the others are definitely interested in your script. I just need to tell them and they will buy it."

Early the next morning, Leonardo came to his home in Wanqingshan with a lawyer and a contract.

After handing down nine checks for $500 million, Leonardo walked away with nine scripts.

When Leonardo took away the script, many people in Hollywood and many movie fans in North America started a war of words because of "Arti".

Film critics and reporters who attended the premiere of "Ati" described Wan Qingshan's words that "special effects are for the movie, and the movie is basically the plot." 'Report it out.

People from academic circles have great praise for Wan Qingshan. Many people said online, "Evan is the real filmmaker!"

But many directors said, 'Special effects are as important as the plot, especially for a movie like "Ati" with the slogan of a special effects blockbuster, which only focuses on the plot, which is a disaster. '

Then, the two gangs started a war of words!

Movie fans are also engaged in spats online.

Some viewers who have watched "Ati" said online that "Ati" is a very exciting movie and that if you don't watch it, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

Then most of the audience said that "Ati" is a bad movie, and "Fire" is used to promote it. This is deception!
At the same time as the premiere of "Ati" was held, screenings also started.

Therefore, many viewers have watched "Ati", which has led to a heated debate among viewers and has become quite popular online.

Colombia is not in a hurry for a war of words. War of words is a good thing. It’s exciting!
They even deliberately asked the media, 'What do you think of "Ati"? 'Go and interview a bunch of celebrities to make this war of words even more heated.

They were not in a hurry. They came up with an idea after seeing the support of Wan Qingshan's words on the Internet by those old-timers from the academy.

"Evan, now that the academy party is praising you, the company wants to take this opportunity to send "Ati" to the Golden Globe and Oscar. What do you think?"

Not long after Leonardo left, Koch came to his home in Wanqingshan.

Wan Qingshan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's fine with me!"

"Then send the Golden Globe and Oscar, since those old antiques are supporting you online. In order not to slap yourself in the face, you will definitely let "Ati" be shortlisted.

As for whether it can win awards, that's not necessarily true. However, as long as it is shortlisted, it can stimulate the box office. "

"OK, you make the decision on this matter."

Afterwards, Koch didn't sit still for long. After talking about the global road show, he was ready to leave.

"Koch, please help me tell the executives at Columbia that I am willing to sell the movie universe.

There are five more movies to come, and I’ve already written the first draft! "

Looking at the indifferent Wanqing Mountain, Koch looked dazed for a moment.

"Evan, your decision is to leave Hollywood?"

Wan Qingshan nodded slightly, "Actually, regardless of whether Columbia has any ideas about my movie universe, I plan to leave Hollywood temporarily.

My wife and I are preparing for pregnancy, and I won’t have so much time to travel back and forth. "

Koch looked deeply at Wanqing Mountain and said, "Okay, Evan, I will take your words back."

After Koch left, he called Guillaume Bray directly and said that Wan Qingshan was leaving Hollywood and planned to sell the movie universe.

Columbia has already made a decision. After "Ati" was released, it began to force Wan Qingshan to hand over the movie universe.

But now Wanqingshan is proposed to be sold, which makes Colombia happy.

Although the wind direction has changed now, it is not a big deal to break through Wanqing Mountain, but the reputation will definitely be affected.

In addition, there is still the risk of Wan Qingshan selling the movie universe to other companies.

Now, Wan Qingshan has offered to sell the movie universe, which is great.

After receiving the call from Koch, Guillaume Bray told the president of Colombia about the matter, and then a meeting of senior executives was held.

As soon as the meeting ended, Guillaume Bray took Koch to his home in Wanqingshan.

"Evan, you want to sell the movie universe?"

Guillaume Bray was a little impatient and asked about business as soon as he came up.

Wan Qingshan nodded, "Yes, I will leave Hollywood temporarily after finishing the production of the movie that I collaborated with Pete on. I will not come to Hollywood for a few years to develop, so I want to sell the movie universe."

"It's such a pity. The cooperation in the past few years has been very pleasant. Colombia still wants to continue to cooperate with you."

After Guillaume Bray said something hypocritically, he asked directly to the core.

"Evan, how much do you want to sell the movie universe?"

"$20 billion!"

"Evan, are you kidding? US$20 billion, that's impossible. Colombia can't offer that much money, and no company would offer US$20 billion." Guillaume Bray was stunned for a moment, and then became very excited. said.

"Really? 20 billion, I think Disney would be willing to buy it. They acquired Marvel a few years ago.

The DC cinematic universe is far away. Now apart from Marvel, I am the only one who has a cinematic universe.

Disney spent more than 40 billion to purchase Marvel in the past few years. Although the movie universe in my hands is not as wide as Marvel, it does not have as many fans as Marvel.

But if it is well managed, the 18 billion will definitely be worth it. After all, "Fire" has a global box office of nearly [-] billion.

In addition, Disney must be worried that someone will buy my movie universe and build a theme park.

Theme parks are Disney’s core business.

They are definitely willing to pay a premium of 20 million to prevent this risk. I think [-] billion is just right. "

Looking at the proud smile on Wan Qingshan's face, Guillaume Bray wanted to go crazy.

20 billion, which is a huge gap from the number they set at the meeting.

"Evan, you sold all the movie rights to "Fire", and Colombia invested half of "Ati".

You only have five movies in your hands now, and Disney is unlikely to spend 20 billion to buy them. You lack part of the copyrighted movie universe. "Guillaume Bray suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice.

"I don't think Disney cares. They just need to prevent someone from building a theme park. One with five movies is enough.

Five movies, as long as each movie has an average global box office of 20 million, with Disney's ability to operate movie peripherals, they will not lose the [-] billion, and even make a profit! "

Wanqingshan's expression of knowing everything and being sure of victory made Guillaume Bray even more annoyed.

"Evan, "Fire" is a huge success, but as for "Ati", the audience is full of doubts about "Ati" now.

If Ati fails, your cinematic universe is on the verge of destruction.

Do you think Disney will spend 20 billion to buy your movie universe that is going to be destroyed? "

"The reason why "Ati" is suspected is because it is too different from "Fire". In addition, you used a special effects blockbuster as a promotional slogan, which made the audience who watched the movie feel cheated, which caused other audiences to doubt the movie.

But I have great confidence in "Ati". I believe that the quality of the film can change the reputation and make other viewers dispel their doubts and go to the cinema to watch it. "

"Evan, everything you said is taken for granted. Every director has confidence in his own movie, but as a result, most of the movies failed."

Wan Qingshan, who was leaning against the sofa, sat up straight, leaned forward slightly, and said with a smile on his face,
“No, no, it’s not just me who has confidence, you also have confidence.

You must have seen the movie before. If you don’t have confidence in the movie, you will definitely let me reshoot it.

After all, compared to the interests of the movie universe, the investment in "Ati" is simply not worth mentioning. For the sake of the movie universe, you will definitely be willing to remake it.

But you didn't, which shows that you have great confidence in the movie, even more than me as a director. "

Guillaume Bray's expression froze!
After watching "Ati", they wanted Wanqingshan to reshoot it.

But the movie seemed to have a magical quality. When they discussed letting Wan Qingshan reshoot it at the meeting, they discovered that each of them actually remembered the plot of the movie clearly.

It is a normal commercial blockbuster. After watching it, I forget all the plot and only remember some gorgeous scenes.

But after watching "Ati", they actually remembered the plot clips clearly.

This surprising thing got them talking, and finally they thought that "Arti" was a movie like "The Dark Knight", except that "Arti" had fewer special effects and no fierce fighting scenes.

Thinking of "The Dark Knight", which had a global box office of over [-] billion a few years ago, they decided to just release it without reshoots.

They even used special effects blockbusters as slogans in order to arouse heated discussions and publicity. Anyway, they were sued by the audience in the end, so they just paid a little money and apologized.

"Evan, 20 billion is impossible. Even if you go to Disney, it will be difficult for you to get 20 billion."

Guillaume Bray now looks depressed. He has completely failed in this negotiation and has no initiative at all.

"Mr. Bray, actually I also want to sell my five films to Colombia. After all, our cooperation in the past has been very pleasant."

Guillaume Bray's eyes lit up, and just when he was about to speak, he heard Wan Qingshan continue,

"Okay, Mr. Bray, tell me first, how much money can Colombia offer?"

Guillaume Bray's eyes flashed and he said, "13 billion, guaranteed to be all in cash!"

Wan Qingshan shook his head repeatedly, "Impossible, the gap of 13 billion is too far.

No friendship is worth [-] million! "

"In this way, Mr. Bray, I can sell it to Colombia for 18 billion.

At the same time, Columbia wants to help me have a happy ending to my Hollywood career.

If this is unacceptable, then I can only say I'm sorry. "

Guillaume Bray thought for a while and said, "Evan, I have to go back to the meeting to give you an answer to this matter."

"OK, I still have time, I can give Colombia half a month.

If you can't give me a reply within half a month, I will contact other companies. "

Guillaume Bray nodded, stood up and left with Koch. (End of chapter)