America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM.

Chapter 361 359. Resounding through the sky
In October, the weather across the United States turned cooler, and there were obviously more people wearing leather and woolen jackets on the streets.

But there is one type of people that is not included, and that is female celebrities.

As we all know, female celebrities are not aware of the cold, especially when walking on the red carpet.

And today at the Arclight Theatre, MGM is hosting the premiere of another new movie.

It is "Bohemian Rhapsody" which has been in preparation since April last year.

At that time, Eric specifically bought the copyright of Queen and invited Joaquin Phoenix to star in the film.

Uncle Phoenix said that it takes three months to learn to sing.

But having said that, it actually took nearly eight months to prepare, and filming only started at the beginning of this year.

Because the more he learned, the more Joaquin Phoenix felt that the gap between him and others was too big.

He is also an actor who pursues perfection extremely and even has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder. He will not give up until he can perfectly integrate into the role of Uncle Ya.

But Eric didn't want to change actors. Looking across Hollywood, or even the global film industry, there were really few people who could interpret this role well.

Then the time was stretched infinitely until the beginning of this year.

But it turns out that adequate preparation is effective.

Once the crew really got going, Joaquin Phoenix was the one who made the fewest mistakes, and almost all of his scenes were done in one take. It was the other actors who slowed down the pace.

Now Eric just wants to know whether "Bohemian Rhapsody" can still trigger a viewing frenzy like it did in later generations.

As for "Transformers 2", it has been taken off the shelves in North America, but is still being shown in some countries.

The cumulative global box office has now reached 10.95 billion US dollars, and is charging towards its next goal, "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King."

"The Meg" has also landed in parts of Europe and South America. The audience and market reactions are similar to those in North America. Monster disaster movies have always had a group of loyal fans.

The global box office has now totaled $1.45 million.

In terms of box office revenue for Chinese-language films, it is second only to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero.

And judging by the current trend, it shouldn't be a problem to get another $5000 million at the box office.

As long as the final box office can reach 2.2 million US dollars, it will be able to take the top spot in the history of Chinese-language films.

Lao Han called me a few days ago, hoping that MGM would expand its global distribution network as soon as possible.

There is no doubt that Jason Statham and Xu Jinglei are both winners.

Especially Xu Jinglei, who went to Europe for promotion after promoting in North America.

Considering the price I paid, it was worth it.

After all, through this movie, she has truly stepped out of Asia.

When people mention Chinese actresses in the future, she will be on the list besides Maggie Cheung, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi and others.

And the sequel to "The Meg" might start filming next year, which will bring another huge wave of traffic. Just thinking about it can make me laugh so hard in my sleep.

In the cinema, except for the stars who came to support the band, almost all the people sitting here today are die-hard fans of Queen and Uncle Ya.

If you are not a die-hard fan, who would be willing to watch a movie at 12 o'clock midnight?

The early part of the movie is relatively bland, with Uncle Ya as the main perspective.

To be honest, even with makeup, Uncle Fenghuang still looks different from Uncle Ya.

However, the fake buck teeth in the mouth are very authentic and were made 1:1 by the props team.

“I have big front teeth, so my mouth can open wide, which results in a wide vocal range.”

There was an immediate burst of laughter in the cinema. These die-hard fans knew Joaquin Phoenix's life very well, so they were more pleasing to the eye about his performance.

Then the Queen band that people will remember was officially formed and began its legendary life.

With Uncle Ya as their backbone, their fame began to gradually increase.

He sold the van that he had been driving for who knows how many years, successfully signed a contract and recorded his first album, and began to enter the mainstream stage.

Uncle Ya also met his girlfriend Mary, and successfully proposed to her and put a ring on Mary's finger.

Unfortunately, at that time, he could not truly accept himself.

The plot then develops rapidly, with sharp editing illustrating the gradual rise to fame of Queen, and the hit song that cannot be ignored in the history of rock and even world music was born.

Uncle Ya spent 7 years to finally complete "Bohemian Rhapsody".

And the moment the song was born was also the moment he truly began to accept himself.

Is this the real life
This is real life

Is this just fantasy
Or is it just a dream?
Caught in a landslide
In Trouble
No escape from reality
There is no way to avoid reality
……

In the camera, Joaquin Phoenix fully demonstrated the results of his eight months of training.

His voice is naturally gifted, so even if he really wants to develop in the music industry, he will be able to occupy a place as long as he has good works.

At this moment, he completely immersed his spirit into Uncle Ya's state, and tried his best to express Uncle Ya's voice and singing state.

Coupled with the unique lighting and atmosphere, it is very contagious.

In the cinema, the audience couldn't help but hum along to this classic song.

Mama, just killed a man
Mom, I just killed someone.
Put a gun against his head
Put a gun to his head

Pulled my trigger, now he's dead
Pulled the trigger and now he's dead

Mama, life had just begun
Mom, life has just begun

But now I've gone and thrown it all away
But now I have completely destroyed it

Mama, woo
Mom, woo woo

Didn't mean to make you cry
I don't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
If I don't come back by this time tomorrow
Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters
Hold on, hold on, as if nothing happened

Too late, my time has come
It's too late. My time has come.
Many fans had tears in their eyes when they sang this part.

Because everyone who knows Uncle Ya knows that the song is actually about his own life.

"Mom, I just killed someone."

The connotation of this line of lyrics means that Uncle Ya has killed the normal sexual orientation in his body. Man can refer to both people in general and men, which means that he can no longer hide himself.

Sure enough, while "Bohemian Rhapsody" was fermenting, the plot of the movie continued to advance.

Uncle Ya began to accept homosexual love and alienated his wife Mary. His abnormality was also noticed, but again, if he were in a few decades later, he could boldly announce his sexual orientation, but not at that time.

Depression, hesitation, entanglement...

When a person's stress exceeds his mental endurance, a path to degeneration begins.

Coupled with the huge success of Queen and the praise all around, Uncle Ya inevitably became arrogant.

Uncle Ya's life was a mess at this time, but despite the quarrels within the band, they continued to move forward.

They created their second famous song "We are the champion".

It is the famous song that has been quoted countless times in the World Cup, the Olympic Games and various sports festivals.

In the cinema, as the song started, the second chorus began.

Queen is completely deified!

But contrary to the band's fame, Uncle Ya's personal life and mental state were becoming increasingly devastated.

Constantly being questioned by the media about his sexual orientation, he became sensitive, fragile, and arrogant. His temper also grew and he became more self-centered.

Mary had completely distanced herself from him, and he was beginning to distance himself from the band.

Unable to resist the temptation, he sold two personal albums for $400 million, in other words, he was going solo.

Although on the surface he will only make two solo albums before returning to the band.

But those who are familiar with the music industry know that it often takes three to five years to make two albums.

return?

By then, everything had changed.

After leaving Queen, his agent Paul, who had been urging him to go solo, prepared a new team for him.

The new team is completely centered around Uncle Ya. He is the one who has the final say and no one will ever question him, even if there are basic mistakes. Everyone just flatters him.

Paul also kept looking for new male lovers for him, and at the same time artificially cut off all information about Mary and the band to ensure that Uncle Ya could live in the information cocoon he had woven.

But this kind of decadent life naturally could not last too long, so Uncle Ya was infected with HIV.

Humans are very strange animals. Sometimes only when they are close to death do they truly understand the meaning of their lives.

Mary came anyway, because she was very worried, she came to visit Uncle Ya in person.

It was pouring rain. Seeing Mary outside the door, Uncle Ya hurriedly brought her in.

Although the two no longer had love for each other, they still hugged each other.

"Fred, I'm so worried about you darling, I had a terrible nightmare."

"I dreamed that you lost your voice and you could no longer sing or even hold a conversation."

"I'm scared, I'm worried this is real."

The two of them were pouring their hearts out to each other, and at this moment, the agent Paul brought back a few young guys to entertain Uncle Ya.

Seeing this scene, Mary naturally turned around and left.

In the heavy rain, Uncle Ya chased her closely, hoping that Mary would stay and talk to him.

Because he felt more lonely than ever before, because everyone around him only treated him as an ATM and no one cared about him.

"Please! Please don't leave!"

Facing Uncle Ya's pleading eyes, Mary said, "I'm pregnant, Freddy."

This news was like a bolt from the blue, but Uncle Ya knew very well that he was the one who had done something wrong.

At this moment, Joaquin Phoenix showed his unparalleled acting skills.

There is despair, relief, and regret in his eyes, and you can read all kinds of emotions from them.

But in the end, everything turned into a blessing.

Her voice was distorted. “I’m happy for you, Mary.”

“Really, this is fantastic news.”

"It's just...it's just...I feel scared."

Mary stared at him closely. "Fred, your family still loves you, and your band is still waiting for you."

"And this place doesn't belong to you, go home!"

This conversation in the heavy rain is the final turning point of the movie. Uncle Ya drives Paul away, apologizes to the members of Queen, and also reveals his sexual orientation to his family.

The heroine Mary is played by the great devil Cate Blanchett.

Although she is the heroine, she doesn't have many scenes, but the role has very high requirements for acting skills, and ordinary actresses really can't handle it.

After reading the script, Cate Blanchett gladly accepted the invitation.

Then three months of schedule were vacated, but Uncle Phoenix couldn't make it.

After waiting for another two months, the film still could not start shooting.

Cate Blanchett can only continue to turn down requests for other scripts.

In the end, for "Bohemian Rhapsody", the big devil had nothing to do for 8 months, just waiting for the movie to start shooting.

On the day of wrapping, she punched Joaquin Phoenix hard as revenge.

On the big screen, the movie has reached its final stage.

The pearl in music history, the Save Lives Concert kicks off.

Joaquin Phoenix once again transformed into Uncle Ya and contributed an unparalleled performance.

The whole performance is live singing, and for listeners who are not die-hard fans, it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

In the cinema, the third chorus also began.

For nearly 20 minutes, millions of people in nearly 4000 theaters across North America opened their throats at the same moment.

Whether singing is good or bad, no one will worry about the tone, everyone gathers together for a belief.

At this moment, the song of Queen resounded through the sky.

(End of this chapter)