Entertainment Empire System

People were amazed not only by the amazing box office of the movie "Big Shot", but also by Coppola's attendance at the premiere of "Big Shot".

It may be difficult for outsiders to know who Coppola is, but there are few reporters in the circle who don’t know about this great director. In fact, most reporters understand one thing. Ye Ming invited Coppola. There was an ulterior motive for coming here, because Coppola was none other than Nicolas Cage's uncle.

There is nothing wrong with John Woo's movie starring Nicolas Cage, but in order to increase the influence of [big names], Ye Ming actually invited Coppola to come over. This is still unexpected.

Even Wu Yusen didn't expect Ye Ming to play such a skill.

At this moment, in the hotel, Wu Yusen was trying his best to persuade Nicolas Cage.

Wu Yusen said helplessly: "Cage, at this time, if you join the crew as your opponent, it will have a certain impact on our movie. As a professional actor, you should know what you are doing. .”

Nicolas Cage said with a smile: "Director Wu, you don't need to tell me about this. I know it very well in my heart, but it's not someone else. It's my uncle, my biological uncle. Since he is here, I Can you not take a look? Isn’t China a country that pays attention to etiquette? Isn’t this called filial piety?

This is a private act of mine and has nothing to do with my movie. Is the contract I signed with the crew a working relationship? It doesn't say that it says in the contract that I don't even have the right to see my own uncle, right? "

At this time, Wu Yusen's obstruction obviously made Nicolas Cage feel a little dissatisfied.

Wu Yusen shook his head and said, "Of course, you know that's not what I mean. It doesn't matter if you see your uncle, but not today. After tomorrow, it's okay to see your uncle however you like." .”

Nicolas Cage snorted and said: "You still don't know what kind of person my uncle is. He is an old man with a very unique personality. Well, because of his personality, he fell out with the producers in Hollywood. , I went back to Italy to grow wine. It’s not like you don’t know about this, right?

Therefore, if I say that I will not see him today, then according to his character, he will definitely not let me go easily. Are you willing to bear my uncle's anger? "

Although Director Coppola does not often appear in Hollywood now, his influence has not diminished at all, and he is still one of the top directors in Hollywood. Wu Yusen naturally did not have the courage to bear his anger.

After all, he is a Hollywood superstar, and Nicolas Cage is also a very individual superstar. This is very similar to Coppola, so Wu Yusen did not stop him.

Coppola was arranged to stay in the Beijing Hotel. At this moment, he was looking at his nephew patiently and said: "Cage, you kid, how long has it been since you came to Blue Coppola? I thought you You have forgotten about me as an uncle. Originally, I wanted you to taste the wine I brewed, but now it seems like you are just dreaming, right?"

Coppola didn't save any face for Cage, but directly told such a thing.

Nicolas Cage was very embarrassed. Few people dared to speak to him in this tone. However, he understood that his uncle was still being polite at this time, because at least he could see his uncle's face. This was already There is room for relaxation.

If Coppola is angry with a person, it simply means that he will not even give him a chance to meet.

At this time, Nicolas Cage said helplessly: "Uncle, you should be aware of my work. Over the years, I even said that I didn't even have much time to return to Italy. I was always running between various crews, running around All over the world, I don’t have much free time at all. If I hadn’t heard about your arrival in Beijing this time, I might not have had the chance to meet you. Then you didn’t say that as a filmmaker, you would give up everything for movies. ?"

These words were indeed what Coppola once said when he taught Nicolas Cage a lesson. Now that he was being blocked with his own words on the spot, Coppola was a little unhappy. He snorted twice and said: "What do you think?" That's right, but look at the things you do, what are they called? I'm talking about filmmakers, who have to give up everything for movies. Do you believe this? You fool, after working hard for so many years, if you are The entertainment industry has not even seen through this, so they just returned to Italy and planted grapes with me. My dear nephew, is this childbearing period really not suitable for you?"

What Nicolas Cage was about to say just now, Coppola immediately said: "I know you talk about God, don't talk so much nonsense to me, well, what if, you are shooting a good movie, and I don't have it either." By the way, it’s just normal, this one is passable, but look, what kind of bad movie did you shoot this time? Do you know how much box office the movie "Windtalker" has in the United States? "

Seeing that his uncle was still very concerned about his movie, Nicolas Cage said with a smile: "Uncle, you actually came here after watching my movie. This makes me feel very surprised. This is simply It’s a miracle, I thought, you would never watch the movies I performed in?”

Coppola is a

He is a very personable person. People who are familiar with him, and even people who are not familiar with him, will know this very clearly. It is true that he has never seen his nephew's movie before, even the movie "Back to Las Vegas" in which Nicolas Cage won an Oscar, he did not watch it. Of course, Nicolas Cage's "Betta" is an exception, because this is a movie directed by Coppola. For the rest, Nicolas Cage thought about it carefully, and it was indeed the case. But my uncle watched this movie. [Wind Talker] Is this movie so charming? At that moment, Nicolas Cage was a little excited and said: "Uncle, I didn't expect that you would actually watch a movie starring me. This surprises me so much?" Coppola looked at Nicolas Cage with contempt and said: " You guy, let me tell you, it’s not me who wants to see it. It’s the boss of MGM who took the film to ask me for advice. Because he was a little worried about director Wu Yusen and wanted me to see it. How about the movie? Do you think I am willing to watch your movie? In fact, I still regret it. This is also called a movie. It is simply disappointing. It is full of loopholes and logical errors. Many things seem a little bit... It’s inexplicable, I think it’s a little bit inexplicable. You can think about what kind of reaction the audience will have after seeing this movie.”

Nicolas Cage said with some doubt: "Uncle, I admit that this movie may not be a great movie, but it is not like you said, it is directly classified as a garbage movie.

I read the script carefully after I received it. Although there isn't much new in it, there are some Hollywood elements like blood, war, brotherhood, etc.

Therefore, in my opinion, even if this movie is not a classic, at least it can be regarded as a good movie on the Hollywood assembly line. One hundred and twenty million US dollars. Your [Apocalypse Now] didn’t use that much money, right? "

The movie Apocalypse Now, how should I put it, is a masterpiece of Coppola, but it is not very good at the box office. However, the movie has considerable value in terms of art and reflection on human nature. of.

Therefore, this movie is not a failure for Coppola, at most it is a failure at the box office. In fact, in Hollywood, there are two evaluation factors for a film produced by a director, one is artistic and the other is box office. If you succeed artistically but fail at the box office, it doesn't matter. Investors will look for you to continue making movies in the future.

After all, there are many wealthy people willing to invest in art. If it is a success at the box office or an artistic failure, there is no problem. Many people who want to invest in movies and make money are looking for you to make movies.

But if it fails at the box office and artistically, then such a thing is not very good in comparison.

Basically, this director is a failed director.

At this moment Nicolas Cage brought up [Apocalypse Now], Coppola said with a smile: "At least my movie is artistically successful, kid, but I watched the movie you starred in, and according to my estimation, No matter from an artistic point of view or from a box office point of view, your movie is not very successful.

A double failure, this is somewhat unforgivable. I heard that Director Wu Yusen shot this movie into a movie of more than three hours. God, doesn’t he know that the duration of an ordinary movie is only 120 minutes? As a director, you have to make your own The film is controlled within this range. "

Of course, what Coppola meant by controlling within this range is that the central idea of ​​the film is fully expressed after editing. This length is generally one hundred and twenty minutes.

It doesn’t matter how many minutes the director shot. After editing, the director’s meaning must be expressed within 120 minutes. Only then can it be considered a successful movie.

If this is not possible, then the director has some problems with his control of the film, or Director B is more willful. (To be continued)