The Best Director

Chapter 169: Grand introduction: The magical director Wang Yang

"Okay, very good, handsome..." In the photography studio, with the clicking sound, photographer Mike Griff pressed the shutter of the camera, while Wang Yang, standing in front of the white background board, followed his request Adjusting his demeanor and movements. Mike Gleaf turned to look at the staff on the side and said, "Move that camera next to Yang and take a few more pictures."

Soon Wang Yang put one hand on the black camera, looked at the camera lens, and said with a smile: "Mike, I'm filming you." Mike Griff said with a smile while pressing the shutter button. Come on, hey Yang, can you be a little more serious? You know you and District 9 have been pretty serious lately."

"I don't think so. I've been very funny recently." Wang Yang shrugged with a smile. He just didn't want to be so serious, so he asked not to wear a suit this time. Now he is wearing a set of young and fashionable clothes. Mike Griff over there smiled and said: "That's cooler, cool." Wang Yang still complied with his request and his face darkened. After all, in the flat photo, Mike was a professional, and said calmly: "Okay, I like cool. "

This is the cover photo for the "Time" magazine two weeks later, and it is also the second time he has appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine. Wang Yang was a little surprised when he received this invitation. It would be normal if it were for entertainment magazines such as "People" and "Vanity Fair", but "Time" magazine has always treated him as "cool". Why this time? Is District 9 expected to be the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history? Does it give many people nightmares at night?

Regardless, he agreed, and it was a great opportunity for the later promotion of "District 9."

However, in the eyes of Mike Griff and others, it is normal for Miracle Young to be the cover star of "Time" again, otherwise it would be a strange thing. The first time he appeared on the cover of "Time" was in September 1999. Because of the huge success and social effect of "High School Musical", he was also praised as a "phenomenal magical director". At that time, the cover of "Time" The tagline: "The next 'King of the World'."

Now three years have passed, and the former dV boy has already proved that the public has reached a consensus that he will not be James Cameron, nor will he be Steven Spielberg, nor will he be Robert Zemeckis. ...He will only be another great director, the eternal magical director Wang Yang.

In the past three years, whether it was the classic biopic "The Pursuit of Happiness" produced at the age of 0, "Juno" which caused another phenomenon in the same year, or the youngest Golden Globe Award for Best Director nomination, etc. Good enough to be on the cover of Time, but not at the time.

And now the emergence of the masterpiece "District 9" that has put the entire earth in a state of depression, the "disappearance" of Miraculous Young for two years has returned strongly, the terrible meaning, the best-selling R-rated, a great movie... "Time" The editors-in-chief can no longer sit back and do nothing, otherwise how can this publication be called a history library?

"When was the first time you photographed something?" In the reception room,

Interview reporters Dennis Waller and Wang Yang were both sitting on the sofa. This was his second interview with the young director, but compared to the last time, he mainly asked about "the mentality after success", "prospects for the future" and so on. One time he seemed particularly interested in Miraculous Young's childhood and upbringing, this was also a biographical interview.

Wang Yang was immediately interested. Was it his first time shooting something? An old black-and-white scene flashed through his mind. A guy was walking around with a small camera... He couldn't help but smile when he thought of the interesting things from the past. How could he forget it? Looking at Dennis Waller, he smiled and said: "When I was 2 years old, I used a super8 camera to shoot a scene of pedestrians walking around on the street."

"There was no -dV at that time, so I was actually called super8-By at first." Hearing him say this, Dennis Waller laughed. Anyone who knows Miraculous Yang will know about dV movies and "Ghost Story" , which was the first performance of his two labels, "Magic Young". He wrote quickly on the paper with a pencil and said with a smile: "It seems that this is the cover slogan of this issue."

Picking up a cup of coffee and taking a sip, Wang Yang raised the corners of his mouth in memory and said with a smile: "At that time, I had been dreaming of directing for several years. I bought that super8 at a flea market, z-48xl, white. The lens was black and cool, and I bought two reels of 8mm film. Oh my God, they cost me all my savings at the time, dollars."

Wang Yang smiled and shook his head, remembering the excitement at that time, and said: "I feel like I was cheated now, but at that time I was very, very happy and excited, wow." He made a gesture of holding a camera and said with a smile: " With this thing, I can be a director, I can make movies. I have invested all my savings and thoughts into it, and I want to make a big splash. I thought of a story, I called a few classmates, and then... "

"What's the result? The camera is broken?" Dennis Waller asked with a frown. Wang Yang nodded helplessly and said: "After just a few days of shooting, it suddenly broke with a pop. I I think it was always broken. I was lucky enough to play for a few days." Dennis Waller smiled regretfully and asked, "Then what should you do? Get it repaired, or ask your parents?"

"No, I don't like asking my parents and family for help." Wang Yang smiled. It was really annoying at that time. His enthusiasm was dampened. He exhaled and said, "I have no money, so I decided to repair it myself. I thought it would be fine if I took it apart and cleaned it up, but it got worse and worse, which is really sad.”

Dennis Waller asked with great interest: "Is that super8 camera still there? And those two reels of film with your real debut film? They are so precious." Wang Yang smiled and nodded. : "It's all in San Francisco. Although I hate it, I won't throw it away." Dennis said while recording quickly: "So you started shooting very early."

Wang Yang nodded again and said: "After that time, whatever I wanted to shoot, I would rent a super8 and shoot some 8mm short films." He shrugged and said: "The next one is "Ghost Record"."

"How would you describe your childhood?" Seeing that the topic was over, Dennis Waller asked a new question.

Wang Yang rolled his eyes upward and said thoughtfully: "Well, my childhood? Childhood refers to before the age of 18, right? That means there was no super8 incident yet, haha." He laughed a few times, and then said: "Very good, worry-free Carefree, practicing kung fu, watching movies every week, ball games, playing, and fighting. You know there are always a few bullies in school, but sorry, I'm not afraid of them."

"When I was in school, those annoying guys often slapped me on the head." Dennis Waller sighed uncontrollably and asked, "So you spent your childhood happily?" Wang Yang glared. , with an unbelievable look on his face: "How is it possible?", "There will always be some childhood troubles and regrets, and I am no exception. But it can be said that I am growing up happily."

"Okay, then..." Dennis Waller nodded, and then asked with a gossipy smile: "What kind of role did Jessica play in your childhood?" Wang Yang accepted the interview for the first time with "Times" "In the cover interview, the two talked about their relationship when they were young. At that time, everyone thought they would break up soon, but now it has been more than three years. Now for the second cover interview with Wang Yang, he did not forget to ask about this aspect.

"Oh" Wang Yang shouted like an electric shock, sat up straight and said seriously: "What role? I don't know. I have to think about this problem carefully and not make her angry or disappointed. Man, don't remember this sentence. "Dennis Waller suddenly smiled and raised his right hand holding the pen and said: "Don't worry." Wang Yang thought for a while and said seriously: "A very crucial role. She gave me more fighting opportunities. ,I love her."

Both of them laughed. Wang Yang pointed to the notebook in Dennis Waller's hand and said with a smile: "Just write it like that. Also, Jesse was my best girl friend at that time, and we talked about everything. , but then she transferred to another school and left, and I was very upset at the time." Remembering that he misunderstood that she did not regard him as a good friend, he couldn't help frowning and said: "How could she leave? But she just disappeared suddenly without telling me. But I didn't leave a word."

Is there such a thing? Dennis Waller asked curiously: "What's going on?" Wang Yang spread his hands, and a bitch smiled and said: "It sounds like what happened to Wiggs and his wife. In fact, she left a letter She wrote me a farewell letter, but the letter was stolen by a bitch and I didn’t see it. Then I kept misunderstanding her, ‘What does that girl think of me? An unimportant passerby? A fool?’ This was a very unhappy childhood for me. One of the things."

"So we know why you dealt with Wiggs and his wife like this?" Dennis Waller asked with a frown and a ballpoint pen writing quickly. Wang Yang shrugged and said with a smile: "Maybe, but Wiggs is much worse than me." Dennis hummed, looked at him, and asked a key question seriously: "What impact do you think your childhood had on you?"

With emotion on his face, he said: "Except for being magical, we don't know how to define you. You can shoot "High School Musical" which is full of enthusiasm and youthful sunshine; you can also shoot "When You Are Happy" which is touching and tender and never give up on your dreams. "Knock on the Door" and the warm and humorous "Juno", they are both so happy, but "District 9" is as depressing as a nightmare; "The Ghost Story" can scare people to death..."

"In fact, everyone is not easy to define. They are all complex complexes. They face different things and have different moods. And you thought this way when you were 0 years old, but it changed when you were 5 or 0 years old." Wang Yang thought for a while and continued: "I like to experience different people in different stories. Does this sound a bit like an actor? Ha, what a happy and beautiful childhood brings is that the you in life is a There are more optimistic people than pessimistic people.”

After Wang Yang accepted the cover interview of "Time", just a few days later, from August 9th to the second week, four new movies were released. Sony's 10,000-cost action crime film "Xxx", independent film company Emperor Gate Pictures' 10,000-cost action comedy "Spy," and Warner Bros.'s 10,000-cost action crime film "Blood Type."

Three new action movies were released at once, and 74, 7, and 55 theaters also seemed ambitious, seeming to capture the hot end-of-summer market. And they respectively received 50,000 in their first week of release, ranking second, fourth and sixth respectively. The fifth place and the third place is "Signs" with o850,000.

In the past two weeks, film critics and movie fans have liked to use words such as "cliché, boring, boring" to describe newly released movies, including this week's three new movies; they also like to use words such as "novel, surprising, and great" "A few words, given to a movie.

That is "District 9", which has topped the weekly box office charts in North America and killed three new films in 758 theaters. It is classified as science fiction/thriller/drama/action/magic. This week, the number of theaters it was released in increased by 8, and it continued to sweep across North America by storm, causing more viewers to curse "k". It also logged on to ImdB and Rotten Tomatoes for ratings, which were still 8.9/8.8; The audience's likeability dropped to 87%, and some angry and crazy fans smashed the few stars.

"I really regret watching this movie. It felt like eating a rotten, maggot-infested apple. The most terrifying thing is that those damn maggots are still stirring in my stomach." Allen scored zero points -k commented like this; and Ian, who scored one star, directly blasted the director: "Magic Yang wants the whole world to taste the feeling of going to jail with him. He is really an amazing bastard."

Amid praise and criticism, "District 9" swept US$7.48 million at the box office in its second week, raising its total North American box office to 500 million. This figure also made it jump to fourth place in the box office rankings of R-rated movies. , the top three numbers are .4, and "District 9" will definitely become the new highest-grossing R-rated movie in history, and it only needs one more weekend.

The number of film critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes has increased to 20, and 0 reviews have chosen to be rotten. 0 reviews have brought the freshness score down to 95% from popular film critics, while it is still 95% from well-known film critics.

"The reason why I don't like District 9 is because the world looks terrible and ridiculous, rather than novel. The humans and aliens in it are equally stupid. Also, if this happens, live in Beverly." The Magic Young of the Hill House would be the first to spurn the Shrimp Man." - Michael J. Fox, "The Baltimore Sun"; ""District 9" is like an eight-legged monster that seems to have everything. I wanted to say something, but ended up saying nothing. This is a comedy that has no fun at all.” —Kyle Smith, New York Post…

But the overwhelming admiration completely covered up those few words of ridicule that were like mosquitoes buzzing.

“After a summer of movie-going, District 9 is a timely antidote.” — David Hoffman, San Francisco Chronicle; “The most gut-wrenching and compelling classic science fiction fable. I’m talking about 1968’s Planet of the Apes, and I’m talking about District 9.” —Scott A. Mantiz, Access Hollywood; “If you’re looking for a movie that will make your heart and soul Vibrating film, human beings, that's what it is." -Ken Hanke, "Theatrical Signal"...

Naturally, the overseas box office of "District 9" was also released in the second week. Audiences in many countries and regions spent another 400 million US dollars. In two weeks, the total overseas box office reached 90 million; the global total box office was 496 million. In one fell swoop, it broke Wang Yang's personal record of global box office. The highest among the previous four movies was 400 million for "High School Musical", and this number will continue to increase.

In addition to joining the "global box office total of 000 million club", Wang Yang will soon have some more director titles and records, such as "the youngest single film with 500 million", "the youngest single film with 600 million"... and more Many media called him "the youngest Oscar nominee for Best Director".

Everyone can see the enthusiastic reception "District 9" has received from critics. These praises are also published in media newspapers. Then another topic of concern has arisen. In next year's District 9 》What kind of performance will it have? But first, as a cult film and a science fiction film, what nominations will it receive?

Best visual effects? Best sound editing? Best sound? The Oscars have used these technical awards to eliminate many excellent science fiction films in the past few decades. Is this the foreseeable fate of "District 9"?

But the media who said last year, "I'm afraid the next chocolate won't be Best Director, and getting nominated is already a big miracle" now have a completely different voice: ""District 9" will definitely be a big hit at next year's Oscars. , it has this qualification and right”

"Can't the melancholy, tense, and desolate soundtrack that is so well done make the aging ears of the Oscar judges twitch? Can't Robert Downey Jr.'s tearful genius performance make the aging eyes of the Oscars moist? Also, can't it? Can’t a wonderful script adapted from Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” with a hint of sadness touch that old heart?”

As for the best film and the best director of "Magic Young Book", Yahoo Entertainment seemed more excited and analyzed very rationally. There are indeed many masterpieces in science fiction films over the years, and their system settings are of great significance and far-reaching influence on science fiction films, such as "Terminator", "The Matrix" and so on.

Some of them are commercial films, and it can be said that it is normal to be rejected by the Oscars; while "The Matrix" discusses aspects such as illusion and reality, but it is not a mainstream topic favored by various awards.

However, although "District 9" is novel and unique, it has a lot of mainstream topics. The entire movie explores human nature, including good and evil, etc.; it can also be seen as another favorite project of Oscar, anti-racial discrimination. ; There are also traceable and profound meanings of human social habits, freedom, anti-war, etc. When they are all added up, they produce a kind of shock and sadness that is indescribable.

“District 9 is like a buffet where you get a taste of humanity, you get a taste of anti-racism, and there’s all kinds of delicious food.” — Charles Hewitt, “Empire” Magazine; "What do I suggest? Everyone must go to the theater and see District 9 to make the world a better place." - Chris Barmbly, "Movie Mall."

Yahoo Entertainment's editorial review wrote: "There is no doubt that District 9 is great enough to receive the nominations it deserves, and I'm talking about Best Picture and Best Director."

It’s just fake documentaries with shaky lenses, crazy B-movies with bloody violence, science fiction movies... No matter how good it is, these "Oscar taboos" still exist. So can it help science fiction films return to the Oscar Best Picture nomination list for the first time in 0 years with aliens after 1998's "e.T."? Can the year-old Wonder Young become the fourth person to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Director for a science fiction film, following Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg?

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what's next." Yahoo Entertainment ended with Wang Yang's words last year, which were also the words of Forrest Gump's mother.

However, seeing that "District 9" is about to become the box office champion of R-rated movies in North America, and the global box office is also soaring like a blockbuster commercial blockbuster, some media also joked, but said it factually: "As we all know, Oscars are not very popular. I like movies with high box office. If Yang still wants to win the best director, "District 9" should be released immediately."

This is naturally impossible. The days of summer passed quickly, and the August 6th screening week came to an end in the blink of an eye. As some schools started a new semester, the total North American box office this week dropped by .5% compared to last week, only. 6.7 billion US dollars.

In this big piece of cake, the one who gets the least share is the 1995 Italian film "Tears", which was re-released by Lilia Film Company. Its first place is still in the 9th District, which continued with a box office of 48.67 million. Dominating the movie market in August, it has topped the box office for three consecutive weeks from the August issue to the first issue.

The second place is followed by "Xx" with 54,000, and the newly released "The Little Mermaid" with 9,948,700. This 10,000-cost romance film stars Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez. As a good friend, Wang Yang also sent Michelle a text message to congratulate her; then the fourth place was "Signs" with 5.67 million.

The North American box office total of "District 9" has increased to 50 million. It has also officially surpassed the 40 million "Beverly Hills Cop" and became the highest-grossing R-rated movie in the history of North America. Of course, if calculated according to inflation. , "District 9" isn't quite right yet, but it's only been running for three weeks.

Professional evaluation analysts of Flame Movie predict that its final North American box office should be in the range of 100 million and 500 million; but "Beverly Hills Cop" does not have an overseas box office of 58 million in three weeks. Its total overseas box office The box office is 10,000.

The overseas box office of "District 9" in the third week was exactly 670,000 US dollars. When the overseas box office and North American box office are combined, its total global box office has reached 800 million US dollars. Perhaps in the near future, shrimp Bugman will also climb to the height of a total box office of 700 million US dollars. This is also the market analysis of Flame Films and competitors. Good movies + viral marketing once again won an overall victory.

years old, the highest box office of a single film of 800 million, and the total box office of five directed films is 100 million, with an average of 400 million per film... These crazy data add up to a magical success. Naturally, the number of his fans has soared, and the click-through rate of his blog is soaring every day. IP addresses come from all over the world, and there are also messages in various languages: "yure-s-ng", "I-1ve-yur- -yu-ve-me——ss? I-1ve-yu", "Tú-eres-grnde", "あなたは大だ"...

While the entertainment media are also rushing to report on this "miracle reality show", the latest issue of "Time" magazine is on the shelves. The person on the cover is wearing a shirt and jeans, with one hand holding a camera. Wang Yang. After much deliberation, "Times" finally chose the nickname that the public is most familiar with as the introduction slogan on the cover: "bsp; Jessica leaned on the fabric sofa, holding a copy of "Times" and reading with relish. Looking at Wang Yang's exclusive interview, she suddenly saw the content about herself, and her eyes suddenly lit up. After reading it, she looked up at Wang Yang who was playing with Danny over there, and asked happily: "Yang, what were you doing at that time?" Are you angry? I mean I left suddenly. "

"What?" Wang Yang turned his head and glanced at her. Seeing her bright smile, he couldn't help but smile. He frowned and asked, "Are you happy?" Jessica rolled her eyes playfully before nodding. He said: "Yes, I'm quite happy." His anger showed that he cared; if there was no such thing, then what did he think of her? She smiled curiously and asked, "Have you ever scolded me?"

"Haha, it seems that there are still people who want to be scolded by others?" Wang Yang smiled and patted Danny on the head, then walked towards the sand and said with a smile: "Well, probably, I forgot about it originally. But you Say I remember again, I scolded that damn J——ass——bsp;a every day at that time? Jessica was startled for a moment, and then she couldn't help but laugh. She held up the "Time" magazine She slapped Wang Yang, who was sitting next to him, and laughed: "You are so stingy, haha..." She managed to hold back her laughter, gritted her teeth and said with a smile: "I have scolded you a lot, damn... Well"

While she was thinking about it, Wang Yang shrugged again and said with a smile: "bsp;※※

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