Cheng Yanqiu knew what the reporters wanted to hear, and complained that Yudong was eager to tell the story about her song recording, so he broke the news to the reporters.
When the reporters at the scene heard this, they all showed surprised expressions, "Hey, YU is going to show off his singing voice again?"
These reporters had all seen the video of Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu singing "Rooftop" at the Hollywood Bowl. There were two things about that chorus video that deeply affected them.
One, YU has a wife who is a very good singer.
Second, God opened many doors for YU, but at the same time, he also closed the window of music for him, and he closed it very tightly.
Yu Dong was also shameless. Before the reporters could ask, he smiled and said, "Yes, the song "Summer Wind" was sung by me and Teacher Cheng. This is the first time I have entered the recording studio to record
Song, I didn’t expect to be so tired. I remember very clearly that I recorded for four or five hours continuously that day, and I almost collapsed.”
When Yu Dong said that the recording lasted five or six hours that day, the reporters secretly sighed. It seemed that there were quite a lot of male vocals in this song.
After the question was over, Yu Dong looked at the empty space in front of the red carpet and led the reporters forward.
…
It took a long time for Yu Dong and the others to reach the indoor venue.
Even inside the venue, there were still many reporters interviewing the creative staff and guests.
Yu Hua and the others were also on the guest list. They walked on the red carpet before Yu Dong and entered the infield earlier. At this moment, they were chatting with the reporters with Zhang Yimou.
Matthew McConaughey and Cameron Diaz were walking on the red carpet in front of Yu Dong and the others. They had already seen Yu Dong and his wife. After arriving at the infield, they waited for a while at the entrance.
Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu got rid of the reporters and headed towards the infield, where they saw Matthew McConaughey and Cameron Diaz looking at them with smiles.
Walking up to him, Yu Dong smiled and said, "Matthew, Ms. Diaz, it's not easy to deal with the enthusiasm of reporters."
Matthew McConaughey smiled and replied, "Obviously, most of the reporters' attention today is on you, so it's easier for us to deal with it."
Yu Dong smiled. Matthew McConaughey's words were obviously being modest. He had just seen Matthew McConaughey and the others. The number of reporters around them was no less than those around him and Cheng Yanqiu.
Of course, most of the reporters' attention was on Matthew McConaughey.
Compared with Matthew McConaughey, Cameron Diaz's popularity is much weaker.
Before Cameron Diaz entered the entertainment industry, she worked as a model for several years, but she never had any outstanding results. Later, on the advice of her company, she tried to become an actor.
However, Diaz's starting point in the entertainment industry was very high. The first film and television work she participated in in the entertainment industry was "The Man in Disguise" starring Jim Carrey. It was a movie that earned US$350 million in box office in 1994.
Phenomenal comedy.
In the past few years after "The Man in Disguise", Cameron Diaz's film career has been somewhat mediocre. Except for "My Best Friend's Wedding", the other films he has participated in have performed generally in the market.
, and she didn't create any impressive characters.
The past two years can be considered a busy two years for Cameron Diaz. During this period, she participated in three movies in a row. In addition to "Golden Dreams", she participated in two other movies "Lonely City"
and "Charlie's Angels" will be released in October and November respectively.
In addition, Cameron Diaz will also voice the voice of the animated film "Shrek" produced by Deep Space Company.
This is not the first time that Cameron Diaz and Yu Dong have met. She also attended the deep space annual meeting last year.
"In fact, a reporter just asked me questions about you." Diaz said with a smile.
Matthew McConaughey took over, "Yes, I did ask. They are more curious about choosing Diaz as the heroine. Is it the director's intention or yours."
Hearing this question, Cheng Yanqiu curled his lips.
Reporters sometimes ask Yu Dong questions like this, related to some female celebrities, and they seem to want to dig up some scandals about Yu Dong before they give up.
That is to say, Cheng Yanqiu was at the scene today, so the reporters were more restrained and did not ask such questions. However, what Cheng Yanqiu didn't expect was that the reporters actually went to ask Matthew McConaughey and the others.
Yu Dong waved his hand and said, "There is no way to avoid it. There will always be people who keep asking such boring questions."
It's enough to ask this kind of question once or twice. The key is that every time a reporter asks it, it's obvious that he has ulterior motives.
The four of them walked towards the venue. Yu Dong asked Cameron Diaz again, "Have you seen Scorsese recently?"
"We just met last week."
Cameron Diaz is about to star in the movie "Gangs of New York" directed by Martin Scorsese, so Yu Dong asked this question.
“When will filming start on ‘Gangs of New York’?”
"The director told me that filming will start after October. The specific time has not been determined yet. The director asked me to wait for his notification."
Yu Dong couldn't help but sigh, this is a great director who invites actors to act in a movie without confirming the schedule with anyone, and just asks people to wait for notification.
Some actors who are slightly famous will schedule their dates in advance, and those who are more famous may have their schedules fully booked in the next few years, so it is not easy to get big stars to make movies.
If an ordinary director didn't set a schedule with the actors and asked them to wait for notification, the actors would have ignored the director long ago. But Martin Scorsese is different. Who doesn't want to act in his movies?
The same is true in China. If Zhang Yimou invites someone to participate in his movie, let alone asking the actors to wait for notification, they are willing to reject the movie they have on hand.
The reason why Yu Dong asked when filming of "Gangs of New York" would start is because Martin Scorsese and Spielberg planned to start filming "The Departed" after filming "Gangs of New York".
Before coming to the United States, Yu Dong discussed this matter with Spielberg on the phone.
Spielberg's plan is to start filming next fall and then release the movie the year after that.
While they were talking, Yu Dong and the others knew that Zhang Yimou and his friends were nearby. When the reporters saw Yu Dong and his wife coming with the two protagonists, they turned their guns and began to attack the four of them.
After casually chatting with reporters for a while, the premiere ceremony was about to begin.
The premiere ceremony was very simple. The main creative staff came on stage to talk and then took questions from reporters.
After this set of procedures is completed, the ceremony is over. In the following time, all the guests will go to the screening room to watch movies.
McCartney was sitting next to Yu Dong. Before the movie was screened, McCartney said with a smile, "I have been waiting for this movie for a long time. Unfortunately, I asked Zhang to let me watch the movie first, but he always refused.
disagree."
"You should look for me." Yu Dong smiled.
McCartney raised his eyebrows and said, "Will you let me see the movie in advance?"
Yu Dong shook his head, "That's not true, but if you come to me in advance, I will tell you that Zhang Yimou will definitely not let you watch the movie in advance. In this way, you don't have to go to Zhang Yimou again."
McCartney scratched his head and said, "Then why don't I still look for you? It doesn't make any difference."
Yu Dong waved his hand to McCartney in a serious manner, "You are wrong, there is still a difference. If you had come to me first, you would not have had to look for Zhang Yimou again, and you would not have been rejected by Zhang Yimou. If you had not been rejected by Zhang Yimou at that time.
If you refuse, when we meet today, you will not tell me that you were rejected by Zhang Yimou, and I will not say these meaningless words to you."
McCartney scratched his head harder.
The key is that he actually feels that what Yu Dong said makes some sense.
Yu Dong didn't mean to tease McCartney, but he was a little bored before the movie started, and McCartney usually likes to joke, so he just started talking nonsense to McCartney.
The two chatted casually for a while, and the lights in the screening room suddenly went out.
As soon as the lights went out, the audience who had been whispering among each other fell silent and turned their attention to the big screen.
After the opening animation of Deep Space Company ended, a familiar music penetrated into the ears of the audience. McCartney next to Yu Dong looked at the screen with very bright eyes.
After the suite "Golden Dreams" came out, McCartney had a different feeling every time he heard it. As time went by, they gained a new understanding of their past selves and a better understanding of their past works.
Many insights.
After the novel "Golden Dreams" came out, his feelings about the song changed dramatically. Now every time he hears "Golden Dreams", he will think of the scene in the novel where the male protagonist keeps running away.
The past that the hero once missed, and the future that he is about to face.
The sound of the song gradually faded, and the screen turned, and a motorcade appeared on the screen.
Inside the convertible, an extraordinary man was waving to the surrounding onlookers. With the police clearing the way, the convertible drove slowly on the spacious avenue.
It was obvious that the man waving to the people in the convertible must be a popular politician, and the people around him waved and cheered at the convertible very enthusiastically.
The lively scene was very short-lived and ended abruptly with the sound of an explosion.
Just when the audience was guessing what happened, the scene turned and showed a young man, the protagonist played by Matthew McConaughey, walking comfortably on the street with his friends.
There were far fewer pedestrians on the usually bustling streets. A friend told the hero that in another neighborhood not far from here, the President was parading. After receiving the news, many people rushed to the scene to watch.
The male protagonist was not interested in the president's affairs at all. Instead, he said that he wanted to thank Mr. President for giving this street a rare tranquility.
The two bought coffee and were about to drive home when they suddenly heard an explosion from a distance.
The male protagonist looked at his friend, "Did you hear it? There was some noise."
The friend said with a smile, "No, you must have heard wrong."
The male protagonist didn't feel that he heard it wrong, but he never thought that something big would happen or that it would have anything to do with him.
Soon, the police issued a wanted warrant, declaring the male protagonist to be the murderer of the president.
The male protagonist, who was wrongly accused, was chased and intercepted by the police and relied on the help of his friends to escape many times.
There are many differences between the movie and the novel. In the novel, there are a total of five parts. The last two parts are from the male protagonist's own perspective, and the first three parts are from the perspective of bystanders.
At the beginning, readers can only understand the assassination of the president from the perspective of bystanders, but these perspectives are somewhat subjective and some objective, like a ball of wool. You need to find the thread first to understand the truth of the story.
However, the movie definitely cannot be shot like this. It is very difficult to show this kind of structure through the screen. If it is not done well, it will be easy to lose, so Zhang Yimou still used a more normal method to shoot.
In fact, for the movie, whether it can replicate the structure of the novel is secondary. The important thing is to express what the novel expresses in the movie.
No matter what shooting technique is used, it will ultimately serve the core of the story.
In the novel "Golden Dreamland", the most touching thing is the hero's escape process. He was unable to compete with the huge organization that framed him, but he also did not compromise with the other party.
The male protagonist is not an extraordinary hero, he is no different from every ordinary person. Sometimes, he is even a little slow. For such a male protagonist, readers want to follow his steps to find out.
The movie also expresses this point, and even does a better job in rhythm. It can be seen that compared to previous movies, Zhang Yimou did a good job transitioning this time, and adjusted the rhythm of the story very clearly.
Especially at the beginning of the movie, it already has a very Hollywood flavor, or in other words, a commercial movie flavor.
In addition, compared to the novel, the movie also includes some action scenes, including a bit of drag racing and gunfights. Although it is not much, it also adds something eye-catching to the movie.
Of course Yu Dong knows that these things are all for the market.
Zhang Yimou is not a director who refuses business, he is willing to make adjustments for the market to a certain extent.
In addition to the ups and downs of the escape process, there is another important part of the novel, which is healing.
Why such an ordinary male protagonist was able to escape in the end was naturally inseparable from the help of his friends. When the male protagonist gets along with his friends, people can feel the sincere warmth.
However, after the previous novel came out, some readers commented that it was not a miracle that the male protagonist was able to escape being chased and intercepted by numerous police officers. The real miracle was that the male protagonist's friends were willing to help him like that.
The pace of modern life is getting faster and faster, and people have more and more friends, but true friendships are becoming less and less, so that many people do not believe that the friendship described in the book really exists.
Chapter completed!