Hollywood Drawing

Faced with the preaching of film critics such as David Denbigh, Wayne has been frowning and perfunctory. It is impossible for him to argue with the opponent at this point in time. Remaining silent is the best way now.

When the crowd dispersed, Naomi Watts and Bruce Rosenblum just walked over. Before they could say a few words, an old Jewish man wearing a relatively conservative tuxedo-style suit and white Mediterranean hair said, He walked towards them with a black female and another old white man.

In the current banquet hall, there are countless people looking in this direction intentionally or unintentionally. This low-key and special combination has attracted the attention of many people.

"It's Frank Pearson, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The woman behind is Cheryl Boone Isaacs, who will most likely be the next president of the Academy. This African-American woman is quite extraordinary. There's another man here. no information."

The target of the three people walking towards them was obviously them. Nina approached Wayne and whispered quickly in his ear.

"Wayne, you want an Oscar statuette. Warner Bros. naturally won't wait until the awards season to do its work." Bruce Rosenblum reached out and patted him on the shoulder. "This is what Jeff and I specially prepared for you. It will be of great benefit to "The Departed"'s Oscar journey."

After saying this, he took two steps forward and met the three people who were walking over with wine glasses. After saying hello, he introduced both parties enthusiastically.

"Wayne, this is Mr. Pearson. He came here specially to attend your premiere today."

"Hello, Mr. Pearson." Wayne showed a slightly reserved smile, took the initiative to extend his right hand, and shook hands with the old man with white hair and white beard. "Thank you very much for coming all the way to the premiere of my new film."

The college president smiled and while shaking hands, he raised his left hand and patted Wayne's arm. "The film is very wonderful. I personally like "The Departed" very much."

Wayne had seen this kind of smile on the other side countless times since he entered Hollywood. It was obvious that the old man regarded him as one of his "people". It seems that even if you don't have to express yourself deliberately, you should be able to leave enough good impressions on the other party this time.

"Thanks. Oh, damn, I remembered."

While talking and laughing, Wayne raised his hand and patted his forehead under the surprised gazes of several people. He showed a look of realization and looked at the old man beside him with reverence.

"It's "Hot Afternoon" and "Blood Behind Bars." I hope I remember the names of the movies correctly." When the names of the two movies came out of his mouth, he was keenly aware that the old Jewish man's smile became even brighter.

No one doesn't like to hear compliments, and the favorite compliment of this kind of old-timer is undoubtedly to praise the glory they once achieved, even if everyone knows that they have long been outdated.

It just so happened that he actually watched these classic old movies with the old Greenberg, so he pretended to blurt them out immediately.

"Ha, very few of today's young people still like to watch old movies." Frank Pearson took the initiative to raise his glass, took a sip of champagne, and said curiously with a smile, "You have actually watched these two movies. The film is really surprising.”

"I've been watching movies since I was a child, and the video tapes are almost piled up in the storage room at home." Wayne shrugged and made an exaggerated descriptive gesture with his open hand. "What a coincidence. These two films were specially recommended to me by my father. I remember them quite clearly."

He has really watched all these classic movies from the 1970s and 1980s. Under a special growing environment, his childhood was spent wandering in a sea of ​​old movies, so these are not lies, they are just with some A subtle compliment.

Almost every old movie he has watched, Wayne will remember the name of the movie director or the names of famous screenwriters. After so many years, even if there is only a little impression, the reminder just now made him think of it.

"We are old, and you are doing very well now." The old man waved his hand and pointed to the rest area, then took the lead and walked over. “Starting in the 1980s, Steven Spielberg was like a dazzling sun, achieving great success before anyone could react.

After entering the 1990s, you did better than Steven and succeeded much faster. Young man, you have to know that there are many people watching you, and some things, even if you don’t deliberately fight for them, will be yours in the end. There will be no surprise in this. "

Since entering this circle, more than one old Jewish man has said similar things to him. As his achievements become more and more brilliant, he is destined to attract more attention, and he himself knows this very well.

But the meaning of these old men is very obvious, and the subtext is that it doesn't matter even if they fail this time, sooner or later there will be one of them.

But he didn't like this kind of uncertain waiting. According to his current situation, it was estimated that Old Martin had definitely received such a similar promise in his previous life, but in the end, he did get the little golden man. Too many years have passed.

Old Man Gu was still chatting about this topic. Except for Wayne, everyone present showed obviously happy smiles. Even Naomi Watts and Nina understood that these words came from the mouth of the college president. , how heavy it is.

The African-American woman sitting next to Frank Pearson, after hearing the old man's words, pretended to be casual and kept observing Wayne. It was obvious that this woman was very interested in him, but she did not say a word. talk.

“I love the story of ‘The Departed’.”

Frank Pearson returned to talking about the movie, with a thoughtful look in his eyes. "In this story, good and evil play each other, and the two protagonists perform quite well. They put on masks and appear in front of the people around them. This mask is extremely opposite to their true self. They may go to the opposite direction at any time. Destroyed, and it may be internal pressure that destroys them, or it may be the person they betrayed.

The longer the mask is worn, the more they identify with the group they infiltrate and even desire to be appreciated by this group. If you want to play a good gangster, then you have to live the gangster way. If you want to play a good policeman, then you have to fight crime with justice.

I like your design for the ending of the film, which is abrupt but consistent with the laws of reality. This is not a Hollywood-style ending, but it directly makes people feel absurd and refreshing. When Billy dies suddenly, the tension in the film intensifies momentarily, because Colin's false identity is likely to become his true identity in the future."

"I gave you the wrong address, but you arrived at the right place." When he said this line, Frank Pierson whistled unpretentiously, showing no trace of his affection. "This is the most touching place. It embodies the plight of an undercover agent and the guilt of betrayal!"

It was obvious that this old man had indeed watched the movie very seriously. Even though he was invited by Warner Bros., there was no perfunctoriness at all.

"Frank, your appreciation makes me more confident in this film."

Wayne raised his wine glass in time and clinked it with the happy old man.

"Hey, Frank, since you like this movie, then Wayne's other movies must also suit your taste." Bruce Rosenblum on the side said with a smile, while secretly winking at Wayne. .

"Oh, I'm sorry, before this, I had only watched the movie "Joker"." Frank Pearson said slightly apologetically.

"It doesn't matter."

The Warner Brothers executive who was waiting for this sentence immediately said happily, "We have copies of all Wayne's films. Tomorrow, I will ask the staff to send them to you. Believe me, the original copies of Warner Brothers will definitely be Much better than the video tapes on the market.”

It can be said that after working all night, this is the real purpose of Bruce Rosenblum. Even a fool knows that Warner Brothers sends out more than just movie copies in the name of loan or appreciation.

"Ha, now I'm also interested in Wayne's other films." Frank Pearson smiled and nodded, stood up at the same time, and gestured to the man accompanying him.

The man took out a business card from his coat pocket. This business card was very special. It did not have any introduction about the title, position, etc. It only had a name and two phone numbers. Nina took the business card solemnly with both hands, and then handed it to the man. A personal business card from Wayne,

"Kid, if you have time, you can call me. If you are willing to listen to the old man's nagging, you can ask me to play a ball game." The old Jewish man patted Wayne on the shoulder again. It seemed that he had a very good impression of him today. , Obviously his deliberately pretended humility won the old man's great favor.

"No problem." Wayne nodded slightly reservedly and said with a smile, "You know, I need your experience. I will definitely ask you to play ball when I have time."

After a simple contact, Wayne led a few people out of the rest area. As he walked, he looked at Bruce Rosenblum and said in a low voice, "This time, thanks to you and Jeff."

He understood how difficult it would be to invite such a big shot among old guys. Don't think that Frank Pearson is like an old gentleman now, just think that this man must be easy to talk to.

With an old guy like this, it's almost hard to get Warner Bros. to take a stand if they don't give anything. For example, the movie copy just mentioned is by no means just a movie copy.

Now that we have a film copy, do we need projection equipment? It’s definitely not enough to have the equipment, the viewing environment must also be there, right? Finally, a new and luxurious small home screening room will appear unknowingly.