The Best Director

Chapter 499: Probably the best movie this year

As Wang Yang left the University of Southern California, the big scene atmosphere of "The Amazing Director" moved from campus to society. Wang Yang began to produce a DV movie named "Supernatural Phenomenon". During the casting interview, he almost chose Chang at a glance. Rachel, a blonde girl who looks very similar to her ex-girlfriend.

"Haha." Rachel smiled slightly in Toronto, remembering the scene at that time again, right? Is there such a reason? I really need to ask Qi Qiyang. There was also someone in the audience who had participated in that audition, Anne Darren, who looked fascinated. The former freckled girl had never seen her model on the big screen, but she would never forget that day, no. I will forget the words of that young director and many things that happened later.

Annie also thought about what would happen if she won and starred in "The Ghost Story"? It will definitely be a week you will never forget. She has been confirmed to star in "Bridesmaids" produced by Wang Yang, as a member of the bridesmaids team, another collaboration.

On the big screen, the filming of "Ghost Story" began the next day after the actors were selected. It only took one week to complete, and another week to complete post-production. During this period, Wang Yang and Rachel established a mutual admiration for each other's friendship and attitude. The indifferent Jessica didn't participate too much, she was like an outsider who was quite interested in watching the show. After reading this paragraph, watching the birth of "The Ghost Story" step by step, the audiences who were frightened by it in the last century were very interested.

"Gentlemen, this is your chance!"

The next section is both inspirational and genius. Wang Yang, who brought a DVD copy of the film, kept running into trouble with many distributors. Harry George, later known as "the photographer Wang Yang picked up at McDonald's," also appeared on the stage. Fatty didn't believe that Wang Yang would succeed at all, but with Rachel's connection, Wang Yang walked into the door of Lions Gate Company. In this meeting room scene, Wang Yang showed his eloquence to the fullest. The experience of failure made him know how to lobby better. , all kinds of analysis, instigation, and blueprints defeated Jon Philtimer and others in one fell swoop. Lionsgate decided to release "Ghost Chronicles" according to his plan!

"I don't want a buyout fee or an upfront payment of one dollar. I hope that the reward I get is a share of the total income."

Wang Yang proposed what was later called the craziest, boldest and unbelievable sharing agreement, from pre-tax box office profits of less than 1 million to 100 million, from 10 to 50! Probably because Lionsgate felt that there would not be much box office, they agreed, and they were complacent because they only had to give the guy 10% for profits and 5% for losses. With a $100,000 promotion fee, if this was an opportunity, it was almost like playing scratch for free. Opportunity to win prizes. The expressions of Feltimmel and others feeling like they had gotten something cheap also made the audience laugh out loud.

Before the matter was over, Wang Yang used the sense of crisis brought by Artisans to force Lionsgate to pay more attention to "The Ghost Story" and advance its release date. Some of these details were later released on the film's DVD, and some were obtained by Feltimer and others revealed on different occasions.

The film has been shown until now,

That cynical genius boy has grown up rapidly. He is no longer so arrogant, irritable and out of control. Instead, he is extraordinarily smart, confident and mature, as if everything is under his control and plan.

Of course, Lionsgate is not an incompetent company. On the big screen, Jon Feltimer and later Mark Slant were all responsible for the maturity of Wang Yang and the release of "The Ghost Story". It played a certain role, and several characters such as Harry George and Zachary Levi were more like mortals who set off the genius.

The story has a new perspective. With the promotion of "Ghost Story", netizens saw the news of viral marketing in the Internet world. A pair of young brothers and sisters named Alex and Catherine appeared on the stage. They discovered and believed Alex was still a die-hard defender of the internet rumors about evil spirits possessing people and he firmly believed that it was true, and he spontaneously spread the news both online and offline.

On the other hand, the publicity team headed by Wang Yang worked day and night to spread rumors on the Internet to confuse the public. The audience who were fooled at first couldn't help but feel a little complicated. The film's consistently fast pace was in full swing as the evil spirit incident was being promoted. Now, "Ghost Chronicles" is about to be released!

"Ahhh——" When the film came to the end, the male protagonist "Kevin" was thrown into the bedroom, causing the dv camera to shake. Both the screen and the screening room outside the screen were filled with the horror of the "Ghost" audience. Screaming. Under the camera, they panicked and lost control. Some screamed and some fell over backwards. Alex was also frightened half to death. Next to him, his sister Catherine's face was full of extreme panic. She seemed to have fallen into dementia, but her whole body was shaking and twitching uncontrollably. , Alex, who discovered that his sister was in a strange condition, shouted like crazy: "Help, help - it's the devil, it's the devil! Save my sister -"

Amidst the shrill and nervous shouts, the camera cleverly aimed at the big screen and gradually zoomed in. After the film ended, the Lionsgate logo appeared again. Below the logo were a few lines of very small text: "Producer: ung." -wang" and "This film is purely fictional" are magnified by the camera, which is quite ironic.

"Hoo!" Countless viewers exhaled, feeling excited, excited, and even frightened. You must know that many of them are the same ones who were frightened stupidly on the big screen.

l——! Evelin leaned against the back of the chair with her hands folded across her chest, looking like I was protecting her, with a smile on her face. She seemed to have really different feelings. Maybe teenagers who have not experienced "paranormal phenomena" think it is exaggerated and false, but that little girl It's her! Her performance was worse than peeing her pants, but it was still worse than peeing her pants... Kelly said to her: "You are a genius." Evelin nodded: "I know."

Awesome! Newspapers with relevant news were sold one by one, and tickets for each show were sold out. There are new changes every day. Young people packed the 25 movie theaters. Lionsgate decided to increase the screening scale next week. "The Ghost Story" "Like a raging fire, it received 1.05 million box office in the first week!

Immediately, the United States was shocked! "The Ghost Story" grossed 37.51 million in 750 North American theaters in its second week, beating "Saving Private Ryan" in its third week at the time. An old Jewish man with round glasses who looked like Spielberg frowned while reading the newspaper. After the third week, the total box office of this 10,000-yuan DV movie has reached nearly 90 million! Feltimmel and others are like in a dream!

"Haha!" Natalie laughed, Rachel, Annie... and many others were sighing, their magical director is so crazy!

But things changed very quickly. The media confirmed that "Record of Ghosts" was a film. The instigator, Wang Yang, became a supernova who became famous overnight. However, his true identity was found out soon after, and he was plunged into racial turmoil. In the vortex of the discrimination case; but in less than a week, a sudden turn of events proved his innocence, and Magic Young became a charming, controversial and shining star in the United States without any resistance.

"Beautiful!" Kenneth Turan, the film critic of the Los Angeles Times, praised in his heart. The entire first part of the film is exciting and exciting, with clever rhythm and brilliant editing. It perfectly and completely displays the historical and social event of "paranormal phenomena" On the big screen, every aspect is taken care of without being sloppy.

During the several changes in the incident, Wang Yang encountered many changes in the attitudes of others and the world, but he was always calm and composed, and his handling method was completely different from a few months ago. At the end of the movie, Wang Yang's genius performance continues. He has changed. He has probably stopped being cynical since then, and has learned more about the world. He is the kind of popular lover in the media and TV talk shows. .

In the face of great success, he has some self-expansion and even more self-repression, but some desires cannot be suppressed. He has already won Jessica's favor, and finally after a one-night date, the two had an intimate relationship. …

Since "The Amazing Director" is rated PG-13, the audience did not see any scenes inappropriate for children, only Camilla Belle's very seductive look and dance, and then the two had a youthful and passionate kiss.

The film is coming to an end. Lisa Kennedy of "The Denver Post" is very satisfied. David Fincher still treats female characters in a consistent cold manner. Even if the dating scenes have a sense of alienation, he has created a good and complex character. Youthful restlessness and love between men and women.

In the film, Jessica's attitude towards Wang Yang is naturally different. In the beginning, she was indifferent to him, watched the show and was even indifferent. However, as "The Ghost Story" gradually became successful, she gradually began to look at him with admiration. Rachel His presence made her feel even more jealous, and she began to throw out the fishing line to him, and then tried to seduce him. When he became an American idol, she also pulled back the fishing line. This love contained many complex elements.

This is a smart and seductive character. Rachel, an ordinary college student, seems to be a tragic figure from beginning to end. Because she looks similar to his ex-girlfriend, she won the audition and became a prop used by Wang Yang for revenge. ; The two had very happy memories in Chicago, but were easily solved by Jessica...

Her ex-girlfriend Helen was extremely unique. She didn't like Wang Yang being a director and broke up with her. However, Wang Yang used that DV camera to shoot "The Ghost Story" and made the world think she was a murderous demon; and when he became an American idol , supernova director, the youngest multi-millionaire... She is still not interested in him, has not called him, and does not answer his calls. It is definitely not an attitude of pursuing reconciliation.

"Ghost Chronicles" seems to be a prank. Wang Yang successfully took revenge on his ex-girlfriend, the University of Southern California and the whole world. He gained fame, wealth and beauty. The road ahead of this talented young man and this amazing director is most like a broad road. .

"Ahhh, ahhh--" Kevin's screams from "The Ghost Story" rang out from the screening rooms of 2,850 North American theaters. The increasingly desolate and powerless screams made people's hair stand on end. Even the big screen was filled with "The Ghost Story". The dv image of "Record", that dimly lit and empty bedroom, "tap, tap, tap..."

The distant camera showed the entire screen, and the camera suddenly turned to the front view of the seats. Only scattered audience members could be seen sitting in the auditorium, with Wang Yang sitting in the middle. The scary sound has faded away, and along with the brisk music, every audience in the slow motion has their faces distorted with fear. Some people’s popcorn buckets fly up, some turn back, some open their mouths... Only the one in the middle The young man sat calmly as usual, raising the corners of his mouth and grinning slightly, raising a playful smile.

As soon as the big screen went dark, the names of the main creators were displayed one after another, "Director: David Fincher; Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin, Ben Mezrich; Producer: Scott Lu Man……"

"Wow, that's great!" More than one audience member in the theater exclaimed. Fans who had complained a lot about it had to admit that it was a good movie. Evelin was in a dilemma as to whether to give it a high rating or not. Score or low score?

2 hours passed almost in the blink of an eye, and I didn’t feel any dullness at all! But a movie that is full of drama, with a lot of scenes full of boring potential in movie theaters, conference rooms, and in front of computer screens, but it just came over unknowingly. On the contrary, it makes people linger and want to watch it. !

However, the credits are already rolling on the screen. "The Amazing Director" is over. What will happen next for Wang Yang? Perhaps there is no audience who doesn't know that eight years have passed and Wang Yang is becoming more and more powerful. He is happily married to Jessica and has a daughter. His 12th directed film "The Dead" is about to be released worldwide.

"I thought it was very, very well done and very, very funny. I've seen a lot of biopics and this one is definitely the really good one.", "Without a doubt, it deserves to be nominated for an Oscar! Probably in 2006 Best Picture. It’s just that Wang Yang didn’t seem very happy at the end. By the way, that guy did a good job!”, “I mean, Fincher did a great job. This is the kind of movie that can easily get highly hyped. , and then it is easy to completely ignore the quality and artistry of the movie, but "The Amazing Director" does not."...

At night, the audience left the cinema with a satisfied and happy mood and discussions. There were too many interesting interpretations and details worth savoring in the film. The anatomy of Miyako was made credible and powerful, as if he was just such a person. But later he became more mature and friendly.

"Uh-huh, uh-huh--" Jessica let out a low hiss of reluctance as she walked towards the parking lot. She really wouldn't do that. Even if he was a real estate salesman, it wouldn't matter. As long as he worked hard to make progress, there would be no problem. It’s related! She wants to go on IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Yahoo... and get bad reviews!

"Hahaha, hahahaha!" Natalie laughed inexplicably from time to time. She lowered her cap and put on sunglasses to hide her eyes from others. It was the best way for her to appear on the stage ("This Killer Isn't Too Cold" poster on the wall of Wang Yang's dormitory) , she wanted to type that Internet term, l!

In Toronto, Rachel smiled and took out her cell phone, bit her lower lip, and sent a text message to Wang Yang, asking about her interpretation of "The Fantastic Director" and specifically p.s. saying: "I'm not kidding." Soon, the phone was crisp and clear. The ground dinged, and Wang Yang replied with a long text message: "I remember you haven't played "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?" yet, right? It's time to go up and show off! I promise it won't take you much time."

As the moon sets and the sun rises, audiences and film critics from all walks of life give their own comments after watching the movie. On Thursday morning, Paramount has a surprise! Scott Rudin and others gave a fierce victory sign!

yeah——! An absolute victory! The highest-rated movie this winter, and even all of 2006 so far!

"The Amazing Director" received a 98 critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 100 critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This means that combined with the response from previous test screenings, the mainstream media has applauded and not criticized at all! What's even more gratifying is that the audience's likeability is as high as 87, with an average score of 4.15 points; on imdb, it has a score of 8.5. This number says it all. Which imdb fan base has the strongest fighting power? The most cringe-worthy fans are generally satisfied.

"David Fincher's movies have rare and beautiful qualities and dazzling heroes." Roger Ebert gave the movie two thumbs up, 44 points and a bunch of praise: " It’s confident, impatient, cool, exciting and instinctively understanding.”

The high-speed narrative and editing rhythm, which he described as "impatient", were the parts that critics praised, as well as its overall unique style. Charlie McCollum of the San Jose Mercury News also gave the film a score of 44. : "From its first scene, you know that "The Amazing Director" is something very special." Michael Phillips of the "Chicago Tribune" said with a score of 3.54: "From the first scene to the end One scene, the whole movie is cynical, the story of a child prodigy. The unlikely marriage of director and screenwriter produces one of the most thrilling movies of the year."

"This is the highlight of the 2006 Oscar season, and it lives up to the hype and expectations associated with it." - 3.54 points, James Bradinari, ews; "Somehow it comes to perfection in perfect condition Finally." -- 4.55 points, Chris Wagner, "The Dallas Morning News";

"The story about Wang Yang and "The Ghost Story" quickly puts you in a state of excitement that lasts almost two hours." - 44 points, Mick Russell, "San Francisco Chronicle"; "Thanks to David - Between Fincher's simple, forward-moving direction, Aaron Sorkin's Oscar-worthy script and a half-dozen smart performances, this is one of the best movies of the year." -- 55 points, Richard Rope , "Ebert \u0026 Eper"; "This may be the best film of the year." - 44 points, Peter Howell, "Toronto Star"...

One-of (one-of) and maybe (may-be) are not just out of politeness and to leave room for leeway. No one dares to say more about the best film of 2006 before watching "The Dead".

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