Chapter 84: Good night, moth!

Wang Yang and others came to the outside of the No. 1 screening room of the Red Rock Theater. The entrance of the small screening room was full of people. The senior executives of Newmarket and the creators of "The Fragment of Memory" greeted each other to see the premiere. Guests, in front of the advertising board, media reporters have taken pictures of the leading actors such as Gapiles and Kelly Moss. One of the major reasons for the attention of this movie is that the heroine is Kylie Moss. She became so popular because she starred in "The Matrix".
"Hello, welcome! I'm Emma Thomas." A dark-haired white woman came up with a smile on her face. She was wearing a red evening dress, holding a small handbag in her left hand, and Wang Yang and Jon in her right hand. Waiting for someone to shake hands, he smiled enthusiastically: "I am the producer of the movie. Mr. Wang and Mr. Phil Timer are very happy that you have come to our premiere." She looked back and shouted with a smile: "Christopher, come here!" Emma looked at Wang Yang and others again, and smiled: "Chris is the director of the movie and my husband. I originally came to Park City this time, and there was" skiing, one, But you know, Chris ’s mind is full of movies, so I regret to cancel it. "
Jon, Mark Newrant, and others all chuckled. Wang Yang ’s attention was focused on the oncoming Christopher Nolan. Nolan wore a black suit, light blue shirt and blue tie. , With a partial haircut, combed neatly, seems to have some hairspray, with a faint smile on his face, came to his wife and said with a British accent: "Hello, I ’m Christopher Nolan. "
"Wang Yang, nice to meet you." Wang Yang smiled and shook hands with Nolan, Nolan and Jon and others knew each other. Emma Thomas looked at her husband and smiled again: "Chris, introduce" "Shard of Memory"? "Nolan nodded:" Well, this movie has two lines, black and white and color, what is happening now and broken memories. My idea is that the movie can enjoy the freedom of narrative, not subject to The control of time, the novelists have enjoyed this for centuries, they can intervene, upside down ... "",
Wang Yang was very excited to hear. This is the style of Nolan's film. Flashback, pre-flash, and full disruption, layer by layer, have a strong suspense. But Jon, Max Rand, and others were somewhat uninterested. They came to dig for gold, not to study how to make a movie. Emma Thomas also saw this. She frowned secretly and interrupted with a smile. After Nolan ’s words, he said: "" Memory Fragment "may have some complicated feelings, but gentlemen, this is its selling point ...,
Emma Weimas keeps selling the benefits of "Memory Fragment". Anyway, she means that it's not wrong to release this movie! After talking for a while, she saw that there was a new filmmaker coming, she smiled and said "lost company" and she and Nolan went up to greet the new guests.
There are a lot of publishers and media in the screening room that can accommodate 200 people. Everyone is looking at the big screen in front of them. Black and white pictures are playing on the screen. Max Rand, Jon of Lions Gate and others also looked at it seriously, recording something on paper from time to time, but there were also many people who saw yawning straight, even leaving early, more than 5 million The price to buy this movie I don't know what to say? What a joke!
When the movie screening ended, there were only a handful of distributors sitting in chairs in the auditorium, and the personnel of each company whispered and exchanged opinions on the movie.
"This is a very good movie, but it is not suitable for theater distribution. The trick is too complicated. The audience walks into the cinema for entertainment, not for brainstorming. The highest is the goose and Sanda million box office", "." The fourth release may be good, but the release price is the most powerful. Forget it, the risks are still too well known, ..., "The director has a lot of ideas, the movie is very novel, but what we need is profit, let's go ..."
Wang Yang looked at the still bright screen in front, thinking about the plot of "Memory Fragment" just now, because the editing technique that disrupted time made it look very complicated, but as long as the head is clear, the black and white is narrated and the color is reversed. Putting it together slowly like playing a puzzle game, you will know what the story is about, although there are still many unsolvable puzzles in the end. Slowly figured out the whole movie, he could not help laughing, it really started! This "narrative freedom" approach can make a simple story so complicated, and also become attractive, great!
In the first week, there were 11 theaters, the widest 531, all can receive 25.54 million US dollars, indicating that there are not many people who are interested in playing "Jigsaw Games"; if more publicity is intensified, 500 premieres will be screened, the widest 1500 Home, what will happen at the box office? Of course, he did not expect that "Memory Fragment" could receive 120 million to 200 million. This type of movie is actually more suitable for watching on the couch at home, watching it over and over again with the remote control machine, so that it is convenient to understand the whole Mou Story; obviously not at the cinema.
But although it has certain limitations, it is still a movie that can create a box office miracle relative to its cost. Thinking of these, Wang Yang leaned into Max Ron's ear and pressed his voice: "Mark, this movie has great potential, we will buy it."
"What?" Mark Sloan suddenly glared and said, "My boss, seriously, I can't quite figure out what the movie said just now, and I'm still thinking." He He spread his hands and said, "You see, even my MBA from the University of South Carolina. This is what you think of the ordinary audience holding popcorn and going to the cinema for a pastime? This movie is not suitable for screening."
Wang Yang frowned and said, "Mark, I now have some doubts that your NGC diploma is fake, won't I be hit?" Mark Yislant rolled his eyes and Wang Yang smiled. Laugh, and then seriously said: "There is no good movie is not suitable for screening, mainly to see how to promote, as long as the movie is positioned as" high IQ suspense movie ... there will be many people want to challenge. He patted Mark on the shoulder and decided to say: "In any case, as long as Newmarket is willing to sell, we will buy it, all available quota!" "
"OK, anyway, I can't change your decision every time." Mark Sloan's expression was helpless.
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As soon as he walked into the hotel room, Emma Rummas did n’t take off his high heels, so he looked at her husband angrily and complained: "Chris, you are acting like a fool today! Or do you think you are still a high school Health? You are 30 years old! "Nolan walked silently to the kettle cabinet and poured a glass of warm water without refuting his wife's words. Emma Thomas sighed and said slowly: "You should be enthusiastic, let go of your restraint, give those distributors what they need most and care about, how can this movie make money! Otherwise, why do you think they will give you issued?"
"Emma, ​​that's what I said." Nolan took a sip of water and took the glass to the sofa. Emma Thomas standing at the door hasn't moved for a long time. She took a deep breath with her hands on her hips and said, "Chris, take off your leather shoes." Nolan leaned on the sofa and looked down. At first glance, the leather shoes said lightly: "I will take off before going to bed."
Emma shook her head with her eyes closed, and said: "Chris, you know that Xiwan Investment was brought back by me very hard and very hard. You know this opportunity is very rare, we You have to catch it! "She put on her slippers, walked to the sofa and sat down, clutching Nolan's hand." Honey, sales will not affect your movie itself. It's time to take your stubborn temper. " "Nolan looked at her and said," I don't have spinal but I'm not a talk show host. What else can I say? That's a good movie, that's a good movie, that's a good movie ... … "
"Me-on!" Emma shouted helplessly, frowning seriously: "Why are you going to Hollywood?" Without waiting for Nolan to speak, she asked herself: "You want to make more movies, get More money to become a person like Hitchcock, is this your idea, right? Chris, this requires you to make changes.
Nolan was silent for a while before saying: "Actually, I don't know why I came to Hollywood." He suddenly laughed with self-deprecation and said: "Also, I can't tell the difference between red and green. I can become like Hitchcock. Is that kind of person? "
Upon hearing him say this, Emma-Thomas' heart suddenly softened, and did not continue to persuade, patting his hand to comfort: "Baby, this is not your fault, it is just an arrangement of God, he makes you change Be different. I know you will become Hitchcock, and you will surpass him. Do n’t doubt yourself because of the color, will you?
Nolan regained confidence and nodded with a smile:
Ok."
At this time, the phone in Emma Thomas's handbag rang, and she took out a look at Mr. Ball of Newmarket Corporation, and then took the channel: "Hello, oh, really?-" She was full of joy Smiled, said a few words, and ended the call, looking at the smiling Nolan, and said with a smile: "Chris, good news! The Flame Movie wants to buy" Memory Fragment "!"
Nolan was stunned. He thought there was a company bid, but he didn't think it would be a flame movie. He wondered: "Oh, Wang Yang? He likes my movie?" Fanatics, he has seen "Ghost Record", a classic of pseudo-documentary, a masterpiece of psychological horror. The problem is that pseudo-documentaries are made in strict chronological order; while "Memory Fragment" is a narrative free, jumping out of the time limit, and there is an essential conflict between the two.
"Well, Wang Yang!" Emma Thomas nodded happily. She remembered the previous reception and smiled: "When you said your thoughts at night, Wang Yang listened most seriously, and he was not surprised." Nuo Thinking about the situation tonight, Lan couldn't help but nod and muttered: "Yes, he respects me."
The next day, the news of the flame film ’s offer for "Memory Fragment", promoted by Newmarket, quickly spread throughout Park City, and everyone knew that Wang Yang was going to buy it for 6 million. The film that was confused by people, and it is said that the magical director praised "Memory Fragment" and said, "This film can create miracles like" Ghost Record "! Of course, this statement has not been confirmed. Most likely it was Newmarket's self-advocacy.
Besides, today ’s young people have a master in making movies, but they do n’t know what will happen when
When Happiness Comes to Knock on the Door
; and no one knows how his investment vision will be. It's released, but think about how he can madly hit 100 million, half of his net worth; then the 6 million now is no surprise, he is the kind of lunatic who has to throw money out.
So in the past two days, no company followed the price, including Lions Gate. In Park City ’s rumors,
The Fragment of Memory
predicts that the box office is mostly 4-5 million US dollars, optimistically saying 6 million. Anyway, it is impossible to recover the cost of a single blunt theater show. DVD may sell well. Just maybe.
"Jiang, I don't understand. Are you really so optimistic about" The Fragment of Memory "? I just read it again, it's too complicated." There was a suspicious voice from Jon-Fier Timmel on the phone, Wang Yang turned to the side Walking outside the Red Rock Theater, he smiled at the phone: "Jon, since I want to buy this movie, it must be because I think it has potential. The reason is that I am hooked."
The goal of buying movies was set early, and Wang Yang's identity in Park City also favored tourists, who have been enjoying the festival for a few days. He just watched a "Girl Punch" and chatted with Michelle Rodriguez; as for the hard work of negotiating with Newmarket, Max Rand was left.
"Jon, I'm different from you, you are thinking about income; I also think about this, but that is all my money, and sometimes I will spend money to buy it because I like it." Wang Yang's tone was half. Seriously joking, let Jon over there guess his mind. I walked out of the Red Rock Theater and came outside. It was already over ten o'clock in the evening. The cold wind hit. Wang Yang inserted his pocket and smiled again: "I like" The Fragment of Memory ", Jon, if the Lion Gate's If the bid does not exceed 10 million, you should not raise the price. "
"10 million? Yang, don't worry, I won't compete with you for 6 million!" Jon laughed chuckledly. "Even if" Memory Fragment "will sell at the box office, I won't regret it. Can't I just buy it because I like it? "
Wang Yang smiled and looked at the far corner, and saw that the girl in the fisherman hat was packing up her projection equipment. Every day she would stay here for a day, and he could see her packing equipment every night. Screen. She took off the film case on the projector, but the whole person suddenly shocked. It seemed to touch static electricity. The film case in her hand also fell unsteadily, hitting her foot, and she suddenly jumped with pain in her face. After a while, I accidentally bumped into the projector. With a bang, the projector fell to the ground, and her ankle twisted.
"Oh, my God! Jon, I have to hang" "Wang Yang put the phone back in Yongbag and hurried up, held up the fallen projector, looked at Nancy with a dull face, and asked:" Nancy, are you okay! "
Nancy seemed to have recovered, glanced at him, and a flash of gratitude flashed in her eyes, saying: "Very good! Thank you." She stooped to pick up the film box, and then packed other things, she Rolled up that small piece of white screen and hung it diagonally behind, holding a small loudspeaker and a film box in one hand, and the other took the projector, took a deep breath, and said to Wang Yang: "I'm going Goodbye, "she said, and she walked to a street by the square.
Wang Yang stood aside, watching her strenuous and lame pace, as well as the painful endurance, he could not help but frown tightly, if the "Ghost Story" was not released, he would also look like this Right? He couldn't help but chased him up and said, "Give me the projector, let me help you."
"Brother, thank you." Nancy gritted her teeth and shook her head. "But I don't need it, I'm fine." Wang Yang didn't want to her projector, and walked forward, saying: "You don't want to take a taxi? Do you live near here?" Nancy scolded softly and followed, her face relaxed a lot, and replied, "Yeah, right here."
Under the shadow of the street lamp, the two figures dragged for a long and long way, and walked a long way along the street. The passers-by became scarcer, and Wang Yang followed Nancy with some suspiciousness. On a clear field of Cui Ping, through the moonlight vaguely saw a tent standing not far away, Nancy said "arrived" and he said in surprise, "Oh, man, are you living here?"
"What's the problem?" Nancy didn't care, she put the white screen and other things beside the tent, and said, "The security is very good here, no one will me, and I will kick it when he comes." Explode his eggs; I have nothing to steal, I thought someone would be interested in this tent, it turns out that I think too much. "
Wang Yang put the projector in his hand, and the cold wind that screamed slightly made his heart sink, but listening to Nancy's words, he couldn't help but smile, saying: "Uh, I don't mean that, but I always camp You ca n’t fall asleep, many Shengzi, moths, etc. are turning around your head. "
"Now there are no mosquitoes and no moths here." Nancy smiled and pulled the tent and stooped in. The tent lit up, and the tent became brighter. She took out something and threw it at Wang Yang, said: "Next!" Wang Yang grabbed his hands in a hurry, and when he saw a bottle of beer in his hand, he blurted out, "Beer? Where did you find it?" Nancy looked at him strangely and twisted his own bottle. After looking at her beautiful eyebrows, she seemed to think of something and laughed: "Haha, don't tell me you are drinking for the first time!"
Looking at the beer in his hand, Wang Yang grinned and shrugged: "I'm a good boy." Nancy bent down with a smile, and the hands holding the beer were shaking, saying: "Good boy! 20 years old did not The billionaire who had drunk alcohol, oh my ... "" Wang Yang also laughed. The two laughed louder, and they stopped for a while. Nancy sat directly at Cuiping in front of the tent Next, he raised his beer and smiled: "Try it! This is a gift from God's old fellow. "She said, she took the first sip.
Wang Yang smiled and twisted the beer, sipped a bite with a smile and frown, bitter taste, a bit spicy, said: "Not bad. But I have a question, will I get drunk?" Nancy Zi Gu Zi drank and smiled: "Just a bottle of beer is drunk? That's too bad." Wang Yang also sat down on the lawn, looked up at the moon in the night sky, and slowly drank the first bottle Beer.
"Do you think I am like a fool?" The two had been quiet for a long time, and Nancy suddenly sighed, a slight flicker in his eyes, and drank a beer. , Isn't it? Not admitted by any NU or NYC Film Academy, it's all over! Small convenience store employees or small convenience store employees. "
Wang Yang turned to look at her and said seriously, "I don't think so, the director of" Sing and Dance Qing Hao "Sarah-Sugman is a woman. Just now I saw a movie called" Girls Fist ", the director Karen tickled Sama is also a woman. Also, Kevin Smith is a convenience store employee. "Nancy looked at him suspiciously:" Kevin Smith "? Wang Yang Yizheng asked," You don't know ? "
In 1993, 23-year-old Kevin Smith made up $ 25,000 and collaborated with several convenience store colleagues on a 16mm black and white film to shoot a "Crazy Shop Clerk", which was filmed at the Sundance Film Festival. Lamax bought it and ended up receiving 3.15 million box office, which can be said to be a big legend of independent movies.
Seeing Wang Yang's suspicious expression, Nancy laughed and said, "Of course I know," Crazy Employee "! Do you know that when I knew there was a guy named Kevin-Smith, I also knew a guy named Wang Yang Guy, I thought I could make a movie too, and then I was here. "She looked up again to drink beer, but found that it was empty. She smiled and pinched the beer can in her hand, saying: "Hey, Dadao regrets ..., ... she looked at Wang Yang next to her and asked," What are the conditions for being an assistant director? " Want a college diploma? "
"No." Wang Yang shook his head and drank the bottle of beer, saying: "There are many different assistant directors, some can be responsible for sub-group shooting; some are only responsible for coordination work ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Do you want to be an assistant director? "Nancy burped and raised her hands on the lawn with a smile:" I have that idea, I'm going to go to Hollywood. My movie is terrible, I know, I want to be on the set Learn something and then shoot your own movie. So if your film crew recruits, can I go for an interview? "
Looking at her firm eyes, Wang Yang couldn't say anything to refuse, and there was no need to refuse. If he didn't, he had to go through the interview. He nodded and said, "You can try." At this time, the cell phone in Yongbag rang, He said "Sorry" and took it out. It was Jessica. He first pressed the end key and stood up. He said, "Nancy, I have to go. Give me your number, there is an interview I will tell you when there is an opportunity. "
"OK." Nancy nodded and said his number to him.
Wang Yang remembered it and walked back to the circuit after saying goodbye. Nancy stood up, looked at him farther and farther, and suddenly shouted out loudly: "Hey, Magic Yang, forgot to say, I like your movie very much! Knock on the door! Come on soon! "
Wang Yang glanced back at her, smiled and gave a thumbs up, said softly: "Moth, good night!"
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