You made me a superstar

Chapter 501 Abyss and Light
"American Gangster History" officially premiered in the United States.

Only Xingyang's one theater chain has an exclusive screening.

Although it was very lively, there was no disturbance in the mainstream media in the United States...

People only paid attention to Zhao Zhen who made "Brokeback Mountain" and followed fans into the cinema to support "American Gangster History". Other than that, others didn't bother to pay attention to this movie at all.

in the theater.

The lights are flickering.

Zhou Yang watched the plot on the screen.

In the past two years, although he has changed a lot, his body is still as stubborn as before.

He also didn't know where this stubbornness came from. He just felt that if there was no "Mine Bottom" at the beginning, his life would not have changed because of it. Water and electricity workers, living a difficult life of debt repayment.

More than half a month ago, Zheng Jun found Zhou Yang with the movie "History of the American Gangster". Zhou Yang noticed the fiery light in Zheng Jun's eyes, which made him a little moved.

Zheng Jun really wants to prove himself, and this kind of proof does not seem to be in the business, but in the "art" of the movie.

So, Zhou Yang made this decision that seemed very stupid to others.

[No matter what the ending is, at least let this movie be shown in its entirety].

Zhou Yang thought so in his heart.

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It was very quiet in the auditorium.

It was so quiet that Zheng Jun felt scared, and his whole body was restless.

He was also extremely contradictory. On the one hand, he wanted to prove himself, but he still didn't give up. On the other hand, he was very afraid, afraid of proving that this was a bad movie.

I am grateful to Zhou Yang, but I am afraid that this movie will eventually become a joke.

In such a contradictory environment, he watched the film unfold slowly, presenting the situation of the United States in the last century, composing the history of the United States like a scroll.

More than ten minutes after the movie was shown, he glanced at the audience next to him...

The audience didn't seem to be paying attention to the movie, and several fans even fell asleep watching it.

This taste is really uncomfortable.

I'm afraid another tragedy is about to be released...

Afterwards, Zheng Jun focused on the movie and didn't go to see these audiences anymore, he was afraid that it would affect his mentality.

After watching the movie he made again, Zheng Jun still feels that this "History of the American Gangster" has made what he wants to make in his heart, and it has been shot heartily, incorporating his own feelings about the old beauty of the last century. With many opinions, he feels that even if this movie cannot be called a classic, it is at least excellent!

More than three hours passed quickly.

The upper part is over.

The auditorium is still very quiet, so quiet that it makes people panic...

It wasn't until the lights came on that the audience got up one after another and left the screening hall in an orderly manner.

They are TOO!

This thought came to Zheng Jun's mind again, the muscles on his face trembled slightly, and then his expression became bitter.

When he stood up, he heard a sudden noise in the auditorium, many people were talking about something, but Zheng Jun's ears were ringing, and he found that he couldn't hear what these people were talking about...

After walking out of the auditorium, he felt that his ears became clearer.

But it was quickly covered by bursts of screams...

Zhao Zhen came out.

The media's attention was all on Zhao Zhen.

After Zheng Jun managed to get out of the crowd, his phone rang again.

The call was still from Zhang Changsheng.

""Once Upon a Time in America" ​​box office is out..."

"How many?"

"The total box office of the three movies is more than 800 million, and the box office of the third premiere is only 150 million. The attendance rate has dropped by 30.00%..."

Zheng Jun nodded.

Hang up.

On the streets of Los Angeles, no one cares who he is...

When he filmed "The Departed", he used the English name Jeff, and when he filmed "A History of American Gangsters", he still used the English name Jeff.

Except for a few people inside the company and outside who knew it was him, no one else knew that he made these two films.

Three movies, one box office is worse than the other...

Although there are reasons for acclimatization in China, it doesn't really make much sense.

At noon, Zheng Jun ate something alone...

In the afternoon, the second half of the American version of "A History of the American Gangster" was about to be released. Although Zheng Jun felt that this kind of release was exhausting, and he was almost discouraged, he still walked over silently.

When Zheng Jun walked to the screening room, he found that the premiere of the second half was more lively than the work part...

He saw Zhou Yang's figure.

Zhou Yang came with a woman, and when he saw this woman clearly, Zheng Jun's pupils shrank.

This woman's name is Charlotte Seri. She was a woman who had amazed the western film circle in the last century. She has a respected status in the literary and artistic circles. Charlotte Seri once held the "Mine Bottom" Berlin International Film Festival. Li is the chairman of the entire film festival.

He heard Zhou Yang talking about the movie "History of the American Gangster" with Charlotte Sally. Charlotte Sally nodded from time to time, and then walked into the screening hall with a smile on her face.

Mr. Zhou is helping me gain popularity!
Zheng Jun felt as if something was choked in his throat, and he couldn't spit it out for a long time.

He followed and walked in, found his seat and sat down like a passerby.

The auditorium was very noisy, and Zheng Jun didn't know what was going on. As soon as he entered the auditorium, he had inexplicable tinnitus, and couldn't understand what the audience was talking about.

Just know they are pointing.

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Zhou Yang didn't deliberately invite Ms. Charlotte Sally.

Although the other party helped "Mine Bottom" a lot at the Berlin International Film Festival, and thanks to her recommendation, "Mine Bottom" sold a good copyright fee, but he doesn't count Ms. Charlotte Sally Very familiar, in the past two years, the contact between the two parties is not too much...

Charlotte Sally came here by herself.

It seems that after seeing the Chinese version of "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​film reviews and some stills on the Internet, I became a little interested, and then I called myself.

"Mr. Zhou, the box office of the third part of "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​is extremely low, but the word-of-mouth is terribly high. Mr. Zhou, have you hired a sailor?"

in the theater.

After Xu Mei read the latest "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​Part [-] review, her eyes widened in surprise, and then she looked at Zhou Yang in disbelief.

"no!"

"Really not?"

"Not really..."

Zhou Yang shook his head.

When he took the notebook that Xu Mei handed over, he was also shocked. The score of the third part was as high as 9.0, which is a classic and must-see score.

After being shocked, Zhou Yang looked at the comments, and then slowly regained his composure.

The movie "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​didn't appeal much to Zhou Yang, but Zhou Yang knew that it was not a bad movie, but a well-polished literary movie.

This movie tells the story of that period in the United States, as well as the changes in society, and it has a sense of déjà vu...

It's telling the story of life.

Such movies are very attractive to some literary fans.

In the theater...

Zhou Yang heard sobs and sighs.

Zhou Yang looked around subconsciously, and found that there were audiences sobbing around, and some audiences had resignation on their faces, which was quite difficult to appease.

The film tells the story of the protagonist and his companions growing up together, wandering the streets of the United States in the last century, doing some deceitful stories, gradually growing up in the dangers again and again, and forging a deep friendship.

In particular, the friendship between the protagonist "Sahn" and the supporting role "Kerry" is more like a brotherly friendship.

Although the first half is boring, it is portrayed very meticulously, especially the career and love of several people are strung together into a thread...

When Zhou Yang watched "A History of American Gangsters" for the first time, he found it really boring, but when he came to watch this movie in theaters for the second time, he saw a different feeling.

Especially after you have a little understanding of the history of that period, watch this movie again, you will find that this movie affects your emotions, follow the protagonist all the way, feel the mixed life conditions along the way, and the prose Poetic and lyrical mood...

As the second half of the movie progressed, he saw the division and contradictions of this small group on the screen from the movie...

Reality, love, the changes of time, chaos, the cruelty of the bottom, the creepy and frightening human desires, all these hearty things are presented in this movie one by one.

It is very enjoyable to watch...

The same plot, the same picture, watching it in a movie theater and watching it on a computer, actually saw two completely different flavors.

When he saw that the end was coming, Zhou Yang felt the amazement of the camera, which was amazing for a time.

The lingering sound fell slightly...

When the movie reached the ending, Zhou Yang couldn't help feeling helpless and uneasy...

then……

He saw Charlotte Sally standing up suddenly, tears welling up in her eyes.

"God, I may have just witnessed a classic movie being born!"

"Mr. Zhou Yang, I can't wait to meet that director named Jeff, he is simply a genius!"

"I haven't seen such an amazing movie in years."

"..."

When seeing Charlotte Sally standing up and expressing such emotions, Zhou Yang laughed and realized that his persistence was not wrong.

But he didn't answer anything, but turned his head to look at Zheng Jun not far away.

Zheng Jun seemed to stay in the projection hall dully, until the applause sounded, he was still in a state of bewilderment.

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China.

Many filmmakers initially laughed at the movie "Once Upon a Time in America".

The box office is ridiculously low, the box office is extremely ridiculous, the plot is long, and the narrative is cumbersome...

But laughing and laughing, they suddenly found that they couldn't laugh anymore.

They patiently watched the third part, and after reviewing it again, they suddenly realized that they were a joke...

(End of this chapter)