Hollywood Rhapsody

__Today I would like to share with you an exclusive interview about Leon. It has a lot of words. You can search and read the full text by yourself____

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Actually you don't know Leonardo, he went through a lot to become a man

Esquire (Tom Judenow)·2016-01-0212 07:[-]

If you ask director Eastwood why Leonardo is a good actor, the answer is only one sentence: "He enjoys the process of acting."

Asking Leonardo "what makes you really happy," he twisted his neck and replied firmly, "I think I've always been happy."

Does the most famous man in the world feel the same pressures of life as we do?How does he choose when making a decision?

Leonardo sat there, talking about how comfortable he had been all these years, and twisted his neck.

He gives his own definition of freedom:

In recent years, I feel like I'm more at home than I used to be.You keep explaining, but one day you realize: if they don't like it, forget it.what can you doThis may be a surrender to life, but it is also a deepening of self-knowledge.You see, I'm a mature person now, and I don't need the approval of others.You must be asking yourself a lot of questions in your heart: What do I want?what makes me happyI also realized where I should be and what I should be doing.But I still want to go a little deeper and ask myself - what exactly do you want to do?

The first time Leonardo turned his neck was before the words started, right at the time of the first word.

When Leonardo turned his neck, there was a loud "click".

He sat on a chair in an empty conference room of a luxury hotel.He's been sitting there for hours.He didn't sit up straight all the time, with one leg crossed over the other.He was wearing a V-neck T-shirt over a blue and black plaid shirt, the collars misaligned.He is the kind of person who needs a lot of effort to stay in place, so when he just spoke, he just relaxed his muscles and bones.He put his hands on his knees, stepped back on the floor, and began to stretch.

When he said, "In recent years, I feel more comfortable than I used to be," his neck moved and his chin turned to his right shoulder, at about a 45-degree angle.A livid black vein was clearly visible on his surprisingly thin neck.

He twisted his neck again.

He then went on to say: "It's an interesting question: what exactly am I trying to do".As he said this, he moved his neck again, his chin turned to his left shoulder.

Twisted neck.

The sound of twisting the neck twice was sonorous and powerful, like the sound of fingernails quickly hitting a snare drum.Even if it is recorded, the voice can be heard clearly.

Leonardo is an actor, so imagine him moving his neck as he speaks in the movie.Picture him sitting in a big, empty room that's a bit run down with old school decor that makes him look a little small - the table next to the chair he's sitting on is painted and the rug is yellowing under his feet , the ceiling above the head is full of dust.Continue to imagine this picture-Leonardo wearing a playful peaked cap, smoking an electronic cigarette with a green light.E-cigarettes do not need to be ignited and never actually burn.

Every twist of the neck has a special meaning, right?

In film, a neck twist is a gesture—a cue that can give away a character.If the playwright added this action to the script, then this action must have some special meaning.If the director proposes to add this action, it will definitely enrich the film scene.But if an actor does this automatically, like Leonardo just did, it proves that he must know the character well.Twisting the neck increases the tension, adds pressure to the conversation, or, alternatively, reduces the believability of his statement "I'm more comfortable now than I was before."One thing's for certain: None of the actors in the movie wiggle their necks for no reason.

But there is one thing you need to pay attention to:

When Leonardo gave this interview, he was not making a movie, he was himself.Twisting the neck is just a movement, not a meaningful gesture, just a natural movement.You shouldn't pay too much attention to this action, so it would be weird to ask:

"You just twisted your neck."

"Correct."

"More than once."

"Yes, and it's loud."

So twisting the neck becomes the action that differentiates the two Leonardos:

In a dark movie theater, that action has a lot of meaning.

In bright daylight, that movement means nothing.

A man walked into the historic Dan Donner restaurant in Hollywood. This man was not Leonardo, but Rick Ewan. In 1999, in that restaurant, Rick Ewan owned an extremely precious treasure-Leonardo DiCaprio.Rick was Leonardo's manager when he was a kid.Leonardo made his mark in the film industry with two films in his teens, heralding the arrival of a new generation of films.Just like "The Graduate" and "Midnight Cowboy" in the 60s, it not only made the protagonist Dustin Hoffman famous, but also represented the arrival of a new era of acting.In the 90s, Leonardo's two films that set off a frenzy were "This Boy's Life" and "In Love".In "This Boy's Life", Leonardo was the first young man to play opposite Robert De Niro. He collaborated with Johnny Depp in "In Love".Later, when he grew up, he took "Romeo and Julia" and "Titanic", and has since become a world-renowned actor. In 1999, Rick and his friends made an appointment to meet at the Dan Downer restaurant. At that time, he was called to a table opposite an old man with dark skin and black sunglasses.The old man was Lou Wasserman.

Wasserman is the wisest old man in Hollywood. He seems to be like an owl, with night vision and sharp claws.He has both the characteristics of a Jewish priest and a hooligan at the same time, and he is also a combination of the Pope and Julius Caesar.It was he who invented the film industry and monopolized it.He called Rick over and wanted to talk about Leonardo.

"Lou was dying at the time," Rick said, "and he died a year or two after that conversation. But he knew I was Leonardo's manager, and he wanted to give me some advice. His When he said, 'Let people only see him in the dark.' It took me a while to understand that he wanted people to see Leonardo only in the movie theater, and the movie theater is in the dark."

But after Wasserman's death, Rick found it even more difficult than Wasserman's time to keep Leonardo from being exposed too much to the public eye.Every citizen has a camera, every entertainment reporter has a long shot, and young Leonardo lives in a society where the public watches over celebrities.Nevertheless, Rick protected Leonardo's privacy very well, letting him live in the dark.In addition, Leonardo is gradually no longer a child.At that time, if you called Rick and wanted to talk about Leonardo, he would say this:

"You said the king!"

Leonardo really acted like a king.

But in reality, we don't know much about him outside of the movie.We seem to know what he's doing, but he seems to have created a world of pure emotion for himself.He does interesting work and has interesting friends.He can make the movie what he likes, he can choose the director, and he can also choose the actors who will play with him.He can go wherever he wants.He is not only gifted, but also able to use it freely, and he is tenacious to do everything well. Even the uneducated people can learn a lot from his story.Talking about life with Leonardo is like talking about food with someone who has never cooked and only ordered from the menu. Although the dishes are numerous and expensive, he still knows what he wants most.He has high requirements beyond ordinary people, and he has always controlled his personal life according to this standard.Do we want to see Leonardo's tragedy because of our preferences and prejudices?We've always had a bias against children who become kings, expecting them to go to war, overcome a language barrier to give a speech, or marry a tragic queen in order to wear the crown.But what can we put Leonardo through?Can we take him lightly because he succeeded so easily?

A few years ago, he was on a plane to Russia, preparing to attend a meeting hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin to save the Siberian tiger.He flew to Moscow on Delta Air Lines.He often travels for business reasons, after all, he is also an ordinary person.The plane took off from JFK and went over the ocean, and as Leonardo looked out the window, he happened to see one of the engines of his plane explode.

Remember the scene from the movie The Twilight Zone?When a man looked out the window on the plane, he saw a devil tearing at the wing of the plane.Leonardo loved that movie so much, and he wished he could act in one of those movies.But when he actually saw the engine of his plane explode for the first time, he wasn't sure if it was real.Like many celebrities, he had developed a knack for falling asleep quickly on planes, so he thought he might be dreaming.He can also go crazy like the man in "The Twilight Zone", but he just silently said "Damn it" in his heart.Then, the first-class guy yelled "It's over," very loudly, with a thick Russian accent.The lights in the plane's cabin went out and another engine exploded.Leonardo's plane was still flying over the sea, the lights were off, and there was silence in the cabin.Of course, there were panicked people screaming, crying, praying, but the silence was overwhelming, and people wanted to make some noise to break through the silence.The plane was sinking because the pilot had to turn off the engine to see if the exploding engine caught fire.

This is not the first time Leonardo has experienced this sinking.During a tandem skydive, his parachute failed to open, and in that dead silence, he kept falling.In the background, the instructor struggles to get rid of the connecting wire in the tandem skydive.So that time, he understood that sinking feeling.He told himself that something was wrong, and the curse in his Russian accent echoed in his mind.

The second engine restarted and the plane rose again.But they can only fly around for an hour, and because they need to lose weight, they throw the fuel of the plane into the sea.The plane's emergency red light was on all the time, and Leonardo could clearly see the red light.Well, eventually they land safely, and then there's the scene where he signs autographs for the crew.

After signing, he had to think about what he was going to do next.He decided to get on the plane again.People who almost experienced an air crash just now are unwilling to go back on the plane.Surrounded by air, it's not solid, but it can overwhelm you.But Leonardo had to board the plane again, which many people could not understand, was his responsibility.He found a private plane willing to go to St. Petersburg, but the weather in the Atlantic was not good, and despite the private plane's best efforts, it could not reach Russia because of limited fuel.Nevertheless, Leonardo finally arrived in St. Petersburg, attended the meeting, and donated $100 million in his own name.Putin found that Leonardo not only loves tigers as much as he does, but also has a lot in common with him: they are all outstanding celebrities in the world, and their fame is so big that it transcends national borders.So when Putin was speaking at the meeting, he asked Leonardo to stand up, told everyone how he had struggled to get here, and finally Putin praised Leonardo in Russian as a real man.

The author has something to say: "For a movie, the box office is only about one-third of its overall revenue. After the movie is released, the company can also obtain follow-up profits by selling copyrights, DVDs, etc., just like "Sarah has already sold the right to adapt the TV series, and started selling DVDs on Prophecy.com. This is a new cooperation model between Starlight Company and Prophecy.com. It will take another half a month to get Ian’s report on how much revenue it can bring.” Thinking of the online sales model started by Prophecy.com, Sarah's eyes showed anticipation, but Leonardo pouted indistinctly, unable to tell whether it was anticipation or another idea.

Sarah imagined the possibility of Future Prophecy.com becoming the No. 500 electronic shopping mall for audio-visual products, and then returned to teaching: "So now we only talk about the box office of "Sarah". The movie is undoubtedly profitable, and the production cost of 5 million is taken The global box office of 2 million yuan, we have already made a lot of money on this item alone, but the money has to be shared with distribution and theaters. I haven’t asked Michael what terms he negotiated with theaters and Fox, but it is optimistic that it will eventually be possible. At least [-] million will fall back into the pocket of Starlight, doesn’t this number sound amazing?”

"More than half of it will be distributed to others. It sounds a bit painful!" Leonardo frowned. He really didn't understand the division of theaters. He thought that most of the box office would be from the stars.So he was a little surprised when he heard Sarah's words, and couldn't help but put on a stingy expression.But the little Noah happened to raise his head to look at him, so the little guy also learned to curl his lips. One big and one small looked like two little beasts who wanted to be fed, and Sarah's heart was instantly melted when she saw it up.

She smacked their faces respectively before explaining with a broken smile: "This is a mature business cooperation model in Hollywood, and the share ratio is also a basic tacit understanding reached by production, distribution, and theater chains. Thanks to Michael and Prophecy.com for getting 2 million, we used "Rising Star" to achieve a publicity effect that many big companies can't do, so at least Starlight doesn't have to share the North American box office cake with the distribution company, but in the future For a long time, overseas publicity will be our shortcoming. The box office cake has to be distributed to large companies with mature overseas distribution chains such as Fox and Warner. A year or more."

"So slow? Is it because the three parties need to settle accounts? There is also overseas publicity ~~ I remembered! I have heard you and Michael talking about overseas branches more than once, but now according to what you mean, the overseas distribution department has not yet Is it built? Dear, is it complicated to announce? Can’t we directly cooperate with foreign theaters? Just like the Cannes Film Festival where we directly sold the copyright of "Requiem for a Dream", it does not seem impossible. "Leonardo put forward his point of view, and he obviously underestimated the difficulty of film announcement.

Sarah could only shake her head helplessly. She realized that there were quite a lot of things to tell Leonardo. The schedule in her mind was getting longer and longer. Many of the information she understood and defined as common sense were not Existing in Leon's head, it's like the importance and complexity of movie announcements. She takes it for granted that Leon should know, but in fact the other party doesn't have these concepts. How can overseas announcements be so easy?It requires not only huge financial support, but also the need to open up the upper and lower contacts of the target country. It is best to recruit relevant practitioners who understand that country, otherwise the untimely release time and the promotion plan that does not conform to the local culture will be a disaster. .

But... do these need to be told to Leonardo?To what extent?

Sarah leaned forward and kissed her boyfriend on the lips, and cheered herself up in her heart-you can't ask too much of an actor who didn't even have the concept of "Titanic" box office miracle a year ago, at least now Leonardo He already knows that 5 million box office is an impressive record, he can realize that the development momentum of Starlight Company is too good to be frightening, and he is even paying attention to listening to and keeping up with your rhythm. These are his progress, and even a way of his love for you.So be patient, Sarah, you should be more patient, just like teaching him Hanyu Pinyin, take it little by little.

So Sarah changed the lesson plan after this long kiss. She decided to tell Leonardo the company's operation step by step, and Leon was interested in telling it.As for the half of the question mentioned before, is the company's capital chain tight?How did Michael work on his Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings investments when Sarah didn't even make it all back at the box office?These can only be pondered by Sarah in her own time.Of course she has full confidence in Michael, but after realizing that Michael has too high expectations for Starlight Company, she is very worried that the old lion king will use too much force, so she has to pay attention a little bit, if Starlight Company becomes a prostitute under Michael. If she wants to rein the wild horse, she must be the one who pulls the rein in time.

Fortunately, her worries seemed unnecessary. When she returned to Los Angeles and got the company's financial report, there was no problem with the above figures, at least there was no hidden danger in the books——

The filming budget of "The Lord of the Rings: The Lord of the Rings" is 1 million. New Line originally did not intend to let Starlight inject capital, so the funds were well prepared. Later, due to the mediation of the parent company Warner, they gave Starlight 9 million. Space, but did not require a one-time payment, Starlight can transfer the money to New Line in three installments, so Starlight's financial pressure on the "Lord of the Rings" project is not great.As for "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", Starlight is the mainstay. Michael gritted his teeth and refused to delegate power to Warner, so the Starlight family took 2000 million of the budget of at least 6000 million. Of course, Starlight didn't need the money once. The sex is taken out, but Warner looks like a good old man who has been bullied. He is required to send the money to Xingguang within three months, so...

Sarah looked at the financial report and almost burst into tears. She almost trotted into Michael's office, her eyes full of admiration: "Michael! Oh, the great Michael, how did you do it? Let Warner Called 4000 million in one breath? They actually did it? My God, are the Warner people stupid? Shouldn't they take the opportunity to negotiate with you and exchange capital injection for a higher percentage?!"

"Dear girl, what can I answer you?" Michael raised his eyebrows slightly, pointed his temple with a finger, and said slowly like a domineering president, "Never underestimate the wisdom of old Michael, his shrewdness is You little girl is incomparable!"

"Tsk, domineering!" Sarah slapped her hands and smiled, her heart finally fell to the ground, but she was still very curious, "Tell me, Michael, tell me quickly, how can Warner give you money so readily?" ?”

"Well ..." Michael looked at Sarah with a smile, and his eyes flashed in a moment. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end, he smiled very well. "Sorry, this is a secret."

"Michael..." Sarah screamed strangely, but unfortunately no matter how much she rolled and flattered, Michael kept his mouth shut, and even told Sarah that this was his way of life, and he must never tell others, that arrogant old man The beating look made Sarah laugh angrily.

"Come on, let's see if there are any scripts you like here. Instead of joking around with me, it's better to get down to business first." Michael opened the cabinet and took out a box of scripts. The quality of the notebooks varies, so you need to choose carefully, just as you have no movies to shoot during the summer vacation..."

"But Leon and I are planning to find a place for vacation." Sarah glanced at a box of scripts that seemed to contain [-] or [-] scripts, and she couldn't help shaking her head like a rattle.

"On vacation again? You haven't been together long enough this year? Since Edinburgh, except for the two months of filming apart, you are almost like conjoined twins!" Michael frowned and gave Sarah a contemptuous look, like He seemed to be talking to himself, "It seems that I have to find more work for you."

"Stop it! The filming of "Ten Things I Hate About You" starts in August, and Harvard reports in September. My schedule is full." Sarah complained to Michael while rummaging through the script box.

"Okay, then let's take another play for Leon. It's strange to say that Rick hasn't terminated the contract with Leon, right? He's still Leon's manager right now? But what the hell is that guy up to lately? It stands to reason that after "American Psycho" was widely acclaimed, there should be too many film contracts to come to Leon. But look at Leon, he looks like a vagrant with nothing to do, holding his little one all day long. Noah wandered around, went to the animal hospital for four hours and still hasn’t come back! He’s really idle! There’s no sign of picking up a new play at all.” Michael was very upset that he was so busy, Leon was a young man who acted A full-time dad!He tapped his fingers on the table, seeming to be in deep thought, "Could it be... no way... Rick is really planning to give up Leon, a high-quality customer? It's a golden period of development in Leon? Don't! I I'm afraid I can't be both you and Leon's agent at the same time, in fact, I'm already at a loss for you alone, after all, I still have a whole company to manage here."

"Then find another agent for me, or I'll go find Rick to take over." Sarah flipped through the script and shrugged indifferently, "Rick has actually been helping Leon choose scripts, but unfortunately all the scripts he sent Rejected by Leon. So you blamed Rick this time. He has completely changed his ways now. Not only did he no longer dictate Leon’s choice, but he even jokingly calls Leon His Majesty every time he calls. !"

"YES? Who called me Your Majesty? Are you talking about Rick?" The door was pushed open at this moment, and "Father" Leonardo walked in, with a small lizard on one shoulder, and a small lizard on the other. He was holding little Noah with one hand, and little Noah was holding a little milk dog in his fleshy little hand.

"..." Sarah didn't answer, but stared intently at the son who came to hug her little legs, raised his little head and offered treasures, and the little boy behind him who was still a little unsteady when he walked. French Bulldog.Sarah looked at the cute and soft puppy, but her heart couldn't help but twitch - why is it a French bulldog?

Just at this moment, Leonardo and Michael greeted each other, approached with a smile, pressed a kiss on Sarah's lips, and then offered treasures with bright eyes like little Noah: "How about the puppy? Noah likes it very much." And it! When we saw it it was dragging a heavy leather shoe, and it looked funny! So we gave it a name..."

"Jiang Ge, the dog's name...Jiang Ge." Little Noah couldn't wait to introduce to his mother, with a pair of beautiful eyes blinking and sparkling.This is Uncle Leon's new friend who will grow up with him, so he is very happy.He squatted down and touched the little puppy's head carefully, and giggled when the little puppy licked him with his tongue. He squatted down, hoping that his mother would be as happy as him.

"Django? You named the puppy Django?" Sarah felt the soft, soft tongue licking her fingers, and cast a questioning look at Leon.

"Yeah, there's an early classic spaghetti western about a man dragging a coffin through a muddy moor... I couldn't help but think of that movie when I saw the dog dragging his shoes, so..." Leonardo also squatted down, nodded the little milk dog's head, smiled and looked at Sarah, "Isn't it interesting?"

Yes, interesting!It couldn't be more interesting!Sarah looked at her son playing with the little milk dog, but thought of the dog next to Leonardo in her previous life.It is said that Leonardo's favorite French bulldog was given to him by Gisele Bundchen, who also happened to be named Django.

Tsk!History is such a wonderful thing!It's just that this time the dog has become her son's, so will Gisele Bundchen still appear?

While Sarah was complaining silently in her heart, Leonardo's phone rang, and as Leon exclaimed excitedly, Sarah's wandering thoughts were pulled back instantly.

"What? Martin? You mean the famous director Martin Scorsese? Of course, of course, no problem, tell Mr. Scorsese, as long as it is a movie made by him, I will accept any story!" Leonardo threw away He was so excited that he sat down on the ground. He even laughed and hugged Sarah, who was squatting aside, into his arms, and kissed his girlfriend's little face, which was also full of surprises.

Next to him, little Noah also sat down on the ground, squatting next to his new partner Django, one person and one dog tilted their heads to one side as if they had made an appointment, blinking their pure and wet eyes, watching excitedly Two adults kissing.

As for Michael Ovitz behind the desk, the old guy has been weakly holding his forehead and turned his face away. Although he is curious about what movie Martin Scorsese asked Leonardo to make, but now, he Still shrunk down his sense of existence tactfully, this is the disadvantage of working with two young lovers, always being caught off guard and showing his affection!