hollywood melon man

Chapter 752 Loyal! Sincerity!
Every time little Gilbert comes to China, he is warmly received.

Young Chinese people a dozen years from now may not be able to imagine that in this era, due to brainwashing by some newspapers and magazine media, many people have a filtered view of the moon in foreign countries.

Not to mention that Gilbert Jr. is a world-renowned director and an iconic figure that many public intellectuals use to belittle people from all walks of life in China.

The most commonly used tactic is that if a film genius like Gilbert Jr. was born in China, he would never have been able to succeed as he has now.

This makes sense, but public intellectuals usually ignore Gilbert Jr.'s family background and connections when promoting his work.

His talent is certainly important, but without the place the Landrini family has established in Hollywood and without the connections of Gilbert Jr.'s father, Gilbert Jr. would not have been able to succeed so smoothly.

But it doesn't matter. Movies are never determined by the movies themselves. In the future, Hollywood will experience varying degrees of decline.

However, it does not seem to be easy for Chinese-language filmmakers to fill the declining global market of Hollywood.

While scouting locations in Shanghai, Gilbert Jr. also accepted interviews from local Chinese media. In order to avoid asking politically sensitive questions, the questions were screened.

Gilbert mentioned the development of Shanghai: "It is an international, dynamic and modern metropolis. This is one of the reasons why I chose Shanghai as the location for this shoot."

In addition, Gilbert Jr. also mentioned the Disneyland that was under construction.

Because of Warner's withdrawal, the theme park project has become a wholly owned Disney project. However, there is no need to worry about funding, as the four major banks are willing to provide loans.

Shanghai also intends to turn the Disneyland project into a business card for external cooperation.

Gilbert Jr. did not analyze the changes that Disneyland brought to the local area from a business perspective, which was not his field. He explained the significance of Disneyland from a cultural and entertainment perspective.

“I think Disneyland is a great example of cultural exchange and cooperation between China and the West.

The park not only has classic Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, but also Mulan from China and Po from Kung Fu Panda.

I think a long vacation is very suitable for parents to bring their children to Disneyland to play. Watch wonderful shows and buy some gifts. "

In fact, even if Disneyland is open, it will still be very expensive for most Chinese families. Fortunately, there is still some time before the park opens, and the economy is developing, so there will always be tourists.

Another question was about Guo Fan, and Gilbert Jr. praised Guo Fan highly.

"Guo is a very hard-working person. He has learned a lot and made great progress. The management is very satisfied with him and has decided to let him take on more important tasks."

The news that Guo Fan is directing a Hollywood film is no longer a secret. It has been on the headlines of domestic entertainment news for several times. If there is a hot search on Weibo at this time, Guo Fan will probably dominate the hot search for several days.

But that's how it is these days. If one of our own people praises you, it's called showing off, and you're likely to get scolded. But if a foreigner praises you, it's really awesome, and it also represents recognition of Guo Fan.

This is pressure for Guo Fan, but also motivation.

He will definitely come back in the future. Guo Fan himself has told little Gilbert that he will come back when the time is right.

At that time, Little Gilbert told him not to be like Baige Wu, who came back in disgrace because of failure. It would be better to come back with honors, then there would be much less resistance.

The cast of "Inception" has been revealed, and those who have been paying attention will know that Chinese Hong Kong actor Tony Leung is participating in the film.

Gilbert Jr. also explained why he chose Tony Leung Ka Fai: "It was Jack Cheng's suggestion. At first I wanted to choose Mr. John Lone, but Mr. John Lone did not accept the invitation from the crew.

Later, after watching Mr. Tony Leung Ka Fai's performances in several movies, I thought he was pretty good, so the crew decided to cast him."

"Will Tony Leung have more scenes in this movie?" It's no wonder the reporter asked this question, mainly because there are very few people who have ventured into Hollywood in recent years and can play serious roles. There are only a few such as Cheng Long, Jet Li, Shu Chang, and Bing Bing Li.

The rest of them either starred in 18th-tier films or just appeared in them. What's more, some people found that many of the scenes that appeared Chinese actors were Chinese special editions.

What does that mean?

The version released in North America and other regions does not have any shots of this actor, only in China, this actor appears.

If you want to say that he participated in a Hollywood blockbuster, then he did. But his role was not much better than that of an extra, so it would be a bit self-deception to brag about it.

That's why the reporter asked the question, the subtext was to ask Gilbert Jr. whether he would make a special version for China...

Gilbert Jr. said: "Mr. Tony Leung has a very important role in the film."

After thinking for a moment, Gilbert Jr. added: "In the film, he will play Leonardo's employer and act with Leonardo."

This sentence proves that Tony Leung is not just going through the motions.

In fact, to be honest, if they wanted to find a Chinese star to go through the motions, there was no need for Gilbert Jr. to find Tony Leung Ka Fai. Tony Leung Ka Fai is an actor, not a star, and he is not famous enough to just go through the motions.

However, this makes those stars who are more famous than Tony Leung a little speechless. They are not as famous as himself, but they can still act in Hollywood movies.

Even though he is so famous, the most he gets is a cameo role, and some of them are special editions.

But there's nothing we can do, that's how life is, just like no one could have imagined that Shu Chang would become so bad all of a sudden after returning from Hollywood.

After finishing the location inspection in Shanghai, little Gilbert flew to Paris.

Special effects engineers and assistant photographers from the photography crew had arrived in Paris in advance and took about 250,000 photos.

These photos were taken to construct a digital model of the streets of Paris, and then a combination of real shots and special effects were used to achieve the effect of a reversed city of Paris.

In addition, there is a shocking scene in the film where a street cafe in Paris explodes.

The effect of this shot is also amazing. The film's special effects supervisor Chris Corboud suggested shooting with green screen and then producing computer special effects.

But Gilbert Jr. rejected this plan because he had to maintain his image as a real-life photography fanatic.

However, the first challenge faced by the crew was how to get the Paris City Government to agree to allow them to carry out an explosion in the center of Paris.

You know, French filmmakers have always been very dissatisfied with Little Guibert. Every time Little Guibert's film is released in France, French filmmakers call on the French people to boycott it.

However, the loyal French people expressed their support for Guibert's films with their wallets before Guibert arrived in Paris.

French people: "Loyal! Honest! Great Monsieur Guibert."

This time, little Guibert caused destruction in the center of Paris again. These French filmmakers were furious and lobbied the Paris city government not to issue a filming permit to the crew.

The Paris city government did not respond much, but cities such as Berlin, Rome, London and even Madrid extended olive branches to the crew.

Roma, in particular, not only promised preferential terms, but also said that little Gilbert could be filmed at will, even explosions were not a problem.

(End of this chapter)