Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 557 Peak Dialogue
Disney headquarters, Los Angeles.

Today is the film preparation meeting for "Infinite World 2".

This preparatory meeting was not actually about any problems with the film preparations, but was specifically to introduce the current preparation status to Chen Linfeng in order to gain his approval.

Plot-wise, a lot has changed for the second film.

"Infinite World 1" is obviously a bit too hasty, with too many mission worlds crammed into one movie.

In order to maintain emotional continuity, they chose to shoot the entire scene.

Although every possible effort was made to remedy the situation and more than three hours were spent on the story, the sense of rush between the two worlds in the middle was still somewhat obvious.

Of course, they have no regrets about the choice they made in the first film, and it was the wrong choice to shoot half of it.

The $8.3 million box office has proven everything.

But the new movie has the foundation of the previous work, so there is no need to rush the plot, and the pace can be slowed down.

In "Infinite World 2", we only plan to shoot one mission world.

Almost all members of the Zhongzhou team were wiped out, with only Zheng Zha left.

Obviously, the new movie is mainly about Zheng Zha's adventure, telling the story of Zheng Zha's search for resurrection props in a dark fairy tale world.

The tone of the entire movie is quite different from the previous one, which is perfect for telling the story slowly.

Chen Linfeng and Bruckheimer had already determined this strategy during their previous communication.

Disney, for its part, expressed appreciation for this.

This is easy to understand. The content of the entire novel series is limited, so of course the more films you make, the better, so you can make more money.

However, Chen Linfeng looked through the long-term planning made in the later stage of the script.

"Will it not be like this in the future, one mission world, one movie?"

Anthony Russo shrugged, "I don't have as much say in the plot as you do, Chen. You'll have to ask someone else."

Chen Linfeng looked at Jerry Bruckheimer again.

Bruckheimer said, "This is Disney's opinion, and we will definitely listen to your opinion on the details."

Chen Linfeng shook his head. "We chose to shoot this way this time because it would be more difficult for the protagonist to start from scratch alone, so it is in line with the rules to describe it in more detail."

His novel is the same, and is relatively more detailed when describing this plot.

It’s different later on, some mission worlds are not that long.

"Let's wait and see. The plot arrangement should still focus on the story. It is not appropriate to increase the length just to shoot more episodes."

He carefully looked at the movie script in his hand, which was a version that had been revised many times.

In the previous version, some of the actions of the fairy tale characters were too explicit, so he sent it back for corrections.

Chen Linfeng’s opinion is that although it is a dark fairy tale world, it is better to give people the feeling of a normal fairy tale at the beginning.

The more abnormal something appears in the normal, the more likely it is to make people feel creepy.

Chen Linfeng looked at the new version and nodded with satisfaction.

"Dark Fairy Tale World" is a hodgepodge of fairy tales, including many fairy tale characters.

But there are mainly two people who will have more contact with Zheng Zha.

One is Little Red Riding Hood, and Zheng Zha therefore understands the nature of this world.

The other is Snow White. Among the queen’s collection, there are props that Zheng Zha needs to be resurrected.

In fact, this resurrection prop also comes from a Western fairy tale, namely the "Key of Death" in "Bluebeard".

It is a blood-stained key that reveals the deaths of Bluebeard's wives. It is a metaphor for "glimpsing death", and therefore one can pay a forbidden price to resurrect the dead.

In Infinite World, you can naturally use points to redeem privileges.

This is getting off topic. Disney invited Lily Collins to play the role of Little Red Riding Hood.

(The hat is changed to red)
As for Snow White, the most important background story in the movie, Christine was chosen to play it.

Chen Linfeng looked at the photo of Lily Collins wearing a yellow cloak attached to the information. It did look like Little Red Riding Hood, but he still found it funny.

"If I remember correctly, this picture is a still from a live-action Snow White movie. She should be playing Snow White?"

Anthony spread his hands and said, "There's nothing we can do. Her status is still lower than Kristen's. We can't let Kristen be her supporting actress."

Yes, the status issue also needs to be considered in Europe and the United States.

Chen Linfeng nodded, indicating that he had no objection.

In "Infinite World 2", important characters from the previous work, such as Emma Watson and Benedict, all left the stage due to death.

Therefore, Zheng Zha is the absolute protagonist of this work, and the heroine is actually a native of the mission world, that is, the character of Snow White.

Of course, she is also a villain.

Chen Linfeng looked at the casting results and felt that there were no major problems. They were all relatively consistent with the characters, so he passed.

Afterwards, he confirmed the location selection, shot division and other contents one by one.

The effort the Russell brothers put into this is obvious to the naked eye, and Chen Linfeng has no objection.

In fact, what he cares most about is the director's dedication.

Previously, the Russo brothers had just taken over and filmed Marvel's "Captain America 2", and he was worried that this would affect the preparations for "Infinite Worlds".

Now it seems that the Russell brothers pay more attention to the Infinity series.

Yes, after all, it is the movie that really made the two brothers famous.

Afterwards, Chen Linfeng was present at almost all of the early preparation processes, including the director explaining the overall design of the film, the art department participating in scene viewing and setting, the photography department holding discussions on shooting techniques and lighting methods, and the recording department confirming recording conditions.

He was almost busy with these things in the first half of June.

At the same time, the recording time of the exchange program that was originally confirmed to participate in was also confirmed, which is on the 20th.

A show with so many big names participating naturally spread gradually in Hollywood.

During this period, some people wanted to join in because of their interest.

However, at this point, the threshold for joining is already very high.

Chen Linfeng hadn't heard of anyone else joining.

I guess those who are qualified don’t want to force their way in, and those who are interested can’t squeeze in.

The platform for the program has also been found, and NBC will be responsible for recording it.

At the same time, other countries, such as China's CCTV, media in the United Kingdom, Japan and other countries, will broadcast the event.

The impact is instantly different.

On the 18th, Chen Linfeng met Fang Long and Zhang Yimou at his residence in Los Angeles.

Both of them were invited to participate in the show.

"Brother Fang Long, you have worked hard. You have traveled all over Europe and Asia, right?" Chen Linfeng greeted.

"It's not hard, it's not hard. Isn't that what publicity and promotion are all about?"

Fang Long waved his hand with a smile. The movie is scheduled to be released on the 5th of next month, and now is the critical time for early promotion.

Liu Xixi is still in the crew in China, but her role is basically coming to an end. In the next few days, she will start promoting the film directly in China.

Fang Long introduced his promotional activities in various places, which was considered as a report to the producer.

Then he asked, "Is the program you mentioned confirmed now? Is there any change from what was said before?"

Zhang Yimou also looked over with concern. "It's confirmed. There are quite a few changes, the first of which is the format of the show.

The original plan was for everyone to chat together, but now it has become two separate groups, with actors chatting with actors and directors chatting with directors."

"what?"

“It is said that it is because there are too many people. If they are crowded together, it is easy for no one to say much, or only a few people will express their opinions, which is very ineffective.

Everyone is here to communicate with each other, and if we can't say much, it would be putting the cart before the horse, so I agreed to their adjustment."

"That's good. If I really talk to those directors, I don't think I'll have anything to say."

Fang Long agreed. Although he had been a director, it was obvious that his main focus in daily life was still on the actors.

If we talk about the meaning of the shots or the arrangement of the pictures, he probably won't be able to get a word in.

Naturally, Zhang Yimou would have no objection.

On June 6, Chen Linfeng and Zhang Yimou walked into the recording site together.

Nolan was already there.

Nolan stepped forward and said hello, "Hey, Chen, your Inception was really great. It seems that your work is better for you to shoot it yourself."

He still felt a little regretful that he had not been able to secure the film rights to the novel.

But the film Chen shot was also good, so he felt relieved.

Even though he had experienced this many times, Chen Linfeng still blushed when faced with the original author's flattery.

"No, I think if I had asked you to do it, it would have been great. I'm sure of that."

"Haha, I think so too."

Although he failed to make "Inception", the science fiction work he made in the past two years was also not bad, and also earned more than 8 million US dollars at the box office.

So Nolan has the confidence to say this.

He looked at Zhang Yimou standing beside him, "This is Zhang, right? I've seen your film To Live, it's a classic movie, worthy of being ranked alongside Sunset."

This is the role of the list of "100 Years of Film and Television Classics". The top ten movies on the list are now very famous in Emily Ken, and almost all veteran movie fans have seen them.

Nolan, who has watched a lot of movies, is no exception.

"Thank you." Zhang Yimou thanked him concisely.

Chen Linfeng interjected, "To Live is Director Zhang's early work. Now he is focusing on commercial films. His previous work, The Song-Mongol War, is also very good."

"Is it that epic war movie about fighting the Mongols?"

Nolan became excited. “I’ve seen this movie, too. The war scenes in it are so amazing.”

He couldn't help but ask Zhang Yimou, "Zhang, how did you arrange so many extras so well? It's incredible."

"Director Zhang was the chief director of the 08 Chinese Olympics. He is extremely skilled in this area." Chen Linfeng continued to help explain.

Zhang Yimou was a little embarrassed, "No, my team helped me a lot."

Then he briefly talked about his experience.

Nolan listened carefully.

"Ha, have you started communicating?" Spielberg laughed gently.

"Good evening, Mr. Spielberg." "Hello, Mr. Cameron."

"Hello, Chen, Zhang."

Everyone greeted each other.

Nolan explained, "We were just talking about Director Zhang's The Battle of Song and Mongol Empire. He was talking about how to arrange the group performances."

"Oh, I've seen that movie, and it really has a great sense of big scenes," Cameron said.

Spielberg nodded. "Yes, Zhang is probably the best among us in this area. He demonstrated it in the 08 Olympics."

Since we have decided to communicate together, it is natural to look at each other's works and understand each other's general experience.

But in fact, there is no need to try too hard to understand them. They are all famous experts in the industry and they already know a lot of information.

Especially in terms of representative works, they are all very well-known works, and ambitious directors will go to see them.

The five people present were all the type who had watched countless movies.

A few people found a seat and started communicating directly.

Chen Linfeng asked James Cameron about his experience in 3D film shooting.

He was not stingy and spoke freely.

Nolan then asked Chen how he created the story, and Chen Linfeng also shared his own experience.

Everyone had a great time chatting.

"Directors, we are about to enter the venue."

At this time, the staff of the program team came over to remind them.

Chen Linfeng suddenly realized that quite a while had passed.

He felt a little unsatisfied. In fact, this kind of private communication seemed to have a greater impact.

At this time, recording has already started in the studio.

Host Jimmy Fallon said the opening remarks.

There were many audience members sitting in the audience, all of whom were veteran moviegoers, and most of them were also fans of several directors.

They are all very influential directors worldwide. Even Zhang Yimou has many fans in the United States.

The program team simply drew attendance qualifications on some online platforms where movie fans gathered, and quickly gathered the required number of people.

The background of the entire stage was decorated with large stills of several directors' representative works.

Spielberg's "ET the Extraterrestrial" and "Jurassic Park";
James Cameron’s “Titanic” and “Avatar”;
Chen Linfeng’s “Inception” and “Joker”;
Nolan’s The Dark Knight series;
Zhang Yimou's "To Live" and "The Song-Mongol War".

The host Jimmy quickly talked about the guests attending the show.

Following his introduction, several directors walked out one by one from under their representative works on the background board.

The applause sounded like thunder.

On the stage, five people sat in a semicircle, with the host sitting on the other side.

Jimmy's original hosting style is humorous, but in this show, he was obviously much more serious and followed the established process completely. After all, he was not the protagonist.

The topic still revolves around movies.

"For the first topic, let's talk about something that everyone is more interested in, which is the topic of superheroes."

Jimmy was clearly well prepared.

"Director Spiegelberg recently made a prediction that 'superhero movies will eventually decline like westerns', which has caused quite a bit of discussion."

He glanced at Spielberg to make sure he had no objection, then continued, "What do you think of this view?"

“Director Chen, please go first. Joker was just released recently and took in a whopping $12 billion at the box office. In a sense, this movie is a superhero movie.

Moreover, "Joker" also experienced a wonderful showdown with "Iron Man 3", and both films gained huge profits.

Maybe you would have a different opinion?"

(End of this chapter)