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Chapter 181 New York Times Interview
"Snapped!"

Gu Bei closed the laptop on the table.

The sound was so loud that even Liu Yifei on the other end of the phone could hear it.

She was startled: "What's that sound?"

"call!"

Gu Bei took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

After a pause, he said, "Turn off the computer. I can't continue working today!"

Liu Yifei heard this,

I immediately knew what was in Gu Bei's mind.
I must have thought of some scenes that I shouldn't have thought of.

She rolled over in bed holding her phone, trying to get rid of the embarrassing scene from her mind.

Then he crawled out of the bed and spat into the microphone: "Durian mango!"

Wasn't this your own suggestion?

Gu Bei naturally wouldn't say something so unemotional.

If you say this, all the fish you just caught will be gone.

He sat down by the window and said with a smile, "If I win, can I choose the style of your swimsuit?"

"no!"

Liu Yifei was too shy to handle it, "Don't go too far!
If it works, it works. If it doesn’t, forget it! "

"That will definitely work."

Gu Bei smiled and said, "If your single enters the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100, then we can go to the hot springs together.
If I hadn’t gotten in…”

Liu Yifei raised her little face and made her own request: "Then you have to write another song for me!"

"Write another love song about how much I love you, huh?"

Gu Bei immediately expressed Liu Yifei's inner thoughts.

"Oh, do you agree or not~"

"promise."

"Whoever defaults on his debt is a puppy!"

"Can I have a kitten?"

"Gu! Bei!"

……

a few days later.

Gu Bei flew to New York,
He is going to be interviewed by The New York Times, which is also part of the promotion for the movie.

"Sir, would you like to hear something?"

The commercial vehicle driver asked.

"casual."

Like most people in China, Gu Bei has no special feelings for radio.

"...Zizzi, the next song will surely transport you back to the most romantic summer nights of your youth. It's also the recently popular country music "Love Story".
This song is the theme song of a movie. The movie has not been released yet, but I think this modern fairy tale of Romeo and Juliet, woven with banjo and piano, will definitely be a romantic love story.

Now, let’s turn up the volume and enjoy this everlasting romance!”

That catchy acoustic guitar melody begins to cut in.

Gu Bei raised his head.

It would be fine if I didn't mention the name of the movie,

Actually said that 500 days with Summer is a romantic love story,

This story is not romantic at all. If you really get tricked into going to the cinema, it will be the fault of these radio hosts!
However, judging from the fact that the driver could hear this song by just changing the channel,
The situation of Liu Yifei's gambling is not optimistic!
Gu Bei came to the New York Times,
He was interviewed by journalist Jimmy Moulton.

"Bruce, hello,
Your Whiplash just won the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Both the audience and the critics will wonder why you chose to shoot such a pure love movie after Cannes. "

Jimmy held the pen and looked at Gu Bei curiously.

“Because this is the film I’ve always wanted to make, even before Whiplash.

The reason why I chose to film Whiplash first and then 500 Days of Summer was,
It’s simply because writing your own scripts is free, but buying other people’s scripts does cost money.”

Gu Bei replied with a smile, "Besides, this movie is not a pure love movie.

The whole story uses a non-linear narrative structure to show the randomness, regrets and capriciousness in love.

And then there's the music. Scott, the screenwriter, and I are both music fans.
We often argued about which music to put in this part of the movie."

Jimmy listened to Gu Bei's words,

While looking up at Gu Bei,

While quickly recording the key points of Gu Bei's words.

There are so many things to write about in Gu Bei’s words!

A romantic film with a non-linear narrative structure.

There is also the Palme d'Or Award-winning Whiplash, who was born because his own scripts were free but other people's scripts were.

After a pause,

Jimmy digested the previous question and asked again: "Bruce, your movies seem to always be closely related to music.

The first short film was The Tuner, the first feature film was Whiplash,
And for this movie, you even wrote the theme song directly.
Where did the inspiration for this song come from, the heroine of the movie?"

Gu Bei shook his head: "If you have watched the movie, you will understand that the singer and perspective of this theme song are both female, but it is definitely not written from the perspective of the movie's heroine Summer.

As for where it will appear, it is kept secret for the time being.

Hope you can find it for yourself in the cinema!"

Of course it’s Love-brained Tom!
Poor Tom,

Gu Bei even asked editor Scott,

The name of Tom, the male lead of the movie, has been decided.
The inspiration comes from Tom and Jerry, where Hakimi plays with Tom the cat at will.

Actually, the movie 500 Days of Summer,
It comes from screenwriter Scott's personal experience.
He had a brief relationship with Xiaomei from London, but was dumped by Xiaomei decisively, which made Scott desperate and he eventually wrote this script.

In the finished film, Scott also named the other person at the beginning of the film and called him a "bitch".

A unique way of revenge for literary and artistic workers.

Therefore,
Gu Bei used the Love Story segment in the movie.
It was the scene where the two of them met again after a long separation, Tom went to the apartment to attend the party, and the reality and the imagination in his mind were parallel.

The song is about Romeo and Juliet overcoming difficulties and finally falling in love.

The imagined picture is Summer warmly welcoming Tom, letting go of the past and kissing him passionately.

The reality is that Tom is just an insignificant member of the party, and neither Summer nor anyone else cares whether he stays or leaves.

The irony is extreme!
Jimmy said excitedly: "I think I will definitely go to the cinema to find out where this song appears!"

……

The promotion of the film is still proceeding in an orderly manner.

Wait until next week.
Gu Bei saw the newly released Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart.

He smiled and shared his joy with Liu Yifei: "Congratulations, Xixi, your Love Story has reached No. 99 on the Billboard Hot !"

Liu Yifei was shocked when she heard this.

So fast?
Fortunately, we added a requirement to be in the top 50.

She calmed herself down and said, "Isn't this still not in the top 50?"

"Not yet!"

Gu Bei smiled and reminded, "The Billboard chart is calculated based on three factors: sales, radio, and streaming downloads. The soundtrack for this song isn't even on sale yet!
Now the surge is all based on radio on-demand and streaming downloads.”

(End of this chapter)