Rebirth in a Perfect Era Chapter 1400: Great confidence
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Martin Scorsese and Spielberg are two very different directors.
In terms of film art alone, Martin Scorsese is more pure than Spielberg, and Spielberg is one of the most successful commercial directors of Hollywood. The ability to make money is far from Martin · Above Scorsese.
The although and the two have different styles, but this does not prevent the two from having a very good friendship in private, so discussing with Martin Scorsese about the task of taking the US version of "Infernal Affairs" naturally fell to Spear Berger.
Spilberg deliberately waited until the night of Yun province to call Martin Scorsese, and the United States over the phone was already in the morning. Martin Scorsese was enjoying coffee while reading at his Los Angeles home. The newspaper suddenly received Spielberg's call, which surprised him.
Connecting the phone, Martin Scorsese smiled and asked, "Steven, should China be at night now?"
"Yes," Spielberg said with a smile: "If you have a chance, you should come here to experience it. I was shooting in the mountains. The natural scenery here is really great."
"Oh come on ..." Martin Scorsese quipped: "My old bones, don't go to the mountains anymore, I'm younger than you."
Spielberg laughed: "We are only four years apart."
Martin Scorsese smiled slightly and asked him: "Call me across half the earth, shouldn't you just want to talk to me?"
Spirberg said: "I don't hide from you, I called and there is a project I want to work with you."
"Oh?" Martin Scorsese asked curiously: "Is it related to movies?"
"Of course." Spielberg said: "Muye Science and Technology boss Li Mu bought the right to remake" Infernal Affairs "from Warner. I would like to invite you to direct."
Martin Scorsese asked in surprise: "Li Mu? Oh my god, is that the China person Li Mu who is very young and worth hundreds of millions?"
"Yes, he is." Spielberg laughed: "You should know that we are still working closely with Li Mu's. The movie I am making is also invested by Li Mu."
"I know," Flying Tigers "!" Martin Scorsese said: "I heard someone talk about it yesterday, saying that Warner 1.75 million USD bought the right to remake a Hong Kong movie. It did n’t take long before they were bought back at double the price, should it be the "Infernal Affairs" you said? "
Spielberg said with a laugh: "Your news is pretty good, yes, this is movie, Li Mu want to invest with DreamWorks, I wonder if you are interested?"
Martin Scorsese said: "To be frank, I am certainly very interested in working with people like Li Mu, but I am not very interested in remaking movies, and still remake a China movie, their The film industry is much worse than ours ... "
Spielberg asked Martin Scorsese: "Martin, have you seen this movie?"
"Not yet."
"Then you take a look first." Spielberg said: "You take a moment to take a look first. I feel that the theme of this movie is a gangster film, and the setting is very good. I believe you will like it . "
Martin Scorsese thought for a moment and said, "This ... I am actually preparing for a movie project now. It is about Howard Hughes. If the preparation is successful, it may start shooting next year, maybe in time. Conflict? "
Spielberg said: "Martin, put Howard Hughes back in the future, you can shoot his story at any time, but Li Mu's cooperation opportunities are now in front of your eyes, you should also I know that working with Li Mu can get a lot of powerful resources. This is an excellent opportunity. If you do n’t believe it, take a look at Muye ticketing system. DreamWorks has a share in Muye ticketing system in North America. These are in and After the cooperation of Li Mu, the resources obtained from Li Mu. "
Martin Scorsese was entangled in a sudden. He actually wanted to make a movie about Howard Hughes. This time is in the early stages of preparing to put theory into practice. For the Li Mu's movie, it is undoubtedly necessary to postpone the movie you want to shoot.
However, Spielberg is right. Li Mu's has powerful resources. Even top tycoons like Buffett and Bill Gates, the resources in the media and entertainment industry may not be comparable to Li Mu. If you can catch up with him Relations, in the future will certainly be able to get a lot of resources in return, so this is definitely a rare good opportunity.
However, Martin Scorsese still feels a little bit upset about remaking a Hong Kong film, because he is worried that this is Li Mu as a China person, and is a rich China person, intentionally smashing money for China The film project that the movie hit Hollywood and the preparation, if so, then he will become a springboard for China film to enter Hollywood, he is also a Hollywood super first-line director anyway, if he really destroys his reputation and helps endorse the China film, then the future I'm afraid it will inevitably be laughed at by Hollywood ...
Sitting on the phone, Martin Scorsese did not reply. Spielberg probably knew what he was worried about, so he said: "Martin, I am not persuading you to agree now, but hope. You can put aside prejudices to understand this cooperative project. At the very least, you should find a copy of "Infernal Affairs" and watch this movie from beginning to end. I personally feel that this movie is very suitable for you to direct, and I I believe that with your ability, you can create a new height for this movie, and you can also create a new height for yourself through this movie, so you must watch it first. After watching it, if you are not interested, I will not Be more aggressive. "
Martin Scorsese thought that Spielberg said so. If he was hesitant, it was not so ridiculous, so he agreed to say, "I will go find a copy today to see Take a look. "
Spielberg said: "This movie has not been released on DVD in the United States, but several major film companies including Warner should have Copy from Hong Kong film company, you can ask them to borrow it."
"OK." Martin Scorsese said, "I'll make a phone call later and watch this movie as soon as possible."
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When Martin Scorsese got the copy, it was 9pm American time.
He called a close-knit film company, and the other party ’s related staff found it in the warehouse for a day before finding the copy of the Hong Kong version of "Infernal Affairs" in an obscure corner.
Then Martin Scorsese sent his assistant to drive across the entire Hollywood, retrieved the copy from the other company, and then sent across his entire Hollywood to his own hands.
At this time, it was the morning of the next day at China time. The DVD sent from Yanjing to Spielberg by Muye Pictures was transported by express express through Taobao9 logistics. Pilberg's hands.
It happened that today ’s filming location was not beautiful. Originally, the pilots were filming the location of the airstrip. As a result, a drizzle of rain began early in the morning, and it never meant to stop.
The whole crew rested and waited at the rest area near the shooting location.
When Spielberg saw the rain, it would not stop for a while, so he said to the deputy director Ning Hao, "Ning, the shooting in the morning seems to have been a pain. Please help me to inform everyone that the original staff The rest is on standby, the actor can go back to the hotel to rest first. "
Ning Hao nodded, hastily went to order.
Spilberg greeted Leonardo and Tom Hanks and said to the two of them: "If there is nothing wrong, go to my office to watch a movie together?"
In this small county town located in a mountainous area, the crew left half of the county committee guesthouses, but the conditions were limited, but even so, some rooms were freed up for the crew ’s office. The crew ’s meetings, director ’s film screenings, and so on , Spielberg also has its own independent office, which is fully equipped.
Leonardo and Tom Hanks do n’t know why Spielberg asked the two to go to the office to watch movies, but know that Spielberg ’s professionalism will definitely not be leisure and entertainment, and must follow work Relevant, so the two agreed without hesitation.
When Spielberg, Leonardo, and Tom Hanks came to the office, Martin Scorsese, who was far away from Hollywood in the United States, had also just got the copy, and he came with it In the basement of his villa, there is a screening room specially made by him, which completely uses high-end theater projection and sound equipment. For his big director, only watching movies like this is the most feeling.
However, the three people in Spielberg ’s guest house in the Mountain County Party Committee of Yunnan Province are much more rudimentary, and they can only watch this movie with a small professional monitor and a DVD.
Martin Scorsese has never seen "Infernal Affairs" or even understood this movie. He has many Hollywood directors and actors in common, and always feels the best movie and film work in the world All of them are in Hollywood, so there is a sense of disregard for non-Hollywood movies and staff instincts.
Leonardo and Tom Hanks have n’t watched this movie either. When the DVD played around the subtitle, when they saw the word China appearing on the screen, they asked Spielberg in surprise. : "Is this a China movie?"
Spirberg nodded and said, "Yes, you treat yourself as an audience. Look at this movie carefully. If you have any comments and ideas, let's talk after watching."
The two nodded and agreed.
The title of "Infernal Affairs" contains a lot of Buddhist factors, which makes neither Martin Scorsese in the United States, Leonardo and Tom Hanks in China very impressed. Interest, so at first, all three were a little interested.
At the beginning, the black boss played by Zeng Zhiwei appeared in the temple, which also disappointed the three of them.
Most Westerners are Christians. Although they are not enthusiastic about religion, they have a firm belief in themselves, and Western culture has been exported to the Eastern world for a long time, so that Easterners have long been accustomed to film and television in Europe and America. I saw churches, idols, priests, and even knew many details about Christianity in the play, but the export of oriental culture to the west has always been weak. Westerners see Buddhism in film and television dramas. of.
Fortunately, the three of them can continue to watch with patience.
When Zeng Zhiwei said in front of the camera that several of his little brothers had a smooth sailing in the police department, the three of them suddenly sat up straight.
The underworld sent people into the police system? It's kind of interesting!
Three people who are didn't expect, just feel a little interesting, they began to be gradually attracted to this movie, as Li Mu analyzed to Li Ziwei before, the core setting of "Infernal Affairs" is genius level, is all before What the filmmaker didn't expect, "Infernal Affairs", which combines the A-type plot, the B-type plot and the AB-type plot, is enough to make everyone shine!
After experiencing two or three minutes of boredom and resistance at the beginning, the film for nearly a hundred minutes later, these three people were all intently engaged and extremely engaged!
When Chen Yongren, played by Liang Chaowei, was suddenly shot in the elevator, these three people were completely shocked. They never thought that a Chinese gangster movie could be so wonderful!
When Martin Scorsese saw this scene, he was deeply shocked in his heart. although was not willing to admit it, but this movie is really a masterpiece! The setting of the main line and the exquisite plot have given him great confidence! He believes that if he takes this genius set for Hollywood, he will definitely become a classic Hollywood gangster blockbuster!