Chapter 1065 Do You Want to Be an Oscar Winner?

"The Shawshank Redemption" is hailed by many as the best movie in history. It has long occupied the first place on the IMDB 250. This is not a reputation that is just blown.

In Yin Jun's view, "The Shawshank Redemption" is really a good film. Although it cannot be said to occupy the first place in film history, it is still good enough and is definitely not worse than "Forrest Gump".

Of course, "The Shawshank Redemption" was not a successful commercial film.

The original version of "The Shawshank Redemption" cost 20 million U.S. dollars to produce and 30 million U.S. dollars to promote, but the box office result was only 25 million U.S. dollars!

Such a high loss took the publisher 20 years to recoup its costs through the sale of videotapes and DVDs.

However, although it is popular with many fans, the two actors who starred in it, Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, did not become famous through this movie, but they did not gain any points. Xiang, people are more interested in the movies themselves than their opinions on their interpretations.

Therefore, "Forrest Gump" compared with it appears to be very powerful.

Its global box office has reached almost 700 million U.S. dollars, and its video rentals have always been among the top.

A narrative film with no special effects or even intense and hot scenes can actually achieve such results. You can't say that the audience is blind, right?

Then "Forrest Gump" won the three most important awards at the Oscars - Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture!

Tom Hanks even won the Oscar for the second consecutive year with "Forrest Gump", completely establishing his status as a Hollywood superstar.

Of course, there are actually many reasons why "The Shawshank Redemption" was unsuccessful.

In his previous life, Yin Jun had read too many people's conclusions about its failure, so if Yin Jun was the one to direct, produce and distribute the film, he would have already made plans and it would definitely be much better than in his previous life.

Not to mention that "Forrest Gump" is also shot by Yin Jun. If the two movies don't come together to fight, of course "The Shawshank Redemption" will not be overshadowed.

Yin Jun was preparing to shoot "Forrest Gump" in 1983, so shooting "The Shawshank Redemption" a year in advance in 1982 was just a training process.

After all, Juvenile has never made a movie like this that focuses on narrative, focuses on expressing the heart, emphasizing the theme, and sublimating emotions.

This is a challenge for Yin Jun and an opportunity for him to grow.

It's better to make "The Shawshank Redemption" at the beginning than to make "Forrest Gump" right from the beginning and then screw it up and make people laugh, right?

Thinking about it a little bit, people don't know that this story in this humble novel fragment can be so classic and beautiful.

There is more than one adaptation that ruined a classic.

Even if Yin Jun fails, he won't be scolded that much. As long as he learns from his previous experience and lessons in "Forrest Gump" and successfully shoots the story, he will be greeted with flowers and applause. .

but!

Yin Junke never wants to fail.

He knows what "The Shawshank Redemption" wants to express, has watched the movie several times, and has read many film reviews and analysis articles about "The Shawshank Redemption".

If under such circumstances, "The Shawshank Redemption" cannot be filmed above the standard, then Yin Jun might as well go to bed, do some small business, and leave the task of charging into battle to others.

There is no problem at all for Chow Yun-fat to replace Tim Robbins.

Although "Shawshank Redemption" takes place in the United States, and Stephen King sets him as a white man, Yin Jun has obtained all the rights to adapt it, and when purchasing the copyright, Yin Jun once told Stephen King over this problem.

The young man told Stephen King in great detail about the movie "The Shawshank Redemption" he had seen on the phone.

Half of the movie script in his previous life was written by Stephen King himself, and the rest was made by the director. So Stephen King heard that Yin Jun had such a profound interpretation of the plot and connotation of the story. Now My liking for Yin Jun increased greatly, so I was no longer so repelled by Yin Jun's idea of ​​"possibly changing the male lead to a Chinese."

Of course, the other condition that Stephen King agreed to was the script copyright fee of 1 million US dollars paid by Yin Jun, and a 1% profit share of all profits from "The Shawshank Redemption".

It is no exaggeration to say that before Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park" became a global hit, any profit share these best-selling authors wanted to get was absolutely a dream, even if he was Stephen King.

Yin Jun is not only talking about the movie box office, but also the peripheral video tapes, TV copyrights, etc. This is a long-term and steady stream of income. Stephen King certainly knows the benefits of this kind of steady flow.

Not to mention the 1% profit share, even a copyright fee of US$1 million is very high.

Foreigners attach great importance to money. They regard money as a recognition of others' status and represents their value.

Yin Jun gets 1 million US dollars at a time, plus 1% of all profits. If Stephen King embarrasses Yin Jun again, it would be a bit unkind.

In fact, literati throughout the ages, at home and abroad, are all the same.

They love money, beauty, people, and face even more.

Yin Jun started praising Stephen King, talked about several of his novels he had read, and boasted him as "the world's number one master of suspense and thriller." Although Stephen King has become very famous over the years and has received countless compliments. , but from the praise and praise from a globally recognized super genius like Yin Jun, Stephen King naturally feels comfortable.

If he feels comfortable in his heart, then he will be pleased with Yin Jun. If he is pleased with Yin Jun, he will be able to stand beside Yin Jun when Yin Jun talks about some of his difficulties and his desire to promote his oriental culture. Think about it from an angle.

So, this is how Stephen King allowed Yin Jun to change the male protagonist to an Oriental Chinese. Otherwise, if you change to another person and another method, it would be strange if Stephen King can deal with you.

When Yin Jun was thinking about "The Shawshank Redemption", he actually thought of Zhou Runfa. However, at that time, it was not just Zhou Runfa who was a candidate, but also people like Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Liang Jiahui, and Liu Qingyun were all Yin Jun's choices. one.

Originally, the young man had not thought about filming "The Shawshank Redemption" in 1982, but now that the opportunity has come and he is planning to film the more difficult "Forrest Gump" next year, Yin Jun is naturally willing to film it first.

classic movie……

What Yin Jun is most in need of is classic movies.

It would be right to think about making classic movies in advance.

Now Disney has also bought it, and United Artists Film Company has also bought it. It is time to establish a solid foundation for development in the United States. Why not bring more classics to let Americans see the capabilities of Kirin Group?

…

Zhou Runfa was quite nervous when Yin Jun called him over.

But because he was asked to come to Zhong Chuhong's home, Zhou Runfa was a little bit looking forward to it.

After returning home yesterday, Chen Yulian told her husband what she had asked Zhong Chuhong to do. Zhou Runfa also said a few words about Lian Mei.

He didn't want to rely on this level of relationship to make Yin Jun treat him differently. He preferred to rely on his own achievements to make Yin Jun pay more attention to him.

"Brother Fa~~"

Knocking on the door, it was Zhong Chuhong who opened the door.

Seeing her greeting him with a sweet smile and then blinking, Zhou Runfa suddenly felt at ease.

Now that the pillow wind has blown, I’m sure there’s a chance to come today!

He entered the apartment, and Yin Jun was sitting in the living room, looking through the contents of a folder.

"Young Master Jun!" Zhou Runfa walked over and greeted.

"Oh, Brother Fa, sit down, sit down, you are not an outsider!" Yin Jun smiled and motioned for him to sit down, "You are going overseas soon, and there are a lot of things to prepare for. I asked you to come here today, so I will make a long story short. I'm going to direct a movie next year. The shooting will take about 2 months. But the shooting will be in the United States. We will set off after the Spring Festival at the latest. Can you be ready?"

"Yes!" Zhou Runfa said firmly.

"Okay." Yin Jun nodded, "I'll have someone send the script to you tomorrow, and you can start figuring it out! This time is a challenge for you. The entire cast, except you, are all Americans, whether you can gain their respect and perform your role well depends on how hard you work!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Jun, I won't let you down!" Zhou Runfa became serious again.

"Why don't you speak clearly?" Zhong Chuhong, who was standing nearby, rolled his eyes. "You haven't told Fa Ge yet whether this role is a supporting role or a protagonist?"

"The protagonist, the male lead." Yin Jun laughed hoarsely, "Brother Fa, if I said that it might help you win the Cannes Film Award, would you believe it?"

"Letter!" Zhou Runfa clenched his fists.

"So... where is the Oscar winner?"

"Well……"

Zhou Runfa was stunned, his eyes clearly full of disbelief.

At this time, Zhong Chuhong started to glare at him, "Brother Fa, don't you believe in our Ajun's ability? If he says it's possible, then it's possible!"

"No, no, I...I..." Zhou Runfa waved his hands hurriedly, "I just...I...I will work hard, I will work hard!"

"Don't be so nervous, it's just a possibility. After all, you are Chinese, so your chances of winning the Oscar are slim." Yin Jun smiled faintly, "Go to the show seriously, and you don't have to worry about the rest, brother."

"yes!"

Zhou Runfa agreed, but his expression became even more solemn.

For a moment, all the joy just now disappeared, leaving only a mountain of pressure on him.

Yin Jun has said this. If his performance is not good enough and spoils Jun Shao's excellent script, how will he meet people in the future? How dare you say that you are a good actor?