Chapter 1945 What a Great Opportunity!

It is also because the news from the mainland is too limited.

Even people like Tim Wu who have watched "Forrest Gump" only know that it is a best-seller and have no idea what it represents in the United States.

Not to mention Zhang Maimou, who has never even heard of the name of this book.

Because the people of Xiangjiang admire Yin Jun so much, they know very well about Yin Jun's heroic history.

It’s okay if you don’t know. It’s written in the newspapers every day.

In addition, in every corner, every place with people, when everyone is chatting and gossiping, there must be five or six out of ten about Yin Jun, all kinds of good things about Yin Jun, various secrets of making a fortune, and even This group of people could chat for a long time about Yu Yinjun's future plans and the development of various companies.

Thirty years later, the gossipy people in Huajing are far inferior to this group of Xiangjiang people in this level of gossip.

Super classics like "Forrest Gump" are often published in newspapers and magazines.

For example, where is it selling well, is it going to be reprinted, what kind of commemorative activities has it triggered in the United States, what are the fanatical book fans doing...etc.

There is another point that is most touching.

In the past two years, Hong Kong people have been doing business with Americans. You take a copy of "Forrest Gump" and tell them that I am from Hong Kong, a fellow countryman of the author of "Forrest Gump" and an American businessman. and business people, be sure to be enthusiastic about them.

Even if you can't do business, you will definitely have a positive and enthusiastic attitude.

If you can talk to them about the plot of "Forrest Gump" and make those Americans cry and laugh about their past, then this business will basically be gone.

After all, "Forrest Gump" represents the youthful years of those born in the 30s, 40s, and 50s!

They happen to be in their thirties to forties at this time, which is the golden age when they control the economic power of a society. When you talk about "Forrest Gump" and their youth, how can they not be different? Feeling filled with emotion and softening your heart?

Everyone's best years must be when they are the stupidest and most naive. At that time, they did not work for money, but only for their dreams, for their favorite things and people, and worked hard to enjoy it. As long as you are a normal person, you will never forget the flying youth.

"Forrest Gump" has not only become a cultural symbol in the United States, but has also become famous in Hong Kong, almost surpassing Yin Jun's best-selling "Jurassic Park".

Li Hanxiang bought a book and read it. He didn't have much impression, but he felt that Yin Jun captured the mentality of Americans very accurately, which happened to be in line with the nostalgic thoughts of those two generations, so this book became a hit. famous.

But at the same time, as a film director, Li Hanxiang also knows very well the trend of Hollywood in the United States.

In the past two years, Yin Jun relied on "Shawshank Redemption" and "Rain Man" to compete for Oscars, but when they continued to fail, media and film critics continued to come out to appeal to Yin Jun to make "Forrest Gump" .

Almost everyone claimed that if "Forrest Gump" did not win the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture, they would immediately eat newspapers, run around Manhattan, strip naked and go swimming in the sea... and so on.

These bets are somewhat funny, but they also generally reflect a trend in the American film industry.

When a book has become the memory of an era, when it has carried the youth and memories of tens of millions of people, it is no longer as simple as a book, it represents those ten or twenty years. U.S.

It truly reflects the story of an era and triggered a strong social response. This just meets the Oscar selection criteria. Even the most demanding Oscar judges will not ignore this.

Not to mention those young people who have lived through this era themselves. It is absolutely impossible for them to vote for the second film and the second director.

The same goes for older directors. They have also come from that era. Although they are not as crazy as those young people, this kind of memory is still engraved in their hearts, and they naturally have a sense of identity.

Therefore, those famous reporters, media people, and famous film critics dared to place bets and give Yin Jun advice.

This year Yin Jun got his wish and won the Oscar for Best Director. People thought that he would take a two-year break before making artistic films, or directly start making commercial films that he is actually very good at.

But what I didn’t expect was that shortly after the Oscars, when a reporter followed two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, they were surprised to see that he often haunted a mental hospital, and this mental hospital admitted people with congenital mental retardation. children and young people.

Of course, Tom Hanks cannot be born mentally retarded, but there must be some deep-seated reason why he appears there so frequently.

Reminiscent of Tom Hanks' previous moves to prepare for acting, reporters immediately realized that this was Tom Hanks preparing for his new movie.

But so far, I haven’t heard of any company looking for Tom Hanks to make a movie?

Moreover, Tom Hanks has won the Oscar for two consecutive years. He should take a year and a half off before starting to make new movies, right?

American journalists are all smart people, and they immediately started to make associations.

Tom Hanks wants to experience the life of people who are "congenitally mentally retarded", so his movie must be related to this.

The problem is that Tom Hanks has acted in two art films in a row. After experiencing the two identities of "communication disorder" and "pianist", it should be said that he is very tired.

You can count the number of directors in the United States on five fingers who can make such a successful Oscar-winning actor quickly invest in this kind of literary film again.

But if you add the keyword "congenitally mentally retarded", the answer becomes immediately clear.

"Forrest Gump"!

Yin Jun! !

Except for Yin Jun, the Oscar-winning director, the boss of Kirin Group, and also the boss of Tom Hanks, who can make Tom Hanks work so hard?

Apart from the great book "Forrest Gump", what other book about a young man born with mental retardation could make Tom Hanks' heart flutter?

You know, Tom Hanks has already won two Oscars in a row. If it wasn't a particularly important movie, he would definitely have to take a break for two or three months before starting work!

The following series of moves by Disney's film department proved the reporters' suspicions.

A crew has already started preparations. They have collected various materials and preparations...etc., all signs point to "Forrest Gump", and the director and producer have already confirmed that it is Yin Jun.

At this moment, the American media collectively became excited!

They have been waiting for many years together with ordinary book fans and movie fans, and have been looking forward to the movie "Forrest Gump" being made into a movie. Unexpectedly, happiness finally came at this time.

Some people also speculate that this is because Yin Jun was satisfied with his ambition and fulfilled his wish, so he made the movie that changed one of his most proud books with the most relaxed attitude.

Yin Jun is a genius and a proud man.

He doesn't bother to please the judges with his work that is most likely to win the Oscar for Best Director. He just wants to convince them by truly relying on his strength.

That's why so many people called on Yin Jun to make "Forrest Gump" in the past two years, but he firmly refused to do so.

It is only now that Yin Jun has been recognized by the world that he is willing to film "Forrest Gump", which proves his pride as a genius.

This statement was agreed by the vast majority of people in the United States. They all thought so, so they worshiped this genius even more.

Only Tom Hanks knows the real reason, but Yin Jun won't let him say it now, so he can only bury his gratitude in his heart, continue to work hard to experience it, and be a good Forrest Gump.

This is how Liang Jiahui heard the news, so what he blurted out was ""Forrest Gump"."

When Zhang was confused, Liang Jiahui explained to him in detail the ins and outs of "Forrest Gump" and the current trend of heated discussions in the United States.

Zhang Moumou started to tremble even more.

Oscar!

Do you really have any hope of winning an Oscar?

No!

Not to mention the award, even if it is just a nomination, I am proud of being a Chinese photographer!

Yin Jun waited for him to digest the information for a while, and then said, "If you agree, Mr. Zhang, then you may have to wait until the end of the year to start filming the movie "Old Well."

The young man turned to Wu Tianming and said, "Director Wu, I'm sorry for delaying you for half a year... To express my apology, do you think the production cost of 5 million yuan is enough?"

Wu Tianming is not a prolific director, his quality is pretty good, but in terms of commercialization, he is still the same as other directors of this generation, not very good.

But as the saying goes, a thousand dollars buys horse bones. If Yin Jun wants to make a career in the mainland, he must have a good relationship with mainland filmmakers.

Once you have enough connections, money can play more of a role.

Wu Tianming has a wide network of friends and a high status. Winning over such a director has only advantages and no disadvantages.

Wu Tianming didn't think Yin Jun had anything to offend him by asking Zhang Maimou to leave.

Zhang Maimou's specialty is photography, not filming. Yin Jun wants him to do his job.

And it’s an Oscar-winning film!

How can "Old Well" be compared with a movie like "Forrest Gump" that is definitely going to be a hit at the Oscars?

If he prevents Zhang Moumou from going, it will simply ruin Zhang Moumou's path to the Oscar, and Zhang Moumou will not be happy.

Not to mention that Yin Jun is also very good at life. He asked for a production fee of 5 million yuan, which was 60% higher than the highest 3 million yuan he wanted!

This huge amount of money was given when Yin Jun knew that he would not get the mainland copyright!

This also shows Yin Jun’s sincerity.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, we are just getting started anyway, we haven't prepared anything yet!" Wu Tianming said quickly, "Young Master Jun, you are busy with your big things, I can wait here!"

The "Old Well" in his previous life was originally a work that was released two years later. Now it is two years ahead of schedule. He really just had this idea and no preparation.

Wu Tianming had already agreed on this, so Zhang Moumou naturally had no taboos.

He stood up and drank another drink: "Thank you, Mr. Jun, for giving me this opportunity! I will work hard to do it well!"

This sentence is similar to the previous one, but the degree of gratitude is indeed different.

He didn't know if Yin Jun had just made it happen, or if he had originally planned to invite him to shoot "Forrest Gump", but as long as Yin Jun proposed it, it would be an affirmation of his Zhang Maimou's photography skills.

This heavy trust weighed on him, which really made him feel a little nervous.

But the character of the Imperial Master is that of a determined man from the Northwest. When encountering difficulties and pressure, he will only work hard to move forward and never retreat!

What are you afraid of?

Just do it!