Four Hundred and Forty Two - What Drives Hollywood Discovery Is Commercial Films
"The method you told them is very feasible, but it is still idealistic."
Looking at the crowd that was full of people leaving the venue amidst chatter, George Lucas stood next to Wayne, stroking his beard with one hand, and said with emotion: "Wayne, you have to know, and Not every student is as versatile as you, and it is really rare to accumulate so much knowledge at this age."
"George."
Wayne crossed his arms over his chest and tilted his head to glance at the father of Star Wars. "If you can't do it, then learn. After being in the industry for so many years, I always feel that this method is the closest to success."
Professor Andreessen Horowitz nodded silently. He still agreed with his proud student's opinion. Although it is difficult to achieve as smoothly as Wayne, and some luck is also needed in the process, it is better to work hard than to hold on. A script that I thought was novel turned out to be a bloody mess when it went to the production company.
"Honey, I thought you would clearly tell the students that the essence of Hollywood is the assembly line." Naomi Watts walked up from the stage with Nina, raising her eyebrows, her tone full of Noyu. .
The Australian actress still remembers very clearly what Wayne said to her during the post-production period of her first film "Happy Death Day". If Hollywood were torn off its glamorous coat, the most real side would undoubtedly be the assembly line.
At that time, she still had artistic fantasies about movies, but when she officially starred in her first film, she was exposed by this big boy and completely understood the true face of Hollywood.
After five or six years of observation, she felt more and more that Wayne's success was deserved. The reason was that as early as five or six years ago, he had clearly seen the rules of the Hollywood game.
"Nami, this is school."
Pointing to his feet angrily, Wayne said unabashedly: "Although society has always been so cruel, we can't turn those students' movie dreams into nightmares too early."
In fact, every student studying film and television related majors has similar fantasies, because in the eyes of most people, movies are like a dream machine, full of beauty. This is the belief that many young people strive for. Even he once had such a dream.
Wayne's words caused a burst of laughter from the two old men around him. Of course, they all understood that if they wanted to find their place in Hollywood more easily and succeed, becoming part of the assembly line was absolutely an inevitable choice.
But every professor will never instill this into students in school, because it refutes the so-called art, and no one wants to experience the reality of society in advance in school.
"Let's go, let's find a place to rest and have something to eat." George Lucas smiled and patted Wayne on the shoulder, looked at the empty small auditorium, and took the lead to walk outside. "Some old guys are coming over this afternoon, Wayne, trust me, you won't regret coming to the party."
"hope so."
There was a sentence he was embarrassed to say. It seemed to be a simple gathering of graduate alumni, and these alumni were all from the Hollywood circle, which was not a big or small circle. Their social attributes were directly stretched to the ceiling. After all, the famous alumni who could come were all in the industry. It has made great achievements in the industry.
But if you want to attend a similar gathering of well-known alumni, the threshold is quite high and quite heartbreaking. Normally, when everyone attends a gathering at their alma mater, they should donate more or less generously to support the development and continuation of their alma mater in the name of donations. This is the source of the construction of many well-known universities.
Even some of the top schools in the United States rely on donations from well-known alumni. Whenever the school has any activities, some alumni who have done well must be invited back to participate. This is the meaning.
To give back to his alma mater, in Wayne's memory, it seems that every relatively famous rich man has made similar actions, especially George Lucas, the richest man in Hollywood, who spared no effort in donating to the University of Southern California.
And inside the handbag that Nina never leaves, there is a signed check at this moment, and the number on it is 500,000 US dollars. No matter what the theme of George Lucas's party is, this check is also Will be sent out before starting.
"Can you believe it?" Naomi Watts looked at the three men chatting happily in front of her and sighed to Nina beside her: "As early as when he made his first film "Happy Death Day", he had already completely After seeing through the glamorous veneer of Hollywood, I still remember the conversation I had with him."
The Australian actress's expression suddenly turned serious, and the assistant noticed at a glance that she was deliberately imitating Wayne's serious look.
"Listen, Nami, if there is a director who uses so-called art to seduce you into participating in a film, you are welcome and tell him, f**k off!..."
"Hahaha......"
Both women couldn't help laughing at the same time. Wayne in front heard the laughter and looked back at the two women in confusion, but what he got was a fist waved by Naomi Watts.
The two women at the back didn't know. Coincidentally, the three men in front were also chatting about this topic. However, compared to the Australian actress's knowledge, the father of Star Wars had to see it more clearly.
"Why are Hollywood movies so popular all over the world and suppressed by European mainstream movies?" George Lucas took the lead and walked into a restaurant. After everyone sat down and ordered food, he looked at Wayne and continued this topic. . "Remember how those European filmmakers united to scold you and boycott you?"
Waving his hand, Wayne took out his cigarettes, signaled to the waiter, and after receiving affirmative permission, he took out one and lit it. "I don't care what they say about me. No matter how clever those people are, they can't stop my video from conquering their market." These words were said without politeness, but they got the acquiescence of several people present. Everyone knows that his "Joker" was like an invincible city attack truck that forcefully opened a gap in some traditionally closed film markets in Europe.
Before many filmmakers could react, "Joker" had already brought Wayne Greenberg's name and Hollywood's sophisticated film industry, completely opening up their market.
In fact, it’s no wonder those European filmmakers united to criticize Wayne. Those people are really unlucky. The one-third of an acre they guarded in the end managed to survive the dark storm he set off with "Joker". When he figured out what was going on, Steven Spielberg came back with "Jurassic Park" and once again used sophisticated movie special effects to hit the global theater market.
After these two movies, no matter how remote overseas, they all realized the influence of Hollywood movies and their irresistible influence.
George Lucas burst into laughter, and suddenly felt that the person he chose to talk to this time might have been a mistake from the beginning. The person did not need to consider the reasons behind the popularity of Hollywood movies around the world, because his films never needed to consider those famous people. No, maybe one day there really is a failure, which is something strange.
"Ms. Watts has just given the answer to this question."
At this time, Professor Andreessen Horowitz suddenly spoke, smiled at the surprised Australian actress, and said: "After so many years of teaching, the answer I observed from the perspective of a bystander is the assembly line. Among Hollywood movies So it is popular all over the world and its influence is getting bigger and bigger. In the final analysis, it is just an assembly line that people derogatorily refer to.”
"That's right."
George Lucas nodded, and continued what he said: "Standardized and industrialized shooting and production, when a movie enters the theater market, it has already entered this complete factory, from the production of movie peripherals, Sales, after the movie is released, the production company has complete copyright operations through various channels. In fact, this is a dazzling assembly line.”
Naomi Watts opened her mouth in surprise. She obviously did not expect that the famous father of Star Wars, George Lucas, who is regarded as a believer by countless North American film and television practitioners and fans, would think of the movie. , is exactly the same as Wayne.
She suddenly asked: "George, are you saying that "Star Wars" is also a product of the assembly line?"
"That's right." The father of Star Wars smiled, picked up the coffee, took a big sip, and said without hesitation: "My Star Wars is also a product produced by the Hollywood movie factory."
At this moment, Wayne suddenly understood why all the film critics in North America hated George Lucas, because he never concealed his opinions, and Chi Luoluo tore off the fig leaf of film art.
When "Star Wars" was released, it was said that it received bad reviews from film critics across North America. Some extreme film critics even wrote ridicules and abuses in their columns. Almost everyone knew about this.
But the consequences definitely broke the eyeballs of countless people. Once "Star Wars" was released, it gained the enthusiasm of countless fans. In that era, it could no longer be described as a box office hit. The consensus among insiders was that this "Star Wars" completely opened the era of commercial films.
It was also George Lucas who pioneered the miracle of commercial movie peripheral sales, making countless merchandise with "Star Wars" stickers a target for movie fans to rush to buy.
"Some b***hs will never understand that art does exist in movies. What can promote the development of Hollywood will always be commercial films that are more suitable for ordinary audiences." George Lucas said with a sarcastic expression. Realizing that there was a lady present, he angrily picked up the sandwich and put it in his mouth.
After a simple lunch, Wayne said goodbye politely to the respected Professor Andreessen Horowitz, and followed the father of Star Wars to the gathering place, which was a small screening classroom. When they arrived, they found that it was already Someone arrived early, and there was laughter along with the chatter.