Four Hundred and Forty-Eight - Even if I Look at Him Once, I Have Completely Lost!

Facing the serious Wayne, especially when he talks about success in a serious manner, this gives Bella Grant, who knows the character of the other person very well, a particularly weird and awkward feeling.

However, one thing that no one can deny is that underneath the sunny and handsome appearance of the other party, he may be a greedy Jewish capitalist, or he may be a slightly perverted paranoid, but for the movie, this is an out-and-out The success master.

Wayne almost never hides his complex character from women, nor does he hide his greed for money and lust. The complex personality charm coupled with the huge wealth brought by his continuous success, this mixed badness, attracts women. Often very fatal.

At this time, the beauty editor-in-chief of the "Los Angeles Times" was confused by his appearance. Just now, he was the dirty man who shamelessly coveted his body and had a lewd look. In the blink of an eye, when he became serious, he turned into that confident man again. A complete film master.

"Bella?"

Seeing that the beautiful editor-in-chief suddenly stopped asking questions, Wayne's mouth twitched slightly, stretched out a hand and knocked on the table twice. "Hey, I don't have much time. If you have anything to ask, you'd better hurry up."

"Okay, I mean, okay."

Bella Grant shook her head and put away all the messy thoughts. She suddenly rolled her big eyes and asked, "Wayne, do you know? When the clips of your speeches were reported by the media, they caused quite a lot of discussion. Some well-known film critics have said that many of the things you say are inconsistent with the actual situation, and students who have not yet graduated will be misled by you and embark on an incorrect path..."

The opinions expressed by a successful person who has achieved great achievements will naturally arouse more people's discussion. There have been a lot of controversies in the media in recent times. Some interview programs even specially invited some film workers to repeatedly discuss Wayne's views and methods for students.

Even a movie cannot be liked by everyone, let alone a living person. Some people praised the content of his speech for being realistic. Naturally, some people took a magnifying glass and kept picking out its shortcomings, and the media was very happy to do so. When different opinions arise, there will be more topics only if a debate arises.

"For those who say I'm misleading students, I just want to tell them one thing."

When hearing Bella Grant's question, the corners of Wayne's mouth slowly raised, revealing a smile full of disdain. "Don't change it here, just publish my original words. I want to tell them, if the ideas in their heads are right, then why don't they have what they want in their pockets?!"

"OK, I will."

Although it is a bit embarrassing to say this, in such a highly commercialized society filled with all kinds of capital, the most intuitive way to prove one's right or wrong is the thickness of US dollars in one's pocket.

This is the most realistic and intuitive way. To talk about spiritual achievements in a country composed of capitalists and capital is to act shamelessly.

Recalling some different voices that appeared when "The Departed" was being released some time ago, Bella Grant asked directly without any hesitation: "Wayne, your new film "The Departed" has a strong reputation, even if some people don't like it. Fans of the film's standards will recognize the quality of the film after watching it.

However, there are some well-known professionals who have criticized the film more than once in authoritative media. Can you talk about how you view similar situations happening? Also, do you agree with everything the detractors say? "

Although no specific name was mentioned, both people present knew that the well-known person representing the film profession was the Pulitzer Prize winner Roger-Roger, who lives in the suburbs of Chicago and contributes to the authoritative media "Chicago Sun-Times". Albert.

In the summer season, which is dominated by the box office, or theater market, you can certainly ignore the opinions of this leading film critic. But after leaving the frenetic summer season, it will not be long before the annual awards season in North America. By then, it will be the home court of these people.

Needless to say, their influence on young audiences. From the beginning of "Star Wars" to the present, there have been countless cases that prove that the influence of that group on commercial films can be selectively ignored.

Once the awards season enters, the situation will immediately reverse. If a film wants to gain something in the Academy Awards, it has to consider professional reputation and ratings. In this regard, no one can ignore the role of this group. .

"Opinion? No, of course I don't care about what he says. I never even cared."

Approaching the voice recorder in the beautiful editor's hand, Wayne started talking, but the smile on his face gave people the impression of becoming more and more sarcastic. "My point of view is simple. First of all, Warner Bros. hired a professional third-party survey company to get the most accurate first-hand feedback from movie fans.

If fans feel that the movie is really bad, so bad that they regret going into the theater and buying tickets to watch it, I will immediately apologize to the fans who trust me and make a deep reflection. But the fact is exactly the opposite. My main target consumer group is relatively satisfied. Do I have to apologize and reflect on individual people besides tens of millions of movie fans? "

When Wayne was halfway through speaking, he noticed that the beautiful editor opposite showed a hesitant look, obviously trying to stop him from continuing. Of course he knows why, but that doesn't mean he cares.

After a slight pause, he continued: "If you ask me what I think of those criticisms and whether I agree with some of them, I can clearly answer that I have not read any similar reports.

As a layman who only watches movies and only talks about it in newspapers, no matter whether he praises or criticizes my work, I won't care a little bit more. In fact, I think just taking a look at those nonsense film reviews can be regarded as thorough. Lost. "Bella Grant suddenly turned off the recorder, with a complex expression on her face as she looked at the man opposite who was puffing on a cigarette.

"I will polish the interview script when I get back. Shit, if such a statement is spread, the old man you talk about who only talks nonsense in newspapers will definitely contact a large group of colleagues to boycott your film when the awards season arrives. , Wayne, don’t cause irreversible consequences just for the sake of temporary pleasure.”

"It's up to you. My personal suggestion is to send out my exact words."

Wayne waved his hand in disinterest. In the rest of the interview, Bella Grant tried to avoid the hot events during this period and began to talk about the second Batman movie that countless fans were looking forward to.

The beautiful editor-in-chief would never have imagined that the reason for his confidence was very simple. It was the mid-to-late 1990s, and behind him was a media group that had not gone astray at all.

Even looking at the world, Warner is one of the top three media groups. If the old man dares to find trouble during the awards season, Warner behind him has many ways to shut him up.

It didn't take long for the two of them to finish the interview. As the hot sun set in the City of Angels, the day ended like this. Early the next morning, Wayne, dressed in formal attire, drove to the Warner Bros. Building in Burbank to prepare for today's media meeting and preparatory meeting with the crew. His exclusive interview yesterday was also placed in a In front of the old man.

As age increases, people's sleep time will inevitably decrease. At this time, in the dining room of a luxury villa on the outskirts of Chicago, Roger Ebert, who had gotten up early, was enjoying breakfast while constantly flipping through the newspaper to check out various events that happened in North America. kind of news.

"...Then why don't they have what they want in their pockets?!"

"Of course I don't care what he says, I never even cared!"

"I feel like I have completely lost even if I read those nonsense movie reviews!"

Roger Ebert, who was wearing pajamas and looking like an aristocrat, suddenly turned blue, and the half-bitten sandwich in his hand was angrily thrown back onto the plate on the table.

Although he himself knew the reason for constantly criticizing "The Departed", when he saw the exclusive interview with Wayne in the entertainment section of the "Los Angeles Times", he still couldn't help but feel incredible.

Although the entire interview has been polished by Bella Grant, even ordinary movie fans may be able to guess who some of the answers are directed to. This is what surprised Roger Ebert. He had no idea that Wayne, who was so ambitious about Oscars, would really dare to say this in an authoritative media.

With the huge sales volume of the Los Angeles Times, whenever he thinks that countless people will read this interview and then grin at himself, his eyes seem to be filled with darkness. Ever since he won the Pulitzer Prize, he has always been As a leader of film critics and a leader in the film industry, I have never been ridiculed like this in authoritative media.

Just looking at the words of Wayne's answer, the subtext clearly says that he is a layman, and he doesn't care about the rest at all, but being ridiculed as a layman who doesn't understand movies at all is absolutely unacceptable.

This world has always been like this. Some people will really recognize their own status after being praised too much and for a long time. When feeling shame and anger, Roger Ebert selectively forgot how the luxurious villa he was in came from, and also selectively forgot how the large amount of US dollars in his bank account came from.

He even completely ignored that it was because he wanted to gain favor from Michael Ovitz that he criticized "The Departed" in an unconventional way.

"Roger, terrible news, two!"

Just as Roger Ebert dropped the newspaper in his hand and was thinking about how to make Wayne pay the price, his agent walked into the restaurant under the leadership of the butler. Without waiting for a polite greeting, when he spoke, he noticed that his client's face was full of displeasure.