Chapter 440: Ridiculous and Pathetic Protest March

With the increasingly outstanding performances of Helen Mirren, Hathaway and Jacob, Shanhe and the entire crew of "Room" are working very freely. Shooting is no longer an executive job, but more like a re-creation.

Shanhe has put aside the script and the shooting plan. The entire crew is enjoying the passion and beauty brought by creativity. The photographers and lighting technicians have maximized their talents, and the crew has entered an indescribable state.

Sometimes, artistic creation can make people fully immerse themselves and forget everything!

This is also why many directors only love literary and artistic films and look down on commercial productions.

Commercial films cannot bring such an atmosphere and beauty to directors and crews, because commercial productions need to incorporate a large number of other elements, such as special effects, explosions or large-scale scenes. The shooting rhythm is completely different from that of feature films, and it is impossible to be so smooth and freehand.

In commercial productions, directors need to consider more aspects. The shooting plan made in the preparation period cannot allow too many changes. Once there is a temporary change, the manpower and funds consumed are immeasurable.

Therefore, execution and organization are more important than creativity in the shooting of commercial films.

Art films do have their own unique beauty and charm!

Shanhe fully realized the enrichment and grace brought by the film at this time. He was delighted but not intoxicated.

He understood the shortcomings of art films very well. They were too niche and too elitist. Shanhe did not want to change his original intention and style. He was thinking about how to add this fresh creativity to commercial production.

The filming of "Room" seemed to bring Shanhe some opportunities to break through himself, and he was focused on it.

This extraordinary state of the crew also brought the heroine Hathaway to another realm.

Unlike previous performances, Hathaway's investment and preparation for the role of Elizabeth were too sufficient. When filming in the studio, she had a sense of rising drama, but she always felt a little erratic.

And the addition of Helen Mirren, her experience and performance brought Hathaway an opportunity, and Shanhe's shooting method without the script also gave her enough space.

In the competition with the experienced Helen Mirren and the spiritual little Jacob, she completely opened this door.

Hathaway can feel her progress every day. It turns out that this is the true meaning of acting. It is not only about becoming a role, but also about transcending the role!

Becoming a role can make the performance perfect, emotional, and more explosive. Transcending the role can add more control and creativity to the performance, and bring more temperament and charm to the role. Both are indispensable. This is the correct way to open the performance.

Hathaway was very excited about this. The couple devoted themselves to their breakthrough without any external things.

However, the outside world became more and more noisy under the ignition and fanning of the couple.

It is quite funny to say that since the release of "Room", the former first lady of the United States, several well-known female politicians, popular Hollywood actresses, and media reporters have been hyping it up for more than half a month. Although feminism has become a hot topic in the United States, it has not been able to fan the fire of Shanhe into a prairie fire.

But Hathaway lit the spark with an interview!

There is no harm without comparison. This is so true. The difference in treatment between women in China and the United States immediately aroused strong anger among many women in the United States. The innate sense of superiority of the people of the United States made this anger even more intense:

In their minds, backward and poor Chinese women live with more dignity than themselves. They really can't accept this fact!

We must give us an explanation!

So, under the organization of many women's organizations, a women's march and demonstration across the United States took place. Their slogan was "We need dignity, we need change."

Washington, DC, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Las Vegas... Hundreds of thousands of housewives and their supporters took to the streets, holding placards and shouting forward.

Now, those female politicians are happy. They have joined the parade and delivered speeches in public.

The former first lady said it most bluntly:

"…This march and movement has gone beyond protesting against a certain politician or a certain political party. We are pursuing women's equality and women's dignity. Dear fellow women, we need change and we need you to cast a vote that represents your rights!"

Hollywood actresses are not far behind. Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence and other popular actresses are also actively involved.

This women's movement in the United States has gained great influence from the beginning and gradually spread to the world.

Within a week, women's protest marches were also in full swing in London, England, Paris, France, Rome, Italy, Ottawa, Japan, Osaka, Seoul, Germany, and Sydney, Australia.

The New York Times of the United States used the title "The Global Women's Wave Is Coming" to report on this global women's movement on the front page.

Time magazine also used a picture of a mother holding a child and holding up a poster of "Room" as the cover of the magazine, with the title "Break through "Room"!"

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Although the Shanhe couple did not directly participate in the demonstrations, or even express their support, they gained a lot. After all, this movement was sparked by Shanhe and fanned by Hathaway.

Shanhe once again proved his reputation as the number one troublemaker in the West!

This trend even blew up in China. On the Internet, "fighting against human trafficking" and "sexual harassment in the workplace" became hot topics among female netizens.

However, more people who eat melons still focus on watching the fun. This is the third large-scale protest event organized by Shanhe. If you don't say a few words, it will be a waste of Shanhe's ability to stir up trouble.

"I knew that this would happen sooner or later. Shanhe is a bit evil and can always poke the hearts of Westerners!"

"Haha... This time it was Shanhe who started the fire, and Hathaway fanned the wind on the side. The husband sang and the wife followed. If Hathaway didn't say it, I wouldn't know that the social treatment of women in the United States is not very good!"

"In fact, there is nothing to be surprised about. Protests and demonstrations are commonplace in Europe and the United States. They are used to it. If they don't do it a few times a year, they will feel uncomfortable all over!"

"Haha... Apart from anything else, "Youth Easy" and "Room" have recovered a wave of blood. Shanhe's luck is really against the sky!"

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Indeed, as the people who eat melons said, this protest brought direct benefits to "Youth Easy" and "Room".

"Youth" has again earned 120 million US dollars in North America in the fourth and fifth weeks. The cumulative box office in North America has exceeded the media's forecast of 650 million US dollars, approaching the threshold of 700 million.

After five weeks of release, the domestic box office has also refreshed the box office record of 2.4 billion yuan of "Take Her Eyes", raising the ceiling of Chinese film box office to more than 2.5 billion.

According to the prediction of Chinese film professional media, "Youth" is very likely to break through the critical value of 3 billion, bringing more box office space for Chinese-language films.

The box office in Europe and Asia also made considerable profits, closing at 80 million US dollars and 50 million US dollars in two weeks respectively.

"Youth" has been released for five weeks, and the cumulative global box office has exceeded 1.8 billion US dollars. According to this trend, breaking through 2 billion is not a fantasy!

The novel "Room" has benefited even more. Since the women's march, sales have rebounded rapidly.

The global sales in the fifth and sixth weeks exceeded three million copies. "Room" has been firmly occupying the top sales rankings in North America, Europe, Asia and other countries for six consecutive weeks. The cumulative sales have exceeded 25 million copies and are rapidly moving towards 30 million copies.

Disney, Chuhe Film and Television and Scholar Publishing House are grinning. This money is so comfortable to earn. Not only is the quantity large and full, but it also comes with hot traffic. There is no need to spend too much effort. It is simply sitting and picking up money!

Shanhe's share is quite positive, and the first dividend has been deposited into Shanhe's personal account.

The phone calls from the presidents of the two industry giants are full of flattery and enthusiasm.

The figure of more than 200 million US dollars makes Shanhe, who doesn't care much about money, dazzled!

This money is indeed easy to make!

Other Hollywood movie giants are salivating, and while cursing Disney's shit luck, they have accelerated the progress of large-scale investment production.

Especially Warner, the preparation period of "Wonder Woman" has been accelerated again, and the expected shooting date is advanced to the beginning of next year. Shanhe and his wife are so good at making trouble. Hathaway can actually incite women all over the United States with an interview!

It's a pity. If "Wonder Woman" is released now, it will perfectly suit the tastes of women. With Hathaway as the spokesperson for the protest march, how much box office will it have!

The hustle and bustle of the outside world did not bring much interference to the crew of "Room". Shanhe and his wife are now fully engaged in their work and feelings.

At the end of September, Helen Mirren's role was finished. After more than half a month of contact and cooperation, Hathaway has a good relationship with this old woman with a strong aura.

Hathaway learned a lot from Helen Mirren. Before Helen left the crew, she took Shanhe together to hold a wrap-up banquet for her according to Chinese customs to express her gratitude.

Bruckheimer came uninvited. He and Helen Mirren have known each other for decades. They had a very happy chat and talked about the feminist march.

Helen Mirren smiled and commented,

"The current situation is much worse than in the 1970s. At that time, there were dozens of women's associations in every community. There were gatherings and speeches every day, and protest marches would be held from time to time. Almost all women participated in it!"

"Isn't it!"

Bruckheimer raised his glass and drank a sip of red wine, smiling and teasing,

"Helen, you were a representative of feminism at the time. I still remember what you said on TV: Why can't a serious actress have big breasts?"

"Fuck you! Damn old rogue, do you only have big breasts in your mind!"

"Haha..."

Shanhe and Hathaway laughed on the side.

Bruckheimer didn't care about Helen Mirren's retort. He raised his glass to greet Helen Mirren and responded with a smile:

"My point is the first half: serious actress, Helen, you are excellent, and you predicted your own success decades ago!"

Helen Mirren looked at Bruckheimer and raised her glass to indicate,

"When we met, you were still a small advertising director. Who would have thought that you would be so successful! Time flies!"

"Isn't it!"

Bruckheimer put down his glass, sighed, and said solemnly,

"Helen, Anne, your performance in "Room" is phenomenal. I can assure you that you will definitely win the Oscar next year or the year after. I will do my best to fight for you!"

"Hehe..."

Shanhe was amused by Bruckheimer's flattery,

"Jerry, you can really take the credit for yourself. Their performance is not You are not putting in too much effort. Are you just earning empty favors?"

"Qiu, you really don't understand Hollywood!"

Bruckheimer looked at Shanhe and responded,

"You can't compare yourself with others. There is no comparison. You don't care about the Oscar statuette. You even missed the Oscars for two consecutive years. Last year's Best Actress was Jennifer Lawrence, who was pushed up by Weinstein!"

"Jerry is right!"

Helen Mirren nodded in agreement,

"Harvey Weinstein has great power and his methods are very dirty. To be honest, he is the bastard who should be condemned by feminism the most!"

"Really?"

Shanhe remembered that Harvey Weinstein was later accused of rape, and eventually fell into disgrace and faced imprisonment. This incident was quite a big deal and was almost known to the world.

Hathaway continued:

"Dear, in fact, Harvey Westan's evil deeds are almost known to everyone in Hollywood, but no one has exposed him. He has a strong network of contacts in Hollywood, and few people can do anything to him!"

"He is indeed a mean person, but many rumors are not entirely true. Some actresses are willing to trade, such as the evergreen tree!"

"Hehe..."

Shanhe smiled. He didn't care about the mess in Hollywood. All crows are black. There is no shortage of such scum in the entertainment industry.

"Jerry, he shouldn't come to mess with you, right?"

"Haha... He's not that stupid!"

Shanhe shook his head and sneered again. This is the rule of the game in the West. Demonstrations are just farces that scratch the surface. Everyone shouts on the streets and vents their emotions. It can hardly solve any problems. The real power holders cannot be shaken by them at all.

There are also many various profiteers and people with ulterior motives. What is even more ridiculous is that these people who openly represent women and shout loudly for women are secretly dealing with rapists and are even the biggest protectors of the scum who hurt women.

For example, last year's Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence, for example, a former first lady!

It is really ridiculous and pathetic!

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After seeing off Helen Mirren, the shooting plan of "Room" has also come to an end. In the first drizzle of October, the shooting ushered in the moment of wrapping up.

"Ending long shot, second shot, ready, action!"

Hathaway held little Jacob's hand, stepped on the thick fallen leaves, walked through the dilapidated courtyard, pushed open the crooked fence, and walked out of the wooden house silently.

Under the gloomy dark clouds and the long drizzle, along the bare trees, the mother and son walked farther and farther.

Their backs in the camera became increasingly blurred, and finally disappeared, leaving only the bleakness of autumn and the drizzle of winter!

"Cut! Perfect shot!"

With Shanhe's shout, the filming of the movie "Room" was completed!

Hathaway was the most excited. She ran all the way over and rushed into Shanhe's arms, hugging her husband tightly.

"Dear, thank you for letting me find the joy of being an actor again!"

"Hehe..."

Shanhe hugged his wife and responded with a smile:

"This is my promise to you!"

"Dear, I am really happy now!"

"You will be happier after you get the little golden man!"

"Well, Qiu, after I finish filming "Interstellar", let's have another child, okay?"

"You decide on this matter! I'll do the work!"

"Hehe..."

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As usual, Shanhe held a wrap-up party in the best restaurant in Squamish Town, and paid for the entire crew to travel in Canada for a week for free.

The day after the filming was completed, the Shanhe couple said goodbye to the crew and Jacob's family, boarded the "Little Flying Bear" and headed to New York to pick up the little bear and bring him back home.