Raising Dragons in Hollywood

Chapter 108 Director Sami is Serious

When the Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off, it was really overcrowded, and people who love movies all over the world probably crowded here to join in the fun.

On the day when the film was officially exhibited, the streets were crowded with people, and it was almost overcrowded.

Rossi stood in the hotel room, looked at such a lively scene through the window, and couldn't help sighing: "Sami, do you remember? When we took "Snake Trouble" to participate in the independent film festival, we lived in a small There are so many people in the hotel, but at that time we were not famous at all, and we were finally able to show it in a small movie theater, and I was always worried that no one would watch the movie and it would not be sold. I looked for people everywhere, and you made posters all over the street stick……"

Sammy doesn't really want to recall the past.

In Rossi's view, although the process was a bit bitter, the result was beautiful.

However, Sammy is still bitter about how he was almost beaten up by fans after the premiere.

He has no guilt about his poster (false) promotional strategy, and he is not at all guilty of those charming movie fans who excitedly want to watch the beautiful snake girl fall in love, but end up watching the python eat people for more than two hours and almost scared the shit out of it. With no guilt and strange thinking, I can't understand the anger of movie fans. Instead, I unilaterally think that their art tolerance and psychological endurance are too poor!

Therefore, in a similar scene, Rossi would be full of joy and reminiscence.

However, Sami only had a blank face, and he was still thinking: "The audience at the Cannes Film Festival should be a little more qualified than the audience at the Independent Film Festival? Otherwise, I should not participate in that dangerous premiere, right?"

Not participating is obviously impossible.

It’s a far cry from the time I took “Snakes” to an independent film festival, when Sammy, Mikey and Rosie were relatively unknown in Hollywood and struggled to get a screening to showcase the film. , and the location and time of the screening are not good, let alone any ceremony.

Today, as a well-known director in Hollywood, Sammy is definitely the most watched type of person in this film festival.

Therefore, on the day of the premiere of "Love You Will Kill You", the staff in charge of the film festival closed the street between the hotel where Sammy and the others stayed and the cinema.

Countless reporters squatted at the entrance of the hotel waiting to take pictures. Outside the cordoned off, there were relatively enthusiastic movie fans waiting.

As soon as Sami and his party walked out of the hotel, the flashlights of the paparazzi reporters began to flash non-stop, almost blinding people's eyes, and the fans also enthusiastically stretched their hands outside the cordon, shouting loudly Said: "Sa-mi! Sa-mi!"

Sammy stared forward, with a small round face, very serious, without looking aside.

As a behind-the-scenes person (self-confessed), he is really not used to this kind of frenzied scene: "It's too scary, I'm afraid these people are crazy."

Of course, there were also actors named Mai Qi, Mick Lee, and Na Li in the crowd, and their performances were even more exaggerated.

But Mai Qi has a very high level of force, so he is naturally not afraid of fragile humans; while Mick Lee and Na Li are veteran stars, not only not afraid, but also skillfully waving and smiling at fans.

At this time, cars were already parked at the entrance of the hotel, waiting.

The drivers lined up in a well-trained manner, and drove over one by one, responsible for picking up Sammy's entire crew and some people brought by the Kerry brothers, and then they would pass through the street at a uniform speed like a snake , headed towards the cinema.

While driving along the way, the car lights are bright, illuminating the night as if it were day.

There are still countless movie fans on both sides of the street, outside the cordon, shouting their names excitedly, chasing the convoy.

This big scene!

It was completely different from the scene when I participated in the film festival for the first time.

The treatment received by the film festival this time is simply flattering.

Mikey doesn't have the self-awareness of a star, and keeps looking out of the car window, looking a little funny.

as a dragon.

It may be difficult for him to understand why human beings participate in the same activity and get two different treatment.

Rosie was touched, though, with mixed feelings.

He babbled endlessly there: "I really didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it, I think back then..."

Sammy glanced at him several times, endured and endured, and in the end, he still didn't want to hear anything about the past.

He didn't know what good feelings this had. On a whim, he said to Rossi very devilishly: "Wake up, those cheering people outside are not here for you. In the hearts of movie fans, the producer has no The name, understand?."

Rossi: ...

There was an instant silence in the car!

Mikey looked at Rossi, who was unhappy, and then at Sammy, who looked thoughtful. He didn't quite understand what the two of them were arguing about.

Because of the schedule, Mick Lee, who came to Cannes a little later than them, happened to be sitting in this car.

He looked at Sammy a little suspiciously, as if he didn't quite understand why he said that.

Sammy stared out the window in a daze without any explanation, and bit his nails with some displeasure.

In his opinion, the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival is definitely not a day to take it easy. Today's treatment is poison hidden in colorful candies. Rossi has been completely fascinated by the colorful flowers in front of him. Compare the present with the past, so I am full of complacency and pride.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with that.

After all, after so many years of hard work, isn't it just for the glory of this moment?

But don't forget...

The audience is always the audience.

The foundation of audience enthusiasm is built on the quality of the film.

In other words, the quality of the movie is not good enough, and the current high salary is all a joke.

Take a look at those super-anticipated fans outside the car window...

For a rare moment, Sammy felt a little pressure.

You know, although he has always been very confident in himself, he also has self-knowledge.

In many cases, what the director likes is not necessarily what the audience likes.

Most of the time the film is like its own child.

The director always sees his own child in good ways, but when he finds out that the child does not make money and is not popular...

Ok!

Then you can only take your children and prepare to be scolded together.

Thinking of this, Sami couldn't help sighing, and finally began to slowly regain his composure.

But looking at the enthusiastic movie fans outside the window, he still bit his lips anxiously, thinking with lingering fear: "It's really hard to maintain a normal heart sometimes, but fortunately there is Rossi who can be bullied (Rosie: ? ?)." Then, I couldn't help thinking: "I really like this movie, so what the hell! It's all finished anyway, and the Kerry brothers will worry about losing money in the future (Kerry brothers: ??)."

In short, in such a complicated mood.

The group arrived at the cinema smoothly.

At the end of a series of boring and tedious entrances such as walking the red carpet.

When the lights went out in the movie theater and the audience became quiet...

Only slowly did Sammy feel that the dust had settled, that there was no need to think about it, and that nothing could be changed.

So he stopped thinking about it, but tried to stand in the perspective of the audience, and quietly began to appreciate this new work that belonged to him.

At the beginning of the film, Hello's "Say Hello to the World" sounded.

Many movie fans who are familiar with Sami's works showed surprise expressions, and were very satisfied with the design of this easter egg. Some extroverted viewers directly shouted excitedly: "It's Hello!"

Really!

The name of the band Hello is hilarious!

And so are these audiences.

What do you mean hello?

Sammy was already sinking his mind and was about to watch the movie seriously, but he was almost amused by these shouts.

But relying on self-control, he forced his lips together and emphasized in his heart: "Don't laugh! Be serious."

At this time, the familiar music began to lower its pitch slowly, only faintly playing as the background sound...

Then, the screen gradually brightened, and a mouse suddenly appeared in the shot.

An ordinary domesticated (crossed out) big fat gray mouse was trotting along the corner of the wall, but as it ran, it suddenly stopped in front of a mousetrap... At this moment, the sound of the music seemed to change. A little bigger... The mouse looked left and right, hesitating, but in the end it was stunned by the delicious bait on the mousetrap, and rushed up foolishly!

With a crisp sound of 'pop', accompanied by a tragic creak, the mouse kicked its legs, and was caught in the trap so tightly that it could not move.

The music became quieter again.

Human footsteps sounded.

The camera naturally turned to the human side.

But only the position below the neck was taken, and the head was not visible, and the whole composition seemed a bit weird.

Later, some film critics interpreted this scene, thinking that "the head was cut off from the beginning", implying that the protagonist's mental state was not normal from the beginning.

Ignore for now whether this is an overinterpretation by film critics or whether Sammy has something to do with it.

For now, audiences are still aroused by this opening success.

They watched the person on the screen walking towards the mousetrap with suspicion, vaguely reminding them of the previous trailer.

really!

The bright blade flashed, and a stream of blood splashed exaggeratedly, and a few drops seemed to fall on the lens of the screen.

The music became louder again.

The extremely exciting voice of Colin, the lead singer of the Hello band, sounded: "I am here, on the way to pursue my dreams..."

It wasn't until this time that the camera finally captured the whole person.

Mikey's inhumanly handsome face appeared on the screen, but at this moment, there was still wet blood on his cheek, and his eyes were staring blankly at the knife in his hand and the corpse of a mouse stabbed to death next to him. ...

The music gets louder:

I'm here, on the road to dream!I am here, on the way to pursue my dream...

What's wrong with you?

What the hell is this match!

Does killing mice have to be accompanied by inspirational songs?

Gee!

This familiar formula, familiar taste!

Yes!

Sure enough, he is still the weird director who filmed "Snake Trouble", but used the poster of "Dare to Snake" to deceive the public!

At this moment, many audience members almost burst out laughing.