574. Chapter 574 Scene 574 Arrogant director
Other actors sitting on the platform, except for the indifferent legendary star Stallone, the heroine Gwyneth Paltrow, black movie stars Samuel Jackson, and Terrence Howard, all seemed very nervous, afraid that they would make a fool of themselves at this highly anticipated press conference... Everyone was facing a big enemy in this live press conference, and they complained about Li Xiaole's bad idea.
"Don't worry about Tommy, today's protagonist is not you..." Wagner shook his head helplessly. This scene was as lively as the press conference facing the media after Tony Stark returned from the Middle East in the movie "Iron Man". However, this time the Tony Stark in the media's mind was not the starring Tom Cruise whose popularity declined, but Li Xiaole, who was standing at the forefront recently.
Wagner knew in his heart that Tom Cruise would not be the target pursued by the media at all, because as long as the press conference began, all the public opinion fire would be aimed at Li Xiaole.
At this time, Li Xiaole, wearing a black suit and a hairstyle like Tony Steek in the movie, took two Apple designers to get down from the office. The "bang, bang" flash lights were immediately connected into one piece, and all the shots were aimed at the young Chinese director.
At this time, the Pirate TV station's signal was sent to 46 countries around the world through satellites and networks. At this moment, nearly 80 million people around the world could watch this live program.
The female host on the scene announced that "the press conference of the "Iron Man" crew has officially begun." All the flashes stopped in an instant. Under the guidance of the host, the actors began the traditional self-introduction process.
"Hello everyone, I am Tom Cruise...I play Tony Stark in "Iron Man". The reason I took on this role is because I loved this comic when I was a kid..."
"I am Sylvester Stallone, and I will play Obadai Stan, the villain in "Iron Man"... The reason I starred in this movie is because I am friends with director Li Xiaole, and I admire his skills in action design, so I want to learn some knowledge from him..."
Although everyone is interested in why actors like Stallone and Tom Cruise starred in "Iron Man", everyone is more looking forward to the question-and-answer session. Every reporter wants this Chinese who does not take the American media seriously to pull him off the altar.
After a brief self-introduction session by the crew members, it was time for everyone to ask questions. Hundreds of cameras of different sizes were aimed at Li Xiaole in unison. Journalists from all walks of life couldn't wait to raise their hands. Li Xiaole stood up, squinted his eyes and adapted to the strong light of the light in front of him for a few seconds, and casually lit one of them.
"Director Li, why do you think you can shoot a movie that represents the highest spiritual culture in the world?" The person asked was Eisen Damon, a white reporter from ABC TV Station "News Tracking". The first question seemed very provocative.
"First of all, I don't think there is any level of culture." Li Xiaole looked at the white reporter with a microphone and replied calmly:
"I started making movies at the age of 19. Before coming to the United States, I was already one of the best directors in China. All the films have a return on investment of more than 1:3, surpassing all directors in Hollywood who have filmed more than 5 movies, "Let the Bullets Fly", "Seedekbarre" and "If You Are the One". These movies have created regional box office records in Asia when they were released. For the audience, my movies should be their first choice for movies. I came to shoot superhero movies because other American film companies have made too bad. I want to set a benchmark for them and advise them not to make bad movies and let them learn. Do you think I am too young? Have you seen my information?"
The Pirates's camera immediately turned to a close-up of Eisen Damon's face, and his red face made all the viewers watching this grand press conference in front of the TV.
As soon as Li Xiaole said this, the scene and the people in front of the TV were in an uproar~~
The actors in the same crew were even more stunned. What happened to Li Xiaole, who has always been low-key? He suddenly became so aggressive today? Only Wagner was not surprised. She knew what Li Xiaole was doing. He was doing a marketing of public opinion and directly turned himself into a flamboyant symbol like "Iron Man". In this kind of TV debate, low-key is always a loser, and only the strong can gain the recognition of the audience.
The audience is sympathetic to the weak. Among the six huge public condemnations, many movie fans know that Li Xiaole is absolutely weak, and many people are very dissatisfied with the traditional six domineering style. As long as Li Xiaole establishes the authority to rise up and resist, he will become a symbol of a single-handed character against traditional old forces...
More importantly, Iron Man is originally this type of type. All fans who like Iron Man will fall in love with Li Xiaole, a person with an arrogant personality like Tony Stark. He is a real bad guy and is always more popular than an honest person who works hard.
All producers and directors are afraid of the media offensives of the Six Major Leagues, but Li Xiaole is different because even if he pretends to beg for mercy, the other party will not let him go, so he simply set off his posture and called out to the other party.
The reporters at the scene obviously did not expect Li Xiaole to be so strong suddenly, and they had no intention of giving them a chance to attack... The offensive questions I prepared before seemed to be unable to show off. Obviously, Li Xiaole knew very well what they were going to do, but they knew very little about this Chinese director... Asking questions rashly would only embarrass him.
At this time, everyone looked at the old reporter with silver hair on the CBS TV station. The focus of everyone's attention is Walter Cronkate. The old man known as the "king of the scene" is an old man. He is a Taishan Beidou-level figure in the American journalist circle. He has hosted a debate on the US presidential election in many worlds.
As everyone expected, I saw the white-haired reporter squinting his eyes. He did not speak too much, but asked with a calm and clear speed:
"May I ask, Director Li, you just said that other companies shoot superhero movies too badly? Can you explain in detail? How can American film companies make superhero movies too badly?"
Walter Cronkate did not pursue and fight like those young reporters who didn't understand the situation, but instead threw the topic to Li Xiaole in an understatement and turned passive into initiative. Li Xiaole had obviously taken the blame just now. Now it is the best way to make him lose his foot. A Chinese director actually said that the six superhero movies are too pediatric... This is really ridiculous.
"Why is it bad? Of course they bad." Li Xiaole looked at Walter Cronkate with a disgusting expression of looking at a layman and said:
"It's not that the director is bad, not that the actors are bad, but that the producers of those film companies are bad. Think about how many classic stories were developed when Hollywood bloomed in the 1980s and 1990s. At that time, the tradition of film companies was still there, but now these film companies have been occupied by financial capital. Making movies is just for one purpose, that is, to make money.
They control theaters, and no matter what movies are, they are based on stars, and shoot whatever shots stimulate the audience, reducing the accuracy and cost of production. The producer's power exceeds the director and obtaining the best interests through sales, completely destroying the story-intensive film structure of the 1980s and 1990s.
Look at how many bad movies now account for half of the box office in the first week? Why? Because this movie piled up stars, filmed some exciting clips, and used a good trailer and early advertisements to trick the audience into the cinema. Even if the movie fans shouted that it was a bad movie, the actors and directors lost their reputation, and the producers could still make a fortune by relying on popcorn alone...
Now the top six major executives have long lost the temperament that filmmakers should have and have become full of stinking money," Li Xiaole looked at Walter Cronkate coldly.
At this moment, the actors and directors in front of the TV, all those who have been squeezed by the producer's capital are feeling so happy because of Li Xiaole's words. Many of them couldn't help but applaud in front of the TV. Even the actors of "Iron Man", Tom Cruise and Stallone, were inspired by Li Xiaole's swearing words.
Nowadays, actors and directors are very passive, and all the details of the movie are controlled by the producers, so there have been so many incredible bad movies in Hollywood in recent years.
The reporters at the scene suddenly understood what Li Xiaole was doing... He was not here to accept an interview at all, but regarded this live press conference as a stage for his performance. He had already cursed the Six Great Swords and had completely portrayed himself as a lone hero born for the movie. Although he would disgust the audience who did not think he was "arrogant and ignorant", he could also gain the favor of all actors, directors, and movie fans. No matter what they said, they had become the "villain" who blocked the hero.
Because it was a live broadcast, Walter Cronkate was also in a difficult situation, so he could only continue to pursue and fight hard and hope to save some face.
"You said simply, is it still a movie not profitable? Is there any movie that can not get investment through capital? Why can't they make good movies? You can do it well?"
"Of course, movies should make money, but they violate the basic rules of the movie. Now all six major ones are cost-oriented. They first set an investment amount for a movie, and then in this investment amount, they look at what actors can be used, what scenes can be filmed, and how many cycles. If it is overspent, they have to reduce some key scenes at the end of the future. In the consideration of the production company, such a movie will definitely make money, but regardless of the fact that the movie comes out, the reputation of the actors and directors is sacrificed..."
Chapter completed!