Director’s Legend

At the beginning of 2008, "Titanic" directed by "King of the World" James Cameron still ranked first in the global movie box office rankings. It was released in 1997, with a global box office of 2.1854 billion US dollars, a terrifying global box office. Followed by "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" directed by Peter Jackson, which was released in 2003, with a global US$1.1191 billion, which is more than a full billion US dollars.

In the next few parts, the gap is very small. "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest", "Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace", "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End", "The Lion King", "Harry... "Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" ranked third to ninth respectively.

Ranked tenth is the animated film "Finding Nemo" co-directed by Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, released in 2003, with a global US$921.4 million.

"Inception" has only been in theaters for two and a half weeks, with a global gross of more than 500 million US dollars. Countless people are looking sideways at it, looking forward to whether it can advance to the height of the top ten in the global box office. With the word-of-mouth and box office endurance of "Inception", many experts predict that there is such a hope, but no one is sure whether it can be achieved.

Movies that can hit the global box office list are either series movies, or adaptations of best-selling novels, or big productions that have been honed for several years. "Inception" has no foundation of the original work, no series film base, and no long-term production. It is only an original film that was produced in less than half a year.

With such a foundation, hit the global box office. Naturally, it has received a lot of attention. Even if the global total box office does not hit, a seat in the top ten annual total box office will definitely be locked.

The scene of the interview meeting was lively, but Shao Shuaijun and others were drinking tea and chatting upstairs, and they were going to go down on time at nine o'clock. This time, for the establishment of the New Electronic Technology Research Institute, Shao Shuaijun specially invited many dignitaries and industry seniors, such as the deputy directors of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the directors of the Film Bureau, the bosses of various film companies, Beijing City, etc. Government officials, as well as a bunch of directors and producers.

"Mr. Shao. You are proud of yourself now. We regret it to death." Yu Dong of Pauli Bona smiled wryly.

"If you talk too much, it will be tears." Wang Zhongjun also smiled wryly.

Zhang Hongsen said with a smile: "People's fate is destined, sometimes it must be there, and there is no time to force it. Haha! At the beginning I asked you to invest. I didn't dare. Now I can only stare blankly. I am still not brave enough. You see Xiao Shao’s boldness, one big one after another. What I said when I launched the satellite before. How bold people are, how productive the land is, and there is no high output without high risks.”

Deputy Director Tong smiled and shook his head: "Old Zhang, you are idealistic. You still have to pursue peace and stability in business. A genius like Shao Shuaijun can't be born in ten years."

Shao Shuaijun quickly waved his hand: "Director Tong is embarrassing me, I'm just lucky."

"Hey, this can't be done with good luck. Without your talent as a director, there would be no foundation for chasing dreams. Your "Inception" seems to be able to exceed 800 million in the global box office. It is more than 6 billion RMB, and at least 20 to 3 billion will be allocated? With these 20 to 30 billion, the financing of Chasing Dream will be tens of billions of financing. It is equivalent to making a movie and earning several This is a dream-chasing entertainment group. Can you have this kind of luck for ordinary people?" Minister of Propaganda and Deputy Mayor Cai, the father of reporter Cai Xiaoyun, gave a thumbs up.

Talking and laughing, it was nine o'clock soon, and Shao Shuaijun went down for an interview first. He prepared two hours of interview time, and then officially announced the establishment of the New Electronic Technology Research Institute at eleven o'clock.

When they got downstairs, they immediately attracted waves of frenzy of flashing lights.

"Director Shao!"

"Director Shao!"

Under the escort of his assistants, Shao Shuaijun arrived at the rostrum in the hall, blocked the dazzling flashlight, and then picked up the microphone: "Hi everyone, welcome friends from the media, can you turn off the flashlight, your eyes are hurting I don't have enough time, two hours of interview time should be enough?"

"Director Shao, can't you add two more hours? You can still let us have lunch." A reporter below shouted.

Shao Shuaijun looked up and saw that it was a reporter from "Time Net", one of his own, and immediately replied with a smile: "There are so many people, you want to be poor, but I am."

"Director Shao, you dropped a small piece from the box office of "Inception", which is enough for us to eat for a lifetime." Another reporter shouted.

"You are not a beautiful woman, and I will be responsible for supporting you for the rest of your life?" Shao Shuaijun said contemptuously, and then waved his hand, "Okay, let's stop making trouble, everyone hurry up, one question per person, I definitely welcome you delaying time. I feel Your problems are definitely not easy to deal with, and it’s only a matter of time if you can hide for a while.”

After a while of chaos, the interview officially started, and a live host came to roll call and ask questions one by one.

First of all, the first one is naturally a reporter who has a good relationship with Dream Chaser, Cai Xiaoyun, the gold medal reporter of "Beijing Entertainment News": "Director Shao, I would like to ask, the theme of "Inception" is the dream world, are you Zeng Xiaoyun? Fascinated by dreams you’ve had? Has your perspective on dreams changed since you started making films? How do you think about dreams?”

"Wow, do you have three questions?" Shao Shuaijun smiled, "When I was very young, dreams always made me feel mysterious and incredible. I can't think of specific scenes now, but dreams always give me unlimited imagination Freedom, which is what dreams are so fascinating. I personally think that the most interesting concept about dreams and this movie is that when you are asleep, you can create whole worlds in your subconscious, and experience them without knowing it. There are a lot of concepts about the subconscious, especially the creative subconscious, which have always fascinated me. I am a director to create dreams."

The second reporter, a foreign blonde beauty, asked: "The concept in this movie is very abstract, did you spend a long time communicating with the actors, especially Leonardo? Like writing and drawing on a piece of paper What?"

"That's for sure. Leo's role is the first to be determined, and he has almost strict requirements for the authenticity of the character. The authenticity of the character's language must be based on the authenticity of emotion. So we spent a lot of time It's been used for a long time to discuss the plot and the growth of the characters, and we often discuss it non-stop during the break. That is the driving force of the whole movie, and it is also what makes him a great actor, a charismatic movie star, with his true emotions The basis for taking the audience into a dream world."

The third reporter was a black man and asked: "This is your second original big production. What do you think is different from the previous one?"

Shao Shuaijun thought for a while: "I don't know how to define the quality and difference of my films. The films I shoot are all what I want to express. Some I express, and some I fail to express. Anyway , have given me a deep feeling and understanding. If you want to say how different they are..." (To be continued..)

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