Heads Up Hollywood

Nicole Kidman got up from the red sofa in a bit of a state of embarrassment, with sweat dripping from her cheeks and a blush on her cheeks. Looking at Tang En's eyes, she shyly asked, "Where did you learn it?"

Tang En stretched his waist, got up and took a shower, pretending not to know, "What?"

"Don't pretend!"

"what?"

"Just now... you asked me to call you dad, what's going on?"

Tang En's cool expression disappeared, and he immediately showed a flattering smile, "Nicole, it's a game, let's add some fun, don't be angry!"

"Angry?" Nicole Kidman shook her head softly, "If I was angry, I wouldn't agree. But it's fine if we're alone together, next time if there are other people, I don't have to, I'm older than you At ten years old, you still call your father, and you don't feel blushed."

Tang En scratched his head, and said honestly: "It was a bit... weird at first, but it became more and more exciting afterward."

Nicole Kidman rolled his eyes at him, "Who taught you?"

"ah?"

"Are you pretending? How long have we known each other? Don't I know you?" Nicole Kidman generously took Tang En's arm, walked into the bathroom to take a shower, and said as she walked, "Can you play?" To come up with such tricks, you must have learned from others."

Nicole is Tang En's best female friend, and the two of them talk about almost everything.

Tang En didn't hide anything, so while taking a shower, he quickly told her about his trip to Asia, and briefly described how he had taken in a Japanese daughter.

"How old are you, and you just adopted an eighteen-year-old daughter?"

Nicole Kidman glanced at him with a half-smile.

Tang En laughed awkwardly, "Try it, maybe this kind of cultivation game is very interesting. They said that this is a kind of advanced psychological enjoyment."

Nicole Kidman chuckled, and jokingly said, "Cultivate a game? Psychological enjoyment? I think you want both psychological enjoyment and physical enjoyment!"

Tang En was noncommittal and did not respond.

After leaving the bathroom, Nicole Kidman gently took the bath towel, and carefully helped Tang En wipe off the water droplets on his body. After wiping from head to toe, I began to tidy up my body.

"No wonder I heard that you drove Rose Byrne and Abbie Cornish out of the Mid-Level Manor. It turns out that you have a new way to play."

Nicole Kidman tilted her head, brushed her waterfall-like blond hair earnestly, looked at Tang En who was sitting on the sofa wearing socks, and said nonchalantly.

Tang En made half-truths and nonsense: "The new house in Malibu has been built, so it's not a big deal to prepare to move."

Nicole Kidman naturally didn't believe it. Her subordinates paused and stared at him, "Twain, do you want... let me introduce you to a daughter from Australia?"

"ah?"

Tang En was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but look up.

Nicole Kidman said: "If you like it, I'll introduce you. It's not like you don't know my contacts in Australia."

"convenient?"

"The inconvenience is my business, you just need to answer whether you want it or not."

"This..." Tang En pondered for a while, "I don't want it touched by other men."

Nicole Kidman rolled him a look, "Queerness!"

Ten minutes later, both of them got dressed and returned to the cafe area of ​​the main office.

However, Isla Fisher brought two cups of coffee and joked with a smile, "Nicole, you'd better stay a little longer, the flush on your face hasn't subsided yet."

Nicole Kidman patted her with a smile, "Little girl, you still dare to tease me?"

The two are fellow villagers and have a good relationship.

Tang En took a sip of his coffee before getting down to business, "I asked you to come here to tell you that I want to make an album, so come and sing a song with me."

"Sing? Me?"

"Don't you love music?"

Nicole Kidman lightly pulled her hair, and said strangely: "Isn't it just to sing a song, and you want to call me here? Just make a phone call, right?"

Tang En rubbed his nose and smiled awkwardly, "Didn't I miss you?"

"Miss me?" Nicole Kidman gave him a white look, "I don't think I miss me, but my body?"

"It's different."

Tang En waved his hand, very disapproving.

Nicole Kidman did not continue to embarrass him, but changed the subject, "By the way, I heard that you are going to act in a movie as an actor, is it true?"

"Ah? Who did you hear that from?"

Tang En was a little surprised. Could it be that the news has already spread in the circle?

Nicole Kidman shook her head and said, "I was on the phone with Natalie a few days ago, she told me."

"oh."

Tang En suddenly realized.

He is going to take part in Martin Scorsese's "The Departed", which is a secret within the company. If the outside world finds out, it must be a ghost from the top management.

"Do I have a chance?" Nicole Kidman looked at Tang En expectantly.

Tang En smiled, "No, this is a show with two male protagonists. Besides, I am partnering with Leonardo, and your height is not suitable. You... It is more suitable for a solo movie."

"Well, oh yes, three days ago, I received an Association Award for Best Actress, you know that?"

"Really? It doesn't matter, anyway, this year's Oscar, it's all about you!"

"I'll borrow your good words."

Nicole Kidman glanced at him charmingly, gracefully.

...

Martin Scorsese is already working on The Departed.

Although Hollywood is the producer-responsible system, in front of Martin Scorsese, everything is an illusion.

For the project "The Departed Messenger", Martin has a unique right to speak.

Of course, if it was Tang En's suggestion, he would definitely have some concerns.

Fortunately, this afternoon, when the two parties were communicating about this project, Tang En gave him a reassurance straight to the point: "Martin, in this movie, I am just an actor, and I will act as you say! "

Martin Scorsese was delighted.

According to his estimation, because it is an adaptation of a movie, the design of the script is relatively simple, as long as there are some American changes.

The preparation of the project is not a problem. The two leading actors Dunn Walker and Leonardo DiCaprio have been confirmed, and the remaining actors can be quickly joined.

Director Martin Scorsese has a lot of face in Hollywood. Even the top superstar, he can use his face to invite him with a low salary.

Just like Cameron Diaz in "New York Vice", the top actress in Hollywood is almost zero-paid.

The biggest reason is that Martin Scorsese's film is an artistic and humanistic film, and it is the favorite of the awards season!

Because it is an art film, "The Departed" must not blindly cater to the audience's tastes like "Infernal Affairs" in terms of shooting techniques, photography skills, plot development, and light and shadow presentation.

"During this time, I have watched "Infernal Affairs" a total of eleven times. The overall feeling is that the exaggerated visual effects of this film are too excessive, and there are many slow motion and exaggerated camera angles. In order to grab the audience's attention , The film is too busy to be produced, and there is not enough room for thinking about the richer texture of popular films, which is a great pity."

Martin Scorsese hits the nail on the head at a glance.

Tang En said with a smile: "This is a consistent feature of Hong Kong movies, just like David Bordwell's evaluation of Hong Kong movies - 'Everything is too much, it's all crazy'."

Martin Scorsese shook his head and said: "But the consequences are unimaginable. The directors of the Hong Kong government are able to master certain shooting skills with great proficiency, and the representative is John Wu. They know how to use intense action scenes to create tension. atmosphere, but often refuses to explore other directions.”

"I don't know the other directors of the Hong Kong government, but the characteristics of John Wu are too obvious. His style is essentially the same as the routine skills of "Infernal Affairs". Stimulating scenes are never enough. As everyone knows, this is not only a characterization of the director's style, but also likely to lead this type of film to a dead end."

"My career also had a low period in the 1980s, but in comparison, John Wu's career is the real Waterloo. His unified tense rhythm and exciting scenes, behind the extreme connivance of the audience, is the audience once Another increase in desire/desire, if he can't provide more prominent hormonal stimulation in the next film, what greets him is the black abyss."

"I heard that the momentum of Hong Kong films has not been very good in recent years? I don't know the specific situation, but I think that the whole picture can be seen from a small corner. The silence of Hong Kong films is the same as that of John Wu's career. Nature. It's what you said just now, 'It's all over the top, it's all madness.'”

Hearing Jun's words, Tang En couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Everyone has their own different opinions. Martin Scorsese's remarks point out another direction.

Tang En originally thought that he could continue his life in Hollywood by telling John Wu not to take over the filming of "Wind Talker".

After such an analysis, it is not the case at all.

John Wu's biggest shackles are the constraints of the Hong Kong film style of "everything is too much, everything is crazy".

Perhaps this is the reason why he wants to take on war films like "Windtalker" in an attempt to transform.

Unfortunately, the transformation failed.

The tense and exciting action scenes are not too difficult from a technical point of view.

There are many shots, but they are all repeated and the shooting positions of "ABAB" are alternated in turn.

Through these simple shooting techniques, the audience can skip the parts they have seen and focus on the subtle changes in the actors' expressions.

Moreover, after the repeated appearance of "ABABAB" one after another, when the camera position is turned to point C, the emphasis effect will lead to the next group of strong effects that take over the different processing methods of the lens, such as the "ABCDE" photography technique.

This approach has long been used by James Cameron's "Terminator" series, Robert Zemeckis' "Back to the Future" series, Jane de Bont's "Speed" series, and Michael Mann. The "Stealing Fire" played thoroughly.

But what next?

James Cameron has transformed, Robert Zemeckis has transformed, and the remaining two directors who are still playing the routine of "action, tension, and excitement" have fallen into second-rate.

This is the reason why many master directors are unwilling to make very enjoyable action movies, not only for the pursuit of art, but also for the extension of personal career vitality.

The audience is their bread and butter.

Only by controlling the audience's taste can the master's movies be evergreen.

Instead of being kidnapped by the audience's taste like Hong Kong movies and John Wu.

Once the transformation fails or the creativity declines, it will inevitably sink quickly.