~： Four hundred and seventeen - because this is a 18-ban R-rated film

After the premiere of the movie, no matter if you really liked the movie or if you really understood the movie, all the guests present were saying the same congratulations.

Even Wayne wondered if those who shook hands with him and said in a positive tone that the movie would definitely sell well, could see what the movie was good about.

Of course, among such people, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are definitely not included. Don't look at the father of Star Wars, it seems that he has always been a technical stream commercial director, but the understanding of movies is definitely not comparable to those actors. of.

When the audience and the guests were laughing and chatting with Wayne, they all slowly left the huge theater. Nina had been standing not far from her boss. She pushed on her glasses, took two steps forward, and reminded softly.

"Boss, it's time to go to the press conference."

"George, I'll go first, you can do whatever you want." Wayne nodded slightly, only to realize that except for a few staff members at the scene, everyone else had left. "I will be very busy these days. When the publicity of "The Departed" is over, let's find a time to have a good chat."

"You're busy first, don't worry about us," George Lucas smiled and shook his head. He admired the film so much that he dragged the other party to chat for a long time.

Before leaving, the father of Star Wars seemed to suddenly remember something. He turned to look at him again, and said, "You let me go at the last alumni meeting. There will be another one in August. Let's talk together if you have time."

Wayne was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, "OK, I must arrange the time in advance."

When it comes to the alumni association of USC Los Angeles, there are no doubt that there are too many famous people to count, but if anyone is selected to be the most active in participating in the activities of his alma mater, it must be George Lucas.

This old man has always maintained the habit of donating large sums of money to USC. It can be said that he spent a lot of money in this regard. He vaguely remembers reading a report that after the father of Star Wars sold Lucasfilm, he directly gave it to himself. alma mater, donated a building.

Looking at the backs of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg leaving, Wayne suddenly remembered his teacher, Professor Anderson Horowitz, who firmly believed that he was a genius despite the strange eyes of other professors.

Regardless of whether the other party was of the same race or not, during the three years that he was on campus, Professor Horowitz really took good care of him.

"Wealth does not return home, it's like walking in brocade clothes at night"

"hat?" Nina was about to remind him again when she suddenly heard this muttering and asked curiously, "Is this in Chinese?"

Wayne turned around and took her to the second floor, with a faint hint of memory on his face. "It should be, but who knows if what I said is accurate now? Nami went to the hotel banquet hall?"

"Yes, she didn't feel comfortable watching the movie, so she went to the reception first."

Yes, since graduating, he has been constantly busy, busy shooting films that will give him a foothold in Hollywood, busy promoting, busy making the next project.

This is like a strange circle. In the process, he has gained a lot of money and has a reputation in the world. If you follow the fantasy of the two on the Hollywood Walk of Fame when you first met Naomi Watts, it has undoubtedly exceeded the realization. .

But he has been busy all the time, but he has forgotten that he should go back to see his teacher. Wayne feels that the current Professor Horowitz must be very proud of his achievements.

"Why are you here? Are you waiting for me?"

Before he got to the room where the premiere was held, Wayne saw Jennifer Connelly, a woman who was quite low-key today.

"Yes, just waiting for you." The moment the woman saw him, she seemed to have found the backbone, and took two steps to greet him.

"What happened?" The state of the other party was obviously not normal. Wayne asked curiously, then observed the woman's expression, and suddenly realized, "Isn't this the first time you have faced the media? Are you nervous?"

Her current performance immediately reminds people of Naomi Watts' nervous appearance when she participated in the premiere of "Get Out". Wayne has been very careful about women.

Jennifer Connelly glanced at him, shook her head vigorously, then nodded immediately, and took a deep breath beside him. "A little nervous, Wayne, this is the first time I've seen such a big media scene."

Although she has acted in many movies, when she saw hundreds of reporters from dozens of media at the press conference crowded together, she suddenly realized that what she had seen before was only a small scene.

Gu: "It doesn't matter, the main firepower of the media will not focus on you." Wayne squeezed her hand lightly, pushed open the door without waiting for her to answer, and took the lead in walking in.

Jennifer Connelly gave her a wry smile, which seemed to comfort her, but in fact there was what could be seen as cold neglect. That's right, the main firepower of the media will never be placed on her vase. They have too many targets to find, and it is not their turn to be here.

What greeted Wayne was a flashing flash of flashing lights, and the sound of clicking sounded continuously until he sat in the prepared position, and there was no meaning to stop at all.

"Okay, sorry to keep everyone waiting." Before the host of the press conference could speak, he reached out and tapped the microphone in front of him twice, and said to the hundreds of reporters huddled together in front of the long table. End nodded to the staff who supported the press conference.

After the host announced the official start of the press conference, a reporter was impatient and asked Wayne directly, "Director Greenberg, can you talk about the scale of this film? "The Departed", the whole film is full of violence, blood and foul language, and the scale of some shots is simply testing the limits of human endurance."

"what."

Before he finished asking his question, Wayne directly interrupted the other party's words. The audience was choosing the movie to watch, the movie was also choosing the audience, and it was understandable that some people loved it and others criticized it.

This reporter is obviously one of those people who are extremely disgusted after watching the film. Wayne doesn't really care about the problem. key.

"This question is very simple." At this moment, Wayne leaned forward, approached the microphone, looked at the reporter with oppressive eyes, and said, "Because this is an R-rated movie, an R-rated movie with eighteen bans! Next one question."

After speaking, he stopped looking at the reporter who asked the question and turned to look at the others.

It can be seen that the reporter still wants to continue to ask questions, but his colleagues did not give him this opportunity, and another voice rang. "Director Greenberg, there has been news circulating that the goal of The Departed is the Oscar. During the filming of the film, you also admitted this yourself. Excuse me, has the goal of the film changed now?"

Without waiting for Wayne to speak, the host heard another sensitive question, and immediately turned on the microphone and said, "I want to remind everyone that Wayne will not answer questions related to the unexpected content of the film, we have already."

"It doesn't matter." Wayne waved to the host and said without hesitation, "Yes, The Departed will participate in the Oscars in March next year, and I am also confident that the film will achieve good results."

As soon as he finished speaking, the host directly ordered a reporter in the front row this time, a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, which is closely related to Warner Bros.

This time the issue is finally no longer sensitive, and the reporter targeted one of the male protagonists. "Mr. Bell, this is the second consecutive collaboration between you and Director Greenberg. Can you talk about the filming?"

Next, the reporters' questions, one after another, were mostly given to the two male protagonists in the movie. This is the normal rhythm of the premiere conference. Although there are occasionally some tricky questions, they are all dealt with by several people. past.

Some reporters, obviously not satisfied with a peaceful press conference, tried several times to turn the target to Wayne again, trying to ask for some more eye-catching information, but the host saw the signs in advance, very good. controls the rhythm of the press conference.

"Director Greenberg, what are your expectations for the first weekend box office of The Departed?" At the end of the press conference, a reporter asked this question as usual, even if he knew what kind of answer he would give, But this will always be one of the most eye-catching reports.

"I'm confident The Departed will be the box office winner this weekend."

Just when the main creator of the crew was attending the premiere conference, in the hotel lobby not far from the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, a reception about "The Departed" was going on.

Whether it was a guest on the stage because of the relationship between the main creator of the crew or an invitation from Warner Bros., they all started socializing with red wine or champagne in well-dressed clothes at this moment.

"This is one of the representatives of violent aesthetics in film noir, and it is also the culmination of Wayne's personal style." In a corner of the hotel banquet hall, Todd McCarthy, holding a glass of champagne, eloquently published to several colleagues. own opinion.

"In the realistic shooting method, with the cut attribute that Wayne is best at, and the essence of the master-level film noir. Don't care about those **** and foul language, because of the existence of these things, only Chi Luoluo's struggle with human nature, In front of us, it all makes for a typical Greenberg-style The Departed."

Not far behind the group of film critics, Naomi Watts and Bruce Rosenblum stood next to each other, and the two of them clearly heard the famous film critic's point of view.

Even though the Australian actress didn't like the film at all, she was still overjoyed when she heard these compliments to Wayne, and before she knew it, a smile appeared on her face.

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