Chapter 273： You are my idol!

In any case, as a member of the public, beating someone with your hands will attract criticism. However, Zhang Dongcheng's current attitude of admitting his mistakes, which is neither humble nor overbearing, has made people feel good about him.

Didn't you hear? Just now Smith himself said that when he was young and hadn't stepped into the society, he was a young man who was provocative when he was provoked. He has now realized his mistake.

Oprah obviously won't hold on to this issue, she continued: "Although this unpleasant thing happened at the Cannes Film Festival this time, Smith's tuner is still in trouble because of this. Got a booth and made a name for myself in one fell swoop.”

After a pause, Oprah continued: "If the tuner is Smith's graduation work, then the next two smoking guns will make him famous in the UK in one fell swoop!"

Next, the big screen began to show the two smoking guns back then, of course, the evaluation of Zhang Dongcheng by reporter Harris of the Daily Mail was indispensable.

I have to admit that Harris' out-of-context report brought Zhang Dongcheng a lot of trouble, but it was precisely the trouble he brought that pushed Zhang Dongcheng's legend to another peak.

When this Oprah talk show, Zhang Dongcheng's experience from the tuner to the present is counted. The audience at the entire shooting scene fell into a moment of silence.

This is simply amazing, no wonder Oprah called Jang Dong-seong the most legendary director when the show started. His short two years of experience are enough to write a novel.

The text seems to look like a mountain, but why do ordinary people seldom write their own biographies? Because the experience of ordinary people is too pale, there is no twists and turns in the story. Writing it is almost like running water, and no one will like to read it.

But Zhang Dongcheng is different, his tuner, his two big smoking guns, his mummy, his Matrix... Every movie release is a heart-pounding war.

It can be said that Zhang Dongcheng’s experience is standing on the edge of a cliff every time. But every time he turned these thrilling processes into heart-pounding inspirational stories.

When there were two big smoking guns, there were only two canvases; the mummy was faced with a parade to resist the inevitable dilemma; even if the Matrix seemed to be going smoothly, if Zhang Dongcheng hadn’t noticed the power of the Titanic in advance, and accelerated The production speed and the release time are staggered. I am afraid that the final result will be hit and sunk by this disaster movie.

Although the audience at the scene knew that Zhang Dongcheng's rise was miraculous, they never dreamed that a person's experience could be so airy to such an extent.

No wonder Oprah would call Zhang Dongcheng the most legendary director. This title fell on Zhang Dongcheng's head, and he definitely deserved it!

"Smith, legendary director!" Cheers came from the auditorium one after another. No one dared to say that they could do as well as her when faced with the predicament that Zhang Dongcheng faced.

After reading Zhang Dongcheng's experience, these people only have one sentence in their minds, as long as they have half of Zhang Dongcheng's toughness in character, then there will be no obstacles in life!

"Oh! God, Smith, I declare that you will be my idol from now on!" At this moment, an abrupt, trembling voice that seemed about to cry came from the auditorium.

It was loud enough to get everyone's attention.

Even Oprah couldn't help looking at the man who suddenly shouted loudly.

The most successful part of Oprah's talk show is the interaction, not only with the guests, but also with the audience. It can be said that many talk shows or variety shows now directly plagiarize Oprah's ideas in many places.

"This gentleman!" Oprah is a woman who is good at grasping the topic. She immediately motioned to the shouting man to stand up and asked, "Why did you announce Smith as your idol so loudly? I think you seem very Excited, can you tell me what you think?"

"Okay...Okay!" The man took the microphone from the staff, and said in a trembling voice: "I think Smith's success is not destined by the heavens, nor is it because of how many unmatched talents he has in movies. Point, his success is because of his perseverance!

The reason why I am so excited is because I used to be the boss of a company, but now my company has gone bankrupt. The reason was because of a venture capital investment, and because of my timidity, I ended up in a dismal end. Not only did I lose all my money, but even the company lost it.

After seeing Smith's experience, I realized that my failure was not accidental, but inevitable! Even without the failure of that investment, I could not have succeeded. Because I don't have Smith's drive to be desperate for a dream.

I want to say, Smith, thank you very much for making me understand my own shortcomings, in this point, you are my teacher! It is your living experience that tells me that there is no shortcut on the road to success, and every setback is accompanied by huge benefits! People who are afraid of setbacks are not qualified to shake hands with success! Thank you! "

People are sometimes easily infected by certain trivial things. This kind of infection is like a slap in the face, and may have a lifetime impact on a person.

Just like the well-known story of an iron pestle being ground into a needle, it is just a very ordinary old lady. Many people would be indifferent to her words. Only Li Bai, because of this very ordinary sentence, comprehended the true meaning of life and became a famous woman in history. The famous poet fairy!

This man is exactly like this. He may have read many books written by successful people, and he can definitely see many examples similar to Zhang Dongcheng, but those examples cannot shock his heart.

This kind of thing is very unreasonable. To explain it with a sentence in the Tao Te Ching is Tao can be Tao; very Tao!

Zhang Dongcheng and Oprah were stunned by what this man said at the same time. This is definitely not a bridge rehearsed before, but what really happened in front of my eyes.

Zhang Dongcheng immediately stood up from the sofa, bowed to the man, and said: "Thank you very much, my experience can help you. I wonder if you can tell me your name?"

"My name is Sterling, Sterling Ackerman!" Sterling's voice was full of excitement.

"Okay, Sterling." Zhang Dongcheng nodded, and said solemnly: "I want to tell you, as long as you are willing to persevere, maybe success is in sight. Thank you!"

"No! No!" Sterling shook his head vigorously, and said, "Mr. Smith, I should be the one to thank you. If I hadn't happened to be on Ms. Oprah's show this time, maybe I would have been useless in my life. It was you who rekindled my fighting spirit."

"Wow!" Oprah's eyes widened. This is definitely the first time in her show. Oprah said in a horrified tone: "I think maybe we will add a title to Smith in the future, and he should be called a life mentor!"

This sentence is just Oprah's joke, but after that, the title of Zhang Dongcheng's mentor in life will be recognized by everyone.

Especially a few years later, when this Sterling became a financial tycoon, this sentence was considered by many people to be Oprah's prophecy, because people were surprised to find that in Zhang Dongcheng's legendary life, countless people All claim to be successful with his help. Of course, this is a long time later.

Oprah's talk show is a chat show. The rhythm is easy and casual. The matter of Sterling was nothing more than a small episode that took up less than two minutes.

As the host, Oprah easily integrated this unexpected event into her own program. Her control over the rhythm of the talk show is perfect.

After the excited Sterling sat down again, Oprah changed the subject and began to tell the audience something completely unrelated to the movie, saying, "Have you read the book Harry Potter? Is a great novel, although many people think it is a children's book, but I like it, as Ms. J. K. Rowling said, I think this book should be a fantasy novel! Not Simple children's book."

The audience at the scene were all confused by Oprah's words, weren't they talking about Zhang Dongcheng? How could it get involved in Harry Potter, who had nothing to do with him.

After nearly a year, Harry Potter has completely become popular all over the world and has become the most popular children's book.

Just at the beginning of this year, the American Scholars Publishing House purchased the distribution rights of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in the United States at a high price of 150,000 US dollars. It is precisely because of this move by the scholar publisher that Harry Potter, which has been confined to the UK, has completely opened up the way to become popular all over the world.

In just a few months, the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" climbed to the seventh place on the "New York Times" bestseller list. "Publishers Weekly" ranked third. And this ranking is still rising, narrowing the distance with the previous one.

Many newspapers and media claimed that the book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" created a miracle. It was obviously a book by a new author, and it was classified as a children's book, but it fell flat in a short period of time. The works of several best-selling authors.

When many people saw the introduction of the author J.K. Rowling, they didn't know how many sympathy points they had earned.

But what does all this have to do with the director Smith? Why did the interview with Smith Zhang involve Harry Potter?

For a while, countless people pricked up their ears.

"Perhaps everyone knows that Ms. J.K. Rowling is the author of this book, and through some introductions, she learned about her experience indirectly." Oprah did not keep secrets, but quickly revealed the matter to everyone Explained clearly.

"But I believe that few people know that the birth of Harry Potter has an inseparable relationship with Smith Zhang. Without Smith Zhang, this book would not have been born. If Ms. JK Rowling is Harry Potter If you are the mother of Harry Potter, then Smith is the father of Harry Potter. Of course, Smith Zhang and Ms. J.K. Rowling are a bit regretful!"

After making a joke, Oprah recounted in detail how Zhang Dongcheng discovered JK Rowling and Harry Potter.

Of course, what Oprah said now is quite different from the experience of Zhang Dongcheng meeting J.K. Rowling, with some artistic embellishments added in the middle.

But sometimes, reality can be more unbelievable than art, such is the experience of Zhang Dongcheng and JK Rowling.

After listening to Oprah's narration, the whole scene was silent, and then the whole scene set off deafening applause, cheers and whistles.

Especially Sterling, his body was trembling with excitement. He said just now that he was moved by Zhang Dongcheng's experience and prepared to make a comeback. And now, Oprah broke the news about JK Rowling's success.

All of this seemed like a deliberately made art film, which was specially used to praise Zhang Dongcheng.

In the back of the show, Oprah kept breaking out Zhang Dongcheng's jaw-dropping experiences one after another.

Especially the action of the Matrix to avoid the Titanic has convinced many Christians that Smith Zhang is loved by God. Otherwise, why would he adjust the release date?

As for Smith Zhang being able to predict the future? Don't be funny, do you think he is Superman or Dr. Manhattan?

At the end of the show, Oprah wisely gave Zhang Dongcheng a chance to advertise. Asked: "Smith, your new movie Dark Wars is a remake of a Hong Kong script. Will the leak of that script have a big impact on you?"

Zhang Dongcheng shook his head confidently, feeling very grateful to Oprah for helping him casually. "Of course not, just like what I said to the Los Angeles media reporter, Mr. Monroe Peterson. If the plot is well-known by the public, a story is worthless to shoot, then the practice of shooting famous books or remaking other movies, Isn't that stupid enough to make people laugh?"

After the interview just now, it is blunt to say that Zhang Dongcheng has captured all the audience at the scene. His answer undoubtedly aroused thunderous applause.

"Thank you, my new movie Dark Wars will be released in North America in the summer on July 10th, and I hope everyone will go to the cinema to support it." Zhang Dongcheng waved to the camera and the audience, and said his final farewell.

After the recording of Oprah's talk show ended, Zhang Dongcheng was treated enthusiastically by the audience, and people kept rushing up to ask for autographs. Even some hot girls took the initiative to ask him to kiss and take photos with him.

Although Zhang Dongcheng does not look like that kind of handsome boy, after several times of success, he has a very calm temperament. Although this temperament is indescribable, it is more beautiful than the handsome appearance. attract attention.

In the circle of directors, he has become more popular than a star, and maybe Zhang Dongcheng can be regarded as a maverick.

After finally leaving the scene of Oprah's talk show, Zhang Dongcheng almost collapsed. He couldn't help feeling a little emotional. He really didn't know how Nicholas and other stars faced those crazy fans. Anyway, Zhang Dongcheng would rather shoot more than a dozen movies than face these crazy fans.

Because it was getting late after recording the Oprah talk show, Zhang Dongcheng had to postpone his return to Los Angeles until tomorrow.

After a night of rest in a hotel in Chicago, Zhang Dongcheng boarded the plane back to Los Angeles early the next morning.

Now it is about to enter July, and the propaganda of the dark war is coming to an end.

As soon as he returned to the company, Zhang Dongcheng immediately found Adaman. "How are things going with the movie release?"

Adaman replied competently: "Everything has been arranged. On July 10, there will be a total of 2,700 movie theaters in North America showing our Dark War."

Originally there were 2,500 theater companies, but in the past two days, some small cinema companies have come to seek cooperation. Someone came to give money, of course Adaman would let it go for no reason, so the number of theaters increased by more than two hundred.

Not enough These theaters are not large movie theaters, so the number of screens has not increased much.

"Where's the copy of Dark War?" Zhang Dongcheng leaned back on the chair, because when he came back in the morning, Zhang Dongcheng was thinking about catching the plane, which caused him not to get enough sleep last night, and now he is a little groggy.

"It's OK. Now we have sent out the copies!" Adaman responded confidently.

Thinking of the uproar caused by the news of the leak of the Hong Kong version of the secret war script, I was anxious like ants on a hot pot, while Zhang Dongcheng sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. Now it seems that Smith really has a vision!

So what if the script leaks? Dongcheng Pictures didn't even hold a press conference to explain this, completely treating it as if it never happened.

Now that the movie is finished and it is about to be released, won’t there still be so many movie theater companies agreeing to their request for cooperation? He was even willing to give up 5% of the second week's box office share for this.

It can be seen that the rules of the film industry are so realistic. Even if the film produced by a big director is only known, many people will cry and ask for cooperation. If we put the current situation in the time when Zhang Dongcheng and the others were fledgling a year ago, those film companies would not even agree to cooperate.

"Smith!" Adaman suddenly remembered something very important, and said to Zhang Dongcheng: "I think you should hold a grander premiere ceremony for Dark War!"

"Premiere?" Zhang Dongcheng slapped his forehead, he actually forgot about it.

Premiere ceremony refers to the ceremony held before the first release of a movie or TV series. Film and television dramas often have a movie premiere before the official screening, mainly to celebrate, promote, and play the clips, so that the participants can see some highlights or even the whole movie, so as to attract more people to go to the cinema to buy. Tickets to watch movies.

Usually at the premiere, the main actors will be invited to help out to increase the popularity of the drama. Of course, the invited actors are not only the members of this work, sometimes at the premiere of a movie, actors, directors and others can make hundreds of talents to help out.

With Zhang Dongcheng's current status, if the premiere of Dark War is held, it will naturally be impossible to fight like mummy and The Matrix.

"It is indeed necessary to hold a grander premiere!" Zhang Dongcheng nodded in agreement. The purpose of the premiere is to attract more people to go to the cinema to buy tickets to watch the movie, so naturally the more lively and grand the better.

It would be best to make it look like the Oscars, with bright stars. In this way, there will be no worries about no audience to watch the movie.

Although both The Mummy and The Matrix held premieres before their release, Zhang Dongcheng did not have the achievements he has now after all, and some big-name stars would not accept his invitation.

But it is different now. As the owner of Dongcheng Pictures, Zhang Dongcheng has become a hot upstart in Hollywood. This movie was produced by Zhang Dongcheng himself. Even if a long-established master director receives his invitation, he still has to consider the impact of not coming.

Holding a grand premiere ceremony is not only for the publicity of the secret war, but also can play the signboard of Dongcheng Films and attract more talents to join.

What is the most important thing in the new century? talent!

As a booming new company, Dongcheng Pictures urgently needs all kinds of talents to join. But before that, Dongcheng Pictures must have the allure to attract those talents to join, so the premiere ceremony is undoubtedly a good choice.

Think about it, at a star-studded premiere, countless directors and superstars have appeared one after another. Anyone who has the ambition to join the film industry will definitely be attracted.

After thinking about the benefits of this premiere, Jang Dong-seong soon became a little distressed. It is already July 1st, and there are only ten days before the release of Dark War. Even if many people are invited, the other party may not have time, after all, actors and directors are very busy.

Even if he wanted to make friends with Zhang Dongcheng, he couldn't let go of his business.

Zhang Dongcheng pondered for a moment, and said: "Now the time is a bit tight. We are making the premiere now, is there still time?"

Adaman's eyes lit up, and he patted his chest immediately and said: "Of course. It must be in time. Smith, I have already thought about the venue! It will be shown in the Dongsheng Cinema we bought!"

Dongsheng Cinema is a large movie theater belonging to Dongcheng Pictures. It was renovated at the end of May. There is a large projection hall with more than 3,500 seats inside. Enough to hold the premiere of this dark war.

Dongsheng Cinema is also located on Hollywood Boulevard, not far from the famous Grumman's Chinese Theatre. Zhang Dongcheng was very impressed with this theater, because the premieres of both The Matrix and The Mummy were held here.

After several previous premieres, Zhang Dongcheng discovered a very disappointing fact. This Grumman Chinese Theater has only architectural style related to China. Because among the more than a hundred star brands in front of Chinese theaters, not even one is truly Chinese.