Chapter 317： Death is coming

Of course, people have feelings after all, and it is impossible to always measure everything by giving and receiving.

Even if he loses money, Zhang Dongcheng will still agree to Professor Hebrew's request.

When he was in school, Mr. Hebrew's selfless help and teaching to him was enough for Zhang Dongcheng to accept even the request of losing money.

Respecting teachers is not only a traditional virtue of China. Looking around the world, a culture that can pass on everything and flourish must have customs similar to respecting teachers and respecting Taoism.

Even in the Sumerian culture from 2000 to 4000 BC, there are already records about schools.

"Very good, my child. Then we will see you in January next year!" Mr. Hebrew was very happy that Zhang Dongcheng accepted his invitation.

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Dongcheng rested at the ranch that night. Early the next morning, I rushed to the set again.

After continuing to shoot in the Rocky Mountains for a few days, on October 3rd, Zhang Dongcheng had to hand over some scattered shots of the crew to the photographer Jack.

Because this day is the premiere day of Huang Yiyu's Death Comes. As the owner of Dongcheng Films, Zhang Dongcheng had to go over to support him in person.

Jack has been with Zhang Dongcheng since he filmed Two Smoking Barrels in 1995.

Regarding Zhang Dongcheng's shooting habits, he can be said to be the one who knows best. One of the most successful parts of the Brokeback Mountain movie is the beautiful scenery of the Rocky Mountains, in terms of framing. As a photographer, Jack is more authoritative than director Zhang Dongcheng.

Sometimes, Zhang Dongcheng even has to refer to his opinion. Zhang Dongcheng was very relieved to entrust the matter to him.

After leaving the set on a mule, Zhang Dongcheng met Patricia who came to greet him as soon as he got off the mountain.

"Smith, you seem to have lost a lot of weight!" Patricia looked at Zhang Dongcheng with a smile on her face, with a bit of distress in her eyes.

"The filming of Brokeback Mountain was quite intense, so I was really tired during this time!" Zhang Dongcheng gave Patricia a big hug. Said: "Let's go. Let's go back to Los Angeles!"

Patricia came to welcome Zhang Dongcheng in person this time, of course it couldn't be entirely because she missed him.

As a girl born and raised in European and American culture, Patricia is very independent. Even if you love him very much, it is impossible to give up yourself because of this.

The reason why she did this was entirely because Patricia felt threatened.

yes! Because Patricia came into contact with Zhang Dongcheng a long time later than Halliwell and Victoria, so even if she knew that the relationship between him and Victoria and Halliwell was not simple, Patricia would often pretend to be deaf make dumb.

The American concept of love is different from that of China. They have a very clear distinction between love and marriage. Maybe when they are young, they will play crazy. But after marriage, it will immediately converge.

There is a saying in the United States that Sometimes you just have to kiss safe frogs before you find your real prince.

This sentence comes from the story of the frog prince, which means: Sometimes you have to kiss several frogs before you find your prince.

Seeing this, many people may think that Americans are too open. But there is no necessary connection between their love and marriage.

Maybe couples who love each other to death will not get together in the end, but the opposite **** who usually seem like friends and buddies can form a harmonious family.

Patricia loves Jang Dong Sung very much, there is no doubt about it. But she didn't think about marrying Zhang Dongcheng. Because of this, at this stage, she turns a blind eye to the relationship between Zhang Dongcheng, Halliwell and Victoria.

But this doesn't mean that she will tolerate Zhang Dongcheng's relationship with her, and at the same time, there will be newcomers intervening in it. For example, Atlanta, who just joined the company, made Patricia feel very threatened.

"Patricia? What are you thinking?" After getting on the plane to Los Angeles, Zhang Dongcheng looked at Patricia who was beside him in a daze and asked suspiciously.

"Oh! Nothing!" Patricia shook her head, came back to her senses, and said, "Smith, what is your relationship with that Atlanta?"

Seeing Patricia's half-smile expression, Zhang Dongcheng became nervous for no reason, spread his hands, and said innocently: "Patricia, you have to trust me, I really have nothing to do with that woman."

"Smith, there is an old saying in your country, that is to be a thief with a guilty conscience! Is this what you are doing now?" Hearing Patricia say the four words "being a thief with a guilty conscience" in broken Chinese, Zhang Dongcheng couldn't help but smile.

"Patricia, that's a guilty conscience. It's not a guilty conscience!" Zhang Dongcheng said, holding her soft waist in his arms. "Couples should trust each other, shouldn't they?"

"Okay! You'd better not let me find out what secrets you have with her!" Patricia meekly stuck to Zhang Dongcheng's arms, waving her small fists and threatened.

"OK! OK!" Zhang Dongcheng made a gesture of surrender and said, "Okay, I understand. I will keep it in mind!"

Patricia smiled in satisfaction.

Taking advantage of the several hours' flight away from Los Angeles, Zhang Dongcheng quickly fell asleep.

In order to spare time, Zhang Dongcheng wrote down his shooting plan last night and handed it to Jack.

He only slept less than four hours yesterday.

Patricia gently covered him with a blanket.

Dongsheng Cinema, located on Hollywood Boulevard, has become one of the few top cinemas in Los Angeles since the premiere of the last dark war, which was comparable to the Oscars. . Very popular with the audience.

As the God of Reaper invested and filmed by Dongcheng Films is coming, the choice of the premiere venue will naturally not fall to other companies!

At around six in the evening, crowds of people in twos and threes began to gather outside the gate of Dongsheng Cinema.

"Hey! Suzanne, I think it's time to go and see Dreams Come True. I heard that the picture of that movie is very good!" line up.

As for the original boyfriend Ellen, well, American girls change boyfriends pretty quickly.

"I still want to see Reaper! Don't forget, this movie was shot by Smith!" Compared with the pure appearance two years ago, Susanna in front of her was even more dazzling.

"But, Suzanne, as you said just now, it was only filmed by Smith. But it wasn't directed by Smith himself! I don't think this movie is any good!" Corbett insisted on his opinion.

He looked up at the poster of Death Coming on the wall, and said, "Look, this is a work called James Huang. Oh! God, I think that among Chinese directors, apart from Smith's work, other Wouldn't make a movie at all!'

Seeing Suzanne's emotional expression, Corbett stepped up immediately, and said, "I heard that the movie Dreams Come True is so wonderful that it feels like a dream. Maybe it's a good choice!"

Dreams Come True, which Corbett mentioned repeatedly, is a romantic fantasy film directed by Vincent Ward. The picture of this work is indeed exquisite like a work of art. It even won the Oscar for Best Visual Award in 1999, which shows how exquisite its picture is.

Susanna frowned, and said dissatisfiedly: "Corbert, don't you even want to watch a movie with me now?"

After more than two months of dating, the original passion seems to have been exhausted. The relationship between Corbett and Suzanne has also become indifferent.

If it was placed two months ago, Susanna would not have any objection even if she asked to watch the crude R-rated movie Corbett. It will be the same there as it is now.

"Okay!" Seeing Suzanne's frosty face, Corbett shrugged helplessly, and said, "We'll just see the **** of death coming. Are you satisfied with this?"

"Hmph!" Colbert's perfunctory words made Susannah even more dissatisfied. She snorted softly, turned her head and simply ignored this boyfriend who disappointed her.

For Suzanne and Corbett, love actually came very suddenly. Just seeing the right eye at a party, they became boyfriend and girlfriend.

In the beginning, Corbett liked Suzanne more on the outside. Everyone has a love for beauty, and Corbett, who is full of blood, is no exception.

After more than two months of getting along, the original novelty has completely passed. For Suzanne, Corbett didn't have the kind of favor he had before. This made Suzanne very upset.

"Okay, Susanna, don't be angry!" With so many people around, Corbett had to bow his head to Susanna.

Susanna gave Corbett a blank look, but said nothing.

On the other side, the Allen family came to the ticket gate of the Dongcheng Cinema at some point and lined up.

Two days ago, the publicity of ZDC TV let everyone know that the movie Death is Coming is about to be released.

In the promotion of ZDC TV station, there are a thousand ways to die as a foreshadowing. Gan Zhongmen is also very curious about the upcoming Reaper.

A family of four who loves a thousand ways to die will certainly not miss such a movie.

"Wow! Alan! It's been a long time!" Corbett, who had just bought a ticket, hugged Suzanne's soft waist, and was about to walk into the cinema when he suddenly noticed someone standing not far behind him. Allen.

Colbert is also a classmate of Allen's school, and the two only met through Suzanne.

"Hi, Corbett. That's right. It's been a long time! Have you come to see the Grim Reaper too?" Allen strode up to Corbett, punched him in the chest, and asked enthusiastically road.

Turning his head to look at his ex-girlfriend, Alan didn't say anything, the two broke up peacefully, and they were friends after goodbye. There is no such thing as other couples who love to death and hate to death.

Things like this are too common in the United States, and the concept is completely different from that of the East.

"Yes!" Corbett nodded and said, "Susanna likes Smith Zhang's movies very much. So we came to watch them together!"

While these classmates who hadn’t seen each other for a long time were reminiscing about the past, on the other side, Alan’s father had already bought back the movie tickets.

Coincidentally, the four movie tickets bought by Allen's father happened to be next to the two of Corbett.

"God. What a coincidence!" Corbett said excitedly. A group of people walked into the cinema talking and laughing.

On the other side, after several hours of flying, he returned to Zhang Dongcheng in Los Angeles, changed his clothes, and took Patricia to the Dongcheng Cinema.

By the time they arrived, dozens of reporters with cameras, recording pens, microphones and other equipment had gathered outside the Dongsheng Cinema.

"Oh! God, it's Smith! Smith is here!" A reporter exclaimed, and came straight to Zhang Dongcheng.

"Director Smith, hello, shouldn't you be filming the scene of Brokeback Mountain now? Could it be that you came here specially this time to attend the premiere of Reaper?" the reporter asked hastily.

Zhang Dongcheng laughed and joked, "You're so smart that you guessed it right. I'm here to participate in the premiere of Reaper!"

Zhang Dongcheng's answer immediately caused the other reporters to burst into laughter.

At this time, Dongsheng Cinema is holding the premiere of Death is Coming. Zhang Dongcheng came here now, and it was obvious that he was planning to go to the movie theater. Apart from attending the premiere of Reaper, is there any other possibility?

Don't forget, the investor and producer of Reaper are all him!

The reporter's question was so stupid that it made other colleagues feel ashamed of him.

"Director Smith, why did you choose a rookie like James as the director? Is it because his skin color is the same as yours?" another reporter asked.

Regarding this question, Zhang Dongcheng felt a little uncomfortable.

Because this is obviously a trap. The issue of race is a very sensitive topic in the United States. Even now that racial discrimination seems to have disappeared, once this kind of question is answered incorrectly, it is likely to cause trouble.

Zhang Dongcheng shook his head and explained: "I'm very sorry, I think you may have misunderstood something. The reason why I chose James is very simple, because he is the screenwriter of this movie, and no one knows more about the shooting of Reaper than him. How to proceed! It has nothing to do with his skin color. I believe that if you have read my previous resume, or watched the Oprah talk show, you should know that I hate racial discrimination very much.”

After a pause, Zhang Dongcheng continued: "In addition to this, the more important point is that James is not a newcomer. The well-known screenwriter of the X-Files is James! Maybe this is the first time he has personally directed the filming of a movie. But I believe that he will not let us all down."

"Mr. Smith, so you are very confident in the movie Death Comes, right?" Another reporter asked Zhang Dongcheng as he brought the recorder.

Nodding his head, Zhang Dongcheng said affirmatively: "Yes, I am very confident that the **** of death is coming. Similarly, I am also very confident in James. I believe that whether it is the **** of death or James, I won't be disappointed!"

"Director Smith, can you predict the box office of the movie Death Comes?" the reporter asked.

Predicting the box office is often one of the most attractive topics for a movie. Many directors, during the publicity stage, did not hesitate to say a relatively high box office, relying on this grandstanding method to win the box office.

Of course, more directors still like to speak with facts, even if they make predictions, they will not say a rambling number.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Dongcheng came according to another version of the **** of death, and gave a relatively conservative figure: "The box office in the United States is probably more than 50 million. The global box office can exceed 100 million!"

His words immediately aroused intense inquiries from the reporters.

"Director Smith, do you think Reaper's global box office is over 100 million, and the entire United States can get over 50 million, right? May I ask how you think about it?"

"Director Smith, I heard that the total investment of this movie is only about 20 million. Is that so?"

The messy questions made Zhang Dongcheng have to raise his voice, and said: "Everyone, the premiere is about to start. If you have any questions, please wait a while and ask questions at the premiere? Let me go there now!"

When the reporters heard the news, they immediately remembered that the premiere of Reaper was about to start, and it was a little unreasonable for them to stop Zhang Dongcheng here to ask the truth.

After the reporters got out of the way, Zhang Dongcheng brought Patricia to the cinema smoothly.

In the movie theater, there are already audiences in most of the seats. There are also a few sporadic seats that are vacant.

But I believe that after the premiere officially starts, this place will be full. After all, the premiere is always the face of a movie. It needs to be broadcast on TV.

If the time comes when people are not satisfied, wouldn’t it be ridiculous? Even if the face is swollen to pretend to be fat, the seats at the premiere ceremony will definitely be filled by the organizers.

"Oh! Smith!" An exclamation came from not far away. Adaman, who was wearing a black suit, white shirt and tie, opened his arms and hugged Zhang Dongcheng.

After hugging Zhang Dongcheng tightly, he excitedly patted Zhang Dongcheng's back several times, then let go of him and said, "God! Do you know Smith? During this time, Thomas Thanks to you, I have also become a celebrity!"

While talking, Adaman also posed a pose self-righteously! Winking at Zhang Dongcheng proudly.

"Okay, Adaman, calm down!" Zhang Dongcheng looked at Adaman with a smile and said, "Don't be so excited, buddy! Do you know? I talked to Mr. Hebrew on the phone before, and he invited me to be a member of the London Film Academy." Visiting professor, and also awarded me the title of honorary alumni!"

"My God!" Adaman heard the words, and the POSE that had not been set stopped abruptly, and he froze on the spot. The posture looked extremely funny, and said, "I heard it right? Smith, you are going to be A professor? A professor like Mr. Hebrew?"

"No! This is different!" Zhang Dongcheng shook his head and explained: "Mr. Hebrew is a distinguished professor of the Academy of Film, and my visiting professor is just an honorary title! I can't have time to give those The students are in class!"

Adaman didn't know what he thought of, so he burst out laughing, shook his head and explained: "Oh, sorry, Smith, I just thought that you would go to give lectures to people about our age, so I couldn't help thinking I laughed! Hahaha..."

Seeing Adaman's mischievous look, Zhang Dongcheng smiled, and said indifferently: "I will invite you to come and listen in time!"

After a few jokes between the two, Huang Yiyu, who is the protagonist of this premiere, also noticed Zhang Dongcheng's arrival. He immediately walked towards Zhang Dongcheng, and said excitedly from a distance: "Hey, boss! !"

Zhang Dongcheng waved to Huang Yiyu and said, "James, how do you feel? Congratulations, your first movie is about to be released! This will be a beautiful start. Isn't it?"

"Thank you, Smith!" Huang Yiyu thanked Zhang Dongcheng sincerely.

Over the years, in order to get the opportunity to direct in person, Huang Yiyu has hit a wall many times. If it weren't for the fact that he went to the Oscars on a whim at the beginning of this year, I'm afraid that the script of Reaper's Coming will become a released movie in his hands.

"Okay, the time is almost up, I think we should hurry up. James, how are you preparing for the premiere?" Zhang Dongcheng asked Huang Yiyu as he walked towards the main creative staff at the front desk.

"Basically ready!" Huang Yiyu smiled and said, "Of course, this premiere is incomparable with the one you made during the secret war before. I think it will be ten or twenty years later. , and there will be no movie premiere that can surpass Dark War!"

On this point, what Huang Yiyu said is true. The premiere of the dark war has almost become a climax! Among them, the element of chance and coincidence occupies a very important proportion.

Even Zhang Dongcheng’s current Brokeback Mountain, trying to replicate the premiere of Dark War is an impossible task.

Zhang Dongcheng accepted Huang Yiyu's praise and compliments noncommittally. When he was about to take his seat, Zhang Dongcheng suddenly asked, "James, how is your filming of the Grudge going?"

"The progress is going well!" Hearing Zhang Dongcheng mentioning the grievance, Huang Yiyu's face immediately showed excitement, and said: "Two-thirds of the film's footage has been completed. The completed part has been sent to Bo Dayton's special effects company for special effects processing."

"Well, don't be in such a hurry, slow down a bit, it's not good to be too hasty. The Grudge should be launched next year." Zhang Dongcheng doesn't want Xiao Huang to die from overwork.

Huang Yiyu pondered for a moment, then said: "Okay."