Chapter 65： don't take it too seriously

Chicago, a city located in the state of Illinois, is one of the world's most famous international financial centers and the third largest city in the United States after New York and Los Angeles.

The city is home to the Bulls and is also home to the headquarters of the Happ company that produced "The Oprah Show."

After getting off the plane, under the arrangement of Paramount Pictures, Lehman and his party checked into a hotel in the city center.

Put down the luggage, find the door, and the team is disbanded.

Now, go play wherever you want, because "The Oprah Show" won't be recorded until Wednesday afternoon, and it's only Tuesday, and there's still more than half of the day to give everyone a chance to tour the city.

It's a pity that everyone present here is unfamiliar, even if they want to go out to play, they don't know where to play.

In the end, it was George who stood up.

He has been to Chicago before, and he knows which attractions are acceptable.

So, the group followed George to the Navy Pier.

Although the name of Navy Pier may sound a bit underwhelming, don't be fooled by the appearance.

In fact, this is not just a pier. There are also a series of sightseeing facilities such as parks, shops, bars, museums, etc. on the pier.

After walking for a long time, I was a little tired. Lyman leaned against the railing on the shore of Navy Pier, blowing the light wind from Lake Michigan, looking up at the blue sky and the clear lake in the distance, everything was so beautiful, Makes people feel at ease.

"The scenery is so charming. A few months ago, I never imagined that I would be here now." Ryan also came over and said with emotion.

"Well, I didn't think about it either."

Ryan suddenly glanced at Lyman and asked strangely, "We succeeded like this. Are we considered successful?"

"That depends on what your definition of success is."

"Didn't George say yesterday that the domestic box office in France has already exceeded 30 million, plus the box office results in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and other places, it should be very easy to break the 100 million." Ryan looked at the white clouds fluttering blue sky, very Shaking his head incredulously, he said: "And even Oprah invited us to participate in the talk show, isn't this proof of our success. The movie broke 100 million, to be honest, it's a bit crazy."

"What are you worried about?" This state is not like the usual Ryan.

"It's just a little illusory, a little unreal." Ryan tried and said, "I can't even sleep well these days. I always feel like I'm floating high in the air, and I don't feel secure."

Lehman turned his head, looked at Ryan, and joked with a smile, "Could it be this sudden wealth that caught your eye? I want to say, Ryan, it's not like you."

"It's not like I haven't seen money, how is it possible." Ryan's face flushed and he hurriedly retorted. The things in his heart were poked, which made him a little embarrassed.

Every midnight, when he thinks that their movies have exceeded 100 million yuan, he feels dreamy.

"Have you ever seen a scene where you spend a lot of money participating in gambling-gaming, a moment of heaven, a moment of hell, I think making a movie is very similar to gambling-betting, the road ahead is unknown, no one knows, the next moment, you encounter is Heaven or hell, so don't think about it, we just got away with it once, and it doesn't really matter."

"Remember our studio logo? The butterfly that came out of the cocoon. It's beautiful, so beautiful that everyone can't help but be drawn to its flawless form, if such a butterfly exists in the real world. , I think many people will admire it, if it has ideas, it will feel that it is unique and the darling of the world."

"But if it keeps indulging in this taste, it will not recognize its own condition, it will get lost, and finally it will be swallowed by the light spot."

"Occasionally, someone will remember that there used to be a butterfly that was very beautiful when it flew, but where is it now?"

"This is the cruelty of reality. There are so many beautiful things in the world. They come and go in a hurry. We are like that butterfly now. , we're no better off than that butterfly."

"Ryan, don't indulge in the past, the past is gone."

Watching Ryan beside him thinking, Lyman sighed silently in his heart. He didn't expect that he would have to enlighten others.

Thinking back to the beginning, when he was an assistant on the set, the TV series he filmed was broadcast on the TV station. The ratings were very good, and he ranked third at the same time.

But it turned out that he still spent three years on the set before he was given the opportunity to be an assistant director and had the right to direct the camera crew.

Human, it is easy to get lost in the admiration of others, but as everyone knows, there is heaven outside the sky, and there are people outside of people.

They are still nothing.

The group spent most of the afternoon playing at the Navy Pier. It was not until the evening that they gathered together and had a delicious dinner before returning to the hotel to rest.

And because this issue of "The Oprah Talk Show" does not require Lehman and the others to participate in shooting some location images, on Wednesday afternoon, it is enough to go directly to the scene to record.

"Lyman, let's go in."

George led the group to the reception desk in the center of the hall on the first floor, and said politely, "Lyman Rust, a guest who came to attend "The Oprah Show".

The staff at the front desk did not recognize who Lehmann was. For him, the people in front of him were just ordinary members of the many people who entered and exited the building, without any particularity.

He looked down at the information, and then nodded, "The program recording at 3 pm, this is your visitor pass, please take it with you, the "Oprah Talk Show" studio is on the 6th floor, get out of the elevator can see."

The staff is very skilled in business. After confirming the appointment information, the process will proceed quickly. He reminded: "There are studios everywhere, and a lot of work needs to be carried out at the same time, so please don't walk around and break into other Space, if you have a mobile phone, please remember to adjust the vibration or mute, thank you for your cooperation.”

George smiled and nodded, then took the pass and led everyone towards the next entrance.

It wasn't until he stepped into the elevator that Lyman joked: "Look, no one will be living around us, if it weren't for our films, which did have some success, those media news wouldn't look at us at all, Isn't "Buried Alive" the best example."

Objectively speaking, Lehmann is still a little-known person, and it's normal that others don't like him.

He is neither a world-renowned commercial director like James Cameron, nor a veteran film director like Steven Spielberg. It is impossible to ask that many people care about him. He has the confidence to make a good movie, but he doesn't feel like the earth is a megalomaniac revolving around him.

Ryan opened his mouth, wanting to refute that he had realized this, but in the end he didn't speak.

"Three Silly Bollywood" has attracted a lot of attention, created a lot of talk, and praised by film critics in the past period of time, but it's all just that, in real life - especially In the United States, where Hollywood culture is prevalent, you can easily find too many actors or stars or singers, directors and other figures whose popularity crushes them. They are really nothing special.

Even the rare opportunity to record "The Oprah Show" is more of a reward.

Perhaps it is precisely because they are unknown people with a certain degree of topicality that they attracted the attention of the show crew.

this is the truth.

The elevator stopped on the 6th floor, and the group walked out of the elevator.

Looking at the set-up studio scene in front of him, Lehmann couldn't help but become curious.

Seriously, I only heard the name of this show, and I have never seen the recording scene.

What appears in front of Leiman is an open space similar to an office cubicle. In the center of UU Reading is a dozen wooden cubicles, and all kinds of materials are scattered on the desks. , cameras, props, etc., the dazzling visual experience will create an illusion that this is a large warehouse.

Behind the open space is a huge wooden wall, which blocks the view and extends further inside. There is a deep corridor going out along the right side of the wooden wall. Under the bright light, you can see that there are multiple room doors on both sides of the corridor. It looks like an independent office. There are two branches at the end of the corridor, and two more corridors extend down. There is an open space on the left side, and you can vaguely see the stepped auditorium and a large area behind the auditorium. The camera stand and props are placed on site.

This is the recording site of "Oprah's Talk Show". If you really want to see it, it's nothing unusual.

At this time, many staff are busy, photographers and lighting engineers are busy with adjustment work, and the on-site executive director is telling a group of viewers the recording process that they need to know and the program response that needs their cooperation... .

Although it is impossible to see all the overall scenes of the studio, but just a face-to-face, you can feel the compact taste of the TV industry.

This is a completely different situation from shooting a movie, and it looks quite interesting.

"Uh...Are you recording guests?" A man with a folder in his hand found this and hurried over.

After looking up and down, he confirmed that it was correct, and then he said, "Oh, you are Lyman Rust, please come with me."

There was no polite greeting or self-introduction first, so he led the group and walked towards the corridor on the right.