Chapter 64 Attending Chaplin's Premiere
The last ten days of September passed smoothly. "The Montage" was published and distributed by Thomas Publishing Group on September 26. With my interview articles totaling more than 100,000 words. According to their sales manager, the first edition of 20,000 books was snatched away as soon as it was launched, and the company is preparing to reprint it one after another.
On September 29, "The Fighter" produced by MGM, directed by Sissidimil, began to be released in major theaters. Dimil is good at capturing the audience's psychology. The plot of the film is very exciting, the sets and costumes are excellent. Although Dimil's films have typical vulgarity, exaggeration and businessman atmosphere, he inherited some traditions of Italian films, with luxurious scenes and sometimes some pornographic shots added, and the story is very conspicuous. Although the film does not have much artistic value, it is still very attractive to the people, so after it is released, the box office revenue is very good.
Lao Ma was worried about me poaching his secrets and forced me to write a review of "The Legend of the Husband". I had to do it. One day after the movie was released, I published an article in the Hollywood Times with less than 1,000 words. The whole article only talked about how the structure of the movie was good and how the plot was attractive. He called on Hollywood directors, especially those commercial directors, to study in this regard, and not be a bitch and have to set up a archway. It was obviously a surprisingly bad movie that had to force some artistic meanings into it, and in the end it was nothing like (in a word, Chen Kaige's "The Promise" was like this). He should learn like director Xishi Dimil. If you want to make money, you should honestly shoot money-making movies.
After reading the article, Griffith and Stenborough both said that I was vicious. This article seemed to be a compliment on the surface, but in fact it was a slap in Dimil's mouth.
I don’t care about so much. Now my prestige and reputation in Hollywood have increased rapidly with "Lust and Caution" and the book "Montage" and many people have entered the cinema after reading this article. This is a fact. Since the task assigned by Lao Ma has been completed, whether the article is praised or slapped, it is not my business.
However, it is a foregone conclusion that MGM made a fortune with this movie. It is said that two weeks after the movie was released, Lao Ma hosted a banquet for crew members at the company. Judging from this news, they made a lot of money.
But unexpectedly, after MGM's "The Legend of the Husband" became popular for two weeks, the limelight was completely blocked by another movie.
Chaplin's movie "Golden Sprint" was released on October 14. Although the cost is not very high (it is really difficult to make a large-cost movie for United States), the movie moved a large number of viewers. Chaplin's genius performance made the movie's protagonist Charo feel touching and full. His kindness, bravery, helpfulness and optimistic attitude towards life have infected a large number of viewers. The paragraphs such as "Bread Dance", "Eating Leather Shoes", "Becoming a Rooster" made the movie audience laugh, and there were bitter tears in the corners of their eyes.
It can be said that Chaplin's movie, with deep attention and sympathy for the lower class people, perfectly reflects the real life of the people, cleverly combining funny narratives, tragic colors and lyrical charm, greatly conquering the audience.
This movie made Stenberg so angry that he almost vomited blood. He shook his pistol in front of me more than once and said he wanted to kill Chaplin. On the day of "Golden Sprint" released, Chaplin also held a premiere, and invited many Hollywood big names to participate, and I was also invited.
Griffith, Gans, Berger and others were going to follow me, and Stenberg even stubbornly wrestled me.
"Boss, just let me go. If you don't let me go, I'll go secretly. I have to kill that bitch Chaplin!" Stendburg touched his snatch, standing in front of me like a fierce and evil spirit.
After so long since I had been in contact with Stenborough, I have become more and more familiar with him. Judging from his various performances, the fact that "Golden Sprint" is a script he wrote, I have gradually changed from suspicion to belief.
There are many reasons. First, I have seen his original manuscript. The name of the script is "Golden Sight". Ninety percent of the content is consistent with the content of the movies I have seen in later generations. Secondly, the life expressed in "Golden Sight" reflects the deep sympathy for the lower class people, which is very appropriate to Stenborough's creative personality. This can be seen from the "People Who Seek Help" he is filming now. Finally, many of the shots used in the Gold Sight have traces of Stenborough. Although they have been processed by Chaplin, these traces have not been completely erased.
"Stenborg, who dares to take you there just like you? If you shoot Chaplin's chest at the premiere, wouldn't I become an accomplice? Not to mention that you are the director now, it's important to shoot your movie for me honestly!" I didn't want to take him there no matter what.
Stenberg grabbed me and roared in a low voice: "Boss, as long as you take me there, I promise not to cause trouble, and I will definitely sit there quietly and watch the movies. I will leave after watching it. To be honest, even if you don't take me there, I can't film "The People Who Call for Help". My heart is now on "Gold Stop". I want to see what that bitch raised me is like!"
"You promise not to cause trouble?" I smiled.
Stenberg threw his own gun to Gith, and shook his empty hand and said to me: "Please! I promise you with my personality."
"Okay, I promise you." I really can't do anything to him.
Before he finished speaking, Griffith next to him started to make a fuss again.
"Boss, you asked Stenborough to go, so you have to let me go no matter what!?" the old man said unwillingly.
"Why are you going to join in the fun? Besides, you just broke up with Chaplin for a while. After I went there, there were two people around me who had a holiday with him. What would you think of him?" I think these two guys were trying to anger me to death.
"I don't care anyway, I have to go. If Stenburg and that bitcher are broken up, I can help you." Griffith shook his furry arm at me.
"Really go?"
"I really want to go!"
"Can't you go?"
"No way if you don't go!"
Looking at the watch, the premiere will start in 40 minutes. It will be too late to delay any longer, so I had to agree to the request of both of them.
But for safety reasons, I brought Gans, Berg, James, Valente, Tim, and Howard all. In this way, even if we fight on the spot, we won’t suffer any losses. Also, in Griffith’s words, so many people have to eliminate all the snacks and red wines at the premiere, and eat the British guys who are raising them to death.
The premiere of "Gold Rush" was arranged in a theater in Lianmei in the South District of Hollywood. It was a bustling commercial area with crowded crowds and a good location. We took two cars and saw colorful flags dancing in the distance before we arrived, and a bustling scene was filled with colorful flags and music.
"It's really vulgar! Didn't they know that there was Mozart? Didn't they know that there was Beethoven?? He actually played these British tunes that only pollute their ears!" Stenderberg heard the music outside and cursed.
Griffith tried to hold back his laughter by my side and said to me: "This kid would think that the eggs it lays are too round when he sees a British hen now!"
This cinema is very big, with a small square outside, with teams of emceemen standing outside to greet guests, all of which are beautiful little girls. The cinema has three entrances, one for ordinary people to enter, and the other two are reserved for people in the film industry. There are many cars parked in the square, and I am very familiar with some of them. I guess the people from Marskolov came first before me.
The driver stopped the car, and we got out of the car, but we were inexplicably stopped by two archers in front of the square.
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Chapter completed!