Martin Brest and Bregman stayed with him for a while and then left.
The movie is one and a half hours long, and Zhou Yan will definitely keep pausing while watching it. Just watching it once will take at least half a day. Of course, they can't stay with him all the time.
I have to say that Martin Brest is indeed experienced. Although the initial shooting drew on the original shot by Zhou Yan, there are many places where he is more skillful in the use of light and shadow.
And the same scene, the same plot, his style is different from Zhou Yan's.
Take the heroine as an example. Under Zhou Yan’s lens, Wang Zuxian reveals the gentleness and tenderness of an oriental woman in every aspect. Her movements, light and shadow are all very subtle.
But under Martin's lens, Catherine's beauty is more direct.
Kevin Costner's performance also made Zhou Yan's eyes shine. He is a very reserved actor. There are no exaggerated and prominent movements when performing. He expresses more with his eyes. This is It fits the male protagonist’s setting very well.
I’m not saying it’s better than Bruce Willis, but it’s definitely not worse.
There is also the performance of the young male protagonist Haili. The performance level of the little guy now is definitely not as good as two or three years later, but it is indeed not bad.
I have to admit that this kid's talent is really high, and his acting skills at such a young age are particularly impressive. Although he is a few years younger than Hu Ke, when it comes to acting, he is definitely better than Hu Ke.
It's just that this child didn't have outstanding looks and was relatively short. It was not easy to develop in the entertainment industry.
The physical condition of an actor is very important. Even if Hu Ke is not good at acting, given his height and appearance, he can still be a traffic niche.
In fact, if Hailey can play it safe and continue to polish his acting skills, even though his appearance is not up to par, his acting will definitely be no problem. After all, actors don’t have to be good-looking, and there are many roles that can be played.
But his starting point is too high, which is a burden for him. When he later finds out that he cannot grow taller, and the longer he grows, the more unattractive he becomes, his mentality will most likely collapse.
Many child stars will experience this problem.
It is clear that child stars have a high starting point, but their final development is not satisfactory.
Zhou Yan believes that in a situation like Haili's, if he has been acting for another two years, he should not consider continuing to take on roles. He should think about completing his studies well, but this requires strict control from his parents.
Zhou Yan didn't think too much about Haili's development. Good luck was his fault and had little to do with him.
Zhou Yan had been watching Noon. He had just finished halfway through the film when Bregman came to look for him.
“Y, let’s have a meal together. It’s not too late to work after dinner.”
Zhou Yan put down his pen and rubbed his eyes, "Where to eat?"
"There is a restaurant downstairs."
Zhou Yan looked at the time and nodded, "Okay, that's easy. Eat something and come back as soon as possible. As you know, I’m in a hurry this time.”
“It’s hard to find a big meal in the restaurant downstairs.” smiled.
Then the two went to the restaurant together, ate some fried chicken and sandwiches, and then had lunch. Bregman ate even simpler, just toast with some vegetables and fruits, not even meat. .
In fact, Zhou Yan felt that there was no need to stay in the restaurant to eat these things, he could just take them to the screening room to eat without wasting time.
After eating, the two of them were not in a hurry to go back, but ordered drinks and sat chatting.
“Actually, you don’t have to be in such a hurry. After the concert is over, you can let the rest of the orchestra go back first and stay for a few more days.” Bregman said.
Zhou Yan shook his head and said, "No, I still have a lot of work to do in China during this period. On the 22nd, there will also be a premiere of "Spring of the Cowherd Class". I will definitely go back. "
"By the way, I almost forgot about this, and your new album is about to be released."
"Well, it's just one day, and it will be released in the United States then."
"I will definitely support it."
Zhou Yan joked, "It's not cost-effective for you to buy an album, after all. You have heard most of the songs in it.”
Several of the songs in the new album "Raining Rings" are from the soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility", and of course Bregman has heard it.
“Then in order to make this album a good deal, you must sign it for me when the time comes.”
"No problem."
Zhou Yan drank the coffee in the cup in one gulp, then stood up and said, "Let's go, I'm going back to work."
"Okay."
Upstairs, Bregman returned to his office, and Zhou Yan went directly to the screening room.
But when Zhou Yan went to the screening room, he saw the back of a woman who was also watching "The Sixth Sense".
"Ahem." Zhou Yan coughed lightly.
The woman turned her head and saw Zhou Yan. She immediately said hello, "Hello, Mr. Y."
Seeing the woman's face, Zhou Yan also raised his eyebrows. Isn't this right? The other person is Catherine, the heroine of the American version of "The Sixth Sense".
The real Catherine is still different from the one in the movie. The real Catherine feels a little more wild, and her beauty is even more flamboyant.
“Hello, are you coming to watch a movie today?”
A smile appeared on Catherine's face, "I have seen it before, but I heard that you are here today, so I came here to take a look."
"You are looking for me? What's the matter?"< br>
"Nothing special, just come here to take a look. In fact, I am also a fan of your music. I have listened to all your albums."
Katherine did buy all Zhou Yan's albums, and She listened to all the music related to Zhou Yan that she could find, but it was only after she appeared in "The Sixth Sense".
Although Bregman did not say it directly, Catherine later found out that her ability to get this role had a lot to do with Zhou Yan.
In fact, I came here this time to thank Zhou Yan.
While filming, many people on the set were speculating about her relationship with Zhou Yan. As time went by, she herself felt that she had some kind of connection with Zhou Yan.
Hearing that Catherine was his music fan, Zhou Yan naturally thought it was a polite remark. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your support. I watched half of the film and your performance was quite good."
"Thank you for your recommendation."
Zhou Yan shook his head, "It has nothing to do with me. If the director and producer can choose you as the heroine, they must recognize your ability. And I I heard that you were very serious about this role and read the script several times before the audition. It was your hard work that impressed the director.”
Catherine did not doubt her ability, but she also knew that there was no shortage of actresses in Hollywood who met the requirements. Without Zhou Yan's recommendation, there was no way this role would have fallen to her.
But she did not continue to thank her, but talked about Zhou Yan’s concerts, “I bought tickets for all three of your concerts in Los Angeles.”
Zhou Yan actually understood Catherine’s Xin Si, anyway, it was indeed because of him that Catherine got this role.
But Zhou Yan recommended Catherine at that time simply because he had just met her and thought she was quite suitable. He had no other ideas.
“Actually, if you want to listen, I can give you a few tickets. You don’t need to buy them specifically.”
Catherine nodded and said, "If I have another chance next time, I will definitely ask you for it. Anyway, I have already bought the ticket this time."
"Well, no problem, do you have anything else to do? If If not, I want to start working.”
“Okay, okay, I won’t disturb you.”
In fact, Catherine originally wanted to invite Zhou Yan to have dinner. But seeing Zhou Yan's eagerness to work, she didn't feel embarrassed to mention it.
……
The next afternoon, Zhou Yan and Bregman arrived in Toronto together. They went directly to Roy Thompson Concert Hall without any rest.
Loy Thompson Concert Hall is the main performance venue of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. In addition to holding concerts, it also often holds some film exhibitions. For example, the Toronto Film Festival was screened here last year and this year. Movie.
Zhou Yan and the others arrived at the entrance of the concert hall at half past two. At this time, many media reporters and onlookers had gathered at the entrance.
Although it is not the weekend, there are a lot of idle people in Toronto. Many bored citizens heard that the premiere of "Sense and Sensibility" was held here and came over to join in the fun.
The premiere ceremony held by Columbia this time is quite large. The Roy Thompson Concert Hall can accommodate nearly 3,000 people. In addition to media members, the organizers will also invite many lucky onlookers to enter today. Go to the concert hall and attend the premiere together.
Before today, the organizer had already released some tickets in advance.
After Zhou Yan got off the car, he walked towards the entrance of the concert hall. He originally thought he could enter the concert hall smoothly, but he was stopped by reporters halfway. A tall female reporter stopped in front of Zhou Yan in surprise, "Y-chou!"
Brigman next to him smiled, "Yes, he is Y-chou!" "
After revealing Zhou Yan's identity, Bregman winked at Zhou Yan and said, "You talk to the reporter for a while, I will wait for you in the concert hall."
After saying that, Zhou Yan walked away quickly without waiting for anything to say.
Zhou Yan rolled his eyes, turned around and smiled at the female reporter, "Hello, I'm Zhou Yan."
"It's really you. The organizer didn't notify you that you wanted to Come on, I thought you wouldn’t come.”
“I’m having a concert in Los Angeles, so I’ll come over.”
“I’m Linda, a reporter from Billboard. , can I ask you a few questions?”
"Of course."
"We interviewed Maria just now, and she specifically mentioned you and thanked you for writing such a good song "Young and Beautiful". This song has continued to dominate the singles chart. Ten weeks, and it was still ranked in the top five last week. Do you have anything to share with us about such a good result? "
As Linda said, "YoungandBeautiful" has been very strong since its release. , held the top spot for ten consecutive weeks. Originally, "Fantasy" was still chasing after it, but by the eighth week it fell behind and lost its second position.
Ten weeks later, the popularity of this song has not dropped much. It has still been ranked among the top few in the past few weeks. In other words, it just fell out of the top three and reached the fifth position last week.
“Of course I am very happy that this song has achieved such good results, and I am also very lucky that I gave this song to Maria. She is a very good singer.”
"As far as I know, this should be the second song you wrote for an American singer, right?"
Zhou Yan nodded, "Yes, the previous song was "Yellow"."
>""Yellow" is also a very popular song. This song has topped the singles charts in both the UK and Germany. Especially in the UK, it has been number one on the charts for three consecutive months. You wrote it Both songs have achieved great success. Do you plan to write more songs in the future? "
"It depends on fate. In fact, these two songs were originally just movie soundtracks and advertisements? It turned into a song by chance."
Linda smiled and said, "Do you mean that you can also write lyrics and turn it into a song?"
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"It is also possible, so you should pay more attention to the movies I score, maybe you will be surprised."
"Then this one..."
What Linda was about to say, Two more reporters came next to me.
Because Linda stopped Zhou Yan, attracted their attention, and ran over.
“Is it Y-chou?”
Obviously, Linda didn't want anyone to compete with her for the interview opportunity, but they were already here, and she could only smile and say, "Yes, this is Y-chou."
"Mr. Y, you Okay, you are also a director. How do you feel when you work with director An Li? Is his working mode different from that of your own film? "
"I heard that "No. 1" "The Sixth Sense" has been remade. When will the remake be released? "
"The director of the remake of "The Sixth Sense" is Martin Brest. Do you think the version he shot is similar to the one he shot? What’s the difference between the original version?”
It seemed like these two male reporters were from the film and television media, so the direction of their questions was completely different from Linda’s, they were all about movies.
Zhou Yan looked at his watch and saw that there was still some time, so he replied, "Hollywood's shooting method has a rigorous process, and I have learned a lot from it. As for Mr. Brest, he is undoubtedly a film master, but I haven’t seen the finished film yet, so I can’t answer your question.”
Reporter: “As a classic, “Sense and Sensibility” will definitely attract the attention of a large number of readers of the original book. What about the movie? Is there any big change in the plot compared to the original plot? "
"The movie will be released today. I think you will find out for yourself when literary works are adapted for film and television. , that’s for sure. After all, literature and film are two different art forms. Since the art forms are different, the content presented will naturally be different. I think the audience will definitely have different opinions on whether these changes are good or bad. Answer. I can only say that from the perspective of film criticism, "Sense and Sensibility" directed by An Li is definitely a movie worth watching."
Reporter: "What is your evaluation of this movie? Very high. Can I ask, is it possible for you to cooperate with a Hollywood film company like Director An Li in the future? "
Zhou Yan: "The remake of "The Sixth Sense" is already a very in-depth one? Cooperated.”
Reporter: "Mr. Y, you should understand what I mean. I am asking whether you will cooperate with a Hollywood film company as a director."
Zhou Yan: "I never set limits for myself. It all depends on whether the timing is right. But I don’t have any ideas in this regard at the moment, because my own movie will be released soon, and I don’t have the energy to think about anything else.” Will the success of "Emotion" at the box office prompt you to cooperate with Hollywood film and television companies?"
Zhou Yan: "I believe that "Sense and Sensibility" will definitely be successful, but this has nothing to do with whether I will cooperate with Hollywood film and television companies? Cooperation with film and television companies is two different things.”
Reporter: “When will your new movie be released in Canada and the United States?”
Zhou Yan: "I can't answer this question for you. Others are responsible for distribution matters. Sorry, the premiere is about to start. I may need to go in."
Reporter: "Sorry, Mr. Y, I would like to ask one last question. What do you think is different about An Li as a Taiwanese director from before?"
Hearing this question, Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes. He glanced at the sign on the reporter's chest. The other person was a reporter from "Film Vision".
This question was obviously ill-intentioned. Zhou Yan didn't answer him. He just smiled and said, "Sorry, I'm going to be late."
After that, he didn't care about these things. A reporter walked directly towards the main entrance of the concert hall.
After Zhou Yan left, Linda looked at the reporter from "Film Vision" angrily, "You shouldn't ask such a question."
The reporter looked innocent, "My question Is there any question? I just want to ask if there are any geographical differences between directors in Yanjing and directors in Taiwan. Isn’t that wrong?”
“You would ask a director from New York and a director from Chicago? Director, are there any regional differences? "
After saying that, Linda also turned away.
Linda was really angry because she still had several questions to ask Zhou Yan, but she was distracted by these two film magazine reporters.
Normally, Linda would definitely not attend a movie premiere, but today Mariah Carey is here, and the soundtrack of "Sense and Sensibility" is also getting a lot of attention, so she is here.
She was very happy to meet Zhou Yan, but she didn't expect it to end up like this.
In this situation, she can only wait for another opportunity to interview Zhou Yan and Mariah Carey.
......
Here Zhou Yan entered the concert hall. Seeing that he didn’t look very good, Bregman thought he didn’t like dealing with reporters, so he smiled and said, “Reporter’s question It’s really endless, but there is no other way. We have to rely on them for publicity. Let’s take you to An Li and the others.”
Zhou Yan nodded and followed Bregman inside.
An Li and several creative staff were at the side of the stage. Except for Alan Rickman, all the protagonists arrived. This is normal, because except for Alan Rickman, the other Several people are now developing in Hollywood.
And Mariah Carey was also standing and chatting with them.
Seeing Zhou Yan coming, everyone greeted him one after another.
An Li said with a smile, “It’s not an easy journey coming from Los Angeles.”
He knew that Zhou Yan had a tight schedule recently, so he expressed concern.
“Fortunately, I’m not too tired.”
“Leaving tonight?”
“Well, there will be a performance tomorrow. After the premiere, I It’s time to set off.”
“It’s a pity, otherwise we could have a meal together.”
"There are plenty of opportunities to eat." Zhou Yan looked at the hall, and people were already walking inside. "Does it start on time at 3:20?"
"Yes, you came just in time, go check with the host. Let’s go through the process.”
Because Zhou Yan will perform on stage today, he needs to check the process in advance.
Mariah Carey smiled beside her and said, "Let's do it together."
Zhou Yan nodded, "Okay."
Then the two went to find the host to discuss the process. (End of this chapter)