Chapter 1033: Manchester by the Sea

Many people who have watched “Inception” have a question, which is why there are so many Asians in this movie.

For example, the Japanese who hired the protagonist’s team.

Someone who knew the situation immediately came out to explain, and this person was Ken Watanabe.

For example, the Asian stewardess with stunning looks at first glance.

There is no shortage of insiders who come out to explain. This is the well-known Chinese actress Crystal Liu – An Xiaoxi.

She is the top one in China who pursues the pure style, but I didn’t expect that she would start to show such charming charm after marriage.

The stewardess uniform looks so pure and sexy on her.

Under the urging of many movie fans, the film company specially produced a poster of An Xiaoxi in “Inception”, which was sold out within a few days of being put on the shelves.

Many people changed their phone screensaver to An Xiaoxi.

As for aesthetics, different cultures have different aesthetics, but there are some things that are indeed common.

As for Hao Yun, he is an old acquaintance.

In the past two years, Hao Yun has become a prominent figure in Hollywood.

In particular, last year’s “Source Code” won a box office of 1.52 million US dollars in North America, becoming a classic in science fiction movies and accumulating a lot of movie fans for him.

With his already active music fans, Hao Yun is only slightly inferior to Leonardo DiCaprio in the cast of “Source Code”.

What surprised Hollywood moviegoers was that Hao Yun was not only a talented man, but also had good skills.

His fight scene in Inception was beautiful.

Everyone calls it Chinese Kung Fu!

Could it be that the rumor that “every Chinese person knows Kung Fu” is actually true?

Some people also think that the recently popular “The Expendables” should really invite this young and handsome Chinese actor to join.

After all, the guys in “The Expendables” are fierce, but they are older than each other.

Ordinary people at their age can’t walk steadily and may even wet their pants when sleeping. Asking them to save the world is too disrespectful to the elderly and the young.

No matter how many movies Hao Yun has directed, it is actually irrelevant to most ordinary people. Not many people care who is the director of “Source Code”.

Ordinary people just go to the movies, buy tickets, go in and watch, and then get a room after the movie.

Just like eating, few people care about the cook.

However, “Inception” is different. This annual blockbuster, which grossed nearly $300 million in North America, made Hao Yun a household name overnight.

Moreover, his character is very likable.

He is handsome and agile, and is the protagonist’s most reliable assistant and friend.

Who wouldn’t want to have a friend like this?

Therefore, Hao Yun’s new movie is about to be released, which has attracted a lot of attention.

I really want to see what new heights this handsome guy can reach in his new movie.

It would be better if there were more fighting scenes.

Just like in Hong Kong movies, he rushed forward with two guns, and when the bullets were used up, he fought ten people with his bare hands.

This anticipation is very valuable.

Paramount and FC Films jointly distributed “Manchester by the Sea”, but they actually had no idea where to start.

The director didn’t come.

The screenwriter didn’t come either.

Even the male lead was absent from the promotion.

What the hell is this promotion?
However, God seemed to be helping Hao Yun. “Inception” brought Hao Yun considerable personal popularity, and part of this popularity happened to be transferred to the next movie.

Therefore, “Manchester by the Sea” received a lot of attention before it was released.

It even ranks in the top three in the audience expectation rankings of some websites.

Other films that are equally anticipated include “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” and “Resident Evil 4: Resurrection”, but they will all be released in North America in November.

“Manchester by the Sea” has chosen a good release date.

This year’s blockbusters such as “Iron Man 2” and “Inception” have already been released.

Some are scheduled for November and December.

The next competitors it will face are mainly “The Expendables”, which has only its aftermath, “American”, which will be released on September 9, starring George Clooney, and “Broadchurch”, which will be released on September 1, starring Ben Affleck.

They’re not really well-made blockbusters.

Movie fans are looking forward to “Manchester by the Sea” because they really have nothing to look forward to.

Hao Yun is not worried about Manchester by the Sea at all.

Or maybe he didn’t have much expectations for the box office of “Manchester by the Sea”.

Even if there is a loss, it won’t be much, after all, the cost is only 8 million US dollars.

The main purpose of this movie is to help him win the Best Actor award.

He has already arranged all the necessary procedures, including publicity and public relations.

At worst, I can pay for PR myself.

If Hollywood refuses to give awards to Chinese people – this possibility is actually not that great, let alone Chinese Americans, there are many people who have won awards, from small awards such as photography and music to big awards such as Best Supporting Actor.

Non-American actors such as Peter Pau, Tim Yip and An Lee have been recognized by Oscars more than once.

Man proposes, God disposes.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t get it. If you get it, it’s like opening a hole.

It will be easier for Chinese films to go global.

Although the Oscar looks very dazzling, it hides a “curse” behind the scenes. After winning the award, many people not only fail to reach new heights in performance, some even fall to the bottom.

Louise Fletcher, for example, won the award for her chilling performance as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, but the golden statuette failed to help her further her film career.

And then there was F. Murray Abraham, who won an award for his performance in Amadeus but then languished for more than a decade in a string of B-movies.

Hao Yun… probably this is the only way he can comfort himself.

In order to ensure that he could win the Best Actor award before he turned 30, Hao Yun left himself a backup plan besides “Manchester by the Sea”.

That’s “Fireworks in the Daytime”.

Hao Yun finally decided to write, direct and act in this script himself.

It will probably be filmed this winter.

Then he will take it to next year’s Cannes International Film Festival to compete for the top three best actor awards in Europe.

As for why he didn’t take it to Venice, it was naturally because Hao Yun refused the Venice jury this year, and it would be difficult for him to refuse next year’s.

Moreover, his role as a judge for the three major European film festivals is also a recognition of his international film status.

After serving as a judge for the three major European judges, he headed for the jury seat.

The Berlin Film Festival is too risky and could easily be eliminated by films based on Zheng Zhi’s themes. Cannes is relatively fair.

On August 8th, Hao Yun celebrated An Xiaoxi’s birthday.

The child is over one month old and An Xiaoxi has almost recovered, so we hired a special team to do rehabilitation training.

Now she is a cute little beauty jumping around.

However, she still insisted on breastfeeding the baby herself, at least for half a year.

Hao Yun only learned a lot of knowledge after An Xiaoxi became pregnant.

For example, the amount of milk has nothing to do with size.

An Xiaoxi is the type whose size is not that big but the quantity is quite large.

It’s enough even if the little crab is a big eater.

For example, now that Little Crab is asleep, An Xiaoxi is very bloated and can’t wait for her daughter to wake up and eat a lot, so she asks Hao Yun to help her get the breast pump.

“Such a simple thing…”

Hao Yun had a sudden idea, and then he replaced the function of the breast pump.

Once you have one, you will have two. This breast pump is so easy to use that you will become addicted to it once you use it.

Especially when the milk duct was blocked and the little crab refused to cooperate, Hao Yun had to help.

It’s not a question of whether it tastes good or not…

The feeling was just a little strange, but also a little exciting.

However, Aunt Liu soon discovered this because her daughter would have two or three bags of milk left over from breastfeeding her baby and put them in the refrigerator.

This is mainly to store some food for the small crabs in case An Xiaoxi is not at home.

Aunt Liu would often check the stock and put labels on it, and would not give the food to the children if it exceeded a certain time limit.

However, she suddenly found that she had saved less on some days.

It is definitely not because the nutritional intake was insufficient, nor is it possible that the crabs were suddenly eaten too many.

Who else could it be?
Aunt Liu didn’t know how to discuss this matter directly with her son-in-law.

He just pointed out euphemistically that An Xiaoxi might have to go out to work in a while, so he should leave more food for the little crab.

Breast milk frozen at around -20 degrees Celsius can generally be stored for about six months.

In order to ensure nutrition and avoid bacterial growth, it is best to drink it within three months.

Hao Yun was also a little wronged…

He just wanted to treat An Xiaoxi’s milk duct blockage – frequent milk duct blockage may lead to mastitis.

He was totally wronged.

But what my mother-in-law said makes sense.

Stealing a girl’s food is worse than that of an animal.

It was on this day, August 8th, that “Manchester by the Sea” was quietly released in North America.

It is said to be low-key because there was not even a premiere.

After all, Hao Yun couldn’t go, and half of the main creative staff of the crew were gone, so there was no way to hold the premiere.

Just release it directly.

The necessary marketing still needs to be done, but it can be done after the movie is released and has gained word of mouth.

There are also people in the mainland paying attention to this.

However, it will not be released until around October, so although everyone is anxious to be cured, it is not something that can be cured just by rushing.

Pirated copies are hard to find nowadays.

Not long ago, the newly established China Film Copyright Association (CPAA) announced that it will promote the “Domestic Film Internet Cafe Digital Distribution Platform” on a national pilot basis. Watching movies online, in Internet cafes, and on long-distance buses will be charged.

Soon after, Xunlei and Ku6.com announced that they would implement a paid model.

Although netizens have protested fiercely, saying “we would rather be poisoned than have it be free” and “resolutely resist charging”, they cannot resist the general trend.

Moreover, most websites don’t dare to steal Hao Yun’s movies.

Even if they wanted to pirate a movie, they wouldn’t dare to do so when it was first released.

His legal background ensured that his company never lost a lawsuit in the capital.

Even Nanshan Pizza Hut suffered a severe blow at that time.

However, at least some rumors can be heard in the country.

Ye Jian: My cousin is studying abroad. He said he went to see “Manchester by the Sea” and strongly recommended it to me, saying it was particularly healing and could soothe my hurt feelings caused by a broken heart. Is this true?

Wu Qingzhi’s Killer: It’s true, it’s absolutely true!
I was very hesitant: given Hao Yun’s personality, I don’t believe he can make a very healing movie.

That Black Hand: Hao Yun’s movies have never disappointed people, but it’s a pity that this movie was released in North America first.

An Yu Shui She: I don’t understand why the script has to be taken to Hollywood to be filmed. Can’t it be filmed here? For example, “Yantai by the Sea” and “Xiamen by the Sea” have the same great feeling.

The other side of the sky: Fuck, Hao Gou, I will never coexist with you!

Fish Leaps in the Sky: @The Other Side of the Sky, what’s wrong, brother? Is the movie not good?

The Other Side of the Sky: @鱼跃于空, no, the movie is good and healing. I mainly feel angry when I think about the fact that he married my goddess. Just go and watch the movie with confidence and don’t let prejudice blind your eyes.

Anne goes out without a bear: @Sky’s other end, don’t you feel guilty about this? I’m at Miguo, just left the cinema, I can only say…

Liehai Feichi: I’ve been waiting for you for a long time, why don’t you say anything?

The young monk Huaqing from Bishan Temple: Amitabha, it seems that this movie is not simple. The Buddhist Dharma is boundless and the worldly life can temper one’s mind. I must go and see it.

Jun Lin Hua Wei Kai: I guess the protagonist played by Hao Yun was abused. It’s nothing. Now everyone is happy to see Hao Gou being abused.

Yuki Saegusa: I am looking forward to seeing Hao Gou being abused. I will go to Miguo next week and I will share my thoughts with you when I see it.

Shuyin Yuyang: Hao Gou has abused me thousands of times, but I still treat him like my first love. Although I have guessed that this movie may have some problems, my heart is still full of expectations. Do you think I am a cheap person?

There is only discussion in the mainland, and only a small number of people who have read overseas film reviews or watched the movie overseas know what the movie is about.

There is really a lot of heated discussion online in North America.

Some people say that Felix is ​​worthy of being a film genius who has won the three major European best screenwriter awards. The film “Manchester by the Sea” has an amazingly smooth story, excellent camera language, and wonderful performances by the actors. It is completely a work of art.

Others said that he had never liked Hollywood movies, which were dedicated to simplifying all characters and treating them as props in earth-shaking events such as “saving the world” or “destroying the world.” However, he accidentally saw “Manchester by the Sea” and discovered the unique charm of the movie.

Hao Yun has been elevated by foreign movie fans to the same level as those film masters. They say he is an Eastern film master, comparable to Hou Hsiao-hsien, Yasujiro Ozu, and Hirokazu Kore-eda. They say he focuses on the delicate aspects of characters’ emotions and human nature, and his emotions are soft and moving.

An ordinary person in an ordinary place experiences what may sound like an ordinary social news event to us, and then falls into despair in an ordinary way.

……

Hao Yun did not receive as much insult as he had expected. Only a very small number of people felt that the director or screenwriter was too cruel and did not give the protagonist even the slightest hope.

But when I thought that the director, screenwriter, and leading actor are all the same person, I began to feel that I was doing something unnecessary.

This Chinese director came to Hollywood and made “Whiplash”, “Buried”, “Source Code”, and now “Manchester by the Sea”.

There are four movies here, and the novels that are familiar to Europe and the United States are “The Martian” and “Gone Girl”.

In “The Martian”, a group of people left, leaving you alone, still on Mars.

Is there anything more desperate than this?

“Gone Girl” was labeled by some booksellers as “the novel most likely to lead to breakup this year”, which is eye-catching. But after reading it, I felt that it was really true and I should go home and get a divorce.

Therefore, the conclusion that netizens finally came to is that Felix is ​​an extremely dark person.

His heart is so dirty!
Of course, no matter how much people complain, everyone is impressed by Hao Yun’s talent.

Be it a movie or a novel.

A large number of magazines and media, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Variety, USA Today, Indie Wire and Screen Daily, have expressed their opinions.

Almost unanimously gave the film the highest ratings.

The praise was far beyond what Hao Yun had imagined. He thought that some media would do the opposite in order to attract attention.

In particular, some media have certain stance issues.

They are against everything related to China, no matter how well you shoot it.

After Li An won the Oscar, he was scolded by a lot of media.

Anne Struchoff, president of the National Critics Association of the United States, spoke highly of Manchester by the Sea in an interview with The Boston Globe: “Manchester by the Sea is a masterpiece of the master level.”

In addition to the film itself, Hao Yun’s performance was also the focus of discussion among the media and film critics.

Newsweek gave high praise to Hao Yun’s performance, “When others were crying, he stood still with an indifferent expression. Felix’s performance, which made people immersed in such deep emotions, was completely at the master level.”

Master level!

Hao Yun received such “exaggerated” evaluation at the age of 30, or 28 to be precise.

After the film premiered, there was a fierce rush to buy it.

The focus of the competition has nothing to do with “Manchester by the Sea”, as the distribution rights have been firmly held by Paramount and FC Films.

Paramount even promised to cover the public relations costs for next year’s Oscars.

This means that Hao Yun doesn’t need to pay.

Paramount “bought” a Best Actor award for Hao Yun.

The reason for spending so much money is because of the “fierce competition”.

The target of the robbery is “Gone Girl”.

The quality of Hao Yun’s scripts, the popularity of his best-selling novels, and the boost from “Manchester by the Sea” attracted a host of Hollywood film companies including Paramount, Disney, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Sony, Lionsgate, and others to flock to his project.

Some even had company executives come directly to them.

Under certain specific circumstances, even the president can fly around the world.

Some of them hope to participate in the production of “Gone Girl”, while others hope to purchase the copyright.

Among them, 20th Century Fox proposed to obtain the production rights on behalf of David Fincher.

David Fincher wants to direct!

(End of this chapter)