Raising Dragons in Hollywood

After the film ended, the audience did not move.

They stayed in their seats for a long time, and did not leave immediately, probably because they had poured too much emotion into the band along the bumpy road, and felt a little bit reluctant for a while.

The Kerry Brothers were struggling with the idea of ​​"turning a movie into an advertisement" just now, but when they saw this scene, they immediately became happy again.

At this time, the screen went completely black.

People finally started to leave sparsely.

"A great movie, congratulations, director." An unknown audience suddenly ran over when they saw Sami.

He said eagerly: "I'm a fan of your movie. Besides this movie, I also watched "The Snake" and the earliest "Who Killed the Dragon"..."

"Have you seen all of them?" Sami was a little surprised, but also a little proud and happy in his heart.

Then, he put up a small round face, tried his best to restrain the smile that was about to overflow, and pretended to be cool: "It's very good of you to do this."

...You are so good at pretending, have you ever thought about how others will take it down?

Fans: ...

But Sammy thinks the conversation can stop there.

Most importantly, he was a little embarrassed.

Therefore, regardless of the fans' feeling of being speechless at the moment, he left the other party behind and chatted with Mikey without words: "I really like the last shot of you standing on the stage looking into the distance, your eyes are in place , what were you thinking at that time?"

Michelon looked over inexplicably, unaware of his little friend's intention to hide his shyness.

He replied very honestly: "Did you forget? Didn't you ask me to seriously think about what we will have for dinner when we go home?"

what? !

The scene of 'the lead singer looks into the distance' that made everyone cry, are you just thinking about dinner?

Fans on the side were shocked.

Sammy became a little annoyed: "I told you to think about it, and you don't want to think about anything else?"

Mai Qilong was at a loss and couldn't figure out what this human being was up to, but he was super-talkative: "Then I can only miss you."

"What do you mean?"

"In this strange (human) country, I will only pay attention to you."

'Ah, Mikey really...'

Hearing this, Sami had mixed feelings, and a strong sense of responsibility rose from his heart again. He was even more embarrassed, but moved and patted the other party's shoulder, meaning: Good brother, I am so good to you!

However, racial differences have undoubtedly brought barriers to communication.

Mai Qilong thinks that he has implicitly expressed a certain love for the human beings in front of him, and the human beings actively touch themselves, which means: I understand your liking, and I like you too.

Naturally, there is no way to fully explain these subtleties.

As a result, Michelon, who (thought he) had received the same emotional response from humans, became narcissistic again.

He really wanted to poke the little round faces of humans, and he was still thinking: "I have never had this kind of experience before... Like? Like humans? Well, this feeling... Is it like I like gold? Gold is very It attracts dragons, but if you encounter gold, you can take it back to the cave and hide it. If you are a human, should you also capture it back to the cave?"

No matter how you understand it, the ignorant two people are just like this...

Work together, work together, and clean up the ambiguous atmosphere that should have been like the autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves!

At this time, the Kerry brothers sent someone to inform them not to leave in a hurry, but to attend a small celebration party in the club.

Wait, the premiere has just ended, and you don't know what will happen to the box office in the future, so you're going to have a celebration party?

Sammy really doesn't understand this kind of operation, so he can only guess that he is just looking for a name to hold a party?

But it's not wrong to confront the investor about such a small matter, so he dragged Mikey to the party.

Probably in keeping with the video I just watched, Hello was playing at the party.

Everyone present felt that this was very good. They chatted and laughed with each other, discussed and discussed the movie, and praised the band by the way, as if this band was not a street band, but a legendary band that had been famous for many years.

The Kerry brothers have long forgotten the series of disputes with Sammy and the various dislikes of the film.

Smiling, the two of them raised champagne and toasted success (money) with those old Hollywood practitioners.

As the creator of the film, Sami naturally gained a lot of attention in this party.

He's not very good at this kind of occasion, but he didn't intend to put on an unwilling look to spoil other people's interest. Therefore, no matter who came to talk to him, he was very polite. Occasionally, he met a few people with similar ideas who could Those who are able to talk will stop specifically to communicate seriously.

On the contrary, Michelon is a bit troublesome.

He was the most enviable person at the party.

Because he is surrounded by a group of girls, the scene looks a bit star-studded...

The scene would have been perfect if he hadn't devoured the gigantic steak in three or two bites.

After that, nothing interesting happened.

This kind of party, which is nominally a celebration of success, is just a boring place for everyone to make friends, talk about cooperation, and play tricks and test each other.

However, Sami, who has always been too lazy to socialize, had a rare harvest.

Mr. Norris, the former boss, happened to also attend the premiere event, and after the end, he also came to the party.

You know, although Sami chose to leave Disney for personal preference and development.But deep in his heart, he has always been grateful to this leader who is optimistic and has supported him.

So, when Mr. Norris came over to say hello, he immediately gave a relatively enthusiastic response: "Uh, um, Mr. Norris."

Norris thumped his shoulder without any surprise, and grinned: "What did I say? Your kid is a talent!"

Sammy scratched his head and smiled.

He doesn't look like a high-spirited rookie director at all, he is no different from before, he is still the same... Whenever he encounters a topic that he doesn't understand or doesn't want to hear, he will appear out of the situation, distracted and angry .

It can also be regarded as understanding part of the strange temperament of this subordinate.

After Mr. Norris looked at him a few times, he decided not to go around the corner, and to speak as bluntly as possible: "Is there any plan for the future?"

"Plan?" Sammy thought for a moment, then shook his head honestly.

Mr. Norris immediately offered a suggestion: "Then are you interested in directing The Exorcist?"

Exorcist?

Sammy was a little puzzled.

In the eyes of many people, making a movie is very simple. As long as there is a script and an investment, it seems that the filming can start smoothly.

But in fact, for the really big companies in Hollywood, it is impossible to start shooting with an idea. They often have to submit an application, conduct market research, study carefully, discuss many times, and even list various historical data to infer future events. However, the project will not be officially approved until there is an 80.00% possibility to guarantee that the film will not lose money.

But after the project is approved, it may not be filmed immediately, and the right actors and directors have to be selected... If they cannot be selected, many projects will be delayed for more than ten years.

As it happens, "The Exorcist" is such a project that has been delayed for several years.

Sammy had vaguely heard of this when he was at Disney.

It is said that many directors have been considered and contacted by the company before and after, but in the end, due to various reasons, they failed, and the project can only be dealt with coldly.Once delayed, it was delayed for several years. Anyway, until the day he left the job, he hadn't heard of any improvement in this project.

However, since Mr. Norris can bring it up.

Could this project be restarted again?

"If you have the chance, consider it!" Mr. Norris pretended not to see the hesitation on Sammy's face.

He played the card of friendship sincerely: "For the sake of previous friendship, you should also make a movie for the company."

This is true.

Even if the stay at Disney was not particularly good at the beginning, the company did provide a lot of convenience and help. It would be too nostalgic to refuse directly without reason.

Sammy wasn't in such high spirits.

Messy things swirled in his mind: "The exorcist is a legal system, right? It's a completely different system from the dragon slaying warrior."

However, blind thinking is blind thinking.

At the request of Mr. Norris, he still made a serious promise: "If the company really looks for me, I will consider it."

Mr. Norris was already very satisfied with this sentence.

He patted Sammy on the shoulder again, turned and left with a look of relief.

But then, for a long time, no one came to inform about the exorcist.It made Sammy think that he was fooled by Mr. Norris until the box office data of the movie "Say Hello to the World" came out...

Let's not mention it here.

In fact, less than a week after the premiere of the film, the first people to feel the influence of the film were neither the Kerry brothers who stared at the box office every day, nor the film creators Sammy and Mikey, let alone What is Disney, but - Hello Band.

One early morning about two or three days after the movie was released.

Colin started his day's work with a simple sandwich in his mouth.

In order to earn a little more money, he recently took on a part-time job delivering milk to supermarkets. Therefore, he has to get up in the early morning every day, go to the ranch, load fresh milk into the car, and then transport it to different supermarkets.

On this day, everything was the same as usual.

On the way of driving, first give yourself a super exciting song from the Hello band to cheer yourself up, and then, contrary to the style of the song, drive well all the way, even if there are no people on the route, you will not drive fast, honestly Obey the traffic rules, pay attention to the traffic lights, and finally, arrive at the destination safely and on time, and start unloading.

The supermarket staff also came out to help as usual.

Colin thanked him with a smile.

only……

This time the staff were a bit eccentric.

While unloading, they glanced at him several times and murmured to each other: "Look, leather jacket, boots, long hair, a metal chain around the neck like a burglar chain..."

Clinton was embarrassed.

He thought to himself: "Do I look weird? Long hair... Oh, yes, I came out in a hurry and forgot to put on my hat. Leather jacket, chain... By the way, Jon told me before that I am like this every day. It's really not a serious person to wear, but it's cool, but maybe everyone doesn't like it..."

The experience of being talked about and looked down upon by others came to mind again.

The smile on his face disappeared little by little, he twitched subconsciously, and lowered his head in inferiority, planning to work faster, and after unloading the goods, he could drive away immediately, so that he would not have to continue to face this embarrassing and helpless situation. situation.

But who knows, a staff member suddenly mustered up his courage and ran towards him.

The little girl nervously rubbed the corner of her overalls, and stammered, "You, are you Colin? The lead singer of the band Hello?"

"what?"

How could anyone know about the band Hello!

Colin froze.

He was worried that there was some misunderstanding, for example, there was a band with the same name, so he hesitated: "If, if the Hello band you mentioned is a rock band, the lead singer is called Colin, the guitarist is called Jon, and the bass player is called Jon. If the hand..., I think, it should be me."

"Oh my god! It's incredible!" The staff made a particularly loud voice.

She excitedly shouted to the people behind: "He is Colin! Colin, the lead singer of the Hello band!"

and many more!

what happened?

Is there any point in your shouting?

Stop messing around, who would know the lead singer of a street band!

but……

too exaggerated!too exaggerated!

This group of staff went crazy all of a sudden.

These people all rushed towards Colin, probably holding some notebooks, paper and pens in their hands.

Then, they were very excited and said, "Colin, Colin! Can you get us an autograph? Can we take a photo? Did you actually talk to Jimmy from Planet? What's your twitter ID, can you talk Am I related?"

Colin looked at them in astonishment, feeling that the whole world had become unreal.

What's even more unreal is that after he had dealt with the group of supermarket workers who wanted to sign autographs in shame and confusion, the guitarist Jon called.

"Dude!"

Jon shouted excitedly on the phone: "Someone is going to release a new record for us!"

"...Dude!"

Colin asked blankly, "Are we dreaming?"

Yes!

Everything is like a dream.

The Hello band seems to have become the hottest band in the country overnight.

Many performances sent them invitations, record companies also cast their eyes, and many people came to sign contracts with them and become their new managers. They were extremely sincere and the conditions were very generous.

But Colin and the others didn't agree for the time being.

The four members of the band gathered together like in the movie.

Then, they got into the taxi driven by the bass player Kahn, drove to the cinema in the city center, bought tickets in the last row, sat there side by side, looked at the actors on the screen with mixed feelings, and performed A familiar story of deja vu.

This film is truly magical.

Every time the band finally got on the stage, it was like a big tissue sale for all the audience—tears filled their eyes, cried and laughed, and had to take out different kinds of tissues to wipe their tears.

The four members of the Hello band looked at all this dazedly, as if they were thrown into a pile of cotton balls, unable to lean around, and their strength was useless.

When the film ends, the audience leaves.

The four of them took the elevator downstairs in silence, walked out of the revolving door of the building, and suddenly looked back, the LCD screen at the top of the building was playing the trailer of "Say Hello to the World" (Say Hello to the World).

The subtitle of the phrase 'Hello band needs a stage' was enlarged again and again, clearly and squarely appeared in the center of the screen!

Colin stood still.

This pure-bred rough guy who was as tall as Mikey, a juvenile dragon figure, but far less refined, tears streaming down his cheeks.

Looking back at his teammates, he choked up and said, "13 years, 13 years, buddy!"

"It's not the way I thought it would be, but it's not bad," sighs guitarist Jon.

Then, he stretched out his arms to hug his lead singer, then turned and pointed to the LCD screen at the top of the building: "Look, our band's name is on it!"

The bassist and drummer laughed too.

They didn't feel uncomfortable because of the problem of "the actor is not acting on the stage, but the actor playing himself".On the contrary, life has long smoothed out the arrogance. It is enough to let the band be known and let more people hear their music.

So, the four of them stood together on the bustling street, looking at the band name on the LCD screen, listening to the songs of the Hello band playing in the streets and alleys, quietly feeling the 13-year-late love in the noisy and busy city center. Dreams come true.

As more and more audiences entered the theater, the good reputation of "Say Hello to the World" (Say Hello to the World) gradually fermented.

Mr. Leontini, who was a judge of the film festival before, admired Sami very much and took the lead in expressing his praise on the Internet.

Because I am more familiar with Sami.

Therefore, he commented from the director's point of view: [This seems to be a different film from "Snake Trouble", but in fact, it is still a standard Sammy Griffin film. ]

[That's right, this new director who has just debuted may be a little lacking in experience, but he already has a strong personal style that is unique and unique to him. ]

[In short, in the movies directed by Sami, there are always seemingly absurd but real and funny plots. ]

[In "Snake Trouble", the villain uses people to feed the giant snake in exchange for time to escape.But when the snake was full, all the people in the theater couldn't help laughing out of fear;]

[In "Say Hello to the World", the honest Hello band failed time and time again, was cheated time and time again, unlucky and miserable.But knowing that they were so miserable, the audience still laughed. ]

[After the former laughs, he feels scared;]

[The latter feels sad after laughing. ]

[But whether it's fear or sadness, they all play the funny side of the story to their heart's content. ]

[This style of storytelling is very childish, a bit like a naughty little boy who wants to play a prank on his friend, but is worried that the real thing will scare the friend. Afraid! ']

[This feeling is probably the director's unique tenderness. ]

[Although these gentlenesses are only short-lived, it is precisely their existence that is like twinkling stars, embellishing the entire black sky, filling the world with fear or sadness. Maybe it is not so big, but there is always hope , as if as long as you continue to persevere, everything will get better. ]

Some viewers commented from the plot of the movie, that is, from the perspective of the Hello band: [It’s not too late. ]

[At least this time they didn't starve the geniuses to death, and then put their due rewards into other people's pockets.This bird that can only sing does not sing for a while, no one listens, and only after death can there be a meaningless grand funeral. ](Note)

[The world is like this, and success does not necessarily come with hard work. ]

[Some people's lives seem to be open, and they can succeed casually and easily, but some people are like the Hello band in the movie, as if they are cursed and can't do anything.It's okay if they don't have the skills, but they still have talents.The live performance was wonderful, but it was not popular due to various reasons.Everyone would be desperate for this matter, but these few people insisted on not giving up. ]

[If the plot in the film is true, these guys have been playing in bands since they were fifteen or sixteen, and they are almost thirty now. ]

[After more than ten years, the original intention has never changed.Even if unrelated passers-by like us, after watching it all the way, I can't help but want to say, let them succeed once! ]

[In the movie, the plot that impresses me the most is actually not the ending stage performance that made everyone so excited, but these people repeating the boring and boring work during the day, what about moving bricks to cook? Butchering pigs and renting them out... However, as long as they stand on the stage at night (even if the stage is made of a few broken cardboard boxes), it's like being electrified all over their bodies and revived instantly.Go from an average guy to a radiant, energetic superstar whose eyes seem to be beaming!

[what is love?this is Love.What is a dream, this is the power of dreams!Thinking about eating, sleeping, and working, and thinking about it all, once you stand on the stage, no matter how simple it is, one word, cool! ]

[I have to thank Sammy for directing this movie, so that an excellent band like Hello can see the light of day again, let alone, I went to buy records to support. ]

[I wish the Hello band success in the future, and I wish all dreamers in the world can make their dreams come true. ]

[By the way, the performance of the new actor Mai Qi is very surprising. He laughs like a child when he is happy, and cries when he is sad. ;]

[Mick Lee's performance is not inferior, playing a consistent and stable standard.Guitarist Jon has always been the most stable part of the band when lead singer Colin can't control his emotions, so this requires a lot of delicate performances, and when Mick Lee plays the role, whether it's eyes, The facial micro-expressions and the tone of the lines are all in place. ]

[These two actors, with every movement and stillness, vividly interpret the unique friendship and brotherhood between the lead singer and guitarist of the Hello band, which is moving. ]

However, film critic Bobby Hans has a different view on the film: [Sammy Griffin is worthy of being a director from Disney. ]

He wrote sharply: [Forget the provocative title of 'Say Hello to the World'.The movie is, at its core, a Cinderella makeover fairy tale. ]

[What kind of rock, what music pursuit, if a band has not been popular for more than ten years, then there is no need to be popular, if you have to make excuses to talk about fate, that is a pure joke. ]

[In the final analysis, it is just the unlucky life of a few down and out losers. What is so strange about such people taking to the streets?It's useless for Sammy Griffin to make the film more sensational and make people cry, because the core of the story is very vulgar, and it's just a loser's obscenity. ]

While the commentary was as sharp as ever, occasionally there was a grain of truth.

But after reading it, the vast majority of readers think he is a bit 'too harsh'.

Maybe the film was shot more realistically.

For example, it may be more meaningful to let the band break their heads forever and never succeed.

But real life is so miserable, can't you realize your dream in the movie?

Do you want to be so cruel?

From this point of view, a director with a round face seems to be...

Unexpectedly gentle ah?

For a while, the fans were a little confused again.

In "Snake's Misfortune", the murderous mass destruction was clearly filmed, but "Say Hello to the World" reveals warmth everywhere.

Director Sami is a genius!

As for Leo Dini's 'naughty boy prank' statement, everyone does not admit it.Whose naughty boy would create a swarm of snakes and eat them all?