The Best Director

Chapter 59 Dinner

While the love affair between Wang Yang and Jessica became known to the whole world, the sixth week of "High School Musical and Music" screenings and the third week of large-scale screenings also ended. The week from May 28th to June 3rd , it received 3,241,620,000 box office and continued to rank second on the weekly list. The total box office has reached 161.5 billion U.S. dollars, which just broke Wang Yang’s personal record for the highest box office of a single film in North America. "1.6 billion.

"Star Wars - The Phantom Menace" is naturally at the top of the weekly list, and its momentum continues to be crazy, sweeping down 816.14 million US dollars in a single week; and "Notting Hill" released this week also performed well and entered the account. 244.06 million, ranking third. The charm of Julia Roberts is unstoppable. Zachary, who is a die-hard fan of her, invited Wang Yang to watch it many times.

Wang Yang felt very strange about this. The two big men went to the cinema to watch a romantic movie "Notting Hill" together? Not "Brokeback Mountain"! After asking, it turned out that Zachary wanted him to come with Jessica and Jessica's good friend Erin Iris. Zachary actively pursues Irene, but Irene doesn't pay much attention to him, just treats him as a "good friend" and refuses his invitation to go to the movies together.

What a wonderful idea! Wang Yang did not agree to Zachary's request, but gave him an idea. He asked Jessica to make an appointment with Aileen to watch it together, and then broke the appointment, and then Zachary appeared, leaving the rest to Zachary. Cary herself.

At the same time, the original soundtrack of "High School Musical" continued to be snapped up wildly. The love affair between Wang Yang and Jessica did not affect the enthusiasm of most movie fans. The album has sold more than 300,000 copies within a week , if it wasn't for the lack of supply, I'm afraid this number would double; what is shocking is that there are actually nine singles from the original soundtrack of "High School Musical" in the tp100 of Bard's US Billboard Singles Chart for a week!

Nine singles entered tp100 at the same time, and 5 of them entered tp40! This data broke the Guinness World Record in one fell swoop, which also made many major record companies salivate, such as "Warner" and "EMI" began to ask if there is any cooperation intention of the flame movie for overseas distribution, which is in line with the flame movie Mind.

This is different from the overseas distribution of movies. In terms of records, Flame Movies has no experience and connections, and they can find a small company to cooperate with in North America; if it is overseas, it is best to find a full-time agent of a giant, and of course they will share a certain amount of profits.

Many media commented on the transcript of "High School Musical" again. The "Chicago Sun" headlined "Magical Yang 2!" In May, the craze for "Sing and Dance" began. The time interval is unbelievably short! Then in 2000, the century begins, will we see the third work of this young director? All one work, or High School Musical 2? Will we see 'Magic Young 3'?"

The "New York Times" focused on the influence of "High School Musical".

It said "This is a youthful victory. Whether you like it or not; whether you think it's youthful or naive or boring... whatever, you have to admit, its influence is huge .”

How big is its influence? Small aspects, such as the filming school in the movie, Salt Lake City East High School, recently announced that it will be renamed "East High School"; large aspects, teenagers from all over Europe are eagerly waiting for the release in July, and the movie has not yet been registered. A trend of singing and dancing has already been formed.

Wang Yang, who single-handedly created this trend, has become a dazzling superstar in Hollywood and even the entire United States. In terms of business, his Flame Film Company followed suit and became a star, from a small company on the verge of bankruptcy to a high-quality company with an annual profit of 200 million; Male Idol?", Wang Yang was at the top of the list, and his limelight even surpassed that of "High School Musical" actor Tom Welling.

why? "Empire" magazine commented: "This situation is very special. Generally, young directors are nearly 30 years old, but Yang is only 19 years old; in appearance, he looks good, has a great figure, and has a confident and mature heroism; and he Not only a director, but also the creator of two business miracles, thus becoming a young billionaire. So he has become the idol of young people, nothing surprising." In fact, the editor of "Empire" still has something to say, If that kid is white, I'm afraid he can get a lot of votes if he announces his participation in the presidential election.

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. With the growing fame, many changes have taken place in Wang Yang's life, the big one is the paparazzi. Although the relationship between him and Jessica had been exposed, the paparazzi did not let them go. Cole, who changed a car, followed closely, so everyone knew immediately that he moved to Jessica's house; Everyone knows that he walks the dog with Jessica every morning and evening.

However, the paparazzi took pictures for several days, all of which were pictures of the two of them walking their dogs, riding bicycles, taking walks, and some of them were playing on basketball courts in the community. It is enough for these ordinary life photos to be published once in the newspaper, so as time goes by, the number of paparazzi has gradually decreased, and the rest do not follow them all day, most of them come here occasionally to try their luck.

In addition to the paparazzi, there is another change, that is, there are more activities in Wang Yang's life, which he can participate in. For example, now, he received another invitation to a party.

Looking at this unfamiliar phone number, Wang Yang connected in confusion, and said, "Hi, hello, who are you?"

"Hi, hello, is this Wang Yang? I'm Paris Hilton." A female voice came from the phone, and she said with a smile, "Mr. Jon Feltimer gave me this number. Yang, I have watched "High School Musical", and it was very good, I have some questions about the film, can I ask you?"

Wang Yang said "Oh", but who is Paris Hilton? He complained in his heart, how could Jon give his number to others casually!

At this time, Paris Hilton over there continued to laugh and said, "In a few days, I'm going to come to Los Angeles to hold a very fun party, just the Hilton Hotel. It's my land, no one cares about it." Wang Yang I understand a bit, Hilton Hotel, Paris Hilton? Probably a rich lady. Paris asked again: "Will you come to participate?"

"Party?" Wang Yang curled his lips and refused without hesitation: "No, thank you, I won't attend." Paris invited with a smile: "Come on, you can bring your girlfriend with you!" Wang Yang still refused directly: "It's really not, we don't like parties very much, you have fun." Paris seemed to have not expected him to refuse so simply, and said a little unhappy: "Why? There are young people Don't people like parties?" Wang Yang smiled, a party that no one cares about? "I think there are a lot," he said.

"K! Goodbye then!" Paris' voice was very angry, and as soon as she finished speaking, the phone hung up.

Wang Yang put down his phone, shook his head with a smile on his face, and muttered: "Do young people have to like to go to parties?" He said in a rough voice: "Oh, yes!" He shrugged and returned to his normal voice Authentic: "Really? Then I am not Wang Yang, I am Wang, d-ang."

However, he will not refuse all the activities. There are some activities that he is happy to participate in, such as a charity dinner organized by the Children's Defense Fund. He has received an invitation and he is ready to attend. Firstly, he can do some good deeds; secondly, he can get to know some people at the dinner. I heard that Robert Zemeckis and Spielberg will attend, which are his idols, and he has the opportunity to meet these great directors whom he has admired for a long time. , of course he is happy.

Since it is possible to bring a partner to the dinner, Wang Yang is naturally planning to go with Jessica. Jessica, who heard the news, frowned and said, "Yang, I have never been to that kind of occasion." Wang Yang nodded and said, "I have never been there either. But everything has to be experienced for the first time." , I think we will attend these events in the future.” He laughed and said, “It’s like gold medals, Oscars…” Jessica also smiled and said, “Okay!” Wang Yang said with a smile, “If you want Contact the makeup artist."

The place where the charity dinner was held was located in a luxurious hotel in Beverly Hills. On the day when the dinner was held, the two dressed up and drove to their destination. Wang Yang was wearing a black suit, while Jessica was wearing a youthful and beautiful evening dress, carrying a white handbag. They have all been carefully dressed by makeup artists, in order to suit the occasion of the dinner party; at the same time, there will inevitably be reporters taking pictures, so they need to maintain their image.

There is a long red carpet at the outside entrance of the bar, and there are railings on both sides, full of media reporters from all walks of life. They hold long guns and short cannons, and point the camera at the invited guests, non-stop Press the shutter, and the dazzling flash lights up everywhere.

"Hey, Yang, Jessica!" A Caucasian male reporter suddenly spotted Wang Yang and Jessica walking hand in hand, and immediately walked up a few steps, holding up the telephoto lens in his hand and photographing them, asking : "Yan, Jessica, how does it feel to be in love?" Other reporters also found out, and they also shifted their focus to the two.

Holding hands, Wang Yang and Jessica walked towards the hotel with smiles on their faces, nodding to the numerous media reporters.

The reporters didn't seem to want to just take pictures, they kept asking questions: "When did you start dating? Can you tell us your story?" Wang Yang was about to say a few words, when a blond female reporter asked again: "Yang, I heard that you love Natalie very much and wrote a love letter to her. Do you still have feelings for her now? And Jessica, do you mind?" Wang Yang frowned, and heard another The black female reporter asked: "Everyone says you will break up within a year? What do you think?"

"This question is very boring!" Wang Yang interrupted the reporter and said, "We have a very good relationship." He glanced at Jessica, who also looked at him, and the two smiled at each other. After moving, they spent every day happily, and their relationship became stronger and stronger. It is ridiculous to say that they broke up within a year! Wang Yang said again: "Thank you for your concern, but I really don't need it. I won't answer such questions again."

Seeing Wang Yang's tough attitude, the reporter turned to ask Jessica again. Jessica said with a serious expression, "I don't want to talk about my private life. Love is a matter between two people, not everyone."

"Tell me, share your love?" The reporters were a little reluctant, and the two of them didn't want to talk to each other anymore, so they went straight into the hotel, and the reporters behind continued to ask various questions: "Yang, what do you want?" Any plans for a movie?", "I heard that Flame Films is planning to shoot a sequel to "High School Musical", will you continue to direct it?"

The auditorium where the dinner is held is absolutely star-studded at this time. The guests invited to this dinner are all well-known people in Hollywood, famous producers, directors, and actors. The men are all in suits and leather shoes, and the women are elegant and beautiful. Before it started, they were all laughing and talking. The waiters of the hotel shuttled around, and some invited reporters who were able to enter the auditorium were taking photos everywhere.

The young people in the audience were Wang Yang and Jessica. They walked into the auditorium. It was the first time they came to this kind of occasion. Looking at the celebrities in the audience, even though they were themselves, they were still a little nervous and exclaimed secretly. in one breath.

A waiter passed by with drinks and asked with a smile: "Sir, madam, do you need drinks?" Both Wang Yang and Jessica shook their heads with a smile: "No, thank you." They are not of legal drinking age. In order to be photographed by reporters, it was another trouble. The waiter said "k" and left.

"Hi!" At this time, a couple passing by them greeted with a smile, Wang Yang and Jessica politely responded: "Hi!" The handsome and charming couple smiled at them, and then go elsewhere.

When the couple walked away, Wang Yang looked away, suddenly looked at Jessica beside him, and asked, "Was that Brad Pitt just now? And Jennifer Aniston?" Jessica nodded , said softly: "I think so." Wang Yang smiled, shrugged and said: "The real person is as handsome as the movie. Jesse, do you know that I watched "Interview with the Vampire" five times, that's me One of the few horror movies I like.”

Jessica smiled and said, "I like Rachel, the Rachel in "Six." She looked at Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston in the distance, and Wang Yang again, smiling sweetly Said: "They are so happy, we will be too."

Wang Yang was stunned for a moment, because he had seen a movie called "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" in his mind, and there was a follow-up report saying that because of that movie, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie said it sounded good. Point "to spark love", the normal word is "derailed", anyway, Brad and Jennifer - Aniston divorced, and then came together with Angelina.

Looking forward to Jessica, Wang Yang squeezed her palm and said with a smile, "We will be happy." Jessica showed him a sweet smile.

"Jan, are they smiling at me?" On the other side of Jessica's eyes, there were several ladies in the same beautiful clothes. They were laughing and talking about women's topics, and they did look here from time to time. Wang Yang looked at it, then nodded and said, "Well, maybe you should go up to say hello and meet some friends." Jessica smiled at him and said, "K, then I'll go." He walked over with his handbag in his hand.

After Jessica left, Wang Yang walked around casually. The dinner party was attended by celebrities, many first-line superstars and famous directors in the film industry. He suddenly saw a familiar face in front of him, and he couldn't help feeling a little nervous. It was Robert Ze Meggis! This excellent director is now wearing a blue-gray suit and a pair of black-rimmed glasses, drinking a glass of red wine with a kind smile on his face.

God! Wang Yang took a deep breath. Robert Zemeckis was one of his favorite directors. "Emerald" brought him into the movie world for the first time. "Back to the Future" let him know what science fiction is. "The True Story of Gan Zheng" made him think a lot... It is no exaggeration to say that Robert Zemeckis was his guide. He chose to go to USC, mostly because Robert Zemeckis graduated from USC.

Wang Yang really wanted to go up and talk to him, organizing his own words in his mind. When he was studying at USC, just a few days before he was expelled, Robert Zemeckis came to the school to give a lecture. They did exchange a few words in private. Yes, at that time, he asked a seemingly silly question: "Mr. Zemeckis, what kind of director do you think is a good director?" At that time, Robert Zemeckis didn't even think about it, so he answered with a smile: " If you shoot what you want to shoot, you are a good director.”

"Hey, an!" Suddenly, a voice sounded next to him, Wang Yang turned his head to look, and saw Will Smith in a black suit with a signature smile on his face. He stretched out a hand and said with a smile: "Get to know each other, Will Smith." Wang Yang stretched out his hand to shake him, grinning and said, "Wang Yang, Will, nice to meet you."

Will Smith smiled and said, "Me too. Fantastic Yang, you looked a little nervous just now?" Wang Yang said with a smile, "I saw Mr. Robert Zemeckis, he is my favorite director." Will - Smith patted him on the shoulder and said enthusiastically: "I understand that it is inevitable that you will be a little overwhelmed when you see someone you have admired for a long time. But you just need to go up and say hello, and everything will be fine."

"Thank you, Will, I see." Wang Yang nodded. Will patted him on the shoulder again and said with a smile: "There is a chance to cooperate together." After finishing speaking, he left, looking at his back, Wang Yang smiled softly: "Okay."

Wang Yang looked at Robert Zemeckis over there again, and saw that he was still drinking red wine alone, so he walked up. When he came to the great director, Wang Yang stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Mr. Zemeckis, hello." When Robert Zemeckis saw him, he immediately laughed. , hello, your movie is great."

"Thank you." Wang Yang smiled and said sincerely: "Mr. Zemeckis, maybe you don't know, the first movie I watched was your "Emerald". You are like my mentor, so today It's a pleasure to meet you."

Robert Zemeckis laughed heartily, took a sip of red wine, looked at Wang Yang, and said with a smile: "You are a good boy, if I was 19 years old, there would be two movies with a box office of over 200 million. Old guy, I might dismiss it.” Wang Yang was a little embarrassed immediately, and said: “Don’t say that, the box office is just…” Robert Zemeckis interrupted him with a smile, and said: “Young man, I know you What I want to say is that the box office does not mean everything; but any movie with a high box office is an excellent movie. Both of your movies are very good, and I have watched them both.”

Wang Yang said "thank you" again, and Robert Zemeckis suddenly smiled again: "But didn't we know each other a long time ago? I still remember your question, it was a good question." Wang Yang said a little surprised: " Do you still remember?" Zemeckis nodded his head with a smile, and said: "Yan, let me tell you what a good director needs, that is, a good memory, you need to remember a lot of things."

"Yes, I quite agree." Wang Yang couldn't help laughing. If a director doesn't have a good memory, then during filming, the crew may be messed up, because the whole crew is operating according to the director's words. He laughed again: "I didn't understand before; I made a movie, and now I understand."

Robert Zemeckis raised his glass to pay respects to Wang Yang, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Yang, I have to say, well done!" He gave a thumbs up and said: "You make us lose face at USC. ’ Yes; but, it’s embarrassing for us again.” The embarrassment he mentioned is naturally a serious mistake of wronging good people by the guide; the embarrassment is because Wang Yang is the director of the “USC faction” no matter what.

Wang Yang smiled and didn't know what to say. He had heard that Robert Zemeckis liked to joke before, and it was true.

"Robert." At this time, Steven Spielberg, who was wearing a black suit and a black bow tie, came over. He greeted Robert Zemeckis first, and Zemeckis said with a smile: " Look who's coming!" Spielberg then looked at Wang Yang. Wang Yang stretched out his hand to him, and said with a smile, "Mr. Spielberg, I'm Wang Yang, nice to meet you." Spielberg smiled slightly, shook hands with him, and said, "Young man, I have to thank you Apologies, USC incident, sorry."

The reason why he said this is because he also graduated from USC and is also one of the directors of USC.

"It's nothing, Mr. Spielberg." Wang Yang smiled without hesitation. Although Spielberg is a director, he usually doesn't care about school affairs at all. The matter of his expulsion has no contact with this big director. With a faint but sincere smile on his face, he said: "That incident is over, I don't blame USC, it is always my alma mater."

Robert Zemeckis laughed haha ​​and said: "Stop talking about those things, talk about something interesting." He looked at Spielberg and said with a smile: "I still remember last year when "Saving Private Ryan "The third week of the show, I looked at the weekly box office rankings, and I was so surprised that I exclaimed 'Damn, what kind of movie is Ghost Story'?" He laughed and continued: "I think again, Steven Trouble this time, he lost to a horror movie."

The relationship between him and Spielberg can be said to be extremely iron. His first screenplay "1941" was directed by Spielberg; and "Back to the Future" is their collaboration classic. The friendship between the two of them was extraordinary, so it didn't matter who was joking casually.

Spielberg smiled gracefully, looked at Wang Yang, and praised: ""Ghost Story" is very good. It is a horror movie I have seen. The techniques in it are amazing, and the ending is realistic. Great." Wang Yang smiled and nodded, "Thank you."

"Oh, guys, it suddenly occurred to me that something is wrong!" Robert Zemeckis patted his forehead and said with a bitter face: ""Ghost Story" beat "Saving Private Ryan", and Steven has Trouble; "High School Musical" defeated "Star Wars Episode 1", George is in trouble...it won't be my turn next time, right?" He looked at Wang Yang and said with a smile: "Boy, your next movie When will it be released? My movie should be released next year, and it seems that I will avoid you."

"I don't know, Mr. Zemeckis, there is no plan yet." Wang Yang couldn't help laughing, and jokingly said, "I'll tell you when it's confirmed." Robert Zemeckis laughed loudly: "Haha , Good! Steven, do you want to avoid it too?" Spielberg shook his head with a smile and said, "I have no movie plans for next year."

Jessica has been keeping an eye on Wang Yang's movements, seeing him in the distance talking and laughing happily with the big directors, the corners of her mouth curled up happily, feeling very proud and sweet in her heart.

In the donation section of the dinner, Wang Yang was not stingy and promised to donate 5 million US dollars to support the cause of child protection. His donation amount is almost at the top, which is much, much better than many first-line superstars, which also makes some people feel a little unhappy secretly. But Wang Yang didn't have the idea of ​​showing off, it was just for charity, there was no distinction between high and low. With the payment of "High School Musical" in the account, he is not short of money to spend, but many vulnerable groups need help, and he needs to lend a helping hand. His generosity here will change the destiny of many children in the future, isn't it good?

After the dinner, Wang Yang and Jessica also drove home. He was very happy tonight, he did good deeds, and met some of his favorite directors, which is really happy!

When he was about to return to the community, Wang Yang's heart suddenly moved. He looked at the charming Jessica next to him. He turned the steering wheel and drove towards his home. He grinned and said, "Jessie, please come home later." Is it?" Jessica realized what he meant, her face was a little red, and she smiled softly: "Why?"

Wang Yang smiled, looked at the road ahead, reached out to hold her hand and kissed it, and said with a smile, "It's been a long time since our last time..." Jessica rolled her eyes, nodded and smiled shyly Said: "Well, whatever you want..."