The Best Director

After setting the release date of "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door", Huo Youying announced the news to the media and fans. A batch of new stills, including Will Smith hugging his son and crying, him chatting with the real Chris Gardner, Wang Yang shouting with a loudspeaker, etc.; there are also some behind-the-scenes tidbits, such as The extras in many shots are homeless wanderers: Chris Gardner, Jessica Alba have guest appearances in the movie and so on.

Fans' interest in "The Smiths Are Out" hasn't waned much, the film is ready and available next summer! Looking at Will Smith, who has a very different image in the stills, the interest of fans continues unabated, but when they express their expectations in the comments on the official website, they also have a lot of doubts. Announcing the plan, it will be released tomorrow next year, such a short period of time, such a high-speed production, will it really be a good movie?

There are doubts and topics that indicate that the film has a high degree of attention. This is a good thing, and it is better than shouting all the time but no one cares about it. But how do you turn their attention into something that drives them to the cinema? This of course depends on publicity.

The publicity plan of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" was discussed repeatedly by Wang Yang, Max Langte, and the distribution manager Simon Willis. They decided to focus on hard publicity, and placed advertisements on the bulletin boards of bus stations and other urban facilities. Putting up posters, contacting the media and TV programs one month before the release, non-stop accepting special interviews, the main creator of the crew and the Smith family on various talk shows for publicity, this is also a traditional way of publicity.

Wang Yang started his career by relying on viral marketing, and this time he will naturally not let go of this magic weapon. How can a biographical film with a plot go viral? In other words, how can biographical movies interest more people? The key lies in the person "Chris Gardner". No one is interested in the biography of an ordinary housewife, but people like well-known public figures, their legendary stories, and their legendary lives.

Therefore, Chris Gardner must become a celebrity, and his life story must be well-known to the world, preferably a household name. The more famous he is, the greater the audience's interest in this biographical film. Fortunately, Chris Gardner not only knows how to invest in stocks, but also has a very good writing style, and he is very keen on writing autobiographical novels. In a few months, according to him, "more than half of the words have been completed."

Wang Yang's idea was to let Chris Gardner release his autobiography, which became a super bestseller, and Chris's fame snowballed instantly, and the movie "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" attracted attention as well. Will go straight ahead.

If it’s just selling books, it’s not considered viral marketing; Wang Yang’s plan is to publish Chris Gardner’s autobiography in two parts. A teenager whose parents wanted to live in his uncle’s house, he joined the navy with the belief of going out and became an intern. After retiring, he went to San Francisco to work in a medical laboratory. In 1981, by fate, he met the man who was driving man in red ferrari,

He decided to switch careers——

after story? That's the next part, but you can watch the movie first because it's already out by then. At the end of the upper part of the autobiography, there will be a large number of photos of Chris Gardner, information about the movie "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door", Chris's comments on the movie, and comments from crew members including Will Smith and Wang Yang. Photos and interviews, etc., buy one get one free, and a free movie poster of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door". Terry Smith's head was pressed against Will Smith's hand, and the warmth between father and son was fully displayed. sick

This is a new kind of viral marketing, and its success depends on whether Chris Gardner's autobiography can sell and become a bestseller. Wang Yang has read Chris’s manuscript, and the writing is very moving and profound. It is definitely a good book worth tasting; the quality of the book is not a problem, so the rest depends on the strength of the publicity, the packaging of the publisher, etc. . Of course, these tasks are all carried out by employees of the publishing department such as Max Langte and Simon Willis. If there is no accident, Chris Gardner's autobiography will be officially listed in March.

Wang Yang also has his own job, so he will start the post-production of "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door". He must complete the post-production before the end of the month. First, Pfister made a certain adjustment of the color of the wide film screen, and then started the work of publicity.

With the need for post-production, the crew added two more important members, the editor and the original musician. As for the editor, Wang Yang tends to join hands with Margaret Goodspeed again. They have cultivated a certain tacit understanding in the last cooperation of "High School Musical". Delicate, very suitable for the style of "When Happiness Comes Knocking".

As for original music, Wang Yang doesn't have a ready-made good candidate, David Lawrence? His music style is very brisk, with a little childlike taste, which is most suitable for school movies, but not for "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door". Find someone else; and David Lawrence is also busy with the soundtrack of "High School Musical 2".

However, these tasks will not start until January next year, because the Christmas and New Year holidays are coming, even if Wang Yang wants to continue working, there is no one to accompany him, let alone he is not the Terminator T-800

On Christmas Eve, the Staples Center Arena was full of Christmas and festive atmosphere. In the packed auditorium, fans watching the game were wearing Lakers jerseys and Christmas costumes, and children were wearing Little Red Riding Hood. Smiling happily, laughing with family and friends; on the court, the hot cheerleaders also wore red Christmas vests and shorts, and danced their bodies erratically to the music played in the arena. What is being staged here today is the NBA's annual Christmas game, Lakers V Spurs.

"Now, let's give more intense applause—" With the voice of the DJ, the Staples Center suddenly dimmed, the lights kept sweeping back and forth, the fans kept applauding, and the lights suddenly turned back on. On the court, with a bang, the cheerleading beauties shook their hair in unison, and the DJ shouted: "Show time!" Another song sounded, and the beauties immediately danced again, even wilder than the dance just now .

Wang Yang and Jessica sat in the middle of the seats closest to the side of the court. He propped his chin up, listening to the explosive music, and admiring the dance moves of the beautiful cheerleaders on the court with great interest. This is the first time that he and Jessica have come to the Staples Center to watch a game together. During the 98-99 shortened season this year, their relationship has not yet been announced, and they rarely meet in person. ; at the beginning of this season, he was shooting a movie in San Francisco again, and he could not complete this appointment until now.

These two tickets cost Wang Yang close to 40,000 US dollars, and it took a lot of work. 40,000 US dollars can be used to shoot four "Ghost Story", but it is very worthwhile. They are loyal basketball fans. Watching a Christmas battle is definitely a happy thing. And you can also see the hot cheerleading performance at close range, looking at those long and toned legs not far away, those waists that look like motors, those... Wang Yang secretly let out a wow, the visual effect is really unbelievable!

"Yan, is it good-looking?" Jessica next to him pushed him with a smile on her face. Wang Yang came back to his senses immediately, glanced at her, nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, this kind of scene has a shocking power, if it's just a girl dancing, it's nothing to see; but a dozen or twenty people, um ..., ... Seeing Jessica's playful frown, he also pretended to cover his forehead helplessly, looked at her and smiled, "I was just designing the scene of singing and dancing, and now I only look at you . "

Jessica turned her mouth up, and couldn't help laughing. She leaned her head on his shoulder and said with a smile, "Look, I don't mind." Wang Yang shook his head and smiled, "I won't watch it."

At this time, Tom Hanks, dressed in black, and his wife and son appeared on the big screen above the arena. The cameras in the field began to capture the stars and celebrities seated on both sides of the field. Tony, Leonardo, Hallebe..., when they meet their favorite stars, many fans will burst into applause, and almost all the first-line superstars captured by the camera suddenly appear on the big screen. They saw Jessica in a blue plaid shirt and Wang Yang in an off-white shirt.

There was also a lot of applause at the scene, and the two looked up at the big screen. Jessica grinned, with a sweet smile on her face, and greeted the general direction of the camera in front; Wang Yang also smiled . The camera stayed for two or three seconds, then turned to the next star.

Soon, the long timeout was over, and with a beep, the game started again, and the Lakers and Spurs players all left the bench to play again.

Looking at the players running non-stop on the field, Wang Yang could clearly hear the "chirp" sound of friction between their sneakers and the floor, as well as the conversations and trash talk of O'Neal, Kobe, Duncan and other players. He could almost hear it clearly, and then he looked at the excited Jack Nicholson on the opposite side, and the fans shouted "Defene..." His emotions were naturally aroused, seeing Kobe assisting O'Neal After dunking vigorously, he couldn't help but waved his fist and applauded: "Strike!"

Jessica also applauded. She glanced at Wang Yang and said happily, "Yang, look at how smooth the offense is now. The luck of the Lakers is coming! I think we can win the championship this year." Wang Yang Suddenly sighed: "You have always had good luck, but the Warriors have not." He smiled again, looked at Jessica and said, "I also think that the Lakers have a great chance this year, not only because of the P combination, but also because of the P combination. The important thing is because of Phil Jackson, he is the biggest gain of the Lakers this year...

While discussing with great interest, the two watched the game on the field, applauded and cheered from time to time, and completely devoted themselves to the game. In the end, the Lakers did not disappoint them and all the fans. In this Christmas game, the transfer team defeated the Spurs with a score of 99:93.

After Christmas Eve, the joyful Christmas came. While receiving countless gifts and blessings, Wang Yang also sent blessings and gifts in front of a dedicated Santa Claus.

A few days later, New Year's Day is coming, "The year is about to pass, the year 2000 is coming, there will be no end of the world, no king of terror falling from the sky, and a new millennium will begin soon.

As early as a few days ago, various film media newspapers and magazines launched special topics one after another, summarizing the film history in 1999. This year, "Shakespeare in Love" won the best film Oscar for the first time, and Steven Spielberg once again won the best director with "Saving Private Ryan"-this year also gave birth to countless excellent films. Movies, "American Again", "Green Miracle", "The Sixth Sense"

This year, "Star Wars", which was far away from the big screen in the old year, returned. Although many of the film reviews it received were "disappointed", "Star Wars Prequel," still blew up a storm around the world without any resistance. The box office in North America is 430 million, and the global box office is 920 million. It is also a sci-fi movie, and "The Matrix" brought an unexpected shock to the world. The North American box office of 170 million, and the global 460 million is undoubtedly a huge success, and it shows. The world and theories have driven countless science fiction fans crazy.

"High School Musical" ranked fifth on the North American annual box office list with 201 million yuan." "Los Angeles Times" commented: "It set off a global school song and dance craze. Its original sound D .It is the annual sales champion of the original soundtrack of the movie, and it leads the renaissance of campus youth movies and campus song and dance movies. That 19-year-old young man once again brought miracles and once again proved his magic.”

On Wang Yang, the magazine's annual character article, they wrote: "Everything this magical director has done is beyond imagination. He created the miracle of "Ghost Story" at the age of 19. Repeated on "High School Musical", he already has a global box office of 700 million US dollars, so he has also become the youngest billionaire, and now the most outstanding director in Hollywood under the age of 25. He has a very high reputation among young people After the incident of "Superhero", although he was caught in the vortex of the intentional injury case, his popularity did not drop but rose. Is this a miracle? "

"However, his crazy plans in the second half of the year make people a little worried." "Empire" magazine commented at the end: "If he bought Blue Sky Studios for 100 million, it was just a long-term investment: then "Juno" And the plan of "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door" undoubtedly makes people feel that he is overheated? Of course, we also had this idea when he was filming "Song and Dance", but this time, his "When Happiness Comes Knocking on the Door" "Can it be amazing again? How far can he go in this new millennium? Soon we will have the answer."

At this time, Times Square in New York was overcrowded, almost packed, and the high-rise buildings next to it were brightly lit. All the tourists looked up at the digital clock in the front building, and they were counting down happily: "60", 59, 58...,

Wang Yang and Jessica stood in the crowd, wearing the same Dayong and gloves. Both of them looked up at the clock with smiles on their faces, counting down loudly, and the night passed by as the time passed. They also became more and more excited: "10.9, 3.2.1! Happy New Year!" As everyone cheered loudly, a huge crystal apple fell from the roof in front, and colorful confetti suddenly fell from the sky everywhere , 2000 is here!

"Happy New Year!" The two smiled at each other, hugged each other, and kissed passionately. u

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