Four Hundred and Seventeen - Because This Is an R-Rated Film Banned Under 18

After the premiere of the movie, regardless of whether they really liked the movie or whether they really understood it, the guests present all said the same congratulations.

Even Wayne is wondering whether those who shake hands with him and say in a positive tone that the film will definitely be a hit can understand what is so good about the film.

Of course, such people definitely do not include George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Even though the father of Star Wars seems to have always been a technical and commercial director, his understanding of movies is definitely not comparable to that of those actors. of.

While the three Waynes were chatting and laughing, the audience and guests slowly left the huge screening room. Nina had been standing not far from her boss. She pushed up her glasses, took two steps forward, and whispered a reminder.

"Boss, it's time to go to the press conference."

"George, I'll go work first, you can do whatever you want." Wayne nodded slightly, only to realize that except for a few staff members, everyone else at the scene had already left. "I will be very busy these days. When the promotional work for "The Departed" is over, we will find time to have a good chat."

"You go ahead and don't worry about us," George Lucas smiled and shook his head. He admired this film so much that he chatted with him for a long time.

Before leaving, the father of Star Wars seemed to suddenly remember something. He turned around and looked at him again and said, "You let me go at the last alumni meeting. There will be another one in August. Let's talk together if you have time."

Wayne was stunned for a moment and said quickly, "Okay, I will make sure to arrange the time in advance."

When it comes to the alumni association of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, there are undoubtedly countless celebrities, but if we choose who is the most active in participating in activities at his alma mater, it must be George Lucas.

This old man has always maintained the habit of making large donations to the University of Southern California. It can be said that he spent a lot of money in this regard. He vaguely remembered reading a report that after the father of Star Wars sold Lucasfilm, he directly donated it to himself. ’s alma mater, donated a building.

Looking at the backs of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg leaving, Wayne suddenly thought of his teacher, Professor Andreessen Horowitz, who firmly believed that he was a genius despite the strange looks of other professors.

Regardless of whether the other person was of the same race or not, Professor Horowitz did take good care of him during the more than three years he was on campus.

"If wealth does not return to its hometown, it will be like walking at night in brocade clothes."

"Hat?" Nina was about to remind him again when she suddenly heard this muttering and asked curiously, "Is this Chinese?"

Wayne turned around and led her towards the second floor, with an imperceptible look of memory on his face. "I guess so, but who knows if what I said is accurate now? Nami went to the hotel banquet hall?"

"Yes, she felt uncomfortable watching the movie, so she went to the reception first."

Yes, since graduation, he has been busy, busy filming films that will help him gain a foothold in Hollywood, busy promoting, and busy making his next project.

This is like a strange circle. In the process, he gained a large amount of wealth and became famous all over the world. If he followed the fantasy of the two of them being on the Hollywood Walk of Fame when they first met Naomi Watts, it would undoubtedly have been exceeded. .

But he was always busy, but he forgot to go back and see his teacher. Wayne felt that Professor Horowitz must be very proud of his achievements.

"What are you doing here? Are you waiting for me?"

Before arriving outside the room where the premiere press conference was held, Wayne saw Jennifer Connelly. This woman behaved very low-key today.

"Yes, I'm waiting for you." The moment the woman saw him, she seemed to have found her backbone, and took two steps to meet him.

"What happened?" The other party's state was obviously not normal. Wayne asked curiously, then observed the woman's expression and suddenly realized, "Isn't this your first time facing the media? Are you nervous?"

Her current performance immediately reminds people of Naomi Watts, how nervous she was when she attended the premiere of "Get Out". Wayne has been observing this aspect of women very carefully.

Jennifer Connelly glanced at him, shook her head vigorously, then nodded immediately, followed him and took a deep breath. "I'm a little nervous, Wayne. This is the first time I've seen such a big media scene."

Although she had participated in many movies, when she saw hundreds of reporters from dozens of media crowded together at the press conference, she suddenly realized that what she had seen before was only a small scene.

Gu: "It doesn't matter. The media's main firepower won't be focused on you." Wayne squeezed her hand gently, and without waiting for her to answer, he opened the door and took the lead in walking in.

Jennifer Connelly smiled bitterly. This sentence seemed to be comforting her, but in fact it could be seen as cold neglect. That's right, the media's main firepower will never be placed on her vase. They have too many targets to find, and it's not their turn to be here.

What greeted Wayne was a flash of flashing lights, and the clicking sound continued until he sat down in the prepared position, with no intention of stopping at all.

"Okay, I'm sorry to keep everyone waiting." Before the host of the press conference could speak, he reached out and tapped the microphone in front of him twice, and said to the hundreds of reporters crowded together in front of the long table. Wan nodded to the staff who supported the press conference.

After the host announced the official start of the press conference, a reporter impatiently asked Wayne directly, "Director Greenberg, can you talk about the scale of this film? It's 150 minutes long." "The Departed" is full of violence, gore and foul language. The scale of some shots simply tests the limits of human endurance."

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Before he finished asking his question, Wayne directly interrupted the other party. The audience is choosing the movie to watch, and the movie is also choosing its audience. Some people love it, and some people criticize it. This is understandable.

This reporter was obviously one of those people who was extremely disgusted after watching the film. Wayne actually didn't pay much attention to the question. The undisguised expression of disgust on the other person's face was what made him interrupt the question. key.

"This question is very simple." At this moment, Wayne leaned forward with his upper body, approached the microphone, looked at the reporter with oppressive eyes, and said, "Because this is an R-rated movie, an R-rated movie banned under the 18th century! Next one question."

After speaking, he stopped looking at the reporter who asked the question and turned to look at the others.

It could be seen that the reporter wanted to continue asking questions, but his colleagues did not give him this chance, and another voice spoke up. "Director Greenberg, there have been rumors circulating that the goal of "The Departed" is an Oscar. You personally admitted this during the filming of the film. Has the goal of the film changed now?"

Before Wayne could speak, the host heard another sensitive question and immediately turned on the microphone and said, "I want to remind everyone that Wayne will not answer questions related to the unexpected content of the video. We have"

"It doesn't matter." Wayne waved his hand to the host and said without hesitation, "Yes, "The Departed" will participate in the Oscars next March. I am also confident that the film will achieve good results."

When he finished speaking, the host directly clicked on a reporter in the front row this time. This was a reporter from the "Los Angeles Times" who has close relations with Warner Brothers.

This time the issue was finally no longer sensitive, and the reporter targeted one of the male protagonists. "Mr. Bell, this is your second consecutive collaboration with Director Greenberg. Can you talk about the filming process?"

The reporters' questions followed, one after another, and most of them were given to the two male protagonists in the movie. This was the normal rhythm of a premiere press conference. Although there were occasionally some tricky questions, they were all dealt with by a few people. passed.

Some reporters, obviously not satisfied with a peaceful press conference, tried several times to turn the target on Wayne again, hoping to ask for some more eye-catching information, but the host saw the signs in advance, which was good. controls the pace of the press conference.

"Director Greenberg, what are your expectations for the opening weekend box office of "The Departed"?" At the end of the press conference, a reporter asked this question as usual, even though he knew exactly what answer he would give. But this is always one of the reports that attracts the most public attention.

"I am confident that "The Departed" will be the box office champion this weekend."

While the cast and crew were attending the premiere press conference, a reception for "The Departed" was going on in the hotel lobby not far from the Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Whether they were guests on the stage because of their relationship with the show's creators, or invited by Warner Bros., they were all well-dressed, holding red wine or champagne, and started socializing.

"This is one of the representatives of violent aesthetics in film noir, and it is also a masterpiece of Wayne's personal style." In a corner of the hotel banquet hall, Todd McCarthy held a glass of champagne and spoke eloquently to several colleagues. own opinion.

"The realistic shooting technique brings together Wayne's best cut attributes and the essence of master-level film noir. Don't pay attention to the blood and foul language. It is precisely because of the existence of these things that the struggle of human nature is revealed. What lies before us is a quintessentially Greenbergian version of The Departed."

Not far behind the group of film critics, Naomi Watts and Bruce Rosenblum stood together, and the two of them clearly heard the famous film critic's point of view.

Even though the Australian actress didn't like the film at all, she still felt happy when she heard these praises for Wayne, and unconsciously, a smile appeared on her face.