[US Entertainment] Hollywood reverses life

After half a month of retreat at home, Joey finally finished revising the script of the new version of "Harvard Life" or "Juno".

The reason why the speed is so fast is because she has thought about how to improve this script countless times during her 50 years of seclusion in her previous life.So she already has the framework in mind, and just needs to fill in the details.

The new script is based on her thinking, and is set in a way that people will like in the next few years. In terms of style, the whole study and family events are given a child's play mood, but it is not limited to child's play, and will not talk too much. The special talk about love and kindness is just to spread the gentle and firm human power in daily life and details.

In a very politically correct way, pour a bowl of chicken soup into the audience.

After completing these, she took the materials to the directors' union.

The Fund Association under the name of the Directors Guild of America is located in a prosperous area in the north of Los Angeles. It is committed to helping those filmmakers who have talent and ability but are in the period of breaking the capital chain for some reason, providing them with low-interest paid loans.

The fallen leaves of the palm trees outside the window have paved the entire street, and the people who rarely come and go are wrapping their collars tightly because of the rushing cold wind.

Wearing a light brown windbreaker and a pair of sunglasses with large lenses, Joey pushed the door against the wind and walked into the union gate.

The lady who led the way took her into an office and waited for a while, and on the other side of the wall, a staff member named Pete said to another subject named Smith: "You must not think who is coming .”

Smith was busy with the matter at hand, without raising his head, he said, "Who is it?"

"Joey Grant."

"Who is that? A little familiar."

Pete pushed his glasses and pondered: "Director, you don't really read the news in the entertainment section, do you?"

Smith sneered and said, "I think what that guy does is nothing but the work of a star who has no ability to entertain the public for a living."

"No no, this young female director often appears in the entertainment section, and she has another identity. She has been Summer Redstone's prospective granddaughter-in-law for seven years..."

Speaking of Joey Grant, no one may know it, but when it comes to Summer Redstone’s surprising grand-daughter-in-law, Smith remembered that there is indeed such a person, “Oh, that’s Joey Grant. .How did that woman get here?"

Pete said contemptuously: "I don't know, I heard that I have been desperate to find a release for a new movie recently. Anyway, he and Summer Raystone's grandson are all over, so there is no need to give her face."

Smith obviously didn't have a good impression of Joy either, he said: "That's right, it's already pretty good to have come to this day with a man. For an Asian woman like her, it's a success."

Afterwards, the two took Joey's personal information printed out from the computer and walked towards the next door together.

Smith saw the woman sitting there calmly. She looked calm and calm for her age. She was indeed a thin and ordinary-looking Asian as she heard, but Europeans and Americans generally don't appreciate Asians very much. In terms of appearance, Asian beauties in their eyes often look quite indescribable in the eyes of Asians.

From the animated images they give to Asians, we can see that Mulan in the Hollywood cartoon "Mulan" looks like a typical American thinks a "good-looking Asian" should look like.Small eyes, hanging eyes, raised eyebrows, pointed chin, and slightly pointed face, so Asian actresses who star in Hollywood commercial films basically have such looks.

He walked up to Joy, and with his style he never exchanged greetings, he said directly: "Ms. Grant, can you tell me why you are here today?"

Joy took off her sunglasses, revealing a pair of long and narrow eyes. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly as if they were condensed with the morning dew. She had a generous expression, "Hello, sir, I want to come to the trade union for a paid loan. One of my own investments My independent film encountered some obstacles in the distribution stage, and I also found that the film I made was full of problems, and I wanted to borrow a sum of money to reshoot it.”

Smith didn't have the patience to listen to Joey say too much, "How much do you want to borrow?"

Joey explained slowly, "I invested 300 million yuan in the original movie. If I reshoot, some of the original scenes and props I bought can still be used temporarily. Some clips can be kept without reshooting, and some of them can continue to be used later. , so that I can save some money, I think I need about 200 million more."

Smith suddenly laughed, he really thought Joey's behavior was a bit ridiculous, "To be honest, I don't understand why you remake this movie, Ms. investors."

Joy was thinking about what to say, and finally decided to express her heart directly. She looked into Smith's eyes seriously and said, "Because I prove myself."

Smith looked at Joy's upright look, but he didn't feel that she was speaking hypocrisy. He asked more curiously, "Can you tell me why you are so eager to prove yourself?"

Joey withdrew his gaze a little ashamedly, and his tone was still very modest, "Because I wasted too much time, and at the same time for my dream."

Speaking of dreams, Smith smiled instead, "Ms. Grant, you kept talking about dreams with me, but I read your resume, and your actions in the past few years seem to be inconsistent with the dreams you said. I didn't see a chase. The dream girl, but instead saw a short-lived, fallen girl. We can give a chance to a fledgling newcomer, or a director who wants to make a comeback, but the premise is that they are people with pursuit and talent.”

Pete on the side also said: "There are many directors with flashes of inspiration in Hollywood, most of them are shooting stars, not all of them are suitable for this circle, Ms. Grant, we can understand your desire to realize your dreams , but you don't seem to be eligible for our help."

Joy has long understood in her heart that in most cases, it is impossible for her to borrow money from here, but she really has no way to try to see if a miracle will happen, but it seems that there are no miracles in the world.

Forget it, she doesn't blame anyone. Anyone who reads her resume will frown. She doesn't look like a person with pursuit at all, so how could she lend her money?

Joey nodded, as if she didn't want to refute anything. She was a little bit wrong in whatever she said, but she was still very modest, "I'm sorry, I really didn't do well enough. If there is no other way, let it be. I can't force these things. Thank you very much. Reception."

Smith saw that Joey was so humble, which was different from the rumored girl who was extremely proud because her fiancé was Hughes Redstone and because of her stunning debut, which made him want to talk to this girl more. After a few words, he said: "I know you may not like to hear some words, but I still want to advise you, Ms. Grant, if you have a way, you should leave this circle. You are not suitable for Hollywood."

Joey was not in a hurry to refute, but said with a smile: "I would like to hear more about it."

Smith stared at Joy, "In addition to stars in Hollywood, filmmakers in other positions, such as directors, producers, editors, props designers, etc., have you seen how many women participate in it? It's not that I discriminate against women, but Hollywood's ecological chain determines that it is difficult for women to make achievements in these fields. Oscar has a history of more than 50 years, and has never awarded awards such as best director, best editing, and best sound mixing to women, which is enough to prove that in In this industry, implicit discrimination does exist, even among Hollywood stars, everyone knows that the salary of the male lead in the same position in the same movie is basically 2-3 times that of the female lead.”

Joey's gaze circled around Smith's face, and finally fell on his eyes, without making a sound.

Smith continued: "In the ecological chain of Hollywood, regardless of the upper and lower levels, it is difficult for women to survive except actors. Secondly, Hollywood is not a place where minorities can shine. Among the white directors who get together, you see How many African, Latino, and Asian directors have you ever had? It’s not that such people don’t want to be directors, but it’s too difficult to stand out. People are group animals, and minorities will not be classified as their own group by white people after all. Then there will naturally be invisible exclusion, even in the United States where the law is so fair."

Then, he stretched out a finger and gestured, "As a female director of Asian descent, if you want to stand out from the group of Hollywood directors, you must have more talent than others."

After Smith finished speaking, he looked at Joey and observed her facial expression. He thought she would be a little upset by what he said, but Joey was not unhappy at all, but smiled smartly, as if Smith said she was not at all unhappy. not give a damn about.

Maybe she is still the little girl in her previous life, maybe she will really be fooled, but now she is no longer, she knows when to persevere and when to give up.

She smiled chicly, "At the end of the day, you just think that minority women will not have more talents than others. And no matter how hard I try, I will only be drowned in Hollywood's big waves."

She clasped her hands together, her eyes were soft and sharp, "Maybe we Asian women are indeed not gregarious enough, not passionate enough, taciturn, like obedient Barbie dolls, but this is just because of our oriental reserved habits. , In fact, our talent is not inferior to any white women or white men, I believe that one day you will be amazed by our talent."

Smith also smiled helplessly: "I am not discriminatory. Directors are not suitable for women. Women are too emotional, not tough enough, tough guys, and not good at applying logic. The basic market for commercial films is for male audiences, and women can't make films that men want to watch." Asians are too delicate and inked, not suitable for the rhythm of Hollywood commercial blockbusters."

Joy suddenly thought of a sentence from an Oscar-winning movie. She chuckled and said, "Once Upon a Time in Philadelphia said that preconceived judgments are not based on individual attributes, but on the stereotypes given to the group to which the individual belongs. Individuals are the essence of discrimination. Mr. Smith, you have never seen this famous classic movie. Do you think what you are saying now is not discrimination? You and those who see black people feel that they will be robbed. Homosexuals feel that there is no essential difference between people with AIDS."

Smith froze, seemingly not knowing how to refute.

It is true that Hollywood has always had the practice of discriminating against and objectifying women, as well as the practice of exclusion of minorities.Although in recent years, because of the whirlwind of political correctness, more and more women's consciousness has appeared in movies.

The most typical is the Disney movie, which can clearly smell a sense of political consciousness, from the snow-skinned and blue-eyed Snow White in 1959, to the red-haired "subspecies white" Little Mermaid in 1989, and then to "Aladdin" in 1992 The Arabian princess in "Pocahontas" in 1995, the Indian princess Pocahontas in "Pocahontas" in 1998, the Chinese Mulan in "Mulan" in 2009 is a representative of Asian descent, and the "Frog Princess" in [-] Black princess Tiana, Disney can finally breathe a sigh of relief, you can't call me racist anymore, can you?

But the invisibility of women and minorities has always existed, and it is more in the field of film practitioners other than actors.

But she won't hold back from that.

The light of Hollywood is so dazzling that people are desperately chasing it.

And even if she is such an inconspicuous or depraved little meteor, she has to return to the night sky and use all her strength to shine and glow.

Smith didn't say anything more, but smiled helplessly. Joey was so upright and serious that he had nothing to say. He said, "To be honest, if you came to give a speech today, I would definitely pass it to you. Unfortunately, you came to Borrowing money to make a movie, sorry I can't pass your resume, so you didn't pass the interview."

Joey greeted politely and left here.

Now that way doesn't work, she has to find another way.

But where is the solution?

Could it be that she really can't change her own destiny in this rebirth?

No, she can't think that way, she will definitely succeed, this time she must try her best to get close to her dream, rebirth is to reverse life.

There must still be a way.

Just like her favorite actor, he used to be No.1 in Hollywood, and he even created the sharing model between stars and film companies. But in the end, he slowly stood up with his excellent works and positive style, and continued to stand at the top of Hollywood.

At this moment, what she needs is the same courage as him.