Chapter 248: More than 10 million people!

"Yang, do you really want to invest in Brokeback Mountain? Oh my god, this is such a big surprise, big, big surprise!"

There were not many guests in the spacious and bright cafe. There were a quiet table near the window. James Shams raised his coffee cup and drank it, suppressing the excitement in his heart with a bitter taste. The 44-year-old middle-aged white man wore black round glasses. His sparse hair was a little white, and his high and straight nose was red with redness. Although he had already confirmed on the phone, he was still very excited when he looked at Wang Yang in front of him.

For Brokeback Mountain, he has invested for a long time! Except for Focus Movies, other film companies almost avoid it, but Focus Movies are only willing to invest 3 million. What can 3 million be shot? At least 10 million! He can't help but take all his pockets to shoot.

But when he was old, he lacked the urge to put it into practice, so he chose to continue lobbying for the focus and other companies. Now, Flame Movie takes over! And the investment is 15 million!

"Yes, I'm sure I want to invest. Whether homosexual or heterosexual, I should get this movie." Wang Yang, who was sitting opposite, also took a sip of coffee and continued to say seriously: "Brokeback Mountain is a very touching and excellent story, and it is also a communication opportunity for everyone. Homosexuals speak their hearts, and heterosexuals know their difficulties, and it should be brought to the big screen."

He said, grinning, looking at James Shams who nodded in agreement, and said with a smile: "And from the perspective of investment and business, it will also be a very box office attractive movie. I have made a profit from a movie that can win awards! Haha, I am not afraid of those public opinion."

"Ha, you're." James Shams couldn't help laughing, and a few wrinkles appeared on his gentle face. The young man's "Juno" under the taboo pressure of girls' early pregnancy and abortion turned it into a topic that everyone openly talked about, and caused the market to commercialize early pregnancy. He started this and invested in "Brokeback Mountain" was not surprising at all. Shams smiled: "I also believe it is the kind of movie that is well-known."

"But I have a strong suggestion." Wang Yang raised his right index finger and smiled and said something that both parties would agree with: "And Lee is here to be the director." James Shams was very happy: "Of course! Of course, An, who is more suitable besides him?" Wang Yang nodded and smiled: "Yes."

In fact, James Shams can be said to be Ang Lee's "part-half". The two have worked together for many years and have a deep relationship. If they were homosexual, they must have been openly together. Starting with Ang Lee's screen feature "Pushing Hands", then "Wedding Banquet", "Food Men and Women", "Reason and Emotion", "Ice Storm", "Riding with the Devil", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hulk Hulk", James Shams is one of the screenwriters except "Reason and Emotion".

At the same time, he is also one of the producers of all these 8 movies in Ang Lee's career. Well-known producers usually have their own independent production companies, participating in a small part of their investments to distribute dividends. Shams also owns an independent company "good machine". He participated in the production of 32 movies in total, and 8 were directed by Ang Lee. So once "Brokeback Mountain" gets a big company and an independent film company invests in it, Ang Lee is 99% of the directors invited candidates.

But there is still 1%, which is what Wang Yang wants to ensure. God knows whether James Shams will suddenly go crazy or have a falling out with Ang Lee? Not to mention that Shams gave up while pulling the investment, just like several previous producers, he transferred the script of "Brokeback Mountain" to others. Besides, he really made a profit by investing in such a classic movie.

"This news is amazing." James Shams breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that this magical young man would suddenly go crazy. He participated in the production and said that he didn't want Ang Lee to direct it. Unless he took the initiative in person, he would have to consider whether to accept the investment from Fire. Now Wang Yang pointed out that Ang Lee was going to direct it. This young man is so handsome!

He gave a thumbs up and exclaimed: "Invest in Brokeback Mountain, trust An. Few people have this courage and vision. It's magical. I have to say, you are incredible!"

"Thank you, maybe James, don't praise yourself too much." Wang Yang smiled and shrugged. James Shams immediately laughed, and Wang Yang said again: "But if you can get "Brokeback Mountain", the flame movie is lucky, let's do it well."

James Shams nodded, took a sip of coffee, and said, "The text of this script is harsh and desolate. I think this temperament is not suitable for the screen. Just like the handling of "Juno", hiding the seriousness in the warmth and delicateness, the audience will like it." He smiled and said, "But I believe An will handle it well... The matter of "Hulk" is really embarrassing. I advised An to shoot it."

"It's nothing, actually I think "Hulk" is very good." Looking at Shams with self-deprecating face, Wang Yang said seriously: "The second half of the film is really vivid. If there is no preparation before, that effect will not be produced." He spread his hands and said: "But now, the exciting exciting nodes in the plot are not arranged. Superheroes are different from the audience of "Pride and Prejudice". "Hulk" is too alternative, and the public lacks patience."

James Shams nodded and sighed, thinking about why "Hulk" failed, and said: "It seems that this is true now. The plot arrangement is wrong. If there is a battle at the beginning, or some exciting scene scene, it will be much better."

"Well, it's good to explode at the beginning, but there are new problems with how to stay excited and prevent the audience from getting tired and impatient."

Wang Yang was a little thoughtful for a moment, not thinking about "Hulk" but "Firefly". His current movie script begins with Captain Marl's "The Battle of Serenity Valley". The independent faction surrendered and lost one of the defense battles before the war. This way, we can explain the background of the story. There will not be too many scenes in this battle; the next few years later, the Ning Jing launched a robbery, explaining Marl and other crew members clearly from the battle. In terms of plot development, he accidentally grabbed the box with Ruiva hidden.

The Battle of Serenity Valley and the robbery will bring many big scenes and actions. As long as the camera is smooth and the special effects are superb, and cool, the audience will inevitably be stimulated and quickly enter the show. However, if there is anything dull next, their impatientness will increase; the climax at the beginning, how to push up the climax at the end, and how to distinguish between the climax at the end, are all problems.

He already has a specific idea. "Firefly" will never be dull. The humorous and interesting lines, even the bursting battles and beautiful pictures will be fascinating. But whether it can be done or not, what effect will be done remains to be verified.

After drinking a sip of slightly bitter coffee, Wang Yang's thoughts turned back and said, "Leave it to An, "Brokeback Mountain" all, as long as it is politically correct." James Shams nodded with a smile: "Cunning political correctness, I always think that "Juno" should be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture." Wang Yang smiled slightly, "Political correctness is just to make more people better accept that movie, and it takes a little bit to change the world; no matter how wrong the film is filmed, it is useless."

"I totally agree." James Shams thought that he could produce "Brokeback Mountain" immediately, and he was getting more and more excited. He couldn't help but smile and said, "No, I have to tell An this good news now." Wang Yang smiled and raised his coffee cup: "It's okay." James Shams took out his cell phone from his pocket, pressed a number, and quickly said, "Andy! Tell you a good news, Yang, Shenqi Yang wants to invest in "Brokeback Mountain"! We all hope you will be a director."

Ang Lee was in the backyard of his home in New York, feeding a group of hens with corn kernels. Since the Hulk Hulk's defeat, he has lived a semi-retired life as a silly Yun Yehe, and he heard some accusations or ridicule from time to time. Amid the "grizz" cry, he heard the phone that was not used for a lot, and then James Shams's excited words, and he whispered: "Oh, I'll be the director."

He had heard Shams talk about this plan a long time ago, and had read the original novel "Brokeback Mountain" and knew what the story was. Unexpectedly, Wang Yang came to take over now. He had known Shenqi Yang for a long time. His relationship has always been like a gentleman's friendship. He had no contact but maintained it well. The last time he contacted him was sending a congratulatory message to Shenqi Yang's proposal, and the last time was Shenqi Yang's comfort in "Hulk".

Directing "Brokeback Mountain"? Ang Lee thought for a moment and sprinkled another handful of corn and said, "Oh, that's good." He immediately heard Wang Yang's voice again: "Hi, An." Ang Lee said, "Yang." Wang Yang laughed heartily: "To be honest, have you read the script? I have several candidates for the starring candidates. Ennis is very suitable for Heath Ledger, and Jack asked Jack Gyllenhaal to come..."

Ang Lee sprinkled another handful of corn and said in a giggle: "Oh, that's good."

Although Flame Movie has confirmed its investment in Brokeback Mountain, James Shams, Ang Lee, original author Anne Prox, scriptwriters Larry McMurterry, and Diana Oshana are all very happy and looking forward to it, Flame Movie and they have not announced the news for the time being. Everything is going on quietly. It is not too late to wait for 9/11. After all, it is a sensitive period, and topics like homosexual films are dealt with from a low-key manner.

Of course, this matter cannot be hidden, and it does not need to be hidden. There will definitely be news leaks when the actor audition, shooting on the camera, etc., and it depends on the timing. But this movie is not suitable for too much early publicity. First, it is considered a small cost, and second, there is no need to find public pressure from the beginning. "Brokeback Mountain" is a way to film quietly, participate in various film festivals and become famous, proving its own way of slowly promoting and screening in the theater.

However, the entertainment gossip media did not stop. The news that Wang Yang and Jessica were engaged in late September and married in January next year had spread. The two did not hide it, and almost told everyone that there were more than hundreds of guests at the wedding, and there were a lot of things to prepare for the wedding. It was naturally not surprising that the news leaked and then the newspaper was reported. But the media was very surprised by the news itself!

So fast! What are the contradictions that have been blocked by gossip magazines before? Have they signed an agreement? Fans who don’t want to see the two get married are all sad; fans who are happy to see are happy to bless them. It seems that this fairy tale lover of childhood sweethearts cannot even be blown away by a hurricane wind.

In the elegant and luxurious VIP room of the Mimiso brand store, Wang Yang and Jessica sat next to each other on the white sofa, looking at the map together and choosing engagement rings. When they got married, the two were about to get engaged, and then talked about the design with Su Meimei, and then invited Wang Weiwei to design the wedding dress. There were various rings on the map. The two of them took note of which one they liked and asked the clerk to take a look.

"I like this one." Jessica smiled happily, looked over the pages of the map, and pointed at a small silver ring in surprise. Wang Yang, who was holding her shoulder, looked at it, nodded and smiled, "Okay, I've taken it too. Buy whatever you like."

The two finally chose the silver ring as an engagement ring, bid farewell to Su Meimei in the store, and then walked out of the store and came to the street with a smile. The warm sunshine came towards them. At the same time, there were seven or eight paparazzi reporters who had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the two of them come out, the telephoto camera in their hands suddenly shone brightly, and several photographers carried the cameras and carried the microphone rods to record the images of the two.

"That's not fun." Wang Yang shook his head slightly and muttered, ignoring the flashing lights, camera cameras, and walked straight to the parking space. Jessica, who was following him, was happy, and her happy mood was not destroyed by the paparazzi. She raised her left hand openly and showed the diamond proposal ring on her ring finger with a bright smile. For a moment, a clacking sound and a dazzling flash flooded her.

The opportunity is rare! It's so rare! The paparazzi hurriedly pressed the camera quickly and took a few more photos. Not to mention that this was showing the proposal ring. She didn't wear such a big diamond when she went out alone. Moreover, when she was alone, she was basically expressionless and cold and indifferent as if she wanted to hit someone. There were few times when she smiled so sweetly. Only when she was walking with Shen Qiyang would she be so happy. The opportunity was rare!

"Yang, Jessica, I heard you're going to get married next January, right?" A middle-aged white paparazzi in a gray fishing suit quickly took the opportunity to ask. Although the news was flying all over the place, the two parties involved had never responded. Maybe they could ask something while Jessica was in a good mood?

Jessica looked at Wang Yang sweetly, laughed while walking, without answering. Another fat reporter then asked again, "Can you tell me how Yang proposed? Share your sweetness!" Jessica smiled and said, "Absolutely romantic!" Without further ado, the white reporter asked, "Yang, have you said it? How did you impress Jessica?"

"Man, you have to understand that she says what she wants to say, and if she doesn't want to say what she wants to say, I don't dare to do anything randomly." Wang Yang curled his lips helplessly, looked at her beautiful smile, and couldn't help laughing: "I am a person who is afraid of my wife (hen-pecked), she is the boss." Jessica immediately leaned at him playfully, holding his hand, and the smile on her face was even sweeter, without answering the words of the paparazzi.

The flash kept emitting bright lights, and the paparazzi reporters followed the two of them until they got on the Hummer.

"How did Yang propose?", "Yeah, what was going on at that time? You must talk about it today."

In the simple living room with a very feminine arrangement, the LCD TV on the wall played images and made a low-volume sound. The owner Roland Andersen sat on the purple sofa, holding a nail file and grinding his fingernails; Aileen, who was wearing an aloe mask, leaned her head against the back of the sofa; Jessica also grinded her fingernails with a nail file and looked at the diamond ring on the ring finger of her left hand from time to time.

In more than a week, Jessica and Wang Yang will be engaged. There is not much room for the best friend gathering before the engagement. The three women laughed and joking while beautifying and caring for their skin, and occasionally pay attention to TV.

"Absolutely romantic!" Jessica smiled with her lips raised, looking at Aileen, and then Roland. In front of the best sisters, the sweetness in her heart seemed to be very strong. Others asked her not to care, but it was also good to share the joy with her sisters. She stopped her work and smiled, "That day, we were going to dive in the sea, a very ordinary diving spot..." She laughed and said, "Then he pretended to be a treasure chest under the sea. We got on the yacht and opened it, with lilies and rings..."

The mask did not cover Eileen's eyes. She looked at Jessica's intoxicated look and couldn't help but feel envious, saying, "Oh, it's so interesting! Jessie, you'd better get married earlier than me." Roland sighed softly, "It's earlier than me."

"Yes! It's so interesting." Thinking of the scene at that time, Jessica was distracted and suddenly said in surprise: "Oh, there's also a sapphire necklace! He said that it was a happy version of the Heart of the Ocean. You know, when we met again in the cinema, we were watching "Titanic"." She smiled and said directly: "Wow, I saw that fresh lily at that time, and thought that the treasure chest had the power to keep fresh for thousands of years, haha."

She stared at the diamond ring happily and laughed softly, "Then Yang picked up the ring and proposed! He said Jessica... No, I can't tell you about his proposal." She covered her chest and closed her eyes and felt happiness: "That belongs to me."

"It must be very stingy." Roland shook his head and laughed while grinding his nails; Aileen quipped and said, "Yang is a master of sweet words, and the director is good at this." Jessica murmured softly, "That's his truth." She suddenly opened her eyes widened and continued to laugh, "The most incredible thing is that after the proposal was over, dolphins actually appeared! They should be attracted by the yacht, and my shouts between Yang and I; but I believe they are here to bless us, singing and dancing..."

Aileen, Roland was surprised at all. Seeing her sweet and soft, Aileen asked, "Wow, really? Is it Flipper? So romantic!" Roland also sighed, "Oh wow, if someone told me like this, I would think she was lying, so romantic and dreamy."

"Yes! I don't know if it's Fliop. I won't swim from Australia to the Bahamas, are you?" Jessica tilted her head in thinking, suddenly laughed and fell to the sofa, touching her two good sisters with both hands, and laughed and said, "Yeah! I'm so happy." She raised her left hand and looked at the ring, laughing loudly and shouted: "I'm going to get married soon! I love Yang, it's so great-!"

"You crazy woman." Roland covered his ears and frowned: "Look at you, look at you, you have completely lost yourself! You can't spoil Yang too much, he won't take you seriously. Men are sometimes very mean." Ailin agreed: "Yes, let him get what he wants in a difficult way."

Jessica laughed indifferently, but the words of the two sisters made her feel happier and sweeter. She and Yang were so good, without these suspicions. She gently stroked the ring and she smiled: "I know! I'm not an idiot. I have known these bad things since I was a child. But I can't face Yang, as if I'm addicted. This is me. Stop talking about this, you won't understand. I'm willing to do everything for him."

She pulled a sofa pillow and hugged her tightly: "Suddenly I miss him so much!" Roland had a dull expression on his face, and said: "If I got married in my first love, would it be the same?" Ailin shook her head and said: "I'm fed up, Jesse, why don't you get home?"

"Shhh!" Jessica booed for no reason, looked at the TV screen in front, and suddenly picked up the remote control and pressed: "Watch TV! Young's trailer!"

The volume was quickly increased, and with the nervous soundtrack, the trailer for "Prison Break" was played on the NBC channel on TV, with a few bangs! Miller, in a suit, held his pistol and pulled the trigger with both hands, and the bank hall was immediately exclaiming! Employees and customers were squatting down in a panic, holding their heads in their arms, or standing alone...

Time passed day by day, and September 11 soon arrived. There were different activities to commemorate the 911 two-year biennium in the world and the United States. Qatar Al Jazeera broadcast videos and latest recordings of Al Qaeda's number one and second leaders bin Laden and Zawahri, claiming that it would launch a larger-scale attack. George Bush, who was struck by the deterioration of the Iraq reconstruction situation, said that he had not heard about the tapes of Laden and Zawahri.

Politics continues, and cinema screenings continue. The North American week champion from August 29 to September 4 was won by the new film "The Cannibal 2". It won the championship again from September 5 to 11, with a total box office of only 86.37 million; "mit-21-team" received another 10.25 million in the fifth week and 5.25 million in the sixth week, with a total box office of 189 million in the North American box office, and the global box office has risen to 356 million, and it is basically unable to move forward.

After spending 911 safely, Wang Yang was busy preparing for "Firefly" while cooperating with Jessica to arrange the upcoming engagement banquet. But the coming soon is a new weekend, followed by Monday 15th, and another NBC warrior will be added to the screen battlefield this fall, "Prison Break".

On the online drama forums, entertainment websites and other places, the audience is naturally looking forward to this drama. Before the broadcast was started, the stills of actors led by Wentworth Miller and Evangeline Lily and the pictures and photos are also widely circulated. The topics of discussion are different, but there is a question that almost all fans of the series are concerned about, and it is also magical fans. NBC TV is concerned about, what kind of ratings will "Prison Break" behave?

Can it be called magical for the TV series written by Shenqiyang, which is the first time he challenged the small screen? This result may affect his future screen plan. Fans of dramas think that whether he can see the sitcom that does not have a shadow as soon as possible depends on his mood.

"If "Prison Break" fails, will Wang Yang be dissatisfied and then immediately have another set of sitcoms?" Fields-D launched such a post, and Sally said to the post: "This is really a stupid assumption. If "Prison Break" fails, it is not a question of whether or not to convince or dare to try sitcoms, but a question of whether the TV series he produced is good or not."

So what is the ratings of the parties involved for "Prison Break"? Maybe it was because of his first appearance on the small screen. This time, fans of the drama fans did not hear his bold statement with great confidence.

"Classic Question!" In an exclusive interview with TV Series magazine, Wang Yang was asked by reporter Nathia Reit about the "ratings outlook" issue. He only said: "I hope the premiere ratings will have more than 10 million viewers, and then it will not fall."

Too modest! Shenqiyang is too modest. Fans of drama fans were a little surprised. They said only this, and finally the Chinese were a little bit like this. Or was he not confident this time? 10 million people are not a low number or a mediocre rating, but they can only be considered ordinary good ratings. They can rank about 30-40. If they can't be the trump card of public broadcast channels like NBC, they will be far from being able to enter the top ten on the weekly list. At least 14 million people are needed!

If "Prison Break" only has 10 million viewers, it is also a good drama, but it is not magical. Fans are wondering whether he is modest or timid this time?

But what they didn't know was that Wang Yang was indeed modest this time. He just felt that there was no need to say anything full. After all, no one knew what chemical changes would happen. Modesty was because of the information displayed in the original version. "Prison Break" debuted on Fox TV on August 29, 2005. The average viewership of the first episode had about 10.5 million viewers, setting the highest viewership number on Monday since September 1998.

The first broadcast was 10.5 million, and the overall average viewership in the final season was only 9.2 million. It did not rise with the climax of the plot but instead declined. It was precisely because the unreasonable defects in the later stage began to appear, so the audience naturally became less and less. Moreover, it was 2005. "Lost" has not appeared on the market now, and the plot of the series on the screen is completely different.

If you want to have high ratings, you must clearly define the market positioning and form a big audience group to form a big audience. One advantage of sitcoms, investigation cases, doctors and lawyers is that it is suitable for both young and old, and is suitable for family watching; while youth idol dramas, or cool dramas like "Lost" and "Prison Break", must attract the attention of young people. Housewives like to watch "Sex and the City", but "Prison Break" requires the support of young people, so Evangeline Lily is so important, and the magical banner is so important.

According to information, fox does not pay attention to the original "Prison Break", and it broadcasts and films it while creating, and is sloppy in publicity. The biggest difference now is that this "Prison Break" has a higher quality and is better in every aspect. In addition, it formulated a viral marketing strategy at the beginning, and NBC's emphasis on it has been given to it and its publicity efforts.

So Wang Yang's real expectation for this "Prison Break" is that the premiere can reach more than 15 million people, and then keep this average number or go higher and higher. Otherwise, it will be a failure, without any excuses.

On the Chinese Internet, netizens are also looking forward to the launch of this American drama. It can be said that they are very much looking forward to it. This is naturally due to Shen Qiyang's contribution. NBC does not have any overseas publicity actions, but the entertainment sections of websites such as ***, NetEase have spontaneously advertised Shen Qiyang to "Prison Break". Anyway, fans of movie fans and drama fans have this information.

In fact, netizens did not first come into contact with American dramas. TV screens in mainland China have been introducing American dramas since the 1980s. Shortly after US President Nixon's first visit to China in 1979, "The Man from the Atlantic Ocean" appeared on the TV screens at the homes of Chinese viewers, and then to "Garrison Expendables", "You have the right to remain silent" "Detective Hunter", "Uncle Martin", "The Lion of the Detective", "The Pretender", "The Knight", "The Troubles of Growth"...

Many young people born in the 1980s actually grew up watching American dramas. From the 1980s to the late 1990s, China attracted about 100 American dramas, including about 20-30 large-scale broadcasts, which are all eternal classics in the hearts of the audience. However, in the late 1980s, with the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, Japanese dramas began to gradually replace the screen space of American dramas, and then Japanese dramas were replaced by Korean dramas.

So now young viewers either have not watched American TV series anymore, or have downloaded and watched "Friends", "CSI", "24 Hours" on the Internet... But after all, it is not the public eye range. Regardless of resources, the update speed of subtitles is rarely and slowly. But it seems that it is about to be different. As the reputation of "Prison Break" gradually becomes louder before it is broadcast, more and more people on the Internet are looking for the memory of American TV series, and are ready.

At the same time, a number of large and small subtitle working groups are also ready. The "Young" subtitle group was established by Fan Qiyang's fans a long time ago, specializing in his interviews, TV shows, translation news reports, etc., and of course his movies and the latest and hottest Hollywood movies. Now that "Prison Break" is about to come out, they naturally assume the responsibility for its Chinese subtitles.

Many American drama fans also took this opportunity to establish new subtitle groups. For these studios that sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, drama fans applauded: "I will watch whoever sends resources first!", "I look forward to this drama!", "Everyone can cooperate to launch the best subtitles!"...

On the Chinese Internet, a trend of watching "Prison Break" and watching American dramas is brewing, and it will explode at any time.

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