Chapter 35 Interview with Vanity Fair
The 88th Academy Awards came to a successful conclusion.
As expected, the next day, news media around the world, Internet portals, including a bunch of instant news, gave the titles of "Oscars, please respect Asians!"
Then there is the ‘Little Plum’ dream of Oscar…’
Realistic version of American leather pants!
The largest newspaper in the United States, USA Today, commented on Chen Lin's performance at the Oscar last night: "In recent years, racial discrimination seems to have become the most mainstream guilt. Anyone who says something bad about a black man in public will be immediately considered a racial discriminator. However, we can make fun of Asians without restraint. This is very unfair. Thank you Director Chen Lin for telling everyone about our accumulated illness in public at the Oscars. I think Americans need to reflect on themselves!"
"Why can black people make fun of others and be treated as jokes, and we can become racists by saying a word or two? Perhaps, it's time to think about this!"
——Excerpt from The New York Times
"I agree with Chen Lin's statement at the Oscar last night. Chris clearly stated that the board of directors of the Academy of Film and Arts should take "specific actions" to avoid discrimination against Asians at the Oscar ceremony..."
——Ann Lee and members of the American Academy of Film and Arts in Asia jointly support Chen Lin.
"He is so handsome. No Chinese has ever been as cool as him. And he is still very young. If he is not married, I can consider marrying him!"
——Big cousin Jennifer Lawrence.
In short, the whole United States seems to be in a whirlwind brought by the arrival of the sun!
Many media, including Times and Variety Shows, are eager to make an exclusive interview for Chen Lin. Nonsense, everyone knows that Chen Lin’s interview at this time will definitely make a lot of money. Last year, the interview about Chen Lin in Variety Show magazine was once again hyped, and many people called to ask for another publication...
Most people who saw Shen Lin's style at the Oscar for the first time began to want to know him, and then they found that the director seemed unusual. He was 28 years old, had more than ten movies released, and had won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Not only that, he is also the screenwriter of "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men" and the original author of "The Hunger Games"!
The more they know about these, the more they want to know. Many people even specially found magical subtitles to let them translate variety shows that Chen Lin participated in in China.
"A magical Chinese director!"
This is the conclusion that many people draw after learning about a series of past events of Chen Lin.
At this time, Vanity Fair brought an exclusive interview about Chen Lin.
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"Hello, Director Chen, the one we discussed the most recently is you. Have you ever thought about yourself as the center of the topic?"
"Haha, I really didn't expect it. To be honest, at the Oscar the day before yesterday, I just felt that what Chris Rock said made me unsatisfied, so I said it out. I really didn't expect it to cause such a big storm. Do you know, I even received a lot of scripts recently, wanting me to be an actor! I still hope everyone cares more about my works than me!"
"Many people want to know you very much. Can you briefly introduce yourself?"
"I? I am Chinese, I am a director, I have worked as a writer and screenwriter. By the way, I have sang songs..."
"Can you tell me what you thought before participating in the Oscar?"
"Before the Oscars, "Carol" won four nominations. I originally thought it would be great to win the Best Foreign Language Film, but I didn't expect that my wife also won the Best Supporting Actress. Thank you for your encouragement to us."
"No, I want to ask you what you think of the Academy Awards."
"Oscar?"
Chen Lin pondered for about three seconds: "Oscars are a feast of movies. It is my pride to be able to participate in it, but I didn't expect this session to be so bad!"
"Okay, we messed up all this!"
"No, at least the award is well deserved!"
"We have read your previous information. You stayed in Hollywood from O8 to 10 years, and you are already a well-known screenwriter. Why didn't you stay?"
"Maybe there is still no sense of belonging. My parents are both staying in China, and the Chinese film industry has been developing rapidly in those years, so I simply returned to China to exhibit."
"Then why did you film "Dallas Buyer Club" and "Interstellar" later? Does it mean you want to perform in Hollywood?"
"...It's really not. The script of "Interstellar" was prepared for director Nolan. Who knew that he suddenly didn't want to be a director anymore, so I had to go there myself. As for "Dallas Buyer Club", I had already written that script, just as a separate movie. I never thought I could nominate an Oscar, nor could I think I could get unanimous recognition from the judges."
"Then you are a Chinese filmmaker. From your perspective, do you think there is any difference between Chinese films and Hollywood works?"
"Actually, there is no big difference. Now many special effects used in Hollywood A-level productions are basically participated by Chinese special effects personnel, and Chinese capital has also begun to enter Hollywood. We can also adopt Hollywood's film industry. The only difference is the market. Hollywood has a global market, while Chinese movies can only stay in China. This may be the direction our generation of Chinese filmmakers should work hard..."
"Let's talk about your new work. I heard it is a tomb robbery movie?"
"Well, to be precise, it should be similar to treasure hunting adventure, but there are many rules passed down from ancient China..."
"It sounds interesting, do you think such movies will be popular in North America?"
"It should be possible, people all over the world should have the spirit of adventure!"
"Well, this movie is over, will you start making a musical and dance film in May?"
"Yes, it's a musical film!"
"Do you like singing and dancing movies?"
"Well, I can't say I love it, but I still hope to see musical and dance movies in the cinema."
"type?"
"That's right, in recent years, the world's film genres have been very single, especially in Hollywood. In addition to large productions, there are a bunch of works that are politically correct in targeting awards seasons. This is a great disrespect for the movie. The movie itself should have a variety of themes. Song and dance films were one of the hottest themes in Hollywood back then. "The Umbrella of Cherbourg" and "The Ecstasy" and "The Mama Mia" two thousand years later are all works of excellent quality. I hope my approach can make people realize that there are song and dance films in the movie genre!"
"Where is Les Miserables?"
"…I won't comment anymore, I can only say that it is a very mediocre work!"
"Okay, can you talk about the idea of the new work?"
"Conception? It is a work where dreams are reflected in reality. I call it "La La Land"!"
“…I wish you success!”
"Thanks!"
Chapter completed!