Hollywood Drawing

The sunshine in California in early August was still warm, but it shone on Lina's body at this moment, but she couldn't feel a trace of warmth. Her boyfriend's doubtful exclamation made him understand that speaking ill of people behind their backs would be a problem after being heard by the person involved. How embarrassing.

The white girl mechanically turned her head and looked at the people standing behind her. The young man who had just spoken to her was staring at her with a smile on his face.

"Girl, believe me, the nonsense that the vampire said is not necessarily the truth."

Wayne had no intention of embarrassing the couple. He was simply attracted by the girl's voice. Looking at the ashamed-looking white girl, he knew that she might have a good upbringing, so he simply did not continue to tease the couple. Leaving behind a word, he shook his head and walked towards the entrance of the small auditorium.

The only film critic who still insists on finding faults with "The Departed" in the media is Roger Ebert. Why he does this in private? You only need to think about his relationship with Disney to understand.

When a few people disappeared at the door of the auditorium, the girl reacted. She stomped her feet with some annoyance, but a look of interest appeared on her face. Without saying a word, she picked up her boyfriend in his surprised eyes and walked straight towards him. The entrance to the small auditorium.

"Hey, you said you don't want to hear it..." The boy asked in surprise as he walked: "Why now?"

"I changed my mind."

When the two people walked through the door of the small auditorium and came in, they found that it was already full of people. This speech was basically equivalent to a semi-public speech. As long as students related to the media were free to come in and listen, there were no more people at all. vacant seat.

It wasn't just the two of them who had no seats, there were also some scattered students who came late. Fortunately, someone was maintaining order. Although there was a constant buzz of chatter in the small auditorium, there was no chaotic scene. .

"Let's go to the front." The boy took his girlfriend's hand and came to the second row not far from the stage. He actively leaned on the side of the seat, leaving enough space to walk back and forth.

While waiting, almost all the conversations that came to Linna's ears were related to the great director she had just met outside the auditorium. Among this group of students from the School of Film, Television and Art, the evaluation of Wayne was similar to that of her own What I learned was completely different.

People were discussing his movies and the wealth he had created. There were even two girls chattering about his skills in making love.

Today's protagonist did not keep the students waiting for a long time. After about ten minutes, a few people walked out from the right side of the stage in the small auditorium. The leader, Linna, recognized him as Professor Andreessen Horowitz, who had a very high reputation in the school. She had seen it outside.

"Oh my god! It's George Lucas!"

"God, I didn't expect them to be really good friends. I thought the previous reports were all fabricated by the media."

There was a row of seats on one side of the auditorium. When the father of Star Wars heard the students' exclamations, he waved friendly to the stage and sat aside with a smile on his face.

After exclaiming, everyone turned their attention to the center of the stage, where only a slightly strong figure remained.

In fact, most of the students who can come here have some knowledge of Wayne's background. He is known as the best graduate of the University of Southern California after the 1990s. His track of success is a dream, and he is a legend in the eyes of many people.

I usually hear this name quite frequently, but now the real person stands in front of me, arousing the curiosity of countless students. Although the big boy standing in the center of the stage was wearing a calm black suit, he was far from the Hollywood director they imagined.

When people think of a big director who holds the power of an entire crew, the first thing that comes to mind is either a grumpy man with a big beard, or a thin figure full of artistic flair.

But Wayne is completely different. If it weren't for the decent black suit, he would look like a sunny boy who loves sports. By visual inspection, he is about 185 to 188 inches tall, with a strong build. His brown hair is shaved into a round shape, his facial lines are sunny and tough, and there is almost no Jewish features.

There was no introduction by the host or any preparations. He directly raised the microphone in his hand and said hello to the dense crowd in the audience.

"Hello everyone, I was originally thinking about how to introduce myself to draw your attention away from the old man who created "Star Wars". Now it seems that my charm is not bad, isn't it. "

He understands that the group of college students in the audience will choose art-related majors, and they all have certain personalities. Coupled with the respect for freedom here, there is no need to make the speech serious. No one wants to listen to a peer talking endlessly. Speak the truth.

"Yeah, you're pretty cool."

"Wayne, I love you."

Several unrestrained girls heard his ridicule, raised their hands to their mouths and made a trumpet shape, and started screaming at the stage.

With an exaggerated shrug, Wayne continued: "Hey, girls, you will make me the public enemy of all boys. Well, according to past practice, I will talk to you about dreams, or what this is. Success or something like that, but unfortunately, this is destined to disappoint my teacher, I am not going to say those illusory things."

In fact, Wayne didn't really prepare a manuscript. Since he was invited by the professor to teach these students some experience, he didn't plan to talk about what others thought was chicken soup. Instead, he wanted to talk about the real Hollywood. As for whether these students could listen. Once inside, it's not his concern.

Slowly walking from the middle to the edge of the podium, Wayne clearly looked at the faces full of activity. The entire small auditorium was not only full of seats, but there were also some people standing sparsely, all staring at his movements curiously.

Under the gaze of hundreds of people, while starting to walk along the edge of the podium, he said into the microphone: "In the past few years, many people have called me a genius, and many people have asked me the secret of my success. I can share it with you. , the secret is to listen to the teacher." After saying this, he winked at the audience and raised a finger to point at Professor Andreessen Horowitz. The scene immediately burst into applause, and everyone understood that he was thanking the professor for teaching him in another way.

After the applause, silence returned to the small auditorium again. Wayne suddenly put away the smile on his face, tensed his muscles, and said extremely seriously: "Don't think I'm joking. It's very important to listen to the teacher. As we all know, I The shooting style is definitely not mainstream. During my four years of college life, my professor warned me more than once that movies must first serve the public. Only when they are recognized by more people can they have the opportunity to engage in so-called art.

I think Professor Andreessen Horowitz must have said similar words to you. Remembering these words will definitely be of great benefit to students who want to plunge into Hollywood in the future. In the eyes of many people, movies are like creating a sweet dream. This job is full of artistic flavor. What I want to tell you is to throw away this bullshit idea.

Many people have heard of my experience, and I want to share it with you here. Maybe some of you can get some inspiration from it. If you can understand the real Hollywood from it, you can find your own way in this circle. The location, maybe. "

When he said this, everyone's attention was immediately focused. Stories about Wayne when he just graduated can be seen everywhere at the University of Southern California, in the gossip media and other places, but most of them are based on speculation. And a large number of people who came here today came just to hear him personally tell his story of struggle.

No one wants to be the second Wayne Greenberg, and no one who is a student at the USC School of Film and Arts wants to copy his career.

"When I was in the third grade, I had already started to prepare and shoot the first feature film "Happy Death Day"." As he was talking, he suddenly discovered that in the last row of the crowd, two classmates had set up a camera. That kind of old-fashioned film camera is actually the DV that this book is promoting.

However, he didn't pay any attention to it, and even smiled at the students who were filming, and continued to speak into the microphone: "Perhaps according to normal people's ideas, I should go to the well-known Hollywood film companies to sell scripts that I think are unique. own dreams.

But contrary to what you might imagine, I have long recognized my position and have not attempted such a process at all. Some of you must have the same idea now. Believe me, even if you are a well-known genius and want a production company to pay you millions of dollars for just a script or something like that, your chances are slim. Infinitely close to zero.

Just because I had never had similar illusions, my first effort was to find ways to prove my ability to the outside world. This is very important, otherwise for newcomers who have just stepped into Hollywood, it will be an endless loop that cannot be solved. Of course, I was relatively lucky when it came to proving my ability, because another old farmer named Greenberg paid for my first movie. "

He mentioned his father without hesitation, even with obvious pride on his face, which also aroused a burst of laughter from the audience.

"I believe many people will think that the reason why you are successful is not because of the support of a rich father? I will tell you clearly, yes, I took the first step because of a good father. But the point is not here, but the opportunity, yes, the opportunity! I just want to tell you that when the opportunity appears in front of you, you must make sure you are ready to seize it!

Everyone will get opportunities, big and small, and before that, all you have to do is study hard and wait patiently for it to appear. Of course, what I advocate more is to work hard for yourself, but no matter how you say it , you must first have the ability to seize opportunities, otherwise, you will eventually face failure. "