After the film ended, the audience did not move.
They stayed in their seats for a long time and didn't leave immediately, probably because of the bumpy journey of the band, they poured too much emotion into them and felt a little reluctant for a while.
The Kerry brothers were still struggling with the idea of "moving into commercials", and when they saw this scene, they immediately became happy again.
At this time, the screen went completely black.
People are finally starting to sparsely leave.
"Great movie, congratulations, director." An unknown audience member suddenly ran over when he saw Sammy.
He said eagerly: "I am your fan, besides this movie, I have also seen "Snake Bane", and the earliest "Who Killed the Dragon"..."
"Have you seen it all?" Sammy was a little surprised, and a little proud and happy in his heart.
Then, he made a small round face, tried hard to restrain the overflowing smile, and pretended to be cool: "You are doing well."
… You are so good at pretending, have you ever thought about how others are going to take it down
Fans:…
But Sammy believes the conversation can stop there.
Most importantly, he was a little embarrassed.
Therefore, regardless of the fans' mood that they are likely to be speechless at the moment, he just left the other party, turned around and had an awkward chat with Mickey: "I really like the scene where you stand on the stage and look into the distance at the end, your eyes are in place. , What were you thinking at the time?"
Michaelon looked over inexplicably, not realizing his little friend's intention to hide his shyness.
He answered very honestly: "Did you forget? Didn't you ask me to seriously think about what we're going to have for dinner when we get home?"
What? !
The 'lead singer looking into the distance' scene that made everyone's tears, just thinking about dinner
Fans on the side were shocked.
Sammy was a little annoyed: "I said let you think about it, you won't think of anything else?"
Mai Qilong was confused and couldn't understand what was wrong with this human being, but he was super good at talking: "Then I can only miss you."
"What's the meaning?"
"In this strange (human) country, I will only pay attention to you."
'Ah, Mickey is really...'
Sammy heard mixed feelings, and a strong sense of responsibility rose again from his heart, even more embarrassed, but moved to pat the other party's shoulder, meaning: good brother, it's not in vain for me to be so good to you!
But racial differences undoubtedly brought obstacles to communication.
Michaelon thinks that he has implicitly expressed a certain love for the human beings in front of him, and the human beings take the initiative to touch themselves, which means: I understand what you like, and I like you too.
Naturally, these subtleties cannot be fully explained.
As a result, Michaelon, who (thought) received the same emotional response from humans, became intoxicated again.
He especially wanted to poke a human's little round face, and he was still thinking: "I've never had this experience before... Like? Like humans? Well, does this feel... like I like gold? Gold is very attractive to dragons. , but when you encounter gold, you can bring it back to the cave and hide it. If you are a human, will you also take it back to the cave?"
No matter how you understand it, the ignorant two are just like this...
Let's work together and work together to clean up the supposedly ambiguous atmosphere like the autumn wind sweeps the leaves!
At this time, the Kerry brothers sent someone to tell them not to rush away, but to go to a small celebration party in the club.
Wait, the premiere has just ended, and I don't know what the box office will be like in the future, so we're going to have a celebration party
Sammy couldn't understand this kind of operation, and could only guess that it was a party with a random name
But this kind of trivial matter can't be against the investors, so he took Mickey to the party together.
Probably to tie in with the video I just watched, the party has been playing Hello songs.
Everyone present thought it was good. They got together to talk and laugh with each other, discuss movies, and praise the band by the way, as if the band was not a street band, but a legendary band that has been famous for many years.
The Kerry brothers have long forgotten a series of disputes with Sammy and their dislike of this film.
Smiling, they raised champagne and toasted to success (money) with some of the Hollywood veterans.
As the creator of the film, Sammy naturally gained a lot of attention at this party.
He is not very good at this kind of situation, but he doesn't intend to put on an unwilling appearance to spoil the mood of others, so no matter who comes to talk to him, he is very polite. People who can talk to each other will stop and communicate seriously.
On the contrary, Michaelon is a little troublesome.
He was simply the most enviable man at the party.
Because he was surrounded by a group of girls, the scene looked a little starry...
This scene would have been perfect if he ate an oversized steak without taking three or two bites.
Nothing interesting happened after that.
This kind of party is nominally a celebration of success, but it is just a boring place for everyone to make friends, talk about cooperation, and go around tricks and test each other.
However, Sammy, who has always been too lazy to socialize, has a rare harvest.
Mr. Norris, his former boss, happened to also attend this premiere event, and after the end, he also came to the party.
You know, although Sammy eventually chose to leave Disney for personal preferences and development. But deep down in his heart, he has always been grateful to this leader who has been optimistic and supported him.
So, when Mr. Norris came over to say hello, he immediately responded with a relatively enthusiastic: "Uh, um, Mr. Norris."
Norris tapped him on the shoulder and grinned, "What did I say? You're a genius!"
Sammy scratched his head and smiled.
He doesn't look like some high-spirited rookie director at all. It's the same as before, it's still that kind of... Whenever he encounters a topic that he doesn't understand or doesn't want to hear, he'll appear out of shape, distracted and angry.
It is also considered to understand part of the eccentric temperament of this subordinate.
Mr. Norris scrutinized him a few times before deciding not to detour and to be as straightforward as possible: "Any plans next?"
"The plan?" Sammy thought for a moment, then shook his head honestly.
Mr. Norris immediately gave a suggestion: "Then are you interested in directing The Exorcist?"
Exorcist
Sammy was a little puzzled.
In the eyes of many people, making a movie is very simple. As long as there is a script and another investment, it seems that the filming can start smoothly.
But in fact, for the real big Hollywood companies, it is impossible to start shooting with an idea. They often have to submit an application, conduct market research, study carefully, discuss many times, and even list various historical data to infer the future. The project will not be officially approved until there is an 80% guarantee that the film will not lose money.
But after the project is approved, it may not necessarily be filmed immediately, and suitable actors and directors have to be selected... If you can't pick them out, many projects will be delayed for more than ten years.
As it happens, "The Exorcist" is such a project that has dragged on for several years.
Sammy had vaguely heard about it when he was at Disney.
It is said that many directors have been considered and contacted by the company before and after, but in the end, due to various reasons, they did not succeed, and the project naturally had to be dealt with coldly. As soon as it was delayed, it was delayed for several years. Anyway, until the day he resigned, he had not heard of any improvement in this project.
However, since Mr Norris can say so.
Has this project been restarted again
"If you have a chance, consider it!" Mr. Norris pretended not to see the hesitation on Sammy's face.
He sincerely played the friendship card: "Looking at the previous relationship, you should also make a film for the company."
This is true.
Even if you didn't stay at Disney very well at first, the company did provide a lot of convenience and help. If you directly refused without reason, it would be too nostalgic.
Sammy's mood is not so high.
There was a mess in his mind: "Exorcist is a legal system, right? It's completely two systems from dragon slayer warriors."
However, blind thinking is blind thinking.
At the request of Mr. Norris, he made a serious commitment: "If the company really finds me, I will consider it."
Mr. Norris was very satisfied to get this sentence.
He patted Sammy on the shoulder again and turned away with a look of relief.
But then, for a long time, no one came to inform the exorcist at all. It made Sammy think he was fooled by Mr. Norris, until the box office data of the movie "Say Hello to the World" came out...
Not to mention here.
In fact, when the film premiered less than a week ago, the first people who felt the film's influence were neither the Kerry brothers who stared at the box office every day, nor the film creators Sammy and Mickey, much less likely. What Disney, but - Hello Band.
It was an early morning about two or three days after the movie came out.
Colin started the day with an easy sandwich.
In order to make more money, he took a part-time job delivering milk to the supermarket not long ago, so he had to get up in the early morning every day, go to the ranch first, load fresh milk into the car, and then transport it to different supermarkets.
On this day, everything was the same as usual.
On the way to drive, first cheer yourself up with a song by the band Hello, and then, contrary to the style of the song, drive in an orderly manner, even if there is no one's route, you will not drive fast, honestly Obey the traffic rules, pay attention to the traffic lights, and finally, arrive at the destination safely and on time and start unloading.
The supermarket staff also came out to help as usual.
Colin smiled and thanked him.
only…
This time the staff were a bit eccentric.
As they unloaded, they looked at him a few times and whispered, "Look, leather jackets, long boots, long hair, metal chains like anti-leech chains around your necks..."
Clinton was embarrassed.
He thought to himself, "Do I look weird? Long hair... ugh, yes, I was in a hurry, and I forgot to put on my hat. Leather jacket, chain... Oh, and Jon told me about it before, it's really good to wear this everyday. Not like a serious person, but it's pretty cool, but maybe people don't like it..."
The experience of being criticized by others and being looked down upon by others came to mind once again.
The smile on his face disappeared little by little, and he lowered his head with self-consciousness and inferiority. He planned to work quickly. After unloading the goods, he could drive away immediately, so he didn't have to continue to face this embarrassing and helpless situation. situation.
Unexpectedly, a staff member suddenly gathered up his courage and ran towards him.
The little girl nervously rubbed the corners of her work clothes and stammered, "You, are you Colin? The lead singer of Hello Band?"
"what?"
No one knows about Hello!
Colin was stunned.
He was worried about some misunderstanding, for example, some kind of band with the same name, so he hesitated: "If, if the Hello band you are talking about is a rock band, the lead singer is Colin, the guitarist is Jon, and the bass is If the hand..., I think, that should be me."
"Oh my God! Incredible!" The staff made a particularly loud voice.
She excitedly shouted at the person behind: "He's Colin! The lead singer of Hello Band Colin!"
and many more!
what happened
What's the point of you shouting like that
Don't make trouble, who would know the lead singer of a street band!
but…
too exaggerated! too exaggerated!
All of a sudden the staff went crazy.
These people all rushed towards Colin, possibly holding some notebooks, papers and pens in their hands.
Then, they were very excited and said, "Colin, Colin! Can you sign us? Can you take a picture? Did you actually speak to Jimmy from Planet? Do I care about each other?"
Colin looked at them with stunned expression, feeling that the whole world had become unreal.
What's even more unreal is that guitarist Jon made a phone call after his shameful and chaotic dealings with the group of supermarket workers who were asking for autographs and photos.
"Dude!"
Jon shouted excitedly on the phone: "Someone's going to help us release a new record!"
"… buddy!"
Colin asked blankly, "Are we dreaming?"
Yes!
Everything is like a dream.
Hello seems to have become the hottest band in the country overnight.
Many performances have sent them invitations, the record companies have also cast their attention, and many people have come to sign with them and become their new managers. They are extremely sincere and have very good conditions.
But Colin and the others did not agree for the time being.
The four members of the band gather together as in the movie.
Then they got into the cab driven by bassist Kahn, drove to the movie theater in the city center, bought the last row of tickets, and sat there side by side, looking at the actors on the screen with mixed emotions, performing A familiar story.
This film is truly magical.
Every time when the band finally got on stage, all the audience seemed to start a big tissue fair - tears filled their eyes, crying and laughing, so much so that they had to take out all kinds of tissues to wipe their tears.
The four members of the Hello band stared at all this in a daze, as if they were thrown into a pile of cotton balls, unable to lean anywhere, and their strength was useless.
When the film ends, the audience leaves.
The four people took the elevator downstairs in silence, walked out of the building's revolving door, and looked back. The LCD screen at the top of the building was playing the trailer of "Say Hello to the World".
The subtitle of "Hello Band needs a stage" was enlarged again and again, clearly, and appeared right in the center of the screen!
Colin stood still.
This tall man was as tall as the underage fire dragon figure Mickey, but he was a purebred rough man with far less sophistication. Tears streamed down his cheeks all at once.
He looked back at his teammates and choked up: "Thirteen years, thirteen years, buddy!"
"It's not quite what I thought, but it's not bad," sighed guitarist Jon.
Then, he stretched out his arms to hug his lead singer, turned and pointed to the LCD screen at the top of the building: "Look, our band's name is on it!"
The bassist and drummer also laughed.
They don't feel bad because of the problem of 'it's not themselves who are performing on stage, but the actors who are playing themselves'. On the contrary, life has already smoothed out the arrogance, and it is enough to let the band be known to everyone and let more people hear their music.
So, the four of them stood together on the bustling street, looking at the name of the band on the LCD screen from a distance, listening to the songs of Hello Band playing at the end of the street, and quietly felt thirteen years late in the noisy and busy city center. dream come true.
More and more audiences entered the theater, and the good reputation of "Say Hello to the World" gradually fermented.
Mr. Leotini, who had been a judge of the film festival before, had a special appreciation for Sammy and was the first to express his praise on the Internet.
Due to being more familiar with Sammy.
Therefore, he commented from the director's point of view: [This is a film that seems to be different from "Snake Bane", but in fact, it is still the standard Sammy Griffin's work. ]
[Yes, this rookie director, who has just debuted, may still have a little lack of experience, but he already has a strong personal style that is his own and unique. ]
[Simply put, in Sammy's films, there is always a plot that seems absurd and bizarre but is true and funny. ]
[In "Snake Bane", the villain uses people to feed the giant snake in exchange for time to escape. But when the snake was eating, the whole movie theater couldn't help but laugh out loud;]
[In "Say Hello to the World", the honest Hello band failed again and again, was deceived again and again, and was miserable. But knowing that they were so miserable, the audience still laughed. ]
[After the former finished laughing, he felt scared;]
[After the latter laughs, he feels sad. ]
[But whether it is fear or sadness, they all play the funny side of the story. ]
[This style of storytelling is very childish, a bit like a naughty little boy who wants to play tricks on his friends, but he is worried that he will really scare his friends. afraid! ']
[This feeling is probably the director's unique tenderness. ]
[Although these tendernesses are only short-lived, it is precisely their existence that is like twinkling stars, adorning the entire black sky, so that those worlds of fear or sadness are still full of maybe not so big, but there is always hope. , as if everything will get better as long as you keep at it. ]
There are also audiences who commented from the plot of the movie, that is, from the perspective of the Hello band: [It's not too late. ]
[Finally this time they didn't starve the geniuses to death and put their due pay into someone else's purse. This sing-only bird did not sing in vain for a while, no one listened, and only after death could there be a senseless grand funeral. ](Note)
[This is how the world is, and it doesn't mean that you will succeed if you work hard. ]
[Some people's life seems to be open, and they can succeed casually and easily, but some people are like the Hello band in the film, as if they are cursed and can't do anything. It’s okay if they don’t have the skills, but they still have talent. The live performance was wonderful, but it was not popular due to various reasons. Everyone is desperate for this matter, but these few people just don't give up. ]
[If the plot in the film is true, these guys have been playing bands since they were fifteen or sixteen years old, and so far, they are nearly thirty. ]
[After more than ten years, the original intention has remained unchanged. Even if there are unrelated passers-by like us, after watching it all the way, I can't help but want to say, let them succeed once! ]
[In the movie, the most memorable plot for me is not actually the end stage performance that made everyone hilarious, but these people repeating boring and boring work during the day, how to move bricks to cook Killing pigs and driving taxis... However, as long as they stand on the stage at night (even if the stage is built with a few broken cardboard boxes), it's like the whole body is electrified and instantly resurrected. From a mediocre man to a radiant superstar full of energy, even his eyes seem to be glowing!
[what is love? this is Love. What is a dream, this is the power of a dream! Thinking about eating, sleeping, working, and reciting, standing on the stage, no matter how simple, a word is cool! ]
[I have to thank Sammy for this film, which brought an excellent band like Hello back to the light of day. Not to mention, I went to buy a record to support it. ]
[I wish Hello Band all the best in the future, and I wish all dreamers in the world can dream come true. ]
[By the way, the performance of the rookie actor Mickey is very surprising. When he is happy, he laughs like a child, and when he is sad, he can cry with grief. ;]
[Mick Lee's performance is not inferior, playing a consistent and stable level. Guitarist Jon is always the most stable part of the band when the lead singer Colin can't control his emotions, so this requires a lot of delicate performances, and when Mick Lee plays the role, whether it is his eyes, The facial expressions and the tone of the lines are all in place. ]
[These two actors, moving and still, express the unique friendship between the lead singer and the guitarist of Hello Band and the fraternal fraternity, which is touching and vivid. ]
However, film critic Bobby Hans held a different view of the film: [Sami Griffin is worthy of being a director from Disney. ]
He wrote sharply: [Forget about the provocative title of 'Say hello to the world'. The essence of the film is a fairy tale of Cinderella's transformation. ]
[What kind of rock, what kind of music pursuit, a band has not been popular for more than ten years, then there is no need to be popular, and it is a pure joke to find an excuse to say fate. ]
[In the final analysis, it's just the unfortunate life of a few destitute losers. What's so strange about this kind of people taking to the streets? Sammy Griffin made the film so sensational and it was useless to make people cry, because the core of the story was very vulgar, but it was just a lewd by a loser. ]
Although the comments are as sharp as ever, there are occasionally some who think it makes sense.
But most readers thought he was a little 'too harsh' after reading it.
Maybe the film was a little more realistic.
For example, it may be more meaningful to keep the band forever broken and unsuccessful.
But real life is so miserable, can't you realize your dream in the movie
Is it so cruel
From this point of view, a certain round-faced director seems to...
Unexpectedly gentle
For a while, fans were a little confused.
In "Snake Calamity", the filming clearly shows a brutal mass destruction, but "Say Hello to the World" shows warmth everywhere.
Director Sammy is a fine point!
As for Leotini's 'naughty boy prank' argument, everyone doesn't admit it. Who's naughty boy would create a group of snakes and eat them all