Chapter 274 Anne Wants to Shoot Roman Holiday
In the West End theater on Broadway in New York at night.
Li Changheng smiled and looked at Annie, who couldn't sit still, wearing a black gauze draped hat to cover her face, standing by the railing of the private room, looking left and right at everything in the theater curiously.
Unfortunately, what Annie doesn't know is that Broadway these days has passed its glory days in the 1950s and 1960s.
The lack of good screenwriters is not the worst thing. The lack of money is the main reason for the decline of Broadway.
The economic downturn and the fewer and fewer wealthy patrons made it more and more difficult to rehearse a musical.
Moreover, the increase in theater operating costs has forced ticket prices to increase, which has also made it unaffordable for many people with reduced incomes, so they can only reduce the number of viewings.
Or even go to a movie with a ticket price of less than 1 US dollar instead of a theater with a ticket price of 2-8 US dollars.
Li Changheng is not very interested in musicals, but Annie is probably the first to come into contact with rock musicals.
After reading it, the smile never stopped, and then the two of them couldn't fall asleep after returning home.
The incarnate female knight tangled with Li Changheng for more than an hour before she leaned into his arms dripping with sweat.
The two were chatting, and Annie suddenly raised her head and said, "Honey, let's take a picture of our experience in Rome, shall we?"
filming?
Li Changheng suddenly felt that Philip and Anne's mother would kill him if the filming was real.
Seeing Li Changheng frowning, Annie couldn't help lying on his chest in frustration.
"If we get old, we forget the feeling of seeing each other at first glance, and forget the joy of going out for the first time.
Also, when I kissed for the first time, my heart almost jumped out, what should I do? "
Li Changheng looked down at Annie, whose eyes were full of love, and couldn't help but lick her lips a few times.
Then sighed, "I want to promise you, but it's a bit unrealistic, my dear."
"Why?"
Li Changheng explained with a frown, "The first hurdle in making a movie is not your parents, but the people of England.
Then there are your parents, and Charles and Andrew.
After that, it will be even more difficult if you go to Rome again, and go as an actor.
Just applying for a shooting location and maintaining order on the set will drive the crew crazy.
I really want to keep our experience in Rome, it is better to have actors to shoot. "
"NO, NO", Annie quickly shook her head, "I will come here with a smile when I see someone playing you."
Li Changheng shrugged helplessly, "Then there is no other way."
But after he finished speaking, he felt in his heart that if the original movie was completely followed, he and Annie would probably become the most famous couple in the world in the future.
And, decades and centuries later, they will be remembered for Roman Holidays.
As for the many benefits of being famous, there are also many disadvantages.
It depends on what form it was at the time, and how much I and Anne can gain and lose in the next few decades from making the next movie.
Let's not talk about the benefits.
The disadvantage of being famous is that you will be watched all the time, but in the future, your relationship with Annie will always be made public.
Even under certain circumstances, Philip himself would let people quietly announce their relationship, so as to kill his son-in-law who was sure to be super profitable in the future.
Since one will be famous sooner or later, the disadvantages of making movies seem to be untenable.
But Philip's level was not easy.
It's no secret that the royal family has its roots in mystery.
The royal family in the real world made a documentary about the royal family just because they wanted to get closer to the people of England.
But probably the script itself was a mistake.
It is full of the daily life of the Queen's family, and the shots are too realistic, or too deliberate to show the daily civilians of the royal family.
It makes people feel that the life of the royal family is more monotonous and boring than the life of ordinary people.
Too grounded can quickly become a disaster.
People will think that the royal family is nothing special.
The queen also has to take care of the children.
The same will quarrel with the two princes.
I will also take my son to the retail store and buy him snacks with my own money.
It doesn't show how noble the royal family is and how important it is to England.
On the second day after the documentary was screened, a large amount of feedback information immediately made the queen uneasy and forbade the documentary to continue to be shown.
For the future, despite the pleas of historians and documentarians, that film has been sealed.
But to be honest, the royal family can't completely seal themselves off.
Even if he is reluctant in every possible way, he still has to jump out from time to time to refresh his sense of existence.
Otherwise, not to mention ordinary people's opinions, the media can't find news and can't make money, so what do the royal family need?
It can be said that the most staunch supporters of the royal family are none other than the large and small media in England.
Ordinary people who have been influenced by the media also began to habitually be melon-eating people, hoping to know what happened to the royal family recently.
This force of habit is undoubtedly very powerful.
In the future, no matter who jumps out and says that the royal family will be banned, the English will always stand on the opposite side of the political party and support the royal family.
Of course, there may be an anti-authority taste of the English in it, and they instinctively opposed the party that proposed the bill.
Maybe, write the script first.
Delete the only kiss scene in the movie.
Only talk about beautiful love, or incomplete love that cannot be obtained.
Just in line with the mystery and a touch of alienation.
As for locations, the only problem with building the exteriors was money.
Now that the money is in place, it’s okay to copy the entire city of Rome, not to mention just the location.
Of course, Li Changheng would not be that stupid.
As for whether the public will accept it, maybe you can set up a film company yourself and try to make a movie first.
When there are a few blockbuster movies, the relationship with Annie will be made public.
In the English people's impression of him, in addition to super rich people and geniuses, there will also be movie tycoons.
In this way, it will not be so abrupt to propose to make a movie with Annie.
And if it is announced to the public that the story in the movie is the process of Annie and him getting to know each other, people all over the world will probably become curious.
Just like a prince's wedding in another world, it directly created a ratings record.
After all, for ordinary people, the more mysterious they are, the more curious they are, and the more they want to spy on everything about the royal family and its members.
In the story of Roman Holiday, the princess and the hero had to be separated in the end, which made the movie more reasonable and more beautiful.
For anyone, what they can't get is what they miss the most.
In addition, since Annie and Li Changheng have announced their relationship, it means that the movie has not finished the story of the princess and the poor boy.
People who have watched the movie will think about how Annie and him got together. The huge discussion brings huge attention.
And this kind of attention has very little negative impact on the royal family, Philip may really consider the movie.
Most importantly, the greater Li Changheng's achievements, the more Philip hoped that his relationship with Annie would be stable.
In other words, it is not impossible to make a movie.
The key is to see how he persuades Philip.
And if you want to grasp a bigger point, it is best to release a few movies that either make money or receive extremely high praise.