Chatty Hollywood

　　 "The film crew was forced to offend the director on the first day it was formed. You guys are unlucky enough!"

　　 The preparatory meeting was held for a whole day. Although the clues were indeed cleared up, the quarrels and intrigues in it left Charlotte exhausted. At the invitation of his friend Richard Arsenal, who was also on the crew, he came to each other's home. The two made some small dishes, and they discussed their experience today.

　　 "By the way, when did you change to something like kvass? Didn't you like agave like me before?"

　　 "Quit, I don't want to die of alcoholism in my forties."

　　 Charlotte raised her eyes to look at the man in front of her. Richard Arsenal is one of the few more reliable friends left by his predecessor. He is over forty, a dozen years older than Charlotte, with a thick red beard like a bush, and a burly figure. He looks a bit like a Viking pirate. However, in contrast to the berserker-like appearance, he is a man with ingenuity and love to cook in private. Now the side dishes that the two of them use to serve alcohol are basically his handwriting.

　　 "No matter if you quit, at least it can reduce a lot of trouble."

　　 Richard sighed, a bit hard to explain.

"But according to your previous pie, I always thought you were either drowned by your own vomit after drinking, or got up one morning and the girl who was just tricked into bed by herself pointed a gun to the head with a gun. Bang!!! "

　　 "Hi!?"

　　 Charlotte's face was injured, but after calling the soul, he also understood the virtues of his predecessor, especially the latter sentence, which reminded him of his experience of being pointed at by Charlize with a gun.

　　 "Old gun, you are naked jealousy! And, haven't you seen me drinking Kvass now?"

　　-"Old Gun" is Richard's nickname in small circles. Because his last name is the same as that of the Premier League team Arsenal, and he is one of the few American men who like football but not football, so people who have a good relationship with him are often referred to by the nickname "Gunner" of the Arsenal team. he. And people like Charlotte who are much younger than him would simply call him "Old Gun".

　　 "Of course it is a good thing to be able to quit this stuff!"

　　 "Old Gun" Richard raised the wine glass with tequila to his eyes with his right hand, his eyes blurred,

　　 "You are still young. It is of course a good thing to be able to stay away from this **** thing! Unlike me, even if I understand it, it is the only one who can stay with me!"

　　-Richard divorced three years ago, and he lost more than half of his net worth and the custody of his children while he was with a happy family. The reason is a weakness that all men know but are difficult to overcome.

　　 "If I could drink less wine at that time, maybe I wouldn't hang out with her best friend..."

　　 Richard drank the tequila in his glass, and his mood became more and more depressed.

"Did you know, Charlotte? Women's best friends are natural enemies for men! When they are not familiar with you, they will be picky and slander you in every way; and wait for you to get acquainted with them , They will—"

　　 "Old Gun, do you know what happened today?"

In order not to let the lost man in front of him continue to immerse himself in the past and complain about himself--to be honest, seeing a middle-aged man with a red and beard like a Viking pirate burst into tears in front of him, which is not only a headache, but also disgusting. ——Charlotte had to bring the topic back to the new film preparatory meeting during the day. Moreover, he does have a question to ask Richard. The old gun has a wider network and more seniority than others. He is also an assistant director who is responsible for casting roles in the new crew, and he can definitely answer some of his doubts.

"That **** Allen will trouble me, probably mainly because his script requires too much set setting and the funds are really not very sufficient. In this case, it is an inevitable choice to put pressure on me, the artist in charge of the set. The problem is, as a rookie director, how can he chase the producer like Westwood like a grandson? This is not quite right! Isn't the general situation the other way around?"

"indeed so!"

　　 was interrupted by Charlotte’s question and raised his head from the remorse for the past. Richard "Old Gun" regained the peculiar shrewdness of the old fritters on the set.

"However, I heard that although the new line is the producer this time, the investment in the new line is actually not much. Let Westwood do it only with the help of some of their channels. The real capital In fact, many of them were brought by the guy Alan McElroy."

　　 "So when it comes to funding, Allen, as the director, is so arrogant, while Westwood, in turn, is a little short of breath."

　　 "That's right! In particular, Allen's funds also include investments in companies owned by several top-tier coffees such as Judy Foster, which adds to his confidence."

　　——In Hollywood, many stars with certain achievements and capital will form their own handbag companies or studios and invest in some low-cost films. On the one hand, it is for the sake of further gaining benefits, on the other hand, it is also for the sake of the evening scene after the anger in the future. Of course, because these celebrities have different capital and brains, the destinies of their companies are also different. The good ones can eat meat and soup behind the bottoms of the major distribution and production companies. Although it is not easy to grow big, they also guarantee harvests due to droughts and floods. .

　　 How do you say that sentence, a producer who can't deceive investors' money is not a good producer.

　　Of course, Judy Foster, as one of the smartest female stars in Hollywood, her money is not so easy to cheat. However, on the other hand, with her support, Allen is indeed more confident as a director.

　　 "So Alan has a very deep background! I don't know how he got the support of Judy Foster?"

　　 "Although I really want to say that it was his investment from the bed, but his honor..."

　　 The old gun curled his lips. Charlotte agreed with this point of view. Although this kind of thing is very common in Hollywood, even the unspoken rules are not even considered, but Alan's appearance really lacks the potential to be a white face. What's more, even if they don't come from later generations like Charlotte, many people in this era are vaguely aware of Judy Foster's lace edge attributes.

"Anyway, the investment in this film is not that big. Coupled with the support of top-tier investors such as Foster, Allen's position is already as stable as that of a mountain. But in that case, why did he deliberately go? How about the producer of Westwood? Anyway, the current rules, the producer is the boss!"

　　 Charlotte shook the empty Kvass bottle in his hand and threw it back into the trash can not far away.

　　 "It's impossible for God to make him crazy!?"

　　 "He may not necessarily perish, but the possibility of becoming mad is higher."

　　The old gun continued on Charlotte’s words,

"I've been in this business since I was a teenager. I have seen many people who are in charge of the tube for the first time, and their performances vary. Some people are cautious and some are arrogant. Under that tremendous pressure, what do people become? It doesn’t look strange. Of course, there is another possibility that they are doing a show!"

　　 "Playing!? You mean Westwood deliberately cooperated with him and used himself as a raft to establish the authority of Ai Alan?"

　　 Charlotte also led a team project before crossing. Although the intrigue is not so serious, it is not completely ignorant of office politics.

　　 "But generally this kind of rafting is done by a celebrity who cooperates with the director relatively tacitly? Isn't it a bit of a fuss to dispatch the producer?"

"The problem is--"

　　 The old gun shrugged his shoulders.

　　 "Don't say the actors have not been selected yet, do you think we can invite any celebrities based on our budget?"

　　 "...What you said is so reasonable, I can't refute it."

　　 Charlotte gave a wry smile.

"But in this way, we will face the following two situations-1. The director has a deep background, the producer is powerless to him, and he is rampant and irritable. In summary, it is a difficult BOSS; 2. The director can let him The producer sacrificed his authority to help him build his prestige. It is estimated that he has received the support of all investors and distribution companies. He is in power and he is good at using conspiracy and trickery, so it is even more difficult to do;-Hey, why are there only bad results and What's worse?"

　　 "Isn't this normal?"

Richard poured himself a glass of tequila~www.NovelMTL.com~ In this world, there are no good options for many things. All you can do is to choose between the bad and the worse. choose. "

　　 "Is it like an election every four years?"

　　 "Yes, it's like a general election!"

　　 The old gun with the red beard like a Viking raises the glass like a real pirate, as if it was not tequila, but rum,

　　 "To that worst villain!"

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　　 Although Charlotte was worried about their director’s troubles, the preparations for the new film went smoothly. The staff from various departments were in place step by step. The props and scene work that Charlotte was in charge of was also unexpectedly smooth. After Kanjing was completed, he really found a way to achieve the layout effect required by Allen's script with insufficient budget, which made the director who had been opposed by him become admired for him.

In fact, the script of the new movie is quite similar to the "Fatal Turn" in Charlotte's memory, and it is also somewhat similar to the unfinished script of the predecessor. It is about several young people who have been mutated. The story of the ogre chase.

　　Charlotte didn't doubt that there was something tricky in it. After all, after watching more American horror films, you will find that many scripts are similar. The only difference lies in the method of killing and the design of the **** lens. Even this script by Allen is more refined than "Fatal Turn".

　　 Of course, it is precisely because of this exquisiteness that Charlotte faces more difficulties in setting up the scene. Fortunately, he finally solved the problem and everything went smoothly until--