Producer [American Entertainment]
Chapter 58 The 58th day on Earth: The second trophy of the harvest season.
"Oh, I think it's not an accidental name." After opening the Oscar envelope, Vito deliberately whetted everyone's appetite with the increasingly tight percussion sound in the background.
Cook leaned over to take a look, and answered with a smile: "Seriously, I've had enough of seeing this name on the Oscars."
Where no one could see, William squeezed Sabatino's hand tightly. When Victor and Cook said this, everyone basically guessed whose name they would pronounce.It is inevitable that things that are sure to be sure will be shaken at the end, and William always feels that he must hold something to stabilize his mind.
Sabatino was on the side, carefully grasping the size of William's hand, which could not only give him strength, but also prevent him from discovering his desire to be one with it.
On the podium, Vido continued to tantalize: "Don't say your name as if it rarely appears on the Oscars, buddy."
Cook feigned pain on his face: "I have provided eight excellent actresses with the opportunity to be nominated, and I have won five best director nominations for myself. This is not an achievement to be proud of. I mean it. If you compare it with the one who will be mentioned next. His nomination alone is my total, no, plus this time, it is one more than me."
"I think we've run out of crap and spoilers, so the Oscar will go to..."
"William Wheeler, Two Smoking Barrels." X2.
Cook and Vido spoke loudly into the microphone together. Before they finished speaking, they had already taken the lead in applauding. Are they really happy for Wheeler, or that sentence, they are in the same circle and everyone knows everyone.Tonight, they and Wheeler are not competitors, but old partners who feel the same way.Probably only after going through a certain stage can we understand their unspeakable emotions at that moment.
This time, Wheeler still failed to accept the award by himself, because just a few days before the Oscars, Wheeler was admitted to the ICU again, and another endangered notice was sent to Mrs. Wheeler.Before that, she had actually seen many such lists, all of which had her husband's name written on them.She could only hold it and prayed to God constantly, believing that her husband could still survive this time.Then, they would laugh together after the fact, these neatly spread and folded papers.
Before he fell into a coma, Wheeler decided to let Little Wheeler take the stage to accept the award for him again. He said to him: "After you take the stage, even if I am in the emergency room, you are not allowed to cry, understand? I I can't afford to lose this guy."
Both William and Little Wheeler were by Wheeler's side at the time, but they couldn't understand what he meant.
It wasn't until the Oscars really came, and Little Wheeler came to the stage to accept the award, and he couldn't help crying when he read the testimonials, that William understood why Wheeler said that.
From William's point of view, the situation at the time was as follows:
The moment Victor and Cook pronounced Wheeler's name, Little Wheeler jumped up excitedly.William was sitting next to Little Wheeler, and he hurriedly got up, hugged Little Wheeler, and concealed his gaffe.After a not-so-short hug, Little Wheeler regained his sanity a little bit. He let go of William and quickly walked up to the podium. He tripped over the microphone cable halfway, but fortunately he didn't fall down.
William heard someone laughing obliquely not far behind, not a very friendly kind of ridicule.
When everyone's attention was focused on Little Wheeler, he became nervous again, and it was useless to take a deep breath. He was even more nervous than he was at the Berlin Film Festival before.
Little Wheeler waved the card in his hand, trying to make a joke with everyone at the scene, to relieve the tension of constantly wanting to sweat, he said: "Well, my grandfather is very dissatisfied, I improvised last time in Berlin. Play, so he wrote this for me in advance. Sorry, it's too long, I can only read it, I can't memorize it."
Regardless of whether it was true or false, everyone smiled in cooperation.
Until here, little Wheeler has performed very well, because including this joke, Wheeler has prepared it for him.The disaster begins with Little Wheeler's real off-topic speech.
God knows what he was thinking.
Before the joke was finished, little Wheeler began to cry uncontrollably, probably because the joke made him a little hurt: "Since I was a child, he has been like this, always wanting to prepare everything for me, nagging Terrible..."
Choking and speaking, little Wheeler broke his voice, his face was flushed, and he was not good-looking at all.
This is real sadness.Anyway, there will never be such a beautiful scene in the movie or at the awards show, where you can even cry so beautifully.
Perhaps it was expected that little Wheeler would not be in a good mood, so Wheeler's thank you words for his grandson this time were very short.After a few words, little Wheeler was relieved in the sound of "thank you".He went backstage with the award presenters to calm down, and the others who were still sitting off the stage simply sorted out their emotions of "falling a delicate tear" just now, then recovered quickly, and devoted themselves fully to the next stage In the awards ceremony.
Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Picture.
This is the reality, it's not that everyone is cool, it's just that he is not the protagonist in your world. Your world has stopped, but other people's worlds continue.
William's cold hands became even colder, and he couldn't help asking himself, what kind of creature is a human being?
When William's friend - last year's Oscar winner - Ms. Field, for the "Raging Bull" actor Robert.Rodney, sent the 88-year-old Lilian after the good news that he won the best actor.Gish, supported by others, walked slowly onto the awarding platform in a sequined evening gown.Although he is old, his style is still there.
Perhaps the surname "Gish" is unfamiliar to many people present, but to people of the age of Wheeler and Bernstein, she is the most beautiful dream girl, the legend of the silent film era, and the greatest woman. one of the stars.
Put it this way, Audrey.Hepburn, Marilyn.Monroe can only be regarded as the junior of Jish's junior, so one can imagine how old she is.
"It is a great honor to present the Oscar for Best Picture once again...let's see what great films have been shortlisted.
"Ordinary People...
"The Miner's Daughter...
"Two Smoking Barrels, Producers William Wheeler, Samuel Acauf, William Therus.
"Raging Bull...
"Tess..."
During the best picture Oscar application process, two or three producers are generally allowed to be named for a film, and the order of ranking will not be determined arbitrarily, as it represents the person's influence on the film.
Although Samuel did not participate in the production, as the producer of MGM, he can still be on the list, even ahead of William.
Hollywood is also a place that pays attention to qualifications. It can even be said that it is very particular. This is one of the reasons why Oscar's tone is becoming more and more "aging".
But no matter what, giving this one-third of the precious quota to William, who is only an offline producer, is already Wheeler's unreasonable support.Since the Berlin Film Festival, he has insisted on such declaration.
"They are all very good movies, very hard-working producers. If I make the decision, I will give each of you a statuette. Unfortunately, I can't make the decision." Ji Xu tremblingly said, not excited, just young There's always something wrong with getting old, "So, sorry, the other four, best picture winners at the 53rd Academy Awards are...
"...Two Smoking Barrels, William Wheeler!
"Let us once again dedicate our applause to this well-known director who is still working hard at the front line of the film. He is worthy of learning from all filmmakers, and he deserves the warmest applause."
This time, it was not Little Wheeler or Samuel who came to accept the award, but William.
It stands to reason that it should be Samuel, whose name was second, but he refused.
So, William's showtime (performance time) arrived.
William got up, gave Sabatino a light hug, and then walked up to the podium with steady steps. Everyone was watching him and following his movements.
William wasn't unhappy or excited, but he couldn't tell. At that moment, he wasn't as happy or excited as he imagined.
It's like, it's like he always feels that something is missing, something he can't say.
When William pretended to be very excited and hugged Sabatino, he didn't understand; when William came on stage and faced thousands of well-dressed spectators, he still didn't understand; The moment he prepared his lines, he finally understood where the awkwardness came from.
None of this is deserved.
He is not saying that "Two Smoking Barrels" is not good enough to win an Oscar, but that all the excellence and hard work are not William.
It was Wheeler, whether it was the establishment of the project, the start of filming or the final publicity, all the efforts belonged to Wheeler, and even pushing William to the stage was all because of Wheeler.William is just one of the screws, does it matter?important.But it's not enough for his screw, and he can feel that this award belongs to him without shame.
So he was not as excited as he imagined, but he was excited that Wheeler could win another Oscar.
Therefore, William made a bold decision. He gave up the manuscript he had memorized long ago, and started an impromptu performance without script in just a few minutes.He didn't know if it was right for him to do so. After all, there was already a failed little Wheeler as an example, so he decided to take a risk.
Because only by saying this can he calm down the awkwardness in his heart. Countless emotions were mixed together, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking at the time. He only heard his mouth say: "I just came on stage to accept the award for Mr. Wheeler of.
"It doesn't belong to me, at least this year, it doesn't belong to me. This is not modesty, because I am going to say that sooner or later, in a certain future class, it will definitely belong to me.
"Edward has already thanked all the people Mr. Wheeler wants to thank just now.
"So here, I just want to thank Mr. Wheeler, if you want, you can also take it as me boasting about our own movies."
The audience laughed, they always enjoy such self-deprecating humor.
William continued: "Many people, I think, have probably had this question before, why did Wheeler make a bong? The story of this movie is completely different from the style he would make in the past. Once, I also I can't explain why he agreed. I didn't understand until something happened to me recently.
"These two incidents are not very personal news, everyone should know that in less than half a year, two astonishing shooting incidents occurred across the United States, and we found them around us.
"Lennon in December, President Reagan in the daytime yesterday, once again wishing Mr. President well.
"Attempted murderers are currently classified as mentally ill. It seems that a single sentence of mental illness can solve all problems.
"But I don't think so, and neither does Wheeler.
"What we are discussing here is not just a single case, but more and more indifference, selfishness, and disregard for life that have spread widely in contemporary times, and have seriously affected our entire society.
"This is what Wheeler wants to express in this movie. He uses irony to let everyone see how extreme and bad results can be caused by pure selfishness. And these selfish people will not What will happen, because God is watching. The cycle of cause and effect is clear.
"Wheeler's movie told me something, and I hope it tells you something.
"Thank you."
When William walked backstage, Sabatino had already appeared there. He stepped forward, hugged him again, and gave him warmth.Then he said in his ear: "Actually, you really wanted to scold those people just now, didn't you?"
"Yes," William nodded, he wasn't surprised that Sabatino would send his true thoughts, because he didn't really want to hide it at all, "They're really weird, on the one hand kidnapping Wheeler's reputation, saying How familiar I am with Wheeler, how much I like him and admire him; on the one hand, I am indifferent to his dying, like a human life, not as good as a cold trophy. How can human beings do this?! I really want to not understand."
William doesn't mean to force everyone to grieve for Wheeler, but at least, he wants them to have a minimum respect for life.
On Beta, they don't have the close family ties of Earth, but they don't pretend not to notice the disappearance of a companion.
"Don't think about it. Because if you think about it, you can't change it now. It's better to keep working hard and try to see if you can change it in the future." Sabatino took William out early and did not participate in the carnival after Oscar Party, no one dares to force them.
On the way back, Sabatino said to him: "I prepared a gift for you, I hope you will be happy."
William didn't want to sweep away Sabatino's kindness, but in his heart, he actually didn't think there was anything that could change his mood at this time.However, William has already made up his mind that no matter what his cousin, who doesn’t seem to know how to choose gifts, gives him, he will pretend to like and be surprised, so that his cousin will not be disappointed.
After all, Sabatino can have this intention of "trying to make him happy", which has already comforted William.
As a result, when Mr. Special Assistant appeared in front of William with a gift, William found that he didn't need to pretend at all, he really liked Sabatino's gift.
An exotic shorthair cat.
It was a kitten, a little gentleman, all snow white except for the ginger ears.With a big head, big face, big round eyes, short legs, short body and fluffy hair, she exudes a kind of "huh?" expression all the time.When it lay quietly in the arms of Mr. Special Assistant, from a distance, it looked like Mr. Special Assistant was hugging a cloud or cotton candy.
"It's decided, it's called Cotton Candy." William said with a serious face, and nodded deliberately after speaking to strengthen his language.
Mr. Special Assistant looked at William in surprise, and he took out another small white box in his hand. There was a soft leather cat bell belt on the flannel in the box. The fancy English engraved on the bell was " marshmallow (marshmallow)".
"Does he already have a name? That's what I thought, that's great."
William has wanted to keep small animals since he was a child, not limited to cats or dogs, but unfortunately his mother Mary is allergic to the fur of these pets, so he can only give up the idea of keeping pets, and has always maintained his unrequited love for stuffed animals .
"Saba, how do you know I've always wanted to raise it?" William carefully hugged the marshmallow from the special assistant, and he had already begun to have the slavish demeanor that a shit-shoveling officer should have.He didn't know where to put his hands, because the cotton candy was so small that he was afraid that it would hurt if he pinched it hard.
Sabatino didn't answer William, just said: "As long as you like it."
Then, he added in his heart, of course I know, because you raised a marshmallow in your previous life.
Uncle Marshmallow lay lazily in the arms of his new owner, and casually yawned a milk-scented yawn.The lacrimal glands of a short-haired cat are very short, so it is easy to shed tears. After a yawn, its round eyes are filled with tears, which makes people feel soft-hearted.
For the first time, William took the initiative to kiss some creature, a creature other than his family.
result……
Uncle Marshmallow looked disgusted, and stretched out his plum blossom-like tender claws, covering William's face.Its expression also remained at "You bold slave, who allowed you to mess around, is this big meow so casual?!".
real!yes!cute!burst!up!
William's mood suddenly took a qualitative leap. This is probably the significance of keeping pets, because you can always get happy energy from them.William held the cat, sweeping away the feeling of suffocation at the awards show.He means, he doesn't care what other people think?What matters is what he thinks, doesn't it?He cares about Wheeler, he cares about life, he cares about all that he cares about.
It's so strange that he actually started to care about what other people think, obviously he had never been bothered by outsiders before.
Seeing his cousin completely devoid of image and focused on meowing like no one else, Sabatino's heart trembled suddenly, and he began to doubt whether his decision was right or not.
The next day, everyone in MGM was lucky enough to witness the scene of William coming to work with a little white cat on his head.
The degree of joy, tsk tsk, even with the usual expressionless face, William can't be cold no matter what.
……
After returning to his apartment that night, Mr. Special Assistant finally realized that his face was pale with fright.He hurriedly called to his twin brother Roy who was far away in Silicon Valley: "I seem to have discovered a shocking secret of BOSS."
"Don't care, don't care, please don't tell me." Roy was so ruthless and unreasonable, and refused to listen to the big trouble that would easily cause trouble.
Mr. Special Assistant hung up the phone so quickly that he couldn't even react.
In the end, Mr. Special Assistant could only toss and turn, tossing himself in the room alone.He wanted to comfort himself. In February, BOSS asked what gift he should give to the person he likes, and he gave William the cat at the end of March.There is a distance of about one and a half months before and after, so there is no connection, so don't think about it.
He meant that the BOSS and William are cousins. Although the boss of his own family has changed a lot because of William, he always puts William's affairs first, and decides his own mood because of William's mood... …
Damn it, my boss is going crazy!
It's terrible, it's terrible, I won't be silenced, will I? QQ
Chapter 59 Nine Days on Earth, $[-] to Make a Science Fiction Movie, Do You Believe it?
For the fearful guess in his heart, Mr. Special Assistant deliberately and carefully observed the interaction between William and Sabatino for a period of time.
then……
He found that he might have misunderstood his boss.
Sabatino and Willian look, well, the same as they used to.Yes, they are stickier than ordinary cousins (even twin brothers, Mr. Special Assistant is very experienced in this), but it is still within the acceptable range of ordinary people.Because they are really too busy, get together less and leave more, and live far apart, if this can still be a relationship, it will be impossible.
Sabatino said, do you think I want this?
No, he sure doesn't want to!
But this is a very helpless reality.
There are not so many good things in the world that have the best of both worlds. Want to make money and have a lot of time to entertain and spend time with your family?Stop it.That's something that only happens in movies, or something that will definitely happen to the rich second generation.No matter how much you work hard, you may not gain much, but what is certain is that if you don't work hard, there will be no gain.
Sabatino wanted to ensure that he had enough strength to protect William, which would definitely require a lot more hard work and sacrifice than ordinary people.
Like in terms of creating a carefree work environment for William.
Last summer, Sabatino mentioned to William that he intends to acquire a film company with a distribution department to make up for the long-term future of MGM's shortcoming of insufficient distribution.
At that time, the two companies were in contact, negotiating, and testing each other. Now, it has finally entered the harvest period, and the other party has compromised.
Or to be precise, Sabatino is simply deliberate, waiting for this day, just like when he bought MGM at the beginning, he knew that the other party would have to compromise in the future.
This film company is called United Artists, an independent film company jointly established by comedy master Chaplin and three other well-known directors and movie stars in Hollywood's golden age.The purpose of the company's initial establishment is somewhat similar to the route of MGM back then-to get rid of the exploitation and restraint of Hollywood giants, and to strive for greater profits and creative space for independent filmmakers.
The ending of United Artists is also very similar to that of MGM.
From poverty, to full-fledged Hollywood powerhouse, to decline.Chaplin and other founding members had to sell their shares in United Artists during the Great Depression in the 50s and sold them to big capitalists who still had money left.Then, the disaster of United Artists began. After changing hands several times, it was on the verge of bankruptcy.
The biggest difference between Lianmei and MGM is what has allowed Lianmei to support it for more than 20 years. Lianmei has a series of movie signs that are still active today.
It is impossible for everyone to know the name of the movie that can be filmed continuously.
007 series.
Yes, the well-known 007 is not a British movie, but a classic series co-produced by Hollywood and British film companies. The copyright is all held by the company founded by Chaplin. The British film company Only mandates, very short mandates.Big productions, high returns, decades of global influence, and the full support of the British royal family.What a fantastic configuration, which is what all Hollywood giants are coveting.
Unfortunately, United Artists has a fatal disadvantage, it has no money.
Not long ago, United Artists made a killing and spent 4000 million yuan to create and shoot a movie called "Heaven's Gate".Have not heard?This is where the problem lies.They lost all their money on this high-budget, zero-return movie.It can be called United Artists, since its establishment, the biggest failure in black history.
This is the film industry, one thought of heaven, one thought of hell.Blood Red and Smoker can help MGM earn at least 200 million in return with a total investment of less than 4000 million; Paradise can also make United Artists' 4000 million investment, even 200 million can't be earned back.
The long-term copyright sold by Lianmei's film library was not enough to support it. Lianmei finished shooting another 007 movie that was being filmed.Even if they know that this movie will definitely make money, it will definitely make a lot of money, but at the moment when there is no money to continue filming (the crew will be shut down for a day, they will lose money for a day), no matter how good the future prospects are, it is useless.
All the Hollywood giants are like vultures, hovering above the sky, looking down high, hoping that the dying United Artists will end soon, and then they will swarm up and share and eat.
One bite for you, one bite for him, as they once expected to do with MGM.
Everyone only wants United Artists' film library and the copyright of the 007 series. They don't want to help United Artists make a comeback and create a troublesome opponent for their future.
This is the cruelty of commercial warfare.
Even the best partners in the past can turn around and stab you with a smile.No, they don't need to be stabbed. As long as they don't lend a helping hand, Lianmei will have nothing to do with themselves.
United Artists is also very aware of this, so it wants to use 007 to make a comeback, and then... sell itself for a good price.
Anyway, it will definitely be sold.
The giants hope that 007 can directly bring down Lianmei, and then embezzle it at a low price; Lianmei hopes that 007 can revitalize the situation, and after being merged into the new company, it can also guarantee its independence and integrity.
This is a competition of patience, whoever loses his temper first will lose.
Sabatino is a bit more confident than others, because he did not participate in the previous life, and United Artists also merged with MGM and changed to MGM United Artists Entertainment.The two former giants of the film industry, both in decline, were about to hug each other to keep warm.Unfortunately, the ending was not as satisfactory, and they were eventually frozen to death.
Taking advantage of his rebirth, Sabatino will certainly not let this happen again.Of course, the premise is that United Artists can belong to MGM as in history.
MGM and United Artists worked together on the release of "Two Smoking Barrels", which laid the foundation for a fairly friendly cooperation between the two.
After MGM threw out the olive branch, it waited patiently for more than half a year to "do its best and obey the fate" to see whether United Artists would choose other more ruthless giants or the relatively ruthless MGM.
After a full week of "007: Top Secret" filming on location in the UK, United Artists executives called Sabatino... his special assistant.
They want to sit down and "talk."
This time it was Sabatino's turn to put on a high profile. He had had enough of MGM's nasty attitude when it was bought in the first place, and he didn't want to experience it again.He wants absolute discourse dominance, absolutely.
Sabatino is busy now. In addition to subduing United Artists, he is planning how to use the acquisition of United Artists to cheat other giants. Before repaying them, he will release "Two Smoking Barrels" and prepare for the Oscars. "Strong support" at the time.Coupled with the big skype project that Microsoft has been promoting, and the secret start of the 007 movie... Sabatino is almost crazy busy.
Oh, by the way, how could he forget that he is still negotiating another buy-buy-buy plan that must not be known in advance.This time, he plans to buy a radio station, a large TV system covering the whole country.
How Sabatino handles all this in an orderly manner, even Mr. Special Assistant doesn't know.He only knew that even his twin brother, Roy, the chief lawyer who was in charge of all the legal affairs of Microsoft (he must follow the whole process of the acquisition), had tired eyeballs covered with bloodshot eyes and terrible dark circles.If this is the price of a successful person, then he would rather be a special assistant for a lifetime.
In fact, the special assistant is also very tiring. The coordination and contact between several companies must be his mobile phone. The communication company must love him very much.
When Microsoft was busy like a spinning top, William was not idle, and the filming of his and Jeremy's movie was about to start.
The final draft of the script that satisfies 2B250 has already been decided, and there is no need to raise money, because William intends to fully fund it himself.In other words, he didn't want to involve MGM.
The distribution of the film must still rely on MGM, which has the support of United Artists, but when it was produced, William didn't want MGM to add more things to the snake, and it was unnecessary.
Because MGM will definitely not agree to William's whimsical movie plan, even if his brother is the owner of MGM.
To avoid unnecessary conflicts, William planned it from the very beginning. He filmed first, and then conquered MGM with practical effects after the filming was finished.
Without the participation of the film company, the advantage is that no one can interfere with William's ideas, neither this nor that.But it undoubtedly increased William's personal risk, because he was not sure whether the film could be released after it was shot.
But William decided to do it anyway, and he was full of confidence in this new movie.
After hearing William's thoughts, the old Samuel of the film department could only sigh helplessly: "Others wish to find a big company to share the risk with themselves, but you want to take the initiative to push MGM out, what should I say about you?" ? Are the young fearless?"
Rich, free, can afford to lose.Probably Lesenbra's cousin, who can have this confidence.
"I made a lot of money on blood red and bong. I don't need money from my cousin. I just want to try it out. If you win, everyone makes money. If you lose, it's mine. I won't be dragged down when MGM's momentum is right. MGM, isn't it?"
Samuel had an epiphany: "It seems that you played really well this time."
Due to the double harvest of the box office and word-of-mouth, MGM became a big success, and the top executives became reserved again. Without the courage to put all their eggs in one basket at the beginning, they became conservative, and it was impossible for them to agree to anything. Slanted plan.
William, on the other hand, has never been able to be associated with the "safety card".
"The most important thing is that the investment is really small," William shrugged, and he was honest with Samuel, "I won't lie to you, I plan to finish this movie with less than ten thousand dollars."
If William buys one less high-end set, the money will come out.
"The reason I told you is that I hope you don't tell Wheeler." After Oscar, Wheeler was miraculously rescued again, thank God.He's now recuperating in the California countryside, and William doesn't want him to worry about him.William can be sure that even Wheeler, after knowing what he wants to do, will definitely stop it, or try his best to find a way for him.
Samuel was stunned for a long time, blinked, and couldn't believe his ears. He reiterated: "I remember you told me that you planned to make a science fiction movie."
"Yes, a sci-fi movie with an investment of less than ten thousand dollars." William replied calmly.
"...I can promise you right now, if you can really make it, I will definitely agree to distribute your movie without anyone else." If it is really made.
Samuel felt that no matter how foresighted William was, it was impossible for him to make a sci-fi movie for less than [-] U.S. dollars. .It's so fantastic, it's impossible!Absolutely impossible!No wonder William said that if MGM knew about it, they would definitely not agree.This has nothing to do with whether MGM is conservative or not. No one will go crazy with him.
"Want to make a bet?" William was still so confident.
"What's the bet?" Samuel was also confident, relying on his years of experience in making movies.
"If I really make it, everyone will have no reason to say that it is not a sci-fi movie. In terms of distribution share, MGM will give an extra 5.00%."
"I'll give you ten percent!" Samuel didn't hesitate, because he firmly believed that the movie couldn't be made.
"It's a deal!" William was waiting for Samuel's words.As Wheeler had told him, Samuel's biggest flaw was that he was sometimes too arrogant.William wanted to fight for his own interests, so when it came to Samuel's character, he couldn't hesitate, couldn't be soft-hearted, and he had to poke hard, "In order not to go back on his word, let the words be evidence."
The contract that Lawy had prepared in his spare time was handed over to Samuel's desk by William.
Samuel smiled and satisfied his confident little friend. At this time, he didn't want to hit William too much. He would only tell William when he failed in the future. Look, I told you already.
Chapter 60 No. 60 Days to Earth: Whether others believe it or not, I believe it anyway. BY: William.
The sci-fi movie that William and Jeremy are going to make is called "The Man from Earth".
Earth is a pun, meaning both the earth and the cave.At first glance, the title of this movie, most people’s understanding must be "this man is from the earth", but only after the audience has actually watched the movie will they find that "this man is from a cave" is more appropriate, but it is not necessary to understand that it is from the earth. wrong.
"This is also a part of science fiction, isn't it? What's the point of spoiling everything in the movie title from the beginning?" Screenwriter Jeremy's personal bad taste made him deliberately choose such a misleading name .
William just gave Jeremy a scornful look, and then... joined in without hesitation.
The movie content of Earthman is very simple. It is about how a man who has lived from ancient times to modern times discusses the authenticity of what he said with his friends who are university professors.
"No one can argue that this is not a science fiction movie.
"Yes, it has no laser sabers, no aliens, and no spaceships, but so what?
"Do you dare to say that the male protagonist who can't die is not a fantasy? The arguments mentioned by the university professors in the story are not science? No, you can't refute it. This is the charm of soft science fiction!"
Jeremy, who has a particularly big brain hole, has spent his whole life devoting himself to giving readers a sense of surprise that "so science fiction can still be written like this".
Movies adapted from his science fiction works
Cook leaned over to take a look, and answered with a smile: "Seriously, I've had enough of seeing this name on the Oscars."
Where no one could see, William squeezed Sabatino's hand tightly. When Victor and Cook said this, everyone basically guessed whose name they would pronounce.It is inevitable that things that are sure to be sure will be shaken at the end, and William always feels that he must hold something to stabilize his mind.
Sabatino was on the side, carefully grasping the size of William's hand, which could not only give him strength, but also prevent him from discovering his desire to be one with it.
On the podium, Vido continued to tantalize: "Don't say your name as if it rarely appears on the Oscars, buddy."
Cook feigned pain on his face: "I have provided eight excellent actresses with the opportunity to be nominated, and I have won five best director nominations for myself. This is not an achievement to be proud of. I mean it. If you compare it with the one who will be mentioned next. His nomination alone is my total, no, plus this time, it is one more than me."
"I think we've run out of crap and spoilers, so the Oscar will go to..."
"William Wheeler, Two Smoking Barrels." X2.
Cook and Vido spoke loudly into the microphone together. Before they finished speaking, they had already taken the lead in applauding. Are they really happy for Wheeler, or that sentence, they are in the same circle and everyone knows everyone.Tonight, they and Wheeler are not competitors, but old partners who feel the same way.Probably only after going through a certain stage can we understand their unspeakable emotions at that moment.
This time, Wheeler still failed to accept the award by himself, because just a few days before the Oscars, Wheeler was admitted to the ICU again, and another endangered notice was sent to Mrs. Wheeler.Before that, she had actually seen many such lists, all of which had her husband's name written on them.She could only hold it and prayed to God constantly, believing that her husband could still survive this time.Then, they would laugh together after the fact, these neatly spread and folded papers.
Before he fell into a coma, Wheeler decided to let Little Wheeler take the stage to accept the award for him again. He said to him: "After you take the stage, even if I am in the emergency room, you are not allowed to cry, understand? I I can't afford to lose this guy."
Both William and Little Wheeler were by Wheeler's side at the time, but they couldn't understand what he meant.
It wasn't until the Oscars really came, and Little Wheeler came to the stage to accept the award, and he couldn't help crying when he read the testimonials, that William understood why Wheeler said that.
From William's point of view, the situation at the time was as follows:
The moment Victor and Cook pronounced Wheeler's name, Little Wheeler jumped up excitedly.William was sitting next to Little Wheeler, and he hurriedly got up, hugged Little Wheeler, and concealed his gaffe.After a not-so-short hug, Little Wheeler regained his sanity a little bit. He let go of William and quickly walked up to the podium. He tripped over the microphone cable halfway, but fortunately he didn't fall down.
William heard someone laughing obliquely not far behind, not a very friendly kind of ridicule.
When everyone's attention was focused on Little Wheeler, he became nervous again, and it was useless to take a deep breath. He was even more nervous than he was at the Berlin Film Festival before.
Little Wheeler waved the card in his hand, trying to make a joke with everyone at the scene, to relieve the tension of constantly wanting to sweat, he said: "Well, my grandfather is very dissatisfied, I improvised last time in Berlin. Play, so he wrote this for me in advance. Sorry, it's too long, I can only read it, I can't memorize it."
Regardless of whether it was true or false, everyone smiled in cooperation.
Until here, little Wheeler has performed very well, because including this joke, Wheeler has prepared it for him.The disaster begins with Little Wheeler's real off-topic speech.
God knows what he was thinking.
Before the joke was finished, little Wheeler began to cry uncontrollably, probably because the joke made him a little hurt: "Since I was a child, he has been like this, always wanting to prepare everything for me, nagging Terrible..."
Choking and speaking, little Wheeler broke his voice, his face was flushed, and he was not good-looking at all.
This is real sadness.Anyway, there will never be such a beautiful scene in the movie or at the awards show, where you can even cry so beautifully.
Perhaps it was expected that little Wheeler would not be in a good mood, so Wheeler's thank you words for his grandson this time were very short.After a few words, little Wheeler was relieved in the sound of "thank you".He went backstage with the award presenters to calm down, and the others who were still sitting off the stage simply sorted out their emotions of "falling a delicate tear" just now, then recovered quickly, and devoted themselves fully to the next stage In the awards ceremony.
Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Picture.
This is the reality, it's not that everyone is cool, it's just that he is not the protagonist in your world. Your world has stopped, but other people's worlds continue.
William's cold hands became even colder, and he couldn't help asking himself, what kind of creature is a human being?
When William's friend - last year's Oscar winner - Ms. Field, for the "Raging Bull" actor Robert.Rodney, sent the 88-year-old Lilian after the good news that he won the best actor.Gish, supported by others, walked slowly onto the awarding platform in a sequined evening gown.Although he is old, his style is still there.
Perhaps the surname "Gish" is unfamiliar to many people present, but to people of the age of Wheeler and Bernstein, she is the most beautiful dream girl, the legend of the silent film era, and the greatest woman. one of the stars.
Put it this way, Audrey.Hepburn, Marilyn.Monroe can only be regarded as the junior of Jish's junior, so one can imagine how old she is.
"It is a great honor to present the Oscar for Best Picture once again...let's see what great films have been shortlisted.
"Ordinary People...
"The Miner's Daughter...
"Two Smoking Barrels, Producers William Wheeler, Samuel Acauf, William Therus.
"Raging Bull...
"Tess..."
During the best picture Oscar application process, two or three producers are generally allowed to be named for a film, and the order of ranking will not be determined arbitrarily, as it represents the person's influence on the film.
Although Samuel did not participate in the production, as the producer of MGM, he can still be on the list, even ahead of William.
Hollywood is also a place that pays attention to qualifications. It can even be said that it is very particular. This is one of the reasons why Oscar's tone is becoming more and more "aging".
But no matter what, giving this one-third of the precious quota to William, who is only an offline producer, is already Wheeler's unreasonable support.Since the Berlin Film Festival, he has insisted on such declaration.
"They are all very good movies, very hard-working producers. If I make the decision, I will give each of you a statuette. Unfortunately, I can't make the decision." Ji Xu tremblingly said, not excited, just young There's always something wrong with getting old, "So, sorry, the other four, best picture winners at the 53rd Academy Awards are...
"...Two Smoking Barrels, William Wheeler!
"Let us once again dedicate our applause to this well-known director who is still working hard at the front line of the film. He is worthy of learning from all filmmakers, and he deserves the warmest applause."
This time, it was not Little Wheeler or Samuel who came to accept the award, but William.
It stands to reason that it should be Samuel, whose name was second, but he refused.
So, William's showtime (performance time) arrived.
William got up, gave Sabatino a light hug, and then walked up to the podium with steady steps. Everyone was watching him and following his movements.
William wasn't unhappy or excited, but he couldn't tell. At that moment, he wasn't as happy or excited as he imagined.
It's like, it's like he always feels that something is missing, something he can't say.
When William pretended to be very excited and hugged Sabatino, he didn't understand; when William came on stage and faced thousands of well-dressed spectators, he still didn't understand; The moment he prepared his lines, he finally understood where the awkwardness came from.
None of this is deserved.
He is not saying that "Two Smoking Barrels" is not good enough to win an Oscar, but that all the excellence and hard work are not William.
It was Wheeler, whether it was the establishment of the project, the start of filming or the final publicity, all the efforts belonged to Wheeler, and even pushing William to the stage was all because of Wheeler.William is just one of the screws, does it matter?important.But it's not enough for his screw, and he can feel that this award belongs to him without shame.
So he was not as excited as he imagined, but he was excited that Wheeler could win another Oscar.
Therefore, William made a bold decision. He gave up the manuscript he had memorized long ago, and started an impromptu performance without script in just a few minutes.He didn't know if it was right for him to do so. After all, there was already a failed little Wheeler as an example, so he decided to take a risk.
Because only by saying this can he calm down the awkwardness in his heart. Countless emotions were mixed together, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking at the time. He only heard his mouth say: "I just came on stage to accept the award for Mr. Wheeler of.
"It doesn't belong to me, at least this year, it doesn't belong to me. This is not modesty, because I am going to say that sooner or later, in a certain future class, it will definitely belong to me.
"Edward has already thanked all the people Mr. Wheeler wants to thank just now.
"So here, I just want to thank Mr. Wheeler, if you want, you can also take it as me boasting about our own movies."
The audience laughed, they always enjoy such self-deprecating humor.
William continued: "Many people, I think, have probably had this question before, why did Wheeler make a bong? The story of this movie is completely different from the style he would make in the past. Once, I also I can't explain why he agreed. I didn't understand until something happened to me recently.
"These two incidents are not very personal news, everyone should know that in less than half a year, two astonishing shooting incidents occurred across the United States, and we found them around us.
"Lennon in December, President Reagan in the daytime yesterday, once again wishing Mr. President well.
"Attempted murderers are currently classified as mentally ill. It seems that a single sentence of mental illness can solve all problems.
"But I don't think so, and neither does Wheeler.
"What we are discussing here is not just a single case, but more and more indifference, selfishness, and disregard for life that have spread widely in contemporary times, and have seriously affected our entire society.
"This is what Wheeler wants to express in this movie. He uses irony to let everyone see how extreme and bad results can be caused by pure selfishness. And these selfish people will not What will happen, because God is watching. The cycle of cause and effect is clear.
"Wheeler's movie told me something, and I hope it tells you something.
"Thank you."
When William walked backstage, Sabatino had already appeared there. He stepped forward, hugged him again, and gave him warmth.Then he said in his ear: "Actually, you really wanted to scold those people just now, didn't you?"
"Yes," William nodded, he wasn't surprised that Sabatino would send his true thoughts, because he didn't really want to hide it at all, "They're really weird, on the one hand kidnapping Wheeler's reputation, saying How familiar I am with Wheeler, how much I like him and admire him; on the one hand, I am indifferent to his dying, like a human life, not as good as a cold trophy. How can human beings do this?! I really want to not understand."
William doesn't mean to force everyone to grieve for Wheeler, but at least, he wants them to have a minimum respect for life.
On Beta, they don't have the close family ties of Earth, but they don't pretend not to notice the disappearance of a companion.
"Don't think about it. Because if you think about it, you can't change it now. It's better to keep working hard and try to see if you can change it in the future." Sabatino took William out early and did not participate in the carnival after Oscar Party, no one dares to force them.
On the way back, Sabatino said to him: "I prepared a gift for you, I hope you will be happy."
William didn't want to sweep away Sabatino's kindness, but in his heart, he actually didn't think there was anything that could change his mood at this time.However, William has already made up his mind that no matter what his cousin, who doesn’t seem to know how to choose gifts, gives him, he will pretend to like and be surprised, so that his cousin will not be disappointed.
After all, Sabatino can have this intention of "trying to make him happy", which has already comforted William.
As a result, when Mr. Special Assistant appeared in front of William with a gift, William found that he didn't need to pretend at all, he really liked Sabatino's gift.
An exotic shorthair cat.
It was a kitten, a little gentleman, all snow white except for the ginger ears.With a big head, big face, big round eyes, short legs, short body and fluffy hair, she exudes a kind of "huh?" expression all the time.When it lay quietly in the arms of Mr. Special Assistant, from a distance, it looked like Mr. Special Assistant was hugging a cloud or cotton candy.
"It's decided, it's called Cotton Candy." William said with a serious face, and nodded deliberately after speaking to strengthen his language.
Mr. Special Assistant looked at William in surprise, and he took out another small white box in his hand. There was a soft leather cat bell belt on the flannel in the box. The fancy English engraved on the bell was " marshmallow (marshmallow)".
"Does he already have a name? That's what I thought, that's great."
William has wanted to keep small animals since he was a child, not limited to cats or dogs, but unfortunately his mother Mary is allergic to the fur of these pets, so he can only give up the idea of keeping pets, and has always maintained his unrequited love for stuffed animals .
"Saba, how do you know I've always wanted to raise it?" William carefully hugged the marshmallow from the special assistant, and he had already begun to have the slavish demeanor that a shit-shoveling officer should have.He didn't know where to put his hands, because the cotton candy was so small that he was afraid that it would hurt if he pinched it hard.
Sabatino didn't answer William, just said: "As long as you like it."
Then, he added in his heart, of course I know, because you raised a marshmallow in your previous life.
Uncle Marshmallow lay lazily in the arms of his new owner, and casually yawned a milk-scented yawn.The lacrimal glands of a short-haired cat are very short, so it is easy to shed tears. After a yawn, its round eyes are filled with tears, which makes people feel soft-hearted.
For the first time, William took the initiative to kiss some creature, a creature other than his family.
result……
Uncle Marshmallow looked disgusted, and stretched out his plum blossom-like tender claws, covering William's face.Its expression also remained at "You bold slave, who allowed you to mess around, is this big meow so casual?!".
real!yes!cute!burst!up!
William's mood suddenly took a qualitative leap. This is probably the significance of keeping pets, because you can always get happy energy from them.William held the cat, sweeping away the feeling of suffocation at the awards show.He means, he doesn't care what other people think?What matters is what he thinks, doesn't it?He cares about Wheeler, he cares about life, he cares about all that he cares about.
It's so strange that he actually started to care about what other people think, obviously he had never been bothered by outsiders before.
Seeing his cousin completely devoid of image and focused on meowing like no one else, Sabatino's heart trembled suddenly, and he began to doubt whether his decision was right or not.
The next day, everyone in MGM was lucky enough to witness the scene of William coming to work with a little white cat on his head.
The degree of joy, tsk tsk, even with the usual expressionless face, William can't be cold no matter what.
……
After returning to his apartment that night, Mr. Special Assistant finally realized that his face was pale with fright.He hurriedly called to his twin brother Roy who was far away in Silicon Valley: "I seem to have discovered a shocking secret of BOSS."
"Don't care, don't care, please don't tell me." Roy was so ruthless and unreasonable, and refused to listen to the big trouble that would easily cause trouble.
Mr. Special Assistant hung up the phone so quickly that he couldn't even react.
In the end, Mr. Special Assistant could only toss and turn, tossing himself in the room alone.He wanted to comfort himself. In February, BOSS asked what gift he should give to the person he likes, and he gave William the cat at the end of March.There is a distance of about one and a half months before and after, so there is no connection, so don't think about it.
He meant that the BOSS and William are cousins. Although the boss of his own family has changed a lot because of William, he always puts William's affairs first, and decides his own mood because of William's mood... …
Damn it, my boss is going crazy!
It's terrible, it's terrible, I won't be silenced, will I? QQ
Chapter 59 Nine Days on Earth, $[-] to Make a Science Fiction Movie, Do You Believe it?
For the fearful guess in his heart, Mr. Special Assistant deliberately and carefully observed the interaction between William and Sabatino for a period of time.
then……
He found that he might have misunderstood his boss.
Sabatino and Willian look, well, the same as they used to.Yes, they are stickier than ordinary cousins (even twin brothers, Mr. Special Assistant is very experienced in this), but it is still within the acceptable range of ordinary people.Because they are really too busy, get together less and leave more, and live far apart, if this can still be a relationship, it will be impossible.
Sabatino said, do you think I want this?
No, he sure doesn't want to!
But this is a very helpless reality.
There are not so many good things in the world that have the best of both worlds. Want to make money and have a lot of time to entertain and spend time with your family?Stop it.That's something that only happens in movies, or something that will definitely happen to the rich second generation.No matter how much you work hard, you may not gain much, but what is certain is that if you don't work hard, there will be no gain.
Sabatino wanted to ensure that he had enough strength to protect William, which would definitely require a lot more hard work and sacrifice than ordinary people.
Like in terms of creating a carefree work environment for William.
Last summer, Sabatino mentioned to William that he intends to acquire a film company with a distribution department to make up for the long-term future of MGM's shortcoming of insufficient distribution.
At that time, the two companies were in contact, negotiating, and testing each other. Now, it has finally entered the harvest period, and the other party has compromised.
Or to be precise, Sabatino is simply deliberate, waiting for this day, just like when he bought MGM at the beginning, he knew that the other party would have to compromise in the future.
This film company is called United Artists, an independent film company jointly established by comedy master Chaplin and three other well-known directors and movie stars in Hollywood's golden age.The purpose of the company's initial establishment is somewhat similar to the route of MGM back then-to get rid of the exploitation and restraint of Hollywood giants, and to strive for greater profits and creative space for independent filmmakers.
The ending of United Artists is also very similar to that of MGM.
From poverty, to full-fledged Hollywood powerhouse, to decline.Chaplin and other founding members had to sell their shares in United Artists during the Great Depression in the 50s and sold them to big capitalists who still had money left.Then, the disaster of United Artists began. After changing hands several times, it was on the verge of bankruptcy.
The biggest difference between Lianmei and MGM is what has allowed Lianmei to support it for more than 20 years. Lianmei has a series of movie signs that are still active today.
It is impossible for everyone to know the name of the movie that can be filmed continuously.
007 series.
Yes, the well-known 007 is not a British movie, but a classic series co-produced by Hollywood and British film companies. The copyright is all held by the company founded by Chaplin. The British film company Only mandates, very short mandates.Big productions, high returns, decades of global influence, and the full support of the British royal family.What a fantastic configuration, which is what all Hollywood giants are coveting.
Unfortunately, United Artists has a fatal disadvantage, it has no money.
Not long ago, United Artists made a killing and spent 4000 million yuan to create and shoot a movie called "Heaven's Gate".Have not heard?This is where the problem lies.They lost all their money on this high-budget, zero-return movie.It can be called United Artists, since its establishment, the biggest failure in black history.
This is the film industry, one thought of heaven, one thought of hell.Blood Red and Smoker can help MGM earn at least 200 million in return with a total investment of less than 4000 million; Paradise can also make United Artists' 4000 million investment, even 200 million can't be earned back.
The long-term copyright sold by Lianmei's film library was not enough to support it. Lianmei finished shooting another 007 movie that was being filmed.Even if they know that this movie will definitely make money, it will definitely make a lot of money, but at the moment when there is no money to continue filming (the crew will be shut down for a day, they will lose money for a day), no matter how good the future prospects are, it is useless.
All the Hollywood giants are like vultures, hovering above the sky, looking down high, hoping that the dying United Artists will end soon, and then they will swarm up and share and eat.
One bite for you, one bite for him, as they once expected to do with MGM.
Everyone only wants United Artists' film library and the copyright of the 007 series. They don't want to help United Artists make a comeback and create a troublesome opponent for their future.
This is the cruelty of commercial warfare.
Even the best partners in the past can turn around and stab you with a smile.No, they don't need to be stabbed. As long as they don't lend a helping hand, Lianmei will have nothing to do with themselves.
United Artists is also very aware of this, so it wants to use 007 to make a comeback, and then... sell itself for a good price.
Anyway, it will definitely be sold.
The giants hope that 007 can directly bring down Lianmei, and then embezzle it at a low price; Lianmei hopes that 007 can revitalize the situation, and after being merged into the new company, it can also guarantee its independence and integrity.
This is a competition of patience, whoever loses his temper first will lose.
Sabatino is a bit more confident than others, because he did not participate in the previous life, and United Artists also merged with MGM and changed to MGM United Artists Entertainment.The two former giants of the film industry, both in decline, were about to hug each other to keep warm.Unfortunately, the ending was not as satisfactory, and they were eventually frozen to death.
Taking advantage of his rebirth, Sabatino will certainly not let this happen again.Of course, the premise is that United Artists can belong to MGM as in history.
MGM and United Artists worked together on the release of "Two Smoking Barrels", which laid the foundation for a fairly friendly cooperation between the two.
After MGM threw out the olive branch, it waited patiently for more than half a year to "do its best and obey the fate" to see whether United Artists would choose other more ruthless giants or the relatively ruthless MGM.
After a full week of "007: Top Secret" filming on location in the UK, United Artists executives called Sabatino... his special assistant.
They want to sit down and "talk."
This time it was Sabatino's turn to put on a high profile. He had had enough of MGM's nasty attitude when it was bought in the first place, and he didn't want to experience it again.He wants absolute discourse dominance, absolutely.
Sabatino is busy now. In addition to subduing United Artists, he is planning how to use the acquisition of United Artists to cheat other giants. Before repaying them, he will release "Two Smoking Barrels" and prepare for the Oscars. "Strong support" at the time.Coupled with the big skype project that Microsoft has been promoting, and the secret start of the 007 movie... Sabatino is almost crazy busy.
Oh, by the way, how could he forget that he is still negotiating another buy-buy-buy plan that must not be known in advance.This time, he plans to buy a radio station, a large TV system covering the whole country.
How Sabatino handles all this in an orderly manner, even Mr. Special Assistant doesn't know.He only knew that even his twin brother, Roy, the chief lawyer who was in charge of all the legal affairs of Microsoft (he must follow the whole process of the acquisition), had tired eyeballs covered with bloodshot eyes and terrible dark circles.If this is the price of a successful person, then he would rather be a special assistant for a lifetime.
In fact, the special assistant is also very tiring. The coordination and contact between several companies must be his mobile phone. The communication company must love him very much.
When Microsoft was busy like a spinning top, William was not idle, and the filming of his and Jeremy's movie was about to start.
The final draft of the script that satisfies 2B250 has already been decided, and there is no need to raise money, because William intends to fully fund it himself.In other words, he didn't want to involve MGM.
The distribution of the film must still rely on MGM, which has the support of United Artists, but when it was produced, William didn't want MGM to add more things to the snake, and it was unnecessary.
Because MGM will definitely not agree to William's whimsical movie plan, even if his brother is the owner of MGM.
To avoid unnecessary conflicts, William planned it from the very beginning. He filmed first, and then conquered MGM with practical effects after the filming was finished.
Without the participation of the film company, the advantage is that no one can interfere with William's ideas, neither this nor that.But it undoubtedly increased William's personal risk, because he was not sure whether the film could be released after it was shot.
But William decided to do it anyway, and he was full of confidence in this new movie.
After hearing William's thoughts, the old Samuel of the film department could only sigh helplessly: "Others wish to find a big company to share the risk with themselves, but you want to take the initiative to push MGM out, what should I say about you?" ? Are the young fearless?"
Rich, free, can afford to lose.Probably Lesenbra's cousin, who can have this confidence.
"I made a lot of money on blood red and bong. I don't need money from my cousin. I just want to try it out. If you win, everyone makes money. If you lose, it's mine. I won't be dragged down when MGM's momentum is right. MGM, isn't it?"
Samuel had an epiphany: "It seems that you played really well this time."
Due to the double harvest of the box office and word-of-mouth, MGM became a big success, and the top executives became reserved again. Without the courage to put all their eggs in one basket at the beginning, they became conservative, and it was impossible for them to agree to anything. Slanted plan.
William, on the other hand, has never been able to be associated with the "safety card".
"The most important thing is that the investment is really small," William shrugged, and he was honest with Samuel, "I won't lie to you, I plan to finish this movie with less than ten thousand dollars."
If William buys one less high-end set, the money will come out.
"The reason I told you is that I hope you don't tell Wheeler." After Oscar, Wheeler was miraculously rescued again, thank God.He's now recuperating in the California countryside, and William doesn't want him to worry about him.William can be sure that even Wheeler, after knowing what he wants to do, will definitely stop it, or try his best to find a way for him.
Samuel was stunned for a long time, blinked, and couldn't believe his ears. He reiterated: "I remember you told me that you planned to make a science fiction movie."
"Yes, a sci-fi movie with an investment of less than ten thousand dollars." William replied calmly.
"...I can promise you right now, if you can really make it, I will definitely agree to distribute your movie without anyone else." If it is really made.
Samuel felt that no matter how foresighted William was, it was impossible for him to make a sci-fi movie for less than [-] U.S. dollars. .It's so fantastic, it's impossible!Absolutely impossible!No wonder William said that if MGM knew about it, they would definitely not agree.This has nothing to do with whether MGM is conservative or not. No one will go crazy with him.
"Want to make a bet?" William was still so confident.
"What's the bet?" Samuel was also confident, relying on his years of experience in making movies.
"If I really make it, everyone will have no reason to say that it is not a sci-fi movie. In terms of distribution share, MGM will give an extra 5.00%."
"I'll give you ten percent!" Samuel didn't hesitate, because he firmly believed that the movie couldn't be made.
"It's a deal!" William was waiting for Samuel's words.As Wheeler had told him, Samuel's biggest flaw was that he was sometimes too arrogant.William wanted to fight for his own interests, so when it came to Samuel's character, he couldn't hesitate, couldn't be soft-hearted, and he had to poke hard, "In order not to go back on his word, let the words be evidence."
The contract that Lawy had prepared in his spare time was handed over to Samuel's desk by William.
Samuel smiled and satisfied his confident little friend. At this time, he didn't want to hit William too much. He would only tell William when he failed in the future. Look, I told you already.
Chapter 60 No. 60 Days to Earth: Whether others believe it or not, I believe it anyway. BY: William.
The sci-fi movie that William and Jeremy are going to make is called "The Man from Earth".
Earth is a pun, meaning both the earth and the cave.At first glance, the title of this movie, most people’s understanding must be "this man is from the earth", but only after the audience has actually watched the movie will they find that "this man is from a cave" is more appropriate, but it is not necessary to understand that it is from the earth. wrong.
"This is also a part of science fiction, isn't it? What's the point of spoiling everything in the movie title from the beginning?" Screenwriter Jeremy's personal bad taste made him deliberately choose such a misleading name .
William just gave Jeremy a scornful look, and then... joined in without hesitation.
The movie content of Earthman is very simple. It is about how a man who has lived from ancient times to modern times discusses the authenticity of what he said with his friends who are university professors.
"No one can argue that this is not a science fiction movie.
"Yes, it has no laser sabers, no aliens, and no spaceships, but so what?
"Do you dare to say that the male protagonist who can't die is not a fantasy? The arguments mentioned by the university professors in the story are not science? No, you can't refute it. This is the charm of soft science fiction!"
Jeremy, who has a particularly big brain hole, has spent his whole life devoting himself to giving readers a sense of surprise that "so science fiction can still be written like this".
Movies adapted from his science fiction works
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