[American Entertainment] The road to becoming a god

When the total time is fixed, the more you spend on fun, the more tired you will be working later.That's the case with Gaspar, who has become extraordinarily busy after his laid-back New Zealand vacation. He's needed not only for "The Pianist," but also for the sequel to "Red Robin," as well as Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence." .

So Gasper, who had just discussed the camera with Jim until 3 am, got up again at 7 am and hurried to attend the test screening of "Artificial Intelligence" held by Spielberg and DreamWorks.He was the last to arrive, and after a brief greeting with Spielberg, Gaspar took the seat in the back row and devoted himself to the plot of the movie.

Gaspar thinks he is not a mean person, and he has a good relationship with Spielberg, so there is no need to catch each other's mistakes, but—he seriously thinks that this movie is his It's the hardest time I've seen in years. After watching a 2-hour and 30-minute movie, it seems like a century has passed.

But obviously, not all people in the industry like Gaspar were present at the scene. Apart from several producers of the film, DreamWorks also called a small team of 5 people to evaluate the film. From the whispered conversations between several people in the front two rows, Gaspar learned that they agreed to pass and hoped to release the film as soon as possible to recover the cost.

This is definitely a wrong decision, Gaspar voted against it in his heart.According to the effect he saw in the screening hall today, if it is released directly, not only will DreamWorks not be able to recover the cost, but it may even lose its underwear.

"So, what do you think?" Spielberg whispered, taking a seat next to Gaspar as the final minutes played on the screen.

Gaspar looked over. "Were you here when it was just playing?"

"No," Spielberg shook his head, "I've already seen the edited version. If I didn't want to ask your opinion, I'm afraid you'd have to meet me outside the theater."

"You can't even sit in your seat and watch this movie again, I think that's enough to make a point, no offense, sir—" Gaspar gave him a hard smile, "What happened to (the movie) How could it be such a split effect."

Yes, the effect of the whole movie is very fragmented. It can be clearly seen that the first half is Kubrick's style, using a cold machine to discuss humanity and emotions, but suddenly, starting from the appearance of Gaspar's character, the whole movie It has become a Spielberg-style sci-fi movie, and even the overall style has changed, more like a cyberpunk world similar to "Blade Runner".

Of course Spielberg understood what Gaspar was talking about. He scratched his hair in frustration and motioned Gaspar to look forward.

"This film has been delayed for 10 years since the idea was conceived, and because of Kubrick's illness and post-production, now another two years have passed." He slowly explained, "DreamWorks has also been relatively difficult in the past two years. , making movies that didn’t make any money, so they wanted to get out as soon as possible, which I actually understand.”

"But these are two different things. I can also understand the producer's desire to recover the cost and make money, but the problem is that the possibility of making money after the movie is released is very low." Gaspar frowned and spoke quickly , "Even though I have been filming with the crew for 3 months, I still can't understand the moment I see my own face appear-the style change is too abrupt, and the audience will swear and leave halfway!"

Gaspar really can't tolerate the film being released like this, which means that they have spent several years of hard work and finally presented the audience with a semi-finished product.

So when the evaluation team of DreamWorks came to them, Gaspar told the leader directly that the film "Artificial Intelligence" had to be re-edited and could not be released in the short term.

The leader looked at Gaspar with a bit of contempt in surprise, "In what capacity are you talking to me like this?" He asked, "I remember that in our contract you are just an actor in the movie, right? , Mr. Cook. So, please don’t try to influence our judgment on the movie to delay its release, it won’t do you any good.”

It has been a long time since no one despised him like this. Gaspar squinted his eyes slightly and looked at the leader. Perhaps this is the usual arrogance of Hollywood executives. Old money (old money) looks down on upstarts. In their eyes, no matter Gaspar No matter how successful his company is, he will always be just an actor, a marionette in their hands.

"Sorry, unknown gentleman, I don't think I'm talking to you in the name of actor Gaspar Cook, I'm talking to you as the founder and CEO of Red Shell." Gasper Pabi said more arrogantly than the other party, "With all due respect, according to today's release, you can't even recover half of the cost. If it is more serious, it may be acquired by other big companies—such as Red Shell."

In the stunned expression of the DreamWorks evaluation team, Gaspar sneered, and he raised his chin and continued: "There is no need to hide it, we are very clear about the operating conditions of DreamWorks, so I understand your mood to release it as soon as possible, but I saw you guys just yawned while watching, you and your team, so tell me if I'm right."

"You, you bastard!" The leader was so angry that he couldn't speak, he pointed at Gaspar's nose and trembled angrily, "Who do you think you are? This is Hollywood, without you guys Talk! Both you and your company-"

"I'm trying to save you," Gaspar interrupted. "Listen, you need money, and we can provide it. On behalf of Redshell, I am advising you on the movie Artificial Intelligence, and we We will use 2 million US dollars to buy out the copyright of this film (Spielberg exclaimed: that is almost three times the cost!) We only get 3% of the follow-up income, but the condition is that the release must be postponed and re-editing is allowed. "

This passage calmed down the enraged DreamWorks evaluator. In front of capital, personal opinion is a trivial matter. The leader can tell the difference. He raised his head and looked at the company from another angle Spa.

"What do you want to do?" the leader asked, "2 million copyright fees in exchange for delayed release, I don't see any benefit to you-do you hate your image in the movie?"

"You just need to know that this deal is only good for you." Gaspar gave him a smirk, "It will be released in early 04 at the latest."

"No, next Christmas, that's the bottom line."

"Okay." Gaspar agreed and took out his business card from his pocket and handed it over, "You can go back and have another meeting with them to discuss it, and call me when you're done thinking about it."

……

After the DreamWorks evaluation team left, Spielberg looked at Gaspar complicatedly.

"You don't need to do this," he said softly, "In fact, I'm already prepared for the movie's box office and reputation to hit the street. It's not anyone's fault, it can only be said that it's bad luck."

"No, you are wrong Steven, this movie has potential, it is very likely to open a new path for fantasy technology movies, I can't let it be released like a hodgepodge of half-finished products." Gaspar replied. "And don't worry, if you fix it and release it again, you won't lose any money."

Spielberg kept looking at Gaspar with complicated eyes, and after a few minutes, he smiled gratefully.

"Thank you." He sincerely thanked, "If there is anything I can help, I will definitely help."

"You're welcome." Gaspar returned a smile to Spielberg, "but indeed, I need your help with a project—" he said briskly, "are you interested in superheroes? The Green Lantern just happened to be in the works.”

"To tell you the truth, I'm about to try." Spielberg held out his hand to Gaspar, "I think the 04 schedule should be free."

Gaspar shook his hand.

"That couldn't be better."

……

"So you exchanged 2 million for 40% of the proceeds of "Artificial Intelligence" and the opportunity for Spielberg to direct "Green Lantern." Christopher Nolan concluded, "Very good, this is a good deal."

"Are you jealous, Christopher, believe me, I never meant to underestimate you, it's just a matter of schedule." Gaspar joked while putting the videotapes of the audition actors into the machine, "You still have to shoot "Red Robin" , which we envisioned as a trilogy and then expanded into a universe, you have too much work to do."

Nolan rolled his eyes: "Sorry, I don't know what I said that misunderstood you, but I definitely don't mean to be jealous."

Gaspar gave him a sweet smirk: "No need to explain, Christopher, I understand. I just want to say, you will always be my favorite."

The two of them bicker almost as soon as they meet, but it's not really hostile, it's just a way of working that makes them less stressed.

Now they are sorting out the materials of the actors who came to audition. "Red Robin 2" will introduce a black mask of Batman's old villain, and a red hood that looks like a villain but is actually an anti-hero.Tim Drake will be juggling a relationship crisis with Stephanie and the threat of Gotham's new Red Hood at the same time, but in the end he will find out that the whole thing is dominated by Black Mask.

In addition, they will also add a new character arsenal (Red Arrow) as Tim's teammate, so there are thousands of actors who came to audition.

Edward Furlong was intrigued by the role of Arsenal, so Gaspar arranged for him to audition, and the results went well, and if nothing else, he would get the role of Roy.Orlando Bloom hopes to play the role of the Red Hood, but he does not match the Red Hood in terms of appearance and temperament, so Gaspar can only tell him sorry that he hopes to have opportunities to cooperate in the future.

Gaspar and Nolan finally selected 5 people as candidates for Jason Todd. Now they have to watch their audition videos one by one, and then give them different script fragments for the final round of screening according to the plot requirements.

Among the five was an old friend of Gaspar's.

"I think the image of Jensen fits the bill very well. It's not the classic evil villain but an anti-hero who can be cleansed. I have a hunch that people will like him very much." Gaspar looked at Jensen who had no physical performance on the screen. - Akers said to Nolan, "And his movements are the most beautiful among these. Believe me, the most important thing is to play the red hood and show the charm of the two guns."

"I agree with what you said, but I'm sorry, I still have to refute you." Nolan took the remote control and dragged the accuracy bar of Jason's video, "His performance is really weak, the red hood hates Tim, But he loves him at the same time, and it's complicated. He can fight Tim and hurt Tim, but he won't leave Tim to die. And the whole story of their confrontation stems from a misunderstanding, or, Because of Red Hood’s distrust, he’s unwilling to share information with Tim, so Tim takes it for granted that he’s up to something – and I just feel pure hate from Jensen’s performance.”

As Jensen's friend Gaspard hates to hear such comments, but as the film's producer and star, Gaspard admits that Nolan was right.

"Oh my god, I hate this job." Gasper pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache, "Maybe it's my goodwill towards Jason that's causing the trouble, I can't watch anyone's performance except him."

"That's not your fault. Jason's performance is very good. As you said, his action of drawing a gun can stand out even among thousands of people." Nolan said, "I think he is very good, I can tell him Come again."

Gaspar frowned: "I thought you crossed him off the list."

"No, why do you think so?"

Gaspar's brows tightened: "Didn't you say that Jason's emotions are not complicated enough?"

"That's what I said, but it won't affect too much. The scenes of the red hood showing his face in this movie don't take more than half an hour. It's enough to play well." Nolan waved his hand and said, "And the emotional In terms of acting, didn’t you teach him, your control of emotions is already a master level, are you afraid that you can’t teach him the ten minutes during the filming process?”

Gaspar nodded after listening. He agreed with Nolan again, but he was still puzzled.

"So you also think Jason can," he said, "then why did you use such a long paragraph to refute me when I mentioned it."

Nolan paused for a moment, then raised his head and gave Gaspar a British smirk.

"Oh honey, I just want to contradict you," he said, "don't doubt, this is the way I love you."

Gaspar: "..."

In the next second, he picked up the video tape next to him and threw it at Nolan.

"This is how I love you too! Feel it, asshole!"

Three days later, Jason Akers received a notification call from producer Gaspar, not to go to the retest, but to get the role.

"You are welcome to join us."

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