Chapter 176: Reality is more outrageous than the movie
"The roast duck in the capital is really a must, and I have to taste it when I come to the capital. ”
"But the roast goose in Guangdong and Guangzhou is also a must, to be honest, I think the roast goose is better than the roast duck. ”
"That's right, I didn't take your kid to drink bean juice. ”
"Brother Bai, are you talking about the rancid soy milk?"
"To be precise, soy juice is not the same thing as rancid soy milk. ”
The waiting time is always boring, and Zhang Hong and Bai Tian don't talk about their respective scripts, so they can only talk idle.
Bai Tian didn't want to say too much, Zhang Hong...... He's unscripted.
"Hurricane Rescue" plus "Fast Chase" plus "Avenger" is really powerful.
But this script is going to be used to please his future father-in-law.
It's a waste to shoot an ugly country's ghost animal.
He really didn't plan to go anyway.
In the midst of the nonsense that is neither salty nor light, the person who made them wait finally came.
"I'm sorry! Traffic jams!"
The person who came spoke Mandarin very well.
The feeling of frustration in the tone is that I am afraid that I want to go, but I can directly get the first-class Mandarin certificate.
When Zhang Hong heard this, he subconsciously said, "What kind of car are you riding?"
But after all, he is not a young man in his twenties or even less than twenty, he is twenty-six.
Counting the twenty-seven-year-old crossing in the previous life, plus the two years after the crossing, the full fight should be twenty-eight years old.
If you are like a young man, you will not look at the atmosphere...... That's not called lively and clever, that's called stupidity.
So Zhang Hong didn't answer at all.
And Bai Tian continued, "The capital is indeed blocked, and the time from this end to that end is enough for me to take the high-speed train back to my hometown." ”
He and the other party were classmates who shared a house together, and he said this kind of thing.
Zhang Hong also took the opportunity to quietly look at the visitor.
Chestnut hair and blue eyes, the complexion is not too white, the height is more than one meter eight, not to mention the width of the shoulders, and there are large chest muscles.
A standard clothes rack, wearing a suit must be stylish.
However, I probably didn't want today's occasion to be too formal, so I wore a T-shirt and slacks, and a pair of Adi running shoes on my feet.
He was Donald Norwich.
Listening to the name, you can also hear that it is not a standard white person from an ugly country, but also a person from Eastern Europe who immigrated to an ugly country a few generations ago.
He also gave himself a Chinese name - Tang Aiguo.
Anyway, after hearing Bai Tian's words, he was not polite, and said with a smile when he sat down: "What is this, the gambling in Los Angeles is even worse than this, and the high-level meetings of our company are directly flown to the roof of the building by helicopter." ”
After that, he raised his glass and said to Wu Dingguo and Zhang Hong: "I'm late, I'll be punished with a glass of wine first!"
Anyway, tilt your neck.
Zhang Hong nodded in his heart.
This guy probably knows a lot about Huaguo, and doing things and the like is very localized.
It may also be specifically checked so that it can behave like this.
But this also shows that people are not joking, they do have the idea of cooperation, and they are not the kind of high-minded look.
Bai Tian was not polite, and said directly: "Old Tang, everyone is busy, you can just say something directly." Look at the way you flew right across the sea, is something wrong with you Colombia?"
Donald smiled helplessly: "White, I won't hide it from you." ”
After a few seconds of silence, he began to explain, "Actually, our Colombian performance has not been very good recently. has lost six films for three consecutive years, and is now on the verge of bankruptcy and reorganization. ”
He didn't finish his sentence.
In fact, there are already other peers who are planning to buy them Colombia.
And of course they don't.
So if you want to save yourself, you have to find a way.
Donald wouldn't tell Zhang Hong about these things, but the hints were already obvious.
Otherwise, he would not have flown the entire Pacific Ocean mysteriously and mysteriously to China.
Sure enough, Bai Tian also understood:
"I said Old Tang, I kind of understood. Do you think that you probably can't find a good director in China, or that the style of the popcorn movies made is very similar, and the top directors in this genre have not cooperated with your company, so you want to come to China to try your luck, right?"
Donald smiled lightly: "White, if you want to understand it like this, it's not impossible. ”
"I see. He went straight back and took out the tablet from his bag, then opened the file and handed it to Donald, "We've been friends for many years, here's the script I prepared, you can see how it goes." ”
"Good. ”
Donald wasn't polite either.
This also shows the urgency of their Colombia.
Zhang Hong didn't intervene at this time, and even held down Lin Muqing, who was about to speak, and shook his head at her.
At this time, there is no need for him to go out on his own.
If Bai Tian can handle it, he is not interested in Hollywood anyway.
I thought I was meeting a friend and had a meal by the way.
It's pretty good, too.
After about ten minutes of watching, Donald put down the tablet and took off his glasses, rubbing his furrowed brow.
Then he took a sip of tea and said bluntly: "Dear Bai, you have this script...... I'm afraid not. ”
Bai Tian said unhappily: "Reason." ”
"This ......"
Donald hesitated.
Wu Dingguo smiled at this time: "Is it convenient for us to take a look?"
Donald looked at Tim White.
Bai Tian nodded, "Naturally, there is also a reason for inviting the two of you to come, if you can help me correct one or two, I can't ask for it." ”
Wu Dingguo read ten lines at a glance and read it quickly.
However, he did not express his opinion, but handed the tablet to Zhang Hong:
"Xiaohong, take a look. ”
Zhang Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, took the tablet and looked at it.
After watching it for five minutes, Zhang Hong understood what the problem was.
In fact, it is very simple, it is not in line with the national conditions.
In Zhang Hong's opinion, there is nothing wrong with this script.
There may have been a flaw, but he didn't see it.
Anyway, it's a lot better than his own magic change and original script.
This script tells the story of an alien invasion and then a resistance from Earth.
The story is old-fashioned, but the content is different from the ugly Hollywood set.
There is no individual heroism in this script.
Although there are protagonists and their party trying to find ways to solve problems, there will always be scientists who don't appear in other scripts to make better suggestions.
There won't be a situation where scientists are stupid, and only important supporting characters and protagonists can solve problems.
The forces are not relying on one country, but on the saturation action of all countries combined.
And will also communicate with aliens, after learning that the other party is indeed an invader, the earth side of the country on the one hand to unite to resist, while sending several teams out to find aliens hostile to the other side to negotiate a union.
In general, the core of this old-fashioned script is actually Huaguo's set of values, which is completely incompatible with Hollywood's set of personal heroism.
Seeing that everyone had finished reading it, Bai Tian also gave the truth, "To be honest, I can't help this, Bai, you know." Our company basically has no choice, according to Huaguo, it is "desperate" under the "desperate rush to the doctor". But your script is definitely not good. ”
If you want to make money in Hollywood, you have to play according to the rules set by others.
You have come up with a set of values that are completely different from the ugly people, and you still want to sell them for money?
Inexistent.
Bai Tian was silent.
He actually understands this.
But to put it bluntly, as the "old dragon Aotian" in the Chinese film industry, he has his own pride.
is different from Zhang Hong's idea that he only wants to make money by making movies, he really has a sense of mission that "I have the destiny to lead Chinese films forward".
Asking him to cater to Hollywood and write a script he felt was a betrayal of his goal.
As for writing the kind of "dark side hunting" script that is easy to win...... He spits on that behavior.
In Zhang Hong's previous life, even if he wanted to write it, he would also write a script like "I Am Not the God of Medicine", instead of writing a script that concentrates "all the malice of mankind" in a Chinese city and then shows it.
That kind of person has a strong excuse: I am for the development of the country, for the art.
To put it bluntly, it's not for the sake of winning an award?
They have a clear heart.
Otherwise, why are only a few similar movies able to explode at the domestic box office?
Because of the dark side they wrote, most people actually have no empathy, at most for curiosity.
And movies that can resonate, they can't write them.
Bai Tian picked up his wine glass and smiled, "Forget it, I'll give up." ”
He has his own pride.
Since he can't shoot according to his own ideas, he would rather not shoot.
"Don't!" Zhang Hong hurriedly said, "Brother Bai, your script will definitely explode if it is filmed in China! No, I will invest in you!"
In his previous life, "The Wandering Earth" invested 1.5 billion, I don't know if it's publicity.
Even if you add 300 million in publicity, now he Zhang Hong has the money to invest!
But the tension of this script and Bai Tian's level and appeal ...... If the box office is less than 2 billion, Zhang Hong will dare to pee naked in a handstand!
It's a fool not to vote for this script!
Bai Tian was obviously a little moved.
There is no shortage of investors in his scripts, and they can't be filmed in Hollywood, and they are the same in China.
But compared to those crude capital, he prefers to cooperate with people with artistic and talented people like Zhang Hong.
At least it can make him feel a lot more comfortable, and no one will point fingers.
Even if he quarrels and argues with Zhang Hong, in his opinion, it is a process of learning and improving with each other.
Pretty good.
And Zhang Hong's action also shows Zhang Hong's goodwill, and he has no reason to refuse.
And he has to return the favor to the other party.
"Old Tang, Zhang Hong, I introduced you just now, and now our most popular director in China is not yet thirty years old. Two of his movies were released at the same time, one of them is about to break one billion at the box office, and the other is about 500 million, you might as well talk about it. ”
"Really?!" Donald trusted his old classmate.
Because he knows Bai Tian's character and character.
This arrogant mess admits that he is a brilliant young man, and that must be really good!
Under the burning eyes of this foreigner, Zhang Hong coughed dryly, "Cough, I'm really not prepared for this." ”
Bai Tian said with a smile: "Brother, don't give me face, let this ghost guy see the level of our Huaguo genius!"
He is sincere, not yin and yang.
Wu Dingguo also helped, "That's right, Xiaohong, let's talk about it." Just say an idea, there's no need to come up with a script now. ”
Even Lin Muqing, who didn't say a word, was full of expectations.
Zhang Hong originally wanted to refuse politely, but Lin Muqing's expectant eyes made him stand up suddenly:
"That's okay, I'll be ugly below. ”
The script is in line with the three views of the audience in the ugly country......
Many.
A lot.
But he couldn't conceive the details.
It's like why did he change the script?
In addition to the fact that he was dissatisfied with the original in some places, the more important reason was that he could not remember the details.
It was a last resort.
It's like some cave paintings are damaged, and then the common people remedy them privately.
Doesn't he want to shoot "Daming 1566" when he makes a TV series?
But a lot of the awesomeness of this drama is in the actors' expressions, lines, and some action details.
He couldn't handle that.
In that case, it can only be written with things that have been confirmed.
Like what...... What happened in the ugly country in his previous life, and what the people of the ugly country like to see.
Pregnant!
What he wants to tell is a "realistic" story.
Because the ugly people think that the boss of a certain technology company has planned a shocking conspiracy. He first spread the virus to panic everyone, and then launched his own vaccine, and when everyone went to get vaccinated, he could add nanobots to the vaccine, so as to control all of humanity.
Yes, that's the script!
After a moment's silence, he looked up and said, "I have an idea." ”