"Knock knock!"

After three knocks on the door, Nancy walked into John's office with the white man.

"Director Chris Deng, you asked me to help you find an assistant director, I brought it to you. ”

In front of outsiders, Nancy usually doesn't call John boss, no matter how she says she's also the president of I, so as not to surprise others.

John got up from the couch and smiled at Nancy and the white man, "Please be seated." ”

The three of them sat down, and Nancy first introduced: "Director Chris Deng, this is Mr. Travis Knight, he came to apply for the position of assistant director, you talk to him, I will leave first." By the way, the assistant is still being recruited, and I am bringing the right person with me. ”

Nancy didn't stay long, got up and left after the introduction, and the rest was none of her business. John asked her to find an assistant director and assistant, and she had an initial interview at most, and she thought she could bring it to John, and as for whether it would work, it was John's business.

After Nancy left, John stared at Travis Knight for a while, wondering how Nancy had found this guy.

John knows Travis Knight, in fact, it is difficult to know whether he wants to know or not, the legend is that if he can't make a movie, he will be sent home to inherit hundreds of billions of family assets in minutes, and he is nicknamed Nike Son, his father is the famous Nike founder Phil Knight.

"Mr. Knight, do you have any work experience here?" asked John, looking at it.

John remembered that Travis Knight didn't seem to be from a professional background, and it seemed that he went to make music as soon as he got out of school, and released a record, and his father saw that the record couldn't be sold and secretly let people buy hundreds of thousands of copies, and then he knew about it, and he was angry and didn't make a record, so he went to stop motion animation to make cartoons, and the famous "Zombie Bride" was made by him.

But having a good dad is different, and it didn't take long for his boss to buy stop-motion animation.

Look at other people's fathers, his son buys hundreds of thousands of copies to support when he releases records, and his son buys the animation company when he makes cartoons, which is biological.

In contrast, John felt that he was definitely picked up by old Morgan from the outside.

"I'm still on my own and have no work experience. Travis Knight was a little nervous, he originally wanted to teach himself filmmaking for a few years before looking for a chance to make a movie, but he happened to see Company I recruiting an assistant director for John, so he came to interview.

Thinking about it at home, how can I learn from the hottest first-line directors in Hollywood today!

So Travis Knight used a little connection to find Nancy and asked Nancy to help introduce him to John.

Nancy can't shirk it, and the introducers are all acquaintances in the circle, and they always have to give face, so they agreed to bring Travis Knight to meet John, but if it doesn't work, they don't dare to pack the ticket, she is only responsible for leading the way.

John saw that Travis Knight was not from a professional background, so he immediately asked some questions and insights about filmmaking.

Travis Knight answered well, and it seemed that he had put a lot of effort into it.

There are many directors in Hollywood who are not from professional classes, Cameron, Peter Jackson, ...... These people are, one is a truck driver, and the other has not graduated from high school, so he runs to the newspaper office to develop photos. So to be a director, you still have to have talent, of course, professional skills are also very important, because talent is not something that everyone has.

Seeing that Travis Knight answered well, John decided to accept Travis Knight, anyway, the assistant director doesn't need someone who is too powerful, and someone who is too powerful will not come to be an assistant director, and someone else directs directly.

Besides, why don't you use cheap small jobs?

"Mr. Knight, you have a good understanding of filmmaking, but you must not only have deep theoretical knowledge to make a movie, but also have a lot of practical experience, and you have zero practical experience, so I can't give you a very high salary, at most half of your usual assistant director, you think about it, and give me an answer tomorrow." ”

It's good to be an apprentice who can get half the salary, after all, many places apprentices have to pay tuition.

And John thinks that people like Travis Knight don't care about this amount of money, and if they really care, they won't come to be an assistant director.

However, John calculates that a dollar is also money, and it is good to save a little bit, and it is good to save it to buy some snacks for Xiao Jiu and Doudou or give them pocket money.

Besides, this is not a point, the salary of the assistant director is very high, John gave Zack Schneider $0 a week, as well as the bonus for the completion of the film, the bonus for the blockbuster of the movie, and the bonus for shooting a movie, the assistant director can get at least $90,000 for shooting a movie, so the halving John saves at least $450,000.

As John expected, Travis Knight agreed without even thinking about it when he heard John's words.

Cut your salary? Dude is not here for the paycheck.

"Okay, wait a minute, you go and I and Nancy sign the contract. John got up and walked over to the table and picked up a script and work schedule and handed it to Travis Knight: "This is our next film, and now we are preparing the preliminary work, you take the script and the work plan back and look at it, and then come to work at Crown Studios at eight o'clock tomorrow morning." ”

John didn't like to drag his feet and handed over a script and work schedule to Travis Knight.

As for the script leak, there is no such thing, Travis Knight still has this kind of compulsion, and if Travis Knight dares to hack him, he has a hundred ways to get the loss back.

"Okay. ”

Travis Knight was very happy with the script, he was honestly not sure that he could apply for the job before he came, and now he can finally join John's crew and learn to shoot with John, which is very valuable to him.

John then chatted with Travis Knight a few more times, mostly about work. After chatting, Travis Knight left Crown Studios with the script and rushed to i, and after i signed the contract, he went straight home.

When he got home, Travis Knight locked himself in his study, picked up the script and read it carefully.

"Saving Private Ryan!"

Travis Knight opened the script and first saw the name of the movie in bold and bold.

Exterior: Omaha Beach, Normandy, June 6, 1944, 6:...... a.m. ”

This is a World War II film.

Travis Knight saw this and understood what movie John was going to make.

He continued to look down, and soon, an hour later, he read the entire script and knew the whole story.

Closing the script, Travis Knight pondered.

Is it worth saving one out of eight?

The subject matter of the movie is not new, most of the war films in the United States are based on World War II, but this story is very attractive to Travis Knight. The conflicts and contradictions in it are set just right, for example, eight to save one is the biggest contradiction and conflict in this film.

A good-looking movie must have contradictions and conflicts, because only contradictions and conflicts can create the tension, rhythm, and suspense of the story, and firmly press the audience to their seats.

So, from this point of view, the script of "Saving Private Ryan" is very qualified.

Of course, the script is excellent, and if you want to transform words into images and turn it into an excellent movie, you need a strong directing ability, which is also a place that reflects the value of a director, and it is also a place where Travis Knight learns.