Donn's plane landed in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The crew of "Juno" is in full swing filming here.

The film is expected to be filmed in 40 days and will be completed before the Oscars.

The budget of $8 million seems like a lot, after all, the number of shots in "Juno" is far less than that of "Fragments of Memory", which costs $5 million.

In fact, the brilliance of "Fragments of Memory" is entirely due to the editing, which is made by disrupting and re-editing many coherent shots.

There are not many shooting scenes and few characters in "Juno", but it is necessary to make up the heroine Natalie Portman and prepare different sizes of fake breasts and fake stomachs to complete the changes around her after pregnancy.

Moreover, the film span of "Juno" is one year, and the production cycle of the film is very short, and it is necessary to use some fake plants and special means including post-production to give the audience the feeling of different seasons.

Overall, of course, Juno is a very simple film to make.

Donn came to the set, and it had nothing to do with Natalie, on the one hand, to thank Cate Blanchett for her friendship, on the other hand, to learn about the abilities of Patty Jenkins as a female director, and most importantly, to find producer Katherine Kennedy.

The script for "Tianzhao" has been sent to Down Pictures, and the production department has also approved the budget, which can reach up to $80 million.

Because of the box office failure of the previous film "Immortal Robbery", director Nate Shyamalan was very cautious about this film.

As a foreigner, if two movies in a row fail, then his Hollywood road will basically end.

So this movie, Knight Shyamalan had to make sure it succeeded!

He made two demanding demands –

First, the actor must be a superstar, either Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks, or Tom Cruise;

Second, it must be accompanied by a capable and experienced producer, either Katherine Kennedy or Done Walker.

The failure of his collaboration with Joe Ruth on the Undead project has made Nate Shyamalan pay more and more attention to the team's capabilities.

To be honest, Don was very dissatisfied!

Even a big director of Ridley Scott's level has to talk to Donn in a consultative tone, Knight Shyamalan is an Indian Asan, is he a fart?

I really use myself as a green onion.

If it weren't for the fight against Disney and the collapse of Michael Eisner, Don would definitely have banned him directly like Michael Bay.

Fortunately, Don has already seen through the future of Nate Shyamalan.

"Tianzhao" succeeded, but it can only be regarded as a return to the light.

His ability is limited to the past few years, and he will sit firmly on the throne of "the king of bad movies" in the future, and he doesn't need Tang En's strength at all.

This is completely different from Michael Bay's future prosperity.

Mel Gibson is the male No. 1 pick, and it's not a big problem.

Don't look at Mel Gibson's consecutive filming of "Unsinkable" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and now he is still moving between the two crews for post-production.

But this Australian tough guy is a well-known model worker, and he is not tireless at all.

And in the original version of "Omen", Mel Gibson is the male lead.

As for Katherine Kennedy...... Don was a little helpless.

She was not only the president of Rose Pictures, but also the president of Kennedy Marshall Film Productions, making her a producer, and inevitably bringing in Kennedy Marshall Film Productions.

Fortunately, "Tianzhao" is a commercial blockbuster, and this small company is not qualified to take dividends and copyrights at all, at most it is co-produced under the name to add some glory.

Production Costs...... It will be between $5 million and $8 million, which is about the same as the cost of directing Nate Shyamalan.

Ridley Scott's salary is only $8 million.

Foreigners in Hollywood must be paid less than Americans of the same level!

When Don appeared on the set, the actors were resting, and Natalie, with a big belly, was walking around the yard with the support of her assistant, which looked very funny.

"I thought you did!" Don quietly appeared, suddenly behind Natalie.

Natalie turned her head to see Donne, first happy, then her face turned pale, and she snorted softly: "It's nonsense, I'm experiencing the feeling of a pregnant woman, I'm feeling the role!"

The little assistant pursed his lips and snickered, and quickly slipped away quietly.

Don walked up, gently hugged her in his arms, and smiled, "You look beautiful!"

Natalie pursed her lips, endured her joy, glanced at him, and said coquettishly: "Don't think I don't know what bad ideas you played, I said, don't think about anything before graduation." ”

Tang En said helplessly: "Are you thinking too much? I praise my girlfriend, but I still need to show off my scheming and engage in conspiracy tricks?"

"Poof!"

Natalie rolled her eyes, hesitated, quickly kissed him on the cheek, and said with a smile, "Is this going down?"

Don teased her, "Better do it again!"

"Fuck off, this is the crew!" Natalie snorted and nudged him, "Alright, you go about your business, leave me alone." ”

"Huh?"

"Ahhh

Don smiled awkwardly, "My Nat is smart!"

Natalie smiled and curled, "Virtue!"

……

Don's appearance immediately attracted the attention of the whole crew.

This is a detached house rented by the crew in the local area, and after the renovation of the crew, it presents the home of "Juno".

This is the set, Donn did not dominate, but directly found Catherine Kennedy, and had a good conversation, she agreed without thinking about it, and would accept the project "Tianzhao".

This is the embodiment of emotional intelligence.

Don En has come forward in person, can he refuse?

After finishing business, Don was in a good mood, "Patty, how is the work?

Patty Jenkins said modestly: "It's the first time I've made a big movie, and I'm ...... at work Inevitably, there were some omissions, but fortunately Catherine helped, otherwise I would have really struggled to cope with so many things. ”

Katherine Kennedy shook her head and said, "It's like this for the first time as a director. I remember the first time I was involved in the production of a film, it was Spielberg's "1941", and he said something to me at that time, which I still remember vividly. He said, 'The reason why many people don't do anything is not because they don't have that 1% of the talent, but because they can't do even 99% of the effort. ’”

When Patty Jenkins heard this, he was immediately in awe, and at the same time remorsefully laughed at himself, "I didn't do enough!"

Katherine Kennedy smiled: "Piety, you are already very good, and we have all seen your efforts." ”

This is obviously not to promote Patty Jenkins in front of Donn, the big boss.

Don nodded secretly when he heard this, and said with a smile: "There is no need to say polite words, Piety, I see that you have a good relationship with Catherine, so it's better to ...... If you have any good ideas and good scripts in the future, you can find her and cooperate with Rose Pictures. Of course, the prerequisite is to promote feminism. ”

Katherine Kennedy laughed, "Okay, I can't ask for it." ”

Patty Jenkins hesitated, opened her mouth, and stopped talking.

"What's wrong?" Donn was a little strange.

Patty Jenkins hesitated and said, "These words...... Actually, I shouldn't have said it, after all, "Juno" hasn't finished filming yet. But I've been preparing that script for 5 years, and I entered the American Film Academy to study it, just to make this story. ”

"What's the story?"

Don had a flash of inspiration and seemed to have thought of what the script she was referring to was.

Patty Jenkins said: "Ten years ago there was a case that caused a sensation in the United States and was called ...... The first serial female killer in the United States, her name is Erin Warnos, she killed a total of six men, including a police officer. She confessed to the killing, but ......"

Don waved his hand and interrupted her, "Needless to say, I know about this. ”

That's right, this story is Patty Jenkins' famous work, and it is also the feminist classic "The Devil Woman" that made Charlize Theron an Oscar-winning actress!

"This woman...... Still on trial, right?" Katherine Kennedy apparently knew about such a sensational event.

Patty Jenkins sighed, "yes, I heard...... There is a good chance that she will be sentenced to death. (Florida has the death penalty)

Katherine Kennedy's face straightened, and she shook her head and said, "Piety, I know, you may be very sympathetic to her, but this story, you have to let it go, at least ...... Wait until the verdict is completed before starting the project. ”

Patty Jenkins said hurriedly: "At that time...... I'm afraid she's going to be put to death!"

Katherine Kennedy said in a deep voice: "Are you trying to obstruct justice? Piety, with all due respect, no company would dare to invest in this film until the verdict was handed down!"

Hearing this, Don suddenly understood why "The Deviless" started filming after Erin Warnos was executed.

Patty Jenkins was stunned by Catherine Kennedy's stern low snort.

Catherine Kennedy sighed lightly and said, "Piety, I can understand your thoughts, it is nothing more than wanting to use the power of movies to avenge Erin Warnos through the public." But don't forget, among the victims involved, there are also policemen!"

Don said deeply: "The role of the media is to monitor, not to replace the jury. Even if Erin Warnos is really wronged, we speak up for her through the film and influence the jury's decision, even if it is right, it is wrong. ”

Cate Blanchett is the biggest actor in the crew, she is entitled to go in and out of the director's room freely, and at some point, she sneaks in.

Hearing Don En say such deep words, he couldn't help but joke: "Don En can be a Justice of the Federal Court!"

Don turned his head, his eyes lit up, "Kate, by the way, there is one thing, there is a heroine missing in "Daredevil", named Erica, are you interested?"