Unlike other people in the 80s and 90s, Yin Jun does not have a good impression of Americans.

After experiencing the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008 and seeing the shameless behavior of the Americans, there are not many young Chinese who like the United States anymore.

On the contrary, everyone thinks that their country is the best.

Even if it's not good enough now, it will get better and better with everyone's efforts.

This is the kind of national pride that Chinese people in the 80s and 90s expected.

Of course, this sense of pride is not empty, but comes from real strength - after 2015, basically China's network technology has reached the first point in the world, in terms of mobile Internet, no country can compare with China, this is an important factor to support everyone's national pride!

Having said that, among Hollywood directors, Yin Jun admires Spielberg very much.

Because Spielberg is smart enough and very sensible.

There is such a sentence in later generations that describes Spielberg.

"When he picks up the microphone, he is a great director, and when he puts it down, he is a great businessman. ”

Spielberg is not only good at making movies, but he is also first-class when it comes to discovering new people and acting as a filmmaker.

When "Transformers" first started filming, if it weren't for Spielberg as the producer, it would not have been able to get so much money and so many publicity resources, and Michael Bay, who had already hit the streets, would not have had such a good chance to turn over.

and "Jurassic World", which started filming after 20 years, was also the producer of Spielberg, so that the project could be successfully established, and finally the box office exploded worldwide.

Hollywood prevails in the producer system, the general producer has much more power than the director, they are actually one of the investors of the film, not only have supreme power in the crew, but also participate in all subsequent profit sharing.

The films in which Spielberg served as a producer brought him at least more than $2 billion, more than he made as a director.

Of course, on the flip side, if Spielberg hadn't been that talented, he wouldn't have been able to be both a director and a producer, and he wouldn't have made that much money.

After filming "Juno", just the next day, Spielberg took a young man to Disney's post-production studio.

said that he was young, but in fact, he was not young, he looked like he was in his thirties, with wide faces in glasses, and he looked a little old.

Just sat down in the café, Spielberg hadn't even introduced him, and Yin Jun, who had glanced at the young man a few more times, had actually recognized him.

"Jun, I'm here to introduce you to a friend. Spielberg took a sip of coffee and said to Yin Jun: "His name is Robert Zemeckis, he is a very good screenwriter, and I have collaborated on several films." "1941" and "Er Yu My Fraud" are both his works. ”

"I've seen these two movies, very good scripts!" Yin Jun smiled and extended his hand to Robert Zemeckis, "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Me too, Mr. Jun! I'm a fan of yours. Robert Zemeckis stretched out his hands a little excitedly, held Yin Jun's hand and said: "I've seen yours! In this world, with what you wrote, it will definitely be more exciting!"

His hands were shaking a little, and it was clearly more than polite.

Anyone who calls Yin Jun "Jun" after meeting is basically his book fans, or they can have a common topic in terms of books.

The same goes for Robert Zemeckis.

He is especially fond of Yin Jun.

Even the recent controversy of "The Dream of the Covered Bridge", he has watched it more than a dozen times.

"What's your favorite?" Yin Jun asked with a smile.

Forrest Gump. Robert Zemeckis thought that Yin Jun was testing him, and said without hesitation: "This one has written all about society and life." I can recite any chapter in it, from beginning to end. ”

Yin Jun smiled when he heard this.

"Don't you believe me?" Robert Zemeckis was anxious, "You can test me casually!"

"No, I believe. Yin Jun pointed at him and then at himself, "It's an intuition, thank you for liking it." ”

Maybe Yin Jun's attitude was very sincere and there was no perfunctory taste, or maybe he remembered Yin Jun's identity, Robert Zemeckis could only hold back.

But he didn't know that in "Forrest Gump", Yin Jun knew him better than him.

Because this Robert Zemeckis is the super director who filmed "Forrest Gump" in his previous life!

Although his peak stopped at "Forrest Gump", just like Coppola, as long as a "Godfather" is filmed, no one in the world dares to deny that he is a real master!

Similarly, being able to shoot the book "Forrest Gump", which is not very well written and not as good as Yin Jun's version, is so intentional and tasteful, Robert Zemeckis is also a great filmmaker.

Especially the feather at the beginning, when it flutters in the air, it seems to be grinding on people's hearts, which makes people feel a lot of emotion.

This kind of filming is not a master film director, and it can't be done at all.

Therefore, Robert Zemeckis said that he would recite "Forrest Gump" backwards, and Yin Jun also fully believed it.

If it weren't for such an in-depth understanding and constant analysis of the meaning of this book, how could Robert Zemeckis shoot so well?

It's the same as Frank Darabont who filmed "The Shawshank Redemption".

Otherwise, do you think that just by reading the comments of Douban and Zhihu, you can feel a movie so well?

……

Spielberg didn't mean anything to speak for him, as if the man hadn't been brought by himself.

After the two finished speaking, Spielberg smiled and said, "Ah Jun, I know that your Kirin Group is developing and must need excellent talents, so I brought Robert over for you, he wrote a good script, you might as well take a look." ”

Zemeckis hurriedly took out a script from his bag and handed it to Yin Jun with both hands.

Yin Jun is also not polite, just take it and look at it.

Back to the Future.

Well?

"Back to the Future"!?

Yin Jun saw the name, and then looked at Zemeckis, and then suddenly realized.

How did you forget that the battle for fame of this great director is not "Forrest Gump", but "Back to the Future"?

And "Back to the Future" is still written by himself!

This 1985 North American box office champion is a super classic that has won 210 million in North America, and Yin Jun has even registered it with the Screenwriters Guild!

Now that the master is here, what should I do?

Looking at the script quietly, Yin Jun asked without raising his head, "How long has this script been written?"

"I started working on the idea five years ago, and I started writing three years ago, and I stopped for a while when I didn't have enough inspiration, and I finished it completely last year. "I approached several studios, and they all felt that this kind of subject matter should not be suitable for the commercial market......

Spielberg sighed helplessly.

This honest boy.

When you see an idol, you won't speak.

You said that your script was rejected by many companies, doesn't this mean that this script has been identified by many professionals and feels that the standard is not enough?

This will reduce the impression score.

However, Spielberg himself watched "Back to the Future", and he thought it was quite interesting, even if he couldn't make much money, he would definitely not lose money.

Originally, he was going to let Universal make this film, and he acted as a producer, participating in investment and scheduling.

can be thought about it again, Universal's work in the past two years is not big, and I'm afraid it is not so easy, unless it is directed by himself.

But he now has a movie that he is conceiving, and he will definitely not give up his plan to direct this script.

So he simply came to Yin Jun to give it a try first.

As Spielberg said, Yin Jun's company is making a big splash in Hollywood, and it must need a strong director.

And those veteran directors have long been monopolized by the rest of the Hollywood giants.

Although there is no rule that they must shoot in one company, if they want to make Yin Jun's movie, I am afraid that they will be excluded by other companies.

Otherwise, United Arts Film Company and Disney will not be so active in discovering new talents.

That Bruckheimer is one, James Cameron is also one, and the director from Xiangjiang is also one.

If it weren't for them, I'm afraid the Kirin Group would be very sad in Hollywood.

Only a super director like Spielberg won't care, because only Universal Movies asks for his share, and there is nothing he asks for Universal Movies.

There is another reason, Spielberg thinks that Yin Jun is a person who knows goods, and Yin Jun will not see such an interesting script, and he will not let it go.

Just as Spielberg thought, Yin Jun didn't speak next, just slowly flipped through this not too thick script story.

The two of them thought that Yin Jun was reading carefully, but they didn't know that Yin Jun was weighing gains and losses in his heart.

It's not that Yin Jun wants the right to sign the script, since Zemeckis has already come up with the script, there is no need for Yin Jun to argue with him or even go to court.

The most critical point is that Zemeckis is only a newcomer now, even if he is paid a small director's salary, and the copyright of "Back to the Future" is not worth much money - this is the domineering of Hollywood giants.

If you want to learn something like the Internet, if you have to keep the copyright yourself, people will ignore you.

After a moment, Yin Jun looked up and asked, "Mr. Zemeckis, do you want to sell the script, or what?"

Zemeckis looked at Spielberg, and after the latter nodded, he said: "The script doesn't matter, I want to be a director, please give me a chance!"

"Have you ever been a director before?" Yin Jun asked.

"I didn't, but I did several films as an executive director, Stephen and his films, and I also went to the crew to learn. Zemeckis hurriedly said: "I believe I can do it well, because I wrote the script, and I know how to express it best!

Spielberg also said next to him, "Yes, Jun, Robert is very talented, you give him a chance!"

Yin Jun smiled, was silent for a moment, and asked, "Robert, how much budget do you want?"

Zemeckis was overjoyed and said excitedly: "$15 million is enough." ”

"I'll give you a budget of $20 million. Yin Jun pondered for a moment, "But there are two conditions. ”

"You say, I'll promise anything!" Zemeckis said without thinking.

"First, the copyright of "Back to the Future" belongs to Lianyi Film Company, and in return, I will give you 1 million for the remuneration of the screenwriter and director, no problem, right?"

"No problem!"

Zemeckis nodded.

He is directing a movie, a movie with a script written by himself, of course, he can't expect to keep the copyright, so what kind of treatment can a big-name screenwriter have?

"The second, Stephen ......"

Yin Jun looked at Spielberg, "I want you to be the producer of this movie, and you will have 3% of the North American box office share." ”

"I knew you were going to hit me with ideas. Spielberg laughed, "Okay, since I brought the people, I'll be responsible for checking them!"

When a director of Spielberg's level negotiates with him, you don't have to say anything about how much money I give, people don't have rare money, what you want is definitely a share of the box office.

Spielberg must have thought about this before coming.

He was still very satisfied with the conditions given by Yin Jun.

5% of the North American box office, if it can reach 100 million box office, he can get 5 million US dollars.

According to Spielberg's understanding of this drama and the $20 million invested by Yin Jun, it should not be difficult to achieve a box office of 100 million.

The most important thing is that the producer is himself.

The producer has a great grasp of the final editing right, as long as he is handed over to the final editing, will the effect be worse?

He believes that Yin Jun also saw this and insisted on becoming a producer himself.

There are too many directors in Hollywood, and the filming is very good, but it is on the editing.

For example, "Heaven's Gate", which caused the rout and tragic acquisition of United Arts Films before, isn't there a big problem with the editing?

Spielberg knows how to cater to the audience best, so with his hands, you won't see anything happening at the expense of the film's watchability for the sake of art.

"In that case, then I wish us a happy cooperation!" Yin Jun raised the milk tea cup in his hand.

"Thank you for this opportunity!" Zemeckis held up his coffee cup, so excited that he didn't even notice that the coffee was spilling out.

"Let's hope we're win-win!" said Spielberg, a businessman.

The three cups clinked together, and laughter rang out all around.