Chapter 24: The big man who visited the field
Sophia saw that everyone was busy, Mark was sitting on the back, sitting behind the monitor with a focused expression to watch the effect, she was a little happy, and said to David: "The Lively family has invested a lot of money in Mark?"
David shrugged at the white man on the side.
Tom, who was relatively idle, was the first to notice that a guest had arrived, his face became excited and excited, and he ran up quickly, holding the hand of the white man, and said excitedly: "Mr. Tsuhara, why are you here?" ”
Accompanying Sophia was actually Kevin Tsuhara, vice president of Warner Bros. Pictures, who was the upstart of Warner's top management, the boss of Tom's top boss, and he had always looked up to.
Kevin shook Tom's hand and said, "So you asked for leave at home, for this?"
Tom's face flushed, and he didn't know how to say it, but he was bumped into by his boss and thought he was doing private work, which he didn't know what to say.
Kevin smiled: "Tom, I didn't mean that, I always thought you were a pragmatic person, I didn't expect you to be so passionate and emotional." ”
Tom said, "I'm just helping, and the real person in charge is Mark. ”
Kevin said, "You can cancel the fake." ”
Tom was embarrassed and rubbed his hands together a little uneasily.
Kevin said: "I mean, as a representative of Warners, you follow up with the crew and write a report to me when it's done. ”
Tom was a little surprised, and said, "What do you mean?"
Kevin said: "Warner has noticed this movie, if it is filmed well, we will take over the operation and distribution, of course, quality is the key, is everything, there are high-quality films, only then can you be qualified to say the conditions, I am very happy and appreciate your initiative to discover talents, the company needs fresh blood, in post-production any difficulties, you can call the company's equipment and instruments." ”
This support is very strong, this small crew may turn positive at any time, and what makes him even more excited is to walk into the high-level sight, Tom is very happy, it seems that this time the bet is right, he is busy introducing everyone.
Kevin has a very good impression of Mark, to put it mildly, if the murderer succeeds that day, no one can suppress a character like Sophia, the premiere of "The Matrix 2 Reloaded" will definitely be destroyed, and the premiere box office of more than 90 million is even more impossible, he can't get rid of it. Kevin smiled and shook hands warmly, and said, "Young man with both civil and military skills, you have also started making movies." ”
Mark said: "Welcome, your arrival is a great honor for the crew, you know the team I introduced!" He introduced the people around him to Kevin one by one.
Kevin's appearance is sensational, in their eyes, the vice president of Warner is a big person, as long as he hugs this thick leg, it is simply a step to the sky, David Lee, Tony, John They are very excited, thinking that this small movie is a hopeless experiment but a small movie, Mark is just a rich second generation with a lot of money and nowhere to spend, everyone just plays with him for a week, this so-called movie has more than 50% probability of hitting the street, who knows that the backstage is very big, there is actually a person like the vice president of Warner on the platform, and he was immediately in awe of Mark, the backstage of people is far beyond imagination, Mark is not a rich second generation who plays tickets, but a real potential stock, take him this line, I'm afraid that there is no chance of getting ahead.
Kevin is a person of status and status, and his other eyes on Mark are directed at his parents, and for these little dragons, little minions, there will be no such treatment, but at least there is politeness, he smiled and shook hands with everyone.
Kevin's gentleness and kindness flattered everyone, although it was just an ordinary handshake, but it made them very happy and excited, they are all smart people, Kevin is impossible to come to their face, it is to the director's face, they introduced each other, said hello and then retired for coffee.
Kevin is a big man in Hollywood, so he has to greet Mark personally, they drink coffee together in the small garden, and talk about some inconsequential polite words, Kevin is pulled by Sophia, she is paving the way for Mark, as Kevin, operating and distributing such a small movie is just a matter of one sentence, he values the relationship with Sophia more, with the support of the banking group, he can go further, and the relationship with Markla is equivalent to getting closer to Sophia.
However, at present, Mark's film has not yet been completed, he can't say anything, if it is a film with an investment of millions of dollars, he would have won the distribution rights in a big way, but this is a movie made into 20,000 yuan, and he is an inexperienced rookie director, God knows what kind of shit he will make? If the quality of the film is not good, it will be collectively vetoed and opposed by the film review committee, and if it is the whole reaction of the film review committee, even he, the vice president, is helpless.
So Kevin secretly told Tom before leaving: "Spend more thought and energy on the movie, and help Mark as much as possible, this is a young man with unlimited potential, and he will bring it to me first after the movie is completed." ”
He is also worried that Mark will shoot a lot of shit, and he will not be able to enter the door if he has the intention of slapping the Ronaldson family, he is a person with great ambitions, and his eyes have long been aimed at a higher position, but at their level, it is necessary for the board of directors to nod further, and the board of directors always looks up to those who have access to financing or have a good relationship with Wall Street bankers, Sophia Ronaldson's line, he has been eyeing for a long time, but the relationship between the two sides is only limited to business cooperation, and the personal relationship has not been able to go further, this is a great opportunity.
Tom's status at Warner was low, and he didn't know Kevin's thoughts, but he was very happy to see that Mark was looking the other way for Kevin, which meant that the movie would be released, and he said excitedly: "I won't disappoint you, Mr. Tsohara." ”
Kevin shook his hand and said, "You can call me Kevin, this is my business card, you can call me if you need to." ”
Sophia and David came to visit the class, and they brought milk tea and pizza, in her words: "My son is making a movie, why don't you come to visit the class?"
However, Mark was not impressed by her enthusiasm, and sighed lamentingly: "I can't complete the shooting task as scheduled today." ”
Sophia smiled: "Honey, work is busy, you have time!"
Mark sighed: "If you delay the filming by one day, it means an extra cost of 1,500 US dollars, and before the film is made, I will go bankrupt!"
Sophia said, "Honey, if the funds are insufficient, I can sponsor a part!"
Mark said: "The production budget of 20,000 US dollars cannot be more. ”
David said: "It's a bit of a professional producer, goodbye, talk at night!"
One of the advantages of Kevin coming here is that it has greatly improved the enthusiasm and enthusiasm of the actors, people must live in hope, Kevin's appearance means that Mark is not a simple rich second generation, but a person with a great background, and a big thick leg that can provide them with opportunities, with the line of Warner's vice president, who would think that "This Man is from Earth" has no chance of being released?
So when they were about to get off work, they offered to work overtime for free for two hours to catch up with the progress that was lagging behind today, Mark readily agreed, now he is in charge of the money bag, in front of the family, only to know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, this movie costs money for everything, people need money for overtime, water to drink at work, bread to eat, even NG film also needs money, this is still in the case of a lot of help from the Lively family, which has saved him a lot of money, without these helps, he has no money to start filming now, and must raise money to start filming again.
So he said loudly: "Thank you, "This Man is from Earth" is a big hit, and I will definitely reissue a red envelope to everyone." Mark immediately discussed dinner with Claire, and since they volunteered to stay and work overtime, it was necessary to provide dinner.
Claire said: "Just eat here, I'll do it, I'm also a member of the crew, it's a great honor for everyone to come to me." Since this crew is approved by Kevin, this is officially in the group, and Claire is proud to be one of them.
Mason said, "I'm free, Claire, I'll do you a favor." ”
Claire smiled happily and said, "The one who loves me the most is Mason."
Blake said: "I love you too, but my work is very busy, the whole world prepares!" This is when he saw Ruby prepare the camera, he immediately asked everyone to prepare.
The scene here is basically based on dialogue, after John inadvertently showed his mouth, everyone began to ask questions and questions about him, and even quarreled, which came to a head after this guy claimed to be God, and this guy was simply subverting everything that human beings knew, and it was a subversion of the original knowledge system, which made the professors almost go crazy about it.
Mark follows the scene of the play, as a director, screenwriter, producer, whether it is creative or otherwise, he is the most vocal, but he still humbly listens to everyone's suggestions, always after listening to the suggestions of Tom and Hank and others, he decides whether to keep it or not, and fully listens to the opinions and suggestions of the actors.
The play has been written, the outline of the story has been set, how the actors perform, but can take different ways, the actors' excellent performances, make the story more tense and enjoyable, Mark has always respected the kindness of others, without compromising the elegance, he is willing to accept everyone's proposals, by now, he can be sure that everyone is working together for the movie.
As one of the actors, they have an in-depth understanding of the story, the more they understand, the more they find that this seemingly simple and superficial story contains thoughts and discussions on the most important things for human beings, which can be studied repeatedly, very tasteful, this is the charm of classic works, it can actually appear from a small movie, and the director and screenwriter are only twenty-year-old boys, which is very surprising, probably Niu B's people always have the beginning of Niu B, right?