It is not surprising that Simon recommended Peter Cardanio, who studied documentary filmmaking at university but went on to write after graduation, including "The Six Heroes of Light", "Desire in Paradise", "The Darkest Light", "Yasmin" and "It's Not a Love Song", etc., and won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in '98 for "Six Heroes of Light", and he has a good relationship with Cardanio.

After Mark obtained the adaptation rights of "Q&A", he immediately entrusted Simon, the gold medal screenwriter, to be responsible for the adaptation, and the original Simon won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay with "Slumdog Millionaire", and he is one of the few screenwriters who can write and change talents, in the process of adaptation, he discussed the plot with Mark many times, and the relationship between the two sides is good.

Simon smiled: "Actually, you are also very suitable, I have watched your "No Country for Old Men", I will no longer doubt your directing ability." ”

Mark said: "Of course I'm interested, but if I'm going to stay in India for most of the year, Giselle will scold me to death, how about Nolan? ”

Simon said: "Christopher is a new director of Legendary Pictures, very old, but very talented, he is very skilled in the control and editing of the camera, works include "Following", "Memory Rift", "Chasing the Murderer by Day", "Deadly Magic", you must have heard of his wife, the famous producer, actor Emma Thomas, Trinity in "The Matrix". ”

Mark has a strange feeling that there is a saying that God closes the door and will open another window, and he robs Nolan of his god Batman, but this man still appears in front of him and has the potential to become the head of Slumdog Millionaire.

Mark appeared in front of his eyes with this name, and he made a decision in an instant, Mark snatched his box office bomb, but returned an Oscar top honor to him.

Mark said, "You must have his contact information, why don't you make an appointment for a cup of coffee? I'll be free for lunch tomorrow." ”

It's almost an order, Mark's time is precious, only Nolan has time to cooperate with him, and there is no reason for Mark to wait for him.

Simon took a sip of coffee and said, "OK!" Mark offered him a condition of four million dollars in adaptation fees, and Beimi's five percent share, with such a generous salary, naturally he could not patronize the writing of the script, but had to bear heavier responsibilities, which was also his investment, of course, all rights still belonged to Mark, and he was assisting Mark in his work.

The next day, Nolan and his wife appeared at Mark's table, they flew in overnight, Nolan had a big back, his hair was not messy, he was wearing a traditional British three-piece suit, and he spoke elegantly, while his wife Emma Thomas was wearing a Chanel professional suit, very shrewd and capable.

Simon introduced the two parties, and Mark was accompanied by David Lee, Rachel, Michael Kane, and Morgan Freeman, who shared lunch together, while Little Plum just hid away.

Nolan was a little nervous, he read the script overnight, and also discussed with Simon, he knew that today was an interview, so he did enough preparation, who knew that Mark didn't say a word about this, just casually talked about the topic, he seemed to care more about his lunch, he drank red wine, slowly cut the steak, and talked with the guests cordially.

Michael Kane, on the other hand, worked with Nolan on "Deadly Magic", and he answered in the middle, making the two sides talk about the joy.

Emma said: "Your crew's restaurant is like a star-rated restaurant, when Chris and I were filming "Following", the actors not only brought their own makeup, their own clothes and makeup, but also brought their own lunch boxes and their own fare. ”

Mark smiled: "This is very similar to when I first filmed "This Man is from Earth", the venue was flickered, David has two thousand yuan in name, but except for food, drink and fare, there should be not much left." ”

David Lee added: "Just enough to pay the rent. ”

Everyone laughed in agreement, and McCain said, "It's hard at first, but it's gratifying to know that you've all succeeded." ”

Mark pointed at Nolan and said, "I like this guy, he made a movie for six thousand dollars, he must have cheated a lot of people, right?" Seeing Nolan a little embarrassed, he said: "You can't fool me, I'm a veteran in this area." ”

In the midst of everyone's laughter, Emma said: "Actually, I will do the fooling people, and Chris is in charge of filming and production." She liked the relaxed atmosphere, which helped bring the two sides closer, and Mark didn't have the high ground of the average tycoon.

Mark said: "Husband and wife, that sounds good, at least you can work together, but I'm curious that producers and directors are opposites, and you're going to fight." ”

Nolan couldn't help but smile and said, "I have the final say in terms of filming, and Emma is in charge of the budget and crew." ”

Mark said, "Tell us about your thoughts on Slumdog Millionaires?"

Nolan waited for more than half an hour for this sentence, and he said: "This is a life crawling in the mud, a slum like Dharavi, which to outsiders may seem like a sore and a shame for the city, but for its residents, the slum is a home, an entrance to Mumbai to find their dreams, and a basis for life to move forward." Showing laughter above the mud of the slums is not a denial of the need for social change, on the contrary, it is a deeper level of respect, a warmer and more egalitarian cry beyond the messianic mentality - brutal and tough administrative intervention is never the real solution, only by putting people first, starting from people, and seeing the glimmer of humanity in the darkness, can we finally create light from the inside out. ”

Mark said, "Do you think this film could be done in a sound studio?"

Nolan said: "I have to go to India to shoot, shoot on the spot, use Indian actors, "Slumdog Millionaire" tells the kind of story that is very dreamy." If it is replaced by a Chinese actor, it is estimated that it will be a typical blockbuster, there is no such exotic style, the "fatalism" in Indian culture, people are very small and meaningless in front of fate, everyone has their own world and their own role, what people need to do before fate is just to follow the will of God rather than do their best, in such a cultural background, only in the land of India, the four ancient civilizations, can the original movie be made. When it comes to movies, Nolan is much more confident and calm, talking eloquently.

"I have a job I'd like to entrust to you and my wife, with Simon, to do a budget for Slumdog Millionaires," Mark said. ”

Nolan liked it and said, "It's my pleasure. "His wife is a producer, but in major events, it is he Nolan who makes the decision, and Mark's intention is very obvious, he intends to hand over this big project to them, but he has to weigh their pounds.

Mark said: "You can pick some people and go through the accounts of the production department of MM, this is a work full of Oscars, if possible, I want to use it as the main film of MM to hit the 81st Oscars in 2010." ”

Nolan is moved, he doesn't want to be recognized by the film academy, even arrogant like James Cameron is not exempt from vulgarity, let alone others, Nolan certainly has the ambition to impact the Oscars, but with his current results and position, it is not enough for the film company to tailor a literary film for him, he is trying to sign an agreement with the legendary company, every two commercial films will be a literary film, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to see the face of the CEO of the legendary company longer than the horse's face.

Mark's approach, this is exactly the itch that hit him, as a person in the entertainment industry, no one has an Oscar heart, and the former vice president is squeezing here.

Although Mark didn't say it explicitly, he just commissioned them to make a budget, but this means that it is very obvious that the budget is well done, and the crew is their couple, which can be regarded as letting them start to prepare.

This is a project of tens of millions, if Mark rashly handed it over to them, it would be unprofessional, and now it is reliable to conduct in-depth interviews with them.

Emma asked, "How much do you plan to invest? With numbers, we can work more targetedly." ”

Mark said: "This must be based on actual needs, I don't like extravagance and waste, but I will not deliberately deduct expenses, my psychological figure is between 30 million and 40 million." ”

Emma is very satisfied with this, a literary film, with such an investment, can be called a large sum, the biggest investment that the couple has played is 50 million "Deadly Magic", the salary of several stars accounts for the lion's share, like "Slumdog Millionaire" This kind of movie without Dajia joining, and going to India, a country with a very low consumption level, 30 million US dollars can be called a super investment.

With the backing of a company like MM that has the ability to distribute and promote globally, as long as the film is made safely, there is no need to worry about promotion and distribution, like these large companies, what they value is the editing right of commercial blockbusters, and these small and medium-sized works, they can fight for the editing right to come over and show their strengths.

Mark said, "Would you like to see the crew?"

Nolan in the original version has become popular with "Time to Go to War" and has become Warner's sweetheart, and at the same time directed "The Dark Knight" with an investment of 200 million, and now he is just a promising newcomer, with two works with good IMDB ratings "Memory Rift" and "Deadly Magic", he was very happy and readily agreed to Mark's invitation.

As the host, Mark took Nolan around to visit, and the other actors came, only Xiao Lizi, the big guy, stayed in his trailer to rest, of course, Nolan's current position was not to the point where Xiao Lizi had to go out.

If there is no accident, Mark is ready to hand over "Slumdog Millionaire" to Nolan in charge, this high-quality project has been settled, and a big bull has been recruited, Mark is very happy, since this Nolan has entered their MM door, then life is their person, death is their ghost, Mark will not let him be idle.