Chapter 555: Never Look Away
"Hello, I'm glad to meet you, you're my idol. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
When Robert Zemeckis appeared in front of Wu Cheng, he was a little excited, and the words he said made Wu Cheng smile and said, "Oh! This is my honor! I thought that your idol should be Spielberg, or director Kopila......
When Robert Zemeckis heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and finally said, "Of course, they are also my idols. However, I think that in the world of directors, although your age is a little incredible, in terms of shooting techniques, you are the most worthy of my learning. ”
"Sit!"
Wu Cheng motioned to the sofa in front of him and asked him to sit down.
After he sat down, Wu Cheng said, "Do you know the reason why I came to you?"
"I think it's because of the play Back to the Future, right?" Robert Zemeckis looked smiling on the surface, but he was quite apprehensive in his heart.
From the beginning, he said some words that patted him, just to bring the relationship between the two closer, but he didn't expect that this young Oriental didn't seem to eat much of this, and immediately took the initiative to speak.
"Tell us what you think. Wu Cheng was actually not prepared to put too much pressure on him, so he picked up the coffee on the table and tasted it lightly, looking like he was ready to listen.
Robert Zemeckis took a deep breath, organized his words, and said, "I have read this script and thought about it carefully. I think the main selling point of this film is not the sci-fi thing of the time machine, but how to cheer up the protagonist's father, and at the same time make the character who is pursuing the protagonist's mother fall in love with his father......"
Zemeckis began to talk about his understanding of the film. Indeed, the focus of the play "Back to the Future" is not a time machine, the time machine is just a prop.
The real attraction is how the protagonist changes his own destiny and changes the fate of his father and parents...... Fate is the most elusive thing.
What would you do if you were given a chance to go back in time?
In later generations, there are all kinds of rebirth texts, but the real attraction of this kind of novel is how the protagonist uses the advantages of rebirth to change his fate step by step, recast his wonderful life step by step, and make up for the regrets he has left behind.
If you can't grasp this point, then the novel will be useless.
"How to let the audience enter it, let the audience grow up with the protagonist, and experience the joy of success and the loss of failure...... I think that's the most important thing. ”
After Robert Zemeckis finished speaking, Wu Cheng looked at him, smiled and asked, "Have you signed a contract with CAA brokerage?"
Zemeckis didn't seem to quite understand the meaning of Wu Cheng's sudden turn, and looked at Wu Cheng a little stunned.
Looking at his confused expression, Wu Cheng couldn't help but smile and said, "Your explanation just now is very vivid, and it also dispelled some of the worries in my heart. So, if you don't sign a contract with CAA, then hurry up and find them! This drama is run by CAA, and they have found several directors before, and Shirley and they are not very satisfied, so this position has been undecided. Now I think you're more than capable of making this film well, so I'm going to give you a chance. Man, are you ready?"
Zemeckis was stunned, then rubbed his face happily and said excitedly: "Oh my God, am I chosen? Tell me, it's not a dream!"
Wu Cheng was sipping coffee and said, "You can slap yourself and see if it hurts!"
As a result, this product really gave himself a slap, and Wu Cheng couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, I'll leave this play to you. Wu Cheng looked at him and said, "You should know that in Hollywood, there are not many opportunities. I hope you will seize this opportunity and let us all cheer you on. I don't want my 'never looked away' legend to be shattered by you. ”
"Please rest assured, boss, I know how rare this opportunity is!"
How can people who are mixed up in Hollywood not know the importance of such a thing as opportunity? What rookie director doesn't put 120 percent of his energy into the opportunity when he encounters it?
Only directors who have realized their value will have a second chance.
Speaking of which, although this drama is not his first time, this drama is the most critical existence, and when he played the first play, the reputation was already there. And this one, if it can bring a high box office to DreamWorks, then there will be no filming in the future.
And if you want to make a sequel to this drama, you also need to show your results to prove yourself.
There are two sequels to this play, and the scripts have already been written. If he didn't even shoot this first part, then he didn't have to think about the next two.
It can even be said that if he fails this time, then his road to directing may be countless times more bumpy than now. So, how could he not work hard.
"By the way, I heard you have a partner?"
Hearing Wu Cheng ask, Zemeckis was stunned, and finally nodded and said: "Yes, I also have a friend, he is also a screenwriter, and "One Kiss Fangze" was written by us together. ”
Wu Cheng nodded and said, "You can also call him into the crew to help you, if he can write a good script in the future, I don't mind investing." ”
“…… That's great! I thank you on his behalf!"
The best way to thank you is to do a good job in this film, and don't let people think that my decision is wrong. ”
"I won't let my boss down!"
After getting Wu Cheng's approval, Robert Zemeckis took Wu Cheng's letter of introduction to him and ran to the CAA in a hurry, ready to sign a contract with the CAA.
CAA brokerage company, now in North America, is also a well-known brokerage company. Moreover, his share of the artist is also the highest in the industry. There is no artist who doesn't want to be able to earn a little more.
It's just that nowadays, CAA brokerage companies are not willing to recruit everyone. A director like him who has not proven himself with the box office, how can CAA easily take a fancy to him?
However, with Wu Cheng's introduction, CAA naturally would not turn a blind eye to him.
Judging from the celebrities introduced by Wu Cheng, none of them are blind. Even some who were not famous at the beginning, such as Stallone, such as Madonna.
What makes Ovitz and others feel incredible the most is the female singer Madonna.
Even if there is such a big gap between Jackson and before, they are not surprised, after all, Jackson has also released records before...... But Madonna, that's a pure newcomer!
And what's even more exaggerated is that this guy actually directly asked people to sign a long-term contract that is equivalent to a deed of sale for up to 30 years...... The liquidated damages are as high as one billion US dollars.
At that time, they only thought that Wu Cheng had taken a fancy to this blonde, where could they have thought that the woman who had never shown anything extraordinary would burst out with such powerful energy.
Even her debut album hasn't exceeded 10 million...... Well, the debut album's nearly 10 million copies are already an exaggerated achievement among newcomers.
However, it just appeared.
This kind of accurate and terrifying vision makes the artists introduced to him by Ovitz and others generally not dare to underestimate it too much, for fear that they will look away.
Therefore, when Zemeckis came to CAA to report with a letter of recommendation written by Wu Cheng, Ovitz, who got the news, received him directly.
This frightened Zemeckis and flattered a little.
But soon, he understood that Ovitz could treat him like this must be because of Wu Cheng's letter of introduction, otherwise, how could the CEO of this brokerage company, who has the lifeblood of countless stars, be so polite to him as a newcomer?
After having this idea, Zemeckis sighed slightly in his heart, and then recovered his heart, and secretly vowed in his heart that he must shoot this drama well, not only because he wanted to repay Wu Cheng's 'grace of knowledge', but also because this colorful world made him realize that if he couldn't become famous, he would be nothing!
If he can't become famous, all this today will become tomorrow's joke! At that time, not only will he be laughed, but also the person who values him will also be laughed.
How could he allow such a thing to happen?
Sometimes, a person's potential is limitless. When he bursts out this potential, it will make countless people look sideways.
And Zemeckis is such a person!
When there is a belief in his heart that supports him, his energy is unlimited.
After leaving the CAA agency, he found his friend Bob Gale, and after sharing the joy in his heart with his friends, he invited his friends to work with him to make more preparations for the play "Back to the Future".
Wu Chengke promised him that he could call his friends together.
First of all, it is to start with this actor. The lead actor has been decided, Tom Hanks.
This actor, they naturally know, and with Tom's age and experience, it is just right, and his performance in the previous "Fifty First Loves" was good.
As for the other actors, it is said that the CAA side has not yet been decided. He felt the need to give CAA's casting director some advice.
In addition, they can also choose some scenes for the play, and then split the script to make some storyboard scripts, that is, to visualize the script.
Although this is not his first film, Zemeckis treats it with countless times more seriously than his first film.
However, his good friend Bob Gale can fully understand his friend's exuberant behavior. You know, this script was written by 'Dongfang Cheng'.
How many directors in Hollywood want to shoot Dongfang Cheng's script but can't?
Now that there is such a good opportunity, Zemeckis would be strange if he was not excited! )