Chapter 68: John Denver

"Let's do it for now. Leila thought for a moment and asked, "Is Louise in the company?"

"Yes, Miss Louise is in the office. ”

"Let her come up for a moment, I have something to discuss with her. ”

"Yes, Miss Leila. I'm going to let her know. Demi hurriedly responded: "Do you have anything else I need to deal with?"

"No, you go get busy. ”

"Okay. Demi walked out with a thick stack of folders.

Her steps were much easier than when she first came in, and Lyra couldn't help but laugh. Her boss seems to be quite successful, at least a boss who can make subordinates scared is more authoritative than a boss who is afraid of subordinates, right?

"Leila, you're looking for me?" Louise quickly came to the office.

"Yes. Leila came out from behind her desk and invited her to sit down on the sofa next to her: "I see the budget, 25 million is no problem, right?"

"No problem. The Witch box office is coming back, and the CDs will be on sale soon, and we'll have a lot of money coming in by then. Louise knew what she was worried about, even herself. That's 25 million, how many ministry-level movies do you have to make to earn back the capital?

The first part is 100,000, the second part is 2 million, and the third part is directly 25 million, and the cost is such a triple jump, even she feels that her heart is a little overloaded.

And 25 million is only the production cost, because it is the responsibility of the distribution, the cost of the publicity part will also fall on itself. According to Hollywood's practice, the general publicity fee will use 50% of the production cost, that is, about 12 million...... Thinking of this, her head began to dizzy again.

It's just that the words of frustration obviously can't be spoken, she has also read the script, and if she is replaced by an excellent director, she should be able to make a good film. It's not that she doesn't believe in the strength of her little boss and director, it's really a witch and an S who hasn't been released yet, and I don't know what will happen for the time being, but I can't let her put her heart down.

If she could, she would prefer to hand over this script to a reputable director, but unfortunately this wish can only be pressed in her heart, who calls the boss and the director one person?

"I asked you to come here to talk to you about the soundtrack for this movie. Leila pulled a magazine from the table and placed it in front of her, "Does John Denver know?"

Louise took the magazine in her hand and looked at it: "Of course, he's the best country folk singer in America, and I love his songs so much." ”

"Yes, I hope to buy the rights to some of his songs for this movie......" Layla said, suddenly stunned.

The John Denver song played in "The Grim Reaper" is intentional, not only because his song is good, but more importantly, because he himself died in a plane crash. Think about it, after hearing the song of the people who died in the plane crash, and having such a real and terrible dream, I believe that anyone will feel nervous.

However, one thing that Leila discovers is miscalculated, and that is that she is going to shoot the Grim Reaper years in advance. John Denver was still alive and well at this time, and he was not dead at all, which means that the eerie atmosphere brought by music cannot be created. So does she need to put the Denver song in the movie again?

Swap it for a song by another singer who died in a plane crash?

Glenn Miller, Steve Ray Vaughn, or Ricky Nelson?

Carefully calculated, there are really many famous singers who died in plane crashes. I really had no choice but to change the music.

Louise suddenly sighed when she saw that Leila was halfway through her words, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is there any problem? If you just buy the copyright of a few songs, there will be no problem." ”

"It's fine, I'm just thinking about something. Let's put this matter on hold for now, and I'll think about it again. Leila pinched her forehead, which was a little swollen: "Regarding the special effects shots, I have already agreed with the digital field, you find someone to contact them, and by the way, sign the contract." ”

"Aren't they supposed to be working on the shipwreck's special effects right now?" Louise was as well-informed as ever.

"That's right, we don't need a lot of shots, we can wait until they're done and then we can do ours. ”

"Got it, I'll send someone over to talk. Louise nodded sharply.

After she left, Leila returned to her desk and wrote the name of John Denver, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that if she had changed, it might have an immeasurable effect on the atmosphere of the whole movie.

Although it is said that the earth will still run without anyone, and without a John Denver, many other singers may be able to be found, but Layla's self-confidence is seriously lacking, and now she is not unable to accept the uncalculated conversion.

Just think about how important the soundtrack is, it's understandable to think that it has its place on Osk. Imagine if the sad scene was replaced with a ridiculous and cheerful electronic sound, would it still be sad? The biggest possibility is that it will be treated as a spoof and make the audience laugh.

In other words, if country-style music were replaced by rock, would it still create the atmosphere that the movie needed? Leila didn't dare to try it, and she didn't want to try it. In the director, she is just a novice, and she can live smoothly until now with the memory of the future. If something happened, she couldn't imagine what would happen to her.

It's not that she can't afford to lose that much money, it's that her self-esteem doesn't allow her to make that kind of mistake.

"What are you going to do?" Lyra sighed as she brushed her hair with her hand. You can't curse the singer to die because of the needs of your own movie, right?

She remembers that John Denver had been to her old Oriental country for a concert a few years earlier, and that he was a philanthropic and environmentally friendly person. How can such a person expect the other party's death because of her own wishes?

"Wait!" She sat up jerked, feeling as if she had overlooked something.

If she remembers correctly, John Denver would have died in a plane crash in the second half of this year. At that time, the movie should not have been scheduled to be released yet.

If the audience finds out that the singer in the background music has just died in a plane crash when the movie is released, will it be more terrifying than the original?

The original movie used the song made by the singer who died in the plane crash as a gimmick, but she used the singer's death to set off the weirdness of the movie. Wouldn't that be even more eerie?

I used to hear that many incredible things happen during the filming of some horror films, so how many people's attention should be attracted to the death of the singer who gave her voice in the movie in the same plane crash as the movie?

"That's right!" Leila decided without hesitation. As for thinking that the other party is a good person just now, and the words that can't curse others for their own selfish desires have long been forgotten.

In capitalist society, what can't be used in order to make money?

She also follows the local customs!