Chapter 422: Innovation or Poison?
As soon as Fu Zhengyi hung up the phone and walked into the house, Wang Jian, who was sitting on the arm of the sofa holding You He's shoulder, yelled at him with a strange smile. "Tell me honestly! Which beautiful woman was you talking to on the phone just now?"
Without waiting for Fu Zhengyi to answer, You He, who was still not used to being so close to Wang Jian in front of people, slapped the back of Wang Jian's hand and said angrily. "What's the matter with you! a phone call is in the way of you......"
Wang Jian covered the back of his hand with a very painful look, and said with a bitter face. "Wife, it's not like you didn't see him smiling like that just now, he must be talking to a woman on the phone, otherwise the corners of his mouth would have reached the root of his ears......"
"Who is your wife! dare to talk nonsense again, I will tear your mouth!"
"Tear up, when the son is born, I see that his father has no ears, and I cry in fear, you are responsible for coaxing......"
"Wang Jian, how can you be so poor!
"I've always let it, so I'm about to ask for instructions early and report late, and stand guard for you during the day......"
Looking at such a pair of affectionate guys, the sentence that came out of Fu Zhengyi's mind almost blurted out.
You He's belly has been revealed, it is estimated that it will be two and a half months at most, if he comes up with the classic spit word of 'show affection and share quickly', it must be really unreasonable not to be beaten, and I was thinking about 'going into the kitchen to help You Yong, or looking for a magazine to pass the time and wait for food', the mobile phone that was stuffed into my pocket rang again.
Answering the phone on the balcony before was already frozen enough, so Fu Zhengyi directly pressed the call button, and when he heard that it was Gonzalez from [Dream Media], he hesitated and hid in the bathroom and asked what was the matter.
"Boss, the schedule of Julie Andrews, the original queen actor of "The Princess Diaries", was not coordinated, so DreamWorks recommended to change to Maggie Smith, or Judy Dench, do you think it's okay?"
In his previous life, he was just a movie lover, and the names of the two actresses that Gonzalez mentioned, Fu Zhengyi had no idea.
It's just that he remembered the few leading actors of this movie more clearly, so he asked. "Julie, Andrews, why can't I act, is it just because of the schedule, or is there something else?"
Clutching a fax from DreamWorks, Gonzalez was a little helpless. "Boss, this question is actually more complicated. Julie Andrews is indeed making a documentary, but if it weren't for the schedule and a few other factors, I'd like to believe she would have considered this film. Considering that if we had to wait for her to finish the filming of the documentary, we would have to postpone the filming plan by three months, and after all things considered, I also think that it would be more appropriate to change people......"
"No! Any character originally assigned to this movie, no matter who has an opinion or who has a problem, must not be changed!"
Xin said that the executive director of the head office is really capricious, and would rather postpone the filming plan because of Julie's schedule problem than consider changing actors, if it weren't for the fact that the other party's age is more than 30 years different from Julie's, no one must not think it is strange!
Gonzalez naturally wouldn't say these words, so he shrugged his shoulders and said. "Okay! I'll immediately send someone to continue communicating with Julie Andrews or her agent to see when she will be able to have time in the first half ......of the year, and I'll communicate with DreamWorks myself."
Fu Zhengyi hadn't asked about the preparations for "The Princess Diaries" for a while, so he asked by the way. "By the way, why hasn't the script been sent yet, and why hasn't Candace's makeup photos been done yet?"
Candace is in the process of releasing her second album, and she has clashed with her stylist over the makeup photos, so it may not be finalized until early next month. The problem with the script is because DreamWorks handed over the original book to the gold medal screenwriter Julian for adaptation, but his flamboyant personality determines that the script he adapted will definitely not fully meet the original requirements, in view of the problem of Candace's public image, some of the scenes designed by Julian are even unacceptable to us, especially those overly intimate scenes, I think it is extremely inappropriate for Candace, so I am still negotiating and communicating with Julian, and it has not been finalized until now......"
"Intimate scenes? I remember that in the adaptation requirements, it was originally stated that no similar scenes were allowed! And there is no need for intimate scenes in this movie! I don't care if this Julian is a gold medal screenwriter or some screenwriter, he must adapt according to the company's requirements!"
"Boss, Julian is one of the current gold medal screenwriters in the Hollywood comedy genre, he was nominated for an Oscar ten years ago, but he has never been able to win the award......"
Gold medal screenwriter Julian?
Fu Zhengyi was extremely unfamiliar with this name, which made him make a decision without even having time to think. "Let him end the adaptation work immediately, the original adaptation requirements can be changed without authorization, I think the basis for cooperation no longer exists!"
"Boss, Julian's ability is very good, he has been busy for this script for a long time......"
"I don't have to pay a penny! I remember that the film cost as much as $30 million to make, which was enough to cover the extra costs!"
"No!no!no!I'm not talking about funding, but if Julian is removed, I'm worried that he will use his status and influence in the screenwriting industry to hinder the development of [Dream Media]!"
"What? A gold medal screenwriter dares to go against the company because he has not been able to adapt the script according to the requirements of the investor? Gonzalez! Don't think so much, any film that the company decides to shoot must be 100% implemented as long as it is the company's requirements! Only the part that allows the screenwriter to play can allow the screenwriters to use their imagination, otherwise such screenwriters would rather not!"
"Okay, I'll negotiate with DreamWorks and try my best to re-select the right screenwriter for the adaptation, so that the negotiation with Julie Andrews will be much easier......"
"What's the matter? Julie Andrews has a conflict with this gold medal screenwriter Julian?"
Sensing that he had slipped his mouth, Gonzalez hesitated before saying that there was indeed a reason for this.
"In that case, there is nothing to worry about. Immediately notify DreamWorks and let the gold medal screenwriter Julian do whatever she should do after receiving her salary, and at the same time tell Julie Andrews, saying that the company did not think well at the beginning, which caused her trouble, so not only hope that she can participate in the filming of the first part of "The Princess Diaries", but also is willing to sign a contract with her to shoot a sequel within three years now!"
"The first part is still in the pipeline, and if we sign a contract to shoot a sequel now, Julie Andrews may offer a high salary, and if we can't shoot a sequel in the end, we will even have to pay a lot of money to go out!"
"Do as I say, if you have any questions, you can send an email to the head office to confirm!"
In the past few days, the "FL" series of companies that have been in a lot of trouble because of the "San Francisco News", Gonzalez, who is in the media industry, will not know the situation, so he has to say that he will immediately contact Julie Andrews to finalize the contract.
Fu Zhengyi was about to hang up the phone, but as soon as he opened the bathroom door, he saw You Yong wearing headphones passing by the door, and he moved his heart to reopen the bathroom door, and asked Gonzalez to clearly inform the editor in charge of adapting the original book that he must intersperse a plot about MP3 players in the film.
Stunned, Gonzalez was stunned. "Boss, is that appropriate?"
The heart says that the form of product placement advertising has not yet formed a scale, and in the next ten years, there will be more or less product placement ads in any movie, not to mention a small electronic product, as long as the advertiser is willing to pay, any product dares to be put into the movie, to poison the audience who pay money into the theater!
"What's wrong with this? There are still fewer bridges in the "007" series? You sue the screenwriter in charge of sรน to take over, if you can cleverly design the bridges and highlight the function, effect and fashion sense of MP3, then [Dream Media] will pay you extra!"
Inspired, Gonzalez was a little excited. "Boss, can we still add some product placements? "Shrek" has made the company favored by many advertisers, if we reveal the filming intention of this movie to them, I think it should be no problem to find some advertisers to sponsor it!"
Thinking that domestic soft advertisements completely occupied the bad feelings brought to him by those Chinese New Year films, Fu Zhengyi, who had palpitations, categorically vetoed it!
But Gonzalez, who was inspired, was in a hurry. "Boss, be more ingenious, have fewer shots, do not affect the overall look and feel of the movie, and appropriately add some product placements, I think it is a very suitable idea!"
"Well, any product placement needs to be reviewed by me eventually, and if the writer has a problem, you can ask him to come to me. Oh, by the way, remember to change the cat in the original book to a dog. Also, it's absolutely not allowed to ruin the movie because of product placement!"
"OK! I immediately contacted the advertisers and I was sure to find a product that would fit in perfectly with the film! clothing, shoes, bags, skateboard manufacturers, jewelry brands, cars! yes, even chewing gum, surfboards, jet skis...... Oh, and most importantly, swimsuits, swimsuits, oh my, there are so many products to choose from......"
Gonzalez, who would shout from time to time, was still talking with great interest, but the more he spoke, the more speechless Fu Zhengyi became.
He felt as if he had unleashed a monster in the film and television industry ahead of time, and perhaps from the time of the release of "The Princess Diaries," audiences around the world had to put up with the ubiquitous poison of product placement...... (To be continued.) )