Chapter 36: American Drama
When Sid finally ends his plans with Larry Page and the others in San Francisco, an unexpected phone call hits Sid's phone. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Jerry Bruckheimer? Of course I know who Jerry Bruckheimer is. Sid was a little surprised and said to the other side of the phone, "I wonder why he's here with us, and he still wants to see me?"
Sid was called by Charles Scher, the CEO of Fire Lion TV. He was busy with the AMA National Music Awards reform, but he was also taken aback by Jerry Bruckheimer's assistant's appointment call.
In Hollywood, big-name directors and stars are endless, but true insiders know it. Hollywood's current system is neither dominated by big stars nor controlled by big directors, but by producers.
These hidden power people behind the scenes, they can not only string together funds, pull connections, and even have a great say in the style of film shooting.
And the best of them is undoubtedly the famous Hollywood four gold medal producers.
The four gold medal producers are Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer. These four people are all characters who can call the wind and rain in Hollywood.
If Spielberg is concerned, he relied on his directing talent and the same spirit of the Jewish gang to make it to the list. George Lucas relied on the American national masterpiece "Star Wars" to make it a big deal. And Tom Cruise relies on the uniqueness of "Mission Impossible".
Then Jerry Bruckheimer has become Hollywood's most mandatory filmmaker by relying on his super strong sense of smell, his very personal production style, and his ability to control the quality of tense big-budget movies.
And he is also the only real professional producer among the four gold medal producers. Compared to several other or main directors, or main star peers. Jerry Bruckheimer's success is even more precious.
And through his hands, there are countless classic films that have been achieved. From the eighties and nineties' "Lingyun Ambition", "Jedi Men", "Brave Island", "Air Prison", "Peerless Tribulation", to "Black Hawk Down", "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "National Treasure" after the new millennium.
In total, his films have taken the world by storm more than $16 billion, winning 41 Oscar nominations, eight Grammy nominations and 23 Golden Globe nominations.
It can be said that for a long time, Jerry Bruckheimer was definitely the well-deserved king of producers in Hollywood.
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When Sid met Jerry Bruckheimer in the conference room of Fire Lion TV, he was chatting with Charles Schell in high spirits.
"Hello, I've kept you waiting, Mr. Bruckheimer. Sid walked into the conference room with a smile and took the initiative to stretch out his hand.
"Oh, hello Sid, I've admired your name for a long time. "Jerry Bruckheimer is a middle-aged man with a smart demeanor and a unique temperament. His eyes are not big, and every time he says a few words, he will use humorous words to make the people around him laugh. Whenever this happens, his eyes curl up with a smile and look extremely relatable.
But there is always a light in his eyes that cannot be ignored, as if as long as he notices you, then you will involuntarily be attracted to him.
At the same time, although he is also wearing a smart dark suit, he has some stubble on his temples and chin, which looks rather unkempt. But with his look, it will not make people feel slighted at all, but will feel that this is his true colors.
The big husband is not informal, and it should be like this.
"Haha, that's what I'm saying, what I'm saying is that if Chuan Pu doesn't look for a young model, it will really surprise everyone. Jerry Bruckheimer laughed.
Just now Sid told a joke that would be quite famous in later generations, when the real estate tycoon Chuanpu would find a stepmother younger than his daughter, which made Jerry Bruckheimer laugh.
"Hehe, then, Jerry (Bruckheimer), I don't think you came here to talk to me today. With the joke finished, Sid shifted the conversation and turned to business.
"Well, I do have something I want to discuss with you. Jerry Bruckheimer's face was still smiling, but his tone had become serious.
"Oh, what's the matter?" Sid straightened up.
"I recently had a TV series project and was looking for a TV station to work with. Jerry Bruckheimer said, spreading his hands.
"TV series?" asked Charles Shear, a little surprised.
You must know that Jerry Bruckheimer, but the premier gold producer in the Hollywood film industry, it would be understandable if he came to Sid to talk about a film project.
But now, the other party has proposed a project for a TV series?
Pressing the doubts in his heart, Sid smiled slightly and asked, "Can you tell me more about the content?"
"Of course. Jerry Bruckheimer nodded: "This is a criminal investigation story, which tells the story of a group of forensic experts who look for clues at the crime scene and solve the case through scientific identification methods." ”
"A group of forensic experts as the protagonists?" asked Charles Shear, with some surprise, "This kind of setting doesn't seem to be common." ”
"Yes, but that's what makes it new. And in each episode of the drama, we will design two or three murders to be carried out simultaneously at the same time, and then alternately advance to keep the audience fresh. Jerry Bruckheimer explains unwaveringly.
"Two or three cases interspersed in a forty-five-minute TV episode?" asked Charles Schell in amazement, "Wouldn't that be too complicated? Wouldn't the audience be overwhelmed with such a large amount of information?"
"Uh, Charles (Scheer), I can't say there are no concerns about that, but this fresh and exciting style. In fact, it is the same as the summer blockbusters I have handled, all of which attract the audience with wonderful content and exciting rhythms. Therefore, the parallel of multiple plots can be said to be a necessary foundation. Jerry Bruckheimer unyieldingly explains.
"What do you think, Sid?" said Charles Scheer, turning his head to Sid.
"What's the name of the episode?" Sid had already vaguely guessed what Jerry Bruckheimer was talking about when he first heard the synopsis of the story.
"CSI Crime Scene Investigation. Jerry Bruckheimer gave the same answer as Sid had guessed.
Mother Fu―!!!
It's really "CSI"!
Despite Sid's composure, his hands trembled uncontrollably, so he quickly hid his hands under the table to hide his excitement.
CSI Crime Scene Investigation!?
Fu―!
Although he had already gone through it, Sid couldn't help but add another sentence in his heart. What kind of American drama is that?
For many people on the other side of the ocean, most of the American drama careers started their American drama careers with an American drama called "Prison Break", which focuses on escaping from prison and ascending to heaven. With its compact and exciting rhythm and wonderful story, it has set off a wave of American dramas on the other side of the ocean at the beginning of the 21st century.
But to be honest, in the real history of American dramas, "Prison Break" doesn't even deserve to lift shoes for "CSI".
It can be described that "CSI" is to American dramas what Michael Jordan is to basketball and Michael Jackson is to pop.
"CSI" is the longest-running American drama in history, with the strongest cast and the highest production level.
It has been held five times and has set a record for the highest ratings of a TV series in the United States.
As we all know, at the end of the 90s, the undisputed boss of the North American television circle in terms of strength and ratings was the NBC television network. They won the classic "Friends", "Will & Grace Will & Grace" and "ER's Story ER" firmly dominate the ratings.
On the "then-be-the-time" ratings rankings, Disney's ABC television network followed in second place. Viacom's CBS is in third place, and their ratings are only a fraction of better than that of the bottom-placed Fox television network.
But after producer Anthony Zucker came up with the concept of "CSI", they first approached the ABC television network, but the other party felt that the concept of "CSI" was too complicated, so they refused.
"Later," CBS gave CSI a chance to run a pilot episode, and things spread out of control.
CSI premiered in 2000, when NBC's "Friends Frends" was in full swing. But as soon as the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, "CSI" quickly shocked the whole United States.
Before "CSI", all American dramas actually belonged to the genre with a slow rhythm and delicate stories. For example, "Law and Order", which has the same theme as "CSI", can be simply summarized as the content of the episodes can be simply summarized as different characters change different places and speak.
But when it comes to CSI, it's taking a completely new approach.
For example, a commonplace shooting scene, "CSI" will use special effects. The moment the gun was fired, time seemed to freeze. The bullet was frozen and slowed down, coming out of the fiery barrel of the gun, and the bullet flew slowly and then quickly, and hit the human body.
And that's not all! The audience's gaze will also be brought into the human body by the warhead, and they can directly see the slow motion of the warhead breaking the ribs.
After the premiere of "CSI", all the viewers were stunned by the reaction "at the time"! Before, there had never been such a cool TV series! The pace was fast, the camera was cool, and everything was like a movie.