On the same day, Michael Ovitz called, hoping that Wang Jie could be accommodating and cancel the ban on Sean Connery, and he had suspended all the work of Martin Bob, Wang Jie was noncommittal about this, and coldly rejected Michael Ovitz's request, this time and space, because of Wang Jie's absolute control over Disney, Michael Ovitz failed to become the manager of Disney Pictures like the original time and space, so he was particularly concerned about CAA.

Wang Jie is definitely one of the best positions on the Hollywood power list, the latest survey in Hollywood last year showed that Wang Jie has been ranked third on the power list for three consecutive years, and several of his women such as Audrey Hepburn, Nicole Kidman and others are also in the top 50 of the power list.

After Wang Jie contacted Zeng Jiang, Mr. Zeng readily agreed to star without saying a word, and since then, all the actors of "Brave Death Island" have been gathered.

In general, the Hollywood film production process is basically divided into five stages: review and development, pre-preparation, lens shooting, post-production, and sales and distribution, and after entering August, "Death Island" is still in the initial pre-preparation stage.

At this stage, ILM's special effects artists need to do a lot of preparation for the actual shooting, hiring actors and crews, building sets, and selecting shooting locations, etc., Wang Jie needs to be involved.

It is impossible for a director to completely break away from the preliminary preparations, and the kind of works made by directors who hand over all the preparatory work to others and travel around the world by themselves have only one way to hit the streets, and there is absolutely no exception. In Hollywood, Wang Jie is different, he has handed over the pre-production of many movies to the producer and assistant director, that is because he has the original version as a reference, even so, he will notify the relevant personnel of the specific requirements in advance, and from time to time use the phone to answer opinions and assign tasks.

Wang Jie handed over most of the work of "Brave Death Island" to assistant director Wu Baige, and then summarized it to him for the final review, and he made the final decision.

"Lieutenant Colonel ......"

Standing on top of a building near San Francisco Bay, Wang Jie pointed to the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance, surrounded by clouds and mist, "Can our F-18 Hornet pass under the bridge?"

"I advise you, Mr. William, to give up such thoughts. ”

Lieutenant Colonel Lunhuo, the Pentagon's liaison officer stationed on the crew, shook his head directly, "This is impossible!"

"It seems that the only way to do it is to rely on special effects. Wang Jie motioned to Sophie Marceau beside him to write down this, and said to Wu Baige and Tang Jili: "The scenery I want is more intense than now, that kind of feeling similar to oil painting." ”

"That's going to be done with artificial lighting. Wu Baige was also remembering Duke's thoughts, and Tang Jili on the other side said: "When arranging the scene, I will pay attention to increasing the intensity of color." ”

"John ......"

Snapping his fingers at the director of photography, Wang Jie waited for John Constantine to come over, and said: "It's autumn now, it's the season when the San Francisco Bay is the most beautiful, starting next week, let your camera assistant come here every week to take pictures, I want a lot of sunrise and sunset views." ”

This is Wang Jie's first official visit to San Francisco, and before entering the building, he has already taken the heads of many key departments such as assistant director, director of photography, art director, and military consultant to go around the streets of San Francisco a few times, and also have a preliminary composition of the streets to be destroyed in the future film.

The Lieutenant Colonel Jim Lane was the Pentagon's liaison officer to the crew, and was said to have been a subordinate of George H.W. Bush.

Not surprisingly, after Fox submitted an application and the Pentagon reviewed the script, the Department of Defense agreed to sponsor this big-budget commercial film, just like "Life and Death" is to the Los Angeles police, and the military spirit and patriotism preached in "Death Island" are simply too much to the Pentagon's appetite.

The Pentagon generously sponsored the film, not only providing the crew with a variety of advanced equipment such as the F-18 Hornet and the M-16 improved assault rifle to participate in the filming, but also sending a Navy SEAL to directly star in the film's task force.

Except for a small amount of labor costs, these are almost all free sponsorships, which shows the importance that various agencies of the US government attach to propaganda work.

In other words, "Brave Death Island" is also a typical American main theme movie.

Of course, for Wang Jie, it doesn't matter what the type of film is, what matters is whether this kind of film is what interests him and whether it can bring him the benefits of fame and profit.

Out of the building, the group went to the pier in San Francisco Bay and took a ferry to the famous Alcatraz Island.

Alcatraz Island is commonly known as "The.rock", surrounded by cliffs and deep water, and it is not easy to connect with foreign transportation, so it was chosen by the federal government as a prison site, and once set up the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, which has held many well-known felons, was abolished in 1963, and is now a famous tourist attraction in San Francisco Bay along with the Golden Gate Bridge.

It is also the main place where the story of the film takes place.

"Mr. William......"

Standing on the bow of the ship, Lieutenant Colonel Jim Lane walked over and brought up the old topic again, "Can you think about the Pentagon's opinion again?"

"Lieutenant Colonel, the Pentagon has passed the review, which shows that the script is generally satisfied. ”

This is not the first time that the other party has said it, and there may be differences of opinion within the Pentagon on the Hollywood liaison office, and some people want to make the image of General Hammer and the FBI more positive, but Wang Jie will not give in easily, "The country should be generous to individuals who have made sacrifices for it." ”

"The Pentagon has no objection to this topic. Lieutenant Colonel Jim Lane said.

"That's good. Wang Jie nodded, leaned on the railing on the bow of the boat and said, "Let's talk about the role." ”

"General Hammer is in danger for his men to be ignored, and Mason, who is used against him, is also a spy who has made great sacrifices for the good of his country. All the main and supporting characters are loyal to their duties, and even FBI Director Vormack, who appears as the dark side, throws Mason in prison in order to keep state secrets. ”

"None of the characters betrayed their country and their duties in the end, Hammer turned the missile at the last minute, Mason chose to return peacefully after decades of wronging his country, and Lieutenant Colonel Anderson, knowing that he would be shot, did not lay down his arms and continued to do his best to persuade his opponent to keep the Navy Oath. ”

"As for the two little miscellaneous fish who betrayed in the end, does that small role matter?"

Looking at Lieutenant Colonel Jim Lane seriously, Wang Jie said solemnly: "In my conception, this is a movie with no real villain. ”

Having said all this, Wang Jie also tried his best to eliminate the differences with the Pentagon, after all, the free sponsorship provided by the other party can allow him to have more budget to invest in special effects shooting, and as a director who will not stay away from the mainstream film industry, there are many places where he needs the Pentagon to provide sponsorship in the future. A lot of things can't be done with money.

Jim Lane knew the relationship between Wang Jie and the military, and also understood the friendship between Wang Jie and the Bush family, so after landing on Alcatraz Island, he did not mention related topics again, but explained in detail how to reasonably arrange troops and how to carry out special operations with Wang Jie, a layman, on the architectural topography of Alcatraz Island.

Although it is an entertainment movie, he doesn't want to make the basic mistake of being ridiculous and generous.

Today's Alcatraz Island is no longer the original prison, but has become a tourist attraction, circling the ground and underground, and Wang Jie also discussed with others the possibility of on-site shooting.

"It's not a big problem on the ground. ”

Director of Photography John Constantine said: "The underground is not available for on-site shooting. ”

"Hmm. Wang Jie nodded, and said to Tang Jili, the action director on the other side: "Old Tang, I will leave it to you to take the lead in copying and building the underground scene of Alcatraz Island." ”

Tang Jili made a reassuring gesture to him.

Finally, the group walked into Alcatraz's Entertainment Plaza, a spacious and flat place where you could clearly see the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance and most of San Francisco Bay.

"Woody ......"

Stopping, Duke walked over to the production manager, who was habitually invisible, "The main scene in the film is on Alcatraz, and if we put the premiere here in the future, it would be a good publicity boo." ”

"It's really good for promotional films. Woody Grande nodded approvingly, looked around, seemed to be considering the feasibility and cost of setting up a big screen, and said after a while: "There is a certain operability, I will communicate this matter with the Fox distribution department." ”

When the sun was in the west, Wang Jie ended the two-day field trip, took several cars with the crew, and traveled back to Los Angeles.

"Are you starting to feel tired again?"

Seeing Wang Jie resting on the back seat of the car, Sophie Marceau handed over a bottle of drink, "Have you been practicing too much recently?"

"No......" Wang Jie shook his head, unscrewed the cap of the bottle and took a few sips, "It's just that my cultivation has hit a bottleneck recently, and I can't rush through." ”

"Relax appropriately, you usually warn us to guard against arrogance and rashness in our practice. Sophie Marceau turned around and began to massage Wang Jie's head.

"Thank you, Sophie. Wang Jie felt a lot more relaxed, "It's good to have you with you." ”