Los Angeles literally means "angel who fell here". Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 As the westernmost gateway to the Western world, Los Angeles has always played a pivotal role in the economy, finance, technology, media, entertainment and education.

Unlike most of the world's high-rise, crowded modern metropolises, Los Angeles has few buildings taller than 10 stories because of its sparsely populated location in the western United States and its location in the Pacific seismic zone. As for the high-rise area, it is only a block or two of downtown.

Unlike other Western metropolises, Los Angeles is one of the few cities with a large minority population. Not to mention blacks and Asians, Latinos with wheat skin, and even rare Native Americans can be encountered on the streets.

Of course, when it comes to Los Angeles, the world's first impression is naturally Hollywood, film and television stars and entertainment celebrities!

Among them, the dominant ones are undoubtedly those large film companies that are thunderous.

In the conference room of Warner Bros. Brothers' Burbank headquarters, a group of elites in suits and leather shoes were discussing something fiercely.

"What did she say?" asked a gray-haired old man who was Ted Turner, a well-known media magnate and the largest shareholder of Time Warner Inc.

She asked for the filming to be set in the UK, to use all British actors, and to have her serve as executive producer for the series. A white man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, who is Abel Samiton, COO of Warner Pictures Studios, replied.

Ted Turner not only did not feel dissatisfied when he heard so many requests, but showed a slight smug smile, "Then what did you tell her?"

Abel Samiton also laughed, "I told her that according to Hollywood convention, the more the original author interferes in the production, the less the final revenue share will be, and finally she said that she can consider charging only the fee for buying out the copyright." ”

When Ted Turner heard this, he smiled and bared his hideous teeth: "Well done! What a stupid British, it's naïve to make her believe it to be true with a little play." ”

"But ......," said another middle-aged man hesitantly, "other companies should accept similar requests, such as Disney, this novel is completely tailor-made for Disney in terms of subject matter." The middle-aged man looked poised and poised, and he was Barry Meyer, the president of Warner Pictures Studios.

Abel Samiton gave a contemptuous look and smiled, "I said Barry (Meyer), you're too timid. It's just a British children's writer, can she have any other choice? Or is this person so old and doing things like this?"

There was a chuckle in the conference room, and Barry Meyer, although his eyes flickered, said with a blank face, "No, Abel (Samiton), I'm just suggesting that we should be cautious. ”

Ted Turner saw Barry Mayer so forbearing, he couldn't help but nod secretly, as a media giant who single-handedly founded CNN, he has expanded in the field of television and film, allowing Time Group to merge with Warner Bros., and become the largest media group in North America - Time Warner Group.

He is over sixty years old, and in the past two years there have been rumors of his retirement in the group, and he himself has indeed been preparing for a successor.

Among the many subsidiaries of Time Warner Group, Warner Pictures, which plays the role of the locomotive, is definitely the object of careful consideration, and Abel Samiton, who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the film studio, and Barry Meyer, the parachuted president of the studio they found from the outside world, have become the most powerful contenders for the next CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures.

During this time, the competitive atmosphere between them has become more and more tense. Ted Turner sees that he is not opposed to healthy competition between departments, as long as it does not interfere with normal work.

"Okay, Barry's consideration also makes sense, Abel, you are fully responsible for this matter, don't make mistakes. "After Ted Turner gave a sweet date, he let Abel Samiton take care of it. This gave Abel a smug look at Barry Meyer.

"Barry, I approved the 'Matrix' project you were optimistic about last time, so you can do it freely. Despite his support for Abel Samiton, Ted Turner gave Barry Meyer another sweet date.

This time, Barry Meyer finally looked happy, "Really? Ted. ”

"Of course, I trust your vision. Ted Turner smiled and nodded.

"That's good, as long as the funds are in place, we can start filming in March. Barry Meyer said with a slight excitement.

"No problem, you're in charge of the work. "Ted Turner is now retired from management and is no longer in charge of the job.

Abel Samiton, who was opposite, looked at Barry Meyer's eyebrows fluttering, and couldn't help but sarcastically say, "Find two carpenters to be directors, I hope you play well, Barry." ”

"Then you don't have to worry about it, Abel. Barry Meyer said with a confident smile.

After finishing his work, Ted Turner looked at Barry Meyer with a smile and said, "Barry, you don't have to worry too much. Hey. Michael Eisner, that old guy who was self-serving, had gotten more and more stupid since he forced out Katzenberg and Michael Ovitz. Some time ago, it was unbelievable that the film copyright of "The Lord of the Rings" was given to us just because the subject matter was too adult. And ......"

At this, Ted Turner smiled strangely, "It is said that the Disney family is ready to file a lawsuit in court against (Michael) Eisner for illegally misappropriating shares in the family business. Regardless of the outcome, Disney will be too busy to take care of itself in the short term, so how can there be any leisure to care about us. ”

"Hum!" As soon as this revelation came out, everyone was excited, although all of them were well-known figures in the Hollywood film industry, everyone had gossip. Not to mention the gossip of Michael Eisner, the godfather who ruled Disney for two decades.

The world loves the birth of geniuses, but they love the fall of superstars even more!

"Alright!" Ted Turner clapped his hands, stopped everyone from talking to each other, and said with a smile: "We are determined to win this bid, everyone go back and make persistent efforts, make enough preparations, and after winning the bid, I will hold a celebration banquet for everyone!"

The meeting ended in a boiling heat, and Ted Turner quietly studied the original novel in his hand after everyone left. After a while, he closed the file, left the novel, got up and walked out of the conference room.

On the cover of the novel at the conference table, its name is prominently printed - "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", by J.K. Rowling.

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Ruth...... Promise me to live...... Don't despair...... Irrespective of...... What happened...... In spite of...... How tough is it...... Ruth, promise me...... It must be ......" The pale Jack was immersed in the seawater, and although he was dying, he still used all his strength to hold on to the plank so that Ruth could stay safely on it.

"I promise......" Ruth burst into tears.

"By all means...... It must be ......," Jack's voice faded.

Ruth cried and agreed, "I will do it...... Jack...... I'll be ......."

At this moment, as if he was asleep, Jack let go of the plank with both hands, and his whole body slowly sank into the water, and he sank quietly in the deep blue water like a sculpture, until he disappeared into the dark sea.

There was a low sobbing sound throughout the movie theater, and Amy Adams, next to Sid, was also sobbing with tears streaming down her face. Sid has watched "Titanic" countless times, but every time he watches it, he always has a new insight. This time, it was a rare experience to be able to watch it "lucky" when it was released in the United States.

The movie soon came to an end, and when the lights in the screening room came on, the audience in the cinema was still reluctant to leave for a long time, and Sid looked at the fascinated audience, and a flame burned in his heart.

Yes, yes, that's what I want to do! Let everyone be immersed in the world they have created, and spread their understanding and understanding of life and the world through images. Shock everyone's soul, lead everyone's passion, and create everyone's hope!

That's what I'm going to do!

When Sid came to his senses, he, Jeremy, and Amy Adams walked out of the movie theater, where the queue for ticket buyers and the hall filled the theater with people waiting to watch.

Sid looked at the crowd excitedly, "Sid, what are you thinking?" Jeremy noticed his strangeness.

"It's time for us to make a movie!" Sid said, his eyes burning.

"Oh, is it finally possible? My body is rusty. Jeremy was also excited when he heard it, for the promotion of "Ghost Record", he couldn't even do the job of a real estate agent for the time being, so he had to take an indefinite long vacation.

"But didn't you say we're going to wait until the movie is out before we can get started?" asked Amy Adams worriedly.

"It's good to use special effects makeup, and we shoot in closed doors, as long as outsiders don't find out. After watching "Titanic", Sid felt a burning energy brewing in his chest, "James Cameron is such a great opponent. Sid said.

"I'm going to beat Cameron!" Sid looked back at the door of the movie theater with burning eyes, and on the big "Titanic" poster, Leonardo and Kate Winslet hugged each other above the Titanic.

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In fact, Sid realized that it was imperative and urgent to learn how to shoot real movies after making "Ghost Shadows". Although Sid seems to be familiar with the filming and production of "Ghost Record", he knows that it is not so simple to actually shoot a movie.

Just talking about the most basic sets, lighting, shooting and art direction, it is absolutely impossible to master without real combat training and crew running-in.

As for others, such as the performance coordination of actors, the subtle control of action scenes and close-ups, and even the scheduling of large-scale scenes and the production of special effects shots, etc., it requires a lot of practical experience to achieve.

That's why Sid decided to borrow short films to fully exercise his shooting ability.

Oh, yes.

Short films, yes, of course, first made short films.

As a novice who has never led the filming of the crew as a director, Sid knows that in the director's study career, the most taboo is to be in a hurry. If you think that you can directly challenge a feature film by making a DV movie, then you are really cocooning yourself, and you have nothing to say about death.

And shooting short films is also the only way for every director in his career.

For example, Spielberg was 13 years old when he won an award at the film festival with his neodymium short film "Nowhere to Stay". And Quentin Tarantino also made his first comedy short film "My Best Friend's Birthday" at the age of 24.

Therefore, short films must be made, not only to be filmed, but also to be shot wonderfully and beautifully.

Although it was just an exercise, what Sid took out was also extraordinary.

After his careful selection, he singled out three films, "Black Hole", "Pistol with Six Bullets" and "Curfew", from a large number of short films. Among them, "Black Hole" won the Best Short Film Award at the Cannes Film Festival, while "The Pistol with Six Bullets" and "Curfew" won the Oscar for Best Short Film.