Of course, Tang Feng is not messing around, he has his own plans!

$10,000 isn't enough to make a complete film, but at least a simplified version can be made, so that he can be exhibited at the St. Denis Film Festival, and as long as he can get into the eyes of some people, he can actually make a movie.

He would like to make "Blair the Witch" or "Ghost Record" now, but it is obviously impossible in this era.

The success of "Blair the Witch", in addition to the ingenious plot structure and the filming method of the precedent pseudo-documentary, the most important thing is the viral marketing based on the Internet.

"Ghost Shadow" can be tried, but Tang Feng feels that at least he has to wait for him to gain a firm foothold first, otherwise I'm afraid the final result will not be too good.

He didn't want such a classic movie to end up being shown in art theaters and ending up in a state of despair after receiving a few box offices, this is a movie that can make a lot of money!

In fact, he has long regarded these two movies as meat in his bowl, and both films are classics of pseudo-documentaries!

The return on investment is small and high, so he will only take them out when he thinks it is most appropriate, or earn a super high return, or use them to achieve his own fame.

In either case, as long as the timing is right, they are undoubtedly the most powerful secret weapons, and if they become cannon fodder in his hands, they will really be violent.

Ever since he had the idea to make his own film, he has been thinking about how to accomplish his plan, and Robin showing him the scars on his body just happened to give him a good hint and example.

He could have made a simplified version of the film and tried his luck at a film festival, and if he was lucky enough, he might be bought by a film company, or even release it directly.

What he wants to do is to show people that he is capable of making a good movie, and to some extent, his first film is used as a stepping stone to Hollywood!

Just like many independent film producers, as long as they can really make good movies, they will be favored by Hollywood, and of course Tang Feng has greater ambitions and more ideas!

Tang Feng did not ask Robin to borrow money at this time to blackmail him, in fact, whether he borrowed it or not, Tang Feng would participate in his experiment. It's just that he needs a start-up fund too much now, and although he feels a little abrupt, he still says what he thinks.

Before his rebirth, Tang Feng was thriving in Hollywood, but in this relatively closed era, he had no confidence that he would succeed.

Although Hollywood claims to be the world's film factory, it has never been a completely open place.

Especially in this era, if there is no weighty stepping stone, with him an eighteen-year-old Chinese teenager, I am afraid that he is not even qualified to wash the floor!

In this era, except for Bruce Lee, who died young, no Chinese can be recognized by Hollywood and even Western society.

He also thought about taking his script to a big agency or a production company to seek investment, but he finally dismissed this idea.

I don't know how many people do this every year, but how many are really successful?

Hollywood is not a charity base, no matter how good his script is, no one will spend money to let a fledgling Chinese kid be the director, they don't care more about the quality of the script, but about the tangible benefits.

Now there are only two paths in front of Tang Feng, either to fight a bloody path as an independent producer, or to watch his script being snatched away by others.

But he is not willing to be a puppet at the mercy of others, this time he wants to control his life!

Therefore, he wants to be a director, a producer, and even an investor!

......

"Don, although I can come up with 10,000 dollars, I'm sorry, I won't do it, it's good to have ideals, but unrealistic ideals are unacceptable. ”

Robin's words interrupted Tang Feng's thoughts, but he didn't care: "Robin, don't rush to answer me about this matter first, when my injuries recover, I will start writing the script." ”

"Rest assured, this is not a condition for me to participate in the experiment, it is just a request of mine. ”

"I'll hurry up and write the script during this time, and wait until you see my script, and then make a decision, okay?"

Robin breathed a sigh of relief, but still expressed his opinion honestly, "Well, thank you again for your help. But I can't guarantee that I'll be satisfied with your script, and I don't think you'll be able to make a real movie for $10,000. ”

Tang Feng smiled without pressure: "Then let's wait and see, hehe." ”

Of course, Robin didn't know that Tang Feng had nearly thirty years of knowledge beyond this world, and he didn't know his nickname of "Ten Thousand Golden Tang".

He even wondered if Tang Feng had broken his brain, or if it was a bear child's nonsense. Anyway, he had made up his mind that he would never participate in Tang Feng's ridiculous plan, although he had a good impression of this Chinese teenager and was grateful that he had joined his experimental plan.

But he didn't take it too seriously, but was even more nervous about his experiment, and after leaving the nurse who finally had time to take care of Tang Feng, he secretly agreed on a treatment plan with Tang Feng, and then left his ward in a hurry.

Tang Feng didn't explain anything, but made a draft in his heart, he has always been a character who does what he says, and he will never delay what he decides to do.

In fact, it is not easy to find a suitable movie for him now, first of all, his funds are too small, even if Robin can lend him 10,000 US dollars, plus his remuneration as a guinea pig is only 13,500 US dollars.

This requires that the films he wants to make should not be too complicated, but also contain the necessary cinematic elements as much as possible, and it is even more difficult to impress certain people enough.

As for the technical problems in shooting, he is not worried, "Wan Jintang" is not called in vain.

Even if he has never been a real director, he can write and direct, understand lighting scheduling, know photography and editing, and used to be a good "non-famous stuntman", which should be enough for an independent film with a super small investment.

As for its level, Tang Feng doesn't believe in any so-called genius, he only knows that diligence can make up for his clumsiness.

Isn't there a famous saying: "If you do more, you will naturally be able to integrate it~!"

And Tang Feng's biggest capital is his vision decades ahead of his time, as well as the classic movies of later generations in his mind!

In the afternoon, two policemen came to make a note, and it was not long for him to ask him briefly about how he killed the crocodile, and then praised him a few words, and then Robin was chased away.

After that, except for eating and changing dressings, no one bothered Tang Feng anymore, and it also allowed him to think quietly.

Robin took good care of him, not only personally delivering every meal, but also buying him a new set of clothes and toiletries, because when he arrived at the hospital, he had nothing but his driver's license.

It didn't take too long for Tang Feng to choose the movie he wanted to make, and the injury on his arm improved slightly, so he couldn't wait to ask Robin for pen and paper and began to write the script.

In fact, it's very simple, just write down the process of the whole movie according to your own memory, and then make some necessary adaptations to the movie according to your own ideas and realistic conditions.

A week later, when Robin came to say goodbye to Tang Feng with the honorarium, he saw the script he handed over as scheduled.

Robin had long forgotten about his agreement with Tang Feng, in fact, he really didn't care at all, he didn't think that this kid who had just graduated from high school could write a decent script and even make it into a movie.

Even if he took the script handed over by Tang Feng, he just glanced at it very casually, and saw that the cover of the white paper on the homepage was not surprisingly written: "Killer Tragedy".

"Huh?"

"It's a good name, it's quite bluffing, what kind of story will it be?"

When Robin carefully read the entire script, he no longer had a little contempt for Tang Feng and his movie, although he still instinctively couldn't believe it, but he had to admit that this was definitely the best-looking script he had ever seen!

Who lives in Hollywood without knowing a few friends who are involved in movies or related to movies?

He also has a few so-called screenwriter friends, although they are all amateurs, and it is because of such friends that he has also been asked to read the script many times.

Of course, they didn't do it for any investment, they just wanted to find someone to help taste it after writing the script, or they wanted to show their talent in front of old friends, and then pretended to be a literary youth, and after getting drunk, they left one after another and disappeared.

Those so-called scripts are often written in a foggy way that people can't understand, or they are full of jargon and pale and boring character dialogues, which make people feel both boring and obscure.

But the script written by Tang Feng was completely different from theirs, which made him feel bright at first sight, and was deeply attracted by the content of the script, and after reading the entire script in one go, he couldn't help but praise it repeatedly.

"That's a really good script! The story isn't complicated, but it's completely unexpected. The dialogue is concise, easy to understand and full of feelings, and what touches me the most is the tragic but beautiful love of the hero and heroine!"

"If I could turn back time, I would rather never know you again, although I can't fall in love with you again, but at least I can silently miss you in my heart......"

"Don, this is a wonderful passage! It reminds me of my deceased love, who was a nurse, lively, beautiful, and tender. ”

"But, but she died of an infection from her wounds. So since then, I have applied for retirement, and I have always wanted to develop a special medicine that can make wounds heal quickly. ”

"Honey, I've made it!"

"But you've long since left me, I, I really regret it, damn war!"

I don't know why, Robin's change of attitude didn't make Tang Feng happy, but it seemed that he suddenly pressed a stone in his heart, and he didn't mention the previous agreement, just patted Robin's shoulder lightly and comforted: "Maybe, nostalgia is also a kind of love." ”

With that, he walked out of the room and left the space for Robin......

After taking a turn outside, Tang Feng's mood felt better, although he was very sympathetic to Robin's plight, but he couldn't do anything about it, the wounds of the war may only be healed by time, and may never be healed.

When he returned to the ward, Robin had returned to normal and became the elegant and polite surgeon again, and when Robin saw him return, he immediately picked up the script and said to him in a sincere tone: "Don, I'm sure it's a very good script, at least much better than the other scripts I've read." ”

Tang Feng smiled slightly, "This is just the first draft, and there are still some things that need to be improved." ”

Robin nodded, and continued: "Then go and try to get it out, I will fulfill our agreement, and I can lend you thirty thousand dollars, which is all my savings now." ”

Seeing that Robin not only agreed to lend him money, but also took the initiative to increase the amount to 30,000 US dollars, Tang Feng's mood also changed a lot, and he joked: "Aren't you afraid that I will lose all your money?"

Robin stared at the script with his eyes tightly and looked at it intently, without even raising his head, and smiled very casually: "Haha, there is only so much that can help you, whether you lose or earn depends on your ability." ”

After finishing speaking, he carefully read the script in his hand, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration when he saw the wonderful places, but he put Tang Feng aside.

Tang Feng was also very happy about Robin's reaction, which shows that he successfully adapted the story in his memory!

The original "Killer Tragedy" tells the story of a wandering singer who is mistaken for a killer, and although it is only a small-budget and crudely produced independent film, it is definitely a masterpiece of independent films of the same period in terms of story creativity.

The original director of the film, Robert Rodriguez, was shot in his native Mexico at the time, and the whole film only used an investment of 7,000 US dollars, coincidentally, in order to make the film, he also had the experience of working as a guinea pig in a medical structure, and the script was also written in the laboratory.

And Rodriguez also relied on this film to become a blockbuster, which was recognized by the film company and bought the copyright of the film, and invested one million dollars in post-production and publicity.

The box office after the release of the film was not bad, it is said to be several million dollars, plus the subsequent sales of video tapes and TV rights, the income is also very considerable.

Later, he used this film as a blueprint to shoot a remake of "Heroes Don't Shed Tears", and used it to break into Hollywood.

And the Hong Kong Island movie "Cactus" starring Li Ming and Ye Yuqing is also based on this movie, although it is not a successful adaptation, but it is also eye-catching.