Chapter 94: Chaos is Everywhere

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After Bob finished speaking, there was a look of regret on his face, and he looked out the window blankly, with a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.

The others also stopped talking, as if they were recalling the hardships they had encountered, and as if they were thinking about something.

The atmosphere in the room became a little dull, which made Tang Feng feel a little uncomfortable, "Hey, guys, please don't be so pessimistic, okay?" ”

"Actually, I'm just lucky, I think you'll find a good script soon, and then it's time for all of us to rise together."

"I really can't do it, I'll write a script for you? But I can't guarantee the quality, and the price is definitely not low, haha. ”

He thought that if he made a joke, the atmosphere would be lively, but in fact everyone just looked at him and fell into deep thought.

After a while, Howard, another owner of Imagine Entertainment, spoke, "Sean, we know your kindness, but it's useless. ”

"To be honest, all filmmakers like us should be grateful to you."

"Not only did you fight for us, but you also opened a door for us, well, hope!"

"Perhaps, we can follow this model and continue to work together, both for our dreams and for the future of independent films."

Tang Feng couldn't bear such a compliment, and waved his hand again and again: "Howard, thank you for your praise, but please don't say that, I'm just an ordinary filmmaker." ”

Howard didn't think so, waved his hand to interrupt him, and then said excitedly, "No, Sean, please listen to me." ”

"I'm not complimenting you, I'm in my heart, that's what I think!"

Tang Feng had no choice but to listen to him continue, "Maybe you don't know very well, then I'll introduce you to you, just in the New York area, there are thousands of independent film companies." ”

"But the vast majority of them are very irregular!"

"Can you imagine what it would be like to have eight film companies in an office with only six desks?"

"They'll share an address, they will share a phone, they'll hire a clerk."

"In the most dense concentration of film companies, in an entire office building, there is only one casting director for hundreds of film companies."

"As for the art directors, set designers, prop masters, and even their assistants, they are all shared by many people, and most of them are not professionals."

"And staff such as actors, directors and producers also tend to hire people who don't have much experience."

"It's not that they save, it's that they can't afford it!"

"Let's take the script as an example, such a company doesn't have extra money to buy the script, and it's already a good thing to be able to barely keep their company from going out of business."

"With such a company, what do you think can make a good movie?"

Tang Feng also had some understanding of these things before, and there is a saying in the industry, "Even if you don't have a job in Los Angeles, don't go to New York, it's a filmmaker's hell!" ”

Not for anything else, nor to disparage these filmmakers in New York, but it's a true portrayal of them.

When joking, everyone is asked this question, "Boy, since you are so good, then you have the guts to go to New York?" ”

Everyone's answer is a very affirmative no!

As soon as I was fooled, I wanted to go to New York, where to create a sky of my own?

Unless you're a beginner or a fool with a mushy head.

Who would want to go to that place and work hard for months, but probably not even get a penny?

Even so, there are many young people with dreams who are willing to devote themselves to their greatest film career.

Or they think they have found a good opportunity, and from then on they can soar to the sky, and they have traveled thousands of miles to New York to realize their dreams.

But the reality is cruel, and soon they will find out that this so-called stronghold of independent films is not as good as they imagined.

Not being able to get paid on time is actually just the most common thing, and the most sad thing for them is that there is a lot of deception and injustice everywhere.

All of them are living in deceit, forced to survive, and they have to do some dirty things.

Unspoken rules?

There are no unspoken rules here!

All the dirty deals, all on the bright side.

If you want to survive, you have to pay the price!

Want to become famous?

Forget it, maybe a big dream after a hangover is much more practical than this idea.

At least in drunken dreams, it can make you feel a little happy, and forget about the desperate things for a while.

It can be said that in the eyes of the vast majority of people, this is simply a huge garbage dump!

In Hollywood, at least there are ideals to support their beliefs, but New York has only a gray sky, and there is never a day to emerge!

But even so, there are many young people who keep coming here to pursue their dreams, and then leave in despair with scars all over their bodies.

Over and over again, such a seemingly prosperous phenomenon has been formed, and then it continues to attract latecomers to follow suit......

In the neighborhood with the highest concentration of film companies, you may meet a very ordinary person, who is a man with a thousand faces with countless identities.

He may well be a director and may have been involved in production.

Today he goes to the set to do lighting, tomorrow he will be a small worker on another set, and the day after tomorrow he will become a prop master or lighting, set or something.

Or maybe you will inadvertently see his name on some not-so-good B-movie tapes.

Don't be surprised at this time, because in addition to these, he may also be an insurance salesman or even a part-time talent scout!

Anyway, the requirements here are not high, as long as he can speak well, he can always find something to eat.

If you're lucky, you might be able to sell a big insurance policy, or find an adventurous beauty (handsome guy) who can make a lot of money on her (him) as long as he does something about the contract.

Professionalism, rules, bottom line, conscience?

To hell with them all!

These bullshit things, in their eyes, are far less practical than a piece of bread.

In Tang Feng's view, the most fundamental reason for this chaos is that there are indeed huge interests in it, and second, the threshold is simply outrageously low.

Just like Bob said, even if they can't be released, just selling video tapes and copyrights can make them recover their costs, and it's no wonder that such a good money will attract a large number of people to pan for gold.

Add to that the TV and other entertainment industries, and the city's sheer capacity to absorb them, so there's still room for these people to survive.

As for the level of the movie, forget it, not many people here will pay attention to this issue......

"I used to think wrongly, Hollywood is not good, but maybe Harvey wouldn't be like that if he was really in Hollywood."

"His temperament, and his subsequent carelessness, don't seem to have been caused by Hollywood. And the most fundamental thing is to go back to the general environment here in New York. ”

"Why is he so unscrupulous after becoming famous?"

"Perhaps, in his eyes, those are just trivial things, and no one will care."

"Because of this, as his fame grows and he has more and more resources at his disposal, he really loses the little bit of awe he has left!"

Tang Feng was thinking about his thoughts, and then he heard Robert say: "Of course, the New York film industry is not all bastards. ”

"There are still some people who are still holding on to their dreams, so you don't have to worry too much."

"At least there are still us, although we are always unable to make ends meet, although it is difficult to maintain, we are still trying to persevere."

"Let's talk about Chris of Blue Sky Animation, in order to stick to his dream of making animated feature films, he would rather shoot commercials, or do odd jobs for others, to slowly save money, rather than do those dirty things."

"Now with Harvey, and all of you from Hollywood, I think as long as we all work together, our prospects will definitely get better and better."

Tang Feng still knows Chris Weiqi very well, even if he doesn't have those classic "Ice Age" series of animated movies, he is also a dream chaser worthy of everyone's respect!

Although "Ice Age" was not completed by his studio alone, it is precisely because of his persistence that this classic animated feature film is created.

Now Chris is still very shy, and his face is flushed with praise from Robert in a few words, "Oh, Robert, please, don't you praise me, aren't you also insisting." ”

Immediately, he turned his head again and said to Tang Feng: "Actually, it's much better now, and when the share of "Killer Tragedy" is sent, I can concentrate on writing my animation script." ”

"It's thanks to you and Harvey, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have had to shoot another half a year of advertising before I have the opportunity to create the story I have in mind."

Tang Feng nodded with a smile and said solemnly: "Chris, I have also heard of you in Hollywood, and I personally admire your persistence very much. ”

"So, if there's anything I can do to help, just call me and I'll do something for you."

Then, he looked at the other people and said to them seriously: "Just because of your persistence, I am also willing to do something for you!" ”

"Of course, if you don't think I'm too young, I'd love to be friends with you."

"Just like Bob said, let's join forces in the future, let's work together for a better future!"