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At the beginning of the play, it is described separately as a family of seven people, with the exception of the little beauty Oliver, who are six completely different people with their own flaws.

A father who is bent on publishing a book but is close to bankruptcy, a mother who wants a divorce, a grandfather who is taking drugs in addition to discussing women and sex, an uncle known as the number one Proustian in the United States, an uncle Frank who falls in love with a boy who commits suicide, an angry young brother who refuses to speak, and Oliver, a ten-year-old girl who has a dream of a beauty pageant.

From the beginning, the script focused all the unlucky and failed elements on the chattering of the six people except for the little beauty, arguing over their own trivial matters.

It seems to give people the feeling that this is a simple family ethics film, and the basic routine is to quarrel, reconcile, and understand until the warm ending of the reunion.

There is nothing that attracts him to this script, how can Chen Tian not figure out what this script will win the Oscar.

At this time, Chen Tian even regretted it a little, because when he met Michael Amter, he only went to check his experience.

I only know that Michael Amter won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay with "Little Sunshine Beauty", but he has not seen this film.

To be able to win awards and get a high box office at the same time, there must be something outstanding, in line with this belief, Chen Tian continued to watch.

Oliver, a little girl, unexpectedly gets the opportunity to go to California for a beauty pageant, and the family squeezes into a small bus that is so dilapidated that it can barely start.

From here, the whole plot mode suddenly changed from a family ethics drama to a road comedy.

This turn of events has regained some interest in Chen Tian, and it is all kinds of trivial things on the way to the competition venue just like at home.

However, in the triviality, it brought Chen Tian a shock, especially when describing the cry of his brother who realized that he was colorblind and broke his flying dream, it was far from being as simple as the script seemed.

Oliver gently hugged his desperate brother, who watched as Oliver agreed to move on.

The description of the text is very simple, but the imaginary image in Chen Tian's mind is shocking.

Chen Tian felt the most real emotions revealed in the ordinary trivialities described in the script.

Just as he continues on the road, the plot takes another turn, and the grandfather, who is busy taking drugs along the way, training his granddaughter to dance, and taking time to read pornographic magazines, can't sleep in the morning.

The transportation of his body became a trouble and a funny place for the family, and when the little girl naively told the question of who was in the trunk for her grandfather, this kind of black humor made Chen Tian's heart ache suddenly.

Encountering failures, rivals and even death, the family did not stop running towards the beauty pageant.

No matter how unsuccessful, they decide to bring the little girl Oliver to their dreams.

When the yellow bus in the script crashes over the fence and rushes off the road in the shouting, it rushes to the scene of the competition and qualifies for the beauty pageant at the last moment.

Chen Tian thought that this would be an inspirational film about the realization of the traditional American dream, although he was a little disappointed, Chen Tian felt that this was still a script worth trying.

Things are not as simple as Chen Tian thought, Wen Ziren on the side is the same as Chen Tian, he also thinks that the cute laughing girl Oliver will impress the judges with her extraordinary strength and persistence.

As a result, the peak turned around and won the most rearly championship, and then the family cried with joy to accept the award, doing their best to sensationalize.

However, the script does not depict this, but chooses to carry out the black humor to the end.

In the face of the professional performance of the other 11 young beauties, the whole family was worried about whether Oliver would get hurt, but Oliver insisted on going on stage.

When the host asked, Oliver took the microphone very calmly and said simply, "I want to dedicate this performance to my grandfather, because he taught me this dance." ”

The host asked with emotion: "Where is your grandfather now?" ”

Oliver replied, "In the trunk of the car." ”

This cold joke-like answer made Chen Tian feel the innocence of the little girl, and what was unexpected was that the dance that Oliver did his best to dance in the script was actually an adult striptease.

This kind of black humor made Chen Tian feel suffocated and didn't continue to read it, because this script, which seemed extremely bland and without any bright spots at the beginning, completely moved him at the last moment.

Unconventional sensational inspirational, unconventional inspirational ending.

This kind of non-sensationalism and non-preaching way takes care of every ordinary life more directly and deeply - those groups who are classified as failed and unreliable by society and the world.

Chen Tian was silent for a moment, he needed to control his emotions.

And on the other side, Michael Amter is a little restless, despite the fact that he has experienced numerous failures.

"Honestly, the script looks pretty bland." Chen Tian raised his head and put down the script.

The Michael Amter in front of him and the Michael Amter he knows are completely two extremes, one is high and the other is the people at the bottom.

"Actually, this script is very good." Michael Amter calmed his disappointment, "It's a kind of black humor, and I don't think every script has to go one way or the same. ”

In the past, he didn't even have a chance to explain himself when he was rejected, but this time he wanted to try, even if he still failed.

"Michael, I want to buy this script, are you willing to sell it?"

"What?" Michael Amter thought he had a problem with his ear, "You want to buy it?" ”

Wen Ziren also thought that he had misheard, although he admired Chen Tian's ideas and directing skills in thrillers.

But this does not mean that he agrees that Chen Tian has the ability to shoot this seemingly ordinary script that tests the director's skills perfectly.

If you don't have the ability to grasp the right twists and emotional flashpoints in the script, then the money is likely to be wasted.

Although this money was not from him, Wen Ziren secretly pulled Chen Tian.

Chen Tian looked at Wen Ziren and gave him a reassuring expression.

"Yes, I want to buy it and shoot it myself, you're still the screenwriter, but I'm not going to shoot it easily right now.

One I don't think this script will impress those investors, so it's not surprising that this requires our own investment, and I don't have that much money at the moment. Two, I don't think I'm good enough to shoot it perfectly, and third, James and I already have a plan for the next or even the next film. ”

"Didn't you say it was too bland?" Michael Amter was completely blindsided, and he didn't know what Chen Tian wanted to do.

"Plainness is the only way to highlight what is being expressed, isn't it? Looking at the so-called law of success in this world with the innocent eyes of a little girl, I like it, from the heart, as you said it's a good script. ”

Chen Tian completely said what he wanted to express in the script, and Michael Amter took a deep breath: "Justin, you said what I wanted to express, as long as you want, I am willing to sell it to you." ”

"And you don't need to give me money for the time being, you can take this script with you, and I will keep it for you.

I'm sure you'll shoot it perfectly one day, and it needs as much recognition as I do. Michael Amter said solemnly.

Chen Tian didn't expect Michael Amter to do this because of his approval: "Michael, thank you, I won't let you wait too long, I will start the shooting plan within a year." ”

"It's incredible, but it's a very difficult script." Wen Ziren, who was sitting next to Chen Tian, reminded.

Chen Tian looked at the bustling Los Angeles outside the bus: "It's really big, but don't you want to try it?" After the promotion of "World News Weekly" in the past few days, I will try it again with the sample, I don't know if I have gained anything. ”

"Yes, will, unless they can't see how good 'Buried Alive' is."

"By the way, the script of "Chainsaw" will be put aside for the time being, I still have an idea in my hand, the small investment is only tens of thousands of dollars, but I think it's not bad, it's a documentary about fast food, to be exact, a comedy drama documentary."

"A documentary of a comedy plot?"

"Yes, when you read the script, you will feel good."

When Chen Tian handed over the script to Wen Ziren the next day, Chen Tian also saw a report about Scarlett in the latest issue of "World News Weekly", and I have to say that the report is very real under the real video materials.

As Chen Tian expected, the report attracted a lot of media attention.

The continuous reporting has made the whole country know that Scarlett Johansson almost died in a coffin, and a beautiful star sleeping in a coffin in the middle of the night in the middle of the night is attractive enough, let alone almost died.

"Yes, I almost died that night, their report is not fake, you can even go and investigate that hospital, they saved me from death." Scarlett responded after a few days of silence.

Looking at the many media reports, Chen Tian felt that it was time to take the initiative.

On the morning of June 10, Chen Tian was sorting out his suit in front of the mirror.

It was the only formal dress he wore in college, and he didn't wear it much so it looked new.

"Chen Tian, GO!" Chen Tian shook his fist at the mirror.