Chapter 276: Follow-up to the Movie
Although everyone sitting in the theater, including Zhang Junyi, who barely participated in the filming of the crew, clearly knew the specific content of "Home Alone", but as the plot progressed, especially the conflict between Aina's ghost and the big stupid thief played by Drew Barrymore, in the process of reuniting the two stupid thieves, the laughter of everyone in the screening room who watched the finished film for the first time was one after another, and even Zhang Junyi, a person from the future 21 reality, couldn't help laughing at some times. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
A one-hundred-and-three-minute movie slowly ended in everyone's laughter, as the final behind-the-scenes footage
With the end of the ending song, everyone in the theater stood up excitedly, and applause filled this luxurious theater of more than 200 square meters.
"I have to say, you did a great job of making this movie, Chris, you are such a genius, you can make such a great film the first time you direct, I think I should congratulate you in advance. Zhang Junyi patted Chris Columbus on the shoulder and said seriously.
"Thank you, Zhang! To be honest, without your excellent script and trust in me, I would never have been able to make this Home Alone in the first film I directed in my life!" Chris Columbus said to Zhang sincerely.
Although Chris Columbus was also very happy about Zhang Junyi's praise just now, he was more grateful for Zhang Junyi's unconditional trust.
After all, Chris Columbus knew his own affairs, and he would not have been able to make such a successful film without such a detailed storyboard script provided by Zhang Junyi and the ample funding provided.
And as a first-time film director, Chris Columbus, who has just graduated from the film department of New York University for a few years, has a deep understanding of the rules of Hollywood, and there are absolutely very few producers like Zhang Junyi who trust and delegate power to him.
Therefore, although now Chris Columbus knows that the first step of his professional life is likely to have been successful, he is still very grateful in the face of Zhang Junyi who has given him support, after all, without Zhang Junyi finding himself at the beginning, Chris Columbus knows that the first film in his life will definitely not get the current results, Chris? Although Columbus is confident in his talent, he is definitely not the kind of arrogant person, he knows that with such a detailed and excellent storyboard script and abundant financial support, even if he is not directed, this "Home Alone" is an excellent film after filming.
Therefore, Chris Columbus deeply knows that the biggest contributor to the success of this "Home Alone" film is actually Zhang Junyi himself, although there will be some factors of Chris Columbus in it, but his role is definitely not a charcoal in the snow, at most it is just icing on the cake.
Chris Columbus's biggest emotion at this time is that at the beginning of his career, he did not refuse Zhang Junyi's request to direct a movie, Chris Columbus is quite clear about the starting point of his life, because this "Home Alone" will become so precious, so now Chris Columbus's heart can be said to be full of happiness and gratitude, and the element of gratitude definitely occupies the vast majority.
Although Chris Columbus knew that he had taken a very solid first step in Hollywood circles in the future, he did not dare to be rude at all in front of Zhang Junyi, a very talented person, after all, Chris Columbus really knew that at least 80% of Zhang Junyi's success was in it, not to mention that Zhang Junyi was still a wealthy tycoon with a lot of money.
To say that Chris Columbus is indeed amazingly talented in shooting family comedy movies, the first time he shot a movie, he was able to shoot "Home Alone" to the level of 90% of "Home Alone" released in 1990 in his previous life, in Zhang Junyi's opinion, it is not easy, plus he specially instructed several goofs in his previous life to effectively form a lot of avoidance and production funds are much higher than in his previous life, so comprehensively compare Zhang Junyi feels that "Home Alone" in this life is much higher in quality than the films Zhang Junyi saw in his previous life.
However, although Zhang Junyi is more satisfied with the film shot by Chris Columbus, after all, Chris Columbus is directing a movie for the first time, even if his talent is more amazing, there are still several unsatisfactory places in the handling of some details, Zhang Junyi must be perfect for his first step Hollywood movies, so he pointed out the unreasonable places on the spot, some places need to be re-edited and some places need to be re-shot.
Zhang Junyi originally planned to have a small party to celebrate, but seeing Chris Columbus's tired face, he still gave up this idea, Chris Columbus has overdrawn too much energy during this time, Zhang Junyi knows that what Chris Columbus needs most now is not to celebrate but to have enough rest.
Fortunately, the movie Home Alone needs to be changed very little, so it will not take up the energy that Chris Columbus has ever had.
After a little greeting after the end of the movie, everyone took the initiative to leave, after all, although everyone gathered together because of the movie, after all, if you really think about it, it is estimated that everyone here except Chris? Outside of Columbus, they are not too adaptable, after all, no matter how approachable Zhang Junyi is here, these actors are not famous, even if there is an Osk Best Supporting Actor, but it is also a drama celebrity who is not popular, in fact, the concept is more practical in American circles than in Asia.
Chris Columbus was naturally the last to leave, and before leaving, Chris Columbus asked a little implicitly about the release of the movie.
Zhang Junyi is not impatient with Chris Columbus's worries, after all, the release of a Hollywood movie is the most critical factor affecting the box office of a movie.
In fact, there are a lot of Hollywood film companies, of course, the film companies in the nature of leather bag companies account for more than half, and every day in the United States, there will be many film companies that go bankrupt in Hollywood and many new film companies will be established.
However, the film company with its own distribution channel actually only occupies a small part of the Hollywood film company, not even one-tenth, so for Chris Columbus's worries, Zhang Junyi understands very much, after all, his own film company has just been established, it looks more like a leather bag company, if there is no suitable distribution channel, no matter how good the quality of the film is, the box office of the movie may not be very high, and it may even hit the street, such a takeover is absolutely unacceptable to Chris Columbus.
After all, if Chris Columbus's first film hits the street at the box office, then his future career as a director in Hollywood will definitely be difficult to move an inch, on the contrary, if this "Home Alone" can get a good box office, then he is a new talented director in Hollywood, and it will definitely be easier for him to succeed in the future.
"Chris, you don't have to worry about the release of the movie, you just need to deal with the problems in the later stage of the movie, a few days ago I met Alan Ryder, the head of Twentieth Century Fox Films, at a party, I specifically mentioned it to him at the time, so as long as there is no problem with the quality of the movie, Twentieth Century Fox Films will help us distribute it when the time comes!"
At this time, after watching the finished film of "Home Alone", Zhang Junyi has completely relieved his heart, even if those few small problems are not modified, Zhang Junyi is confident to impress Twentieth Century Fox Films, but for his first step Hollywood movie Zhang Junyi still wants to pursue a more perfect relationship, Zhang Junyi still asks Chris? Columbus revised it again, to be honest, in some aspects, Zhang Junyi is still a little paranoid, if Zhang Jun pursues profit too much, in fact, there is no need for this "Home Alone" to be revised again, after all, it costs more money when it comes to remakes.
Fortunately, even if Chris Columbus has the strong financial support of Zhang Junyi, this "Home Alone" costs a little more than in the previous life, but it only uses more than 3 million US dollars more than the previous life, and even if you count this modification, it is estimated that it will not cost too much.
In terms of the use of funds, Zhang Junyi is still quite satisfied with Chris Columbus, and if he were to be replaced by another director, Zhang Junyi will definitely not be as good as Chris Columbus.
Chris Columbus chose Home Alone as a location for a real residential villa in Winnetka, Illinois. Before the start of filming, the side of the villa facing away from the street was also remodeled, and then many important scenes were filmed here. The rest of the film was almost not filmed in a serious studio, it was all a variety of "improvisations", the set was chosen in a temporary abandoned school, the gymnasium was used as a recording studio, the staff office was used as the office of the main creators, and the editing room was built in a music classroom in the basement.
On the set alone, Zhang Junyi estimated that Chris Columbus could save himself nearly millions of dollars.
Therefore, at this time, Zhang Junyi gave Chris Columbus a reassurance, saving the next month or two, Chris Columbus still needs to worry about the release of the movie, and he will not get enough rest.
In fact, just like Zhang Junyi thought, Chris Columbus was obviously in much better spirits after receiving Zhang Junyi's positive answer, and left satisfied.
It's no wonder that Chris Columbus was very worried before, after all, different distribution channels are absolutely different from the number of screens released in the same movie, and the number of screens in different screens directly affects the final box office of a movie.
In Hollywood, although due to the antitrust law of the United States, the same company cannot operate a film company at the same time and operate a movie theater at the same time.
This is completely different from Zhang Junyi's situation in Xiangjiang, otherwise Zhang Junyi would not have acted so carefully after arriving in the United States, but the cinema chain in the United States is definitely not the terminal biological chain in the Hollywood circle, in Hollywood, the top can only stand on the top of the seven.
As a simple example, in Hollywood, the number of screens screened in the cinema line for the same movie release will definitely vary significantly depending on the level of the studio.
The supply and demand relationship between the 'seven' level film companies, second-rate film companies, second-rate film companies below the second rate and the cinema chain will definitely be very different.
Take "Home Alone" as an example, if it is distributed through the distribution channels of a second-rate film company, it is estimated that the number of screens released will not exceed 100 screens, and if it is distributed by a second-rate company, the number of screens will rise to 500, but if it is handed over to the 'seven' level film companies for distribution, it is absolutely impossible that the number of screens will be directly raised to 1500 or even 2000 screens.
Of course, the costs required by different distribution channels are also very different, and the difference in costs is also very different, and even if there is no strong amount relationship, you don't even think about the 'seven' level film company and a newly established film company, and people will definitely disdain you.
Fortunately, Zhang Junyi gained a lot from Julian and Bush Sr. at the Beverly Hills manor party some time ago, and made friends with some high-end people in various industries in the United States.
After all, in the United States, the US dollar will play a very important role in measuring a person's level, although Zhang Junyi has just come to the United States and has almost no connections, but an almost first-class publishing house and a top-ranked toy company can still intuitively reflect Zhang Junyi's net worth.
What's more, as long as there is some discernment, you can see that in this party, Julian, as the host of the party, and Bush Sr. support Zhang Junyi, and the rich and politicians who can participate in the party, which one is not human, and they are willing to deliberately make friends with Zhang Junyi, and everyone at the party is also very face-saving to communicate with Zhang Junyi.
After all, Zhang Junyi can get the support of Bush Sr. and others at the age of 20, and as long as he is not stupid, he can guess that Zhang Junyi must have an extremely unusual talent, and the United States is a country with mixed interests, and as long as it can obtain benefits, there will not be any bloody incidents that do not know the height of the sky.
It wasn't whether it was Bush Sr. or Julian's, but Alain Ryder Jr., the head of Twentieth Century Fox Films, was present at that party.