Chapter Ninety-Eight: My Autobiography
Mira Films was still in the hands of the Weinstein brothers when "Finding Neverland" was filmed, but in 2005, Scott Rudin made a two-five boy, and cooperated with Disney executives to squeeze the two brothers away, and since then Miramax Films has been handed over to him by Disney. www.biquge.info Scott Rudding and Weinstein are brothers who love and kill each other, and it is difficult for outsiders to clarify the grievances between the two sides, but Freddie Hemmer should be very firm, because he is an actor discovered and favored by Harvey Weinstein.
Freddie Helmer was close to the Weinstein brothers, and should have been persona non grata with Scott Rudin, but for some unknown reason the atmosphere was harmonious, and everyone showed an attitude of great cultivation of him.
Liang Baoguang has made an outstanding contribution to this harmony, and when he visited Ian McKellen in the UK, he firmly stated that he would add some gay elements to "Burst Drummer", which was a small measure he took to attract the other party to agree to star, but in the end, things seemed to be a little out of control, not only Freddie Hammer's attitude became ambiguous, but even he himself had a tendency to be pushed into the pit.
"Paul, have you found a location for the new movie, if you haven't decided yet, I can introduce you to a set production team, all of whom are masters of interior scenes. Liang Baoguang's new film "Bursting Drummer" is almost all indoor scenes, and the team that built the scene is particularly important, and Scott Rudding feels that he knows a lot of people in the circle and can find reliable people, so he took the initiative to bring up this stubble.
The light of the real scene is difficult to be controlled, so in the mature Hollywood film production system, directors prefer to shoot in the studio rather than in the real place, not only indoor scenes, but even outdoor scenes will be pulled into the studio as much as possible. The general public does not understand the filming process and feels that it is expensive and laborious to build a scene in a movie studio, but this not only results in a good picture, but also actually cancels the contract.
"I've found a place, the Julliard School, a few blocks away, and they'll be working with me on the shoot. Liang Baoguang did not choose to set up a conservatory by himself, but spent the price to let the Julia School of Music cooperate with him in the filming of "Burst Drummer", of course, he chose to make his own considerations, he has invested a lot of resources in order to shoot this movie, and he doesn't care about spending so much.
"Those old antiques would be willing to let you make a movie on their territory with a rookie director?" The Juilliard School of Music has always been known for its respect for tradition, and the filming of "Sound of Dreams" there was a way for the school to sell Warner Bros. face, but Scott Rudding couldn't figure out where Liang Baoguang got such a big face.
"The problems in this world that can be solved with money are not problems. After Liang Baoguang finished speaking, he rubbed his arm vigorously, and the lines were so numb that he shivered after he said it, but since he had decided what to pretend, he naturally had to have that look.
Dustin Blake opened his mouth wide, "Just give the money?"
"Giving money directly is a bribe, how could I do such a stupid thing, it was Polisi who arrogantly invited me to shoot at the Julia Conservatory. Liang Baoguang shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands very weakly, as if to say that he was so handsome and so popular.
"People took the initiative to invite you to shoot a movie, and you said that you solved it with money, which is logically different. Ian McKellen also questioned the veracity of Liang's words.
The Juilliard School wanted to expand its dormitories this year, but the Alice Tully Society gave up on the Lincoln Center Concert Hall renovation project. When I heard the news from a friend, I made a personal donation of two million dollars, and then ...... I accidentally talked about my upcoming film about music, and Polisy arrogantly invited me to shoot it at their school. "It's hard to say if it's worth the two million dollars spent, time will tell.
"What a leak...... It seems that asking you for a salary is still a bit small. Ian McKellen laughed that he himself is not a person who cares about money, otherwise he would not have turned down a multi-million dollar wedding invitation before, saying that this was completely for the grievances of Freddie Heimer, who was paid a lot less in "Burst Drummer" than in "Sound of Dreams".
"There will be many opportunities to cooperate in the future, and we will definitely not treat Haimer badly. "I used to live with a buckle and a rope, and that was because I really didn't have any money in my hands, and when I was filming "This Man is from Earth", Liang Baoguang felt pain when he rented a holiday cottage, but now he asked him to shoot it again, and he couldn't do it when he paid for Walden to charter the venue.
Movies are one of the best publicity platforms, if it weren't for the fact that "True Love Titanic" earned enough tears from glass hearts, how many people would know about the accident in which the big ship hit the iceberg? The reputation of the Julia Conservatory is certainly loud enough, but publicity is a thing without limits, and Coca-Cola is so famous that it still needs to be advertised. In the event that "The Burst Drummer" became popular, the fame and attention of the Juilliard School of Music would increase, and with an additional $2 million in money, they would of course happily accept Liang Baoguang's suggestion.
A film company owner who is not bad for money and has a lot of directing talent, almost the template of the protagonist of Chi Guoguo's entertainment novel, Dustin Black was a little uncomfortable on the spot, "Paul, are you interested in working with me once, I will write the script and you will shoot it?"
"This ......" Dustin Black's name Liang Baoguang has still heard of, HBO's hit series "BigLove" is still on the air at this time, if the screenwriter writes a movie script, it is estimated that it will be impossible to jump out of the category of "folding films", for the sake of his future happy life, Liang Baoguang decisively rejected him, "I'm really sorry, I have already conceived the next work after "Burst Drummer", and I have to wait until at least two years later to cooperate." ”
"Burst Drummer" hasn't started yet, but Liang Baoguang said that his next movie has been put on the agenda, no matter how you look at it, it makes people a little suspicious that he didn't want to cooperate with Dustin Blake, so he deliberately said such an excuse. Ian McKellen was the first to disbelieve it, he was discussing the script with Liang Baoguang yesterday, how could he still have the energy to make other scripts in this situation, "Are you taking too big a step?"
"I'll show it to you later, it's just a prototype anyway. Liang Baoguang was really making a plan for the next movie, but the so-called script was very thin at this time, just a little richer than the outline, he turned around and went back to his office, and came back with a thin script after a while.
The few people chatting around were surprised, they thought that Liang Baoguang was just talking and playing, but they didn't expect that he was really preparing for a new movie. Scott Rudin is only a gold medal producer, and he is better at reading scripts than professional screenwriters, so he reached out first and took the script, "TheBigShort, what do you mean by your title, thick and short?"
"Short is a basic word in economics, which means bear, and the relative Long is long. Liang Baoguang has been thinking about putting his personal experience on the big screen, although he knows that it is easy to be hurt by starting a group ridicule, but he can understand Evan Williams's mood very well, if he doesn't show off after he is developed, what is the difference between it and salted fish? He just wants to be on the big screen.
Scott Rudin's brows were tipped over when he saw that the script was thin, but after a few minutes, his brows were tangled together, and he didn't feel Ian McClane patting him on the shoulder, and kept repeating: "This can't be true, this can't be true." ”
"What is really fake, show us quickly. "The appetites of the others have been aroused, and there are only a handful of people and things in Hollywood who can make Scott Rudin's gaffe go and they all want to know what is remarkable in Leung's script that can make this tyrant look like that.
"The problem with this script is too big. Scott Rudin couldn't help but glance at Liang Baoguang, the first page of the script was written that it was based on a true person, and Liang Baoguang was an MBA at Harvard Business School, and it was well known to him that he couldn't connect the two things, "As a senior, I must give you a piece of advice, there are only two results when this movie is really made, either your reputation is over, or your life is over." ”
Liang Baoguang understands what Scott Rudin meant, if he does not analyze the root causes of the subprime mortgage crisis and uncover the causes of social unrest, the whole movie will look pale and vain, but if he dares to reveal the deepest causes, the White House and the Federal Reserve headquarters will definitely be surrounded by angry people, and he himself will be approached by black suits.
If the former situation occurs, Liang Baoguang's reputation as a director will drop by a notch, and in the latter case, he must be the actor of "The Flowers Bloom in America from the Return of the Special Forces King" in order to continue to be free. Originally, he was worried about whether to burn the script of "The Big Short", but the YY novel "The Sacking of Tokyo" that Yun Jingyi brought him was too timely, he only needed to change the scene and time period, and he couldn't get fishy at all, and adding a little "flavoring" can increase the color of the movie and make the audience watch it with a more sense of substitution.
"The movie wasn't going to be like this in the end, and I was determined to overhaul it. Liang Baoguang is not in a hurry, and now he has to focus on "Bursting Drummer", "This movie will not be planned until at least next year, and I will ask Mr. Ludin to help me see it then." ”
"Well, there's a sentence I don't know if to say or not. Scott Rudin's face suddenly grabbed Liang Baoguang's arm and looked embarrassed, "Are there any good financial product recommendations?"