Chapter 107: Orderly
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This time, in addition to the main creators of "ET", there are also three special personnel - Zhong Chuhong, Mei Aifang, and Lin Zhiling.
came to Hollywood to shoot "ET", Xu Cun brought almost all of his net worth, and he had to spend all of them. Therefore, Zhong Chuhong, the financial assistant, naturally had to come over to help Xu Cun manage the accounts.
To be honest, Zhong Chuhong didn't want to come with Xu Cun—she had an instinctive defense against the lustful Xu Cunshi. Moreover, she was afraid that she would catch Xu Cun's Tao in a place where Mei G was unfamiliar with the earth.
But Zhong Chuhong's family encouraged Zhong Chuhong to come to the United States to gain insight and knowledge, and Zhong Chuhong was also a little curious about Hollywood, which filmmakers yearn for, and Xu Cun also promised that he would not commit any offence against her before coming, so Zhong Chuhong came to the United States with Xu Cun.
And the reason why Xu Cun brought Mei Aifang here is for three reasons:
First, Mei Aifang now has nothing to do except teach herself finance, so Xu Cun took her to the United States to relax.
Second, Xu Cun is becoming more and more inseparable from women, so Xu Cun can use Mei Aifang to pass the boring time.
Third, and most importantly, Xu Cun clearly remembered that the Mei sisters all died of cervical cancer. Therefore, Xu Cun wanted to take Mei Aifang to check her body in the United States, where medicine is the most developed, and it was best to give Mei Aifang some cervical cancer vaccine.
As for bringing Lin Zhiling here, it was because Xu Cun wanted to pretend to be public and private - on the one hand, he had to keep in touch with Lin Zhiling, his goddaughter, from time to time. On the other hand, Xu Cun is ready to arrange a role for Lin Zhiling in this movie that is destined to go down in history.
Of course, Lin Zhiling didn't come by herself, and her parents also came to travel and vacation at public expense.
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In this filming of "ET", Xu Cun gambled almost all his net worth, and once he failed, Xu Cun may have to struggle for more than ten years. Therefore, after completing the formalities of DreamWorks (Mei G Branch), Xu Cun began to shoot "ET".
Xu Cun first brought in Stan Winston and Carol Lamberdy, who designed the aliens for "Contact of the Third Kind", as well as Zhang Shuping and Xi Zhongwen—and he consulted with the four of them on how to design ET and ET's costumes.
ET's prototype was made by stylist Ed Voloks for $700,000, but Spielberg was not satisfied, so he hired Carlo Lamberdy, the alien who designed Contact of the Third Kind. This detour, Xu Cun will not take it no matter what! Therefore, Xu Cun directly invited Carlo Lamberdy, who was mainly responsible for the projecting ET, and Stan Winston assisted in the design.
In order to save time and money, Xu Cun also told Carlo Lamberdy and Stan Winston what he knew, and drew the ET prototype he saw in the movie to Carlo Lamberdy and Stan Winston. In addition, Xu Cun also talked to Carlo Lamberdy and Stan Winston about some design ideas. For example:
This creature has a unique retractable neck. Its face can be borrowed from the faces of the poets Carl Sandberg, Albert Einstein, Hemingway, and pugs. The effectiveness of the eyeballs in the process of attracting the audience is crucial, and you can go to the ophthalmology society for help. ET's expression should be rich, and the building yì given by Xu Cun is the head of several ETs. ET is forty-eight inches tall and fifty-six inches when his neck is extended. Wait a minute......
In addition, Xu Cun's costumes were all handed over to Zhang Shuping and Xi Zhongwen, and Xu Cun's idea for them was to ask them to find two dwarfs and a legless teenager to take turns to wear them for performance, and then find some audiences of different ages to vote.
To save time, Xu also asked ILM, Stan Winston Studios, and others in the digital realm to design other things, including spaceships. At the same time, Xu Cun asked Jeffrey, Carlo Lambordy, and Stan Winston to find a few reliable assistants for Cui Baozhu, and Xu Cun asked Cui Baozhu to start purchasing the items needed to shoot ET now.
In terms of venues, Xu Cun asked Jeffer to help contact Universal Studios, and at the same time asked Jeffrey to find a few assistants to follow Tang Shuxuan to Culver City, Northridge, Tuhonga, New Orleans City and other places to find special venues such as the jungle.
In terms of actors, in addition to Lin Zhiling, Xu asked Jeffrey to help him advertise in Hollywood - he had to audition for the main actors in "ET" from children between the ages of five and fifteen.
This is not just to find the right actors in "ET", Xu Cun also has another purpose - to advertise "ET" and increase the popularity of "ET".
In terms of adult actors, such as: the children's mother, the key officer, etc., Xu Cun asked Jeffrey to find the original actors Dee Warrens, Peter Cayott and others to play. couldn't find the original actor, so Xu Cun asked Jeffrey to recommend him, and he interviewed in person.
In addition, Xu Cun also asked Jeffrey to try to pull some sponsorship. For example, food, toys, cars, and many more. To be honest, Xu Cun doesn't have much hope for this — he is not well-known in Hollywood, and even if "ET" costs $12 million to make, no company may be willing to sponsor him.
Of course, Xu Cun is not without a backhand - if Jeffrey doesn't come to sponsor, Xu Cun will pull sponsorship from Asia. Xu Cun believes that with his current fame in Asia and the gimmick of spending $12 million in Hollywood to make "ET," he will be able to attract a lot of sponsorship in Asia.
Also, it is impossible for an actor to speak difficult medical terms naturally and fluently, so Xu Cun decided to find some real doctors to play the scene where ET was treated. Therefore, Jeffrey also had to help Xu Cun connect with real medical staff.
In order to increase the mystery of "ET" and increase the audience's expectations for "ET", Xu Cun explained to everyone that everything about "ET" is a secret of the "ET" crew, and no one is allowed to divulge it - for this reason, Xu Cun also signed a confidentiality contract with all insiders. If anyone dares to divulge the contents of "ET", they will pay a high amount of liquidated damages.
Jeffrey saw Xu Cun's orderly arrangement of everyone's work - this qiē made Jeffrey feel that Xu Cun might be able to bring him a surprise.
Therefore, although Xu Cun gave Jeffrey a lot of work that did not belong to Jeffrey, Jeffrey still did it with his heart - he wanted to see if his feelings were right or wrong?
After explaining all the work and sitting in charge for a while, Xu Cun got about a week or so of free time.
Taking advantage of this rare free time, Xu Cun was ready to do two private things - one was to take Mei Aifang for a physical examination. The other is to go to Santa Clara University to meet He Chaoqiong.
Jeffrey, Tang Shuxuan, Lin Zhengying and others were called, a meeting was held, and they were explained, and Xu Cun took Mei Aifang to Santa Clara University......
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