Just when Blackburn was still playing in the Champions League and the Premier League, Arthur was no longer in the UK to stay quietly, and ran to Los Angeles on the other side of the ocean on his own transit plane, saying that it was for official business, but in fact, he was looking for beautiful stars in Hollywood, ready to start his own beautiful "encounter". Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

After all, Arthur is young and rich, tall and handsome, rich and powerful, and to the little female stars who are not in the limelight in Hollywood, it is like candlelight to a moth, dazzling and attractive.

On this day, while Arthur was sunbathing on the Gold Coast, Abby, who had already been promoted to his personal secretary, wore a bikini and brought a middle-aged white man with a big beard.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Walker, I'm Michael Winterbottomon." The visitor greeted politely.

Arthur's people are Arthur Jack Walker, so it is not surprising that some people call him Jack and live Walker. Of course, if you think you have a better relationship, you can also call him Arthur.

Michael Winterbottom is a British director whose main works include "Nine Songs" and "Between Earthly Beings", and belongs to the backbone of contemporary British directors. He graduated from Oxford University and began his career as a television editor. Last year, he won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival with "Between the Worlds".

"Just call me Arthur, I don't like people being so serious. We're all Blake, aren't we? Arthur said kindly.

Michael Winterbottom, who was born in 1961, was born and raised in Blackburn like Arthur, so in the foreign city of Los Angeles, the two are considered to be fellow countrymen.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Arthur." Michael Winterburton said politely.

Arthur made a happy expression and said, "I didn't expect to meet such a brilliant director today, it's really worth celebrating." But, with all due respect, Michael, you used to shoot mostly feature films, how did you come up with the idea of making a football movie? ”

The reason why Arthur and Michael Winterbottom have such a meeting is that Arthur heard that the opponent has a movie about football, and Arthur, who urgently needs to expand the influence of Blackburn Rovers Club, naturally immediately contacted the other party, and Michael Winterbottom also urgently needs the support of a wealthy investor like Arthur, so the two hit it off and had this meeting.

Michael Winterbottom laughed and said, "It's going to hurt to be so straightforward. However, my previous films were all kinds of genres, and I didn't think I should be limited to one area, and I liked the story, so I was ready to make it. ”

Arthur looked at the confident big boy in front of him, a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and then he nodded: "Don't rush to give me the script first, can you tell me about the content of your script?" Don't worry, I won't leak it to anyone, I'm just curious. ”

"Absolutely." Michael Winterbottom smiled and nodded, and then slowly narrated the general content of the script in his hand to Arthur.

The script that Michael Winterbottom brought to the table is simple, a football inspirational film.

The story is that Santiago Munez, a young boy who followed his father and grandmother across the U.S.-Mexico border at the age of 10, carried only a soccer ball and a photo of a World Cup match.

Soccer is all Santiago is, but as an illegal immigrant, Santiago can't do it despite being good at playing football, so he can only follow his stubborn father everywhere to clean up the homes of wealthy families in the Los Angeles area and earn a meager salary.

One day, scouts from England discovered Santiago's talent and encouraged him to travel to England, where the game was thriving. Santiago, despite his father's fierce opposition, finally ran away from home and went to England alone to challenge his limits.

Santiago's arrival at the home of a Premier League powerhouse for a trial is unfortunate, and Santiago's skills are almost unrecognizable in this group of future top players in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and he has learned that in addition to talent, diligent practice is the key to establishing a foothold in professional football.

After realizing his potential, Santiago helped the team to qualify for next season's Champions League at the most tense moment, and also became a hero of the team.

Arthur had already recognized the script halfway through hearing it, after all, in his previous life, he had seen the movie more than once.

Compared with the content of the previous script, Michael Winterbottomon's original version is much better, after all, Michael Winterbottomon, who is an Englishman, will not be like Danny Gannon, the director of the film version, who randomly adds drafts, playoffs and other messy plots to the story, ignoring the difference between the Premier League format and Major League Soccer.

Arthur waited until Michael Winterbottom finished speaking, nodded with a smile and said, "It's not bad, it's quite in line with Hollywood's personal heroism, but if you want to get my sponsorship fee, you have to change three things." ”

"What about the three points?" Since Michael Winterbottom was able to come to meet with Arthur, he had long understood that the other party would make some requests, and as long as it was not too much, he would not refuse.

Arthur took a deep breath and smiled: "Then I'll ask directly, how much money do you need if this movie wants to meet your expectations?" ”

Michael Winterbottom apparently had a plan in mind, and he opened his mouth and came: "Between $20 million and $30 million." ”

"No problem, I can give you $30 million to make this film and be responsible for finding you a good distributor." Arthur only thought about it for a moment before agreeing, "But I have three requests. ”

"I want to hear about it." Michael Winterbottom asked.

"First point." Arthur thought for a moment and said, "The team I need Santiago to join can only be Blackburn, since the team Santiago joined has become Blackburn, then what I get in the end should not be the Champions League qualification, but the Premier League championship trophy." And I'm going to give you the best of the club's ability to shoot at the time, and even allow you to shoot training and games, so you can capture a lot of precious footage from Ewood Park. ”

"No problem, I agreed, I'm also a Blackburn Rovers fan, am I?" Michael Winterbottomon had already guessed Arthur's request, so he immediately nodded and agreed.

"Number two, I want to make this film a series, and you need to start preparing for a sequel to this movie now, and the team has to be Blackburn." Arthur made a second request, he must have his previous life, this is a hugely influential series of films, but the second step is that the hero joins Real Madrid to make a wedding dress for others, which Arthur is extremely disgusted.

"Let me think about this question." Michael Winterbottom didn't expect Arthur to be so confident in his film and prepare for a sequel, so he was surprised and didn't agree immediately, but was thinking about how the story would go if he continued to make a sequel.

"How do you write it down?" Michael Winterbottom asked.

"I think it's a sequel to this film, so to speak." Without a pause, Arthur began to tell.

The sequel to the film still revolves around the main character, Santiago, who begins his new season in Blackburn. From the Premier League to the Champions League, and against the top European clubs, Santiago is finally becoming a superstar. On the other hand, Santiago, who has gained fame and fortune, is also increasingly involved in various personal problems: a break with his manager, a beautiful woman who throws himself into his arms, a corrupt private life, and so on.

The sequel also exposes some of the real private life problems of the players from another angle, adding to the authenticity and watchability of the film. Will Santiago's fame and fortune ruin his increasingly illustrious career?

The plot is interesting enough at this point, and Michael Winterbottom listens to it very energetically and engagingly.

After listening to Arthur's narration, Michael Winterbottom lowered his head and pondered for a while and smiled: "To be honest, it's a great story, the plot and ending are very surprising, and I think the second point is fine." ”

"Okay, then the third point, I hope to have some right to suggest the selection of photographers." Seeing Michael Winterbottom's slightly frowning expression, Arthur added: "Of course, the final decision is up to you. ”

The reason why Arthur wants the right of actor advice is because he is ready to use his experience in his previous life to find some stars who will make a career in the future to participate in this movie, such as the heroine can be Scarlett Johansson or Jessica Alba, and a supporting role in it can be "Juan Fu" or "Shake Sen", etc., to turn a medium-sized football movie into an all-star cast.

"Good...... bar. Michael Winterbottom frowned and nodded, but soon added, "Hopefully we won't cause too much unpleasantness over this minor issue." ”

Michael Winterbottom apparently misunderstood that Arthur was seeking roles in the film for some "flesh and blood" with whom he had an unusual relationship.

"Of course, the final decision is still in your hands." Arthur didn't explain much, after all, the other party didn't need him to explain the importance of it.

Now that it has been negotiated, Michael Winterbottom is also relieved and solemnly said: "In order to live up to your expectations, I will definitely make this movie the most perfect." ”

Abby served two cold drinks, and the three of them continued to talk about the movie.

Everyone chatted from afternoon to dinner, Arthurt was happy, not to make money, but to have fun. He doesn't ask for any awards when making movies, he just wants to be cool on the big screen.

After negotiating with Michael Winterbottomon, Arthur officially put the filming plan on the agenda and intends to make a long-term plan, as long as the first part does not fail, he can immediately consider the production of a sequel.

And the name of this movie Arthur has not changed, and it still follows the previous life's "One Ball to Fame".