There are a lot of distinguished guests on the ship, and Hu Yifei, the captain, did not greet them when they got on the ship, so now they naturally have to entertain them in person.

I searched for it and soon found Shirley Lansing and Michael Bay.

Among the three of them, Hu Yifei and Shirley Lansing have only met once, and if it is an ordinary party invitation, Shirley will mostly refuse. But this time I heard that it was Hu Yifei's yacht's maiden voyage, so she specially excused herself from the meeting and rushed over.

Maybe both sides have a purpose, but Hu Yifei and the other person are meeting for the first time.

Michael Bey didn't think that his status as a director would make Hu Yifei worship and want to make him a friend. If you are invited to this luxury yacht, you must have something to look for him. But with Shirley Lansing here, he naturally wouldn't be the first to speak.

Shirley got straight to the point and said, "Galen, have you thought about it, "Transformers" is going to cooperate with our Paramount?" ”

Hu Yifei said: "Yes, the distribution work and post-production can be handed over to Paramount, but Paramount has to make a comeback with more than 50% of the publicity investment." ”

"Fifty percent?"

Shirley Lansing frowned, she naturally inquired about Warner's offer, eighty million was not a small amount, and he was not enough. "Have you considered how much box office it takes for Transformers to increase so much publicity and distribution investment to pay back? Six hundred million, that's the most basic. ”

Hu Yifei said confidently: "I think the box office of 600 million is a small problem. The film promises that there will be no losses, as long as Paramount is willing to put in it. "At this time, you have to give your partners a little more confidence.

Shirley Lansing instantly grabbed the conversation, "This kind of thing, how can you make a guarantee?" Spielberg can't guarantee it. ”

"But I promised!"

Hu Yifei didn't have the heart to play a topic loophole game with a woman, so he simply said: "We can sign a protection agreement, and if the global box office can't exceed $600 million, we promise to give priority to deducting Paramount's publicity and distribution investment." ”

Shirley Lansing nodded at this time, but then frowned again, "Galen, you are so generous, do you have any other requirements?" ”

Hu Yifei said: "Paramount only shares 8%, and the box office accounts are all monthly. ”

Shirley Lansing was silent for a moment and said, "Yes!" ”

Hu Yifei smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Happy cooperation." ”

"It's a pleasure to work with." After Shirley Lansing finished talking about business, the smile on her face became a little more sincere, and said, "It seems that you still have something to discuss, so I won't bother, just enjoy the beautiful night view of the sea." ”

Hu Yifei said: "In fact, I plan to invite Mr. Michael Bay to join the crew of "Transformers". If you're interested, you can listen to it together. ”

Shirley Lansing suddenly stopped, "Then I have to listen to it." ”

Michael Bay was still confused, and it wasn't until Hu Yifei handed him the script of "Transformers" that he suddenly took it.

Hu Yifei said: "Michael, I am your fan, although it is the first time I met, I have long wanted to cooperate with you." As I said, I'd like to invite you to join my crew. This is the script for the first part of Transformers, you can take a look. ”

Michael Bay was a little surprised: "Transformers? I've heard you're ready to start filming. "The subtext is obvious, it's going to be filmed, what do you mean by asking me to come over and read the script now? He wouldn't be an assistant director to anyone.

Hu Yifei said: "Then are you interested in this movie?" ”

"With such a good IP, and Paramount as a distribution guarantee, I will definitely be interested. So Hu, do you want me to direct? ”

Hu Yifei shook his head and explained: "This is only the first part of the entire series, because I wrote the script of this movie, from the very beginning of the special effects design to the character prototype, I have been preparing for a long time, and it is definitely not appropriate to hand it over to you to direct now." So I want to ask you to be the producer of this film, the "Transformers" movie will definitely continue to shoot this series of stories, if you want Michael, I am officially looking for you to be the general director of the next series of "Transformers". ”

The outside world comments on Michael Bay the most, or the reputation of "Exploding Bay".

He has never been shortlisted for an Oscar, nor has he ever thought of getting closer to the Oscar, and has always been steadfast in making popcorn movies. But can you say that his status in Hollywood is worse than that of those literary film directors who won the Oscar for Best Director? Obviously not, Hollywood is a money society after all, and a director who can help film companies make money, his status is far from being comparable to the best director of literary films.

Shirley Lansing has always been a good spectator, but then she persuaded: "Michael, we are also old friends." Galen may not be very old, but he is thoughtful. I also feel that the atmosphere of "Transformers" is very suitable for your directing style. Besides, this is Transformers?! ”

"Thank you for the suggestion, Shirley."

Hearing Hu Yifei's invitation, Michael Bay was actually already moved, and at this time, with Shirley Lansing as a lobbyist, he had already sat down and decided in his heart. It's just that he is habitually cautious, and he hesitated for a long time and said, "It's just a little sudden, I'm sorry, Galen." Can I study the script? ”

Hu Yifei was relieved and said with a smile: "Of course, if you don't mind, we can even meet the hero and heroine of the movie together." ”

"Also on this ship?" Michael Bay smiled dumbly and said, "I'm interested. ”

Shirley Lansing looked at her watch and said, "Alright, it's time for me to go Galen, thank you for the invitation." But there's a meeting tomorrow, so I can't stay any longer. ”

Hu Yifei got up to send her, "I'll let someone go to Paramount to sign the contract." The helicopter is in the back and can take you back. ”

……

Michael Bay started out of curiosity to see what the script of the director, who had recently made a name for himself, would look like. When I opened it, I found that this was still a storyboard script, from the beginning to the end, there was a detailed division, and he hadn't read the specific content yet. But this rigorous script is remarkable.

A moment later, Hu Yifei returned, already walking over with Andrew Garfield.

Andrew had previously gotten the script for "Transformers", and his agent told him that he might star in the movie, which made him excited for a long time. This cartoon adaptation story has been hyped since last year, and countless people are looking forward to it.

And as a 100 million yuan production, if he can participate, it will be an obvious help to his Hollywood career. He didn't know how many competitors there were, but before he came, he had made up his mind that he must get this role.

"Michael, this is Andrew Garfield." Hu Yifei introduced.

Andrew hurriedly greeted warmly, "Hello, Director Michael Bay." ”

Michael Bay laughed, "This should be the male lead of "Juno", right?" ”

Hu Yifei nodded, "His performance in "Juno" is not bad, and I am ready to use him as the leading actor in "Transformers". Andrew was so happy that he almost screamed, and his cheeks were almost grinning.

"Lucky kid." Michael Bay laughed and joked, "Let me read the script first." ”

"Feel free to do so." Hu Yifei said: "Andrew, wait a minute, there is still a guest who hasn't come." ”

"Okay, okay, I'm not in a hurry."

Michael Bay didn't bother to pay attention to it, and continued to flip through the script on his own: "A boy who has been exposed to the shape of Tinder fragments since childhood, is proficient in alien languages, and is a genius in numbers and mechanics. Because he occasionally makes strange moves, crackling and writing a lot of symbols and formulas on the blackboard that outsiders can't understand, so he is regarded as a strange person by his companions...... Over time, even he felt that he was a weirdo, because there was no place for those alien languages on Earth. ”

He had a crush on the school's cheerleader, Michaela Baines. It's just a weird boy, how dare he confess to Michaela, the beloved man of the hour? ”

It wasn't until the day he graduated from high school that he bought his first car with the pocket money he had saved from his part-time job and his father's sponsorship money. He discovers that there is a very strange problem with his second-hand car and finds Michaela's car repair shop. Michaela thinks the car can't be repaired, but he uses his alien knowledge to fix it. ”

"To be precise, it awakened the sleeping Transformers, and also caused the silicon-based life drifting in the universe to lead to Earth, thus getting involved in the battle between the Decepticons and the Autobots......"

Although it can be seen that this movie is still in the popcorn genre, it is very exciting from the setting to the ending, and it feels like returning to "Terminator 2" back then. I remembered that I also saw James Cameron on the boat, and I should have been guided by him.

Michael Bay rarely writes scripts, but the level of review is absolutely top-notch, and he reads it with enthusiasm and has all kinds of questions in his mind. Just as they were about to speak, a female voice suddenly woke everyone up.

As soon as I looked up, I saw a tall beauty walking towards me. (To be continued.) )