Jeffrey Nakhmanov looked at Mark Gordon in front of him, bit his nails restlessly, and then changed his foot to put on Erlang's legs, but he still felt uncomfortable sitting in a different position, twisting around the chair, and the breath around the whole person could not settle down.

Mark looked away from the script in his hand and looked at Jeffrey, "Say it again, what's going on?" ”

Jeffrey put his right hand down, and although he was a little impatient, he still tried to be patient and said, "This version was written after I discussed it with Roland, and Roland insisted on using such a routine, and the details could be modified, but the framework was like that; This version is...... It was the finished product after I changed the frame structure of the second half and rearranged the plot according to Lance's ideas and opinions. ”

"You've already said that, I mean, why is there a ...... Reims' version? Mark picked up the script in his hand with great interest, turned it upside down, and asked curiously.

"I know," Jeffrey adjusted his seat, "Lance will come and meet you in person, and he will submit a version." However, I just think that many of Lance's ideas are excellent, and after writing a complete script, the overall feeling will be different, so I made adjustments based on my own script and according to Lance's ideas. Jeffrey sat in another position, and the appearance of sitting on pins and needles clearly showed his agitation at the moment, "Of course, if you like Lance's script even more after reading it, then ...... ......" Jeffrey tried to find a suitable phrase, but finally stopped here and stopped without knowing what to say.

Mark slowly leaned back in his chair, flipped through a page of the script at random, and fell into his own thoughts. If Mark hadn't understood at this time, he had been calculated by Lance, and he wouldn't be where he is today. Mark was not angry, nor surprised, this was Hollywood, and Lance just seized an opportunity - he was really not satisfied with Roland's script, and the script of "City of God" was not only concise and light, but also very informative, so it can be said that it was a very effective script, so he arranged a meeting with Lance. As a result, Lance caught it.

The last time he met Lance for a short quarter of an hour, Mark was impressed, and he had already developed an interest in Lance's script; But now, Lance has even calculated Jeffrey and Roland, and this kind of mind and ambition is indeed impressive. Thinking back to the rumors in the circle about the power struggle within Diorama Pictures, Mark thought it was a very interesting thing.

In 1995, there was an infighting between only three major agencies in Hollywood, one of which was International Innovation Management, and after this upheaval, which was described as a "midnight coup/d'état", four full-fledged agents left International Innovation Management to create Endeavor Elite Agency.

Now, eight years later, the blueprint of Hollywood agencies has changed from "Big Three" to "Big Five", including International Innovation Management and Endeavour Elite Agency.

So, is there any hope that Chaos Pictures will replicate this route? Does Lance have such a grand strategy? If Mark remembers correctly, Lance can be seen behind many of Diorama Pictures' masterpieces, in fact, everyone is amazed by the birth of the "City of God", but for industry insiders, Lance is already well-known as a maker.

Mark quickly retracted his thoughts, he was not interested in the internal struggles of Diorama Pictures, he didn't care about Lance's calculations, what mattered was "the day after tomorrow", this production with a budget of more than $100 million, is one of the highlights of Twentieth Century Fox next year, and there is no room for error.

Interests are what they are looking at, as long as Lance can bring them benefits, whether Roland or Lance, there is no difference for Mark.

"So, you mean, Lance's script is even better? than Roland's. Mark certainly knew about the relationship between Roland and Jeffrey, and that was the part he was most curious about, how exactly did Lance convince Jeffrey. Because Jeffrey wasn't the kind of personality that put interests first.

"No, I wouldn't say that." Jeffrey tries to keep himself objective, "Roland's script is more streamlined, in the second half of the story, with a main line connecting the whole story, gradually narrowing down the grand perspective, and then sublimating the theme after the ending, the advantage is that the rhythm of the film will be very tight, and the core idea will be very clear, focusing on the individual, and it is easy to highlight the heroism of the individual in the background." The downside is that after the second half of the story is relatively less branched, the high/high tide will be weakened. ”

At this point, Jeffrey paused, at this point his irritable emotions calmed down a little, and he devoted himself to the commentary of the script, "Lance's idea is bigger, and relatively more bloated, not only does he add the reactions of the Asian and European parts in the first half, so that the perspective is more global; At the same time, in the second half, the protagonist's perspective is expanded, not only focusing on the family of Jack and Sam, but also discussing several families together, highlighting the power of family in the end times. The advantage of this is that the story will become fuller, the highs/tides will become denser, and especially the power of family reunion in the finale will be stronger. But the shortcomings are very obvious, which puts forward super high requirements for the director, and the control of the rhythm is definitely not so simple. ”

"So, you prefer Lance's script?" Mark could tell that Jeffrey's tone of excitement was inadvertently leaking out when he brought up Lance's script, despite trying to maintain an objective and neutral stance.

Jeffrey choked on this sentence and spun around his mind twice, "It doesn't matter if I like it, it's you who ultimately decides, and it's up to you to say which script you like." ”

Mark smiled and shook his head, "I'm asking for your opinion." As a screenwriter, your opinion. "As strong as ever, it left almost no room for Jeffrey and was forced into a corner.

Jeffrey's heart suddenly became tormented, and he couldn't help but think of Roland, and he mentioned the script to Roland, and also mentioned Lance.

Roland is very angry, because he is already very experienced in making disaster movies, and has achieved excellent results in the North American market, the reason why genre movies are called "genres" is because there are fixed routines, and Roland has already touched the routine of disaster films, he thinks that Lance's opinion will only make the movie bloated, and then the rhythm is unbalanced, damaging the high/low of disaster films; He also thinks that this is only Jeffrey's first script, and that his ears are too soft and his opinions are wavering, which can easily delay the quality of the script.

That time, their discussion was unpleasant.

Jeffrey closed his eyes, "Yes, if it were me, I would have preferred Lance's script. ”

Mark raised his eyebrows slightly, he was not surprised by this answer. It's a really interesting thing. Mark doesn't care about the high/low and rhythm of the second half of the script, and he doesn't understand these delicate things, which, as Jeffrey says, is the director's job; But what Mark cares about is the global perspective of Lance's opinion, and the return to the core of the family, which is the magic weapon to support each other in the catastrophe of the end times, and individual heroism applies to "Independence Day" but not to "the day after tomorrow".

Because "Independence Day" is to repel the aliens, once and for all; The "day after tomorrow" is a human disaster, and after surviving the blizzard, it will need to be faced by all mankind for a long time. The strength of one person will not help.

"Why don't you explain Lance's script in detail?" Mark didn't say anything, but kept a calm tone and spoke.

Jeffrey opened his eyes, "Maybe you should ask Lance to come over and explain to you that he always has a lot of great ideas and can burst out a lot of sparks in the process of writing the script." At this point, Jeffrey paused, but still admitted, "Although the script I wrote was written based on Lance's opinion, many of the details still need to be improved. After all, this is his first play, and there are indeed many shortcomings.

Mark looked down at the script in his hand, thought about it seriously, then sat up straight and picked up the phone, "Karen, call me Lancelot-Strello's phone number." After a while, the phone rang, "Good afternoon, Mr. Strello, this is Mark Gordon of Twentieth Century Fox...... I don't know if you are interested in visiting the company, we can talk about the proposal you submitted last time...... Tomorrow at two o'clock in the afternoon, what do you think...... No problem, I'll wait again. ”

After hanging up, Mark paused, then looked up, "Jeffrey, tomorrow at two o'clock in the afternoon, we'll have another script discussion meeting." ”

Jeffrey was stunned for a moment, then pointed at himself, "So, including me?" Mark didn't speak, just nodded affirmatively. Jeffrey was in a mixed mood, and he couldn't say whether he was happy or regretful for a while.

The summer of 2003 went through June, July, and August, and "Pirates of the Caribbean" undoubtedly became the biggest discovery of the year, and currently leads the annual box office charts in North America with "Finding Nemo", even surpassing the much-anticipated "Matrix 2". Reviving the almost extinct pirate films, Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Pictures rose to fame.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle, several messages were made public one after another, causing reactions of greater or less.

Jerry Bruckheimer announced that he will work with Disney on his next work, "King Arthur", and the heroine has locked in Keira Knightley, and he promised that it will be an epic masterpiece; Subsequently, Warner Bros. announced that "Troy" will soon start filming, starring Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom, and will be co-produced by Plan B Pictures and Diorama Pictures.

Two European myths have been adapted into movies, which has made people look forward to next year's summer file early.

Among them, Twentieth Century Fox's actions are much more restrained, they announced that the disaster blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow" has been officially established, and the film will be produced by Chaos Pictures, and the emerging director Lancelot Strello, who recently relied on the "City of God" to become famous, took over the guide of "The Day After Tomorrow", but other than that, the movie seems to have no other gimmicks, and the topicality/aspect is more than a star and a half behind.