"How's that, how much has that movie changed from 4 to 4?"

Listen on the phone boss Michael. Linton's somewhat impatient question, Larry. Garner couldn't help but smile bitterly - this is undoubtedly the main concern of Sony's top management right now, and Larry knows that he is just a pair of eyes sent by Michael, no matter what he thinks in his heart, the only thing he can do is to reciprocate truthfully: if it weren't for the fear of letting Big Dream see that something was wrong and gain the upper hand in the negotiations, Michael. Linton even wanted to come in person, and the quality of Fast & Furious 5 was really too important to them. ｗｗｗ。 しwxｓ520。 com Fiction

"And 4 to ......" For today's internal screening, Larry also specially rewatched "Fast and Furious 4" last night, "It is indeed a big change, and the main creative team has not changed...... 5 is almost reborn, and it completely has the feeling of a blockbuster ......"

The producer of the "Fast and Furious" series has always been Fan. Diesel partnered with the producers sent by Universal, and the candidates for the writers, starring, and directors are quite stable. Lin has taken over the directing since "Fast and Furious 3", and this is the third series he has directed, so the change of adding new directors to burst out new sparks does not apply to the "Fast and Furious" series. Jefferson's joined. Larry doesn't want to admit it, because he really can't figure it out, but the facts are in front of him, and he can't help but explain the situation to Michael, otherwise, when the CEO himself sees the movie, he may be in trouble.

"From the design of the action scenes, the scheduling of the characters to the laying out of the entire plot, and the 4-ratio has been greatly improved, this work may mark Lin's maturity......" Larry felt bitter in his mouth, but he still faithfully described his feelings after watching it, "The whole improvement of the sense of viewing, including the use of 3D technology - is a good rebirth." If in 4, Lin first tried to combine crime and flying car technology to create a real sense of tension in the film, then in 5, he is completely familiar with this technique. Maybe it's because of Jennifer's guidance...... Every step of this movie is explained very clearly, from the plot, to the action scenes, to the cars, crimes, back to the action, funny, and cars...... There are almost no points that make you play. ”

Since you have to judge Jennifer's level, it is a basic lesson to compare the previous games in the series. Linton's voice was almost incredible, "Is the plot really combined with the Flying Car very naturally? Are you sure? ”

"I'm sure that Lin's level has improved a lot and finally high. The tide chasing car scene, the rhythm is very appropriate, and the camera movement and narrative of the sub-shots are extremely clean and neat, which is this year's ...... If "Codename Shero" is not included, it may be the highest level car chase in 2 years. Larry closed his eyes, "I don't know how Jennifer did it - it doesn't make sense, but it is, and she's greatly expanded the audience for Fast & Furious 5 to be read and engaged by non-fans - and it's hard to get into it with a movie from the same schedule." ”

The previous work of the "Fast and Furious" series, the biggest problem has always been the separation of drag racing scenes and plots, for ordinary people, the atmosphere brewing in front of the car is really cool, those modified cars look very charming, but the real drag racing scenes are difficult for them to appreciate, for those cars Mercedes pictures, many people will simply understand it as stunt production, only real fans will be because of the performance of the car, difficult skills and actions and passion, excited, and even to test the car in the film, Study their performance limits. So in parts 1, 2, and 3, except for the car scene at the beginning of each one, which is a little more normal, the rest belong to the scenes that are shoehorned into the plot, which also makes the rhythm of the whole plot chaotic, stiff and reluctant, and it is difficult for the audience to invest in it, and the values promoted in the first part are even very non-mainstream, Brian directly let go of Dominic, who is obviously a crime and has no legitimate reason, for the sake of brotherhood, which is a taboo for popcorn films. As for the second part, the plot other than the drag racing scene is quite lame, and in the fourth part, the plot quality has made significant progress, but it is high. The arrangement of the tide chasing car scene is still a little less atmospheric, flying in the cave, the environment is complex, it is difficult for the audience to grasp the rhythm of the development of the duel at any time, and there is a feeling of confusion, so although the story is a little round, but overall it still can't get rid of the temperament of B-level production, of course, under that budget, Justin. Lin's arrangement can be regarded as painstaking, because there are still stunts to intervene in many car chase explosion scenes, and it is easier to add special effects in a closed and dark environment, and it is more cost-effective, so he entered Sony's sight and got a B rating within the system - it is very good at saving money, the ability is improving, and a certain opportunity can be given, but there are still risks.

"In the fifth part, he completely proved that he belongs to the A-level director, and the plot before and after is very naturally combined with the car chase, and it doesn't make people play at all, and the final car scene, I can only describe it with rich imagination, that kind of whimsical and aura of feeling, which I haven't seen from him before." The more Larry spoke, the deeper he spoke, and finally he couldn't help but complain. "I really don't understand how the girl did this - is she really a magician? Why can all movies go to the next level as long as they are processed by her? - This really doesn't make sense! She's like a Hollywood bug! ”

Yes, for Sony, Jennifer's existence is like a bug that God accidentally fell into the world, her ability to develop movies, her ability to predict the market - all kinds of performances are incomprehensible, if she says she is an alien, maybe Larry and others will believe it, but, Michael. That's not what Linton cared about.

"It's not the first time she's been buggy - did you ask her about Spider-Man? Since you are so optimistic about this movie, have you tested her attitude? ”

"I asked, but Jennifer was cold." Larry closed his eyes, tired of the back-and-forth, almost hopeless negotiations. "We guessed right, she doesn't care too much about whether Spider-Man appears in the Avengers, what she wants is the right to inject capital into Big Dream, and the dominance of the series. Just like "Fast and Furious 5", you can cooperate, but the general direction must be arranged by her. ”

"She wants the dominance, of course it's not a problem, but the 50 percent capital is still ......," Michael said, but quickly interrupted himself, "Forget it, if they don't capitalize, we can't hand over the dominance either...... This is not the same thing as supervision. ”

Larry did not object to this, "The current situation is that Marvel wants Spider-Man, we want Jennifer, and Jennifer wants capital rights......"

He sighed, "I'm afraid there is no room for negotiation, Michael, Warner, they are very enthusiastic about Jennifer, even more so after watching the test screening, if we don't put forward better conditions, at least we can't lag too far behind, otherwise why would Jennifer cooperate with us?" Today she has marked her attitude, her time is very precious, Sony compared to other companies, there is no more advantageous resources, big dreams are not necessary for Sony...... If it weren't for her role as the producer of The Avengers, she wouldn't even be ready to continue with us, and this preview would be her last chance for us, and she hopes to hear the final offer from Sony in three days. ”

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and Larry could almost feel Michael's pain - handing over "The Amazing Spider-Man" to Big Dream, and the advantage IP was co-developed, which would even alarm the parent company in Tokyo, if Michael was removed because of this, Larry would not be surprised, in the Japanese company culture, Michael, who has been unpromoted, should value 'don't make mistakes', and the reason that drove him to ask Jennifer for help was not that he wanted to make "The Amazing Spider-Man" better, but that he was afraid of making mistakes and failing.

rebooting within 3 years after the end of "Spider-Man 3" in 2007 is actually a bit too early for a series, after all, the story of Spider-Man is there, and no one can adapt it too outrageously, and the audience will still remember it like this...... Michael is far from as confident about the future of the series as it seems, otherwise how could he be tempted?

"That's right, Michael." After hesitating for a moment, Larry still said, "Jennifer and I also talked a little bit about the adaptation of "Extraordinary", and Jennifer said that she was not optimistic about Mark and thought he was not suitable for this kind of film...... She said that the premise of Dameng's capital injection is to replace the director, and I think this should also let you know. ”

Mark. Webb is the director of the series that Sony is looking for for "The Amazing Spider-Man", he started with "500 Days with Sammo", he is good at shooting romance films, but he has no experience in shooting hero films before, he also entered Sony's field of vision after a series of romance films, and Justin. Compared with Lin, Mark is Caucasian, so he got more opportunities earlier, for example, a 200 million-level hero blockbuster director. It's a pity that Larry knows very well that Mark's bright future was crumbling immediately after Jennifer's words, wandering on the verge of shattering - investors of her level said that they were not optimistic about Mark, which was a devastating blow to his future, even if Sony didn't talk to Jennifer in the end, her opinion would be carefully considered by Michael, that is, Larry himself was no exception, he was originally very confident in Mark, Jennifer's words were like a bucket of ice water to him - and after calming down a little, Now Larry thinks maybe it's time for a different director, even if Jennifer doesn't have any explanation, just saying that, but ...... Anyway...... It's best not to use someone she doesn't like, even if it's just for peace of mind.

"Is that what she said?" Sure enough, Michael's tone fluctuated significantly, "So sure?" Straight to the point, Mark is not suitable? ”

"Yes," Larry said, knowing it was time to say some bad news — and that might make up Michael's mind. Jennifer said that maybe Sony thinks "The Amazing Spider-Man" is a very strong and high-quality IP, but for her, the heavyweight of this series is comparable to "Mission Impossible" and "Fast and Furious...... Michael, when she said this, seemed genuinely sincere, and she seemed to think that without her, we would definitely have screwed up the series......"

Michael was silent again, Larry didn't care about his mood, he continued to report his conversation with Jennifer, "We also talked about some new Jennifer films, her last film with Salvi has ended, but Jennifer said that she will continue to shoot "The Great Gatsby", Salvi and Leonardo have both signed starring contracts, this film will be developed with Warner, the same 50% each, so this is her bottom line, there can be no change, if Sony must want to find some discounts... … She could have us do the North American release of Gatsby. ”

"She could?" Michael raised his voice - the news that she was going to star in "Gatsby" was not reacted to because it was a rumor in the industry. "Are you sure? ――I remember that the copyright of this novel belongs to Warner! ”

"yes, it belongs to Warner......" Larry touched his face a little bitterly, "Trust me, I'm as surprised as you are, Mike, but she called Kerry at the time. Oronte, you know, he's Jeff. Robinoff's confidant, she said that she had one more condition for signing a show contract, which was to sell us the North American distribution rights of "Gatsby" because she wanted to sign our "The Amazing Spider-Man", which was a little sweetness for us. ”

“…… What did Carrey say? As if incredulous, Michael's breathing sharpened, and after a while, he asked with some difficulty, "He's not angry?" ”

"No ......" Larry's tone was a little weird, "Carey agreed, and he said, 'No problem, as long as this helps you'......"

Michael was speechless either, and after a while, he whispered, "It seems that our attitude towards Jennifer is really not affectionate...... Let me think about it and come to my office when I come back......"

Even Warner spoiled this little princess so much, she gave a lot of benefits with a snap of her fingers, what else is there to say on Sony's side? It's a classic blockbuster with Leonardo and Jennifer at the same time - Larry nodded, "See you later, Mike." ”

After Mike ended the call, he took off his phone and pressed a button to bring the call that had been held online.

"Hey, Nancy, yes, I just got back from the preview screening, yes, I met Jennifer -- yes, I asked her ......" to Nancy Brown, an executive at Sony's CBS. Tren, Larry's tone is very affectionate," she said, and Cesare was in charge of the TV show...... Yes, there may be new dramas in the future, but they all shouldn't have much to do with her......"

Because he is not a direct boss, he jokes more casually, "Actually, you can wait until the premiere ratings of "Hip Hop Empire" come out before making this call, after all, the start of the new show is not so fast, Jennifer said that they will also have to wait until the premiere of this TV series before deciding the pace of expansion of the TV production department......"

Yes, compared to "Fast and Furious 5", which insiders care about, more ordinary Jennifer fans and Big Dream fans are looking forward to the premiere of "Hip Hop Empire", this company that has been making miracles for many years already has its own supporters, and this time they are also eager to witness the miracle in the field of TV dramas - the concept that Big Dream is produced must be a boutique has been deeply imprinted in their minds through one movie after another.

On January 23, 2011, a week after the preview screening of "Fast and Furious 5", "Hip Hop Empire" was officially launched, and it appeared immediately after "24 Hours of Counter-Terrorism", and the treatment given by Fox cannot be said to be bad, after the end of "24 Hours of Counter-Terrorism", only 30 seconds of commercials were strongly connected to "Hip Hop Empire", which was contrary to the precedent of a few minutes of advertising in the past, which was equivalent to using millions of dollars to pave the way for its appearance, and this also made many viewers waiting in front of the TV very satisfied. Many of them weren't even that interested in "24 Hours of Counter-Terrorism" and were specifically waiting for "Hip Hop Empire......

Melodious music, touching female singer humming...... The picture is still dark, and many viewers are already in high spirits - worthy of being the producer of Jay-Z, the music of this show, I really didn't say anything!