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Chapter 161: Can you take such a film?

Chapter 161: Can you take such a film?

"It's mysterious. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info "Shirley didn't talk about the script in the end, but just asked Liang Xiaolong to come to the company tomorrow to discuss it in detail, which made Liang Xiaolong feel inexplicable.

The next day, Bruce Leung went to Pyra Méng's company, Shirley took a bunch of information, Bruce Leung thought it was a script, but when he opened it, he found that it was not like that at all, but about the repercussions caused by "My Captain, My Group", which can win $400 million at the box office in the United States, which is enough to show its popularity in the United States. And if a Chinese expeditionary force can cause such a strong response, what about World War II in the United States? When Americans experience a piece of China's World War II history, will they also think of their own country's World War II history?

To be precise, in World War II, in the anti-fascist coalition, the United States has always played a leading role, and many people said that they would like to see a film that captures their country's history of World War II after seeing this history. Seeing this, Liang Xiaolong guessed Shirley's thoughts even if he was stupid: "You want to make a World War II movie?" Shirley said: "To be precise, this film is required by the government." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "The United States doesn't seem to be forcing such a thing, right?" If you refuse, can they force it? ”

"Of course I won't force it, but it's profitable." Shirley explained with a smile that the U.S. government was also preparing to shoot a World War II film at the request of the people. But the government will not invest, but the government will take the lead, and the film company will be responsible for filming, but there are certain preferential policies, such as warships, submarines and other shooting scenes that need to be used, and the government also wants to take the opportunity to increase its influence among the people, after all, the United States is not a one-party dictatorship, and the partisan struggle is very severe.

After all, Pyra Méng is the most senior film company in Hollywood, and it is also the strongest film company at present, so it is the first time I thought of Pyra Méng. Shirley was also happy to take on this job, and then immediately thought of Liang Xiaolong, if he could make a good film like "My Regiment Leader, My Regiment", it would also explain to the political side: "According to the above meaning, with Pearl Harbor as the theme, it can just kick off the Pacific War." ”

"Pearl Harbor?" Liang Xiaolong was stunned, he had an instinctive fear of these three words, and he was really frightened by the "Pearl Harbor" he had seen in his previous life.

If Pearl Harbor is scored according to the three aspects of special effects, love, and history, then Liang Xiaolong will not hesitate to give "Pearl Harbor" a perfect score of 100 in terms of special effects.

This also has to do with Michael. Bei is born to burn money related to xing, like Cameron, he likes to pursue visual perfection, big scenes and big productions are a piece of cake for him, but if he can burn money, he can also attract the audience to appreciate the burning of money, just like watching fireworks, or huā silver happily entered, and happily left. But "Pearl Harbor" is a loser movie that burns money and does not burn up, and smokes up. Why? Because after putting aside the special effects, from the three aspects of love and history, it can only be described as a mess.

First of all, talking about love, simply put, is to dig into the corner of the brother's wall. Leif went to the front line to fight the enemy, Danny took care of everything for him in the rear, and finally even took care of his women, this brotherhood is really speechless. But some people said that it was not wrong, because they all thought that Leif was dead, and that the living should continue to live, right? But how is it handled in the film, is Leif's death confirmed? Danny and Evelyn watched the news clip and saw serious casualties among the officers and soldiers on the front line of the U.S. Army, and then they thought that Reif was dead, and then they fell in love as a matter of course, which is also called love?

From Evelyn's point of view, did she receive news of Reif's death? No, she didn't receive any news, she only waited for three months, which means that her love with Leif is only worth three months of waiting, and such love can also be called love? If that's all it takes, but in the end, Danny dies and she returns to Leif, then her view of love is too wonderful.

What about from Danny's point of view? Leif is his brother, and he has taken care of him like a brother since he was a child, but he can still dig the corner of his brother's wall as a matter of course, and the realm is not ordinarily high. Some people also said that love is self-sizzling and involuntary, does that mean that it is natural for your brother to dig your corner?

In the film, when Reif returns, in the bar, Danny says, "You left her to fight for someone else." This sentence made Liang Xiaolong feel too classic, Britain and the United States are allied countries, and Reif went to the British front, is this running to fight for others? That can only show that Danny is a narrow-minded person who doesn't even have the most basic view of the overall situation of the war, and the film is really speechless to portray such a person as a hero.

In Liang Xiaolong's feeling, what the film creates is not love in troubled times, but "chaotic love" in troubled times. Some people also say that this kind of love is very romantic, but Liang Xiaolong only sees the waves, not the romance.

As for the historical factors of the film, Liang Xiaolong directly gave a zero score, because the film has gone off topic, he chose a magnificent history, and he almost can't see the plot of remembering the martyrs, and he can't afford to remember the enthusiasm of the martyrs. Of course, if you move the plot out of the history of Pearl Harbor, it will taste better, but if you choose such a history, it will directly lead to the failure of the whole film, and it can even be said that the film has a strong history.

In addition, the film also has a lot of failures in the details, there is almost no shadow of soldiers in the description of the American ** team, but only a group of soldiers, eating, drinking and having fun without any military discipline, Danny can even take Evelyn to the sky to watch the sunset, it is really free, the army is freer than the people. Such a giant is not as good as the group of cannon fodder in "My Regiment Commander, My Regiment", and the United States can still achieve such a proud record in World War II with this group of people?

Although the bombing of Pearl Harbor caused great casualties, the targeted people did not arouse anyone's sympathy. Moreover, there are also deficiencies in the performance of military deaths, focusing more on the effect of blasting, so that the American audience applauds when they watch the giants of their country being blown up, how can they be embarrassed?

The shortcomings of the film are not numerous, and it was scolded by the film critics. In addition, the total investment in production and publicity is as high as 210 million US dollars, and the final box office of 450 million US dollars is impossible to achieve profitability at the box office. Therefore, when it comes to the Battle of Pearl Harbor, Bruce Leung first thinks of "Pearl Harbor", and there is an instinctive fear, and filming such a film is really entangled. In his previous life, Michael was very entangled after the release of the film, although he later filmed "Jedi Men 2" to achieve a big profit, but then filmed "Escape from Clone Island", with an investment of 130 million US dollars, but the box office in the United States was only 30 million.

And now, asking Bruce Leung to take over the film with this background, how is he going to take it? "My Leader, My Regiment" still has novels and serials as references, and if he takes over this film, then he will have no reference, and he can only rely on his own imagination. After thinking about it carefully, Liang Xiaolong shook his head: "It is undeniable that I am very excited about the military's discounts, but after all, I don't know this history, and I'm afraid I can't write a good script." ”

"Captain, have you ever thought about how much it will benefit you if this film is successful?" Shirley didn't give up, this was a clear opportunity to make a lot of money, and it would be a shame to miss it. And if this film can really achieve the same success as "My Leader, My Group", there is no doubt that Liang Xiaolong will gain higher popularity in the United States, and will even be regarded as a hero by Americans.

"Shirley, to write a script, you must at least have a certain depth of understanding of its historical environment, for the Pearl Harbor incident, I only know that the Japanese bombed it with planes and small submarines, and I only have a general understanding of how much disaster and international impact it caused afterwards, and I can't write a good script at all. If it is made up, it will only be a garbage film, and it will only be buried. So, I can't really help with this. In terms of ability, although after so many times of plagiarism, adaptation, and originality, his screenwriting ability has made great progress, but it is still very difficult to complete a historical blockbuster. Just like the history of the Three Kingdoms, it is wonderful to pick a fragment at random, but if Liang Xiaolong wants to write a script, he can only say that there is nothing he can do.

In the past two or three years, Leung's mind has changed, and after his success and the company's good development, he has been trying to conceive a script of his own and make it into a film. However, the idea is still very vague, and he still lacks this ability, and he still needs to exercise.

"Well, I'm not too difficult, but you have to give some advice, I know you're good at catching the sparkle of the film." Shirley sighed lightly, a little helpless, but he still fully affirmed Liang Xiaolong's ability to appreciate the film, and through his consideration, it was still helpful for the revision of the script. This is like a swordsman, when his swordsmanship reaches a certain bottleneck, if he has a high finger to point a few words and point out the direction, it will definitely have a great impact on his swordsmanship cultivation.

Liang Xiaolong thought for a while and said, "Actually, I don't have any good suggestions, but in my opinion, the most moving thing in the war is never the indiscriminate bombing, but the people." There is a writer named Gu Long in China, and he once said a sentence that roughly means that there is nothing to write about gods and demons, and people are the most exciting. And in war, millions of people have thousands of ideas, and if they can be fully described, the film will not fail. ”

Shirley agreed: "That's right, "My Leader, My Regiment" is like this, the psychological activities of the cannon fodder are analyzed to the extreme, so it can achieve such great success." Liang Xiaolong said: "The second is love, if there is no emotional route in a movie, almost no one will watch it." What is the best love in war? In my opinion, simple love in war is the most beautiful and touching, and if you integrate the messy concept of love of modern people into war, it will only make people feel disgusting. ”

Liang Xiaolong made a lot of suggestions, and Shirley asked the secretary to write them down one by one, and then said with a smile: "It's a pity that you don't want to take over, otherwise it must be the most exciting for you to write the script." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "I'm just grinding my mouth, but to be honest, your job is not easy to do, if you don't shoot well, all Americans have to watch your jokes." Shirley said: "Risks and benefits coexist, and the impact on the company is not great, it is impossible to not watch other films because of one film, right?" It has a great impact on the director, if the shooting is good, he is a hero, and if the shooting is not good, he may not even be as good as a bear. ”

Shirley's words are true, the success or failure of any film has a great impact on the director, and if you make such a film that is expected by tens of millions of Americans, it is estimated that your status in Hollywood will plummet. Just look at John Woo in his previous life, "Mission Impossible 2" collected $565 million at the box office under his direction, but his "Wind Whisperer" bankrupted MGM and returned to China directly.

After leaving Pyra Méng and returning home, Liang Xiaolong continued to write the script for the TV series version of "My Leader, My Group", which is relatively fast, and has completed twenty episodes. Like the movie, Liang Xiaolong also takes this series very seriously, because this will be the first Chinese drama to enter the United States, which is unprecedented.

But the next day, he received another call from Mark, and he was also mysterious, so he had to go to Disney again. Mark took a check for $20 million and gave him: ""The Spirit of Immortality, and the remuneration for the next film." Liang Xiaolong couldn't help laughing: "Like Shirley, are you preparing to shoot the sequel to "Tomb Robbery MI City" again?" Mark smiled: "Of course, the box office is higher than the other, of course, you have to strike while the iron is hot." Liang Xiaolong shook his head: "One a year, three in three years, Mark, aren't you going to give the audience a break?" ”

"Actually, we've thought about it too." Mark thought about it, producing three films in three consecutive years is indeed a bit excessive, if it continues to be produced, it is very likely to cause the audience's aesthetic fatigue, so that the enthusiasm will decline, which is not conducive to the box office of the film. Under normal circumstances, sequels will be produced every one or two years, giving the audience enough time to reminisce and look forward to it: "But this time we are going to turn around and lead the story back to Western countries, and then to Eastern countries. ”

"That's a way to go." Liang Xiaolong immediately remembered the original "Tomb Robbery MI City 2", that is, "Tomb Robbery MI City: The Return of the Mummy", which is also a pretty good box office. Moreover, after experiencing "Terracotta Warriors" and "Immortal War Spirit", I believe that many viewers will be interested in turning their eyes back to Egypt.

"The sequel to the film is in your hands, so you have to give a direction, do you think you can turn your attention to that country?" Mark doesn't have a clear direction, and now he just wants to solve the script and continue filming next year.

"How about a return to Egypt?" Liang Xiaolong roughly said the plot of "The Return of the Mummy of the Tomb Robber City": "Actually, we left a vacancy in "Terracotta Warriors", O'Connor said that he killed two mummies, but in fact, there was only one, so what about the other one? In fact, I wanted to shoot this script as the third film, but you said that you would continue to shoot Chinese themes, so "Immortal War Spirit" was produced. ”

"That's not bad, then it's decided, as for the script, do you write it, or do we write it ourselves based on the story?" Mark agreed. Liang Xiaolong pouted: "I've been busy lately, I don't have time at all, I believe there is a general structure of the story, and it is very simple for you to complete the script." Mark laughed: "Of course, if you can't write a good script like this, then Hollywood screenwriters should commit suicide." On the actor side, you have to do a favor, Rachel seems to have lost interest in this series, and I'm afraid she won't take this film again. ”

Liang Xiaolong has also heard Rachel complain many times, saying that he wants to adjust the focus of his career, rather than continuing to hang on to a series: "I try to convince him, if the camera is turned back, but the starring role changes, it will really affect the box office, but I think this is also the last time, and you will have to find someone else for the sequel in the future." Mark smiled: "Let's finish this film first, and then talk about it later, there's no need to think too far." ”

"I received $40 million before and after, and my personal pockets are bulging again." Liang Xiaolong is a little silly, this feeling of being able to have a big income without moving his hands is really good. Of course, the premise is that the Hollywood screenwriter writes the script well, otherwise he will be blamed for these things in the end.

Pyra Méng and Disney are both in full swing preparing for the sequels to "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasty" and "Tomb Robbers", Yanhuang Film Company also has to prepare for next year's shooting plan, Carl has brought back a lot of scripts from the Screenwriters Guild and script agencies, and the company's evaluation team is also working at full speed to select the best products from thousands of scripts, and then evaluate their commercial capabilities, and finally decide whether to buy them. Moreover, it is not necessary to shoot immediately after purchase, and a large part of it will be hoarded and filmed at a later date, or even not at all. Anyway, it's just to treat the script as an item, buy the good one first, and then talk about it, and it won't spoil anyway.

Liang Xiaolong also took advantage of his free time to go to the company, saying that it was okay to inspect and care about employees, and he had to be a showman.

Seeing him coming, Carl put down the information in his hand and jokingly said, "Welcome to the chairman." Liang Xiaolong glanced at him, and said angrily: "Don't joke, let me take a look at the work enthusiasm of the employees, except for you, the general manager, the work enthusiasm of others is still quite high." Carl laughed and scolded, "Don't you see I'm busy? After a few jokes, Carl asked: "This year's "My Leader, My Group" has a high box office, a good reputation, and a strong response, do you have confidence in the best director's little golden man." ”

"I thought, but unfortunately it can't be." Liang Xiaolong said with a smile, and he knew very well in his heart that it was difficult to do "Titanic".

"Anyway, you have to work hard to get a bottle of Best Director as soon as possible, which is very important for you and for the company." Carl said solemnly: "Let me help you analyze how much a bottle of gold will affect you and our company." ”