No matter how the outside world commented and speculated, the filming of "Terminator: Savior" still lasted for almost two months, and after coming out of the crew, Lin Mingyang was almost impatient to find Ex to discuss the start of filming of "Warcraft".

During the period when he starred in "Terminator: Savior", it has always been Exx who is responsible for contacting Blizzard, although the two sides have determined the general intention of cooperation, but in terms of the specific shooting plan of the film, Blizzard has not given a clear reply, and Lin Mingyang, who is ready to be the director of the film himself, has been making film appointments and has not been released, so that the film that was originally planned to start shooting at the beginning of the year has not yet been approved. In the anxious disappointment of fans, the Hollywood media also questioned the film.

The employees of MGM's headquarters always feel that there is a lingering cloud over their heads these days, and President Ex's face is getting more and more ugly day by day these days. And one of the staff members next to him was almost fired by him because he confused the order of the inner pages when sorting out the documents.

The combination of these two events has made everyone who works in the building tremble, and there are noticeably fewer hot topics to discuss in the office, and even when a few people get together, the voice will be very low, and there will be no more wanton conversation and laughter as before. Everyone knew that Ex had been in a bad mood lately, and no one wanted to touch his bad head at this time.

Everyone was counting on Lin Mingyang's return to end this "nightmare" torment, but after Assistant to the President Cod sent twice the brewed coffee in, he shook his head at his colleagues who were full of expectations. Compared with the anxiety caused by the faint worry in the eyes of employees outside the office, the oppressive atmosphere in the office is enough to make others feel suffocated.

As Ex's "close by", Cod naturally knows the reason for Exx's bad mood. A movie in which the chairman of the board of directors of MGM personally went into battle, and the president tried his best to coordinate in the center, actually fell into the embarrassing situation of not filming and not filming because of the "bounce ticket" of the partner. In the office, Lin Mingyang and Ex both had gloomy faces, such a formation had never been encountered before.

As early as the beginning of the year, Lin Mingyang sent a script, but Blizzard was not satisfied after reading it, and after they asked for the script to be provided by themselves, Lin Mingyang agreed without thinking about it. Before the filming of "Terminator: Savior", Lin Mingyang urged the other party, and the reply he got was that most of the script story had been completed. But when Lin Mingyang completed the filming of the movie "in a hurry" and asked about the progress of Blizzard's script creation again, he was told that because of the disagreement of several main creators, half of the story of the entire script was completely messed up... In the end, Blizzard, who was overwhelmed by this incident, kicked back the "ball" that wrote the script. A movie script has not made any progress after half a year, Ex is furious about it, and Lin Mingyang's mood is naturally not much better.

In this extremely depressing atmosphere, it was Ex who broke the silence first, "If it weren't for your persistent interest in this film, we could have taken Blizzard to court right now... According to the cooperation agreement we signed in the first place, Blizzard's actions have in essence constituted a breach of contract, and they are completely wasting our time."

"Even if we win the lawsuit, what do we get?" Lin Mingyang sighed softly, compared to the huge investment of 500 million US dollars, the amount of liquidated damages that can be obtained from Blizzard is not worth mentioning at all. Although the filming plan of the entire "Warcraft" has not yet started, and the investment is still at the budget stage, Lin Mingyang is still a little unwilling to give up like this.

With such a "capricious" partner as Blizzard, even if this film can start filming immediately, the process may not be as easy as Lin Mingyang imagined before. After such a toss by Blizzard, his own dedication to the shooting of this film is no longer what he used to be.

Ex's previous words were just angry words, the rumors of filming this film have been released, MGM has now been "roasted" by the media on public opinion, and at this time announcing the cancellation of the shooting plan, not only will the company's image in the minds of fans be damaged, but also accept the cynicism of the media while being ridiculed by peers, MGM's current situation is quite a bit of a dilemma.

He carefully considered the stakes and finally decided that it was the best choice to continue the cooperation. "Although Blizzard's approach makes us very passive, maybe this is also a turning point, at least we have now mastered the writing of the script with certainty, and the script that came out this time, Blizzard should have nothing to say."

Lin Mingyang nodded, "Let Blizzard send a few creative staff who are familiar with the background setting of the entire Warcraft game, and we will appoint a screenwriter and let them form a working group to complete the writing of the entire script together." ”

His words made Ex stunned, "Haven't you been preparing to write this story yourself, why now..."

"I found that my life was like a tightened alarm clock during this time, constantly turning, and now I suddenly feel a little tired, so I can leave the work of writing the script to someone else."

Lin Mingyang's answer made Exx's brows furrow slightly, and he asked with a slight hesitation: "What about the director of this film?" ”

"If I don't do it, I'll naturally have to find someone to top."

Ex chuckled in his heart, although he had a premonition, but when he really heard such an answer, he would still have an indescribable feeling in his heart, of course, more worried about the future of this film.

Seeing that his face was embarrassed, how could Lin Mingyang not be able to guess his thoughts. "I will personally be the producer of this film, the $500 million investment plan will not change, and we still need to carefully consider the director candidate... At the very least, we had to find someone who could match James Cameron's reputation to be the director of this film, so that we could have a reasonable explanation for our shareholders, collaborators and fans."

first became famous and hot movie superstar at a young age, and then became one of the few powerful people who can stand at the top of the pyramid of the Hollywood entertainment industry with large-scale acquisitions and successful operations, a world-famous superstar and a transcendent film company chairman, the dazzling light of the overlapping of these two identities has completely covered up Lin Mingyang's other achievements, and people will only remember from a specific memory that Lin Mingyang is still an excellent screenwriter, A young director who has directed many box office hits.

Many people, including Ex, habitually ignore these things, so much so that when Lin Mingyang proposed the idea of filming "Warcraft" and was ready to serve as the director of the film himself, Ex always felt that he was a little "unprofessional". Now that Lin Mingyang has taken the initiative to give up, it makes Ex feel that the loss of him in this film may really be an irreparable regret.

This contradictory idea filled Ex's heart with confusion, and finally he shrugged helplessly: "If this is your final decision, I will be responsible for communicating with the other directors, but the director will be determined by you after we discuss it."

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Talent and fame can be compared to James Cameron, Lin Mingyang's request for a director replacement for "Warcraft" directly excludes 99% of Hollywood's directors, and there are only a handful of left, but it is not easy to choose from them.

In the heat of the fight, MGM executives locked on the two great directors, Sam Raimi, and Peter Jackson, the former as the creator of the "Spider-Man" trilogy, which set a breathtaking box office record for the series; The latter has already become famous all over the world with the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, although Peter Jackson has made a lot of mistakes that conflict with the original book, but he has won the love of most ring fans, and thus won the worship of countless fans around the world.

Cod, Eck's assistant Cod, approached Lin Mingyang, who was on vacation in Hawaii, with the company's final decision, and he ultimately had to make the decision on the director. Everyone in the company was anxiously waiting for Lin Mingyang's reply, but Lin Mingyang didn't care about it at all, he still enjoyed the sun on the beach every day, and then admired the swimsuit beauties on the beach openly, as if he was nothing.

Ex urged Cord with three phone calls a day, and he waited in the hotel for three days to no avail, so he had to knock on Lin Mingyang's door on the third night.

It's like knowing in advance that Kede is coming back to find himself today, Lin Mingyang has already made a pot of coffee in advance, this kind of treatment makes Kede a little flattered, but fortunately, he has not forgotten his purpose, and after chatting a few words in the living room with Lin Mingyang, he explained his intention with some embarrassment.

Lin Mingyang took the coffee and listened carefully to Cord's request, and finally he smiled slightly: "Ex is in such a hurry to let you come over, is it that the screenwriter of the film has been decided?" ”

Cook steadied his nervousness and said in a tone as smooth as possible: "After discussion, the company chose Robert Rodette, the screenwriter of "Saving Private Ryan" and "The Patriot", and everyone felt that he was the most suitable candidate. ”

"You think so, too?"

Lin Mingyang's seemingly random question actually has the meaning of taking the school Kede, who has never been so "valued", Kede has a burst of ecstasy, he knows that this is an opportunity for him, as long as his answer can satisfy Lin Mingyang, the resistance of Ex's side to promote himself will be reduced a lot... For a moment, his mind was racing, and Cord consciously sat up straight before answering the question.

"Mr. Robert Rodale is very good at creating characters with different personalities in the war environment, writing tight and engaging plots, which is exactly what we need, and he will bring you an original story, just like a character in World of Warcraft grows and embarks on an adventure, and many gamers will feel the real emotional resonance in the movie."

Kede was peeking at Lin Mingyang's expression as he spoke, but when he found that the smile on the corner of the other party's mouth had not dissipated, he already knew that his answer should not be bad in Lin Mingyang's eyes.

"Then in your opinion, which of these two directors should we choose?"

I was still secretly glad that I had "passed" and was stunned by Lin Mingyang's follow-up question, several executives of the company had argued several times about this matter without result, and I was a small assistant to the president, even if I had an idea in front of Lin Mingyang, I couldn't say it casually, otherwise it would easily leave the impression of being a high-minded talker... But the meaning of Lin Mingyang's words is very clear, that is, to listen to his thoughts, if Kede plays tricks, it will be difficult to say and cause Lin Mingyang's dissatisfaction.

Code's performance made Lin Mingyang slightly dissatisfied in his heart, and he frowned, "Listening to your opinion doesn't let you make a decision, don't you have a little opinion on this matter?" ”

The red-faced Cord was provoked by Lin Mingyang's words, and a sense of courage appeared out of nowhere, raised his head and calmly met Lin Mingyang's scrutinizing gaze, "I think director Peter Jackson is more suitable."

"You're a fan of The Lord of the Rings?"

After forcing out Kede's idea, Lin Mingyang asked seemingly casually.

Codd shook his head decisively, "I really like the original novel of 'The Lord of the Rings', but I don't have any special admiration for the adapted movie, it's just that director Peter Jackson has brought the world of Middle-earth to life in front of the audience for decades, which makes me think he is very good." ”

Lin Mingyang shrugged noncommittally, "If that's why you love this film, then you should really be thankful for the pure and magnificent natural scenery of New Zealand's wonderland and the high-end computer technology of Weta Studios, not Jackson himself." ”

At this time, Cod had completely entered the state, and his analysis of the problem became more and more organized.

"The Lord of the Rings must have wanted to be filmed before, but in the end, only Peter Jackson turned this idea into reality and achieved great success, although there are accidental factors in this, but Jackson's own strength cannot be ignored. Even outside of the aura of "The Lord of the Rings", his adaptation of "King Kong" is a commercial success..."The Lord of the Rings" has proven Peter Jackson's ability to create a whole new world and master the shooting of large scenes, and the scene in "King Kong" whether it is tearing up the Tyrannosaurus Rex alive or punching and kicking the American fighter jet on the top of the Empire State Building is enough to show that he has a unique talent for the imagination, and these are the reasons why I recommend him. ”

Lin Mingyang put down the coffee in his hand and glanced at Kede meaningfully, "I think you can go back tomorrow morning." ”

Cord became nervous again, "But you haven't..."

Lin Mingyang smiled mysteriously: "Tell Ackes what you told me today, and your task will be completed."

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