As a young man, Steven. Spielberg had watched New Jersey's meteor showers with his father, and from that moment on, he had the idea to create Contact of the 3rd Kind. [No pop-up novel network]

And after Wang Xiaohu invested in "Industrial Light and Magic", Spielberg mentioned this idea to Wang Xiaohu more than once. It's just that at that time, Wang Xiaohu thought that the timing was not very mature, for sci-fi blockbusters, Wang Xiaohu has always been cautious, on the one hand, because of the immaturity of special effects technology, some special effects pictures cannot be realized without special hardware support, and on the other hand, Spielberg's immaturity, after all, Spielberg was not a skilled director at that time, just a little clever newcomer, and he did not have the ability to direct "Type 3 Contact".

If the film is successful, it can improve its self-confidence and gain more valuable directing experience than the bonus, if the film is smashed, not only the investors will say goodbye to you, but the negative comments from the outside media will also make you anxious, and even make you lose interest in continuing to be a director. Many rookie directors died because they didn't get past this hurdle.

Of course, after the baptism of "Jaws", Spielberg has accumulated quite a wealth of directing experience, so Wang Xiaohu released this script, but from Wang Xiaohu's original intention, he did not want Spielberg to shoot "Contact of the Third Kind", the reason is as he just said, this film is mixed with complex political factors, although the story of this film is purely fictional, but many of the content is derived from the mysterious events that did happen, and it undoubtedly captures the real and credible UFO phenomenon. Spielberg wanted "Contact of the Third Kind" to take the box office by storm like "Jaws" and was under tremendous pressure during the preparation process, but both the U.S. Air Force and Navy refused to assist in the filming. The filming process is far more tortuous and complicated than "Jaws". Wang Xiaohu was worried that Spielberg couldn't bear it.

In fact, if you dig deeper, this political topic is very painful for Wang Xiaohu, "Kind 3 Contact" alludes to the Cold War, and people show doubts and fears about strange things, which comes from the lack of communication. There is an essential difference from the sci-fi blockbusters such as "Los Angeles War", "Tiansha-Earth Strikes Back", "District 9", "Alien" and other sci-fi blockbusters that Wang Xiaohu saw later, those films depict how earthlings use conventional thermal weapons to fight fierce battles against alien invaders, while "Contact of the Third Kind" shows earthlings and aliens communicating peacefully, which also sets a warm and harmonious emotional tone for Spielberg's later films such as "E.T Aliens".

There is another factor that makes Wang Xiaohu more entangled, "Contact of the Third Kind" and "Star Wars" were both released in 77, and the latter was released half a year earlier than the former, so the box office can be imagined, and it did not meet Spielberg's expectations, for which he was depressed for a long time.

In just one minute, Wang Xiaohu hesitated many times, and finally simply said the two scripts in one go, letting Spielberg weigh it himself.

"In 1945, it was reported that a plane had suddenly disappeared in the Mohave Desert: the pilot of a commercial route was disturbed by a very bright but indescribable object. One night, when Noi. As Neil was loading the truck, he was suddenly enveloped in a mysterious light, and after that, strange visions and five notes kept swirling in his mind."

When Wang Xiaohu was talking, Spielberg and Lucas were listening intently, and as Wang Xiaohu said more deeply about the storyline, Spielberg's eyes flickered, yes, this script was indeed processed on the basis of his original, but what he didn't expect was that the boss processed it so attractively that he couldn't wait to see the script now, and then he couldn't wait to recruit and shoot it.

"Steven, I can only say a rough idea, you should write this script yourself." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

"Oh no, God, you've said so well that I don't think there's anything to improve." Spielberg shook his head and said to his good friend Lucas, "What do you think, George, the boss said that the script is good, isn't it?" ”

Lucas nodded vigorously, to be honest, sometimes Wang Xiaohu gave them a very unreal feeling, because in their minds, the idea of such a Pegasus operation should be owned by Westerners, and Wang Xiaohu, an Oriental, is their boss, and the ideas in his brain are far richer and more strange than them Westerners.

Spielberg and Lucas were surprised by the feeling, and more shocked than that, and the adoration was as uncontrollable as an erupting volcano.

"Steven, shut your mouth!" Lucas hurriedly said: "Tiger, the first script is already so wonderful, I want to hear the quality of the second script, if we can, Steven and I can each direct one!" ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled, shook his head and said: "George, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, I have prepared both scripts for Steven, as for you, I think you are a hundred times stronger than anything else in Star Wars!" ”

"Hell! It's not fair! Lucas jumped to his feet and said impatiently, "You're so good to Steven!" And I'm going to fight for a long movie that can be called epic in your mouth, but I don't see the slightest hope! ”

Lucas's jealous remarks shocked Wang Xiaohu, and if he heard correctly, Lucas is now jealous and complaining.

Wang Xiaohu frowned and pulled Lucas aside and said, "Old man, I have to re-examine it, the achievements of "Star Wars" will make you enjoy it for a lifetime, don't complain about temporary gains and losses, it will make your mentality unbalanced." And, I promise you, after Star Wars, I'll send you to the pinnacle of your career and accomplish what you're currently craving. ”

Wang Xiaohu spoke very sincerely, which made Lucas feel very guilty for a while, and he spread his hands and said with some apologies: "Tiger, I'm sorry, I didn't control my emotions just now, you are right, I should start and finish well." ”

"Hehe, we all make movies, movies are nothing more than a commodity, no matter what means we use, either the storyline twists and turns, or the martial arts action is attractive, or the special effects are very shocking, in short, we use these auxiliary means to achieve our own storytelling purposes, so that the audience is happy and exciting, then we will get money." Wang Xiaohu patted him on the shoulder and said, "I can understand your current mood, so I decided to take you to Hong Kong for a few months, just take it as a vacation." ”

"Thank you, Tiger." Lucas nodded and whispered.

"That's it!" Wang Xiaohu clapped his hands, pulled the two fierce generals together and said: "The second script is very simple, Elliott, a little boy full of fantasies, there is an older brother Mike who always wants to play tricks on him and a little sister Gertie who is not very good at speaking, and the three brothers and sisters live with their mother who divorced not long ago. Due to her busy work schedule and poor mood, mothers often neglect to care for and communicate with their children. E.T., a little alien who was accidentally left on Earth by his companions, was lucky enough to be discovered by the kind little Elliot, who secretly took in the lonely and helpless E.T. without telling his mother, gave him chocolate, and introduced it to his dog, Harvey, brother and sister"

"This is a classic film full of innocence and fantastic fantasies." Spielberg directly expressed his opinion after listening to it: "Compared with the previous script, this one is more warm and in line with my style." ”

"Do you like both?" Wang Xiaohu asked seriously.

Spielberg nodded and said, "Yes, I like both." ”

"Which one to shoot first?"

"The first one!" Spielberg said without thinking.

"Why? Didn't you say that the second one fits your style very well? Lucas asked Wang Xiaohu's heart.

Spielberg frowned, not knowing how to explain it for a while, he spread his hands and said: "How to say, a kind of intuition, I currently have a strong feeling about the first script, and I should be more sure of the filming." ”

I feel that this thing is too important for the director, sometimes a big director will receive several scripts at the same time, if these scripts are very good and very suitable for them to direct, they will hesitate to shoot which one, at this time, it feels like this thing is extremely important, if he feels particularly strong about one of the scripts, then he will subconsciously read more of that script, and then form a concept and plan for shooting in his mind.

Since Spielberg finally chose "Contact of the 3rd Kind", then Wang Xiaohu has nothing to say, after all, Spielberg made this movie after "Jaws" in history, and it is best if history does not change.

"Well, now that you have a choice, the rest will be easy." Wang Xiaohu shrugged his shoulders and said to the two powerful generals: "I repeat what I said two hours ago: give you ten days to deal with the matter here in Los Angeles, and at the same time, pack up your salutes, take your team, and follow me to Hong Kong, I need you to help me complete the earthquake special effects shooting of "Shocking"!" ”

"Ok, boss, we're always ready, to be honest, I'm especially interested in seeing what kind of special effects you shoot!" Spielberg laughed and said-

"Type 3 Contact" should be "three",But it can't be uploaded.,Say what forbidden words、Dangerous times and the like.,So I can only revise it.,This chapter has two big paragraphs from Baidu.,Ahem.,Secretly lazy.,I've been tired of work lately.。 I hope you don't mind~

(To be continued)