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In the conference room of the Fox Tower in Century City, the monthly meeting of Twentieth Century Fox has come to an end, and these big names in Hollywood have discussed film projects one after another, and then turned the topic to Lucasfilm.

"I've scheduled a sample screening of "Speed of Life and Death" for tomorrow morning."

Townsendon Rothman, the head of distribution, is the person in charge of contacting Lucasfilm and the person who is the one who is the one who is strong in bringing in the film, "George himself will participate in the preview meeting, this is our chance, and I suggest that I moderately express the importance of "Life and Death" to further win George's favor and let him restart the Star Wars series as soon as possible." ”

"Rosie......"

Jeff Gianopoulos, the CEO, who was sitting at the head of the table, said to his secretary, "Skip tomorrow morning's schedule and I'll receive George personally." ”

The person opposite Townsend Rothman is Tim Fisher, the relationship between the two is like a sitting position, Tim Fisher's brows have been tightly furrowed, although he didn't care about this before, but after hearing the name "Speed of Life and Death" one after another, some memories gradually came up, he opened the text in front of him, quickly skimmed through the relevant information at a glance and ten lines, and finally remembered the script that he threw to his assistant.

That CAA outcast actually attracted investment and directed his own script?

Tim Fisher's brow furrowed, as someone who had rejected the script, he would never want Twentieth Century Fox to sign the film, but the company had asked Lucasfilm for the Star Wars franchise that was at stake, and it was undoubtedly very foolish to say against it.

After a moment's thought, he tapped lightly on the table, attracting everyone's attention, "Jeff, there's a situation you should pay attention to." Duke Rosenberg, the director of "Life and Death", was terminated by CAA last year, and we now have a close cooperation with CAA, which has just packaged "Alien 3" for us, and also helped us grab the adaptation rights of "Interview with the Vampire" from the Warner Bros. competition, and CAA and Fox will soon have a new packaging collaboration. Whether this will affect Fox's good cooperation with CAA is something we should consider......"

George Lucas is an important partner, and the weight of CAA is not light, and Jeff Gianopoulos, as CEO, must be measured, he considered it for about half a minute, "Let's watch the sample film first, if the quality of the film is too poor, go directly to the videotape market, if the quality of the film is guaranteed, then arrange a test screening, and observe the reaction of the market." ”

"That's it for today's meeting." He adjourned the meeting.

No one disputed Jeff Gianopoulos's decision, which was the most normal thing to do, and Fox would not invest resources if the film didn't generate revenue; If the film can generate profits, they will not be unable to live with the profits.

This has satisfied Tim Fisher, is the work of a new director worth the lot of resources that Fox invests? In his opinion, even if Fox signed the film for George Lucas's sake, it would arrange a week trip to theaters in several remote theaters, and then directly promote it to the videotape market.

Back in his office, he made a special phone call with CAA magnate Martin Bob.

""The Speed of Life and Death"? Duke? ”

Martin Bob's voice on the phone clearly told him that the other party didn't remember this kind of little person at all, and after a long pause, Martin Bob over there remembered, "That unsuccessful kid from the Rosenberg family?" Don't worry about him, it's just a small role! ”

It's really just a small character! Tim Fisher put this matter aside for the time being, there is no need to waste too much energy on this kind of little person, and you will know the result when you go to the audition tomorrow and see the dailies.

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Walking into the Fox Building again, Duke enjoyed a completely different treatment, several high-ranking members of Twentieth Century Fox were waiting in the lobby early, of course, these people would not be waiting for him, but George Lucas, who was walking in front, and he was a nobody who could not attract the attention of Fox management.

Even when shaking hands with Duke, several of Fox's executives were routine.

No one paid attention, and Duke was not stupid enough to say anything, he understood that he was not the protagonist of the audition, and together with the staff with the dailies, he silently followed behind George Lucas and Robin Grande, took the elevator to the top floor of the Fox Building, and entered a small pull-tab room.

"Hello, George......"

The person who greeted Lucas to shake Lucas's hand, Duke, was Jeff Gianopoulos, the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, and when George Lucas introduced him, he just nodded his head to this side.

Probably because of George Lucas's personal presence, many senior executives of Twentieth Century Fox participated in the preview meeting, and Duke could vaguely recognize CEO Jeff Gianopoulos, distribution director Townsend Rothman, Tim Fisher, who had dealings, and some unfamiliar faces, who should be Fox's film selection personnel.

These people will determine the distribution treatment of "Life and Death"!

Different publicity will bring completely different market responses, if Twentieth Century Fox does not invest corresponding resources in "Life and Death", the film has only one way to hit the streets in theaters, and Duke, although a newcomer to Hollywood, is not stupid enough to think that the movie is good enough to sell well.

If you want Fox to invest resources, you need to let them see the selling points of the film, let them see the possible profit prospects, and for profit-chasing commercial companies, even George Lucas's name, there is no more convincing interest.

Fortunately, the selling point of "Speed of Life and Death" is very, very obvious.

Sitting in the back row near the left corner, Duke is patiently observing and waiting, Twentieth Century Fox is one of the largest companies in Hollywood, and the vision of professionals to select films must be far above the passing line, and he has pulled the tiger skin of George Lucas as a banner, which can also minimize the contempt for the new works that must exist in the hearts of these people.

By Lucas's side, Townsend Rothman suppressed the impatience in his heart, which was definitely not for George Lucas, but for the movie he was about to try.

Frankly speaking, he strongly advocated the release of "Life and Death" by Twentieth Century Fox, more from a strategic level, as the head of the distribution department, Townsend Rothman is bent on promoting the Star Wars reboot, so that there is capital to compete for the CEO position after Jeff leaves office next year, and he is also a smart man, from the original Lucasfilm highly recommended this film, smelled something unusual.

Then, he asked people to investigate a little, and it became clear that the director of the film was Leah Rosenberg's son, who lived through the Hollywood 70s, and who didn't know that the two were very close.

Townsend Rothman also came to the conclusion in his mind that this was just the work of a young man like Sofia Coppola who wanted to rise to power based on his connections.

Such people and works are not uncommon in Hollywood, and often have little value at all, but he still pushed Fox to sign a distribution contract, for the simple reason that he wanted to further establish a good relationship with George Lucas, knowing that the current CEO is about to step down, and if he can push for a Star Wars restart, he is definitely the strongest contender for this position.

Despite his eyes on the big screen in the film room, most of Townsend's attention was on George Lucas, but that changed immediately when the film opened on the big screen.

He has watched countless movies, but he has never seen a movie with such a fast pace and such a strong sense of urgency, from the moment the building security guard fell, he felt as if his heart was pinched, and the ultra-short shots shown in the film continued to switch quickly, bringing a rare freshness to Hollywood films in recent years!

In particular, the camera quickly shifts between the police, the criminals, and the elevator passengers, placing their emotions and demeanors on the screen continuously, and although you can guess that the passengers will be rescued in the end, you still worry about their fate.

The opening scene, which lasted less than twenty minutes, completely changed Townsend Rothman's view of "Life and Death", and the film far exceeded his highest expectations......

This is an A-grade commercial film! The thought crossed his mind.

Colette Singer sits in the back row of Townsend Rothman, he is one of the experts in the selection of films at Twentieth Century Fox, he has a certain say in the films that the company wants to introduce for distribution, he is a real professional, not only watching a large number of new films every year, selecting those worthy of distribution and recommending them to the company, but also keeping abreast of market dynamics, instead of criticizing like a professional film critic, he needs to analyze what kind of films the market needs most.

At the beginning, he thought that this was a human audition, a ** work of a rookie director who was less than twenty-two years old, and it was worth sending them to these top players in the industry to check it?

So, along with two other colleagues who share the same knowledge, he has been whispering about the latest developments in Hollywood, and has little interest in the films being screened.

It wasn't until the piercing friction sound of the elevator sliding out of control on the screen that they cast a slightly concerned gaze, and their eyes were immediately glued to the screen, and they could no longer leave the slightest.

The film can lightly mobilize people's emotions from the beginning, with a tense and dense drumbeat soundtrack, a crazy car chase collision, and an explosion that fills the entire screen, all of which are effects that can only be achieved by top commercial films.

"Potential?" Colette Singer asked his companion.

He used a questioning tone, which contained confirmation.

"There is potential!"

The voices of the two colleagues were not loud, but they were extremely affirmative.

"It's not an action movie in the traditional sense." The person on the left can't help but sigh, "This dazzling and thrilling picture is simply terrifying." ”

"And ......," the person on the right also spoke, "and the explosions, car chases, and collision sequences that appear in it seem to be new shooting techniques, and they are all fresh and exciting!" ”

"How did he do it! It seems to be footage taken from inside explosions and car crashes. ”

Turning his head, Camelot Singer looked at the calm young man sitting in the corner, and an idea struck him, "Isn't he going to put an expensive wireless high-speed camera inside the scene of the explosion and the crash?" It's just crazy! ”