Chapter 410: A script tailored to Duke
Jessica? Alba seemed to have something unspeakable, and his lips twitched a few times, but he didn't say anything.
The crew is about to enter the screening room, and it's a good time to show the sisterhood, Michelle? Rodriguez pulled her into a corner and asked with unusual concern, "Jesse, it's not good to walk in like this." ”
With the help of Michelle? Rodriguez's strong body occlusion, Jessica? Alba couldn't hold back any longer, and a hand reached through the high slit of the gown, and scratched it a few times, and her sweet face showed a relaxed look of enjoyment, as if the problem that had plagued her had been greatly relieved.
Michelle? Rodriguez's eyes lit up immediately, even if she was stupid, she knew Jessica? Alba wouldn't be stupid enough to comfort himself here, not to mention that the other party likes to play crazy and has never lacked male companions.
"It won't be ......"
Born in a chaotic Latin community, Mitchell? Rodriguez had seen similar situations in other women, and immediately had a guess in his heart.
Immediately, another thought popped into my mind, if the guess was true, wouldn't it squeeze out Jessica? A good chance for Alba to take the top?
Still, Michelle? Rodriguez doesn't want to take too many risks, the other party is James after all? The man who Cameron introduced.
She thought for a moment, and then asked with concern, "Jesse, is it uncomfortable down there?" ”
Jessica? Alba was about to shake his head, but thought of Michelle? Rodriguez took care of her and nodded slowly, "I don't know what's going on......"
"Jesse, women's problems can't be ignored." Michelle? Rodriguez immediately persuaded, "It's better to go to the gynecology department for a look." ”
"That ......" Jessica? Alba hesitated.
Michelle? Rodriguez smiled comfortingly, "I've had a similar problem, and it's easy to go to the Desinai Medical Center to solve it." ”
The voices of the two are getting lower and lower, in Michelle? Rodriguez's words. Jessica? Alba kept nodding.
Finally, the two walked into the screening hall next to each other like the best sisters, and "Fast and Furious" was released.
Screening, Michelle? Rodriguez casually excused himself and walked out to a lounge on the second floor. I took my phone out of my bag and dialed a number.
"Amir, do you want exciting news? You can stay at Desinai Medical Center for the next few days......"
Hang up, Michelle? A smile tugged at the corners of Rodriguez's mouth.
At the end of the premiere, with the dazzling vase table in the film, Jessica? Alba became the focus of media attention, and at the press conference that followed, she was constantly asked questions by reporters, which is not comparable to the TV series she starred in. She began to taste the taste of popularity, and even saw the hope of becoming popular in the future.
Although there was a pie after that, Jessica obediently returned home, and although she liked to have fun, she also knew that her producer boyfriend was more important.
"Hi dear, I'm back."
As soon as she walked into the apartment, she saw Christopher on the phone? Rokencourt. Immediately sent a fragrant kiss, "Miss me?" ”
Christopher? Rokencourt responded with practical action......
Although there was another itch underneath. But Jessica? Alba didn't refuse Christopher? Rokencourt.
As the sun rose, another weekend kicked off, and Duke returned to Los Angeles, where he had planned to stay a little longer to see his mother, who had returned from Europe, but who suddenly changed her schedule. He flew directly from Paris to Dubai, and he would not return for a short time, so he left New York early.
By the time he arrived at LAX, it was already Friday afternoon, and he had just returned to the Duke's estate to get some rest. Nancy? Josephson came to the door.
"I've got an offer here," Nancy said in such a hurry, there must be something important, "you'd better see for yourself." ”
What she handed Duke was a detailed plan, and even an appendix to a script.
"Napoleon the Great?"
Although the project is unfamiliar, Duke doesn't feel strange, after all, there are too many Hollywood movies he doesn't know, but he can't help frowning when he sees the production cost budget in it.
The initial cost of the production is planned to be 160 million US dollars!
Has there ever been such a movie? Duke frowned and thought for a moment, without any impression.
However, Duke knew that he could not know and remember all the things in Hollywood, so he patiently flipped through the plan and the script that followed.
The plan is very detailed, and at first glance it is the handwriting of the first-class people in the industry, which even takes into account the various problems of shooting on location in France, and even proposes preliminary solutions, even a director like Duke, who has made several huge project plans, can't find too many faults.
It's a perfect project proposal.
The script behind it has more than 200 pages, but after Duke read it, he nodded unconsciously, the script did not choose the magnificent life of Napoleon the Great, but only intercepted the last fragment of his imperial career, centered on the Battle of Waterloo, full of various conspiracies and war scenes, which is very in line with his appetite and style.
To put it simply, this is not a biographical script, but a typical commercial blockbuster script.
In Hollywood, the value of the script is not high, the key is the plan that matches the script, which greatly improves the gold content of the script.
Also, this script and the previous plan are simply tailor-made for him!
He had a feeling that the people who made the plans and wrote the scripts seemed to have thought about looking for him to be the director before they even started writing, and all the Yiqiē was made for his style and appetite.
Every director has their own style, James? Cameron, Steven? Spielberg had both, and Duke was no exception, and the people who developed the project had clearly studied him in depth.
Charles? Rowan and Robin? Grande's plan is nothing more than that.
The more he looked at Duke, the more he felt excited, if Napoleon the Great was not a Frenchman, he had already asked Nancy to contact the other party first......
But after all, he is a relatively calm-headed person, closed the crew, thought for a while, and waited for the situation to be stable and sure that it would not affect business judgment before slowly speaking.
"Who sent this?" He asked.
"A zuò man from France." Nancy? Josephson knew that Duke was not interested in European cinema and European filmmakers, and immediately explained, "Although he is French, he has actually been in Hollywood for ten years, and he has befriended many big-name movie stars and producers, and it is said that he has invested in some small films, so he can be regarded as a member of Hollywood." ”
"If I want to get this script, what conditions does he have?" Duke is well aware that there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
"First of all, he asked for a joint venture shooting, and his side should account for at least 40% of the investment and revenue share......"
Hearing Nancy say this, Duke nodded, this is a very normal condition, if the other party does not open his mouth, but obediently sends the entire project at a low price, then he will definitely consider whether there is any conspiracy behind it.
"Secondly, he must be a producer, at least one of the most powerful people in the crew."
"Anything else?"
These are Hollywood conventions that go far beyond Duke's bottom line.
"Yes." Nancy took the coffee cup that Emma had refilled and thanked her, saying, "As a Frenchman, he wanted the film to be shot on location in France and Belgium!" The other party also knows that your "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is not yet complete, and you can wait for "The Return of the King" to officially start filming, but he wants to use the "Lord of the Rings" and "The Matrix" style model and try to start the preliminary preparations as early as possible. ”
"That's not too much."
The filming of epic war films is quite cumbersome, especially if there are real historical figures, and it is the safest way to spend more than a year to prepare.
"That's all for the time being, and the specific situation will be discussed slowly in the negotiations."
The other party first wants to see if Duke has any intentions, and if so, then the follow-up negotiations will be discussed in detail in each paragraph.
Placing the plan and script outline on the coffee table, Duke hugged his chest with one hand and rubbed his chin with the other, pondering the feasibility.
The first condition of the other party is a bit of a lion's mouth, but it is just right not to touch his forbidden area, and the latter two conditions are completely Hollywood conventions, and this plan is extremely enforceable.
Napoleon the Great was a Frenchman, and this was where Duke had the most concerns.
The protagonist of the film is a Frenchman and the protagonist is an American, and the treatment enjoyed in North America is completely different, although the overseas market is becoming more and more profitable, but the North American market is the cornerstone of Hollywood, and it is impossible for him not to pay attention to the North American market.
Fortunately, Napoleon is too famous, and there should not be too many Americans who don't know him.
"Nancy, what do you think?"
After all, this is a project without any memory, Duke hesitated, and couldn't help but ask his agent.
ICM also has a special review department to help its actors and directors select scripts in order to find suitable works for them, Nancy is obviously fully prepared before coming, "ICM has done two weeks of preliminary review and investigation, this script is in the hands of other directors, at most A, but in your hands, the market prospect is A+!" ”
Nancy has a similar view that the project was simply tailor-made for Duke.
After saying that, Nancy closed her mouth, she knew very well how to get along with the biggest customer in her name, and she would never make any decisions for Duke over the years, except for the proper construction.
Curling the fingers of his right hand, Duke gently clasped the armrest of the couch, his eyes resting on the plan and script again.
Suddenly, he thought that he had overlooked a question, and from the beginning, he was so attracted by the plan and the script that he forgot to ask Nancy who the maker was.
Duke turned his head and asked, "Nancy, who is the maker?" (To be continued......)