Luo Dayou made an extraordinary shot, in three days, he made a sample of the soundtrack needed for most of the scenes, Xu Anhua is the first time to be a director, Shen Chong is a layman, I can't tell how good the music is, but it feels very good, the atmosphere I want is out, I am nervous when I should be nervous, and I am weird when I should be weird.

According to Xu Anhua's request, after Luo Dayou finished the general soundtrack framework, Tan Jiaming began to cut the final version, and the rough cut version of "Crazy Robbery" passed two and a half hours, which is too long for a thriller, and according to the practice of Hong Kong theaters, the length of the film is best about 9o minutes, so that 6 hours can be played 4 scenes, if 9o minutes pass, only 3 scenes can be played, the utilization rate of the theater is low, and the boss does not do it.

However, it is not so smooth to cut it again, Xu Anhua wants almost every shot, after all, she took it herself, Tan Jiaming went down, and those shots that took a lot of her mind were useless, how could she not feel distressed.

The two often argue in the editing room, such as a dangling scene, Xu Anhua said that it can increase the suspenseful atmosphere, Tan Jiaming said that it will slow down the pace of the movie, the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable.

The linear editing process is troublesome, the material can't withstand repeated operations many times, and it is inconvenient to modify it, so it is impossible to cut it out first to see the effect, and then re-cut it, so the final version of "Crazy Robbery" is difficult to deliver......

After Luo Dayou made the soundtrack demo, the system showed that the completion rate of "Crazy Robbery" was close to 95%, but in the next few days, the progress was almost unchanged.

Tan Jiaming and Xu Anhua are both bull-level figures, and film production is already a very professional field here, Shen Chong is just a movie lover, half-level, and he can't interject, he, the boss, is caught in it, in a dilemma, simply out of sight and out of mind, explaining that the two of them must complete the editing task within a month, and then get on the plane and fly directly to the United States.

……

Three days later, Roosevelt Hotel, 7ooo Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA.

"$30,000!" As soon as Li Kaiyuan entered the room, he shouted at Shen Chong, "Do you have a lot of money and have nowhere to spend it?" ”

"Sister Yuan Yuan, are you jealous?" Shen Chong took off his coat and said with a smile: "Didn't you say that I don't care if I find other women?" ”

"What kind of jealousy do I eat?" Li Kaiyuan snorted angrily and said, "I hate you for being wronged, and I actually spent $30,000 to invite an old woman to dinner!" ”

"It's not very old." Shen Chong smiled, "I'm sure I'm not over 5o years old." ”

"You still say!" Li Kaiyuan's eyes were shining, and he was about to cry angrily, "Do you know that it is difficult to make money?" If you move your mouth, I'm going to break my leg, do you know how much $30,000 is? You can pay for a house in Hong Kong! ”

"Okay, okay Sister Yuanyuan." Shen Chong walked over, forcibly hugged Li Kaiyuan, stroked her back, and comforted: "I know that you are for my good, I am not spending money indiscriminately, I have a purpose." ”

"For what purpose?" Li Kaiyuan's body was soft, his head rested on his shoulder, and he said in a muffled voice: "Aren't you just spending money chasing stars?" ”

"Am I that simple?" Shen Chong smiled, his hand moved wildly, and he said softly: "Sister Yuan Yuan, believe me, the $30,000 will not be spent in vain, and it will be earned back soon." ”

Li Kaiyuan tried to struggle a few times, but did not get out of Shen Chong's clutches, and then quickly fell.

After a while, Li Kaiyuan fell asleep, and Shen Chong poured a glass of whiskey, added some ice, and then wrapped himself in a nightgown, walked to the balcony, and looked at Hollywood at night.

The Roosevelt Hotel is located in the center of Hollywood, the famous Walk of Fame, Universal Studios, and Beverly Hills are all within easy reach, almost all Hollywood stars have stayed, and has been rated as one of the ten most thrilling horror tourist attractions in the world by the do-gooders, because legend has it that in this hotel, you can see the ghosts of those dead stars, such as Marilyn Monroe, who lived in room 246, and many people saw her figure flash in the large mirror of that room.

Shen Chong scoffed at these rumors, but it was just a marketing ploy of the hotel, Li Kaiyuan was quite curious, and wanted to live in room 246 to have a look, but unfortunately there was already someone in that room.

Li Kaiyuan came to Los Angeles more than a week earlier than Shen Chong, she came for the Rubik's Cube North American factory, the Rubik's Cube is now more and more popular, the number of monthly orders has exceeded 5o, Hong Kong's production capacity is far from keeping up with the market demand, so it is imperative to build a factory in North America.

And Shen Chong came to Los Angeles for two purposes, one is the foreigner master of Wen Renjie, who recently returned to the United States for vacation, Shen Chong plans to go to Silicon Valley with him to have a look, and inspect the game companies formed by several engineers who jumped from Atari.

Another purpose is to investigate the current situation of Hollywood, after all, only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated, Hollywood is his lifelong opponent, how can he fight with his eyes closed.

Tonight, the old woman who provoked Li Kaiyuan to scream is the pathstone that Shen Chong used to observe Hollywood.

The old woman Mr. Lee spoke of was Barbara Felton (Barbara Fe1don), an out-of-fashion TV star.

In his previous life, there was a popular American TV series in China, called "Confused Detective", an episode of more than 2o minutes, a funny comedy, very exciting, and it was Shen Chong's favorite TV series when he was a child.

Many TV series, I felt very good when I watched them when I was a child, and when I rewatched them when I grew up, they were a mess, but "Confused Detective" was not, Shen Chong watched it when he was ** years old, and he was very happy, and after 2o years, he was still very happy to rewatch it on the Internet.

This kind of TV series that has been precipitated over the years and still exudes charming charm is a real classic.

In "Confused Detective", the male protagonist Smart is Agent 86, and he has a beautiful and beautiful assistant, Agent 99, Barbara Filton, is the actor who plays 99.

"Confused Detective" is a TV series that started in 1965, and the first few episodes are still black and white, after more than ten years, Barbara Filton is naturally old, and she no longer looks bright and moving in the TV series, so Li Kaiyuan said that she is an old woman.

Although Barbara is one of the goddesses in her childhood heart, with Shen Chong's temperament, it is impossible to pay $30,000 for no reason, just to treat her to a meal......

Shen Chong's purpose is the agent behind Barbara, Michael Ovitz ((Michae1-Ovitz)).

Isn't Hollywood not the Walk of Fame, not Universal Studios, not Beverly Hills...... It is not a city of high-rise buildings, nor is it a fortress of arrow towers, it is invisible, an invisible, but real cinematic empire.

Hollywood is similar to the circle that Chinese often say, what the circle is, no one can say, but it is the storage zài, the film and television circle, the sports circle, etc., if you want to show in that industry, but do not integrate into that circle, you will do things with half the effort, and it is likely to be fruitless.

Outsiders want to enter a circle, there are two ways, one is simple and rude - take money and smash it! Money is the most powerful weapon in the world, and any circle, in front of money, is a half-pushed and half-done woman, such as Sony throwing billions of dollars, Hollywood kneeling, such as Abu burning billions of euros, and the football world kneeling.

This method is quick and efficient, but it is not very expensive...... Shen Chong can't afford to play at the moment.

Another method is to find someone to guide the way, get into the circle, and then slowly unfold, and finally integrate into the circle.

This method is slow and inefficient, but it costs less.

Shen Chong has little money, and secondly, he doesn't need to integrate into Hollywood, he just needs to know every move within the Hollywood circle.

So he chose the second method - to find an agent to be placed as a Trojan horse in the Hollywood empire to observe the wind and grass in Hollywood.

And this person, Shen Chong chose Michael Ovitz, the most powerful agent in Hollywood for the next two decades.

In 1975, Owitz and four friends founded Innovative Performing Arts Agency (CAA). (Note 1)

At the beginning of the business, the five people shared an office, the office equipment was all purchased from the second-hand market, and the five people did not receive a salary for two years. 3O years later, CCA has its own office building in Hollywood, with more than 6oo employees, two-thirds of Hollywood's first-line stars are its contracted artists, not only that, it also has top producers, directors, screenwriters, writers, musicians and other resources, can provide a full set of film production teams in one stop, and become the king of Hollywood behind the scenes.

The achievement of the CAA legend is Michael Ovitz, he is one of the first five founders of CAA, led CAA for 2O years, with ordinary ability and personal charm, CAA from a Hollywood nobody to a boss who can "cover the sky with one hand" in the entire entertainment industry, and he himself has become a star agent that no one can surpass, and has been elected as "Hollywood's most influential person" for three consecutive years.

When Sony bought Columbia, Panasonic bought Universal, and then sold Universal, these three big deals that shook the world and changed the Hollywood landscape were all the handiwork of Ovitz.

Ovitz is well-connected, and his every move touches the nerves of Hollywood, and he is the most perfect undercover agent in Shen Chong's heart, comparable to Microsoft's number one Trojan "Elop" in the future. (Note 2)

Shen Chong has read his biography in his previous life, and knows the history of CAA very well, 1979 is the starting point of CAA's soaring, that is, more than a month ago, on February 23, 1979, Ovitz signed the first OO7 actor - Sean Connery, which is the first time CAA has signed a star, laying the foundation for signing Hollywood-level superstars such as Paul Newman and Dustin Hoffman in the future.

However, despite this, CAA is still not a big company in Hollywood at this time, with only 19 employees, just like Microsoft, which is burying its head in Seattle, on the eve of the explosion.

The day after Shen Chong arrived in Los Angeles, he entered the CAA office, he didn't have any film projects to discuss, so he came up with a crooked trick - $30,000 and asked CAA to help him arrange for him to have dinner with Barbara Felton.

Although Barbara Filton is an outdated second-tier actor, she was one of several customers of CAA at the beginning of its business, and Ovitz attached great importance to it and personally received Shen Chong. (Note 3)

Whether the effect of spending money is good or not depends not on how much, but on where it is spent.

For example, on Valentine's Day, if you buy a 3oo yuan ornament as a gift, the goddess will be stingy, and if you buy a 3oo yuan mobile phone pendant, she will think you are very generous.

Shen Chong spent $30,000 to invite an outdated actor to dinner, which naturally impressed Ovitz, and felt that he was extraordinary, and he did his best to entertain, so Shen Chong got on his client list and successfully got into a relationship.

Once raw and twice cooked, it will be much more convenient to deal with Ovitz in the future......

Shen Chong raised his wine glass, looked at Beverly Hills in the distance, and said softly: "Cheers, Hollywood!" ”

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Note 1: CAA stands for Netcy, an innovative artist agency.

Note 2: Elop went to Nokia from Microsoft, and in three years, Nokia's market value fell from more than 1ooo to more than 7o.

Note 3: See "Hollywood Celebrity Agent - Michael Ovitz Biography", Barbara Filton was one of the original artists signed by CAA.

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