"That's what you said, the script that hangs to the explosion?"

Liu Weiqiang looked at Sun Ziming suspiciously, and argued: "Isn't this hanging? I made changes with reference to American comic books, trying to be as fast-paced and simple as possible, and I also put a lot of effort into the dialogue, you listen to this sentence 'low-key gang, high-profile money, and smooth lì through 97'. It can be described as three points funny, three points mockery, three points reasonable, and one point of deep meaning, which is deeply interesting in the old style essays. ”

In the past, this kid said that he wanted to bring his gang life to the big screen, and it seems that he has been thinking about it in the United States for the past few years.

"Okay, okay, I'll look for it", Sun Ziming took out "Killer King 2" of "Raid" from the drawer and threw it over, "You come to shoot this film, you are a two-time Oscar Best Cinematator, and you still want to go back to Hong Kong to shoot Hong Kong films, I ask you to pursue a little bit of it!" ”

Liu Weiqiang took the script, stuffed it into his bag without reading it, and continued to insist: "Brother Ming, this book will be filmed in the future, I still want to shoot "Bewitched Boy" first!" I want to make gangster movies, I've been thinking about it for more than ten years, you have to let me try it! ”

"Didn't you shoot "Flying Tigers"?"

"That's a cop movie!"

Sun Ziming was completely speechless, is Hollywood not as good as that small pond in Hong Kong? The "Crazy Boy" series is a good movie, but it will also make people sick. If this kid is still mixed up in Hong Kong, it doesn't matter; But now, this bastard has won Best Cinematography in Berlin, two Golden Globes, and two Oscars, and he has to cherish his feathers!

"Crazy Boy" will definitely be a box office hit, but it will definitely be deducted, saying that it is a bad young man!

Liu Weiqiang really didn't care about this, and said disdainfully: "Cut, I'm still afraid of human disease?" I'm not a star, I still rely on my image to eat, as long as the audience likes to watch it, can those reporters still bite my hanging? ”

Sun Ziming didn't persuade him, this kid was determined to shoot, and it was useless to persuade him. It's hard to buy a good idea if you have money, if he wants to shoot this, then shoot it, anyway, this film will definitely make money.

"Forget it, if you really want to make it, make it into a series."

"Hey", Sun Ziming agreed, Liu Weiqiang took out another notebook, "Brother Ming, you help me take a look at this book, I spent a lot of time writing it." ”

Sun Zi hastily flipped it over, and there was a shadow of "Green Dragon", which was written as a story about Chinese gangsters. In terms of exposing the dark side of society and reflecting the living conditions of Chinese Americans, there is a certain artistic value, but it is destined to have no commercial value, and the mainstream values of Hollywood are there.

The opportunity is rare, Sun Ziming admonished: "If you want to gain a foothold in Hollywood, you must first integrate here, instead of mixing in Chinatown every day!" It's almost the same for this book to be taken for the Chinese, but for the ghosts, can they understand it? ”

Liu Weiqiang sighed secretly, how can cultural differences be so easy to overcome? His boss is a genius, he can mix well anywhere, and he is just an ordinary person!

"Are you stupid? You're a photographer and director, and you're not a screenwriter, you just need to understand other people's culture. Hey, no, you didn't write that script just now, did you? ”

"Yingming, this book was written by Wen Jun, and I changed some scenes and dialogues. He knew that I had been in the club before, and he had always wanted to make films about it, so he wanted to ask me to shoot it. ”

, Wen Jun, that guy is really treacherous, with Wei Qiang's two little golden figures, he can have a box office of 20 million Hong Kong dollars! Hey, no, Wen Jun's bastard is now from Debao, right?

"Hehe, I've been with you for nearly ten years, will I be fooled again? 1 million Hong Kong dollars + 2% box office share, which has already made that bastard so happy! ”

That's okay, how can you help others work? Sun Ziming waved his hand and motioned for him to get out, "Get out!" Let's talk to Toho and see if they can get their screenwriter to help change the script, and don't always stick to that little pond in Hong Kong. ”

"Understood", Liu Weiqiang hurriedly agreed, and walked away. The market in Hong Kong is still too narrow, and if this script is changed, if it succeeds, it can be distributed to Japan.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Sun Ziming grabbed the phone and was about to ask Douglas to come over, when Liu Weiqiang ran in again, handed over a script like a treasure, and said flatteringly: "Brother Ming, this is written by a friend of mine, I think it is very hanging, can you help me check it again?" ”

TheMatrix？ Sun Ziming glanced at the cover, as if he had no impression of this book, and threw it on the desk, ready to make another call, Liu Weiqiang hurriedly held down the microphone and begged, "Brother Ming, help, I like this book very much." I also promised Andy that if the company was willing to invest in this film, I would go and shoot for him! ”

Sun Ziming has always been more indulgent to Liu Weiqiang's troubled brothers, but he still pointed to the script and said: "Wei Qiang, it's not the company's book, I won't read it." ”

"I know, I've already bought this script, and it's our company."

"How much?"

"Seven hundred thousand."

Sun Ziming turned his face in surprise, "I didn't expect you to save private money!" ”

Liu Weiqiang said angrily: "I took it from Ah Guang, you have so much money, and it is not bad for this little money." ”

"Loser, if this book is not worth 700,000, Lao Tzu will pick your skin!"

700,000 is a lot for himself, not much for Brother Ming, Liu Weiqiang is very proficient in this kind of small truth, and said lazily: "Hehe, if it's not worth it, you will lose to me when you play cards."

, the screenwriter who has won the little golden man in Hollywood, before writing a script and not starting filming, is the price. Sun Ziming scolded Liu Weiqiang again for being a loser, and then went to read the script.

Network Engineer? Hacker? Neo?

As soon as Sun Ziming finished reading the first page, he sat up straight as he leaned on the Taishi's chair, and secretly thought in his heart, 'The Buddha has appeared!' ’

An hour later, Sun Ziming closed the script, rubbed his sour eyes, and recalled the "Matrix" in his memory. This is indeed a masterpiece by brothers Andy Wachonski and Larry Wachowski, but many things are different from movies, and some of the exploration of reality and mythology in the Internet age is not deep enough. The inconsistencies with the 'original' should be that they haven't met Jove Darrow and Steve Scroth, and have not been able to make the story complete and enrich its ideological connotation.

Sun Ziming just wanted to speak, but held back again. This is definitely a masterpiece, but is it really cheap for those two brothers? Wei Qiang has followed him for so many years, if he can direct this series of films, it will be enough for him to write a strong stroke in the history of film!

After thinking about it for a long time, Sun Ziming suddenly said faintly: "Wei Qiang, what is your relationship with that Andy, how did you know each other?" ”

Liu Weiqiang realized that he might have found a treasure, and hurriedly explained: "Drinking friends, I met Douglas when I was playing at the Gold Club. They had been working on this script for a few years, and during one chat, I heard Andy talk to his brother Larry about this script, and I asked them to sort it out. Our company has a rule that you won't help people from other companies read scripts, so I'll buy it first and then show it to you. ”

"In other words, you and they are just ordinary friends, and you only bought this script because you liked the idea?"

"Right"

Sun Ziming's fingers tapped on the table a few times, suddenly stopped, and said: "This idea is good, but the script is still very rough, and it needs to be revised to have a good market value." ”

"Yay", Liu Weiqiang waved his fist excitedly, and Sun Ziming quietly poured a basin of cold water.

"Wei Qiang, I don't help people change the script anymore!"

"What are you kidding? This is the script of our studio, how could you not change it? ”

It was precisely because the copyright of this script belonged to his studio that Sun Ziming decided not to cheap the two brothers. Wei Qiang's directing level is enough, but he has never had the opportunity to direct independently in Hollywood, and now such a good opportunity is sent to the door, if he stuffs it into someone else's arms, he might as well hit the wall!

Sun Ziming didn't explain to Liu Weiqiang, this guy sometimes attaches too much importance to righteousness and wants to save face, but he doesn't know that at the critical time, 'people are cheap, they are invincible'!

"Put the book here, I'll think about it again! Get out, don't affect Lao Tzu's thinking. ”

"Hey, think slowly, I'll go first!"

Liu Weiqiang left with a smile on his face, and Sun Ziming also grabbed the phone and asked Douglas to come over and let him deal with the matter. As long as the copyright is in hand, the two brothers are powerless to resist, and the big deal is to compensate a little more generously.

"After I finish revising it, you will go to negotiate with them, and the conditions will be preferential, but the director will have to find someone else."

Douglas was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Boss, what is the bottom line of their treatment?" ”

Sun Ziming groaned for a while, and gave a treatment that made the outside world speechless, "Give them two million to make up, plus 1% of the box office share." ”

This is the treatment of a screenwriter of a commercial blockbuster or an Oscar for Best Screenplay, but Andy's brothers are still unknown boys, Douglas felt a little too high, and hurriedly reminded: "Boss, is this too high?" ”

"No", Sun Ziming patted the script that was being revised, and said with a happy smile: "This script is not worth the price, but this creativity is worth it!" Doug, we're upper-class people, don't care too much about a little bit of money, OK? ”

“Yes/sir”

In the next few days, Sun Ziming made great efforts to change the still rough script of "The Matrix" into a trilogy according to 'memory', and added the latest special effects, oriental kung fu, fatalistic theory, etc., which were not in the script.

……

"The Matrix" took the Andy brothers years to conceive and could be called their own children. The reason why it was sold to Liu Weiqiang was because they knew that Liu Weiqiang was Sun Ziming's confidant and could persuade the big financier to invest, and Liu Weiqiang agreed to be photographers for the two of them. Now that the script has just been sold for a few days, China Ming's assistant came to the door and told them that the script was good after signing the agreement, but he would not let them direct, which stabbed them in the sore spot!

"The Matrix is definitely a great screenplay, even without China's revisions, it can make a great movie!"

"Shit! A big liar! ”

Douglas was very good at communicating and persuading people, but he couldn't do anything about the angry Andy Wachowski brothers. Although legally, "The Matrix" already belongs to Sun Ziming Film Studio, with his current status, he has reached the point of cherishing feathers. As his representative, Douglas could not do anything unreasonable on the stage, and the two sides were frozen there for a while.

The copyright has been sold, and the Andy brothers are angry and have nothing to do, so they run to question Liu Weiqiang. After listening to his friend's questioning, Liu Weiqiang also felt that his boss had gone too far, ignored Douglas's persuasion, and took Andy's brother straight to the door, asking for an explanation for his friend.