"I'm sure you've read the information in your hands, and that's the general idea," Sean continued when everyone present closed their hands, in a very sincere tone, "I admit that although it's complete, it's a bit too cliché overall. ”

It's not just cliché, it's rubbish. Harvey Weinstein snorted inwardly. The young actor who went to Hollywood with great interest wanted to give up after suffering for a while, and was finally discovered by a well-known old actor to become a big star, and after becoming famous, the old actor began to decline, so that he suffered from depression and wanted to commit suicide; But in the end, he was inspired by the young actor to cheer up, and after all the hardships, he starred in a movie together, and both won praise from people.

It's shit! Weinstein then added in his mind. Such scripts abound in Hollywood, and it is embarrassing to say that they are the product of several months, which really makes people laugh out of their teeth.

It's not easy to write a love letter to the Oscars, but this one in your hand is so bad that it's so bad that it's worthless at all - well, it's not that it's worthless, in fact, this idea is still very operational, all inspirational movies are almost this routine, the difference is only whether it can be made well.

If you want to make a good work according to the current script, you need to be at least a top person of the level of Spielberg and Scorsese, and Sean can say that they will direct this script that is obviously tailor-made for him?

And, even if they agreed, the quality of the movie was very good, and the old guys at the film school wouldn't necessarily like it. They would like to see the Oscars or the film industry touted, but they wouldn't want to be so direct, and Weinstein, who has dealt with them countless times, can be sure of that.

However, Sean should obviously be aware of it, so he won't invite so many people over, and there will be any brainstorming, but unfortunately Weinstein won't think it will have any effect. Brainstorming sounds cool, and it does have some left and right at some times, but it immediately changes its flavor as soon as some people boast about it, as if it can cure all diseases, and if you encounter any difficulties, you can call a few capable people to gather around for a brainstorming session.

It's a pity that this is wrong, you know, you need inspiration to create this thing, and it's easy to say anything when inspiration comes, but if the inspiration is gone, then nothing can be done. If one person's chance of getting inspiration is 1%, then the chance of several people coming together is 2% at best, you can try, but it's a fool's foolish to hope for it.

At this time, Sean was still doing the work of persuasion: "It is indeed a difficult and troublesome job, but everyone here is either very familiar with me, or the best screenwriters and producers in Hollywood, so we will inevitably produce brilliant sparks." ”

I have to say that this dark flamboyant words are indeed a bit infectious, and for a few seconds, Weinstein wanted to say a few words, but he finally decided to remain silent.

"I think we might be able to push the timeline a little bit back," someone quickly spoke, "and it might not be very flattering at this stage, and we can't make the film look like a biopic of Sean, so ...... Maybe we can put the background in the 90s? ”

Everyone immediately looked at this person together, and Weinstein also showed an interested look, as a veteran producer, it didn't take him much time to understand what the other party wanted to say.

"In the 90s, there was "Schindler's List", "Forrest Gump", "Titanic", and "American Beauty", unlike now there are so many special effects, all rely on the plot to win. With this as the background, if we put a fictional character in it, just like "Forrest Gump", the true and the false are fused together, it will definitely surprise people. The man continued.

Stupid ideas, the audience may like, but the film school definitely not. Weinstein said in his mind.

"It might as well be in the '80s, it was the darkness before dawn," someone immediately stepped forward to retort, "as we all know, in the early '80s, even though we had the Star Wars series, there was E. "T" has "Jaws", but the film industry as a whole still tends to decline, and if it is not adjusted, it may enter a cold winter. But at the same time, there are countless wonderful actors and directors in this period, who have laid a solid foundation for the glory of the 90s, and if we really want to integrate a virtual character into reality, this is the best opportunity, and the old feeling is a little stronger. ”

Obviously, he captured the penchant of a film school bunch, which was nostalgia, very nostalgic.

However, there are also people who disagree: "If this is the case, it is better to put the time in the fifties and sixties, which is the golden age." ”

"Yes, even if we know what the so-called golden age was like, in the propaganda, it was an era that was the envy of countless people, and if you want to play the nostalgia card, it is undoubtedly more appropriate than the 90s and 80s." Someone immediately chimed in.

It's just not so stupid. Weinstein commented in his mind. The method of adding virtual characters to real historical events can be used like "Forrest Gump", but it must be used in the entertainment industry...... Again, film schools don't like to add real historical figures to their films in this area, that's a natural avoidance mentality.

Then, the first argument began in the living room, those who supported the 90s, those who supported the 80s and the 50s, and in general, those who supported the 90s the least, and those who supported the 50s the most, after all, nostalgia is a good card, and neither the 90s nor the 80s were so old.

Weinstein was still drinking his beer to himself, not joining in the discussion, if he only talked about the nostalgic background, he actually had a better option in mind, but he didn't bother to say it, but......

"Why not think about the 30s?" A voice rang out suddenly, and the previous argument suddenly disappeared, and everyone present followed the sound to look at it.

It was Eric Reese, who had spoken very little before, but now he looked like he was thinking with his chin propped up. After a good result in "Eavesdropping", he finally picked himself up and is now doing well on both the film and TV series.

"We all know that the first major technological change in the film industry was in the '30s, and yes, I'm talking about the elimination of silent films with sound films," Reese said here and raised his voice a little, "This is the most far-reaching change in the history of cinema, before that, people had to watch movies with live bands to listen to the music, and they needed subtitles to fully understand what the story was about, but the subtitles were not too many to affect the actors' performances, but with the advent of sound films, everything changed." ”

At this point, he paused, organized the words, and then continued: "Cinemas no longer need bands, movies no longer need separate eye-catching subtitles, and actors' performances no longer need to be so exaggerated, their performances can be closer to reality." Many studios that had been slower to transform had declined, and many actors who had made their name on silent films began to fall out of place, as Charlie Chaplin openly boycotted sound films. Therefore, putting the male protagonist in such an environment with strong conflict, feeling the wave of sound movies replacing silent films, feeling the confusion and discomfort, but finally changing himself, this kind of inspirational and old rhythm, the film school will definitely like it. ”

After hearing this, none of the people present spoke, but this situation of not saying it already represents their attitude, and if other factors are not considered, Reese's suggestion is indeed very feasible.

So they quickly looked at Sean together, he was the one who made the idea, and Sean groaned, then turned to his assistant: "Write it down, Emma, but make the 30s a priority." ”

Then he turned back: "Okay, now we're going to have a further discussion on the backdrop of the '30s, when sound films replaced silent films, how do we refine the story and make it more believable?" ”

It's just a small step forward, and if you don't realize where the biggest problem is, no matter what era you set it in. Weinstein shrugged imperceptibly.

"So are we going to continue the original premise?" Someone asked, "A story about a young actor and an old actor encouraging each other to help each other?" ”

"Why not, isn't that a good inspirational story?" Someone chimed in.

"But there are two problems here," another person took a negative attitude, "first, there are no important female characters, and don't forget, there are also many old female members of the film school; Secondly, this kind of character doesn't reflect Sean's characteristics in acting, does it? ”

"So we're going to swap one of them for a female character? But if it's the old one, it's not appropriate to be a woman, if it's the young one, but the perspective of the story revolves around the young one, Sean may be able to complete that role very well, but that is at most a supporting role. ”

"Then flip the synopsis and position the older actor as the main character, such as ...... The actor is a big star in the silent film period, but because he failed to adapt to the sound film and was about to be eliminated by the times, just when he was most hesitant, he met a young girl who had just arrived in Hollywood, and the vitality of the other party infected him, and finally cheered up by helping each other, and they successfully came together. ”

"In that case, the actor can't be very old, and this is once again falling into cliché, isn't it?"

"So what to do, let them maintain a pure friendship relationship, do you think the audience is stupid?"

"Then let the male protagonist get married, and then because of the decline of his career, he finally divorced, so he and the heroine came together."

"That's worse, it's not worth encouraging on the big screen, even if it's the norm in Hollywood."

"What's worse, haven't you ever thought about how much time and money it will take if we want to get the people of the year on the big screen?"