Text Chapter 174, the talented girl Zhang Aijia
Because the United States advocates freedom, it is relatively easy to produce geniuses, and these geniuses are more youthful and vigorous, to put it bluntly, they are more arrogant.
For example, Spielberg himself is such a person, because of his talent, Spielberg looks down on the bosses of those big Hollywood companies, thinking that they are all because of their good backgrounds, or because they have entered this industry early to achieve their current achievements.
If you give yourself enough time, you will definitely achieve such achievements, and it is because of this idea that Spielberg will partner with Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen to establish a film dream factory in the future.
The three founders had the ambition to make them a new highlight in Hollywood and break the monopoly of several major Hollywood companies.
It's a pity that DreamWorks was founded too late, and Hollywood at that time had entered the era of big capital, and all the big Hollywood companies were no longer pure film companies, they were all controlled by big conglomerates.
In the era when capital is king, even if DreamWorks has a gold-medal director like Spielberg and a billionaire like David Geffen, it can only drink and kill, and finally can only admit defeat, and in December 2005, the three founders sold it to Viacom.
In this way, DreamWorks was also brought under the umbrella of Paramount Pictures, Viacom's parent company, and became a specialized film production company, withdrawing from the distribution industry.
On these materials in front of him, Spielberg saw the rise of a younger genius,
Apple's major shareholder, the creator of "Transformers", and the owner of the cauliflower doll, which has now begun to slowly become popular in the United States, all this shows that the teenager, who has just turned 14, is already a billionaire.
In front of such a young genius, Spielberg suddenly felt that his achievements could be said to be nothing.
It's no wonder that Twentieth Century Fox has withdrawn from investment, and it is too difficult to snatch a script from such a genius who is not bad for money, and even if it is made, it may not be profitable.
However, for Spielberg to come to the institute, "ET" is his childhood dream, and making this film can perfectly realize his wishes, and Spielberg also has the advantage that he is just a big director, not an investor.
I believe that as long as I can show my talent, the other party will definitely agree to give "ET" to me to shoot, if Lei Weidong is also a big director himself, he can shoot "ET" by himself, Spielberg will not believe that Lei Weidong, who is only 14 years old, has such talent.
After all, if a 14-year-old could make a sci-fi blockbuster on his own, Spielberg would rather believe that Bermuda's missing plane had flown back.
However, as soon as he got off the plane, Spielberg was dumbfounded and walked out of the airport hall with his briefcase, although the bilingual signage kept him from getting lost.
However, when he walked out of the hall, he looked at the countless Oriental Connspilberg and was a little confused, how to go to Lei Weidong's company, the address on the information was not very detailed.
Catching a passer-by in a suit and leather shoes who looked highly educated, Spielberg stopped him and asked, "Hello......"
"I don't speak English!" The passer-by waved his hand again and again.
Just when Spielberg was at a loss, thinking that there was nothing to come to Hong Kong without a Chinese translator, a female voice sounded in English behind him: "Hello, do you need help?" ”
Spielberg turned around and saw that it was an Asian woman in her 20s, who said as if he were grasping at a lifeline:
"Hello, beautiful lady, I want to go to a place, but I don't know the way when I first come to Hong Kong."
"Where are you going?" The woman asked.
Spielberg said: "The headquarters of the Xiaomi Comics company. ”
"I'm sorry, sir, I don't know where! Do you have a detailed address? The woman laughed and asked:
"Yes!" Spielberg hurriedly handed over the address of the Xiaomi comics company he had inquired about.
"The address is in Causeway Bay, not far away, if you can, I'll send you there! The woman smiled and said, "My English name is Sylvia Chang, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”
"Steven. Spielberg," Spielberg said, shaking the woman's hand, "thank you very much for your help. ”
"It's a familiar name." The woman said.
Spielberg laughed: "Maybe it's the same name." ”
The woman smiled too, and took Steven. Spielberg got into a taxi and asked, "Can you take the liberty of asking, what are you doing at Xiaomi Comics?" ”
Spielberg replied succinctly: "Talk about a business." ”
"Are you a comic book publisher from Europe or the United States?" The woman asked.
Spielberg asked rhetorically, "Why do you think that?" ”
The woman said: "You go to a comic company, what else can you do if you are not a comic book publisher, I heard that the comics of Xiaomi Comics Company are very popular, and there are many foreigners who come to seek publishing agents." ”
"Actually, I'm a director in Hollywood." Spielberg explained.
The woman's eyes widened and she looked at Spielberg in surprise: "Hollywood director, are you Mr. Spielberg, the director of Jaws?" ”
"I didn't expect anyone in Hong Kong to recognize me." Spielberg laughed.
"Of course, Mr. Spielberg, your Jaws set a box office record in the United States! Of course, I was lucky enough to see it in the cinema. The woman stretched out her hand again and said:
"Mr. Spielberg, introduce myself again, my name is Zhang Aijia. Sylvia Chang is an actress, but my dream is to be a director. ”
"Very nice to meet you, if you have the chance. Hopefully we can work together. Spielberg politely said,
Of course, Spielberg doesn't think that a Hong Kong actress will go to Hollywood, if it is a director, let alone Chinese, even Hollywood's local female directors are pitiful.
Zhang Aijia said: "But Mr. Spielberg, what business are you talking about at Xiaomi Comics Company?" Do you want to adapt a manga into a movie? ”
"Miss Zhang, you guessed wrong, I went to Xiaomi Comics because Mr. Lei had a script in his hand, I was very interested in it, and I wanted to buy it." Steven. Spielberg says:
Zhang Aijia said: "Can you reveal a little?" What script can make a big Hollywood director like you make a special trip to Hong Kong. ”
Steven. Spielberg said: "It's a script about aliens, and I don't know if Mr. Ray is willing to sell this script, just let me direct it!." ”
Zhang Aijia said: "I'm curious about the truth of this script, can you let me see it." ”
"Of course, it's no secret in the United States?" Steven. Spielberg casually picked up the script of "ET" and handed it to Zhang Ai's family.
"This is just an outline, and I believe that the detailed script should be in Mr. Lei's hands."
"Really? In this way, this script is likely to have been written by Mr. Lei himself! Zhang Aijia took the script and flipped it up.
Halfway, Zhang Aijia put down the script in his hand.
"How's that!" Steven. Spielberg didn't need to ask to know that the lady in front of him didn't have a story, and he was stunned by the idea that she didn't have a story.
"All I can say is that Mr. Lei's idea is too peculiar! In my impression, aliens are fierce and vicious, and I never thought that there would be such kind, timid, and weak aliens.
What's even more surprising is that the aliens still need the help of children to evade the police! Zhang Aijia was a little speechless about the setting of the script, but he couldn't help but admit that this idea was really novel.
I also know a little about Lei Weidong and Zhang Aijia, after all, Zhang Aijia is different from ordinary actresses, but she has the title of talented woman.
Some time ago, Zhang Aijia also saw the controversy between Lei Weidong and Ni Box in the newspaper.
It's just that in the eyes of Zhang Aijia, Lei Weidong is still a fledgling child, and some people compare him with Ni Frame just by writing two novels, and Lei Weidong doesn't come out to explain, so he doesn't take those literary predecessors seriously.
But seeing the script in front of him, Zhang Aijia found that Lei Weidong's talent in the eyes of the newspaper was only the tip of his iceberg.
"yes, I was shocked when I first saw this script! So I came to Hong Kong to see what this genius boy was like! "Steven. Spielberg said with emotion.