Chapter 4: A New Script
Subtitle of this chapter: As a reminder, William Wallace was Scottish.
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"Mr. David Griffith, Long time no see."
"Yes, Mr. Yuan, we haven't seen each other for four months."
Two small wins...... Well, the man who met him shook his hand vigorously.
"Well, David, when did you get to New York?"
"Oh, Neo. I arrived last night and Lillian picked me up and took me to the Sound Theatre......"
Miss Gisch, who came in with her, interjected with some pride: "David stayed in the theater all night yesterday, watching "Twelve" over and over again. ”
Our Master Yuan nodded and said with a smile, "David, is it okay for JIA PI?" ”
"Ha, Neo, that's great. Your U JIA PI is hard to come by in Los Angeles. ”
The female star smiled sweetly and said, "Gentlemen, let's do it with me." ”
"Thank you, Lillian." Yuan Yanqian asked "casually" while giving up her seat, "David, your new film "Road to New England" is doing well at the box office, right?" ”
"This ......" The father of the movie twitched, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "To tell you the truth, the box office of this film is not as good as I expected." ”
Master Yuan was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and said "oh".
In fact, he originally wanted to use this incident to hit the film master, so that the other party could make the next film according to his own ideas.
At this time, Miss Ji Xu came over with a wine and said, "Gentlemen, your U JIA PI." ”
She smiled and asked, "Then gentlemen, why are we toasting?" ”
Yuan Yanqian preemptively said: "Since David's new film is not so smooth, let's wish your "Twelve" a great success." ”
The big star said a little unhappily: "What is my "Twelve", it is our "Twelve"! ”
"Yes, yes, yes!" Our Master Yuan squeezed his eyes at his concubine and took a sullen breath.
The three of them sat down, Yuan Yanqian lit a cigar, and asked: "David, since you have watched our "Twelve", then please give us advice from this film master, Lilian of the province really regards herself as a great director." ”
Mr. Griffith glanced at his female disciple with a very complicated expression, sighed deeply, and said, "I really can't give any opinions...... Well, I don't mean to say that "Twelve" is completely devoid of shortcomings, such as camera movement and editing. But Lillian can really be regarded as an excellent director with this film. ”
He smiled bitterly and said to himself, "Maybe even better than me now......"
It seems that the great director has lost a little self-confidence because of the continuous hitting of the street in the last few films.
"Da!"
Our Master Yuan snapped his fingers, shook his head and said, "David, I told you last time that your film is not good at the box office, it's not that you, the director, are not good enough, but that you, the screenwriter, are really average......"
"Lillian told you. Who are the writers of "Twelve"? ”
"Mr. Theodore Dresser, who wrote 'Sister Carrie' and 'Miss Jenny.'"
"Ms. Vera Cather, America's premier female writer at the moment."
"Mr. Fitzgerald, who became an instant hit with "Heaven on Earth."
"There is also a poet, two journalists, three editors-in-chief, and a literary ...... Well, enthusiasts. Of course, I also made a small contribution. ”
Miss Ji Xu also agreed: "Yes, in fact, the storyboard scripts are all tired of writing. I'm just an executor. ”
"yes." He spread his hands and said to the director, "Look, David. The reason why "Twelve" is so good is that its creative lineup is so strong. ”
This time, Mr. Griffith nodded his head and said convincingly, "Indeed. Compared to you professional writers, I really am not a qualified screenwriter. ”
Immediately, he cheered up again and said: "Since Lilian has made a good start, I think my next film should be to shoot Neo's "Chocolate Love"......"
But the screenwriter raised his hand and interrupted in a loud voice: "No, David. You can't make "Chocolate" yet! ”
"Why?" The film master's face changed, and he said with great disappointment, "Mr. Yuan, are you worried that I won't be able to shoot well......?"
"No, no, no, you're mistaken." Yuan Yanqian shook her head and said, "How can I worry that you can't shoot well?" I mean, now is not the right time to make Chocolate. ”
He sighed and said, "I can only say that you are really not a good screenwriter and producer. You don't notice the timing and the gimmick. ”
"Timing and gimmicks?" The two filmmakers looked at each other.
Master Yuan said step by step: "Yes, let me ask you, when is the most appropriate time for the release of the film "Chocolate Love"? ”
"What time is ......" the big star's eyes suddenly lit up, "Valentine's Day!" This film was released on Valentine's Day, and it was simply perfect. ”
"That's right!" The big director slapped his thigh and said, "Sweet but slightly bitter chocolate, lovers who break through all obstacles for love, and Valentine's Day...... With these gimmicks, there's no better movie to watch on Valentine's Day than Chocolate. ”
He gave a thumbs up and said sincerely: "Neo, you are really a natural filmmaker!" ”
"Hehe, so I'm not in a hurry to make this film now." Yuan Yan was not modest, and continued to ask with a few chuckles, "Lilian, David." So what gimmicks do you think will attract the most attention from the public at this point in time? ”
"This ......"
Miss Ji Xu just thought about it casually, and immediately said coquettishly: "Okay, tired, you are a genius, don't embarrass mortals like us." ”
Our Master Yuan didn't sell it either, and he spit out a word with a serious expression: "IRISH." ”
"Irish?!"
"Yes, the Irish." Yuan Yan stood up and said with his hands behind his back, "Have you forgotten last year's Bloody Sunday?" ”
This time, Mr. Griffith reacted first, and he also stood up excitedly and said: "Neo, you are so right, now the people in the country, especially the Irish, are angry about this matter. And we Americans ......"
Our Master Yuan said, "Love God, hate the British." ”
"Hahaha......" all three people in the living room laughed.
The film master stared at the Chinese with burning eyes and said: "Neo, you have said so, presumably your script has also been written, take it out quickly!" ”
Our Master Yuan smiled slightly, and handed over the manuscript in his pocket.
Mr. David Griffith couldn't wait to take it and unfold it, only to see that the title on it was......