The previous scripts, in fact, are not bad, they are written by masters, and they should have been good, but unfortunately, they just don't have Tony's appetite.

What comedies, romance films, horror films, crime films, these are wonderful, but they do not jump out of the framework of Hollywood.

And now, Nathan has come up with a new one, tough guy.

Tough guys, first of all, are full of muscles, although they are not as scary as the hormone-beating muscles of later generations, but at least, they must be able to make the audience's eyes shine, and when they take off their shirts, they must win the audience's voice.

Nathan first set the style, this theme, you can engage in tough guys, and then, as for the content... Somewhat heavy.

Jenny gave Tony the manuscript she had printed, and Tony picked up the manuscript and read it seriously, just like last time, a full hour had passed.

It's clear that Tony is already immersed in the world of the script.

If any work wants to be successful, there must be a hard requirement, that is, a sense of substitution.

What does it feel like to put yourself in the shoes of the protagonist and be the protagonist?

(It can be said that the book of East China Zhixiong is a failure, why?) Now the hero of East China can be regarded as thinking clearly, a problem has not been solved, I used to like to watch the red Soviet Union, and I have brought myself in as Andrei, and now, watching this work, I have entered it as Nathan, if I can substitute it, then the conflict between Nathan and Andrei is not a highlight, but a slot. Well, this book is a failure, but there are still people who like to read, so East China Zhixiong will insist on finishing it. I will never do this stupid thing in the next time. ）

The same is true for movies, the first person to read the script is the director, and if the director himself can't substitute it, it must be a bad movie.

"This script looks a little tragic, too deep." Tony said: "It's deeper than our last one. ”

The fascinating part of the previous part is the performance of Tomcat, this excellent fighter plane, using various big scenes to conquer the hearts of the audience, but, to say that the content of the film, in fact, is also conventional, make mistakes first, lead to the sacrifice of comrades-in-arms, and then learn lessons from mistakes, and finally grow, there are actually a lot of such themes, Hollywood actually has a lot, but in terms of scenes, no director can do Top Gun, no one has ever done it before, no one has come after, and later, no one dares to shoot like this, the cost is too high.

And now this one, the focus is on the plot, looking at this script, Tony's heart is heavy, and the protagonist is tragic, but this tragedy is just a reaction to reality.

It's been several years since the end of the Vietnam War. From the beginning of their hatred of the army, believing that the army was an executioner and an aggressor, the people gradually understood the duties of a soldier, especially recently, the war in Hokkaido, which once again showed that if the army is not strong, the consequences are quite terrible.

How can a soldier who came out of the Vietnam War integrate into normal life? This is a very serious topic, and if this subject is filmed into a movie, it is destined to be a classic work.

And, like last time, this script is so perfectly written that it should be most appropriate to respect the original without making any changes.

Merely...

"I feel like this movie has a feeling of unfinished business." Tony said.

"Yes, because it's going to be a series, and in my head, I've already conceived the fourth." Nathan said.

If you really watch it and substitute it, you will feel that the movie is not over, and Nathan will explain it.

"I see." Tony said: "I would like to make this movie. ”

"So, we're still following the old rules?" Nathan followed suit, listening to Nathan's words, Jenny could only smile bitterly in the back.

Last time, Nathan asked Tony to come, and it was free, because Tony was not famous at that time, and no one asked Tony to direct at all, and now, Tony is already a famous director, and Nathan still wants to be the same as before.

"Okay." Tony didn't hesitate to agree.

Tony is a very strange person, when he encounters a good script, even if he doesn't make money, he wants to shoot it, just like him in later generations, he chose to commit suicide, he is so calm and calm, and he is quite free and easy in this life.

"Nathan, don't play tricks on Director Tony like that." Jenny said to Tony: "Tony, our film is funded by the Vietnam Veterans Foundation, unlike last time, the funds are tight, and I want to invite you, so I must pay the director's fee, you mention a number, we can agree." ”

Tony smiled, smiling very freely: "Really? What about $2 million? ”

Suddenly, Jenny was stunned, so much?

They really didn't prepare so much, and even if they could continue to raise funds, it would seem like they were going to exceed their budget.

Some of the scenes in it, the hired extras, can let some people from their veterans' club perform them, but the venue or something, it's all costs, and this hired director actually costs 2 million US dollars?

"Jenny, you've never been in this circle." Tony said: "That's not a high number, just hiring a leading actor, I'm afraid this number is not enough." ”

"It seems that we were able to contribute for free at the time." Jenny said.

At that time, not only Tony didn't want money, but even Jenny and Nathan, the two heroes and heroines, didn't ask for money.

If Nathan had a body of muscles, maybe the actor in this movie would have to be played by Nathan. This is very helpful for advertising Nathan, in the future, if Nathan wants to run for president, the whole country will know that he is the tough guy in the first drop of blood.

A tough-guy president is what the United States needs most.

It's a pity.

Jenny regretted this matter in her heart, and in Tony's eyes, it seemed that Jenny was hurting the director.

"It's still Nathan smart, but my directorial fee can wait until the movie is released and then spend it from the box office revenue." Tony said: "My director's fee, I'll talk about it later, now, let's talk about the choice of the actor, this is the most important, related to our tough guy image." ”

This actor is the most important.

It is necessary to have strong muscles, which is the first criterion.

If you want to talk about Hollywood action stars, the first must be Bruce Lee, but unfortunately, he died young, and he can't play an American soldier, second, that is Arnold Schwarzenegger, and third, Michael Sylvester Enzio Stallone.