Chapter 424: Preparatory Meeting

On the evening of June 11, Song Ya arrived at the premiere theater of Jurassic Park in Chicago and got together with Catherine, Larry Sr. and others to chat.

"I'm sorry, Catherine, I had you cancel the interview."

Song Ya apologized to the other party, and now as long as she appears in public, the reporters will definitely ask questions related to Mira, which is annoying.

"It's okay." Catherine smiled: "But you have to be careful with public relations, but don't let the media hype up the money dealings with the Mira family." ”

"No, what kind of money can I have, her father even scolded me for being a black grande." Song Ya replied.

"What about gifts? Have you received any expensive gifts from her? Catherine asked, "Or did you go back after the breakup?" ”

"Uh......"

That's not true, he touched the gold on his wrist and roughly recalled it, when Mira gave him a Vacheron Constantin watch, he was too plain and generally didn't wear it, and there were some other small gifts, plus ...... How can it not exceed 100,000 dollars, "It's okay, right?" The gift I gave her was much more than the total value she gave me. ”

"Really? At the point of time you were dating, you didn't make as much money as her, did you? Catherine glanced at her with interest.

What does it mean? Implying that I don't hesitate to spend money on picking up girls? "At that time, I was more financially independent, and her money was basically in the hands of her greedy parents." Song Ya replied.

"Well, in short, be careful of media scribbling, her father deceived a lot of influential people in the media." Catherine reminded.

"I know, thank you."

Song Ya knew that the other party was out of good intentions, and did not wait for the movie to be released to do the relevant hype, which was also the main original intention of his choice of Amperin Entertainment cooperation, compared to others, Spielberg and Catherine's character is still recognized as guaranteed in Hollywood.

Of course, their 'kindness' is limited to the industry, and the routines of pit outside investors will also be played, and they are very proficient, Yeremov is better than himself in this regard, without his many years of relationship in Hollywood and his Jewish identity, Song Ya alone will definitely be smeared, and he will not be accepted so quickly.

The premiere in Chicago was very simple, after appearing in front of the fans in attendance, before the movie was screened, Song Ya followed Catherine and several supporting characters on stage, and praised Spielberg and Jurassic Park, and the task was completed.

In fact, Jurassic Park has been screened on a small scale last week, and the response is very good, DTS's surround sound is not inferior to similar technology from Dolby Laboratories, and compared to the return of Batman, Jurassic Park is more suitable for sound effects, rainy night, the roar of the giant Tyrannosaurus Rex suddenly sounded from the side of the audience, and some people were scared at that time, and then looked around in horror.

If DTS has been listed, Song Ya believes that the stock price should rise sharply now.

Hey, why did you think of stocks again......

Apple's stock price has been falling in the past few days, and Hallie called on time to complain that Song Ya was running out of words.

He turned his attention back to the movies, and Spielberg's way of telling stories was much more mainstream than Tim Burton's, or in other words, many of his films starting with Jaws had influenced the way mainstream commercial blockbusters were presented, and he had actually become a part of mainstream commercial films. Elements such as science fiction, thriller, action, and plot are blended together by him to make a delicious movie feast, and he is not obsessed with visual effects, and he is very patient in portraying characters and stories, which can naturally immerse the audience's emotions in the plot.

The computer special effects of Industrial Light & Magic are also extremely powerful, and the dinosaurs and dinosaurs on the screen are all lifelike, especially when the brachiosaurus is several stories tall when it makes its first appearance by the lake, the shock that brings the viewer is simply indescribable, and the predators such as velociraptor and Tyrannosaurus rex have their own habits, and the ferocious and terrifying image goes straight to the hearts of the people. Audiences in this era believe in supernatural events and conspiracy theories, and many people really believe that dinosaurs have been resurrected somewhere on Earth after watching it.

This is a good thing to increase the discussion of the film, and the box office hit is completely expected, and Song Ya judges that it will at least sell better than Tim Burton's Return of Batman. Then the global box office will at least exceed 400 million, and the production cost of the entire movie is only more than 60 million......

"It's really profitable......"

He thought to himself, so he was more motivated to devote himself to dancing out of my life.

The next day, Catherine, who stayed in Chicago, was a guest at A+ Records, and after a brief visit, she met with the main creative staff of the crew who came from Los Angeles for the first preparatory meeting.

Song Ya, as the boss and main producer of the producer, naturally has the highest power, but the specific work was assigned to a producer installed by Amperin Entertainment, a producer installed by the distributor Universal, and Yeremov, the executive producer.

Director Larry Sr., assistant director Zack Schneider, and Amperin Entertainment also installed casting directors as well as another assistant director.

A very important camera position is also arranged by Ampere Entertainment.

Most of Larry's students were in the main assistant positions, and the rest of the cast and crew were provided by William Morris, so Donovan was also present with his allies in William Morris's film department. However, the artists they give all need to go through the casting director audition, and the job position also needs to be recognized by Amperin Entertainment, which is responsible for the specific production.

However, these people gathered in Chicago, and it is far from the time to talk about specific shooting, in addition to the basic distribution of power of the crew, the first thing for a film is to find the target audience, and to set a good tone for this in a series of issues such as plot and classification.

"So, this film is a youth song and dance film, aimed at young people, hip-hop audiences, and some African American groups, right?" Catherine reconfirmed after Song Ya introduced the plot outline.

"Yes, that's what I'm going to do at the moment." Song Ya replied.

"There's nothing wrong with the PG13 rating, just a couple of kissing shots and some dirty talk." The producer of Amperin Entertainment nodded, "The plot will also please African-Americans, and the mainstream moviegoers will not get bored." He gave Song Ya a thumbs up, "APLUS, your script has a good grasp from the beginning, and I haven't found any settings that need to be changed at all." ”

ashamed, Song Ya knew that this must be the product of the original filmmaker after careful polishing, "Then shoot according to this?" ”

Everyone looked at the old Larry who came out of the first version of the storyboard, and he naturally would not object, which set the tone.

"It's set for next summer, and the theater is ......"

Catherine communicated step by step, and then talked about the theater line, "The specific number of theaters Universal Pictures has to make a decision after watching the finished film, but at present, we are planning to strive for more theaters next to the African American population around the university, and the number is at least 600 to 800, and the preliminary communication work with the relevant theater chain is ......."

There are more than 100 theaters in the black area, and the theaters with better conditions have been renovated with DTS equipment, and Amperin Entertainment is actively taking out the money mainly because these theaters can immediately contribute to the box office of Jurassic Park, and there is a Schindler's list at the end of the year, which can be counted in one fell swoop.

"So APLUS, your soundtrack should also be made entirely with DTS technology, and the movie will be ......," Catherine looked at Old Larry.

"Let's dub it later, then the pressure will be much less, the heroine will use a newcomer, so her acting skills with APLUS ......" Old Larry is not very optimistic.

"Yes, too." After receiving Song Ya's affirmative reply, Catherine made a note in her notebook, "I will no longer participate in the preparatory meeting in the future, and I will appear again when the film is sent to the editing room." ”

No problem, it's all discussed in advance, which also means that the entire crew has officially entered the working state, and other specific arrangements will be agreed in the next preparatory meeting, and then after the photographer and Fuhuadao and other important positions are in place, they will start to formulate shooting plans, detailed budgets, photography and art styles, etc., and then it will be the turn to negotiate the location of the location, actor auditions, actor pre-training and other matters.