Even though he is the director and he is the leader of every movie he shoots, Charlotte still has to admit that David Heyman's words are actually right.

In Hollywood, where the producer-centric system is implemented, it is indeed the producer who can determine the success or failure of the film in many cases.

Of course, as a director, Charlotte's view is still slightly different from that of David Heyman.

He feels that what the producer can decide is actually the lower limit of the quality of a film.

What the director can decide is the upper limit of the quality of the film.

- Of course, it is good to be able to raise the upper limit, but the lower limit determines the basic plate of the film and determines whether the future income of the film is guaranteed.

Therefore, Hollywood studios, which are essentially trying to make money, will eventually conservatively choose the producer-centric system.

In fact, this is an inevitable choice under the role of capital.

Of course, the same producer, or chief producer, has different power and influence on the film.

First of all, if most of the crew's investment is not brought by the producer, or from the company behind the producer, the producer's right to speak will be greatly limited.

Especially when the investor or the representative of the investor, is also in the crew.

- This is the case between Mr. Westwood of the original "Fatal Bend" crew and Charlotte's ex, the Alan Mike Arrowy director.

Of course, this is an extreme situation.

In most cases, in Hollywood crews, the producers are the absolute representatives of the management.

But even so, how much influence the producer can have over the film depends on the degree of participation.

- Of course, they have the final editing rights in their hands, and they have the right to veto.

However, it is easy to fail, but it is not so easy to succeed.

At this time, if the producer wants to participate in the production of the film to the greatest extent, he will generally focus on the position of screenwriter.

INTERVIEWER A lot of producers, especially those who focus on one or two projects and don't work on multiple projects at the same time, often do the job of writing on a crew.

Of course, they are not the kind of screenwriters who need to change the script seven or eight times if anyone says a word.

In fact, they are often the ones who speak and ask for them......

The screenwriter, a position that ranks very low in the power ranking of the crew, once combined with the producer, can exert great energy-

Because if the producer is just a producer, then he can only know that he wants a movie that can make money, but what the movie looks like still depends on the director.

This gives the director room to maneuver.

And when the producer is also a screenwriter and has a clear idea of the direction of the film's story, and even has their own opinions, then they know what kind of movie they want.

In this case, the director is just a director of the on-site shooting.

- David and Charlotte cite George Lucas and the Star Wars franchise as examples.

Charlotte also has no opinion on this.

- However, he also knows that the combination of director and screenwriter can also produce this kind of situation where one plus one is greater than two.

It can only be said that the position of screenwriter is just a typical power amplifier in the film crew.

However, David Heyman's "Harry Potter" crew does not actually belong to these two situations-

"David, you're right!"

Charlotte said with a smile,

"But don't forget Rowling!"

- That's right, J· As the original author of the "Harry Potter" series, K. Rowling also served as a screenwriter on the crew, which means that her power has also been amplified.

In addition, the style of the "Harry Potter" series was originally based on following the original book.

In this case, Charlotte felt that J· K. Rowling, the original author, is actually the core character of the "Harry Potter" series of movies.

- At least, after Charlotte's first "Philosopher's Stone", it was like this.

"Because the style of the Harry Potter series is based on being as close to the original book as possible, Rowling's opinion is very important. ”

Charlotte explains,

"However, David, you are also right, the director of this series is indeed not the decisive core character - and in addition to Rowling's plot, to some extent, whether the level and style of special effects can be consistent is also more important than the director. ”

"I'm relieved about that!"

David laughed,

"With your Ghost Party Studio at your disposal, special effects won't be a problem!"

“...... You're so confident!"

Charlotte shrugged her shoulders and stopped dwelling on the issue,

"David, I can see that you should admire David Yates very much, so you want him to succeed in directing the Harry Potter series. However, his qualifications are really an issue, then, I have a suggestion-"

"What advice?"

"You can have Mike Newell as the director and David Yates as the assistant director. ”

Charlotte held out her finger and said,

On the one hand, it will allow you to further understand and exercise David Yates's abilities, let him learn from Mike Neville, and also help Neville, and on the other hand, it will also allow him to familiarize himself with the entire Harry Potter series, and when Mike Neville leaves, he can take over. ”

"That's a good idea!"

David nodded,

"But are you so sure that Mike Newell won't be directing forever?"

"Well...... this"

Charlotte shook her head,

"David, why don't we make a bet?"

“...... Forget it!"

David thought for a long time, and finally shook his head,

"The Hollywood rumor—"Anyone who bets with Charlotte Booth is a fool!" — I've heard it before. ”

"That's a shame!"

Charlotte smiled.

This rumor has gradually spread in the past two years.

You know, just like Charlotte told Charlize and Alexis at the beginning, if he makes a bet, he will cheat.

And because of the spell, no one else can find out.

- In this case, he will win every gamble, and naturally no one dares to bet with him anymore.

Charlotte was not so disappointed in this regard.

After all, he wasn't a gambler. It's just that there are fewer opportunities to tease others, but it makes him a little disappointed with his bad personality......

However, Charlotte's disappointment did not affect David.

After asking about the successor director, he asked Charlotte another question -

"Charlotte, in addition to finding a successor director, the casting of the fourth "Goblet of Fire" is also underway. There are quite a lot of new characters added this time, do you want to take a look?"