Chapter 543: Fire (Ask for a September monthly pass in advance)
Unlike the Japanese version of "Death Note", Charlotte's American drama version is not particularly entangled in the psychological changes of the protagonist Moon Wright (Night God Moon).
Of course, that's not to say he didn't make a relevant introduction.
It's just that, considering the characteristics of American audiences, he filmed the rhythm of the first episode very fast, and explained a lot of plots simply and clearly.
The general audience may not be able to see it, but industry insiders who know the goods understand that this is a great test of the director's narrative ability.
In fact, HBO will be willing to buy the show "Death Note", in addition to being filmed under Charlotte's name, the first two episodes he carefully filmed are also extremely key factors.
After all, the biggest reason why those dramas that test intelligence too much are often not liked by the audience is that they can't understand it or are too tired to watch because of too much information.
Charlotte's "Death Note", on the other hand, can explain a lot of information in a simple and clear way, and it can also arouse the interest of the audience.
Such a series has the potential to be a big hit, and HBO will naturally not give up.
What's more, Charlotte also introduced an original case in the first episode-
The case's allusion to Simpson's murder of his wife, as well as the decisive killing of the protagonist Moon at the end, on the one hand, makes people instinctively feel cool, and on the other hand, it is bound to cause controversy.
And this is precisely the essential element of a popular drama.
However, Charlotte's intention to introduce this original case was not just to cause controversy.
In fact, this case not only effectively introduces the audience to the high IQ and reasoning ability of the protagonist Moon, but also completely makes this character stand up.
- Even if his behavior is somewhat middle-of-the-road and definitely not politically correct, the audience can't help but instinctively like him.
At this time, Charlotte made a reversal at the end of the episode, allowing the FBI represented by mysterious detective L to appear on the stage and challenge the "killer" Moon Wright, and the whole story was pushed to a climax at once.
It can be said that this original case introduced by Charlotte is not purely for water time, but also to make the transition of the plot more natural.
Anyway, almost all the viewers, including Charlize, were caught up by the wonderful content of the first episode.
Charlize even asked directly about Charlotte's later plot after the end.
However, before he could answer, the woman repented again-
"No, I can't listen to spoilers, that would be no fun!"
Well, Charlize still has some insistence on this.
Although there is very little insistence -
"Otherwise, you can just show me the content of the second episode! Anyway, this episode was filmed by the Ghost Party Studio, you must have a sample of the second episode there, right?"
“......”
Faced with the coquettish demands of the mother of her unborn child, Charlotte fell into a tangle......
However, except for Charlize, who went directly to the maker's bed to urge the update, the other "Death Note" fans were not so happy.
Who made the broadcast mode of American dramas basically one episode a week?
In order to survive this difficult week, many fans not only watched the video or replayed it many times, but also discussed it on the Internet.
In particular, "Death Note" involves two different ideas, violence and procedural justice, but both have a large number of supporters, which naturally generates a lot of disputes.
Even though Charlotte didn't literally emphasize this aspect, as the discussion of the first episode deepened on the Internet, these conceptual questions were involuntarily raised.
By this time, the depth of the discussion was already deep.
What's more, the first episode also alluded to the Simpsons case that boiled over in the United States a few years ago and became a household name......
In short, with the careful promotion of Ghost Party Studios and HBO, "Death Note" suddenly became popular in the United States.
Even some elderly people who were not originally the target audience followed this controversial drama.
So, when the second episode began to air, the total viewership of "Death Note" soared to 15 million all of a sudden.
- As a premiere season, especially on a pay TV station like HBO, that's pretty much an exaggeration.
Anyway, the folks on the HBO side have already made a lot of fun about it.
And Charlotte can be regarded as letting go of her hanging heart.
He wasn't too worried about the results of "Death Note" - he still had some confidence in that - but before the ratings came out, Mr. Westwood's appearance of holding the pill at any time made him laugh and cry, and he was a little worried.
Now that "Death Note" has very good ratings and has become a hit series, he doesn't have to worry about Mr. Westwood suddenly being stimulated to heart paralysis.
- Of course, if he's so excited that he's sick because he's got too good a grade, that's a different story......
In short, the development of Ghost Party Studios in the field of TV series is a good start.
Until Mr. Westwood's communication with Peter Jackson about the Lord of the Rings project is unresolved, Charlotte has nothing to worry about.
After privately coordinating with several investors such as Jodie Foster and several other investors who often work with him, he put aside the affairs in the United States and left for the United Kingdom to prepare to officially start the filming of "Sherlock Holmes".
With him this time were Charlize and Charlize assistant Sophia White.
- Because the post-production of "The Devil" has been completed, Charlize, who is pregnant, has nothing to do for the time being, so she is ready to accompany Charlotte to England for a while.
"In order to hit the Oscars, the release date of "The Female Devil" will be postponed to the end of the year as much as possible, and I just need to go back to the United States before then!"
Charlize explains,
"With this film this year, I think I have a lot of hope!"
"yes!"
Charlotte nodded,
"Besides, you still have it!"
He pointed to Charlize's lower abdomen, which was still flat,
"Oscar has preferential treatment for pregnant women!"
"Really?"
Charlize didn't realize this, and now he was reminded by Charlotte to react-
Indeed, the Oscars have always had preferential treatment for pregnant women and the dead.
It can be said that if you get an Oscar nomination and want to guarantee the award, dying unexpectedly is the best guarantee.
Of course, ordinary people may not be able to be so ruthless, but it is still okay to get pregnant.
- Later, Natalie Portman, when she won the Oscar for "Black Swan", used this trick.
Although the stars of Hollywood are not as red as they were later, everyone still knows the tendency of the Oscars.
- Charlize smiled and nodded,
"Then if I really win an award this year, I'll call it the Oscar, right?"
She touched her lower abdomen.
"That's a terrible name!"
Charlotte complained,
"You'll lose your hair when you grow up!!"
"That's ......"