"The crew was forced to offend the director on the first day of formation, and you kid is unlucky enough!"

The preparatory meeting lasted all day, and although it did clear the idea, the quarrels and intrigues in it left Charlotte exhausted. At the invitation of his friend Richard Arsenal, who was also in the crew, he came to the other party's home, and the two made a few side dishes, and discussed today's experience while drinking.

"Anyway, when did you switch to something like kvass, didn't you like tequila like me before?"

"Quit it, I don't want to die of alcohol poisoning in my forties. ”

Charlotte looked up at the man in front of her. Richard Arsenal is one of the few reliable fox friends left to him by his predecessor. He was over forty years old, a dozen years older than Alberham, with a red beard as thick as a bush, a burly build, and a bit of a Viking look. However, contrary to the berserker-like appearance, he is a clever man who likes to cook in private, and the side dishes that the two of them now use to serve wine are basically from his handiwork.

"It's good to quit, at least it can reduce a lot of trouble. ”

Richard sighed, a little indescribable,

"But according to your previous behavior, I always thought that you were either drunk and drowned in your own vomit, or that you woke up one morning and were shot in the head at a gun by the girl you had just tricked into bed. Bang!!!”

“Hi！！？”

Charlotte's face was hurt, but after calling the soul, he also understood what kind of virtue his ex was, especially the latter sentence, which reminded him of his experience of being pointed at a gun by Charlize.

"Old gun, you are naked jealous! Besides, don't you see that I have switched to drinking kvass now?"

- "Old Gun" is Richard's nickname in a small circle. Because his surname is the same as that of the Premier League powerhouse Arsenal, and he is one of the few American men who likes football rather than rugby, people who have a good relationship with him often refer to him by the nickname "Gunners" of the Arsenal team. And people like Charlotte, who are much younger than him, will simply call him "Old Gun".

"Of course it's good to be able to quit this thing!"

"Old Gun" Richard raised the wine glass containing agave in his right hand to his eyes, his eyes were confused,

"You're still young, of course it's good to be able to stay away from this damn thing! unlike me, even if you understand it, it's the only one who can accompany me!"

- Richard divorced three years ago, and at the same time as the happy family, he lost more than half of his net worth and custody of the children. The reason is a weakness that all men know but are difficult to overcome.

"If I had drunk less alcohol at that time, maybe I wouldn't have been with her best friend......"

Richard drank the tequila in his cup, and his mood became more and more depressed.

"You know, Charlotte, women's best friends are the enemy's enemies of men! When they are not familiar with you, they will find fault with you and slander you in all kinds of ways, and when you get acquainted with them, they will-"

"Old gun, do you know what's going on today?"

In order not to let the lost man in front of her constantly immerse himself in the past and feel sorry for himself - to be honest, seeing a middle-aged man with a red beard like a Viking in front of her is not only a headache, but also disgusting - Charlotte had to bring the topic back to the daytime prep meeting for the new film. Moreover, he does have questions for Richard, the old gun is more well-connected than others, has deep qualifications, and is an assistant director in the new crew who is responsible for casting, so he will definitely be able to answer some of his doubts.

"That bastard Alan will get me in trouble, probably mainly because his script is too demanding on the set and the funds are really not very sufficient, so it is inevitable to put pressure on me, the artist in charge of the set. But the question is, how can he, as a rookie director, scold Westwood, the producer, like a grandson? This is not right? Isn't it usually the other way around?

"That's true!"

Interrupted by Charlotte's question and looking up from the remorse of the past, "Old Gun" Richard regained the shrewdness of an old fritter on the set,

"But I heard that although this time it was someone from the new line who was the producer, in fact, the new line didn't invest much, and let that Westwood do it, just to use some of their channels to facilitate it. The real funds, in fact, a lot of them were pulled by the guy Alan Mike Arrowy. ”

So when it comes to funding, Allen as a director is so arrogant, and on the other hand, Westwood is a little short of breath. ”

Especially the funds brought by Allen also include the investment of several first-line companies such as Jodie Foster, which adds to his confidence. ”

——In Hollywood, many stars with certain achievements and capital will set up their own bag companies or studios and invest in some low-budget films. On the one hand, this is to further grab benefits, and on the other hand, it is also for the sake of the future after the gas is over. Of course, because the capital and brains of these stars are different, the fate of the companies under their umbrella is also different. The good ones can eat meat and drink soup behind the butts of the major distribution and production companies, although it is not easy to become bigger, but it also guarantees income in drought and flood, and the bad ones will be treated as wronged by those demon-like producers and deceived themselves.

How to say that sentence, a producer who can't cheat investors out of money is not a good producer.

Of course, Jodie Foster, as one of the most savvy female stars in Hollywood right now, is not so easy to cheat her money in. However, on the other hand, with her support, Allen is indeed more confident as a director.

"So, Alan has a deep background! I don't know how he got Jodie Foster's support?"

"Although I would love to say that he brought the investment in bed, but his honorable ......"

The old gun pouted, and Charlotte agreed with this point of view. Although this kind of thing is very common in Hollywood, and it is not even an unspoken rule, Allen's appearance really lacks the potential to be a little white face. What's more, even if it is not from later generations like Charlotte, many people in the circle of this era are vaguely aware of Jodie Foster's lace edge attributes.

"In any case, the investment in this film is not large, and with the support of first-line investors like Foster, Allen's position is already as stable as Mount Tai. But in that case, why did he deliberately step on Westwood, the producer? Anyway, under the current rules, the producer is the boss!"

Charlotte shook the empty kvas bottle in her hand and threw it into the trash can not far away.

"It can't be that God drove him crazy, right!?"

"He's not necessarily going to perish, but it's more likely that he's going to be mad. ”

The old gun continued with Charlotte's words,

"I've been in the business since I was a teenager and I've seen a lot of people who are in charge of a tube for the first time, and they have different performances. Some people are cautious, some people are arrogant, and under that tremendous pressure, it is not surprising that people become what they are. Of course, there is another possibility, and that is that they are making a show!"

"Drama!?" Are you saying that Westwood deliberately cooperated with him and used himself as a raft to establish Ellen's authority?"

Charlotte also led team projects before crossing over, although the intrigue is not so serious, but it is not completely ignorant of office politics.

"But generally this kind of raft making is done by stars who cooperate with the director more tacitly, right? Isn't it a bit of a fuss to dispatch producers?"

"The problem is—"

The old gun shrugged his shoulders,

"The actors haven't been selected yet, do you think with our budget, we might be able to invite any stars?"

“...... You make so much sense that I can't even refute it. ”

Charlotte smiled bitterly,

"But in this way, we will face the following two situations - 1. The director has a deep background, and the producer can't do anything about him, and he is rampant and impatient, and the summary is a difficult boss;2. The director can make the producer sacrifice his authority to help him stand up, and it is estimated that he has the support of all investors and distribution companies, and he is in power, and he is good at using intrigues, so it is more difficult to do;-Hey, why are there only bad results and worse results?"

"Isn't that normal?"

Richard poured himself another cup of tequila,

"In this world, there are no good options for many things, all you can do is choose between bad and worse. ”

"Is it like a general election every four years?"

"That's right, it's like an election!"

The old gun, with a red beard like a Viking, raised his glass like a real pirate, as if it were not tequila, but rum.

"To that worst of the scoundrels!"

Although Charlotte was worried that their director would find trouble, the preparation of the new film went smoothly, the personnel of various departments were in place step by step, and the props and scenes that Charlotte was responsible for also went unexpectedly smoothly. After the completion of the scene, he really found a way to achieve the layout required in Allen's script without a sufficient budget, which made the director, who had been resisted by him, become more appreciative of him.

In fact, the script of the new movie is quite similar to Charlotte's memory of "Fatal Bend", and it is also somewhat similar to the unfinished script of her predecessor, which tells the story of several young people being chased by mutated ogres.

Charlotte didn't suspect that there was anything wrong with this, after all, after watching too many American horror movies, you will find that in fact, many film scripts are similar, the difference is only in the method of killing people and the design of bloody scenes. Even, Allen's script is more refined than "Fatal Bend".

Of course, it is precisely because of this delicacy that Charlotte faces more difficulties when setting up the scene. But luckily, he finally solved the problem, and everything went smoothly until—