Of course, whether it is to train or slay dragons, or to become food for dragons, Charlotte has to make a lot of preparations.

At present, there are three things that are more important to him -

First, the box office of "Guillotine Valley".

After reaching $170 million, the film's box office collection has slowed down considerably.

But because the films in the same period were relatively weak, "Guillotine Valley" still won the first place on the weekly box office list.

This brought him one step closer to the North American box office champion in 1995, and also made Charlotte even hotter as a director.

However, for Charlotte, who is currently spending most of her energy either preparing for a new film or thinking about how to train her dragon, there is not much practical experience.

At most, it is much easier to find yourself pulling investment.

That's right, that's the second thing.

Preparing for a new film –

The Sixth Sense.

In fact, Charlotte first thought of making this movie because she accompanied Charlize to visit her mother at Malcolm Nursing Home.

In that place, which is called a sanatorium, which is actually a mental hospital, the living are alive in a muddle, not even alive.

So, do the dead really die?

At the very least, now that it has been determined that there is a "dragon" hidden under Malcolm's sanitarium, Charlotte does not dare to say this.

And the movie "The Sixth Sense" is exactly such a story of dead people who don't know that they are dead.

"Actually, this movie can also be said to be dedicated to me who I used to be!"

Charlotte sighed in her heart.

As for the third thing, it is to form a real special effects department of the Ghost Party Studios.

Although the distance from J· It will be a long time before K. Rowling finishes Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but now that the deal has been signed, Charlotte doesn't plan to wait any longer.

He decided to start recruiting first.

After all, in the United States in 1995, programmers were still high-tech jobs, far from being reduced to a handful of coders like later China.

It takes a lot of effort to recruit more suitable people.

And—

"Are you sure it's really okay for me to be the technical director of the special effects department at Ghost Party Studios?"

After returning from the vicinity of Malcolm's Sanatorium, Alexis asked the question again.

- In order to match the newly acquired identity, Miss Valkyrie has been studying programming a lot recently, but if the grinding gun can work, everyone will not have to study hard.

Alexis didn't have any confidence at all anyway.

"Don't worry, you can do it!"

Charlotte was very confident,

"Valkyries have a unique ability that allows you to easily subdue any programmer, even if you don't know how to code at all. ”

"And this kind of thing?"

Alexis was confused by Charlotte's revelation - she had never heard of such a thing.

"Is it some strange spell?"

"Sort of!"

Charlotte nodded,

"In Norse mythology, as the de facto rulers of Valhalla, the Valkyries often had to train with those who were highly skilled in martial arts. But the power of the Valkyries is not necessarily higher than that of the Heroic Spirits. ”

"So, they will absorb the power of the Heroic Spirit itself and use it to fight against the Heroic Spirit—it's almost the same as saying "give back to the other in the way of the other"!"

"So what?"

Alexis was a little puzzled by Charlotte's words,

"Even if so, how?"

This means that by using this spell called "Grey Eyes", you can also borrow the knowledge of the programmers themselves and communicate with them - there will never be a question that you can't answer and they can. ”

"Because it's themselves who answer the question, right?"

Faced with Alexis' understanding, Charlotte nodded,

"That's what happened. ”

"That's a lot easier. ”

Without saying a word, Alexis began to study how to use this spell called "Grey Eyes" under Charlotte's guidance.

- No way, Black the Inkman, has been with Charlotte for a long time, and Alexis understands the benefits of cheating.

As for Charlotte, after solving Alexis' problem, he started something he had been planning for a long time-

Refining the Human Skin Book!

He had been pondering this since he was in London.

After all, although most of his spell theories come from the human heart, in order to refine some magic weapons and the like, he still needs some so-called heavenly and earthly treasures.

However, that kind of thing is almost non-existent in this day and age.

Thankfully, Charlotte found some alternatives.

- For example, the two trophies won at the Saturn Prize.

When she won the Saturn Award, Charlotte discovered that this was a trophy representing his own honor, and to a certain extent, it was also a magic weapon that could gather mana for him.

So, can you use trophies to refine magic weapons?

Charlotte decided to give it a try.

Compared with Mr. Director's methodicality, as the producer of "Guillotine Valley", Jodie Foster is not so stable.

On the one hand, the success of "Guillotine Valley" has allowed her to obtain extremely high returns.

But on the other hand, she found that while seeing the benefits, investors also pounced like hungry wolves.

- It's also a natural thing to do.

Although the production and distribution of "Guillotine Valley" is mainly handled by her "egg" company and Paramount, in line with the principle of diversifying risks, the money will not be all paid by them.

——Many of the investments in "Guillotine Valley" come from some institutions or individuals who like to invest in movies.

For them, the essential purpose of investing in movies is to make a profit.

Now that they are profitable, how can they not show up?

It's just that Judy doesn't really want to give them the money right away.

Without him, Hollywood is just a habit.

After all, as long as the money lies in your account for one more day, it can bring an extra profit.

However, she also didn't want to learn about the notorious new line company in this area -

Miss Actress's discipline has not fallen to such a low level.

Moreover, those investment institutions and individuals are not like the powerless old guns - it is not easy to owe these guys money.

"At this time, I needed a new project plan. ”

Judy said to herself.

This is also a common delinquency trick in Hollywood.

- The money is still yours, but it needs to lie in my account and be used by me.

In essence, Hollywood production companies are no different from Wall Street investment banks.

Of course, in order to use this kind of trick and be recognized by many investors, you need a stable and reliable project with good profit prospects.

——PPT is the first productive force!

Fortunately, for Jodie Foster, this is not a problem.

"The new work of the director of the 1995 North American box office champion film, this gimmick should be enough!"

Looking at the preparation plan of "The Sixth Sense" in her hand, a smile appeared on the corner of Judy's mouth.

But—

"After getting good grades, Charlotte's ambition has also grown!"

Looking at the requirements put forward by Charlotte in the preparation plan, Judy couldn't help but sigh-

This time, Charlotte asked to be able to serve as the first producer in person, and obtain a full producer and director, with a monopoly position.

This is actually easy to say, after all, after working with the two movies "Happy Death Day" and "Fatal Bend", Judy already believes in Charlotte's grasp of the market very much.

Handing over the final editing rights is not a big deal.

What really made Judy a little unhappy was Charlotte's request to increase the share ratio.

Fortunately, correspondingly, he also began to invest in his own movies this time. ”

The actress pondered for a while, and finally decided to agree to Charlotte's request.

After all, directors, like stars, are all rising boats.

With a higher status comes a higher demand for power and treatment.

It's a natural thing to do.

"What's more, he should have made a lot of money from "Guillotine Valley", and this time he is estimated to invest most of it in the new movie!"

Judy calculated, and her thoughts turned,

"That also shows that he's confident in the new movie! It's actually a good thing. ”

The actress finally set her sights on the script called "The Sixth Sense......