In the end, Charlotte didn't reach any clear agreement with Pat Kingsley.

The two sides just chatted for a while, and then left.

The only thing that was confirmed was that Charlize was signed by CAA.

"So, I have an agent now?"

Charlize was still a little uncomfortable for a while.

Because of what happened before, she didn't have a very good impression of the agent. But she also knows that actors, especially actors who have not yet reached a certain coffee level, cannot do without the help of their agents.

This was clearly experienced when she auditioned for "Seven Deadly Sins" and "Twelve Monkeys" before

In fact, if it weren't for the recommendation of Lao Gun and producer Mr. Westwood and others, she would not have been able to get the opportunity to audition for the female lead in these two films.

But even so, in "The Seven Deadly Sins", she was easily squeezed out by Gwyneth Paltrow.

As for "Twelve Monkeys", although the audition opponents were relatively weak, Charlize successfully won the heroine, but the salary was not much higher than that of "Happy Death Day".

Although, to a certain extent, this is because "Happy Death Day" has not yet been released at that time, and Charlize's box office value has not yet been reflected.

But on the other hand, isn't it also because there is no reliable agent to fight for her!

So, now that he has an agent who looks pretty good, Charlize is actually quite happy.

As for Charlotte

"Is what you told Pat Kingsley true?"

Charlize asked.

"To a certain extent!"

Charlotte pondered for a while and said,

"I do think that the key to CAA's packaging business is not their relationship with directors and producers, but whether the people they recommend are suitable. ”

As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders,

"If I'm a director and the CAA recommends the right people, which can greatly save the time and cost of preparation, why not?"

"But they're going to take the opportunity to demand a share of the film and even the right to produce it, right?"

"There is such a possibility. ”

Charlotte nodded,

"But with this little investment alone, you can't get the highest production rights. For directors, they are actually no different from ordinary investor representatives or executive producers. ”

"The biggest contradiction with the director is always the one or two producers with the most power, right?"

Charlize has completely followed the filming of "Fatal Bend" and "Happy Death", and she has seen several arguments between Charlotte and Mr. Westwood, so she naturally understands what the other party means.

"That's right. ”

Charlotte affirmed the girl's opinion,

"However, this is purely from the director's point of view. ”

"What if you add the identity of the producer?"

Charlize immediately understood what Charlotte meant, and why he said that what he had said before was to some extent true.

"From the producer's point of view, if CAA wants its packaging business to be recognized, it really has to be able to reduce the producer's upfront preparation costs. ”

Charlotte spread her hands,

The metaphor of "outsourcing" that I mentioned earlier is not nonsense, but it is not easy to achieve. ”

"So, you didn't tell a single lie, and if you misunderstood, it was someone else's fault, right?"

Charlize looked at Charlotte with a smile.

"That's it!"

Charlotte puffed out her chest.

After that, everything went well.

"Happy Death Day" is still soaring on the box office list, although there has been a downward trend, but it is not a problem to hold on for a while.

In fact, whether it is a horror film or a youth campus film, this kind of box office curve is abnormal.

It can only be said that Charlotte moved a work with a wireless loop story structure that has reached the stage of completion to an era when this structure is just emerging, forming an obvious generation advantage.

This is like using a stealthy, high-speed, and highly maneuverable emerging fourth-generation aircraft in modern air combat to beat a second-generation aircraft that does not even have a complete radar.

It can be said that the victory is not martial, but the victory is absolutely easy.

In this case, Charlotte got on the old gun and began to help Charlize move

"Why do you want us to help you move?"

The old gun complained a little,

"I was planning to go to a concert with Anika!"

"Concert!?"

Charlotte rolled her eyes and looked at her red-bearded friend,

"Are you sure you understand?"

He knows that the old gun has a very serious shortcoming in music.

"You want to take care of it!?"

For this kind of short-term friend, the old gun was very unceremoniously scolded back.

"Actually, I came to you and Addison this time mainly to confirm one thing. ”

Charlotte glanced at photographer Addison Young, who had been cowering next to him and not talking much, and at the same time not working much.

"Our studio is now officially established, and the success of "Happy Death Day" has also given me the confidence to continue to do it, so now, do we formalize the name of the studio?"

“......”

It's embarrassing to say, although soon after the release of "Fatal Bend", several of them began to prepare for the establishment of the studio, and even "Happy Death Day" is a product of the studio to a certain extent, but the name of the studio has never been determined.

The main reason for this is actually very simple, just one word

Money!

In the absence of formal income, the studio is always just a vision, and it doesn't matter if you can't name it.

So, it wasn't until now that the revenue from Happy Death Day was about to come in that Charlotte officially began to ponder the name of the studio......

“...... Do you have any ideas?"

The old gun asked dryly.

"What do you think of the name 'Spectre'?"

"It sucks!"

The old gun said very politely, and Addison Yang on the side also nodded in agreement.

thereupon

The name of the studio was officially named "Ghost Party......

"I hope that later, Ghost Party Studios will take on some of the special effects and post-production of our own films. ”

As she spoke, Charlotte looked at the two guys who were still criticizing his naming level just now.

"You want to be like ILM, right?"

The old gun, who was still joking with Charlotte just now, realized that this was the serious thing that the other party was going to say this time, and his face became serious.

"That's not going to be easy!"

"yes. ”

Addison Young, who hasn't spoken much, also spoke,

"A special effects studio, but it needs a lot of technicians, and there is not enough business to support them. ”

"Normally, that's the case. However, "

Charlotte glanced at Addison Young,

"Addison, do you remember those weird shots I let you shoot when I was in Deadly Bend?"

"You mean the footage of those female ghosts?"

Addison immediately remembered,

"I wondered how you managed to get those special effects shots so quickly?"

Because I'm shooting a real ghost!

Charlotte thought to herself.

It should be said that before the baptism of several special effects blockbusters around 2000, the entire Hollywood's understanding of computer special effects was still in a relatively rudimentary stage.

At the very least, practitioners like Lao Gun and Addison, who spend most of their time in small- and medium-budget films and rarely involve large-scale productions, still have a relatively rudimentary understanding of special effects.

This will also give Charlotte a chance to fool around

"You've probably heard that some special effects need to be created on a computer, which can put a lot of cost pressure. I was working with a Silicon Valley geek to develop a technology that could dramatically reduce the cost of this special effect. ”

Looking at the eyes of the two people who seemed to understand whether they understood or not, Charlotte continued,

"This kind of technology can be completed with a small number of technicians to complete the post-production of special effects, but correspondingly, in the shooting stage, it is necessary to do a lot of preparation, and now many unskilled crews who even use ordinary green screen technology are completely unable to master it, so"

"We're the only ones to use ourselves, aren't we?"

Addison Young felt that he understood what Charlotte meant,

"That's what you did to the camera when you were filming Fatal Bend, right?"

"That's right!"

"Then I'm okay with this!"

Addison Young looked excited.

Maybe it's because of the knot in the heart of the tech madman James Cameron, this photographer is now very interested in new technology,

"It's going to be interesting if there's a new technology to experiment with. ”

"Indeed, if you have a unique job and can reduce costs, the existence of this special effects studio makes sense. ”

The old gun nodded,

"But is there a suitable project for us to do now? If the special effects department has recruited people and there is no work to do, it is simply burning money. ”

"Well...... this"

Charlotte knew that what the old gun said was not wrong. If Hollywood directors create special effects studios, they generally do so based on the needs of their own films.

Among them, the most famous is Industrial Light & Magic

The company, which is a leader in the field of special effects in films, was originally created purely by George Lucas for the special effects work on "Star Wars".

It's just that after the big hit of "Star Wars", the blockbuster era opened, and many movies had a demand for special effects, which brought a lot of work to ILM and completely made the company.

And now, what Lao Gun wants to know is whether they have any project work that they can immediately put into after creating the "Ghost Party" studio.

This is really important!

Fortunately, Charlotte is a person who likes to be ready before talking,

"Actually, Jodie Foster called me the other day and said there was a project she wanted me to talk to. ”

"What project?"

When it comes to specific movies, both Old Gun and Addison are interested.

"It's not clear yet, Judy said she wanted to interview me. ”

Charlotte shrugged,

"But listen to what she means, it should be a fantasy film, the investment scale will not be too small, and there must be a place where special effects technology will be useful, and she suggested that I read Washington Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" first!"