Richard and Cullen are intrigued by the film, and these two guys have become obsessed with this kind of movie-making thing.

"yes yes yes! I'm going to be a big star. ”

Ever since Cullen played the role of 5-year-old Gotter, she has always liked to play the role in front of people, and the adults have encouraged her to do so. She was the happiest one to be able to make a movie again.

As for Richard, he's used to having someone shoot at him with a camera. So he specially found someone to follow him and help him take pictures of his daily life.

If Alex makes fun of him for being too expressive, Richard will reply, "I'm leaving a precious historical record for posterity, and I'm going to be famous in the future, so in order to let people know more about the real me, I have to film my usual activities." ”

"Okay, whatever you want. Just be careful not to slap me in. ”

When Alex saw the camera approaching, he quickly picked up a newspaper and covered his face.

Richard shrugged his shoulders and replied, "Of course, the documentary of my life should be centered on me!" If you don't want to be photographed, just don't show up in front of me. ”

Hearing such arrogant words, Alex shook his head and ignored the matter. However, Richard's approach does retain a lot of images and videos of the Carpenter family. When Alex uses it in the future, he has to sigh that Richard's approach is very meaningful.

Dill soon called Alex and said, "The film has been decided to be directed by Charles Lawton, and they don't think you're very suitable for a thriller." ”

Hearing this, Alex didn't think there was anything surprising. After all, my age is here, and if I can make this kind of thriller, it will be really incredible.

The success of "The Sound of Music" is indeed shocking, but there are many people who think that there is nothing out of the ordinary. Alex is a musical genius, and it is normal to be able to make a good musical film. As for other films, I'm afraid they won't be as successful as "The Sound of Music".

For this point of view, Alex also thinks it is more realistic, and he himself thinks that it is impossible to make another box office as high as "The Sound of Music" in at least 10 years. Unless he is willing to devote most of his energy to making movies, it will be really difficult to make films that are ahead of his time.

Alex had met Charles once, a chubby big fat man with a thick British accent. In order to learn more about Charles, Alex asked people to bring his personal information. After understanding, I found out that Charles started as an actor.

Charles Lawton was born in Scarborough, Joshire, England. His parents wanted to inherit the family business, but he liked acting since he was a child.

After returning from World War I, he joined an amateur theatre company and eventually broke through his family's confines to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Under the tutelage of his mentor Komisayetsky, he gradually matured, and most recently played a major role in his play "Liliom". Since then, he has successfully performed a number of plays in the West Lunxi district.

In 1931, he and his wife came to the United States to perform with the "Payment Deferral" troupe. He then signed a contract with Paramount Pictures and successfully performed in several films. In 1933, he starred in the British film The Private Life of Henry VIII, which was an unexpected success and won the 6th Academy Award for Best Actor.

His film career reached its peak in 1935, when he won the New York Film Critics Award for Best Actor not only for MGM Pictures' Rebel Ship Saucers, but also for the British film Rembrandt (1936), which received critical acclaim from many people, such as the famous director Josef von Sternberg, who said that "Lawton's well has little bottom".

Charles's career took root in Hollywood, and it wasn't until 1950 that he became an American citizen. However, his most successful acting films were Hobson's Choice (1953) and Witness for the Prosecution, which were nominated for Best British Film at the 1954 Academy Awards and Academy Awards for Best Actor, respectively.

For an old actor to change careers to become a director and filming, this was not uncommon in Hollywood at the time. It's just that this "Hunter's Night" is Charles' first directorial film, no wonder Midland Pictures is so enthusiastic about looking for someone to attract investment. This is because I am worried that the filming of this film will fail, so that someone can share the risk.

"That's not good! The first film to direct, doesn't that mean it's going to hit the streets? ”

Alex completely ignored the fact that his first film directly broke the box office record, and he didn't think that the success rate of the first film was huge. Even if Charles is an experienced actor, that doesn't mean that he is a good director.

However, once he thought of that script, he was a little shaken: "This is a good script, if it can really be done well, this thriller will definitely become a monument in the history of cinema!" ”

Midland Films plans to share 55 with DreamWorks, and the investment is also half and half. The amount of investment is not large, and most of the scenes are indoors, and even if there are exterior scenes, most of them are filmed in the set of Midland Pictures.

As for the cost of renting a set of sets, it is calculated into the shooting cost. In fact, Midland Films has reduced its own investment, and DreamWorks' investment accounts for more than 60%.

"Forget it, let's shoot! Even if it is a total loss, it is less than a million. ”

Richard and Cullen still had to go through the interview formalities, and when director Charles saw Richard, he was a little surprised, he said, "Richard, how old are you this year?" ”

Richard touched his head and said loudly, "I'm 10 years old, Mr. Charles." ”

"10 years old? Uh-huh, it's a little higher than I remember. But it doesn't matter, you can't see it on the screen. ”

Charles was pleased with Karen's appearance and audition, and he happily said, "Karen, you're so cute. Even better and more perfect than the little girl I imagined! ”

The "Hunter's Night" filmed by Midland Pictures and DreamWorks soon began filming, and during the filming, Alex also went to the shooting site to take a look. Unexpectedly, Charles's director did a good job.

Charles is an acting star in his own right, he has a lot of experience in acting, and whenever the shooting doesn't go well, he can always tell the actors what he wants. You can even play that role yourself and demonstrate it to the actors in this way.

His performance palette is extremely colorful, and he can play all kinds of roles and all kinds of life experiences with ease. In particular, his baby face is bloated and childish, he changes when he says it, and he can reveal the complex inner activities of the character.

Charles is known as the "Man with a Thousand Faces", and after watching the performance, you will feel that this title is really appropriate.

"Hey! Alex, I didn't expect you to come back to see us. ”

After the filming stopped, Richard and the others soon found Alex coming. As soon as he shouted like this, many people immediately looked at Alex, a name that had already been thunderous to them. There were even a few people who came running to him to ask for autographs, some for themselves and some for family and friends.

It was only after signing those names that Alex was able to get out of the group. He came to Charles, stretched out his right hand and said, "Hello! I'm Alex! ”

Charles is very kind and approachable, and he smiled: "I know that we have met." Well, I saw it at Maurice's house, I don't remember exactly. ”

Alex nodded and said, "Yes, we've met, we just haven't talked much. ”

"It's okay, you've been here for so long, and you don't think you have any ideas. This is my first time as a director, so I'll have to ask you for some experience. ”

"Ha Luha, how dare you fiddle with my little experience in front of you. I've only directed a movie, so I don't have much experience. ”

Charles sighed and said: "You broke the record of box office champions in one movie, it's amazing." Seriously, if you have any opinions, just tell me. ”

Alex sensed that the other party's words were sincere, and he didn't mean to be polite. He didn't expect that Charles, who played most of the roles on the screen as rigid and cruel, would be so easy to speak.

"I think this movie you've made is going to be the greatest movie you made. But..."

In the face of Alex's opening statement, Charles asked quietly: "But what?" ”

"But I'm afraid it's so great that it's hard for the audience of this age to understand what it means."

Charles looked at Alex thoughtfully, he knew that Alex was a genius, and since the other party said so, it wouldn't be untargeted. He thought for a moment and said, "Then do you think I shouldn't shoot so obscurely, and should shoot more popularly?" ”

"More popular? How can it be more popular! ”

"For example, the whole movie seems so depressing, shouldn't there be some soothing clips in the middle to give the audience time to catch their breath? Also, the ending is too worrying, can you let that perverted priest be punished and have a happy ending? ”

In the original script, Charles really wanted the priest to escape after being arrested. After this conversation, his thoughts changed somewhat, but he still didn't make a decision.

He believes that the struggle between love and hate is one that has no victory or defeat, and at most one side can temporarily overwhelm the other. This is a metaphor for this ideological content to the audience in the way of the perverted pastor in the film.

Charles thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll consider this idea of yours." ”

Alex spread his hands and said, "You are the director, you decide." I'm just saying how I feel, and I don't know how to do it. ”

Charles didn't get angry when he heard this, he nodded with a smile and said, "Xie Lu thank you for your honesty, Xie Lu Xie." ”

After spending some time in the set of the Midland movie, Alex went back, and he felt that the movie must have something to watch. It's just that whether it can arouse the audience's affection, then I don't know.

Not long after returning to his accommodation, Dill called: "MGM is willing to raise your salary to $200,000, but refuses to change the script." ”

MGM (MGM Pictures) started in the 50s and was not as good as it used to be.

This is a crisis for the entire film industry, with a shrinking market due to outdated filming techniques and the impact of film entertainment on television. As one of the American film giants, MGM has also been greatly affected, but it still has not made changes.

Alex was a little surprised that MGM rejected his request, and he had expected MGM to make a concession for the sake of the box office. What I didn't expect was that MGM just wanted the box office brought by his popularity, and was unwilling to revise the script.