After being busy for a while recently, I was idle all of a sudden.

After getting the bank buyout and then Hoover, Alex couldn't find anything to do. He spends his days with his family or Brigitte, sometimes writing songs with Richard and Cullen, and sometimes going shopping with Brigitte.

DreamWorks' recent movies are all pretty good, and the box office numbers have been very high. In particular, the popularity of the Anthropo series of movies not only created a group of Anthropo fans, but also led the trend of Hollywood studios shooting science fiction films.

What can be said is that DreamWorks has seen a new way out for Hollywood films with "Ben Hur" and "Planet of the Apes", two hugely expensive films.

Many big film companies have followed the trend to shoot historical blockbusters, and as for the investment in science fiction films, they are still very cautious in their choices. Hollywood studios shot many sci-fi films during this period, but they still maintained a small and medium-cost investment.

After all, science fiction is not the same as epic films, and most people don't have a lot of faith in it. This has also led to a lack of investment in science fiction films, and the science fiction films released at the same time have been crushed by the ape series.

When sci-fi films made by other film companies are released, people walk into the cinema and see: "The set is simple, the picture is rough, and the logic is chaotic, it can't be compared to the Planet of the Apes movies!" ”

Audiences who have been elevated by DreamWorks' sci-fi films will definitely not want to continue to see that kind of shoddy sci-fi films. This has led to the fact that except for the super high box office of the Ape series, other sci-fi films are all pitifully low without exception. Those studios are even more afraid to invest more money in science fiction films.

This influence led Jean? Roddenberry's script never sells, and he had always wanted to write a science fiction film, and he already had a first draft of the Planet of the Apes movie series before it was released. He took this script and visited major film companies, hoping to make it into a movie, or make it into a TV series.

At first, the script he wrote was too long, so he mainly wanted to make it into a TV series, so that he could fully express his ideas. But because the plot of this TV series is about the future world and space travel. Compared to other TV drama styles of this era. It's like a duck mixed in a flock, and it looks out of place.

No one wants to buy his scripts, let alone make them into a TV series or movie.

At this time, the Planet of the Apes series was born. It has made science fiction films hot.

Jean's script has attracted more attention from film companies. They called to inquire about the script being made into a movie.

"But I wanted to make this script into a TV series. With only an hour or two of film, there's no way to show it in its entirety to the audience! Jean said to the studios on the phone.

"What? Can only be made into a movie? Jean said into the microphone, "That's fine." But it has to be made into a series of movies, like the Planet of the Apes series......"

Before he finished his words, the other party had already refused, and no film company was willing to pack a ticket saying that it could decide to make five or six movies of the same series in a row without knowing the market.

Jean is not compromising on this. He was adamant not to allow studios to condense their scripts into a single film, and in his opinion, only a few dozen episodes of a TV series could fully express his vision.

Eventually, he decided to talk to DreamWorks again, and he had gone to DreamWorks once before. As a result, DreamWorks at the time rejected his script because it was too long to make a movie.

Now that there is a series of Ape movies, maybe the other party's thinking has changed! Jean thought.

He took his script and went to the headquarters building of DreamWorks. Today, in Hollywood, DreamWorks is the film company with the most momentum, the most complete facilities, and the best studio system. This year, DreamWorks almost bought out the old movie giant MGM, although it was cut off a quarter of an hour later. But for some reason, those mysterious investors dismembered MGM and sold it after they succeeded.

The last laugh was still DreamWorks, and they swallowed all the MGM film sources and expanded their photo library. Not only that, but it also recruited some of MGM's elite talents, including directors, cinematographers, makeup artists, special effects artists, and so on.

The others were confused by what was happening, and they didn't know what was going on. Only Alex and others really understood that it was the pressure around the Carpenter family that had been withdrawn, and they used this way to tell Alex: "The entertainment industry is within the power of the Carpenter family, and we will not have any conflict with you!" ”

As a result of this opportunity, DreamWorks' headquarters has been expanded again and again, employing the largest number of film companies in Hollywood and the world.

Jean also considered going to ABC TV in the past, but in fact, most of the TV dramas in this era were still shot by film companies, and then broadcast or sold on TV stations.

Jean was greeted by a DreamWorks employee who had read Jean's script and thought it was interesting. However, if this TV series or movie is filmed, the cost will definitely be not small, and this is no longer within the scope of his decision.

"Why don't I let the people above take a look first, maybe they will be interested too!" DreamWorks employees said to Jean.

A few days later, Jean was informed that the DreamWorks boss was interested in the script and wanted to meet him.

"Really?"

Jean was so happy that he was hell-bent on selling the script to a movie giant like DreamWorks. Because DreamWorks not only has a strong influence in the field of film, but also has an unrivaled advantage in television. That is, ABC TV and DreamWorks are the same owner, and the two companies cooperate and influence each other, and have a pivotal position in the entertainment industry.

What he didn't know was that according to the original history. This script has been sold for three or four years and has not been able to sell. Eventually, he was very reluctant to sell to a small film company, DeGrew Studios, and after several years of negotiations, he decided to take a gamble.

Now, he doesn't have to take the risk to gamble. With the manpower and material resources of DreamWorks, we will definitely be able to make this film perfect.

What really surprised him was still to come, and when he saw a familiar face, he could hardly believe his eyes: "Alex! I—I didn't expect you to come and talk to me in person......"

Yes, Alex had already decided to intervene himself when he handed over this script below. He talked to Morris for a while, and after reaching a consensus. Let the people below inform Jean.

Today is Alex with Morris, two heavyweights. Not only to show the importance of this script, but also to make Morris and others aware of his intentions.

"You may be seated! Mr. Jean! Alex smiled and asked the other to sit down.

Immediately afterwards, he went straight to the point and said: "I like this script very much. I don't know if it's called ......."

Since the matter is not yet decided. Jean's script is just a rough name. The name is "Star Trek is XXX". Now in the face of Alex's question, Jean immediately gave the answer: "I think it's better to call it Star Trek: The Original Series, I still have a lot of ideas to write." This is just the first series, and I'd like to shoot a few more if I allow! ”

And so it was! In that case, that's right.

Alex nodded, when he first saw the script, he was almost certain that it was the famous Star Trek, or the TV series translated into Star Trek. I asked about it today, but I just wanted to confirm it.

That wasn't his ultimate goal, though. He wanted to influence the script a little bit and get Jean to reinvent it the way he wanted it.

"That's right, Mr. Jean! After reading this script, I had an idea. I want you to list the story framework and chronology first, and then we can write the script based on this framework and chronology. As he said this, Alex stood up and picked up the chalk he had been writing on the blackboard in the conference room.

"You see, if we're really going to make it a real world, we're going to have to shoot a lot of songs, TV or movies. In this way, there is a problem, how to ensure that every TV or movie can not be separated from the background of this world, there will be no big logical mistakes! ”

Speaking of which, Jean and the others looked at the timeline drawn by Alex on the blackboard and the notes of key nodes, and they all understood what he meant.

Without waiting for them to answer, Alex continued to explain, "You see, with this timeline, which is the chronology, plus the story framework that we set up at the beginning. Then when the people behind us shoot, if we strictly adhere to these settings, then there will be no big mistakes. ”

It was Jean who spoke, and he said, "Please, may I ask, do you want me to rewrite the story framework and chronology of the script?" ”

Alex waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, what I want to make clear to you is that you have to take a long-term view, not just a few series of TV or movies, we are talking about hundreds of episodes of TV series and dozens of movies." ”

Hundreds of TV box dozens of movies? How long does it take to shoot and how much money it costs!

Jean already thought that his idea was big enough, but what he didn't expect was that Alex's idea was dozens of times bigger than him! At the same time, he realized how difficult the challenge was. It's not a matter of a few TV series anymore! It is necessary to have a very rigorous story framework and chronology to be able to carry these contents.

As for the DreamWorks employees present, Morris had heard Alex's idea and knew something about it. The rest of the staff were stunned by Alex's vision, they had no idea that they would be involved in such a grand event.

There are no objections, but Alex refutes them one by one.

Funding questions? You don't need to invest all at once, you just need to shoot dozens of TV series and one movie every year.

Too complicated and maybe mess up? Now it's about solving this problem, and if you back down before you start doing it, that's not going to happen!

Staffing? Jean, as the main creative staff, set up a screenwriting department to be responsible for the transformation and review of the script of this series.

In fact, none of the above is a problem, the biggest question is: "Can it be popular with the audience?" Did you like it? ”

Alex answers such questions. He said: "We are living in an era of rapid development of space technology. I believe that in our lifetimes we will be able to see the day when humans set foot on the moon! Technology is an important engine for human progress, and imagination is the fuel needed for this engine! ”

"This film not only conforms to the direction of the development of human society, but also caters to people's fantasy needs for the future!"

"Can we imagine that after such a TV or movie is filmed, will you like it?"

Alex's remarks quickly dispelled the concerns of the people present. His vision was huge, but in fact the initial investment was not much more than the ape series of films. Alex also promised that if the first part is not well reflected, he can consider reducing the shooting plan for the future.

After unifying everyone's opinions, Alex said what he really thought: "Jean, look! If we're going to make the set perfect, we can't frame the story so simply. I want to add some of these settings, such as Jedi, Sith Great, the war between the Empire and the Federation, etc., what do you think? ”

Jean hurriedly asked Alex what he was talking about, and after figuring out some concepts, he said excitedly: "Sounds good, I think it can be added!" However, it may have to be moved to a later stage in the timeline. ”

"Uh-huh! I think so, too, this story of yours should be in the middle and early stages of human exploration of the universe! At that time, the universe was both vast and mysterious to human beings! After a certain degree of development, mankind will inevitably gradually form a unified country, and then it will be divided and merged because of various interests! ”

Alex tells Jean about the Star Wars franchise he knows, another great film franchise that has made history as science fiction films. (To be continued......)