In the film room, the preview of the new film "Death of a Sharpshooter" starring Pitt is underway, and Warner Pictures executives such as Daniel, Alan Horn and Charles Rowan are all expressionless.

On the screen, Brad Pitt is wearing a denim outfit, looking quite imposing, with a unique sense of yuppies.

But these Warner guys thought of Coca-Cola's latest ad almost at the same time.

The cowboy who was originally like a yuppie gentleman is so awkward.

Even, I feel that this person should be trampled under his feet and ravaged, crying and repenting.

It would have been okay if Pitt had used other looks in the film, but the sharpshooter James he played was a typical cowboy.

It is not only Warner's people who have such thoughts, but even people on Pete's side are not immune.

Including Maggie Dakhill.

She didn't think it would go well.

At the end of the audition, without waiting for Pete, the producer and actor, to speak, the Warner executives and the viewing experts who had exchanged glances with each other reached a tacit understanding.

Alan Horn said: "Brad, we need to have a little internal meeting, you can wait a minute. ”

Pete laughed, "Please." ”

Warner executives and viewing experts entered the adjacent office.

Alan Horn asked directly, "Isn't this film a little weird?" ”

Several experts have reached an agreement, one of whom said: "It's not that the film is weird, it's that Pete looks weird, and his denim look is too easily reminiscent of Coca-Cola's latest version of the commercial." ”

Daniel replied, "That's true. ”

Charles Rowan smiled helplessly: "I saw Pete in a denim suit appear on the screen, and Coca-Cola came out of his head." ”

Alan Horn saw the others nodding their heads and asked, "If the audience sees it, will it be a play?" ”

"Probably some won't." "But there must be some of it that will be associated with that version of the ad. ”

Daniel proposed: "I remember that the company signed a distribution contract with the crew? ”

Alan Horn said: "When the project was established, we signed a distribution contract, but Pete was very confident at that time and refused to let us participate in the production investment. ”

Charles Rowan continued: "Now that the distribution contract has been signed, it will be pressed for the time being, and the Coca-Cola advertising influence will fade before releasing it." ”

There's no way Alan Horn can give up on the film, and the odds of losing money are slim for a pure release.

He decided: "So be it." ”

The internal discussion ended quickly in a matter of minutes, and Alan Horn had Pete come over and formally inform him of the decision.

"Post-release?" Since marrying Aniston, Pete has never enjoyed this second-tier treatment, and is a little dissatisfied: "Alan, this film has been completed, time is the cost......"

Alan Horn raised his hand to interrupt him: "Warner Bros. has a full schedule, and I can't find a suitable time slot for the time being, so I can't let such a film face the head-on impact of those commercial blockbusters, right?" ”

For a star of Pete's level, who is still the major shareholder of Plan B, he spoke more politely: "Give Warner some time, and when you have a suitable schedule, I will let people inform you." ”

The big six publishers are in the absolute upper reaches of the industry chain, and it is normal for the schedule to be tight, and Pete urged two sentences and left Alan Horn's office.

When he went downstairs to meet the others, he happened to meet Banks, a Warner filmmaker who was participating in the viewing party.

"Hi Brad, let's talk." Banksy struggled to get ahead at Warner Bros. and couldn't help but have other ideas.

Pete asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Banksy said: "About the ...... of the release of 'Death of a Sharpshooter'"

He quickly rehashed Warner Bros.' concerns.

At first, Pete didn't think that the more he listened, the darker his face became, and he couldn't help but think of the Coca-Cola advertisement.

"That's pretty much it." Banksy sold it and hurried away: "I still have something to do, let's go first." ”

Pete put his hands in his pockets, still trying to maintain his demeanor, and took the elevator downstairs.

As soon as I entered the spacious lobby of the Warner Building, I saw a new promotional poster on the Coca-Cola vending machine, and the poster showed Martin, who was in the shape of a cowboy, using Coke as a gospel to influence another bullying cowboy who looked like him.

Pete came to the rest place and sat down, wanting to be alone for a while.

He calmed down, and people gradually regained their composure, and it was not difficult to see that Warner's decision was fine, and if "Death of a Sharpshooter" was released into theaters at a time when this version of the ad had the greatest impact, it could be a big problem.

Wait a minute.

Thinking about this, Pete's fire came out again, why was it me who was hurt?

…………

In a cold drink shop at Warner Studios.

Martin came to the counter and asked for a cup of tea.

Part-time actor Mia happily collected money and made change: "As before, black tea, without milk and sugar?" ”

"Yes!" Martin passed by, and he was familiar with Mia, and he was very happy to see her, and asked, "Got an important role?" ”

Mia nodded heavily: "Yes, there are close to ten lines." “

Martin gave her a thumbs up: "A big step forward." ”

Mia smiled with satisfaction on her freckled face: "Of the five people we rent together, I was the first to get the lines." ”

Martin took the black tea she handed over and suggested: "Let your agent run more, he runs hard, and you will have more job opportunities." ”

"He doesn't pay much attention to me," Mia said. ”

"Let's take it one step at a time." Martin took his tea and sat down at the empty table, waiting for Thomas to bring someone over.

Marcus had dealt with Daisy and John's dogs, and several black men had been officially arrested, so he would soon be able to take a break and start working on his memoirs.

Thomas found a suitable person to ghostwrite from among the contracted writers and writers within the WMA to assist Marcus in completing his memoir.

Today, Martin wants to meet the playwright.

There were no other customers at the cold drink shop, so Mia picked up a pen and wrote it in her notebook.

What she recorded was all what she saw and felt in the studio.

It's been more than a year since she came here to work, and Mia is still a young actor, but she tries to write something outside of being an actor.

is not active, but forced to be helpless, it is too difficult for a simple actor to come out.

Thomas then entered the store with a man in a gray shirt.

The man was in his thirties, slightly chubby, and had a beard.

"This is Robinson, a playwright signed by the company who has worked on a number of film projects. ”

Martin shook hands with him, beckoned him to sit casually, asked Mia to bring two cups of coffee, and asked directly, "Have you been involved in many film projects?" ”

Robinson, who is not new to Hollywood, knows the importance of a resume, saying, "I was a member of Mark Power's writing team before. ”

Martin hadn't heard of this person and was slightly puzzled.

Robinson elaborated: "Mark Ball was the writer of 'Black Hawk Down,' and I was a member of the team and worked on the script for the project. ”

Martin knows that the writing of many scripts in Hollywood is also a model of assembly line division of labor and cooperation, and behind many well-known screenwriters, there is often a team as support.

These screenwriters naturally cannot sign the film, and each Hollywood movie can only sign up to three screenwriters, and the signature means that the screenwriters union stipulates various online and offline shares.

Robinson focuses on war-related projects: "Most recently, I worked on Paul Haggis's 'The Battle of Elira Valley,' and like any other project, I was part of a team and didn't have authorship rights. ”

Martin asked, "Is there a script or work that you have written?" ”

Robinson pulled out a printout and handed it to Martin: "This is the part of Black Hawk Down, which I was responsible for writing." "The Battle of Elira Valley" has just been filmed and has not yet been released, and the script cannot be made public. ”

Martin nodded, looking at it carefully.

In terms of English writing, Martin is this scumbag, definitely the scum of the scum, but his reading ability is normal, he has read a lot of scripts, and he also has a certain ability to identify.

"Black Hawk Down" is not an ordinary movie, he also watched it when he pulled the film recently.

Martin read it for more than ten minutes before putting down the script and asking, "Why did you leave Mark Power's team?" ”

Robinson hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth: "I've been on his team for five years, and I still don't have authorship, and I think another five years of work, or the way it is now, although his boss has given me all kinds of promises, I think the chances of fulfilling them are very low." ”

He smiled helplessly: "I also want to write my name on the script I created, I want to sign the movie, this time Marcus's memoir, although I don't have any copyright, I can sign it." ”

Martin nodded slightly: "In addition to the remuneration, there is indeed the right of authorship, but the name of the ghostwriter must be ranked behind Marcus." ”

Robinson said, "No problem. ”

"So, I'll ask Marcus to come out and meet together." Martin wants to look at it in a more practical way: "You listen to Marcus and write it down. ”

Robinson answered.

Martin called Marcus and made an appointment to meet at Davis Studios.

In less than half an hour, the two sides met in Martin's office.

Marcus's situation is somewhat similar to Martin's, when he speaks with his mouth, he has no problem, but when it is translated into written expression, it is blind.

Verbal expression is completely different from written expression.

Seeing Martin find the right playwright so quickly, Marcus was in high spirits, talking and gesturing with his hands, describing an experience when he first entered the seal.

Robinson wrote it down in a draft first, and when Marcus finished finishing a paragraph, he went into the nearby conference room alone and began to organize it.

It was almost time for him to leave the conference room and hand the paragraph to Martin.

Martin quickly looked at it and handed it to Marcus.

The latter read it and said, "Yes, that's it!" ”

Martin asked Thomas to look at it again, made sure there was no problem, and decided to hire Robinson.

(End of chapter)