The black sedan turned onto Wilcher Street, and the man driving looked at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in the distance, seemed to have doubts about his girlfriend in the passenger seat, and asked, "How did you know Martin Davis?" He also took a fancy to the script you wrote?"

Greta Gerwig turned her head to look at her boyfriend Noah and said with a smile, "What, you don't feel comfortable with me?"

"That's not what I mean." At the red light ahead, Noah gradually slowed down: "What to say, I just think it......"

Greta interrupted him, "I'm an actress and screenwriter who only directed an experimental film in '08 that didn't even enter theaters, so how can I impress Martin Davis, right?"

Noah smiled embarrassedly: "The main thing is that this morning you told me that Martin was interested in your script and asked me to accompany you, I was not mentally prepared at all, it was too sudden."

Greta has always had a good relationship with her boyfriend, explaining: "Don't worry, don't get involved in anything sleeping and nonsense, since we established a relationship, I rarely do it anymore, and I have completely transformed into a screenwriter, you know why."

Noah quickly said, "That's not what I meant."

"Listen to me first." Greta reminisced a little and elaborated: "You know Mandy Moore, I am friends with her, Mandy joined the "La La Land" project initiated by Martin more than a year ago as a choreographer, and once I went to the Disney studios to find Mandy and saw that she was training Saoirse Ronan."

Noah said, "Saoirse and you are like-minded, your good friend, your best friend."

Noah sighed, "I thought you were simple friends."

Saoirse was a little surprised: "You're so fast?"

Greta said: "Actually, it's very simple, I guess Saoirse is a student of Martin Davis, eighty percent is still his lover, there are so many actresses in Hollywood, there are not many who are better than Saoirse's beautiful acting skills, why did Martin Davis choose her?"

Greta lifted her briefcase, leaned over and kissed Noah, got out of the car and went straight to the hotel.

Noah didn't speak, acting as a listener.

Greta saw her and walked over quickly, "Hey, Saoirse, just wait for me in the room."

"This script gave me a surprise." Martin patted the script on the table and said, "There's so much content, so much plot that I haven't finished reading it yet."

She shrugged, "You know what? Even though I was the screenwriter of Beauty and the Beast, when I told Disney Studios that I was going to write and direct a film about women, they weren't even interested in talking to me."

Saoirse smiled, "Maybe I've practiced more in the past two years."

The elevator door opened, and the two men came out and went straight to the only room on the top floor.

"By the way, you and Noah have been together for 10 years." Saoirse humbly asked, "Why do you keep piquing Noah's interest?"

"If you follow your script, the film will have to be at least six and a half hours long," Martin said.

"Yes, the story in the script takes place in Sacramento, and my hometown is Sacramento." Greta is based on many of her own experiences, she recommended herself: "Many of the plots in the film are my own experience, and no one knows the mental journey better than me."

Yesterday, Saoirse picked up the script because it was more than 350 pages thick.

Greta continued: "I didn't know Martin, but when I met Saoirse through Mandy Moore, I thought it was an opportunity. Later, the possibility that I could become one of the main writers of "Beauty and the Beast" was also known to Saoirse, probably from Martin, and Davis Studios was one of the investors. So, naturally, Saoirse and I became good friends."

Greta shook her head and smiled, "What kind of like-mindedness, but I deliberately befriended her, what about her? It's also a very interesting little girl, who probably thinks I'm valuable, so she takes the hand of friendship that I stretched out."

She smiled, "Honey, you know, I already had an idea for that script, yet

I've always wanted to be a director, but without the support of film companies and bigwigs, who would let a woman, or a woman who has only directed an experimental film, be the director of a project?"

Greta said, "Every now and then, you have to come up with something new and give him a little fresh excitement."

Martin sat alone on the terrace, waving at Saoirse through the floor-to-ceiling window.

Both of them know each other, and there is no superfluous nonsense, and they get straight to the point.

Greta whispered, "Adults don't have pure friendships, more profit-driven friendships."

"If a woman wants to be a director, she needs to pay more and be more convincing." When Greta said this, there was a deep sense of helplessness: "Martin is at least willing to talk to me in depth, thanks to you, Saoirse. Without your recommendation, I would have had no chance like this."

Saoirse doesn't deny: "I always have to be good at something special that others don't, so that I can stay attractive."

Saoirse came over and hugged Greta and said, "Martin is busy with work, and I have nothing to do while I'm up there."

Saoirse encouraged, "Come on."

Like the best of her best, Greta whispered, "For Martin?"

Compared with his girlfriend, Noah is a screenwriter who is dedicated to creation, and he is relatively simple, and he can't help but say, "It sounds so complicated."

Noah drove through the intersection to the main entrance of the Ritz-Carlton, where he parked his car and said, "I'm going to get you here, dear, come on."

Fortunately, there are other aspects of preparation.

Greta patted the bag in her hand, "I've already made the short film."

Greta followed, squinting at Saoirse as she went, and said, "You're in better shape than before."

Greta understood: "Practicing dance can increase the flexibility of the body, and if you use it, men will go crazy."

Saoirse hurried over with Greta.

Saoirse Ronan was waiting in the hotel lobby.

She led the way: "This way."

Martin asked, "Hear Saoirse, is this your semi-autobiography?"

Her voice changed: "Of course, Saoirse is a good person, as long as she doesn't offend her interests, she will be a very good friend, after all, it is Martin Davis who supports her behind her!"

Greta smiled embarrassedly, "This is just the first draft, and I will refine it later."

Entering the elevator, Greta returned to the topic: "Script...... Martin saw it?"

Saoirse couldn't help but sigh that she had unlocked it too quickly.

Saoirse said, "I've seen it roughly, that's why I'm looking for you to come and talk." She has a deep sisterhood

"According to Martin's habit, he will ask you to shoot a short film, and you must agree to it, as long as the short film is done well, you may get a directorship."

Martin understood what she meant, and wrote and directed herself.

Greta added, "Actually, I've been writing this script since I was 11 years old, and I finished it at the beginning of this year, and I asked a few young actors to shoot some short films."

She opened her briefcase and pulled out a portable hard drive: "The video is here."

Martin got up and went into the room: "Let's go in and see."

Saoirse took the hard drive, went to the study together, connected it to the computer, and projected it onto the alloy screen in the study.

A short video of less than ten minutes begins to play.

Martin watched it carefully, the quality of the short film was good, from camera movement to editing to plot transfer, everything was clear and clear, the only thing that was almost interesting was the actors' performances.

The young actors who were temporarily invited have mediocre acting skills.

The video was quickly finished, and Saoirse glanced at Martin and turned off the video.

The text is far less convincing than the images, and the short film is well shot and approved by Martin.

He said to Greta, "There are a few things that need to be said up front."

Greta's heart was beating fast, and there was a thump in her ears

"In what ways?"

Martin said: "Self-writing and directing is not a problem, but there are a few premises. First of all, the script and the length of the film, a script of more than 350 pages is absolutely not good, I ask you to reduce the script to less than 100 pages, and the length of the film is about an hour and a half."

Greta immediately agreed, "I'm working on the script."

Martin pointed to Saoirse, "She plays Miss Bird, and the project investment will not exceed $10 million."

Greta nodded repeatedly: "I have already discussed with Saoirse that she will play the heroine, and the investment of $10 million is enough."

The script was basically negotiated at Martin's level, and he said to Saoirse, "Leave Jessica's contact information to Greta, Ms. Gerweig, and ask your agent to contact my studio today to discuss the rights transfer."

When Greta got the exact answer, the stone hanging in her heart fell to the ground, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, took the note paper handed by Saoirse, and said, "I'll call the agent and ask him to go to Burbank immediately."

Martin nodded slightly, "Yes."

A few minutes later, Greta and Saoirse went downstairs together.

The two of them came to the lobby, and Saoirse said, "You can rest assured now, right?"

Greta took her hand, "I really don't know how to thank you, it's so hard to have a woman with almost no experience as a director in Hollywood, if you hadn't recommended it to Martin, I wouldn't have been able to be the director of this project in addition to screenwriting."

Saoirse thought of what Martin had said, an actor on the rise, needed a good director, and said, "Yes, helping you is also helping myself."

"Hopefully this one will be a success, so that we can continue to work together for a long time, and I'm going to shoot themes where women are the absolute protagonists," Greta said......

Saoirse smiled, "Let's take a trip to Sacramento?" Let's take a look at where you grew up and walk through your path of growth?"

Greta has a high emotional intelligence: "When I negotiate a contract with Davis Studios, we'll leave immediately."

Saoirse was able to distinguish between priorities and priorities: "You are busy with the signing of the contract first, and there is no hurry to go to Sacramento."

Martin negotiated the general direction with Greta, and Jessica's negotiations with Greta's agent proceeded quickly, and within a few days, the two parties signed a copyright agreement.

Davis Studios bought out the script copyright of "Lady Bird", invited screenwriter Greta Gerwig to be the director of the project, and Saoirse Ronan played the heroine Christine, the project production budget was 10 million US dollars, and the crew and studio were officially established in mid-March to start preliminary preparations.

Martin knows very well that if this kind of small and fresh literary film wants to make a profit, it must first control the scale of investment.

To put it bluntly, the audience of literary films is small, and there are not many people who can really watch it patiently.

Vulgar commercial films are the mainstream in the market.

In terms of the publicity and marketing of "Lady Bird", it must also go through the way of awards season.

It's March 2014, Saoirse Ronan is still filming Beauty and the Beast, and Martin plans to wait until next year's awards season to push for the film.

In this way, the film will be ready to win the award from next year's Cannes Film Festival.

…………

Disney Studios, the newly formed Shark Beach studio.

Martin hung up the phone with Aniston.

Aniston just won Barry Jenkins' Black Gay Project.

Originally, she was about to negotiate on her side, and she jumped out of a film company called A24 halfway through and wanted to cut off her beard.

But after Aniston experienced Pitt's betrayal and the three of them teaming up to get rid of Pitt, she is no longer the relatively peaceful woman she was back then.

As the opinion leader of Mi Rabbit, she didn't spend much effort to let A24 retreat.

Martin can imagine that Aniston, as one of the most well-known leftist figures in Hollywood, has a company that makes a work like "Moonlight Boy".

The lethality at the Oscars is not ordinarily large.

The project has a low investment and quick preparation, and Plan B is expected to be released this year's awards season.

Bruce came in from outside the office.

Martin glanced at him and said, "Look at you, your steps are vain, the bags under your eyes are out, and you have been tossed a lot in the past few days?"

Bruce couldn't deny it, and nodded, "They've all reached an age where demand is high, and it's too hard to pick three."

Martin grasped the key: "One against three? Lao Bu, you're not human!"

Bruce quickly explained, "It's not what you think, I'm talking about three to three, it's with Kim and Khloe at night, and I have to deal with Jody during the day......

Martin snorted, "Do you think I'll believe it? I didn't expect you to betray your preferences and like Kendall's body."

This kind of topic is not clear, and Bruce simply forcibly moved on to another matter: "There is news from Kyiv that they want to promote the North American concert of the Holy Maiden."

Martin asked, "Are they doing well in the CIS and Eastern Europe?"

"The first album was a big hit." Bruce said simply: "It is popular in the CIS region, and every performance is full of audiences, and this year's Virgen Celestial Troupe is already the hottest generation."

He has been in contact with Kyiv: "Outside of business

The companies there are also preparing to raise the profile of the Virgen Celestial Troupe, which they think is an effective way to perform in New York or Los Angeles.

Martin is well aware that even in this day and age, many countries still look to the United States as a beacon.

He thought for a moment and said, "Inform Thomas, and Jessica, and ask them to contact the company over there to discuss this cooperation."

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