Film and television companies, offices.

William looked at the middle-aged man in front of him: "Director Berg, do you want a glass of whiskey?" ”

The man smiled and shook his head, and then said, "No need, William, in fact, this should be a problem between you and that actor, why did you come to me?" You know, as a director, I'm only responsible for the filming part, and as for the cost control of the actors' salaries in this play, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, right? ”

Listening to the man's words, William smiled wryly, a little embarrassed: "Director, you know, we have put a lot of effort into this movie, but now on the issue of selecting people, the opinions of the company are not unanimous."

Of course, after the first two days of meetings, I have reassured them for the time being, and there are still such small problems that may need a favor from your side.

You're a famous Hollywood director, so your words may be more effective than mine. ”

Listening to William's words, Spielberg raised an eyebrow.

"Tell me, what do you need me to do? But I can say in advance, if I can't do it, I'll reject you, and if it has nothing to do with filmmaking, I'll still refuse you, so you'd better think about it. ”

William nodded: "It's nothing, the main thing is to show the high standards of your great director, and by the way, to suppress the price." ”

“…”

…

…

On the streets of Los Angeles, vehicles are moving steadily.

Su Mu and Qian Jida are going to William Film Company at the moment.

Along the way, Qian Jida was more serious and a little nervous.

After all, it is a formal contract negotiation, and it is still unknown whether it will be able to win a salary of 30 million in the end.

Glancing at Su Mu.

At this time, he was eating fruit, looking at his mobile phone, looking unusually relaxed, and did not pay attention to today's negotiation at all.

Qian Jida was helpless, and he was no longer surprised.

When I first went to the ring in Xiaori, I still had the leisure to talk about advertisers, and now this kind of occasion is indeed a small scene.

Through the crazy liver language in the past few days, his English proficiency has improved to LV4.

At this level, Su Mu's vocabulary, including the accuracy of language expression, is already quite powerful.

He can memorize all the Spider-Man scripts in English.

So it shouldn't be a problem to deal with William.

Not long after, the car arrived at William's company.

Then I met with them very smoothly.

Su Mu didn't expect that the director of this movie, Spielberg, was actually there.

You know, this director's fame is even greater than him.

I heard his name when I was in China, and occasionally Zhang Huaimou would discuss his movies as examples, and he won two Oscars, and his strength is undoubted.

"Haha, Su Mu, we finally met, are you okay?"

"This is director Berg... This is Sumu..."

William greeted him warmly.

Then I gave you a brief introduction.

The scene is finished.

Everyone entered the conference room, and without wasting time, they went straight to the point.

In the final analysis, this time I am not here to talk about the past, but to finalize the salary and contract.

William: "Su Mu, in the previous email, I almost told you that the salary price of 30 million is a bit high, but it is not that it cannot be given to you, but correspondingly, you have to come up with a persuasive power that meets this price." ”

Su Mu nodded: "I understand what you mean, William, since I am ready to take this price, of course I am ready." ”

William paused, then smiled: "Su Mu, I know that you are a very good actor, but you must know that this standard salary requirement is different from that of Van Diese." ”

Our main focus is a great value for money, so don't talk nonsense, just take the money, brother...... Su Mu smiled sincerely: "William, since you are looking for me, then please believe me, I will give you a satisfactory performance." ”

Seeing Su Mu so persistent.

William didn't have much to say at the moment, but he looked at Spielberg on the side in the afterglow.

At this time, I can only hope for him.

Spielberg had this smile on his face at this time, and his eyes were looking at Su Mu.

Then he suddenly said: "Su Mu, I don't know how much you know about the film environment here in Hollywood, but what I can tell you is that it may be a completely different system from Huaxia." ”

"I know."

Spielberg raised his eyebrows: "My requirements for the male protagonist also have some standards, you should have read the script, right?" ”

Su Mu: "Look. ”

"The story of Spider-Man, Peter Parker is actually the soul of the whole show, and the audience's emotional resonance may have to be extracted from him alone, I believe you also understand that in our West, individual heroism is quite strong.

So you need to take on a lot of emotional output.

If you are not familiar enough with the script and the characters, you may not be able to create enough characters, in that case, I think you are not competent.

So I want to know, how much do you know about this script, and talk about your understanding of the male protagonist Peter Parker. ”

After Director Berg finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the office.

Everyone present looked at Su Mu, waiting for his response.

In fact, this request is a bit sudden.

William, including the others, didn't think Su Mu could answer very well.

After all, the script was just given to him not long ago.

Even if I read it, I will read it once or twice at most, after all, the script is an all-English script that has not been translated, so you can imagine the difficulty for readers.

Of course, even if Su Mu answers badly, it will not have any impact on their cooperation, it is nothing more than one more reason to lower the salary.

And at this moment,

Su Mu nodded suddenly, without any hesitation, and started speaking directly and confidently:

"Okay, since Director Berg has asked, then I will tell you my understanding of the male protagonist of Spider-Man, and say a few words...... In fact, I almost memorized this script. ”

Berg: "!! ”

William: "!! ”

Qian Jida: "??? ”

When everyone heard this, they looked at Su Mu in horror.

Did you hear that right?

What he's saying is... Memorized?

Nima, braggart than right?

Su Mu ignored everyone's expressions and confidently continued:

"The more I read the script, the more I have a different perspective on what I know about Spider-Man, that is, Peter Parker.

He started out as a nerd, and he was useless except for studying well and having some in life.

And from this obscurity to a city hero, there is actually a certain jump, and in the way of the story, he has also experienced a huge turning point in his life.

I think the most important plot is not that he saves the beautiful heroine, nor is it the joy of eliminating evil and promoting goodness, but his dearest grandfather, because of the robbery of gangsters, and finally unfortunately fell on the street, the male protagonist really changed, and that scene was also the beginning of emotions.

It is precisely because of this incident that Peter Parker has completed the heart and temperament that he should have as a hero, which is the last piece of the puzzle for his character.

Therefore, this transition before, during and after actually requires a certain amount of mental ups and downs and performances.

It is said that the theme of the hero class does not need too much acting skills, and I think it is the opposite, the more dazzling the stunt shots, the more you must use extremely detailed and subtle performances and emotions to drive all the audience and readers, so that they can follow the male protagonist to change and change their mentality, and finally achieve resonance and amazement.

30 million words, I will let everyone see what a real Spider-Man should look like, this is my understanding. ”

[Speech Proficiency +1]

[Skill +0.01]

William: "!! ”

Qian Jida: "!! ”

Spielberg looked surprised: "Boy, oh no, Su Mu, well said! So... What's next? If you were to act, what would you be prepared for, I'm looking forward to your answer. ”

Su Mu smiled: "I'm still a little confident in my current acting skills, after all, I'm a professional, but at the same time, I may have to do extra training for this role."

Spider-Man, as the name suggests, is the ability of the spider gene, if you want to strengthen the sense of substitution, you must make the body and action details all similar to it, which is the difficulty in the performance of this character. ”

Spielberg: "So, can it really be done?" ”

William also looked at Su Mu in surprise: "Su Mu, is it really possible?" ”

Su Mu smiled: "If it's 30 million US dollars, it should be possible." ”

In fact, he didn't exaggerate, Spider-Man already has many scenes, which require preparation and training, and it is also the most difficult part.

It's like being between cities, shuttling with spider silk, which is depicted on camera using special effects.

But if you want to shoot authentically and perfectly, you must let the actors do it.

Of course, it's not really swinging between tall buildings, it's in the studio.

But even so, it is difficult, in his previous life, he saw some filming footage of Spider-Man, some actions, and it is really not special effects.

William: "......"

Qian Jida: "......"

It was quiet again.

I want to curse a little, but it's all discussed at the climax, but I haven't forgotten about the salary.

On the side, Director Berg's smile was already spreading.

"Su Mu, you surprised me very much, I have to say, your understanding of the script and characters is very deep, I believe you should be able to play him well, I look forward to working together in the future, talking to you, it is much smoother than I imagined, your expression is great."

Su Mu smiled and nodded: "Thank you, director." ”

At this point,

After Su Mu finished speaking, William and Spielberg glanced at each other, revealing strange expressions.

At first, he always felt as if something had been overlooked, but he couldn't say it.

It wasn't until Spielberg said the phrase 'I can communicate with you more smoothly than I think'.

William suddenly woke up!

It seems that Su Mu has never used a translator to communicate with them from beginning to end!

And when the characters in the script are narrated, they are also in English, without any lag! I didn't even suspect a language problem.

“！！！”

Really?

William looked at Su Mu in disbelief.

So when did he get so good at language?

"Su Mu, did you really memorize the script? These translations... Did you learn it all on your own? How do you say it so well? ”

Su Mu: "Didn't you say in your email that you want me to meet the standards of barrier-free communication?" So I started doing my homework. ”

"But how can you do it in such a short time?"

Su Mu said lightly: "William, there is an old saying in Huaxia that money can make ghosts grind.

Since you're going to pay me $30 million, if I can't even get the language, do you think I'm worth the price?

So, you can rest assured that I can't overcome anything in front of 30 million! ”

“！！！”

“……”

The corner of William's eyes jumped, and he glanced at Qian Jida.

He really wants to ask, why are Chinese actors so outrageous?

30 million can engage in a language in a short period of time, so why add a little more money, can you do scientific research in the movie?

Just thinking about it,

Spielberg spoke again: "good! Sumu, you really surprise me, if you really didn't become proficient in our language not long ago, and learned it in a short time, then I appreciate you too much.

Before, I was hesitating whether it would be a good thing for an oriental actor to play the leading role, but now that I have changed my mind, you can work so hard for yourself, and I also believe that the future results must be unexpected.

Thirty million for the price, if you can do what you say, it must be worth it, William, give the money. ”

William: "??? ”

Spielberg's words are straightforward, William will not be able to fix it.

I came to you to help me lower the price, but now you're standing opposite?

Caught me off guard, didn't you?

The scene froze here.

The director said to give money, and if William still refused, it would be a little bad.

Thinking for a long time,

In the end, he also sighed helplessly and looked at Su Mu.

"Okay, since Director Berg has said it, then I'm willing to gamble, but Su Mu, I hope you can understand that I need to bear more pressure than before to give you this price, so I hope you don't let me down, this is also the first step for you to prove yourself in Hollywood."

Su Mu got up with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm a professional, as long as the money is in place, everything is possible." ”

William: "..."

Qian Jida: "..."

Spielberg: "Nice! ”

…

…

The salary negotiation can only be said to be quite smooth.

In fact, before he came, Su Mu was thinking about whether he could add more than 30 million.

After all, the circle... It's a cool thing to earn money from foreigners.

However, he could see that William's side should have reached the limit.

Therefore, Su Mu was merciful and did not add any more.

In the afternoon, I went around the film and television company with directors William and Berg, and after afternoon tea, I returned to the hotel.

After that, the details of the signing are the details, and then wait for the group to start filming.

It is expected that it will not take much time.

The film teams on the Hollywood side are very mature, so the systematic work efficiency is very high.

But during this time, Su Mu will not be idle.

The big words have been said before, so you have to really do it.

If you want to play the character of Spider-Man Peter Parker perfectly, you need to make some preparations.

in the hotel.

Qian Jida looked strange: "So, the $30 million Spider-Man... What is it like? ”

Su Mu: "Let William find me an individual gymnastics gym first." ”

“？？？”

“！！！”

(End of chapter)