I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 182
[Chapter 177 Rename]
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Eric didn’t think about the two people’s thoughts. Quentin and Lawrence didn’t agree immediately, so he stopped talking about this topic. Anyway, as long as the cooperation is pleasant, Firefly will definitely be Quentin’s first choice for cooperation.
Looking at his watch, Eric continued: “Let’s put this matter down first, time is running out, let’s talk about the script, I can invest in this movie, and the budget doesn’t need to be limited to one million dollars. , you two can shoot as much as you want.”
Quentin and Lawrence were a little hesitant about Eric’s invitation to join Firefly, but seeing that the other party ignored it so easily, they both felt lost at the same time, keenly feeling When I missed a rare opportunity, I regret not agreeing immediately.
This kind of emotion made the two of them not even able to immediately reflect what Eric said. It was not until Eric finished speaking and raised his head to stare at the two people that Lawrence was the first to react and confirmed with joy: “Ai Rick, are you serious?”
Quentin also reacted at this time, looking at Eric with the same surprise.
Eric nodded again: “Of course it’s true, but I have a few conditions.” The
two of them immediately showed their expressions as expected, and at the same time heaved a sigh of relief. If Eric came up, he was both soliciting and agreeing to invest, but No strings attached, damn it.
The two just hope that Eric will not interfere too much with the production of the film.
“First of all, the actors of the movie must all be selected from the agency UTA. Do you know UTA?” Finally, Eric asked uncertainly. He seldom paid attention to the operation of UTA during this time, and only occasionally interacted with the card. Poole Sid made a few phone calls, and generally only knew that the situation of the brokerage company was very good, and the others were not very clear.
Because of his growing reputation, in order to avoid suspicion, he rarely intervenes in the management of UTA.
It’s not that there is no media to criticize the UTA monopoly, but they have not made any waves.
In fact, the anti-monopoly laws in North America are not as strict as imagined. Take the regulation that film companies could not operate vertical cinema chains due to the Paramount Act decades ago. This law is now There is not much binding force on the major film companies. Although it cannot be said to be in name only, among the North American theater chains, the number of theater screens owned by several major film companies has exceeded one tenth of the total number of screens. The theaters selected by the big film companies are definitely the best in terms of location and the like. This one-tenth of the theaters is almost the essence of all the theaters in North America, and the theaters that are secretly controlled by the big film companies are larger. This is all the result of the federal government turning a blind eye, because the Paramount Act, although it cut off the monopoly of the big studios, also caused a great blow to the Hollywood film industry.
Now Hollywood movies are developing rapidly, their profits are getting bigger and bigger, and they even have a huge influence all over the world. Under such a good situation, the big movie companies will spread their tentacles. If there is no strong force to intervene, the federal government will also I won’t be so stupid that another riot will break the good situation.
Hearing Eric’s question, Lawrence Bender nodded quickly and said, “Of course, of course I know,” Lawrence and his best friend looked at each other before saying, “This condition is no problem.”
“Also, the script is also Need to make some changes…” After Eric finished speaking, Quentin immediately showed a displeased look, but did not dare to show it too obviously, Eric just smiled slightly: “Don’t worry, I am very satisfied with the content. , it’s just that the name of “The Robber of Seven Colors” is so weird, I thought of another good name.
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While Quentin breathed a sigh of relief, Lawrence breathed a sigh of relief. If Eric wanted to slash the script, Lawrence was worried that his best friend would come out to oppose and ruin the cooperation. Eric just There is nothing unacceptable in proposing to change the title of the film.
Eric lowered his head and picked up the pen, wrote two words directly on the script and handed it to the opposite side.
Quentin and Lawrence brought their heads together and read out in unison: “Rservoir-Dogs?”
“Yes, “Reservoir Dogs”,” Eric showed a slightly wicked smile: “I think, This name is very appropriate to the plot, and all the characters in the story seem to me to be underdogs, don’t they?”
This time Lawrence Bender looked at Quentin, Quentin stretched out his index finger and scratched his wide forehead a few times. , hesitated for a while, and then nodded reluctantly: “Okay, let’s call it “Reservoir Dogs”.” He actually felt that the name was much better than the original one, but, as the author of the script, the name of the movie was directly used by the opposite. This young man has changed it, and it is quite depressing.
“One more thing, I think seven robbers are a bit too much, six is good, I read the script, three of them died directly, and because of this, it also added several paragraphs to the plot, which seems a little redundant. , of course, I’m just making a suggestion here, and it’s up to you if you’d like to modify it.” Eric said again, this little suggestion was just a temporary idea he came up with, all because he wanted to make this classic B-grade film more in line with the previous life version. If Quentin doesn’t want to modify it, it’s nothing. The highlight of this script is the non-linear narrative structure.
If everything is straightened, it will be a very boring thing: a gang boss called several robbers with code names to rob a jewelry store and diamonds, but was betrayed by undercover and surrounded by police, and a few died in the shootout. UU reading www.sonicmtl.com The survivors fled into the warehouse, started a series of confrontations, and finally broke out in internal strife, and everyone died together.
That’s all.
The advantage of the movie is that it can use a variety of narrative methods to show a company that is mediocre to the extreme in a very interesting way.
“I’ll consider it,” Quentin nodded when he saw that Eric was really just a proposal. Although his first reaction was not to change, he didn’t expressly refuse. As for what happened in the end, he decided to go back and discuss with his best friend. discuss.
“Then, there’s nothing wrong with me here.” Eric leaned back comfortably on the chair and looked at the two of them: “Do you have any questions?”
Quentin asked after pulling the script over and pressing it under his hands. : “Eric, about…about the film director?”
Eric shrugged with a smile: “Since I agreed to the investment, it must be the same as agreeing to your previous conditions. I don’t know the content of this movie at all. Intervene, you can let it go, and the final editing right belongs to you.” He had no expectations for this film at the box office. In his memory, the film was very famous, but it didn’t get any amazing box office, but it was very popular. A few good actors have become popular, and this is what Eric likes most. As long as all the actors in “Reservoir Dogs” are UTA actors, even if they only gain some fame in the end and fail to recover the cost, for Eric to come It’s worth it to say.
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