Chapter 106 Special Recruitment
The biographical movie Cao Yang wants to make is called "Milk".
The character is based on an American gay activist and the first openly gay person in American politics.
He was finally elected to the San Francisco Municipal Management Committee, but within a few months of taking office, he was shot dead along with the mayor.
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The first openly gay person in the political arena. As long as he has this "first", he has a very high shooting value.
What kind of biographical film is likely to win awards?
That is to photograph controversial figures, the more controversial the better, even if the controversy is only private.
Former controversial figures, under the aura of political correctness, may turn around and become pioneers, forerunners, and iconic figures.
At the same time, on the surface, the film is about a gay politician who campaigned to support gay legislation and was unfortunately shot dead by his political opponents.
It is a story about a disadvantaged group who has not been treated fairly and gets justice through their unremitting struggle.
The interpretation of its core is very conducive to winning awards.
What, no one deciphered this?
Isn't this simple? Just find some film critics to "interpret" it and publish it.
For film critics, this is also a good thing that brings fame and fortune.
What, the interpretation is a bit far-fetched, the promotion of these things has no positive impact on human beings and society?
Haha, as soon as this interpretation comes out, in the context of dual political correctness, who the hell dares to comment?
"Bellman, the prototype of the character I want to photograph is named Harvey Milk. Have you heard of him?"
Behrman didn't really want to make a biopic, but since Cao Yang proposed it, he thought twice and decided to support Cao Yang. Even if he couldn't win an Oscar, it was still possible for this kind of film to win awards in Europe.
"Tell me which country he is from, and I will collect some information."
Cao Yang also fell silent, good guy, I thought he was a famous person, but it turned out that he was just like that, and his reputation was not that high.
"Bellman, do you know the first openly gay person in American politics?"
Bellman's eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly became energetic. He heard a few key words, American politics, homosexuality, first place...
Every fucking word touched Oscar's point of interest.
"My dear Mr. Director, are you sure you want to film this gentleman, whose name is he? He is the first openly gay politician?"
Behrman didn't remember the other person's name.
When Cao Yang heard this, he knew that Behrman didn't know anything about it, so he simply told Behrman everything he knew.
"His name is Harvey Milk. He is an American who supports the gay rights movement. He is also the first openly gay person in American politics. A few decades ago, he was elected as a member of the San Francisco Municipal Management Committee. Within a few months, He was shot dead.”
Cao Yang didn't remember which year he was elected. As long as he told Behrman the location, it would be very easy to find out.
"Been shot?"
Behrman was so excited that he wanted to slap his thighs. Politics, homosexuality, first place, and being shot. These are all combined together. As long as the quality of the filming is okay and the most important thing is that the actors can play the characters well, it is very easy to win awards.
Every fucking bit of this is politically correct.
This is because he didn't know that Cao Yang was going to "interpret" the movie again. If he knew, he would definitely be more excited.
Behrman can't guarantee how the movie will turn out, but Cao Yang has never disappointed when it comes to training actors.
"Don't worry, leave it to me. I promise to collect enough information in the shortest time, so that this biographical film will be the beginning of our Oscar conquest."
Behrman hung up the phone and couldn't wait to take action.
Cao Yang hung up the phone and started thinking about how to shoot this kind of movie.
Even if you don’t know the specific deeds of the prototype characters, the script is still very easy to construct.
The simplest framework is that one is gay, must have a boyfriend, and the average character decides to enter politics because of a breakup.
Gao Gaodian decided to enter politics because he couldn't stand injustice, such as the unfair treatment of homosexuals, and was prepared to change this situation.
Failed in the campaign, started over, failed again, learned a lesson, tried again, and finally succeeded.
However, how could there not be a twist?
If your career is successful, your love will definitely suffer setbacks. How can things be smooth sailing? Then you have a boyfriend who can't stand him focusing on his career, thus ignoring his own feelings and breaking up with her.
In the end, he must be recognized by most people, gain support, and be ready to show off his talents, and then he will be killed...
Biographies all have a similar template, just like writing novels.
Finally, from the collected deeds, just select some and fill in the framework - life is not always like this, with ups and downs, that's probably the case.
Cao Yang started to write and build the framework of the script. He just had to write this before the defense.
At the same time, I also started to consider the candidate for the male lead, and I had to have a rough range. Because there is no specific information, Cao Yang does not know how old Harvey Milk was when he died, but since Sean Penn played the role in the original version, there should be no problem in setting the age between forty and fifty.
You can ask Behrman to focus on releasing news to these people to see if there are any big stars who are interested.
Since you are interested, and this is a literary film that is easy to win awards, you will definitely have to reduce your salary to join.
With the joining of big stars, if there is an Oscar nomination, Cao Yang will not have to worry. As long as their agency assesses that the probability of winning is high, the agency and the big star themselves will definitely pay for the operation out of their own pockets.
After another ten days, Cao Yang finally ushered in his graduation defense.
The school attached great importance to his graduation defense and put a lot of thought into the selection of the members of the defense team.
Isn't it embarrassing for a great director who has won the Golden Lion to defend his undergraduate degree? The school studied this list and debated it for a long time, and finally managed to come up with a... stable lineup.
Cao Yang's defense was not open to the public. The leader of the defense team was Xie Fei, who had won the Berlin Golden Bear. He was the only one qualified to be the leader of this defense team.
Otherwise, no one who sits in this position will be able to convince the public.
Group member Xie Xiaojing is the director of the directing department, graduate tutor, professor, and also a 78-level student taught by Lao Situ.
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Group member Hou Keming is the vice president of the school, director of Qingying Film Studio, graduate tutor of the Directing Department, and professor. This person has always been the person responsible for communicating with Cao Yang at the school.
Tian Zhuangzhuang, the defense secretary, is now also a tutor for master’s students.
For an ordinary undergraduate graduate's defense, this lineup is a bit overwhelming.
Tianzhuangzhuang was very interested in Cao Yang's thesis, but he was a defense secretary who was only responsible for taking notes and had no role to interrupt.
Cao Yang's graduation defense was actually just a formality. A few people came together to talk about the content of Cao Yang's thesis. However, Xie Fei asked a few more questions, mainly because he was also interested in Cao Yang's ability to train actors.
You can still call it a fluke if you win one Best Actress, you can still call it a lucky break if you win two, but what about three?
No matter how tough-talking someone is, the most they can say is that Cao Yang only flatters women.
The defense was going smoothly. Could it be that some tricky questions could be asked to prevent Cao Yang from graduating?
A Golden Lion director who failed to graduate from a bachelor's degree has become an international joke. It is estimated that Nortel's reputation will suddenly rise to a height that does not belong to her.
Cao Yang has graduated from his four-year undergraduate degree, but there are still three years of graduate school waiting. Lao Situ is his graduate tutor.
When Cao Yang received his undergraduate diploma, Hou Keming's previous plan to arrange a job for him was fulfilled.
Hou Keming transferred Cao Yang's relationship to Qingying Film Studio, and immediately told Cao Yang that the school intended to hire him as a distinguished professor. If he had no objection, the process would begin.
The system of specially appointed professors was established in China in 1998. The purpose is to implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, recruit outstanding young and middle-aged talents in academic circles at home and abroad, participate in the construction of key disciplines in my country's universities, and accelerate the cultivation of young and middle-aged academic leaders in universities.
After listening to Hou Keming's words, Cao Yang was really shocked for a moment. I am a newly graduated student, and now I can be a specially appointed professor?
Hou Keming explained to him the original intention of the country to establish this. Cao Yang thought about it, and as a Golden Lion director, he met the talent standard.
However, I don’t have time to teach.
"Hou Yuan, I don't have time. In a few days, I will go to the United States. I will never have time to be a teacher."
"Are you going to America? Hollywood?"
Hou Keming was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and couldn't help but ask.
Then, without waiting for Cao Yang to answer, he explained: "You don't need to participate in teaching. Either you have to do what you did before, asking students to intern on the crew and be nominal teachers when making movies, or you can give a few lectures and hold a few classes every semester." Just a big class.”
Cao Yang nodded, this is not difficult.
"I'm going to the United States to make a movie and see what's going on. As for the students to go on internships on the film crew, we definitely can't have so many students."
Cao Yang thought for a while and then said: "I will decide to give the school three internship places, one young teacher and two students. The crew will reimburse the round-trip air tickets, including food and accommodation, and Hou Yuan will be responsible for the selection."
Originally, Cao Yang did not want to limit the number of students to one teacher and two students, but he considered that if there was no limit, the three internship quotas might not fall to the students, or there might be two teachers and one student.
Hou Keming didn't think so much. He only noticed that Cao Yang said that he would be responsible for the selection, and he couldn't help but grin. No matter who was responsible for this matter in the end, at least for Cao Yang, he was the first person who thought of him.
After thinking about it for a while, he made a decision and said: "Being able to intern on a Hollywood film crew is a good thing for the school, and it is a great thing for young teachers and students. The school must vigorously promote and encourage it. Air tickets to the United States , the school will be responsible.”
Hou Keming can definitely make the decision on something as trivial as air ticket money.
It took me a long time to write this chapter, and I also hesitated for a long time. I don’t know why, but now it’s easy to be “labeled” when writing a novel. This is just a way of relaxing entertainment. The author declares that he will not use novels to express his opinions in writing. There is no any A view that is not conducive to the motherland!
If you think there is something wrong, please be sure to point it out and I will correct it. Don’t blame me. Thank you.
Finally, this is the third update. Today is another 10,000-word update. Isn’t it too much to ask for a monthly ticket? Spray lightly.
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