Chapter 2 Every second counts
David Klein is very depressed, very, very depressed.
A few days ago, David received a call from his friend Darren Star, asking him to arrange a role for the child he watched grow up. David readily agreed——
< br>This is not a thing at all.
As the producer of "Friends", David's influence in Hollywood is at its peak. This sitcom has now been aired in its sixth season, and the ratings are still high. It has become NBC's inevitable choice. The mainstay; in addition, he is also producing three series at the same time.
Arranging a small role couldn't be easier.
Actually, Darren can do this by himself. "Sex and the City" is currently a top drama series with both reputation and ratings. There are countless handsome guys and beauties who make guest appearances every now and then. It is very easy to arrange a small role; but There's a small problem here, "Sex and the City" is a R-rated series.
“He has just turned eighteen and I’m worried that his mother may write me a shouting letter to protest. She probably won’t want to see her little son taking off his shirt on the screen.”
These were Darren’s exact words, which successfully made David laugh.
So, David agreed, and was very generous, planning to find a small role in "Friends" as a favor to his friend.
Audiences who are familiar with "Friends" should know that Chandler and Joey's favorite episode in the series is "Over the Sea", which is a work produced by Darren. From this small detail, we can see that David and Darren’s personal friend, David naturally would not refuse Darren’s small request.
What’s more, this is just a piece of cake.
Series like "Friends" and "Sex and the City" are basically all filmed and broadcast simultaneously. On the one hand, new topics are added at any time according to current trends, and on the other hand, they are based on audience feedback and ratings. Scores are revised and scripts adjusted at any time to ensure quality - especially for public television stations.
"Sex and the City" is a drama series on HBO. This is a cable TV station. They do not need to refer to ratings. The only thing they need to refer to is the evaluation of paying subscribers, which also means that they have greater creative freedom. , allowing HBO to create countless classics in the late 1990s and early 21st century.
"Friends" belongs to NBC, which is a public television station. The ups and downs in viewership and ratings every week will be monitored and measured at any time, and will become an indicator of whether a series can be renewed for the next season. standards, so adjusting the script based on performance feedback every week is a daily routine.
Originally, the creative team needed to hold script meetings every week to discuss the subsequent creation and plot direction; now, according to David's instructions, the screenwriting team only needs to randomly insert a small character into the subsequent script, and that's it. It won't affect the series at all.
But!
I never expected that the screenwriting team completely misunderstood what David meant -
A small role?
No, the writing team actually wrote a brand new script, and they were also guest guests! The way the entire plot revolves entirely around the guest stars.
This...
What went wrong in the communication process?
David was furious.
HBO doesn’t need to worry about ratings, but NBC doesn’t.
Of course, a series like "Friends" cannot be canceled due to fluctuations in ratings between one and two episodes. The seventh season has been booked early; however, this will directly affect advertisers. He didn't want to do such a stupid thing and affect David's reputation.
Damn it!
David had a headache.
But after being furious, David quickly calmed down and found a solution within a short period of time. This was not the first time something like this had happened.
Darren Star's request is still no problem, just postpone it a little.
The only thing that makes David depressed is that the story of this season of "Friends" is coming to an end. The ratings are very important, and you need to be more cautious in the later period; if you can't find a chance to fill a role, then just change it. You can also make guest appearances in other dramas he has, it can be solved easily.
The real problem still lies with "Friends". In order to end this season perfectly, they need a strong stimulus. Now that the writing team has come up with an idea, David just needs to find a superstar to be the guest guest. , and he already has someone in mind. ——Bruce-Willis.
The actor, who became a Hollywood star with the "Die Hard" series, only reached the peak of his career last year with the low-budget suspense film "The Sixth Sense". At the beginning of this year He also opened up the field of comedy for the first time in "The Whole Nine Codes", and his career is in full swing.
In "The Whole Nine Yards", Bruce was paired with Matthew-Perry, who played Chandler in "Friends". At that time, Matthew and Bruce made a bet that if the movie was released, they could win the weekend. If he wins the box office title, Bruce will guest star in "Friends" for free, and Bruce agrees.
As a result, "The Whole Nine Yards" topped the North American weekend box office chart for two consecutive weeks.
David believes that now is the time for Bruce to make good on his bet.
However, the tricky part is that we don’t know whether Bruce will be available.
Damn it!
Swearing is a curse, but after all, David is now a top producer in the industry, and he handles crises resolutely, so he took action immediately -
Auditions can wait first.
Originally, today's so-called auditions are just going through the motions. What people don't know is that auditions are important, of course, but many times, things are decided before the audition begins.
David just wanted to see that Anson, and play the role of an elder, giving some advice to the children as a producer, that's all.
But now, the audition must be postponed. He needs to contact Bruce and persuade Bruce with favors first, and then he can put pressure on the agent to ask him to take time off.
Every second counts.
Then David saw the young man.
He has also been in Hollywood for twenty years, starring Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jude -I have seen all kinds of handsome guys like Jude-Law, Hugh-Grant and so on.
However, his eyes were immediately attracted by the person in front of him.
The facial features seem to have been carefully carved by the best craftsmen. The eyebrows are like a knife blade, the nose is like a mountain rock, the face shape is just right, the cheekbones and jaw are like steel wires, and they are just right after measurement. It really makes people feel relaxed physically and mentally.
The expression on the eyebrows is relaxed, just like the first ray of sunshine falling on the green pine branches through the blue hour in the summer morning, and the natural youthful vitality rushes towards the face.
No nervousness, no anxiety, no embarrassment, just standing in front of me calmly and generously.
David paused for a moment, his thoughts were raging, and the angry words were still rolling on the tip of his tongue, but in a flash, he changed his mind——
Urgent, it is still urgent, but there is no rush in these three minutes. Five minutes, at this time, Bruce should still be hungover.
“Come in.”
David simply pushed open the office door and made an invitation gesture.
Anson smiled politely at the statue next to him, bypassed the other person's position, and entered the office. The dumbfounded figure was messy in the wind:
What happened just now?
Every second counts, and the promise is imminent. What kind of 180-degree turn is this?
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(End of this chapter)