Chapter 584: Sticking together through thick and thin
Anson was stunned, looked out the window, and saw McGee's face in the rearview mirror——
Tears bursting down his face.
A smooth long hair was flapping randomly in the strong wind, and she was shouting with a slightly trembling voice, and her slightly red eyes were shining with tears. This could be considered a scene from some innocent comic or youth movie. , but looking at McGee’s neatly trimmed beard and standard otaku appearance, the whole style of painting began to look strange.
"We...wuwuwu, we! We are finally about to shoot our first movie!"
"We're going to be super stars! Hollywood, here we come!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
As he spoke, McGee burst into tears. , tears and snot mixed together.
Anson, "Uh, cough."
Cleared his throat.
"McGee, Eric, there is another problem here."
With a sudden movement, Eric turned to look at Anson again, with horror in his eyes.
"Don't they allow us to be directors? This is our bottom line, what..."
"No, Eric, not this." Anson had to stop Eric from continuing. Crazy, "I know this is the bottom line, and I have already reached an agreement. Don't worry, you are the director, and the producer will not modify the script."
After half a beat, McGee finally reacted, nose He was as red as Rudolph, sniffing and looking pitifully at Anson through the rearview mirror, his tearful eyes filled with uneasiness.
Anson made a downward movement with his right hand, "Calm down, calm down."
"Please note that we have not signed yet, and the contract has not been finalized. If you are not willing, you can go back on your word at any time, and you can refuse at any time. , big deal, let’s go to the next movie company.”
“This is Hollywood, we don’t need to hang ourselves from a tree.”
What Anson didn’t say was that he believed in DreamWorks. Sony Columbia is the last hope. The former is because of his personal relationship with Steven Spielberg, and the latter is because of the "Spider-Man 2" that is under negotiation. Anyway, Anson can finally find an investment company in his name.
He is confident about this.
Now, they are still in the stage of taking the initiative and can choose cooperative companies, so Anson is not worried.
After Eric and McGee experienced numerous obstacles, they couldn't control their worries about gains and losses, but they finally realized that because Anson served as the producer, the fate of the project might have completely changed.
Today is the best proof.
Before, they went around and around and never found the exit; but since Anson appeared, they had a breakthrough in just one week——
To be more precise, in fact, Just one morning.
Seeing Anson's calmness, he exuded a strong sense of confidence from the inside out. The anxiety and restlessness in the car quietly calmed down. After the shock, he finally regained his composure.
Slowly, McGee drove into the driveway, ready to buy burgers and fries——
"in-and-out" originally focused on the sales method of driving in and out freely. Not many customers stayed in the store to dine.
After ordering, just walk around the store half a circle and go to the food outlet to pick up your food.
"He, Anson."
"Anson Wood!"
"God, oh, God, Anson, you are the most handsome man in the world."
The employees at the dining area couldn't believe it when they saw Anson. With his own eyes, a series of exclamations blurted out, and he even leaned out from the dining outlet, firmly grasped Anson's right hand, and continued to let out dolphin screams, as if he was a fish thrown on land. He struggled with all his strength.
This scene made Anson burst into laughter.
After being low-key in Portland, Columbus, and then back to Los Angeles, Anson felt more and more clearly how turbulent the Peter Parker craze was - from Warner Bros. to New Line Cinema to the burger in front of him At every step of the chain store, you can deeply feel the gazes projected from all directions; and whether they are industry insiders or ordinary viewers, the gazes cast by them are full of scrutiny and exploration.
This allowed Anson to experience the treatment of a superstar, but it was slightly different from what he imagined. The picture that came to his mind was, "ET".
He is that ET.
Anson showed a smile, "Shh, please help keep it a secret, otherwise my personal trainer will know about it, and my training volume may double in the next week."
A little The other person nodded vigorously and expressed his agreement with all his strength, but his figure was still shaking uncontrollably, and so was his body.
Then, one by two, three by three, other employees in the store came to say hello and join in the fun as they tried to pull the beached whale back.
Finally, before the crowd gathered further and caused a commotion, the vehicle slowly left, and Anson found McGee and Eric with frightened faces——
Once again, the two The screenwriters refreshed the concept, and they suddenly realized that they seemed to have never truly understood Anson's market appeal.
So, this is a good thing?
Or, is this a bad thing? Focusing so much on Anson that it takes away the focus of the film itself could lead to failure?
For a moment, disturbing thoughts surged in my mind. After being surprised and panicked, I actually forgot how to respond.
Eric looked at the burger in his hand and fell into deep thought. His mind was still focused on the project and he had no appetite at all.
McKinn, who was driving, had no intention of eating a burger. After swallowing a sip of saliva, he couldn't hold back after all.
"Anson, what is the problem you just mentioned?"
Anson just took a bite of the burger, raised his hand to signal McGee to wait a moment, chew and swallow, and then spoke, " Budget.”
Startled.
Both McGee and Eric realized that things were tricky -
Although they were not planning to shoot a commercial blockbuster, the different budgets meant completely changing the entire situation.
As a result, the crew's shooting methods may completely change, and computer special effects may not be used as much.
Secondly, the crew members and cast lineup may also change, making it impossible to invite big names.
Thirdly, the budget is lower than expected. The most direct impact is that the movie's release scale and publicity scale may all be lower than expected. After all, a movie company will not spend 50 million US dollars to promote a 10 million US dollar movie. production, screening and promotional resources will be reduced.
A budget can change many, many things.
However.
McGee and Eric have also anticipated this possibility. Their partnership as director still lacks appeal. If they insist on being the director themselves, they must make sacrifices.
Because of this, they have always insisted that the production cost is 20 million US dollars. It is not that the movie really needs that much money, but it is a strategy.
It would be great if they could get that much money; but if not, they would have a way out and some room for bargaining.
Everything is just a strategy.
Unfortunately, until now, when producers or film companies heard that McGee and Eric were preparing to take charge of the directors for the first time, they didn’t even give them room to discuss and adjust, and they said it lightly, Then... there is no more.
It seems now that twenty million dollars might have been a terrible idea that scared away those producers and studios from the beginning.
Taking a deep breath, McGee looked in the rearview mirror, "What's the budget?"
"Ten million dollars," Anson said.
(End of this chapter)