Gianni sighed softly as he looked at his colleagues who sat around the conference table without saying a word. When I mentioned that I wanted to change the ending, everyone seemed very excited, and I almost settled the matter in the middle of the meeting, and everyone was discussing what kind of ending would make the movie better at the box office. But what about now......

Phyllis. Carlyle looked around at the silent crowd and said, nonchalantly, "Why should we care?" We are the producers, and even if we were to have a discussion, we should have asked Andrew for his opinion, Hugo was only an actor and he was not qualified to dictate our work. ”

Phyllis is an independent filmmaker who has only produced one film called "The Unexpected Traveler." actal。 tourist)", but he has a wide network in the independent film industry, and this time as the producer of "The Seven Deadly Sins", New Line Film Company also took a fancy to his knowledge of independent films.

"He's not qualified? None of the people in our room combined are qualified for him! "Lynn Harris (Lynn. Harris scoffed at Phyllis's words, he is a set assistant, a drama manager, and has a deep understanding of the film production process, "The Seven Deadly Sins" is his first work as a producer, he is an executive in the production team, and he is usually responsible for representing other producers and Gianni on behalf of the resident crew.

"If he interferes with our work as an actor, he's playing a big game!" Phyllis is an independent filmmaker with a very fiery personality and unruly, and he is most unaccustomed to this kind of big-name behavior.

Lynn was also enraged, slapped the table and stood up, "He is qualified to play a big name, even if he plays a big name, we have to shut up!" ”

Phyllis's eyes burst into anger, and he stood up and clenched his right fist, "Why, when did this crew get Lancaster, why didn't I get notice!" He's an actor playing a big name there, is it reasonable? Even Tom Cruise and Arnold Schwarzenegger are not so sure! ”

"Then he has the ability to replace us all!" Lynn said indignantly that it was really too much trouble to communicate with this kind of brainless communication.

"He dares!" Phyllis just slammed a punch into the table, startling everyone else.

"Of course he dares." Anne Copperson sitting in her seat. Kopelson said indifferently that she also came out of the independent film scene, "The Seven Deadly Sins" is her second work as a producer, and her debut is "Outbreak" starring Dustin Hoffman, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Spacey.

Annie's feminine voice eased the tense atmosphere, and everyone looked back at her, "After Spielberg learned the news yesterday, he said today that he has two projects in hand that he wants to cooperate with Hugo, and the 'Men in Black' project with an investment of nearly 100 million is still waiting for Hugo's reply; ”

Although Anne spoke in no hurry or slowly, the content was staggering, and even the angry Phyllis couldn't help but quiet down, "The current Hugo has such capital, he is a big name in our crew, and the other crews are willing to bow and welcome him to join, and in the end it is only our crew that loses face." What's more, whether he is playing a big name or not, we all know in our hearts. "Big-name actors participate in the work of the crew, this is the potential of Hollywood. One of the rules, especially the actors who participate in the box office dividends, in fact, they are even members of the crew, because they also need to take risks for the success or failure of the movie, the bigger the name, the higher the salary, the more so.

Sitting next to Anne was her husband, Arnold. Kopelson), one of them is responsible for communicating with the film company, and the other is responsible for communicating with the crew, and they work together seamlessly, and they are the most well-connected and well-informed members of the huge group of people in the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew.

Arnold picked up his wife's words and said, "I got five calls last night and this morning asking about it, Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Mark Canton and Gregory Peck. ”

Arnold's words were simple, but they made Phyllis completely quiet, which of these five names is not the person who is calling for wind and rain now, especially the last Gregory Peck, this respected old actor has rarely cared about the affairs of the circle, but no one can ignore his huge network in the circle. The same goes for Paul Newman.

One Hugo actually caused such a huge momentum, which is really eye-catching. Indeed, as Lynn said, Hugo is qualified to play a big name, and their rabble combined is no match for them.

"That'...... So we're just throwing it in? Phyllis was still a little unwilling, but his voice had slowed down a lot, more like a complaining mutter, "Didn't we discuss it before, the ending must be revised, otherwise the audience will not be willing to buy such a story, even if you walk into the cinema and feel too heavy after coming out, you will definitely not be willing to go to the cinema again." ”

The box office of a movie never depends on how many viewers walk into the cinema, but on how many viewers are willing to walk into the cinema again.

Phyllis's words silenced everyone, which was also the fundamental problem. Gianni saw that everyone was silent, so he spoke, "I will add one thing, Rick contacted the new line directly yesterday and said that he was willing to pay liquidated damages, and then ...... Attenborough is consulting Hugo's schedule. ”

One word, many meanings. The first half of the sentence shows Hugo's decisiveness, showing a decision without any room for manoeuvre, and is supported by the agent, which can also be concluded from the content of the words of the Coperierson just now; The second half of the sentence is about Richard Attenborough. attenbh）。

Richard Attenborough, a well-known director and actor in the industry, is very similar to Clint Eastwood, Richard won the 55th Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director in 1982 with "Gandhi", in addition to winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1966 and 1967.

Richard is recently working with New Line Films on a film called "Love and War" (in. love。 and。 war)", this movie has caused quite a few ideas, because the story is based on the famous American writer Ernest Hemingway (er. Hemingway) was adapted from his early life, apparently heading for the year-end awards ceremonies.

At this juncture, Richard asked Hugo's schedule, and his attitude couldn't be more obvious: I want to cooperate with Hugo!

Now even the new line film company itself is trying to dig into the wall, it is conceivable that if Hugo really leaves the crew, the new line film company will not only not cooperate with the crew to promote Hugo to play a big name, but it is estimated that the mistake will be blamed on the crew, after all, the scale of the "Seven Deadly Sins" crew only investing 30 million is not enough.

So, who will be to blame then? Apparently it was the group of people who stayed in the house at this time, or more accurately, the group of people in the room who insisted on changing the ending of the script.

"Richard is considering Sandra Bullock as the lead actress." Gianni added that it was the straw that broke the camel's back.

If Sandra becomes the heroine of "Love and War", New Line Film Company will definitely not reject Hugo and Sandra's re-cooperation after "Life and Death", then, the most likely ending is that New Line Film Company does not want to offend Hugo, supports Hugo's request, and does not change the ending of "Seven Deadly Sins"; Then seek a second cooperation with Hugo in a row.

At that time, these people who are unrepentant and still want to change the ending will be Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror - not people inside and out.

"Actually, I don't think the ending has to be changed." Anne spoke, easing the atmosphere and becoming a step for many people to exculpate.

"Yes, Hugo is right, his analysis of the script is very good." Lynn echoed, "Now everyone in the circle knows that Hugo's understanding and reading of the script is admirable, and I heard that Spielberg is urging Hugo to write the script again." ”

"It's not for nothing that Hugo is called the god of gold." Arnold was succinct and to the point.

Gianni looked at everyone and explained, "Hugo has made a profound explanation of the existing ending, and he believes that the current ending is the key to sublimating the tragedy of the little man into a social tragedy, which has far-reaching significance for the film. If you still have questions, I think Hugo would be happy to discuss them with you. ”

"He's an expert, isn't he?" Phyllis popped up and everyone looked sideways at him, which made him a little embarrassed and a little embarrassed to explain, "I mean 'Before Sunrise,' and he wrote it brilliantly, and I don't like him, but I won't deny it." Phyllis tried to defend himself, but found that it didn't work well, so he simply shut up.

One moment the room was very noisy, and the next moment it was quiet. Giani looked left and right, and after waiting for a long time, no one spoke, he thought about it and coughed lightly twice, "Then I'll go and sue David, and don't change the ending." We choose to respect the fruits of Andrew's labor. ”

"Yes, yes, this is the best", "The work is still in the hands of professionals", "Isn't this the best result", "I believe this will be an excellent work, we should trust the crew"......

Gianni breathed a sigh of relief, he had thought he was going to have a heart attack many times before, but fortunately the matter was properly resolved.