Chapter 672： face the challenge

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Blake Lively woke up, still sore, and slept in because the bedside clock reminded her that it was nearly eleven. Full text without ads and raised her head, she only felt like her back muscles were run over by a truck, and she almost screamed in pain. "Last night was a crazy night."

Blake Lively found a slightly more comfortable position, which gave him time to look for Evan Bell. The gap beside him couldn't be more obvious, and it was obvious that Evan Bell had woken up. Blake Lively found Evan Bell on the sofa by the window.

"What are you doing?" Blake Lively wanted to get out of bed to see what Evan Bell was doing, but the warm quilt made her body moan comfortably, and she couldn't resist the temptation.

"The script." Evan Bell raised the "Love Notebook" in his hand. In fact, he had already read the script, but today he decided to read it again. Moreover, he has also read the original novel. He is not only re-reading the script, but also looking at the differences and methods after adapting the original novel to the script.

After this simple conversation, the room fell silent for a while. After a while, Evan Bell looked up at Blake Lively, only to see a rosy cheek. Evan Bell stood up from the sofa, walked over to the bed and gave Blake Lively a good morning kiss, "Brunch takeaway, or go out to eat?"

"Aren't you working? Order takeout." Blake Lively moved, his muscles moaning softly again, "I wanted to get up and do it myself, but my body was protesting against me."

Evan Bell laughed softly, the pride in his voice was clearly audible, and the obvious message in his eyes was conveyed: I told you long ago, don't question a man's ability.

In the end, the two of them ordered pizza delivery. After eating, they also enjoyed a warm afternoon tea, lemon black tea brewed by Blake Lively, paired with the two leftover chocolate cakes from yesterday. The two stayed warm until three o'clock in the afternoon before leaving.

Blake Lively knew that Evan Bell needed time to calm down and work. She did not pester Evan Bell like many girls, hoping that the two could spend more time together. After leaving the apartment, Blake Lively offered to go back to school first, leaving the time and space to Evan Bell.

Evan Bell does need a little time to think about the two scripts of "The Notebook" and "Mysterious Skin". However, in fact, Evan Bell already has a draft in his heart. During dinner, Evan Bell called Michelle Hathaway and Scott Heim to discuss the adaptation of "Mysterious Skin".

In fact, both Michelle Hathaway and Scott Heim were not too impatient about the adaptation of "Mysterious Skin". Except for once in the middle, neither of them mentioned it again, as if The rights to "Mystery Skin" never sold out. Because both Michelle Hathaway and the novel's author, Scott Heim, know very well that the story of "Mysterious Skin" is inherently heavy. If the adaptor is too impatient, it will be written in the end. The script is also inevitably impetuous, this is a script that needs to be carefully crafted. Evan Bell knows that he is busy with work, so he has not been in a hurry, but has been carefully looking for gaps and focusing on adaptation work. And Michelle Hathaway and Scott Heim calmed down and waited patiently.

After Evan Bell sought the approval of Michelle Hathaway and Scott Heim, he decided to temporarily postpone the work on "Mystery Skin", and he first focused on the "Love Notebook". over work. According to Evan Bell's character, if he decides to do it, then he will follow his heart and do it, but the script of "Mysterious Skin" is something he promised a long time ago, and he still needs to explain the situation to the other party.

Evan Bell is expected to take about 40 days for the shooting of "The Notebook". Of course, he has no directing experience. He just measured it from the perspective of a producer and estimated the time. After the filming of "The Notebook" is completed, it is estimated that it will be December, and the long awards season will follow. Evan Bell intends to devote the end of the year and the beginning of next year to the work of "Mysterious Skin".

After everything was settled, Evan Bell suddenly thought that if Steven Spielberg knew, he would finally postpone the work on "Mystery Skin" and choose to work on "Love Notebook" first. I don't know what it would be. such a reaction. Evan Bell has to admit that Mark Johnson is indeed a very experienced producer, and his trap is the decisive factor in changing his original intention.

Then, Evan Bell called Mark Johnson - now that you have decided, don't hesitate.

Mark Johnson was very happy to receive a call from Evan Bell, "Evan, have you made a decision? I hope it is good news."

Evan Bell still smiled helplessly, "Mark, do you think it will be good news or bad news?"

Mark Johnson clearly heard the helplessness in Evan Bell's voice, and couldn't help laughing. Although he knew from this sentence that it should be the answer he wanted, the old fox said in a roundabout way, " Evan, it's you who make the decision, I can only passively wait for the result, right?" The so-called "cheap and good-looking" is the best adjective for Mark Johnson right now.

Although he knew that Mark Johnson wanted to hear him admit a confirmed result, Evan Bell said with a wry smile, "Mr. Johnson, my answer is good news."

After being confirmed, Mark Johnson was not as excited as he imagined. Perhaps, this is the answer he expected. "Smart decision, Evan, smart decision!" Mark Johnson expressed his happiness in this way. "Evan, what are your plans now?"

Mark Johnson knew that now that Evan Bell had made the decision, the project could move to the stage of formal operation. In fact, New Line Pictures has also entered this stage before, and even the investment budget has been prepared, but it is stuck at this step.

After confirming the cooperation, Evan Bell and Mark Johnson returned to the starting line. To be precise, the two no longer need to play tricks with each other, but should work together towards a common goal.

Evan Bell is no longer the stunned young man he was when he first established Studio Eleven, and he immediately grasped the point of the question, "What was your previous budget for this movie?"

Mark Johnson knew that Evan Bell at this time was both a director and an investor in the film. He, the producer, was now working for Evan Bell, so he immediately became serious, "The cost of the film was originally expected to be In the case of the 11th studio, it is not applicable. If the 11th studio invests, I think the budget should be around 15 million to 20 million. "

Fifteen million, which is more than "Deadly Identity" plus "Crash". Although this is an absolute low-cost production for a large company, it is by far the largest for Eleven Studios. invested.

However, the "budget situation" that Evan Bell asked about is not only the cost of this item, but also the situation of the actors, the choice of the shooting location, the preparation of the film crew, and so on. After the two had a detailed communication over the phone, Evan Bell found that the budget for "The Notebook" was mainly due to the background of the film's era, the construction of the location corresponding to the era, the production of costumes, etc. , will become a large expenditure in the film budget.

"I have a basic idea about the actor's situation." Evan Bell took the initiative to talk about this situation. Before that, the director and actors were the most important factors when the preparation of "The Notebook" was blocked. On the one hand, New Line Pictures hopes to find directors or actors who can hold the scene, but a simple romance film does not have such a big appeal. Although New Line Pictures has a very wide network of contacts, it is also one of the big film companies. , but there is still some gap compared to the top film companies, so the film was not able to prepare in the end.

In this case, Mark Johnson died and survived. He found Evan Bell, who was famous enough but had no directing experience. It was a different way.

As for Evan Bell, he has already had enough ideas for actors, "Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, I hope they can become male and female protagonists."

"Oh, why? I thought you would play the role of Noah yourself." Mark Johnson was indeed a little surprised Although he found Evan Bell on the director's proposal, but This is a tactic. After careful consideration, he thinks that Evan Bell will definitely not be moved by himself for the protagonist of a romantic film, and maybe the meeting will not happen. Mark Johnson seriously considered the possibility of Evan Bell becoming a director. After determining the feasibility of this plan, he implemented it according to the plan and successfully found Evan Bell. But Mark Johnson still felt in his heart that Evan Bell played the role of Noah, the male lead, was actually a very good idea.

Evan Bell smiled, "First, I challenged the position of director for the first time, but I didn't have that much confidence; second, I think Ryan is more suitable than me." This is the truth, even if I shoot "Mysterious Skin" first If so, Evan Bell also thinks so, and for these two reasons, so he estimates that he will still focus on the director's position.

After hearing this, Mark Johnson thought for a moment, then laughed, "You are the director, everything is up to you, including the choice of actors." As a producer, you must know how to trust the director, such as Collaboration sparks.

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