Chapter 493

Burbank, Universal Studios.

The two cars stopped in front of and behind the special studio for the Vimy show.

The driver of a luxury Cadillac SUV in front got out of the car and opened the door. Madonna stepped out of the car, and a 30-year-old white man came from the BMW convertible behind.

Madonna and the man walked to the studio together and said, "David, whether it's successful or not, you should remember to owe me a favor. If I didn't call Simon, he might not have promised to see you. Many people are staring at this project. "Alien 3" is a smash, but as long as you can do a good job in this fashion show and impress Simon, it's easy to get a foothold in Hollywood. "

The man next to Madonna is David finch.

Like many famous Hollywood directors, David finch has been interested in movies since he was a child. With some contacts, he got a job in Lucas pictures at the age of 19 and participated in the behind the scenes production of Star Wars: the Jedi counterattack in 1983.

However, Hollywood is not so easy to enter after all.

Throughout the 1980s, Finch was still the director of music MVs and commercials, but he soon emerged in the industry. He not only produced Nike commercials, but also shot MVs for top musicians such as Smith spaceship and Madonna.

Just last year, Finch finally won the first film directing plan, and is fox's heavyweight "alien" series sequel "alien 3".

It's just that this directing experience is like a nightmare.

David finch has been confronted with many problems in the process of Hollywood film production, such as script collapse and reconstruction, fox's rush to schedule, differences with the producers, budget overrun, etc.

Although the movie was finally finished, the result was not good.

Alien 3, released on June 19, won $26.84 million at the box office in its first week, depending on the popularity of alien series and the publicity of fox.

However, because of its poor reputation, the box office of "alien 3" fell by an astonishing 58% in the next week, which is almost the biggest drop in the box office of this summer class.

Just in the past four weeks, the box office of "alien 3" has only $4.09 million in a single week, and the cumulative box office is only $47.96 million. Given the $50 million budget for alien 3, fox will not be able to recover the cost in the near future.

After this, David finch thought he should be silent for a few more years in the field of advertising and MV, but suddenly another opportunity appeared.

Simon westero is looking for a director for a recent fashion underwear show.

And it happens to be good at advertising and MV director.

It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those who want to enter Hollywood.

Even though he has already stepped into Hollywood, David finch is still the first to get in touch with the Vimy project team and try to help with the project through his accumulated contacts over the years.

Hollywood is a circle of people. With help, you can get twice the result with half the effort.

David finch was able to enter Lucas pictures when he was 19 years old because one of his neighbors happened to be a producer of Lucas pictures.

In a word, it would be more certain to have David giller, the producer of the alien series.

David giller was one of the three nominal producers of Simon westero's masterpiece "Lola Run" at the beginning. He was very kind to the young man. In addition, giller is a contract producer of daenerys entertainment while producing the alien series for fox.

However, although the two sides are very "familiar" with each other because of the cooperation in alien 3, their relationship is very bad, and they don't want to deal with each other any more. Directors and producers who have differences in creation are born enemies. It is obviously impossible for giller to help.

Fortunately, in addition to David giller, David finch also knows another person who is said to have a very good relationship with westero. It is Madonna who is next to him at this time.

David finch was the MV director of several Madonna songs a few years ago, and the relationship between them was pretty good.

Try to contact some, Madonna even quickly gave him a reply, westero to see him, is today.

They enter the studio talking and laughing. A staff member greets them and says Simon is waiting for them.

Through the corridor divided into different work areas, there are busy figures on both sides. Madonna is also attracted by the dazzling array of angel wings in a compartment. If Simon is not waiting, she will almost go in and try it on.

Originally, the working areas on both sides of the corridor were busy enough. At the end of the corridor, the open space with a T platform was full of people.

In this circle, both of them can see that there are some shooting props, such as lighting, etc.

Madonna saw a young man at a glance. Simon was standing with another tall man with long hair, pointing out something.The staff took them to the rest area, said wait a moment, and walked towards Simon.

When someone brought coffee, Madonna said thank you, casually holding the cup, continued to look at Simon, turned to David Finch, only to find that his expression was a little strange, so she asked, "what's the matter?"

David finch hesitated, pointed to the man next to Simon and said, "that's Michael Bay."

Madonna also had some doubts: "hmm?"

David Finch, still looking a little strange, explained: "Bay, like me, worked in Lucas pictures. I remember very well that he was only 15 years old in 1980. Moreover, Bei is also the most popular music MV and advertising director in the industry in recent years. He made Coca Cola's advertising film two years ago. "

After a pause, Finch added: "Bei's style is really more suitable for this fashion show than me."

That said, there was not much loss in finch's expression.

Westero has obviously chosen the director for the show, and even finch himself has to admit that Michael Bay's shooting style is more suitable for directing the show than himself. Well, it's only natural that westero would choose the other side.

However, since westero has chosen the director and asked himself to come to see him, it obviously means another opportunity.

Madonna's brain is not stupid, brain melon turned around, quickly understand, said with a smile: "it seems that you owe me a little bit more."

After waiting for a while, Simon finally came over, accompanied by Michael Bay.

Simon's casual T-shirt and slacks today, while Michael Bay's neat shirt and trousers look serious.

When Madonna saw this, she could not help thinking that the more casually she dressed, the more she was the boss's fault, but it didn't prevent her from getting up with a smile and unfriendly extending her arms to Simon for a hug.

Simon hugged Madonna helplessly. He hugged her and felt it a few times. He said with a smile, "it's too small. I don't feel it at all."

"Men are so greedy. I'm just right. Do you like silicone? "

Simon shook hands with Finch, introduced Michael Bay next to him, and then said to Madonna, "I mean, you're too small."

Madonna caught a glimpse of several tall and hot models at the scene. She understood that she was only 1.6 meters small. In front of these big goblins, she was really not competitive. However, the queen is never a lack of self-confidence, immediately said: "that's you don't know, small has small benefits." Then he licked his red lips and said to Simon, "Simon, maybe we should have a private talk about this topic sometime."

In front of Queen Mai, Simon always felt that he was the target of being hunted and collected stamps.

It didn't feel good at all, so I just ignored the Queen's words and signaled some embarrassment. Finch and bay sat down together.

Madonna sat down beside Simon and said, "finch just said that he knows this Mr. Bay."

Simon doesn't know the details of Lucas pictures, but it's not surprising.

Both of them are in the same circle, and neither of them is nobody. It's natural for them to know each other.

Now that we all know each other, it's easier to explain some things clearly. Simon said to finch directly: "I've seen you shoot several MV samples. The overall style is dark and gloomy. Although it's very artistic, it's not suitable for this fashion show. So I chose Bei. "

David finch didn't look disappointed. He nodded and said, "I think Michael is more suitable than me, too."

Simon looked at Finch and said with a smile, "you should have guessed it. It's really another thing for you to come here today. It's a movie. I want you to have a try."

David finch couldn't help but feel a little bit spirited.

Originally, Michael Bay, who was a little proud in front of finch because he got the chance, was envious. However, he was soon relieved to think of his previous conversation with westero. As long as he completes the show seriously, he is also expected to test the water in Hollywood.

Simon didn't sell the story. He quickly went on: "it's a crime thriller about a serial murderer who uses the seven deadly sins in Catholic doctrine to kill people. The script will be given to you later. Now let's talk about alien 3. What do you think is your personal problem with this movie? "

David finch doesn't want to mention "alien 3". However, if you think about the relationship between westero and David giller, it seems that if the other party wants to know something, it's very simple, and you can't hide it.

There are many reasons for the failure of alien 3. Before that, Finch complained more about the studios and producers, but he was not willing to admit his own problems.

At this time, after hesitating for a moment, Finch finally said: "I think it's mainly due to my lack of experience in directing a film for the first time."

Simon smiles and shakes his head: "it's not the problem. I know your qualifications and basic skills are very solid."Facing Simon's eyes, David finch hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "maybe I'm a little too detail oriented."

Simon nodded this time.

David finch's films, in addition to the gloomy and cold style of the director himself, are characterized by attention to details. In this respect, Finch and Cameron are somewhat similar. It is because they are used to tangle in details that the production cost of David finch's films has always been high.

The same, details control, create classic.

David finch is not high-yielding, but in the original time line, he produced a series of classic movies, such as "seven sins", "fight club", "lost lover", which are highly praised by fans.

"In fact, paying attention to details is not a disadvantage, the key is to be moderate, and the scale can only be mastered by yourself," Simon said quickly. "I like the style of your previous MVs very much. I've also seen alien 3. As a commercial film, it's not too bad in general, and there are a lot of your unique understanding in the film. Although the box office in North America is not high, according to the information I got, the box office performance of the film in the overseas market is actually good, and fox will certainly be able to recover the cost. "

For a film director, no matter how many fans pursue him or how many awards he wins, in the final analysis, he has to rely on the box office.

David finch was relieved to hear Simon say so.

If he can recover the cost through the global release, "alien 3" will not become a big obstacle for him to continue to develop in Hollywood.

"For the seven sins, I hope you can show your style in MV and alien 3. As for the cost, after reading the script, you should think it over carefully and make a budget by yourself. My request to you is that you must complete the film strictly according to your own budget. " Simon said, with a kind of playful smile: "of course, if you make a $100 million budget, I don't think this project needs to continue."

In fact, the script of the movie was written by Hollywood screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker last year, and the copyright of the movie also successfully fell into the hands of Denise entertainment.

Simon has thought about the project before and also noticed David Finch, director of alien 3.

Simon decided to start the project ahead of time after he made another plan for next year's movie plan recently. If everything goes well, the schedule of "seven sins" will be decided on next year's Halloween.

In terms of main creation, of course, the original is the best.

Director David Finch, one of the leading actors Morgan Freeman, Simon are not going to be higher.

It's Brad Pitt, the other leading actor. Simon has planned to replace him.

"Superman" has started shooting, the schedule is next summer. According to the production plan, Pete's schedule must be abundant.

However, once Superman is released, Brad Pitt's image as Clark Kent will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This kind of role stereotype is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, even after many years, it's easy to think of Superman when we mention this actor. On the other hand, during his superman role, Pitt's other movie roles are bound to be hard to attract too much attention.