Chapter 526： mentality of wanting to do things

Early the next morning, Lehmann dressed up and drove to the Paramount headquarters in Hollywood.

After arriving, he was greeted by an old acquaintance, the female assistant next to Shirley Lansing, whose name seemed to be Sharon or something, and looked very intellectual. Forgot for a while.

Lyman smiled and nodded at her, avoiding the embarrassment of not being able to name her, but people didn't feel it, and soon went to Shirley Lansing's private office to report.

Fu came out again and politely invited Lyman in.

Lyman walked in quickly, looked up, and saw Shirley Lansing sitting behind the boss chair talking, with Tony and Ratner sitting on the sofa next to him.

As soon as Shirley Lansing saw Lyman, she waved her hands and said a few words of politeness, and let them chat. She had a meeting to open, so she left for a while.

Actually, there's really nothing to talk about.

The salary conditions of the two directors are all within the acceptable range of Lehman. It is nothing more than a lower price for Tony, as long as the basic salary of 3 million US dollars and the tiered box office incentives; while Ratner is the basic salary of 8 million and cents. The box office incentives for Ladder are not far behind, and they will not exceed the budget of "Mrs. and Mrs. Smith" anyway.

However, it seems that Tony is more attentive to this project and has a more enthusiastic attitude.

Come to think of it, he does need this opportunity more than Blake Ratner.

Afterwards, Lehmann talked to the two of them individually about their intentions.

The first is Ratner, which is quite satisfactory, and Lehmann thinks it is quite reliable;

The second one is Tony...

I waited alone for more than half an hour, and I didn't know how the conversation was going, whether I still had a chance. Tony thought about the gains and losses.

"It's your turn." A staff member reminded him.

"Oh, oh. Thank you."

Tony threw away unnecessary thoughts, clutched the results of the preparations for the past few days in his hands, took a deep breath, and pushed in the door.

"Hello, Mr. Rust."

Lehman looked over, his face wrinkled and aged, and there was a hint of flattery in his eyes.

Ratner, on the other hand, does not have such an expression, which is where Lyman can easily compare.

After all, for most directors, Lehman's rise is a little too fast, and many people inexplicably have the mentality of a predecessor, just like Ratner when he faced Lehman.

In this comparison, Tony seems to be a person who is very aware of current affairs, at least he knows how not to put on airs when fighting for opportunities.

"Hello, Director Tony, take a seat first."

"Okay, thank you." Tony sat on the sofa with half of his buttocks, his back straight, like a serious student.

However, this student is 49 years old, 21 years older than Lehman, and is close to a round.

Still, this respect rather than taking it for granted has served Lehmann well.

Inevitably, he was also very enthusiastic about him.

"Can you talk about the script?"

"Okay." Tony coughed and said, "I heard that this script was an outline designed by you, Mr. Rust. It sounds very interesting, and the audience must buy it. Paramount sent an invitation that day. , I've read it dozens of times. To tell you the truth, I really want to take over the director's job, but Ms. Shirley told me that there are several other competitors in the project. I also know that my shooting experience seems to be the least. , but I don't think it's a big gap, so Mr. Rust, are you willing to give me this chance?"

A compliment and flattery, but unfortunately, Lyman can't make up his mind.

"Explain about the shooting ideas and understanding of the plot." Lehmann smiled.

"Mr. and Mrs. Smith is undoubtedly completely different from those traditional action movies that are straight-forward and don't have any fancy, or rely on violent blood plasma, and the protagonist kills the Quartet to achieve a refreshing feeling. Or, it just drapes With action skin, it is actually a comedy movie. The unique identities set by the two main characters in the script are the best sense of contrast, and the plot revolves around the identity of the killer. Although it is not complicated, it has a strong attraction. Think about it, the composition of an ordinary family and the husband and wife combination of two top killers have their own desire to attract the audience to look down, which means half the success. Mr. Rust, I am confident that we can shoot similar film effect."

Talking, Tony couldn't help showing his determination.

After speaking, he seemed to feel that it was not enough, and he took out a thick stack of documents from the backpack he carried with him, "Mr. Rust, look, this is part of the scene script I imagined, you can take a look. "

Sure enough, he did so much flattery in front of him, which was not as important as the preparations for this split shot.

This is also Tony's way of thinking for a long time how to impress Lehman and stand out after meeting with the executives of Paramount's production department.

Obviously, this trick worked.

Lehmann carefully read through each of the storyboard manuscripts, from which he realized Tony's series of ideas for the film.

Perhaps, it is time to make a decision.

Compared with Ratner, Tony not only has a better attitude, but also works harder to do practical things.

Although he has failed once, his professional level as a director is not bad.

Having been in the industry for more than 20 years, he has served as the screenwriter or assistant director of many production crews, and he has enough experience to overcome the hurdle of failure.

Lyman lowered his head and carefully compared all aspects.

Tony also understood that the most critical time had come, and he couldn't help but breathe quickly - Agree, agree, Tony shouted in his heart.

He really needs a chance.

In such a realistic circle, he doesn't want to keep hanging out with mediocrity He also wants to be beautiful, and he also wants to be sought after and affirmed by fans.

As a director, he has imagined similar scenarios countless times. Now, the most likely chance to succeed is in the hands of Lyman, who is sitting opposite him, looking down at the draft of the storyboard.

To be honest, he didn't think the script of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" was so good. The previous praise was just to please.

As the most senior screenwriter, he deeply understands that the value of a script is not the content, but the people.

If it weren't for Ryman, no one would have noticed a similar cliché.

It's like every studio's script library is full of countless plot ideas, but so what?

Does anyone invest?

Without investing, who would know the effect?

Although I don't think the plot of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is very good, Lehman's vision has proved to be good enough.

He is optimistic, that means an opportunity.

Tony read the script many times, racked his brains to figure out what kind of shooting effect Lehman wanted and prepared the sub-shots carefully, not all to get this project.

To this end, he can set standard answers in detail to every possible question.

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