Chapter 441 [The boss told me, the goal is to break through 100 million]
After chatting with the producer and two deputy directors, Liang Kun found that his work had become easier, and there was an additional supervisor on the crew.
In the Hollywood system, in addition to the director, the director team also has the first deputy director, followed by the second deputy director, and some blockbusters also have the third director.
The first deputy director is not simply "executing for the director". Kyle Jones is hired by the producer to serve the producer, and even has the right to supervise the director's shooting rhythm. If Kyle thinks that Liang Kun's shooting rhythm is not good, he has to communicate with him and when the two have their own opinions, he will report to the producer.
It is not a bad thing to have such a person to assist. Some directors are prone to getting involved when filming films, and the incident of making commercial films into art films happens from time to time. The "King of Sunglasses" in Hong Kong is such a director. He made "The Legend of Ah Fei" for 40 million Hong Kong dollars, which directly broke Deng Guangrong's Yingzhijie Company.
Directors in Hong Kong have very strong power, and they can just do something without a script and just do it. Hollywood cannot do it, and the filming does not meet the requirements. Not only does the director have the responsibility, but the first deputy director also has it.
In short, the "first deputy director" of the Hollywood crew is more like the "live production + coordination + executive director" in the Chinese crew. Usually, those who become the first deputy director have to slowly jump from interns, third deputy directors, and second deputy directors.
This is why people in Hollywood think that Liang Kun is a relationship householder and hold Spielberg's thigh. Others have never read the script, have never chatted with Liang Kun, and have not tested his directing knowledge. They only think that it is incredible that he has become a director.
There are not many newcomers who are directing directly. Most of them find themselves to publish their own films after filming. They are bad directors who cannot make money. For example, Tommy Weisu, who has become famous for the super bad movie "The Room". This guy also wrote, directed and acted by himself, with an investment of 6 million US dollars, but at the beginning it was only released in two theaters in Los Angeles.
If Liang Kun hadn't shown his amazing IQ, he would have spoken questions about shooting and answered them in a slight manner. Spipeburg wouldn't have allowed him to go directly. Liang Kun was more genius than Spipeburg when he was young, which made Spipeburg want to know how much he could do with a little support.
It’s not that the director has never made a feature film, so he must not be able to do it well. Last year, Hollywood had such a genius, who happened to be Chinese.
Wan Ziren, who had never directed a feature film, was attracted by someone and led the investment to direct the horror thriller "Saw". As a result, the $1.2 million movie received a box office of $103 million worldwide, of which 55 million in North America were available.
Spipberg knew that some people were born to be directors. Such people had full theoretical knowledge and lacked practice. Giving them the opportunity to direct movies is the best exercise.
"Saw" was successful after a total of 18 days of filming. Spipberg believes that as long as someone helps Liang Kun grasp the rhythm, he can make this movie well.
On that day, "Brother Hammer" Chris Hemsworth heard that Liang Kun became a Hollywood director, and left him a message online and asked: "Liang, I heard that you are a Hollywood director. Is there any role suitable for me?"
Liang Kun happened to be online at night and immediately replied: "This movie is not good. I don't have the right to recommend actors. I promise I will have a chance to work together in the future. Moreover, there are not many scenes for others except the heroine. It would be boring if you come from Australia to play a small supporting role."
"Then I'll continue filming here. I've performed well recently." Chris made a decision immediately.
Liang Kun replied: "I can't see Australian programs, but I believe you're popular there."
In addition to the TV series "Gathering and Separation", Chris also participated in the Australian Seven TV star reality show "Dancing with the Stars". This year, he won the "Most Popular Newcomer Award" for his role in "Gathering and Separation".
Chris was unwilling to play only a small supporting role when he went to Hollywood, at least he could be a big supporting role.
Now he admires Liang Kun even more, saying that he will go to Hollywood when he goes to Hollywood, and he has really succeeded. In terms of image, his acting career in Hollywood is generally more broad than Liang Kun, but Liang Kun is much more talented than him.
Foreign actors want to hold Liang Kun's thighs, and there are more domestic actors. Many people contacted Gong Wei and wanted to know if there is any possibility of collaborating with Liang Kun. This drama is not good, so it is meaningful to establish a good relationship first. He became so famous at the age of 23, and he will definitely be even more powerful in ten years.
However, when he was in China, Liang Kun only played in his own small circle and did not go out to make too many friends. He was a person who hated social engagements and did not need to communicate with others when writing.
Now Liang Kun has entered Hollywood. He originally thought he was young and too lazy to pay attention to his group of big names in the film and television industry. It would be a bit too late to please him.
On the 15th, Spieburg was going to film "Munich". This movie is a historical suspense film jointly launched by DreamWorks and Universal Pictures. The film tells the story of Israeli athletes being abused by terrorist organizations in the 1972 Munich Olympics, and the Israeli assassination team began to revenge and chase the enemy with one life.
Spieburg is both the director and producer of this movie. He attaches great importance to this movie and wants to rely on it to win the Oscars. Recently, he has no time to care about Liang Kun. Before filming started, he specially called Liang Kun to the company to chat.
They mainly talk about movies, and Spieburg imparts experience to Liang Kun.
Speaking of the cooperation of the crew, Spieburg reminded: "You are the first time you are in Hollywood to film. You should not know much about the situation here. The two directors assist you in order to make the movie better because you lack experience. If you have any differences on the set, you must listen to their opinions humbly, and then discuss the situation before doing it. Don't just act alone."
"I understand, I promise not to have conflicts with them on the set. They are all seniors, and I want to take this opportunity to learn more from the crew." Liang Kun said with a smile.
He can think easily, as long as the movie is not made bad, he will be easy to talk to, and everyone's goals are the same.
It is impossible for Spieburg to send a few people to mess around with the crew, turning money-making movie projects into junk. Most of the movies that failed the box office of DreamWorks have bad scripts, not because there are big problems in the shooting process.
If the partner has a strong ability, it would be no harm to Liang Kun's work relaxed. In any case, the director will definitely be named after the movie is released in the end.
"Yes, that's what I mean." Spieburg was very satisfied. Liang Kun was a young man of the best.
A young and energetic Olympic boxing champion is very scary. Although Spieburg had never heard of news reports before, Liang Kun had a bad temper, if he was angry and really fought with someone, the crew would make big news.
Liang Kun was indeed very irritable in his previous life, but he changed a lot in this life. With the improvement of his mental attributes, he likes to solve problems with his brain instead of using violence. In the past, he was irritable in large part because his life was not as good as an accident and his brainlessness.
The stronger his bare hands fighting ability, the better his temper becomes, and others cannot threaten him. He keeps his strength in boxing matches, afraid of killing people by mistake, and dare not use force in daily life, and has hurt his girlfriend...
It was not until he gained special ability to "beat people gently" through tasks that he could control the surge in power well.
Liang Kun will not look down on the crew’s teammates just because he cheated. He does lack directorial experience, which is an excellent opportunity to explore and learn.
When he was writing a shooting plan, the system training was assisted, and he felt uncomfortable if he didn't write it well. He felt comfortable and wrote a perfect plan.
He must also have training assistance when filming. He will definitely have telepathy whether the suggestions made by others are correct, and he will have to communicate more at that time. The shots in the original movie may not be good. He also modified some content when writing the script, such as the setting of the heroine becoming increasingly weak has been removed.
At the end of the movie, she kicked the villain's roommate downstairs through the window, so she looked a little weak?
As long as Liang Kun’s decision is right, there is always a way to make his partners realize this. Since the assistant director has brought the subtitle, it is impossible to argue with him, and his face is blushing and his neck is thick. Do you guys make sense?
Spieburg asked with a smile: "What box office do you think you can achieve when this movie is released? Do you have a goal?"
"I hope the box office will exceed 100 million, so there must be this possibility." Liang Kun did not be modest in front of the great director and answered neatly.
"Do you think you are no worse than James Win (Wen Ziren's English name), so you set such a goal?" Spipberg smiled, and did not think that his goal was too much.
If Liang Kun’s goal is very low and he is satisfied with the box office of 20 million US dollars, Spieburg will suspect that he has misjudged the person. How can the person he is optimistic about lack of confidence?
Liang Kun nodded. "Saw" uses blood and suspense as its selling points, which will make some viewers feel uncomfortable. "Happy Death Day" is a combination of suspense, horror, and funny, and has campus elements to attract young audiences. Even if the heroine is killed again and again, there will be no bloody scenes. I think our drama has a wider audience, and even if the box office is less than 100 million, it will definitely be a big hit."
His confidence not only comes from his past lives, but also from Speeburg's connections. This drama not only has the potential to become popular, but also has much stronger publicity than the original version.
The original version was produced by Blumhouse Productions. The company mainly focuses on creating low-cost horror movies and has participated in the production of films such as the "Human Purge" series and the "Death Divination" series. Although it is operating better and better after 2010, in the Hollywood circle, its influence is incomparable to Speech's DreamWorks at present.
In 2017, "Happy Death Day" was not only favored by the industry without stars and average publicity efforts, but also achieved a double harvest of reputation and box office. After the movie was released, Rotten Tomatoes once maintained a 99% freshness.
If Liang Kun can still mess up the movie with his fantasy start, he will go back to China directly.
Spieburg smiled and said, "If the movie box office was so good, I will reward you."
"I have a premonition, I've decided to give this reward."
Chapter completed!