Chapter 1379: 1379

Kevin thought things were a little tricky, and of course he knew what Rick meant. In fact, to put it simply, it is to determine the position of the protagonist and the supporting roles, determine one of the characters as the absolute protagonist, and the other characters are positioned as supporting roles, and the entire story line and plot direction are adjusted, and follow the typical Hollywood type film.

Hasn't Kevin considered this option? Of course not.

When Kevin decided he wanted to go the Hugo line, he knew the value of Hugo. Not only did he want to make him appear in one work, but he also hoped that Hugo could become the absolute hero of a work, bear the weight of the whole work, and rely on Hugo's strong appeal to set off a stock house frenzy. At this point, Kevin and Rick are actually on the same page.

At first, there were several alternative scripts for 20th Century Fox, and this project currently named "Doomsday" is just one of them. The situation facing Kevin couldn't be more clear.

But Roland and Dean didn't agree at that time, because these main characters each carried a clue. In fact, in Roland's original script, this could be shot into a four-hour work, so there was enough time. Expand the roles of President, David, Steve, etc. However, Roland found that he was really not good at portraying characters, and the script was tedious and tedious to write, so he made adjustments after consulting with Dean.

Therefore, when Kevin asked to revise the script, Roland thought that it would require rewriting the entire story. A script is not so simple, "put David's role on Steve", not so simple and rude, How the main line and branch lines of the story are distributed, the connection and transformation of things, all must be adjusted.

At the time, no one was sure whether Hugo would join the production, and the project was only one of the candidates. So Kevin did not have a strong request for the time being.

Later, who knew that the development of things far exceeded expectations. Hugo first invested in the shooting of "Seven Deadly Sins"; then he refused "Away from Casino" and chose "Death Ramble"; Rejected all scripts opting for a break.

As a result, the projects in the hands of Twentieth Century Fox were shot one after another, and only "Doomsday", which was slowly progressing in computer special effects production, remained. Originally, Kevin just planned to use the "Doomsday" project to temporarily recharge, and hold off Hugo for a while. The recent massive pre-publicity - including Super Bowl commercials, shooting at the White House, etc., are all smoke bombs.

Kevin is currently discussing another project with James Cameron, but the investment in this project is too huge. With the tragedy of "Future Water World" ahead, there is no way for the senior management to make a direct decision, and the internal disputes are very fierce. . Of course, if Hugo can be persuaded to star, that's another story.

These series of factors are also the key puzzle pieces that Rick ignored when he was making speculations, and Rick had never heard of "Doomsday" when he was inquiring about the news before, not because of Rick's lack of connections, nor because of 20th Century Fox It is a steel wall, but Kevin originally had multiple alternatives, and finally fell on the "doomsday" head. The timing issue cannot be ignored.

Now, the cooperation negotiations between the two sides have returned to the script. Of course, Kevin will not forget the biggest flaw in the script. Apart from the issue of character weight, this project is indeed very promising, and Kevin has also considered the burden on the crew of 20 million in remuneration, and the budget of 100 million US dollars for the second Tenth Century Fox is now a very suitable choice, and promoting cooperation on this project has become a priority, which also makes him and Rick hit it off.

Rick and he both have their own plans, and Kevin clearly knows this. In terms of script, Kevin is also willing to step back and become another stepping stone for him to show his sincerity. Hence the previous situation. It's just that Kevin didn't expect that Rick obviously had bigger ideas. Rick didn't hesitate to overturn this script rewrite and make Hugo the absolute protagonist.

This is not unusual, on the contrary, it is an absolutely normal request. But Rick's strength and dominance is completely different from Hugo's previous style. This made Kevin think about it, because he knew that everyone in this industry was an old fox, and Rick was not the kind of impulsive and mindless guy.

Kevin's mind is full of thoughts, thinking about the possibility of rewriting the script at this time, or it is more cost-effective to directly take out the project of James Cameron, and then think of Mark who just met...

Don't want to, Allen said neatly, "Okay, no problem!" Even Kevin couldn't help but be stunned, "I know what you mean, cancel the David line, and put all the story lines. Concentrating on Steve and even cutting out some of the president's story, making Steve the real protagonist and taking the weight of the whole story. No problem!"

Allen's words were very light, but his thoughts were very clear. At first glance, you can tell that he is a layman, and he only has a basic understanding of script writing.

Facing Rick, Roland could still argue, but facing Allen, Roland choked directly and didn't know what to do.

"May I ask who this is..." Rick had actually given up on this project in his heart. Compared to this project from Twentieth Century Fox, the three projects that Mark Canton just provided were obviously much more attractive. Originally, he just wanted to To use Mark to suppress Kevin - of course, a large part of the reason is because the second version of the script provided by Kevin and the others has not changed much. This can be regarded as an insult to Hugo. I don't want Mark to really Three optional items were given, and they were all for the salary of 20 million yuan, which made Rick have an abacus in his heart. That's why the performance just now was so strong, and there was no reservation at all.

But suddenly this person named Alan Strello gave a positive answer in place of Kevin, which made Rick stunned for a while, "Sorry, I haven't asked you about your identity just now..." Of course Rick He knew that the characters that would appear today were not idle people, but he searched his mind carefully, and really couldn't remember that there was such a character in the senior and middle management of Twentieth Century Fox.

"Alan is one of the producers of this film, and he is in charge of the part outside the film production." Kevin said cryptically with a smile.

For outsiders, there are many "parts other than film production", such as renting venues, transporting equipment, recruiting extras, contacting special effects production companies, managing funds, etc. In addition to the real production part, a film also There are many links, and some filmmakers' lists can go as high as double digits. In this way, there is no doubt about Alan's identity.

But Rick and Joseph are not outsiders. The producers who can appear at the project cooperation interview site are either people like Roland who control the direction of film production, or they are the real speakers who control the power of money. It now appears that Allen is the latter.

Rick was a little surprised, because he thought that the investor of "Doomsday" was 20th Century Fox, but according to the current situation, the investor is likely to be Allen, and 20th Century Fox is only responsible for the production . This is also the reason why Rick has never heard of Allen before.

Alan Strello... Rick searched the name carefully in his mind, but still didn't have any impression.

Listening to Kevin's words, I knew that he didn't like to pierce this fact, Rick's mind was full of thoughts, but he didn't show any emotion on the surface, smiled and nodded, "Alan, so, you mean, rewrite the script Is it all right?"

"Yes, we can hand over the new script to Hugo within three days at the latest, according to Hugo's request." Allen looked at Joseph when he spoke, as if seeking Joseph's affirmation.

But Joseph turned his head to look at Roland and Dean, because it was these two screenwriters who actually wrote the script. Before the embarrassment and astonishment on Roland's face dissipated, he turned to look at Allen, gave Allen a deep look, and finally his eyes fell on Kevin.

The countless thoughts in Kevin's head turned around again, "Since Hugo has so many opinions on the script, he may be able to help." Kevin actually hopes to rewrite the script, but he must protect the interests of his company at this time. You can't just nod your head in agreement.

But Joseph shrugged with a noncommittal look, as if he didn't intend to respond to Kevin. This gesture was actually a refusal. Rick, who was sitting on the side, said, "There are not many opinions that Hugo can give to writing a commercial movie script." This is a soft rejection.

Kevin didn't force it, and said, "If Hugo is really interested in this script...it's naturally our honor."

Kevin neither nodded in agreement nor shook his head in rejection, but gave an ambiguous answer.

Rick doesn't care, anyway, Hugo has so many choices now. Even if Kevin uses the means to make Hugo owe a debt of favor, Rick will not compromise. There are still many opportunities for cooperation with 20th Century Fox in the future. , not in a hurry. He showed a polite smile and directly changed the subject, "Hugo has been idle at home recently, and he complained to me before, saying that he has nothing to do, and it feels too boring, this is my responsibility, and it makes me very worried. ."

Rick didn't respond to Kevin's words, and he didn't even say anything about "the end of the world" at all, which made Allen, Roland and others feel a little anxious. Although the expression was not obvious, the stiff muscles still leaked. their true emotions. Kevin paused slightly and said with a smile, "Now I hope Hugo will appear in a lot of projects, and every company is striving for it. I think that even if the salary is 20 million yuan, everyone will definitely not be stingy. ."

Kevin is testing Rick and Hugo's bottom line. Rick heard it right away, and he didn't hold back, he just said, "Hehe, I mentioned to Hugo that day, and now there is a project willing to invite him to act with a salary of 20 million plus 5% of the box office dividend, He was taken aback. But now our company is relying on him, if he takes over a script, the actors under our company are counting on being able to find a job in that crew and seek more development opportunities.”

Rick also said it casually, but the content of the words was unbearable, and he made an incredible request directly, which made people speechless.