One day later, Ronald met Xiao Yan in the office, who had just returned from China. He coordinated the cooperation between the head office and Xujiahui Translation Studio. Liu Guangning and other old masters who had retired to study in Xiangjiang were also invited by Xiao Yan
They came back and formed the strongest team.
These veteran dubbing producers and actors even went to pay homage to the grave of old director Chen Xuyi, telling them that the dubbing work methods he pioneered during his lifetime had been appreciated by major Hollywood directors and had been restored.
"The translation work of Forrest Gump has begun, and everyone is very happy. The money provided by the head office was too little. The total budget for a movie was only 50,000 yuan. After excluding the equipment cost, the entire team has been busy for several months.
, the total is less than 30,000 yuan. Now that we have the budget from the producer, everyone is very interested."
"Okay, is there any more?" Ronald actually just wanted to hear good news. The Harvey Weinstein incident made him uncomfortable. It really made him want to hear such nonsense from such a lucky person in front of him.
Kill this fly with a pair of chopsticks.
"By the way, there was another joke at the head office."
Xiaoyan also saw what Ronald was thinking, thought about it, and told Ronald about something that happened in the capital.
Originally, the head office had already ordered its branches in various places, especially the branches in the six pilot cities where "The Fugitive" was screened, to take responsibility through the leadership's instructions. However, the branches in the capital still had too many stubborn bureaucrats.
These people work against the will and secretly prevent Hollywood movies from being shown in theaters even though they have obtained distribution assignments.
But the theater managers below do not buy their account. The current income and expenditure situation of cinemas in big cities is also very bad. Cinemas in small and medium-sized cities can set aside part of the space to display video tapes, or open billiard halls.
However, cinemas in big cities still have national distribution tasks, and some national-level theater troupe performances have to be held in these comprehensive cinemas. Such channels for generating income are also restricted.
Therefore, they are full of expectations for Hollywood movies. After watching the test screenings arranged by the head office, these people know the audience's preferences very well. Mainland audiences have never seen such movies. They still watch the movies.
I like the dubbing version produced by the translation company very much, and it can turn a loss into a profit.
So even though people from the city branch ordered not to release it, they secretly took the copy from the head office, packed it tightly like an underground worker, and transported it back to the cinema for screening.
Who would have known that these people in the city branch relied on their leaders not to pay attention to such details, and even handed all the copies to the branch. Then they planned to use some technical issues to reduce the screening, or even not to screen it.
The managers of these movie theaters are also very smart. After they learned about it, they asked people to drive a Jinbei van. After a movie theater finished showing it, they immediately loaded the copies into the van and drove them around on the roads in the city. When the time came, they sent them to the next one.
In a movie theater, people from the branch found nothing in the warehouse.
The movie was also enthusiastically received in five other cities, and queues at movie theaters that had not been seen for many years reappeared. Just such a small copy generated nearly 10 million yuan in box office in only one week of screening time.
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This also aroused dissatisfaction among conservatives, and many calls were made to various gods and goddesses. However, with the support of the audience paying for their own tickets and the support of the big leaders, these are not a problem.
After the first round of screenings, the opinions of both sides will be summarized, and then a meeting will be held to discuss. In short, at the end of the year, it can be expected that the side that supports the screenings will win. This is of course also related to the story of the fugitive, America.
The rotten system allowed a good heart surgeon to expose the quality defects of the manufacturer, and the wine glass manufacturer arranged for his wife to be murdered and framed him...Such a stubborn disease of capital is also in line with...the direction.
"Where is your old man?"
Ronald grinned a little more. He liked the good news brought by this correct way of doing things. Slowly opening up a market will benefit all the participants. When it comes to success, the market will be incomparable.
Once it is secure, no one can close it again.
"My dad said he wanted to learn English again. He wanted to give his speech in English when he received the award. But I think he is not used to the United States, so he found excuses to stay at home for more time." Xiao Yan laughed. Old Yan
"Lightning" was recommended to the Academy by Ronald and two great directors, Spielberg and Coppola. It is almost certain that it will win the technical award.
"Hey, boy, your white girlfriend has made your father unhappy." Ronald knew that Xiao Yan had a white girlfriend, which may have made Lao Yan a little confused as to how to treat her.
"Mr. Luo, do you think there's anything else you want to know about me?" Xiao Yan saw that Ronald didn't speak, so he stood up and left.
"Okay, bring it to your dad." Ronald said this in Chinese and waved Xiao Yan away. He picked up the phone and dialed David Simkins and asked him to come to the office.
trip.
"David, everything is arranged?"
"No problem. Their treatment of that screenwriter was terrible. Even if we don't go to him, he will still stand up and fight for the benefits he deserves." After Ronald's instructions, David Simkins said,
Just did one thing...
The screenwriters of "Pulp Fiction", in the version screened at the Cannes Film Festival, are Quentin Tarantino and a man named Roger Avery.
But in the version shown in America, the signature changed to script: Quentin Tarantino, story: Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery.
This screenwriter named Roger Avery, he went from being a co-writer to the person who provided the prototype of the story, and this prototype of the story was completed in collaboration with Quentin Tarantino.
Generally speaking, the screenwriter's signature is decided before filming starts. Any changes in the signature after the movie is released often indicate some internal disputes.
This also attracted the attention of the investigators arranged by Ronald at the time. After some investigation, it was discovered that this was a hype operation conspired by Harvey Weinstein and Quentin Tarantino.
Miramax Pictures is eager to promote Quentin as Hollywood's next talent.
If he is just a director, then the opportunities he may get are mainly mercenary opportunities. A studio wants to make a movie, already has a script, and finally has a big star to star in it.
Depending on the temperament of the movie and the opinions of the stars, many directors will come into focus.
But generally speaking, such directors have to shoot many conventional works and do not have much control over their films. But if the Palme d'Or winner becomes famous in one battle, he not only has the title of director, but is also the only main screenwriter candidate.
, then the industry will undoubtedly position him as an "author-director".
If Quentin Tarantino can be nominated for an Oscar at the same time for Pulp Fiction, and even win Best Director and Best Screenplay, then Harvey Weinstein, who is deeply bound to him, will have more
Financing Opportunities. What’s more compelling in Hollywood than an “authorial” genius?
With this lead, Ronald's people found him indirectly through the Writers Guild and the agent of the screenwriter named Roger Avery.
The person responsible for handling this matter did not disclose any relationship with Daydream or Ronald himself. He just pretended to be a small independent producer who wanted to buy the script and contacted him in advance.
After discussing some of Roger Avery's works and revealing his intention to purchase another of his screenplays, "Mr. Stitches," he objected to his byline in "Pulp Fiction," stating that he was a screenwriter.
The signature was removed, causing investors who had read the script to begin to doubt Roger Avery's ability and prepare to withdraw their investment.
Furthermore, Roger Avery must be held accountable for falsely promoting his contribution to Pulp Fiction.
This series of combination punches completely ignited Roger Avery's anger. He found the producer and angrily sprayed Quentin Tarantino for two hours.
The recorded content is very interesting. Roger Avery was actually Quentin Tarantino's co-worker at a video rental store called the "Video Archives".
In this chain, the two of them are the only real movie lovers, everyone else is just working a job.
The two hit it off so well that they often watched movie tapes over and over again, and analyzed the techniques of directors and screenwriters together. Later, the two even wrote their own scripts, corrected each other's scripts, and then exchanged them to continue.
discuss.
It can be said that the script of this pulp novel is an upgraded version of the close cooperation between the two. Not only did the two collaborate very closely in the story outline stage, but also in the script writing stage, Roger Avery actually wrote
Quite a lot of character dialogue and scene descriptions, the total number of which combined is more than Quentin.
Not only that, although Quentin was responsible for writing the main part of the story, the story was rewritten over and over again many times. In the end, not much of Quentin’s own version remained in the final version.
Both of them have made a lot of contributions to the story, and it's hard to tell them apart. It's hard to tell which scene, which character, and which dialogue was written by whom.
Generally speaking, if two screenwriters cooperate like this, it is basically impossible to sign one and not sign the other. At most, they will just fight over whose name is first...
And there are some unspoken rules in the Hollywood industry. Generally speaking, a director who has become famous will not compete for the screenwriter's signature. This is because the director will receive the most praise after the movie is successful. Screenwriters generally have a difficult time.
Gain a huge increase in income through success and fame.
A well-known person in the industry who likes to revise scripts and even rewrite parts of scripts is Frances Coppola, but he rarely steals other people's signatures, let alone deletes other people's names.
Therefore, Quentin's behavior is very unprofessional in the industry. After Roger Avery learned about this matter (he was still kept secret), he prepared two things. One was to report to the Screenwriters Guild
Complaint, and the second is to file a complaint with the court.
Of course, the people sent by Ronald stopped him. Because although the signature was modified on the released copy, the producer could easily use the excuse of some work mistake to cover up the past and give Roger A
Free gave him a little money to send him away.
You must wait until Harvey Weinstein makes a bigger mistake before you act.
Now, the time has finally arrived.
It is now the application stage for the Golden Globe Awards, as well as the awards from the major film critics associations and the awards from the major labor unions that will be announced one after another.
As long as Miramax deprives Roger Avery of his right to sign in these awards in black and white, the lawsuit will have more facts that caused damage to the plaintiff, and higher liquidated damages, and the news media will not be able to let it go.
Big news.
"Okay, let's not give him any evidence that can be traced back to us..."
After Ronald finished speaking, he felt a little depressed himself. If allowed, he did not want to use such destructive tactics. Everyone must abide by the industry's code of conduct. If there are too many such things, will the public relations during the awards season in the future be affected?
Is this all a bad move to smear and spread rumors?
"Forget it, I didn't do anything wrong anyway. What happens next will happen later."
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"Twelve jurors and twelve reserve jurors have been selected for the Simpson case to prevent accidental withdrawal during the trial. The reserve jurors will enjoy the same rights as the regular jurors...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Hollywood's rising star, Quentin Tarantino, has recently been involved in a signature scandal. It is reported that his coworker at the video rental store, Roger Aver
Lee, one of his early collaborators, sued him and Miramax for removing his name from the screenplay credits of the official screenplay copy and not listing him as a screenplay co-writer in any screenwriting award nominations.
The author only gave him co-authors of the original story.
The President expressed concern about the upcoming midterm elections, saying that our society needs a more responsible government..."
Ronald saw the news on TV at home that Quentin had defrauded his companion Roger Avery's signature. Today after get off work, he received many calls from colleagues in the industry, all asking him if this was true. .
As we all know, because Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction are two of the most popular movies during the awards season, they assume that something is going on. The people who know the inside story best are Quentin, Harvey and Ronald.
Today, Harvey Weinstein was furious. When he received the phone call, he shouted that this was a rumor and slander. Quentin also listened to his advice and responded to all interview requests with no comment.
Ronald's status was different, and reporters couldn't directly interview him. For a while, no one had many sources of information.
However, the award committees of multiple local film critics associations that have announced their shortlists have called Harvey Weinstein to ask for clarification on the content of the news. Otherwise, their nominations will be revoked...
Only a few insiders who had dealt with contacting Roger Avery knew that Ronald was responsible for this. David Simkins also called Ronald.
"Hey, David, good job, they don't have time to attack us now..." Ronald praised with a smile.
"Ronald, that's not what I'm talking about. This guy Quentin made a guest appearance in a movie called Sleep with Me and used the character's words to attack your directorial work... I just went to the cinema to watch it.
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"What? He made a cameo appearance in a movie, so how can he attack me? The movies that are being released now will be finished by the beginning of the year at the latest. Will he know then that my Forrest Gump is competing with him?"
"No, he is attacking your Top Gun..."
"Top Gun, what did he say?" Ronald didn't understand. How could an aerial combat movie be offensive? If you attack me, wouldn't you be anti-war?
"He, he said it was a... um... a movie about male sexual relationships. Maverick and Ice are partners."