In fact, at this time, the two people's mentality and purpose for making this movie were completely different.
Anne's initial thought was just that she was dissatisfied with her role and wanted to vent her anger. Later, because her relationship with Edison was confirmed, Anne, who was bathed in the sweetness of love, naturally no longer had so much resentment. Her main mentality at this time was
To trick Edison.
At first, Edison simply planned to make Annie happy, but when he thought of filming "The Ghost Story", Edison's purpose had become the first pot of gold after his time travel.
Edison has deeply experienced the pain of having no money when he just signed a contract with the team, so Edison plans to make a fortune by relying on his future memories.
But how to make money? Edison also thought of many ways. The first thing that came to mind was gambling. This year happened to be the year of the European Cup, and it seemed that he could make a lot of money. But when Edison was studying the European Cup, he discovered a cruel reality.
Time and space have changed, and history has changed. I remember clearly a strong dialogue in the group stage. Originally, France defeated England 2-1, but now the result was a tie. This directly made Edison give up his bet on Greece.
At the beginning of the year, the final facts proved that Edison was right. Greece did not enter the finals of this European Cup. Portugal defeated the Czech Republic in the finals and won the championship.
This incident once again sounded the alarm for Edison. From now on, all historical results will not necessarily follow the original results. The original idea of making money through gambling was completely bankrupt.
So how to make money? Invest in Google, Google is now a well-known big company; Facebook, this is a good idea, but Edison only has tens of thousands of dollars, which is not enough to play. When investing in finance, Edison only knows that Fannie and Freddie will eventually cause subprime mortgages
Crisis, but the crisis has not yet fully manifested itself. Wall Street is still singing and dancing, and fishing for big fish in the long term will not solve the current problems.
And Annie's proposal made him unexpectedly think of the box office miracle of "The Ghost Story", which had a box office of hundreds of millions with a cost of only 10,000 US dollars. If the original history is true, then Edison would have made a lot of money.
, how can you earn nearly ten million? Even if you fail, it doesn’t matter, it only costs ten thousand US dollars. Besides, today’s Edison does not need ten thousand US dollars. The actors in the house are all ready-made, so there is no need to spend money. Moreover, you can also take away gambling.
If your girlfriend is happy, why not do this cheap thing that kills two birds with one stone?
There are two main characters in "The Ghost Story", the heroine Katie and the hero Mick. The heroine is the main character, because most of the time in the film, Mick is filming Katie with a dv, and there is only sound in the picture.
No one can be seen. The scenes with the male protagonist are mostly at night. In the dim room, everything can only be seen roughly. The two people are also blurred and not very clear. So although Edison can't act, he can do it.
He is qualified to be the leading actor. As for the key female lead, it depends on Anne's performance level.
But Edison is also ashamed to say that he has never seen Annie's work until now.
Originally thinking that Edison meant "just do it", we went to Edison's house in the afternoon to start shooting. However, after Anne looked at Edison's platinum hair for a while, she suddenly said that she would not shoot again tomorrow and she wanted to read the story first.
Feel.
What could Edison do about this, and what could he dare to do? He could only follow Annie's lead.
The next day, Edison unexpectedly discovered that Annie's hair had also been dyed blond. Annie, with lotus leaves and bananas swaying in the wind, came to Andyson with a moving figure, "Look, in order to match you, I dyed it yesterday."
How about your hair?" She said and made a classic Rita Hayworth head-shaking motion.
Only then did Edison realize that the reason why he didn't start work yesterday was because he had to get his hair done. Although he felt helpless, he couldn't show it on his face. Besides, Annie did look better and more charming after she dyed her hair blonde. Originally, Annie
The reddish-brown hair makes Anne look quiet, soft, elegant and steady. Although the whole person embodies a mature intellectual beauty, it is not attractive enough; now changing to blond hair makes Anne exude a more youthful atmosphere.
, the light is no longer restrained, but sparkling and moving, attracting other people's attention more, making it easier to become the focus of attention...
"Seriously, you look like a big star with this look. Maybe I should wear a black suit, sunglasses, and stand behind you with a walkie-talkie."
"Are you telling the truth?" Annie tilted her head and looked at Edison. Her eyes were filled with excitement. A pair of charming dimples made Edison fall deeply into it.
"Of course it's true, just like that..." Edison suddenly felt something was wrong. The current Annie looked very familiar to him. Annie was overlapping with an image in his memory, "Rachel!"
"What's wrong? Hey, hey, where are you looking?" Annie suddenly noticed that Edison's eyes were full of surprise, and then she fell completely into confusion, staring into the distance aimlessly, so she stretched out her white arms and said
His eyes were shaking.
At this time, Edison finally knew who was in front of him.
Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress, future powerful actress in Hollywood.
In later generations, Edison preferred to watch some action blockbusters, while Rachel preferred to participate in some literary-style works. Edison had only seen her later performance in "The Time Traveler's Wife", and was not deeply impressed, and in that film Rachel
Qiu has blond hair. So Edison has no impression of Rachel with reddish-brown hair. After all, Rachel's reddish-brown hair and blonde hair are very different in temperament, so Edison has never recognized her. Until now, Rachel has been dyed blonde.
, Edison finally knew who his girlfriend was.
"Hey, hey, hey, Paul, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? Don't scare me." Rachel found that no matter how hard she waved, Edison had no response, and his eyes were still blank.
A little brighter. She thought there was something wrong with Edison's body. She had also heard that some neurological diseases could cause people to suddenly lose consciousness. Could it be that Edison was the same?
After Edison came to his senses, he felt that his jade hands were constantly waving in front of him, and his nose was filled with a faint fragrance. Then he lowered his head and saw Rachel looking at him anxiously. (From now on, I will use Rachel. As for the
Annie, let’s just keep it as a memory)
Edison suddenly held Rachel's cheeks and kissed her deeply on the lips. At first, Rachel resisted a little and hit Edison's shoulder hard, but then she gave up and changed to a tight kiss.
He hugged Edison tightly. Although the two separated in a short time, Edison felt that he had been intoxicated for a century.
"It turns out you were just faking it just to make me relax my guard." Rachel gritted her teeth and said harshly, but there was no trace of blame in her eyes.
"No, I just suddenly remembered something very important." Edison answered Rachel seriously, with an expression on his face as if Qu Yuan had thrown himself into the river.
"What's important?" Rachel looked at Edison's solemn face and stopped smiling.
Edison tilted his head, looked at Rachel, and then said seriously, "I should kiss you." After that, he ran away.
When Rachel heard the answer, she knew she had been tricked again. She clenched her pink fists and went to chase Edison. The two of them looked like college students in their early 20s, not at all like those in their 30s.
After fighting for a while, both of them were sweating and became quiet. The two stood opposite each other. Edison held Rachel's hands and looked at Rachel affectionately.
"I love you." "Me too."
Then Edison glanced at the hotel chain nearby.
Dear readers, at this time you have two choices, or two versions of plot development. You can choose which one to watch according to your own preferences.e.
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2. The two came to the hotel, and then... (10,000 words are omitted here)
Friendly reminder: I tend to choose the former, and the normal plot of this book is also the former.
Okay, now back to the main line of the story.
Rachel is a capable actor. Although she has not become popular yet, her performance is already very mature. Originally, she came to the filming purely for fun, but soon she found that Edison was extremely serious. Although Edison was not
He knew movies very well, but he was very devoted, which made Rachel feel very different. When she asked Edison why he was so serious, Edison replied: "I want to make better movies, and then find a company to try to distribute them. I want to
Let everyone see your beauty and charm."
This moved Rachel very much, not because of these words, but because she really felt Edison's persistence. "A man who knows his best will die", and besides, this person is still her lover. Rachel also cheered up and devoted herself to the filming.
Not only for myself, but also because I didn’t want to disappoint Edison.
Rachel is a talented student in the Department of Drama at York University, and has already made several movies. She can be said to be an expert in making movies, but not an expert. She may not be able to handle big-budget movies, but a DV movie,
The whole scene is just a house, which is something that can be controlled and stabilized.
I have said before that there is no separation between style and style. Edison is also a figure in the spotlight, so he will naturally not suffer from stage fright. Although he was a little nervous and unnatural at first. But with the guidance of a powerful person like Rachel, he quickly got into the state.
Of course, the most important reason is probably that the two are in love, and the relationship setting is very consistent with the characters in the film. The two of them can easily get into the feeling of a young couple, so the performance is naturally more realistic.
Because Edison had watched "The Ghost Story", which later became a huge sensation, he remembered the overall feeling of this film. It was not crazy, bloody and ferocious, but weird and terrifying under the ordinary. And Edison's heart
I am Chinese, and as an Oriental, I understand better what a psychologically suspenseful horror film should be like. The atmosphere is depressing and depressing again, and the repeated depression affects the state of the moviegoer. When it is so depressing that you feel like you can't breathe.
At that moment, the scene suddenly explodes to give the audience the final blow.
In addition, Rachel's performance level was much better than that of the original actress, so after filming, Edison felt that it was more cautious than the original version.
When Rachel saw the finished film, she was shocked. She covered her mouth and looked at Edison with a different look. She couldn't believe that this was the result of her week's hard work. It wasn't that it was bad, but it was too good, too terrible. She
When I was shooting, I thought it was nothing special, there were no special situations, and there were no special props or models, but I didn’t expect that the final effect would be so scary. I even scared myself.
Rachel certainly knows how good this film is. It can be said that it is even better than the original "Blair Witch". "Blair Witch" takes place in the forest. Most people will not go to the forest, but "The Ghost Story" takes place there.
In the most common bedroom, everyone has a bedroom like this, so its sense of substitution will be stronger.
After the filming of the film is completed, the next step is to distribute it. Originally, Rachel had no intention of releasing it, but now she has changed her mind. This is indeed an excellent film, and there will definitely be a company that will take notice of it and distribute it.
it.
Therefore, the way Rachel looked at Edison changed, and a feeling of admiration began to spread in her heart.
After a series of matchmaking efforts by Rachel, Rachel's hometown company, Lionsgate Films, finally took a liking to the film, and the two parties began to negotiate a buyout. Although Rachel was very knowledgeable about the film industry, business negotiations were a difficult task.
She couldn't do this kind of thing. And negotiation was exactly Edison's strength, so Edison went into battle personally and came to Canada alone to engage in verbal battles with profiteers...
Originally, Lionsgate planned to buy it outright with about 3 million in cash.
Ordinarily, 3 million is quite a lot, especially since Edison had almost no cash expenses when making this film, and it was purely based on local materials.
But Edison is not satisfied with this number. Although Edison has not watched Rachel's videos very much, he also knows that this year is Rachel's transition year, and her fame will soar by the end of the year. Coupled with his status as a future NBA head coach,
There is also room for speculation. In any case, with the participation of two celebrities and the excellent quality of the film itself, the box office is definitely guaranteed. 3 million, you are just asking for money, so Edison said, "Next year's first-round draft pick."
", wait, it seems to be a string.
In the end, Edison still used the common method of taking a loss first and then taking advantage in transactions. In addition, if he said it was not possible, he would hand it over to another company to issue it, forcing Lions Gate to agree to his request.
The final agreement is:
The advance payment plus the final profit dividend of the film. The advance payment is a dead number of 1 million, and the dividend is stepped. If the final box office is less than 30 million, there will be no dividend. If the box office is less than 50 million, the dividend will be 10%. If the box office is less than 50 million, the dividend will be 10%.
If it is less than 100 million, the dividend will be 30%, and if it is more than 100 million, it will be 50%.
When Edison put forward his proposal, Lionsgate's head of negotiations laughed: "100 million box office, you are dreaming."
"I also feel like I'm dreaming, so since it's a dream, why do I make it bigger?"
In fact, Lionsgate readily agreed to Edison's request, because Lionsgate believed that it would be difficult for this film to exceed 30 million, so he only had to pay 1 million, which was less than the original 3 million. If it exceeded, then he would have to pay
If you make a lot of money, it doesn't matter if you give him a 10% dividend; as for more than 50 million, whether you believe it or not, Lions Gate doesn't believe it anyway.
An agreement was reached and it will be released on Halloween this year.
Edison finally made some suggestions for the film's publicity work, mainly focusing on filming the audience's reaction to the trailer he remembered from his previous life, rather than the content of the film itself. When Lionsgate heard it, it made sense and was practical, so he humbly accepted it.
After finishing all this, Edison was enjoying the sweetness of his love with Rachel while thinking about the blueprint for the next season.
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Okay, now that the literary drama is over, some people may find it boring. After all, "literary drama requires going to bed, and martial arts drama requires having sex". But this first pot of gold is very important for the future development of the story, so I will say a little more.
But no one has guessed who the heroine is. Go to Baidu and you will know why her name is Annie.
