Chapter 176 Reality is more outrageous than movies
“The roast duck in Beijing is really unique, you have to try it when you come to Beijing.”
"But the roast goose in Guangdong and Guangzhou is also outstanding. To be honest, I think roast goose is more delicious than roast duck."
"That's good. At least I didn't take your kid to drink bean juice."
"Brother Bai, are you talking about the sour soy milk?"
"To be precise, soy milk and sour soy milk are not the same thing."
The waiting time is always boring. Zhang Hong and Bai Tian don't talk about their respective scripts, so they can only chat.
Bai Tian didn't want to say too much, but Zhang Hong... he didn't have a script.
"Taken" plus "John Wick" plus "The Righteous" are really awesome.
But he was going to use this script to please his future father-in-law.
It's a complete waste to take photos of the ghosts and beasts of the ugly country.
He really had no intention of going anyway.
Amidst the nonsensical nonsense, the person they had been waiting for finally arrived.
"I'm so sorry! Traffic jam! Traffic jam!"
The visitor spoke very authentic Mandarin.
With that ups and downs feeling, I am afraid that if I go there, I can directly get a first-class Mandarin certificate.
When Zhang Hong heard this, he subconsciously asked, "What car are you riding in?"
But after all, he is not a young man in his twenties or even under 20, he is already twenty-six.
Including the time when he traveled back in time at the age of twenty-seven in his previous life, plus the two years after the time-travel, he should be twenty-eight years old.
If you act like a young man and don't understand the atmosphere...that's not called lively and smart, that's called stupid.
So Zhang Hong didn't answer the call at all.
Bai Tian added, "There is indeed a traffic jam in Beijing. The traffic jam from one end to the other is enough for me to take the high-speed train back to my hometown."
He and the other party were classmates who rented together at the beginning, so it was appropriate for him to say this.
Zhang Hong also took the opportunity to quietly look at the visitor.
She has chestnut hair, blue eyes, and a fair complexion. She is over 1.8 meters tall, has broad shoulders, and has big chest muscles.
With a standard clothes rack, you must be very stylish in a suit.
But I probably didn’t want today’s occasion to be too formal, so I wore a T-shirt, casual pants, and a pair of Adidas running shoes.
He is Donald Norwich.
You can tell from the name that he is not a standard white man from the Chou Country, but probably someone from Eastern Europe who immigrated to the Chou Country in previous generations.
He also gave himself a Chinese name - Tang Aiguo.
Anyway, after hearing what Bai Tian said, he was not polite. He sat down and said with a smile: "What the heck, the gambling over there in Los Angeles is even worse than this. Our company's top executives always fly directly to the roof of the building by helicopter for meetings."
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After that, he raised his cup to Wu Dingguo. Zhang Hong and others said: "I'm late, so I'll drink one drink as a penalty first!"
After saying that, he raised his neck.
Zhang Hong nodded heartily.
This guy probably knows a lot about China, and everything he does is very localized.
It may also be possible that it appears like this because of a special search.
But this also shows that they are not joking, they really have the idea of cooperation, and they are not condescending.
Bai Tian was not polite and said directly: "Old Tang, we are all busy people. If you have something to do, just say it directly. Looking at the way you flew over from across the sea, is there something in trouble in Colombia?"
Donald smiled helplessly: "Bai, I won't hide it from you either."
After pondering for a few seconds, he began to explain, "Actually, our performance in Colombia has not been very good recently. We have lost money on six movies for three consecutive years, and we are now on the verge of bankruptcy and reorganization."
He didn't finish his words.
In fact, other peers are already planning to acquire Colombia.
And of course they didn't.
So if you want to save yourself, you have to find a way.
Donald would not tell Zhang Hong and others these things, but the hints were already obvious.
Otherwise, he would not have mysteriously flown across the Pacific Ocean to China alone.
As expected, Bai Tian also understood:
"I mean, Old Tang, I understand. You think you can't find any good directors in your country, or that the styles of popcorn movies you make are all very different, and the top directors in this genre don't follow the same style.
Your company cooperates, so you want to come to China to try your luck, right?"
Donald smiled lightly and said: "Bai, if you want to understand it this way, it's not impossible."
"I understand." He turned back and took out the tablet computer from his bag, then opened the document and handed it to Donald, "We are old friends for many years. This is the script I prepared. Take a look."
"good."
Donald is not welcome either.
This also shows their urgency in Colombia.
Zhang Hong didn't interrupt at this time, and even held down Lin Muqing who was about to speak out and shook his head at her.
There is no need for him to act on his own at this time.
It would be best if Bai Tian could handle it, since he has no interest in Hollywood anyway.
Just think of it as meeting a friend and stopping by for a meal.
Pretty good too.
After watching it for about ten minutes, Donald put down his tablet, took off his glasses, and rubbed his frown.
Then he took a sip of tea and said bluntly: "Dear Bai, your script... I'm afraid it won't work."
Bai Tian said displeasedly: "Reason."
"this......"
Donald hesitated.
Wu Dingguo smiled at this time and said: "Is it convenient for us to take a look?"
Donald looked at Bai Tian.
Bai Tian nodded, "Of course, there is a reason for inviting you two here. If you can help me correct something, I'd be very happy to ask for it."
Wu Dingguo read ten lines in one glance and quickly read it.
However, he did not express his opinion, but handed the tablet to Zhang Hong:
"Xiaohong, look at it."
Zhang Hong raised his eyebrows slightly, took the tablet and started reading it.
After watching it for five minutes, Zhang Hong understood what the problem was.
In fact, it is very simple, it is not in line with the national conditions.
There is nothing wrong with this script in Zhang Hong's opinion.
There might be flaws, but he didn't see them.
Anyway, it is much better than his own magic modification and original script.
This script tells the story of alien invasion and Earth's resistance.
The story is very old-fashioned, but the content is different from the ugly Hollywood ones.
There is no personal heroism in this script.
Although the protagonist and his party try their best to solve the problem, there will always be scientists who will not appear in other scripts who will come up with better suggestions.
There won't be a situation where scientists are all idiots and only important supporting characters and protagonists can solve the problem.
The troops do not rely on one country, but are a saturation operation of all countries united.
And they will also communicate with aliens. After learning that the other party is indeed an invader, all countries on the earth jointly resisted with all their strength, and at the same time sent several teams to go out to find and negotiate with the hostile aliens.
In general, the core of this old-fashioned script is actually the Chinese values, which are completely incompatible with the personal heroism of Hollywood.
Seeing that everyone had finished reading, Bai Tian also finished his work, "Honestly, there's nothing I can do about this, Bai, you know. Our company basically has no choice. According to Hua Guo, it's 'desperate'."
Seek medical treatment in a hurry. But this script of yours definitely won’t work.”
If you want to make money in Hollywood, you have to play by the rules set by others.
You have created a set of values that are completely different from those of the ugly people, and you still want to sell them for money?
Doesn't exist.
Bai Tian fell silent.
He actually understands this.
But to put it bluntly, as the "Old Long Aotian" of the Chinese film industry, he has his own pride.
Unlike Zhang Hong who just wants to make money by making movies, he really has the sense of mission that "I have the destiny to lead Chinese movies forward."
Asking him to write a script to cater to Hollywood, he felt it was a betrayal of his goals.
As for writing the kind of "dark side adventure" scripts that are easy to win awards...he despises that kind of behavior.
In Zhang Hong's previous life, if he had wanted to write, he would have written a script like "I'm Not the God of Medicine" instead of writing a script that concentrated "all human malice" in a Chinese city and then displayed it.
That kind of person has a very strong excuse: I am doing it for national development and art.
To put it bluntly, isn’t it just to win an award?
They have a clear mind.
Otherwise, why are there only a few similar movies that have exploded at the domestic box office?
Because most people actually have no sympathy with the dark sides they write about, and at most they just look at them for curiosity.
And they can't write movies that can resonate.
Bai Tian picked up the wine glass and smiled, "Forget it, I give up."
He has his own pride.
Since he couldn't shoot according to his own ideas, he would rather not shoot.
"No!" Zhang Hong hurriedly said, "Brother Bai, your script will definitely be a hit once it's filmed in China! If it doesn't work, I'll invest in it for you!"
In his previous life, he invested 1.5 billion in "The Wandering Earth", but I don't know if it was counted as publicity.
Even if he adds 300 million for publicity, Zhang Hong still has money to invest!
But the tension of this script coupled with Bai Tian's level and appeal... If the box office was less than 2 billion, Zhang Hong would dare to run naked and stand on his head to urinate!
You would be a fool not to vote for this script!
Bai Tian was obviously moved.
There is no shortage of investors for his script. If it cannot be filmed in Hollywood, it will be the same in China.
But compared to those vulgar capital, he prefers to cooperate with artistic and talented people like Zhang Hong.
At least it would make him feel more at ease, and no one would judge him.
Even if he quarreled and argued with Zhang Hong, in his opinion, it was a process of mutual learning and progress.
fine.
Moreover, Zhang Hong's action also showed Zhang Hong's goodwill, and he had no reason to refuse.
And he also wants to return a favor to the other party.
"Old Tang, Zhang Hong, I just introduced you, the most popular director in China is not yet thirty years old. Two of his movies were released at the same time, and one of them has already exceeded one billion at the box office.
The other one is around 500 million, you might as well talk about it."
"Really?!" Donald trusted his old classmate very much.
Because he knows Bai Tian’s character and character.
This arrogant mess of a guy admits that he is an outstanding young man, so he must be really outstanding!
Under the foreigner's burning eyes, Zhang Hong coughed twice and said, "Ahem, I'm really not prepared for this."
Bai Tian smiled and said: "Brother, don't give me face, let this ghost guy see the level of geniuses in our country!"
He is sincere and not arrogant.
Wu Dingguo also chimed in, "That's right, Xiaohong, let's talk about it. Just an idea. There's no need to come up with the script now."
Even Lin Muqing, who said nothing, was full of expectations.
Zhang Hong originally wanted to decline politely, but Lin Muqing's expectant eyes suddenly made him hesitate:
"That's alright, I'll show off my shame."
A script that conforms to the three views of ugly Chinese audiences...
many.
a lot of.
But he couldn't figure out the details.
Just like why did he magically change the script?
In addition to being dissatisfied with the original work in some parts, the more important reason was that he could not remember the details.
I had to change it as a last resort.
Just like when some cave paintings were damaged and then ordinary people repaired them privately.
Doesn't he want to film "Ming 1566" when he is filming a TV series?
But a lot of the awesomeness of this show lies in the actors’ expressions, lines, and some action details.
He can't handle this.
In this case, we can only write about things that have been verified.
For example... something that happened in the Chou Country in his previous life was something that the people of the Chou Country loved to hear about.
Got it!
What he wants to tell is a "realistic" story.
Because Ugly people believe that the boss of a certain technology company has planned a huge conspiracy. He first spreads the virus to make everyone panic, and then launches a vaccine he developed. When everyone goes to get vaccinated, he can add nanobots to the vaccine.
, thereby controlling all mankind.
Yes, this is the script!
After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and said, "I have an idea."