After the film was completed, it entered the intense but boring post-production process.
Zhang Hong thought he had nothing to do, but unexpectedly Donald pulled him over.
Zhang Hong felt baffled, "Old Tang, why are you asking me to do this? Can't you just take the post-production department and take care of it?"
He had always done this in China and didn't think there was any problem.
And after all, the mentality of making a movie here is different from that of filming there.
In China, the movies he makes are all invested by himself. After deducting the cost and the money given to various places according to the rules, the rest is his own.
After all, working for yourself will make you more serious.
But here, even though he wants to get his share, in the final analysis, this movie is not his, so he can't be so concerned about it.
And there is another point. According to his understanding, in movies invested by large companies, the investors generally have a great say.
In other words, investors have a great say.
Only big-name directors are qualified to control the so-called "editing rights" and "first-cut rights".
In fact, it is the so-called tone of the film.
Should it be based on the ideas of the producer represented by the producer, or should it be based on the ideas of the director?
You know, just by relying on the materials, you can produce a movie with a completely different style in post-production.
Zhang Hong thinks that he is just an ordinary director in Hollywood, and he is too lazy to fight for this kind of power.
But now why does Donald ask him to go to the post-production department with him?
Donald didn't know whether he was really honest or just to gain Zhang Hong's trust, so he told the truth directly:
"Zhang, I am sincere to you, and I hope you can be sincere to me. I can see that you are serious about making movies. The acting skills of Alex and several others are indeed improving, and through your way of following the story
The timeline shooting method is really great.
This not only makes the background and other settings more realistic, but also makes it easier for the actors to enter the scene. Also, I originally thought that this would increase the cost, but in the end I found that the cost was less than expected.
If you are sincere to me, I will naturally be sincere to you.
Fang, I suddenly feel that this movie might be worth a try, so I want to respect your opinion."
Seeing the sincere Donald, Zhang Hong was very moved.
And after the emotion was over, my heart still had no fluctuations.
Zhang Hong knew very well in his heart that even though the middle-aged white man's words sounded better than his singing, in fact it was because they had no choice but to rely on themselves.
These books are already a gamble.
If he really gets results, he will probably be much colder than he is now.
So Zhang Hong's goal is very clear: the movie will be a hit, and he will take the money and leave.
The rest has nothing to do with me.
He, Zhang, was still waiting to return to China to make two movies for his father-in-law, and then took the opportunity to rise up and capture Lin Muqing.
Since his last life, Zhang Hong has understood a truth - when you become successful and famous, people will listen to whatever you say.
Don't you see those big guys who talk nonsense?
What kind of ordinary family, I regretted creating Ali, I don’t know the beauty of my wife, I don’t love money, I have nothing, small goals and so on.
Needless to say, at first a lot of people really looked up to him.
Later, even if everyone treats it as a joke, some people will still become believers.
And that "brother", a lot of people call him husband, hehe...
So Zhang Hong knew it very clearly.
When you don't succeed, whatever you say is wrong.
When you succeed, everything you say is right.
So Zhang Hong crossed his legs and said with a smile: "I don't have any objections. Everyone is very professional and I have learned a lot. Old Tang, what happens next is your business and has nothing to do with me anymore."
He knew very well that now everyone seemed to be men staying in the same women's bathroom and the same bathroom stall, and now a woman had entered the bathroom.
No one is making trouble or talking now, because everyone will die together.
Zhang Hong might not, because if he were in the women's restroom, he would be wearing women's clothing.
If discovered, Donald and Columbia Pictures would be taken to the police station, but Zhang Hong could escape by pretending to be gender-cognitive disorder by dressing up as women.
This is probably how dangerous it feels to both sides.
Donald frowned slightly, "Zhang, when I said I believe you, I must be telling the truth. I also hope you can believe me. Based on what we learned during the filming, our Columbia Pictures board of directors is very satisfied with you and these two movies."
We also have high hopes and hope you won’t leave us at this time.”
Zhang Hong sighed: "To be honest, Old Tang, I'm afraid it's a bit difficult to win any awards for the first part of this movie. The second part will be a bit of a challenge."
What is the first part about?
It's completely a popcorn movie with lots of special effects and a fairly logical story.
The box office should be guaranteed, but it may be a bit difficult to be recognized by the academic circles in Europe and ugly countries.
Zhang Hong knows those things very well.
The batch of Marvel movies in his previous life exploded at the box office, but their evaluation among professional directors has never been high. Some senior directors even directly said that "Marvel is a cancer in Hollywood."
Oh, there is still a film that in Zhang Hong's opinion was just average and received high reviews and nominations for various Oscars.
"Black Panther".
It's politically correct and normal.
Therefore, Zhang Hong is somewhat confident about the second film he has made.
Now the Chou Kingdom is about to change its leadership, and the newly appointed deputy commander can be said to be the divine choice of the "right goddess" who Zhang Hong has worshiped many times.
A mixed-race Asian and Blackman woman with a Chinese name, she is also a vegetarian, vice-president of the Ugly Country Small Animal Protection Association, and an environmentalist.
Then she also has a husband who used to be a man but later changed his gender. She is still very supportive of her husband, so she is still a member of the LGBT community.
Then she and her husband had no children, but they adopted a special child, who also had polio.
And recently, their whole family has joined that unspeakable sect.
This is indeed the divine choice of the right goddess!
But where there is oppression, there is resistance.
In this country, everyone is doing the "right" show.
But what do the majority of people in the middle and lower classes actually think?
They don't hate these things themselves, but they hate the groups that use this status to push themselves to the limit, because the push of those groups has interfered with their normal lives.
The second part of Zhang Hong's film all contains metaphors for this.
Class, race, and even vilified the country’s officialdom.
But different people see different things.
Some people see it as opposition, and some people see it as approval.
What is correct? This is called correct!
If the second movie doesn’t win the award, it will be a shady story!
Columbia Pictures has obviously seen this, so they are a little inflated now.
box office?
That must be no problem!
What they want now is to win the prize!
Top three in Europe! Oscar!
Originally, maybe they just wanted to grab a life-saving straw to avoid death, but now... they want to turn over!