The first thousand three hundred and eighty-five chapters behind the scenes
[The golden breeze brings autumn coolness, and the jade dew lines the night. Mid-Autumn Moonlight Night, how long will I miss you.--Excerpts from the Mid-Autumn Festival]
At this time, Rob Cohen is considered a relatively fast director, and he handles things neatly. In fact, the supporting actors in the crew have almost been contacted, and many of them have already signed contracts. Most of them are from Hollywood.
Veteran actors may not necessarily be very famous, and some are even second-rate actors, but they are prime supporting roles, which means that the roles they play are always not outstanding, so they are second-rate actors. Those people have no acting skills or anything like that.
To put it bluntly, he is definitely an actor.
Since Ye Ming didn't choose these actors himself, the director could decide who they would be, so they were almost ready.
Under such a situation, there are actually some late problems that make Rob Cohen a little unhappy. For example, why is it that Ye Ming decides on the four leading roles by himself? But there is no way, the situation is stronger than the people, in this
Ye Ming was also one of the investors at that time. If Alexander, the producer, said nothing, no one on the crew could suppress Ye Ming.
In fact, even if Alexander spoke, it was difficult to say whether Ye Ming was suppressed at this time. Although Alexander was the producer, Ye Ming was an investor. It is said that the producers were dispatched by the major investors. This is because Ye Ming and
Madoff relied on Universal to help distribute the film, and Universal was relatively professional in this area, so he asked Universal to send a producer.
Otherwise, the position of producer would be either Ye Ming's or Madoff's.
Therefore, in such a situation, Alexander is actually the kind of person who can never show up without showing up on the crew. Anyway, he is not producing one movie, and it is the same when he goes to other crews. Therefore, now, in fact, at the speed
With the passionate crew, Alexander would not come out unless he had to ask the producer to come forward, otherwise he would not come out casually.
Therefore, at this time, even if Robert Cohen is not very satisfied with the four leading actors of Ye Mingding, he does not have the courage to speak out on such an issue. If the store bullies customers, the customers will also bully them.
Rob Cohen from the store thought for a while and then said: "These two actors are almost newcomers. It is a bit hasty to let these two play the roles of the heroine and the supporting actress. I'm afraid they are
I am not qualified for such a role."
Ye Ming said with a smile: "Don't worry, Jordana and Michelle are both very good actors. Although they are newcomers, if you have watched their performances, you will appreciate them very much."
The potential is, again, audition. If during the audition, the two of them are not suitable for our crew, then you have nothing to say if you want to replace me."
In fact, the same method as Vin Diesel was used to solve this problem. Before auditioning Vin Diesel, Rob Cohen also felt that Vin Diesel was not very suitable for his crew, but in fact
The question above is that in such a situation, Vin Diesel is very suitable for such a role.
Therefore, at this time, since Ye Ming also proposed to audition first, Rob Cohen had nothing to say. The two were discussing how to arrange these actors. At this time, Morgan, as the screenwriter, left
Come here, your face is not very good-looking.
Rob Cohen knew that Morgan was a good old guy and had a very good reputation in Hollywood. Whether it was the crew or the actors, as long as they had worked with Morgan, basically no one said that this guy was difficult to get along with. And Morgan
He is generally cheerful on the set and is an optimistic person.
But looking at this situation, it seems that something made Morgan unhappy, and very unhappy.
Rob Cohen immediately said: "Dear Morgan, what happened? Could it be that your beloved RV was stolen by a thief?"
For the convenience of traveling, Morgan deliberately bought a RV. Although RVs are very expensive in China, it is impossible for people who are not wealthy to afford to drive an RV. But the actual problem is that in a place like this
In terms of things, it is basically not a big problem in the United States. As long as you are a middle class person, if you want to buy a RV, make a down payment, and then get a bank loan, everything will be no problem.
Moreover, the price of RVs in the United States is relatively cheap.
Of course, this bargain is relative to the middle class. The average family needs to consider buying an RV in the United States. It may be possible to buy it if you bite the bullet.
But for a screenwriter like Chris Morgan, he is still middle class in the United States, and even the middle class is the upper middle class. Therefore, this guy likes to travel, so if he buys an RV, there is no problem at all.
At this time, Morgan shook his head and said: "It's not a problem like this. I have a headache because there are some problems in our script, and this problem may have a very big impact on us. Our script is
It may be classified as R-level. You see, such an incident will have a great impact on our box office."
This must have an impact. The United States implements a film rating system, which is a system that Hollywood has slowly developed and improved over the past century.
For example, if Li Yu's "Lust, Caution" is screened in China, some of the revealing scenes will have to be cut, but if it is screened in the United States, there is no need to cut it. However, the film will be classified as NC17, which prohibits those under the age of seventeen.
The famous horror film [Texas Chainsaw] is a movie of this level. It will naturally have a certain impact on the box office.
Generally speaking, famous American movies are rarely assigned to this level. As for the R level, it is considered a relatively strict level at this time.
This rating is recommended for people over the age of seventeen, which means that people under the age of seventeen can watch it or not. It is recommended that parents watch it with them or not watch it. Anyway, that's what it means.
Rob Cohen was also very surprised and said: "It's impossible. Our movie hasn't been shot yet. How can they grade our movie? This is impossible. They usually say that if the movie is shot, then
Only at this time can the parents from the Film Association help with classification. Now classification is almost impossible. Morgan, did you hear it correctly?
Are those parents at the Film Association out of their minds?"
The work of classifying movies in the United States is not the work of the government, but is done by the Motion Picture Association. The Motion Picture Association will organize a committee composed of parents to review movies, mainly to look at some violence, themes, language, and *
** and other various lenses to determine what level the movie is and what age group it is suitable for.
And these parents must be made up of people who have no major connection with the film industry. Otherwise, it would definitely be unfair to let a bunch of film company employees do the classification.
But how do they grade films that have not been made? This is almost impossible.
Morgan was obviously very helpless and said: "Of course it's impossible to make it final as you said, but from the information I got, it's very likely that this is the case. You know, that parent
Although the committee is said to be composed of people who have little to do with the film industry, if someone wants to control this evaluation, it goes without saying that it will be a big change. If it is downgraded, it will be relatively easy. I
I know that there are at least ten people in Hollywood who can do this. We have to guard against this matter."
Rob Cohen thought for a while and said: "Does this mean that someone is deliberately trying to make things difficult for us? Our script pays great attention to the plot. If it is rated R, then it may be a sign of our shortcomings.
It has a big impact. Could it be that Universal offended someone?"
This matter is really difficult to say. After all, when it comes to such an issue, sometimes Hollywood can use any means to attack its competitors. Ye Ming thought for a while and said:
"Then let's ask Universal if there is any problem there. This matter is big or small. A movie like "Fatal Turn" produced by Fox has been assigned an R rating.
, this classification still has a considerable impact on this movie. If our movies also have this trend, then we have to be careful.
At this time, if a road movie like this is rated R, there's nothing to say about it. If it's rated NC17, it's not a big deal. Anyway, it's just what the parents of the Movie Association are like.
defines this level.
The crew itself can't make any efforts on this matter, so it's up to Universal to handle it. Well, let's find Alexander and report this matter. In this case, only with Universal's efforts can we possibly reverse our current situation.
If not, then someone is plotting against me."
At this time, the level of road movies is basically based on the standards used by the Parents Committee of the Movie Watch Association to measure movies. If there is artificial manipulation, then on such an issue, it will become
What the result will be is really hard to say.
Rob Cohen nodded and said helplessly: "Yes, in this level of struggle, someone must be targeting Universal. Otherwise, no one would be so free to do so."
Ye Ming had something he didn't say. Maybe it wasn't directed at Universal, Madoff, or simply himself. Then this thing is possible. It's just that at this time, Ye Ming naturally wouldn't say it.
Some problems arise like this.
Moreover, Ye Ming may be able to figure out some of the problems in this matter. It is definitely not as simple as it seems.
Alexander quickly got the news and mobilized contacts to investigate the matter. Ye Ming also returned to the hotel at this time. Now Sister Fang Fang has also followed to the United States. This is Ye Ming's first time starring in a Hollywood movie, so
, some things just have to be done the best. If you count on American agents in this regard, that doesn't mean it's impossible. But for some problems, it's actually better for Sister Fang to do it.
At this moment, Sister Fang Fang was also relatively frustrated and said: "I just checked with people from the company, and basically found no problem with such a thing. And who did it?
It’s hard to find out.”
This is quite depressing. The Huihuang.com US site is also a big website in the United States. In terms of relationships, it is also relatively deep, but at this time they have not found anything. And all of this, in fact,
It was also within Ye Ming's expectation. If Sister Fang Fang can find out this matter by mobilizing people from several companies, then at this time, the water in Hollywood is too shallow. In fact, the water in Hollywood is too shallow.
Well, a vast ocean like Hollywood has drowned countless people with dreams. The water in it can be described as bottomless.
Therefore, it takes a lot of effort to deal with what kind of mastermind is hidden behind Hollywood. Therefore, Ye Ming said without even thinking: "It's normal not to be able to find out. The Parents' Committee of the Film Association can control Hollywood."
, that is not something ordinary people can do. Even the top eight in Hollywood may not say that everyone can do this. Therefore, it is normal that we cannot find out about such a problem.
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At this time, Sister Fang Fang said: "If we can't find it, how will we deal with this matter? We can't allow such a thing to continue to develop?"
If your first Hollywood movie starring in is rated R, it will have a certain adverse impact on your career."
This is absolutely certain. What level it is classified into actually has a certain impact on the box office in the United States. Moreover, this movie is aimed at a relatively lower age group, those in their twenties and thirties.
Age group. If it is assigned to the R level, it will indeed have a certain impact on the box office.
Moreover, in the Asia-Pacific region, it will also have a certain adverse impact on Ye Ming's reputation. After all, the first movie starring Ye Ming in the United States was actually an R-rated movie. This is naturally not considered
What a glorious thing.
Therefore, Sister Fang Fang believes that if a matter like this is to be investigated in a focused manner, then dealing with it in a targeted manner is the best result. The key is who is behind the scenes.
Black hand, is this black hand targeting Universal, Madoff, or Ye Ming?