Backtracking to the Age of Literature and Art

Hearing Cheng Yanqiu's complaints, Yu Dong also blamed himself a little. Although he didn't think he was a workaholic, he had been busy since Yu Yi was born.

Usually, when the couple were at school, Yu Yi followed his grandparents, and sometimes his grandparents would help take care of them.

According to their plan, they would go back to the paradise or take Yu Yi to school on weekends, but Yu Dong always had various things to do on weekends.He has tried his best to be a hands-off shopkeeper, but many things will still come to him.

"tomorrow……"

Yu Dong wanted to explain that he would play with Yu Yi tomorrow, but thinking of meeting Tom Hanks and the others in the morning and Han Shanping in the afternoon, he could only change his words: "If the weather is fine the day after tomorrow, let's take Yu Yi out to do New Year's shopping. Bar."

After Cheng Yanqiu complained, her mood became much calmer. Seeing that Yu Dong wanted to make amends, she smiled and said softly, "Actually, you spent a lot of time with Yu Yi. If you had time a few years ago, you could spend some time in the garden. It's fine to make trouble with her, and it's fine to do New Year's goods, don't you remember the last time you went shopping?"

Yu Dong nodded, "Well, I remember."

The last time the couple went shopping alone was last year. One day Cheng Yanqiu really wanted to go shopping, so Yu Dong went with her.

In order not to be recognized by others, the couple deliberately disguised themselves, wearing hats, glasses, and scarves, but they were recognized within a few minutes after they entered the mall.

Although everyone was very restrained, it was inside the shopping mall after all, which quickly caused congestion. In order to prevent the shopping mall from falling into more serious chaos, Yu Dong could only greet the crowd and at the same time call the security personnel hiding around to escort them away.

The next day, the fact that the couple went shopping was on the news.

Since then, they have not gone shopping again.

But Yu Dong didn't think it would work all the time. He wondered if he should go out more and let everyone see him more, so he didn't feel surprised, just like he was in Jinyi.

"Let's see it the day after tomorrow."

Cheng Yanqiu laughed, "I don't think you've given up yet."

"Well, I'm a little unwilling to give up. This year, I must do the New Year's goods."

……

Early the next morning, Yu Dong went to the office, but Jeff Nathanson went to his office earlier.

Seeing Jeff Nathanson, Yu Dong was a little surprised and said, "Jeff, why did you come so early? I remember you drank a lot of bars yesterday? Didn't you sleep a little longer?"

Jeff Nathanson said with a smile, "After drinking some wine, I went to bed early when I went back. If I go to bed early, I get up early."

"I just had a brief chat with Tom Hanks today, because this movie will definitely have to wait a while before it can be shot."

Jeff Nathanson nodded, "Well, I know, at least it won't happen until the filming of "Cat and Mouse Game" is completed, but I'm still very happy to hear that you are inviting Tom Hanks to play the leading role , because I also think he's a good fit for the role."

While pouring tea for Jeff Nathanson, Yu Dong asked with a smile, "How is the script writing?"

Seeing that Yu Dong was pouring tea for himself, Jeff Nathanson was flattered, and quickly stretched out his hands to take the teacup, and then replied with a smile, "The detailed outline has been written, and I have made some changes to Nasserui's experience. The male protagonist is a citizen from the Republic of Slovenia."

"Then how did he get stuck at the airport?"

"Because of the coup in the Republic of Slovenia, the original government no longer exists, and his identity card has lost its validity."

The film that Yu Dong invited Spielberg and Tom Hanks to shoot this time is "Happy Terminal". The prototype of the story is actually an Iranian exile. , so the French authorities allowed him to stay at the airport, but did not allow him to leave the terminal building.

It is not appropriate to copy Senary's story to the screen, and it must be extensively adapted.

But changing the protagonist's country to the Republic of Slovenia made Yu Dong a little worried, "Slovenia will definitely not agree to this, and don't cause any international incidents then."

Jason Nathanson had considered Yu Dong's concern before, but he couldn't think of putting it in any other country. According to the prototype of the story, it is not good to set the protagonist's nationality as Iran.

"Then which country do you think is more suitable?" Jeff Nathanson asked.

Yu Dong thought for a while and said, "Why does it have to be a specific country? You can be bold, make up a fictional country, and directly disband the protagonist's country, so that no one will trouble you."

Jeff Nathanson raised his eyebrows, "This is indeed possible, and the setting is a little more convincing. I have to write this down, and I will design a country later."

After that, he took out a small notebook and pen from his pocket and started to record.

Before he could finish recording, there was a knock on the office door, and the two turned their heads to see that it was Tom Cruise and Spielberg.

As soon as he entered the door, Spielberg said with a smile, "You two came so early."

"I just arrived not long ago, and Jeff came earlier."

"On the way just now, I told Tom that we must arrive earlier than you. I didn't expect to guess wrong."

After entering the door, Spielberg was not polite at all, and sat down on the sofa directly, and then said to Dong, "Please pour me a cup of tea, oh, it must be melon slices, the taste of white tea is too weak."

Yu Dong shook his head helplessly, "You still chose it, where is Tom, what do you want to drink?"

Tom Hanks laughed: "I can do it."

"Then white tea, or you won't be used to drinking it."

While pouring tea, Yu Dong didn't delay his business, and directly talked about the script with the two of them, "The complete script hasn't been written yet, but the detailed outline has been released. You are here today, so we can talk about it. This script Like Cat and Mouse, it's based on a true story."

Spielberg looked at Jeff Nathanson with interest, "Oh? What's the story this time?"

Jeff Nathanson laughed, "This is a story that happened at the airport. In 1989, an Iranian exile disembarked at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France. However, because he did not have any refugee documents, the French authorities agreed to allow him to stay at the airport. , but he was not allowed to leave the terminal building."

Tom Cruise asked curiously, "Can't he go back to China too?"

"He was expelled from Iran for some reasons in the 70s, and he was not allowed to go into exile between the United Kingdom and France. However, when he was heading to Charles de Gaulle Airport, his purse was stolen and he lost his identity documents. Although later He boarded the plane to London as he wished, but after arriving at the British airport, he was deported back to Charles de Gaulle airport, and what happened next."

"That is to say, he later had to live in Charles de Gaulle airport?" Spielberg asked.

Yu Dong came over with two cups of tea and gave them each a cup, "Well, this is exactly the attractive point of this story, a man who is forced to live in the airport and cannot leave."

Spielberg took the teacup and nodded, "Well, the most interesting thing about this story is this point. As for how the protagonist fell into this situation, it is actually not important, and there is no point in shooting it."

Yu Dong nodded secretly. As expected of Spielberg, he grasped the point at once.

Perhaps some directors will pay attention to why Nasiri went into exile when they hear this story, but Spielberg knows that these stories cannot attract audiences.

Still, Spielberg's show has only just begun.

He blew on the tea and asked again: "Is there a love line in this story, and how is it arranged?"

Jeff Nathanson nodded: "Yes, the actor was forced to separate from his wife..."

Spielberg listened for a while, then shook his head, "This love line is difficult to attract the audience, why not set the hero as single, and then arrange a beautiful encounter for him? He was stuck at the airport, and in the The most commonly seen at the airport should be the airport staff, followed by pilots and stewardesses. From this point of view, his encounter with the stewardess may be a little more beautiful... We want to make the protagonist isolated and helpless, if he can get relatives and friends outside the airport help, that would make life in the airport less of a point of conflict..."

Yu Dong blinked, feeling sincerely, filmmaking is still Spielberg's specialty, this guy probably listened to Nasiri's story, and sorted out the plot of the movie, and he talked about the key points, All audiences love to watch.

After finishing what he wanted to say, Spielberg took a sip of hot tea and said with a smile, "This taste is the right one. White tea is just too weak."

Here Jeff Nathanson frantically recorded what Spielberg said, while Yu Dong asked with a smile, "Now that you know what to shoot, are you willing to direct this movie?"

Spielberg said very bluntly, "There is no problem at all. The scenes in this movie are all in the airport, and "Cat and Mouse Game" also has many scenes related to the airport. The two films can be seamlessly connected. time."

"The backgrounds of the two films are different, you should pay attention when shooting." Yu Dong reminded.

Spielberg smiled and said very confidently, "You can rest assured about this, we have very professional consultants, and there will be no gaps in the times."

Yu Dong curled his lips, Spielberg is good at everything, but sometimes he is not very humble, and often suffers because of pride.

Now that Spielberg has expressed his willingness to take the filming of "The End of Happiness", Yu Dong looked at Tom Hanks again, "Tom, how about you, would you like to participate in this movie?"

Tom Hanks thought for a while, then nodded very simply, "Of course I would."

Before hearing the script, Tom Hanks had already made up his mind to take over the film, because he wanted to participate in "The Da Vinci Code". In his opinion, Yu Dong combined these two films Putting it all together, I also want to pack it for him, and there is a joint relationship.

Now that he has heard the general story, he has strengthened his mind, and the story is also very exciting.

Hearing that both of them agreed, Yu Dong said with a smile, "Since you all agree, after Jeff has written all the scripts, I'll ask someone to talk to you about the contract."

"I have no problem, but I would like to recommend an actress." Spielberg said.

"Well, yes, you are the director, so of course you have the right to cast roles. Do you want to recommend the heroine?" Yu Dong asked.

Spielberg nodded, "Well, the heroine, Catherine Jones, the heroine of "The Mask of Zorro."

"The Mask of Zorro" was released a few years ago. It is very well-known and has a high box office. Everyone has heard of it.

Yu Dong was not surprised at all, because in another time and space, "The End of Happiness" also played the heroine played by Catherine Jones. It seems that Spielberg has been paying attention to Catherine Jones for a long time.

"I have no problem at all, just follow your ideas. I will ask someone to contact Catherine Jones later to see if she has a schedule."

Spielberg smiled and said, "Just ask Jimmy about that."

Yu Dong raised his eyebrows and looked puzzled. Jeff Nathanson next to him explained to him, "Catherine Jones has signed a brokerage contract with our company. I have met her several times in New York."

"Really?" Yu Dong was a little surprised. He didn't see Catherine Jones at the annual meeting yesterday.

Spielberg said with a smile, "Of course, I signed it last year, and I introduced her. She was also invited to this year's annual meeting, but she just gave birth and was inconvenient to travel far, so she didn't come, but you saw her husband."

"Who is her husband?"

"Michael Douglas also signed a brokerage contract with you Deep Space."

Yu Dong asked in surprise, "Are they actually husband and wife?"

He was surprised because in his impression Michael Douglas and Catherine Jones were not of the same generation at all. Catherine Jones felt that she should have just made her debut not long ago, but when she watched "Wall Street" at East University, Michael Douglas in it had already Not young anymore, that was more than ten years ago.

And Yu Dong also met Michael Douglas yesterday, the other's hair was gray, so he really didn't expect them to be husband and wife.

Spielberg said with a smile, "These two really fell in love at first sight, but you should also pay more attention to the artists under your company, you don't even know who is your own artist."

Tom Hanks said with a smile, "Big companies are like this, because there are many agents under them, and each agent signs many artists. As a boss, it is difficult to remember these."

Yu Dong glanced at Tom Hanks. He didn't expect this guy to look silly, but he was very skilled in flattering.

But what Tom Hanks said is also true. There must be hundreds of brokers in the companies under the Deep Space Group. These brokers have signed countless clients. Some senior brokers, There may be dozens of artists on hand.

Writer's agents are even worse, with individual writer's agents even signing contracts with hundreds of writers.