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Chapter 129 The Daily Life of Hollywood

"Happiness Comes Knocking" is filming in San Francisco.

Cheng Yu'an came to the crew.

Chris Gardner, who has a cameo in the movie, is also one of the producers of "When There's a Knock on the Door."

After all, what is being filmed is someone else's story, so they have to be involved.

"Cheng, long time no see!" Chris Gardner warmly shook hands with Cheng Yu'an.

"Chris, how does it feel to be on the set?" Cheng Yu'an asked the black uncle.

"It's terrible!" Chris curled his lips. "This is the first time I've worked on a film crew. It turns out that movies are made like this. You broke my beautiful fantasy about movies."

Cheng Yuan smiled.

Therefore, it is not necessary to meet the hen that lays eggs for delicious eggs. It is better to maintain a sense of mystery and distance.

Cheng Yu'an asked again: "Chris, how is your writing going?"

Speaking of this, Chris Gardner was very happy: "Your movie gave me good inspiration, and my writing went very smoothly."

On the set, a period of shooting ended, and the crew rested.

Will Smith brought his son to meet Cheng Yu'an.

"Hi, Smith." Cheng Yu'an took the initiative to say hello.

"Hello, Cheng." Will Smith pulled his son, "This is my son, Jaden Smith."

Will Smith's appearance is considered handsome among blacks, but his son has not inherited his father's handsomeness.

Even a little ugly.

Will Smith continued: "I didn't expect you to be so young. It's my honor to be in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door."

"Thanks, Smith. I can't think of anyone better suited to play Chris Gardner than you are a black actor in Hollywood." If you praise me, I will praise you.

"When Happiness Knocks on the Door" not only paid 2000 million to Will Smith, but his company is also one of the producers.

That's the power of Hollywood's 2000 million club.

After staying in the crew for a long time, seeing that everything was running smoothly, Cheng Yu'an returned to the company.

The Oscar voting has ended, and Bob doesn't care about spending 300 million PR nominations.

This amount of money is not a lot, and it is within the normal range of public relations expenses.

Secondly, he has little expectation for the award of "Pride and Prejudice".

Because of the performance of the outpost, "Pride and Prejudice" has little hope of winning the award.

Teen Choice Awards, European Film Awards, Golden Globe Awards, etc., "Pride and Prejudice" only had nominations but no awards.

The only award that can be taken is the British Academy Film Awards, which just ended in February.

Director Joe Wright won an Outstanding Newcomer Award for "Pride and Prejudice".

If I don't win an award in my hometown in the UK, I will be sorry for the five words "Pride and Prejudice"!
In fact, the entire production team has no confidence in this year's Oscars, so it would be great to be nominated.

So although Cheng Yu'an had a fluke mentality, he didn't pay too much attention to it.

He does Hollywood to make money. "Pride and Prejudice" has a global box office of more than 3000 million. For a movie that costs only [-] million US dollars, it is already a big profit.

In addition, Joe Wright finished "Pride and Prejudice" very well, so Cheng Yu'an decided to cooperate with him again.

Gave him the novel "Atonement", a novel from their hometown.

"Joe, I hope you can make it out." The author of the original novel, Ian McEwan, is the most prestigious writer in contemporary British literature.

Joe Wright had no reason not to know him.

The copyright has been taken by Cheng Yu'an.

"Oh, my God. You actually got the rights to Ian. He's a stubborn old man." Joe Wright exclaimed.

Cheng Yu'an said: "Americans can't take pictures of your British countryside. I think you will like this story."

"Of course, I like Ian McEwan's novels very much. Thank you Cheng." Joe Wright was excited.

As a British director, it is an extremely honorable thing to be able to shoot novels by British national treasure writers.

"We will cooperate with Paramount for this film, with a total investment of 3000 million US dollars." Cheng Yu'an introduced.

"Don't worry, I will definitely make this movie well, otherwise I will definitely be scolded by Ian McEwan's fans when I return to China." Joe Wright patted his chest and assured, "Cheng, I have a request."

"You say." Joe Wright has made money for the company, and a little demand is not too much.

"I would also like to star Keira Knightley in 'Atonement'."

I thought he wanted to raise his salary!
"In "Atonement", I still want to use Keira as the heroine."

There are very few British actors, and there are not many in Hollywood. It is normal for Joe Wright to want to use Keira Knightley.

"No problem, Joe. Keira is an excellent actress. Oh, yes, Joe." Cheng Yu'an remembered something to remind him, "When you find someone to adapt the script, you should pay attention to one problem. Don't have too many war scenes. description.

"You must always pay attention that this is a love story. Although it happened during the war years, the war is only the background. It is enough to cover the war scenes in one stroke and not have too many shots. This is my only request."

The original time and space "Atonement" has received rave reviews, but the description of the war scene is too long and the skills are too showy are the few shortcomings.

The 5-minute long shot of the war is evidence.

After arranging "Atonement", Bob approached Cheng Yu'an and said that he wanted to make a sci-fi disaster film.

"OK, as long as the cost does not exceed 3000 million, I will not intervene." Bob has this authority.

But Bob still showed the script to Cheng Yu'an: "Boss, this is a script I bought from someone else. I think it's a good story. It won't cost a lot of money. It's worth trying."

Disaster films sell well. Even if the box office is not as expected, they can earn back through subsequent sales of copyrights and DVDs.

Of course, the premise is that the box office can't lose too much.

Cheng Yu'an finally read the script, and it was "The Cloverfield Files".

Look at the script signature again, it's Drew Goddard.

"I know him, the screenwriter of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Lost", a master of suspense and thriller."

Cheng Yu'an is not surprised that Drew Goddard can write a story like "The Cloverfield Files".

This buddy will usher in a wave of career climax later on.

The director's Virgo is "The Cabin in the Woods", which has achieved good results.

In 13, he served as the screenwriter of "World War Zombies".

15 years to write "The Martian".

Since then, he has been active in the fields of suspense and science fiction. "Deadpool 2: I Love My Family" is his work.

It can also be said to be a major Hollywood screenwriter.

But in 06, he was only considered a minor celebrity. The script of "The Cloverfield Files" was won by Bob for less than 10 US dollars.

Cheng Yu'an has an impression of Drew Goddard, but he doesn't remember much about this movie. He only remembers that he did watch it, and the quality is good.

He can't remember the specifics.

But as long as you think the quality is good, you can always take a picture.

"Bob, I agreed to make this movie, and I want to see what our company's first monster movie will do."

Cheng Yu'an readily signed and agreed.

(End of this chapter)