Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 139 Routine Hollywood Operations

After all, this script has two stars.

In addition, the investment is much larger, and it is much more formal than the "Green Book".

There are more than 50 crew members in preparation.

This has to be said about the number of people working in various industries in Hollywood. It set up a recruitment inspiration, and soon all kinds of people were gathered, and they knew their responsibilities very well and were able to perform their duties.

It's like parts, when matched together, it becomes a functioning machine.

As for those people brought from China, except for Cao Yu and Kang Xiaotian, who had worked with him in Hollywood, Gu Ming gave them the title of assistant, serving as assistants for various responsibilities.

Just focus on stealing from me.

These people learn advanced experiences from Hollywood regarding their wages and accommodation.

Naturally, they will all be attached to the crew, which is a reasonable cost.

The assistant is also a crew member!
As for some other Hollywood film and television companies, all the expenses of Beidou Star Entertainment are spent on the crew, and they are ruthlessly raking in the wool.Or like some domestic directors, a straw hat will cost US$[-] in the future.

Gu Ming is a person with a certain bottom line. A true gentleman in the film and television industry does not do this.

Of course, the more important thing is that the investor this time is not himself, but Sony Columbia, as well as domestic film and television companies.

Trap yourself?It's unnecessary.

If you cheat Sony Columbia, they will cheat you in terms of distribution, and your operation will be more advanced.

You cheated domestic film and television companies. Although they are considered competitors, how can you have the nerve to meet Mr. Jiangdong?
For profit and reputation, being a good person would bring greater benefits, so Gu Ming would naturally be a good person.

If the money came from elsewhere, then Gu Ming would definitely have to do as the Romans do, learn Hollywood's operating techniques, and truly be "in harmony with the world."

……

During the preliminary preparations, in addition to deciding on various supporting roles, various locations, and the villas where the rich will live, etc., another very important thing is advertising.

This allowed Gu Ming to more intuitively feel the benefits of using a star like Will Smith.

I don’t know if it’s because of my own fame, or because the drama is so big that all kinds of things that need to appear in the film are free as long as they can appear.

Ah no, it’s charged.

It's just that the crew asked those companies how much they charge.

The telephones, mobile phones, computers used in the film, as well as the name of the courier company when interviewing the courier company, the Maserati, and even the wheelchair in which the paralyzed white male protagonist is sitting, also require advertising fees. .

All in all, the basic advertising fee is 600 million U.S. dollars. A contract with many advertisers that increases the advertising fee based on the box office can get up to 100 million U.S. dollars.

Almost a quarter of the production cost.

The more the crew prepared, the smoother it became. One month later, all the preliminary preparations were successfully completed.

In a rented villa in Los Angeles, the film was officially launched.

The first scene to be shot was not difficult for Gu Ming. It was similar to a section in the Green Book: Recruiting workers!
It is also the place where the two male protagonists first met.

It is also in the home of a higher-status male protagonist, except that "Green Book" is in the home of a black musician, and this time it is in the home of a white male protagonist.

The white male protagonist Philip is a rich man who was paralyzed from the neck down due to a skydiving accident.

He wants to hire a male nurse.

Dustin Hoffman was sitting in a wheelchair, with his head slightly tilted, watching the housekeeper played by Gong Li interviewing various job seekers, who were dressed in suits and ties and looked very formal.

Each of their answers seemed quite formal.

"I, I have a diploma, a pre-home nursing diploma."

“I trained at Bayer Academy.”

“I studied social work at college and then took a sociology and home economics course.”

I can’t say that the answer is not good, it’s all normal procedures.

Until Will Smith walked in wearing everyday clothes and a pair of dirty sneakers.

He plays the role of Driss, the male protagonist of Heyman.

He didn't even sit on the chair where the job seeker was sitting. He took out a piece of paper and slapped it in front of Gong Li, "I need a signature."

Gong Li showed a confused expression, but still gestured professionally, "Please sit down!"

Driss put his hands in his pockets with an indifferent attitude.

Gong Li looked back at the rich man Philip and continued to ask, "Do you have any recommendations?"

"recommend?"

“There were a lot of recommendations.”

"DJ Jazz Jeff Group, Michael Jackson." Driss opened his mouth to recommend the singer.

This was specially chosen by Gu Ming. They are all black singers. DJ Jazzy Jeff is from Will Smith's group. He was a hip-hop singer before becoming a movie star.

Then, one person talked about hip-hop, and another person talked about Chopin and Beethoven, and there was a completely incorrect conversation.

In the end, I found out that what the other party wanted to do was to sign a letter so that Derris could deal with his parole officer.

Taking into account the different requirements for receiving unemployment benefits in France and the United States, we had to act according to the American version.

Finally, Philip told Driss that he could not sign.

Only my neck and fingers can move my whole body, and I can't write.

"Come back tomorrow."

"I won't send you."

"No, there's no need to get up. I mean, just sit down!" Driss didn't treat Philip as a paralyzed disabled person at all, but as a very ordinary person. He reached out his hand calmly to tell Philip not to get up and leave. Deris' villa.

Everyone is familiar with it. Such a scene is not difficult. It can be shot in one day.At the end of the filming, Will Smith smiled and fist bumped with Gu Ming, "Hey, man, it's a really good movie."

“It was a real pleasure working with you.”

"Come on, let's go have a drink?"

"No, no, no, I still have to work." Gu Ming shook his head, "Idle time is also free, add processing, shoot and edit at the same time."

"Love your work, no wonder you became a successful director at such a young age." Will Smith smiled, "Then I won't bother you."

"By the way, I also have a four-year-old boy. If there is a movie that requires father and son to co-star in the future, you can consider me and I can spare the schedule."

"No problem." Gu Ming nodded.

Also feeling speechless for Will Smith.

He was quite successful in his career.

But when it comes to family, I really don’t know what to say.

He has sacrificed a lot for his child, but the result is an Adou that cannot be supported, and the longer he grows, the more he looks like a skeleton.

My wife and I play our own games.

Patting Will Smith's arm, Gu Ming walked away.

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Next, the photo shows Driss coming to Philip's villa the next day.

Originally, he thought he could get the signature this way, but something unexpected happened. Phillip actually wanted to recruit him as a caregiver.

Because his mother didn't welcome his idleness when he returned home the day before, Derris had nowhere to go, so he simply accepted the job.

But there is a big difference between him and other caregivers.

The biggest difference is that Philip is not treated as a disabled person.

Sometimes he even asked Phillip to pass things to him, but Phillip couldn't move his arms.

This is just like Yu Hua and the others carrying Shi Tiiesheng to play football and letting him be the goalkeeper.

Not only does the other person not feel offended, but they feel like they are being treated like a normal friend.

Such is the case with Driss.

When I took Philip out for a ride on the first day, I was very disdainful of the disabled car.

What pragmatism.

You're so rich, you shouldn't be sitting around like a commodity.

So Huderis freed Philip's Maserati, which was covered with a car cover.

Put Phillip in the passenger seat, enjoy the roar of the engine, and take Phillip out of the mansion.

There was a car parked in front of the mansion, blocking the way out, and the owner was still talking on the phone in the cab.

Driss used the method of asking people to solve problems, and pulled him down angrily, pressing his head on the private parking space, no parking sign.

"Look at it carefully, take a good look at it, and imprint it in your mind."

Simple, crude and effective, a problem was successfully solved.

After knowing that only the earlobes of Philip's body could feel pleasure, Driss even specially called two women to massage the earlobes for Philip and himself.

The two people became good friends.

However, things always have a twist.

Especially when one of them is a bad guy, and the family is in a mess. If his younger brother doesn't learn well, he has to go back home and save the family.

The two came together at night after a conversation between friends.

Darius is gone.

Ended the job.

But for Philip, it was more than just losing a life assistant, sitting in a wheelchair and watching Driss leave.

He knew that he had lost a friend who could truly talk to him and treat him as an ordinary person.

In the following days, several life assistants were changed, and Phillip was very dissatisfied.

Even his beard grew into a long beard.

Philip's condition is getting worse and worse.

The housekeeper saw this and knew that only Driss could solve all this, so she had no choice but to call Driss back.

When the two met, they were still equally happy.

Seeing that Philip's beard had grown so long, Driss decided to take Philip out for some stimulation.

It's still the same Maserati.

Driss couldn't wait to step on the accelerator to the end and let Philip experience a speed and passion.

Driving so fast naturally attracted a police car.

The police car forced the Maserati to stop. Seeing that the driver was a bastard, the policeman was so excited that he immediately took out his gun, pointed it at Driss, and asked him to get out of the car.

At the same time, be prepared to empty the magazine at any time, or to let him lie on the ground, press him with his knees, and let him shout "I can't breathe."

After all, he is from the United States, and the consequence of being dishonest is to be beaten into a hornet's nest, and he knows this very well.Driss could only honestly take his hands off the steering wheel and get out of the car.

(End of this chapter)