Entertainment Empire System

[The golden breeze brings autumn coolness, and the jade dew makes the night late. On the moonlit night of Mid-Autumn Festival, 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 does things cleanly and neatly. In fact, speaking of the supporting actors in the crew, we have already contacted them, and many of them have already signed contracts. Most of them are old actors in Hollywood. They may not be very famous. Some are even second-rate actors, but they are prime supporting roles, which means that the roles they play are never outstanding. Therefore, they are second-rate actors. Those There is nothing to say about the person's acting skills. He is definitely responsible for the acting school.

Since Ye Ming didn't decide on 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 issues that make Rob Cohen a little unhappy. For example, why is it that Ye Ming himself decides on the four leading actors? But there is no way. The situation is stronger than the people. At this time, Ye Ming is also one of the investors. If Alexander, the producer, says nothing, no one on the crew can 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 supervisors.

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 set. Anyway, he is not producing one movie, and it is the same for other crews. Therefore, now on the Fast and Furious set, Alexander will not come out unless he has no choice but to ask the producer to come forward, otherwise he will not come out casually.

Therefore, at this time, even if Rob Cohen was not very satisfied with the four leading actors Ye Mingding, he would not have the courage to speak out on such an issue. If a big shop bullies a customer, a big big customer will bully a shop. Rob Cohen thought for a while and then said: "These two actors are almost newcomers. Isn't it a bit hasty to let these two play the role of the heroine and supporting actress? I'm afraid they won't be qualified. 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 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 of them were discussing how to arrange the actors. At this time, Morgan, the screenwriter, came over with a somewhat unattractive look on his face.

Rob Cohen knows that this Morgan is a good old guy and has a very good reputation in Hollywood. Whether it is the crew or actors, as long as they have worked with Morgan, basically no one said that this guy is difficult to get along with. Morgan is generally cheerful on the set and is an optimistic person.

But looking at this situation, it seems that something is making 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 high-end 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 a RV in the United States. They may be able to buy it if they bite the bullet.

But for screenwriters like Chris Morgan, they are still middle class in the United States. Even if they are middle class, they are still upper middle class. Therefore, this guy likes to travel, so if he buys an RV, there will be 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-rated. You see, something like this will have a big 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. Among the movies that people watch, the famous horror movie "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 classified at 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. That’s what it means anyway.

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. Usually it's said that once the movie is shot, then Only at this time can we ask the parents from the Film Association to 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 of parents to review the movie, mainly to look at some of the 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 composed of people who have no major relationship with the film industry. Otherwise, it would definitely be unfair to ask a bunch of film company employees to grade.

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 have it settled 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 have a lot to do with 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 is It has been assigned an R rating. This rating still has a considerable impact on the 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 Film Association are like. defines this level.

The crew itself can't make any efforts on this matter, so Universal still has to handle it. Well, let's find Alexander and report something like this. Only with Universal's efforts can we reverse our current situation. Otherwise, it will be someone's conspiracy. "

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 this."

Ye Ming had something not to say. Maybe it was not directed at Universal, Madoff, or simply directed at himself, then this thing could happen. It's just that at this time, Ye Ming will naturally not talk about such problems.

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 is 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. Huihuang.com USA is a big website in the United States, and the relationship is relatively deep, but at this time they haven't found anything. And all this was actually within Ye Ming's expectation. If Sister Fang Fang can find out this matter by mobilizing people from several companies, then at this time, Hollywood's water is too shallow. Some. In fact, in a vast ocean like Hollywood, countless people with dreams have drowned. 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 in Hollywood. Therefore, Ye Ming didn't even think about it and said: "It's normal not to be found out. The Parents' Committee of the Hollywood Film Association can't be controlled by ordinary forces. Even the top eight in Hollywood don't necessarily say that everyone can control it." It is possible to do this. Therefore, it is normal that we cannot find out about such a problem."

At this time, Sister Fang Fang said: "If we can't find it, how will we deal with this matter? We can't let such a thing 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 an R rating, 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, which naturally does not count. What a glorious thing.

Therefore, Sister Fang Fang believes that if a matter like this is to be investigated with focus, then dealing with it in a targeted manner will be the best result. The key is, who is the mastermind behind this? Is this mastermind targeting Universal, Madoff, or Ye Ming? (To be continued)