Great Artist

"First time, Mr. Haggis. I'm Evan Bell."

Paul-Haggis was stunned by Evan-Bell's greeting. He had no idea that Evan-Bell actually knew him. And looking at Evan Bell's posture, he didn't come to this corner by chance, but more like he came here specifically to find himself.

Paul Haggis glanced at the lively crowd not far to the right, surrounded by George Clooney, Stephen Soderbergh, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Chatting and laughing. Obviously, Evan Bell was also a member of that just now, if not the core, but also one of the focuses of attention. Now, Evan Bell actually appeared in front of him. In this quiet corner, such a strong contrast made Paul Haggis full of doubts.

Evan Bell also seemed to realize the suspicion of Paul Haggis, and said with a smile, "I used to be" due south, a passionate audience. "This sentence made Paul-Haggis suddenly realize.

"Due South" was a TV series broadcast on CBS TV from 1994 to 1999. It was originally a Canadian drama, but it achieved very good ratings in Canada, and then began to broadcast on CBS. This TV series is about a series of events that happened after a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman was assigned to the Canadian Consulate in Chicago, USA.

Paul Haggis is the lead writer for "Due South."

In fact, Evan Bell's understanding of Paul Haggis is not just a "Due South".

For most people, Paul Haggis at this time was just a small screenwriter who had compiled a few TV dramas and had not achieved real success. There were not many people who knew him. Not to mention, after 1998, Paul Haggis disappeared without any screenwriting work. A small screenwriter with not many famous people in the past has disappeared for nearly five years, and naturally no one will remember it.

But Evan Bell was able to recognize Paul Haggis at a glance, mainly because of the two films "Million Dollar Baby" and "Crash." The former was the Best Picture at the 77th Academy Awards, and as a screenwriter, Paul Haggis was also shortlisted for the Best Adapted Screenplay competition: the latter was the Best Picture at the 78th Academy Awards, as the Director and screenwriter, Paul Haggis won the Golden Man for Best Original Screenplay this time. If there is another example, "Letter from Iwo Jima", "007: Quantum of Solace", "007: Casino Royale", and "The Banner of the Fathers" are all works by this screenwriter.

To put it simply, Paul Haggis, who is now unknown and unknown, broke out one after another after 2004 and became one of the first-line screenwriters in Hollywood. No matter what he achieved after that, a "Million Dollar Baby" and a "Crash" are enough to make the world remember his name.

Evan Bell remembers Paul Haggis is not surprising, but can recognize the famous screenwriter at a glance, because of his shiny Mediterranean high tide hairstyle, it is so recognizable. Just now Evan-Bell was still wondering if his eyes were wrong, and now he can finally confirm it.

"I didn't expect that there are still people who remember "Due South". Paul Haggis sighed a little. He only stayed as the chief screenwriter of "Due South" until 1996, and was replaced because of poor ratings. So, that was a long time ago.

"You behaved well in the crowd just now, did you suddenly want to be quiet for a while?"

Paul Haggis is 50 years old this year and has been in the entertainment industry for nearly 30 years. He is very aware of the rules of the circle. He doesn't think that Evan Bell is to "make friends" and think that many years ago I came here specially for screenwriters who like TV series.

Evan Yibel smiled, "If I say, I'm interested in screenwriting recently, and I'm studying how to write the script. I just saw you at this time, and I thought about coming over to ask for some experience, do you believe it?" This is the truth.

Paul Haggis smiled and shook his head, "Mr. Bell, Charlie Kaufman is a genius screenwriter." Adapting the script is a genius and crazy idea. "

Evan-Bell turned his head to look at Paul-Haggis, "Mr. Haggis, do you admire Charlie-Kaufman? Would you like to learn his ideas and techniques?"

Paul Haggis shook his head and rejected the idea without any hesitation. "Every screenwriter has his own style, which is impossible to copy. Charlie Kaufman's genius comes from his endlessly crazy and amazing ideas. I can't do it." After speaking, Paul Haggis saw Evan Bell's smug smile, and then he reacted, this answer was actually what Evan Bell wanted.

Screenwriters cannot be cultivated in schools according to the assembly line teaching method. The school's teaching only teaches basic writing methods, but the core of screenwriting: creativity, thinking, and spirituality cannot be replicated. That's what Evan Bell wanted to express. During the... adapting the script... During the filming period, Evan Bell had already learned a lot from Charlie Kaufman, and now Evan Bell is taking lessons from Paul Haggis, obviously not to learn screenwriting techniques, but to listen to Experience, and then adapt the script according to your own style.

After figuring out Evan-Bell's idea, Paul-Haggis felt a little ridiculous. This was his first meeting with Evan-Bell, and before that, he had been away from screenwriting for nearly five years. location. "Mr. Bell, if you want to learn from screenwriters, I think you should know a lot of top screenwriters, right?" Evan Bell knew that he was a bit abrupt, life was not a novel, and he was not an emperor with a tyrannical temperament. When the body is shaken, others swear allegiance to the death. On the contrary, in a situation like today, Paul-Haggis would not feel honored but rather bewildered. So, hearing Paul-Haggis' rhetorical question, Evan-Bell also laughed at his own absurdity.

"Sorry, I was abrupt." Evan-Bell admitted his mistake, which made Paul-Haggis laugh.

"Mr. Bell, you didn't do anything to hurt me, you don't have to apologize to me." Paul-Haggis looked at Evan-Bell's young and handsome face, and he recalled his previous impression of the boy, it seemed Apart from being rebellious, there is no more picture. The first half of today's conversation also confirmed Paul-Haggis' thoughts, but after that, Evan-Bell simply and neatly admitted his rashness, which allowed Paul-Haggis to see Evan-Bell's dashing style. The free side "As far as I know, you've been so busy lately, why do you still have time to study screenwriting?"

Although Paul-Haggis didn't care about Evan-Bell at all, the media was flooded with news, even if you didn't understand it. Paul-Haggis didn't know the specifics, but he knew that Evan Bell was an actor, a singer, or an architect. The re-engineering of the World Trade Building was Paul-Haggis's greatest affection for Evan-Bell. clear part.

"It's nothing. It's just that a person who trusts me very much has put a good opportunity in front of me, hoping that I can adapt a book into a script. I also like this book very much, and I don't want to betray the trust of my friends. , and don't want to ruin a good book and create a bad story." Evan Bell said casually.

But this sentence made Paul Haggis look sideways. Under the influence of Hollywood's commercialization, how many screenwriters are willing to study in order to write a good story? As "Adapted Screenplay" said, almost every screenwriter has to face the trade-off between art and business, but most screenwriters will choose business, because screenwriters are also ordinary people who need to live. But Evan Bell in front of him is willing to study hard in order to write a good story, just because of the trust of his friends and his love for the original work.

"What story? Can you share it?" Bao Duo Haggis finally relaxed a little, looking at Evan Bell and said with a smile.

Evan-Bell sat down directly on the window sill "Of course. As long as you don't come in for a while to watch" Gangs of New York, the plan.... "Today is the closing ceremony of "Gangs of New York" as the closing film, and the number of viewers will definitely not be small. Now, there are still about twenty minutes before the screening of "Gangs of New York".

Paul Haggis also sat down next to Evan Bell. "It depends on whether your story is good enough. If it is very good, I think" Gangs of New York, there should still be a show in Los Angeles~www. readwn.com~ This story is called "Mysterious Skin" Evan Bell did not go on with the nonsense, but cut into the theme directly, telling the story in his mind according to his way.

From time to time, Paul Haggis will ask questions about some details, and occasionally he will say "I think this part is too wordy, what's next?" Through this dialogue, it guides the rhythm of Evan Bell's storytelling.

Soon the screening of "Gangs of New York" began, and the crowd in the hall became less and less, leaving only a few reporters and spectators who could not get in to swim in the hall. In this quiet corner, Evan-Bell and Paul-Haggis became happier as they talked. Evan-Bell even danced and used his own gestures to describe the scene, trying to make the story more vivid.

"Mr. Bell, I think this is a great story." When Evan Bell finished describing the story, it was almost an hour later, but the two of them didn't feel the passage of time at all. During the period, the two also went to bring champagne together to quench their thirst, and then continued to talk.

Looking at Evan Bell, Paul Haggis went on to say, "If you just follow the way you told the story, and then turn it into a script, I think it will be a great and fascinating story."! .