Chapter 2445

"Cough... This... Cough... She... You... Cough..."

David was really choked by his own saliva. He was so shocked and surprised that he couldn't organize his language. Then he coughed more and more.

"Relax, relax!" Lan Li's eyes are full of smiles to comfort, "don't think in your mind, nothing has happened in time."

David took a big breath, finally let the cough smooth down, but the doubt still can not be eliminated, "... What happened just now?"

In a thousand words, David finally chose such a question to express his doubts.

Lan Li pursed the corners of his mouth and didn't answer immediately.

This pause aroused David's curiosity again, and then he caught the shallow smile in the bottom of blue's eyes, and then he understood:

It's no wonder that Lan Li is known as the "king of pranks". No wonder reporters are always at a loss when facing Lan Li. Ridicule and ridicule are just like a needle in the back. They always appear in unexpected corners and can't be prevented completely. Even if they concentrate on it, they may fall into the trap for no reason.

Obviously, Langley's silence is making fun of David's impulse and agitation, which is quite different from David's previous devotion.

The eyes seemed to say: so you are also such a gossip.

David's a little embarrassed, too.

But the smart thing about Langley is that, up to now, he didn't continue to tease David. Instead, he went back to the point, "she's just a passionate fan."

what?

David didn't keep up with his thoughts, and then his eyes raised their own questions.

"We don't know each other. She's just an ordinary movie fan, expressing warm greetings. That's all." Langley further explained that "the only difference may be that she is Italian and shows us the enthusiasm of the local people at the level of Venice Film Festival."

David was slightly stunned. He turned his head and looked in the direction of the lady's departure. He opened his mouth and tried to say something. Then he stopped. But on second thought, after all, he couldn't hold back, "... Ordinary fans?"

Lanli laughed happily, but did not continue to circle on this issue. "Yes, I would like to give it a chance to try to read."

"..." David was half a beat slow.

After a pause, it was reflected that Langley was answering the previous question in the affirmative, which should have been gratifying news. However, after the interruption of the Italian lady, his doubts and surprise mixed up. For a while, David was not happy.

"... OK." David gave a lukewarm answer.

Blue Li's eyes again flowed a smile, "a little disappointed, you don't look too happy.". Or are we going to let it go? "

David has completely recovered at this time, and immediately understands that Langley is making fun of himself - no one in Hollywood dares to make fun of David like this, because David doesn't like such jokes. Such pranks are always offensive, which is not his preferred way to get along.

"Why do you want me to raise my hands and cheer?" David replied stiffly.

Lan Li turned his mouth and said, "to be exact, this is not the scene I expected; But if you're willing to show it, I'd love to enjoy it. "

David choked, but couldn't help laughing: because the mood change in just two minutes was so intense, it was really funny.

But the joke is not David's strong point after all, he also did not continue to pester with Langley, "are you going to read the script?" Unconsciously, David's mood relaxed a little.

Although not nervous, David's state is a little tense in the face of Langley: it can be said to be tit for tat, it can be said to be deliberately provocative, it can also be said to be on full alert. In a word, the rhythm and state of David's conversation are not normal. Up to now, he can obviously feel a lot of relaxation.

David himself is a director who is very good at capturing the mood of the picture. He can also feel his subtle changes. When he looks at lenley again, he will be a little surprised.

"Yes." Blue Li nodded and gave a positive answer, "sorry, I'm still not sure, I know, your statement is very tempting; But it's obvious that my chemical reaction system has a serious failure. I need to read the script and explore the character's state from the beginning. "

But David did not mind, in the period of low burnout, such a state is really normal, it takes time, "Hey, at least you are willing to read the script, this is a start."

"Ha, you don't seem to leave me much room to refuse." Langley quipped, then asked, "what stage is script writing now?"

On the whole, the creation cycle of TV plays is relatively short - but only relatively, because more roles and branches need to be taken into account in the creation process of TV plays, which also means that the division of labor and cooperation, spark collision, and these details are more important.

As far as lanli knows, the previous script of "soul Hunter" only created the first two episodes, and then it was shelved because of HBO's abandonment. The subsequent script creation work did not continue, which is also the biggest difference between TV series and movies——

In most cases, the screenplay will be completed before the project is officially approved, with the exception of marvel or star wars; And TV series are often the creation of the first episode or the first two episodes, as well as the whole project creativity, and then seek investment.

Among the traditional public TV stations, they are more used to shooting an episode for trial broadcast, and then auditioning it in the high-level interior to see how the effect is. After getting the approval, they can put it into post production. However, there are many stresses on how to make the first season. Some projects can get a full 24 episode reservation in the first season, And some projects just get 12 episodes of reservation, the entire broadcast plan can be adjusted at any time.

Netflix, on the other hand, broke the traditional production mode of "house of cards" releasing all the contents in one go. The producers had to bear more risks, but for the audience, they could watch all the contents in one go, and it was easier to get involved in the drama.

This mode can be said to have advantages and disadvantages, but to be sure, it has changed the audience's watching habits, but also changed the production mode of TV series.

For example, "mind Hunter" is like this.

"The script is now in the seventh episode. We expect the first season to be around ten to twelve episodes." David gave an unexpected answer.

Lan Li was slightly surprised, "Oh? How do I remember only the first two episodes? " Subsequently, because of HBO's divestment, the screenwriter was unable to continue to work without income, and the script creation was naturally stranded, which was one of lanli's worries: if a screenwriter team was re established, would the content and framework of the script need to be modified, and would it change the quality of the drama? Who should control the script?

Sisyphus still lacks a helmsman of content operation and audit, and only relies on the guest role of lanli. If it continues to expand in the future, it will certainly not work.

"Yes, but we are desperate. We are looking forward to the investment of Nafi, so the writers have to complete the script without guarantee. I personally signed two cheques to pay part of my salary, hoping to have enough chips to motivate Nafi."

David said frankly, did not hide the part of Nafi, but the tone of helplessness and irony, also did not hide——

Because Nafi refused.

Lan Li suddenly realized.

David cast a line of sight at Lan Li. "I have to admit, I need to formally thank you. If it wasn't for Sisyphus pictures..." he might be bankrupt. After all, he can put all his eggs in one basket for a project, but he can't lead other writers to face the risk with him.

"Thank you David said solemnly, "and I'm sorry. Obviously, my attitude just now should never be the right way to treat you. "

Lan Li was not polite, but showed a big smile, "my pleasure. To be honest, I'm a little lucky that Nafi refused you, and you're willing to come to Sisyphus pictures to try. This is what Robert and Ethan and I have been trying to do

At this point, David had a flash of inspiration. "Can you explain it in detail? I mean, Rooney said something to me at the premiere of Jurassic world, but I don't think it's reliable. There's only a vague concept. Are you sure you know what you're doing? "

"I'm glad you asked." Lan Li chuckled, "in short, we hope to copy the model of Netflix and build our own streaming media platform."

In a word, Langley explained all the concepts in one sentence, but he left a heavy weight in David's mind, and then blurted out the first sentence: "Wow! You're really ready to rock. "

Blue Li's eyes flowed with a look of joy, "you are the first person who didn't question whether I lost my mind."

"Including Robert?" David jumped up again.

"Are you crazy?" This is Robert's first reaction. " Lanli replied.

David gave a smile. "It's no surprise." Then he went on, "I know, this is a crazy idea, which is absolutely beyond the imagination of ordinary people; But the problem is, you're not ordinary people, you're Randy Hall... "David stopped a little, and suddenly realized: maybe the only one in Hollywood who can promote such a plan is Randy, even Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

"I have to admit that I have also thought about the possibility of creating a platform that allows artists to create according to their own ideas, and then allows all audiences to choose their favorite works, instead of being confined in two sets of tights." David said honestly, "but I don't know how to make a profit. I don't have the charisma. Of course, I can't leverage Wall Street capital, so..."

David shrugged his shoulders and said nothing. Then he looked expectantly at lenley. "So, how are you going to carry out this plan?"