~： Three hundred and ninety-six - 1 fool

In fact, Wayne seldom attends someone else's movie premiere as a mere platform guest.

He didn't really need to find a job opportunity from the socializing at the reception. The guests who came to the premiere platform, in addition to increasing their exposure, the biggest purpose is to socialize.

His main goal of coming here today has actually been completed. In the interview area behind the red carpet, it is enough to say those controversial enough words to gain more attention for the upcoming film.

At the subsequent reception, Wayne didn't take it too seriously. He said hello to George Lucas, and after issuing an invitation to the premiere of "The Departed", he took Nina and prepared to simply turn around and go back.

It won't take long for "The Departed" to be released. If he wants to spend time with his daughter like this, it will become very difficult.

In the hotel banquet hall, the two walked around in a circle and greeted familiar and unfamiliar people. Just as Wayne was about to find Bruce Rosenblum and leave, someone stopped him. took him.

The person who came was probably about the same age as him. He was dressed in a neat and decent suit, his hair was neatly pulled behind his head, and he had a few freckles that are common in white people. Although he smiled, it gave people an uncomfortable feeling.

At least Wayne looked at the other's smile and frowned slightly. This feeling is quite familiar to him, just like himself when he just graduated. It is a kind of pride that is very self-respecting, especially the chin that is raised slightly upward no matter who he is facing.

"Hello, what's the matter?"

Thinking back carefully, Wayne was very sure that he didn't know the other person, and he had never met this person. However, those who can appear at this reception will have something to do with Warner Brothers. He still raised the champagne in his hand and said hello to the other party.

"Mr. Greenberg, I want to talk to you alone."

The person coming here should not be very suitable for the current situation, the tone of voice is a bit blunt when speaking, or they may not be very social by nature.

Hearing the other party's request, Wayne did not respond, took a gulp of champagne with a glass of wine, and looked at him like this. It wasn't until a long time later that he opened his mouth and said, "I don't have much time, so I'll just talk about it if I have something to do."

The adaptable students and security personnel in the banquet hall also noticed the situation here, and two of them were constantly approaching. They didn't know the young man blocking the way, but they knew the director, Wayne Greenberg, and wondered if he was in trouble.

"Okay, my name is Charles Leonardo, and I graduated from the New York University Film School this year." He raised his head very naturally when he said this, as if the other party should have heard his name.

Seeing that Wayne didn't say anything, he frowned more and more, revealing impatience, and then he speeded up his speech and continued: "I'm a Ph.D. in the Department of Film and Television Production and Directing, and now I have a project in hand, I don't know about you. Not interested."

"what."

Wayne tilted his head and looked at each other with interest. Normally, anyone who dares to come to such an occasion to sell himself should have an agent to introduce him, but this one is indeed single.

"Ok, let's chat over there."

Saying that, he pointed to the lounge area by the balcony, and took Nina over there first. The reason why he promised the other party was because he wanted to see what kind of project it was that could make the other party so proud.

It can be seen that this young man named Charles usually doesn't talk much. After the two sat down, he didn't talk nonsense at all, and took out a thin document directly from his jacket pocket.

According to Wayne's visual observation, this thing is only three or four sheets of printing paper thick at most, and it is true after getting it. He didn't rush to read what was written on it, but instead flipped through it roughly first.

Exactly as he imagined, he sighed in his heart as soon as he got it, this thing is probably not worth his time wasting.

But he found that the face of the peer sitting opposite was full of confidence, and he held back his irritability and looked carefully from the beginning.

It's a script, yes, don't think it's too short, but it's a script. More appropriately, it's a game akin to a script and an idea.

Wayne was initially afraid that he would miss important information, so he deliberately watched it carefully line by line. The main body of the story should be about a painter in New York who is entangled with three other women. At the end, the painter kills the three women with his own hands.

On the thin three-page board, many things are not clearly written, and ambiguities abound.

But after only reading the first page, Wayne can already be sure that this is a piece of shit. It is full of the director's emotions and desire for expression, which is a bit like a low-cost independent literary film.

"How about it? Mr. Greenberg, if you want to invest in this film, I have some conditions to say up front, otherwise, I'd rather not have your investment."

When Wayne put down the so-called script in his hand and hadn't waited for him to decide whether to get up and leave directly, or say something and leave, the other party shouted proudly.

The sound came at the right time.

He looked up in surprise and found that the doctor was still continuing. "First of all, if you want to invest in this film, you have to be a producer, which is a prerequisite."

After Charles Leonardo finished speaking, he found that Wayne had no other reaction, and nodded himself, as if the other party agreed to this condition by default, and then said: "I can take out the script for free, but I want to be the director of the film. .

I don't have to pay the director's salary, but after the film is released, it will give me a share of the box office. We can make a step-by-step gambling contract. After the film is released in North America, if the box office exceeds 20 million US dollars, I will enjoy 5% of the revenue, 10% of the 30 million US dollars, and 40 million US dollars. fifteen, and so on.

The filming location of the film must be in New York, and although you can be the producer, you cannot limit my authority in the crew..."

"Hey, hey, wait."

Seeing that the other party was talking incessantly, Wayne interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and he and Nina looked at each other, and they couldn't help laughing.

"I'm sorry, I think you haven't figured out the situation. I can't talk to anyone about work without an agent present. So, I'm very sorry, we'll talk next time."

Wayne shook his head and stood up to leave. This peer who has just graduated has no idea what Hollywood is at all, and he has begun to regret wasting time to see such a **** project.

Seeing him stand up to straighten his suit jacket and prepare to leave, a flash of anxiety flashed across Charles Leonardo's face. "When is your agent here?"

"What?!"

"I mean, what will your agent be?" Charles Leonardo also stood up and asked in a hurried tone. "Let's make an appointment to continue talking when your agent is around."

For a while, Wayne and Nina were stunned. The agent was just a polite and euphemistic reason for rejection. Normal people should be able to hear what he meant.

"Okay, then I'll just say it." Before leaving, he shook his head helplessly. "This project, um, even if it's a project, I'm not interested at all, you can ask other people if they have investment intentions.

One more thing, if you really want to sell your project, at least write the full script, not such a simple idea. Also, at least a detailed project proposal is required to impress potential investors in the slightest. "

In fact, Wayne has already guessed that this person has been in school all the time, studying the so-called film major. It seems that his academic performance should be good, otherwise he will not reveal pride all over his body.

But what you learn in school and the actual production of a movie are completely different things.

After speaking, regardless of whether the other party heard it or not, he took Nina and turned around and walked towards the elevator. Such people are mostly only immersed in their own world and do not listen to other people's suggestions.

Wayne had this dream more than once when he was still in college. There is a rich man who will write him a check that is enough to squander the movie because he sees his script, or discovers his talent.

Every student majoring in film and television production probably has this fantasy But it is just a dream after all. Except for their own parents, no one is stupid enough to pay for a director who has not proven himself.

"Wait, Mr. Greenberg."

Just as Wayne and Nina got off the elevator and hadn't left the hotel lobby, the Charles Leonardo chased after them again, and in the suspicious eyes of the two, he said in a warning tone:

"Mr. Greenberg, my script has been filed with the Screenwriters Guild. If similar films appear on the market in the future, I will reserve the right to pursue legal action."

"whatthefxxk?!"

As if he didn't see the stunned two, after Charles Leonardo finished speaking, he raised his chin proudly and walked out of the hotel, leaving the two of them stunned and staring at each other.

"Boss, I'm afraid you're not a fool, right?" Nina raised her eyebrows and looked at her boss curiously, her tone full of uncertainty.

Wayne shrugged and said as he walked out, "Maybe it wasn't, but I can't tell if I was stupid in school."

Using one idea to make a movie is very common in Hollywood, but that is the right only owned by successful producers or big directors. If you can use an idea to invest with the production company, it is basically all big. Guy-level existence.

The most typical example of this era is Jerry Bruckheimer. He's a very prolific and consistently successful producer, like the later Pirates of the Caribbean series, born out of an idea or idea.

In any case, such a right is not something a newcomer can have. If he does, it will only happen to Nina's reaction just now, and he will be treated as a fool.