Chatty Hollywood

In the end, Charlotte did not reach any clear agreement with Pat Kingsley.

The two parties just chatted for a while and then left.

The only thing that is certain is Charlize being signed by CAA.

"So, I have an agent now?"

Charlize was still a little uncomfortable for a while.

Because of the previous incident, her impression of the agent was not very good. But she also knows that actors, especially those who have not yet reached a certain level of celebrity, cannot do without the help of their agents.

She had a clear understanding of this when she auditioned for "Seven Deadly Sins" and "12 Monkeys" before -

In fact, if it weren't for the recommendation of Lao Qiang and producer Mr. Westwood, she would never have gotten the chance to audition for the leading role in these two films.

But even so, in "Seven Deadly Sins", she was easily squeezed out by Gwyneth Paltrow.

As for "12 Monkeys", although the audition opponents were relatively weak, Charlize successfully got the leading role, but the salary was not much higher than that of "Happy Death Day".

Although, to a certain extent, this was because "Happy Death Day" had not yet been released, and Charlize's box office value had not yet been reflected.

But on the other hand, isn't this also because she doesn't have a reliable agent to fight for her!

So, now that she has an agent who seems to be pretty good, Charlize is actually very happy.

As for Charlotte—

"Is everything you told Pat Kingsley true?"

Charlize asked.

"Yes to a certain extent!"

Charlotte pondered for a while and said,

"I do think that the key to whether CAA's packaging business can do well is not their relationship with directors and producers, but whether the people they recommend are suitable."

As he spoke, he shrugged.

"If I were a director, all the candidates recommended by CAA would be suitable.

If it can significantly save preparation time and costs, why not? "

"But they will take the opportunity to ask for a share of the movie or even production rights, right?"

"There is a possibility."

Charlotte nodded,

"But it is impossible to obtain the highest production rights with this investment alone. For directors, they are actually no different from ordinary investor representatives or executive producers."

"The ones who have the biggest conflicts with the director are always the one or two producers with the most power, right?"

Charlize has fully worked with the crews of "The Turn" and "Happy Death Day". She has seen several arguments between Charlotte and Mr. Westwood, and naturally understands what the other party means.

"That's right."

Charlotte confirmed the girl's opinion,

"However, this is purely from the director's perspective."

"What if you add the identity of a producer?"

Charlize immediately understood what Charlotte meant and why he said what he said before was true to a certain extent.

"From a producer's perspective, if caa wants its packaging business to be recognized, it really has to be able to reduce the producer's preliminary preparation costs."

Charlotte spread her hands,

"The metaphor of "outsourcing" I mentioned before is not nonsense, but it is not easy to realize it."

"So, you didn't tell a lie again. If you understand it wrong, it's entirely someone else's fault, right?"

Charlize smiled and looked at Charlotte.

"That's it!"

Charlotte puffed out her chest.

***********

After that, everything went smoothly.

"Happy Death Day" is still soaring on the box office charts. Although there has been a downward trend, it is not a problem to continue for a while.

In fact, whether it is a horror film or a youth campus film, this kind of box office curve is abnormal.

It can only be said that Charlotte moved a work with a mature stage of wireless loop story structure to an era when this structure was just emerging, forming an obvious generational difference advantage.

This is like using emerging fourth-generation aircraft with stealth, high speed and high maneuverability to defeat second-generation aircraft that do not even have complete radar in modern air combat.

It can be said that the victory is not easy, but the victory is absolutely easy.

In this case, Charlotte roped in Lao Qiang and others and began to help Charlize move——

"Why do you need our help when your girl moves?"

Lao Qiang complained a little,

"I originally planned to go to the concert with Annika!"

"concert!?"

Charlotte rolled her eyes and looked at her red-bearded friend.

"Are you sure you understand?"

——He knows that Lao Qiang has serious shortcomings in music.

"I want you to take care of it!?"

Lao Qiang responded rudely to such a harmful friend who only exposed people's shortcomings.

"Actually, the main reason I came to you and Addison this time is to confirm something."

Charlotte glanced at the photographer Addison Yang who had been shrinking next to him, not talking much and not doing much work at the same time.

"Our studio is now officially established, and the success of "Happy Death Day" has given me the confidence to continue. So, should we officially determine the name of the studio now?"

"..."

It’s embarrassing to say that although they began to prepare for the establishment of the studio shortly after the release of "Fatal Turn", and even "Happy Death Day" is a product of the studio to a certain extent, the name of the studio has never been determined. .

The main reason for this is actually very simple, just one word——

money!

Without formal income, the studio is always just a vision, and naturally it doesn’t matter if it can’t come up with a name.

Therefore, it is only now that the income from "Happy Death Day" is about to come in, and Charlotte has officially begun to think about the name of the studio...

"...Do you have any ideas?"

Lao Qiang asked simply.

"What do you think of the name 'Spectre'?"

"It sucks!"

Lao Qiang said very rudely, and Addison Yang on the side also nodded in agreement.

then--

The studio is officially named "Spectre"...

"I hope that Spectre Studios can take over some of the special effects and post-production of our own movies in the future."

While talking, Charlotte looked at the two guys who were criticizing his naming skills just now.

"You want to be like Industrial Light \u0026 Magic, right?"

Lao Qiang, who was joking with Charlotte just now, realized that this was the serious thing the other party wanted to say this time, and his face became serious.

"That's not an easy thing!"

"yes."

Addison Yang, who had been silent, also spoke,

"A special effects studio requires a lot of technical staff. Without enough business, we can't afford to support them."

"That's normal. But-"

Charlotte glanced at Addison Young,

"Addison, do you remember those strange shots I asked you to shoot in "Fatal Turn"?"

"You mean those shots of female ghosts?"

Addison immediately recalled,

"At that time, I felt strange, how did you get those special effects shots so quickly?"

——Because what I photographed are real ghosts!

Charlotte thought to herself.

It should be said that before the baptism of several special effects blockbusters around 2000, the entire Hollywood's understanding of computer special effects was still at a relatively rudimentary stage.

At least, practitioners like Lao Qiang and Addison, who mostly work in small and medium-budget films and are rarely involved in large-scale productions, have a relatively rudimentary understanding of special effects.

This will also give Charlotte the opportunity to cheat——

"You may have heard that some special effects need to be produced using computers, which will cause considerable cost pressure. I have previously collaborated with a geek in Silicon Valley to develop a technology that can significantly reduce the cost of such special effects. "

Looking at the half-understanding look in their eyes, Charlotte continued,

"This technology can use very few technicians to complete post-production special effects, but accordingly, a lot of preparation work needs to be done during the shooting stage. Nowadays, many are not even proficient in using ordinary green screen technology. The crew is completely out of control, so——"

"We can only use it ourselves first, right?"

Addison Young felt that she understood what Charlotte meant,

"That's what you did to the camera when you were filming "The Turn", right?"

"That's right!"

"Then I'm okay with that!"

Addison Young looked excited.

Perhaps because of his attachment to technology geek James Cameron, this photographer is now very interested in new technologies.

“It would definitely be interesting if there were new technologies to experiment with.”

"Indeed, if it has its own unique skills and can reduce costs, the existence of this special effects studio is meaningful."

Lao Qiang nodded,

"However, are there any suitable projects for us to do now? If the special effects department recruits people but has no work to do, it will simply burn money."

"Well..."

Charlotte knew that what Lao Qiang said was not wrong. If Hollywood directors create special effects studios, they usually do so based on the needs of the movies they shoot.

Among them, the most famous is Industrial Light and Magic——

This company, a leader in the field of film special effects, was originally founded purely by George Lucas for the special effects work of "Star Wars".

However, after the success of "Star Wars", the blockbuster era began, and many movies had a demand for special effects. This brought a lot of work to Industrial Light and Magic, and it also completely made this company a success.

Now, what Lao Qiang wants to know is whether there are any projects that they can work on immediately after they established the "Spectre" studio.

This is indeed important!

Fortunately, Charlotte is a person who likes to be prepared before speaking.

"Actually, Jodie Foster called me two days ago and said she had a project she wanted to talk to me about."

"What project?"

When it comes to specific movies, both Lao Qiang and Addison are interested.

"It's not clear yet, Judy said she wanted to interview me."

Charlotte shrugged.

"But from what she said, it should be a fantasy film, the investment scale should not be too small, and special effects technology must be used somewhere - she suggested that I read "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving first!"