Chatty Hollywood

"This is really an amazing ability!"

After watching Charlotte demonstrate the animated plot of "Sleepy Hollow" using a human skin book, Jodie Foster couldn't help but sigh,

"Your ability is simply a bug as a director!"

"What kind of bug is this!"

Charlotte scoffed;

"Isn't it a general rule in Hollywood to use all the resources at your disposal?"

"Right!"

Thinking about all the bad things she had experienced, Judy had to agree with Charlotte's words. but--

“Can this book be used by others?”

The movie queen was still a little happy.

"What do you think?"

Charlotte rolled her eyes.

"……All right!"

As a double Oscar winner, Jodie Foster has been on the set since she was a child. Of course, she understands how convenient this human skin book can bring to film directors.

She glanced at it with some regret, and at the same time further clarified her idea of ​​winning over Charlotte——

Because this book gives Charlotte's directorial ability an insurance.

In Judy's view, although the ability of the human skin book cannot give the director greater creativity, it can definitely significantly reduce the risk of losing control of the rhythm.

In other words, although it cannot increase the upper limit of a director's ability, it greatly raises the lower limit of a director's ability and reduces the chance of movie failure.

This is especially important for commercial films.

"Now it seems that investing in a movie directed by you has a higher chance of success!"

Judy smiled and expressed her conclusion.

"You have great confidence in me!"

Charlotte shrugged.

"In that case, can you give me the final editing rights?"

"this……"

The actress smiled awkwardly and said,

"If it were a low-cost film invested by my own company, I could give you the editing rights, but now this project..."

"The cost is too high?"

"There is this factor."

Jodie Foster nodded,

"Especially, according to your draft script, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money on special effects!"

"About this, I actually have an idea -"

Charlotte was about to mention that her Spectre studio could produce special effects, but the movie queen waved her hand.

"Actually, as long as there is money, the special effects issue is easy to deal with. The key issue now is that Paramount has a similar script in its hands."

"Paramount!?"

Charlotte really didn't know anything about this matter - in the original world of "Sleepy Hollow", he mainly focused on the movie itself and didn't know much about the behind-the-scenes stories.

"Having a similar script in hand, does that mean they might sue us for plagiarism later?"

Charlotte asked directly.

"There is a possibility."

Jodie Foster nodded,

"However, rather than the risks in the future, I want to take advantage of the opportunity——"

“—Pull Paramount on board!?”

Charlotte understood Judy's intention at once.

This is indeed a good method. Not only can it perfectly solve the trouble that may be caused by similar scripts, it can also take the opportunity to obtain Paramount's money and resources. only--

"Paramount won't take the bait that easily, will it?"

"It's just as troublesome if you take the bait!"

Jodie Foster sighed;

"If Paramount gets involved, if you're not careful, not to mention you as the director, even me as the initiator of the project may be squeezed out by them."

"Is this Dances with Wolves?"

Charlotte made an analogy,

"That is to say, the timing and method of bringing Paramount on board need to be carefully considered, right?"

"Yes."

The movie queen gave a wry smile and said,

"But let me figure these things out. Charlotte, you should prepare for the movie as normal!"

"Can."

Charlotte nodded.

By now, Charlotte has seen that Jodie Foster intends to maintain a long-term cooperative relationship with him.

That's why I told him so much at the beginning of the project preparation stage.

As for why——

"Maybe it's because the results of "Happy Death Day" are so amazing!"

Thinking about the films that seem to have a chance to hit the 100 million yuan mark at the North American box office, Charlotte can't help but feel a little proud.

"Then I'll go back and prepare first!"

He put away the human skin book and the draft of the script and was about to leave, but was suddenly stopped by Jodie Foster.

"Can you come to my bedroom and take a look?"

If it were another woman who said this, Charlotte would probably have to think too much.

But think about the tendency of the speaker to be bent no further——

"Is there something you want me to see?"

he asked directly.

"That mirror..."

When the other party mentioned it, Charlotte reacted immediately.

——As expected, I asked him to meet here because it was about exorcism!

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On the matter of mirrors, nothing much happened.

After all, the evil god has been eliminated, and Charlotte gave the mirror to Jodie Foster just as a kind of psychological comfort.

It was fake in the first place, so what could go wrong?

But before he left, the movie queen asked another question related to the movie.

"Why do I see the animation you created using that book, and the hero in it looks a bit like Johnny Depp?"

——Because in the movie "Sleepy Hollow" I watched, he was the leading actor!

Charlotte smiled bitterly in her heart, but she couldn't explain the reason.

"Because I promised Depp before that I would help him match up with his ex-girlfriend again."

"You mean-"

Jodie Foster was stunned for a moment, then suddenly became excited,

"The actor Johnny Depp, the heroine Winona Ryder? This combination is really good."

As a businessman, Judy knows how much advantages the combination of Depp and Winona has in publicity.

After all, the relationship between the two was always under the spotlight. Now that they are working together again after breaking up, they will definitely attract a lot of attention.

What's more, according to Charlotte's script, the somewhat eccentric male protagonist is indeed in line with Depp's style.

As for the heroine, creating a classical beauty is Winona's specialty...

"However, I'm worried that Winona won't be willing to take this role!"

As a friend, Judy really wanted Winona to take this role. She felt that through this movie, the couple could continue their relationship.

However, she also knew that Winona's personality was somewhat neurotic. Since she was so sensitive and broke up with Depp for some unclear reasons, it was hard to say whether she would be willing to cooperate with him again now.

"Let's try it first!"

Charlotte had nothing to do about this problem. After all, in his original world, the heroine of "Sleepy Hollow" was not Winona Ryder.

He says this now because he really thinks the other person is a good fit, and also because of the promise he made to Depp.

Although the latter may think it was a joke on his part, Charlotte herself is serious——

After all, he had discovered something was wrong with Depp and Winona before.

"I don't know what's going on now?"

Charlotte murmured in her heart, always feeling that the development of things later might not be that simple.

PS1: "Angel Matchmaker" is a 2008 American comedy film. PS2: "Sleepy Hollow" did invite Winona Ryder to be the heroine, but she was rejected.