Chatty Hollywood

Westwood's words made the scene immediately quiet, and everyone was silent. The whole office was as dead as a morgue in a hospital in the middle of the night, and it was like a room with a gas leak, full of tension that was about to explode.

"As Allen said before, let another Allen director, Allen Smithy, take over. Hasn't he done this kind of thing many times!"

Perhaps feeling that the atmosphere in the room was too depressing, the production manager Michael Rich subconsciously wanted to make a joke to brighten the atmosphere, but Mr. Producer's staring eyes immediately told him that his joke was not very clever.

"Director Alan Smithey does not exist! Mr. Rich, if you let this director direct, then please go to him to get a salary, not me!"

——Alan Smithy is a special backer for Hollywood producers and directors when they have conflicts. The FBI can't find out the existence of this gentleman. If you go to him to get a salary, it is basically the same as drinking Northwest Wind What a difference.

After being scolded by the producer who couldn't take a joke now, Michael simply shrank his neck and remained silent. Originally, as a production manager, he could only be regarded as a junior among the main creative staff of the crew, and it was normal for him not to speak, but everyone other than him was also silent, which made Westwood a little confused.

"Richard, you're the assistant director, what do you think?"

If no one takes the initiative to speak, Mr. Producer can only name them. And Lao Qiang, as the most experienced person in the crew, naturally couldn't escape in this respect.

"Can't we get another director?"

It's not that Lao Qiang couldn't tell that Westwood wanted him to take over directing, but he still chose to play dumb,

"Judging from the script, the difficulty of directing this film is not too high, and we have already finished the preliminary preparations. As long as the funds are no problem, we should be able to change directors!"

"The problem is the money!"

Westwood smiled wryly,

"Everyone has gone through the preparatory stage before. You should know that the crew's funds are only at a sufficient level. Originally, if Alan hadn't disappeared, he might be able to use his contacts to bring in part of the money if he directed it. But now He disappeared, so it is a question of whether the remaining money will be available. Just like this, our financial chain has become very tight. If we re-hire the director to pay the film, even if it is only a small part , It will also make us completely collapse, don't forget, in addition to the director, our heroine is also missing, so we have to save some money to find a new heroine!"

Speaking of this level, Westwood simply said,

"I called everyone here today. My original purpose was actually to hope that someone would stand up and act as a director. Of course, as I said before, there is no hope of increasing salary. It's not that I don't want to, but that I really have no money. But I can fight for a share of the box office after it’s released—originally, if it wasn’t a famous director, it would have been impossible to get a share of this kind of film, but now it’s a matter of urgency. So, who is willing to stand up? ?”

Having said that, he set his sights on Lao Qiang, obviously hoping that the most senior assistant director in the crew would come forward. This time, Old Gun didn't play dumb again.

"I can't!"

He answered very simply,

"It has nothing to do with issues such as qualifications and abilities. It's just that since the divorce, I have no urge to direct myself. If I had to choose between directing a movie by myself and getting back the custody of my children, I would definitely I will choose the latter. For me now, filming is just a job, but directing is more than just a job!"

"this……"

Old Gun's answer was obviously beyond Westwood's expectation, he sighed,

"I thought of some words to convince you, but now..."

Westwood turned his head to photographer Addison Young.

Many directors are photographers. As the role that has the clearest grasp of the film besides the director, Addison was originally the best candidate to succeed the director besides the most experienced old gun. However, he shook his head:

"Me neither!"

"Why!?"

"because……"

Edison picked up the cigarette in his hand and took a few puffs, exhaled a smoke ring before continuing,

"Has any of you seen James Cameron's first movie?"

"Cameron's first movie?"

Faced with this unanswered question, everyone was a little dazed.

"Is it "Piranha 2"? I've seen it."

It was Charlotte who answered. With the help of the omnipotent Internet and the regrettable copyright situation in later generations of China, he has watched a lot of movies, and the first show of "King of the World" is naturally not to be missed.

"Does it look good?"

"This... can only be said to be unsatisfactory."

"Yeah, just passable, passable!"

Photographer Addison pinched the cigarette in his hand, looking a little dazed,

"The film was shot in Italy. Cameron was still a novice director at that time. His situation at that time was not unsatisfactory. It can be described as horrible! From the actors to the photography to the production staff, no one respected him; Not only did the producer not give him the right to edit, but he even ignored his opinion. And I was the cinematographer of that movie."

"What?"

Edison's self-disclosure history surprised Charlotte. He didn't expect that such a crew that can only be described as stragglers and mobs would have someone who had the experience of working with a "great god" like Cameron. Finding gold in the sand is also a kind of "taobao", right?

"So, you are worried that you will encounter the same thing as Cameron after taking over as director, right?"

Unlike Charlotte, whose mind is a bit divergent, producer Westwood pays more attention to the question of why the photographer Addison is unwilling to be the director. After hearing these words, he seems to understand something,

"Please don't worry about these issues! The authority of the director must be protected in the crew. Although I have failed as a producer, I still understand this—"

"No, you don't understand!!!"

Addison, who had always been taciturn, suddenly became irritable. He interrupted Westwood's words arrogantly,

"I'm not talking about conditions with you! I have seen the situation where Cameron was ignored by the entire crew, and I also know that he picked the lock in order to edit his own film, but I am not worried about these at all!! You know what? ? When that film was finished, he once gathered all the crew members together, and yelled in front of everyone, saying that we can disrespect him, and we can be unwilling to work overtime with him, but in the end, he will become a big shot, and us--"

He was panting violently, and the words behind him seemed like hooked arrows piercing the wound, making him endure severe pain every time he pulled out a little,

"—we'll be doing nothing, and nothing—nothing—will be done!!!"

"this……"

As a time traveler, Charlotte is also Cameron's fan, but he knows this story. From the standpoint of Cameron, this can of course be said to be an inspirational story of perseverance; however, from the perspective of those who despised the fledgling Cameron back then, but should regret it later, this taste is also what kind? This is like the top 10 goals scored in the World Cup. As a player who scores a goal, he is naturally glorious, but how do those defensive players and goalkeepers in the background feel?

Looking at the photographer Addison, who seemed to have exhausted all his strength after saying a word, and slumped on the chair, Charlotte didn't know what to say.

"You know? We all laughed when we heard him say that. To us at the time, it was the same as the line 'I will be back!' that the villains always say in those cliché series. It wasn't worth it at all. A mention. However, after 10 years, he really came back!! You guys know? When I saw the T-1000's metal form change in Terminator 2, my whole body was shaking, that's not a movie guy The excitement when I see a good shot is instead fear and despair! Cameron has really become a big shot, but what about me? I’m afraid that I’m really like what he said, nothing will happen!!!”

Addison was talking quietly, and no one interrupted him. Except for his voice, everything in the room was silent, as if any sound was a kind of profanation.

"Actually, I can say that I have achieved nothing in the past ten years. Although I have participated in several films and now I have some qualifications as a photographer, but always...every time I see Cameron's achievements, I will think of him. His words! Just like just now, you know, my dear Mr. Producer, when you asked 'who will be the director', how much I wanted to agree! But, it's like I'm wearing Dr. Hannibal's sewn-up mask, and I'm afraid I can't open my mouth at all, yes, I dare not! Cameron's words are a curse to me, and now I can no longer bear the pressure of being a director..."

"Is this another corpse lying on the road to the ideal?"

Looking at Edison who seemed to be shining with water in the corner of his eyes, Charlotte couldn't help but let out a sigh in his heart. In fact, how many people in this crew are not losers? Lao Qiang's family split and he lost his ambition in his career. Needless to say, Addison, how many other departments such as makeup and special effects are not losers? Director Allen may have chosen a group of mediocre losers to form the crew in order to avoid someone challenging his authority. This group of losers cursed him behind his back every day, but when he disappeared, the entire crew became scattered like a group of planets losing their sun, on the verge of destruction.

How ridiculous! ?

However, right now, among such a group of losers, Charlotte's heartbeat became more and more violent——

Do you want to try it?