Chatty Hollywood

"This is actually because we accidentally made a mistake when preparing the props."

The assistant director on the side, Lao Qiang, scratched his head in embarrassment.

"We did order a green screen, but accidentally, the supplier gave us a blue screen."

"..."

——So, is it the fault of the prop team or the supplier?

Keanu Reeves felt powerless for a moment.

He thought there was some lofty reason for this...

"However, since blue screens are not as convenient as green screens, why would suppliers still produce blue screens?"

"Because it's useful!"

Charlotte spread her hands,

"At the very least, if you were filming "Spider-Man" and there was a green character like the Green Goblin, the green screen would be useless!"

"At that time, blue screen or gray screen were the remaining options."

"What you said makes so much sense, I can't even refute it."

For a moment, this thought flashed through Keanu Reeves' mind.

Without waiting for him to say anything, Charlotte continued,

"Besides, if there are no people with blue eyes among the actors, there is actually no problem in using a blue screen."

"In areas like Northeast Asia, they don't have blue eyes due to racial issues, so there's no problem using blue screens."

"And we are actually the same now."

Charlotte pointed at Keanu Reeves' eyes.

Indeed, Keanu Reeves, who is part Asian, even has black hair, so naturally he doesn’t have blue eyes.

"So, you are going to make a mistake and make a mistake?"

Keanu asked.

"That's not true."

Charlotte shook her head;

"You know, Sally has blue eyes, and she has a scene that also requires special effects."

"Then you plan to-"

"Go to the supplier to return it!"

Charlotte looked as if it was natural.

"However, before returning the wrong blue screens, it's not like we can't use them as waste - it doesn't cost any money anyway!"

"……All right."

Keanu didn't know what to say to Charlotte's idea of ​​making do with simplicity, which was a bit like Grandet's.

He now somewhat understands why there are rumors in Hollywood that movies shot by Charlotte Booth can always save money compared to other directors with the same effect.

——Charlotte is worthy of the title of “a money-saving expert”.

Especially, this feeling becomes even more obvious when compared with James Cameron, another "little money-burning expert".

Although Keanu Reeves has never worked with this famous director who was a truck driver, he also knows how good he is at spending money.

At least, just because the props and tableware used during the filming of the banquet lacked a Shirahoshi company logo, it was impossible for ordinary directors to ask for new props and re-shoot at an extra cost of 2 million US dollars. come out.

——Yes, this is an anecdote from James Cameron's filming of "Titanic".

Although the movie has not yet been completed, rumors have spread that Cameron spent a lot of money on it.

"Is this for future publicity, or is Fox already expressing dissatisfaction with Cameron?"

Having been in Hollywood for so long, Keanu Reeves naturally understands that there is no smoke without fire.

In fact, in most cases, Hollywood crews have a strong sense of confidentiality.

Unless there is a major conflict within the crew, most of the gossip that will spread is "official leaks" for publicity purposes.

In the case of Cameron, Keanu doesn't know whether it is the former or the latter.

Of course, this has nothing to do with him.

Now he just needs to film "Hell Detective" well...

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In contrast, Charlize knows a lot about Charlotte.

"What you just said was actually a lie, right?"

After Keanu Reeves, the curious baby, went back to filming,

the girl asked Charlotte in a low voice.

"Sally, why did you see it again?"

Charlotte looked helpless.

He felt that as the "communication" between the two "deepened", it became more and more difficult for him to deceive Charlize.

"The person next to your pillow is the easiest and hardest to deceive!"

The director sighed inwardly.

And Charlize, who had seen through him, had a little pride on his face.

"Because I know you very well!"

The girl's face turned slightly red,

"Furthermore, in my memory, Lao Qiang is a very reliable person and has never made such a stupid mistake."

"……indeed."

Charlotte nodded, and then whispered to Charlize,

"Actually, the use of blue screens has something to do with ghosts."

"Don't tell me, ghosts like or hate the color blue?"

"That's not true."

Charlotte explained,

"I just added some spell-casting paint to the blue screen as the background - but in this way, it was difficult to maintain pure green, so I used blue."

"I see!"

Charlize nodded.

Long before the filming of the movie "Hell Detective" started, Charlotte told her that she would think about how to deal with the unknown ghost and the famous Count Dracula during the filming of this movie -

"Now it seems that this blue screen should be one of the means he prepared!"

Charlize did not ask further about the rationale behind it. She was about to continue watching, but unexpectedly Charlotte asked her a question,

"Speaking of which, Sally, is the news about the "Peerless Catastrophe" you said before true?"

"Roughly the same!"

Charlize nodded,

"But it is said that Michael Bay was not particularly interested in me playing the role."

It turned out that shortly after taking over the supporting role in "Hell Detective", Charlize's agent Pat Kingsley secured another audition opportunity for Charlize——

Michael Bay, who calls himself an artist and believes that "art is explosion", wrote "The End of the World".

Of course, the name "Explosion Shell" has not yet spread around the world, and his hobby of explosions has not been well-known to everyone.

Now, Michael Bay, the future leader of the "Transformers" series, is just a newcomer to commercial films who has only made two movies.

Although both of his movies were very good, their development was far less rapid than Charlotte's.

In fact, his "The Island" was relatively suppressed at the box office because its release date was close to that of "The Sixth Sense".

But even so, "The Island" is an excellent commercial movie after all, and its overall results are pretty good.

As a result, Michael Bay gradually entered the ranks of first-line directors.

Of course, there is still a long way to go before a big-name director like Charlotte can get the final editing rights.

However, a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.

You know, Michael Bay has two good bosses——

Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer.

Under the control of these two big-name producers, Michael Bay's unbridled love for explosions and weaknesses in poor rhythm control have been compensated to the greatest extent.

This made him invincible before "Pearl Harbor".

The extensive connections of these two producers allowed Michael Bay to raise enough funds every time to shoot the popular blockbusters he wanted to shoot.

"Unforgettable Catastrophe" is his next plan after "Bravely Entering the Island of Death".

"Based on the information I've learned, the film's chances of success should be pretty good."

Charlotte analyzed to Charlize,

"Michael Bay's explosive style has not yet been disgusted by the market, and Jerry Bruckheimer can help him control the rhythm-"

"In fact, if Don Simpson, who was better at grasping the taste of the North American market, had not passed away due to an accident due to taking too many drugs this year, I even think that this "The Last Day" would have been 100% successful."

"I didn't expect you to think so highly of Michael Bay."

Charlize felt a little surprised,

"When you took me to see his "The Island", you said "art is explosion". I thought you were mocking him?"

"It's not a sarcasm, just kidding - at least the movie was really good."

Seeing Charlize nodding in agreement, Charlotte smiled and said,

"I do think Michael Bay's narrative ability and pacing ability are a bit poor, but that's relative. In the explosion scenes, his talent and imagination are unquestionable."

"You mean he can succeed just by doing explosion scenes?"

The girl, who was still thinking relatively normally, really couldn't believe it.

Charlotte responded with a shrug.

"This is how successful they will be in the future, and I feel helpless!!"

Charlotte complained in her mind.

He feels that Steve Jobs's phrase "Only the paranoid can succeed" is actually very suitable for Michael Bay.

"Focus on explosions for twenty years!"

——This sentence can be said to be a true portrayal of Michael Bay's life.

Take this "Peerless Catastrophe" as an example!

After blowing up all the explosive targets on the ground, Michael Bay has set his sights on space.

Although training oil workers to go into space to explode asteroids is really embarrassing, but why do audiences just love to watch it?

——We workers have power!

Even if the North American audience does not know this famous saying, this setting that is actually not very reasonable does greatly enhance the sense of immersion for the general audience.

Anyway, in Charlotte's original world, the box office results of "The End of the World" were very good.

Therefore, Charlotte is still very confident about Michael Bay, who still loves explosions and still wants to send oil workers into space in this world.

And he is also happy to see Charlize participate in this movie.

However, from what the girl said, it seems that her audition did not go so well——

"Pat told me that the crew is still making a decision. Liv Tyler and I each have our own advantages, but Michael Bay may prefer the other."

Charlize answered Charlotte's question,

"To be honest, I don't really care about this movie."

As she said that, the girl glanced at Charlotte,

"You know, because of your previous movies, my box office appeal is pretty good among actresses. Starring in a vase in a commercial movie won't improve my appeal much."

"You are right to say that."

Charlotte nodded.

Indeed, for actresses, starring in blockbusters can increase their influence, but the improvement in their status is indeed very limited.

The Oscar statuette is the best way to improve the status and quality of Hollywood actresses.

This is also the reason why female stars value Oscars more highly than male stars.

"At the same time, this is also the reason why people like Weinstein can be so unscrupulous when facing many female stars."

Charlotte thought about it in her heart, but asked,

"So, Sally, do you want to focus on winning the prize now?"

"It's not urgent."

Charlize glanced at Charlotte charmingly,

"Thanks to you, I became famous at the age of 20, which gave me more time to prepare for the Oscar. In this regard, what I value most is the biography of Erin Wuornos."

"that……"

Charlotte scratched her head,

"Nothing new from Patty Jenkins?"

——After previously discussing with Charlize about adapting the story of Erin Wuornos, a serial killer, Charlotte made the move.

Of course, he didn't let Erin Wuornos die directly.

That would be too direct.

Moreover, Charlize wasn't ready yet.

Charlotte simply hired a fledgling screenwriter in the name of Spectre Studio to collect and organize the deeds of Erin Wuornos in preparation for future script adaptations.

However, what Charlotte didn't expect was that the female screenwriter named Patty Jenkins had somehow actually become a friend of Erin Wuornos, who was currently being imprisoned.

She even often visited Erin Wuornos in prison and collected a lot of first-hand information from the latter. She was almost ready to write an autobiography for the first female serial killer in American history...

"Patti is still gathering information."

Charlize explained to Charlotte.

——The purpose of hiring Patty Jenkins to collect information was mainly because Charlize wanted to play Erin Wuornos on the big screen, so Charlotte asked her to report directly to Charlize.

In this way, sometimes Charlize will know about this news earlier than Charlotte.

"Patti said that Wuornos' current state is getting more and more strange, and he is almost becoming a philosopher!"

Charlize gave Charlotte a strange look;

"You didn't really do anything to her, did you?"

"Sally, even if I really did something, you wouldn't be able to find out."

Charlotte curled her lips,

"When a person is about to die, he also speaks kind words. Based on Eileen Wuornos' crime, she will definitely be sentenced to death. In her current state, she is probably mentally prepared and starting to review her life!"

"you're right!"

Charlize didn't actually suspect Charlotte, she just made a joke with her boyfriend.

"However, the current situation of Erin Wuornos is indeed quite strange. Especially the prison where she is currently being held is very eerie and strange——"

"you've been to!?"

Charlotte glared at her girlfriend;

"If a Hollywood actress goes to that kind of place, it will cause trouble."

"I can use the Evil God's Disguise Technique!"

Charlize stuck out her tongue pretending to be naughty, but seeing Charlotte still staring at her angrily, she could only promise,

"I won't go there again!"

"That's good!"

Charlotte nodded and then asked,

"What do you mean by spooky and spooky? The prison for serious offenders where Erin Wuornos is located is spooky to ordinary people, right?"

"If that's the case, would I specifically say it?"

Charlize rolled her eyes at Charlotte;

"I say weird, mainly because Susan Atkins from the Manson family lives in that prison!"

"The Manson Family?"

Charlotte was stunned,

“The Manson family who killed famous director Roman Polanski’s pregnant wife!?”

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