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Eric didn't think about the two people's thoughts. Quentin and Lawrence didn't immediately agree, so he stopped talking about this topic. Anyway, as long as this cooperation is happy, Firefly will definitely be the first choice for Quentin and Lawrence. Looking at his watch, Eric continued: "Let's put this matter aside, time is running out, let's talk about the script, I can invest in this movie, and the budget doesn't have to be limited to one million dollars , you two can shoot as much as you like."
Quentin and Lawrence were still hesitant about Eric's invitation to join Firefly, but seeing the other party skipping the matter so easily, they both felt disappointed at the same time, keenly felt that they had missed a rare opportunity and regretted it. Just didn't agree immediately. This kind of emotion prevented the two people from even immediately reflecting what Eric said. It was not until Eric finished speaking and raised his head to stare at the two people that Lawrence took the lead in reacting, and confirmed with joy: "Ai Rick, are you serious?"
Quentin also reacted at this time, and also looked at Eric with surprise.
Eric nodded again: "Of course 3, it's true, but I have a few conditions."
The two of them suddenly showed such expressions and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. If Eric was soliciting and agreeing to invest as soon as he came up, but there were no additional conditions, it would be hell. The two just hope that Eric will not interfere too much in the production of the film.
"First of all, the actors of the movie must all be selected from the agency uta, do you know uta?" At the end, Eric asked uncertainly. Poole Sheed made a few phone calls, and generally only knew that the situation of the brokerage company was very good, and he didn't know much about the rest. Because of his growing reputation, in order to avoid suspicion, he rarely intervenes in the management of uta. It's not that there is no media to criticize UTA's monopoly, but there is no disturbance. In fact, the anti-monopoly laws in North America are not as strict as imagined. Take, for example, the regulation that film companies cannot operate vertically in theaters because of the Paramount Act decades ago. This law is now There is not much binding force on the big film companies. Although it cannot be said to be in name only, among the North American theaters, only on the bright side, the number of theater screens owned by several major film companies has exceeded one-tenth of the total number of screens. The theaters selected by the big film companies must be the best in terms of location and the like. This one-tenth of the theaters is almost the essence of all the theaters in North America, and the theaters secretly controlled by the big film companies are even larger. This is the result of the federal government turning a blind eye, because although the Paramount Act cut off the monopoly of major studios, it also dealt a big blow to the Hollywood film industry. Now Hollywood movies are developing rapidly, and the scale of profits is getting bigger and bigger, and even has a huge influence all over the world. Under such a good situation, big movie companies will spread their tentacles. I won't be so stupid as to make another fuss to break the good situation.
Hearing Eric's inquiry, Lawrence Bender nodded quickly and said: "Of course, of course I know." After speaking, Lawrence and his best friend looked at each other, and then said: "This condition is no problem."
"What's more, the script also needs some revisions..." After Eric finished speaking, Quentin immediately showed displeasure, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously. Eric just smiled slightly: "Don't worry , I am very satisfied with the content, but the name of "The Seven-color Robber" is too weird, I thought of another good name."
While Quentin breathed a sigh of relief, Lawrence breathed a sigh of relief. If Eric wanted to make a big move on the script, Lawrence was very worried that his best friend would jump out and object and disrupt the cooperation. Eric just It is not unacceptable to propose to change the name of the movie.
Eric lowered his head, picked up the pen, wrote two words directly on the script, and handed it to the opposite side.
Quentin and Lawrence moved their heads together and said in unison: "Reservoir-dogs?"
"Yes, "Reservoir Dogs"," Eric showed a slightly wicked smile: "I think the name fits the plot very well. All the characters in the story seem to me to be Reservoir Dogs, don't they?"
This time, Lawrence Bender looked at Quentin. Quentin stretched out his index finger and scratched his broad forehead a few times. After struggling for a while, he reluctantly nodded: "Okay, let's call it "Reservoir Dogs." In fact, I also feel that this name is much better than the original one, but, as the author of the script, the name of the movie was directly changed by the young man opposite, which is quite depressing no matter what.
"Another point, I think seven robbers is a bit too much, six is not bad, I read the script, three of them died directly, and because of this, there are several extra lines of dialogue in the plot that I think are a bit redundant , Of course, I’m just making a suggestion here, and it’s up to you if you want to modify it.” Eric said again, this little suggestion was just something he came up with on the spur of the moment, and it was all out of wanting to make this classic B-movie more in line with the previous version If Quentin is unwilling to modify it, it’s okay. The highlight of this script lies in the non-linear narrative structure.
If everything is straightened out, it will be a very boring thing: a gang boss summoned several robbers with code names to rob the jewelry store of diamonds, but was betrayed by undercover police and surrounded by the police. Several people died in the shootout. The survivors fled into the warehouse, and a series of confrontations took place, and finally there was internal strife, and everyone died together.
That's all.
The advantage of a movie is that it can use a variety of narrative methods to show a company that is mediocre to the extreme in a very interesting way.
"I'll think about it," Quentin nodded seeing that Eric was really just a proposal. Although his first reaction in his heart was not to change, he didn't explicitly refuse. As for the final result, he decided to go back and discuss with his buddies. discuss.
"Then, I have no problem here." Eric leaned back comfortably on the chair and looked at the two: "Do you have any questions?"
Quentin pulled the script over and put it under his hands before asking, "Eric, about... about the film director?"
Eric shrugged with a smile: "Since I agreed to invest, it must be equivalent to agreeing to your previous conditions. I will not interfere with the content of this movie at all. You can do it freely, and the final editing rights belong to you." He didn't have any expectations for the box office of this movie. In his memory, this movie was very famous, but it didn't get any amazing box office, but it made a few good actors famous. It is precisely this point, as long as "Reservoir Dogs" uses all uta actors, even if they only gain some fame in the end and fail to recover the cost, it will be worthwhile for Eric. (The novel "I Am Hollywood" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign on the top right "Add friend", search public Number "qdread" and pay attention, hurry up!)