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Superstar - Chapter 1378

Published at 31st of January 2024 09:48:42 AM


Chapter 1378: 10 feet with confidence

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As soon as he came up, Kevin’s momentum was suppressed, and he was already weak from his personal visit. This is the site of Endeavour’s elite brokerage company; when he met Mark, Columbia Pictures’ smashed boats must not be in the community; and then to Hugo. His absence, Rick's direct attack. Kevin did not expect such a situation at all.

As a co-screenwriter, Roland couldn't help but sit up straight, watching Rick with a slight dissatisfaction and asking, "What's wrong with my script? We have revised it according to your requirements. Is there any dissatisfaction?"

The first time the script was challenged was part of the plan. A few days ago, they submitted the second revised script to Rick, but now Rick is still full of mocking rhetorical tone, which really made Roland very excited. Feeling insulted.

But Rick was not at all shocked. He still had the gentle and friendly smile on his face, and he raised his hand to stop him, "Don't get excited, I'm not malicious." The words with a smile made the meeting room. The atmosphere of is a little more gentle, "I mean, this is a commercial work, right? It is the visual effects and war scenes that dominate the protagonist. For this part, I believe in your professionalism and I also believe in the tastes of the audience. ."

Rick’s words were an endorsement of the script, which calmed Roland a little bit, "However, the characters are already supporting roles. On the basis of supporting roles, you have arranged so many roles to divide the time. Almost every role The playing time is very limited. Even after the modification, it still hasn’t changed much. So, why do you need Hugo to play such a role? I don’t think Hugo will be an excellent vase, let alone Hugo. A puppet character suitable for filling out time."

As soon as Rick's words changed, the whole tone became sharp and harsh, which caused the anger on Roland's face to surge in an instant, but then he was stunned and found that he could not find a word to refute. This was stunned. It reminded Roland of Kevin's second plan, he had to control himself, and then he straightened his back in a daze, avoiding Rick's sight.

All these things happened in an instant, and the brief confrontation between Rick and Roland was over before they had time to react. Rick, who was well prepared, caught Roland and Kevin completely by surprise. However, this little reaction time made Kevin immediately calm down. As the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox, he needs more wisdom than cleverness.

"Rick, I think I know what you mean..." Kevin tried to ease the atmosphere, but obviously the other party was unwilling.

Joseph shook his head and said, "No, Mr. Burns, you don't know."

"Please call me Kevin." Joseph was interrupted, which made Joseph pause. He saw the persistence in Kevin's eyes, so he clicked his chin, "Kevin, you don't know what Hugo meant. Otherwise, the script won’t be revised. Hugo doesn’t reject commercial movies, but you took such a simple script. I can sum it up in one sentence: Aliens attacked the earth because of their spacecraft. The protective cover made our attacks ineffective and defeated, finally relying on one... uh, inexplicable... what should I say, doctor? A doctor’s opinion planted a virus on the spacecraft, and then the Americans showed their power and defeated it. Alien."

After Joseph finished speaking, he paused deliberately and looked at the few people in front of him.

Roland opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything, and Dean who was sitting aside mumbled unwillingly, "He is a computer expert."

"Sorry, my fault, a computer expert." Joseph knew that he could correct his mistake, and he admitted his mistake bluntly, which made Dean stunned and ashamed. "The simple plot and bloated character settings make the story even more unclear. The visual effects are the only thing to watch. As an actor, what is the significance of Hugo's role?" Joseph expressed his meaning completely. , And then stopped talking, just sat on the spot and gave the scene to Rick.

As Joseph said, Roland and Dean were not masters of script writing. They gave "Independence Day" a huge worldview, and then arranged the plot according to the typical story of Hollywood genre films, nothing more. In fact, the settings of the three male protagonists in the movie are very vague.

The role of the so-called computer expert David is not tenable at all, and the direct relationship between him and his ex-wife is also very redundant, and has no effect on the plot; Air Force pilot Steve is just a puppet, in short, He is a "pilot". He didn't contribute anything except flying a plane. As for the role setting, he became paler and weaker. The part of saving his girlfriend and proposing marriage did not increase the warmth of the film; the last relatively fuller president, in fact, It just shows his warmth as a person, and his decision as a president has no effect at all in the face of alien attacks.

On the contrary, the role of the veteran who finally sacrificed himself and hit the spaceship with a fighter jet became more vivid-not plump, but relatively vivid.

The reason why the "Independence Day" script has been criticized is that the simplicity of the plot is only part of it-the story is indeed too simple compared to "Terminator 2" and "True Lies", but more because of the characters in the script. There are too many, but there is no real core role, which means that there is no core focus that connects all the stories. Simply put, it is the lack of the lonely hero who turned the tide.

At the end of "Independence Day", the veterans sacrificed themselves to end the spacecraft. The president personally went into battle to incite everyone to join the battle. Computer experts found out the weaknesses of the spacecraft, and the pilots were just responsible for flying the plane. In other words, it relies on many different characters to end the story, which makes the whole story too scattered.

Instead of portraying a lot of masked characters without any depth, it is better to focus on one or two characters. For example, there are only four main characters in "Terminator 2". The future savior John, John's biological mother Sarah, t-800, t-1000, but these four characters connect a huge worldview, and t-800 shoulders the burden of the entire rescue mission. Although the script of "Terminator 2" has also been criticized by countless film critics, it is enough to become a classic in action movies.

The same goes for "Independence Day". The revised script has improved, but there is still no essential change. After getting Hugo's approval, Rick began to flex his muscles. He wanted to make Hugo the first actor of "Independence Day", the absolute actor.

Kevin sighed lightly in his heart. Although he had known that Hugo had strict requirements on the script, he asked Roland and Dean to modify the script after meeting the crew of "Love is the Only". But now it seems that their amendments still missed the point.

But it’s normal to think about it. Hugo is always picky about scripts and characters. Everyone knows that even the scripts that Steven took out were picked up by Hugo, and Hugo himself is also an excellent screenwriter, so It is normal for him to have many ideas about the script.

"So, what do you think?" Kevin knows that he really can't take the initiative in the script, and he must have an excellent script if he wants to impress Hugo. And Kevin knows the meaning of role weight more clearly than Rick and Joseph.

Let Hugo play the protagonist of a work, but the weight is not enough. This is not only a waste, but also does not conform to their set of commercial films. In Kevin's view, he absolutely supports giving Hugo more weight, allowing Hugo to provoke the weight of the entire script and maximize Hugo's influence.

What's more, they are currently at a disadvantage in every aspect today. It can be seen that Rick and the others are bound to win the script. Therefore, Kevin simply handed over the initiative and let Rick speak.

Rick was not surprised at all about this situation. He and Joseph dared to be so full of firepower. They had no fear. He knew that Kevin would not agree with them on the script. "I think you should treat David Canceled the role of Steve, and focused the storyline of this role on Steve, so that the whole storyline is clearly clear."

Kevin and Allen didn’t react when they heard Rick’s big mouth, but Roland and Dean took a deep breath. Roland didn’t suppress it this time, and just said, "Could it be that Don’t you know that the clues in David are important? It is because of David’s existence that they learned about the alien’s attack plan and the president left the White House in time; it is also because of David’s knowledge that They came up with a plan to break the protective cover of the alien spacecraft!"

Facing Roland’s excitement, Rick was not anxious at all. He still looked calm and relaxed, "I know what you mean, but you don’t understand what I mean. David is not an indispensable character. Maybe we can keep this character. Let him know about the alien attack plan, but the relationship line between David and his ex-wife can be completely cancelled, and more words will be given to the relationship line between the president and Steve. In the end, David’s computer knowledge can be completely settled. On Steve..."

Halfway through Rick raised his hands and expressed his humility, "I’m not a professional, I don’t know how the script should be written, but what I mean is that you give the role of David. Too much weight, but it does not really turn the tide of the battle. Instead of this, it is better to spread the story line of David to other characters, and then let the weight of other characters increase. Of course, on the other hand, cancel Steve. The role, I don’t care if Steve’s story is shared between David and the president."

Roland couldn't help but froze in place. Only then did he understand what Rick meant. In fact, it was to reduce the role, make the story line more concentrated and compact, and at the same time increase the role weight. This not only allows more space for the characters to play, but also the story becomes more fluid.

Roland and Dean looked at each other, but didn’t know what to say, but Kevin fell silent because he knew that if the script was modified in this way, it would be a huge project, and the whole script would almost be overthrown and rewritten. His plan is also not in line-this project has started computer special effects production in April this year. If the shooting does not start before January next year, it will not be able to keep up with next year's summer vacation.

"Okay, no problem!" Suddenly a voice came in, breaking the silence in the conference room. Everyone was taken aback, and it was Alan who was speaking!




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