Hollywood legendary director

In a well-decorated study room.

The sun shines through the glass of the window into the house, leaving a shadowy light and shadow.

At this moment, David Fincher, wearing a plaid shirt, is sitting next to the desk with his head down, but he is thinking.

The table is full of literature and documents, but the most conspicuous one is the spread out and the cover of "The Lost Lovers" is slowly depressing like the fog in the evening.

If it is an ordinary person, seeing such a script, it is possible to think about the plot design with retaliation around marriage, which is nothing surprising, but David Fincher is already burning in his heart.

He likes the black element produced by the fatal misunderstanding between people-that is, the blurring of the boundary between good and evil (this is a major feature of David's movies, and it is also a frequent theme in his black scar movies).

These black elements are also quite cleverly designed in "The Lost Lovers":

First, the good-hearted people deduced the condemnation caused by the man's derailment and murder of the pregnant wife on the self-righteous clues before the facts were proven;

Second, the misunderstanding of the relationship and each other between a pair of lovers is malicious and disgusting.

Containing the shell of the scenes in which these camps make people think about good and evil, a wonderful black story is created-a wife with a high IQ fakes a murder and framed her husband; when the husband is helped by a lawyer and sister, he will save himself Success, breaking public opinion, the wife returned to the public view by killing another person, and by pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy, she once again guided public opinion and locked her husband at home...

At the end of the story, when the husband and his wife are forced to live together in the same room as husband and wife, and raise children, the ending is even more finishing touch, helpless and absurd, and the dramatic effect is full.

Venus is like a fountain, which may be what is happening with David now.

After he absolutely looked at the script, he was already thinking about the narrative structure and the effect of the film.

As a director, he is also a director whose personal style is so strong that he can form a mark-he especially likes those who like, and dismisses those who don't. Of course he has the ability to review scripts.

Moreover, his career as a director is not all smooth sailing-this guy is also an advertising director. Before entering the movie circle, he has done business for many singers and luxury brands, and then, "Fight Club", which made his reputation greatly increased. The reputation is good, but from a business perspective, there is no profit...

"No wonder he would invite me." David Fincher leaned back in his chair and muttered to himself, "I really like this script, Lehman said that he is not only a good director, but also a good vision, as expected. ."

......

A few days after the script was handed out, David Fincher's management team became active, as expected.

Inside the Firefly Building.

Lehman was dealing with some official business, but it didn't take long for the assistant Mays to come in to report that the negotiation was over.

"Boss, Ya An is outside."

"Well, please come in."

After a while, a short white man of thirty-five and sixty stood aside respectfully.

"sit down."

Lyman looked at him, he was calm.Lehman thought to himself: This task should be handed over to him, there should be no problems.

Come to think of it, this new producer who joined the company for less than half a year has also supervised a number of projects in the previous studio. He has considerable experience, but if he wants to integrate into the production team of Firefly, he must have some opportunities to prove it.

"Are you Yaan Robert?"

"I am, boss." Ya An said.

"You have joined the company for more than 5 months. Are you still used to it?"

"Very habit." Ya'an said calmly, "but if I can, I hope to be more involved in the business of supervision."

Lehman picked up a resume: "What do you think of the project "The Lost Lovers"? You just discussed the salary with Director David's agent, right?

"Well. If it is to analyze the movie audience, according to the plan at the beginning of the project, David Fincher was invited to direct. The company's intention must be to take a long-term operation and value the quality of the film. The main crowd should like storytelling. Audiences who are not controlled by special effects will be more mature, mostly in their 30s."

While talking, Yaan took out the first version of the director's contract and sent it to Lyman, "Moreover, his agent is very strong. After all, the "Curious Case of Benjamin Button" directed by David was a huge success a few days ago. In such an invitation, their bargaining chip to raise prices is very strong, so they are always bitten to participate in the box office split."

Lehman took over the contract, skipped the previous template, and saw the composition of the director's salary: in addition to the basic salary of 14 million, he also proposed a 10% global profit split.

"What is his salary composition in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"?" Lyman asked after putting down the contract.

"It's one-third less than this, mainly because the 10% share of the world's accounts is a little too much."

"Can you talk about it?"

"I try my best. But depending on what they mean, the split ratio may be lowered, but there is not much room for concessions."

"He has the capital to participate in the sharing of accounts, but he can talk on a step-by-step basis, and the highest rate is 8%, which is 500 million globally."

"Yes, boss." Ya'an thought, this price space can still be discussed.

"Then arrange it like this and you will be the first producer of this project. By the way, the initial schedule for the project is early September next year, with a budget of 60 million yuan, and the shooting cycle is still very loose."

"Yes, boss." Ya'an was delighted.In Firefly, the management income composition of the production department is linked to the performance of specific projects. As long as "The Lost Lovers" can make a profit, he can also get a considerable bonus.

"But you have to keep in mind the scope of your responsibilities. There is nothing wrong with it. Don't interfere with how the crew shoots. Your main task is to control expenditure, manage logistics, and arrange accommodation and food."

"I know."

Since Ya'an joined Firefly, he discovered that Firefly’s production system is director-centric. Although he feels that giving most of the power to directors, such a perceptual and impulsive group, will cause unnecessary waste and loss, but the big boss I am a director. Whatever happens, the producer will also take the account of the crew. It is not easy to encounter irrational people.

After setting the tone, and adding that "The Lost Lovers" is a medium-invested project, the director's expenses are the bulk of it, so naturally it is not possible to hire first-line actors.

In fact, David Fincher got an accurate answer from his agent. Knowing that the matter had been settled, he immediately went to the storytelling and the preparation of the behind-the-scenes team of the crew. He had forgotten that Pete had abused several times. Said that he was targeted by fireflies.

After all, targeting itself is a fiction...