Once Upon a Time In Hollywood

  Chapter 149 Martial arts stand-in, dog licking Sony

  There is a line in the Spanish drama "Black Death"—

  ‘There is nothing new under the sun, a pathetic confidence in the future, such is man. '

  What does Roland want to do?

   These guys couldn't be more clear.

  After all, everyone came from that state.

   If you are rich and famous, if you can’t breed desire, are you still a person?

   Even Woody Allen, who derogated Oscars, has a lot of scandals. Want to be indifferent to fame and fortune in the true sense?

  Cao Zhengchun still wants to be emperor!

   What's more, Roland's intention coincides with their idea of ​​praising people!

  If it wasn’t for the fact that the same trick had already been used on the big golden retriever’s daughter, then—

  This simple and convenient method, they can really use it.

   You know, after being on a TV show, the big golden retriever directly asked his daughter to endorse the family's drinking water products with him. Although the sales increase was not significant, his face was well known.

It's just that if the same trick is used again, it will appear more or less insincere. The point is, what they want to praise is the movie star, not the family face. , It doesn't have much impact at all. Instead of trying to figure this out, it's better to work on a blockbuster movie.

  Just like Amber Heard, bisexuality is over speculation about love, and love is over speculation about domestic violence, but after a series of methods are used up, all the efforts are not as good as a queen Mera.

  The fan effect will always exist, but you can only get the real bonus if you are the top one.

   In this way, after glancing at Roland, how could the old man not know that the primary goal is to protect him? The secondary goal is to support one's own people? As long as Roland can get rid of his child star status smoothly, then he can do whatever he wants—

  So, the old man said, "Well, Kate's "Front Defense" has been filmed again."

   "Let her go and learn."

  The light and cloudy words made Roland stick out his tongue. The old man said so, so he didn't bother to pursue further.

   Greed is instinctive, but his brain is not bad.

If he is really unhappy about these trivial things, then he simply converts all his money into stocks, and then stays at home and sleeps. The guy who can't even tell the priority can only live with his "ancestral property" .

   After all, there is only one Wang Duoyu.

   And when Roland accepted the facts indifferently, the old man suddenly called him again, "Roland?"

   "Eh?" Feeling strange, Roland raised his head.

   "The clothing company owned by your uncle David, is there still a shortage of models for new products?"

"Um?"

   “Francis might put a girl in it.”

   "I can make the decision!" Roland, who understood, agreed without hesitation.

  The crisp words made the other seven people laugh out loud.

   No way, who made Roland react so cutely?

  Teaching a man to fish is worse than giving him a fish.

  This principle applies everywhere.

  George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have long been on the Forbes America Rich List, but unlike those black stars who raise younger brothers, they never give money to their friends.

Money doesn’t come from strong winds, and there will always be a day when it’s finished. Instead of this, it’s better to support their projects. I praise you, I teach you how to make movies, and you can earn money to improve your life, and because of our teachings And to support, our influence can also grow, compared with sending money, this is a win-win situation.

  They don't exclude poor relatives, they exclude poor relatives who want to get something for nothing.

  As long as you are willing to do it with us, we can accept you, otherwise—

  That can only be Saygoodbye.

  Because of this, there is a big gap between the rich and the poor in the Jewish gang, but they help each other.

  Because those who only seek their own interests have long been excluded.

  At Lucas' 50th birthday party, what did everyone talk about?

   It doesn't matter at all.

  The most important thing is that the familiar guys get together again, and the unfamiliar guys meet face to face.

   In the future, when you hang out in the circle, it will be hello, me, hello, everyone.

   After drinking for three rounds, when Lucas unwrapped the gift, there was a painting in the gadget, which surprised everyone.

A bust of Lucas is in the center of the drawing, with characters from the Star Wars universe on the left and characters from the Raiders of the Lost Ark universe on the right, at first glance, and printed There is no difference, but the 'Rolan Allen' in the lower right corner, and 'April, 20th, 1994' prove that this painting was drawn by Rolan himself.

   "Steven, didn't you say that his paintings are ugly?" After staring at the gift for a few moments, Lucas suspected that he was dazzled.

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   "That's right! He told me about this too!" Coppola mercilessly came to record the hammer.

However, after facing the puzzled looks from the crowd around him, the old man rolled his eyes and unceremoniously exposed his old background: "He is only good at copying portraits, you ask him to draw Storyboard, I can't understand the ugly one!"

   "The point is, do you know why other people's portraits are painted so well?"

   "Olsen's son James told me before that when Roland was free, he would draw on his sister!"

   Whoops!

  When those old men looked at Roland with obscure but not difficult eyes, Roland wanted to find a crack in the ground and get in...

  I just want to give some more interesting gifts, how could it cause such a huge reaction from the big guys?

   Praise and praise are fine, but what the **** is exposing the old man?

  Portrait kung fu was practiced against Elizabeth?

   It feels so shameful to say this special code!

  The 50th birthday party lasted only one day. After all, everyone has something to do, so it is impossible to bury it here for a week or two.

   When parting, Coppola patted Roland on the shoulder inexplicably, and then gave him a thumbs up.

  Those kindred spirits, who share the same taste, just cut off the chicken head, burned the yellow paper, and worshiped the boss. Roland's eyelids jumped when he saw it—I'm really not a hentai, okay! I'm really just practicing technique! Practice skills!

  It's a pity that the bearded man who has made a small movie doesn't believe it at all!

  ...

  Although Roland returned home with a 'dangerous' forehead, he was still able to live.

  After all the matters are finalized, Roland can be the shopkeeper again.

Even though the old man has to take care of his own business and has no time to do the production himself, he still has a name in the co-producer column. The producer of the whole series is still the truck driver and the one who can coordinate Catherine of the staff, as for Roland? He is also one of the three major producers, but the most important thing he did was to contact AngLee.

  That’s right, when those old men learned that Roland needed outsiders to direct the action scenes in the film—

  The first reaction of these guys was that Roland had taken the wrong medicine.

  ChineseKung-fu Of course they know, everyone has seen Bruce Lee's movies!

  They also know that Bruce Lee's kung fu movies are all moves designed by himself!

  That's why guys like Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lange, Steve Seagal got jobs from Hollywood in the first place, because they know this stuff, they can design their own moves!

   People who don’t understand…

   Either they have an innate foundation like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, or they honestly make stop-motion actions according to the comic strips drawn by the director, and then edit them later.

   As for hiring someone to teach?

  This thing has never happened before!

  However, Lucas, who hired a master swordsman to guide the "Star Wars" series of lightsaber shooting, thought it was okay, and with his approval, the other guys let Roland do it.

   Anyway, the truck driver has a bad temper. If the designed movements are ugly, then this guy will naturally spray people away.

In this way, Roland returned to Los Angeles and immediately contacted AngLee, and the guy who had been waiting for his call also pulled him over within a week—one prize for a bunch of people, this deal was their big deal anyway. earn!

  The truck driver, who was full of distrust, was dragged to his house by Roland helplessly. After watching the group of martial arts under the banner of Yuan Jiaban fighting in the courtyard, the graceful movements made the old man raise his eyebrows.

   "They can make you do these actions?" The old man looked at Roland with the expression of "you are special, just continue to lie to me".

  "Six months of targeted training can make his movements more agile, but it is impossible to copy them as they are."

After learning that he had a chance to break into Hollywood, Master Yuan tried to improve his English. Although he was still rusty, with the help of AngLee, he was able to answer the question, "Will the character played by Roland wear a mask when fighting?" The face, so when the time comes, we will find someone with a similar build to act as a substitute. When the face is not covered, we will design some beautiful simple movements according to your requirements. When fighting, we will have someone to help you complete it."

   It seemed a bit strange to talk about doubles in front of the truck driver and Roland, but after seeing the row of guys with the same stature as Roland behind Master Yuan, the truck driver readily asked them to design first.

  You don’t need a stand-in for an action scene, that’s why you have a brain.

   Even Stallone, who is known as a tough guy, also uses this thing.

An A+list is a walking money printing machine. Investors can take money and let them ruin it, but they are absolutely not allowed to do any dangerous actions. If their legs are broken and their hands are broken, the loss is not money. .

   As for Roland himself?

  He didn't think there was any problem.

  In his previous life, when he was doing film skinning, he knew that Xiao Lizi was also a great double in "Titanic".

Especially the scene where he and Winslet were washed away by the sudden seawater, professional divers were used, and the post-processing was done. After all, if the two of them collided and were disfigured, the truck driver could really cut their throats up.

   It is true that this kind of Chiguoguo idea is really impersonal.

  A+list Jingui, a substitute is not a human being.

  But just like Mr. Guo Zengfu Guo said, ‘I don’t eat or drink, but I still have a big family to support. '

  The throat is his lifeblood, and it is what he eats. If he becomes dumb, the group of people in Deyun Club can only rely on Mr. Yu, who burns his head from smoking and drinking.

  Half the sky has collapsed, can this work continue?

  So, just listen to what the media said, and go to battle in person, no one will think that they are cats, and they really have nine lives!

  ...

After deciding to let Yuan Jiaban design actions according to the needs of truck drivers first, Sony's first preparatory funds have already been sent to Catherine's newly created crew account. In this way, even if they are conspiring, the rest The giants also know that the "Spider-Man" series has been eaten by Sony.

With a budget of 100 million, 75% of the share made them stunned, and the remaining 25% was withheld by Spielberg. In his words, he would use a new company capital injection.

  The new company is DreamWorks!

  The money must have been loaned from Chase Bank!

  However, since the company is still preparing, 25% of his investment will be made within one month after the start-up.

  For such a negotiation arrangement, Sony, with its deep pockets, would have no choice but to have an opinion.

  They just emphasized that if the funds do not arrive on time, they will obtain the right to pursue investment.

   But these words fell on deaf ears to Roland and the others.

As for the salary, this is even more non-negotiable. The 18% global box office share of the one-buy price, you have to give it if you don’t give it. The truck driver didn’t get a fixed salary, and chose 5% of the North American box office share. A fixed salary of 30 million was distributed by Catherine to those who were determined to help, of course, this did not include Tom Hanks.

  After learning that his total role was less than ten minutes old, this guy directly stated that Roland had made a cameo in his own movie, and he could also make a cameo in Roland's movie.

Of course, this is not to save money for Sony, but to make room for the two seniors Anthony Hopkins and Robert De Niro. The two old men each get 12 million. Meryl Streep, who acted in three parts, got 3 million, and the remaining 3 million, of which 800,000 was spent on Xiao Li, and a maximum of 300,000 was left for the heroine who has not yet been found. Most of them are piecemeal expenses, making up various small roles.

   Yes, the income gap is so cruel.

  It's like the situation when Roland first acted in "Home Alone" when the total sum was less than 10,000 yuan.

   Newcomers, you have to wait until you have a coffee position before you can get more money.

   And after you reach the A-list, you can shoot the producers' table and ask them for more money.

   As for whether the remaining 70 million budget is enough to make a movie?

  Gosh, that's enough money to make a "Jurassic Park"!

  ...

  While preparing for the establishment of the project, Sony, who had already disclosed their partnership, was finally promoted from an underground lover to Roland Xiaomi, and the first thing they did was to dig an office for Roland in their own building.

  Roland won't go to office at all?

   It doesn't matter!

  Anyway, the place is reserved for you. Whenever you want to come and hang around, we welcome you with our hands up.

   Not only that, they also arranged for the "Eating and Drinking Men and Women" that Roland bought.

  In the words of the newly appointed CEO, it is that 'nominations for foreign language films will definitely continue to operate'.

  Of course, Ang Lee, whom Roland "values", also enjoys care and treatment because of this.

  The "Sense and Sensibility" lying in the script library of Columbia Pictures has become a new project for Sony to win people's hearts.

  AngLee can't shoot this thing well?

they do not know.

   But what they know is that Roland likes the movies made by Ang Lee, and that's enough!

  Let Ang Lee go to shoot "Sense and Sensibility", it doesn't matter if you lose or make money.

  As long as Roland is happy and willing to cooperate with Sony for a long time, there will be absolutely no loss!

  When Roland learned of Sony's dog-licking reaction, he really couldn't laugh or cry.

  The cumulative loss since the acquisition is nearly 2 billion. Sony is afraid of losing money!

   Now holding a cash cow, I just want to call him Dad!

   Still, it feels good to be seen as a savior by Sony.

  Of course, if Sony is willing to give Roland himself for nothing, that would be even better!

  ...

   Roland, the ultimate member of Taobao.com, naturally couldn't reveal the thoughts of Taobao.com at will.

  After finalizing the special training schedule with Master Yuan and preparing to spend six months systematically learning routines starting in July, it became a matter of course to deal with other chores in advance.

  The first thing that was placed in front of Roland was to go to Blizzard to check their production of "Orcs and Humans".

To be honest, due to the long time ago, Roland in his previous life only bought Lenovo's big-ass computer at home in 1998, and the only thing he could buy at that time was "Warcraft 2" represented by Ogilvy Electronics, so he didn't have one at all. Played a generation.

But it doesn't matter, Roland can accept the quality of the mosaic, and when he is taught by the Big Three of Blizzard, he can figure out how to operate and experience the two legends written by these straight men, revolving around Sir Lothar and Doomhammer. After witnessing the story of Medivh, Gul'dan, Sargeras and other characters that cannot be filled with the naked eye...

   Roland was so excited that he almost cried!

   Is it because an epic is about to be born?

No!

  Because he discovered that the first generation of "Warcraft" has no hero settings!

  Damn it, don’t give me a Juggernaut, I’ll go and steal a farmer!

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   "Hero?" Facing Roland's question, the three guys stared wide-eyed.

"That's right, don't you guys think that by making plot characters like Medivh and Gul'dan into controllable units, the whole game will have its own highlights in an instant?" Roland, who played GG three times in a row, looked at them sadly—if there were heroes, how could he lose so badly?

  Looking at Roland who was trying to imbue himself with heroic highlights, the three of them rubbed their hands together in embarrassment almost at the same time.

   "Uh... you said that, we had an idea."

  Mike Mohamy turned around and took out a stack of messy manuscripts from the drawer, and displayed them in front of Roland.

  On the white drawing paper, a ferocious-faced orc with protruding fangs embraced his hands, a broken Japanese samurai sword was pinned to his waist, and a large flag was stuck on the waistband, and a long blade was also drawn on it.

   Taking a closer look, Roland almost cursed, isn't this the Juggernaut he wants?

   "Since you have this idea, why don't you do it?" Roland couldn't understand.

"Because the balance is difficult to grasp..." Seeing that Roland was so interested in this special unit, Mohamy could only tell the truth, "If we want to make these hero units, we must consider the balance between each race, after all We are a battle game, if we can’t achieve relative balance, then the game experience will be very poor.”

   "And we are also the first time to make this kind of game with an independent world view, so..."

  “We have to first produce a work that meets the taste of the public and see what they think about the story mode we added. If it is good, we can continue to expand and add heroes. If it is not good...”

   "That's a failure to test the waters."

   Roland is convinced!

  Is this the legendary power generation for love?

  According to normal people's thinking, the money belongs to the boss, if the project development funds are not enough, just ask the boss to continue asking for it.

  I just make what I want to make.

   And what about them?

  When you make a game, what you think about is player feedback?

   Instead of tossing my money hard, you are thinking about how to help me earn money?

   Sure enough, those who have not been corrupted by capital are the real five-good employees!

  The reason why Mike Mohamy resigned in later generations is probably because he complained about the group's continuous profit requirements?

  Since the three guys have said so, Roland has nothing to say.

  The game is already done, so we can’t let them continue to modify it, can we?

   As for the release of the game...

   Naturally, please ask Spielberg's very familiar EA to do it!

   Selling games through EA's physical channels is much more convenient than running them yourself!

   First build up the reputation of the game, and then start to fiddle with channels, which will save trouble and money!

  After confirming the release time of "Humans and Orcs", Roland also told them the news that Sony requested the exclusive "Spider-Man".

   "Roland."

"Um?"

   "Sony will let professionals bring engineering machines to assist us in development?"

"yes!"

   "That's great! You can ask them again, can you bring another acquaintance here?"

   "Acquaintance? Who?"

   "Capcom's Yoshiki Okamoto and Noriko Funamizu!"

   "Ahem, ahem..." Roland wanted to pick up the documents on the table and smash the heads of these three guys!

  What are these guys thinking?

   Yoshiki Okamoto and Noriko Funamizu are the souls of "Street Fighter"! In terms of fighting game sales, the only thing that can stand against it is Mortal Kombat! You guys want to borrow two dudes from Capcom?

   Aren't you embarrassing Sony?

   Eh wait!

   This is not embarrassing me!

  Roland, who wanted to calm them down, rolled his eyes, thinking that this matter is promising!

  Sony wants to make a PS game console, and wants to use the influence of super IP to help sell the machine. In this way, wouldn’t it be reasonable for them to help borrow people to make games?

   As for whether they are willing to borrow?

  Roland's office has been messed up, can they not?

  He, Roland, can just make a phone call, and he can throw all the pressure on Sony.

   With such a click of the lips, there is a possibility of a win-win situation. Why not do such a good thing?

Note: ①There are no stars in this world who don’t use body doubles. To say that Stallone has never used it would be nonsense, and in order to maintain his physical condition, he has been taking hormones. He was detained and fined by Australian customs for illegal drugs in Australia. At that time, there was a 30-year-old guy who went with him. Stallone himself explained to the customs that it was his substitute. His daughter also posted on ins the mask used by her father's substitute (the kind that can be faked if it is worn on the face). As for why I pay attention to his daughter's INS, because her daughter is beautiful! ②Xiao Lizi also used a stand-in to film the big boat. The crew publicly admitted that after Rousi rescued him with an axe, the two were washed away by the water, and finally hung on the stern of the boat. It is not a joke that the lead actor had an accident. ③The truck driver really didn’t get much money at that time, and he got the big ship’s dividend only after he voluntarily gave up his fixed salary. ④Aunt May’s salary is really so low, Karina (the critic of “Los Angeles Weekly”) wrote in “Anatomy of an Actor”, and when she was filming “Flying Over Longevity” and “The Bridge of Madison County”, Aunt May The average salary is about 4 million yuan. ⑤In "Warcraft 1", there are indeed no heroes, but the hero settings have been made. Because the concept is a bit advanced and the balance is not well done, they can only put these things in the second generation.

  

  

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