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There is no doubt that his boss has discovered another outstanding filmmaker.

Second, is the rhythm.

This is what surprised Danny Morris even more after watching the sample.

Even though the rough-cut version has a length of more than 130 minutes, according to the plan, it will be compressed to less than 100 minutes, but Danny Morris can still feel the excellent rhythm of the film.

To be precise, my boss told them more than once that the most outstanding popcorn movie should be watched in one go without feeling the passage of time.

The current "Ghost Story" obviously has this potential.

The prelude of the rough-cut version is about 30 minutes, mainly introducing the background of the story. A couple, Micah and Katie, who just moved into a new house in the suburbs, found that the house was haunted, and they always heard various strange noises at night, as well as the heroine Katie. My memories are probably the kind of physique that is prone to attracting ghosts, and I have often encountered supernatural events since I was a child.

At the same time, it also introduces the reasons why Mika bought a digital video camera and followed up the shooting.

Micah is generally regarded as an atheist, so he wants to record the reasons for various strange things through surveillance shooting.

The prelude also includes the process of the couple inviting a psychic to cast spells to exorcise ghosts.

The starting plot of the 30-minute plot will be further shortened in the follow-up. The background of the film is smoothly introduced through the dialogue between Micah and Katie and some daily life trivia, and the curiosity of the audience is unknowingly aroused.

Because it follows the main line, even Danny Morris himself did not feel bored while watching the film. After realizing it, he has already entered the topic, that is, the next 100 minutes.

A real 'Ghost Story'.

In the second half of the film, a story line with increasing plot conflicts is created through more and more serious ghost encounters. During the period, friends visit, male and female protagonists discuss countermeasures, and restless daily life on the verge of collapse are appropriately buffered, so that the audience can relax a little. In order to meet the next high.

Until the end, as the tragedy happened, the story came to an abrupt end, and the audience's emotions reached their peak.

It can be said that after watching the samples, Simon himself was beyond satisfied.

At the same time, I also understand again that no success is accidental.

The former pseudo-documentary "The Blair Witch" was successful because the first one used almost deceptive viral marketing, and then consumed too much luck of the pseudo-documentary type in one fell swoop. The revival of this genre has been achieved by one's own efforts, not because of the success of deception. Everyone knows in advance that this is a movie.

Therefore, it is conceivable that if "Ghost Story" has no special features of its own, it is impossible to create an astonishing global box office of nearly 1 million US dollars at a super low cost of 5000 US dollars, and it has also successfully made a part. The best-selling long-running series.

The fundamental reason for this success is that the film itself does have its own excellence.

After watching the sample film, Danny Morris offered to take the initiative to spend 500 million US dollars on the pre-release of the film without Simon's explanation, and planned to participate in the Toronto Film Festival in the second half of the year. It will be released later, and the scale of the opening screen will also be more than 1000 yuan.

Unfortunately, this still did not meet Simon's expectations.

Before lunch, Simon called Miss C personally, meaning that when the film is completely finished, Tinkber can send someone over to take a look, and then conduct a few internal test screenings. If it feels good, Tinkbel can sponsor A publicity expense.

If the movie is a big success, the brand gain of the iRec series is immeasurable, coupled with the idea provided by her boss, of course Miss C has no objection and readily agrees.

Because he was very satisfied with "Ghost Story", Simon invited Lin Yibin to have lunch together at noon.

It is worth mentioning that although he expressed his fancy, after "Ghost Story", Simon will not elevate Lin Yibin too high for the time being.

Still have to hone.

Although Lin Yibin once gained a firm foothold in Hollywood with the "Fast and Furious" series, what Simon thought of again was the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Lin Yibin is very suitable for Marvel's talent reserve team.

After lunch, the afternoon begins with the last production meeting before the filming of "Jurassic Park 3".

The male and female protagonists of the film are still Sam Neill and Renee Russell. Although the director Michael Bay has experienced the successful baptism of "Stargate" and "Jurassic Park 2", he has not yet drifted away. Therefore, Simon is very relieved about this film.

When the meeting ended and everyone left, Simon was stopped by Linda Vargas who also attended the meeting.

"Boss, it's like this. Regarding the female role that is needed in the Chinese movie "Love Call Transfer", this is the list of actresses who are interested in participating."

Simon took the folder from Linda and entered the elevator together, looking down at the list.

The first impression is star-studded.

The very dazzling kind.

Famke Janssen from Wonder Woman, Catherine Zeta-Jones from 'Charlie's Angels', Meg Ryan from Hollywood, Valerie Golino from Catwoman, Brooke from 'Spicy Chicken' Xiaosi, supermodel Cindy Crawford... even Sandra Bullock, who is still filming "Contact" in Australia, expressed willingness to try it, because "Contact" will be released soon Finished, no problem with the schedule.

After taking a rough look, Simon asked Linda beside him, "How did you tell them?"

Linda smiled: "According to the original words of the boss, there are not many roles and no salary, so it is like going to China for a visit."

Simon was a little helpless when he heard this.

They are all smart big goblins.

If Simon said that he was paid, there would definitely not be too many actresses interested in it. Now, if he speaks these words, it is easy for the big goblins to make up their minds. If there is no salary, it is human favor.

Favor of Simon Westeros.

Gee.

The kind that doesn't necessarily come out when you go to bed, of course you have to fight desperately.

Smiling and shaking his head slightly, Simon looked at Linda beside him: "Then who do you think I should give it to?"

Linda also still smiled: "I'm not easy to speak, it's very offending, but since I'm going to China to film, it's better to be able to speak Chinese, and there happens to be one on the list, Mira Sorvino, she is a Chinese from Harvard University. A top student in literature."

Hearing what Linda said, Simon looked down at the list and quickly found a certain name.

Mira Sorvino is also one of the great beauties in Hollywood, with a great figure. When most people think of this actress, they will have a feeling of "menacing" because it is really "fierce".

Moreover, this actress is also the second generation of Hollywood, and her father is Hollywood Italian director and actor Paul Sorvino. Best Supporting Actress nomination.

Acting pass.

In addition, Mira Sorvino also participated in a new film "Mutant DNA" released in April by Daenerys Entertainment's New World Pictures, the Hollywood debut of Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, $4 million The production budget is still in theaters, and the total box office is expected to be around 2500 million.

Although it was not a key project such as "BJ's Diary" and "Taken" in the first half of the year, the film's box office basically met expectations.

Speaking of which, in the first half of the year, as of May 5, when the summer season opened, the three labels under Daenerys Entertainment released a total of 16 films, and only then did they get a total of 13 million US dollars in box office, accounting for 43% of the North American market. In 6.7, The total number of films released by the three labels throughout the year will exceed 1997. Except for the series of films that Simon paid special attention to, it is difficult to list the others one by one.

This is off topic.

What's more, Mira Sorvino is still one of the judges of the 50th Cannes Film Festival being held in France, and she is positioned as a "vase" that will not be missing in the lineup of Cannes judges every year. PR object in .

Thinking of this, Simon glanced at the list in his hand again.

It's an actress who doesn't fall in love with at a glance.

Moreover, if Famke Jansen, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Meg Ryan were to pass by, if Simon was present in person, he would definitely be able to suppress it, but he would definitely not be able to watch in person.And this group of big goblins may be well-behaved kittens in front of him, but when facing other people, they will basically not lack such problems as being harsh and fond of playing big names.