Heads Up Hollywood

After discussing for about an hour, everyone determined the specific story direction of "Wedding Crashers".

There is not a small difference from the original version, but in Twain's view, such a framework setting is even better than the original version!

Don't forget, Tang En is now possessing Spielberg's professional ability, and his vision is not bad!

"Where is the director of the movie?"

"I'm afraid this is a little troublesome." As a big cow with a "casting" ability of 97, Glenn Fierro felt quite embarrassed.

In order to ensure that the movie looks good, the director's ability must be as strong as possible.

A capable director is usually not willing to become a wage earner, and will put forward some understanding and suggestions for the script, and even propose changes to the filming style of the film.

But now the script is written by the "screenwriting department", and the director has no right to participate in the script at all.

Some young directors or unknown directors are naturally willing to accept this kind of directing opportunity, but... are their abilities good enough?

Everyone was very worried, but Twain was very relaxed. After all, he had a secret weapon, which was to find some grassroots directors with outstanding abilities.

Tang En looked at Nolan with a smile, "Chris, how are you doing? Are you interested in directing this movie?"

Christopher Nolan was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Twain to value him so much. This is a commercial film with an investment of at least 10 million US dollars!

He's just the director of a $6,000 Cult film.

But after the surprise, Christopher Nolan shook his head, "Sorry, Twain, I don't think I have the ability to direct this movie."

"Chris, I believe in you, and... you're on your own."

Nolan shook his head firmly, "No, I'm not good at comedy genres, especially the emotional lines of characters. This is not my specialty."

Tang En nodded with a smile. He admired Nolan's self-knowledge.

The few blockbuster films in the previous life had a great reputation, and Christopher Nolan was almost a god. The only major flaw left is that the narration of the relationship line is not good enough.

This is also the root cause of the distance between him and Oscar.

"But..." Christopher Nolan's eyes flashed, and he suddenly remembered something, "Twain, I can recommend someone, I think he can complete this task."

"Oh? Who?"

"Danny Boyle."

Tang En frowned slightly, and looked at Glenn Fierro.

In terms of casting, in Twain Pictures, Glenn Fierro has absolute authority.

Regarding this point, even Glenn Fierro himself did not understand. He was just a small employee in the personnel department of the ICM brokerage company. Producer.

He naturally did his best to repay Tang En's trust.

"I know Danny Boyle. He is a British director. He is quite young. He should be in his early forties this year." Since Glenn Fierro is mainly responsible for "casting", it is natural to collect enough information.

Christopher Nolan quickly said: "Yes, he is my compatriot, but I recommend him not only for this reason, he has this ability. In 1996, he won the best award at the Seattle Film Festival for "Trainspotting". Director's Award."

"But..." Glenn Fierro glanced at Nolan, "I remember that after he came to Hollywood, he made a romantic comedy, and the box office wasn't very good."

Nolan's face was a bit embarrassed, "It's true, "Angel Love in a Birdcage Companion", with an investment of 12 million US dollars, only had a box office of more than 4 million US dollars, and it was not even released overseas."

""Angel Love Birdcage Version"? I've seen this movie!" Andrew O'Hare frowned, "This movie stars Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor. It's a... Romance, fantasy, crime, comedy and other genres are too noisy, and the box office failure is also reasonable."

As the chief market analysis officer of Dunn Films, Andrew O'Hare maintains the habit of watching 7 movies every day, and his viewing volume is naturally the guarantee of Dunn Films.

Christopher Nolan was very embarrassed, "It's because of the script, there is no problem with his ability."

Glenn Fierro groaned, and he couldn't make up his mind.

Tang En waved his hand, "Okay, then it's settled. Chris, director Danny Boyle, you will be in charge of the contact."

"boss!"

Everyone was shocked.

Tang En smiled slightly, "It's okay, I trust Chris' vision."

This is of course just a scene.

Twain chose Danny Boyle. The first reason was that he had just entered Hollywood, and he encountered a major failure at the box office, and his salary was very low. Moreover, he will definitely follow the script and shoot according to the requirements of the producer.

The second reason... Danny Boyle is very famous, at least Dunn has heard of it.

How many movie fans around the world have been touched by the legend of "Slumdog Millionaire"? As a film director, Danny Boyle also won the Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture.

Such a person, as long as he shoots according to the script properly, the movie will never go wrong.

Of course, Christopher Nolan didn't know about Tang En's inner calculations, and thought that Tang En was supporting him, and he was a little at a loss when he was moved.

Tang En turned to look at Nia Vardalos, "Nia, when writing the script, the heroine should be based on Reese."

"Oh?" Reese Witherspoon smiled, "Isn't the heroine a noble lady? I can't!"

Nia Vardalos looked at her with a half-smile, "Reese, aren't you pretending to be stupid?"

"ah?"

Reese Witherspoon was taken aback in surprise, and found that everyone was looking at her with weird eyes. After thinking about it, she jumped up from the sofa and covered her mouth in disbelief, "Twain, you ...You want me to play the heroine?"

Tang En smiled, "What, no confidence?"

"No... no, I... I've never played a leading role, I..." Reese Witherspoon was a little incoherent with excitement.

"Okay, this is our own movie, so naturally we should give priority to our own people, right?" Tang En's half-joking words caused everyone to chuckle.

"I……"

Reese Witherspoon's eyes were red, and tears flowed down her face.

In order to act, she dropped out of Stanford University. Unexpectedly, the opportunity of the heroine... came so easily.

...

Tang En left his confidant George Paxton alone.

"George, you go to sign up for a class on stocks. It doesn't need to be too profound, just talk about some basic operating methods in short positions, lifting sedan chairs, washing dishes, etc. Let's learn together."

Tang En's words made George frown, "Tang En, do you really want to immerse yourself in the stock market?"

"Why not?" Tang En smiled triumphantly, "Do you still remember the Yahoo stock we bought, it has quadrupled now!"

George said worriedly: "But I think...the risk is too great, and we are all laymen."

"So you need to learn."

"But..." George shook his head, ""My Big Fat Greek Wedding" invested 15 million US dollars, and it is expected to bring us 150 million US dollars in revenue, which is ten times the profit! Dunn, we are filmmakers, Make a good movie, okay?"

Tang En's mouth curled up slightly.

Ten times the profit is indeed very dazzling in other industries, and the film industry is indeed profitable enough.

It's just that compared with the stock market of the big banks in the future, these are just superficial.

A year ago, Tang En bought 2.1 million Yahoo shares at a price of less than US$40. After 2000, the price directly soared to US$450. Even after deducting the 15% capital income tax, it is still 11 times the profit!

And if you choose to short at this time, how much will you net profit?

Tang En didn't know much about the stock market, that is, he had a little impression of the technology stock market crash in 2000. It would be an idiot not to seize the opportunity at this time.