Meiman: Filming can make you stronger

Chapter 24 Look who I meet

Author: Great Monk Pingkangfang

Chapter 24 Look who I meet

Slade lives in Los Angeles, so Andy drove the Raptor to the agreed-upon location, a café in Beverly Hills, in less than an hour.

As the most famous city-within-a-city in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills is a gathering place for wealthy people, especially with many celebrities. It is normal for Slade to stay here, but Andy doubts that such a weak second-tier director can provide enough money.

Build a house here.

The cafe is on Beverly Commercial Street. After parking the car, Andy quickly found the cafe.

Slade, now in his forties, has a bald head and a short beard around his chin. This feature is easy to identify. Andy immediately recognized the fat man sitting in the corner as soon as he opened the door.

Of course, Andy was immediately recognized by him as a star in a special field. Slade stood up and shook hands with Andy: "Mr. Wang, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Slade, I'll buy the coffee this time. Let's order food first."

American cafes often serve as light meals, so it can barely be used as lunch. Slade was not polite and ordered a cup of coffee and a cake.

While waiting for the meal, Andy exchanged a few pleasantries and then got to the point.

"So, Slade, you've read two episodes of the script, tell me what you think of this show."

Slade crossed his hands, pondered for a moment and then said: "Andy, although I haven't seen the outline, I guess that at least one of the Greek gods colluded with the devil, and their purpose is to overthrow the existing world structure, especially

It is to overthrow the rule of Zeus and then implement extreme ideas."

Seeing Andy's noncommittal, Slade continued: "And why did Apollo happen to meet the psychic Maria? Some gods must have noticed something was wrong and arranged the encounter. And why is Apollo the protagonist? First of all, Apollo is the person of light.

God, he is the one who least wants the world to fall into darkness. In addition, he is arrogant and lazy, so he is easily led."

"Moreover, Apollo will probably study nuclear physics in the future, in order to greatly improve his solar power to cope with the final battle, and transform from a chess piece to a chess player."

After listening to Slade's analysis, Andy was calm on the surface, but he was giving a thumbs up in his heart. Except for Andy's personal reasons for Apollo to be the protagonist, all other guesses were correct.

Although this drama has the shadow of "Kangxi Private Interview", according to the American habit of complicating the characters, it is more similar to "American Gods". There is no absolute good or bad, but a conflict of ideas, and personal choices will also sway.

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"Slade, you have a pair of keen eyes, tell me what you want?"

"To be honest, I have always wanted to make a film about how all the gods will fall to the earth. Although your script is just a suspense drama about gods pretending to be mortals, I am also willing to take it over. My requirement is that the production cost of this drama must be what you said

50 million US dollars, and I have the right to modify the script."

Fifty million US dollars is not just Andy's bragging. Now the cost of modeling the Greek God Realm alone will cost about 20 million. The production cost of 1 million for each episode of filming three seasons and thirty-six episodes is quite normal.

"The cost is no problem. You can comment on the script, but in the end the rights to the script belong to me. If it's OK, tell me about your remuneration."

Slade had already thought about the salary.

"$80,000 per episode plus 10% of the copyright."

The lion is really open-minded. If the production of 50 million yuan requires 10% of the profit, it is equivalent to giving him 5 million yuan first. How can such a good thing be done? Do you think Andy is a rookie?

Andy vetoed it without thinking: "Copyright income is impossible, this must be 100% retained in the company."

"Here, Andy, then I need to increase the salary per episode to $200,000."

Andy still shook his head and said: "Slade, although I am optimistic about you, but with your current status, the maximum is 120,000 per episode, even if it is more than a penny, I will not agree."

Seeing Andy's resolute words, Slade's face turned a little ugly. He accepted this show for two reasons. One was because he was interested in a big production worth 50 million, and the other was that he paid in installments to buy a set here.

The monthly payment for a villa worth tens of millions of dollars is too high. Money has been tight recently, so I have to take over the job quickly.

"Okay, you have to agree to one condition. Because if you are the male lead, you won't have much influence, so I have to hire two heavyweight actresses. I hope you won't interfere with the search for actors."

Andy still shook his head: "It's right to find a famous actress, but I still have the final say."

Slade was immediately discouraged after hearing this and sighed: "Andy, I have to think about it."

Of course, this kind of thing requires many considerations. If he agreed without hesitation, Andy would think that Slade was a bit hasty.

"Okay, any other questions?"

"No, but what I'm curious about is, you used to film Greek Gods in St. Fernando, and now you want to do a Greek Gods series. Do you like Greek mythology?"

Haha, I like Greek mythology, how is that possible?

There are a lot of stories about the Greek gods, mainly because of the need to strengthen oneself. Now that Andy is not well-known, making fan dramas is the easiest way to get out of the circle, so Greek mythology is the most suitable one to pick from.

"This is related to my worship of heroes. This year, aliens invaded New York and relied on a few Avengers heroes to wipe them out. At that time, I had an expectation. I hoped that the gods and heroes in Greek mythology really existed, so that humans could have

sense of security."

Slade nodded and said: "I see. In fact, since the last battle in New York, the audience has had expectations for superhero movies and TV shows, so the topic of Apollo coming to the world itself is very attractive."

"Hey, it's a pity that the myth is false, and there are no real Greek heroes to protect us."

Andy just pretended to sigh, but it attracted the attention of a woman at the next table.

"Sorry, sir, I accidentally overheard your conversation because I was so close. I think your understanding of Greek mythology is very one-sided. Maybe there really are Greek heroes?"

Andy turned around and saw a woman standing next to him looking at him dissatisfied.

She is in her twenties, has an oval face, long eyelashes, blue eyes, and a straight nose. She wears elegant and intellectual simple blue fashion and a pair of big earrings. However, her height of 1.8 meters and obvious signs of fitness make her look good.

Kind of wild beauty.

So beautiful!

"Madam, do you think Greek myths are true?"

As far as Andy knows, Ares is behind the scenes. Only Wonder Woman is more active, but few people know about her. Does this woman know the inside story?

"I think those who cannot see it should not rush to deny it. Thor is the legendary God of Thunder in Norse mythology. He does exist. Is it possible that Greek heroes also exist, but they are just not seen by everyone."

Yo, it's a bit shaky.

"Hello madam, I am director David Slade. You are very beautiful. Maybe you can consider coming to Hollywood."

When Andy was still testing, Slade interrupted and wanted to hand over his business card.

But the woman did not accept it and refused: "I have a formal job and have no interest in being an actor."

After finishing speaking, the woman turned to Andy and said: "I know something about Greek mythology, and I will give you a suggestion. No matter how you shoot, you must make Ares the villain. He is really bad!"

After making a goodbye gesture, the woman picked up her bag and left. Her walking posture was very elegant and she looked pretty as she swayed back and forth.

After the woman left the cafe, Andy looked away. Just as he was about to speak, Andy suddenly thought of something and hurriedly chased her out.

I hate Ares, who is beautiful and fit, and emphasizes that Greek heroes protect the people. This woman might be Wonder Woman!

Opening the door, Andy went to the street and searched everywhere, but he looked left and right and didn't see her at all.

"Hey, I was misled by Gal Gadot's image of Wonder Woman, otherwise I might have gotten acquainted with Wonder Woman!"

After muttering, Andy returned to the coffee shop and continued to discuss with Slade.

If you don't see her, you can see her. Anyway, Andy wants to keep a low profile now, and if he really wants to find Wonder Woman, it won't be that difficult. Andy remembers that she works in a private museum in Washington, and he can find her with some effort.

At this moment, the woman whom Andy suspected of being Wonder Woman was already meeting with people in a private club next door.

"This crown should belong to a lord of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, but there are very few records about this lord in the literature. He is not well-known, so the historical value is not that high. Our valuation here is 6.4 million US dollars."

"But you have to explain the origin of this crown. Our museum does not accept items of unknown origin."

The woman opposite was wearing black fashion and was very sexy and beautiful. After hearing this, she giggled and said, "I said I slept with an art film star, and then he gave me this crown. Do you believe it?"

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(End of chapter)