The Greatest Showman

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"Cough...this...cough...she...you...cough..."

David literally choked on his own saliva, so shocked and surprised that he couldn't organize his words, and then he coughed more and more.

"Relax, relax!" Ren Li reassured with a smile in his eyes, "Don't think about it in your head, nothing has happened before."

David took a deep breath and finally calmed down the cough, but his doubts were still not cleared up, "...What happened just now?"

After a thousand words, David finally chose such a question to express his doubts.

Ren Li pursed the corners of his mouth and did not answer immediately.

This pause roused David's curiosity again, and then he caught the faint smile in Renly's eyes, and then understood:

No wonder Renly is called the "King of Mischief", no wonder reporters are always helpless when facing Renly, ridicule and ridicule are like needles hidden in cotton, always appearing in inadvertent corners and corners, completely impossible to prevent, even if they are fully focused Unexpectedly, he fell into a trap.

Apparently, Renly's silence was making fun of David's impulsiveness and agitation--a big departure from the focus and devotion that David had shown before.

That look seems to say: So you are so gossipy.

David was also a little embarrassed.

But Renly's cleverness is that, until the point is reached, he does not continue to make fun of David, but returns to the point, "She is just a passionate movie fan."

What?

David didn't keep up with the train of thought, and then his eyes raised his own questions.

"We didn't know each other, she was just a regular fan with warm greetings, that's all," Renly explained further, "The only difference might be that she's Italian, showing us the The enthusiasm of the locals is comparable to that of the Venice Film Festival.”

David was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look in the direction where the lady left, opened his mouth to try to say something, and then paused, but after thinking about it, he couldn't hold back after all, "...ordinary movie fans ?"

Renly laughed cheerfully, but didn't continue to circle the question. "Yes, I'd like to give it a chance and try to read it."

"..." David was half a beat slower.

After a pause, I realized that Renly was answering the previous question, and he answered affirmatively. Originally, this should be gratifying news, but after the interruption of the Italian lady, doubts and surprises were mixed. Son, David can't be happy either.

"...Okay." David gave a lukewarm answer.

There was a smile in Renly's eyes again, "A little disappointed, you don't look too happy. Or, let's just forget about it?"

David was fully recovered by this time, and he knew immediately that Renly was making fun of himself - no one in Hollywood would dare to make a joke on David like that, because David didn't like such a joke, and this kind of prank always carried a kind of Aggressiveness, this is not his preferred way of getting along.

"Why, you want me to raise my hands and cheer?" David replied sternly.

Renly curled the corners of his lips, "Accurately, this is not the scene I expected; but if you'd like to show it, I'd be more than happy to appreciate it."

David was choked, but he couldn't help laughing: because the emotional change in just two minutes was too violent, it was really funny.

But jokes are not David's forte after all, and he didn't continue to entangle with Renly, "Are you going to read the script?" Unconsciously, David's mood relaxed a little.

Although it is not tense, facing Renly, David's state is indeed a little tense: it can be said to be tit for tat, it can be said to be deliberately picky, or it can be said to be on full alert. In short, David's conversation rhythm and state are not normal, and until now, it can be clearly noticed that it is much more relaxed.

David himself is a director who is very good at capturing the emotions of the picture. He can also feel the subtle changes in himself, and he looks a little more surprised when he looks at Renly again.

"Yes." Renly nodded and gave a positive answer, "Sorry, I'm still not sure, I know, your statement is very tempting/tempting; but apparently my chemical reaction system is seriously malfunctioning, I need to read the script and figure out the state of the character from scratch."

David didn't mind at all. During the low period of burnout, this state is really normal. It takes time. "Hey, at least you are willing to read the script, this is the beginning."

"Ha, you don't seem to give me much room for rejection." Renly quipped, and then asked, "What stage is the script writing now?"

On the whole, the creation cycle of TV drama scripts is relatively short - but only relatively speaking, because more characters and branch lines need to be taken care of in the process of script creation of TV dramas, which also means division of labor and cooperation between screenwriters and spark collisions. , these details are more important.

As far as Renly knew, the script of "Mind Hunter" had only been created for the first two episodes, and then shelved because of hbo's abandonment, and the subsequent script creation work could not continue. This is also the biggest difference between TV series and movies——

Most of the time, the movie script will be completely created before the official project is established, and the script is sought for investment. Only Marvel or Star Wars are a few cases.

On the other hand, TV dramas tend to create the first episode or two, as well as the entire project idea, and then seek investment.

Among the traditional public television stations, they are more accustomed to shooting a pilot episode, and then test it in the high-level internal to see how the effect is. After getting approval, they can go into post-production, and the production of the first season is also different. A lot of attention, some projects can get a full 24 episodes of the first season, while some projects only get a 12-episode reservation, and the entire broadcast plan can be adjusted at any time.

Netflix, on the other hand, broke such a tradition. The production model of "House of Cards" all seasons was released in one go. The producers had to take more risks, but for the audience, they were able to watch all the content in one go, which made it easier to put into the episode. among.

This model can be said to have advantages and disadvantages, but it is certain that this has changed the viewing habits of the audience, and also changed the production mode of TV series.

Such is the case with Mind Hunter, for example.

"The script writing has temporarily progressed to the seventh episode, and we expect the first season to be around ten to twelve episodes." David gave an unexpected answer.

Renly was slightly surprised, "Oh? Why do I only remember the first two episodes?" Later, because of hbo's withdrawal, the screenwriter could not continue to work without income, and the script creation was naturally stranded. This was also Renly's concern. One: If a writing team is rebuilt, will the content and framework of the script need to be modified, and will this change the quality of the episode? Who should control the script?

Sisyphus Films still lacks a helmsman for content operation and review, and only relies on Renly's cameo to support it. If it continues to expand in the future, this will definitely not work.

"Yes, but we're at a dead end, and we're looking forward to getting Netflix's investment, so the writers have to complete the script without a guarantee, and I personally signed two checks to pay part of my salary, hoping to have Enough chips to impress Netflix."

David said frankly, and did not hide the part of Netflix, but the helplessness and ridicule in his tone did not hide-

Because Netflix refused.

Renly realized.

David cast a glance at Renly, "I have to admit, I need to thank you officially, if it wasn't for Sisyphus Pictures..." He might be going bankrupt, after all, he can do it for a The project is desperate, but it can't pull other screenwriters to follow him and face the risk.

"Thank you!" David said solemnly. "And, sorry. Obviously, my attitude just now should never be the right way to treat you."

Renly also showed no politeness, but showed a big smile, "My honor. To be honest, I'm a little lucky that Netflix rejected you, and you are willing to come to Sisyphus Pictures to try it out, this is also That's what I've been trying to do with Robert, Ethan, and others."

At this point, David just had a flash of inspiration, "Can you explain in detail? I mean, Rooney said something to me at the 'Jurassic World' premiere, but I always felt that it didn't quite work out. Reliable, there is only a vague concept, are you sure you know what you are doing?"

"I'm glad you asked." Renly chuckled. "Simply put, we want to replicate Netflix's model and build our own streaming platform."

In one sentence, Renly explained all the concepts in just one sentence, but it threw the weight in David's mind, and the first words that came out of his mouth were, "Wow! You guys are really ready to rock and roll. ."

There was a look of joy in Renly's eyes. "You're the first person who didn't question whether I was losing my mind."

"Including Robert?" David jumped up again.

"'Are you crazy?' That was Robert's first reaction," Renly replied.

David smiled, "It's not surprising." Then he continued, "I know, this is a crazy idea, and it's definitely not something ordinary people can imagine; but the problem is, you're not ordinary people, you're Renly- Hall..." David paused for a moment, and suddenly realized: maybe, the only one in Hollywood who can push such a plan is Renly, even Steven Spielberg and Tom Hank Not even.

"I have to admit, I've also thought about the possibility of actually creating a platform that allows artists to create what they want, and then allow all audiences to choose what they like, rather than being locked into two tights. Among them." David said honestly, "But I don't know how to make a profit, and I don't have such appeal. Of course, I have no way to leverage Wall Street capital, so..."

David shrugged and said nothing, then looked at Renly expectantly, "So, how exactly are you going to implement this plan?"

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