Chatty Hollywood

In the end, Charlotte did not reach any clear agreement with Pat Kingsley.

The two parties only talked for a while, and then left.

The only thing that was confirmed was that Charlize was signed by Caa.

"So, I have an agent now?"

Charlize was still a little uncomfortable for a while.

Because of the previous events, her impression of the agent was not very good. But she also knows that actors, especially those who have not yet reached a certain level, cannot do without the help of their agents.

When she auditioned for "The Seven Deadly Sins" and "Twelve Monkeys" before, she had a clear experience--

In fact, if it were not for the recommendation of the old gun and the producer Mr. Westwood and others, she would never have the opportunity to audition for the protagonists of the children of the two films.

But even so, she was easily squeezed out by Gwyneth Paltrow in "The Seven Deadly Sins".

As for "Twelve Monkeys", although the opponents of the audition were relatively weak, Charlize successfully got the heroine, but the pay was not much higher than that of "Happy Death".

Although, to a certain extent, it was because "Happy Death" had not yet been released, and Charlize's box office value had not yet been reflected.

But on the other hand, isn't this also because there is no reliable agent to fight for her!

So, now that there is a good-looking agent, Charlize is actually very happy.

As for Charlotte--

"Are you telling Pat Kingsley the truth?"

Charlize asked.

"To a certain extent!"

Charlotte pondered for a while.

"My confirmation is that the key to caa's packaging business is not their relationship with the director and producer, but whether the people they recommend are appropriate."

With that, he shrugged.

"If I am a director, and the candidates recommended by caa are suitable, which can greatly save the time and cost of preparation, why not?"

"But they will take the opportunity to demand the share of the movie and even the production rights, right?"

"There is such a possibility."

Charlotte nodded.

"But with this little investment alone, you can't get the highest production rights. For directors, they are actually no different from ordinary investor representatives or executive producers."

"The biggest contradiction with the director is always the one or two producers with the most power, right?"

Charlize has completely filmed with the two crews of "Fatal Turn" and "Happy Death Day". She has seen several disputes between Charlotte and Mr. Westwood, and naturally understands the meaning of each other.

"Yes."

Charlotte affirmed the girl's opinion,

"However, this is considered purely from the perspective of the director."

"What if the identity of the producer is added?"

Charlize immediately understood what Charlotte meant and why he said what he said before was true to a certain extent.

"From the producer's point of view, if caa wants its packaging business to be recognized, it really has to be able to reduce the production party's preliminary preparation costs to make sense."

Charlotte spread her hands,

"The metaphor of "outsourcing" I mentioned before is not nonsense, but it is not easy to achieve it."

"So, you didn't tell a lie again. If you understand it wrong, it's totally someone else's fault, right?"

Charlize looked at Charlotte with a smile.

"That's it!"

Charlotte straightened her chest.

***********

After that, everything went smoothly.

"Happy Death" is still on the box office charts. Although there has been a downward trend, it is not a problem to persist for a while.

In fact, whether it is a horror movie or a youth campus movie, this box office curve is abnormal.

It can only be said that Charlotte moved a work in which the structure of the wireless cycle story has become a major stage, and moved to the era when this structure has just emerged, forming an obvious advantage of generation difference.

This is like using stealth, high-speed, and highly maneuverable new fourth-generation aircraft in modern air combat to hit second-generation aircraft that are not even complete with radar.

It can be said that victory is not martial, but victory is absolutely easy.

Under this circumstance, Charlotte went to the old gun and the others, and began to help Charlize move—

"Why do you need our help when your girl moves?"

The old gun complained a bit,

"I planned to go to a concert with Annika!"

"concert!?"

Charlotte rolled her eyes and glanced at her red-bearded friend.

"Are you sure you understand?"

——He knows that the old gun has serious shortcomings in music.

"I want you to take care of it!?"

Regarding this kind of short-term damage friend, the old gun was very rude and went back.

"Actually, I came to you and Addison this time mainly to determine one thing."

Charlotte glanced at Edison Young, the photographer who had been shrinking to the side and didn't speak much and didn't do much work at the same time.

"Our studio is now officially established, and the success of "Happy Death" has given me the confidence to continue. Then, are we now officially confirming the name of the studio?"

"..."

It's embarrassing to say that although they started to prepare for the establishment of the studio shortly after the release of "Fatal Bend", and even "Happy Death" is a product of the studio to a certain extent, but the name of the studio has not been determined. .

The main reason for this is actually very simple, just one word-

money!

Without formal income, the studio is always just a vision, so it doesn't matter if you can't afford a name.

Therefore, until now that the income of "Happy Death" is about to be paid in, Charlotte has officially started to ponder the name of the studio...

"...Do you have any ideas?"

Old Gun asked very simply.

"What do you think of the name "Ghost Party"?"

"It sucks!"

The old gun was very rude, and Addison Yang nodded in agreement.

then--

The name of the studio was officially named "Ghost Party"...

"I hope that in the future, the Ghost Party Studio can undertake some special effects and post-production for our own movies."

While talking, Charlotte looked at the two guys who were still criticizing his naming skills just now.

"You want to be like Industrial Light & Magic?"

The old gun, who was still joking with Charlotte just now, realized that this was the serious thing the other party was going to say this time, and his face became serious.

"That's not an easy task!"

"Yes."

Addison Yang, who has never spoken much, also spoke.

"A special effects studio needs a lot of technical staff. Without enough business, it can't support them."

"It's normal. But—"

Charlotte glanced at Addison Young.

"Addison, do you remember the weird shots I asked you to take in "Fatal Turn"?"

"You mean the shots of those female ghosts?"

Addison immediately recalled.

"At the time, I felt strange, how did you get those special effects shots so quickly?"

——Because I’m shooting a real ghost!

Charlotte thought.

It should be said that before the baptism of several special effects blockbusters around 2000, the entire Hollywood's understanding of computer special effects was still at a relatively rudimentary stage.

At least, most of the time, such as Laoqiang and Addison, are used in small and medium-cost movies, rarely involving large-scale production practitioners, and their understanding of special effects is still relatively rudimentary.

This will also give Charlotte a chance to flicker--

"You should have also heard that some special effects need to be produced on a computer, which will cause a lot of cost pressure. And I previously worked with a Silicon Valley geek to develop a technology that can greatly reduce the cost of such special effects. "

Seeing the seemingly understanding eyes of the two people, Charlotte continued,

"This kind of technology can be used to complete post-production special effects with a few technicians, but correspondingly, in the shooting stage, a lot of preparation work needs to be done. Now many of them are not skilled even in ordinary green screen technology. 'S crew is completely out of control, so—"

"We can only use it first, right?"

Addison Young felt that he understood what Charlotte meant,

"That's what you did with the camera when you filmed "Fatal Bend", right?"

"Yes!"

"Then I have no problem with this!"

Addison Young looked very excited.

Maybe it’s because of the knot of the tech madman James Cameron, the photographer is now very interested in new technology,

"If there are new technologies to experiment, it will definitely be interesting."

"Indeed, with unique skills and cost reduction, the existence of this special effects studio makes sense."

The old gun nodded.

"However, is there a suitable project for us to do now? If the special effects department recruits people, but there is no work to do, it is simply burning money."

"Well..."

Charlotte knew that the old gun was not wrong. When Hollywood directors create special effects studios, they generally presuppose the needs of their films.

Among them, the most famous is Industrial Light & Magic——

This leading company in the field of movie special effects was originally created purely by George Lucas for the special effects work of "Star Wars".

However, after "Star Wars" went viral, the era of blockbuster movies started, and many movies have a demand for special effects ~www.readwn.com~ This has brought a lot of work to Industrial Light and Magic, and it has completely made this company. .

Now, what Lao Gun wants to know is whether they have any project work that they can immediately put into after they created the "Ghost Party" studio.

This is really important!

Fortunately, Charlotte is a person who likes to be prepared before talking.

"Actually, Judy Foster called me two days ago and said that he wanted to talk to me about a project."

"What project?"

When it comes to specific movies, both Old Gun and Addison are interested.

"It's not clear yet, Judy said he wants to have an interview with me."

Charlotte shrugged.

"But listening to her, it should be a fantasy film, the scale of investment will not be too small, it must be useful for special effects technology-she suggested that I read Washington Irving's "Sleep Hole Legend" first!"