American Fame and Fortune Chapter 627

Chapter 627 The perfect plan

 “Are you very optimistic about this project?”

In the office of Pacific Pictures, Louise read the project plan of "Escape from Tehran", took off her black-rimmed glasses, rubbed the corners of her eyes, and asked Martin opposite: "You haven't even seen the script yet."

Martin stretched himself: "At the Oscar level, this is an extremely politically correct film; at the market level, this incident itself is legendary. A CIA escape expert used real and fake Hollywood crews to help Six diplomats escaped from Tehran. No one dared to make a movie like this. They would be criticized for being brainless and illogical.”

 Louise couldn't help laughing: "Reality is often more outrageous than movies."

Had it not been adapted from facts, the content of "Escape from Tehran" would have been scolded by audiences and critics.

Martin said honestly: "I feel that this film not only has a market, but also meets my actual needs."

There was a knock on the office door, and the assistant came in and said, "Mr. Graham King is here."

 Martin and Louise went out to greet him.

As soon as Graham came out of the elevator, he saw Martin and Louise, shook hands with them, and entered the reception room together.

 Martin asked: “The male lead hasn't been chosen yet, right?”

Graham, who had worked with Martin before, took out the script and handed it to him, saying: "The director, actors and investment have not been confirmed yet. A few actors have contacted me, but the project will not start filming until the second half of next year at the earliest. I There's no rush to make a decision.”

 Martin flipped through the script and said: "In terms of investment, Louise and I can handle most of it."

Graham understands that Martin wants to bring money into the group.

 In this way, he has many advantages over ordinary actors.

 The funding for the project has been solved, the leading actor has been solved, and by the way, the market appeal has also been solved.

 Is there a more perfect solution than this?

Graham said: "By cooperating with you, more than half of the problems of this project have been solved immediately. How could I refuse?"

Louis took over the words: "How about we three parties jointly invest in the production?"

Graham's GK Pictures is not a big company. If it doesn't raise money from here, it will have to find other people to invest. He nodded immediately: "You guys should send someone to negotiate a contract with my film company."

 Louis glanced at Martin.

 Martin quickly flipped through the beginning and end of the script, confirming that it was the "Escape from Tehran" he had watched before, and nodded slightly at her.

 Louis said: "I will ask someone to come over and talk to you this afternoon."

 Martin is very particular about what he does, and said to Graham: "The "Prince of Thieves" project requires you to be the producer."

Graham responded: "No problem, but my schedule is very full, maybe until 2012."

Martin's schedule is also very full. The two films that are confirmed to be shot next year are "The Martian" and "Escape from Tehran". Taking into account the preparation time, shooting time, and the promotion time of other films, the actual schedule is also very nervous.

 He said: "I don't have a schedule next year, so I'll have to wait until 2012."

 For project cooperation, it is enough for them to finalize the big aspects, and the rest of the details will naturally be discussed by the professionals below.

 The three of them chatted for a while and then talked about the director.

Graham said: "Originally, I wanted to invite Steven Spielberg, but his schedule was not suitable. He was preparing to shoot a movie about Lincoln, and the price was too high."

Martin said: "There is no doubt about Spielberg's ability, but as a director, most of the profits will be taken away by him."

“So, I just gave up after having a little contact with it.” Graham sighed: “Director Scorsese is not interested in projects of this kind of subject, and it is not easy to find other suitable directors.”

 The three of them are not just actors and producers. They also have a studio behind them. When choosing a director, they also have to consider profit issues.

 Martin thought for a moment and asked, "How about David Fincher?"

Graham nodded: "You can get in touch."

Louise also agreed: "There is definitely no problem with Fincher's director's ability. It depends on whether his schedule is suitable."

Martin said: "I'm going to meet him in the afternoon, so I just want to ask him."

Graham said: "If he is interested, we will discuss specific cooperation matters with him."

The three of them chatted for a while, and Graham said goodbye and left.

Coming out of Pacific Pictures, Graham got in the car and received a call from Matt Damon.

 “Hi, Matt, what's up?” he called.

Matt Damon on the other side said: "I just saw a project in the agency, which is based on the real rescue incident of the CIA. It's called "Argo". Your GK Pictures project is looking for male protagonists? What should I do? Sample?"

He specifically added: "I know the working mechanism of the CIA very well. I have dealt with them many times in the past and understand their style of doing things."

Graham said to himself, if he had called earlier, you might have been the most suitable person, but now? He could only say sorry: "Matt, we already have a suitable candidate for the leading role."

 Matt Damon did not give up so easily: "Do you know who it is? I'll call him and have a chat."

 It is not uncommon for Hollywood stars to use their influence to dissuade their opponents. Christian Bale and Matt Damon are examples of this.

Graham did not hide anything and said directly: "Martin Davis and I have finalized the cooperation with him and Louise Mayer of Pacific Pictures."

 Matt Damon immediately fell silent.

“Let's have a drink together when we have time.” Graham hung up the phone without saying anything more. Matt Damon put down the phone in his mansion in the Brentwood neighborhood.

 The agent on the other side saw that he didn't look very good and asked quickly: “What's going on? What did Graham King say?”

Matt Damon said: "Martin Davis reached out and grabbed this project."

The agent asked: "There is no hope at all? Can't we try again? I have carefully inquired about this project. It is adapted from a real case. It is very legendary and can attract the audience..."

"Stop talking." Matt Damon raised his hand to stop the agent from continuing: "Let's give up."

The agent couldn't help but frown: "You give up so easily?"

Matt Damon covered his heart: "Remember one thing, you must remember it well!" He emphasized: "We will not participate in any project involving Martin Davis, and we will not compete for it, understand?"

The agent saw that he was speaking extremely seriously and nodded: "I understand."

 Matt Damon picked up the project book on the low table and threw it into the trash can with some reluctance.

The agent said goodbye and left.

 Matt Damon sent him back and stood next to a picture frame, silent for a long time.

 There is a particularly large group photo of three people in the photo frame, namely Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck.

 The brothers lived a miserable life in prison.

Matt Damon didn't think of a way, but the people they provoked were really difficult to deal with.

As for Harvey Weinstein, that guy is completely hopeless and he has long since given up on it.

The core members of the Foot Gang are now Matt Damon, Quentin and Robert Rodriguez.

The latter two are focused on the movie and don't want to cause trouble at all.

 Matt Damon has seen the despicability of the Face Gang headed by Martin Davis, and does not want to repeat the mistakes of the brothers Harvey and Affleck.

　　He murmured: "I can't afford to offend him, I can always hide from him."

From now on, Matt Damon will decide not to touch any project that Martin Davis likes.

 Pasanadi, California Institute of Technology.

A promotional road show for "Gone Girl" had just ended. Martin approached David Fincher and said, "I have a new project here, would you like to take a look?"

 David Fincher worked with Martin twice in a row and knew that he was reliable, so he asked: "Do you have any good projects?"

　　Now is the time when David Fincher is most obsessed with Oscars. Martin handed him the script of "Escape from Tehran" and said: "This project is very suitable for Oscars. It is adapted from a real case of legendary nature."

 David Fincher took over the script and read it carefully. It started with a very familiar incident, which caused a sensation all over the world.

Seeing that Tony Mendes actually used fake Hollywood crews and projects to save people, David Fincher's interest was immediately heightened, and he turned directly to the back to read the ending scenes.

After watching it for a while, David Fincher said: "The script is very well written, and the rescue incident itself is full of drama and interesting to watch."

 He asked: "Are you going to play the leading actor Tony Mendes?"

Martin nodded: "It's basically confirmed. The project will be co-financed by Graham King's GK Pictures, Louise's Pacific Pictures, and my studio. There is still a lack of a key director."

 David Fincher said: "What about the time? When are you going to shoot and produce?"

  Martin said: “The second half of next year.”

David Fincher nodded slightly: "There's enough time."

 Martin asked curiously: “David, do you also have a new project in hand?”

"There is indeed a project." David Fincher closed the set and said with a smile: "You probably won't be interested."

He simply said: "At Netflix, Greg is planning to make his own content and invite me to be the producer and director of a political thriller series adapted from a British drama."

 Martin has read all of David Fincher's works and knew it was "House of Cards" as soon as he heard it.

David Fincher shook his head: "With your current status and market appeal, you would be crazy to shoot a gathering, and your age is not appropriate."

 Martin asked: “Didn't you go to shoot?”

David Fincher laughed and said bluntly: "No way, Netflix is ​​too convincing and offered a price that I can't refuse."

 Martin said seriously: "It's normal to make money."

"Indeed, without money, no matter how good a film artist is, he can only stare blankly." David Fincher pointed to the script: "Leave me here, and when the project is officially approved, Louise can come to me to negotiate a director contract. "

 As Martin's status in Hollywood increases, issues such as directing projects become less difficult to resolve.

 (End of this chapter)

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