King of Hollywood

As the slight tremor gradually disappeared, the plane entering the stratosphere began to fly smoothly. Adrian retracted his gaze from the plane window and looked at Dennis Knight beside him: "Why, some airsickness?"

"Fortunately, this is the third time I've been on a plane. It's inevitable... I'm a little uncomfortable." Dennis, who had an ugly face, took a deep breath, but finally unfastened his seat belt and went straight to the bathroom on the plane.

Interesting guy, Adrian shook his head with a smile, and turned his eyes to the other side of the cabin, where the executive producer, assistant director and assistant director recommended by Laverne were sitting there. In addition, he has contacted acquaintances in the UK, and will provide a series of help for Adrian's filming at that time.

This is the advantage of acquiring a film company, with a complete operating team and ready-made contacts. In particular, this Bosworth film company was easily selected based on the information provided by Claude. Although it is small in scale, it has a wide range of contacts because of its early establishment, even several vice-chairmen of the American Academy of Film Science and Arts. Can also be connected.

Don't think that Americans don't care about human feelings, but their human feelings rarely appear on the rules. Take Adrian's script as an example, if it weren't for the relationship left by his parents and not wasted in the previous two years of chaotic life, how could a rookie screenwriter who did not even have an agent to write a draft for the first time let several major companies send people. Come to visit?

After resisting London Heathrow Airport, it was already 2:00 in the morning. After taking a temporary rest at the airport hotel for one night, the jet lag fell. Adrian came to Northeast London with a few people and prepared actors and staff from the British side. The filming started vigorously in a small town called Edwin.

The "first novel" he chose was Guy Ritchie's "Two Smoking Guns". The multi-line narrative style of accident and coincidence, the compact and interlocking plot, and the ubiquitous black British humor It made people's eyes light up, so even if the investment was reduced again and again during the filming, it was only 80,000 pounds (Note 1) in the end, and it received considerable praise immediately after the release.

The only problem is that this is a British movie, but after thinking about it, there is no lower cost than this movie - even the cost of "Chainsaw" is about 1 million, and from the point of view of maximizing profits "The Chainsaw" is better to come out after "The Seven Deadly Sins". Anyway, Adrian's maternal grandfather is British, so he and his mother also have British nationality. Although he did not stay in the UK for a long time in his memory, he said it well in a British accent, so the "first film" is also said to be a British film. the past.

"Gentlemen, I think I should have made it clear to you, please don't NG because of small problems again!" Adrian raised his head from behind the camera and shouted angrily, then waved to him.

After three days of filming, he easily grasped the feeling. Although he did not touch the camera many times before his rebirth, he had practical experience after all. Besides, he had watched and analyzed many movies, and it was not difficult to shoot. This is why Adrian swore to tell Lavern that he would finish shooting and editing within 2 months, and then send it to Venice for the exhibition.

However, a good movie cannot rely on the director alone. Most of the actors, except for Dennis and a few gang leaders who play "Axe" Harry, are not in a good state. It is no wonder that it is naturally impossible to hire those actors who have become famous in order to save money. Although there are also very good actors in the third and fourth tiers, whether they can recruit them depends on luck.

"If you want to add gaffers, Mr. Adrian, the cost may be overrun." The financial assistant came over at this time, holding a pile of statements.

"Overspending? That's not good. The budget is only $200,000." Adrian couldn't help frowning. Although he had planned carefully and gave double the budget, he didn't expect to overspend. How could this happen?

Turning over the report, Adrian felt a bit of a headache. Of course, there would be no problem with the report. Every expense was recorded, so why did this happen? Additional investment is not a problem, but if you want to make additional investment, you must be clear, otherwise how can you copy those classic movies in the future? Damn, what did Guy Ritchie do then? !

Looking at the sky, it was getting late, and after thinking for a while, Adrian had to wave his hand to stop work.

The rushing water stopped, and Adrian took a long breath and opened the shower curtain, finding a towel around him. He came to the mirror to wipe off the mist on it, and looked at the figure inside and touched his cheek involuntarily.

It has been almost half a year, although it has been well integrated from the beginning, such as the demeanor and temperament shown when persuading Claude and negotiating with those editorial assistants. But the discomfort always exists. For example, sometimes I either feel that I am completely Adrian or I feel that I am completely Zhang Haoxuan. Fortunately, he set his goal from the beginning, and started working hard without hesitation, so it has been completely integrated so far.

"The consciousness of the previous life should be dominant, right?" Adrian murmured, looking at himself in the mirror. He quickly smiled and shook his head, so what? Even if it is neither Zhang Haoxuan from the previous life nor Adrian from the previous life, I will always be me, as long as I understand what I want to do and how to do it.

"Okay, don't think about it." Patting his cheek, Adrian walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel. Although things in this regard are not over yet, he always has to eat one bite at a time, and he already knows some things. For example, continue to integrate the resources of the Kewell family - this can't be done in two or three days; or try to find a way to go to China - frankly speaking, he does not think he will see another self, which is not in line with the big universe law.

"So let's focus on this damn movie," Adrian put on his pajamas cursingly, then walked to the table and turned on the lamp, "Can the lights be brighter, this hotel doesn't even have light bulbs? Can't afford it?"

This is a typical British-style inn. The yellowed walls and the old and rough patterns on the wall skirt seem to be telling its long history. Coupled with the slightly dim lighting, it gives people a sense of being in 18th and 9th century London feel. It was better before, the lamp was still bright enough for him to type - Adrian had to write something every day in addition to directing movies, script outlines and... novels! But the lamp has broken in the past two days, and the hotel has not dealt with it in time, so he can't be in a hurry, which makes him feel a little depressed now that he can't wait to turn one minute into two minutes.

Adrian turned on the lamp on the table and turned it off, turned it on and off, if it weren't for one reason or another, he would have moved to the hotel. Forget it, ask the assistant to buy a new one tomorrow, the efficiency of this small hotel is obviously unreliable, and maybe the replaced lamp is even more dim than the original one, which is equivalent to... wait, dim!

He opened his eyes as if thinking of something, and after staring straight ahead for a while, Adrian slapped his chin. I see! I understand! Guy Ritchie, you are a fucking genius!

"You mean...they will use orange filters for shooting in the future?" The lighting engineer looked at Adrian, sleepy and helpless at the same time, no one would be happy to be called from a good dream of.

"No no no, it's a layer of orange-yellow filter paper inside," Adrian corrected, "This can reduce the use of other filter papers. Basically, you need to make slight adjustments to keep Using it and doing some processing in post can make the picture look like any other movie - you know?"

"This..." The lighting engineer rubbed his forehead, "I have to think about it first, Mr. Adrian."

"Okay, let's talk about it when we arrive on the set tomorrow." Adrian also realized that he was abrupt and rude to come here so late, and left the room after a few simple words.

Guy Ritchie's method of reducing costs is not complicated. Simply put, because the tone of the entire film is relatively dark, after adding a layer of orange-yellow filter paper to the filter board, only a slight color change is required. Adjustments can be made all the way to the end without affecting the viewing effect at all - just do some processing in post. (Note 2)

The reason why Adrian can recall this is because he had seen the high-definition version of the remake at the time. Although it was no different from other movies when it was released in ordinary theaters, the high-definition version that could be turned into a DVD would make the whole The picture seems to be covered in a layer of rust. Ordinary people don't know what's going on, but for someone who is familiar with filmmaking, if they know what the work is like, they will understand.

It turns out that Adrian's idea was correct. On the second day of the special announcement of the break, he and the lighting engineer and the photographer were busy on the set - in fact, a small office rented - After a long time, he finally put this method into practice. Settle down.

"I have to admit that this method will save us a lot of things." The lighting engineer and Jijie said at the end with admiration, "You are really a genius, Mr. Adrian,"

"Can it be used? Then we need to hurry up for the next shooting." Adrian said with a wave of his hand.

Although this method does not seem to save much, after the entire film is shot, the accumulated numbers cannot be ignored. More importantly, through this, Adrian recalled more of the cost-saving details Guy Ritchie might have used in his shoots, like moving a prop twice and shooting from a different angle to make one scene look like another. A scene or something.

You're a fucking genius, Guy Ritchie! Adrian praised in his heart again. Feel free to hand over all your things to me in the future, and I will treat them well!

(Note 1: The cost of the movie on Ferry Encyclopedia is 80,000 pounds, but after checking the foreign website, the cost is 900,000 US dollars. The latter data was found after a long time, and the plot is not easy to modify, so I have to be wrong. It can be explained Because, 80,000 pounds is the cost of starting the film and closing the screen, and the promotion and distribution fee is not counted.)

(Note 2: These shooting methods are all fabricated by individuals, don’t go into details.)