Movie Master

"So, is the shooting going well?" Lance took his eyes back from the shaking glass door, and then saw Cole walking towards him. Lance did not answer Cole's question, but pointed to the door of the bar, "Did you see that scene just now?" Cole shook his head in bewilderment, Lance gasped again, As if he could still feel the clear pain, "So, why did you come to the crew?"

"Didn't you see a fourteen or five-year-old girl? That's our company's newly signed actor, I'll bring her over to have a look." Cole's words corresponded to Emma who disappeared in the bar, Lance Suddenly realized, "Your artist?" Cole shook his head, "No, it's Sebastian Derek's. By the way, didn't you call me last time to ask me about Sebastian? Didn't you Just for this little girl?"

Lance's eyes flickered, he didn't affirm or deny, but changed the subject, "Are you here specially to visit the class?" His words were full of disbelief—it was eleven o'clock in the evening, and Cole made a special trip to Visiting class rushed over to the crew? This is obviously not convincing.

Cole shrugged, without any intention of denying it, he looked around, "Do you have time?" This sentence obviously means that he has something important to discuss.

Without hesitation, Lance raised his hand to beckon to Albert, and said in a loud voice, "Let the crew rest for 30 minutes temporarily, and the supper time will be advanced." Then he walked in front and led the way, leading Cole towards the RV. Stepped in the direction.

"Are you sure you don't need to say hello to Tom alone?" Cole and Lance walked side by side and said with a chuckle.

"Albert is a professional, he can handle it." Lance did not show off the harmony of the current crew, but just avoided the topic lightly, opened the door of the RV, and said with a smile, "Welcome to the magical world."

"So I'm Alice?" Cole stepped up and walked into the RV.

"I thought you would say Mad Hatter." Lance also walked in, closed the car door, and walked to the refrigerator. Before he could ask, Cole took the initiative to say, "Mineral water is fine." After all, he is I found it during the filming, and things are best resolved quickly.

After receiving the mineral water, Cole didn't say any more greetings, and said directly, "I just met Frank Miller this afternoon." A simple sentence made Lance concentrate all his attention. Originally, this was about " Sin City," said an update, "It didn't turn out very well, and more importantly, we're facing stiff competition right now, so I hope to be able to speak to you soon."

Cole used "we" to draw the two into the same line, but Lance didn't refute. Cole finished the meeting in the afternoon, and came directly to the crew in the evening, even visiting during filming, which shows the urgency of the matter.

"No surprise." Lance smiled and closed his jaw. It has been a month since Lance put forward two conditions to Cole, but Cole did not successfully meet with Frank until today, which shows the ups and downs of the whole process, especially with Cole's absolute efficiency. Completed the work of convincing Tom by comparison.

Cole nodded his chin lightly, showing a helpless smile, "So, is this the reason?" Lance brought up the reasons for two conditions-both things are by no means easy, and they can be called daunting challenges.

Lance was noncommittal, but raised his eyebrows, "How is my work?" To be precise, it was "How are my tasks set?"

A simple sentence made Cole shake his head, as if he was helpless with Lance, but he didn't intend to continue joking, and then he said, "Frank Miller did not agree to the adaptation of 'Sinful Heart' from the very beginning. City' comic because he always felt that it was not feasible, not because the film format was not suitable for these stories, but because, in his understanding, the film industry was bound to distort his work."

Lance closed his jaw, which is actually the reason why most novel authors and comic book authors are most worried. Not to mention, the adaptation of the novel "Saharan Cavalry" also encountered the same situation. The original author Clive Kassler always had something to say about the adapted script, and the two parties even went to court; The Unfortunate Adventures of "The Unfortunate Adventures", the author Daniel Handler directly appeals to his readers not to go into the cinema to watch the movie, because he thinks that the Hollywood adaptation work is a complete disaster.

As we all know, Hollywood movies are a complete and mature industry chain, and the major movie companies that put profits above everything else will not take into account the spiritual core and depth of thought of the original works for the sake of box office. Even the adaptation of the "Harry Potter" series has encountered strong resistance and condemnation from many fans of the original book. After each work is released, it will trigger a wide range of condemnation-this is because J.K. Rowling personally participated in the script The results of the adaptation work.

"I spent a lot of energy and finally convinced Frank that he could at least meet and talk with me." Cole didn't talk too much about his work, and he didn't intend to use such high-sounding reasons as "hard work" and "unremitting dedication" To win Lance's sympathy points - even if you want to use it, now is not the time, "The successful adaptation of 'City of God' has helped a lot." Cole did not forget to tease Lance, "It's a pity that , After the meeting, he was almost impenetrable, no matter what I said, his answer was 'no', and the final meeting did not change anything."

Cole’s expression reveals a bit of embarrassment. In fact, the right to adapt is like this. Because the author holds the copyright, if he wants to seek the right to adapt, he must use sincerity, patience, or money, no matter which method , they are all at a disadvantage, as long as the author does not let go, everything will be in vain.

But the emotion was fleeting, and then Cole said, "But I have heard the news that it is not only you who are chasing the adaptation rights of 'Sin City', but also two strong competitors, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. That's why Frank was so slow to meet, Robert and Quentin met Frank a week ago, same result. But, now they are ahead of us One step, if we want to catch up from behind, we must hurry up and work harder."

All of this is the expected result. When Lance uttered this idea, he expected two major resistances. On the one hand, it was Frank Miller's, and on the other hand, it was Robert and Quentin's. If the historical trajectory is followed, Robert and Quentin will successfully persuade Frank, and then dedicate the most unique thriller crime work in the history of North American film.

However, Lance is not a person who gives up easily, especially after he won "Murder with a Borrowed Knife", which is why he has the current situation. Unfavorable start is not surprising, but it is also not very entertaining.

"Listen to your tone, you already have a plan." Lance did not miss the change in Cole's tone. Although Cole was a little regretful, he was not depressed or decadent. It could be seen that not only did Cole not intend to give up, but he had already There is a ready draft, which is why Cole found him in the first place - to discuss a charter.

Cole spread his hands and said with a smile, "Because you are worth it." All these efforts are for Lance's brokerage contract, but in the final analysis, it is for himself, this is an investment he fancy. Chasing "Sin City" is not only chasing Lance's brokerage contract, but also chasing Lance's next work. Cole is naturally full of energy.

These words made Lance chuckle, "Diamonds, roses, and the right to adapt comics." The first two are magic weapons for men to chase women, and Lance put these three side by side. It made Cole laugh too.

After suppressing his smile, Cole went on to say, "In fact, the pursuit of the right to adapt a work is similar in routine, looking for the author's agent, looking for the author's editor, looking for the magazine where the author works. The author treats the work like a child. , unwilling to make a move easily, but the others are not."

It’s like an actor. An actor hopes to focus on shooting some art films and independent films, but his agent, his manager, and his team need to make money, and they will persuade the actor to take some works. Compared with "outsiders" like Cole, Frank's agent and editor are people who are more familiar with his personality. Starting from them, things will be much simpler, after all, they are also eager for benefits.

"In the process of contacting Frank, I have already launched a tough battle, and I think it will be time to reap the rewards soon." Cole is obviously a very planned agent, "However, what I can do, Robert You can do it with Quentin, and you should know Quentin’s appeal.” For the independent film field, Quentin’s old urchin-like evil spirit has been sought after by many, and in the competition of “Sin City” , Quentin will obviously have the upper hand, "So, I need your help."

Lance pursed his lips to show that he was listening, and then Cole went on to say, "You know, even if I persuaded Frank to sell the adaptation rights, he still won't let go easily, so I need you to persuade Frank, tell him that you will do an excellent job of adapting this work, you will turn this work into a classic, and you will let him hand over the work to you willingly..." Colton paused, and said meaningfully, "Not Robert Rodriguez, or Quentin Tarantino."

"So, you mean, you handed over the most difficult part to me?" Lance said with a smile without seeing much change in his expression.

Cole shrugged slightly, "Because you are responsible for the most difficult part of shooting a movie, and I don't have such a talent."