It's a pity that Bartlett passed away before the film was approved. His heirs didn't dare to be interested in this kind of thing. The script seemed to have been used to cushion the table for a while, and there were still a lot of wine stains on the cover. Adaptation rights After passing through Disney and finally falling into the hands of Hollywood Pictures.
The main job of Hollywood Films is to reduce the cost of Bartlett's version. For this reason, it has deleted the very rich characters and background descriptions in the original script, and rationalized the plot on this premise.
After reading the repeated entanglement experience of more than ten years of predecessors, and having the original version of Apocalypse in hand, Song Ya's heart is very bright now.
There are three charms of this film. One is naturally the super acting dedicated by several leading actors. If you want to reproduce it perfectly in the current era, the investment of the actors' pay will not be small.
The second is the golden age of the great economic development of the United States, the panoramic depiction of the 1950s and 1960s, which can please those film critics and film award judges. The old men are very addicted and miss that era, and may be second only to the golden age of Hollywood. Ten years.
The third is the ups and downs of the plot, the protagonist's wonderful tricks, super high IQ and ability to respond to occasions. Of course, his various styles of beautiful white girls also add a lot to the whole film.
So how much money would it cost to make a movie of the same quality with actors, background, and beautiful faces? Twenty million is absolutely unstoppable. Not to mention that the original film is more than two hours long. Without the appeal of super directors and big companies, it would be impossible to pass the stage of filming on the theater line.
Moreover, the dramas of the 1960s were basically insulated from blacks. At that time, racial discrimination was still very serious. This must be an all-white movie.
budget? Maybe the scenery in the 1950s and 1960s can save some money than the original film ten years later...
Super director? Now that there are only a few people in Hollywood, the A+ film studios that have just voted for a movie and focus on low-cost movies, the Hollywood film industry, which has repeatedly failed, is not attractive to big directors.
In terms of starring, it seems that the protagonist Xiao Lizi must be irreplaceable. His father, Christopher Walken, male third, and male second Tom Hanks can be replaced with cheap old drama bones.
Pretty white girls are rich in resources, but good acting skills are scarce resources in Hollywood.
"boss."
While he was in deep thought, the plane was already stable at San Jose Airport, and Jimmy and Dile who came to pick him up did not wait for him to get off and ran into the cabin.
"Oh, I'll be fine soon."
Song Ya asked Linda to put away the script on the table, "Let Yeremov find this person." He pointed to the script closest to the original film, which was the last version of the producer Bartlett. The screenwriter he hired is on the cover of the script.
"Kunes? Then?" Linda asked.
"Hire him to continue to be the screenwriter of the cat and mouse game project, I am too lazy to find a shooter."
If you want to use it, use the most suitable person. Since that person exists, Song Ya doesn't want to take a long way. "In short, we will get the script out as soon as possible, and then negotiate with the Hollywood film industry." If the script is alive, this is fresh. His life will continue in his own hands.
Follow Jimmy, Dile and others to the 3DFX company's office in San Jose, "So small? Are you making chips here?" He asked the other three founders.
"Chips are handed over to large companies for production." The lead founder Ross replied: "We are only responsible for design."
"Ok."
Previously, Jimmy had negotiated the venture capital conditions with the other party with the help of Dile. Five million dollars can only get 20% of the equity. It is still difficult to grab in the battle of various "heroes". , Jimmy also used gray methods for this, of course, what Song Ya does not intend to ask.
Although the unpleasant excitement and cunning gaze of the three founders hidden under the glasses made him feel uncomfortable, since Apocalypse revealed the direction of the industry, Song Ya did not mind these details, and was very happy with each other. Signed a venture capital agreement.
"Wish your products go on the market as soon as possible." He shook hands with each other.
"Don't worry, Mr. APLUS, we won't let you down."
Leaving San Jose in a hurry, he rushed to the nearby Sunnyvale. Mosaic browser has been on the market for ten days. Although only the Beta version of 0.9 was taken out, the response from the outside world was very enthusiastic. He went there and met with Jim Clark and Accompanied by Mark Anderson for the actual experience.
Enter the domain name of Amerika Music in the URL bar ~www.mtlnovel.com~ A music website with detailed content and basically composed of full text appeared in front of several people.
"Classical music website?" Jim Clark couldn't help laughing after seeing it, "How many visits?"
"Very few, basically no one pays attention."
Song Ya tried the browser, and the operation was very smooth and handy, much better than the original version of UIUC before, and his heart fell. Click to open a piece of news. Regarding the Chicago Orchestra’s recent concert, the article commenting function in charge of Yan Hong has been launched. He pulled it to the end of the article. There were more than a dozen comments in the comment area. No registration is required. The commenters are anonymous. Only the IP address is displayed.
Followers of classical music like to write long articles. More than a dozen comments are longer than the body of the article. Two different IPs debated the artistic route of the two conductors and music directors of the Chicago Orchestra, Solti and Barenboi. The content is very professional and advanced.
‘Barenboi! Is it you! ? ’
With the last message, the quarrel came to an abrupt end.
"The website has a high degree of completion." Mark Anderson casually praised him, but his expression betrayed him. This kind of technology man would definitely not look down on the small website that Dile created to stock up.
"I heard you were sued by UIUC?" Song Ya closed the page and told the true purpose of his trip.
"Yes, but don't worry."
Jim Clark smiled confidently: "When we have absorbed the first batch of users with the name of the Mosaic Browser, we will change the company and browser names, and then reconcile with each other. I have already written the script."
"Can this work?" Song Ya asked.
"We didn't use any other party's original code. Don't worry about APLUS. We will change it next month."
"What's the new name?"
"Netscape, Netscape."
Chicago 1990 Chapter 585: Run off
After investing in 3DFX, Song Ya was no longer going to throw his money into the technology industry in 1994. Now that the stall is large enough, he has to worry about the awards season at the beginning of next year.
"AMA and Grammys should both be shortlisted."
Linda reported that AMA was shortlisted for two awards, the most popular male rhythm and blues singer, the competitors are BABYFACE and Prince Prince, the most popular hip-hop singer, the competitors are Snoop Dogg and WarrenG, except for the Prince All acquaintances.
For Grammys, Dancing My Life Soundtrack was shortlisted for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and BeWhatYouWannaBe was shortlisted for Best Film and Television Song. All have a chance to win prizes.
"What about the Oscars? BeWhatYouWannaBe also has the opportunity to be shortlisted for best original song." Linda said.