Chapter 933 [Minority Report] Crew

There wasn't much going on in the company. In the end, Ye Ming didn't forget to make arrangements for Xiaocao's whereabouts.

Although it is said that Huihuang Film and Television has signed a contract with Xiaocao, after all, the children are young, so they can arrange to go to school first, and the filming can be arranged directly during the winter and summer vacations.

Anyway, Huihuang Film and Television has plenty of money and doesn't care how much money a young actor makes. This is quite beneficial to the growth of children.

There is nothing left to do. As usual, Sister Fang Fang controls everything. When Ye Ming is no longer brilliant in film and television, Sister Fang Fang usually controls everything. In fact, Sister Fang Fang has never disappointed anyone. .

Under such a situation, the people who followed Ye Ming were decided, namely Ma Su and Xu Zheng. Ma Su's English was quite fluent. Although it had some Northeastern flavor, his pronunciation was good. There is no big problem in being a translator or something.

In fact, Ye Ming doesn't need any translator at all. Ye Ming's authentic British Cockney accent can kill all Americans instantly. This English is actually very strange. Naturally, London, England is the most authentic.

Londoners look down on the accents of other British people and consider themselves to be authentic. It's like the mentality of people in the capital who think that Chinese people in other cities are all country people.

The British look down on Americans' English, and Americans look down on the accents of colonial countries such as Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.

Anyway, in the English world, there are also people of different grades.

And Ye Ming, with his authentic British Cockney accent, naturally beats Americans in terms of language. Of course bringing a translator is an excuse.

Xu Zheng is temporarily acting as Ye Ming's agent, while Li Yapeng is acting as an assistant, a handyman responsible for carrying luggage and so on.

Li Yapeng said that he had nothing to complain about. He was able to follow Ye Ming, which was already a pretty good result. Complaining about his identity was simply making him feel uncomfortable.

Moreover, according to Ye Ming's current status in the Asia-Pacific region, he didn't feel ashamed at all to help carry the luggage.

A superstar has the aura of a superstar. Even if that aura is not released, it can suppress other people.

After getting off the plane and backing from San Francisco to Hollywood, Spielberg was not stingy enough to let Ye Ming go find the crew alone. He also sent old Andre Lao from the production team to pick him up.

Old Andre, the leader of the production team, has been working with Spielberg for more than ten years and is considered a senior member of the crew.

Therefore, sending him here shows that Spielberg attaches great importance to Ye Ming. If Ye Ming is an ordinary star, even a star in the Asia-Pacific region is not worthy of Spielberg's attention.

But Ye Ming is not an ordinary star. Many people in Hollywood may not know that Ye Ming is an actor, or even know that Ye Ming won the latest Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

But everyone knows about Huihuang.com. Everyone knows that Huihuang.com is the first and only video website in the world. Such a thing is a monopoly.

If you didn't know Ye Ming before, then this time the US government actually said it had launched a monopoly investigation against Huihuang.com, which already illustrates the achievements of Huihuang.com.

If it weren't for the fact that Ye Ming's Huihuang.com truly dominates the world and holds on to so many patents, leaving others with nothing to drink, the U.S. government would not have had enough time to investigate Huihui.com.

Therefore, it is precisely because of this that many people in Hollywood already know Ye Ming.

But in the eyes of Americans, Chinese people, and even Asians, all look the same. If he wants to be truly familiar with them, Ye Ming also needs a chance to prove himself.

Anyway, this time, when he came to pick up Ye Ming, old Andre was also very strange and wanted to know what kind of person Ye Ming was.

He has been cooperating with Spielberg for more than ten years. He is very clear about this stubborn guy. Once this person decides on something, there is rarely room for change. Especially when you say that this guy is a Jew, your mentality is quite extreme. If you deny it, you deny it.

Ye Ming rejected Spielberg's invitation, but in the end Ye Ming actually joined a movie like "Minority Report".

What does this mean? In such a situation, it shows that Ye Ming has a very good background, so big that Spielberg himself had to go to Qufu. Therefore, Old Andre also wanted to see what kind of person Ye Ming was.

At the exit of the airport, Old Andre held a big sign with the Chinese characters Ye Ming written on it, indicating that he was here to pick up Chinese people.

After Ye Ming came out, he went straight to old Andre and said, "Hello, sir, I am Ye Ming."

This statement surprised Old Andre. He collected the sign and said, "Ye, I thought that you Chinese people had very poor English, but when I heard your words, it reminded me of my hometown. , I am an authentic Londoner. Every evening, I wander along the Thames River, drink sweet wine, and watch hope slowly fall. This is simply a kind of enjoyment.

It's a pity that in the vulgar United States, it is very rare to hear the authentic London accent. By the way, I forgot to introduce you. I’m Andre Freeman, the crew’s stage manager. Others call me Old Andre. "

This time Old Andre drove a large off-road truck. Therefore, although Ye Ming and his party had a lot of luggage, the off-road vehicle could easily load it.

The crew sometimes hauls stuff, so these off-road trucks were perfect. This time old Andre drove him over.

The car can seat five people, so there is no problem for them to sit together. overload? If anyone dares to overload in the United States, congratulations, you will be in trouble.

After getting into the car, Old Andre invited Ye Ming to take the passenger seat. After sitting firmly, Old Andre said while driving: "Ye, did you study in London, England? Otherwise, you How come your English is so authentic? To be honest, it is now more authentic than mine. I have been in the United States for more than 20 years.

My bastard New York dialect made my guys laugh. "

This is the advantage of blood. Although Britain is not the leader now, the pride of blood cannot be accumulated with money. After hundreds of years of accumulation, they are already proud to the core.

Therefore, in such a situation, when old Andre said this, the pride in his bones was like killing all Americans in an instant.

Ye Ming said with a smile: "That's not true, but when Wapen was in college, one of my roommates was from London, England, and several of our student unions also came from London, England. So I speak a lot of English. I learned it all from them.”

It seems that because of the problem of local accent, it directly touched the sensitive nerve of old Andre. He thought for a while and said: "This is the most difficult language barrier for Chinese people to come to Hollywood. You have passed it. This is good for you." Almost all Chinese people, even Asians, have a very difficult time. Many Asian actors can only do odd jobs on the set because of their poor language skills. In addition, there is one more thing I want to remind you, on the set, Who’s the real boss.”

Hollywood movies? Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Are you talking about the director-centered system or the producer-centered system?"

In Hollywood, the 1930s was the period of formation of the producer-centered system. By the mid-20th century, the producer-centered system collapsed, and later the director-centered system and the producer-centered system emerged alternately.

It can be said that Hollywood is currently dominated by director-centered system, but there are also examples of producer-centered system.

Old Andre nodded and said: "It seems that you have done some research on Hollywood. Now it is the director-centered system. This rule is generally followed in large productions. Therefore, in the crew, Spielberg is the boss. In addition, Ke Ruth is the second person, a member of the 20 million salary club, and Liangtang is qualified to become the second person in the crew."

In this case, Old Andre didn't say anything wrong. At this time, in the Minority Report crew, the No. 1 character must be director Spielberg, and the No. 2 character is usually the top star of the crew. In this movie, it's naturally Tom Cruise.

Ye Ming nodded and said: "Of course I know this. The director is responsible for the movie and the producer is responsible for the cost. As long as Director Spielberg does not exceed the budget, then the producer's words will be treated as fart.

Is that what you mean? "

Old Andre looked at Ye Ming with a smile and said: "Ye, I have to say that you are the most enlightened Chinese person I have ever seen. I hope you can have a good development in Hollywood. In this case, maybe we will There are still opportunities for cooperation.

What you said is correct, but not completely. What is director-centered system? That means everything is decided by the director. The producer is just a handyman on our crew. He has a similar status to my old Andre. They are both handymen.

If it is said that Director Spielberg overspent, then in this case, the producer can only give change, unless all investors want to replace Director Spielberg, otherwise, it will be considered an overspend. , those are not any big problems. "

What is director-centered system? In fact, it means that in such a situation, the director has absolute rights.

Of course, this is a qualification only available to top Hollywood directors. Other young directors just listen to the producers.

Spielberg definitely has the greatest control over the crew. Therefore, in a situation like this, you should not try to challenge the director's authority. "

This is a piece of advice. Originally, even if Old Andre didn't say anything, it would be nothing. This was also because Old Andre was pleased with Ye Ming, so he directly told some things about the crew.

As for whether Ye Ming could obey such an idea in such a situation, that was not Old Andre's concern.

However, old Andre is very clear about one thing. If a Chinese wants to gain a foothold in the fiercely competitive Hollywood, he should not offend a big director or star like Spielberg. That would be very dangerous. It's necessary.

Ye Ming also smiled and said: "Thank you, old Andre. If you have time in the future, come to our place and I will treat you to roast duck."

It can be said that old Andre was very polite and did not think that he was such a great stage manager in such a good situation. There is no domineering attitude like that of the big crew members. Therefore, Andre seemed to be a friend that Ye Ming could make.

Old Andre was also very excited and said: "This relationship is good. I have been to the capital city of China, but the last time I went there was when I was young. I went with a senior. At that time, we wanted to eat roast duck. But I didn’t buy the authentic roast duck, but I did buy some kind of roast chicken. Anyway, it tasted very delicious. Roast duck, next time I go there, I must taste the taste of Beijing roast duck.”

It seems. Old Andre is also a foodie, not just a simple foodie, but a professional level foodie.

The crew also temporarily stopped filming at this time. Everyone is very aware of Spielberg's temper. Working with such a person makes everyone a little nervous.

Not this time, it directly shut down the crew.

This is not Spielberg's true style.

Therefore, everyone is paying attention to Spielberg's face ashen. What does he want? Not many people dare to ask like this on the crew. Of course, as the male lead, he must first establish a good relationship with the director. .

Tom Cruise and Spielberg have collaborated on stores not once or twice.

Therefore, the relationship is relatively sound.

Tom Cruise wears a miserable costume, but it is difficult to conceal the powerful aura of Tom Cruise. Even if Tom Cruise is wearing work clothes for filming, it is difficult to conceal Tom Cruise. of powerful aura.

At this time, Tom Cruise saw Spielberg and said: "Director, you are also worried about whether the Chinese Ye can cooperate well with your movie?"

At this time, Spielberg would take the lead and say: "This is nothing, I can still control the situation.

But what I'm worried about is actually Ye's acting skills. This is something that requires a strong combination of acting skills to support. If the fusion of his acting skills is passable, there is nothing to say. If it is said that the fusion of Ye's own acting skills is not as good as the legend, I will let him leave directly. ” (To be continued)