Chapter 74: System bug!

Beverly Hills is not a villa, but a subordinate city of Los Angeles, where celebrities gather and rich people are everywhere.

The Cruise Manor in Nanshan has always been the focus of the media and paparazzi.

Tom Cruise has a good habit of recuperating. After exercising early in the morning, he came to lie down on the bamboo chair on the balcony, enjoyed the sunbathing, and picked up the newspapers and magazines that had been prepared on the coffee table.

He's recently separated from Nicole Kidman, so much so that he hates watching the entertainment page, but the demands of work and professionalism force him to do it.

Opening the entertainment page of the "Los Angeles Times", the first thing that catches the eye is a few big characters - "12 Days of Release, <My Grand Greek Wedding> The North American Box Office Over 100 Million! 》

This is a movie starring his wife, but some rumors made him reject this movie.

However, with such an amazing result, people don't even feel jealous, only awe!

If "Titanic" is backed by huge investment and James Cameron's helm, then the success of "My Great Greek Wedding" is definitely a true portrayal of Dunn's personal ability.

It is not uncommon to see successful cases of small and large in Hollywood, but those directors are mostly niche genre directors.

But Dunn is different. He can control love disaster films like "Titanic", and warm dramas like "My Great Greek Wedding", and even include the sci-fi action films to be released next year...

Such an all-rounder director, looking at Hollywood, there are only a few people such as Spielberg and Kubrick, this is the master level! Not even James Cameron!

Tom Cruise has always had a bad impression of Dunn because of his wife's rumors, but at this time he put down the newspaper and squinted his eyes halfway.

"The rumor... is it true?"

Dunn has had scandals with many female stars. Based on Tom Cruise's experience analysis, most of them are true, but between him and Nicole... Is it true?

"Tang En is only twenty years old, but Nicole is already thirty years old!"

Tom Cruise's eyes suddenly opened, and he felt more and more that with Dunn's genius, no matter how romantic he was, it was impossible for him to make such a big mistake.

"He's only been in the business for a few years? Dare to tease Mrs. Cruise?"

Tom Cruise instantly felt that his attitude towards Dunn in the past was a little extreme.

Human nature is like this. When you are in a weak position or ask for help from others, you will always find enough excuses for your own humbleness and the power of the high-ranking people.

Tom Cruise dialed a number, and Nicole's cold voice came from the opposite side: "Is something wrong?"

"Nicole, I think we need to talk."

"I don't think this is necessary!"

"No no no, Nicole, listen to me, I have thought about it a lot during this time, and found that there were too many misunderstandings and prejudices against you in the past." Tom Cruise's attitude was very humble.

Nicole's voice was slightly hesitant, "Are you serious?"

"certainly!"

"I need a guarantee."

"Yes, I promise!" Tom Cruise's voice was sonorous and powerful, and after chatting with Nicole for a few more words, he finally resolved a lot of freezing before saying, "By the way, Nicole, you and Dunn Walker has worked with him, can you ask him out?"

Nicole's delicate eyebrows slightly raised, "Dang En?"

"Yes, the reports in the newspapers have caused too many misunderstandings. I think a face-to-face communication is needed to resolve this misunderstanding, so as not to be provoked by the gossip tabloids into a good relationship."

"You worry too much. Dunn never cares about those rumors."

"No, no, dear, I think this is necessary."

"I don't think it's necessary!"

Nicole's attitude is very firm. She believes that Dunn's mind is one aspect, and the main thing is that she doesn't want Dunn and Tom to face each other, which will make her very uncomfortable.

Seeing her unquestionable attitude, Tom Cruise frowned, his voice slightly lowered, "Nicole, you know, because of the filming of Eyes Wide Shut, my "Mission: Impossible" sequel has been delayed for a long time!"

Nicole Kidman's annoyance, which had subsided a lot, resurfaced in an instant.

She finally understood the real intention of his call today!

An extreme disappointment poured into Nicole's heart.

She instinctively wanted to refuse, but she stopped when the words came to her lips.

She laughed at herself in her heart, and had the idea of ​​helping him, even if it was to make up for her debts and future mistakes.

With the box office success of "My Big Greek Wedding" and her widely acclaimed acting skills in the media, the commitment between her and Dunn seems inevitable.

Especially recently, her film appointments have increased. Many of the four or five million film remunerations have been rejected by her agent, which was hard to imagine in the past.

Now, her asking price is eight million dollars!

Of course she understands all these changes and who is the biggest helper behind it.

"Okay, I'll make an appointment with him and see if he's free tomorrow night."

Nicole Kidman's voice was as calm as water, without the slightest emotion.

Madam Cruise's title, she's had enough!

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Hollywood movies are an industrialized process, and each position has a clear scope of work.

For directors, especially young directors, they don't even have the right to revise their lines during filming. Want to revise? Yes, communicate with the producer and receive an extra salary for the screenwriter.

The director, in the final analysis, is the job of showing the producer's ideas and ideas through the camera lens, with very little power.

The production talent is the real heart of a film.

The success of the Avengers series in the previous life also fully demonstrated that in Hollywood movies, the director's position is no different from that of a working man.

Producer, also called producer. As the name suggests, the post-production of a film is the work of the producer, including rendering, film picking, editing, etc.

It's just that this work is too complicated, and producers usually supervise multiple works at the same time, intentionally delegating power. Of course, many producers are half-baked and must also delegate power.

And many directors are willing to enjoy part of the post-production power for the integrity of their works.

But in Dunn's place, this is not a problem at all!

His "carefully" selected assistant producer in charge of post-production, Morgan Carey, has a "production" attribute of 98!

With such a big cow sitting in Lucasfilm, Dunn doesn't need to worry at all.

What's more, the first producer of the movie was George Lucas, so Dunn was even more relieved. With the supervision of this old guy, Dunn is sure that even if he does not participate in the post-production of the whole movie from beginning to end, the quality of the final movie will not be too bad.

And Tang En's "delegating power" attitude of three days of fishing and two days of netting was even praised by George Lucas, who said that he was young and modest, knew how to advance and retreat, and understood his proportions, and his future achievements must be very high.

Dunn laughed when he heard it.

He clearly wanted to be lazy, but in Lucas' eyes, he became a humble young man who didn't covet power, which was ridiculous.

"To make money generously, what kind of job is more satisfying than being a director?"

Tang En beautifully thought.

Of course, he understands that the post-production of a movie is the key to finally showing it on the big screen, especially a movie like Star Wars with almost full special effects.

But Dunn doesn't matter, a little deviation in concept, aesthetics, and rhythm is not worth arguing with Lucas again for this, as long as the big frame is dominated by him - remove the younger age, reduce the lengthy foreshadowing, and add dazzling and wonderful Fight scenes.

Dunn's current focus, in addition to the North American box office of "My Great Greek Wedding", the acquisition of Marvel Entertainment Group, and the industrial layout of "Harry Potter", there is also a very critical point - system loopholes!

According to the description of "Mirror Possession", Dunn can "possess" another person's professional ability from the start of a movie to the completion of the final edited version of the final movie.

That is to say, from June to March next year, during the shooting and production process of "Star Wars Prequel: The Menace of Ghost Man", Dunn will have Steven Spielberg's professional ability.

But now Dunn is very leisurely, it's just the beginning of September, and there's still nearly half a year...

The ability of "mirror possession" is very precious. It can only be obtained once if Tang En, as a producer, director, or actor, accumulates 1 billion US dollars at the global box office.

Dunn doesn't have one at hand now. If you want to get it next time, you have to wait until the movie "Star Wars Episode 1: The Menace of Ghost Man" is released.

That being the case, why not hurry up and take advantage of this system loophole to make another movie within half a year with Steven Spielberg's professional ability?

Tang En pondered for a long time, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was reliable!