Legendary Hollywood Director

Leaving the cafe, Lehmann returned to the hotel he was renting.

It seemed that he heard a movement. Not long after Lyman entered the room, there was a knock on the door.

Opening the door, it was Ryan standing outside.

Hee hee, where did you go last night? That girl? He smiled lewdly.

It has nothing to do with you! Lyman's very tough answer also made Ryan further confirm his conjecture.

Okay, when did you learn this? It never happened before. Ryan looked very curious.

As for his friend, when he was in college, he didn't find any girl for four years, let alone disappeared all night.

Do you like to inquire about my privacy so much? Lyman sat on the sofa and said playfully.

I'm just curious, you know? I want to know why you suddenly got enlightened and can understand what it's like.

Then do you understand?

Understood! Immediately after that, Ryan said: Okay, not poor, I have almost perfected the outline of the script you mentioned, except for a few scenes depicting the war, I can't write it, consult my mentor, He doesn't have a good opinion either, so you can only figure it out yourself.

With that, he took out a manuscript and handed it to Lehmann.

This is the script he commissioned Ryan to perfect the day before yesterday.

Lyman opened it and looked carefully.

To be honest, the story structure of Fury is fairly simple. It is still a group play. It can be roughly regarded as 5 main character scenes, that is, the five soldiers driving the same tank.

In May 1945, World War II was drawing to a close, just over a month before Hitler's suicide.

But the Allies did not know that the German army would surrender like that. In their eyes, they clamored to throw children and women into the battlefield even at the last moment. Words seem to never appear.

The Allies crossed the Rhine and began to penetrate deep into Germany.

**The German army has a strong sense of resistance, and the battle is getting more and more crazy.

The tank unit where Sergeant is located has just experienced a head-on encounter, and his team, the lookout, unfortunately died.

War will always kill people, and everyone has made this kind of consciousness.

It's just that the person dies and another is needed to take the place of the duty.

The recruit Norman joined the battlefield in such a confused way, that is, under the order of the superior, he drove the tank Fury with the five-man tank team headed by Sergeant - fury was printed on the left side of the tank. The English alphabet of , headed to the front line.

Their task is to risk the powerful firepower of the enemy and tear open the eastern battlefield defense line arranged by the army for the army.

The four experienced soldiers went into battle with determination and decisiveness to kill the enemy without hesitation, but the new recruit Norman was unable to withstand the pressure of fear and made repeated mistakes.

In the roar of blood and fire, Norman began to grow gradually, and the tank Fury also moved forward smoothly.

But the crazy ** was determined to give firepower because of the defeat in the eastern battlefield.

They brought in the tank ace - the Tiger tank.

This is the Panzer VI heavy tank developed by the German army. The long body tube is 88 mm, and the wide track shoes can support a huge body with a total weight of 57 tons. And unlike the early German tanks, which emphasized the balanced development of the three indicators of mobility, protection, and firepower, the Tiger tank was born for the sense of attack since the day it was developed.

The thickness of the armor is fully increased, the frontal vertical reaches 102 mm, and the firepower is outstanding. Although the maneuverability is not strong, the idea of ​​becoming an incomparably powerful fortress is successful.

Moreover, the Tiger type equipped with the 88mm KWK36 L56 artillery, the powerful fire range and armor penetration can completely shoot headshots at a distance of 1000 meters,

It is also the trump card of the German army. It often destroys a Tiger tank and requires the sacrifice of dozens of Allied tanks. It is also synonymous with fear in the eyes of the Allies.

In the end, well, the Allies won.

This is the content of the script that has been written now. As for the battles in the middle, because Ryan has never been in contact with the relevant materials, they are all blank in the blockbuster, but it is okay, at least the writing is very good, This is what Ryan is best at.

The lines and language expressions of the characters are always expressive.

And anyway, this script is written for the actors or Europa Pictures, and the part of the battle only needs to be clicked out, and there is no need to write about how to fight. When the time comes, when shooting, I will invite relevant experts to help with the idea. .

Lyman put down the script and took a sip of water.

This is almost the final draft of the first version of the script. Compared with the original, the general framework of the story has not changed much. However, how to express the story and what rhythm to tell it will make a big change.

This is also to incorporate his own shooting ideas.

Over the next few days, Lyman resumed writing the Fury storyboard and occasionally found time to meet with CAA.

They seemed intent on working with him, and the tone and conditions of the conversation were much looser than on the first day.

It's just that it's still not up to the mark, and it's constantly spent in pulling and pulling.

During this period, it was not that no other brokerage companies came to him.

Just as successful people are never short of collaborators.

In the eyes of many brokerage companies, Lehmann still feels a little fragrant.

However, most of the people seemed hesitant about the two points that Lehman answered and killed him.

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Time: After dusk. EXT: The ground is muddy, suitable for troop garrisoning.

Close-up shot: Sergeant secretly blames himself for the death of the lookout.

Shot change: Machine and Bible are found together.

Scene depiction: A bonfire is raised on the ground, ready to cook and trim.

Camera change: Under the leadership of Shangguan, the recruit Norman walked to the squad where the sergeant was.

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Lehmann wrote this sub-screen script slowly, because he had to take into account his own style and the actual shot description.

If you want the movie to have that real war atmosphere, the idea of ​​each segment is equivalent to reorganizing the entire movie scene in your mind first. This is a work that takes a lot of thought and energy. However, Lehman is not in a hurry, Anyway, the project review of the movie will take some time, and the preparatory work will also take a certain amount of time, as long as it can be completed before the official start of shooting.

Just yesterday, he had sent the relevant materials and the first version of the script to Europa Pictures' review process.

Remarks that the production cost of at least 50 million US dollars will inevitably make Europa Pictures treat it with caution.

Even if he already has two successful film projects in the background, a correct film company must carry out a production and marketing risk assessment before setting up a new project. No one would rashly decide such a huge amount. Investment.

Hi, Kevin Howian, okay, I'll be right over here.

Lyman took the call forwarded by the hotel reception, and Kevin Howian invited him to meet again.

As early as many days ago, the two had met no less than three times, but they were still in the tug-of-war stage. The negotiation of various terms was really a struggle, and no one step would be allowed.

But overall, things are on the upside.

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Back in time to yesterday, at CAA's headquarters, there was also a conversation about Lehmann.

In an office, Kevin Howian chatted with Brian Lauder about Lyman.

His own ability is very good, and his potential has yet to be developed, but this person's desire to control is too strong.

Kevin said with a bit of grumbling that these days, he has also been annoyed by Lehman's refraining attitude.

Brian Lauder, with a dazzling bald head, is also one of CAA's top five executives.

But his directing business is exactly what we need. He looked at Kevin Howian, If there is a chance, it will still be in our hands. As far as I know, there are several other agencies these days. found him.

That's what bothers me. He wants too much. If he was Steven Spielberg, I would have given him this, or even better. But he...

The words were not finished, but both of them knew that it was because the potential value of Lehman was not so prominent, otherwise the conditions could not be discussed.

To put it bluntly, the two sides still cannot reach an agreement on the point of exchange of interests.

He wants freedom on set, we'll give him that, Brian Lauder said.

But in this way, if we can't get involved in the actor's hand, signing him will not be of great value.

We CAA have so many actors, he will always need it. Take your time, he will recognize our strength.

You said it lightly, but his roots are in France, so there is no actor market there? Besides, there is a Europa Films that has worked with him for so long, and it is even more difficult to handle.

Sign him a medium contract, and the resources we invest can be reduced accordingly. This is not a difficult choice to think about. He doesn't seem to care about it anyway, doesn't he? Brian Lauder said lightly. laughed.

Kevin Howian thought about it for a while, and thought it was fine. It would be more beneficial than detrimental to be able to draw a director talent to their camp first.

As for what happens in the future, let's talk about it later.

Figured this out, and Kevin Howian is no longer struggling with filming on the set. As he said, Lehmann is a French director and doesn't seem to need CAA very much.

In the eyes of others, the industry resources they rely on to become famous are replaced, and they are still more trustworthy than them Europa Films.

When we met again, Lyman found that Kevin Howian was much easier to talk to.

He also promised not to interfere too much with Lyman's rights as a director on the set.

This point is settled, and the rest is easy to deal with. The main point of disagreement is the freedom of shooting.

Pleasant to work with.

The two shook hands amicably and made an appointment to sign a formal brokerage contract at CAA's headquarters next time.

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