Chapter 965 965 Self-promotion
"I've never tried to sell my script, oh, it made me a little nervous." Hugo tried to speak, but couldn't find a starting point. Sure enough, things weren't that simple.
David was completely happy with it. When he met Hugo, he was already behind the "Schindler's list". In his impression, Hugo was always calm and gentle, gentle and clear, but he had never seen Hugo's moments so young and nervous. Such Hugo exuded the dry smell of sunshine. David couldn't help but wonder how Hugo convinced his friends to hand over the role of Amon Goss to him. David knew Steven's troubles better than anyone else.
"You just treat it as an audition, just like you convince Steven to make you appear in his work; now you want to convince me to make me invest in your work." David said with a smile.
Hugo shook his head gently, "This is different. Performance is what I am good at. I can completely devote myself to a role and let the director feel the power of the role; but the script, no, this is a completely different job." Hugo felt that his palms had begun to sweat, and this nervous feeling was really a long time ago.
David was amused by Hugo's awkwardness, "There's nothing different. As a screenwriter, all you need is to invest in your script and tell me how you understand this script and how you view it, just like you're investing in a role, which is a similar truth. So, tell me how you thought of creating this...well, experimental script."
Hugo let out a sigh of relief, "Well, that's it." Hugo calmed down and thought for a while, "At the beginning I just wanted to tell a simple story, maybe a man and a woman met and then had a romantic and beautiful night."
"This is a good story, and I believe many viewers will like it." David whistled, making Hugo laugh. If it were a story about love all night, it would indeed be very interesting.
"Yes, I think so too." Hugo couldn't help but relax a little, "But the question is, how should we tell this night? There are many choices and many methods. I suddenly thought, maybe we can talk about this night in detail so that people can appreciate the process of love at least the germination and outbreak of passion."
David's eyes lit up slightly, he lit his chin with satisfaction, signaling Hugo to continue speaking.
If you want to tell a night of love, it seems that there are indeed many things. You can focus on the hot intersection, or focus on the consequences of the wind and flow overnight, or more dramatically tell the various bloody bloods that produce the intersection of this night. But almost all movies seem to ignore, how did the buds of love come about?
Some people are willing to review the history of love movies and find that almost all movies ignore the process of love, whether it is love at first sight, love over time, or when friends become lovers, or sparks are sparked after an unexpected passion bursts, but no matter what the method is, the germination and fermentation of the element of "love" itself has been ignored.
The movie is more willing to focus on the ambiguity, sweetness, romance, or problems that arise after the emergence of love. The hero and heroine use love to overcome all difficulties and obstacles, overcome all setbacks and difficulties, and finally achieve a perfect and happy ending.
Not only because movies require conflicts and ups and downs, they need these fierce contradictions to stimulate and attract audiences; but also because of the "breeding of love", this is almost an indescribable process. What it requires is sudden explosive power, continuous brewing and preparation, even more intense chemical reactions, and delicate and realistic outlines.
It is almost impossible to say that "the bud of love" is convincing. Occasionally, you can see such a process in TV series to present the bud of love delicately and realistically, which takes a long time; but more often, even TV series omit this step.
Therefore, Hugo's idea can indeed be said to be very experimental, because the idea itself is contrary to the commercial attributes of the film industry. But David is even more curious about how Hugo wants to express it and how he will show this process.
"It's like saying that many times people will tell you about two people falling in love at first sight, having similar interests and endless things to say, but as they say it, it's dawn, but what did they say?" Hugo gradually entered the state at this time, and his words naturally began to talk endlessly. "How do the two people's thoughts collided together, how did they generate sparks, and how to attract each other? This process, from the conversation of words to the exchange of sight, to the touch of eyes, is actually very delicate. You must know that one night chats until dawn, it's at least six to eight hours, and there are countless topics to talk about. What kind of topics are made both of them ignore the passage of time, and what kind of topics are it that make the two strangers gradually understand each other and then get excited."
Speaking of this, Hugo suddenly smiled at the corner of his mouth. He recalled this idea again, and still felt very awesome. "If we concentrate this process in ninety minutes, what would it look like?"
"You mean, condense the entire night of two strangers meeting in ninety minutes, and present it in full and detailed?" David was quite surprised. This was really a bold and extraordinary idea. "Then the whole movie will be filled with dialogue, in addition to dialogue, and dialogue is also dialogue!"
"Yes, that's what I mean." Hugo's amber eyes burst out with a bright light, clearly outlining his excitement and excitement. "Two strangers met unexpectedly during the journey. In order to pass the time, they started chatting. You know, men and women are young and vigorous, sparkling, and soon had chemical reactions. They thought it was just a moment of passion, just like an ordinary journey. A beautiful encounter. After a night of romance and romance, they returned to their respective lives. But what was surprising was that with the deepening of the conversation, the collision of thoughts made the two more excited than the collision of the body, so things began to become more complicated, and the content of their conversation became more and more extensive and deeper."
Hugo took a sip of red wine and let his dry throat feel the moisturizing of the liquid, and then couldn't wait to continue, "In the end, things actually returned to the simple position, that is, they were attracted to each other, and the strong chemical reaction spreads irresistible with the collision of thoughts. It was like... like all love, starting from simplicity, then gradually becoming complex, and then from complex to simple, moving to an ending, love is love, not loving means not loving, and in the end, this state continues forever."
"Wow." David looked at Hugo who was dancing in front of him. He couldn't say anything except this sigh. Should he say Hugo was too bold, or should he say that Hugo's thoughts were novel and unique?
Hugo always seems to give people a novel feeling. Unlike his gentle and gentleman appearance, whether it is glory to death or his acting style, it has a strong personal style. The same is true for the script today. David has been rolling in Hollywood for more than 20 years, but this is the first time he has heard such a script. The strong impact force made David's sigh involuntarily send out.
"It's a...a script full of surprises." David wanted to find a suitable adjective to express his thoughts, but found it difficult to find a match in his mind, which made him feel a little funny. "I finally understand why you came to me now."
It’s not that Steven Spielberg or George Lucas are conservative, on the contrary, they are both bold and arrogant people. Steven’s “Great White Jaws”, “Jurassic Park”, and George’s “Star Wars” are all works that break the industry’s inertia and create new genres.
But the problem is that these two people are indeed lacking in this kind of experimental, literary and delicately crafted subject matter. Steven's description of emotions has always been a weakness, while George is an absolute technical control. Relatively speaking, David is indeed the most suitable candidate.
Hugo did not deny this, and he chuckled, "In fact, the reason why I wanted to write this script was to tell a love story that would happen in real life. There were no coincidences, no dramas, no conflicts, just like streams slowly flowing, naturally spreading heartbeat. An unforgettable journey was like a destined emotional collision. Although it was revealed through things that happened to men and women overnight, it was telling everything about time and life. Naturally, real, but moving."
Speaking of this, Hugo also developed enough confidence, willing to directly praise his script, sell his script to David, and no longer be shy, because he believed that the script was worth investing and trying, "So I impulsively wrote the script, even if I knew nothing about the work of the screenwriter."
David was amused by Hugo's honesty, "So you need the help of a producer." At this time, David also understood that in such an experimental script, Hugo actually had enough funds to invest in, but Hugo still found himself because Hugo needed a professional to help him. "I can be your first choice, and I must admit that I feel honored at this moment."
Hugo scratched his head embarrassedly. In fact, he couldn't say he chose a producer or an investor. David was just the most suitable partner among the friends he knew. But now David's joke made Hugo shy.
David laughed, "So, what's the name of this script? It can't be called "one night chat" or "the budding process of love". Such movies are not sold."
Chapter completed!