Producer [American Entertainment]

Why is Jiye spreading such rumors in the company?

Obviously, it was only a brief contact, so Jiye did not have a very clear understanding of William.William's identity is a mystery that even the MGM executives have called all over the phone, but they can't find it, let alone Jiye.He really thought William was a poor relative who was related to Sabatino.Who stipulates that the relatives of rich people must also be rich?Cousin, cousin, etc., there is only the word "cousin" in English, and a watch for three thousand miles is also a watch.

In fact, Jiye didn't pay much attention to the real relationship between William and Sabatino. He only knew that Sabatino didn't pay much attention to MGM, but since William came, everything changed.

And this is what Jiye's real employer doesn't want to see.

Jiye must find a way to change this situation, such as kicking William out of MGM, or at least making him hate MGM and not say good things about MGM in front of Sabatino.

As for how to make William hate MGM, in Jiye's view, dealing with a young man with no professional experience is easy.

Of course, now Jiye has been severely slapped in the face, not by William, but by the "pick up girl" next to William.

In other words, to deal with William, Wendy had to be knocked down first.

Wendy twitched the corners of her mouth when facing Ji Ye who suddenly became a hundred times more friendly, and finally couldn't help asking: "Do I look like an idiot?"

"What are you talking about? Why are you acting like an idiot?"

"It's good that you know." Wendy glanced lightly at Ji Ye, contemptuous, disdainful, she deliberately used emotions that could be easily interpreted, for fear that Ji Ye would continue to get close to her, for this kind of person, she really couldn't even I don't even bother to bear it.Standing on the opposite side without hugging William's thick thighs, this guy's IQ is really a problem.

"Who are you? Lesenbra?" Jiye asked in a low voice, and then denied himself first, "Impossible, if Lesenbra sent you to assist his cousin, how could I still will be left here."

"Guess." Wendy raised her red lips and looked playful.

Before Jiye could react, Wendy swayed away.Makeup, posture, these are things she has never paid attention to before, and she only practiced a little under the special training of Mr. Special Assistant.You know, she represents William's face.

It's up to Jiye to guess and find him something to do so he won't bother William.

William has been busy lately, and it's obvious what he's busy with.

The film viewing meeting, to be precise, should be a "trial screening of an unfinished film". With various versions, after the high-level internal bombardment was almost the same, the real preview meeting ushered in.

These two meetings are essential links before the film's official release.Both can be called trial screenings, but the prefixes are different, and they cannot be generally classified into one category, and the meaning of existence is not the same.

What William dubbed the "Film Viewing Club" is the company's internal and private existence. It broadcasts crude films, which are used to brainstorm ideas and mobilize high-level executives to find major bugs in the film and see if they can pass editing, post-production special effects, and reshoots. , to make up for mistakes; or simply want to make early revisions according to the personal taste of the "gold master".

In the real preview meeting, random audiences are invited, and the movies that have been basically edited are played. After the movie, there will be a link to fill in the questionnaire and answer the questions. According to the different viewing feelings of the audience, the future movie is designed. Propaganda and marketing means.

William completely gave up the idea of ​​going to New York again, because he found that organizing a successful trial screening is not something that can be easily solved by lip service.

First, William needed a projection room that was big enough and comfortable enough.

You know, what William is discussing here is not a mini-meeting with a few people like the previous filming party, but a scale of at least 20 people, and at most five or 60 people.

That is almost the number of people in an entire grade of American elementary school.

MGM's screening hall is absolutely unusable. When watching the film before, William discovered that there is a fatal shortcoming in MGM's screening hall-the equipment is outdated.

Even the best screening room maintains a backward atmosphere that seems to come from the last century, which is not even as good as the private screening room in the Sabatino estate.Think about it, the former is MGM, the giant among Hollywood giants, the kind of giant who was sued in court for monopoly.Now their professional screening room is not even as good as a private audio-visual room for entertainment, which is definitely a great humiliation.

No matter what industry you are in, technology is the most important thing, the kind that should be ranked first.

Why do audiences want to go to the cinema?Because they want to see what they cannot see at home.If the movie theater makes them feel better than watching a video at home, why should they spend several times more money than they should?TV shows and the Internet are both stalking Hollywood to take it from its pedestal.

William didn't want his test screening to end up ruined by problems with playback, audio, and even seating equipment.

"In any case, you have to draw some money to upgrade MGM's equipment." William said to Sabatino after dinner one day.

After speaking, William realized that his words seemed a little too impolite, as if he was ordering Sabatino.

But just when William was about to explain and apologize, Sabatino smiled, very happy, and said, "Yes, MyLord."

That made William look strange for a while.

In the end, he still couldn't help but asked his good friend online: [Tell me, is it possible that my cousin is a deeply hidden Shaker? 】Recall that when William was afraid of Sabatino, Sabatino was very strong, but when William started to have that kind of "unwelcome" attitude towards his family, Sabatino suddenly became angry. turned into a lamb.

S: [I think even if he is a jittery M, it is only aimed at you. 】

William: [That's true, we couldn't be closer, after all, we are a family. 】

Sabatino thinks he's starting to resent the "because we're family" phrase a little bit.

In the end, Mr. Wheeler thought of a solution for William as to the venue of the trial screening, with a clear view, excellent sound, comfortable seats, a big screen, and it was completely free.

Mr. Wheeler personally invested in a small movie theater in Los Angeles, which promised to provide a screening room and free up an afternoon for William.

"The screening hall is still second, boy, can you find enough people? Or in other words, can you find people who meet the requirements?" Observing the reactions of these audiences is a process of collecting samples.Although there are at least 20 people, the questionnaire for 20 people will not be effective at all. The best result is 50 people, so that a scale of selection can be initially formed.

"That's fine," William said on the phone.

After dinner at Spago, William and Mr. Wheeler communicated frequently, through mobile phones.In Hollywood, Mr. Wheeler is never out of touch with the times. Not only does he play well on his mobile phone, but he can also chat on Skype and send and receive emails online.

"Don't tell me it's someone you know." Wheeler reminded, "That's not a good choice. Countless blood and tears have taught me that relatives and friends are definitely not good people to comment on your work. They are not blindly To agree with you is to break your heart in the end. Public and private must be separated."

Wheeler can be said to have no secrets to William, and he taught everything.There is part of the reason why his grandson, Little Wheeler, has gone to Microsoft to report, and there is also Wheeler's heart of cherishing talents. William is really a very smart person, he can understand everything, and he can draw inferences from one instance. Of course, the most important thing is, William speaks French very well.

Wheeler is French. Although he doesn't like French food and has spent most of his life in the United States, as he gets older, he prefers to communicate with people in his mother tongue. He thinks that can express his thoughts clearly .

In terms of language, the beta star who only has a spiritual body seems to be born with a cheating device, and there is no language that they cannot master in a short time.And William has been interested in many European languages ​​since he was a child.It was almost like tailor-made for this moment.

In fact, in terms of American English, William can also speak like a native American. The RP sound has always been, but William insists on remembering his parents.

"It's not a relative or friend, it's my cousin. He hired a market research agency for me, and they will provide the candidates to watch."

Ultimately, Sabatino couldn't resist the urge to intervene.

"It doesn't sound like you're happy with that?"

"I've grown up, and I don't want him to always take care of me as a child." This is an irreconcilable conflict between William and Sabatino, and the problem is always there.

"...Do you know how much I want to strangle you at this moment?" Mr. Wheeler's envy and jealousy almost passed through the phone line, "Do you really have an idea of ​​how much a professional analysis agency costs? It’s an exaggeration to say that it’s enough for you to make another low-budget film, and your current production team definitely can’t afford the budget, and your cousin pays for himself, yet you still complain? Are you serious?”

Ever since he met William, even Wheeler couldn't help but have the mentality of "hating the rich".

The author has something to say: *The word "screening meeting" was casually mentioned by the author before _(:з"∠)_ because the stupid author is not good at translating, so...just to distinguish it from the real preview meeting .Thank you for your reminder, so I will explain it in particular.Before the movie is released, there is really a lot of work. It is absolutely impossible to simply finish the filming and then release it. It is the painstaking efforts of countless people, even if it is only low-cost.

Chapter 23 No.20 Three Days Coming to Earth: Double Marshmallow Hot Cocoa, Heals Everything.

On the third day after director Armand, cameraman Miguel and others returned to Los Angeles with the finished film, in Mr. Wheeler's movie theater, "Blood Red Splashed White Gauze" held the only trial screening.

The new media branch newly established by AC Nielsen is responsible for this special market research, including the audience, the questions on the questionnaire, and the snacks and drinks provided during the break, all provided by them.It is said that they also brought a new technology and cooperated with Microsoft to complete the analysis through computer software and give the final result.

"So you don't have to worry about losing money at all. Microsoft and AC Nielsen are going to try a new field of cooperation. Your movie is an experimental product, free of charge." Sabatino looked down at William, he didn't smile, but his expression was damn triumphant!

Due to illness, he was unable to participate in his first preview meeting, and William, who could only lie on the bed, was a little emotional.

This stupid earth body!

People from the β star may not know what it feels like to be sick all their lives, but William has been fortunate enough to fully understand various diseases in the short 18 years since he came to the earth.

What bothered William the most was probably the flu that was reported on time during the high flu season.

According to the official report of the US CDC (Center for Disease Control), almost 3 people in the United States die from influenza every year.Incredible, huh?

Is there a total of 3 people in the β galaxy between the two.

Well, let’s not talk about the cosmic alliance so far away, but only talk about two different countries on the same earth, the United States and China. If you tell the Chinese that a cold will kill you, you will probably be laughed at by the other party.But in the United States, influenza is like an economic crisis, an incurable disease, and Europe has not escaped this curse.

William didn't know whether it was because of the extra crispy skin of his earth body, or because he really didn't master the subject of possession. Anyway, when the seasons changed, he would be top-heavy for a few days due to the flu.

"As far as you are at the end of December, if you dare to wear so little and appear on the streets of Los Angeles, you should have guessed the ending." It is already a miracle that you can survive until the beginning of March before you get sick.

Sabatino was less and less hiding what he knew about William.

Because of the double marshmallow cup of hot cocoa by the bed, William looked at Sabatino as if he were looking at a class enemy.

"Not to taste?"

"No, it's too close." Even the cup has to have Winnie the Pooh painted on it, the details are exactly the same! "I think we need to talk about this."

"But I don't want to tell you now, dear."

"...Okay." William didn't expect that Sabatino would be so flexible, and he only told him this sentence a few days ago. "You can always tell me the results of AC Nielsen's research? How is the response? Who is the main audience? Don't say this and you don't want to tell me!"

"Actually, yes, I don't want to tell you. Patients shouldn't be working. It's a double responsibility for your body, and your work."

"But I'm bored." William, who sneezed endlessly and had a red nose, looked very pitiful.

"Okay," Sabatino got up, turned off the lights, and opened the home projector. As the familiar music opened with the "Dang Dang Dang Dang, Dang Dang Dang" opened, "Cat and Mouse" appeared in the opposite side of William. on a white screen.Sabatino sat next to William's bed again, brushing his golden hair for him, "I can only watch it for another half an hour."

"...I didn't mean that." William was almost aggrieved.It's true that he likes watching anime, and it's true that he likes "Tom and Jerry" the most, but that was his hobby before he was ten years old!

"It means that you don't need to look, you can drink the cocoa and go to bed obediently?"

"Let me see." William felt that there was no one in the world who knew more about current affairs than him.

Half an hour passed quickly, and William exchanged puppyeyes (very poor eyes) for another 15 minutes, and then without Sabatino saying anything, William himself was already confused.

Although physically exhausted, student William still has an unyielding soul: "You can't deprive me of the right to work, you can't."

"I didn't take it away," Sabatino said patiently, stroking William's hand gently, just like his parents would do when William was sick when he was a child, "It's just that your body needs to rest, rest well , I will not stop you from doing anything you want. As for now, rest assured, AC Nelson will take care of everything."

"Without me," he said precisely without 2B250, "they must not be able to do well. I don't worry."

2B250 cannot provide a specific publicity plan, but it can most accurately assess whether a strategy is successful.As long as William has perseverance, perseverance, and can withstand changes, he won't have to worry about finding cheap and influential publicity methods, so he doesn't need any media team at all, and he doesn't trust them.

"If you are satisfied, you will be rewarded. If you are not satisfied, you can call back and redo until you are satisfied. What is there to worry about?" Sabatino's voice seemed to be sleeping The spell, he doesn't need William to think about what he is talking about, he just wants to put him to sleep as quickly as possible, "You are the one who controls the decision, just like you guided Armand to change the script before. Dear, a good producer A person is not that he can replace everyone by himself, but that he can arrange the most suitable person to the most suitable position. When do you think I need to do everything myself?"

"What you said seems to make sense." Instead of William and 2B250, it is better to let others and 2B250 die.

"Then just listen to me, OK? Just like now. Don't think about anything, take a deep breath, relax, you are tired and sleepy, and you need a break..."

"ZZZzzzz..."

In the dream world, William seems to have returned to a year ago, when his parents had not passed away.It was also in the end of winter and early spring that he fell ill and lay on the bed uncomfortably, while his parents stayed by the bed and took turns taking care of him day and night without any help from others.

Half asleep, my mother answered the phone: "Saba, it's been a long time since you called, what a surprise. How is Liz? ... Yes, we are going to travel, and we will go as soon as William is well. What transportation? Of course it’s a plane, go to a farther place, Asia or something... Oh, you’re right, it’s not bad for the family to take a short trip by car, and it can enhance the relationship. Wait, it’s not Edward Watching the Champions League, I asked you to be a lobbyist, right?"

After waking up from the dream, William suddenly sat up, only to see that Sabatino was actually on the phone.

"It's Wheeler's call. We were just talking about the Champions League group stage, and the German Hamburger team is coming aggressively this year. I hope that after the group stage, Arsenal will not draw Hamburg too early. And, Wheeler asked you, when will you go to see Arsenal For the match, please secretly take him on a trip together."

"It's you talking about the Champions League and travel." William shook his head and smiled, and he said, how could he have such a strange dream, dreaming that his mother and Sabatino were on the phone, uh, what did they say in the dream coming?

"You seem to be in good spirits." Sabatino stepped forward and took William's temperature again.

William cooperated obediently: "Take the medicine, sleep well, and all diseases will disappear. My mother said it."

After confirming the temperature, Sabatino handed the fax in his hand to William: "This is a reward. AC Nielsen's preliminary data analysis has been released. You can take a look at the main audience. They suggested some publicity, marketing methods, and There are corresponding media and public relations companies recommended, and the cost is from top to bottom."

Propaganda accounts for no less of a movie's budget than production does.

Before devoting himself to the vast sea of ​​data, William felt that there was something he had to say directly to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding: "Saba, to be honest, have you contacted my parents?"

"Not very often, but we do have contact."

"What about the days before the accident?"

Sabatino fell silent. He didn't answer directly, but looked straight into William's blue eyes seriously: "Do you believe me? If I can know what will happen in the future, I will try my best to stop it."

"I believe in you." William gave Sabatino a brilliant smile.

The problem ends here, and there is no gap between them.At least, William thought so.He took a sip of another new cup of hot cocoa that Sabatino offered, sweet to his heart.