Unexpected guests, unexpected invitations, Liu Qingshan firmly grasped this seemingly accidental, but in fact inevitable opportunity.
Calling it accidental is because Hollywood and the Chinese entertainment industry are not only far apart, but also have inherent development advantages, unattainable quality, and dismissive inherent concepts.
Against the background of an era when all the grassroots actors from there were well-received by the Chinese entertainment industry, a truly big-name director in Hollywood appeared. He was not arrogant or indifferent in front of a young man who was born as a bit player, and showed his sincerity to the fullest.
Obviously this view is not Liu Qingshan's own. He is in a very good mood now, but he is not crying with gratitude.
He only valued the mutual benefit of mutual consent and the indifference in the heart of Martin Scorsese, who had already become famous.
This man's indifference was out of proportion to the strong curiosity on his face, but he couldn't hide it from Liu Qingshan, who had special perception.
However, he did not think this was the other party's fault, but that he was used to seeing countless excellent scripts and took it calmly.
His inner activities were fully revealed at nine o'clock that night. In addition to Liu Qingshan, there were also Li Xiangze, chairman of Panshi Company, and Zhou Changhuai, the largest shareholder of Jiahe Pictures, sitting in his hotel room.
Both of these two people are one of the main investors in "Infernal Affairs". Among them, Zhou Changhuai had an obscure intersection with Liu Qingshan that was difficult to express.
It's just that these two big shots in Hong Kong's entertainment industry were temporarily reduced to spectators at the beginning of the evening, because at this moment the Hollywood VIPs were discussing with Liu Qingshan a new script that he had read for more than an hour.
"I like this script very much. Whether it is the telling of the story or the arrangement of the plot, it is both documentary and legendary. It is an eye-catching and excellent work. It's a pity that I have been struggling for a long time and still dare not go there easily. Touch this speech that once inspired countless people, and the speaker who is still remembered by many people for decades!”
Liu Qingshan seemed to have anticipated his reaction and didn't care about the meaningful looks in the eyes of the two people sitting next to him.
He had been in the rooms long before they arrived, and Lady Helen even took pleasure in playing a song for him.
Martin Scorsese stayed in the study for a long time, and during this period Liu Qingshan even heard his voice talking on the phone with a somewhat strong tone.
Before he walked out, Li and Tuesday had just arrived, but this person didn't have time to say a few words to them. After just a polite smile, he started a discussion with Liu Qingshan.
Although Liu Qingshan could get the inner activities of the other party from his special perception, and he was not more excited than what was shown on his face, he could also know that this was a unique way of communication for Westerners. Underneath the exaggerated expressions and gestures, there was also Hiding a relatively calm heart.
"It doesn't matter Martin, based on my personal opinion, your daily style and shooting style are indeed not suitable for directing this type of movie!"
He also spent more than an hour converting the memories in his mind into a script in the form of a script, which even followed the standard writing format of Hollywood scripts word for word.
Because the standard screenwriting format in Hollywood is strictly limited, if the script submitted by an ordinary screenwriter does not conform to the format, it will be directly thrown into the trash can.
This set of standards is strict, including which font size to use, the width of each letter, the uniformity of single-spacing, the scenes in all capital letters, the order of inside and outside, location, time, etc.
In short, standard English scripts have cumbersome regulations specific to Hollywood rules starting from the cover. It even stipulates that one page is approximately one minute of screen time, 100 pages is 100 minutes, and so on. It is simple and crude but very effective. .
But in fact, these ubiquitous rules are more aimed at ordinary screenwriters. Big-name screenwriters will also use a mixture of capital letters, underlines, and even boldfaces. Big-name writers can still do whatever they want.
These are digressions, let’s listen to Martin Scorsese’s answer first.
He said: "Qingshan, did you already have a rough goal in mind before coming here?"
Liu Qingshan nodded, unwilling to hide his little thoughts: "I prefer British directors and investors. Prince Albert, Duke of York, is a British man and later the King of the United Kingdom. The famous Christmas speech took place in London. The speech What inspired me were the British soldiers and civilians in World War II at that time. I think, whether it is from the audience's point of view or for box office reasons, this film should be completed by them!"
Martin Scorsese walked around with his arms crossed and his chin in one hand. After thinking for a long time, he said: "Then have you considered the issue of Oscars? Works from England are obviously not more advantageous than those from Hollywood! "
His words came out easily, but they shocked the two people who were listening.
They are all in the industry and understand how high-quality a script can be considered to have the possibility of winning Oscars before filming.
Now this kind of magical thing that only exists in legends is happening before our eyes, and the person who even gave this evaluation was the famous Martin Scorsese.
And not only is there no doubt that Shi Potian was shocked because he was an honored guest, but the person who wrote this legendary script was actually a 22-year-old young man. What is even more unbelievable is that he was an Oriental who had never set foot on British soil, and the language he wrote was still English.
Under the strong shock, he looked like he was in a state of dementia. The little thought he had about watching the theater had long since disappeared, and was replaced by a deep sense of awe for Liu Qingshan.
Liu Qingshan laughed easily at this time: "Thank you Martin for your high recognition of my script! But your opinion is not important in my eyes. What I like is only the script itself! I believe it The quality of it is just like I always believed that it would never be buried in the script warehouse of the Hollywood Writers Guild!"
Calling Martin directly is a request from Mrs. Helen, and calling you is Liu Qingshan’s personal insistence.
Martin Scorsese's attitude is still strict: "You have your confidence, and I have my opinions, but now is a business era that advocates money. You cannot use your own idealization to demand the perfection of this film. Among them, This includes the selection of investors and producers! But I have an old friend in London. If you still insist on your opinion, I can call him directly and you can choose for yourself whether he is the one you have in mind!"
Looking at this man's seriousness, Liu Qingshan only felt funny in his heart. With his special hearing, he had already overheard the content of the call in the study just now.
Now Martin Scorsese is showing a solemn expression. In fact, he just wants to use this incident to firmly remember the help from him.
Of course, he had to ask for the other person's opinion beforehand, even though the person's reaction had already been expected by him.
But knowing this, Liu Qingshan still understands Martin Scorsese as before.
