Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 74 Battle for the Grand Prize
  After finishing his thoughts, Tang De really wanted to whistle to celebrate, but in Edinson's eyes, he kept calm and continued to look down.

"Assistant Photographer."

"That's right, Tang De. Although I would like to help you win the position of main photographer, unfortunately your work is not enough."

Tang De nodded, feeling that this result was already very good. Photography and other important positions in such large-scale movies are usually assigned by the director himself or by the film company.

Even if you use CAA's packaging services, the film company will determine the candidates based on their resumes.

Being included in the cast of the movie "Chicago" is the best Edinson can do.

In comparison, Eminem's MVs pale in comparison. After all, he has many new albums, so there is no shortage of opportunities to shoot this MV.

Tang De quickly signed his name on the packaging agreement.

"There's one more." But it wasn't over yet. Edinson came up with a new package agreement, which was the MV shooting plan for Avril Lavigne's new song.

Tang De will be the director and photographer of the MV.

This has been discussed long ago. Since Avril's new song is so popular, her company will naturally not be willing to change people for filming. It just so happens that Tang De has been free recently, so the job was left to him again.

After signing all the agreements, Edinson smiled and stretched out his hand: "Then I wish you a smooth filming, Tang De."

"Thank you, Edinson."

After feeling his strong arm again, Tang De turned around and came out of the office. After getting on the elevator, his slender fingers tapped on the golden paint surface of the handrail like playing a piano.

Edinson thinks so highly of him, so he naturally wants to reciprocate the favor, and the two of them have the same goal, right?

Now that you have chosen to change your agent, whether it is proactive or forced, in the eyes of the other party, you have become a nail in the wall and a target that will be suppressed sooner or later.

If Edinson does not consolidate his position, his agent and contract will be swallowed up by Brady sooner or later.

But people like Carl should be more worried. Tang De himself doesn’t have to worry. As long as he has enough works, it doesn’t matter if he leaves CAA.

Therefore, he can advance, attack, retreat or defend, and is already in an invincible position.

But again, the United States does not support idle people. If you want to obtain better resources, you must constantly prove yourself. This was the case before and it is still the case now.

If Tangde can frustrate Brady's side, that is naturally what Edinson wants to see most.

It can also make him more willing to allocate resources to himself.

So Tang De is not going to miss this opportunity, and this opportunity is naturally Avril Lavigne's new song.

Karl has already told Tang De in detail about Joseph Cabin and his manager Nostin. Although they don’t know who spread the news, they already know that Joseph’s new MV for Eminem is directed to MTV Music. Videotape Awards.

MTV music video is one of several important awards in the American music scene. It selects various best MVs and best directors every year. Many new directors have made their debut through this award and have been promoted to film directors.

In the original world, Joseph relied on this MV to become the best director, become famous in the industry, and began to enter the film industry.

Although all of his subsequent films have failed, there is no doubt that this is an award that can convince investors and producers.

But now everything has become uncertain, because Tang De also has his eye on this award.
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  Avril Lavigne's new song is a rock song "Sk8er Boi", which in its previous life peaked at No. on Billboard's annual Hot singles chart.

In comparison, Eminem's "Without Me" was much stronger, ranking second on Billboard's annual Hot 100 singles chart.

And honestly speaking, the MV for Eminem's song was really well shot, but it wasn't about how strong the technique was.

But the song itself contains various jokes, and the MV was also shot in a spoof American comic style, which is exactly in line with my own temperament.

As we all know, memes are easy to resonate and spread.

So if you want to beat it head-on at the MTV Awards, you need more novel and powerful shooting methods and more eye-catching pictures.

Tang De was thinking about it while driving, and when he was waiting for a red light at an intersection, he suddenly saw a child running across the sidewalk chasing a floating balloon.

He followed the boy's path and saw that the balloon was floating between the buildings. It was blown close to the graffiti on the wall by the wind and suddenly exploded for unknown reasons.

"Bang!" Although Tang De couldn't hear the sound, a spark of inspiration suddenly ignited in his mind after this scene.

He thought of the idea for the MV. Tang De excitedly turned on the radio and started thinking along with the exciting rock music.

He plans to borrow the stop-motion animation form from Coldplay's future MTV Award-winning song "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall", combine it with the American comic style, add explosions, fireworks, and have a crazy concert on the city streets!
  He is confident that the effect of combining these styles will be greater than two.

"That's right, let's do it." Tang De stepped on the accelerator and headed straight to the company, intending to record the inspiration while he still had it.

Three days later, Tang De met Avril Lavigne and the crew in the CAA office.

"Tang De!" Avril came up and hugged Tang De and greeted happily, not caring about other people's expressions at all. Fortunately, her band was not here today, otherwise she wouldn't know what their expressions would be.

Today, she is still dressed in a simple white T-shirt, with a cheerful expression, and even a tiring tour schedule does not slow down her energy.

Tang De briefly exchanged greetings with her, and then officially started the MV shooting session. But it was said to be a meeting, but it was actually Tang De's talk, because Carl had communicated with the crew in advance, and everyone also understood Tang De's temper through their own channels.

The most important thing is that he is the photographer and director alone, and the rest of the crew really has no say.

Tang De took out a stack of footage from his bag and handed it to everyone, and then began to describe his creative ideas on the whiteboard in the conference room.

"First of all, our shooting this time will start in a cramped room, with a squeaking TV and a middle-aged woman sitting on the sofa..."

Tang De took out the first piece of paper and pasted it on the whiteboard, with everything he said hand-drawn on it.

Everyone nodded, feeling that this explanation was really clear and easy to understand.

"Then this middle-aged woman..." Tang De said all his ideas in an orderly manner.

The story told in this song is that a punk boy pursues a ballet girl, but the ballet girl rejects him because of the prejudice and arrogance of his friends. As a result, five years later, when she was breastfeeding her child at home and turned on the TV, she found that the boy had already become a big star, a story that she regretted beyond words.

However, although the scene in the original MV was huge, including a hearty concert in the city center, it did not express the story, which resulted in it being somewhat disconnected from the song itself.

So Tang De absorbed the good parts and incorporated the story of the song itself into it, and then supplemented it with new forms and new ideas to give it a completely new look.

Just when he was frothing in front of everyone, the hands of the clock on the wall were also slowly twisting their bodies towards the number 6. It worked hard to move forward little by little, not daring to slack off, and finally arrived at the correct time. Walked to the number 6.

"Wow!" Applause suddenly burst out, as if to celebrate it.

"Tang, this idea is amazing!" Assistant Director Jose was not used to calling Tang De by his first name, nor his last name, so he directly referred to him by his nickname.

After he finished praising, others began to praise him one after another.

"That's right, Don, jump out of a helicopter! Wow, that's crazy to think about!"

"And the building being exploded by fireworks, I'm already getting excited!"

"I can't imagine how big this MV will be after it's released! It's just like a movie!"

Avril Lavigne also looked at Tang De with longing and excitement. Even though the filming of this MV has not yet started, Tang De's words have already given everyone a sense of the picture, and the creativity and new forms in it make them feel like they are just thinking about it. Scalp numbness.

But amidst the celebrations, a discordant voice suddenly sounded.

"But... what about the budget?" A four-eyed boy raised his hand weakly, with an awkward expression.

"What?...Hey, the budget is indeed a bit high."

"Yes, can they give such a big budget?"

Karl looked at the suddenly cooling atmosphere and turned to look at Tang De, only to find that Tang De was also looking at him.

"Can you handle this?" Tang De asked him directly without any idea of ​​lowering the budget.

"I...should..." Karl struggled a little. Although he also knew that this idea would be great when shot, he had no say in the budget. He must report it and go to the other company to negotiate.

"Very good, I'll leave it to you, Karl." But Tang De confirmed directly without saying anything, and seemed not to consider the second method of increasing the budget at all, which made Karl open his mouth and then shut it obediently.

In the next two days, Karl kept running between the two companies. Fortunately, Avril Company had plans to increase the budget this time.

Because they saw the possibility of making a lot of money, Avril Lavigne had just released her first single and it shot to No. 1 on the Billboard.

As long as the second single can reach the top ten, the sales of the entire album will inevitably explode, and people will choose to pay for the entire album because of the quality of the two singles.

Therefore, after learning that the new MV's creativity was amazing, Avril's record company immediately spent another huge amount of money.

So the shooting of the MV for the new song "Sk8er Boi" started smoothly, and the first scene was shot in a closed studio.

This place has been transformed into a home environment by an art group. A TV stands alone in the green living room, surrounded by messy ornaments, tables and chairs. The whole room looks messy and dark. You can tell the owner's financial status with just one glance. What a depressing state the situation is.

Avril, dressed as a middle-aged man and wearing a sloppy maternity dress, was sitting on the red sofa opposite the TV, pressing the remote control while comforting the crying child in her arms.

"José, turn up the lights! Add another layer of paper and I want to create the feeling of sunlight!"

"Avril, raise your head! You have to look at the TV with regretful eyes!"

"The art team will dump some more garbage in front of the TV! I want the feeling of chaos!"

"Avril, hold your baby! Don't open your mouth! Your teeth will go through!"

Tang De sat in front of the camera and directed everything as always, and his meticulous acumen made every member of the crew feel like they were walking on thin ice.

But that's just the beginning...

　The last two chapters are just chapter names that are wrong and it does not affect viewing.

　　
  　
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