American fame and fortune

Martin was quite impressed by the film "Sicario" because the film is indeed unique.

Among them are not only Thanos and Werewolf, but the most important one is the heroine.

The heroine played by Emily Blunt looked very much like the absolute protagonist when she appeared on the stage. However, she was completely confused throughout the whole film. In the middle part of the film, the protagonist was completely replaced by another person.

Even this female character has no role in advancing the plot.

Perhaps it can be described as using a female perspective to drag out the dark world of the US-Mexico border to the audience.

Martin put away the script and business cards and recalled them carefully.

It's unclear how the film did at the box office, but he remembered one thing: "Sicario" had a sequel.

Hollywood investors, including him, will never invest in a second film if it doesn't make money.

This is the best proof of commercial value.

Martin directly dialed Denis Villeneuve's number, waited for the call to be connected, and said directly: "I am Martin Davis, we met last night."

In an independent house near the sea in Santa Monica, Villeneuve hurriedly emerged from a pile of women.

He moved one arm, kicked off one leg, and pushed away the mountain that was pressing on his head. Finally he struggled up from the jungle and said quickly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Davis, please wait a moment."

Several women's hands came over and grabbed at random.

Villeneuve protected his vitals, left the scene, came to the window, and said, "Mr. Davis, have you read the script?"

Martin said, "Where's the rest of the script? Is it here with you? If you have time today, you can come to my studio in Burbank."

Villeneuve, a budding director, seemed to see the ladder leading to the upper echelon of Hollywood, opening the most critical door, and said: "I'll be there right away, two hours at most... no, one hour!"

"I'm waiting for you." The other party hung up the phone.

Villeneuve looked at the number on his phone, quickly saved it, and yelled.

Among the women, someone shouted: "Dennis, are you crazy? Let me sleep a little longer!"

Villeneuve jumped over in two steps and shouted: "Taylor Sheridan, get up, hold on!"

He pulled people out from among the women.

After drinking too much and exercising crazily at the carnival party last night, these women were in a daze and didn't want to wake up, and Taylor Sheridan, who was wrapped in them, closed her eyes again.

Villeneuve became angry, went to the bathroom to get a basin of water, and poured it down.

There was an exclamation in the room, and five naked women and one man quickly got up with words starting with F.

Taylor Sheridan saw the basin in Villeneuve's hand and wanted to come to him to settle the score.

The other women were also calling him crazy.

Villeneuve stopped Sheridan with just one sentence: "A company has read your script and wants to see the rest. Let's go there immediately."

Sheridan stopped and turned angrily on the group of women: "Everyone, leave. Leave quickly. The carnival is over."

"Fake Squid!" Several Ocean Horses raised their middle fingers at him.

Sheridan found his pants, dug out his wallet, took out a stack of cash, and handed it to the leading woman: "That's all I have."

The woman took the money and waved: "Sisters, let's go."

After the women left, Sheridan asked while putting on his pants: "Which company? Who called you?"

"Martin Davis! Just the superstar, producer, and investor who just won the Best Actor last night!" Villeneuve said simply: "I met him at the Oscar night party. He conveniently gave him a copy. You have been rejected so many times and you don’t care if it’s one more time. I didn’t expect Martin to respond.”

He hurriedly put on his pants: "Hurry up, hurry up, I promised Martin that I will arrive at Davis Studio in one hour."

Sheridan quickly put on his clothes and said while putting them on: "I haven't even finished the script yet, so I've been submitting it everywhere. I've been rejected so many times, but I still haven't given up."

Villeneuve used himself as an example: "I got the script of "Scorched Earth" in 2003. How long did it take to make the movie and release it? There are several eight years in life, and we must seize the time and seize the opportunity. Seize the opportunity.”

These words spoke to Sheridan's heart.

He has been an actor in Hollywood for more than ten years, and has always played very marginal roles. His acting career has never made much progress. Since the year before last, he simply changed his career and tried to write his own scripts.

By chance, Sheridan met Villeneuve, hit it off immediately, and planned to collaborate on this project.

The two of them each picked up a document bag, went out, got in the car, and headed straight to Burbank.

More than half an hour later, Sheridan and Villeneuve appeared in Martin's office.

At this time, Martin had already asked someone to check screenwriter Sheridan's information.

Taylor-Sheridan used to be an actor. The earliest work in his resume can be traced back to 1996. His most famous works are "CSI" and "Cute Girl". His role is a very marginal supporting role.

Villeneuve introduced both sides.

Martin said without any nonsense: "What about the rest of the script?"

Taylor-Sheridan opened the document package, placed a stack of stapled printouts on Martin's desk, and said, "This is just a first draft, it has not been refined yet."

Martin said: "You guys sit down first and I'll take a look."

Taylor Sheridan knew very well that after more than ten years of wasting time in the industry, whether he could change tracks midway and succeed was crucial today. After sitting down, he looked at Villeneuve frequently.

The latter has experienced the big scene of being nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Although he has not been in the industry for as long as Sheridan, he is much calmer than him and gave him a look of patient waiting.

In fact, Villeneuve is also very anxious, and this is also related to his future.

Martin quickly flipped through the script. Although he could not remember the specific scenes of the film clearly, the main plot was basically the same.

Ten minutes later, he turned directly to the ending, browsed it quickly, and looked at Sheridan and Villeneuve: "The script is interesting. Are you willing to cooperate with Davis Studio?"

Sheridan and Villeneuve had submitted applications to many companies before, but either received no reply or were rejected.

"Mr. Davis, are you going to make this into a movie?" Sheridan has been in the industry for many years and knows that many companies may see a good script and buy the copyright, but then throw it into the script library for many years. Shoot.

If Davis Studios did the same thing, Sheridan would never cooperate.

Martin Davis can afford it, but a little guy like him can't afford it.

Villeneuve glanced at Sheridan and asked, "Have you forgotten what we agreed to do?"

Sheridan pointed at him and added: "Dennis gave me a lot of advice when I was writing the script. He is the most suitable director."

Martin said: "I just watched "Scorched Earth", and it was very unique. It's a very good movie."

"Thank you," Villeneuve said.

Martin said: "Ask your agent to come over and discuss specific cooperation matters."

For this type of film, even if it is well-made, it is difficult for it to become a commercial success.

Villeneuve didn't want to experience the eight-year torture of the last "Scorched Earth" again, so he kicked Sheridan.

Sheridan was not hesitating, but faced with a top figure in the industry like Martin, his confidence was seriously lacking.

He hurriedly said: "I am willing to cooperate with Davis Studio, but I need to explain one thing in advance. The current script is only the first draft, and I still need to refine it. I cannot prepare for shooting immediately. It may take a few months...or more Long time.”

Martin is not surprised: "These are not issues."

Sheridan breathed a sigh of relief and took out his cell phone to call his agent.

Same goes for Villeneuve.

Such a thick leg stretched out from Davis Studio, and they quickly hugged it. If they missed it, they didn't know when the next one would come.

Afterwards, Martin discussed the script with Sheridan and Villeneuve for a while and found that the preparation of this film would not take until the second half of the year or even longer at the earliest.

Sheridan's agent rushed over first to discuss relevant matters with Jessica.

Martin stopped Villeneuve and thought of one thing. He and Graham King had been looking for a suitable director to direct the "Prince of Thieves" project.

He asked directly: "Dennis, besides preparing to direct this project, do you have other jobs?"

Villeneuve is a smart man and said: "Not yet." He smiled helplessly: "Although "Scorched Earth" was nominated for the best foreign language film, my situation has not changed significantly and I have not received any news yet. Invitation.”

Martin found the script of "Prince of Thieves": "I have a project here about a group of bank thieves. This is the script."

Villeneuve took the script over, read it carefully, and said, "Is this adapted from a novel? I have read the original novel."

Martin roughly introduced: "Yes, based on Chuck Hogan's novel of the same name, the project has already begun preparations. The producers are Graham King and Louise Meyer."

Villeneuve flipped through the pages for a while, then looked up at Martin: "Can I direct this project?"

"I can only guarantee you an interview opportunity." Martin asked himself that he was not as professional as Graham and Louise in this area: "You need to be interviewed by two producers."

Villeneuve thought about the progress of Sheridan's script and said, "I want to give it a try."

Martin sent a message to Graham and Louise respectively, and gave their contact information to Villeneuve: "The studio for this project is at Disney Studios. You have an interview with the two producers. time."

Villeneuve quickly put away the note: "I'll call them right now."

Both Graham King and Louise Meyer are the first-line producers in the industry, and they are the dream partners of small directors like him.

Soon, Villeneuve's agent also came to Davis Studio.

The negotiations were proceeding at a very fast pace. Martin was worried that a Megan Ellison-like situation would arise again, so he cut the knot quickly and bought out Sheridan's script for $100,000.

This script is officially named "Sicario".