At the Vanity Fair Dinner, men and women of all kinds were engaged in various transactions: roles, magazine covers, and advertising endorsements, among other things.
Men who caught each other's eye would take their beautiful young ladies to find a place for the night, and of course, many male and female stars who connected would also go wild.
Charles also drove his corvette, taking Scarlett Johansson away, heading straight for his beach villa in Santa Monica.
corvettes and mustangs are considered American civilian sports cars, and muscle cars fit the rugged personality of the american.
As soon as they entered the door, the two impatiently embraced, and the simple evening dress was torn apart by external force.
"Oh, I only wore it once!" Scarlett Johansson seemed a bit pained about the dress.
"Never mind it, it's just for one wear, isn't it?" Charles said, picking up the Lady and carrying her into the bedroom.
The spring breeze returned several times, and a night of enchantment unfolded!
Three days later, Capet Pictures and Media Asia Films of Hong Kong signed a contract for the purchase of the infernal affairs script.
They bought the remake rights for infernal affairs for 1.5 million US dollars in cash, a swift and decisive transaction.
As a result, Capet Pictures' available liquid funds were reduced to only 3.5 million US dollars. However, the Netflix shares purchased by Cape Fund were rising, almost reaching their IPO price.
Netflix's stock price had truly begun an upward trend, which made Charles the happiest.
In Santa Monica, at Lionsgate Entertainment headquarters, Charles sat in the reception room, gently enjoying his coffee.
Tom Audenberg, the distribution manager for Lionsgate Films, was looking at the saw script in his hand.
"Phew, Charles, the scenes in this movie are indeed novel," Tom Audenberg put down the script, imagining the scenes from the story in his mind. The gore level is the main selling point!
"What do you think? If it's released on Halloween, it will definitely attract a unique group of viewers," Charles said with a slight smile.
"Halloween, that's not much time," Tom Audenberg chuckled.
"Charles, your movie budget is only about a million dollars, and the scenes and people are simple. My suggestion is to go straight to the DVD channel!"
Well, this meant Lionsgate didn't want to sign a distribution contract directly right now.
"Then, after the movie is filmed and your company has seen the finished product, shall we discuss it again?" Charles didn't actually want to sign now either, as he wouldn't get a good distribution contract.
"Alright!"
Exiting the gates of Lionsgate Entertainment, Charles got into his Mercedes-Benz A and drove away.
Over the next few days, Charles and James Wan discussed the production process of saw. Since the investment wasn't much, money had to be saved.
The hired producer rented an abandoned warehouse in Toronto as the main filming location, and Toronto also has tax rebate policies, so saw would naturally choose a cheaper place.
"Everything is ready now, we can start filming," James Wan really wanted to fly directly to Toronto to start shooting.
"Yes, the crew is assembled, we can indeed start filming," Charles patted James Wan on the shoulder.
"Don't worry about the distributor, I'll handle it!"
After James Wan left, Donna brought the wedding crashers script to Charles.
After five months of work, the wedding crashers script adaptation was complete, but Charles currently lacked the funds and manpower to develop it.
Because Ang Lee's brokeback mountain was currently in preparation.
"How is the casting for brokeback mountain progressing now?"
Donna thought for a moment and replied, "For the two male actors, besides Heath Ledger, Ang Lee chose Jake Gyllenhaal. For the female actress, we've received quite a few recommendations."
"Jake Gyllenhaal, his whole family are film workers, right? Parents, sister, director, screenwriter, and actress," Charles looked at the material. He wasn't very famous but his acting was good, with a lot of independent film experience.
"He just filmed The Day After Tomorrow, a disaster sci-fi blockbuster co-produced by Lionsgate Films and 20th Century Fox!" Donna explained further. The actors weren't chosen randomly; all aspects were considered.
Finding actors for brokeback mountain was also difficult; famous male actors wouldn't take on this type of role. Currently, Diana Ossana, one of the producers of brokeback mountain, is employed by Capet Pictures.
Previously, some directors also hoped to develop the brokeback mountain script, but they wanted big-name actors. They inquired with Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Edward Norton, etc., all of whom refused.
The sensitivity of homosexual themes, although highly artistic, was not enough to make those famous male actors get involved in such sensitive topics.
The novel brokeback mountain was written because of an incident in 1998 in Wyoming, where a college student, suspected of being gay, was tied to a fence post in a field and beaten to death by some people.
The author of the novel, Annie Proulx, was skeptical when she heard that an asian american director, Ang Lee, who had just filmed a comic book adaptation, was going to adapt her novel.
However, fortunately, Ang Lee quickly convinced her with his professionalism and ideas.
"Director Ang Lee is currently looking for suitable outdoor locations for brokeback mountain!" Donna Williams continued to report.
"Looking for outdoor locations?" Charles looked at Donna, then thought for a moment and said,
"Canada, Alberta, the Rocky Mountains area has beautiful scenery—blue skies, white clouds, grasslands, beautiful peaks. It should have scenery similar to Wyoming farms in the sixties and seventies."
"Okay, I will inform them!"
The foothills of the Rockies in Alberta were the filming location for Ang Lee's brokeback mountain in his previous life, saving time on finding a location.
"Mel Gibson's Icon Productions sent a message that the passion of the christ will begin filming next month in Matera, an ancient rock city in Italy, and invited the boss to attend."
Charles nodded. the passion of the christ was indeed low-key. Among the actors, Charles only knew Monica Bellucci.
The film Malena indeed made this Italian beauty famous, on par with the the kiss of france Sophie Marceau in Europe.
"Pay attention to the progress of saw, and as for brokeback mountain, have Ang Lee prepare it as soon as possible," Charles admitted that he had indeed spread himself too thin, and said helplessly,
"Also arrange for the trip to Italy."
Without exception, saw, brokeback mountain, and the passion of the christ are all at least R-rated films.
the passion of the christ will certainly face resistance from judaism, and brokeback mountain will definitely face resistance from conservative American forces and traditional religions.
Now it seems that the most normal one is actually the horror and gore of saw. When these three movies are all released...
Capet Pictures' reputation, tsk tsk! Who knows if it will be good or bad!