Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 296 Dual Narrative
Although the Oscars are about dividing the pie, for now, they still pursue artistry and entertainment value, unlike some domestic awards that don’t care about face at all.

Of course, as the trend of political correctness gradually spreads, the Oscars are also facing increasingly severe tests. Whether it is the demands of the black community or the demands of sexual minorities, the Oscars must take them into consideration and respond one by one.

But for now, Oscar still maintains his basic color of an old white man. If he really wants to change, it will be after the incident in 2016.

For Tang De, winning another Oscar award is also of great significance. After all, the first time he won the award was thanks to the excellent original work, which can only be said to have proved his own ability.

If he can make another film and bring several actors to the podium, it will prove that he is far superior to other directors and is one of the directors who best balances commercial and artistic aspects in Hollywood.

After returning to New York, the special effects team of "Lucy: War of the Veil" entered the intensive post-production stage.

Afterwards, Tang De took the crew to Iceland to shoot the film, and finally finished filming in New York.

After the filming of the entire movie was completed, Tang De finally found some time to spend a short vacation with his daughter Elena.

"Dad, what are you doing?" In the back garden, Elena, who was tired of throwing the frisbee, ran over with her short legs and approached Tang De who was sitting on the recliner to ask.

Tang De was seen half lying down, with his laptop placed on the armrest of a recliner, just like an airplane seat, typing while basking in the sun.

"I'm writing a movie script." Tang De pinched Elena's little face, feeling his daughter's smooth skin, and said with a smile: "Why don't you play?"

"I'm tired, Dad." Elena sat down next to Tang De and put her legs on him: "Movie...what's the script?"

“Just writing stories.”

"Tell me!" Elena became interested immediately after hearing the story.

Tang De hugged her, and the father and daughter lay on the chairs, looking at the clouds under the blue sky and talking about the plot of the new movie.

"This story begins with a poor black man named Tom. He was born in a slum neighborhood. Fighting was a daily routine for him. But he had a strong sense of justice, and every time he fought, it was to protect his friends. When he grew up, he joined the army. After serving in the army for a few years, he was discharged. When he returned home, he saw his family being bullied. In desperation, he beat up the person."

"But I never thought that the man was very rich. He bribed the doctor to make a false report and put him in jail."

"The family was short of money. After he entered prison, he couldn't even pay the prison fees. He had to sign a loan provided by the prison and work for the prison."

Elena stretched out her white and tender little hand: "Dad, what is a loan?"

Tang De raised an eyebrow and explained: "Loans are a tool for capitalism to exploit the poor, and a tool for the rich to make money without doing anything."

"Tools..." Elena nodded, not quite understanding.

Tang De continued: "It was in prison that he met Ange, who was also a killer. But as a soldier, even though he was a retired soldier, he still didn't agree with such a career, even if he could get a lot of money."

"After he was released from prison, he worked hard to earn money, but it was a drop in the bucket. At the same time, his parents were getting divorced, so he had to do more dangerous jobs to get a salary."

"However, he still failed to collect the money within the stipulated period, so the prison took him to court and he was imprisoned again."

"Although Tom was not in prison for long, he was forced to sign a larger loan. After he was finally released from prison, his mother was hospitalized because of the beating by his father and needed a large amount of money for surgery."

"Does Daddy hit Mommy too?" Elena suddenly asked.

Tang De shook his head: "Of course not, Dad will never hit Mom."

Fighting on the bed doesn't count as fighting, it's just a sparring session at best.

"Tom was desperate and suddenly thought of the killer Anger. So he found this guy and joined his gang. After committing thousands of crimes in a row, he successfully got a large sum of money to help his mother pay for the hospital bills and successfully had the operation. But just when he was about to do it one last time, he suddenly saw a person at the scene."

"And this involves the second character, Mike." Elena seemed to understand what he said, but she still guessed, "Dad, is this the double-line story you mentioned?"

"It's a dual narrative." Tang De scratched Elena's nose and laughed: "But I haven't thought about it yet, so I'll tell you when I think about it."

"Yeah, Dad." Elena said, "I want to play with Ou Bao, is that okay?"

"Go, baby." Ou Bao is a British shorthair cat. Elena lost her appetite after seeing it in the pet store. After Tang De bought it for her, she loved it very much and kept pestering the cat to play with it every day.

However, this cat is very attached to its little owner. Every time it sees Elena, it will rub its body against her legs to seduce its owner to touch it.

Seeing that Tang De agreed, Elena immediately jumped off the recliner and went to play with Ou Bao.

Only Tang De was left thinking about the plot.

He has been planning this movie for a long time, and the plot has been revised many times, and even now it has not been completely finalized.

However, he finally adopted a dual narrative, using the perspectives of a black man and a white man to reflect their fate. For this reason, he also incorporated his own experience of shooting and the experiences of Tom and Davis.

The most important thing right now, besides writing the script, is to decide on the actors.

The first thing Tang De confirmed was the heroine Scarlett. The female character in this movie is very important. Although she is not the protagonist, she plays a big role.

The second thing is the black protagonist, and Tang De is considering who to let play the role.

He first thought of Will Smith, there was no problem with his acting skills, the only problem was that his face was too recognizable. But it was not a big problem, he could wait until after that incident happened before releasing the film.

Besides Will Smith, Mahershala Ali is also good.

He has great acting skills and gave brilliant performances in "Moonlight" and "Green Book". It can be said that his appearance caters to the preferences of the Oscar judges. He is not too well-known and has better plasticity.

As for white male stars, there are many candidates. Tang De plans to spread the news and let them recommend themselves.

Just as I was thinking about the plot in the movie, Jessica suddenly walked over from the side.

"Honey, how's your writing going?" She sat down on the recliner, put down the plate in her hand, picked up an apple with a toothpick and handed it to Tang De.

"Feed me." Tang De opened his mouth, Jessica smiled and stuffed the apple directly into his mouth.

"It's okay. I'm still thinking about how to write the second plot." It was Tang De's first time writing a purely original script, and it was impossible for him to finish it in one go.

"It's rare to see you stumped by the script." Jessica leaned close to him: "Do I have a role?"

Tang De hugged her and said, "If you want to have it, of course it's fine, but it might be a little embarrassing."

"Forget it then." Ever since she had a child, Jessica's mind was no longer on acting. She usually spent more time with Elena, became a lot lazier, and developed some other hobbies.

"Where's Anne?" she suddenly asked again.

"She's not really suitable for this movie."

"Then you must explain it to her properly when the time comes. By the way, my parents are here, let's have dinner together."

When Tang De heard this, he immediately stood up and said, "Yes, sir."

(End of this chapter)