Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 592 A battle about firefighters

Before Achuan officially announced his intention to join the election last year, no one thought that a real estate tycoon who was obsessed with sensual pleasures would one day join the race for power.

Before November this year, many people also did not think that Achuan could defeat the old politician who had been in the political arena for decades.

But these things don’t matter to Achuan.

He has already walked this path.

And will continue to go on.

Even though there are less than half a year left until the final election, his team still looks quite empty.

In fact, when he ran for election again eight years later, a large number of his friends around Achuan did not support him at that time, and some were even clearly his opponents.

Achuan's team is not only no match for some competitors from the same faction, but also no match for the powerful Xi Po from the opposing camp.

Under such circumstances, Zhou Mo, who proposed multi-faceted cooperation as early as last year, naturally gained more trust from the Lion King.

This is also the reason why he is willing to share some of his thoughts with Zhou Mo.

"Zhou, my team has analyzed it for me. Your script for JW is quite well written. It can help me establish a good image in the minds of voters."

Zhou Mo smiled and nodded.

In the first two parts of "JW", the main plot is that JW is constantly being framed by others, and at the same time constantly fighting back.

The hidden line is the struggle behind the two major groups.

Of course, the film's description of group struggle is very simple and straightforward.

Zhou Mo doesn't want to make an in-depth analysis of society, culture, or system; instead, he portrays the struggle in a simpler way, which is more conducive to audience consumption.

"JW" is essentially a commercial film.

Overly complex and profound content will seriously affect the audience's box office.

After Zhou Mo revised the script of "JW" several times, the image of Achuan was changed into a person who is not particularly positive, who uses some tricks but really wants to do something.

The InterContinental Hotel’s combat effectiveness is too high, but it is out of control, so we have to take control.

The killer team is too chaotic and not stable at all. They are very destructive and must be dealt with.

InterContinental Hotels' overseas branches and organizations are in a mess and should be closed down if possible.

It's opened outside, spending the country's money, and it's not subject to any control. So what's the point of opening it?
As for influence?
What's the point of having an influence that's beyond my control?

Close it!

All closed!

After watching it, Achuan was very excited about the role he was going to play, and it really touched his heart.

As a result, he also valued Zhou Mo a lot more.

Achuan believed that Zhou Mo must know him very well and had studied him carefully, otherwise he would not have written an image that was so consistent with his thoughts.

This is simply his confidant!
Achuan even proposed that Zhou Mo should "conspire for something big" with him, but unfortunately he failed.

Achuan was not disappointed either. After all, he had the real estate cooperation in hand and his relationship with Zhou Mo was still very close.

If you can do business, you can make more contacts.

"Actually, I still like making movies very much, but ever since I decided to run for election last year, Hollywood has started attacking me, even though I supported them in making movies in the past!" Achuan said angrily.

"This kind of thing is very normal. People speak for their own butts." Zhou Mo waved his hand.

"butt?"

Achuan was stunned.

Zhou Mo briefly introduced to him some of the hidden meanings of "butt".

When Achuan heard this, his eyes lit up.

"This is a good phrase. It's similar to a proverb here. Let me write it down... I'll say it's good to be your friend. I can hear some interesting information from you from time to time."

After a while, Achuan finished his work and brought the topic back to Hollywood.

"If I succeed in six months, I will definitely make a movie to refute those people's attacks on me."

He paused.

"And I'm going to attack them back!"

Zhou Mo: ...

He is truly worthy of being called the Lion King who will report any flaw.

However, he actually has an idea about this matter.

Zhou Mo narrowed his eyes and asked, "Do you really want to make a movie?"

Ah Chuan didn't notice Zhou Mo's expression, and said firmly: "Of course! I actually wanted to make the best movie a long time ago, the kind that has enough achievements!

I just haven’t found a good enough script or idea.”

"I have it."

Achuan was stunned, turned around and looked at Zhou Mo, and found that he was not joking.

"Zhou, you said you have?"

"Yes."

"Script, or idea?"

"script."

Achuan already understood what Zhou Mo meant. He slowly sat up and confirmed with Zhou Mo.

"Zhou, I mean, I want to make a movie that fights back, and does it well."

"That's right. If this movie can be made, it will definitely be very successful. For example, it will win many awards all over the world." Zhou Mo answered without hesitation.

Ah Chuan became interested, he knew very well that Zhou Mo knew what he said. And since Zhou Mo could say it so confidently, it meant that he must have something to rely on.

“Can you tell me about the content?”

"of course."

Zhou Mo turned on the computer, took out a document from the folder after a while, and handed it to Achuan.

Achuan looked at the computer and saw the title of the script.

Fire in the hole

Looking further down, below the title is a summary of the main plot.

After the 911/ incident, firefighters from the New York Fire Department became heroes among the public.

In this year, the people that America admired most were not the army, the police, or movie stars, but the firefighters who bravely rushed into the ruins of the building.

The firefighters received huge applause and praise.

However, beneath the fame, something dark was slowly spreading.

On 911/, hundreds of firefighters, following the government's announcement that "the gas at the scene was not hazardous," resolutely broke into the building and rescued thousands of people.

However, the statement that "the gas on site is not harmful" is indeed an outright lie.

Because there are actually a large amount of asbestos and other materials in the building, and these materials will produce a large amount of toxic gases after burning.

After these gases are inhaled by the human body, they will cause obvious sequelae to the body, including but not limited to chronic diseases, acute diseases, cancer, etc.

After 911/, as time went by, people seemed to have gradually forgotten the fear and sadness of that day, and all the scars were gradually healed.

But only the firefighters who rushed into the ruins to rescue people know that all this is not over at all.

Gradually, the aftereffects of inhaling excessive amounts of toxic gases began to appear.

Asthma, chronic lung disease, sleep apnea.

Lung cancer, skin cancer, thyroid cancer and so on.

For those with milder symptoms, it may only cause some impact on their lives.

Those with more severe symptoms may directly take their lives.

In this situation, many firefighters began to turn to the America VCF (Victim Compensation Fund) for help, hoping to protect their rights and save their lives.

VCF: It is a relief fund signed by the American Congress to provide assistance to those who were harmed by the 911/ incident.

For those firefighters, there is no doubt that they are one of the targets of this fund.

However, this matter, which should have been taken for granted, encountered many twists and turns in reality.

Not only is there the factor of underlying illness, but there is also the factor of insufficient VCF money.

America's top leader, Barack Obama, signed a bill to extend the VCF in 2010. Later, under pressure, he signed the bill again in 2015 to extend the commitment.

However, due to the large number of people affected by 911/, the VCF has repeatedly reduced the amount of compensation it promised.

From 70%, reduced to 50%, and then down 30%.

But even if it is reduced to this level, it still seems like a long way off for the VCF to complete all compensation.

And the road ahead for those firefighters who were once hailed as heroes seems to be very long.

After reading the summary of the main plot, Achuan fell into rare silence.

I even put down the sugar-free cola that I always had in my hand.

It was not until this moment that Achuan completely understood why Zhou Mo said so confidently that this movie would be a great success.

Because this is 911.

A memory that cannot be erased from the hearts of everyone in America.

He was an eyewitness to that incident.

So, he knew these things quite well.

This is already a very impressive thing, and institutions such as Congress are almost like "villains" in this matter.

If this movie were really made, it would be hard not to win an award.

It can even be said that if this movie enters a competition and the judges do not give it a prize, then it must be a problem with the judges, not the content of the movie.

Zhou Mo saw Ah Chuan finish reading the introduction and asked, "What do you think of this script?"

Achuan turned around and let out a light breath.

"It is indeed a good script. Hmm... I found that I underestimated you, Zhou. You are really a genius and can always surprise people."

Zhou Mo also nodded: "Since you said so, it seems that you are quite optimistic about the future of this movie."

"Yes, successful movies always have the power to touch people's hearts, and this script obviously does that." Achuan nodded.

"It seems that we have many new opportunities for cooperation in film and television dramas." Zhou Mo smiled.

Ever since he won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Award last year, he has been wondering whether he will have the chance to win an Oscar in the future.

For a movie like "In My Song", one viewing is almost enough.

Zhou Mo didn't want to repeat this habit all the time.

But the Oscar academy undoubtedly still likes art films, which at least can resonate with others, cause reflection and thinking.

Zhou Mo thought about it and decided that it would be better to find a local story from America and adapt it.

Do American things and win American awards.

Nothing wrong with it at all.

After much thought, I decided on "FITH".

(End of this chapter)