In July, major Hollywood film companies launched blockbuster movies, and MGM Films was no exception. But when I saw the name of this movie and the name of the director of this movie, I felt dazzled.

The movie launched by MGM Films is called "The Great Disillusionment", and the director is two people, one is Strauheng, and the other is the French film director Renoir who has a lot of friendship with me.

Maybe many people don’t understand why I reacted so much to this movie, so I will basically understand what happened to this movie.

"The Great Disillusionment" is Jean Renoir's representative work, and in history, it is also known as the best work of this film master. In 1979, the French Academy of Film and Arts rated this film as the second among the ten greatest movies in French film history, which shows how much the French love this film. This film is a multi-meaning and contradictory film. In history, some people once thought it was anti-Semitism and won a grand prize at the Venice Film Festival controlled by Mussolini. In Nazi Germany, this film was considered pro-Semitism and was banned from filming. The film was highly praised in film history. The depth of field lenses used extensively in this film are of epoch-making significance and set an example for the realistic films that emerged in the 1940s.

As for why I was surprised, the big reason is that the film was filmed in 1937 and was filmed in France, but it was indeed a film that Strauheng and Jean Renoir collaborated.

The movie "The Great Disillusionment" is the absolute king of classics in the history of films and is deeply loved by filmmakers from all over the world. It can appear in this way. It obviously surprised me very much.

However, at the launch conference of this movie, Strauheng and Jean Renoir explained the consequences of the matter clearly.

It turned out that the script of this movie, Jean Renoir, had written many years ago. This movie tells a story that took place in World War I: two French pilots became German prisoners in air battles, and the Germans put them in prison, while a German commander shared a common language with one of the pilots. While incarcerated, the two pilots found that other fugitives were digging tunnels to escape, and the two men and Jewish capitalists started their escape plan together.

This movie was written by Jean Renoir based on his personal experience in World War I. So the content is very real and touching. Jean Renoir said that he revised the script of this movie for more than ten times, and it was not finally completed in the end.

As for why they went to Hollywood to shoot, it was thanks to the economic crisis. The economic crisis from the origin of the United States swept the entire world, and Europe was also in an unprecedented disaster. As a capitalist empire, France was deeply harmed. The national economy was facing collapse. The situation in the French film industry is not very good, and it is a world of difference compared to Hollywood. Jean Renoir was famous for art film directors in France, but at this time, the boss of any film company is still interested in art films. They only have the same eyes, that is, box office. In this way, it is difficult for Renoir to have the opportunity to make movies in China.

The French film industry and MGM Film Company have a long tradition of cooperation. MGM owns a lot of shares in the French film industry. As a famous French filmmaker, Jean Renoir knew Marskolov. He also had a good personal relationship with Strauheng.

With no film to shoot, Renoir could only find a way to find a way for MGM Films.

He found Strauheng and handed the script of his "Great Disillusionment" to Strauheng. As a result, Strauheng liked his script very much and called it a good movie. But when Jean Renoir wanted Strauheng to hand over the script to Marskolov and let him invest in filming, Strauheng shook his head.

In Strauheng's view, "The Great Disillusionment" is definitely an excellent art film, which is undoubtedly, but the problem now is that MGM Film Company's strength has been greatly reduced, and Marskolov's biggest eye for directors is the box office. He is unlikely to invest in filming such an art film.

Renoir was very unwilling to give up, and he insisted on letting Strauheng take it over and try his luck. As a result, Strauheng couldn't help but whisper and sent the script to Marskolov uneasy, but Marskolov's performance was greatly unexpected.

After reading the script, Malskolov made a decision on the spot that MGM not only invested in the film, but also launched the film as the main film of MGM Film Company in 1930, with an investment of US$4 million.

Such a decision immediately made Strauheng and Jean Renoir ecstatic, but they didn't understand why Marskolov was so happy about the issue of shooting this movie.

Later, Marskolov revealed himself. And what this guy said made Strauheng and Jean Renoir almost vomit blood and died.

"In the past one or two years, Hollywood's popular jailbreak themes, first the TV series "Prison Break" of the Rockettke TV Tower has become popular throughout the United States, and then the movie "Shawshank Redemption" by Munau has become popular in the United States, and this time, our MGM Film Company is also going to shoot a jailbreak movie!"

Malskolov's words made me feel goosebumps. This old man is so awesome. He only saw such a business card.

But if you think about it carefully, it is true that from the content, Renoir's movie is really related to jailbreak. It's just such a coincidence.

If there is no such factor in the script of Renoir, it is probably impossible to be shot.

In this way, this "Great Disillusionment" was released early. Not only did the film invest $4 million and also allowed Renoir and Strauheng to be directors, but Strauheng was also personally picked up a gun to serve as the male star, which is very interesting.

"This movie will definitely become a classic in Hollywood movies in 1930." When I said this to the guys in the DreamWorks director team, many of them didn't believe it.

But I know that my statement will not be wrong.

The 20th Century Film Company also launched a movie. The name of the movie is "Don't Be Silent for It". The director is Kim Vito, the spiritual leader of the 20th Century Film Company. The film has an investment of 1.8 million yuan, and the male star is Henry Fonda, the pillar of the 20th Century Film Company.

Since the last time King Victor was successful in filming "Billy", the combination between Henry Fonda and him has been called the best partner. It is naturally expected that the two people collaborate again in this movie. With Henry Fonda and King Victor, this movie will definitely become a box office movie.

While the 20th century film company was investing in "Don't Be Silent for This", Warner Film Company also made a big move. Sam Warner announced that they would invest $3 million to shoot a movie. The film was directed by Fritz Lang, the popular director of Warner Film Company. Its name is "M".

When the name of this movie appeared in the media, almost everyone was laughing at the name of the movie, but I couldn't laugh at it at all.

Because in history, this "M" is Fritz Lang's most famous movie and his pinnacle.

"M". The most representative film of Fritz Lang in history. Fritz Lang uses nearly perfect artistic statements in this film. He softens all kinds of images, full of his representative black humor, and fiercely criticizes politics and society, which is shocking.

This movie has a high status in the history of films and is a classic of film noir, which has influenced a large number of later filmmakers.

I don’t know why. I suddenly felt that a good movie was coming in the second half of the year.

"This shows that Hollywood is developing very well. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many good movies." This is Griffith's answer to me.

Yes, he said this. I completely agree.

Hollywood has been vibrant in recent years. Not only is the environment relaxed, but the filmmakers have also formed a very good tradition and work style. It is natural that these movies appear.

In 1929, Columbia Film Company became a hit. This year, they naturally had to strike while the iron was hot. Not only did they invest in filming, but they also had two movies. Two of Columbia's two brushes, George Stevens and Frank Capra, were all on the battlefield.

The movie Frank Capra cast is called "Fraud America". The heroine is the first female Claude Kaurbai in Colombia. The name shows what the film is about. Frank Capra sets his attention to the United States under the economic crisis, trying to show his thoughts about the current world through the vision of a woman.

Since Flake Capra has been filming some movies tailor-made for Clark Gable in the past or two years, it has been greatly criticized by Hollywood filmmakers and the public, saying that although his movies have good box office, they are always repetitive, relying entirely on Clark Gable.

This time, Frank Capra seems to be changing. His film did not use Clark Gable but chose Kaulbai, and he also seems to be using this method to show that he is trying to make changes in his film.

George Stevens's movie is called "Lonely Heart". Compared with Frank Capra, George Stevens has no problem with repetitive themes. Moreover, he has mainly done behind-the-scenes work in Colombia in the past or two years, and has few works. This movie is, after all, a work that moves his muscles.

The investment amount of these two films in Colombia is not large, both of which are around $1 million, but they are very solid.

In addition to these movies, DreamWorks is naturally no exception as a banner of Hollywood film companies. After the hard work and hard work in the first half of the year, DreamWorks has to fight for its final glory.

The first thing I invested in was a documentary by Flahadi. In short, Flahadi has not filmed a documentary for more than a year. It was not because he didn't want to shoot or couldn't shoot it, but because this guy liked to be a teacher so much that he established it from the Corleon Film Academy. He was in the academy in front of his teacher. And he was having a lot of fun. This time, if it weren't for me urging him, this guy would have continued to teach.

The documentary by Flahadi is called "Land". The reason for filming such a documentary is that this time the Great Famine occurred in the United States is unprecedented. During this period, Flahadi was shocked by the tragic scenes of the people seen in newspapers and TV stations. He decided to shoot a documentary that reflects the Great Famine. Through it, it records the Great Famine and how the people overcome this difficulties, cheer for the people and cheer for them.

This documentary, with an investment of 800,000 US dollars, is considered a high-investment documentary. It was also praised by the public when it was announced that it would start filming.

Not long after Flahadi's documentary was filmed, Griffith came to me with a script.

"Boss, I want to shoot this movie." When he saw me, he gave me a script without saying a word.

I took it and saw that the local name of the script was very eye-catching: "The Legend of Lincoln".

I looked up at Griffith and laughed.

I almost forgot that Griffith really made this movie in history, and it was around 1930.

"Boss. I wanted to film President Lincoln very early. But I never had this opportunity. This year, especially after President Hoover's death, I was very disappointed with the performance of Rutman, Roosevelt and others, and I think the American people are also very disappointed. The United States needs a better president than ever before."

"Since the audience has such a desire from the perspective of their psychology, why don't we shoot such a movie? As long as this movie is shot, it will definitely attract great welcome from the people and inspire their courage. It is a good thing for both our DreamWorks and the American people." Griffith looked at me with an excited face.

Instead of interrupting him, I kept staring at his face and smiling.

"Boss, you talk, can this movie be made?" Griffith asked.

"It's ok, but I'm a little worried." I smiled.

"What are you worried about!" Griffith frowned: "If it was a script, I would change it properly."

"It's not a script, I'm worried about it's your body." I pointed to Griffith.

When filming "Gladiator", Griffith was so tired that he was admitted to the hospital. The doctor said that he had to rest in the hospital for at least two months before he could get out. Now, he hasn't even arrived for a month. Griffith is not a young man like us. He is young and patient. He is so old that he can bear the hard work.

"Boss, I'm in good health, can eat and sleep, look at my muscles!" Griffith rolled up his sleeves to show me his obviously loose muscles: "If you don't let me shoot this movie, I'll get sick!"

"This old man! He even threatened me to get up. OK, shoot, just shoot, throw your old bones on the set sooner or later!" I gave Griffith a blank look, and then signed his name on his script.

Griffith took it and smirked.

On the afternoon of the day when I approved Griffith to film "The Legend of Lincoln", another person also rushed into my office with the script.

"Boss, I have written a new script. Can you see if you can shoot it? We are now cheering up more than the Vorgraf branch." David Ryan's tone was also the same as Griffiths.

I usually spoil these guys so much that in this regard, they don’t treat me as their boss at all.

"Why, I'm still photographing Shakespeare?" I laughed.

David Ryan scratched his head and said, "Boss, this time it's not Shakespeare, it's Dickens."

Say, he handed me the script at hand.

This British man seemed unwilling to accept it if he finished filming their classic domestic works.

But in this regard, he is the only one who can capture the essence of British literature even if he looks around the world.

"Dickens's most famous novel seems to be "Orphans of the Fog City"." I muttered and reached out to take the script.

"Boss, you are so awesome! How did you know I was filming "Orphans of the Mist"? " David Reine's mouth was wider than a basin.

I read the script and the title was indeed "Orphan in the Fog".

This movie has appeared in countless versions in history. Almost all countries have filmed it. However, David Ryan's film will undoubtedly become the ancestor of similar themes.

After reading his script, I signed my name behind the script without hesitation.

There is no need to say about David Ryan's talent, and there is no need to say about the topic of this movie. The current situation in the United States will definitely make people empathize with the poor fog orphan. This is a movie that can not only make money but also make people's tears. It can also become an artistic classic movie. I have no reason not to invest in it.

Bivorgraf has not invested in films since he was incorporated into DreamWorks, and now, it is time.

The board of directors of DreamWorks immediately held a meeting to discuss the funding. As a result, Griffith's "The Legend of Lincoln" received 8 million yuan in funds. It is the highest-invested movie in Hollywood so far. It can be regarded as a real blockbuster.

David Ryan's "Orphans of the Mist" received a 3 million investment, which can be regarded as a filming for him.

Looking at the list of movies invested by major Hollywood film companies in the second half of the year, I was very dizzy: Why are there so many good movies?

But I never expected that the most shocking movie was still to come.

Major Hollywood film companies are investing in filming. With the start of filming of movies in various companies, this vigorous trend is about to end.

That night, Griffith and others were discussing the actors of the two movies that DreamWorks invested in.

Griffith's "The Legend of Lincoln" involves President Lincoln himself, so the requirements for actors are very high. Among all the actors in DreamWorks, the only one who picked and picked up the last suitable one was Humphrey Bogart. In terms of appearance, Humphrey Bogart and Lincoln are still somewhat similar. There is basically no problem with makeup, and I am not worried about Humphrey Bogart's acting skills at all. In this movie, the young Ingrid Bogart and Catherine Hepburn also joined in.

As for David Ryan's "Orphan of the Fog", it is relatively easy to choose the actors. There are still many child stars in DreamWorks. Duoduo and Rom Jr. are the most valuable child stars in Hollywood. However, there are still some differences in who can play Orphan of the Fog. Some people say that Duoduo is more quirky and suitable, while others say that Rom Jr. is simple and innocent. In the end, after a debate, it was confirmed that Rom Jr. Jr. is played by Rom Jr. Although Duoduo is weird, his personality is obviously very different from the orphan in Dickens's original work. However, if he can't be the starring actor, Duoduo was also inserted into this movie to act as the second male lead. In addition, Jimmy, Muberne and others who star together are considered to be the same as the young and old.

Just as we finalized the starring role, Jimmy rushed in from outside the office.

"Boss, someone is looking for you." Jimmy squeezed his eyes at me.

I looked at the clocks on the wall and it was almost eleven o'clock.
To be continued...