Hollywood legendary director

A week later.

It was sunny again this morning.

After three or two days of rain, Los Angeles finally returned to sunny.

Lehman walked into Firefly Pictures, listened to the greetings of past employees, and nodded in response from time to time.

Entering the conference room, relevant personnel gathered again.

Lehman raised his hand, and Jonathan first introduced the work progress.

"After co-arrangement by our department, the tone of the script has been established along the outline: it consists of three parts: imprisonment, release, and escape. The content length will be controlled in three seasons. The plot of the first season has been successfully completed."

Then there is Thomas.

He also reported a few sentences very briefly.

The location was chosen to be in a deactivated 19th century prison in Illinois, where the notorious serial killer John Wayne was once held.Later, because the prisons were not strictly managed, the phenomenon of prisoners being forced to x often occurred, which made the state government had to transfer the criminals and slowly became lonely.

After discussing with the state government, they were very willing to provide it to the crew-the prison was out of service for a long time and could generate additional income. They agreed quickly.

Followed by costumes, props, etc., because it is a modern drama, it is very easy to prepare.

Just the prison uniforms, Warner Photography Studio has a lot of them.

After advancing several things in a row, Lehman finally said: "This "Prison Break", my bottom line is that it is not profitable, but the reputation must be sufficient, even if it is lost, as long as it can get a good ratings, it is worth it. . Also, the marketing department. Yes, Ryan, you can go to Lara to sponsor. Then, Thomas, you and I will host the actors who auditioned."

Nowadays, the average production cost of American dramas is not high, unlike the investment budget of hundreds of millions of billions in later generations, and most of the money spent is on the salary of actors.

For example, in "Friends", the value of the starring actors has risen to around 20 million.Jennifer Aniston received a basic salary of about 25 million in the latest season.

But when filming the first season, even with the announcement, the total cost was less than 8 million.

And for new dramas like this, apart from the actors' expenses, every one million instincts (take ten episodes as an example) is a very extravagant production.

TV series are different from movies, and the labor cost is severely squeezed.

Many of the behind-the-scenes teams themselves also use the old to bring the new, and the average salary is not high, and they are still paid in stages.

And like "Prison Break", the production cost for an episode of more than 1.8 million on average is almost twice the cost of a normal TV series on the market.

The previous version was very pitted. Except for the beginning and end of an episode, there is still more than half an hour left, and the plot is very verbose, and Lehman intends to one episode for about an hour.

Normally, the content of 22 episodes is compressed to 12.

This is more refined, and the effect of spending a lot of money is naturally better.

......

Los Angeles subway station.

As soon as the station was opened, a large group of people came out. One of them was a thin, tall young man who was very delicate and stood out from the crowd.

This person is called Wentworth Miller.

32 years old, but looks like a guy in his twenties.

He is a young actor, currently unemployed.

Work as a handyman in a theater in Kanzhou.

Think about how he, a person who has studied English literature at Preston University, became like this.

Things are impermanent.

I felt that my dream of being an actor was about to be shattered. I didn't know that William Morris, the agency that hadn't received much help since he joined, would call him and say that he was coming to Hollywood to try out.

He touched a sheaf of Franklin in his bag, thinking that if he could not be elected, the round trip tickets would cost him half of his salary, and he still took sick leave.

I was afraid that I was not selected again, and I was lost when I went back to work.

Get in a taxi and follow the location given by the brokerage company.

After about ten minutes, he went to Firefly Pictures.

Explaining his intentions, he was taken to the third floor.

After getting out of the elevator, you will see a long corridor with compartments on the left and right, where people flow in and out.

"President, people are here."

"Ok."

In the reception room, the lady at the front desk brought people there, greeted them, and went down on her own.

Leave Wentworth Miller alone at the door.

He lifted his chest and raised his head, giving a good impression.

The room is simple, with one person sitting behind a table.It was just the response.

Lehman took the actor's resume and checked it.

Ho.

Sure enough, nothing went wrong.

Mi Shuai, where are you going.

Haha, tell a joke.

It was because of "Prison Break" that this king became popular, Lehmann chose to shoot this show, and his preconceived impression was also like this.And this guy is really miserable. If Lehman had not searched through the lists of actors over 25 years old from the major agencies, he would probably not be able to find him-he was judged by William Morris as having no training value. The kind.Later, it also came out publicly.

Say handsome, it's handsome, but when he gets older, he can't walk the path of small fresh meat.In addition, the person is very delicate, and he can't play many roles.

Although the temperament and appearance are still very challenging, when he was younger, he did not become popular in a few plays, which made him fend for himself.

In this way, his value is quite cheap, and it is estimated that the salary of one season is 100,000, which is a market above the standard.

Maybe you can deduct points, and you can get five or six thousand dollars.

After all, is it an opportunity to perform, or the protagonist? Many young actors don't even dare to agree to pay.

Unfortunately, Lehman still couldn't do that.

Filming, to be honest, is still a bit hard.

Furthermore, after all, there is already a plan to renew the filming season. It is the kingly way for the main actors to sign a long contract and give more basic salary.

Otherwise, when the fire starts, the pay is too low, and it is not good to lower the price.

Lehman looked at it for a while and asked, "Weight?"

"One hundred and five."

"Lean, can you gain muscle?"

"can."

"That's it." Lehman took out a script from the drawer and handed it over, "Look at the characters first. If it's okay, ask your agent to come over and talk about signing."

Wentworth Miller was stunned and didn't move.

"Why, is there anything else?"

"I've passed it?" Miller was a little confused.When is the audition so simple?

"Well, your own conditions are very suitable for the role. Moreover, it is not difficult to play the role for you. Go back and think about it. Remember not to reveal the script. You know, the industry rules. Also, remember to exercise and build muscle. "Lyman exhorted again.

Listen, this guy's eyes lit up immediately.

Smiling and nodding thanks.

Alas, how great I am to teach people how to fish.

Give yourself a like.Lehman thought.

Later, after Miller went out, Thomas also brought a few girls in and said, "I brought everyone here for you."

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