Hollywood legendary director

This morning.

A black Mercedes-Benz business parked in the parking lot inside the movie palace.

Suddenly, the two men got out of the car and walked towards the venue of the non-competition unit.

One of them was dressed decently, with white sideburns and slightly furrowed brows. He looked rather young, and the next one was carrying a satchel, slightly younger.

These two are François Cruze and his agent.

Since that day Edmund took the initiative to invite actors, he immediately found Francois, who was relaxing at home in Marseille, through his contacts in the circle.

This is also an old drama player, but he was not well-known when he was young. After he developed his acting skills, actors of his age are not popular, and lack of opportunities, this is not obvious.

Upon receiving the invitation, he immediately followed his agent to Cannes.

The two approached all the way, and the agent whispered beside him, "I don’t know what will happen, but Director Lehmann has a high evaluation in the industry and his attitude is good. It should be possible. Let’s run over I don’t even know what to play. It’s too urgent."

François is not so concerned about gains and losses, he said: "People take the initiative to invite, and we just have to go to the appointment."

Arriving at the entrance of the venue, the agent dialed a phone and said a few words.

A person came out immediately, but Edmund personally greeted him.

Although the three are not familiar with each other, they have heard of it somehow. In addition, François is similar in age to Edmond, and they are not very polite to each other.

And François also learned from Edmund about the movie "Untouchable" he was going to star in.

According to Edmund, Lyman has been preparing for this play for a long time, and there is a lot of room for play. If it is brilliant, it will really shine.

This made François more and more interested, as if it were scratching his heart.

Walked all the way to a quiet compartment in the venue.

Edmund greeted him and saw Lyman approaching with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Cruze."

"Hello, Director Lehmann, I like your "Million Dollar Baby" very much. That movie is not only great in plot, but also in brilliant shots, especially the scene where Maggie takes the car home after training. The cooperation is amazing, how did you come up with it?"

Lehman smiled somewhat complacently, "Actually, my photographer Thomas also provided inspiration for that period. I used cold light to hit the camera diagonally, and the light and shadow only covered one-third of the character's face. The scene composition has that beauty , And Maggie smiled accidentally, it was actually the actor who played just right."

After a little chat, Lehmann led a few people to the inside, took the preliminary script and handed it to Francois.

"You take this back first and read it a few times. The specific shooting time is estimated to be in early June."

François was a little surprised to see Lyman easily set the role.

Before he came, he never thought he would be so casual.

But Lehmann has seen several recent works that François has participated in, and he still recognizes his strength.

More importantly, his appearance is three-fold like the original author, and there will be no sense of disobedience when acting.

At this time, his agent couldn't help but interject: "Then...the pay for appearing in this movie..."

"Wait a few days, I'm looking for someone to talk to you. Right now, we haven't signed the contract yet."

"Oh, sorry." The agent smiled brightly.

......

The release of "Untouchable" will be jointly represented by Europa, Gaomeng and EMI.

In other words, when the information about this project was initially disclosed, Edmund took the initiative to help, and was quickly found by three studios.

——Actually there are more, but Lehman chose these three after consideration.

Firstly, these three companies have the strength; secondly, they have the basis for cooperation and are easier to deal with.

Of course, this is not the focus at this time.

Since the selected film list came out, how to judge the award has been the biggest obstacle and difficulty.

Lehman thought he would just listen to the opinions of the crowd, and would directly give it to anyone with more votes, but once the matter was discussed, everyone had a lot of cares.

Some say that they support local filmmakers; some say that they will be questioned if they are too deliberate, or they will be awarded to whoever is famous; some start from the novelty of the work...

In short, none of the most convincing works seem to be given, but it seems that it is wrong to give to everyone.

Moreover, although the organizing committee has brought in a few predetermined works, it didn't say much about it. It meant your decision, but it was very calm and not afraid that everyone would screw it up.

In this regard, Lehmann is also very upset as the main judge, which is uncertain whether his task can be successfully completed.

To be honest, when he was not a judge before, Lehman always felt that it was easy to judge an award.

But if you really do it, all aspects have to be considered, which is still very exhausting.

After all, everyone eats this bowl of rice. You say his movies are good, and I say the others are not bad; you say his reputation is the most famous, and I say that his works can’t be all fame...

That morning, Lehman got up and went to the meeting place, thinking whether he should go to Edmund to discuss the matter, and learn from the wind and gain experience.

I don't want to run into a member of the jury as soon as I arrived at the door of the venue.

Seeing him, he seems to be waiting for me?Lehman thought.

Sure enough, the man greeted: "Mr. Rust."

"What's the matter?" Lyman wondered.

"That's the case. I have seen a lot of people these days, most of them begging me to get you together. So, I want to ask you what you mean?" the person explained.

"Oh? What are they for?"

"What else can be, of course, is the subject of the award." The man laughed.

"The award will be discussed and the results will be discussed. What use is it for me?"

"No, no, they came here just looking at you. I still know that. And, you are the chief judge. If you don't even have a word, who else?" The man shook his head and said: " Don’t look at the arguing now, if you really have a choice, the organizing committee is justified.”

"Well, I will meet if I have time."

The matter was agreed, and the two entered the venue together.

By noon, Lyman ran to find Edmund.

But at the main competition unit venue, Edmund was looking through the list with a list. He looked up and saw Lehmann coming over and said happily: "Why are you here? I'm still thinking about looking for you later."

After speaking, he took out a list from the drawer and handed it to Lehman, saying: "This is a list of Algerian candidates listed by several studios according to your instructions. Some have some performance experience. No Most of them played villains or gangsters, but didn't play a positive image."

Lehman took it over and flipped it, and then restricted the age aspect. Most of the candidates' resumes were eliminated, and only a few were considered suitable.

Lehmann returned the list to Edmund and said: "Choose from these three, whoever is more natural in the audition, choose whoever. It is better to find an Algerian to give advice during the audition."

Edmund thought for a while, not knowing the significance of this choice, and blurted out: "Is there anything wrong with the three of them?"

Lehmann replied, "We all feel the same when we look at them. They are blind. But of course Algerians can distinguish many differences from their compatriots. In addition to performance experience, I want to choose a good-faced and handsome one, and I can't continue to vilify Algeria. Actor, that would be bad."

Edmund suddenly realized, "It makes sense. The first thing this movie is about is the equality of races and the friendship between Philip and Dries. Of course, you can't choose an ugly one. The acting skills are second. If you can maintain nature, there is still room for training. In short, Deris’s casting must satisfy Algerians."

"That's it." Lehman nodded.

In this regard, Lehman is quite knowledgeable.

Just like if Hollywood wants to shoot black people as the protagonist, it doesn't choose too ugly. This kind of so-called discrimination caused by blindness actually has a lot of room.

Because there is indeed such a difference in distinguishing ability between different skin colors.

You think it is good, but Algerians may not think it is good.

After talking about this, Lehman tentatively asked: "Is there a fairer way or convincing for the award?"

Edmund laughed and said: "There is nothing in this world that will convince the public. Some people like to watch horror movies, and some people like to watch comedy movies. The former may also like comedy, but perhaps most people who watch comedy do not touch horror at all. Can you decide everything just by liking to watch comedy? Everyone has their own position and preferences, and there is no convincing thing about movies."