Hollywood legendary director

The next day, Lehmann lay half-hearted on the boss chair in the office, handling some documents that needed his signature from time to time.

Last night, his sleep quality was not very good. In his dream, he even dreamed of TM's answering the phone. It was all about being inevitable in the relationship and helping out.

To be honest, he does not often encounter this kind of battle, because he always likes to quickly choose the role, and he thinks which one is suitable to directly connect with the brokerage company, and hardly need to hesitate-people who are familiar with him know that he has this kind of " Get used to", as if there is a casting template in my mind.

Objectively speaking, the rapid progress of the Firefly project is also the quick end of the preparatory stage, and it is easy to transition to the shooting stage instead of all kinds of wrangling.

Of course, because the cast of the original "Rise of the Apes" is James Franco + Freida Pinto, he is not familiar with either of them, and the presence of this movie actor is congenitally suppressed, even if The audience’s attention will be on the orangutan Caesar, so in the expectations of the two companies, the announcement is basically the same configuration routine, which is nothing more than the prequel to "Planet of the Apes" and the process of focusing on overthrowing the cage to gain freedom, plus the director Before Zach is in place, the actor's affairs are even more procrastinated.

When time is abundant, or the attitude of the decision-making person is uncertain, many people suddenly see the opportunity, start various relationships, each have their magical powers, staged a fight, and want to become the final winner.

This matter is clear to everyone, but it is clear that the dispute is clear, and the disputes appear to be too much.

I had a nap at noon.

Lehman's spirit recovered somewhat. Of course, the project's casting director, Brissie, had been busy late into the night these two days, and the next day was early in the morning to conduct auditions in the audition room next door.

Until 4 or 5 in the afternoon, when I was behind, Brissie pushed the door in. "The primary election is done, and the image records are here. About 50 people are left."

The tape and the actor's resume were handed to the table.

Lyman sat up and didn't intend to look closely.

"You have selected Léa-Saidu's interview materials." He explained.

"Yeah, I've put her list in the last round..." Brissie did not forget the boss's greeting, and after asking for her work, she picked out the video tape and stuffed it into the projector.

On the screen, in addition to the number, it is a 25-year-old beautiful girl wearing a jacket introducing herself in the room, using Lyman's aesthetic to evaluate: this girl has a French-style lazy temperament, and her face is not particularly stunning , But it looks good. Perhaps it is because of the good family conditions and the fact that I was born in an artistic family. Facing the camera, I naturally have a desire to express myself.

Feeling generous.

"I think she is very good, unique intellectual beauty." This kind of actor who is personally taken care of by the boss, Brissie can only say ill of the brain.

"Didn't she act in some scenes? You ask someone to cut a personal shot of her, and then give it to the Fox production team, just say I meant it."

Brissie found the phone and made a few calls, then came back and said relaxedly: "It will be done soon."

"Well, you find financial reimbursement for the specific expenses." Lehman finished speaking, waved, and he went out.Then he called Eva again and asked her to call the Fox executive producer Iver in the studio.

"Mr. Luster, what can you do with me?" After a while, Iver came.

"Choosing?" Iver said, this is the problem he cares about.

"Yeah." Lehman said sincerely: "Too many people are optimistic about this project..."

Lyman got up and patted the stack of audition materials in front of him, "I underestimated its charm, there are a lot of people, and some people are acquaintances, everyone wants face. So... I mean no. It’s necessary to drag on like this. The more you drag your mind, the more complicated it gets. When Zha Dao returns to Burbank, I will start the final round of auditions, who is who, the two companies will announce the candidates together, and then the hype will be preheated. , Hurry up and enter the shooting stage."

Iver thought that the person he recommended had already won. He grinned and said: "The "X-Men" has a lot of fans, and we have been maintaining it well. If our two push people together, we are afraid that we will not be able to push one. Popular movie star? I saw that the script of "Rise of the Apes" ends when it breaks through the bridge. There seems to be room for excavation. With the first basement, it will be easier to execute the follow-up. In this matter, we It’s a win-win situation. Maybe it’s another popular series that rivals your company’s zombie trilogy."

The zombie trilogy, it was a production with a profit of more than 1.3 billion. When Iver thought of the copyright and joint distribution rights of his company and 30% of the investment share, he couldn't help but lick his lips.

Having the qualifications to supervise such projects, he himself has benefited a lot, and his right to speak in the Fox production department has definitely increased.

Because according to his proposal to implement bundling marketing, both projects will definitely benefit, but the "X-Men" will definitely benefit more.

It's as if everyone makes money, but it's Fox that really earns more from popularity. The market nature of super British movies is easy to gather fans, and the agency behind the actors is also happy to facilitate this.As long as the actor himself does not squander his screen filters indiscriminately, set up marketing in an orderly manner, and then pay more attention to some images in major talk shows, manuscripts, and even daily life, and continue to consolidate the foundation. This kind of radiation is broad. The star-making effect of A-type masterpieces under mutual blessing is not too easy.

Furthermore, even if the series is out of date, it is easy for the studios to re-screen and harvest a wave of feelings after 7 or 8 years, as long as the copyright market at that time is hot.

In essence, a generation of newcomers replaces the old, but as the audience gets older, the motivation to chase stars will decrease, but they will miss the beauty of the past.One's life is thoroughly calculated by capital.

......

A week later, after watching the progress of the visual effects of "300 Warriors 2" in the digital field, Zha Dao took his shooting team back and went straight to Firefly.

Compared to the previous life that was caused by Warner’s internal fighting, after filming "Watchmen" in this life, Zha Dao realized early that no one was supporting the big studios and it was not easy to mix at all. He was not at all blending with the DC universe. The plan, on the contrary, is getting closer to the fireflies, and because of the box office loss of "Watchmen", the whole person does not have the fluttering feeling of a trilogy of Zombies.

People, you always have to compare yourself in order to calm down.

Relatively speaking, Zha Dao's early experience in making commercial MVs made him calmer and faster.

A director like him who has long known that he has no money, no resources, no right to speak, and can't do anything, he is smart enough to adapt to the turbulent Hollywood thinking, and he will not be self-conscious when he is in charge.

If Kevin is allowed to comment, he might like this kind of person who doesn’t change the script and has too many ideas, but it’s a pity that Dao Zha made a lot of money with the "300" and the zombie trilogy early, and he has some salary. High, not in line with Kevin's original intention of saving money.

After all, Yankees value the rewards they deserve. This is not a matter of irrelevance. Everyone's favorite saying is that "business is business".

Therefore, Zha Dao and his team just finished the material for "300" and rushed to the latter stage. Lehman didn't want to make any difference. He was sincere to the talented director, and the money was not required. It's stingy, otherwise these people who have already made achievements are willing to always bind Mann Media, and it is not that they can give money smoothly.

"Hi, Zach."

In the office, the two embraced and clapped their shoulders.

Anyway, Lehman didn’t talk too much about the cooperation, and he expressed his opinion very readily, “The set is almost finished, but you also know that this movie will be helped by Fox Pictures, so I’m their opinion. Think about it too. But you can rest assured that the remuneration policy consisting of 12 million + 10% of the North American box office will not change, and Fox has agreed."

After listening to Zha Dao, he was happy and didn't forget who helped him. He thanked him: "Thank you, Lehman."

"It's okay, you go back to rest first, and you will go to the last round of interview with me tomorrow."

Zhadao nodded and left...