Chapter 19 VAM Agreements

After Dani left, John interviewed in the Crown Studio for a few days, and from the 6 interview interns, he chose two of his classmates from the American Film Academy to be crew interns, one is called Alan Smith, and the other is called Bard Johnson.

After the intern's work is completed, the next step is to interview the main character.

After Nancy signed with John, although she didn't like John as a relation, she still had to do the work. So after she left Studio Crown, she called Jim Carrey and Sandra Bullock that afternoon to send out audition invitations. Fortunately, these two people are now young actors and are not well-known yet, so when Nancy sent them an invitation to audition, the two agreed on the spot.

When the appointed audition time came, Jim Carrey and Sandra Bullock came to Crown Studios early with their agents, and for young actors like them, any opportunity is precious. Although Hollywood is the film capital of the world, there are countless film companies and movies produced every year, but there are also countless young actors like them, so there are not many opportunities to show their faces under such fierce competition.

As soon as the interview time arrived at nine o'clock in the morning, Jim Carrey was the first to walk into the room. As soon as he entered the room, he saw a man and a woman sitting behind the interview table. He knew the woman, it was Nancy Josephson, an ICM agent, and he hadn't seen another man who looked younger than him. But when he saw the name tag on the young man's desk that read "Director, John Chris Deng", his eyes jumped sharply, and he couldn't believe it.

Although Jim Carrey is a young actor, he has worked hard in Hollywood for several years, and he has also played many innocuous small roles such as roles and supporting roles, but he dares to swear that the director in front of him is the youngest director he has ever seen since film.

Looking at John's immature face, Jim Carrey had many thoughts in his heart in just a moment. There are surprises, worries, and feelings of wanting to give up. Although he is a young actor and every opportunity to appear on the camera is precious, he is a young actor with ideals.

He can go to the crews of some big directors to play some small roles, because the quality of such films is guaranteed, and it can also enhance his popularity. But he is reluctant to play the leading role in some small directors' films, because the quality of the film cannot be guaranteed, and when the film is badly criticized by the audience, not only the director will be scolded, but even he, the leading actor, will follow suit.

So he didn't want John's movie to stink the little fame accumulated over the years, so that who would dare to ask him to make a movie in the future, so he wanted to give up and quit.

Just as Jim Carrey weighed the benefits and losses, John was also looking at the king of comedy. Jim Carrey, who was born in 1962, is only 27 years old now, and he is not the king of comedy who will be the king of comedy in later generations, nor the top actor with a salary of 20 million US dollars, he is just an unknown young actor now.

"Mr. Jim Carrey! "In his previous life, John had only met Jim Carrey on a movie, and this was the first time he had come face to face with the king of comedy in real life.

"Thank you, do you want to direct this movie?" asked John as soon as he sat down, because he really didn't believe that Hollywood had such a young director.

The quality of a film is determined to a great extent by the director's quality and accomplishment; the style of a film and television work often reflects the director's artistic style and values in looking at things.

And a director's quality, accomplishment and artistic style need to be accumulated from life and experience for a long time. But the John in front of him is obviously younger than him, and he can't form a deep foundation at such an age.

For Jim Carrey's questioning, Nancy and John on the side have diametrically opposed performances, although Nancy didn't say anything on the surface, but she secretly applauded Jim Carrey in her heart, since she signed an unequal treaty with John that day, although she didn't work against John on the surface, but secretly she was competing with John, so when she saw Jim Carrey embarrassed John, she was of course happy to see it, and even wished that John was a little ugly.

Naturally, John didn't know what Nancy was thinking. However, after hearing Jim Carrey's questioning, John did not panic or be annoyed, but looked at Jim Carrey and let out a faint smile: "Mr. Jim Carrey! I know you are doubting my directing ability, in fact, I am doubting it myself." ”

"Oh God......!" Nancy almost clapped her hands when she heard John say this, she thought that John's answer was too perfect, and now she waited for Jim Carrey to brush her sleeves away.

And Jim Carrey heard John say this, and he almost left directly, a director who is not even sure how much he can do, how can he rest assured that he will cooperate.

John naturally saw the changes in Jim Carrey, but he didn't care, but continued: ""Stealing Love" is the first film in my life, and before it is completed and put into the market, I can't affirm to you what kind of directing ability I have. After all, you don't believe me when I say it, do you?" John said, getting up from his chair and slowly walking to Jim Carrey across from him.

The problem of age really bothered John and indirectly caused him some unnecessary trouble. But the most troublesome thing is not the age, but the seniority. A rookie who has never even made a movie is not recognized in Hollywood, to put it mildly, even if he goes to the director's union to join the union, he is not qualified.

Age and seniority doomed John's first film to many twists and turns.

John walked up to Jim Carrey and continued: "Mr. Jim Carrey! I admit that I am a newcomer, and I admit that my ability to direct will certainly leave much to be desired, but I value this film more than anyone else, because it is the starting point of my dream to soar, Mr. Jim Carrey! ”

"Absolutely! Mr. Chris Deng. Jim Carrey's impression of John has undoubtedly changed. It takes courage to admit your weaknesses in public.

"Thank you!" John thanked and asked, "Mr. Jim Carrey, do you remember the first film and television drama you starred in?"

"The first film and television drama he starred in......" Jim Carrey didn't expect John to ask this question.

"Of course, it was a series produced by NBC Television and Broadcasting called 'Duck Factory.' With the answer, Jim Carrey's mind went back to those years.

He has loved acting since he was a child and aspires to be an actor. When I was in school, I often put on small performances in the classroom, and often imitated various exaggerated postures and facial expressions to amuse my mother, who was not in good health. But at the age of 13, his father failed in business and went bankrupt, and the family struggled on the poverty line, and he had to give up his studies to help the family make ends meet, and at the age of 15, with the help of his father, he entered a comedy club in Toronto, and later came to Los Angeles to participate in the "burlesque shop" show, and finally was spotted by NBC to star in "Duck Factory". For a person who was not born in a professional class, it will undoubtedly take more effort than ordinary people to be able to be favored by NBC in the end.

John is naturally clear about Jim Carrey's history, and after listening to Jim Carrey's answer, he continued to ask: "Then were you questioned when you starred in "Duck Factory"? Have you ever thought about giving up your dream of being an actor?"

"Of course I was questioned, but I never wanted to give up on my dreams. "Jim Carrey was not born in a professional class, so he was once questioned by many people when he starred in "Duck Factory", but he proved himself to everyone by hard work.

"Mr. Jim Carrey, I have the same doubts as you did at the beginning, but I will not give up just like you, because this is my dream and I have to defend it. So how about we sign a gambling agreement? If the box office of this movie does not reach 70 million, then I will compensate you an extra 5 million yuan for the movie, what do you think?"

The reason why John dared to bet against Jim Carrey was confident, because of the name of "Stealing Love" in his previous life, the box office could be more than 70 million US dollars. And in this life, John not only changed the name of the movie, but also modified some plots that were complained about by later audiences, so it won't even reach the box office of 70 million!

Even if the box office of the movie does not reach 70 million in the end, and Jim Carrey needs to be paid an extra 5 million, for John, $5 million is not important, and it is the top priority to make the movie "Stealing Love" start filming smoothly. Because he not only needs to rely on this movie to get rid of the label of "rookie" on his body, but also needs to rely on this movie to accumulate shooting experience.