Chapter 189: Michael Ovitz's Revenge
After talking to Frank Darabont, Charles left the rest to Harvey Wienstein, he still had a lot of work to do, the family business was the focus, and making trouble for John was just to add some fun to life, and there was no need to do it himself.
"I'll leave the rest to you. Charles looked at Harvey Earnstein and said. "Then you can negotiate with CAA about the film production team and the actors, and I don't care what the outcome of your negotiation is, I only have one request, which is to make a film that surpasses John Chris Deng's work both artistically and commercially, you know?"
"Understood. Harvey Weinstein hurriedly got up and replied. After this period of contact, he found that his new boss seemed to have some grudges with John Chris Deng, a new Hollywood director, and most of the things he did were aimed at John Criss Deng.
Since there is a grudge between his new boss and John Chris Deng, Harvey Weinstein thinks that he should behave well and solve the boss's worries, which is what every good employee should do, so he suggested. "Boss, I heard that the heroine of John Chris Deng's new work is Winona Ryder, and I thought we could do something about this woman so that John Criss Deng suddenly lost the heroine during the filming of the movie. ”
A movie suddenly has no heroine during the filming, which is a very serious thing, not to mention that all the early filming is invalid, just finding a new actress is a headache, and even if a suitable actress is found, the new actress will need several months to figure out the script.
What time is, it is money for filming a movie, how much money is wasted and how much cost is added to a crew that has been suspended for a few months, and all the publicity in the early stage will be invalidated, and it must be restarted, so the actress temporarily dumps the pot This kind of thing is a disaster for the crew.
"How sure are you?" said Charles. Because in Hollywood, it is rare for an actor to dump the pot, because it involves a huge amount of compensation, not every actor is willing to come up with such a large amount of money, and many times a compensation can bankrupt an actor.
Harvey Wienstein, who was on the side, heard Charles's inquiry, and proudly stretched out his hand and gestured. "Boss, I'm 80 percent sure about this. ”
"Oh!" said Charles, a little surprised. Fifty percent certainty is already worth a go, let alone 80 percent. "Tell me about your plans. Charles was immediately interested.
"Okay. Harvey Wienstein sorted out the language. "Boss, this actress named Winona Ryder is currently in a relationship with an actor named Johnny Depp, we can find a breakthrough in this actor and promise him some benefits, so that Winona Ryder will propose to break up when Winona Ryder is filming "Forrest Gump", so that Winona Ryder will be affected by the breakup and filming, like this young actress, the mind is always easy to impulsive, and it is possible to do anything under the blow of falling out of love, such as breaking the contract. Harvey Wienstein smiled slightly, and the flesh on his entire face suddenly clinged to each other.
Charles nodded, agreeing with him, women are emotional creatures, and young actresses are even more so, for whom love is priceless.
"It's up to you. Charles thought about it and said. Tell the actor named Johnny Depp that as long as he is willing to break up with Winona Ryder while filming "Forrest Gump", CAA will immediately sign a top contract with him, and devote its resources to push him to the position of a first-line superstar. ”
What does every actor who comes to Hollywood want to do? For the sake of art? Charles scoffed, and those who shouted for dedication to art were not for fame and fortune in the end.
Attacking each other for fame and fortune, unscrupulous means, physical exchange has long been commonplace in Hollywood, more exciting than in movies, in this vanity fair, love is the cheapest, the least valuable, and can be discarded and exchanged at any time.
Christianity calls humanity a lost lamb and Christ is the shepherd who redeems the world, but in this Vanity Fair, it is not the shepherd who herds people, but the endless desires.
After Charles left, Harvey Wienstein quickly hooked up with Michael Ovitz of CAA, and the two bosses Charles and Bowen Rothschild had already communicated, so the two quickly reached a consensus.
"The Shawn Redemption" will be handed over to CAA to pack, the crew and cast are equipped by CAA, and because of CAA's strong network resources, he quickly connected with Stanley Kubrick, a master of the film industry under the attack of money, willing to serve as the executive producer of "The Shawn Ark Redemption". Of course, in his original words, the script of "The Shawn Redemption" is very much in line with his style, and he is willing to surrender his identity for the sake of art.
As for the selection of actors, the selection of actors was soon put on the agenda, art films are different from commercial films, so the selection of actors is not the same, commercial films focus on the appeal of actors, and art films are more inclined to the acting skills of actors.
After all, those old men in Hollywood don't care if you're a superstar or not, they only judge you by your acting skills, otherwise Tom Cruise wouldn't have sat on the cold bench for so many years.
For the selection of actors, Harvey Wienstein and Michael Ovitz only did the initial screening, and as for the final selection of those people to star in "The Shawn Redemption", it is up to the director and producer to decide, they are only responsible for coming up with a rough list.
After the actor's affairs are taken care of, Harvey Wienstein and Michael Ovitz have one last thing to do, and ask Johnny Depp to talk and have some fun with John.
The CAA building is too big, and there will be some paparazzi squatting at the entrance here every day to take pictures of some celebrities coming and going to CAA, so it is not suitable as a meeting place.
To be on the safe side, Harvey Wienstein and Michael Ovitz chose a secluded café in the suburbs as their meeting point.
While Johnny Depp hadn't come yet, the two walked into the café and asked for a cup of coffee each, drinking and chatting while waiting for Johnny Depp.
"Ovitz, now that the crew has been formed, and the actors can start the film as soon as the audition is over, have you thought about when the filming ceremony will be held?" Harvey Weienstein asked Michael Ovitz across from him after taking a sip of coffee.
Michael Ovitz thought for a moment and suddenly laughed. "I think we can wait until we have a day with John Chris Deng, and since our boss has told us to treat John Krisden well, then those of us as employees should do our best to do what the boss has told us. ”
Harvey Wienstein smiled, who in Hollywood didn't know that Michael Ovitz and John Chris Deng had a conflict, but he didn't say anything and just smiled and asked. "What do you want to do?"
Michael Ovitz smirked at Harvey Earnstein. "Of course, we want to crush John Chris Deng and his new film "Forrest Gump", and when the time comes, we will use the resources of our two companies to invite all the superstars and media that we can invite, I want to make John Chris Deng's opening ceremony cold, and I want to make his new film surrender to our shadow. ”
Michael Ovitz believes that as long as enough superstars are invited and the opening ceremony is big enough, the media will be attracted to it, and the next day's newspaper will be the world of "The Shawn Redemption", and as for John Chris Deng and his "Forrest Gump", they can only be printed in the corners of no one cares.
Thinking that John Chris Deng's new film will be unpopular, Michael Ovitz is in a good mood, he feels that the reason why he was defeated in "Stealing Love" is because he underestimated the enemy, and now he will not underestimate the enemy, he has to use all his strength to defeat John, and step on 10,000 feet before stopping.