This time, Ronan's rented post-editing studio is still located at Warner Studios, which is also the same one that Jessica Filton used as a garbage dump last time, because the crew of "Death is Coming" and "Ace Agent" are also located at Warner Studios, which is conducive to his overall work.

Running three projects at the same time, even if Ronan is just coordinating the overall situation, he is still busy.

"Miss Haigl, that's it. ”

In the audition room of the office, Ronan shouted to stop the audition and said to Catherine Heigl: "We will inform you of the results of the audition tomorrow at the latest." ”

Catherine Haigl glanced at Ronan, and seeing that Ronan had nothing else to say, she smiled and said, "Okay." ”

When she left the audition room, director James Wong said to Ronan: "This looks good, and the audition effect is the best of all the actresses at the moment." ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "I think so too." ”

Tony Koch, who was watching the audition, just looked at the actor's profile carefully, and didn't mean to interject.

He's a smart guy and knows he doesn't have any say in this matter.

Ronan reached an agreement with James Wong and did not hesitate, and said directly: "I will let Andrew contact Katherine Haigl's agent in the afternoon, as long as the salary is right, she is our first choice." ”

"Good. Knowing that Ronan was the one who made the final decision, James Wong asked, "What about the actor?"

The previous audition for the leading actor has not determined the most suitable candidate.

Ronan flipped through the records in his hand and said, "Just choose Devin Savoy, the salary is not suitable and then consider other things." ”

The audition for the main actors of "The Grim Reaper" is basically completed so far, and most of the roles have the first choice, considering the salary and other factors, Ronan and James Huang discussed for a while and finalized the backup candidate.

Frankly speaking, as long as the appearance and basic acting skills of this kind of film are passed, and the performance level is high and low, the impact is actually not big.

"James, about black actors, it's better to switch roles. Ronan looked at an audition transcript and said, "Remove the black man from the people who were killed by the Grim Reaper, and change the identity of the coroner to black one...... Well, the Tony Todd you recommended for "The X-Files" is good. ”

Hearing these words, James Huang can understand Ronan's underlying meaning, after all, he has also worked in Hollywood for many years and has a certain understanding of the situation of black people.

James Wong said, "Okay, I'll call Tony Todd. ”

Ronan didn't say anything more, and the crew ran smoothly overall, beckoning Tony out of the audition room together and going to Andrew to explain the matter of negotiating with the actors.

This time, similar to "Human Eradication Plan", the negotiation does not need to consider the quality of acting skills, and the salary is the first element.

Even if Catherine Haigl, who was specifically looking for him, has a salary that exceeds the bottom line of the crew, Ronan will not hesitate to give up.

The crew's public production budget is only $15 million, and it would be best if they could use $15 million to complete the filming and production.

Ronan decided early on to keep personnel pay below 30 percent or even 25 percent of the public budget.

Back at Ronan's office, Tony took a glass of water, took a few sips, and said, "The audition was completely different from what I imagined. ”

Ronan flipped through the financial statements of "Here Comes the Grim Reaper" and "Ace Agent" and asked, "What do you imagine an audition to look like?"

"Where's the red sofa?" Tony asked curiously, "Don't you take off your clothes to see the actress's figure?

Ronan didn't raise his head: "The red sofa? Isn't that a mistake being made in front of a public audience?"

Harvey Weinstein, who has the worst reputation in the industry, doesn't hang out in the audition room, but always goes to a hotel or apartment.

Tony lowered his voice and asked tentatively, "Ronan, the ...... Ahem, would you choose actors based on that kind of trade?"

"Hehe......" Ronan smiled and didn't shy away from it: "I'm also a normal man, if a beautiful woman takes the initiative to send it to the door, of course I won't refuse." But this circle pays attention to pay, and if you get benefits from actresses, you must give corresponding rewards, otherwise there will definitely be trouble in the future. ”

Think of Harvey Weinstein, there are countless producers in the industry who do this kind of deal, and in the end it is this fat Jewish man who really loses his luck.

Perhaps, there are indeed bigwigs behind the scenes, but it is undeniable that Harvey Weinstein is too ugly to eat in terms of giving and returning.

Think about the future "me. Too", there are some things that cannot be done recklessly.

Tony shook his head: "It's you who are too conservative." ”

Ronan also shook his head: "Let's talk about the project "Death is Coming", there is a serious mistake in the selection of actors, which may lead to the failure of the film. Which actress do you think is worth $15 million?"

"I see. Tony nodded slowly: "Even if the whole body is made of diamonds, it is not worth $15 million overnight." ”

Ronan was speechless for a moment, what diamonds are made of......?

Tony looked inquisitive: "What should I do if I have a crush on a beautiful actress?"

"Chase her, chase women, right?" Ronan gave a standard answer: "A young, handsome and golden boy like you is the favorite partner of many female stars." ”

"Formal relationship?" Tony was a little skeptical.

Ronan shrugged: "If you like it, you will be together, and if you don't feel it, you will break up, Hollywood-style love, don't think too much." ”

Not to mention Hollywood, isn't it the norm in society to divide and merge?

There may be some places in the middle of the United States that are conservative, but the theme of the metropolis has always been open.

Not to mention the West, even on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, in a few years, men and women in big cities will be the norm and so on.

In his previous life, Ronan also had four or five formal girlfriends, except for his first love, the others basically felt that they came and went quickly.

As for getting married, I never thought about it.

This is also influenced by some situations around us in previous lives.

There was a real case of a colleague that made Ronan tremble at that time.

The colleague's wife came from a relatively poor place, and there were five siblings in the family...... Well, four older sisters, one younger brother.

When I got married, needless to say, the garage or something, it was the man's standard, and then the woman also asked for "thousands of purples and thousands of reds and greens" as a bride price, and the 200,000 bride price did not come back with the woman......

If that's all it takes, forget it, after all, it's the grace of nurturing.

As a result, it is the trouble after marriage, the colleague works in a big city quite well, and the woman's younger brother will not let go of this colleague in school, living expenses, job search, car and house, etc.

When the younger brother got married, he directly asked his colleague to pay 300,000.

This colleague's family was basically in a state of war after marriage, and it inevitably ended in divorce......

A week later, Tony left Los Angeles and returned to Germany, with Koch Films still having a lot to do, and it was not easy to amass a large sum of money outside of Helen Koren's connections, even with the lure of tax exemption.

Before leaving, Ronan talked to him for an afternoon, and if everything went well, Shahai Entertainment's next project would need more than $50 million in funding.

After sending Tony Koch away, Ronan was stuck in a busy schedule, and anyone in the entrepreneurial stage must be extremely busy.

Proper delegation of power is okay, but it can't be outside of work, the temptation of money and power is too great, and there are too many company bosses around the world who are quietly vacated by management.

Shahai Entertainment has been running smoothly, Embassy Pictures is busy making publicity plans, and the theory of relativity is an empty shell of holdings, and the three companies have not had much trouble for the time being.

In terms of crew, following "The Grim Reaper is Coming", "Ace Agent" has also finalized the main actors, and the preparations of both crews are progressing steadily.

George specifically found Ronan at this time: "I found out where the film and television rights of "Bourne's Identity" are. ”