Roy had to take a deep breath, adjust his thoughts, and explain earnestly, "'Thor' is a top production, Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures are full of confidence in this work, and they gave a budget of 150 million with a wave of their hands! 150 million, this is the average investment level of top Hollywood productions now." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

As the official agent of the Screen Actors Guild, Roy has taken over almost all independent production offers, because every agent knows that 95% of the big production projects with an investment of more than 100 million yuan are in the hands of the top agents of the five major brokerage companies, and it is impossible for other agents to have access to these resources, let alone a top investment of 150 million - and it is also the hottest comic book adaptation project in the past two years!

"If you can audition successfully, it will be the actor of the top production, you know that 99% of Hollywood actors, for such an audition opportunity, are willing to strip naked and climb onto the producer's bed, and don't even care whether the producer is a man or a woman!" Roy's vivid metaphor made Lan Li laugh lightly, which made Roy feel speechless.

"No, even if it's just an audition, it's enough to get your name out there. Roy forcefully emphasized that opportunity is a delicate thing for Hollywood, and sometimes, just an audition for a top agent, or a top producer, or a top production can make a huge difference in an actor's future.

Lan Li didn't interrupt Roy in a hurry, but always listened with a smile, and only after making sure Roy finished speaking, did he speak, "I know, I know all this. But I also know what it means if the audition is successful -- "Ranley paused," it means a contract for at least five or even six films, it means full cooperation with Marvel for promotion, and there is little room for my own development, which means that the label of a commercial actor will stay with me all the way. ”

The most representative is Chris Evans (Christ-Evans), before he became popular, he has been active in youth school comedy, relying on muscle and stupid comedy to continue his acting career, and later he was completed by Marvel Entertainment's acquisition of Disney, starring in "Captain America".

At that time, Chris signed a six-film contract in one go, each of which was paid a measly $300,000. Later, the movie became popular, and Robert Downey-Jr. (Robert Downey-JR.) who played Iron Man was paid as much as 40 million, and Disney symbolically raised Chris's salary and gave the right to box office dividends, but compared to Robert, it is still a heaven and an earth.

Of course, more importantly, "Captain America" has completely become Chris's label and even shackles in the next six or seven years, and his acting career has almost completely fallen into a quagmire except for Marvel movies. Not only because the screen image was fixed after the success of the movie, but also because of Marvel's contract requirements, in order to cooperate with the promotion, the actors must maintain a corresponding positive image, in other words, inside and outside the movie, inside and outside life, all have been constrained.

In fact, it's not just Chris, but almost all the main actors in the Marvel series of movies are facing the same problem. Even Robert Downey Jr. is no exception, and after the fiasco of other works outside of Marvel, he is single-mindedly focused on tapping the potential of the "Sherlock Holmes" series, hoping to expand the territory of his career.

Success is also Marvel, defeat is also Marvel.

Roy didn't speak immediately, but fell silent and thought about it seriously, "You're not interested in commercial films?" This was the only explanation Roy could think of.

From the solid acting skills of "Pacific War", to the folk style of "Cleopatra", to the polishing of acting skills on Off-Broadway, these details can be seen that Lan Li is an actor who pursues art and is bound to hope to seek more breakthroughs in acting, so it is not surprising that he rejects commercial films.

For Hollywood, the nature of the actor is very important. As the name suggests, the former is mainly active in independent art films and breaks into Hollywood with solid acting skills, while the latter is mainly based on commercial films, and box office appeal and audience affinity are the magic weapons for them to be among the first line.

Although commercial film actors often star in some art films, hoping to brush up on themselves, and vice versa, it is even more difficult to succeed in cross-border success. This is one of the reasons why Steven Spielberg has such a special place in the industry, and one of the important factors why Meryl Streep's status in the industry is so high.

Two actors can be used as an example, one is Gee-Clooney (Gee-Clooney), after entering the film industry from the field of TV series, a "Batman and Robin" fiasco led to Warner Bros. shelving the Batman character for ten years, which also made George stay away from commercial films and focus on the shooting of art films, and later, although there were small victories in the "Ocean's Eleven" series, the fiasco of "Tomorrowland" in 2015 returned to square one.

The other is Scarlett-Johansson (Scarlett-Johansson), who debuted in works such as "Lost in Translation", "Girl with a Pearl Earring", and "The End of the Game", all of which showed the great potential of acting stars, and rose to prominence, after playing Black Widow in "Iron Man 2", she achieved unparalleled success in business, but in terms of literary and artistic works, she was no longer able to win the favor of the academy.

At this time, you can see the importance of the broker. The agent has a clear plan for the future of the actor, when he should take over the art film, when he should star in some commercial films to increase exposure, how to choose commercial films, and whether art films should focus on the establishment of connections such as directors and producers, or simply because of the script.

All of this is very exquisite, and it is also a bargaining chip that top agents can get 10% of the remuneration and dividends.

"But if that's the case, it's all the more time you should go to the audition. Roy took out his professional gesture and suggested, "Not for the success of the audition, but to increase exposure." Only then will you have enough freedom to choose your works in the future. Otherwise, with the attitude of a newcomer, no one knows about it at all, and there are almost no auditions, so what is the future positioning?"

is so ambitious, this is a problem that every rookie actor has.

"First of all, if you participate in the audition, you naturally have to do your best to fight for the role, don't you?" Lan Li's answer made Roy stunned, that confident posture really couldn't refute, Roy couldn't help but laugh dumbly, "Secondly, I'm interested in commercial films, in fact, I think starring in commercial movies should be a very wonderful experience, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely try my best." ”

Lan Li is telling the truth, commercial films are indeed different, although they are not a high test of acting skills, but Lan Li has always believed that the charm and depth that the actors give to the characters has nothing to do with the subject matter itself, Matt Damon's solid performance in "Spy" is impressive, not to mention Heath-Ledger's performance in "Batman Prequel: The Dark Knight".

Not only that, but the harvest brought by the performance experience of commercial films is also completely different, imagine yourself in the wizarding world of "Lord of the Rings" or "Harry Potter", or the spy world of "007", or the magnificent cosmic world like "Star Wars", these are things that cannot be experienced in real life, and it must be very interesting to participate as an actor.

Being able to try different tastes of life is also the reason why Lan Li has always been passionate about the profession of actor. Therefore, Lan Li not only does not exclude, but also is eager to try.

It's just that Marvel movies can't work, at least not the protagonists. Because Lan Li clearly knows that once he acts, this shackle is estimated to be impossible to get rid of, and if he plays the villain role in a Marvel movie, Lan Li thinks it is a good proposal.

"I'm just not interested in Thor, if it's Loki, I'm going to give it a try. Lan Li's answer made Roy almost lose his eyes - give up the protagonist and choose a supporting role? If it's a top actor, then forget it, but Lan Li is just a fledgling newcomer......? This...... It's just a fantasy.

Roy swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and suddenly didn't know what to say, if Lan Li refused to appear in a commercial movie, he was willing to audition for the role of Loki, if Lan Li was proactive, he refused Saul's offer. "You know, you don't have the bargaining capital. ”

Lan Li shrugged with a smile, "That's why I chose to refuse just now." Lan Li also knows that such an opportunity is indeed very rare, but it is not what he wants, "But I really have no interest in playing superheroes." I don't think I have the temperament of a superhero. After speaking, Lan Li also smiled self-deprecatingly, his expression relaxed and complacent.

Roy finally understood, it was not that Lan Li was too stupid and arrogant, on the contrary, but that Lan Li was too wise and sophisticated, he knew what he wanted, he had clear goals and preferences, he would not compromise easily, but he would not give up easily. After such a person enters Hollywood, the road may be more tortuous at the beginning, but as long as he is given a chance, he can firmly grasp it in the palm of his hand and shine brightly.

Suddenly, Roy realized that the "Pacific War" was such an opportunity? The audition invitation of "Thor" may be the first signal.

"Whew......" Roy let out a long breath and reorganized his thoughts, "Well, I've brought the script here, you can take it back and read it." Seeing that Lan Li wanted to say something, Roy stopped him this time and continued, "If you find the script interesting and plan to audition, then this also gives yourself a chance, at least you can go to the producer and say that you want to play the role of Loki." ”

Lan Li couldn't help but chuckle.

"If you're bored, give me a call when the time comes, and I'll take care of that aspect of Marvel. "The role of the bad guy still has to be filled by the agent, otherwise the production company's impression of the actor is bad, and it cannot be reversed.