Even Mel Gibson was surprised, he didn't expect that Donn had intersected with so many Australian actors in the two or three years he had appeared in Hollywood.

Whatever Donn's intentions, he has earned space for Australian actors in Hollywood, there is no doubt about it.

Mel Gibson looked at Donn deeply a few times, and felt more and more that the young and very unconventional director in front of him was very reliable.

He is also a director himself, and he also won the Oscar for Best Director, but he is only a director after all.

And what about Donn?

He has a grand industrial layout!

Although this has become a joke in Hollywood, it is believed that the industrial layout of Tangen Pictures is too large, too complicated, too bloated, and sooner or later it will go bankrupt.

Mel Gibson, who has dreamed of it, doesn't think so.

Young people, if they don't even have dreams, what else can they pursue?

Fame, fortune, women?

If so, Donn is not sure that Mel Gibson will be a great success, but he certainly won't be respected.

He hates the Yankees who sit back and enjoy luxury!

And Don is obviously not that kind of person.

Even the industrial planning currently revealed by Tang En Pictures surprised even he, a person who had dreamed and sought dreams.

Mel Gibson led Don to the two men who were talking, and enthusiastically introduced, "Donne, this is Hugo Weaving, an absolute acting school." This is Heath Ledger, and he ...... This person is a drama idiot!"

Don hurriedly shook hands, "Hugo, your performance in "The Matrix" is so wonderful, I look forward to working with you." ”

Hugo Weaving was very respectful, "It is an honor for me to work with the director. ”

When he faced Heath Ledger, Don couldn't help but sigh, what a handsome and handsome young man!

"Heath, what's the latest movie?"

Heath Ledger is a very sunny young man, he is a year younger than Donn, and he smiled quietly, "I have two movies released this year, "Two Hands" and "The Wicked Girl Across the Side". ”

Don said very politely: "What movie? I haven't heard of it!"

Heath Ledger's face froze, embarrassed.

Mel Gibson raised an eyebrow, realizing that Don was in front of Heath Ledger...... The mood is not quite the same.

"I took over the filming of an A-level production "The Patriot" and recommended Heath as the second male lead, and his performance was very exciting. Anticipate...... The movie will be released in the summer next year, so you can pay attention to it then. ”

Mel Gibson's round made Heath Ledger relieve the embarrassment, and said with a smile: "Yes, Mel has completely become the first person in Hollywood because of this movie!"

"Oh?"

Don was a little curious.

Mel Gibson showed a little pride on his face, and pretended not to care, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just to crush Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey and others, and become the first actor in Hollywood history to be paid more than $20 million." ”

"How much?"

"$25 million!"

Mel Gibson has his proud capital, and his salary of $25 million is definitely an epoch-making mark.

Tang En asked with a smile: "Is there a dividend?"

Mel Gibson said angrily: "Do you still need to ask? Dividends are not so easy to get." ”

Don smiled, "I heard...... Tom Cruise got a '20+10' sky-high contract in "Mission Impossible 2", and is he also the first person among the actors?"

"!"

Mel Gibson was immediately excited, he regarded himself as the number one superstar in Hollywood, and he was not used to seeing a cream boy riding on his head.

"'20+10' requires a special premise! "Mission Impossible" is Cruise's private project, and Paramount doesn't cooperate, so he finds other film companies. Paramount issued such a contract, not because of his value as an actor, but because of the producer's dividends!"

Mel Gibson looked a little indignant, "For other film projects, can Cruise's salary be compared to mine? The performance of "Eyes Wide Open", not to mention the dividends, his salary is less than $10 million, how can this compare with me? In the past ten years, the salary of the movies I starred in has never been lower than 20 million!"

After several temptations, Donn can see Mel Gibson as a person.

He has a strong sense of self-esteem and vanity, is passionate, outspoken, and uninhibited, and will certainly not be liked by all his collaborators.

"Haha, it's just a joke, why bother?" Donn patted Mel Gibson on the shoulder, thinking that his straightforward and simple personality was a little cute.

Mel Gibson also felt that he was a little out of shape, waved his hand, and recommended Heath Ledger to Donn again, "Done, Heath is a very good actor, his talent ...... To be honest, when I was playing with him, I had a pressure that I had never felt before, for fear of being overshadowed by him. ”

Don nodded solemnly and paused, "This way, Heath, within five years, I will start a project, the goal is ...... Oscar!"

Heath Ledger is definitely the most poignant actor, and his untimely death is a big loss for Hollywood.

Even Mel Gibson Towne wants to come to the rescue, let alone Heath Ledger.

At this time, several more actors came over, Richard Rocksberg, Toni Colette and others, and they were all stunned when they heard Donn's words.

Oscar?

That is the transcendent existence of the entertainment industry, and if you can get a nomination, it will be a big boost, and it will give your career a big boost.

In the entire "Australian Gang", only national treasure actors Jeffrey Rush and Mel Gibson have won Oscars, and only Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett have been nominated.

"Donn, you...... You're not kidding, are you?"

He won the Oscar for Best Director, as for the actor award...... I haven't been nominated yet.

Donn grimaced, "Trust my eyes, Mel. Heath is an outstanding actor, he's young, he's got a lot of potential. After two or three years of honing his acting skills, just one Oscar nomination is not a problem at all. ”

Heath Ledger is only 20 years old this year, and in two or three years...... is still a pink young man, can he be on the Oscar red carpet at such an age?

This is a treatment that Australian actors have never had!

Looking at the surprised and suspicious expressions of the others, Don shook his head and his face was serious, "Heath, I'm going to talk to you alone." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone understood that Tang En was going to be serious.

Looking at Heath Ledger's eyes, it was mixed with envy, jealousy and hatred.

The two came to a corner, and Don asked for two glasses of champagne, took a sip with him, and asked, "Hiss, what is your show...... It's an experiential pie, isn't it?"

"Hmm. ”

"Did something happen?"

"Condition?"

Heath Ledger didn't understand.

Don shook his head, "Experiential performances...... It's brilliant, but it's also painful, throughout Hollywood, the mainstream is expressionist actors, and there are also some method-based actors, but the experiential ...... It's rare, do you know why?"

Heath Ledger is an actor from a wild background, and he has not studied acting theory formally and systematically.

Since the formation of the three major theories of performance, the experiential school has become a shrine in the performance world with a transcendent attitude, which can be looked up but not touched.

The fundamental reason is the experiential method of acting, which can bring great pain to the actors.

Experientialism speaks of "the unity of mind and body", of "the creation of the subconscious mind through conscious mental techniques to achieve nature", and of "thinking, hoping, aspiring, and acting on the stage, in the living environment of the character, exactly as correctly, logically, in order, and like a living person." ”

In other words, experientialism is about allowing actors to create a "dual personality"!

It is necessary to make the actor become a different person in the process of acting.

This is a very painful thing for any normal person, and only geniuses and madmen have the courage to choose this path.

Take the most famous representative of our time: Daniel Day Lewis.

After fully understanding the essentials of experientialism after the 90s, Daniel Day Lewis's production has decreased significantly, because he needs to spend a lot of time building a second personality before filming, and then after filming, he spends a lot of time to resolve the mental damage caused by the second personality.

Daniel Day Lewis is a professional actor who has systematically studied acting theory, so he can control his body and mind calmly.

However, Heath Ledger is different, he is from a wild road!

This situation has allowed Heath Ledger to create a large number of mental personalities in the process of long-term experiential performances, and even have the consequence of leading to schizophrenia.

He didn't understand the reason and could only rely on a large number of painkillers and tranquilizers to maintain stability.

But as time goes by, the mental condition is getting more and more serious, especially after the performance of the clown in "Batman: The Dark Knight", the whole person's spiritual world almost collapses.

He took a lot of medication to relieve his pain, but the side effects of the overdose cost him his life.

In today's world, there are very few real experiential actors, and the performances brought by experiential actors are often shocking!

Similar to Wang Jiawei, the reason why he has to make a movie for many years is that he wants to polish away the performance traces brought by the methodology and expressionism that professional actors have learned, completely integrate into the role, and bring the role to life.

Many avant-garde literary film directors prefer to use amateur performances that fit their role positioning, rather than choosing professional actors. In order to avoid the pain of the actor establishing a "dual personality", he directly uses the first personality to bring the most real and touching performance.

This is another way for the director to find an experiential actor and look for another way to present the effect.

If Don wants to save Heath Ledger, he must first make him realize the situation.