Accompanied by Jessica, Wang Yang went back to San Francisco's Chinatown for a few days, and then went to Malibu for vacation and fishing, and after a good week's rest, he ended his prison vacation and officially returned to work. He now has three film and television production plans, "Sweetheart", "Prison Break" and "District 9" produced and edited, but no matter how many items are good, things have to be done one by one, and he decided to finish the preliminary work of "Sweetheart" first.

Because as early as March 21, before he started to go to prison, he had already written all the scripts of "Sweetheart", which is a sunny and youthful and enthusiastic hip-hop movie, and naturally needs a sunny attitude to film, but "District 9" is so depressed that people go crazy, so he has to finish these sunny things, and then devote himself to the work of "District 9", including writing scripts, forming a crew, etc.

As for "Prison Break", the "Family Television Entertainment" department of Flame Movies has already set up a project for it, hiring producers to prepare for production, and there may be more than a dozen producers of a TV series; there will be at least five or six films in a movie, including "Youth Musical", "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", "Juno" and other films, each producer has his own duties and completes different tasks; otherwise, a person will not be able to do everything in a person's hands, whether he has energy is one thing, and whether he has time is a big problem.

Wang Yang's producer in "Sweetheart" is not the most important one, but he is doing the most important work, not to attract investment, because the investor is him, but to build the crew of the film, but not all, his task is to first determine the director, and then work with the director to determine the leading actor, and his preliminary work is over.

As for the important positions of cinematographer, art director, and set designer, as well as the financial management of the crew, equipment and venues, etc., he does not care, and the director and other producers do the work.

Who will be the director of "Sweetheart"? He must know how to dance, know how to be cool, conform to the directorial style of youth and sunshine, have enough storytelling ability, and have enthusiasm...... After thinking about many candidates, Wang Yang finally stopped his eyes on the name of Anne Fletcher, the 35-year-old Anne Fletcher is the choreographer of the trilogy of "Titanic", "Beautiful Girl Cheerleading" and "Youth Musical".

And the director of the future hip-hop film "Dance Out of My Life" is her, there is no doubt that her choreography level is very high, compared with herself, Anne is more capable of integrating various hip-hop, ballet, opera dance and other elements together; cool, sunny, youth and other styles, she has not picked up the director's microphone once, the style has not been formed, and it can be agreed slowly; the ability to tell the story seems to be slightly insufficient, which is a shortcoming of "Dance Out of My Life", the plot is relatively plain and thin.

Although the focus of dance films is on dance, there is no fascinating plot connection, and wonderful dances will become meaningless piles. But the plot problem of "Dance Out of My Life" lies first in the script, and the second is in the sequence of shots in post-editing, and he wants to have him, a producer who knows all the song and dance movies and youth movies in the next ten years, can help Anne avoid this problem as much as possible.

Moreover, "Dance Out of My Life" itself is already very successful, and "Sweetheart", which has a script that combines the essence of youth movies in the next decade, as the first hip-hop movie in the new century, has a very good chance of success.

Another point is that he is the producer, and he will put forward his own opinions throughout the creation of the film, you must know that the director is annoying with other people's fingers, and he doesn't want to quarrel or even fight with anyone, such as Sarah Schugman; then Anne Fletcher, a gentle and friendly Taurus woman who directs for the first time, is the most suitable candidate, but she needs to be willing to take the microphone.

In the back garden where the air was filled with the faint fragrance of flowers, Wang Yang sat on a wooden chair, threw the tennis ball in his hand, and Danny, who stretched out his big tongue, ran wildly, and smiled at the mobile phone: "Hello, Annie!"

This Anne Darren or Anne Hathaway is none other than Anne Fletcher, and her hearty voice came out of her phone: "Hey, Wonder Young, why did you call me?" She laughed and said, "Every time you call me, it's 'a job', I guess, this time it's the choreographer of 'Sweetheart'? Tell me yes, I don't have a job anymore, ha!"

Wang Yang took the tennis ball from Danny's mouth, threw it out again, and said with a smile: "I disappointed you, no." But it's really 'a job', and it has something to do with "Sweetheart", not a choreographer, and I want to invite you to direct "Sweetheart". ”

"Oh! what?" Anne Fletcher seemed to react, blurting out in surprise: "You asked me to direct 'Sweetheart'?" She held the phone with her hand tightened suddenly, and her heart was pleasantly surprised, she was just a dancer, at first she did the work of backup dancers and performers, and then gradually became famous, and by chance she became the choreographer of the film, in addition to the choreographer's work, sometimes she also ran the show, she has always wanted to be a director, and she also wanted to make independent films, but she never thought that an opportunity would suddenly come.

"Yes, Anne, I hope you can become the director of "Sweetheart"!" Wang Yang's voice said very seriously, he knows the story of Anne Fletcher, she is like the sweetheart in "Sweetheart Spicy Dance", although "Sweetheart" is a completely different story, but their same pursuit of dance will make Anne have enough passion for directing. He said, "I don't know if you're interested, I'll tell you a general story......

Next, while playing a game of holding a ball with Danny, Wang Yang introduced the content of "Sweetheart" to Anne Fletcher and some information about the shooting style.

Anne listened attentively, and when he finished, she smiled and said, "The story is interesting! But should I read the script first?" haha...... Amazing Jan, in fact, I really want to be a director, I am so excited about this job! I like it, I love this new job!" she said excitedly, "I can also design storyboards this time!"

Wang Yang smiled and made a serious explanation in advance: "But you know, I will be the executive producer of "Sweetheart", so I may point fingers at you, the camera here is wrong, and there needs to be changed...... Anne Fletcher over there snorted indifferently and said: "It doesn't matter, at least I can point fingers at the actors, right? ”

"It's not going to be much, I'm mainly in charge of style, and you're better at dancing than I am. Wang Yang stood up with a smile, walked to Danny, who was holding the ball and didn't look back, and said: "Annie, our goal is to create a movie that causes hip-hop trends! Now the two leading actors have been determined, Jessica will play Sweetheart, and Michael Pitt will play the decadent man Brooke in the team......"

After confirming Anne Fletcher as the director, Wang Yang quickly began to select and audition for the leading actors, and he and Anne Fletcher will serve as interviewers, but he will be the leader.

There are six leading actors in "Sweetheart", that is, the members of the team, six young people with different characteristics, who come together to interpret this story about dreams and friendship. Of course, the roles of the six people are heavy and light, and they are all capable of posters, and now what is the meaning of "starring in a movie of Magical Young"? It is equal to success and a new star in Hollywood.

So although "Sweetheart" is not directed by Wang Yang, he is just a screenwriter and producer, but there are still countless actors of slightly famous age who compete for the starring role of "Sweetheart", and there is a magical director of the same age on the name, which is enough.

In addition to Sweetheart and Decadent Brooke have already confirmed the actors, there are also the funny and obscene ballerina Edison who has been preliminarily selected, and Wang Yang contacted the "sweetheart" Joseph Gordon Levitt. Born on February 17, 1981, Joseph is, in Natalie's words, "also an Aquarius boy", he has participated in many TV commercials, TV dramas, and TV movies since he was a child, and is a very famous child star, and now he is studying at Columbia University in New York.

On the phone, Joseph expressed his pleasure at the invitation, and also told Wang Yang about his love for "Juno", claiming to be Wang Yang's "die-hard fan", but if he wanted to take over the role of "Edison", he would have to stop studying for a long time and learn ballet, so Joseph said that he should think carefully before replying.

As for the other three characters, including a pair of hip-hop and self-disciplined siblings, Hogan and Pandora, who are the kind of cool guys who make young people scream loudly, and Karen, a somewhat cowardly, eccentric girl who represents the style of stage opera, all three roles have to go through small auditions, that is, a selection between a predetermined number of actors.

When designing the role of Karen, Wang Yang felt that Anne Darren was very suitable for the role, and even when he looked at the "Karen" in the script, he saw Annie in front of him. But he wasn't sure if Annie's acting skills could handle it, so on the audition days for the roles of Karen and Pandora, Anne had a part in Karen's competition.

In Santa Monica, in the audition room of Flame Films, Wang Yang and Anne Fletcher sat in the interviewer's chair, and Anne Darren, with long pale blonde hair, stood at the interview table and handed him a resume and photo album in her hand. Wang Yang took it and put it aside, patted it, and said with a smile: "I've seen it three times, so I don't need to watch it." But Annie, why do you have to be the first to come?"

"There's always the first one. Anne smiled slightly, feeling a little nervous, like going back to the audition for "Ghost Record" three years ago. Because she was invited to participate this time, the young director also said that she was "very suitable" for the role of Karen, and this is a big supporting role, with many lines and shots, and she is the kind of main actor who can be on the poster!

It has been 5 years since she came to Los Angeles, and she has been full of confidence, frustrated and desperate, almost committed suicide, and continues to keep trying...... And in the past 5 years, her biggest movie role has only a dozen or so lines of dialogue, and her dream seems to be getting farther and farther away from her, if she can get Karen...... How nice that would be!

"Okay, let's start the audition. Wang Yang was about to come up with a performance question, but when he saw Anne take a deep breath, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Anne, are you nervous?"

Anne smiled and waved her hand, but her heart was beating faster and faster, and she had to nod apologetically, "I'm sorry! Young, Ms. Fletcher, I'm a little nervous, but it's fine." She took a few heavy breaths and smiled, "It's okay." ”

"Oh, Annie, just call her Annie!" Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders and looked at Anne Fletcher next to him, the two blonde Anne suddenly smiled, Anne Fletcher looked at the girl of the same name in front of her, smiled and comforted: "Anne girl, relax! You won't be as nervous as I am, I'm the first time to be a director, the first time to audition, and you've been through a lot of battles, as long as you give full play to your understanding of the role." ”

Seeing Annie's much more relaxed appearance, Wang Yang couldn't help but sigh secretly, women will comfort people! He smiled and said, "Ann, you also know what kind of role Karen is, she is a little cowardly, but she is a girl who has the courage to pursue herself......" explained a few words, he said with a specially written title: "Then let's start performing, hey, Karen, are you interested in joining my team?"

"Your team?" Anne frowned slightly, with a strange look of excitement and vigilance, and said in a tentative tone, "What team? really?" she asked as if trying to protect herself with both hands, "Are you talking about the team participating in the tournament?"

Wang Yang had a faint expression on his face, but he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and put a tick! Compared with three years ago, Annie's acting skills have already doubled several times, and the role of Karen is allowed to have a stage play style, which makes her let go of her hands and feet to act, and the effect is very good. It seems that there is a good chance that he will not say "I'm sorry" to Anne for the fourth time.

Then Anne performed a few more topics, and after she completely relaxed, she got better and better, a girl who brought opera into life slightly, which made Wang Yang and Anne Fletcher nod.

"Well, that's all. Wang Yang smiled happily, glanced at Fletcher, and then looked at Anne, who was recovering from the tension on the field, she clenched her fists tightly, her eyes kept blinking, and he smiled softly: "Anne, it's you!"

"Oh, God!" Anne's face flushed with excitement, but her fists were still clenched, and her eyes were blinking wildly, as if she had forgotten how to react...... She got Karen? She got a main role in a movie! Looking at Wang Yang and Fletcher who were smiling in front of her, Anne covered her mouth with her hands and kept saying in a trembling voice: "Thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you......"

I can't cry, it's time to laugh...... Anne pressed her nose, but finally couldn't hold back, tears welled up in her eyes, and the angry voice faintly sounded in her ears: "Go, go! You will die in Hollywood! There are corpses of people like you!" and that night, the wind on the rooftop was very strong, whirring...... She's not dead! She can tell Mom and Dad, I did! You can put a movie poster with your daughter on the wall of your room and be proud of her!

"Thank you. Anne wiped her tears and laughed and cried intermittently, "Thank you, thank you, thank you Jan, thank you, thank you, Anne......"

Anne Fletcher smiled empathetically, Wang Yang was also full of happy smiles, gave a thumbs up to Anne, who was crying with joy, and shouted with a smile: "Anne, well done!" Anne smiled and showed her teeth, and those ordinary freckles on her nose suddenly looked so beautiful.

After determining Karen's candidate in the morning, the two began the audition for the cool girl Pandora in the afternoon, and after interviewing four girls, a blonde girl walked in, only to see that she was about 160cm, and her youthful and beautiful face had a cold look. Wang Yang immediately noticed that this girl's temperament is very suitable, of course everyone who can come to the audition is suitable, she should be ...... Scarlett Johansson?

"Hello, Amazing Jan, Annie!" the blonde girl smiled and introduced herself generously, "I'm Scarlett Johansson, here's my information or something." With that, she handed over the file in her hand.

"Well, Scarlett, I know you, I've seen your "Horse Whisperer" and acted it great. Wang Yang smiled, took her file, and first gave the photo collection to Anne Fletcher, and he looked at Scarlett's resume.

Scarlett Johansson was born on November 22, 1984, and has not yet reached her 17th birthday, she has started her acting career since she was a child, starting with a stage play, she made her debut on the big screen in "North" in 1994, and showed her acting talent in "Manny and Rowe" in 96, and in "The Horse Whisperer" in 97, Natalie Portman gave up because she wanted to appear in the Broadway stage play "The Diary of Anne Frank", so the equally talented Scarlett got the heroine's daughter" Grace McKellen", her performance was once again widely praised.

In the past two years, she has starred in several independent films such as "American Paradise", and at this time she is probably seeking to enter the mainstream of Hollywood. And the only information in his mind shows that Scarlett is by no means the kind of child star who can't be transformed, at least she is in "Iron Man 2", super sexy; this guy is not only sexy, her acting talent can be said to be not inferior to Natalie, and the two had a big show in 2008's "Another Pauline Girl".

But those are things in the future that don't exist, and now whether she's suitable for "Pandora" or not will only be known through auditions. Wang Yang closed his resume and smiled: "Okay, let's start then." Scarlett nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Next, Wang Yang and Anne Fletcher both came up with questions to investigate, and Scarlett, whether she pretended to be cool or performed in the clips, was eye-catching. Looking at the outstanding Scarlett, Wang Yang thought of Anne and sighed a little: "After all, it is a beautiful butterfly." He glanced at a satisfied Anne Fletcher, nodded to Scarlett, "Man, that's you!"

Scarlett was stunned for a moment, then looked happy, and said, "It's just me?" Wang Yang nodded again, and said, "Yes!" Scarlett suddenly clenched her fists excitedly, and wanted to rush out immediately to share the good news with her mother who was waiting outside, although this is not her first time acting in a movie; although "Pandora" is only the second female lead, she has also played the heroine of several movies, but now it is a movie of Wonder Young! Wonder Young! She said happily: "Thank you for this opportunity! I will work hard!"

"Well, welcome to Sweetheart!" Wang Yang stood up and shook her hand, pointed to her long hair, and said with a smile: "By the way, Scarlett, you perm your hair into wavy curls, and then spread it casually, it will be much more beautiful." Scarlett, who was shaking hands with Anne Fletcher, was stunned, and Wang Yang shrugged her shoulders and said, "It's just a personal opinion, don't pay attention to me, but I think your appearance in "Sweetheart" will be like that." ”

"Okay, ok!" Scarlett nodded happily, wondering if her wavy curls were pretty?

When the signing intentions of Anne Darren and Scarlett Johansson were officially confirmed, Flame Films announced the news on the official website, whether it was Annie Darren who was not familiar to people, or Scarlett, who was a little famous, her popularity soared, and many fans said, "The girl launched by Magic Young, just like his movie, has it ever disappointed?"

Less than two days later, Flame Films announced that another actor joined "Sweetheart", 1978-born James Franco, who will play Scarlett Johansson's brother "Hogan". Then, less than two days later, the crew of "Sweetheart" announced that the last starring actor officially joined, and he was Joseph Gordon Levitt.

So far, the starring cast of "Sweetheart" has been released, Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Darren, Michael Pitt, James Franco, and Joseph. In terms of other supporting actors, it has been finalized that Jessica's younger brother Joshua Alba will play, but this is not everyone's concern, what makes many fans excited is that it is said that Justin Timberlake will also play a role, and Britney Spears is also likely to make a cameo!

"Wonder Young is full of confidence in the production of "Sweetheart", he said: 'We have a lot of really good actors on board, and their acting skills will collide, and it will be very interesting. But director Anne Fletcher is directing for the first time, and the film seems to be suspected of 'pleasing his girlfriend', will Magic Young's 20 million investment succeed? - Daily Entertainment.

After solving the selection of the director and leading actor, Wang Yang and Anne Fletcher had many discussions and discussions, discussing the lens style, color style, scene style of the whole movie, etc., and his preliminary work was basically over. The next step for "Sweetheart" is for Anne Fletcher to write the storyboard, the main actors to shape and understand the characters, and they have to start taking dance lessons such as hip-hop.

When Annie's storyboard is written, Wang Yang will revise and organize it with her, the main actors will enter the filming stage after learning to dance, and he will check the specific shooting with the crew for a few days, and he will also participate in the most important editing in post-production.

But now, all the work of "Sweetheart" is being carried out in an orderly manner, and without him having anything to do, he can also take a break and devote himself to the work of "District 9".

(To be continued)