Chapter 535: The Old Things Are Revisited
However, Wu Cheng is still very happy to be able to include this future French national treasure actress in CAA. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Moreover, this woman is not only beautiful, but also has enough acting skills.
is like an actress like Hepburn, and there is no need to worry about her acting skills at all.
Coupled with her beauty, Wu Cheng has no reason not to believe that she will not be able to play the role of the heroine of "Fifty Times of First Love".
As for whether to praise her in the future, it depends on whether she can reflect her value.
On the actor's side, Wu Cheng is a little undecided, because on the North American side, he doesn't know much about comedians, except for Jim Carrey, who is the male protagonist of the original "Fifty Times of First Love".
However, neither of them is known yet!
So, I had to let people audition.
In this Los Angeles city full of Hollywood stars, walking down the street, maybe the next corner, you can see a big star in the future passing you.
Not to mention the actors who came to try their luck during the actor audition.
Among those actors who are not yet famous today, sometimes, inadvertently, you can find one or two future big stars hidden in them, depending on whether you pay attention to it or not.
Wu Cheng was still quite enthusiastic about finding glittering gold in this pile of sand. So, when Ron Mayer informed him, he came to participate as promised.
Of course, more importantly, he now has the time to do this kind of thing. When filming "Ghost Love" before, he was casting for "Friends", but he had to refuse because he didn't have time.
Therefore, he naturally didn't really come to cast, but thought that if one or two future big stars could be found in that group of actors, it would be completely possible for CAA to sign him first, and then slowly cultivate him. Just like Whoopi before it, this one is definitely worth cultivating.
Black actors would have been discriminated against in this place, and it was not ordinarily difficult to get ahead. Think about how many black movie stars and actresses there are in later generations!
In this white world, not to mention Chinese, even blacks are difficult to get ahead.
Whoopi can have such achievements as later generations, I have to say that his own strength should not be underestimated.
And this time, Wu Cheng came here with this idea. From that group of ordinary actors, he found one or two future big stars and signed him, he felt that this was like playing leaks in the future, and people would be addicted unconsciously.
It's just that Wu Cheng is a little helpless, as soon as he appeared, he attracted everyone's attention, so that he couldn't do it if he wanted to take a closer look at these actors there.
In fact, this is normal, not to mention how famous Wu Cheng is, just his obviously Oriental face, combined with the fact that he is choosing a leading actor for DreamWorks plays, can make everyone think of many things.
In addition, Wu Cheng is also a high-level character who often sees newspapers~ Ge character, everyone is mixed with this bowl of rice, how can he not keep the boss of major film companies in his mind?
Therefore, when many people saw Wu Cheng appear with a female secretary and a female assistant, they were immediately recognized, and many people nodded to him to say hello.
Of course, Wu Cheng didn't know those who were familiar with him, but he still kept smiling.
"Cheng, let me introduce you, this is the director we were looking for for this play, Mr. Ron Howard, don't look at his age, but he is also a genius director. I was only fifteen years old when I made movies with my father and brother. Last year, he directed the film "Crazy Love Running the World", and you should have heard of him. Today, he has also joined our CAA brokerage firm. For the movie "Fifty Times in Love", director Howard is also very optimistic!"
Wu Cheng didn't pay attention to Ron Meyer's introduction, because Wu Cheng was not interested in the past of director Howard. However, Wu Cheng is quite interested in his future. Of course, Wu Cheng is not very familiar with this director.
However, he also knows some information, he has seen his "Iron Fist Man", and before crossing over, his new film "Deep in the Ocean" has just been released not long ago.
But he hasn't watched "Deep in the Ocean".
"Cheng, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Ron Howard stretched out his hand to Wu Cheng and said with a smile: "The Xiangjiang films you made have been screened in North America, and I have seen them all." Seriously, the films you directed inspired me a lot. I can feel that in those films, there are some shooting techniques and shooting concepts that are not possessed by current Hollywood directors, which is unimaginable. In fact, I think all directors in Hollywood should think carefully about your films......"
Howard, a young director, put a high hat on Wu Cheng as soon as he came, which made Wu Cheng impressed with him. Regardless of whether what he says is true or not, this is a talent!
If it's true, then this guy is definitely an observant guy, Wu Cheng has some later generations of film shooting techniques, and even he can't say why, he pushes back from some pictures, and then lets everyone grope for filming.
However, this guy was able to see the difference in technique from those pictures, which has to be said to be a very good observer.
If it's fake, it means that this guy is very smart, not to mention whether the IQ is high or not, but at least the EQ is definitely not low. People with high emotional intelligence, the process of cooperation, is certainly not too bad.
"Oh, really, that's my pleasure!"
Wu Cheng smiled, and finally changed the topic, he was afraid that he would show his stuff and couldn't say why. Then he said: "Those actors who came to participate in the election, have you received all the information?"
Meyer said: "It's all taken in, but it doesn't seem that there are any actors who make people feel happy at a glance, so let them perform a paragraph first and see how it goes!"
The casting work of the crew on the Hollywood side is actually quite cumbersome.
Because of the existence of the actors' union, when the crew is casting, there will be a special casting director, as an intermediary, responsible for the director and producer of the crew, and responsible for the actors and the actors' union on the other. From casting, to audition, and then to fixing, there are many procedures.
However, with a lot of programs, under normal circumstances, it is difficult to cheat.
Of course, unspoken rules are everywhere. Although the casting process on Lao Mei's side is very cumbersome and it is not easy to cheat, it is not really impossible to cheat.
Like a producer, you can directly finalize the actors, and if the director is not satisfied, then do you like to do it! There is a popular saying in Hollywood: 'No one is irreplaceable'.
So, don't take yourself too seriously!
Of course, under normal circumstances, no one would be so capricious.
However, Wu Cheng did just that, in the drama "People and Ghosts", everything is up to him. He is not only a producer, but also a director and a leading actor.
And if some famous directors want someone to play a certain role, and that role is also very suitable, then he also has the right to directly set the actor.
No, the result is not ideal, the box office of the film is not good, don't blame me!
So, in this case, how can there be no unspoken rules.
Because of Wu Chengdi's participation, CAA generally throws the casting director aside, and the director is directly responsible, unless the director does not want to be responsible, the casting director will be involved. In fact, it is very necessary for the director to participate in the casting.
Because of some roles, the director himself has his own considerations. Many directors already have a certain picture in their minds before filming, and what kind of actors will play what kind of effect will be, and in general, they can't escape their eyes.
That's why Ron Howard is here, not the casting director.
Wu took the information handed over by Meyer and looked through it.
After a while, Wu Cheng saw a name he was very familiar with on one of his resumes, although the face on the photo is still very young and immature, but this guy, in the future, will definitely be a big name.
And this product cooperates with Spielberg, which is also quite tacit.
Wu Cheng took out this piece of information and put it on the other side, Meyer picked it up curiously and looked at it, but he didn't ask much, just remembered the name and the person in the photo.
Wu Cheng continued to look and saw a few more familiar faces, but in comparison, these familiar faces were just some relatively active supporting roles in later generations.
For CAA, it is actually dispensable, because their value is not so great, and CAA does not need to waste resources on them.
When the effort is not related to the return, then the person's value is average.
Of course, CAA agencies also need such green leaves to accompany the safflower, otherwise, how can they become the leaders in the industry?
It's just that, in order to show his vision, Wu Cheng didn't take out those dispensable supporting roles alone. In fact, as long as there is the previous one, it is enough.
"Cheng, this person, is there anything special?"
After Wu Cheng closed the information, Meyer asked Wu Cheng.
Wu Cheng chuckled lightly and said, "Go back and sign this guy!" regardless of whether he passes this audition or not. I think in the future, he will become another pillar of CAA. ”
Meyer couldn't believe that Wu Cheng was so optimistic about this young man, which was amazing! It seems that from these resumes, he doesn't have anything outstanding!
Seeing his incredible appearance, Wu Cheng smiled and said, "What's the matter? Don't you think that his face is one."
(To be continued.) )