At the end of the day's casting work, Mo Fei also had some understanding of the current situation of ordinary actors in Hollywood, and the most intuitive impression was that there are indeed many actresses in the waves, and there are not a few who switch back and forth between models and actors.

Because the models of this era have not been demonized by the concept of skinny, the proportion of big-breasted sisters in them is also quite high, and this day is not enough to be affected by all kinds of big waves.

Of course, there are also many spokespersons of the plate glass factory, but because they do not meet the basic requirements of the film, they cannot cause enough stimulation to the audience through swimsuits, and basically as long as they are such actors, they are sent away in a few words. Famick Jensen and Sandra Bullock are not much more powerful than the ups and downs of the airport, but they are the lucky ones in this group because of their "prophetic unknown" and fellow countrymen.

After packing up the materials on the table, Mo Fei was about to go to dinner, Frank of Phoenix Culture America walked over quickly and said: "Boss, there is a man named William Oliver Stone who wants to see you, and he has been waiting outside for more than two hours, according to his own words, he is here to fight for film investment, this guy has won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, do you want to see him?" ”

If Frank just said this person's name, Mo Fei might think about it again, but the later sentence "won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay" gave Mo Fei a big wake-up call, and he immediately reflected who this person was, and he also roughly guessed which movie he came to invest in.

Nodding his head, he said, "If you're sure he's that William Oliver Stone, then let him go to my office and I'd like to see what kind of movie he brought me." ”

Oliver Stone learned that Mo Fei was willing to talk to him, and his heart was that the success rate of today's lobbying funds had increased by more than half, he was a staunch anti-war activist, and although Mo Fei was a Hong Kong native, he was more of a Chinese, and I believe that this movie would definitely be favored by Mo Fei.

What you really need to worry about is how much money you will invest in this film, and whether you will interfere in how the film is filmed in the name of investors like some other producers, which is the key.

After entering Mo Fei's office and introducing the two to each other, Frank, who was in charge of leading the way, was useless. No matter how fanciful he just said, Oliver Stone will not admit much favor to him, what kind of face this little ghost around Hades is, Stone who has been in the entertainment industry for more than ten years certainly knows it.

Although Mo Fei has never met Oliver Stone, he still has a good impression of this person, his anti-war and anti-violence beliefs have made his identity a lot cleaner in the entertainment industry, and more importantly, this person's attitude towards Japan makes Mo Fei feel very comfortable, and this alone is enough to make Mo Fei's attitude towards him very different. In the conversation between the two, Mo Fei has always behaved very politely, and he is completely a representative of China's elegant image, and his image of a little ruffian on weekdays is completely different from the two.

I remember that on the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 13, Oliver Stone made a clear statement, saying: "It is ironic that today's ceremony is that Prime Minister Abe gave a speech about peace and the abandonment of nuclear weapons, but I don't believe him, and no one who knows history will believe him." ”

When it comes to his views on the Japanese government at the time, he was even more blunt, saying: "The terrible thing is that Japanese nationalism has been resurrected, especially Abe and his supporters, talking nonsense about World War II, the Nanjing Massacre in China, and the *** issue. ”

"Hello Mr. Stone, it's been a long time since I heard about your name, I didn't expect us to meet so soon, can you show me the script you brought today?" hasn't met yet, but he has almost decided to invest in Oliver Stone's films, and this year, it is very difficult to support a pro-China director in the United States.

"Hello Mr. Mo, I'm William Oliver Stone, I'm just a little bit of success on top of other people's success, and I'm not a big name." Oliver himself understands his situation very well, could it be said that he admired for a long time or something, most of them should be polite words, but it is a manifestation of Chinese politeness, he is not right to take it seriously, very modest: "What I brought today is the script I just wrote some time ago, based on my own personal experience in the Vietnam War, basically, this is actually an anti-war movie." ”

Sure enough, it is this film, Mo Fei nodded secretly in his heart, this is a good film with low cost and high box office, with an investment of several million, and a box office of more than 100 million, it cannot be said that the rate of return is the highest, but it is definitely among the best. And Oliver Stone's biggest achievement in his film life is to win the Oscar for Best Director with this film now, maybe he doesn't know how much honor this script will bring him.

Mo Fei didn't say anything, took the script and said while flipping through it: "That's it, Mr. Stone, it's not too early for Fairy Ah, why don't I watch it while you tell me how your filming plan is, I need to have a general understanding of this film before making a decision." ”

I've never seen such a person, reading the script and listening to the plan at the same time, can you really see and hear it clearly, Oliver Stone has given Mo Fei a definition of "probably unreliable", but think about whether it is better to attract investment by yourself now, or to follow the producer.

He has already found many companies for the script of this film, but all the producers think that such a film is too cruel or too depressing, and it is more like a documentary, and no one is interested in such a film.

Although the Mo Fei in front of him seems to be a little out of tune, he is at least willing to listen to his plan, isn't it, in order for his movie to start smoothly and successfully, Oliver Stone finally decided to let it go.

Said: "This movie is written by me based on my own personal experience, the story tells the story of a naïve young man who joined the army and was incorporated into an infantry detachment to participate in the Vietnam War, originally thought it was a glorious mission, but after she really participated in the war, she found out that this is actually an extremely cruel thing, the bomb may fall from the sky at any time, and the comrade-in-arms who is talking and chatting will suddenly blow off an arm, and his smile has not had time to disappear from his face......"

"No, no, no, Mr. Stone." Mo Fei put down the script, interrupted Oliver Stone's words, and said: "I'm reading what is written in the script, and I also think this script is good, what you have to say is the plan, how you plan to make this film, and how much money you need to complete it, these are what I want to hear." ”

His own narration was interrupted by Mo Fei, Oliver Stone's first reaction was that the investment was in vain, but he didn't expect Mo Fei to affirm it after only reading a small part, and he would be more confident in what he said next.

He rubbed his hands in front of him, his eyes widened a lot, and said: "I hope to be able to reflect some of the real situations in the Vietnam War through this film, so the filming should be as close to the original situation as possible in the Vietnam War, first of all, you need to shoot in an area with a very similar environment in Vietnam, and in order to make the performance of the actors closer to the truth of the war, I hope to be able to send the actors to the jungle of the filming location a month in advance to experience it, so as to ensure the authenticity of the film and reflect the real Vietnam War. Let people know how cruel war is......"

Oliver Stone is a well-known anti-war activist, and it is admirable that he has to do such a great effort just to illustrate the cruel nature of war. However, his suggestion to let the actors experience it a month in advance, Mo Fei didn't dare to agree, no one can stand it for a month, and living in the jungle for such a long time, what if an accident happens, it must not be done.

interrupted him again and said: "It's okay to experience the environment and feeling of the war, but it can't be that long, I can probably think of what you said about the experiential style, like a real wrong, right, this kind of life will make the actors unbearable, at most half a month, I'm worried that there will be chaos after a long time, after all, they are all actors, and they can't drink real soldiers and treat them equally." ”

"However, we can do without those stars, and try to use as many of the most ordinary low-level actors as possible, who will definitely make more compromises in order to have the opportunity to appear in the movie." This guy is also a ruthless man.

Mo Fei shook his head again and said: "It's not okay like this, whether it's a star or not, as long as it's a normal person who has no experience in the army, you can't accept the kind of experience you want, at most half a month, and the difficulty of the experience is reduced, we are making a movie, not really building a military camp." ”

Oliver Stone has already invested in the ring, and he didn't react at all, but he was actually talking to him about the specific filming work, and the half-month period was the time when the actors of this "Field Platoon" in their previous lives experienced hellish life.

Mo Fei proposed a half-month deadline, but Oliver felt that it was not unacceptable, and compromised again: "Okay, just according to the two-week time plan, this should be no problem." I'm going to shoot in the Philippines or Malaysia, where the environment is similar to Vietnam. As for the investment in this film, because I don't plan to use big stars, my initial budget is about five million. In addition, I hope to be able to get in touch with Philip Morris and ask them to produce some cherry red Marlboros on their behalf, which was smoked by the United States for a long time during the Vietnam War, which can be more in line with the background of the times. ”

Five million is enough, this seems to be different, could it be that this film cost more than 6 million in my memory, can it be said that there will be additional investment in the later stage. No matter what, it's always right to do more with less, of course he won't take the initiative to increase the budget, even if the money is not enough, he has to ask the director to speak first.

Could it be that I read the script to determine whether this film is the original "Field Platoon", since Fairy Ah has been decided, it doesn't matter if I read the script or not.

Then after a rough and cursory look at it, he put the script on the table, and said: "I have read the script, and I have a simple understanding of Director Stone's plan, I will decide on this matter, the investment budget of five million, the location is best in Malaysia, Sarawak and Sabah are good choices, and you can directly contact Morris Company about Marlboro." I also have a proviso, there is a veteran of the Vietnam War named Ronald. Lawrence. Corvis, who wrote an autobiography, "Born on the Fourth of July," is also an anti-war work, and I hope that some time after this film, you can adapt that book into a movie. ”

Oliver thought that he had to put forward some harsh conditions, but he didn't expect this to be the case, and even coincided with his own thoughts, and said happily: "No problem, I fully accept this condition." Actually, I've read that book too, and the depiction of the Vietnam War is very realistic, and it will definitely succeed if it is changed into a movie. ”

In this way, the best Vietnam War film in the history of twentieth-century cinema has been finalized, and the final decision on the role of the film is also in hand, waiting for Oliver to come up with a specific plan and sign the contract, and then work can begin.

After the casting audition began the next day, Mo Fei ushered in a surprise again, after a future Oscar actress and three "007" actresses in front, another girl destined to become famous appeared. Cindy Crawford, one of the most famous sex symbols in the fashion industry, also came to audition for "Coastal Lifeguard".

Could it be that he looked at the name on the form, and said in his heart What is the matter, did he have sex with Richard Gere's ex-wife, I just shot a No. 2 ex-wife yesterday, and today I came with the No. 1 ex-wife, but fortunately, this No. 1 ex-wife was not contaminated by him, and her reputation is still fine.

In the 90s, the world's most valuable model, the most exposed cover girl, the first generation of super models, and the first super model to take a photo of Playboy. She only needs to show her attractive face and figure to make the products she endorses sell well all over the world, and the advertising poster at the Omega counter has fascinated many men and women.

The current Cindy Crawford should have officially become a full-time model not long ago, and has not yet won the title of supermodel, and still has a childish face, with a lot of innocence.

To say that as the No. 1 heroine of "Coastal Lifeguard", judging from the current casting audition results, Cindy Crawford is the most suitable, whether it is the previous Bond girls, or the future Oscar actresses, or those big-breasted girls and girls who are showy, the comprehensive conditions are not as good as her.

When he met the most suitable actress candidate, Mo Fei didn't ask other questions anymore, he didn't need a small performance or anything, what he needed to make sure now was another thing: "Cindy Crawford, you are now a model, so, how long is your brokerage contract with the modeling agency?" ”

Cindy Crawford didn't know what it meant to ask her this question, did actors who signed with other companies have no chance, but she was sure that the chief election officer would definitely be satisfied with herself by asking this question, so that she couldn't hide her current situation, and said: "I'm signed to a modeling agency in Chicago now, and I still have eight months to go before my contract expires." ”

"There are still eight months to go, which is really embarrassing." Mo Fei frowned and said: "Actually, your image is very in line with the heroine of the series Phoenix Culture, and as long as there is a suitable agency, there can also be more room for development in New York and Chicago, if Phoenix Culture gives you enough opportunities, but you want to sign a contract for fifteen years, will you agree?" Of course, there are plenty of opportunities not only in terms of modeling, but also in TV and movies, as well as other shows and events, and even as the spokesperson of a super brand. ”

This is obviously a condition that people can't refuse, Cindy Crawford is now more famous in Chicago, and she is too far from becoming popular, such a contract is simply a road to heaven for her, how can she not be willing.

After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately replied, "If that's the case, no model can refuse, but now ......"

What you want is this attitude, Mo Fei doesn't care about the difference between Catherine and Frank Sauber's eyes, and immediately clapped the decision: "No need, I will arrange someone to buy your contract, all you have to do is sign the new contract, congratulations on becoming the first heroine of the new drama of Phoenix Culture, the future supermodel Miss Crawford." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, the last surprise in the casting, and it was also a surprise that Mo Fei was surprised, the actor who also participated in the role of "Coastal Lifeguard" was changed, but he was replaced by a different actor.

"My name is Johnny Depp, and I have starred in "Ghost Street" and "Private ......Means" before", listening to the self-introduction of this new rookie actor in front of me, it is really about to be "shocked" out of the game, I can only say that the entertainment industry is too small, and anyone may meet it.

"Edward Scissorhands", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Charlie's Chocolate Factory", "Alice in Wonderland" and other famous films in film history, blockbusters, are the symbol of the rookie in front of him, and this rookie will grow into one of Hollywood's most box office appealing actors.

Looking at the decent Captain Jack in front of him, Mo Fei almost made a decision to let him play the leading role in "Pirates of Malacca", but when he thought of his current fame and the planned filming of more than a dozen episodes of "Pirates of Malacca", he still suppressed this idea.

The captain of "Pirates of Malacca" can't always be that person, and an actor can't play the same role for more than 20 years or more, so it's better to let this real Captain Jack train for a few years first, and when he matures, he will take over.

And if you want to train this Captain Jack well, you have to work hard, in his previous life, he played a middle-aged supporting role in "Field Platoon", now it's better to let him play the leading role, Charlie Sean's future plasticity is really not strong, it's a bit bad for him to star in such a good film, it's better to train his own actors.

And before starring in "Field Platoon", there will be another arrangement for Johnny Depp, in his previous life, he also starred in a high-rated drama series "Young Dragon and Tiger", it is better to get this series out now, and then through a series of episodes and movies, develop an excellent Captain Jack.

(There will be a little later)

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