571. Interview (I)
came to the Actors' Guild again, and the person who received Ye Sumang was no longer the previous supervisor, but was replaced by a woman who was about thirty years old and dressed very mature and beautiful.
"You are Mr. Ye Sumang." After Severn's introduction, the director, named Alice, stepped forward and asked.
"That's right, hello." Ye Sumang politely shook Alice's hand.
The other party didn't say anything more, just turned around and walked towards the front desk, and only turned around and came back after explaining a few words.
"I'll serve you in the next time, there are unemployed actors in the Actors' Guild, you can take a look first, if none of them meet your requirements, we can also look for them in the archives, believe me, as long as it's the type you want, our Actors' Guild will definitely have such actors."
Alice spoke in a very big tone, and when she opened and closed her mouth, she obviously admired the actors' union very much, especially when she said zuihou, her pointed chin was very naturally raised slightly, and she was obviously very proud of it.
Ye Sumang is noncommittal about this, the strength of the actors' union is well known, otherwise Ye Sumang would not have bothered to come here to find actors, you must know that 90% of Hollywood actors are members here.
"I have a few actors' conditions, Miss Alice can take a look first."
"Around thirty or forty years old, you don't need to be too famous, but you have to have enough acting skills and qualifications, which is relatively easy and compliant
There are many actors and actresses with this condition, I don't know if you care if they haven't acted in movies, you must know that some TV drama actors are also very acting. After reading the conditions, Alice immediately asked rhetorically.
Ye Sumang pondered for a moment before replying: "You still have to give priority to movie actors, as for pure TV drama actors, you also understand that movies and TV series are not a rhythm, nor are they a way of acting." Even if it seems that his acting skills are superb in terms of TV series, it is not necessarily feasible in film shooting, and the two ways of interpretation are different rhythms, which cannot be generalized. β
"It's me who is abrupt." Alice's face was slightly red, she lowered her head and said a word, and continued to look at the conditions proposed by Ye Sumang for the rest of the actors.
About half an hour later. Alice put down the list in her hand.
"It seems that Director Ye is going to make a film centered on the film, and the actors are just green leaves, these actors have a lot of information, and the only difficulty is that the children who are seven or eight years old are among them, and this will take some time."
"I hope it can be solved as soon as possible, and it is better to choose more and more mature, after all, I don't want to be a director and a nanny on the set."
"Hehehehe......" Alice, who had always had a calm face, was amused by Ye Sumang's joke and trembled, so much so that Ye Sumang couldn't help but be stunned.
He is also one of the directors of the Screen Actors Guild. This woman named Alice looks relatively peaceful, giving people a sense of politeness but not closeness, and Liu Yifei's temperament is somewhat similar at that time, but it doesn't have Liu Yifei's cold feeling, unlike the supervisor that Ye Sumang contacted before is too enthusiastic, and the enthusiasm makes Ye Sumang a little unbearable.
However, looking at the way she was smiling at this time, Ye Sumang suddenly found that this Alice supervisor seemed to be a little interesting.
I don't know if it's intentional or not. Ye Sumang's sixth sense told him that this woman was pretending to be something. But for a while, Ye Sumang didn't understand why she did this, but the two met for the first time, so there was no need to delve into it.
"Director Ye, I understand what you mean, there are many actors with good acting skills and a certain reputation, if you just follow the information to find me, I don't think it's easy, why don't you hold an interview?" Alice lifted the gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose. suggested.
Ye Sumang nodded and replied, "I also think the interview is better, I don't know when it can be arranged?" β
"We can always set the time whenever you're available, you know. There are a lot of actors who are idle at home, just waiting for a boss like you to give them food. Alice pursed her lips and smiled, a rare joke.
Ye Sumang didn't talk, but just asked Saiwen about his itinerary, and Alice put away her smile when she saw that Ye Sumang didn't speak, and changed back to that expression that was not salty or light.
"Director Alice, I will have a whole day free in three days, and you will help contact me during this time, and you can negotiate with Severn for specific commissions, that's all." Ye Sumang politely shook Alice's hand and then turned around and left the actors' union, leaving Saiwen standing in place with a smile on his face.
"It's a funny little man, isn't it?" Alice looked at Ye Sumang's back and said suddenly.
"No, no, no." After hearing this, Severn immediately shook his head, and replied with a smile under Alice's surprised gaze: "You use a little man to describe the boss, which is an insult. β
Speaking of this, Saiwen's face changed, and he seemed to be very embarrassed and persuaded him: "Director Alice, I advise you not to have any interest in my boss, he has a very happy family, and he also has a fiancΓ©e who loves him very much and loves him very much......"
"Hmph." Without waiting for Severn to finish, Alice glanced at the guy fiercely: "If you have time to talk nonsense, let's talk about commissions and interviews." β
Facing Alice, who suddenly became cold, Saiwen shrugged his shoulders and smiled noncommittally, but the smile on the corner of his mouth made Alice feel a bit of gnashing of teeth, and she wanted to kick the man's face a few times.
The commission negotiation went very smoothly, in order to make Alice do her best to do things, Ye Sumang was not stingy in this regard, and the conditions proposed by Ye Sumang were not difficult, Alice was very confident that everything would be completed within three days.
In fact, if Ye Sumang proposes to find those first-class movie stars to film, Alice may be really embarrassed, not only the schedule of those stars, but also the key is that the group of obvious agents can't get through in a day or two.
But if Ye Sumang relaxes in the conditions of fame and chooses male and female stars around forty years old, this will give Alice a lot of room to play, which is why Alice dares to pack a ticket and contact enough actors for interviews within three days.
As for the young actors, there are many child stars registered in the actors' union, Alice only needs to send the age and gender matching to Ye Sumang, it is not difficult to say, as for the 'nanny' mentioned by Ye Sumang, don't worry, Alice knows how much the parents of these child stars care about this group of small cash cows, and Ye Sumang doesn't need to take care of them at all when filming......
Three days later, a lot of actors gathered in Miramax's company.
They all received invitations from the Actors' Guild to participate in the auditions, a total of seven main roles and important supporting roles, but the people who came were far beyond Alice's expectations, she did send out a total of about 100 invitations, but after considering Ye Sumang's fame, she thought that it would be great to have a maximum of 30 people to participate.
But at this moment, there are more than 70 actors gathered at the scene, and the corridor is so crowded that no one can sit down, and many actors can only stand in place temporarily, waiting for the opportunity to interview.
"Director Alice, you're really passionate about your work." Looking out the window at the group of actors who came to interview, Ye Sumang sighed with a wry smile.
Alice also replied with a wry smile: "I underestimated your influence, I didn't expect that you, who had just made a TV series, would be trusted by so many actors in the United States." β
This is true, these actors outside are firstly for work, and secondly, they must have come out of confidence in Ye Sumang.
After all, this group of actors is not the kind of extras that can be found casually, but actors who really have their own qualifications and fame, they may not be popular in this circle, but as long as their names are mentioned, there will still be people who will recall them immediately and can accurately say what they look like or what kind of works they have played.
And this group of people also attaches the most importance to their reputation, after all, the popularity is no longer there, and the rest of the reputation is very important, they disdain to act in ordinary bad movies, and those who can be valued by them obviously have potential.
In fact, Ye Sumang's fame is not as bad as Alice thought, the reason why he was despised before is mainly that Ye Sumang has never really proved himself in the land of Hollywood, and the works he shoots are all from the culture of China, which makes everyone have great doubts about Ye Sumang's ability.
But since the release of "The Walking Dead" and its great success, the gold content of the name Ye Sumang has quickly become hot in this circle.
A man who can conquer the American audience with a TV series, do you dare to say that he can't make films that locals like?
Are the box office of Ye Sumang's previous films all decorations?
And the big and small awards he has won over the years, especially the two Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, are they really so inconspicuous?
Obviously, these doubts have all been shattered, Ye Sumang's potential has been affirmed, at least not being questioned by inequality, so even if Ye Sumang is still a newcomer who has just started in the Hollywood movie circle, he is not so unbearable and does not have the slightest fame, on the contrary, he is already famous at this moment and is favored by many people.
"Let's start the interview, start with the hero and heroine, don't make everyone wait for a long time." Ye Sumang looked out the window and commanded with a smile.
After receiving the order, Saiwen immediately went out to arrange for the staff to start the interview process, Ye Sumang sat on the chair, looked at the door and took a deep breath, this is a new beginning, Ye Sumang doesn't know whether his move is right or wrong, but since he has fallen, he must have no regrets!! (To be continued......)