"Smith, you're opposite an alien who has invaded Earth and just killed his comrades."

Sitting behind the monitor, after Will Smith performed a clip, Duke frowned slightly, the future superstar's acting skills were really bad enough, "The aliens have been captured by you, please show the right feelings." ”

If he can't even be basic funny, then he can only be replaced.

Fortunately, black people are not born with a lack of humor cells, or perhaps it is the instinct of being a hip-hop singer, Will Smith thought about it a little, and raised his feet to the air in front of him, and his mouth screamed, "You want to invade the earth?" You can't live forever, do you? ”

"Come on! Come on! ”

As he used to be, his expression was almost exaggerated, and his performance was clearly too violent, but it was perfect for such a scene.

By the time Will Smith's performance was over, Duke nodded to Thomson, the casting director, who gave him an answer that would give him a notice, and his audition ended for the time being.

Walking out of the audition room, Will Smith did not have any confidence in his heart, although he wanted to transform into a film, but his acting skills he understood, he was really not good, but he did not give up, and discussed in a low voice with the agent who came over to discuss the coping strategy, this film is extremely important to him, this is the masterpiece of the famous commercial director Duke Rosenberg, which is regarded by many media as a hit film next summer, if his film career starts with a blockbuster film, the future development road will definitely be much smoother.

The movie directed by the saboteur has become popular with Keanu Reeves, Uma Thurman and Christopher Lee, etc., and Will Smith knows very well that countless actors and actresses waiting for the top positions want to take his ride.

It's not just Will Smith who has this idea, Nicole Kidman and her assistant are also thinking about the question when they walk into Independence Day Studios at Warner Studios, how can they win the role and make themselves a real blockbuster?

Just like the agent said, although she successfully broke into Hollywood as Mrs. Cruise, she didn't have any works that she could get her hands on, and Mrs. Crew's code name gradually made her hate and disgust, and she was eager to do what she was eager to do by completely gaining a foothold in Hollywood with her own ability.

Nicole Kidman even had a big fight with her husband for this audition, and after being politely rejected by Fox, Tom Cruise forced her to withdraw from the audition, and as a result, the relationship between the two people, who were already in a state of cold war recently, became even worse.

Thinking of the forced change of faith, thinking of the confinement of her arrogant husband, Nicole Kidman didn't know why, and suddenly had the idea of kicking Tom Cruise if she could be independent in Hollywood.

Will the character be obtained? Nicole Kidman's face is gloomy, according to Pat Kingsley's analysis, the biggest competitor is her friend, she knows that Naomi Watts and director Duke Rosenberg have a complicated relationship, but she will not give up on her own initiative, opportunities always need to be fought for.

She once gave up an opportunity, that was in the late eighties, the producer of "Ghost Love" asked her to go to her home with Demi Moore to open a party, she refused, and Demi Moore went, and the result of the heroine was obvious, and the latter directly became one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood today.

Opportunity is more important than acting skills and appearance, she understands this sentence very well, anyone who blocks her opportunity is an enemy!

"Here, Miss Kidman, please."

Guided by the staff, Nicole Kidman walked into a reception room and waited for her audition.

Entering the wide room, her eyes quickly swept over each of them, and the three women waiting here all had similar qualities to her, blonde or brown hair, mature and beautiful.

Then, Nicole Kidman's eyes fell on a petite figure, in the past, the other party would definitely greet her affectionately, and she would also return with a bright smile, after all, the two were classmates in drama school, and they had some friendship when they were girls, and they also took care of each other in Hollywood.

But now, she is not in the mood to go up to say hello, and the other party has no intention of coming over to greet her, they will be the most direct competitors!

Every opportunity in Hollywood is important, and all those who stand in the way must be kicked out, Nicole Kidman is convinced of this, and Naomi Watts also believes this, from the moment it was rumored that Nicole Kidman liked the role of the White House spokesman, the two people who were still in close contact in the past did not talk to Guò on the phone again, and gradually broke off contact.

Naomi Watts even received a message from other actors in the Australian gang urging her to voluntarily give up the role, but she vetoed it.

The news is not sure where it came from, but Naomi is not going to give up, besides, why is she the one who gave up? She risked almost being disfigured by the fire to gradually get closer to a rising director, and only then did she have the long-awaited opportunity, but what about Nicole Kidman?

She is Mrs. Cruise, she has established herself in Hollywood, and she has CAA's agent to take care of her, and there are many more opportunities than her, why can't she be the one who voluntarily gives up?

Naomi Watts turned her head and looked at where Nicole Kidman was sitting, and Nicole Kidman also looked over, their eyes collided in the air, they didn't have any expression from each other, and they didn't look at each other again after they separated.

It is impossible to make concessions, not only the two of them, but the other two actresses sitting here will also not back down, take a step back, and there may be an abyss behind them, and they may be trampled under the feet of countless competitors who are scrambling to be the first.

The preliminary preparations are busy, Duke can't invest too much time in the actors, and now he is not the rookie he used to be, with two super blockbuster movies as capital, even if he doesn't ask for anything, the rest of the crew will take the initiative to cooperate with him, not only Will Smith, but even the auditions of the four actresses are compressed into one day as much as possible.

"What do you think?"

It was late when the audition ended, and Duke pinched his eyebrows and asked the others, "We try our best to determine the actors, and it takes time to negotiate and prepare the actors." ”

"I think Nicole Kidman is a better fit."

As a representative of Fox, Jon Landau was the first to speak, "This role doesn't need good acting skills, it's enough for her level, and she has a high reputation, and the salary is not much." ”

"I support Naomi Watts."

Charles Rowan, the first production manager, and Robin Grande, the second production manager, were both on Duke's side.

The shape is obvious, but Duke still said, "Nicole Kidman has never proven her box office ability, she does have popularity, but she relies more on Mrs. Cruise's identity, and according to the survey feedback of several research agencies on her entry into Hollywood to play roles, North American audiences do not like him too much." ”

After saying that, Duke asked the casting director to give a copy of the investigation to Jon Landau, who looked through it and nodded, "I agree to give up Nicole Kidman." ”

As a well-known producer, Jon Landau's professionalism is undoubted, and since Duke has provided detailed numbers, even if it is based on Fox's investment returns, he will not insist on using actors with relatively high salaries and relatively average box office appeal.

"Let's stop here for today."

After Charles Rowan's words, the camera assistant next to him came over to sort out the audition video, Duke walked out of the audition room with the crowd, and said to the producer next to him, "Robin, although we unanimously agreed to Will Smith, his performance is still unconvincing, try to reduce his salary, if possible, within $200,000." ”

"I understand." Robin Grande nodded.

In terms of actors, the expenses are reduced as much as possible, and newcomers and veteran actors with low salaries are used as the support of the film, and more of the budget is invested in special effects, in fact, the first two films, Duke also implemented such a strategy, and the selling point of these films itself is not in the movie stars.

Back in the office, Duke simply cleaned up and prepared to go home, when Sophia pushed the door open and handed over his phone.

"Someone called me?" Duke asked.

"Nicole Kidman's agent, Pat Kingsley, called you and wanted to talk to you."

Hearing Sophia's words, Duke shook his head, "It should be Nicole Kidman's audition problem, just say I'm going out to see the scene, and push it off for me." ”

"There's an actor named Charlize Theron who invites you to her birthday party tonight." Sophia knew Duke, "I pushed it off because Aunt Leah also called and asked you to go back to Santa Monica for dinner." ”

"It's almost time, let's get off work

Hearing that it was his mother's call, Duke didn't delay any longer, picked up his handbag, "Are you together?" Your mother must be happy to be a guest. ”

"I'm sorry, but a friend asked me to shop."

As she walked out of the office, Sophia reminded Duke, "I almost forgot, Aunt Leah asked you to pick up Scarlett Johansson at Andrew Acting School and go back to Santa Monica." ”

"Didn't she come at noon to inquire about the audition time?" Duke muttered.

"I've heard Melanie Sloan mention that she has acting classes in the afternoon."

As they spoke, the two walked out of the studio, left Warner Studios in a battery car, and after changing into their respective cars in the parking lot, they drove in different directions.

According to Sophia's information, Duke quickly found Andrew's Acting School, which is a large and large three-story building in the Los Angeles area, which looks like a decent size, with a large courtyard and a three-story building that serves as a teaching area.

Because of the lack of time, the school seemed a little deserted, Duke parked the car, negotiated with the school guard, and under the leadership of the other party, saw a little girl sitting on a chair in a room, bored playing with her ponytail.

"Hi, Scarlett." Duke walked over and said hello.

"Let's go, Duke!"

The little girl didn't recognize her at all, picked up her school bag, grabbed his sleeve with the other hand, and walked out of the classroom.

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