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As the night deepened, a thick fog enveloped the seaside residential area, and salty moisture crept through the cracks in the windows and into the noses of the busy figures under the windows.

"Ah sneeze~"

After sneezing, Duke turned off the air conditioner, his eyes fell on the drawing board in front of him again, and after stretching his long waist, he put his hands back on the desk, picked up a pencil and sketched simple lines, one large and one small, two ellipses and four straight lines, forming a pattern representing the male protagonist.

In just a few minutes, the image in his mind became a storyboard.

This is the favorite storyboard painting method of many young directors in another world, concise and direct, enough to express the scene represented by the artwork, and in today's era, it can be regarded as a futuristic painting method.

However, the effect is not bad, and Duke often takes the artwork to communicate with people from various departments of the crew, and most of them think that the artwork is simple and straightforward.

After drawing another one, Duke put them together in the text bag, and his storyboard sketches came to an end for the time being, and if he had any new ideas in the future, he could change them at any time.

Simply tidying up his desk, Duke walked out of the bedroom to his mother's study, knocked softly on the door, and as expected, came the sound of invitation to enter.

"Mommy......" Duke pushed the door open and walked in.

"Is there something wrong?" Mrs. Leah, at the desk, took off her glasses and looked this way.

"It's late," he said, gesturing to the clock on the wall, "you get off early." ”

"Well, right away."

Seeing his mother nod, Duke finally said, "Good night." ”

"Good night."

Back in the room, Duke lay down but didn't feel sleepy, his mind was almost all about "Life and Death" in preparation, even if the preliminary preparation had been very smooth, the crew had no mistakes on the surface, even if he was confident in his ability to learn and accumulate over the years, but the pressure brought by this first time still made him feel a little heavy.

When the opportunity does not appear, look forward to the opportunity; When the opportunity comes, I am afraid that I will not be able to seize the opportunity and will encounter failure.

This is a common disease for most people, and Duke is no exception, even if he lives again, he is still a normal person.

It's a rare opportunity and one that can't be lost, and Duke knows that very well that if he messes up, he won't have a second time for a very long time to come.

Pressure can be converted into motivation, which is easy to say, but it is not so easy to do.

Slandering the famous quotes of those bullish characters who engage in motivational training, Duke finally fell into a deep sleep.

Perhaps a good night's sleep is the best way to relieve stress, and when he wakes up in the morning, Duke is still tall, his tough face is full of determination and confidence, as if no force in this world can defeat him.

After a run on the esplanade by the sea, coming home for breakfast cooked by his mother, and going back to his room to change into his formal clothes, Duke drove his Chevrolet to West Hollywood.

Today the crew is going to hold a second audition for the heroine, and Duke has a certain say in it.

The first audition for the actor and actress, Duke and Robin Grande did not participate, he didn't care too much about whether Keanu Kieves, who accepted the audition invitation, would be brushed off, and there was no actor in Hollywood who could not be replaced, even if that person was Meryl Streep.

As far as "Life and Death" is concerned, does it matter who the male protagonist Jack is? For such a role, as long as you find a handsome white student with a bit of toughness, and your basic acting skills can pass, there is actually no difference.

Duke Kianu Reeves, just because Keanu is somewhat popular now, and the salary is cheap enough, this is not a few years from now, he can definitely get it within 500,000 US dollars!

Because most of the money will be invested in special effects and filming, the total budget for the film's actors' compensation is only $2 million, and Duke and Robin Grande have even agreed to reduce this expenditure to less than $1.5 million.

Even so, one-third of all cast and crew payments will have to wait for the film to be released in North America.

As for whether the film can be released in North America, these people, including Duke, are not worried, Lucasfilm is the absolute top ten production company in the industry, finding a distributor is just a very ordinary job, and there is already contact with Twentieth Century Fox, you must know that the latter has been encouraging George Lucas to restart the Star Wars series, and signing a distribution contract is basically not a problem.

Of course, the specific release conditions will not be determined until the twentieth century Fox side has seen the sample.

When he arrived at the 'speed' studio, Duke found that many of the actors who auditioned before him, which is not surprising, actors are the most competitive circle in Hollywood, and in this day and age, even well-known directors have only half a foot in front of the camera, and actors are Hollywood's most glamorous signs.

The vast majority of those who enter Hollywood with dreams want to be an actor, or a star actor to be exact!

The crew has no obvious inclination in the heroine, this is Hollywood, the news will definitely be heard by someone who cares, and these actresses who have played a few small roles and have not really become famous will definitely not let go of this opportunity.

Maybe this crew is not well-known, but don't forget, the film is produced by Lucasfilm, and the producer's position is even more on the name of George Lucas.

From the positions where these actresses sit, you can see their competitive mentality, they are very far away from each other, they basically don't talk, and they have a strong sense of self-protection, even if it is the water sent by the crew, they don't talk to each other.

Hollywood is a veritable dye vat, and many people can use jaw-dropping means to become famous, especially the fights between actresses, which are often more intense and insidious.

Although he has not witnessed it in this life, Duke has heard many rumors about it, and 90 percent of these rumors have been proven to be true.

For example, the assistant director of the crew of "Captain Hooke" mentioned to him that if there is fierce competition among several actresses in a crew, then everyone will be cautious, especially in terms of diet, they only trust their personal assistants, often a bottle of mineral water is unscrewed and drunk, and they rush to catch up with the play, and they will never drink this bottle of water again after the play.

It's not that someone will do anything, but the most basic sense of self-preservation.

After going to his office for a cup of coffee, Duke entered the audition room, greeted Robin Grande, nodded to assistant director Cornet, and walked directly behind the camera-connected monitor and sat down in the middle chair.

Auditions begin quickly, and as in the Hollywood assembly line system, auditions are almost always stylized, with the actresses who come in briefly introduce themselves, read a line, act out a scene from the script as the interviewer asks, and then talk about their understanding and opinions about the role.

The first audition of Nengtong guò, in terms of basic acting skills and appearance conditions, will definitely not be too bad.

In the morning, a total of 6 actresses entered the audition room, in fact, there is no shortage of Duke's impressive names, such as the second tall person with distinct Germanic characteristics is Uma Thurman, the fourth is the sweetheart Australian Naomi Watts, and the last black Harry Berry.

Blacks will definitely be eliminated, Duke doesn't know who hosted the first audition, and actually selected her to enter the second audition, which is completely inconsistent with the requirements of the film, the people sitting in the back of the bus can be people of any color, but for the film to be successful, the heroine sitting in the driver's seat must be a white person.

This is the simplest movie to be correct.

After a simple lunch, several people who have a say in the selection of the hero and heroine returned to the audition room and gathered together to watch the audition video in the morning, in order to decide the heroine as much as possible.

"Duke, you're the director."

Robin Grande, who was sitting behind his elliptical desk, asked Duke, who was standing next to the monitor, "What is your opinion?" ”

Grabbing a videotape, Duke slipped it into the video recorder, pointed to the tall woman on the screen and said, "Uma Thurman, she's the most Annie-like of all." ”

"I don't think so."

Koné, the assistant director, stood up and walked to the monitor as well, "She's only twenty-one years old, she's too young, her acting skills are relatively young, and she's not beautiful enough." ”

As he spoke, he took one of the tapes and replaced the one that was played, "I think she's good, and Naomi Watts is more likable in terms of image." ”

Turning his head to look at Koné, Duke's brows furrowed slightly, and he said directly, "I don't agree!" ”

He turned around and took two steps to the left, standing opposite the assistant director, "What I need is a typical American girl, a silly big sister with a bit of a wild temperament, not a sweetheart!" ”

"I stand by my opinion!" Koné didn't back down.

"Robin, what about you?" Duke turned his head to look behind his desk, "What about your opinion?" ”

With George Lucas not interfering, the real decision is in Robin Grande's hands.

"That's good," Robin Grande said, tapping lightly on the table, "Naomi Watts moved back in the driver's seat, as a passenger on the bus. ”

"I agree."

Walking back to his place, Duke sat down, Robin Grande was sleek enough to support himself, and with outstanding ability, it was not for nothing that George Lucas chose him to take control of the crew.

Duke took the lead in making a compromise, and Koné naturally stopped insisting on his opinion, and just waited for the crew to sign a formal actor contract with them, and then sent the scripts belonging to the characters to their respective hands.

The next day, another audition for the actor came, Duke and Koné had a disagreement again, and Robin Grande once again implicitly supported Duke, and Keanu Reeves got the role of Jack.

In the face of these actors who are eager to become famous and do not have much capital themselves, the crew will definitely not offer high salaries.

After a tug-of-war negotiation, Keanu Reeves' agent secured him $400,000, and another major actor, Dennis Hopper, was paid $200,000.

And the heroine, in Hollywood, where there is a huge gap between the remuneration of actors and actresses, Uma Thurman only has $80,000.

The crew managed to squeeze the salaries of all the actors to less than $1.5 million.