Chapter 560: Nepotism in Hollywood
On the afternoon of the next day, Sun Ziming took Lu Huiguang, nanny, and Xie Xiaoyan to Hawaii and immediately threw himself into intense work. It's the end of July, and "Very Little Agent" must be released at Christmas!
Gregorio and Ingrid's home is located in Yang Guozhong's villa, with cliffs and the sea behind him, which also happens to promote his own resort. Perhaps, some young fans are super rich at home, and their parents' brains are hot, and those villas that no one cares about for the time being can sell at a good price. It's just that the original quiet courtyard has changed the crew into a children's paradise, and the luxurious house has become a strange spy home everywhere.
Yang Xiaoyan, who was blonde and white-skinned, and only had black eyes, ran around excitedly when he saw these scenes, and shouted: "Third uncle, this is amazing, is this my home?" ”
Sun Ziming hurriedly followed the little ancestor, for fear that he would fall, "Slow down, slow down, this is your home." When the third uncle finishes filming the movie, you can play as much as you want, don't move that, be careful. ”
When the little ancestor was tired of playing, the nanny carried him to sleep next door, and his grandson Mingcai, under the leadership of Chris, checked around. It's not bad, it's better than I imagined, and it will be completed in two or three days.
"Yes, exactly as I imagined, the kids will love this place."
Of course it's good, Chris deliberately changed it a few times according to the children's opinions, "Boss, this is my childhood dream." It's not finished yet, and Joe's kids, with his friends, are playing crazy here. If I hadn't promised them that after the filming, they would have been able to play to their heart's content, and they wouldn't have been able to get rid of it. ”
After turning around, Sun Ziming sat on the steps and smoked, Chris also sat down, waved his hand to let the staff go away, and nodded: "Boss, Joe is supervising the work on the island, I don't have time to come over, I want me to ask for your opinion." After the shooting, can you keep this place? You know, this area is going to be an upscale resort in Hawaii, and if there's a very famous children's playground, it can be a selling point. ”
What is called no time, but Chris is closer to himself and better talking. However, Xiao Yan's excitement just now, Sun Ziming also saw it in his eyes, Guozhong is not bad at this house, and he can live in the third brother when he comes on vacation.
"Okay, then keep it, and find another set similar to this one."
"Ah", Chris agreed, waving into the distance, and a blonde boy trotted over. Twenty-seven or eighteen years old, about the same size as Sun Ziming, he looks very energetic and calm.
"Boss, his name is Douglas Arnokoski, Russian. He is doing the job of selecting actors for "Very Little Spy", and he used to be the assistant director of "Aone, home2, 3" with me, and his ability is not bad, how about letting him be the assistant director for you? ”
This is no problem, the person Chris likes will not be bad in ability, Sun Ziming stretched out his hand to Douglas, and the young man hurriedly shook his hands and thanked him: "Thank you Boss, I graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California." ”
"Do a good job, if this movie is good at the box office, you will be the director of the sequel."
"Thank you boss, thank you boss", the big pie that fell from the sky, smashed Douglas's head dizzy, and he was a little incoherent with gratitude.
"Go get busy, I'll talk to the boss about something."
"Yes, sir", Douglas bowed to Sun Ziming again, and then walked away like stepping on a pile of cotton.
When the kid was far away, Chris said in a low voice: "Boss, this kid is a little reluctant to be a director, and then I have to find an assistant director with a high level." I recommend him to you, firstly, because he is Sabolina's distant cousin, and secondly, this guy has a very strict mouth and very good coordination. ”
Oh, I'm wrong, it's nepotism and special abilities. However, Sun Ziming didn't care about the fact that his directing ability was almost good, "It's okay, at that time, you drew a good sub-shot for him and let him shoot it." This is a children's movie, not so particular. After filming the sequel, if it's a talent problem, it is estimated that he can detect it himself. ”
"Thank you Boss"
Chris breathed a sigh of relief, he was also pestered by Saborina and had no choice but to recommend Douglas to Sun Ziming. The opportunity was won for him, and if he couldn't catch it himself, he couldn't blame others. However, this guy is a good material as an assistant, whether it is a business or a private matter, it can be arranged properly, and the interests of the boss are the most important, even if it is a relative, he can't get a word out of his mouth.
"It's okay, he's Saborina's cousin, and he's his own."
Sun Ziming doesn't care about these either, nepotism is everywhere, as long as he doesn't get down to business.
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"Douglas, where's the cast profile?"
The new assistant director, Douglas Arnokoski, hurriedly handed over the cast information, "Boss, this is the candidate I picked. According to your arrangement, the young actors are already in the interview room, waiting for your final selection. ”
Sun Ziming took the information, and he didn't rush to the interview room, so he casually found a cubicle where no one was there and flipped through it.
Antonio Banderas? Unexpectedly, the filming of this film started eight years ahead of schedule, and the protagonist still let him grab it. Oh no, I haven't promised him yet. However, he seems to have no reason not to pick him, the salary is low enough, the acting skills are good enough, and he is handsome and strong enough, he doesn't play agent Gregorio, who will play it? Sun Ziming ditched his information, and they didn't choose Bruce Willis in front.
Nicole Kidman? Sun Ziming frowned, he didn't want to pay $1.6 million, although she was worth so much money.
Seeing Sun Ziming frowning, Douglas hurriedly explained: "Boss, she agreed to star in a salary of $400,000, and the sequel is also at this price." Her current condition is not very good, and after she got married, there was no big director looking for her to film. ”
Sun Ziming didn't think much about it, and said casually: "She can't do it, she's too beautiful and has a good figure." Is the audience watching her, or is it watching the child? ”
After flipping through the information again, they are all quasi-first-line and second-tier actresses in Hollywood, Sun Ziming returned the actress's information book to Douglas, and instructed: "Find someone who has passable acting skills, looks beautiful but not too good, and has affinity, OK?" ”
"OK", Douglas immediately wrote it down in the information book, Sun Ziming turned over the actor candidates again, and his eyes froze, there were Anne Hathaway and Natalie Herschler?
Heroine, with only two candidates?
Seeing that Sun Ziming was puzzled, Douglas hurriedly explained in a low voice: "Boss, Anne's mother is Ter McGoley, a college classmate of Mr. Frank Derabont; Natalie's father is a dentist, and the clinic is a little past our company, so she is very familiar with the people in the company. You can rest assured, these two children have a good sense of the camera and rich expressions, and there is absolutely no problem in playing Carmen. ”
Oh, this is also Hollywood-style nepotism, Sun Ziming smiled helplessly, "Carmen will pick from the two of them, Juni, Juni"
Sun Ziming finished flipping through a stack of information and photos, but he still couldn't pick out a satisfactory one, they were all too beautiful and cute, and what he wanted was that kind of eccentric, even troublemaker.
"Keep looking, you want that kind of mischievous little boy, OK?"
"OK", Douglas saw his grandson walking straight out, and hurriedly trotted to catch up, "Boss, they are both inside, don't you take a look?" ”
Sun Ziming pointed to the café next to the company and said in a low voice: "I'll sit at the window later, you take them to the candy store next to it, and it's best to make them quarrel, OK?" ”
“OK”
To say that in this life, Sun Ziming likes children the most, but he is also the most afraid of children. He didn't want to see the hope in their eyes, because he would disappoint one of them anyway, which is why Sun Ziming threw the casting to others and only looked at the photos himself.
Sun Ziming went to the café and ordered a latte at random, sat by the window and waited to see which child was more suitable. A child in a quarrel must have no hope in his eyes, only opponents and anger.
Within a few minutes, Sun Ziming saw Douglas pulling the two angry children to the candy store. Half a head taller is Annie, half a head shorter is Natalie, the two little girls are arguing, I don't know, how did Douglas provoke it?
Far away, I couldn't hear what the two children were arguing, but the two were arguing like two cute black-eyed chickens, which still made Sun Ziming happy to watch. Don't think that children don't quarrel, as long as the teacher is not there in the kindergarten, naughty children can also quarrel.
When Douglas bought a lollipop for each of them, the two of them didn't quarrel eating candy, but treated the children opposite as air.
Sun Ziming looked at the two of them, one tall and one short, and suddenly had an idea, how about letting Natalie play Juni? Well, change your short ear-length hair into a suit head, and live a tomboy. Even if the company makes a sequel in the future, Natalie will only be twelve years old in two years, and with her height and spirituality, it is estimated that there will be no problem.
Thinking of this, Sun Zi Mingxing ran back to the company in a hurry, and even forgot to pay for the coffee, fortunately he was a big celebrity in this area, and the boss was not afraid that he would not admit it. Sun Ziming found a makeup artist, ran to the conference room for the interview, and began to pick up Natalie. Anne next to her wanted to cry as soon as her mouth was deflated, so panicked that Sun Ziming hurriedly comforted, "Anne, don't cry, you have passed the interview." ”
As soon as she finished comforting this, Natalie's eyes under her hand turned red again, and Sun Ziming hurriedly comforted this again, "Natalie, you are also gò, I want you to play a little boy, it is very challenging, are you willing to accept the challenge?" ”
‘Yeah!’ The two children jumped up excitedly, and Sun Ziming pressed Natalie's little head and pressed her back into the chair, so that the makeup artist could smoothly turn her face into a healthy wheat color and trim her hair into a boy's hairstyle. When the makeup artist finished picking up, she didn't look at the bubble skirt on her body, and sure enough, she looked like a little boy, Sun Ziming smiled and said, "OK, Natalie, now you are a boy, show me one." ”
Natalie immediately wiped her nose with the back of her hand, and wiped her hand twice on her skirt, a little boy who doesn't care about hygiene, this child is really spiritual!
"OK, very smart, but this is a little boy who doesn't love hygiene. Tell me, what are the other characteristics of boys? ”
Natalie tilted her little head, thought for a while, and said in a milky voice: "I climb trees, I don't like to wash my hands, I like to tread puddles on rainy days, and I like to catch insects and play." ”
Okay, this is a genius, no wonder he can be admitted to Harvard in the future, and he can win an Oscar at the age of twenty-six!
Sun Ziming finished praising one, and did not forget Anne next to Jì, "Anne, you are very cute and sensible." When we were filming, you treated Natalie as your brother, and you loved him and hated him at the same time, OK? ”
"OK", little Annie's trademark big mouth, kissed her grandson, gentle and soft. Hehe, foreign children can express their feelings, at least much stronger than when they were children.
After selecting the young actors, only the supporting actress is missing, fortunately, her role is not heavy, just find someone with passable acting skills and acceptable appearance. Sun Ziming left the company's headquarters and got into the light and shadow special effects next to the University of Los Angeles. The biggest success of "Very Little Spy" is the bizarre spy equipment, which children can play with adults, and those are the ones that attract the most children's attention.
After reading the ideas that he 'plagiarized', and after watching the computer special effects such as Tim's thumb brother, it was already more than six o'clock in the evening, and Sun Ziming returned home exhausted. I was thinking about having a meal, taking a shower, and getting a good night's sleep. Douglas couldn't rest, he followed Sun Ziming's request and stayed up all night looking for Mrs. Ingrid, who was passable-looking, had okay acting skills, and had to be affable.