"Anyway, it's been narrowed down to these three now, right?" Sitting on a chair in the conference room, looking at the materials in his hand, Sean asked.

"Yes, I'm bullish on Hannah? Coles, and then Catherine thinks Sarah? Hendeck is a good fit, and the other one is Talissa that you think is good? Palmer. Stephanie nodded, "So, which one do you think is more suitable?" ”

Sean was eager to finalize Talissa directly, but looking at Stephanie and Catherine, he gave up the idea: "How do you feel about the other two actors besides the one you think fits?" ”

While he can do this, it is likely to cause a rift between them, which should be avoided until the film is finished, especially with the original author. Tang is not reincarnation after all, and Sean is counting on this series to add weight to himself, and it is best not to use it without the help of reincarnation, so appropriate tactfulness is also necessary.

"Not bad," replied Stephanie and Catherine, after exchanging glances, "and in fact all three of them are a good fit, but Catherine and I each think one of them is better, and it's a gut reaction, just like you think about Telisa." ”

"In that case...... Sean pinched his chin and quickly decided, "I have a few plans, the first one is that we will each choose one of the girls who are not optimistic about it for an interview, not the kind of audition-style interview, but sit together in private and communicate like a friend who has just met." ”

"I don't think that makes much sense," Catherine shook her head, "We've already asked at auditions, and communicating privately is just repeating the question, unless we have time to contact them for a while." ”

Well, in general, there aren't many crews that do a second audition — of course, there are crews that do it three or four times, depending on the actual situation — but the second audition is more of an interview than an audition. That's right, it's the kind of interview that the company recruits employees, and the acting skills and personal style can be confirmed at the first audition, anyway, there are videos, and then you can watch them repeatedly. As for the excuse of not playing well, unfortunately, you only have one chance, and if you don't grasp it, it's your business.

Therefore, communicating again in private is indeed as the director said, unless it is long enough to get to know each other, it is not necessary and meaningless. Of course, Sean also knows this, and the reason why he brings it up is because his real purpose is behind.

This is a little trick, under normal circumstances, when the other party has a good word and proposes a plan, and the plan has a certain feasibility, if you refuse, then it will be difficult for you to refuse the next feasible plan.

"Okay, second, let's talk to the actors we like about Lu and try to understand their thoughts on this movie and this character as much as possible." Sean then said.

"Is there any difference between this and the first one?" Stephanie asked.

"Of course," Sean nodded, "although we are optimistic about them, but that's because of intuition, we don't really know what we think about them, so it is necessary to give ourselves an answer." ”

Neither of them spoke again, but looking at their eyes, it was obvious that they were a little moved, but Catherine still asked, "Is there anything else?" ”

"And the third one, the stylist has only made a preliminary design for the character at the moment, right? On this basis, we can style the characters who are optimistic about Lu according to our own cognition, and then see which person's style is the most eye-catching. Sean said immediately.

"It's a good idea, but it's too much trouble unless you're willing to invest more." Catherine thought for a moment, then shook her head and said.

"I don't see any connection between it, it doesn't cost much." Sean was puzzled.

"If it's just makeup and styling, it doesn't cost much, but if you add in the cost of stylists, makeup artists, and delays, and all kinds of costumes and props, it's going to cost a lot — you said, it's about being perfect, isn't it?" Cathery said, and then changed the conversation: "And you only gave a budget of 40 million, everything is tight, and we have to make every cent worthwhile." ”

Well, Sean kind of understood what she meant, and there was no doubt that he was taking the opportunity to ask for money. He also knew that although the investment of 40 million is not low, as far as this movie is concerned, it is still a little nervous, according to knowledgeable accounting calculations, if you want to achieve the best effect, the investment should be between 45 million and 55 million.

The reason why Sean only gave a budget of 40 million is to make additional investments at a convenient time, which is also a technical work, and when others say that the funds are not enough, they will give money, which is called a big wrong. How to make good use of every dollar is a must for every producer, and it is said that Tom? Cruise was very stuck in this regard, and when he was filming "Mission Impossible 2", he didn't have any extra money.

Although he has also worked as a producer for several films, Sean is still slightly inexperienced in this area, so it is necessary to reduce the budget and then increase the investment at the right opportunity, first, to better control costs, and second, to buy people's hearts.

But in any case, now is not an additional opportunity, the movie has not yet started shooting, so he chose to deny: "So, we can only choose the second option?" ”

The two women thought for a few minutes, and they obviously didn't have a better idea, so they nodded together.

"So be it, we'll come back here by Thursday afternoon at the latest." Sean said this after a while, then got up and walked out of the room, and only sighed when he was far away.

He had hoped to use the third one, and then look at the picture of Christine according to the impression that still lingered in his head, and then put on the makeup and style of Talissa, so that they could agree with more than 80% of the time. It's just that I didn't expect Catherine to ask for additional investment at this time, and Sean didn't want to reject her too directly, now is not the time, so he chose to give up, and he has failed as a producer.

Well, in that case, it's better to ask Teresa out for a casual chat, and then ask for her as a producer to be used, and it's a big deal to shut them up with additional investment.

Sean, who had made up his mind, quickly got the Australian girl in touch and met her at a café in East Hollywood the next afternoon.

A light blue shirt with an open neckline, knotted at the corners of the shirt a little above the navel, half-exposed waist, white trousers underneath, tied to a belt, a small calf exposed, and sandals with heels, full of youthful vitality and a little mature sexy. This, coupled with the delicate facial features and long wavy light-colored hair, makes it difficult to turn back when walking down the street.

"Hello, Miss Palmer, I'm Sean? Don," Sean stood up and held out his hand, "it's nice to meet you, my assistant has made it clear to you." ”

"Yes," Telisa nodded a little reservedly, "she said, you want to talk to me in detail about the casting for The Twilight Zone." ”

"That's right," Sean nodded, and then made a gesture to sit down, "I'll just say it straight, after the second audition, several of us in charge finally narrowed down the scope to three people, the original author favored one, the director favored one, and I favored one, so we decided to have a long talk with the girl we were optimistic about to determine which aspect of the other party we were optimistic about." ”

"So, you take a fancy to me, Mr. Tang?" Theresa glowed in surprise.

"Sean," Sean smiled slightly, "yes, it's just a gut feeling, but I think you've heard of it, and my instincts have always been accurate." ”

"Indeed, although ...... I've only been here for a short time, but I've heard of it," Teresa finally smiled, and her informality lightened considerably, "you can call me Tess, Sean." ”

"Good, Tess." Sean nodded, smiled, waved the waiter over and asked for two cups of coffee, and then got to the point: "My first question is, Tess, what do you think of the role of the audition?" ”

"Hmm......" Theresa was not ambiguous, and after thinking about it carefully, she immediately gave an answer, "Isabella? Swan is very smart and temperamental, she doesn't deliberately show anything, but she is always the center of attention in the eyes of many people. Isabella was unhappy with her mother's remarriage, but was powerless to change anything, so she went into self-imposed exile to Fawkes, where she met Edward. So, first of all, she has to look very weak, but at the same time she can't be too weak, she needs to highlight a little bit of strength, which is a difficult point for an actor......"

Listening to her eloquent talk, Sean's eyes lit up, he was worthy of being a person who was optimistic about Lu, and he was ready to do enough. Zhilu Dao Isabella doesn't matter, it's written in the script, but Zhilu Dao's full name is Isabella? Swan, who also knew that she had self-exiled to Fox Town, would have read the original novel.

In the conversation that followed, she quickly proved this: "Yes, I read the original novel, I remembered it after I got the script, and then I spent a lot of time comparing and figuring out the character's personality. ”

"Very good, that's what a real actor should do." Sean nodded with satisfaction, although her performance at the audition could only be regarded as an upper-middle grade, but for this bit of professionalism, she should be praised.

"I'm such a person myself, every time I get the script, I will read and figure it out again and again, so as to strive to achieve the best state for myself, and I naturally like such actors." He said it again.

Then, leaning forward slightly, she squinted her eyes and looked at Talissa with a smile that looked meaningful: "Especially such a beautiful and touching young lady." ”

Teresa suddenly became a little nervous, and quickly took a sip of the cup, not knowing how to answer.

Sean immediately laughed twice: "Okay, I'm just kidding, now, let's come to the next question." ”

He sat up straight and tugged at his clothes, "Why do you want to come to Hollywood now, Tess?" You have to know Lu Dao, you only have one "2H37" that is considered an official work, and you don't know when Lu Dao will be released in the United States. The competition here is already fierce, you're an Australian actor, and while the investment in "Twilight" isn't very big, it's in the mid-range range, and I'm bullish on the prospects. So, what do you think you have in order for us to give you this role? ”