Chapter 204: Choosing an Actor
Grenouille did not know where he was born and where he would return. In the absence of ties and belonging, he is a completely free and yet completely lonely person. There is no love. Until a carriage passed by the road, there was the laughter and joy of the girl and the unique atmosphere.
At this time, he vaguely understood that perhaps the love between men and women was his only chance to gain ties and belonging. He wants someone to fall in love with him.
However, for Grenouille, who has lived alone since he was a child, and has no property or status, it is simply difficult to learn the art of flirting with girls, and his talent will not make him willing to succumb to vulgar women. However, with his identity and status, with his poor pocket, no girl will take a fancy to him.
In this case, Grenouille can only turn to the talent he is most proud of. He wanted to make a perfume and gain the affection of others. He began to murder different women, extracting their unusual flavors by extracting their scents from flowers.
And the most critical girl is the woman who was on the side of the road, watching the carriage run by, and his heart was moving. After the murder of this woman, the crime of Grenouille's murder was discovered. However, that's not the point. At least not for Grenouille. He has already concocted the fragrance of his dreams.
On the execution table, he sprinkled the scent of this perfume everywhere. The people were terrified and rejoiced, as if on a pilgrimage. Feverish love came for no reason and drowned everyone. A national carnival based on love began. In the midst of the vulgarity and ugliness of the crowd, Grenouille quietly left. He had no intention of rejoicing, he knew that he had mastered the most powerful weapon in the world, love.
As long as the perfume he developed and blended is spread everywhere, he will be the king and god in the eyes of everyone. However, this is not what Grenouille wanted. This kind of gratuitous is completely a brainless frenzy. After all, he is the one who has no place to belong and no one to love.
Therefore, Grenouille chose to end himself in the frenzy of the crowd. He made a perfume from the body fragrance of twelve maidens. Sprinkle it all on yourself. Then, in the form of a pilgrim, it was devoured by the surging crowd of people. Come without worry, go away without worry. And those who eat Grenouille, in their frenzy, do not feel in the slightest that they have committed sin. They seem to have done something sacred. The love in my heart is pure.
Such a story is different from the dreamlike sense of personal gain woven by the era of online novels in later generations. However, in another posture, he hit the weakness of the human heart. Wake up and be shocked. So, when the movie came out. Movie reviews are all sky-breaking compliments.
And art is really a thing that can transcend time. Even in later generations, when the teenagers were in spring, they would often chant "My Fair Lady, Good Gentleman". This is a poem from thousands of years ago. And after Hammer seriously read the script of "Perfume: A Murderer's Story", the shock was indescribable.
just said to Yu Sheng: "This script, you don't need to change a word, we will shoot immediately." For the promotion of the brand, of course. The name of Baltini's perfume shop is going to be the name of our brand. And the name of the greatest perfume developed by Grenouille, the name of our main brand! Funds for the filming of the film. We each give 50 percent, and each gets 50 percent. This brand, Yu, you can take a 10% stake. Is that possible? ”
Yu Sheng nodded: "No problem." That's fair. I have one more request, though. ”
"Oh? Are you dissatisfied with the shares? ”
"Of course not. I just wanted to ask your dude a favor to buy me a estate in the best part of Grasse. It's not what I want. It's what my wife wants. The rest of his life smiled wryly. Hammer froze, then laughed. Nod your head in understanding.
That said, a woman is always a woman. Whether it is good looks, old or young, talented or not. There is a fanatical love for everything that can inspire beautiful visions. Flowers and perfumes are undoubtedly representative of them. After Qing Xiaoyi heard that Yu Sheng was going to participate in the perfume business and knew the beauty of Glass, he pestered Yu Sheng to buy a manor in Grasse. Seeking to be willing to be in the middle, coercion and temptation, coquettish and cute, do everything. For the rest of his life, he regretted that his arrogance in the past few years had turned the original little girl who was cringe and cowered into the goblin-like appearance she is now.
However, considering that France is now poor and white, it is the best time to copy the bottom, so the rest of his life also agreed to Qing Xiaoyi's request. A field of flowers and a manor house are not worth much now, but in a few years, when the economy recovers in Europe, it will be a good industry. What's more, with Hamer's relationship, he doesn't have to worry too much about the operation and management of Huatian. Come to think of it, there will be some income every year.
Moreover, the rest of his life is also a literary pseudo-young man in later generations, and he doesn't know much about Grasse, but Provence, which is close to it, is an excellent place for all kinds of petty bourgeois girls in later generations to show off their quality of life and personal taste. The photo of standing in the lavender flower field of Provence, as long as it is posted on the circle of friends, will inevitably cause screams, collect 999 likes, and can summon a dragon......
So for the rest of his life, after enjoying being teased by his daughter-in-law, he agreed. And this matter, for people of their level, is already very simple. It only takes one sentence to settle, the details are trivial, and there will naturally be the following people to do it perfectly.
Working with Hammer is not the same as working with Meyer or Albert. Hammer is a complete layman when it comes to movies. In addition, the product of the movie, unlike the medicine, grain, pencils, and whiskey that Hammer has handled, is an unquantifiable product. So, after Hammer decided on the investment, he handed over the power of filmmaking for the rest of his life.
The rest of his life became an investor and director of the film. Fortunately, at this time, the filming of "War Horse", "Greyhound Shirley" and "Dances with Wolves" has been carried out for most of the time, and he can transfer his team back from these crews for the rest of his life. Otherwise, we won't even be able to make a movie.
The action of the rest of his life to transfer manpower also surprised Howard, Meyer and Albert, thinking that there was something big about it in the rest of his life. However, after knowing that the rest of his life was working with Hammer to make a work with a strong sense of soft advertising, he no longer cared. Saying. How can the beauty of the sense of smell be expressed in visual images? Come to think of it, this advertisement is just an advertisement. Only Albert said more, if he needed actors or other manpower for the rest of his life, Warner could provide it.
However, he will not go to Warner for the rest of his life to audition actors. He has an excellent candidate, which is James Stewart, who was teased by him at the Oscars a few days ago! This man's appearance, temperament and acting skills are only stronger than Ben Whishaw, the leading actor in the original version of "Perfume: A Murderer's Story".
And. Because of James Stewart's exploits in World War II, the bigwigs of the U.S. military, as well as the American people, have a good impression of this man who is both civil and military. Therefore, after James Stewart returned to the United States, he no longer signed an actor's deed of sale with the film company. Moreover, no film company dared to risk offending the military and the public by forcing James Stewart to sign a contract that many stars would naturally sign under the star system.
James Stewart. After World War II, the cooperation with MGM, Warner and other film companies was to sign films but not people. So much so that he has had a cooperative relationship with almost every Hollywood giant. He is considered to be in the era of stardom. The first person to be independent of the studio.
With James Stewart as a precedent, the big-name stars of later generations have organized teams that are loyal to them. Move between major studios for maximum freedom. and maximum profits. It was a headache for the major film companies in later generations. The superstar he has worked so hard to cultivate will no longer belong to him after the contract expires. Waste of costs. It's very distressing for the bosses. And this has also become the most critical point for celebrities and companies to constantly fight and fight openly and secretly.
And since the rest of his life has a good personal relationship with James Stewart. Then you might consider adding Stuarta to your team. With James Stewart, it is equivalent to having a big cash cow. Even if not, with the movie "Perfume: A Murderer's Story", the relationship with James Stewart can still go further. This dude is a few years later, but the United States Air Force Brigadier General. In the military, it can be regarded as a high-level with the right to speak.
With this in mind, Yu Sheng did not hesitate to personally send James Stewart the script of the movie "Perfume: A Murderer's Story". It's just that unfortunately, when the script was delivered for the rest of his life, two uninvited guests came to James's residence. It was two of the few little girls who were "bumped" by James at the awards ceremony a few days ago.
After a secret battle among the girlfriends, these are the two people who finally won. However, the two of them are similar in terms of body appearance, family background, or talent IQ. In the process of chasing men, the final deciding factor is James Stewart's choice. Therefore, the two of them often "visited" or "bumped into" Stewart. Today it was a coincidence. Although Yu Sheng and Stewart have made an appointment, these two eldest ladies can't be offended. Please come in.
And these two eldest ladies, naturally, have also heard of the name of this legendary Chinese for the rest of their lives. Moreover, I have all gone to the Qingyu Chinese restaurant and tasted the most authentic Chinese food. Although I had only met with the rest of my life before, I wasn't even a nodding acquaintance, but I also had something to say at this time.
The rest of his life gave the script to Stewart. Stewart quieted down and quickly immersed himself in the script. The two eldest ladies also closed their mouths, and looked at the male god who was working carefully and focused in front of them with bright eyes. His eyes lit up like a flashlight.
As a literary and artistic youth, he is an official accordionist in an orchestra, a member of the choir and choir, an art editor of the yearbook, a member of the Literary Society, and a leading actor in the "Princeton Triangle Club" repertory troupe. Covered in literary germs, Stewart quickly understood the subtle metaphors and deep and vast meanings in the script. After reading it, he breathed a long sigh of relief and asked Yu Shengdao, "Yu, are you here to ask me to play the leading role?" ”
Yu Sheng said: "Of course! Jimmy, did you say yes? ”
"Yes, it's an honor to be the protagonist of this movie. It's just that the war hasn't completely ended yet, and I'm still serving in the army, so I'm afraid there will be some problems with the schedule. ”
Seeing that his male god likes a movie script so much, the two pampered and cute eldest ladies on the side are also interested and clamoring to read the script. Yu Sheng didn't want to offend these two women, so he agreed, just saying, "No problem!" It's just that after reading it, you have to keep it a secret......"
The two girls agreed with a grin. And after reading the script page by page, the faces of the two girls gradually darkened. After reading the script, one was angry and the other cried bitterly.
"This Grenouille is so annoying! Although women are the most fragrant thing in the world, you can't use the method of killing people to collect raw materials for perfumes! It's just damn it! ”
The other sobbed, "Margaret, you don't understand, although this script seems to be about a murderer murdering a young girl. But in reality, it speaks of the loneliness of man. ”
The woman named Margaret also sighed lightly, women of their level have been extremely strict in their education since childhood, and it can even be said that they are strict. Most of them have highly qualified professional private tutors who teach them a variety of skills. Comprehension of texts is only one of the basic skills. She couldn't see what it meant. Her anger was just to hide the fear in her heart. She didn't know what she was afraid of, loneliness, or murder.
Although the two women are in a competitive relationship, they are also best friends since childhood. After a brief exchange, they reached an agreement and said to James Stewart: "Jimmy, you must act in this movie." The war is coming to an end. Now that you've been transferred back, you can just make a movie with peace of mind. Jenny and I will never let you go back to the battlefield for adventures. ”
Jenny nodded as she touched her tears. Margaret said to Yu Sheng: "Mr. Yu, I have done you such a great favor, what do you want to thank us?" ”
Yu Sheng smiled: "The two of you can put forward conditions at will." I try to be satisfied! (To be continued.) )