Chapter 400: You Don't Have a Choice!
The old man's proposal reminded Roland that he really had obedient girls on his hands who met the standards.
Because Anne Hathaway's grandparents were immigrants in the third wave of immigrants to the United States.
Quality, medium to high.
This is not discrimination!
This is a serious matter!
In the history of the United States, there have been three waves of immigration, and each time the quality of immigration is actually different.
The first was from 1820 to 1860, and there were about 5 million people, of whom about 2 million in Ireland, 1.7 million in Germany, and the remaining 1.3 million were either black slaves or Asians.
Because of the prevailing selective immigration policy at that time, Washington hoped that the more solid middle class could bring their own indentured slaves to America, so that the model of self-owned capital and self-owned labor could accelerate the development of the United States, while Jackson hoped that those scientists with high scientific research levels could come to America, and the University of Virginia was used as a pilot institution for external professors to welcome the arrival of scholars, so the quality of this group of immigrants was very high.
When the Civil War ended, the United States ushered in the peak of industrialization, and they were thirsty for labor, and they were even willing to pay for the passage in order to recruit enough skilled workers from Europe.
Because of this, the quality of this group of immigrants who are used as tools is relatively simple.
Around 1880, when industrial development reached its peak, the powerful United States also attracted the attention of countless people, but because the United States did not need to accept immigrants as crazy as before, various laws restricting the entry of immigrants were intensively introduced, in 1882 and 1907, which were well-known means to limit the inflow of population, and in 1911, the cultural test that excluded European immigrants was also officially launched.
In the case of such strict restrictions, Anne Hathaway's grandparents can still come in, which already explains everything, not only that, after coming to the United States, they can also successfully find a job on the Philadelphia radio station, and eat in a New York law firm, that quality, not to mention, plus the time is not far away, so there is no big problem in terms of blood, and most importantly, in the case, she plays the princess of a small European country, in the case that everyone can accept it, other sporadic problems can also be pushed flat, and the rest of the obstacles, It's accents and martial arts.
Anne Hathaway doesn't have Keira Knightley's British accent, so she has to learn.
However, according to the preparation time of about ten months, it is enough for anything.
As for martial arts?
This is actually just a showcase.
The heroines in action movies are actually vases.
The clean and neat movements are not actually to interpret the coolness of their bodies, but to show the beauty of their bodies.
Thinking along this line of thought, the more Roland thought about it, the more he felt that Anne Hathaway was quite suitable.
And when Kate found that her man was leaning there in a daze after hanging up the phone, she pursed the corners of her lips after listening to the content of the conversation, leaned over silently, put her chin on the other party's shoulder, and asked in a fragrant voice: "Steven's suggestion said that your heart is gone?" Did you want Anne Hathaway to play the heroine of this commercial movie in the first place? β
The smooth voice of the voice drew Roland's attention, and when he looked down and found that his mother-in-law was looking at him with a pout, her eyes flashing with inquiring curiosity, he shook his head decisively knowing that this guy was a vinegar jar.
"How is that possible!
Disney only asked me for help an hour ago, and Steven let me go half an hour ago!
Are you God? Can you arrange personnel in such a short time? β
The bold words did not gain Kate's approval, and the bright eyes scratched Roland fiercely.
"Forget it! If you can find the script in such a short time, it means that you have known it before.
And since you have understood, you must have envisioned the lineup!
If you don't have an idea in your heart, then how can you ask Steven if he needs a role as soon as he comes up? β
Belch......
Roland's face froze.
He felt that what his mother-in-law said was quite reasonable.
If you don't have a plan in mind, then how can you discuss the allocation of roles at the beginning of the project preparation?
However, he can't be blamed for this loophole.
If it weren't for the old man who kept urging on the other end of the phone and described his time on each call as extremely precious, then he wouldn't have discussed actor matters with the other party with the idea of finishing the work once.
Of course, even so, you can't admit it in your mouth.
Even if he really doesn't have this kind of thought, he can't grind on this kind of, if he hesitates, then the stubborn donkey next to him is afraid that he will have to dig out the old accounts of his childhood sweetheart and take his own life!
So, Roland looked dazed and diverted the topic, "Huh? That's what you say?
I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I'm just thinking about the rationality of Steven's proposal.
After all, the series of movies is most afraid of substitutions.
Keira Knightley, do you know each other?
She is indeed beautiful and meets the standards of the script, but her personality is not suitable for the series.
Because it's not controlled.
So, for the sake of profit, we must choose someone who is on call.
And from this point of view, Anne Hathaway is indeed suitable! β
Roland doesn't look down on Keira Knightley, nor does he think that Anne Hathaway is better than the other party, all the thinking he is doing now is actually the same as refusing Natalie Portman to play in the first place, in order to maximize profits.
Because in his memory, Keira Knightley was a ticking time bomb, and in her previous life, after her great success, she was only willing to sign two sequel contracts with the crew.
And in her own words, it was: "I don't want to continue." β
Because of this, in order to make the plot relatively reasonable, the screenwriter and director can only take her role offline, and the character she plays has a messy relationship with the second male, so the elf prince is also deeply implicated.
At that time, Orlando Bloom gave the reason that he needed to take care of the family, but everyone knew that his words were bullshit, because before filming, he had already broken up with his girlfriend Kate Potsworth, and the new relationship began after the release.
When he is not married, has no girlfriend, and has no children, he takes care of a fart family?
After this period of time, people realized that he hadn't actually done anything.
After two months in Antarctica, and then six months on the British stage, he founded a production company, invested in two autobiographical films, and then worked on episode films.
Such a life seems rich, but when the series calls him, he can't wait to return to the crew even though his wife is in labor, and this behavior also leads to Miranda Kerr's divorce.
To put it mildly, Orlando Bloom has always longed for the big screen, but because of Disney's promotional requirements, he hasn't met the audience for two years, because Disney doesn't allow the crew's incompatible voices to appear in order to keep the series, and Orlando Bloom can't break free from this shackle and can only endure it.
But can they both be blamed for this?
Disney went for money from the beginning, and Orlando Bloom didn't cooperate, so the difficult Keira Knightley became the source of everyone's compromise, although her choice was right, but since you hate commercial films so much, then we can also choose you from the beginning, after all, it is your right to pursue art, and it is our freedom to grab profits.
To put it mildly, for capital, in the case of the same level of the two goals, the guy who gives priority to accepting 007 is more popular, if someone mentions 996 at this time?
I'm sorry about that.
You can go home and enjoy the blessings yourself!
"So, you mean, Anne Hathaway can be a good and beautiful toolman?" Kate asked with a smile.
She liked her husband's analogy.
In Roland's eyes, beautiful actresses are all objects?
Tut-tut......
"So what's not? You see that I'm casting now, aren't they all for obedience? Roland shrugged.
"That's right." Kate thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
However, before she could continue to respond, Roland became angry again.
"The only disobedient fellow, isn't he eating me to death now?
You can just experience this kind of thing once, and if you go through it a few more times, your life will be gone. β
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Such words made Kate freeze instantly.
After carefully looking at her husband a few times, she found that the other party was pursing her lips and shaking wildly......
Kate immediately turned her face up and asked 'viciously', "What do you mean?" β
"It's not interesting......" Roland looked innocent.
"What does it mean?" Kate had already gotten her hands on it and twisted it on Roland's arm.
"Isn't your current behavior what I mean......" Roland covered his wound with a look of grievance.
This gesture made Kate, who couldn't hold back, burst out laughing.
He raised his hand and slapped Roland's arm, and then pounced on Roland like a koala.
Not only that, but the 'warning' of the urn also came out, "It's good that you know." β
"Hey, hey......" Roland laughed twice and hugged his sensitive but not irritable daughter-in-law in his arms.
To be honest, Roland actually didn't resent Kate's vigilance, but liked it a little.
Because compared with caring, the feeling of being alone is more terrifying.
That kind of loneliness will make money boring.
Eating, drinking, and merrymaking can only fill the material emptiness, while capital will always only feel the loneliness of the soul.
After getting tired of his wife for a while, Roland called Evelyn Watson and asked them to contact Gore Verbinski and others, informing them that he was interested in filming their pirate project, and asking them to come to his house the next morning.
Since these people are all in Los Angeles, they are connected quickly, and they have the endorsement of the old man, so these guys who have been helped by each other in difficult times will naturally give Roland face very much.
Of course, it has to do with what they want to do.
After all, there are too many good projects in the old man's hands, even if they have the heart to wait, they can't afford that time, and now, since Roland, who wears a pair of pants with the old man, is willing to shoot, then of course they hope to be able to put their ideas on the screen as soon as possible.
So, at nine o'clock in the morning the next day, a few people who met at Roland's house chatted happily, and when Disney Pictures Chairman Dick Cook read the script that had been prepared and learned that ILM, Weta Digital and the digital field would all participate in the cooperation and strive to make the whole movie a visual effects masterpiece, the satisfied smile also jumped on his face.
"I'm amazed at how efficient you are."
"Time is money!" Roland uttered the famous Benjamin Franklin quote.
"Yes, yes, time is money, time is money." Dick Cook laughed and repeated two sentences.
He likes Roland's current style, because Disney is now in a state where his life is hanging by a thread.
If the park industry collapses, then this century-old group will be wiped out.
So, if you don't follow the process now, that's what Disney needs.
If Roland said that the script could be submitted to the Disney Green Light Committee for review first, then Dick Cook dared to guarantee that the big boss Michael Eisner would make the Green Light Committee, a cumbersome institution, disappear directly.
"There's no problem with the script, there's no problem with the production team, so we're going to choose the actors?"
"The main actors have actually been finalized two, all of which were recommended by Steven.
The second blacksmith, the son of a pirate who can unlock the curse, we wanted Orlando Bloom to play.
It just so happens that at the end of this year, it will be released, and if nothing else, his fame will soar because of it.
And the heroine, the only daughter of the Governor of Port Royal, we wanted Anne Hathaway to try.
She's going to be there this summer, and I'm confident it's going to be a big hit. β
Although Roland's tone was full of certainty, Dick Cook didn't care.
They are here to ask for help, and after they have decided that only these advertising days can help them at the moment, then they will not question these people's decisions.
Besides, to put it mildly, even if you want to question it, there is a chance.
Now that the candidates are finalized, it does not mean that filming will start immediately, in the process of film preparation, and will be released one after another, at that time, if the two movies really explode as Roland thought, of course, it is a great thing, if it doesn't explode, or pounce, it will be beep at that time, and it will be too late.
"Yes, I'm fine." Dick Cook was the first to nod.
"I'm fine." Gore Wibinski, who decided to direct, also shook his head in affirmation.
"We just write the script." Ted Elliott and Terry Rucio have it all in their hearts.
"So, who are you going to find to play the protagonist pirate?"
Since everyone agreed, Dick Cook, who had tasted efficiency, wanted to get things done all at once.
He believed that if the project could be done in twenty-four hours, the tyrant Michael Eisner would be very happy.
When the time comes, not to mention a promotion and salary increase, becoming a general manager, becoming a CEO, and marrying Bai Fumei, even if he becomes a candidate for the chairman of the Disney Group and reaches the peak of his life, these things may happen to him!
However, just when he was dreaming that the tyrannical Michael Eisner would accept him as the successor of the Disney Group, Roland's choice made him stunned on the spot.
"The protagonist?"
"Protagonist: I want to invite Johnny Depp."
βWhatοΌβ Dick Cook screamed.
"You're not kidding?" The puzzled gaze was like a sharp sword, as if it was about to poke a hole in Roland's brain.
"Nope." Roland shook his head unexpectedly and asked puzzledly, "What's wrong?" β
"What's wrong? It's a big problem! Dick Cook repeated Roland's words, and after confirming that he heard correctly, he said emotionally: "Johnny Depp doesn't fit Disney's image at all!"
He's a rotten person!
He has been arrested many times in the past!
In eight or nine years, he had a party in a hotel in Vancouver, because it was too loud and interfered with the surrounding customers, so the hotel security personnel went up to negotiate with him, but he started to beat people! And then into the game!
In ninety-four years, when he fell in love with supermodel Kate Moss, he had an argument because of emotional problems, so after getting drunk, he was angry and spilled at the Mark Hotel in New York, destroying all the hotel facilities, and then entered the game again because of the fight!
In 99, when he went to London, he was followed by the paparazzi, at first it was just a verbal altercation, and then it escalated into a brawl, and finally he got into a fight, injured someone, and was arrested by the British police!
If that's all there is to it, then forget it!
The point is that he has been smoking since he was twelve years old!
Although he began to quit smoking after the death of Raven Phoenix, alcoholism became his new vice!
The most fatal thing is that in ninety-seven years, he publicly told the media that it was impossible for him to leave alcohol in his life!
This kind of guy has a bad record! It doesn't fit our Disney brand image at all!
The reason why I applaud Orlando Bloom and Anne Hathaway's choice is because they are both good boys!
But what about Johnny Depp?
How many parents will bring their children to play in the projects he endorses? β
The words of righteous words made Roland stunned for a moment.
He really didn't expect Dick Cook to be so hostile to Johnny Depp.
However, after careful analysis of his words, Roland felt that it also made sense.
After all, children are the basic plate of Disney, and as long as these guys are not in bad brains, it is impossible to get along with money.
But the question is -
"What you're trying to build now isn't a children's project!
If you just want to bring children in, then after the release, wouldn't you be a princess dress-up paradise? I can name you all the names, how about calling it 'Princess Around the World'?
This kind of movie can't be made into a G-rated movie no matter what!
PG-13, that's the bottom line!
If you can't even meet this standard, then teenagers will feel naΓ―ve when they see it, and adults will not be interested!
So, if you really want to attract adults, you have to get rid of the idea of 'just for children'!
Now there are only two ways before you.
The first is to admit his mistake to the public, close Disney Adventure, and say that he will not do adult projects.
In this way, the influence of public opinion can be minimized as much as possible, but I believe that you will not be able to recover the money for the construction of Disney Adventure, in which case, Michael Eisner will definitely be kicked out by angry shareholders.
The second is to bite the bullet and make a minimum PG-13 movie, trying to get involved in the wider field of live-action films.
This may cause dissatisfaction among parents and affect your business, but once it is done, it will not only open up new markets for amusement parks, but also open up new fields of film!
Of course, although there are two paths, you don't have a choice right now!
Because you won't want to bear the wrath of the shareholders! β
That's right!
In Roland's view, Dick Cook's reluctance to choose Johnny Depp's explanation is actually.
What Johnny Depp's presence will damage Disney's brand value?
Aren't you farting!
When Michael Eisner was under pressure to make Disney Adventure and move those adult-only park products into Disney's operations, Disney's brand value was already damaged!
The fairytale kingdom of Walt Disney no longer exists!
You can't wait to create a park ad right now, and that's to pay for your gross mistakes!
In this case, the black pot that affects the brand image can't be deducted from Johnny Depp, right?
You could argue that his black history may accelerate people's dislike of Disney after the film's failure.
But you can't say that as soon as he participates, Disney's brand will be discredited!
Therefore, Disney now actually has no choice.
If you don't shoot, you die!
If you shoot it, you still have a chance to save!
In this case, they simply don't have the right to beep!
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