Chapter 198: Gradual Transformation
Christian is very famous internationally, especially in the three major European film festivals, Christian is almost a god-like existence, especially the "April in the World" at the beginning of this year, which almost swept the entire Cannes and won the Palme d'Or, not to mention, so that many Hollywood movies have become his background board.
There is a chain of contempt in the film industry imperceptibly.
Literary films look down on commercial films, feel that commercial movies are very low, exuding the vulgar taste of power and wealth, while commercial films look down on those low-cost horror movies in Balabala, and feel that those horror movies are disgusting, simply selling anxiety and violence, horror movies also have their own chain of contempt, they look down on romance movies, and feel that romance movies are affectionate and loving, and they want box office without box office, and literature and art are not considered literature and art, and the pattern is so small that it is a mess, and there is no specific market at all......
In Christian's case, however, this chain of contempt is completely absent.
Whatever movie people make is a high-quality existence, even movies like "April in the World" that other directors don't know how to start after seeing the book, he can also make people stand up and applaud unconsciously.
Look, it's called a profession.
So as soon as the audition notice for "Lamb" came out, most of Hollywood's acting circles were shaken.
Especially those young people who have just graduated from film school, think about the blind cat hitting the dead mouse, and think about becoming famous overnight, they are even more crowded into the crew of "Lamb".
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It is indeed easier to have privileges.
"Chainsaw" was unimpeded in Lao Mei's script filing and filming filing, along with "Lamb".
When I saw the investment amount of $1 million, the relevant departments of Lao Mei were still a little confused, and people immediately thought that "Chainsaw" was a documentary about "Lamb".
The audition booth for "The Lamb" was set up in an open space in the northeast corner of Los Angeles, separated by a 1,000-square-meter divider......
Outside the quarantine zone, countless reporters and nanny cars were parked all over the street, and at the same time, the crazy fans who came spontaneously watched their idols in front of the fence, cheering from time to time, and the noise was like a concert scene.
There are not many participants in the movie "Saw Horror", about ten people.
Zhou Yang looked at the list of characters in his hand, and glanced at the old American actors who came to audition, many veteran Hollywood actors, such as Robert Ani Jr., Nicolas Katie, Trusco and others came to audition for the movie "Lamb".
Thanks to the excitement of "Lamb", Zhou Yang's "Chainsaw" crew is also crowded, and several unsuccessful actors are also very curious about the movie "Chainsaw", and they have come to join in the fun.
However, after seeing the Chinese directors, these actors began to be disappointed.
After seeing Zhou Yang's resume and profile, these actors were even more disappointed.
The Silver Bear Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution is still quite a sensation in China, but this award is like a leftover award in Lao Mei......
Of course, some veteran Hollywood actors who didn't give up asked about the specific division of the movie "Saw Horror" again, and after asking, they instantly lost interest in the movie, and even felt that it was a waste of time for them to come over to ask just now.
The main character of "Saw Horror" is also paid only $10,000 plus a seemingly generous percentage of the box office.
Other?
The others are gone.
Isn't this an empty glove white wolf?
Which stupid actor would participate in this kind of cheating movie.
So there are a lot of people who ask about "Chainsaw", but there are really few actors who are really willing to stop, and there are really few actors who really talk about the plot of this movie, and even some students of the old American school keep shaking their heads after seeing "Chainsaw", feeling that it is not very reliable.
On the evening of November 10.
"I'm sorry, I'll think about it again......"
"yes, okay."
The first day of auditions for the movie "The Lamb" is over.
In front of the "Saw Horror" booth, a girl casually flipped through the script, then shook her head and left the booth very politely.
"Saw Horror" today's recruitment results are very bad, Zhou Yang stayed in the crew for a day, either the actors are not suitable, or the other party doesn't like "Saw Horror".
As the sun sets, Los Angeles is greeted with a sea breeze that is full of comforting warmth.
Zhou Yang left the booth of "Chainsaw" and came to the side of "Lamb......
Christian glanced at Zhou Yang very sympathetically.
"Here's what Hollywood is like...... Most of the directors who have not become famous have come over like this, and I have a deep understanding of this......"
"Mr. Christian, have you been through this kind of predicament before?"
"I have experienced it, when I made my first film "Peace Day", I was given a cold ......"
"How did you solve it?"
"I changed the investment of $3 million to $30 million, and at the same time increased the actor's salary from $50,000 to $500,000, and promised that every actor would get a super high share of the ......"
"Where did you get the $30 million investment at that time?"
"I lied to them."
"Huh?"
"That actor ......" Zhou Yang was stunned when he heard Christian's sassy operation.
"Trick them in first, sign the contract first, give them a symbolic little salary after signing the contract, and then tell them that the investor has withdrawn and we have no money...... Everyone has a loss aversion, and more than half of the movie has been made, there will definitely be discomfort in leaving like this, so they can only stay, and even a few people even took out money to sponsor my "Peace Day", and then my first film just got up......" Christian laughed.
"Ah...... This! ”
"A lot of times, it's okay for us to make some sacrifices in order to make a film...... At the same time, we still have to think about the method......" After looking at Zhou Yang's silent expression, Christian patted him on the shoulder and left the crew with a smile.
Zhou Yang looked at Christian's back and fell into deeper thinking.
After about a few seconds, Zhou Yang stared, as if he thought of something, and chased after Christian.
"Mr. Christian, how are the actors on the Lamb crew doing?"
"The core actors have all been decided......"
"Can I recommend some other actors?"
"Other actors?"
"Yes, you guys don't see everything in the most conspicuous places, and I'm next to you, and I can get to know some of the actors more comprehensively...... Can I give some advice appropriately? Zhou Yang looked at Christian sincerely.
"Of course you can, everybody wants the movie to be good, doesn't it?"
Christian showed a slightly meaningful smile after looking at Zhou Yang's appearance, and then narrowed his eyes: "However, I won't audition in person in the crew for the next period of time, everything is decided by my assistant director Luo Di, Mr. Luo Di is a very good assistant director, he has his own ideas, sometimes, I can't influence his thoughts, oh, I forgot that you haven't met yet, he will come to the crew tomorrow to take over part of my work...... When the time comes, you guys have a good talk, okay, it's not too early, I have to get in the car......"
"Uh-huh......"
Christian left in his car.
Looking at the direction in which Christian left, Zhou Yang stayed in place and thought about what Christian said repeatedly, he always felt that there seemed to be something hinting in Christian's words.
After thinking for a long time, Zhou Yang finally felt his head condense slightly, and then immediately called Wang Jing, who had returned to Huaxia.
Not long after, Wang Jing sent Zhou Yang a letter about Luo Di. Details of Steven.
Zhou Yang read the information several times, and at first he was a little confused, and he figured it all out at this moment!
He finally understood what Christian's hint meant!
In particular, Christian's last sentence before leaving, "Mr. Roddy is a very good assistant director, he has his own ideas, and sometimes, I can't influence his thoughts" is almost an obvious hint!
It should imply that although Christian signed his contract with him, he can only guarantee that someone will help shoot his "Saw", but he can't guarantee whether he will shoot according to his requirements and whether he can shoot well......
Compared with making movies, it is more important to establish interpersonal relationships with the entire crew.
After establishing interpersonal relationships, you can take advantage of the crew's momentum to make your own movies.
Then, he continued to glance at the words on the information, and suddenly became enlightened, and then recalled the ups and downs he had experienced along the way, and suddenly had a feeling of waking up the person in the dream.
Immediately afterwards, he left the crew as soon as possible and walked towards North Street in Los Angeles......
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Roddy is a middle-aged man in his forties who is a well-known screenwriter and crew manager in Hollywood.
Part of the script for the movie "The Lamb" was written by Roddy.
Six o'clock in the evening.
After Luo Di came back from work, he found that the street lamp that had been broken in front of his house was lit up for a time, and it was very comfortable.
He wondered, could it be that those damn repairmen had finally gotten their heads up this time?
When he got home, he saw a plate of food burning on the table, and his daughter Erin and her old mother were sitting in a chair looking into the kitchen.
"Teacher Erin...... It's time to eat. ”
“……”
Roddy heard a string of very broken English.
Then I saw a young man with an oriental face walking out with a dish.
He was a little dazed.
Subsequently......
He saw the young man stunned for a long time with the dish, and looked at Roddy in disbelief.
"Mr. Roddy, you...... Are you Erin's father? ”
"Hello, you are ......" Luo Di looked at Zhou Yang blankly, because he hadn't officially joined the crew of "Lamb" yet, and he had been busy with some things recently, so he hadn't officially met Zhou Yang.
"Hello, I'm Zhou Yang, a staff member in the crew of "Lamb", huh...... I have only been in the United States for two days, because I am not good at spoken English, so I found the information of Teacher Erin on the Internet, and I want to learn English with Teacher Erin, but I didn't expect that the director father in Teacher Erin's mouth is actually you......"
"Ah, hello......" Roddy was stunned for a long time, then nodded subconsciously and stretched out his hand.
“……”
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