A series of crew producers, including Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, are convening a meeting in the conference room of Legendary Pictures to discuss what's next.

Howard, a representative of the Firefighter Fund Insurance Company, an integral part of the Hollywood film industry and even every crew, also attended.

This company served as the guarantee for the completion of the film.

Hollywood can attract investors from all over the world, and the completion guarantee system is the key, insurance companies provide insurance to investors to ensure that the film can be produced, and in the event of an accident in the crew, the insurance company even has the right to take over the crew and recruit people to complete the filming and production of the film.

If it doesn't work, the insurance company will pay a heavy price.

Therefore, in the preliminary preparation stage of the crew, the guarantor will eliminate all unfavorable factors.

The work is discussed one by one, Howard does not interject, and the guarantee of the completion of the film wants the crew to run smoothly, not to meddle in the work.

Charles Rowan, who chaired the meeting, quickly talked about one of the most important aspects of the film: the Joker's actor audition.

"The film is similar to the duel between the two heroes in the line of fire, and the role of the clown is very crucial." Standing at the front of the table, Charles Rowan said: "There are currently a number of actors who have passed our initial auditions. ”

He introduced them one by one: "Martin Davis, the most popular young actor in recent years, has a strong commercial appeal; Robin Williams, an Oscar winner, can handle many types of roles; Adrien Brody, Oscar for Best Actor in previous years; Heath Ledger, a representative of the acting school among young actors, has ten years of experience......"

Actors who have passed the initial selection appear on the projection screen.

Charles Rowan said: "The crew will send out audition invitations to these actors. ”

Nolan continued: "The specific results will be decided after the makeup audition." ”

Warner Bros. and DC Comics support Nolan.

Another producer questioned: "Heath Ledger isn't a good fit, he's ......"

"Heath Ledger is a good actor." Warner Pictures' Alan Horn directly interrupted him: "His gloomy temperament is very suitable for the role, life and work in Hollywood have always been separated, as long as the character is good enough, the movie is well made, and that little thing in private life is nothing." ”

Louise didn't speak, but looked at her watch, and just now she received a text message with just a few words.

"That's it."

She knew that Martin's bastard was going to take out his most threatening opponent before he was going to fight in the ring.

In the break room next to the conference room, Howard's assistant Phil receives a call from a man claiming to be an employee of the Firefighter Fund.

The other party asked him to go to TMZ immediately on the phone, which is related to the success or failure of the company's cooperation with Warner.

Phil opened the laptop he was carrying, connected to the network cable next to it, logged on to the TMZ website, and saw the news and videos at the top of the homepage.

After a quick glance and making sure it was significantly related to the company's project, he hurried out of the break room and knocked softly on the conference room door.

The company has regulations that in case of similar situations, the relevant person in charge must be notified as soon as possible.

The meeting room door opens, and the disrupted meeting is temporarily suspended.

Phil said sorry, quickly came to Howard's side, leaned in and whispered: "Something's wrong, the crew is the actor, TMZ ......"

He spoke quickly and succinctly.

Howard nodded, motioned for him to find a place to sit for a while, straightened his tie, put his arms on the conference table, and said, "Something is wrong, I suggest that the meeting be temporarily interrupted and take a look at the report on TMZ."

He didn't see the relevant reports, so he wouldn't say anything easily, so he simply said: "It is directly related to the crew's future work." ”

Charles Rowan said to an assistant: "Project onto the screen. ”

The assistant immediately took action, and the front page of TMZ's website quickly appeared on the screen.

Everyone in the room saw Heath Ledger's name.

Alan Horn frowned slightly, not feeling very good.

Nolan was thoughtful.

Emma Thomas immediately remembered the things Heath Ledger had done before.

The success or failure of this movie is too crucial to the career of the husband and wife.

Once you fail, there may be no day to turn over.

Charles Rowan said, "Open. ”

The news opens, and the three videos play one by one, and there is only one person in them, Heath Ledger!

A recent video with a shooting date shown as today.

The room was full of Hollywood practitioners, who were no strangers to certain things, and just by looking at it, they understood what was going on.

Howard's job is to control the risk, and when he watched the video, he was thinking about it, and after the video was played, he said directly: "Heath Ledger used to be on the set of Brooklyn in New York, because his personal behavior endangered the lives of others, I didn't object before, I thought he had reformed himself, but at present, the situation is not optimistic." ”

He concluded: "For the sake of crew safety, I have reason to suspect that Heath Ledger may endanger the safety of other actors, and if the crew uses Heath Ledger, it will jeopardize the filming and completion of the film." ”

Charles Rowan looked at Alan Horn, who was in the same company, and he hoped that Alan would not do anything stupid.

Alan Horn didn't speak again, as if none of this had anything to do with him.

Because of Bale's request, by the way, Alan Horn is fine, but he is never willing to take too many risks for it.

Charles Rowan exchanged glances with Orlin, the director of DC Comics, and quickly agreed, saying: "Cancel Heath Ledger's audition invitation, he is not suitable for this crew." ”

Emma Thomas immediately followed, saying, "I'm in favor. ”

Nolan didn't speak, and Bell assured him, but it was patently unreliable.

None of those present objected, and Heath Ledger crossed out the cast of audition invitations.

At the end of the meeting, Howard approached Charles Rowan alone for a brief exchange.

"In this matter, the crew's work is not rigorous enough." Charles Rowan gave the attitude he deserved: "I promise, nothing like this will happen again. ”

Howard reminded: "Charles, we have worked together many times, but this time the budget is too high, the production cost of 180 million US dollars, if there is an accident in the middle, even if it is a change of actors, the loss will be as high as tens of millions of dollars, and then both of us will be finished." ”

Charles said: "Rest assured, the crew will definitely select the most suitable actors. ”

Howard really felt the pressure this time: "I hope that the cast will select actors who are not only good at acting, but also not too bad in terms of dedication and work ethic." ”

Charles answered.

Howard immediately left Legendary Pictures, and upon his return to the company, he immediately communicated with his superiors about the matter, proposing that Heath Ledger be temporarily blacklisted from the Firefighter Fund Insurance Company.

This insurance company undertakes the guarantee for the completion of nearly eighty percent of Hollywood's film projects!

…………

The news that Heath Ledger did not enter the cast for an audition was the first to reach Martin.

In his suite at the Four Seasons Hotel, Martin put down his phone, picked up a glass of wine, and poured it into his mouth in one gulp, the wine flowing down the corners of his mouth, bright red like blood.

From his hand, a playing card fell.

The poker was cut out by Martin's fingernails and landed on the carpet, and the holes reflected in the snow-white playing cards set off the dark color of the carpet, like the face of the devil.

Blood-red liquor ran down the corner of Martin's mouth.

Tick! Tick –

It landed on the devil's face and dyed a large blood-red mouth.

Bruce suddenly took a step back, and said in his heart that this bastard's head is not stinky shit, but human blood?

"Ha......" Martin wiped the wine stain casually and opened his blood-red lips: "Lao Bu, our goal has reached the first item, and we have eliminated the biggest threat in a dignified manner!" ”

Bruce couldn't help but say, "We're too upright, and we're doing all this like justice from heaven." ”

Martin laughed happily and unscrupulously, and all the things that held him down were thrown away, and he said, "We didn't do anything, just a small push behind their backs." ”

Bruce said: "Yes, if it weren't for Heath Ledger's own serious problems, how could he have been kicked out of the audition list. ”

"But this result makes me very happy." Martin stood up and danced with his hands: "That kind of heartfelt comfort is something I have never experienced before." ”

Hearing this, Bruce suddenly put away his smile and asked tentatively, "You won't get too deep into the drama and really become a pervert, right?" ”

Martin laughed: "How is that possible? I'm just enjoying it all, and this real relaxation of unloading all the baggage and going from mind to body feels very fascinating. ”

Bruce's cell phone rang, and he picked it up, but it was Thomas calling.

The two chatted for a while and talked about the film project.

Bruce hung up the phone and said quickly: "David Fincher personally called Thomas and claimed that the audition for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was in the second half of the year, and he hoped that you would wait for the crew for a while and go to the audition at that time. ”

Martin replied, "No problem. ”

Recently, the shackles have been loosened, and some words have naturally popped up: "Tell that crew that I don't like Cate Blanchelt." ”

Recently, it was reported that the crew of "Benjamin" wanted to invite Cate Blanchett to audition for the female lead.

Bruce wrote it down, and then informed Thomas, and as for how to phrase it, Thomas was in charge.

He added: "Rory's first kiss was renamed, officially called 'The Dark Knight.' Three weeks later there was an audition for the Joker, and the crew sent you a formal invitation. ”

"Good." "As I asked, find a stylist and a costumer, absolutely reliable," Martin said. ”

Bruce replied, "Thomas is looking." ”

"Time flies, it's time to move on to the next step, remember to remind Leo of that stupid next week," Martin said. ”

Bruce understood what was going on: "Your efforts are being seen by everyone on the crew? ”

(End of chapter)