Chapter 771: Patrick
"Director Wen, I've heard of the name for a long time, and I finally got to see it today." Xu Jia stepped forward with a smile and stretched out his hand to the glasses man sitting in the middle.
Don't look at the other party as a director, with small yellow hair, he coldly thought he was a street gangster, this guy was born in Malaysia, but he is Chinese.
is still no stranger to the Chinese language, after all, he is labeled as Chinese no matter what, and a good relationship with the Chinese side will also help his career.
But to be honest, in the realm of Hollywood, if a Chinese director can stand out, it can only show that his ability is really good, but if he is almost there, it is impossible for him to be on top.
Among them, Wen Ziren is one of the best Chinese directors in Hollywood.
The former predecessors Li An and Wu Baige all returned home, but only Wen Ziren was thriving.
Following the "Chainsaw" series, he successfully created the "Conjuring" series, which is the first film master in the field of global thriller movies.
The most important thing is that at a time when all film companies are focusing on IP adaptation, this guy can make an original series of movies, which is the most valuable ability.
It's just that Wen Ziren can succeed, and he is not inferior in emotional intelligence at all, and when he saw Xu Jia, he immediately realized that this was the Huaxia boss who recommended him, and immediately got up to greet him.
"I've only made a few movies, and I'm still far from Mr. Xu's achievements, not to mention that you are still so young, it's really frustrating."
Wen Ziren said, giving up the middle position to Xu Jia.
As for the actors who were auditioning in the audition room, no one paid attention, even the actor himself kept quiet, for fear of disturbing the conversation of the bigwigs.
This is the reality of the entertainment industry, celebrities are glamorous in front of the stage, but behind the stage, they are just tool people in the eyes of the bigwigs, and they can be replaced at any time.
"I'm just stopping by to take a look, the casting is still up to you, don't worry too much about me, you just continue." Xu Jia waved his hand.
and then forcefully put Wen Ziren in the main position, he still has this kind of bearing, people make money for themselves, whether the movie can succeed depends on the other party's directing ability, and he will let it go if he gets the benefits.
Moreover, in the future, Wen Ziren will gain a foothold in Hollywood, and Wen Ziren is also part of his plan.
But Xu Jia's words, everyone just listened.
The real big bosses are here, and they naturally have to hand over the casting rights.
What foreign countries don't talk about human feelings, it's just fart.
Sometimes people don't tell you about the world, that's because you don't fit in, people don't bother to play with you at all, and they are polite on the surface, but they don't talk about the so-called big region, which is all self-deception.
Small places feel that there are relationships everywhere, that is what you can see, and in a big place, you can't hide anything from people, in a large area, people just put the relationship at a higher level, and ordinary people can't see it at all.
"At present, the role of Aquaman is in the middle of the load, and we have six options left so far, and we plan to pick one of them to play, but the real decision will have to wait until the third round of auditions." Wen Ziren said.
He attaches great importance to casting, but he doesn't pay so much attention to it, on the contrary, Xu Jia gives him the greatest control over the crew's shooting, making him more comfortable.
This kind of trust and control is the most important thing for a director.
And the reason why Xu Jia did this was because he knew that the success of "Aquaman" in his previous life was inseparable from the direction of Wen Ziren, and there was a saying at that time that this was Wen Ziren's "Aquaman", not any actor as the main publicity.
It is conceivable how much influence Wen Ziren had on the success of the movie.
"yes, I'll see."
Xu Jia took six alternative photos of Aquaman actors, saw one of them, hooked the corners of his mouth, and said with a smile: "I feel that this is quite compatible with the appearance of the role of Aquaman, and it is also very similar to one of our Chinese actors, to be honest, if it weren't for the consideration of the global market, it would be good to let that Chinese actor play." ”
The photo he took was the actor Jason Momoa, who played Aquaman in his previous life, who had a rugged appearance and a wild atmosphere when he looked at it.
"Similar to Chinese actors? Who is it? Wen Ziren said curiously.
A Hollywood actor looks similar to a Chinese actor, which sounds a bit outrageous.
"Xu Jinjiang, the guy who draws the best among actors."
Xu Jia said and searched for a photo of Xu Jinjiang with his mobile phone, the latter don't look at the third-level film and the role of Hanzi, but in fact, the degree of Chinese in the ranks of actors is relatively high.
And Wen Ziren looked at Xu Jinjiang's photo and then looked at Jason Momoa's photo, almost thinking that he had seen a person, and only after looking closely did he find the difference.
"Wow, it's incredible, in fact, according to your idea, it's not impossible to let this actor play Aquaman, I think if the acting skills are passing, his image is actually quite suitable." Wen Ziren thought about Xu Jia intimately.
In case the boss really intends to let this actor play the leading role, he will not give a step, of course, the premise is that the acting skills are passable, but looking at this person's resume, it should be no problem.
"Forget it, he's not young, so many action scenes and special effects scenes, he probably can't afford it, and you have to take into account the market reaction, or according to your ideas."
Xu Jia shook his head, he was really a little moved at first, think about it or forget it, it would be too much to take the crew as a child's play, and for Xu Jinjiang, the other party may not be willing to accept such a tiring shooting.
After all, to play the role of Aquaman, a body of tendon meat must be practiced.
"Okay, can you give us some advice on the other characters?" Wen Ziren said tentatively.
Although Xu Jia said that he would not interfere in the casting of the crew, he still obviously gave a bias just now, and he had to try to see if the boss had other thoughts.
"No, if I have to say it, I can give you another one, Aquaman's younger brother Orm, who can let this actor come."
Xu Jia clicked on one of the photos, which suddenly made the faces of several people present change.
They all know the actor in this photo, who is Wen Ziren's queen actor Patrick, is this intentional or unintentional?
But no matter which one it is, they have paid more attention to Xu Jia in their hearts, and this Huaxia boss doesn't look like he is easy to fool, at least their careful thinking is temporarily dispelled.
Xu Jia looked at these people with a smile, and then said: "There may be some things in the crew during this period of time, but it will not involve specific preparation and shooting, you can relax, and I will solve these things soon." ”
(End of chapter)