The current CAA is far from reaching its peak, and the CAA at its peak in the previous life has challenged a number of Hollywood giants.

Under CAA's package service, the director doesn't have to worry about anything, as long as he shoots with peace of mind.

But the CAA is too strong, and the director will soon be reduced to a puppet, with no casting rights, no editing rights, and no right to even modify the script.

If the above requirements can be barely accepted, then the following requirements are unacceptable for the vast majority of directors.

CAA has been revising the script for its big-name stars so that the characters in the script fit the actor's image, and even pushed the entire script to rewrite.

You heard it right, it's not that the actor conforms to the role, it's that the role needs to fit the actor.

This kind of speechless thing can only be done by CAA.

Ryan naturally doesn't want to be a puppet director under the CAA, as for the art awards!

To hell with it.

Whether in his previous life or in this life, he never thought about pursuing any art, business is the core of the film, and only films that cater to the needs of the public are real art, not just to cater to a small group of people.

Ryan didn't stay at the banquet long, said hello to Tom Cruise, and left the banquet with Mia.

Early the next morning, he personally sent Mia to report to the University of Southern California, and at the same time chatted with his former professors and mentors for a while, all about film, and praise for George Lukes.

Famous alumni of the University of Southern California, no joke.

In the next few days, Ryan was so engrossed in the promotion of "Saw 2" that he seemed to forget what happened at the banquet.

During this period, Monica Bellucci came back from England to participate in the promotion of the film.

She has a lot of complaints about Mike Figes, the director of "Leaving Las Vegas", who is strict and scary, often needs to shoot more than ten shots in one shot, and when she shouts to stop, she can shoot all day.

"Art films are like this, everything is artistic, so the shooting requirements for films have always been strict, and only in this way can we please the academic school. ”

"Most of them don't really watch the film, though. Ryan was not surprised,

Most of the judges of the Oscars are already old people, and it is impossible to watch every film once to evaluate the artistry it contains.

"Oscar has always been like this. ”

Monica Bellucci showed a helpless look, "I heard that Twentieth Century Fox wants to hold a premiere ceremony for the promotion of "Saw 2", can I invite some friends over!"

Twentieth Century Fox is very optimistic about the box office expectations of "Saw 2", and even spends money to hold a premiere.

The premiere of a horror film is rare even in Hollywood.

"No problem. ”

"I'll say hello to Twentieth Century Fox. Ryan agreed.

"Thank you. Monica Bellucci smiled sweetly.

As she had guessed, Ryan would not refuse such an easy request.

Sometimes she really wants to be in a relationship with her, or at least a very good person to date.

It's just that she has long seen Hollywood clearly, and a young and talented director like Ryan is almost impossible to achieve anything with her, and it is better to keep it like this than to turn against her in the future.

As for her friend, he is just a friend she knew in the fashion industry before, and like her, she has long entered the film and television industry and has a lot of fame in Spain.

This time, I came to Hollywood to try to find some opportunities, and by the way, I rubbed the popularity of "Saw 2".

"It's time for me to go, Helen is coming. Monica Bellucci stood up, kissed Ryan lightly on the cheek, and hurried out of the apartment.

It seemed that she didn't want to meet Helen in the apartment, to which Ryan could only smile helplessly.

Under the same agent, there are always some things to avoid, or in other words, every agent doesn't want to see scandals flying all over the sky between his actors.

After a while, Helen opened the door and walked in, made herself a cup of coffee, and then sat on the couch and looked at Ryan, "I hope you can pay attention to Monica, and it's better not to make any negative news." ”

"Don't worry, it's all some gossip tabloid reporters, and it has no effect on me. Ryan didn't care.

It's nothing more than some gossip tabloid reporter who secretly took intimate photos of him and Monica Bellucci.

"I'm not worried about you, but I hope you don't affect Monica. ”

She came back this time, in addition to cooperating with the promotion of "Saw 2", she also had to participate in a very important audition. ”

Helen said cautiously: "Twentieth Century Fox has set up a science fiction film with an investment of up to $75 million, and she may have the opportunity to play an important female role in it." ”

Twentieth Century Fox!

Sci-fi films, $75 million investment!

Ryan conjured up a picture of an American president flying an airplane and fighting aliens, "You mean Roland Emmerich, the sci-fi masterpiece he is about to direct!"

"It's a very good opportunity indeed. ”

"Independence Day", a film funded by Twentieth Century Fox, directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Bill Pullman and Will Smith, with an investment of up to $75 million.

The global box office reached $817 million, and the North American box office also reached $306 million, becoming the annual box office champion in North America.

If he remembers correctly, there should be two important female characters in the film, one is David's ex-wife and an assistant to the president of the United States. There is also a girlfriend who is Steve,

According to his speculation, the role that Monica Bellucci wants to fight for should be the first, the wife of David, the protagonist in the film.

The reason is very simple, Will Smith, one of the protagonists of the film, is a black man himself, and the other female character is his girlfriend, and the crew is likely to choose a black female actor.

"What do you need me to do?" Ryan asked.

In fact, the two female characters in the film are not female leads.

It's a complete sci-fi film, with only aliens as the main characters, and two male characters, with the female characters being supporting characters at best.

Of course, even if she is not the leading actress, there will still be countless actresses who will come to compete, after all, the investment of up to $75 million is enough to make any Hollywood female star put down her body.

"Doing a good job in the promotion of "Saw 2" is the biggest help to her, and there are two consecutive box office hits, so as to attract the attention of Twentieth Century Fox. Helen said.

Ryan nodded, he was not worried about the box office of "Saw 2" at all, "No problem." ”

Seeing that Ryan was full of confidence in "Saw 2", Helen showed a satisfied look and said, "This time I brought you two pieces of news, one good and one bad." ”

"Touchstone Pictures has agreed to the filming plan of "Truman's World", and in addition to the directorial position, you can also serve as an executive producer, screenwriter, including the right to own the final editing of the film. ”

"There are also producer candidates, and you can consider Jill Anne Hurd. ”

Speaking of this, Helen paused and said: "The premise is that you can only get short-term income from the film, and the copyright of the film will belong to Touchstone." ”

That's the rule in Hollywood, film rights have always been a ban on major studios, and Ryan has no doubt about that.

Anyway, it is impossible to shoot a sequel in the future, and at most lose a long-term meal ticket.

It was the touchstone cooperation itself that shocked Ryan's spirits, this time it was not a verbal agreement, nor was it a search for investors, but a formal cooperation plan, if nothing else, the preliminary preparations for the crew could begin soon.

"And what about the bad news!" Ryan had already guessed about the bad news.

"Michael Ovitz has revealed the news and seems to be very unhappy with you. ”

Helen looked a little solemn and said, "He is very influential in the Jewish circle. This dissatisfaction with you is likely to affect the release plan of "Leaving Las Vegas" next year and the impact on the Oscar awards. ”

However, you don't have to worry too much, the film's starring Nicolas Cage, after all, is from the Coppola family, and it is not Michael Ovitz who can be affected by it. ”

Moreover, the film is distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, with the support of the parent company Twentieth Century Fox, even Michael Ovitz and CAA dare not make any small moves. ”

Ryan had a look on his face that if Helen wasn't a Jew, he'd have to expose his foul mouth.

Next, the two talked about some questions about "Truman's World", the sooner the crew prepares in the early stage, the better, and it is not easy to build a town that meets the needs of filming.

At the same time, you can also look for suitable real scenes, such as a small town that meets the shooting requirements.

There is another key, Ryan can't enter the crew for the first time, he has to shoot another film, and the preliminary preparations of the crew can only be temporarily handed over to Helen and Sophia, as well as the touchstone.

That's why he recommended Jill Anne Hurd to be the film's producer.