Coming out of Jim Carrey's apartment, Ryan looked depressed, so frightened that Chen Yu didn't dare to pant loudly,

No need to ask, he already knows something, and the two of them are estimated to have come for nothing.

"Book two tickets back to Los Angeles and call to ask Sophia, her cousin, Nicolas Cage, if she would be interested in starring in "Truman's World." Ryan only thought about it for a moment and immediately decided to invite Nicolas Cage.

As for Kevin Bakken, there is nothing to say about his acting skills, but his appearance, which is not suitable for the role in the script.

Moreover, compared to Nicolas Cage's relationship with Sofia Coppola, Kevin Bakken is clearly one layer worse.

"Okay. Chen Yu hurriedly agreed, and then made a phone call to Sophia, looked for a car to return to the airport, and booked two tickets to return to Los Angeles on the same day.

Less than an hour or so, Sophia called, "He needs to come back and meet you in person." ”

Nicolas Cage's time is also very full, in April he has a film "Kiss of Death" that will be released, the filming of "Leaving Las Vegas" is not over yet, and in October he will join the crew to shoot "Brave Island".

Fortunately, it is not that there is no time, he had a few months before filming "Brave Island".

"Yes, let him come back as soon as possible. Ryan hung up the phone and prepared to board the plane back to Los Angeles to end his trip to Hawaii.

Back in Los Angeles, Ryan continued to refine the script of "Truman's World", revising the details again and again.

In the previous life, the script of "Truman's World" was revised 16 versions in a row before it was barely passed.

Ryan doesn't need to be so troublesome, the script he wrote is itself a plot released in his previous life, and he picked it up little by little with his memory, and only after he finished slowly revising the details and filling in the content.

On his third day back in Los Angeles, Nicolas Cage made a special trip back from the British crew, got off the plane, didn't take a break, and went straight to Ryan's office.

"The final script for Truman's World is complete? You can take a look first. "Ryan took out the script that he just revised? Put it in front of Nicolas Cage.

Nicolas Cage looked at the script in front of him and began to read it seriously? The expression was very serious.

In fact, Sophia has already told him about the plot? Think it's a very good opportunity.

Is this not a horror movie, but a $35 million project? And the script role in his hand is the absolute protagonist in the film.

Ryan briefly introduced: "The male protagonist you are about to play? Always living in a small town? is a broker of an insurance company and lives the same life as ordinary people. ”

However, things are far from being as simple as they seem, and everyone in the town is paying attention to him? Everything from childhood to adulthood? will have a dramatic effect, intentionally or unintentionally, until one day, my father, who has been dead for many years, appears again......"

"Next, he'll find all the people in the whole town? Repeating one thing every day, what makes him even more unbelievable? His wife goes to work in the hospital every day, but he finds out that she is not a real nurse? Begin to doubt the whole world, it seems that everyone is deceiving themselves? A visceral fear? Gradually......"

Speaking of which? Nicolas Cage looked up and asked, "It's kind of a thriller-like movie." ”

Ryan shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's not a thriller, it's a drama." ”

"Truman's World" does have a thriller atmosphere, but in fact, it is not a thriller film, but a sitcom.

"A script full of whimsy. "Nicolas Cage is somewhat hesitant, and most of the scripts full of creativity like this have only two results, either box office hits, or it is difficult to recover the cost in the end.

"Shoot on time!"

There is also a very critical issue, once he agrees to star, then he will spend a long time, even a whole year, in the filming, with almost no time to rest.

Moreover, in case the crew does not complete the filming on time, it is likely to delay another project.

"The crew will prioritize your footage and won't lose too much time. Ryan had been prepared for this.

There is still half a year before the filming of "Brave Death Island" starts, which is enough to shoot "Truman's World".

"I can personally agree, but in terms of specific treatment, I need to negotiate with my agent. "Nicolas Cage said it very tactfully, and the treatment can't be the same as filming "Chainsaw" and "Leaving Las Vegas".

The former "Chainsaw" was only filmed for more than ten days, so the salary was not too high.

The latter, "Leaving Las Vegas", took the initiative to reduce the salary in order to impact the Oscar awards.

On the two projects, Nicolas Cage's salary is not too high.

"It's all according to the rules of Hollywood. Ryan nodded in agreement.

Next, Gail Anne Hurd will negotiate with Nicolas Cage's agent about the remuneration package.

Compared with Jim Carrey's $20 million salary, plus 10% of the global box office, Nicolas Cage's salary is only a small amount.

The news of the termination of the cooperation by Touchstone, as well as the crew's invitation to Nicolas Cage to play the leading role in the film, instead of Jim Carrey, who was made public at the beginning, were exposed by the media one after another.

When the media thought that the project was about to break down, the crew did not stop, but invited Nicolas Cage to star, which was very unexpected news.

Just when the media couldn't figure out the situation, Paramount and Lucasfilm announced that they had officially reached an investment agreement to replace Touchstone to invest in "Truman's World", with Paramount as the film distributor.

An astonishing reversal, and countless media reporters are eager to dig up some inside information.

It wasn't until mid-April that a big incident occurred in Oklahoma City that managed to divert media attention.

At 9:04 a.m. on April 19, in the center of Oklahoma City, the United States, there was a loud "boom", only to see the flames soaring into the sky, thick smoke billowing out, and the sound and shaking spread dozens of miles away.

In an instant, 1/3 of the walls of a 9-story building collapsed, debris flew and many people died in the rubble, and the explosion killed 168 people.

This is the worst terrorist bombing in the United States in 75 years.

U.S. Attorney General Janet Reynaud announced that the government is offering a $2 million reward for the arrest of the suspects.

For a time, the whole United States was in a tense atmosphere, and people in some states began to bring guns to the streets to defend themselves.

In contrast, the news about "Truman's World" is a trifle.

Kevin Beckon is not in a good mood, and the crew of "Truman's World" has officially invited Nicolas Cage to star, and his plan has obviously failed.

Ray-Sancheni glanced at the empty wine bottle on the table, shook her head, and said, "I'm very sorry, but there's nothing I can do about it. ”

"Unless you can get Ryan Gosling to change his mind, no one can change that fact. ”

"And, you should be clear about Nicolas Cage's relationship with Ryan Gosling. ”

Kevin Bakken sighed and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine, for this result, I have expected it a long time ago." ”

Ray Sancheni nodded and said, "It's better to be so, then, you need to forget about this matter for a while, and cooperate with Twentieth Century Fox to make a promotional plan for "Evil Ghost Invasion". ”

"As long as the film is released and does a good job at the box office, then you can completely seek other opportunities. ”

What Kevin Bakken lacks is not acting, but a chance to prove himself, as long as "Invasion of Evil Spirits" meets expectations at the box office, he can take the opportunity to seek other projects.

Rei Sancheni didn't say anything more, Hollywood is like this, full of all kinds of connections, Kevin Backen obviously needs to work harder than Nicolas Cage and the Coppola family.