"Thank you for your audition today. If there is a result, we will notify your agent as soon as possible." Emile Adolino became the director, and during the audition process he finally felt the power of the director's position on the crew. His naturally shy personality gradually became more confident.
The auditions of Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. did not fit the requirements of the roles. The biggest problem is that the two of them are too familiar, and they don't have the head-spinning temperament unique to men and women who have just fallen in love at first sight and are still in love.
The two of them were boyfriend and girlfriend five years ago when Ronald was filming "Night of the Comet". Their body language was full of tacit understanding, but it didn't fit the character's setting in the script.
"Thank you, why didn't you see Director Ronald today?" Sarah Jessica Parker had no idea that she had not been selected. She was busy looking for Ronald, a powerful Jew in the circle. The opportunity given to her would be wasted if she doesn't see the rightful owner today.
"He's busy with other things..." Emile Adolino seemed indifferent, but in his mind he made a big cross on this woman's audition photo. I'm the director of this movie.
"Why did you ask if Ronald was there?" Downey Jr. suddenly asked her as he and Sara were driving back to the apartment. Could it be that he fell in love with a successful director and wanted to kick me out?
"I want to be in a movie with you, honey. My agent said Ronald was behind this project." Sarah Jessica Parker certainly can't say that her agent found her. A chance to fly onto a branch. Ronald didn't come today, so it seemed like he missed this opportunity and got his hair done in vain.
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"Don't you like it? Let's find a few more. What's the name of the beautiful blonde girl in 'Back to the Future'?"
The speaker was Kirk Douglas, who had now taken on the task of introducing beautiful Jewish girls to Ronald, and was now giving orders to his CAA agent, who was also Jewish.
"Claudia Wells? But now she's rebaptized..."
The agent was a little scared. Kirk Douglas's memory had faded a bit. Claudia Wells, who played the role of Jennifer Parker, Marty's girlfriend, had abandoned her Jewish faith despite having Jewish blood. He chose baptism and became a born-again Christian.
Jews have never used blood as the only criterion to define ethnicity. They attach more importance to shaping the Jewish ethnicity through faith. A Jew who is genetically Jewish but does not respect Jewish traditions, and a Jew who truly celebrates Hanukkah, are two completely different people in the eyes of orthodox conservative Jews.
"What? Is there something wrong with her? I can't give her any chance in the future..." Kirk Douglas was furious. Now there is such a beautiful Jewish girl, and she turned to baptism and believed in Christ.
"But she is indeed beautiful, and she has natural blond hair, which suits Ronald's aesthetic very well..." the agent replied bravely. The so-called Jews in America are basically the Azkennar people of Eastern European descent. It is not easy to produce a beautiful woman.
"I don't care. This kind of traitor cannot be given any chance to continue acting in Hollywood. Only by uniting tightly can our race survive in America, the new Babylon...
Unless she publicly renounces her faith and rejoins Judaism. "Kirk also knew that women of his own race were not very good-looking, so he muttered a few words and gave him another chance.
"Don't you think we haven't tried?" The agent didn't dare to say this. Not every Jewish girl can endure Christmas. After the New Year holiday, when classmates are showing off their Christmas gifts, she takes everything. Not coming out.
"It doesn't matter if it's not blond. When men are young, they are always obsessed with Monroe. When they get older, they know that a girl with a gentle personality and a man who loves her husband unconditionally and supports her is a good match." Kirk· Douglas thought for a while, "Do we have any suitable black-haired beauties? It's best to be in Hollywood and not yet have a name."
After a Hollywood female star becomes famous, she no longer needs to rely on the ubiquitous Jewish network in Hollywood to find good opportunities for her. Therefore, those girls who are full of dreams of becoming famous are easy for these old men to control, which in turn can indirectly influence their married husbands to be close to Jews.
"If you have black hair, there are two candidates." The manager was well prepared for the Jewish girls in the circle and took out two audition photos from his bag. These actors often have more and better opportunities than other ethnic groups. And Hollywood opportunities are the most precious.
"Isn't this the little girl from Once Upon a Time in America? Why is she so fat now?"
"Her mother's side is Azkenal Jewish, and her father is of Irish descent. But she is very smart, and now she claims to go to the synagogue." The agent also feels that this little beauty is now experiencing baby fat during her development.
"What about this one? It looks the most beautiful."
"Annette Bening, whose father is Jewish and whose mother is not, is a Broadway actress. Now she wants to go to Hollywood. She is separating from her husband and preparing for divorce."
"child?"
"No……"
"It's fine if you don't have one. If you have a child, half of a woman's heart should be given to the child."
"However, she is about to turn thirty and is not suitable for the role of the daughter in the movie. It is impossible for us to replace Sybil Shepherd who plays the mother." The agent was a little embarrassed. Annette Bening was very beautiful. She has a charming side, but there are no suitable audition opportunities.
"Find an opportunity to arrange a meeting." Kirk Douglas waved his hand impatiently. He couldn't figure out this kind of thing by himself. He was really not smart enough.
"Okay...", the agent quickly wrote down.
"It's a pity that Deborah Winger is the most suitable no matter how you look at it, but it's a pity that she married that loser Timothy Hutton. She also has children." Old Douglas still can't forget Deborah, the most talented among them over the years. pull.
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"What? Mr. Ovitz recommended it? Do you want me to meet him?" Ronald received a call from Director Emil in the editing room, saying that there was a particularly suitable young actor who had come to audition and had been renamed "Hui". She played the role of the daughter in the movie "Chances Are".
"Okay, Ovitz personally recommended it, so I'll go take a look. But it's up to you to make the decision, so I'll show up and explain."
"Who is it? What's your name?" Ronald arrived at the audition and asked Emil and the casting director for his resume.
"Tuk-tuk..." There was a knock on the door, and a little actor with a little baby fat walked in.
"I'm Jennifer Connelly, here to audition for the role."
"Ha...it's you." Ronald saw the other person and remembered Jennifer Connelly, whom he met at the resort when filming "Dirty Dancing". At that time, she also worked as Ronald's assistant for a while.
She is of typical English/Irish descent, with thick eyebrows that grow wildly above her eyes. Ronald looked familiar, Brooke Shields had eyebrows like this. But...she is much fatter than Brooke.
Jennifer Connelly smiled proudly, and Ronald was indeed given the honor to audition in person. It’s true that she always told everyone she met that she went to the synagogue to celebrate Hanukkah.
Although his appearance in "Once Upon a Time in America" directed by Italian-born Leon left a deep impression on many directors and audiences. Now there are directors who want to bet their luck on themselves. But when it comes to major mainstream Hollywood productions, the most power lies in the Jewish circle.
After the audition, Ronald shook his head secretly. To be precise, Jennifer Connelly has no acting skills. The few movies I have made over the years have all relied on my invincible temperament before I gained weight. After her appearance was downgraded today, her acting skills were not enough to portray such a complex role as the daughter in the script.
After asking Connery out, Emil looked at Ronald.
Ronald just said nothing, smiling and letting him decide for himself.
"She is not suitable..." Emil was reassured that she was not an internal recommendation for Ronald's relationship.
"Do you have any suitable candidates?" Ronald was relieved to see that he was very independent.
"Mary Stuart Masterson, the short-haired beauty in John Hughes's 'Some Kind of Wonderful.' She is the best actress I have ever seen."
"Hmm..." Ronald nodded. This Masterson spent time learning to play the drums in order to play the role of the girl next door who can play the drums well during the filming of "Wonderful". The close-up shot in the opening scene was all done by myself. It is perfect for an actor with such dedicated hard work and acting talent to play this role.
"Ronald...director."
Ronald left the room after watching the audition and found Jennifer Connelly waiting for him to come out.
"Why, you are still here. Didn't I ask you to go back and wait for notification?" Ronald asked the little fat girl with a smile. Girls of British descent usually lose weight only after the two years of rapid hormonal bursts have passed. This is different from the way women from China and China tend to keep slim and slim up at this age.
"I'm not stupid, I know this role has little hope, I just want to hear the real reason from you. Why you don't like me..." Jennifer Connelly's eyes were still big, looking at Ronald There is a deliberately practiced cuteness in her eyes.
"It's not that I don't like you, it's the director Emil's choice. The first rule as an actor is to identify who has the final say in the crew." Ronald laughed, "You are still very young, continue to hone your acting skills. There will be a successful day."
Ronald's unreasonable behavior made Connery's prepared remarks come to nothing. He left a disheveled Jennifer Connelly and went back to daydreaming. Production director David Simkins, who had found several hits, was ready to report to Ronald.
“I have several potential or theatrical scripts, some not yet published, some already receiving good sales feedback, which we at Daydream can all bid on.”
David Simkins picked out a few targets after understanding them. Meeting next to him was Michelle Cannold, and general manager Eddie. Now is the time when adapting scripts is very expensive, so they also have to attend to gauge the box office potential of the script after it is produced, and prepare the shooting budget.
This was Daydream's first foray into anything above Hollywood's mid-scale production standards, and everyone was excited. Daydream Pictures, which was founded not long ago, has already become a powerful and established production company such as Cannon, Weintraub Productions, Orion, or Hemdale with the movie "Dirty Dancing".
Hollywood is like this. An inexperienced producer can immediately reach the top with a genius production.
"This one is probably the most competitive, being the second in Thomas Harris's thriller series starring Hannibal Lecter. The first, 'Red Dragon,' was published in 1981, two years ago. It was adapted into a movie before, but it failed miserably at the box office.
However, it is generally believed in the industry that producer De Laurentiis interfered too much and divested too much, which affected the performance of emerging director Michael Mann. "
"What's your name?" Ronald had never seen "Red Dragon", but he had heard of the movie adaptation called "Manhunter", which was a rather scary story. De Laurentiis, a native of Naples, didn’t know much about marketing.
"I heard it's called The Silence of the Lambs. After it's published in August, sales are expected to be very good, which will inevitably lead to fierce competition in the industry."
"Let's join in and contact the author first?" Ronald felt that if this kind of series is still popular, it is definitely worth a try.
"Generally, we cannot contact the author directly. Many publishing houses will obtain the adaptation copyright when signing a contract. We should contact the author's agent and publishing house through formal channels." Eddie was more familiar with copyright matters and spoke quickly.
"Okay, let's do it." Ronald thought to himself, forgetting that Thomas Harris was an already famous author.
"The second one is called Steel Magnolias, which is an Off-Broadway play. It tells the story of a group of women in the South who face life with strength. The response from the audience has been very good, and it has already reached the second round. I heard that there is hope to organize a national tour. So. A lot of Hollywood companies are interested in bidding."
"One, two, three, four, five, there are five main female characters here. Three mothers, two daughters." This Steel Mulan already has a plot synopsis and drama review. Ronald is in Looking through the cast list, there are many roles for southern girls.
"Of course, when it comes to shooting female stars, who can be better than you, Ronald? This is our biggest advantage in competing." David Simkins is a screenwriter, with a slight flattery.
"These are all big names, and the bidding price will be very expensive. How much are we willing to bid for?" General Manager Eddie interjected.
"Today's scripts are too expensive. We need at least a budget of about half a million to hope to win." Michelle Cannold interjected, he is responsible for production and distribution, and is sensitive to these numbers.
"Is it so expensive? What is our shooting budget?" Eddie knew that generally speaking, the script and the shooting budget were roughly matched. A script bought for half a million yuan, according to the current market, would cost at least five to six hundred yuan to hire a star. million, it is impossible to make less than 13 million like this.
"The price is right now. Last year's adaptation copyright was basically between 350,000 and 400,000. With this year's strike, I think 500,000 is not enough to join the competition now. It's better to prepare 700,000 to 800,000." , it’s safer.”
"Is it so expensive?"
"No, Winston Groom's satire the year before last sold for 350,000 yuan. That's still satire. Both of them are best-selling themes, thriller and horror, and Southern drama."
"What kind of satire? Can satire be adapted into a movie?" Ronald had no choice but to touch his forehead after hearing this. A low-cost movie could be made at this price. He was a bit suspicious of who did such an amateurish thing. Satire has a lot of background and subtext, and is generally not easy to adapt into film and television works.
"A movie called 'Forrest Gump', written in the voice of a retarded young man from the Southern Ku Klux Klan. He satirized the moon landing, hippies, the Vietnam War, and all the bad things in America's past. .Haven’t you seen it?”
Ronald really hadn’t seen it and shook his head.
"I have a copy over there. Take it and read it. It's quite interesting."
"What other book do you like?" Ronald brought the topic back.
"The other one is a western. For a long time, there hasn't been a decent western cowboy drama in our country. Westerns have been in decline for a long time, so I thought we could give it a try."
"Hmm... This idea is kind of interesting." Ronald thought of "Lonesome Dove" where Diane went to film. Historically, genre films have been popular in waves. Maybe it’s time for Westerns to make a comeback? "What is your name?"
"Dances with Wolves, a classic Western configuration, cowboys, Indians, and heroism. The author is a film screenwriter, named Michael Blake."
"Wait a minute... this name sounds familiar. Where have I heard it before?" Ronald couldn't remember it at the moment and tried to recall, "Where have I heard it before?"
(End of chapter)
