"What do you think of this kid?"
Cameron has secured the investment, but the biggest problem troubling him now is casting. The future savior, John Connor, will be played by an underage boy. In the script, his single mother was locked up in a mental hospital and taught her son various skills such as theft, firearms, motorcycle riding, and machinery repair.
And his foster family "parents" just want to use him to receive federal and state subsidies. Such a rebellious boy finally develops a father-son relationship with the robot T-800 played by Schwarzenegger, which is convincing.
This is also the reason why Cameron hasn't found an actor for so long. Most of the young actors who come to audition have experience in acting in film and television dramas or shooting commercials. The acting skills they were taught were all about expressing happiness, joy, and liveliness... and what this Connor needs is a wild and rebellious temperament...
"Looks good..." Ronald took a look. The child's name, Edward Furlong, was written on the back of the audition photo, but his acting experience was blank. It's just that his temperament matches the role very well. It seems that he is probably a child of a similar broken family in life.
"He made me very angry. His performance was a mess in the second audition. Maybe I gave him too much confidence in the first audition." Cameron had already chosen Fulong in his mind. The kid, who has a rough-and-tumble-yet-smart streak, just needs some acting lessons and learning to ride a motorcycle and use a prop gun.
But this kid, who was discovered by his agent in an after-school interest group, thought he would definitely be able to get a job, and immediately started to act wild and brag everywhere, so the second audition was very bad.
"I seem to have seen an actor who played a small role in a TV series. He has a very similar temperament to this guy named Fulong." Ronald touched his chin. He was alone in the hotel last night, watching the TV series boredly, and discovered that Director Coppola's "The Kid" was also made into a TV series.
He just wanted to see who played Diane's character "Cherry" in the TV series version. As a result, the TV series chose "Heather Sisters" and a supporting actress from "Love Deeply", which had no dexterity like Diane.
It was an actor who played a kid fighting on the street who caught his eye. This actor has a very unique temperament. No matter who he is acting with, he has the ability to attract the audience's attention to his face.
"The naughty boy from the world, the character who fights in the first episode..." Cameron wrote down on a piece of paper and gave it to his assistant to find the actor's name.
"Did Denzel Washington agree?" Ronald asked Cameron. That was what he had booked, to play the role of taking the chip obtained from the T-800 robot in the first film and reverse engineering it to develop mankind's first universal chip. Actor of black scientist with artificial intelligence chip. This is of course also a quota issue in Hollywood. Cameron has been criticized for not having enough minority roles, and he is now paying attention to finding some balance.
"No, after this bastard won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, he often made various demands. He said that the role was just to play a scared expression. I found a replacement. At worst, the role would be reduced." Cameron waved his hand. It seemed that he In fact, I was still looking forward to the Oscar winner's acting skills. Without him, the black scientist's scene was simply deleted. ….
"Fullon is here..." the casting director came over to remind Cameron.
"Let's go and see..." Ronald patted Cameron on the shoulder. In fact, the selection of actors for some roles in Hollywood is very narrow. In his heart, he must still hope that Edward Furlong will become serious.
"Mr. Cameron, Mr. Li?!" Edward Furlong behaved a lot this time. When he saw Ronald in the audition room, he acted very well and came up to express his admiration. In fact, he plays his true character as John Connor. As long as he doesn't mess around, is willing to learn, and follows Cameron's training, playing this role will not be too difficult for him.
"Very good. Go and talk to Mr. Schwarzenegger. He will tell you about the motorcycle skills you need to learn..." Cameron felt much better after seeing Fulon's performance this time. I can still exert a strong intimidation force on such a young actor. I gave him a warning last time, and as expected, I was well prepared this time.
"Oh, yeah?" Furlong, who has a childish nature, immediately rubbed his hands. Being able to learn from a big star like Schwarzenegger, one of the top three paid Hollywood stars, is still very attractive to him.
"Kid, you sit in the back seat of this Harley model, let's try..." Schwarzenegger was still practicing the stunt of loading a shotgun with one hand, when the young actor came and showed him his hands.
"Crack..." Schwarzenegger put on his leather jacket and sunglasses, asked Furlong to sit in the back seat, then turned the gun with one hand and lowered the shotgun coolly.
"Ah!" Furlong screamed, but Schwarzenegger still wasn't very skilled and shot him in the face.
"Doctor..." Ronald felt funny and quickly called the doctor to come over and deal with it. Schwarzenegger knew he was in the wrong and was there to comfort Little Fulong. Furlong covered his face and told Schwarzenegger it didn't matter, it was just an accident.
Schwarzenegger often plays a gentleman in life, and Furlong idolized such a muscular star and regarded him as a father substitute. When the two met for the first time, there was a feeling of father and son that hit it off.
"Very good, I still had doubts..." Cameron also smiled. The chemistry between the two was extraordinary... Most of the touching plots of this script are based on the father-son relationship.
"Mr. Cameron, I found it. The boy actor who played the gang fight is called Leonardo DiCaprio..."
"No need, we have already appointed him to play."
"Ouch..." Fulong was still being treated by the doctor for his bruised nose. When he heard the good news, he jumped up and touched the wound again and screamed.
"Hahaha..." Ronald liked the actor who was so dedicated. He touched the back of Fulong's head and told him to cherish the opportunity...
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"The box office has increased again. Last week's new movie 'Goodfellas' was not very good at the box office. It opened more than 200 theaters, but it fell by 7%..."
Richard came to the hotel to report industry news to Ronald. Marty Scorsese's new film "Goodfellas" stars several actors he is familiar with, including Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and others, plus Ray Leo discovered by Jonathan Demme Tower, tells a typical Scorsese Italian gangster story. ….
But this routine is so old-fashioned that even Ronald's hit song "Then He Kissesde", which was given to Scorsese, could not save the box office decline. Only some loyal viewers of gangster movies go to the theater again and again to support, but if they try to convince their friends to watch it, the success rate is very low.
As the economy develops, ordinary people don't like such dark stories. Coupled with Rudy's strong anti-mafia campaign in New York, the five major families were all lying obediently under the RICO Act. If we were to tell a story about a gangster picking up a beautiful woman, it would lack the sense of reality for the audience.
"The Love of Ghosts" still maintains its status as the second best in a thousand years. All weekly champions can only stay at the top of the list for one week, and then they are stepped on by the love story of Sam and Molly. The schedule of Ronald's movie has not slowly decreased in theaters like any movie that has been released for ten weeks. There are still audiences who continue to watch and relive such a strange love story.
No movie theater is willing to reduce the number of screenings, and no one will have trouble with money. In the twelfth week since its release, the weekend box office of "The Last Day" is still firmly above $5.5 million, creating an almost parallel box office curve, which can be called a miracle. The new box office champion is the newly released "The Tenant from Hell," a film starring two of the most popular actors last year and the year before, Melanie Griffiths and Michael Keaton, about a bad tenant. , a story about blackmailing landlords by relying on laws that prevent them from evicting tenants who have signed contracts.
The director made the movie look very malicious. Michael Keaton, who plays the villainous tenant, had his eyebrows trimmed into low eyebrows by a makeup artist. Under the lighting, he looked a bit like Jack Nicholson, Batman's rival and the actor who plays the Joker. style.
A movie like this will definitely not be loved when the audience generally wants to see a sequel to "Batman". If nothing else, this is another movie that ranks first in the first round.
"I'm afraid that the relationship between people and ghosts is still over, and it will last until Dances with Wolves is released on a large scale. Then it will be succeeded smoothly." Richard also started to flatter.
"Hahaha, I'll give you some good advice, I'm not that optimistic..." To be honest, Ronald's expectations for "Dances with Wolves" are not as high as those for "The End of the World".
"It's hard to say. I'm going to Washington, D.C. to hold a premiere this time. I think there will definitely be some news." Richard continued to flatter him. Anyway, the boss would be happy after hearing these words. Even if the box office is not good by then, he would still be happy. I don’t blame myself for not being so.
"Hahaha, you..." Ronald accepted the flattery happily, picked up the box and walked out of the room. Little Bud was already waiting at the door, took the box and left. After turning the corner and arriving at the elevator hall of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, a familiar voice came.
"Tanii-san, this is included in the agreement, but you handle it this way, which makes me very disappointed."
Ronald took a closer look and saw that it was Panasonic CEO Akio Tanii and CAA President Michael Ovitz.
Ovitz immediately fell silent and stared at Ronald and Richard next to him.
"Michael..." Ronald smiled and went up to shake hands with him. There was no need to make things so tense.
"Ronald, let me introduce to you. This is Mr. Tanai, the CEO of Panasonic Electric."….
"Nice to meet you. I'm Ronald, a film director." Ronald found Panasonic, the lobbying company established by Douglas Jr. He has not officially met with anyone within Panasonic except for Chairman Masaharu Matsushita.
"Ronald San, your movies contain a lot of Japanese culture. We Japanese people like it very much. Please take care of me in the future." Akio Tanii bowed slightly. There is no obstacle to joining Universal. Ronald loves making Japanese cultural movies. The director needs everyone to win over him.
"Hahaha, I also like using Panasonic VCRs. Your VHS is the best."
"Soga...that's really our honor. We can provide American consumers with our best electronic products..." After listening to the translation, Akio Tanii saw that Ronald was talking very well and immediately expressed his goodwill gesture.
"Yes, in fact, your video products are no less than Sony in many areas. They are even better than I have a small TV station in New York. I decided to buy your Panasonic cameras for all their cameras."
Sony's BetacaSP product line is good, but it is very expensive and has relatively delicate environmental requirements. Several of Ronald's TV stations often go out on location and need something sturdy and durable, unlike those that prefer to use Sony for indoor shooting.
Therefore, for this purchasing plan, Ronald approved the Panasonic II product line, which is cheaper, more durable, and can withstand crashes and bumps.
"Suga, you turned out to be our big client, thank you for your choice..." Akio Tanii bowed a little wider this time, and looked at the translator more intently. He realized that this was no ordinary movie director. It may have a considerable influence on Panasonic's business after it acquires Global.
Our acquisition of CA's film and record business is not only for the sake of some people's face, but also to sell more electronic equipment?
"I don't know which of Ronald's works Mr. Akio Tanii has seen, but he is a client of our CAA..."
Ovitz next to him watched the two talking and felt extremely uncomfortable. The agent wanted to monopolize the client's external communication channels in order to earn excess profits. Artists can just stay in the comfort zone created by our CAA. It’s really not good to be an entrepreneur like this... Ronald, do you still want to win the Oscar for Best Director?
Fortunately, they were not very familiar with each other yet. Ovitz quickly pretended to ask both parties, stepped in between the two, and translated for them himself. He did not want them to establish direct contact.
Ronald chuckled. This was too obvious. Besides, he still had an appointment with Tanii Akio’s immediate boss, Matsushita Masaharu. He said goodbye to them, took Richard to the airport, and flew directly to Washington, DC. The premiere of "Dances with Wolves" was held there.
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"Congressman Lilly, Congressman Campbell, I am very happy to have you here to participate in Dances with Wolves.
premiere. "At the Landmark Cinema very close to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the premiere of "Dances with Wolves" was attended by two of the few members of Congress with Native American ancestry.
Congressman John Lilley, from Oklahoma, is a descendant of the Cherokee Nation. Congressman Ben Knighthorse Campbell, from Colorado, is of Cheyenne and Northern Arapaho descent.
"It is an honor for us, and we will remember your outstanding contributions to Native American philanthropy."
Campbell was a member of the Donkey Party and felt more comfortable in his position. He took Ronald and started to thank him. The premiere raised half a million dollars and donated it to the Indian Education Association. Most of this money was donated to the Indian Education Association. They will all flow to the Native American reservation where the two are located. As the only two congressmen with Indian ancestry, they came because of both emotion and reason.
"This is all thanks to the generosity of Chairman Masaharu Matsushita." Ronald smiled and greeted the chairman of Matsushita Electric who was standing over there. He was the largest financial backer of this event. In order to pass the review of the Committee on Foreign Investment, he went to the temple as soon as he saw it, and he would not miss such a very suitable donation opportunity. Donating to the hometowns of two congressmen for the sake of the indigenous Indians, no one can fault this.
"Hey..." Matsushita Masaharu didn't understand what they were talking about. Anyway, he knew that Ronald was helping him thread the needle, so he had no choice but to laugh with him.
"Ronald, we meet again..." At this time, an old man stood up from his seat and gently stroked Matsushita Masaharu's back with one hand, telling him not to make a fool of himself again. Then he looked at the incompetent translator and cursed lightly, "Baga..." and asked him to come over quickly.
"Mr. Senator..." Ronald looked at the old man's other empty sleeve. It was Daniel Inoue, a one-armed Japanese senator from Hawaii.
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