King of Hollywood Chapter 24: New movie (2)
"Dan plays the leading role." Adrian then turned to La Verne.
"Is Dennis a little too young?" Lavern looked at Dennis and then looked at his boss.
"If only in terms of age, Dan is indeed a little young, but this can be compensated, as long as there is a good makeup artist. What I value more is Dan’s acting skills, I believe that his experience can fully perform This is a good character." Adrian said and looked at Dennis again. "Dan, you have seen some scripts and talked about how you feel."
"Hmm..." Dennis thought for a while, "Leonard should have emotions of depression, restlessness, remorse, anger, and... daze. He killed his wife, he had short-term amnesia, he He is constantly being used, and he has no goal to move forward, so at least two of these emotions should appear on his face at the same time. As for how to express it, it depends on the content of the shooting and the director’s requirements."
"Very good." Adrian clapped his hands, "I think this should be fine, Laffer."
"You are the boss." Lavern shrugged and used this sentence to express his attitude.
Adrian didn’t think he smiled in disbelief: "I don’t think there is a better supporting actor than Joe Pantoriano."
"I will contact him as soon as possible." Laffern nodded.
"If you can, it's best to settle down today." Adrian rubbing his chin seemed to worry that this guy would be robbed.
"I don't think he will refuse the invitation of the new Hollywood director." Lavern smiled and raised his hand.
Adrian stunned for a few seconds, then he laughed. Basically, "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" fully achieved his intended purpose. At the same time, the high box office gained Adrian as a new director. At the same time, the four film companies dealt with him since the film was released. A few people immediately called to catch the emotions and it was evident.
But in the eyes of Adrian, this is far from enough, so he resigned from all the invitations after returning home, staying in the bedroom for half a step, and busy writing novels, new movie scripts, and some script outlines
"Not quite yet," Adrian waved his hand at this time, and pulled the topic back. "I already have a supporting actress. I will call her personally by then. Don't worry about this."
"Okay." Lavern nodded without asking much.
"This time there must be some departments, not necessarily the best but must be fully equipped, I don’t want to experience the situation in London again," Adrian said with a sigh, "most people’s clothes They are all casually worn, and there is no professional makeup artist. Even the use of a block filter must be considered twice."
Laffern could not help but chuckled, Dennis shrugged his shoulders with emotion,
"Okay, don't say this anymore. I have estimated that the budget may be around 4 million. You'd better find someone else to estimate, Laffer." Adrian said again.
"I will." Laffern expressed his understanding, followed by teasing and emotion: "I didn't expect to go out when I got it."
"If the company doesn't want to go out, I can continue to invest myself." Adrian said with a good time.
"Of course not, if this is the case, I am afraid that the enthusiasm that will be easily ignited will be extinguished again." Lavern laughed.
Bosworth Films has not improved much in recent years due to various reasons, so most of the staff are overstaffed. But since the acquisition of Adrian, the good news has been the same. First, the small-cost movie produced won the best virginity award in Venice, and then this movie won hundreds of times at the box office. The staff were naturally surprised and morale was also high. In addition, Adrian immediately injected 5 million yuan, which is not much, but also mobilized their enthusiasm. The cohesion is much higher than before. Laffern also seized this opportunity to rectify the company.
talked about it for a long time. After telling something, Adrian left the company. He went to the screenwriter union to store the two or three scripts he had recently rushed out and then returned home. Before arriving at the villa, before taking a breath, Mrs. Galen, who was taking care of the house, told him that Claude had called before.
"Hey, Crow, what's the matter with me? Don't tell me, my funds are gone." Adrian walked to the floor-to-ceiling window with a cordless phone and looked at the bright sunshine outside.
"You guy..." Crowder's bitter laughter came over, "About this, I have to regret to tell you that Ed, the final result may be a little bit away from your expectations."
"Really? Someone had guaranteed that there would be no problem at first." Adrian replied with ease.
"First of all, I haven’t guaranteed that there will be no problem; secondly, don’t forget that you have taken part of the funds halfway; finally, do you know how much effort I have spent on your affairs?!" Claude One piece counts.
Adrian could not help but laughed twice: "Okay, okay, so should I just try my best to you?"
"It's not completely over yet, you can still take a fight, I will try my best to fulfill your request." Claude snorted.
"Thank you, Crow." Adrian said with a calm and grateful voice after a chuckle.
After the private accountant explained to him, he realized how difficult it was to get a slice of soup at this time, but Claude not only agreed but also did a very good job, I believe he used it Many relationships may even ask the godfather.
"Who made me agree with you." Claude let out a long breath, and then spoke again after a few seconds of silence: "Congratulations."
Although it is just a short word, Adrian knows how much it contains. He could imagine how Claude looked at himself in the previous two years.
"Why, have you seen my work? How?" Adrian asked in a relaxed tone.
"It's interesting. I didn't expect you to really make a movie. I was waiting to see your jokes. You have never shown talent in this area before." Claude said in praise.
Adrian was slightly surprised, and then explained quietly: "I am also holding a try and want to gamble. The director is actually very simple. The theoretical knowledge will be understood by reading the book. The key is to be able to control and dispatch. Let those assistants understand what you want. Fortunately, I have done a good job."
"Not only is it good, I heard that the film cost less than 1 million US dollars, but the box office is almost 30 million..."
"Conservative estimate, you should get 40 million when you go offline."
"Excellent, frankly speaking, if there is such data for each investment return ratio, film production is simply a profiteering industry."
"Don’t be delusional, this kind of return only accounts for a very small proportion in the film production, and don’t forget that the theater also has to split the account, deduct the distribution fee and pay the tax, so there is not much in the hands of the actual ."
"Okay, okay, anyway, your debut is really outstanding, I still can’t believe it’s your work."
"Thank you, if you also wake up suddenly from chaos like me, you will be desperate, Crow."
Both sides of the phone were silent, and after a few minutes Claude spoke: "Okay, don't say this, Ed, should you take some time to visit my father's house now?"
Adrian slapped his head: "Oh, it should be so...Oops, I haven't had time in these months!"
"What's wrong?"
"Damn it, I'm about to start making a new movie." Adrian said angrily and helplessly, "Preparations have been started and everything is on the agenda."
"New movie? Your first movie hasn't gone offline yet." Claude was surprised.
"Yeah, I know, but I have a whole set of plans, so... **** it, it would be nice if your call came early." Adrian said depressedly.
"I blame it on my head again, can you not make a phone call after returning to China?"
"Okay, okay, Crow, shall we not say this? I thought about it carefully. I am afraid I can only visit the godfather at Christmas time." Adrian changed the subject.
"Christmas? At least 2 months left, don't you get a day out of these 2 months." Claude's voice sounded a little dissatisfied.
"Listen to me, Crow, since he wants to see the godfather, he has to be more solemn and have to choose a good day. I have been very grateful to him for these two years. I am very grateful. I hope to be more formal." Adrian Explaining, "Here everything has been scheduled for the new movie. I plan to finish it in 2 to 3 months like the previous one~IndoMTL.com~ and then participate in the Berlin Film Festival in February next year, So time is tight."
"Okay, Ed, don't try too hard." Claude didn't go on.
"I know, apologize to the godfather on my behalf... Forget it, let me make a phone call myself." Adrian said after thinking about it.
"Oh, what is your new movie about?" Claude asked again.
"Well... An insurance clerk was hit hard in the head after encountering two guys who were robbed in the room, and then got a kind of temporary amnesia, which means that the memory can only last for 5 minutes. I will forget everything. Because of this, he killed his wife. Sadly, he can’t remember these and subconsciously thought that his wife was killed by the two guys who were robbed in the room, so he looked for these guys everywhere. Revenge. Someone helped him, some took advantage of him, and he himself was always at a loss. Even if he finally found the truth, he could not choose to escape his destiny." Adrian simply told the next plot. "The name of the movie is "Memento"- What do you ask this?"
"Sounds pretty good," Claude said noncommittally.
"The story can only be good, so I plan to do some hard work in telling the story. I hope that if you read it, you won’t feel your head hurt." Adrian said jokingly.
"In this case, I will definitely watch it at that time-yes, do I need to invest?" He finally exposed the fox's tail.
Adrian haha laughed: "No, dear Crow, I am taking the small cost route now. Rest assured, if you really want to invest, there will be opportunities in the future."
(please rest assured that the officers are assured that some mistakes will definitely not be made, I am not so mentally handicapped.)