novelraw Chapter 146
Chapter 146
Although there was no time to visit Frank's view mansion in Pacific Heights, Josie flew back to Los Angeles to get a good night's sleep and showed up at the "Fight Club" audition scene the next morning refreshed.
Many actors came to the audition room today, and they were basically tall, sexy and attractive men. Therefore, the female staff in the whole building, and even some men, made excuses to pass by outside the door from time to time.
"Aha, this really looks like the queen's husband selection scene."
Outside the corridor, Edward Norton's agent Alan Parker muttered something into his cell phone in a low voice, and found a corner by the window to smoke.
"Isn't she the queen now?" her colleague Robin asked dryly on the phone, "but I hope no one else hears this, because as far as I know, she personally is very disgusted with rumors in this regard , even if you think it's just a joke."
"I know, I know, well, I remember why I'm here today, and I'm not going to screw it up, Robin," Allen said.
Artists try to avoid direct conflicts with the producer, so when Edward is not satisfied with the choice of another actor, Allen has to come forward to negotiate with the producer.
This is one of the reasons why Allen is here today.
The second reason was that both she and Robin felt that someone needed to make sure that their client, who was both arrogant and not callous enough, didn't go crazy at the last minute.
As far as she knew, Edward's recent mood fluctuated with the casting of the heroine, and she didn't know whether it was because she was too involved in the play or something else--everyone knows that geniuses always have some eccentricities, especially this one. A play lunatic who is sensitive to emotions.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye could see that he was looking forward to or disappointed, but he was the only one who refused to face it.
——Is it that difficult to admit that you are conquered by a woman?
Ellen couldn't understand the inexplicable pride that belonged to men, but she was sure that when Josie Horton and Leonardo DiCaprio walked out of the elevator talking and laughing, Edward on the other side of the corridor Coming out of the bathroom at the corner as if equipped with radar, he happened to encounter this horrible scene.
"Are you really not going to have lunch with me? I'm so sad, there are more attractive men in Hollywood than me——I don't believe it." Leonardo pretended to flatten his mouth pitifully, but in fact his eyes were overflowing. smiled.
"Yes. His name is 'Franklin'." Josie said jokingly—oh, who doesn't love green dollars?
"I have arrived."
With a ding, the elevator doors opened in front of them.
Leonardo put his hands in his pockets and followed Josie out of the elevator.
Josie turned her head and teased, and said, "Please, you're not planning to drop me off to the audition scene, are you? Do you want to give you an audition too?"
"If you come to play the heroine, then I am willing to give it a try." Leonardo blinked the blue eyes that made countless girls scream, and deliberately prolonged his tone, "Okay, just kidding. But I hope we can meet tomorrow—you don't have any other plans, do you, J?"
He knew early on how many people in Hollywood were staring at the tempting cake of "Fight Club". Except for Edward Norton, the unfortunate and lucky guy, those people would do anything for this role.
Including but not limited to climbing into Ms. Josie Horton's bed.
—and this is the best shortcut.
Oh, who wouldn't want to sleep with a producer who could change his career?
Besides, the other party has a pretty face with boyfriend fans all over the world.
Even Leonardo himself felt a little jealous of any bastards who might be spotted by her, after all, he didn't often have a pleasant breakfast with Josie, because she was too busy up.
"Let's talk about it at that time." Josie gave Leonardo an ambiguous answer, but she couldn't bear to refuse and reminded him with a smile: "You should go, Leo."
As if sensing some kind of gaze, Leonardo paused for a moment, glanced at the corridor on the right, and met Edward Norton's complex eyes, he suddenly thought of a little mischief.
So, the new Hollywood heartthrob lowered his head and quickly pecked Josie on the cheek. Before she could react, he quickly retreated to the elevator and pressed the elevator button.
"Have a nice day!" He stroked the broken hair on his forehead with two fingers, and gave Josie a sly smile, fully showing his most attractive charm.
And the elevator doors closed just right in the next second.
"It really is a brat!" Josie couldn't help but cursed with a smile.
Of course she knew that this little kid who was afraid of chaos was just trying to make trouble, because when she just walked out of the elevator, she noticed that someone was watching them from the corner of her eye.
There is no doubt that at the audition here today, there is only one person who can make Leonardo perform passionately.
it's fine.
As long as she is not embarrassed herself, it will be others who are embarrassed.
So Josie frankly gave a polite smile to each of the two people in the corridor, and walked into the territory belonging to Tianji Films with a breeze. The expressions on her face were perfectly managed, without any extra guilt or anxiety.
After she entered, Alan Parker folded his arms and sighed: "The textbook-style heart of stone is cool."
However, Alan's client didn't appreciate the cold joke very much, he didn't even give a glance, and followed the blonde girl's footsteps, and entered the door aggressively.
The audition will take place all morning.
British actor Ewan McGregor's audition results are generally optimistic, and Josie's assistant Kelly has a crush on Kiefer Sutherland's childhood filter-well, she loves the "Fringe" too much "Youth", but Sutherland's own tricks narrowed down.
In addition, Robert Downey Jr., who seemed to have changed his mind, also entered the final audition list.
It is very surprising but also very amazing. This man in his 30s has experienced the pinnacle of his career, almost died of drug driving, escaped from rehab centers many times and was beaten violently. He can still retain his innocence in the personal temperament of an actor And the vulnerable parts, with a little cornered madness, the performance is just amazing.
And for this audition, he started boxing and shaping training a few months in advance. Although his appearance has not completely recovered to his peak state, he has rejuvenated enough to make up for it with acting skills.
It's just that both David Fincher and Arnon Milkan think he is not suitable for the role of "Taylor", or he is not suitable for starring in the movie, because they are very worried that Downey will relapse during the filming, Another mess.
So the result of the audition was not much different from what Josie expected.
"Ewan McGregor has a strange integration with the character. It's not bad to play nothing like him." When having lunch at a nearby restaurant, the film's director David Fincher commented, he said Glancing at Josie, he asked Arnon Milkan, one of the producers of "Fight Club", "But if I can, I still want Brad Pitt. What do you think, Arnon?"
In fact, not long after David Fincher got the script of "Fight Club", he personally went to meet with Brad Pitt on the crew of "The Sixth Sense of Life and Death" that was being filmed, and he was very sure that the other party would participate wishes.
Arnon Milkan's Regency Films has cooperated with Tianji Films on the two projects of "Fight Club" and "The Trap", and the current relationship is in the period of passionate love.
In particular, Rashida Jones was confirmed to be the second female lead in "The Trap", which made Arnon Milkan, a senior producer, very comfortable.
On the one hand, her professional opinion has been adopted, and Josie does not seem to be as stubborn or pedantic as people imagined; on the other hand, he finally waited for a chance to establish his authority, which is very important.
"It's expensive." Arnon Milkan said, "but he is indeed worth the price now."
Although Brad Pitt is not as attractive to female audiences as Leonardo DiCaprio, he is also one of the Hollywood lovers known for his sexiness, and the number of female movie fans is also considerable .
Moreover, his vision in film selection in recent years is the same as that of Josie, which makes people have to feel lucky, but also a little superstitious about the actor's undefeated record.
——Of course, Josie's film selection is even more demonic, and "Titanic" is too incomprehensible.
David Fincher observed Josie's face, and said: "I talked to Brad himself, he likes the role of Taylor very much, but we all know that it is difficult to lower the star's salary, because it is related to their interests. Worth."
At this moment, almost everyone's eyes in the restaurant fell on Josie.
Including Alan Parker.
No matter from which point of view, Alan Parker certainly hopes that the other leading actor in this movie will be Brad Pitt, because that means higher exposure and stronger box office appeal, and no matter the movie In the end, how he performed in the market, at least co-starred with the first-line niche and performed well - and maybe crushed - will definitely add a good touch to Edward Norton's resume.
But from the position of the producers, they always love and hate big-name stars.
"So—" Josie seemed to be casually playing with the drink glass in her hand, and asked casually, "What's his reserve price?"
Tianji Films didn't take advantage of Universal Pictures. Lon Meyer, an old dog who ate inside and outside, carried the sedan chair for Brad Pitt.
"15M+10%." David Finch gave this answer.
$500 million up front plus 10% of the box office?
Tom Cruise might be worth the price, but Brad Pitt isn't.
There is nothing wrong with him being one of the top four big boys in Hollywood, but he is taking the route of literary and artistic films. In the general environment of Hollywood, there is a lack of superstars who have grown up in the traditional model of "youth idol-action star-first-line star" Halo, you can get 500 million, but you can't get 15M+10% yet.
——This is not as good as the original 2000 million.
"15M, if you like to act or not." Qiao Qian said bluntly. This matter has obviously made her feel unhappy. After all, the reason for the cooperation in the first place was proposed by the other party, and now it is the other party who is taking Joe.
A salary of 500 million US dollars is a fair price, although it is almost stepping on Brad Pitt's bottom line, but she doesn't like the way they went around looking for various lobbyists to persuade, and she started What they want is the compromise attitude of Brad Pitt and even David Geffen.
But obviously, after the last incident, they regretted it.
Or, they always regard her as a female star who can be fooled at will, rather than a dignified opponent?
Josie's face was slightly gloomy, but she returned to normal after breathing.
Then she skipped the topic, turned to glance at the people present with different expressions, and asked, "What do you think of Robert Downey Jr.? I think he will be willing to sign a military order in order to appear in a movie."
"Actually, I like his performance. It's hard to imagine that an actor who has experienced complicated experiences still has a trace of Peter Pan's innocence." The casting director Mary Finn was speaking, and she did not choose the leading role. The right to decide, but can give a reference.
Connie Wilson agreed with her opinion, but still said: "But the risk of using him is too great, and Ewan McGregor's price-performance ratio is better."
"It seems that everyone likes British actors very much, huh? After all, they are cheap and good." Arnold Milkan made a harmless joke, and the atmosphere immediately relaxed a lot, "Well, in comparison, I also like Iraqi actors. Wan McGregor."
Although the audition results of these two actors can pass the test, and there is no particularly crushing situation, using Ewan McGregor is much safer than Robert Downey Jr., at least "Trainspotting" not only makes the former He won the Best Actor award at the British Academy Film Awards last year, which also allowed him to gain a lot of fanatical fans.
And what are these people making movies for?
Art?Big mistake!
It is undeniable that most of them have some artistic feelings about movies, but of course this business is for making money-making a lot of money.
If not Brad Pitt, then Ewan McGregor.
Anyway, don't use some damn Robert Downey Jr.!
Poisonous insects are not scary, what is scary is that a once-out-of-control star who has repeatedly lost control, whose career is basically over, and who can only be found in third-rate movies and supporting roles, will star in a project with an investment of nearly 5000 million US dollars!
Arnon Milkan thought so.
But at the same time, he was still very unsure that everyone's opinions could easily influence Josie's thoughts.
So he leaned back in his chair, called a name, and said, "Edward, you're one of the leading men in the movie, what do you think?"