Meiyu: I don’t care about the cost when making movies

Chapter 5 Character Selection
It wasn't until a while that Sera took a deep breath and said excitedly: "This story is really good. It has comedy parts, touching parts, and the most important thing is depth. As long as the filming is good, the results will definitely be bad." No!"

Wayne smiled.

Of course he knew this too.

The cost of this movie is so low, the actors are not big-name stars, and it has no ability to compete with the box office. It can achieve such a good reputation and results only because the plot is good enough.

Although he made slight changes, it only slightly strengthened the upright side of the protagonist Bartleby. After all, this protagonist must be played by him.

As handsome as he is, he probably can't portray the diaosi temperament of the original version.

But whether it is logic or plot, the level will not be lowered.

"Then the next thing to consider is the time to complete the script and the time to prepare."

"I'll try my best to finish the script in five days, and I'll try my best to finish it in three days!" Bill said solemnly after thinking for a moment.

The story of this script is really great. Although it was Wayne's idea and he filled it in and perfected it. He can only be listed as a co-writer on the production credits, but it is enough to leave an important mark on his resume. Pen.

"The main plot of this movie takes place in high school, college and the home of the protagonist Bartleby. Hundreds of students will certainly not be needed for real-life shooting. If you have arrangements for the main role, the preparation and filming can be completed within ten days. The cycle should not exceed one month." Sierra said later.

"Then let's start as soon as possible. I have decided on a few main actors." With that, Wayne took out the prepared list from his pocket and handed it to Sera.

"The heroine, the goddess that Bart loves, I have chosen Natalie Portman."

Strictly speaking, Natalie Portman is not particularly beautiful. She is still far behind the goddess. But there is no way. Among Hollywood actresses of this age, she is one of the most popular ones, and her price is very low. suitable.

So Wayne thought carefully about it during his 5 minutes of sage time this morning and chose her.

"The second female lead, who is also one of Bart's best friends, I have chosen Jessica Alba."

Sierra showed a puzzled expression at the right time, obviously having never heard of Jessica Alba's name.

Although Jessica Alba had already entered the entertainment industry with the comedy movie "Summer Camp" in 93 when she was 12 years old, it was not until last year that she played a major role in a low-budget horror movie.

"One of the leading actors in the movie "The Forbidden Room" which was released in March this year."

Sera nodded. It would be easier to find someone if he knew the movies he had starred in. Otherwise, with so many names and genders in Europe and the United States, what if he found the wrong person?
"The villain, the president of Harmon University, my choice is Hugo Weaving."

Hugo Weaving, also known as Agent Smith in The Matrix, left a deep impression on audiences around the world with the release of The Matrix last year.

However, as a supporting villain, the salary is not very high, so this is undoubtedly a very cost-effective choice.

"As for Bartleby's three remaining buddies, one I chose was Johnny Galecki, who played a supporting role in "Her and Him and Her," which was released the year before last, and the other was director Harriet Simon Helberg, Helberg’s son, there is no candidate for the last one yet, let’s take a look when the mirror comes.”

Just say that the names Johnny Galecki and Simon Helberg may not be familiar to you.

But if we talk about Leonard and Howard in The Big Bang Theory, many people should have an impression.

Although The Big Bang Theory won't be aired until 08, as long as these two people modify their looks a little bit, they can't hide their funny diaos image.

In fact, if 'Sheldon' hadn't entered the entertainment industry yet, he would have wanted to bring Sheldon into it.

With this trio together, even if the dragon cannot be summoned, it should be possible to summon some box office, right?

"What about the director?" Serra couldn't help but ask when she found that there was no director candidate on the list.

"It's up to you, the director, as long as the level is sufficient. The key is to be obedient."

"Ok, I see."

Although directors in Hollywood usually play a very important role in the film production process, that is only relative.

Even Teamsters and Spielberg have to consider the opinions of the management, and many times they don't even get the final editing rights, let alone those unknown directors.

"In addition, Bartleby's sister and parents also try to choose faces that look familiar at first glance." Wayne said and suddenly remembered a name.

"Kristen Stewart, a little girl in "The Little Mermaid" released last year, if possible, invite her to play the role of sister." "No problem, I will contact her guardian as soon as possible, by the way, Wayne , you probably don’t have an agent yet, right?”

"No." Wayne shook his head.

He fell in love with the school belle when he first started school, and then got dumped and got excited, and then he was busy working on his plans to get a higher position, so it has been more than a year since he enrolled in school, and he has never even acted in a supporting role, let alone an extra. Find an agent.

"Then you'd better find an agent as soon as possible, otherwise you'll be in trouble later. Also, I suggest you join the Screen Actors Guild as soon as possible."

At 11:30 in the morning, Mia drove Wayne to the William Morris Agency in Beverly Hills, which is WMA among the five major agencies.

After asking about Wayne's requirements, Serra did not introduce him to a partner or senior partner with a certain level of strength. Instead, he introduced him to an ordinary-looking man who was about 30 years old. Agent Mike Jones.

In fact, this Mike Jones is indeed ordinary.

Although he has more than a dozen clients, most of them are looked down upon and rejected by others. Not even one of them has an internal rating of level five, which means that as a starring actor, the salary is more than 50 US dollars. They are all minor roles.

Actors and agents achieve mutual success, and this situation results in him having no access to high-quality resources at all.

But even so, he is still dedicated and dedicated to his work. He has no access to good resources, so he tries his best to maintain ordinary resources and connections. After hard work, he has become a Mediterranean just after he turned thirty.

But for Wayne today, such conditions are just right.

Because he does not need the help of a brokerage company to find resources, he positions the broker as a service provider. His personality cannot be too strong, and he cannot dictate his work and life. As for his ability, he only needs to be able to talk about it.

It would be troublesome for him to find those big-name agents.

"Oh God! I'm so happy, Wayne, you really are more handsome than Leonardo!"

Perhaps it was because Serra had introduced some information about Wayne to him, and he was already prepared, or perhaps because he saw the hope of promotion and salary increase, Mike was very proactive and enthusiastic after seeing him.

"Thank you for the compliment, Mike. I hope we can have a happy cooperation in the future." Wayne also smiled back.

Then comes the signing of the contract, which is indeed much better here in Hollywood than on the other side of the ocean.

Thanks to the efforts of the Screen Actors Guild, the maximum share of the economic contract is only 10%, and newcomers can only sign for one year for the first time, and the maximum for subsequent years is only three years.

Wayne read it carefully and completed the signing after confirming that there was no problem.

"Next, I will star in a movie invested by Hemera Pictures as the leading actor, so I need you to help me get a membership in the Screen Actors Guild first."

"Okay, no problem! I'm familiar with this!"

Mike sighed secretly in his heart.

A newcomer can star in an independent film with a budget of between 500 million and 800 million. The most important thing is that such a person actually finds him as an agent.

If Sierra hadn't called him personally just now, he would really not believe it!

"This movie also has many supporting characters with lines. If your other clients don't mind, you can let them watch the movie." Wayne offered some benefits according to the plan.

"Of course I don't mind! They will definitely be very happy!" Mike said happily.

Many of his clients had to pay a price to play such supporting roles with lines. Now there was no need to pay. Just a normal sight glass would give him a chance to win. He could imagine how happy he was to win the client. .

“Then it’s settled, Sera will contact you when the time comes.”

"Do you want to have lunch together?"

Wayne thought for a while and didn't refuse, and then the three of them went to a restaurant with a good environment and taste for lunch not far from WMA.

At the same time, Sierra had also obtained the contact information of the agents of the main characters and called them one by one.

(End of this chapter)