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At dusk and sunset, the moonlight reflects the sunset. It is still early in spring, so we should seek to hear and understand.

After coming to the crew, Ye Ming received endless complaints. Not only did Alexander complain that Ye Ming was late, of course, as the person in charge of Universal, Alexander just complained. He knew how to make a good deal with Ye Ming. The importance of relationships. But Rob Cohen complained that Ye Ming was unkind and looked at Yanzi as a bit rude.

This is actually a matter of personality. At a time like this, as a director, you have to be responsible for the crew. If you start shooting one day earlier, it will be good news for all aspects. But now that the crew has been established, the actors have not been confirmed, or in other words, the four leading actors have not been confirmed.

At this time, the crew is in a state of being established but not established. This means that the crew seems to be established, but it does not really become a crew. It just means that the photography, art and other staff have been confirmed.

These are Rob Cohen's old relationships. The collaboration is not just one or two movies. Of course, some of them are people hired by Universal. Universal cannot always expect Alexander to be responsible for this matter at this time. Therefore, Get a few crew members to plug in, and it's like supervising Rob Cohen. In other words, it is not impossible to use it to supervise Ye Minglai, but this is a rule and everyone knows it.

As long as these people do not hinder the filming of movies, neither Cohen nor Ye Ming will regard these people as any obstacles.

Not only did Universal send people, but Madoff also sent an accountant. The accountant would not interfere with the filming. That was the director's business, but the accountant would check the crew's accounts. If the director's fee was not used for filming, , or things related to shooting, such as buying yourself a car or something, this is not allowed.

Of course, if you buy a car or something for the crew and use the public account, there is no problem. Although the director will use the car after buying it, the results obtained by these two excuses are definitely different.

But the crew has not really been established. It is just that these staff members have been confirmed. These talents will not be in place until the actors are confirmed.

This decision-making power lies in Ye Ming's hands.

If it comes to a question like this, and Ye Ming is not sure about the actors, the crew cannot really be established.

Ye Ming listened to the director complain for a few words, and then said: "Director, I don't understand. At this time, don't you find a few supporting actors by yourself? You must know that these are what Universal and you have to do, but I don't have them." When it comes to supporting roles, it’s up to me to decide.”

Rob Cohen glanced at Ye Ming curiously and said, "Is it true that in the Chinese entertainment industry, when you shoot a movie, you decide on the supporting role first and then the protagonist?"

This incident made Rob Cohen very curious. After all, it was said that this was not the rule in Hollywood.

Ye Ming thought for a while and then said: "This is not necessarily true. We may decide on the protagonist first and then the supporting roles, or we may decide on the supporting roles and then decide on the protagonist. We may even change the protagonist after the filming starts. It has happened. We had a movie over there because the protagonist had some problems. As a result, after the filming of the movie was completed, the protagonist was actually changed, and the movie was directly reshot."

This result made Rob Cohen very surprised. Alexander also said from the side: "Are you already rich enough to make a splash? Don't you use investors' money as money at all?"

Not to mention the director Rob Cohen, who was very surprised by this incident, in fact, even Alexander, a relatively layman, found it a bit unbelievable. To do things like this is to seek death, no. Use investors' money as money.

Ye Ming said with a smile: "There is no way to do this, because the supporting roles in some movies are directly designated by investors. Whoever he wants to play the leading role and supporting roles does not have any room for selection. They must be based on the investor's choice." The remaining actors and directors can be responsible for selecting. This is a very common thing in our area. This way of doing it can be considered a relatively time-saving thing.

For example, in a situation like this, if you decide on the supporting roles at this time, then I will come and find three people directly, and everyone can start shooting. Have you ever thought about this? "

Rob Cohen did not agree with this explanation at all, and said unhappily: "Not to mention whether these things are willful or irresponsible for investors' money, in fact, they are more irresponsible for the movie. The style of a movie, naturally It mainly depends on the style of the protagonist. If you want the style of the movie to be obvious, it mainly depends on the style of the protagonist. Of course, the style of the supporting characters must also match the protagonist.

This is an important reason why we did not choose supporting characters.

I have to know what the protagonist's style is like, and then based on the protagonist's style, find supporting characters that match the protagonist's style. This is a very important thing for a top-notch movie.

Otherwise, at this time, your protagonist is a comedy-style actor, but the supporting role you are looking for is a comedy-style actor. This will conflict with the protagonist's style. If this is the case, the style of the entire movie will be messed up.

Therefore, I feel that if we are talking about how well the styles of the protagonist and supporting actors match those of China, then the overall style of the movie cannot be guaranteed. Maybe even the audience can't understand it. "

The protagonist's style and the supporting role's style should be consistent. Otherwise, it doesn't matter if they are similar. But if the protagonist's style and the supporting role's style are opposite to each other, then this movie's It is absolutely impossible for a movie to become a blockbuster hit.

This is actually a Hollywood rule. At least for top Hollywood productions, at this time, the style of the protagonist and the style of the supporting role must be in the same direction.

Ye Ming nodded at this moment and said: "It turns out that this is a matter of Yanzi. In fact, in China, you don't understand some things very well. In Hollywood, it is a capital environment, and everything is dictated by capital.

Interest is an important indicator of comparison here. But in China, favor is the most important thing. Otherwise, even if you have money, you may not be able to spend it at this time.

Therefore, it is impossible to offend some actors even if they are supporting roles, otherwise, it would be quite troublesome. However, our Chinese films are also making continuous progress. Therefore, I believe that under such circumstances, the future of our films will be very bright. "

Ye Ming firmly believes in this, and the actual situation is that under such a situation, the origin of Chinese movies has really reached a very high level.

At least that's what it looks like in terms of box office. Cohen did not argue too much about this matter. Hollywood has its own rules. Go to China to play Chinese rules. You still have to play by Hollywood rules here.

Ye Ming shrugged his shoulders and said: "Of course, I am very touched by your professionalism, director, but don't worry, I already have a rough candidate. I will play the leading role, this is confirmed , the other leading actor we are looking for is Minick. I already have a candidate, and it is easy to find this person."

Rob Cohen said without even thinking: "It is not easy to find a first-line star. You must first contact his agent, and then contact his company to negotiate on various aspects such as remuneration and treatment. If It means that if these things are almost done, then we can sign the contract at this time. At this time, it will be almost two weeks, two interests, do you expect our crew to be established in two weeks? ?"

Rob Cohen really wants the movie to start as soon as possible, but on this issue, if you can't choose the actors and staff yourself, then it's very difficult to set up the crew. difficult.

Ye Ming said with a smile: "I am not a first-line actor. If I am talking about first-line actors, then I would have informed you early. In fact, what we are looking for today is a character who may be at the bottom even among the second-tier actors. . This guy's name is Vin Diesel. An actor who can do action scenes."

Vin Diesel, this name sounds familiar, but it is more difficult to say specifically what kind of person this guy is and what kind of works he has.

After all, Ye Ming himself made it very clear that in such a situation, Vin Diesel is a second-rate character, and can be regarded as a relatively bottom character.

At this time, Alexander suddenly thought of a question and said: "Vin Diesel, is he that muscular man? He is a relatively arrogant and second-rate actor. Maybe he is a third-rate actor. In the entertainment industry, he is just a newbie." The guy who has broken through the newcomer wall is said to have a good temper. It’s hard to say how good his acting skills are, but if he has a bad temper, it will be more difficult to cooperate in the future."

This analysis is also an inevitable result. If an actor always confronts the crew, obviously this is not good news for the crew.

Alexander said doubtfully: "What happened to Fan? What did this guy do to end up with such a reputation? If he has such a reputation in the entertainment industry, then basically his future will be ruined." It’s almost done.”

Ye Ming didn't say anything about this. Although Ye Ming also knew why, he didn't say it because it was actually better for the director to talk about such a matter himself.

Therefore, Rob Cohen was indeed very satisfied with being a teacher. He explained with a smile: "Actually, it's not a big deal. This guy offended people in the entertainment industry, so he was banned. , it is said that this guy's temper is indeed not very good.

What I heard is that John Frankheimer once wanted to invite Vin Diesel to star in Reindeer Game, but Vin Diesel refused to put on a muscle disguise and wanted to increase the role of a man who had just become somewhat famous in Hollywood. The actor, who was struggling in a second-rate role, actually dared to make such a request, but was directly blocked by Highmore. It is said that until now, he has not received any opportunities to perform. "

To be honest, Vin Diesel became famous with Fast and Furious. Before this, it was rumored that this guy's temper was not very good. In fact, this guy's temper was indeed not very good. .

Even if he became famous later, few reporters in the entertainment industry would say that Vin Diesel is a star with a good temper.

Alexander frowned and said: "Dear Ye, do you have to find someone like this to play Minick? You must know that in Fast and Furious, this is the second only role to you. To find someone like this, It's not easy to control.

I think it would be better to find another one, a first-line star, which might be more helpful to the box office. "

The right to choose the role is in Ye Ming's hands, so even Alexander and director Rob Cohen only have the right to make suggestions. It was impossible for them to decide who would star, they just gave Ye Ming an opinion like this.

The rest is actually to say that it's not a big deal. It depends on whether Ye Ming is willing to accept such an opinion.

Ye Ming shook his head very decisively and said: "A role like Minick's is not easy to master. Vin Diesel is the actor who I think is the most suitable for this role.

If we must find another actor to replace Vin Diesel at a time like this, then it is impossible for us to achieve the results we want at this time. In this case, for you , it’s not good for me or the entire movie. I don’t care what Vin Diesel’s temper is like. What I want is a character like this that he created. If our movie really wants to be a big hit, then at this time, a teacher like Minick must be Vin Diesel. "

Ye Ming is very insistent on such a matter, because he himself knows very well that the most suitable person for such a role must be Vin Diesel. Of course, there are other actors who can Instead, it is absolutely impossible to make Minick so successful. (To be continued)