You Made Me a Superstar

   Chapter 199 Gradual Transformation

Christian is very famous internationally, especially in the three major European film festivals, Christian is almost a god, especially at the beginning of this year, "April in the World" almost swept the entire Cannes and won gold. Not to mention the Palm Awards, many Hollywood movies have become his backdrop.

   There is a chain of contempt in the film industry.

Literary and artistic films look down on commercial films, they feel that commercial films are very low, exuding the vulgar taste of power and wealth, while commercial films look down on those low-budget horror films of Barabara, think those horror films are disgusting, they are simply selling anxiety and violence, and horror films have their own They despise romance movies, they feel that romance movies are conjugal love, they want no box office at the box office, and literature and art are not literature and art.

   For Christian, this chain of contempt does not exist at all.

  What kind of movie people make is a high-profile existence, even a movie like "April in the World" that other directors don't know how to start after seeing the book, he can make people unconsciously stand up and applaud again and again.

  Look, this is called professionalism.

   So when the audition notice for "Lamb" came out, most of the Hollywood performance circle was shaken.

   Especially those young people who just graduated from the film school, thinking about the blind cat hitting the dead mouse, thinking about the overnight fame, they are swarming into the "Lamb" crew.

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   It is indeed easier to have privileges.

   "The Chainsaw" in Laomei's script record and filming record along with "Lamb" unimpeded.

   When they saw the investment amount of 1 million US dollars, the relevant departments in the United States were still a little confused. They immediately thought that "The Chainsaw" was a documentary of "Lamb".

   The audition booth for "Lamb" was placed in the open space in the northeast corner of Los Angeles, with a barrier of 1,000 square meters...

Outside the isolation zone, countless reporters and nanny cars were parked all over the street, and at the same time, those crazy fans who spontaneously came over were also eagerly watching their idols in front of the isolation zone, bursting with cheers from time to time. Like a concert scene.

   There are not many actors in the movie "Chainsaw", about ten people.

While looking at the list of characters in his hand, Zhou Yang glanced at the old and beautiful actors who came to audition. Many veteran Hollywood actors, such as Robert Ernie Jr., Nicholas Katie, Trasco and others came to audition for "Lamb". movie too.

   Thanks to the excitement of "Lamb", Zhou Yang's "Chainsaw" crew was also full of people, and several film stars who were unsuccessful were also curious about the movie "Chainsaw", and they came over to join in the fun.

   However, after seeing the Chinese director, these movie stars began to be disappointed.

   After seeing Zhou Yang's resume and profile, these movie stars were even more disappointed.

   Silver Bear Award for Outstanding Artistic Contribution, this award is quite a sensation in China, but in Laomei this award is like a leftover award...

Of course, some veteran Hollywood actors who did not give up inquired about the specific division method of the movie "The Chainsaw". After inquiring, they instantly lost interest in the movie, and even felt that they had come to ask just now. waste time.

  The protagonist of "Chainsaw" was paid only $10,000 plus a seemingly generous percentage of the box office.

others?

   The others are gone.

   Isn't this a white wolf with empty gloves?

  Which foolish actor would take part in such a foolish movie.

Therefore, there are quite a lot of people asking about "The Chainsaw", but they are really willing to stop. There are really very few actors who really talk about the plot of the movie. Even some students from the old American colleges are unhappy after seeing "The Chainsaw". He kept shaking his head, feeling unreliable.

  November 10 evening.

   "Sorry, I'll think about it..."

"OK, all right."

   The first day of interviews for the film "Lamb" is over.

   In front of the "Chainsaw" booth, a girl casually flipped through the script, then shook her head and left the booth very politely.

   "The Chainsaw" had a very bad recruitment result today. Zhou Yang stayed on the crew for a day, either because the actors were not suitable, or the other party did not like "Chainsaw".

  As the sun sets, Los Angeles is greeted with gusts of sea breeze, full of comfortable warmth.

   Zhou Yang left the booth of "Chainsaw" and came to the side of "Lamb"...

  Christian gave Zhou Yang a very sympathetic look.

   "It's like this in Hollywood... Most of the directors who are not famous have come this way. I have a deep understanding of this..."

   "Mr. Christian, have you ever experienced this kind of predicament?"

   "Experienced, when I made my first movie "Peace Day", I was treated coldly..."

   "How was it resolved later?"

   "I changed the $3 million investment to $30 million, and at the same time raised the actor's salary from $50,000 to $500,000, and promised that every actor would get a super high share..."

   "Where did you get the $30 million investment at that time?"

   "I lied to them."

"what?"

   "That actor..." Zhou Yang was stunned when he heard Christian's rude operation.

"First trick them into coming in, sign the contract first, give them a little bit of salary after signing the contract, and then when the filming is halfway, tell them that the investor has withdrawn and we have no money... Everyone has Loss-averse, more than half of the movie was shot, and I would definitely feel uncomfortable when I left like this, so they could only stay, and even a few people gave money to sponsor my "Peace Day", and then I That's how the first movie of 's got up..." Christian laughed.

   "Ah... this!"

"Many times, it's okay for us to make some sacrifices in order to make a movie... At the same time, we have to think about ways..." Christian patted Zhou Yang's shoulder and smiled after seeing Zhou Yang's silent expression left the set.

   Zhou Yang looked at Christian's back and fell into deeper thinking.

   After about a few seconds, Zhou Yang stared, as if thinking of something, and chased after Christian.

   "Mr. Christian, how are the cast of Lambs doing?"

   "The core actors have all been determined..."

   "Can I recommend some other actors?"

   "Other actors?"

"Yes, you are in the most conspicuous place, and what you see is not comprehensive, and I am next to me, I can understand some actors more comprehensively... Can I give some opinions appropriately?" Zhou Yang sincerely Look at Christian.

   "Of course it's possible, everyone wants the movie to be done well, doesn't it?"

Christian looked at Zhou Yang and showed a slightly meaningful smile, then narrowed his eyes: "However, I won't be auditioning in the crew for the rest of the time, everything will be controlled by my assistant director Roddy. It was decided that Mr. Roddy is a very good assistant director and has his own ideas. Sometimes, I can't control his ideas. Oh, I forgot that you haven't met before, he will come to the crew tomorrow. Take over some of my work... Then you guys have a good chat, well, it's getting late, I have to get in the car..."

"Uh-huh……"

  Christian left in the car.

   Looking at the direction Christian left, Zhou Yang stayed where he was, thinking over and over what Christian said, he always felt that Christian's words seemed to imply something.

   After thinking for a long time, Zhou Yang finally felt his head congeal, and immediately called Wang Jing who had returned to Huaxia.

   Not long after, Wang Jing sent Zhou Yang a detailed information about Roddy Steven.

   Zhou Yang read the information several times, and at first he was a little confused and figured it all out at this moment!

   He finally understood what Christian's suggestion meant!

  Especially the last sentence before Christian's departure "Mr. Roddy is a very good assistant director and has his own ideas. Sometimes, I can't control his ideas" is almost an obvious hint!

   should imply that although Christian signed the contract with him like this, he can only guarantee that someone will help him shoot his "Chainsaw", but he can't guarantee whether it will be shot according to his requirements, and whether it will be shot well...

   Compared with making a movie, it is more important to establish interpersonal relationships with the entire crew.

   After establishing interpersonal relationships, you can use the power of the crew to make your own movies.

   Afterwards, he continued to glance at the words on the document, and he suddenly became enlightened. Then he recalled the ups and downs he had experienced along the way, and suddenly there was a feeling of waking up the dreamer with one sentence.

   Immediately after that, he left the crew and walked towards North Street in Los Angeles...

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  Rody is a middle-aged man in his forties, a well-known Hollywood screenwriter and crew manager.

   The script for the film "Lambs" was partly written by Roddy.

   Six o'clock in the evening.

  When Rody came back from work, he found that the street lamp head that had been broken at the door of the house turned on once, and it was very comfortable.

   He was a little strange, did those **** repairmen finally figure it out this time?

   When he got home, he saw a plate of vegetables burning on the table, and his daughter Irene and his old mother were sitting on chairs and looking at the kitchen.

   "Mr. Erin...it's time to eat."

  “…”

  Roddy heard a string of very broken English.

   Then he saw a young man with an oriental face and came out with a dish.

   He was a little dazed.

   Then...

   He saw the young man holding the dish for a long time, looking at Roddy in disbelief.

   "Mr. Rhodey, you... are you the father of Teacher Erin?"

   "Hello, you are..." Roddy looked at Zhou Yang blankly, because he hadn't officially joined the "Lamb" crew and was busy with some things recently, so he hadn't officially met Zhou Yang.

"Hello, I'm Zhou Yang, a staff member of the "Lamb" crew, um... I just came to the United States for two days. Because my spoken English is not good, I found the information of Teacher Irene on the Internet and wanted to talk to me about it. Teacher Irene learns English well, but I didn't expect that the director's father mentioned by Teacher Irene is actually you..."

   "Ah, hello..." Rody was stunned for a long time, then nodded subconsciously, and reached out his hand.

  “…”

   (end of this chapter)