Chapter 94: Competitor

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"Smith, opposite you is an alien who invaded the earth and just killed his comrades."
Sitting behind the monitor, after Will Smith performed a segment, Duke frowned slightly. The future Uranus superstar's acting skills are indeed bad enough, "The aliens are captured by you, please show the right emotions."
If he can't even make basic funny things, he can only change.
Fortunately, black people are born with no lack of humorous cells. Perhaps it is the instinct of being a hip-hop singer. Will Smith brewed for a while, raised his feet against the air in front of him, and shouted strangely, "You want to invade the earth? You can't live forever, are you?"
"Come on! Come on!"
As before, his expression is extremely exaggerated, and the performance is obviously too hard, but it is very suitable for such a scene.
When Will Smith’s performance was over, Duke nodded to the casting director Thomson, who gave an answer that would be notified as soon as possible, and his audition temporarily ended.
When he walked out of the audition room, Will Smith didn’t have any confidence in his heart. Although he wanted to make a transition to film, he knew his acting skills were not very good, but he didn’t give up, and he discussed coping strategies with his agent in a low voice. This film is extremely important to him. This is the masterpiece of the famous commercial director Duke Rosenberg. It is regarded by many media as a hot movie next year in the summer. If his film career is a big-selling film From the beginning, the future development road will definitely be much smoother.
The movie directed by the saboteur has become popular with Keanu Reeves, Uma Thurman and Christopher Lee. Will Smith knows very well that countless actors and actresses waiting for the top spot want to catch him. Hitchhiker.
It’s not just Will Smith, Nicole Kidman and his assistants who walked into the Independence Day studio at Warner Studios were also thinking about the question of how to win the role and make themselves Is there really a big selling movie?
Just like the agent said, although she successfully entered Hollywood with the identity of Mrs. Cruise, she did not have any works that could be obtained, and the code name of Mrs. Cruise gradually made her hate and hate, relying on her own Her ability is completely based in Hollywood, which is what she is eager to do.
For this audition, Nicole Kidman even had a big quarrel with her husband. After being declined by Fox, Tom Cruise forced her to withdraw from the audition. As a result, the two people who had been in the cold war recently had a relationship. It gets worse.
Thinking of the forced change of faith and the imprisonment of her arrogant husband, Nicole Kidman did not know why, and suddenly came up with the idea of ​​kicking Tom Cruise if she could be independent in Hollywood.
Will the character get it? Nicole Kidman’s face was gloomy. According to Pat Kingsley’s analysis, her biggest competitor was her friend. She knew that Naomi Watts had a complicated relationship with director Duke Rosenberg. They will not give up on their own initiative. Opportunities always need to be won.
She once gave up an opportunity. It was at the end of the 1980s when the producer of "Human Ghosts Are Coming" asked her to go to a party with Demi Moore at home. She refused, and Demi Moore went. The result of the heroine is also obvious, the latter has directly become one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood today.
Opportunity is more important than acting and appearance. She has a deep understanding of this sentence. Anyone who blocks her opportunity is an enemy!
"Please here, Miss Kidman."
Under the guidance of the staff, Nicole Kidman walked into a reception room and waited for her audition time.
Entering the wide room, her eyes quickly swept over everyone. The three women waiting here all had similar qualities to her, blonde or brown hair, mature and beautiful.
Then, Nicole Kidman's eyes fell on a petite figure. When changing to the previous time, the other person would definitely greet him affectionately, and she would also respond with a bright smile. After all, the two belonged to the drama school. Classmates, Girls’ Generation also had some friendships, and they took care of each other in Hollywood.
But now, she didn't have the mood to go up and say hello, and the other party didn't mean to come over to say hello, they would be the most direct competitors!
Every opportunity in Hollywood is important. Everyone who stands in the way must be kicked off. Nicole Kidman believes in this. Naomi Watts also believes in this. From the spread of Nicole Kidd From the moment Man chose the role of spokesperson for the White House, the two people who had been in close contact with each other in the past did not use the phone again and gradually broke off.
Naomi Watts even received words from other actors of the Australian Gang, persuading her to give up the role, but she rejected it.
The news is not sure where it came from, but Naomi didn't plan to give up. Besides, why did she give up? At the risk of being almost disfigured by the fire, she gradually got closer to a rising director and had the long-awaited opportunity. What about Nicole Kidman?
She is Mrs. Cruise, who has already established herself in Hollywood, and the agent of Caa takes care of her. There are many more opportunities than her. Why can't she be the one who gives up?
Naomi Watts turned her head and looked at where Nicole Kidman was sitting. It happened that Nicole Kidman also looked over. The two eyes collided with each other without any expression. After they separated Never look at each other again.
Concession is impossible. Not only the two of them, but the other two actresses sitting here will also not give in. They may step back. There may be an abyss behind them, and they may be stepped on by countless competitors.
The preparatory work is busy. It is impossible for Duke to invest too much time on the actors. Now he is not a rookie before. He has two super selling movies as capital. Even if you don’t say anything about what is required, the rest of the crew will Will take the initiative to cooperate with him, not only Will Smith, but even the auditions of the four actresses are compressed in one day as much as possible.
"What's your opinion?"
It was very late when the audition was over. Duke pinched his eyebrows and asked others, "We will determine the actors as soon as possible. Negotiations and actor preparation will take time."
"I think Nicole Kidman is more suitable."
As a representative of Fox, Jon Landau took the lead to speak, "This role does not require much acting skills, it is enough for her level, and she is well-known, and the pay is not high."
"I support Naomi Watts."
The first production manager Charles Rowan and the second production manager Robin Grande are on Duke's side.
The situation is obvious, but Duke still said, "Nicole Kidman has never proved her box office ability. She is indeed well-known, but it is based on the identity of Mrs. Cruise, and according to several According to the feedback from the survey agency on her role in Hollywood, North American audiences do not like him too much."
After that, Duke asked the casting director to give Jon Landau a copy of the survey data, who looked through it and nodded, "I agree to give up Nicole Kidman."
As a well-known producer, Jon Landau’s professionalism is beyond doubt. Since Duke has provided detailed data, even if it is based on Fox’s investment income considerations, he will not insist on using relatively high remuneration and relatively average box office appeal. Actors.
"Come here for the time being today."
After Charles Rowan’s words, the camera assistant next to him came to sort out the videotape of the audition. Duke walked out of the audition room with everyone and said to the producer next to him,
Robin, although we passed Will Smith unanimously, But his performance still lacks persuasiveness. Try to reduce his pay, if possible, within 200,000 US dollars."
"I understand." Robin Grand nodded.
As far as the actors are concerned, they reduce their expenditures as much as possible, and use newcomers and unpaid old drama bones as the support of the film, and invest more budget in special effects production. In fact, Duke implemented the same strategy for the first two films. The selling point of the film itself is not on the movie stars.
Back in the office, Duke simply packed up, ready to go home, Sophia pushed in and passed his mobile phone.
"Someone called me?" Duke asked.
"Nicole Kidman's agent Pat Kingsley called you and wants to have a talk with you."
Hearing Sophia's words, Duke shook his head, "It should be Nicole Kidman's audition problem, so he said I was going out to watch the scene, so I pushed it away."
"An actor named Charlize Theron invited you to her birthday party tonight." Sophia knew Duke, "I pushed it off because Aunt Leah also called and asked you to go back to Santa Monica. Card for dinner."
"It's almost time, let's get off work
Hearing that it was his mother's call, Duke did not delay anymore, picked up the handbag, "Are you together? You must be very happy to be a guest mother."
"Sorry, a friend asked me to shop."
When she walked out of the office, Sophia reminded Duke, "I almost forgot, Aunt Leah asked you to go to Andrew Acting School to pick up Scarlett Johansson back to Santa Monica."
"Didn't she come to ask about the audition time at noon?" Duke muttered.
"I heard Melanie Sloan mention that she has acting lessons in the afternoon."
While they were talking, the two walked out of the studio, took a battery car to leave the Warner Studios, replaced their cars in the parking lot, and drove in different directions.
According to the information provided by Sofia, Duke quickly found the Andrew Acting School. In the Los Angeles area, there are so many professional schools like this. The scale seems to be okay, not only has a large courtyard, but also a three-story building for the teaching area The area is large enough.
Because of the late time, the school seemed a bit deserted. Duke parked the car and negotiated with the school guard. Under the leadership of the other party, he saw sitting on a chair in a room, playing with himself boredly. Little girl with ponytails.
"Hi, Scarlett." Duke walked over and said hello.
"Go, Duke!"
The little girl didn't recognize birth at all, picked up her schoolbag, grabbed his sleeve with the other hand, and walked out of the classroom.
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