MTL - Best Actor-v3 Chapter 82 about to be decided

"In short, the scope has been narrowed down to these three, right?" Sean asked while sitting in a chair in the conference room, looking at the information in his hand.

"Yes, I like Hannah Coles, then Catherine thinks Sarah Hendeck is a good fit, and then there is Teresa Palmer who you think is good." Stephen Ni nodded, "So, which one do you think is more suitable?"

Sean wanted to directly finalize Teresa, but looking at Stephanie and Katherine, he gave up this idea: "In addition to the people you think are suitable, what about the other two actors? ?"

While he could do it, it would likely create a rift with each other, which should be avoided until the film is finished, especially with the original author. After all, the Tang family is not reincarnation, and Sean expects this series to add weight to himself, and it is not the best to be able to do it without the help of reincarnation, so proper tact is also necessary.

"Not bad," Stephanie and Catherine replied after exchanging glances, "in fact, all three of them are suitable, but Catherine and I each think one is better, which is Intuitive reaction, like you're bullish on Teresa."

"In this case..." Sean squeezed his chin and quickly made a decision, "I have so many plans, the first is that we each choose one of the girls we are not optimistic about. Interviews, not audition-style interviews, but sitting together in private and talking like new friends.”

"I'm afraid it doesn't make much sense," Catherine shook her head, "We have already asked what we should have asked during the audition, and private communication is just repeating the question, unless we have Spend more time with them."

This is, generally speaking, there are not many crews who conduct the second audition - of course, some crews have conducted three or four times, this depends on the actual situation - but the second audition is not so much It's an audition, rather an interview. That's right, it's the kind of interview that the company recruits employees. Regarding acting and personal style, you can confirm it at the first audition. Anyway, there is a video, and you can watch it again and again. As for the excuse of not playing well, unfortunately, there is only one chance, and it is your business if you fail to grasp it.

So, private communication is indeed as the director said, unless the time is long enough to understand each other, it is unnecessary and meaningless. Of course, Sean also knew this, and he brought it up because his real purpose was behind it.

This is a little trick. Generally speaking, when the other party proposes a plan with good words and good words, and this plan has a certain feasibility, if you refuse, then the next feasible plan is you It's hard to refuse.

"Well, second, we each talk to our favorite actors and try to understand their thoughts on this movie and this character as much as possible." Sean said immediately.

"Is this any different from the first one?" Stephanie asked.

"Of course," Sean nodded, "Although we are optimistic about them, it is because of intuition. We don't really know why we are optimistic about them, so it is necessary to give ourselves an answer."

The two of them didn't speak anymore, but looking at their eyes, they were obviously a little moved, but Catherine still asked: "Anything else?"

"There is a third one, the stylist has only made preliminary settings for the characters, right? We can make a selection of the characters that we are optimistic about according to our own cognition. Style, and then see who's style is the most eye-catching." Sean said immediately.

"It's a good idea, but it's too troublesome, unless you're willing to invest more." Catherine thought for a while, then shook her head and said.

"I don't see any connection, it doesn't cost much." Sean was puzzled.

"If it's just makeup and styling, it doesn't really cost much, but if you include the cost of stylists, makeup artists, and delays, as well as various costumes and props, it will cost Not a lot—you said, to be perfect, didn't you?" Kathy said, before turning the conversation around: "And you've only given a budget of $40 million, everything is tight, and we have to make every cent It's all worth it."

Well, Sean understands what she means, no doubt, this is taking the opportunity to ask for money. He also knows that although the investment of 40 million is not low, as far as this film is concerned, it is still a little nervous. According to knowledgeable accounting calculations, to achieve the best results, the investment should be between 45 million and 55 million.

The reason why Sean only gave a budget of 40 million is to make additional investment when it is convenient. This is also a technical job. How to make good use of every money is a compulsory course for every producer. It is said that Tom Cruise is very stuck in this regard. When filming "Mission Impossible 2", he didn't have any extra money.

Although he has also worked as a producer of several movies, Sean is still a little inexperienced in this area, so he reduces the budget and then increases investment at the right opportunity. Control costs, and secondly, you can buy people's hearts.

But in any case, now is not an opportunity to add, the film has not yet started, so he chose to deny: "So, we can only choose the second?"

The two women thought for a few minutes, and they clearly had no better idea, so they nodded together.

"That's it, at the latest Thursday afternoon, we'll come here to discuss." Sean finally said this, then got up and left the room, and sighed again after walking far. .

He originally hoped to use the third type, and then according to the impression still left in his head, he would give Teresa makeup and styling according to Christine's photo, and they may agree to 80% above. I just didn't expect Catherine to ask for additional investment at this time, and Sean didn't want to reject her too directly. Now is not the time, so he chose to give up. He is a bit of a failure as a producer.

Well, in that case, ask Teresa out for a casual chat, and then ask her to be enabled as a producer, it's a big deal to seal their mouths with additional investment.

Shawn, who made up his mind, quickly got contacted by the Australian girl and met her in a cafe in East Hollywood the next afternoon.

A light blue shirt with an open neckline, and a knot at the corner just above the navel, half-exposed waist, white trousers, tied with a belt , showing a small calf, stepping on sandals with heels, full of youthful vigor and a little mature **** at the same time. In this way, coupled with the delicate facial features and light-colored long hair with waves, it is inevitable to turn around when walking on the street.

"Hello, Miss Palmer, I'm Sean Tang," Sean got up and stretched out his hand, "Nice to meet you, my assistant has made it clear to you. "

"Yes," Teresa nodded cautiously, "She said, about the casting of "Twilight", you want to talk to me in detail."

"That's right," Sean nodded, then made a sit-down gesture, "I'll just say it straight, after the second audition, a few of us in charge finally Narrow down to three people, the original author is optimistic about one, the director is optimistic about one, and I am optimistic about one, so we decided to have a long talk with the girl we are optimistic about to determine which aspect of the other party we are optimistic about."

"So, you are optimistic about me, Mr. Tang?" Teresa showed a surprised light.

"Sean," Sean smiled, "That's right, although it's just an intuition, but I think you should have heard it, my intuition has always been accurate."

"Indeed, although...I haven't been here for a while, but I have heard of it," Teresa finally smiled, and her prudence became much lessened, "You can call me Tess, Sean."

"Very good, Tess." Sean nodded, also smiled, waved to the waiter and asked for two cups of coffee, and then went straight to the topic: "My first The question is, Tess, what do you think of the role you auditioned for?"

"Um..." Teresa was not ambiguous, and after thinking about it, she immediately gave the answer, "Isabella Swan is very smart and temperamental, she will not deliberately go She has always been the focus of many people's eyes. Isabella was actually very dissatisfied with her mother's remarriage, but she was unable to change anything, so she went to Forks in self-imposed exile, and then met Edward there. So, first of all she It should look very weak, but at the same time it should not be too weak, it needs to be a little strong, for actors, this is a difficult point..."

Listening to her eloquent chatter, Sean's eyes lit up, as expected of a person he likes, well prepared. It doesn't matter if you know Isabella, it's written in the script, but knowing her full name is Isabella Swan, and knowing that she is self-exiled to the town of Fox, it will only be reading the original novel.

In the subsequent conversation, she also quickly proved this point: "Yes, I read the original novel, I remembered it after I got the script, and then spent a lot of time comparing While trying to figure out the character's character."

"Very good, that's what a real actor should do." Sean nodded with satisfaction, although her performance in the audition could only be regarded as a mid-to-high grade, but she rushed This professionalism should be commended.

"I am such a person myself. Every time I get the script, I will read and ponder over and over again, in order to strive to achieve the best state of myself. Naturally, I also like such actors." He immediately said so.

Then, she leaned forward slightly, squinted her eyes with a hint of a smile, and looked at Teresa with a meaningful smile: "Especially for such a beautiful and moving lady."

Teresa suddenly became a little nervous, and quickly took a sip from the cup, not knowing how to answer.

Sean immediately laughed twice: "Okay, I'm just kidding, now, let's go to the next question."

He said, sitting up straight and pulling his clothes: "Why do you think about coming to Hollywood now, Tess? You know, you only have one "2h37" to be considered an official work now, And don't know when it's going to be released in the US. The competition here is already very fierce, you're an Australian actor, and while Twilight is not a big investment, it's also in the mid-scale range, and I'm bullish on the prospects. So , do you think you have any advantages that allow us to hand this role to you?"