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"Simon, Willem Dafoe is really good, but don't you think he's more suitable for the clown than the black mask?"

In the conference room of Daenerys Entertainment headquarters, the morning audition has ended. Simon and several main creators of "Batman" are discussing the final candidate of Black Mask Roman Sinnis. At this time, the other speaker of "Batman" is speaking. A producer Joe Silver. Joe Silver, a top Hollywood producer who is good at action movies, is no less than Jerry Bruckheimer. In the original time and space, the "Matrix" series is the pinnacle of Joe Silver's production. do. Joe Silver, 36, has made his name in recent years with "Die Hard" and "Lethal Weapon."

Simon, naturally, was the first producer on The Batman. However, he also needs a deputy to coordinate the film's personnel, finances and venues. Joe Silver, who had just reached a good partnership with Warner through the "Lethal Weapon" series, was recommended. Although he cannot gain absolute control of the project, Joe Silver also hopes to cooperate with Simon, who has created even greater miracles in the past two years. Simon is also the same, and the two sides hit it off.

"Joe, William's acting skills are enough to hold up the black mask, but for the Joker, seriously, I have high expectations for this role. I would prefer to find an actor who can show the evil in his bones, not just The bad face of a natural villain like William."

Willem Dafoe's later most famous role should be Norman Osborn, the villain "Green Goblin" in Tobey Maguire's "Spider-Man" series. But now, Dafoe is only 33 years old, and he is not like the wrinkled uncle many years later. It can even be said to be a bit handsome. In the years since his debut, Willem Dafoe has collaborated with big directors such as William Friedkin, Tony Scott, Oliver Stone, and his acting skills and qualifications are enough to support the role of Black Mask.

In addition, if you don't count a small role in "Heaven's Gate" that was cut out, the first feature film Willem Dafoe participated in was called "Relentless", and the director was Catherine Bigelow. Relentless is also Katherine's first feature film.

Simon chose Willem Dafoe to play the Black Mask for this reason. Of course he didn't look at Catherine's face.

For a big production involving an investment of 50 million US dollars, the casting aspect is not only suitable, but also must ensure that the actors do not have bad habits, do not play big names, and can get along well with other main creators in terms of personality and other details. This is also a lot of details. The director habitually uses his own familiar actor's sake. Simon had previously called Catherine on purpose to inquire about Willem Dafoe privately, and only after the confirmation of the woman, he ranked the other party as the first candidate for the black mask.

Everyone continued to discuss for a while, and since Simon insisted, the role was completely determined.

The afternoon was Chief Gordon's final audition, beginning at two o'clock.

After the meeting, everyone went to have lunch. Simon and Joe Silver chatted about some preparation details of the film in a low voice and walked out of the conference room together. Jennifer came over with another short white man wearing black-rimmed glasses. .

Simon stopped and said to Joe Silver: "So, Joe, we'll see you in the afternoon."

Joe Silver knew that Simon had other things, nodded with a smile, and said hello to the man with glasses before walking away.

When Joe Silver walked away, the man with glasses stepped forward and stretched out his hand to Simon: "Hello, Mr. Westeros, I'm Ella Deutschman."

"Just call me Simon," Simon shook hands with the other party, saw that he was still carrying his briefcase, and said with a smile, "If there is nothing important, let Jenny keep it for you, let's go to lunch. "

"Oh, of course," Ella Deutschman said, handing the briefcase to Jennifer, "excuse me, Miss Redburd."

Jennifer smiled and took the other party's briefcase, but leaned over and whispered to Simon, "Mr. Rem is online."

Simon made a gesture of invitation to Ella Deutschman and said to the female assistant, "Go to the car phone, I'll talk to him on the way."

Jennifer nodded, Simon took Ella Deutschman downstairs, and Neil Bennett had the car ready.

The two got into the car, and without Simon's command, Neil Bennett walked to the destination. Simon gave Ella Deutschman a waiting look, picked up the car phone and talked to Robert Rem. The result of his contact with MGM.

After a morning of haggling, MGM finally agreed to give up the North American distribution rights to Rain Man for $5 million, with the requirement to get a check by Friday. Amy and Rem both expected to redeem the distribution rights of "Rain Man" at about $5 million, but the offer was far below Simon's limit, so they agreed immediately.

On the phone, Robert Rem also asked whether to postpone the release of "Rain Man". The circle is very optimistic about "Rain Man" now, and it is not easy to temporarily raise screen resources. Daenerys Entertainment's distribution department is running "Scream", "Steel Magnolia" and "Dead Poets Society" at full capacity, and the temporary addition of "Rain Man" will certainly disrupt the team's established work rhythm. Moreover, the postponement of "Rain Man" will certainly prevent it from competing with "Dead Poets Society" the following week.

Simon did not agree with Robert Rehm's suggestion.

The trend of public opinion about "Rain Man" in the media is not satisfactory. If Daenerys Entertainment announces the postponement of the film, the "bad movie" image of the film in the hearts of the media and the audience may be completely solidified. Daenerys Entertainment not only can not postpone, but also spare no effort

launched a publicity campaign for the film.

When Simon put down the phone, the Range Rover had stopped in front of a restaurant.

Simon took Ella Deutschman into the restaurant, the two sat down, and he began to look at each other without a trace.

Ella Deutschman's name sounds feminine, but in fact, this Ella is 'ira' not 'elle', although 'ira' is also unisex, but in Hebrew, ' ira' is more of a boy's name. Deutschmann, apparently again a Jewish surname.

The middle-aged man with glasses in front of him is the person in charge of Simon's search for Gaomen Pictures these days.

Ella Deutschman is 35 years old, about the same age as Joe Silver. And, his intersection with the movie world is as deep as Joe Silver's. As early as ten years ago when she was studying at Northwestern University, Ella Deutschman had already participated in the distribution of a film by the famous Hollywood independent director John Cassowitz.

After graduating from Northwestern University, Ella Deutschman entered the United Artists classic work of United Artists, specializing in literary films.

Lianmei Pictures was merged by MGM due to the box office fiasco of "Heaven's Gate", and Lianmei Classics was disbanded. Ella Deutschman and several other partners established a new film company in 1983, which also focused on literary films. field. Released three years ago, "A Room With a View," starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Helena Bonham Carter, grossed more than $20 million in North America on a $3 million production cost and won the Oscars Good grades in Bati San Middle School.

The new film company is still in operation, but Ella Deutschman has recently been pushed out by several partners and forced to quit the company she founded. In the original time and space, Simon remembered that Ella Deutschman was in charge of New Line Pictures' subsidiary Jiaxian Pictures in the following years, trying to enter the field of literary films, trying to compete with Miramax. It's just that New Line Pictures didn't put too much resources into this, but Ella Deutschman has been active in Hollywood for many years to come.

The two ordered a meal, and when the waiter left, Simon spoke again and asked Ella Deutschman, "Have you seen Michael Hoffman's "Sisters", how do you feel?"

Although Simon was many years younger than him, Ella Deutschman was inevitably a little nervous.

It was an interview, and Ella Deutschman knew it well. He had just been squeezed out of the company recently, which should be more or less the stain of a loser. I originally thought that Simon would be the first to ask why he quit the New Film Company, but he didn't expect it to be this.

According to the previous agreement, he had already felt the Daenerys Entertainment headquarters at nine o'clock in the morning, but he did not see Simon. Instead, he was arranged to go to a screening room to watch a film, which has emerged in Hollywood in recent years. One of the literary director Michael Hoffman's work, called "Sisters".

Since Simon asked about this, Ella Deutschman also cheered up and said: "It's a very good movie. The director showed his understanding of life, love and desire through a holiday journey of the hero. The film The opening and ending of Sandro Botticelli's famous painting "Spring" are very cleverly arranged, and the three beautiful goddesses in the picture are part of "Spring", they represent all the good things in the world and imply human desires."

After Simon listened to Deutschman's explanation, he suddenly said, "So, how much box office do you think this film can get?"

This is another surprising question. Ella Deutschman was stunned for a moment. She originally thought that this young man with great talent in film would continue to discuss the connotation of the film with him, but he did not expect Simon to So straightforward.

After thinking for a moment, Ella Deutschman said: "If you leave it to me to operate, you should be able to get about $5 million."

Simon was noncommittal and asked, "Tell me about your marketing ideas."

"This is a niche literary film, but it's not boring. The target audience should be young people between the ages of 16 and 22," Ella Deutschman said while thinking, "As the first release of the release One step, I will choose to submit this film to the Sundance Film Festival. It is unlikely that "Sisters" will win an award, but the film critics should have a good reputation. After accumulating a certain amount of popularity, it can be held in central cities such as New York and Los Angeles. Point screening, if I can have a budget of about 500,000 US dollars, I can arrange a screen of about 20 yuan, and put advertisements on some literary and artistic media on the print media. If the box office is good, I can further expand the scale of the screening. One of the heroines, Jennifer Connelly, will become an important publicity point for it. Connery's image of Deborah as a girl in "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​has left a very deep impression on many people, she is sure It can attract a part of the audience to the theater.”

After listening to Ella Deutschman, Simon shook his head and said: "This is a very orthodox and conservative way of releasing art films. I am sure that you are doing this entirely by luck, and it is very likely that you will not get it. With $5 million in the box office forecast, you're lucky if you get one or two million dollars."

Ella Deutschman's expression flashed some embarrassment, and he actually didn't think the movie could get $5 million.

Simon saw that Ella Deutschman didn't speak, paused for a moment, and suddenly asked again, "Ella, do you like movies?"

"Of course," Ella Deutschman nodded without hesitation this time, and said: "Simon, I have been involved in film distribution since I was 19 years old. If I didn't like movies, I couldn't have been in this industry for so many years. "

Simon nodded, but said again: "You must already know the purpose of our meeting. But in fact, I'd rather find someone who doesn't like movies so much."

Ella Deutschman was surprised again: "Simon, I don't quite understand."

"It's very simple," Simon said: "If you like movies, you will instinctively judge the quality of a movie in your heart, and you will have a strong personal tendency. For example, if you don't like a movie, you may become Negative. In your bones, you don’t think the movie will sell too much at the box office, so you obviously have no incentive to release a movie.”

"Simon, I wouldn't do that."

Simon raised his hand towards Ella Deutschman and said: "On the contrary, if you don't like movies so much, then movies can become very pure commodities in your eyes. When you get a movie, the first thing you think of It should be how to sell it, how to sell it at a higher box office.”

"Simon, of course I like movies," Ella Deutschman couldn't help but retort: ​​"But at the same time, as you just said, I will try my best to sell a movie for a good price."

"Then, completely put aside your sense of "Sisters"," Simon looked at Ella Deutschman and said, "Give me another plan, how can I sell it at a good price as much as possible?"

Ella Deutschman thought about it for a moment, then looked up again, looked at Simon and said, "Let's completely put aside the literary and artistic nature of this film, then we can market it as a youth comedy, a The boy is between three girls, and the three girls are still sisters, just this gimmick is enough to attract many teenagers to the theater."

Simon raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and said, "Look, you actually know this very well in your heart, and you know very well what to do if you want to sell this movie. It's just that because of your inner moral values, or because of the right Respect for the movie, you just didn't say that. But that's what the audience wants to see. We all know that Michael wants to express a lot with this movie, but wants to sell it, wants to attract More people enter the cinema. During the promotion process, you have to sell the audience with what the audience wants to see, not what the director wants to express. Sometimes, this is even cruel, but it is something that filmmakers have to face In reality, most viewers are not interested in exploring the meaning of love, they just want to see a woman's breasts, it's that simple."

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