Chinese Entertainment's Shining Star

Chapter 1119 1219. Shooting oneself in the foot

Nie Wei didn't take Catherine's matter to heart.

If Iron Man belongs to Robert Downey Jr. and Captain Jack belongs to Johnny Depp, it's because they have played this role and played it deeply in people's hearts, so many people think that the actor who plays this role should be him.

But the role of Tina, an American magician, has only existed in Rowling's writings.

Nie Wei found Catherine because he watched the movie in the original time and space, appreciated Catherine's performance, and felt that she was more suitable for the role. This is because Nie Wei had a preconceived idea, which made him invite Catherine at the first time, but this does not mean that this role belongs to Catherine.

If Catherine shot the first part and asked for a lot of money in the second part, Nie Wei might have a headache, but now, haha, who knows who Catherine is.

So Nie Wei decisively gave up this actress and turned to other targets, and this time Nie Wei did not limit his sights to British actresses.

In the past, the Harry Potter series loved to use British actors, because Rowling is British, which is her personal preference.

But Nie Wei is different. In his opinion, there is not much difference between the appearance of British and Americans. After all, Americans are the descendants of many British colonists. Perhaps the different social environments have caused the difference in their temperament, but this can be compensated by clothing, scenery, acting skills and other aspects.

And to be honest, how much British women's flavor can be left in the British actresses who are now in Hollywood in the United States?

So Nie Wei decided to expand the range of choices. Actresses from Britain, the United States and even Australia, as long as they meet the image and age of the role, are within Nie Wei's selection range.

After contacting the Actors Guild in the United States, Nie Wei quickly obtained a batch of information about actresses who meet the age of the role.

The character of Tina is 25 years old in the first part. There are too many actresses of this age in Hollywood. Fortunately, the Actors Guild did not casually hand over a bunch of 25-year-old actresses' information to Nie Wei, but classified them according to fame, awards and works, and then handed them to Nie Wei.

In this regard, Nie Wei still admires the convenience of these American guilds in handling things, which makes Nie Wei feel that his information fees are not wasted.

Among these actor profiles, Nie Wei quickly found his target, Nina Dobrev.

Nina is 26 years old this year, which is very close to the age of the character. She has a very beautiful face and was once named the first of the "15 most beautiful women in the world" by the American media.

The key is that she is much more famous than Katherine. She has played the leading role in the popular TV series "The Vampire Diaries" and has won the Teen Choice Award and the People's Choice Award. Although they were all awarded for TV series, her acting skills are not bad and she is a spiritual actress.

After determining the target, Nie Wei asked the staff to contact the other party's agent and send an audition invitation.

Nina is a popular new star, but her popularity is all due to the TV series "The Vampire Diaries". She has not done anything in the film industry. Nie Wei does not believe that the other party will choose to refuse such a good opportunity.

But things happened to be beyond Nie Wei's expectations. Three days later, Nie Wei received a reply. The other party refused, and the reason was very sufficient. Nina already had a play contract, and she wanted to focus on a movie role and didn't want to be distracted, so she declined Nie Wei's invitation.

The reason for this reply was very sufficient. Many actors just don't like to shoot two movies at the same time, but Nie Wei smelled a hint of conspiracy from this reply.

Catherine's rejection of him before made Nie Wei feel very strange. Now Nina also refused. Nie Wei felt that he was not stupid. There must be someone behind this.

But at the same time, Nie Wei also wanted to laugh. How naive was the other party to think that such a small trick could hinder him?

The rejection of the two actresses was never Nie Wei's loss. It would only be the loss of the actors themselves. Giving up such a precious opportunity is equivalent to giving up the hope of a big fire.

Nie Wei even suspected that the two actresses might not know about this matter. The problem was mostly in the agent link.

According to the information, the agency behind the two actresses is the same, which is also the world's largest agency CAA.

It's no wonder. When interviewing for Interstellar, Nie Wei had rejected an actor from CAA. It was a bit unpleasant at the time, but Nie Wei didn't expect CAA to still hold a grudge.

But even if the other party was CAA, Nie Wei didn't think it was a big deal.

Then Nie Wei called Max Films directly and asked Thomas to organize an open audition for the heroine.

CAA is not the only agency in the world. There is also WMA, which has always been at odds with CAA, and ICM, a rising star. There are even many excellent actors who have their own personal agencies. With Nie Wei's fame and the popularity of Rowling's novel, Nie Wei doesn't believe that he can't find a suitable actress.

"Thomas, remember to spread the word that I have approached Katherine Watson and Nina Dobrev, but both actresses have rejected the invitation." Nie Wei didn't forget to give CAA some eye drops at the end.

Although Nie Wei was not sure whether the two actresses knew about this, if they really didn't know, it would be interesting. The two actresses would definitely find trouble with their agents after learning that they refused such a good opportunity without knowing it. Even if CAA forced the two actresses in the end, CAA's reputation in the circle would undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

An agency that would arbitrarily refuse opportunities for actors without the consent of the actors, is such a company really worthy of the trust of stars? This matter must be questioned.

"Will this affect your reputation?" Thomas was a little worried. After all, Nie Wei took the initiative to invite and was rejected by the other party, which sounded a bit embarrassing.

Nie Wei was happy. This guy was worrying for nothing.

Nie Wei dared to guarantee that if the news of this matter was released, no one would think that Nie Wei was slapped in the face, but would only think that the two actresses were blind and refused even Nie Wei's invitation.

Thomas's execution ability was very strong and he quickly arranged it. At a movie press conference of Max Films that day, an actor was interviewed and "accidentally" let the news slip, which made many reporters at the scene open their eyes in surprise.

When they knew about this, their first thought was that there are such stupid female stars in Hollywood?

That night, Katherine and Nina Dobrev became the laughing stock in the Hollywood circle.

Katherine, a little-known actress, was the first to be hit. She asked Nie Wei for tens of millions of yuan in salary. If everyone really played like her, Hollywood would be in trouble.

An actress who barely made the second-tier dared to ask for the salary of a first-tier actress. This was not audacious. The key was that it was a super movie that was worth looking forward to. This could not be described as stupid. It was simply a brain-damaged person.

As for Nina, it was better. Beautiful girls always get more tolerance. Besides, her reason for refusing was also very legitimate. Although everyone wondered what movie made Nina refuse Nie Wei's invitation, was it to participate in Cameron's new movie? But I haven't heard that Cameron is going to make a new movie.

When so many people were confused, Nina herself was going crazy.

She does have a movie offer now, but it's just a cameo, and it's just a comedy with a budget of less than 10 million. Her character has less than ten lines in total, and her scenes may only last for a few dozen seconds.

"You rejected the audition for the heroine of Nie Wei's new movie for me just because of such a small role!? You'd better tell me clearly why. If you can't explain it clearly, I may really have to change my agent." Nina loudly questioned her agent in her villa.

"This is what Ron meant, Nina." The agent said with a wry smile.

Ron? Hearing this name, Nina, who was angry, suddenly froze.

"Ron said that he would compensate you with a heroine. Don't worry, this matter ends here. Of course, please don't say anything to the public. If the media asks, just explain according to the company's statement."

Knowing that Nina was in a bad mood, the agent didn't dare to stay for long after explaining, and soon left Nina's villa.

Looking at the disappearing back of the agent, Nina felt as sick as if she had eaten a fly.

She is not stupid. Ron said he would compensate her with a heroine, but there is a difference between a heroine and a heroine. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them announced an investment of 200 million US dollars. It is adapted from the novel of Ms. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, and the director is Nie Wei, the newly-crowned Oscar-winning director. With such a combination, it can be said that as long as she joins, there is no need for filming, it will be enough to cause a huge topic.

Such a movie has a success rate of nearly 99.99%, and there is only a one in ten thousand chance of failure.

But can Ron promise to give her a movie heroine with the same cast? Nina knew it was impossible to think with her heels. For a big production like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, especially a big production of a series, even Ron, the helmsman of CAA, could not do it.

If it weren't for Nie Wei's love of using newcomers, she would never have the opportunity to get in touch with the heroine position of such a big production.

But now, a great opportunity is like a delicacy in front of her, and it is about to be delivered to her mouth, but when it is about to reach her mouth, it is intercepted by her most trusted agency and thrown into the trash can.

Nina feels that she is going to explode now!!!

Catherine, who has the same experience as Nina, is already furious, and she is even worse. She is an older actress and has always been tepid. As a result, she finally got such a good opportunity, but she was rejected by her agent without her knowledge.

And the reason is so weird. When did she ask for a salary of tens of millions? Catherine has never asked for such a salary. After all, she didn't even know about the invitation, so how could she ask for such a high price?

"I need a reasonable explanation!" Catherine stared at the agent with cold eyes.

The moment this agent blocked her star journey, the two had already turned from partners to enemies. She has already issued a death penalty notice to the other party, but he wants to understand why the other party did this before letting the other party go.

"Catherine, this is what the higher-ups mean, but the people at the company said that as long as you don't say anything to the media, they will compensate you, whether it's cash or a role, you can choose for yourself." The agent replied calmly.

He also knew that the moment he refused the invitation, his cooperation with Catherine would end, but he was not in a hurry. Catherine was originally a star artist under his command. It was nothing to lose her, and the company promised him that after this incident, the contract of a popular new star would be transferred to him as compensation.

"What does the company mean? The company can joke about my career? What kind of compensation can compare to this opportunity, and what about the tens of millions of film remuneration? You turned me into a greedy woman!" Catherine could no longer suppress her inner rage when she said this. She rushed directly to the agent and stretched out five claws to the face that made her extremely disgusted at the moment.

"Ah!!!" With a scream, the defenseless agent was caught.

Nina was really ruthless. All five beautiful fake nails were scratched away. There were five deep blood marks on the agent's face, and it was obvious that he was going to be disfigured. Looking at the blood on his hand, the agent was furious and grabbed Nina's hair, shouting "crazy woman". Nina also lost her mind, and the two of them fought like this.

Half an hour later, the police came to the door and took both of them away.

The entertainment media, like hounds, quickly got the news and rushed to the door of the police station to inquire about the reason.

If it were normal, Katherine would probably not care if she broke her leg, but who made her the most "prominent" kid in Hollywood today?

Especially after the sky-high pay incident, Katherine had a physical conflict with her agent. The paparazzi with a keen sense of smell and agile minds felt that there must be something behind this.

When Ron learned that Katherine and her agent were taken to the police station for fighting, he was so angry that he even threw the phone.

His original intention was just to cause some trouble for Nie Wei, and then take this opportunity to show Nie Wei his "power" so that he could take the initiative in possible future cooperation.

But he didn't expect that Nie Wei didn't play by the rules at all. After two rejections, the other party actually chose to go public, which caught him off guard.

It was at this moment that Ron finally realized how many stupid moves he had made. He regretted it, but it was too late.

That's why he hurriedly made a bunch of promises to stabilize the two actresses. As long as the two actresses didn't say anything to the outside world, then this matter wouldn't be a problem.

But now Catherine had a physical conflict with her agent, which made Ron realize that his troubles were coming.

Ron was like an ant on a hot pot in the office, unable to sit still for a moment. Just when he called his lawyer for the fifth time to ask how the matter was resolved, a staff member knocked on the door and brought bad news.

Hubble organized a board of directors to inquire about today's affairs. When Ron was notified, his face was gloomy and scary.

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