Hollywood Drawing

The first day of filming was far from busy. Everyone on the crew needed to get into the mood slowly, and the method Wayne chose was to shoot a lot of repetitive simple shots and polish them over and over again.

Shooting the outdoor scenes here first also has the meaning of building a tacit understanding between the actors and the behind-the-scenes staff. Compared with New York, which has many restrictions on shooting, the shooting environment of this kind of outdoor studio is much more relaxed.

"Hi, why are you here?"

When Wayne came out of the bathroom, wiping his hair with a towel, the first thing he saw was his agent. It looked like he had just arrived, and there were still wrinkles on his suit.

Jimmy nodded weakly, put down the coffee cup in his hand, and said, "I was supposed to come here with you, but something happened in the company and it was delayed."

Wayne sat across from him, lit his cigarette with leisurely time, and crossed his legs comfortably. "What happened? You don't want to tell me that you want to take me to another agency, do you?"

Jimmy knew he was joking, but he didn't find it funny at all. Instead, he had a gloomy look on his face.

"The founder of CAA, Michael Ovitz, known as the agent emperor, is preparing to resign and leave the company he founded. Now there is a turmoil within the company. Unfortunately, my immediate boss Wright Manning became the first wave of this wave. The victim has resigned a few days ago."

Wayne was stunned when he heard the news. He didn't care about Wright Manning. What he cared about was that the agent emperor Michael Ovitz was really willing to abandon the empire he built and become a wage earner.

There is no need to worry about his agent. As long as he is still his client, Jimmy will at most be ostracized. No one dares to force him to leave CAA. No partner wants to see this consequence.

"Michael Ovitz has resigned?" Wayne asked curiously.

Jimmy leaned back on the couch and shook his head. "Not yet, but it has been decided that he will join the company at the latest, otherwise it will not cause turmoil among the partners. Now the minds of all the brokers in the company are alive."

That’s right! Wayne is certain that the "Hollywood movie star boss" must have been tempted by his childhood friend, Walt Disney Chairman Michael Eisner, and boarded the chaotic ship of Disney.

But this was destined not to be a good journey. The manager emperor had only been captain of the Disney ship for a few days before he sadly left the media giant because he couldn't stand the domineering behavior of his childhood friend.

This was also the beginning of this legendary figure annihilating everyone. He had seen many legends about this agent emperor on the Internet. The most outrageous legend was that Michael Ovitz was the mastermind behind controlling stars. , playing with superstars like chess pieces.

Of course, this rumor is definitely not credible, but in reality, his innovative acting agency, CAA, does own more than half of the front and backstage workers in Hollywood.

This agency, which owns a large number of movie stars, directors, and behind-the-scenes workers, would definitely not be able to make changes in Hollywood at any time, but it would not be difficult for Michael Ovitz to force his way into the offices of the six CEOs.

After leaving the company, Wayne felt that this person had shortened his own wings, making it difficult to fly in the future.

"Okay, let's get down to business." Jimmy rubbed his forehead and took out his notebook from his briefcase. "Steven Spielberg from DreamWorks wants to sit down and have a chat with you after you finish directing "Batman."

Since the negotiation was through an agent, it meant that it was a business matter. Wayne rubbed his fingers on his stubble, thinking about what conditions this good old man would use to seduce him.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, Jimmy gave his opinion. "According to my analysis, he probably wants you to direct a film. My suggestion is to reject him! There are already rumors within CAA that the six major companies have formed a basic tacit understanding on DreamWorks and will jointly squeeze These three giants.”

"Okay, I will consider it. Is there anything else?"

No need to be reminded by his agent, Wayne is not prepared to have anything to do with DreamWorks. Steven Spielberg is a nice person, but business is business. From the perspective of Warner Brothers, it is impossible for him to direct DreamWorks. Factory footage.

And he knows how tragic it will be for the three giants of DreamWorks. These three people have not been proud at all for a few years, and they have been sucked by the six giants.

Not to mention that the DreamWorks of the three giants fell apart. In the end, it was first committed to Viacom and became an exclusive studio of Paramount, and then committed to Walt Disney. Its fate has never changed.

"And..." Jimmy looked at his client's face and saw that he seemed really unclear, so he said: "In the new episode of Roger Ebert's "Watching Movies with Ebert" program, one of the One of the invited guests is Anthony Minghella, whose teeth were knocked out by your punch..."

What the agent said also attracted Naomi Watts' attention this time. The Australian girl put down the script in her hand, walked over from the window, and sat down next to Wayne to listen together.

Although this incident made a big fuss, neither the attacker nor the person who was beaten accepted interviews from reporters, so within a few days, the incident became one of the legends in Hollywood, and there was no media hype.

Does that British director dare to talk nonsense now? Not only Wayne doesn't believe it, but Naomi Watts doesn't believe it either. As long as he tells the reason, the director's reputation will be ruined immediately.

What Wayne said must be more influential than that British director. In this circle, it is almost impossible to live in peace if you insult the Jews.

"Anthony Minghella didn't mention the beating." Jimmy continued: "But when I discussed your movie with the film critic, his comments were almost always to find loopholes and belittle your achievements."

Although the program "Watching Movies with Albert" is not very influential, it has never lacked audiences among movie fans. People like to use this program to understand the critics' opinions on movies, so as to choose their favorite movies. Watch.

"Don't worry about him, he's just a clown!" Wayne didn't care at all. If the other party didn't get a statuette in the future, he would be just one of the ordinary directors in this circle, and definitely not a big player.

Jimmy took out a folded newspaper from his bag, put it on the coffee table, and said, "Now, you see for yourself. Although not many people agree with his point of view, and film critics also opposed him, it still caused part of the impact."

Naomi Watts picked up the newspaper immediately, and when she opened it, she found that it was from the "Los Angeles Daily Entertainment", which was not an authoritative major media. This made her relieved.

The most fundamental reason why Wayne hit the director was because of herself. She didn't want to affect him because of these bad things.

"Wayne Greenberg's films are always full of crime, violence and death, with large-scale masochistic shots, protagonists who are both good and evil, and key emotions of anxiety and uneasiness. They are always based on greed and deception. Theme, drawing the ending with death or destruction.

These are all gimmicks that he deliberately set up to attract attention. In fact, his film itself contains many logical errors. Just blindly abusing these dark lenses to awaken evil thoughts in people's hearts..."

After reading this, Naomi Watts threw the newspaper back on the coffee table, looked at the face of the man next to her, and said: "This man is talking nonsense, don't take it to heart..."

"It's okay, Nami!"

Wayne patted her hand, interrupting what she was about to say. "In some respects, what he said is actually right, and this kind of remarks have little impact on me. I guess there is no market for it among movie fans."

After saying that, he smiled softly, not taking this matter to heart at all, and turned his attention to the agent again.

Jimmy shrugged. In fact, he felt that this was not a big deal. It was just the first time someone criticized his client in the public media. Some people like him and others hate him, that's for sure, but no one has ever disparaged him in the public media.

"One last thing, before I come here, Jeff Robinoff from Warner Bros. asked me to tell you that it is best to give a specific completion time for the film before the New Year. This kind of super large production needs to be scheduled as early as possible. and theaters.”

Jimmy glanced at the notebook and continued: "The editor sent by Warner Bros., Jeff, wants you to work with him to cut a trailer before the New Year. They are planning to buy Super Bowl halftime advertising time again."

"Okay, you can tell him for me later. He doesn't have to worry about this. The commercials will be cut out first, and the specific completion time will be notified to the company before the New Year." Wayne nodded and looked at the tired look of his agent. said:

"Your condition doesn't look very good. Go and rest, have a good sleep, and then see the city again."

Jimmy stood up, packed his briefcase, said hello to the other people, and returned to his room.

Before going to bed at night, Wayne held a local newspaper in his hand and leaned on the bedside to read the news. Although it was all in traditional Chinese characters, he still read it with gusto.

Newspapers also reported on them in large sections. Most people were full of curiosity about this Hollywood crew, especially the director. After all, several of his films have achieved good box office success here.

"Huh." Wayne suddenly stretched his hand into the quilt and let out a sigh of relief. After a while, Naomi Watts covered her mouth with her hands, got out of the quilt and ran into the bathroom. The sounds of running water and brushing teeth were also heard.

"It turns out you are also very famous here."

Naomi Watts lay on the bed again, lying in his arms and said.

Wayne smiled and asked, "Can you also read these newspapers?"

"No, I can't understand these square characters, but I still recognize your movie poster photo."

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