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Chapter 55 Intrigue
Chapter 55 Intrigue
"Well, she is Stella Adler. There are also short-term training courses for actors." Julia Taylor picked up her notebook and copied a number to Ronald: "This is the phone number, you can ask ask."
"The agent?"
"Does Meg not have an agent? You can ask her to call Eddie for a try. You have to choose an agent yourself." Julia Taylor copied another phone number of her agent Eddie to Ronald.
"Thank you, Ms. Taylor."
Turning around, the producer David Da Silva also came to find Ronald.
David da Silva is a tall, middle-aged man, bald on the top of his head and with a mustache on his upper lip.He was wearing suspender trousers, which were relatively rare, very old-fashioned.
"Ronald, Allen asked me to sign an agreement with you. He wants to hire you as a casting assistant. In the name of driver and car rental, 200 dollars per day for one month. If the casting is not over, it will be postponed. .”
"Thank you, Mr. da Silva."
"But I still have my conditions. Have you read the script?"
"I have not yet."
"Here is the latest version of the script. Take it and read it carefully. All eight protagonists must be focused on. If Director Parker tries to choose an actor that obviously does not match the script, you must notify me, understand?"
Producer David da Silva said to Ronald seriously.
"What?" Ronald thought to himself, why are there so many intrigues in this crew? When I was in New World Company, the crew was very harmonious?
"Remember who pays you, Ronnie. I talked to Julia and know you're a bright boy."
David da Silva's words were threatening, and Ronald had to submit obediently.
"Well, Mr. da Silva, I will do as you ask. In the final analysis, I am working for you, Sir."
"You are very good, let's sign the agreement. Take this check and remember to make a copy of the receipt for the car." Da Silva took out a check for $6000 and handed it to Ronald.
"Remember to buy a better one, Ronnie."
"Am I a double agent?" Ronald thought.
"Read the script carefully, Ronald." Director Alan Parker came to guide him again.
"Keep your instincts in mind that this movie is a realist movie about the dark side of real life in an acting high school. David should have told you about his request?"
"Yes, director Parker. He kept me true to the script," Ronald hinted.
"You are very nice, I like dealing with smart people." Alan Parker understood.
"But always remember that the script is just a creation on paper. When the director chooses actors, he must have imagination and rely on his own intuitive judgment to imagine the final effect of the actors and perform the script. After all, the audience is going to the cinema to watch the film , rather than reading the script."
"So when casting a character, you should rely on the director's judgment instead of completely following the description in the script, do you understand?"
"Well, Mr. Parker, I will do what you ask. In the final analysis, I am working for you, Sir."
"It's three sides now."
The director and the producer, which of the two speaks the most?
I called and asked about the actor training class at Stella Adler's studio. You can also participate with zero basic knowledge. The fee is 260 yuan per 8 classes, which is not expensive.
Then call the agent named Eddie.
Eddie was very active. After asking about the situation, he offered to come to sign the contract tomorrow.Ronald made an appointment with him, and then went to the car market to look at the car.
Since the political turmoil in Persia caused the international oil price to soar, the price of gasoline at gas stations has risen by more than 50%.Ronald wanted to pick a fuel-efficient European car, like the last Volkswagen Hare.
But on the news stand next to the subway station, Ronald saw the back cover advertisement of Time magazine.
"Honda Accord, a new generation of four-door compact sedan, power steering, centrally controlled trunk switch, electric windows."
It seems that Dongying's car is also good.
Take the subway to the dealer to have a look: the four front headlights are very powerful.Although it is a compact car, it has a lot of interior space.
That's him. The $5600 was exchanged for a pale green Honda Accord, and Ronald drove back to the artist's apartment.
Parking the car downstairs, Ronald first asked Meg to have dinner together, and then planned her agent and acting lessons together.
But Meg had plans too, and she began to talk of her plans as soon as she saw Ronald.
After a long phone call with her sister Jennifer in Los Angeles, Jennifer, through her own connections, arranged for Meg to be represented by a William Morris agent.Sign up tomorrow.
"This...you didn't discuss it with me? I asked Julia for advice, and I have already found an agent named Eddie to discuss it in detail tomorrow."
"William Morris' agent is well-known in the industry, and I've already made an agreement with them." Meg saw Ronald's complexion while speaking, "Are you angry? Ronnie, I can't find him right away." When it comes to you, I agreed when I heard the name of William Morris."
"I'm not angry, your sister introduced you to a big company. It's just that I have to apologize to Eddie tomorrow, and let him go for nothing." Ronald was relieved when Meg's arms were shaken twice. up.
"Then your acting training class?"
"Jennifer told me a lot of common sense. She said that it is best to learn method-style acting skills when making movies. If I were in Los Angeles, she would introduce me to an acting teacher named Peggy Fury."
"Los Angeles..." Ronald frowned again.
"In New York, she suggested I go to the Actors Studio."
"I've heard of that place, and some say it's the best," Ronald had heard from Natasha Kinski. "I'll take you to sign up when I'm free."
Seeing that Meg has taken care of everything, Ronald is not unhappy at all, but he just feels that he has not done his best, "Fortunately, I didn't help her sign up for Stella Adler's training class."
The two began to turn to the topic of mutual affection.
The next day, Eddie, introduced by Julia, came to visit the artist's apartment as scheduled.Ronald invited Eddie in and apologized straight to him:
"I'm sorry, Eddie... sir. I didn't know that Meg had found William Morris's agent through her sister to sign. It was my mistake to make you come here for nothing."
Eddie is a small man with a very friendly appearance, which is a very big advantage in the profession of agent.
"It's okay, just call me Eddie. I represent a small independent agency, and actors often jump to William Morris after they become famous. In fact, we have nothing to do. The law stipulates that we can only sign contracts with actors for a maximum of three years."
"If a big company is willing to pay for the actor contract in our hands, we will not object. Because more famous actors need more powerful agents to fight for resources."
"Julia and I talked about you, but I'm more interested in you today."
"Me? I'm not an actor." Ronald said.
"But you may become a director in the future." Eddie was frank.
"The director is the most scarce resource in the industry, even a TV commercial director is very important to us."
"I have a lot of young actresses who have just entered the industry. If you can support one or two in future filming, it will be a huge help to our business."
"You seem to be too honest, Eddie." Ronald said with a smile, "There are very few people in this industry who are self-defeating."
"But wouldn't it be better for an antique dealer to point out the cracks at the bottom of his porcelain to win the trust of customers?" Eddie also smiled. "It's not a hard secret, and I try to keep it as honest as possible."
Ronald felt that Eddie was a very interesting person. He also represented some center girls in men's magazines, but he was strictly separated from the actor's business.
He drove Eddie back to the office, bought a few new daily variety shows on the way, Hollywood Reporter, Ronald is gradually developing a good habit of watching industry news every day.
"High School Rock" opened in Georgia to a poor box office and is another typical Roger Corman-esque teen exploitation film that may have to rely on east and west coasts to get more viewers. "
High School of Rock is already in theaters?
Ronald made a phone call to Gail, the assistant president of New World, "Gail, I heard that Rock and Roll High School is coming out?"
"Ronnie, great to hear your voice."
"Yes. High School of Rock didn't do well in Georgia and Arizona. Roger may cancel plans for California and New York."
"It's so bad, I'm still waiting to ask my family and friends to see it."
"It's not impossible, it depends on the release results of the next few states. What are you doing now? Ronnie"
"I'm waiting for school to start, and by the way, I'm working as a casting assistant for a new film directed by Alan Parker."
"That's great. He directed Midnight Train, which was a hit at the box office last year, and now he's a big hit in Hollywood."
……
After hanging up the phone, Ronald began to carefully read the script of "Hot Lunch" and drew portraits of the protagonists in his dream.If you encounter it during casting, you can recommend it to director Alan Parker.
Speaking of the script of "Hot Lunch", it is very interesting. The few clips in my dream are all singing and dancing, but this film is not the old-fashioned orthodox musical film of Hollywood.
The singing and dancing part actually has a plot. Some kind of music sounds, and a group of art students start to dance spontaneously.This makes sense in life, and it doesn't mean dancing when there is a disagreement.
And old-fashioned musicals, like "Grease," used singing instead of dialogue and dance instead of action.
The new generation of young people seem to be less and less fond of old-fashioned orthodox musicals, this form of expression.
In life, a person does not speak, but sings the meaning; instead of walking, but dances all the way, it is really embarrassing.
Another day later, it was time to go to New York Performing Arts High School to discuss auditions with the school's senior management. Ronald first picked up director Parker, and then drove to the Performing Arts High School.
Margery of Casting Studios, Howard Fell, partner at Fell and Liesel Casting, and producer David Da Silva, were already waiting in the big conference room.
Ronald took out his notebook and took notes as he waited in the back row for the meeting to begin.
The door was pushed open with a snap, and the principal of the performing arts college and several teachers walked in.
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"Well, she is Stella Adler. There are also short-term training courses for actors." Julia Taylor picked up her notebook and copied a number to Ronald: "This is the phone number, you can ask ask."
"The agent?"
"Does Meg not have an agent? You can ask her to call Eddie for a try. You have to choose an agent yourself." Julia Taylor copied another phone number of her agent Eddie to Ronald.
"Thank you, Ms. Taylor."
Turning around, the producer David Da Silva also came to find Ronald.
David da Silva is a tall, middle-aged man, bald on the top of his head and with a mustache on his upper lip.He was wearing suspender trousers, which were relatively rare, very old-fashioned.
"Ronald, Allen asked me to sign an agreement with you. He wants to hire you as a casting assistant. In the name of driver and car rental, 200 dollars per day for one month. If the casting is not over, it will be postponed. .”
"Thank you, Mr. da Silva."
"But I still have my conditions. Have you read the script?"
"I have not yet."
"Here is the latest version of the script. Take it and read it carefully. All eight protagonists must be focused on. If Director Parker tries to choose an actor that obviously does not match the script, you must notify me, understand?"
Producer David da Silva said to Ronald seriously.
"What?" Ronald thought to himself, why are there so many intrigues in this crew? When I was in New World Company, the crew was very harmonious?
"Remember who pays you, Ronnie. I talked to Julia and know you're a bright boy."
David da Silva's words were threatening, and Ronald had to submit obediently.
"Well, Mr. da Silva, I will do as you ask. In the final analysis, I am working for you, Sir."
"You are very good, let's sign the agreement. Take this check and remember to make a copy of the receipt for the car." Da Silva took out a check for $6000 and handed it to Ronald.
"Remember to buy a better one, Ronnie."
"Am I a double agent?" Ronald thought.
"Read the script carefully, Ronald." Director Alan Parker came to guide him again.
"Keep your instincts in mind that this movie is a realist movie about the dark side of real life in an acting high school. David should have told you about his request?"
"Yes, director Parker. He kept me true to the script," Ronald hinted.
"You are very nice, I like dealing with smart people." Alan Parker understood.
"But always remember that the script is just a creation on paper. When the director chooses actors, he must have imagination and rely on his own intuitive judgment to imagine the final effect of the actors and perform the script. After all, the audience is going to the cinema to watch the film , rather than reading the script."
"So when casting a character, you should rely on the director's judgment instead of completely following the description in the script, do you understand?"
"Well, Mr. Parker, I will do what you ask. In the final analysis, I am working for you, Sir."
"It's three sides now."
The director and the producer, which of the two speaks the most?
I called and asked about the actor training class at Stella Adler's studio. You can also participate with zero basic knowledge. The fee is 260 yuan per 8 classes, which is not expensive.
Then call the agent named Eddie.
Eddie was very active. After asking about the situation, he offered to come to sign the contract tomorrow.Ronald made an appointment with him, and then went to the car market to look at the car.
Since the political turmoil in Persia caused the international oil price to soar, the price of gasoline at gas stations has risen by more than 50%.Ronald wanted to pick a fuel-efficient European car, like the last Volkswagen Hare.
But on the news stand next to the subway station, Ronald saw the back cover advertisement of Time magazine.
"Honda Accord, a new generation of four-door compact sedan, power steering, centrally controlled trunk switch, electric windows."
It seems that Dongying's car is also good.
Take the subway to the dealer to have a look: the four front headlights are very powerful.Although it is a compact car, it has a lot of interior space.
That's him. The $5600 was exchanged for a pale green Honda Accord, and Ronald drove back to the artist's apartment.
Parking the car downstairs, Ronald first asked Meg to have dinner together, and then planned her agent and acting lessons together.
But Meg had plans too, and she began to talk of her plans as soon as she saw Ronald.
After a long phone call with her sister Jennifer in Los Angeles, Jennifer, through her own connections, arranged for Meg to be represented by a William Morris agent.Sign up tomorrow.
"This...you didn't discuss it with me? I asked Julia for advice, and I have already found an agent named Eddie to discuss it in detail tomorrow."
"William Morris' agent is well-known in the industry, and I've already made an agreement with them." Meg saw Ronald's complexion while speaking, "Are you angry? Ronnie, I can't find him right away." When it comes to you, I agreed when I heard the name of William Morris."
"I'm not angry, your sister introduced you to a big company. It's just that I have to apologize to Eddie tomorrow, and let him go for nothing." Ronald was relieved when Meg's arms were shaken twice. up.
"Then your acting training class?"
"Jennifer told me a lot of common sense. She said that it is best to learn method-style acting skills when making movies. If I were in Los Angeles, she would introduce me to an acting teacher named Peggy Fury."
"Los Angeles..." Ronald frowned again.
"In New York, she suggested I go to the Actors Studio."
"I've heard of that place, and some say it's the best," Ronald had heard from Natasha Kinski. "I'll take you to sign up when I'm free."
Seeing that Meg has taken care of everything, Ronald is not unhappy at all, but he just feels that he has not done his best, "Fortunately, I didn't help her sign up for Stella Adler's training class."
The two began to turn to the topic of mutual affection.
The next day, Eddie, introduced by Julia, came to visit the artist's apartment as scheduled.Ronald invited Eddie in and apologized straight to him:
"I'm sorry, Eddie... sir. I didn't know that Meg had found William Morris's agent through her sister to sign. It was my mistake to make you come here for nothing."
Eddie is a small man with a very friendly appearance, which is a very big advantage in the profession of agent.
"It's okay, just call me Eddie. I represent a small independent agency, and actors often jump to William Morris after they become famous. In fact, we have nothing to do. The law stipulates that we can only sign contracts with actors for a maximum of three years."
"If a big company is willing to pay for the actor contract in our hands, we will not object. Because more famous actors need more powerful agents to fight for resources."
"Julia and I talked about you, but I'm more interested in you today."
"Me? I'm not an actor." Ronald said.
"But you may become a director in the future." Eddie was frank.
"The director is the most scarce resource in the industry, even a TV commercial director is very important to us."
"I have a lot of young actresses who have just entered the industry. If you can support one or two in future filming, it will be a huge help to our business."
"You seem to be too honest, Eddie." Ronald said with a smile, "There are very few people in this industry who are self-defeating."
"But wouldn't it be better for an antique dealer to point out the cracks at the bottom of his porcelain to win the trust of customers?" Eddie also smiled. "It's not a hard secret, and I try to keep it as honest as possible."
Ronald felt that Eddie was a very interesting person. He also represented some center girls in men's magazines, but he was strictly separated from the actor's business.
He drove Eddie back to the office, bought a few new daily variety shows on the way, Hollywood Reporter, Ronald is gradually developing a good habit of watching industry news every day.
"High School Rock" opened in Georgia to a poor box office and is another typical Roger Corman-esque teen exploitation film that may have to rely on east and west coasts to get more viewers. "
High School of Rock is already in theaters?
Ronald made a phone call to Gail, the assistant president of New World, "Gail, I heard that Rock and Roll High School is coming out?"
"Ronnie, great to hear your voice."
"Yes. High School of Rock didn't do well in Georgia and Arizona. Roger may cancel plans for California and New York."
"It's so bad, I'm still waiting to ask my family and friends to see it."
"It's not impossible, it depends on the release results of the next few states. What are you doing now? Ronnie"
"I'm waiting for school to start, and by the way, I'm working as a casting assistant for a new film directed by Alan Parker."
"That's great. He directed Midnight Train, which was a hit at the box office last year, and now he's a big hit in Hollywood."
……
After hanging up the phone, Ronald began to carefully read the script of "Hot Lunch" and drew portraits of the protagonists in his dream.If you encounter it during casting, you can recommend it to director Alan Parker.
Speaking of the script of "Hot Lunch", it is very interesting. The few clips in my dream are all singing and dancing, but this film is not the old-fashioned orthodox musical film of Hollywood.
The singing and dancing part actually has a plot. Some kind of music sounds, and a group of art students start to dance spontaneously.This makes sense in life, and it doesn't mean dancing when there is a disagreement.
And old-fashioned musicals, like "Grease," used singing instead of dialogue and dance instead of action.
The new generation of young people seem to be less and less fond of old-fashioned orthodox musicals, this form of expression.
In life, a person does not speak, but sings the meaning; instead of walking, but dances all the way, it is really embarrassing.
Another day later, it was time to go to New York Performing Arts High School to discuss auditions with the school's senior management. Ronald first picked up director Parker, and then drove to the Performing Arts High School.
Margery of Casting Studios, Howard Fell, partner at Fell and Liesel Casting, and producer David Da Silva, were already waiting in the big conference room.
Ronald took out his notebook and took notes as he waited in the back row for the meeting to begin.
The door was pushed open with a snap, and the principal of the performing arts college and several teachers walked in.
(End of this chapter)
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