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Chapter 70
On Monday, Ronald was back in the casting studio.It happened that Margery and Joanna Merlin were chatting together.
"Good morning, Margaery, Joanna."
"Ronnie, you look in good spirits."
"Thank you, let me confirm whether I have been fired." Ronald said.
Both Margaery and Joanna Merlin were amused, "It seems that you still have a good sense of humor, boy, you must always have a sense of humor in this business, because reality is too strange and often beyond your imagination .”
"You're not familiar with the rules of Hollywood, Ronnie." Marion was very dissatisfied with his childish behavior yesterday. "Actresses are special animals, don't be fooled by them, roles are their highest pursuit."
"Either you reveal the script to Meg and convince the director to audition it. Or you don't use it at all. No actress can accept losing an audition for a character written after herself."
Joanna also came over and added: "A cunning fox will not prey on the edge of the nest."
"Unless you're the director or producer in charge, don't get too involved with the actresses in the crew, understand?"
"If you plan to have a long-term relationship with her, marrying her as a wife is an exception."
"Hahaha", the two casting directors tease him for his childishness.
Ronald also smiled wryly.
The people in the conference room heard the laughter, opened the door and shouted, "Who's there? Ronald? Tell him to come in."
"The director and producer are inside?"
The two female generals nodded.
Listening to the voice was the producer David Da Silva, Ronald knew that he could not escape, and walked into the conference room.
Director Alan Parker just gave him a cold look when he saw Ronald coming in.
Looks like he's going to be fired on the spot today.
On the contrary, the producer Da Silva was much more enthusiastic: "Ronald, you found Madonna. Tell me, is she suitable for the black CoCo or the Jewish Doris?"
Ronald looked up at director Parker, but did not answer the producer's question.
Director Parker pointed at him and said, "It's been a long time since anyone talked to me like you, boy, you're very kind."
Ronald didn't answer, thinking that the next sentence would probably be "you're fired".
Da Silva came out to smooth things over, "Alan, Ronald is still a child, you and I are both crazy about girls, aren't we?" Da Silva specially added the words "crazy about girls". Accented.
Hearing this, Allen glanced at the producer and couldn't hold back his smile: "Okay, okay, I forgive you Ronald, true love should be forgiven, isn't it, Da Silva gentlemen?"
"I apologize to you, Mr. Parker. I was impulsive the day before yesterday." Ronald apologized, thinking, "It's so easy to pass?"
Allen waved his hand, "You should write more scripts for me. You want to write a wonderful ending like Hillary for the Jewish character Doris, you know?"
"I'll try my best."
"Now we still let everyone come in and discuss together." He said and opened the door of the meeting room, allowing Margaery and Joanna Merlin to come in together.
"Right now we have two roles, but three candidates. Come and discuss it today and get that out of the way." Alan Parker dominated the conversation.
Margaery heard the words and wrote the names of CoCo and Doris on the whiteboard.Then write their main description under the name.
What CoCo reads below is: Negroes, singers, spanning drama, dance, and music.
Doris is written below: Jew, singer, actress, shyness caused by a strong mother.
Then I pasted the photos of the three audition girls under their names.
Below CoCo is an audition photo of a black girl named Irene Cara.
Margery said: "Irene Cara, black. She is 19 years old this year. She broke into the top five of Little Miss America when she was 3 years old. She was born as a child star in a TV series and can play the piano. She has been trained in singing and acting since she was a child. And dance professional training, is a triathlon.
Posted under Doris's name on the right is an audition photo of a white actor named Maureen Teefy.
Joanna Merlin began to read her resume: "Maureen Tiffey, of Irish descent, was a United Labor Army singer, and last year she was in Steven Spielberg's new film "1941." , the singer's quality is trustworthy."
Everyone looked at Ronald, the Madonna in the middle of the picture was the one he recommended.
Ronald didn't know anything about Madonna's background, so he had to say: "I discovered Madonna Ciccone at the audition site. She is of Italian origin. Her singing ability is like Linda Ronstadt."
There was a moment of silence as everyone waited for him to continue.
"No more." Ronald spread his hands, "She has no acting experience in film and television dramas."
"Hey, she's more like a young Barbra Streisand. I think she's Doris." Producer Da Silva gave Ronald a wink.
"No matter who she sings like, this girl is a confident person. Doris is a shy Jewish girl, which I think is more suitable for Maureen Tiffy."
The two were at war with each other.The producer pointed out that Madonna had a bigger nose and was more like Doris the Jew than Maureen, and the director pointed out that the temperamentally shy Maureen could be Doris without being played.
Having been caught between the director and the producer several times, Ronald gradually understood.
The director, Alan Parker, was invited by the producer to direct this project, which gave the director a great advantage in the right to speak, and he could play the card of "if you disagree with the director's opinion, please ask someone else".So every time there is a dispute, the director has the upper hand.
But this kind of struggle between the director and the producer is not just a matter of the director saying "listen to me".He has to give the right reasons and persuade other key people, such as the casting director, to veto the producer's opinion in a friendly manner.
The Madonna that Ronald picked up in the audition was used by the producer as a card to attack the director.Maureen, who looks more Jewish than the director's candidate, sings better, and is more like the template for the character Doris—the young Barbra Streisand, these are all extremely powerful points of attack.
And the director, deftly flipping Madonna into his cards, countered at the producers that she could also play singer CoCo.Singing skills are also better than Irene Cara, who was pushed by the producer.
Maybe that's one of the reasons he's so quick to forgive Ronald for his offense, he needs the casting director on his side, needs Madonna on his side.
During the audition, Madonna was brought in by Ronald. It is self-evident what this means in the film and television industry. She belongs to Ronald, and she must listen to Ronald the most now.
"Where did the director conjure up this Maureen Tiffy?" Ronald asked the two female generals in a low voice while the two bosses were quarreling.
"I found her from Los Angeles. I picked her alone during the first two trips to Los Angeles. When I arrived in New York yesterday, she was directly inserted into our company, and she played the role of Doris." Joanna replied.
"Already 26 years old?" Ronald looked at her resume.
"Yes, but the face is still relatively young, so I can play Doris. But the behavior is very mature, not like a high school student. I don't know if acting is good." Joanna explained to Margaery and Ronald.
"Crazy for girls? Can true love be forgiven? Ha." Ronald thought to himself.
"Character is the first thing in casting. To make a shocking movie, you must adhere to this principle. Just as Jean is more suitable for Leroy, Maureen is definitely more suitable for Doris than Madonna. .”
"Why don't we discuss who is more suitable for CoCo? Irene Cara, or Madonna? Since you said her singing skills are so good." The director used offense as defense.
"CoCo is a black man, and she's acting, singing, dancing triathlon. Only Erin Cara is the best fit." Producer da Silva was forced to turn defensive.
"But Eileen Cara's singing performance in the live audition was not good, not at Madonna's level at all, you admit this?" Director Alan Parker continued to attack.
"Did she not do well in the audition?" Ronald began whispering again.
"Yes, her singing is very dry, and it's different from the sample tape (Sample) made in the recording studio. It may be because of nervousness, or the environment of the recording studio is more suitable for her voice." Margery said.
"Why did Da Silva put so much effort into protecting her? Because of her, David has given up the other two casting disputes." Ronald was a little puzzled.
"Didn't you read her resume as an actor? There are Puerto Rican Gacubans, and there are Latinos among the blacks." Margery handed her resume to Ronald.
"And what's Coco's last name in the script?" Joanna Merlin also reminded Ronald.
“Hernandez,” Ronald understands, is a Puerto Rican-Latino producer da Silva is using the role to promote Erin Cara, who is of the same ethnicity.
As the only CoCo among the eight protagonists who spans the three departments of dance, acting and music, it can be said to be the number one card in the movie.The producers will not give up this role, for her to give up all other roles.
"How about choosing according to strength? Which one is better?" Ronald asked the two female generals for advice.
"Irene Cara has a solid foundation. Acting, singing, and dancing are all child skills, and she has a bonus item for piano. She is a good candidate." Margery is more optimistic about her.
"Madonna's singing ability is really outstanding, and he was chosen by the director, the chance is not small." Joanna had heard of Madonna's singing ability, and at that time she wanted to prevent her from being promoted and prevent her from competing with Irene for the role.
"Ronald, Margaery, Joanna, what do you think? Which one is more suitable?" The director and producer couldn't settle down, and turned to ask everyone's opinions.
"It's still the old way, prepare a scene with intense drama and let them audition for another round." Ronald made up his mind not to offend, and to speak with his strength.
"Which scene to use?" The producer did not object to this arrangement. As a producer, he had all kinds of conveniences to give Irene Carrato questions.
"Let's use the part where she was tricked by an unscrupulous director to make an adult movie in order to get into the industry." The director thought for a while and said.
This is a scene that requires acting skills, and director Parker also wanted to choose an actor with real acting skills to play CoCo.
This scene pays attention to the imagination of the actors. It doesn't mean that they will perform well if they are not clear.
Well, you separately notify Irene Cara and Madonna, and ask them to come to the studio for the second round of auditions at a certain time.
"Ronald, you are very good, and you understand the principles of casting." Da Silva patted Ronald on the shoulder to hint.
"Madonna, it's me Ronald. The director wants to audition you again, yes there is another girl. Well, you come to the casting studio on East 31st Street to find me earlier, it's a white house..."
(End of this chapter)
On Monday, Ronald was back in the casting studio.It happened that Margery and Joanna Merlin were chatting together.
"Good morning, Margaery, Joanna."
"Ronnie, you look in good spirits."
"Thank you, let me confirm whether I have been fired." Ronald said.
Both Margaery and Joanna Merlin were amused, "It seems that you still have a good sense of humor, boy, you must always have a sense of humor in this business, because reality is too strange and often beyond your imagination .”
"You're not familiar with the rules of Hollywood, Ronnie." Marion was very dissatisfied with his childish behavior yesterday. "Actresses are special animals, don't be fooled by them, roles are their highest pursuit."
"Either you reveal the script to Meg and convince the director to audition it. Or you don't use it at all. No actress can accept losing an audition for a character written after herself."
Joanna also came over and added: "A cunning fox will not prey on the edge of the nest."
"Unless you're the director or producer in charge, don't get too involved with the actresses in the crew, understand?"
"If you plan to have a long-term relationship with her, marrying her as a wife is an exception."
"Hahaha", the two casting directors tease him for his childishness.
Ronald also smiled wryly.
The people in the conference room heard the laughter, opened the door and shouted, "Who's there? Ronald? Tell him to come in."
"The director and producer are inside?"
The two female generals nodded.
Listening to the voice was the producer David Da Silva, Ronald knew that he could not escape, and walked into the conference room.
Director Alan Parker just gave him a cold look when he saw Ronald coming in.
Looks like he's going to be fired on the spot today.
On the contrary, the producer Da Silva was much more enthusiastic: "Ronald, you found Madonna. Tell me, is she suitable for the black CoCo or the Jewish Doris?"
Ronald looked up at director Parker, but did not answer the producer's question.
Director Parker pointed at him and said, "It's been a long time since anyone talked to me like you, boy, you're very kind."
Ronald didn't answer, thinking that the next sentence would probably be "you're fired".
Da Silva came out to smooth things over, "Alan, Ronald is still a child, you and I are both crazy about girls, aren't we?" Da Silva specially added the words "crazy about girls". Accented.
Hearing this, Allen glanced at the producer and couldn't hold back his smile: "Okay, okay, I forgive you Ronald, true love should be forgiven, isn't it, Da Silva gentlemen?"
"I apologize to you, Mr. Parker. I was impulsive the day before yesterday." Ronald apologized, thinking, "It's so easy to pass?"
Allen waved his hand, "You should write more scripts for me. You want to write a wonderful ending like Hillary for the Jewish character Doris, you know?"
"I'll try my best."
"Now we still let everyone come in and discuss together." He said and opened the door of the meeting room, allowing Margaery and Joanna Merlin to come in together.
"Right now we have two roles, but three candidates. Come and discuss it today and get that out of the way." Alan Parker dominated the conversation.
Margaery heard the words and wrote the names of CoCo and Doris on the whiteboard.Then write their main description under the name.
What CoCo reads below is: Negroes, singers, spanning drama, dance, and music.
Doris is written below: Jew, singer, actress, shyness caused by a strong mother.
Then I pasted the photos of the three audition girls under their names.
Below CoCo is an audition photo of a black girl named Irene Cara.
Margery said: "Irene Cara, black. She is 19 years old this year. She broke into the top five of Little Miss America when she was 3 years old. She was born as a child star in a TV series and can play the piano. She has been trained in singing and acting since she was a child. And dance professional training, is a triathlon.
Posted under Doris's name on the right is an audition photo of a white actor named Maureen Teefy.
Joanna Merlin began to read her resume: "Maureen Tiffey, of Irish descent, was a United Labor Army singer, and last year she was in Steven Spielberg's new film "1941." , the singer's quality is trustworthy."
Everyone looked at Ronald, the Madonna in the middle of the picture was the one he recommended.
Ronald didn't know anything about Madonna's background, so he had to say: "I discovered Madonna Ciccone at the audition site. She is of Italian origin. Her singing ability is like Linda Ronstadt."
There was a moment of silence as everyone waited for him to continue.
"No more." Ronald spread his hands, "She has no acting experience in film and television dramas."
"Hey, she's more like a young Barbra Streisand. I think she's Doris." Producer Da Silva gave Ronald a wink.
"No matter who she sings like, this girl is a confident person. Doris is a shy Jewish girl, which I think is more suitable for Maureen Tiffy."
The two were at war with each other.The producer pointed out that Madonna had a bigger nose and was more like Doris the Jew than Maureen, and the director pointed out that the temperamentally shy Maureen could be Doris without being played.
Having been caught between the director and the producer several times, Ronald gradually understood.
The director, Alan Parker, was invited by the producer to direct this project, which gave the director a great advantage in the right to speak, and he could play the card of "if you disagree with the director's opinion, please ask someone else".So every time there is a dispute, the director has the upper hand.
But this kind of struggle between the director and the producer is not just a matter of the director saying "listen to me".He has to give the right reasons and persuade other key people, such as the casting director, to veto the producer's opinion in a friendly manner.
The Madonna that Ronald picked up in the audition was used by the producer as a card to attack the director.Maureen, who looks more Jewish than the director's candidate, sings better, and is more like the template for the character Doris—the young Barbra Streisand, these are all extremely powerful points of attack.
And the director, deftly flipping Madonna into his cards, countered at the producers that she could also play singer CoCo.Singing skills are also better than Irene Cara, who was pushed by the producer.
Maybe that's one of the reasons he's so quick to forgive Ronald for his offense, he needs the casting director on his side, needs Madonna on his side.
During the audition, Madonna was brought in by Ronald. It is self-evident what this means in the film and television industry. She belongs to Ronald, and she must listen to Ronald the most now.
"Where did the director conjure up this Maureen Tiffy?" Ronald asked the two female generals in a low voice while the two bosses were quarreling.
"I found her from Los Angeles. I picked her alone during the first two trips to Los Angeles. When I arrived in New York yesterday, she was directly inserted into our company, and she played the role of Doris." Joanna replied.
"Already 26 years old?" Ronald looked at her resume.
"Yes, but the face is still relatively young, so I can play Doris. But the behavior is very mature, not like a high school student. I don't know if acting is good." Joanna explained to Margaery and Ronald.
"Crazy for girls? Can true love be forgiven? Ha." Ronald thought to himself.
"Character is the first thing in casting. To make a shocking movie, you must adhere to this principle. Just as Jean is more suitable for Leroy, Maureen is definitely more suitable for Doris than Madonna. .”
"Why don't we discuss who is more suitable for CoCo? Irene Cara, or Madonna? Since you said her singing skills are so good." The director used offense as defense.
"CoCo is a black man, and she's acting, singing, dancing triathlon. Only Erin Cara is the best fit." Producer da Silva was forced to turn defensive.
"But Eileen Cara's singing performance in the live audition was not good, not at Madonna's level at all, you admit this?" Director Alan Parker continued to attack.
"Did she not do well in the audition?" Ronald began whispering again.
"Yes, her singing is very dry, and it's different from the sample tape (Sample) made in the recording studio. It may be because of nervousness, or the environment of the recording studio is more suitable for her voice." Margery said.
"Why did Da Silva put so much effort into protecting her? Because of her, David has given up the other two casting disputes." Ronald was a little puzzled.
"Didn't you read her resume as an actor? There are Puerto Rican Gacubans, and there are Latinos among the blacks." Margery handed her resume to Ronald.
"And what's Coco's last name in the script?" Joanna Merlin also reminded Ronald.
“Hernandez,” Ronald understands, is a Puerto Rican-Latino producer da Silva is using the role to promote Erin Cara, who is of the same ethnicity.
As the only CoCo among the eight protagonists who spans the three departments of dance, acting and music, it can be said to be the number one card in the movie.The producers will not give up this role, for her to give up all other roles.
"How about choosing according to strength? Which one is better?" Ronald asked the two female generals for advice.
"Irene Cara has a solid foundation. Acting, singing, and dancing are all child skills, and she has a bonus item for piano. She is a good candidate." Margery is more optimistic about her.
"Madonna's singing ability is really outstanding, and he was chosen by the director, the chance is not small." Joanna had heard of Madonna's singing ability, and at that time she wanted to prevent her from being promoted and prevent her from competing with Irene for the role.
"Ronald, Margaery, Joanna, what do you think? Which one is more suitable?" The director and producer couldn't settle down, and turned to ask everyone's opinions.
"It's still the old way, prepare a scene with intense drama and let them audition for another round." Ronald made up his mind not to offend, and to speak with his strength.
"Which scene to use?" The producer did not object to this arrangement. As a producer, he had all kinds of conveniences to give Irene Carrato questions.
"Let's use the part where she was tricked by an unscrupulous director to make an adult movie in order to get into the industry." The director thought for a while and said.
This is a scene that requires acting skills, and director Parker also wanted to choose an actor with real acting skills to play CoCo.
This scene pays attention to the imagination of the actors. It doesn't mean that they will perform well if they are not clear.
Well, you separately notify Irene Cara and Madonna, and ask them to come to the studio for the second round of auditions at a certain time.
"Ronald, you are very good, and you understand the principles of casting." Da Silva patted Ronald on the shoulder to hint.
"Madonna, it's me Ronald. The director wants to audition you again, yes there is another girl. Well, you come to the casting studio on East 31st Street to find me earlier, it's a white house..."
(End of this chapter)
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