Reputation, or past glory, is a very practical and old-fashioned trick for many people. It is like two skilled women standing in front of you and letting you choose. They are almost the same in appearance and body, but you don’t know When choosing who is the best, someone suddenly tells you that the skilled woman on the left used to be the No. 1 publicist here, and even if you have money, you may not be able to compete with her. At this time, you must know how to choose. The same is true for customers in a broader sense, even beyond the concept of trade.
People's evaluation method of good things is rough and simple. As long as they get first place, they must be better than those who don't get first place.
If you can win the first place on the sales list, it will be an affirmation for yourself and the San Fernando boutique production company, and it will definitely become a banner for people to choose.
Jeff immediately sat on the chair in his office and took out a contract from the drawer, an actor's contract. Once you sign your name on this contract, you must make at least ten movies for the San Fernando Boutique Production Company in accordance with the legal documents in the contract. The salary for each movie is one thousandth of the sales of a single tape, or You can also choose a basic salary, and then the salary will increase by a percentage for each additional film.
Most actors will choose to share their salary, but there are also unlucky ones. For example, the worst-selling movie in the first half of the year only sold more than 7,000 copies, and the combined income of the three actors was less than 100 yuan. This kind of thing is really not certain. There is also a hit movie that sold 800,000 copies, and the actor's single income exceeded 2,000 yuan.
"Go, get us two cups of coffee, the best kind." Jeff instructed Jim to go out to do service, and Jim didn't complain, which meant that once the contract was signed successfully, he would be able to get a sum of no less than three dollars. Ten bucks fee. Even if it doesn't succeed, there will still be a labor fee of ten yuan.
After Jim left, Jeff sat Kinsel down and put the contract on the table. He didn't get Kinsale to sign the contract from the beginning, which he had done before, but after scaring off several young actors he gradually figured out how to talk to them about what was to come.
"Do you like performing? Do you have any performing experience?" This is a question that Jeff is very concerned about, because he is considering the transformation, and naturally has higher requirements for the actors' performance skills. In the past, he would never have considered asking these questions, and Jeff also had some ideas. He felt that it might be more appropriate to go straight to normalized movie shooting in a situation like Kinsale's.
He often encourages those actresses who have signed contracts to have the opportunity to star in normalized movies in the future, and he does plan to do so. At the same time, he also knows one thing very well, that is, it is not easy for an actress who takes off her clothes piece by piece in front of the audience to successfully establish a foothold in the field of the big screen. People will always look at these actors, especially actresses, from the perspective of the past. For example, the heroine in the movie he recently invested in is a contracted actor of his company.
That girl has filmed these unspeakable tape contents before. This time, before the finished film was released, public opinion was one-sided. People even dug up stories about the action movies that the girl had starred in in the past, which were completed by just two or three people. Although to a certain extent, it has heated up the topic of the upcoming movie, it also means that the mainstream group does not accept girls.
It's easy to take off clothes, but it's not so easy to put them on. These things can even suppress an actor for a lifetime. If you can't get through it, you can only get through it until everyone who has seen her forget to put on clothes is old. , when everyone forgets about it, she may be able to succeed. But when that time comes, won't she also be old? She wasted her best years, she lost those opportunities, and could only go back to the past in her dreams countless times and say, I won’t take the photo!
Just when Jeff was hesitating, Kinsel's voice disturbed him and pulled him back from his divergent thinking, "Did that Jim just say that you are recruiting actors here? I haven't studied acting, but I believe in this thing. It’s not difficult, it’s just playing another person in front of the camera, maybe I can do it!” Kinsel never thought it was difficult to be an actor. Didn’t you see that those people on TV performed very easily? If it were her, she felt she could do it.
Jeff wanted to laugh but couldn't. He pursed his lips and put the contract on the table with a somewhat struggling expression. "This is a contract, and it is the top contract. As long as you sign this contract, from now on From today on, we are contracted actors with our company. Both of us are protected by the content of this contract. I need to make two points. The first point is that your salary is marked, plus one thousandth of the sales of each film. Five hundred yuan plus a five-point salary increase. The second point is that you have the right to choose the scripts you want to shoot, but you cannot drag them down indefinitely. You need to shoot at least one movie every three months, and you need to shoot a total of ten movies. department."
"When you sign your name..." Before Jeff could finish speaking, he saw the girl named Kinsel sign her name on the contract. He swallowed and continued, "Okay, let's go ahead. Pretend I didn't say that, then I need you to go to a forty-five-day acting training class, where you will be taught the most basic acting skills. After forty-five days, we will discuss the filming of the film. "
Jeff took the contract over and took a look, and he unexpectedly found Kinsel's signature... very nice, with a bit of a celebrity style. In fact, he didn't know, not even Du Lin, that since Du Lin sent the TV to Alfalfa Town, Kinsel had the idea of becoming a star. Not only did he watch those shitty TV series every day, but he also The town found the teacher who was often beaten and asked him to design a signature for himself and practice it many times every day.
In Kinsel's words, she will definitely become a big star. A big star will definitely not be able to do it without a qualified signature.
"Do you have to study?" Kinsel was a little unhappy. She felt that she already had superb acting skills. Even her younger siblings often praised her for her expressive performances. "I don't want to waste too much time." On unnecessary matters.”
Jeff was also in a dilemma, but he insisted, "This is necessary, or you can perform a piece for me. If your performance satisfies me, maybe you can skip the cram school." He was negotiating a deal with someone recently. With new investment, the high-end production companies in District 8 have also realized how fast tape can make money, especially Jeff's company. In the first half of this year, San Fernando achieved a profit of more than 4 million yuan. The abundant cash flow is quite attractive to any company.
They plan to team up with Jeff to shoot a larger-scale movie, the kind that is sexy, with a famous actor and an exciting script, maybe they can make a lot of money on the big screen. If Kinsel's acting skills are sufficient, it might be a good choice for her to act in that large-scale movie, at least it won't be so difficult to transform into clothes in the future. As for failure..., small-cost production welcomes you.
"What should I play?" Kinsale took a few steps back and forth, then punched his fist, "Should I play a cowboy?!"
Jeff put a palm on his forehead and lowered his head. The most direct way for an ordinary actress to express her acting skills is to play the role of an aristocratic lady. It is very difficult to embody the dignified, noble and graceful temperament of an aristocratic lady. Because they don't live in that kind of environment and can only observe and imitate, this is the most correct choice. Acting like a cowboy... what the hell is this
Looking at Kinsel with his legs spread apart, one hand holding the reins, and the other bouncing like a lasso, he looked at the pot of green plants in the corner very seriously, and gave a special reminder. , "That's a wild calf, watch me catch it." Then he waved his arms and made a lasso-throwing motion, looking like he was doing something really hard.
Jeff covered his mouth and almost laughed out loud. He originally wanted to shout stop, but after thinking about it, having confidence is a good thing, so he quietly waited for Kinsel to finish playing this damn cowboy. Just at this time, Jim walked in with two cups of coffee. He was a little confused as he watched Kinsel interact with the potted plant through the air, and Jeff who was suppressing a smile. He didn't know whether he should go in.
Jeff pinched his thigh, and it was so painful that he got rid of the desire to laugh out loud. He coughed lightly and pointed to the table. Jim immediately put the coffee on the table, "Go to the property." "Thirty dollars." Jeff signed the withdrawal receipt and handed it to Jim. Jim nodded and bowed out, and looked at Kinsel a few more times as he closed the door. The horse was playing. What's the new move? Rich people have so much fun!
"Okay, Kinsale, okay, that's it!" Jeff interrupted Kinsale's performance, knowing that it might take a while to let her continue.
Kinsel breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Jeff with pleasure, "How did I perform? Is it very expressive? The cowboys over there all use this method of roping cattle. I learned it from them!"
This sentence made Jeff a little curious, "Have you really lassoed a cow?"
Kinsel nodded in agreement, "It was an easy but interesting job. You had to figure out where the lasso you threw would land and whether the cattle would turn."
Jeff, who fell silent, felt that Kinsel was chatting to death. After a while, he continued, "I think your performance is very good, but you still need to add some details. So, just follow what we have done before. I said, go to the acting cram school for forty-five days, and the company will pay for it. By the way, do you have a place to live in Ilian?"
"have!"
"where?"
(End of chapter)