President of the Barriere Group
If Renly remembers correctly, this should be a family business, involving high-end hotels, high-end restaurants, high-end leisure and entertainment industries and other industries. Their rise has just been over a century, and their main business areas are still in France. The current ruler should be the third or fourth generation.
Renly himself did not have any connection with the Barriere Group, but if you ask Andre or Arthur, you should be able to get more detailed information.
Renly nodded lightly, expressing understanding, "When they send party invitations over, remember to reply to them that Arthur Hall will also come to Cannes. By the way, Andre Hamilton may come too. ."
Arthur Hall, this is Renly's brother.
Andy knew something about this, but this was the first time he heard about it from Renly's mouth. Does this mean that London's high society finally showed its true face for the first time? Even Andy couldn't help chewing it carefully, what did these words mean.
"Andre was the middleman at Madison Square Garden last time," Renly added, seemingly aware of Andy's thoughts.
Andy showed a meaningful smile.
In the past period of time, Andy and Andre have had many dealings with each other because of their relationship with the "Boom Drummer". After inquiring about the news in Hollywood, it is inevitable that they have heard about it, but it has never been confirmed; With a positive answer, his thoughts immediately diverged.
"Why are you sure there will be party invitations next?" Andy asked curiously.
Renly showed a small smile and said lightly, "Because that's how connections are built. Giving and rewarding, and the exchange of benefits always exist objectively. From this point of view, high society is no different from Hollywood."
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Andy thought about it seriously, "Accurately speaking, the whole society is no different."
"Ha." Renly raised his right hand and pointed at Andy, "Welcome to France." Sensing Andy's confusion and confusion, Renly added, "When you start discussing philosophy and society, you It's starting to be French."
This is a rant.
Andy burst into laughter.
While talking, Renly and Andy leaned on the railing of the balcony, quietly admiring the dazzling blue, "That's right." Renly suddenly remembered this incident and said solemnly, " Sorry about the 'popping drummer' thing this time."
Andy didn't react for the first time, he was stunned for a while, and looked at Renly's eyes seriously, and then he asked tentatively, "You mean, without asking me in advance, just nodded and agreed to play the role. What about this work?"
Renly nodded affirmatively, "This isn't the first time."
"I don't think this will be the last time." Andy's sarcastic tone reminded Renly of the conversation just now at the entrance of the private club, and he instantly felt a sense of deja vu, and his smile could not help but rise slightly.
Andy also smiled, "I know what you mean, but don't worry, I don't care. At least this time. Honestly, after watching Damien Chazelle's short video, You are the first actor that comes to my mind. Besides you, I really can't think of any other actor who is more suitable."
Capturing the playful smile in Renly's eyes, Andy quickly explained, "Not only because you are my entertainer, but also because... because Andrew is you, that role, and only you can give him his soul. Compared to Levine-David You're more like Andrew. Renly Hall! I mean it!"
Andy was expressing his emotions attentively, but the smile on Renly's face was always uninterrupted, and the atmosphere of the conversation could not be serious. It was a true confession but turned into a stand-up comedy.
"Andy, being so serious and serious doesn't suit you. You're better off going the grinning tiger route." Renly gave his opinion seriously. "You know, the kind that unknowingly traps others."
Andy smiled and stared at Renly, paused for a moment, and finally did not continue to entangle, and changed the subject on his own, "We have reached a consensus on the remuneration. Twenty percent of the box office dividends, with With the dual roles of starring and producer, we can save more budget and use it to invite other actors."
"Twenty percent." Renly raised his eyebrows slightly, "Andre is still a businessman, I thought it would be at least thirty percent."
Andy was not fooled at all, looking at Ren Li with a smile on his face, neither talking nor refuting.
Renly knew immediately that his prank had been seen through, but Renly didn't care, and changed the subject calmly and calmly, "The role of Mr. Fletcher, if possible, invite JK-Simons (JK-Simons). Simmones) to play."
"Who?" This was Andy's first reaction.
"It's the father character in the movie 'Juno', and the newspaper boss in 'Spider-Man'." The answer in Renly's mind naturally blurted out, noticing the confusion on Andy's face, he had to He continued to explain, "He is the type of actor in Hollywood. You can never name him, but he is very familiar. He can give solid performances in every work, which is a bit like a blue-collar worker."
"He has worked with Joel and Ethan in several works such as 'Burn After Reading' and 'Thunderbolt', and he has appeared in almost every work of Jason Reitman. However, the most What's impressive is his performance in the HBO series 'Prison' early in his career, and he really shines."
With Renly's explanation, Andy still didn't have any impression, "Are you serious?"
Renly laughed dumbly, "Yes, I mean it."
Because of the emergence of the little butterfly Renly, the historical trajectory is changing little by little, but for the work "Booming Drummer", Renly always believes that Simmons is the best candidate for the role of Fletcher. , not because he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for this role, but because he gave this role a cold and bloodthirsty atmosphere, but it was cold and biting.
Hollywood has more than 400,000 actors, but not everyone can find an opportunity, let alone stick to it until the end. Among those actors who have persevered successfully, especially the blue-collar class, there are bound to be two handsome men. Simmons is one of them, and all he needs is a role to shine.
After Renly's re-confirmation, Andy finally believed that this was not a joke, slowly nodded his head to express his understanding, and then his smile overflowed little by little, "I knew that you are absolutely suitable for this work. Not only did you take over the job of being a producer, but for the first time, you were also actively selecting actors."
Even for Edge of Tomorrow, Renly never interfered in the casting process.
Seriously, it does.
But Renly doesn't think it's because of the "popping drummer", but because of timing. The change in mentality and situation has quietly changed Renly's vision and views. He is willing to open his heart to try more possibilities, and he is willing to go beyond the limitations to explore more unknowns. However, "Booming Drummer" just happened to be the beginning.
Renly didn't object.
Andy could sense Renly's good mood, thought about it, and said, "Remember that thing you mentioned earlier? About Vin Diesel? There are some eyebrows now. Marvel Studios is indeed working on it now. Contact Diesel, if my news is correct, it should be a work called 'Guardians of the Galaxy'."
"But I've never heard of the names of these superheroes. Are you sure the plan needs to be continued? I think this work may hit the streets, and Marvel Studios is not very confident, and there is no need for special Diesel may fail to transform." Andy expressed his point of view.
In fact, the industry as a whole is less certain.
The relative success of "Iron Man", "Thor" and "Captain America" is due to the foreshadowing of the original comics. After the great victory of "The Avengers", everyone thinks that Marvel Pictures will take the lead. Distill out the main characters in the movie, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Hulk and more.
But unexpectedly, Marvel Studios chose the "Guardians of the Galaxy" that no one has heard of at all. Even among the loyal fans of Marvel Comics, the Guardians of the Galaxy are only second-rate and third-rate minor characters, with little reputation. . Everyone, including professionals inside Marvel Studios and Disney, couldn't help but put a question mark on the prospect of the work.
"Yes, I'm sure." Renly replied affirmatively, "It's not about success or failure, it's about making a statement."
"Understood." Andy narrowed his eyes slightly and thought about it carefully, "So, in exchange, what are your thoughts? What if Disney asked you to dub one cartoon? They're making two cartoons. The film has now entered the later stage one after another, are you interested?"
"No problem." Renly nodded lightly. "Dubbing is one of the basic skills of the stage. Although it's not my specialty, it should be quite interesting."
Andy frowned slightly, always feeling that something was a little strange, but he couldn't say, "What about fairy tales? Disney is now thinking about it, and they hope to change a batch of cartoons into live-action movies, such as 'Beauty and the Beast'. ', and 'Cinderella,' how about that? If they asked you to be in it, could you?"
"Wow, did you mean Prince Charming?" Renly gave a playful look, before nodding thoughtfully, "I think it should be an interesting experience. Playing a stupid prince. Wait, Disney is going to revise it. script?"
"Well, I'm not sure, maybe more emphasis on female roles." Andy said hesitantly, why he felt that things were going more and more strange.
Then I saw Renly savoring it carefully for a moment, then nodded and confirmed, "Then wait for the script to read, I still can't come to a conclusion now, can I?"
Something was wrong. Andy always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say why. The communication was smooth and unobstructed. So what was wrong