"What's the meaning?"
Fan Man's head was full of question marks, and he didn't understand the subtext of Renly's words: Kiefer Sutherland has been famous for a long time, Renly is just emerging, this is obviously a disadvantage, why would Renly say this is an advantage? Also, compared with Kiefer, Renly is overall inferior, why would he take the initiative to bring up his inferiority? Is this ignorance or arrogance
Fan cast an inquiring look at Neil, and Neil had a polite smile on the corner of his mouth, making it difficult to tell what he was really thinking, and then Fan saw Neil look at Andy and said half-jokingly, "Now Are young people so confident?"
Andy, who had been sitting on the sidelines, did not lose his attention. He immediately shrugged and nodded, "This may be the case with Generation Y. Isn't the recent news still buzzing?"
Neil understood in an instant that Andy was talking about the "Transformers" crew. First, it was revealed that Megan Fox yelled at the director and complained constantly; then Shia LaBeouf was drunk and beat people in a nightclub, eating ugly. These two are representative actors of Generation Y.
"Young people are always full of energy, does this mean that we are all old bones?" Neil also joked, "In Telluride these two days, I have seen the world of young people. , even Colin Firth is an old guy."
Fan is even more confused now, why the topic suddenly changed, it seems that Neil does not intend to continue to question Renly, Neil and Andy have already started chatting. This, what the hell is going on here
"Neil?" Fan couldn't hold back and called out anxiously, only to see that Neil turned his eyes and said with a smile, "Didn't you just watch 'The Social Network' today? How do you feel?" Answering, Neil patted his head, "I forgot, you are also an old guy, are you a baby boomer?"
Colin Firth was born in 1960 and Vin Diesel was born in 1967.
Fan could feel the firmness in Neil's words, and he couldn't help swallowing the words on his lips, pulling out a smile that was uglier than crying, "No, I'm not that old, I'm Generation X, Paul Too."
Fan knew that the audition was over. The beginning was quiet, and the end was unconscious. The short confrontation concealed too much information, but Fan did not know why it ended at this time, and how did Neil feel about it? Whether today's audition is a success or a failure, and how things will develop next... He has no idea.
Taking a deep breath, Fan remembered something very important: It was all just a smoke bomb, a smoke bomb that brought Dwayne Johnson into submission.
Thinking of this, Fan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't like Renly, and he didn't like dealing with such people. Although Dawn was not someone to mess with, in comparison, Fan still preferred Dawn and physical confrontation. It's always a lot easier.
After that, they stopped talking about Fast and Furious, just chatting about Telluride tidbits, as if they were a bunch of old friends who came to the festival. During the period, someone recognized Vin Diesel and Paul Walker and happily came over to ask for a group photo. Some reporters noticed their figures and came over to chat for a while. The whole dinner seemed relaxed and happy, which lasted for nearly two and a half years. hours are over.
Everything went according to Neil's plan. The reason why they chose to face the interview mirror is because it is a public occasion, reporters and fans come and go, and the news cannot be covered at all. Neil and the others have arranged for reporters in advance to take pictures of the entire interview, not just Renly's, but other audition meetings will be filmed, and then posted on the Internet to create a message that they are actively casting. , and thanks to the environment of Telluride, all this arrangement will be taken for granted.
The news that they had a good conversation with Renly today is expected to be buzzing in the Facebook and Yahoo communities before midnight.
However, Neil had a windfall.
Renly's last remarks were clearly in the words, and the subtext was, "Apart from the disadvantage of popularity, I have an overall advantage over Kiefer." How could Neil miss it
In terms of age, Renly is younger, and the action scenes are definitely better; in terms of face, Renly is fresh blood, and it stimulates the audience even more, especially for female audiences; in terms of performance, Renly is even better. It is the best proof; in terms of popularity, from Toronto to Telluride, Renly has been on the rise, and "Buried Alive" is about to be released. It is foreseeable that this momentum will continue to rise.
In other words, Renly really has an overall advantage, and the only disadvantage is popularity.
The movie market is a yin-yang taiji map that needs to be balanced. On the one hand, audiences seek the trust brought by familiar faces, such as Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, etc. The movie has a certain appeal to the audience at first, which is the so-called box office appeal; on the other hand, the audience is eager for the appearance of fresh blood, such as Megan Fox in "Transformers", and then for example Jessica-Alba from "Fantastic Four" and "Sin City" needed more fresh faces to get the adrenaline pumping.
Kiefer Sutherland has been famous for a long time, and if he joins "Fast and Furious", the audience is bound to expect his performance, just like Bruce-Willis (Bruce-Willis), Sylvester-Stallone, Dolph-Lundgren's "The Expendables" co-starred in general does not need to be deliberately publicized at all, and the curiosity of the audience will naturally emerge.
This is the advantage of popularity.
But why did Renly say that even this "disadvantage" was an advantage to him? The reason is simple: pay.
"Popularity" is to be exchanged for the salary. The actor with higher popularity and higher box office appeal will naturally get higher salary. This is also the source of the disagreement between Neil and Dawn, and also the source of Renly winning the audition opportunity. In other words, this is Renly's greatest strength.
For a newcomer like Renly who has only appeared in one movie, the salary is often only half a million, or even lower. However, now the "Fast and Furious" crew has a mess of their own. I believe that any agent will not let go easily, but the maximum can be won between 800,000 and 1 million. Compared with Dawn's 3.5 million, it has saved more than two-thirds.
In fact, Neil's bottom line for Dawn's salary was $2.5 million. That said, if they choose Renly, they can save a lot of money in their budget. Saving money is not really for saving, but to make full use of every cent of funds and then make money. This is a problem that producers need to think about unremittingly from the day the project is established.
When you think about it, choosing Renly has both pros and cons—at least the pros outweigh the cons. Although it was said that several other actors would be examined in the future, Renly's performance tonight aroused Neil's interest. In my impression, there seems to be no such actor as Renly in the new generation.
"What do you think of him?" Neil's voice rang abruptly in the carriage. Although he didn't name his name, the meaning couldn't be more obvious. Paul and Fan couldn't help but be stunned.
There was a smile on Paul's face, but before he could speak, Fan said bluntly, "I don't like him. He feels too cunning and too arrogant, God, what a jerk."
"Fan, what are you talking about?" Paul frowned, defending, "Renly is a jerk? Are you sure we're meeting the same person tonight? Renly is not only humble, personable, but friendly. ."
Fan only felt a tightness in his chest, he just didn't like Renly, but he wanted to say something, but he couldn't think of it, so he could only stare at Paul.
"Sun and Moon"
Paul looked back without showing weakness and spread his hands, "I think Renly is the perfect candidate. When I was climbing, it was just a one-sided relationship. At that time, I thought he was a very good person, just I didn't expect that he is also an actor, and we still have the possibility to cooperate." Paul turned to look at Neil and smiled, "I think he is very suitable, with developed motor nerves, and his temperament is also eye-catching. isn't it?"
"Paul, don't forget, we're just there to warn Dwayne Johnson." Fan finally found his voice, and seeing Paul's choked expression, Fan couldn't help but be proud, "The one who finally entered the crew was the Dawn, he's the perfect candidate."
Looking at Paul and Fan who were in a quarrel, Neil showed a smile, saying that people with strong aura always dislike each other, and it is difficult to become friends, so Fan's disgust and rejection of Renly also It's not hard to understand, what's more, Fan finally managed to get into the ranks of first-line actors with the "Fast and Furious" series, and he also won the status of producer. He enjoys this high-level glory very much, and naturally he doesn't want anyone else. to challenge his authority. Renly posed a greater threat than Dwayne.
Neal felt that this was a more positive sign—he meant to find an actor who could compete with Fan, wasn't he
"Then you don't object? I let out the wind and said that Renly was going to join the crew, so Dawn felt threatened." Neil took advantage of the situation, and Fan's voice suddenly got stuck in his throat - even if it was just a show, Fan didn't want to. To praise Renly, "Fan, we have to be convincing. We have to convince the media and Dawn, so this is no child's play. I think Renly is very suitable for this whetstone, what do you think?"
Fan opened his mouth and tried to say something, but was still stuck and said weakly, "Why does it have to be him? He looks like a weak scholar, and he has no comparison with Dawn at all."
"That's why the threat is bigger. If it's the same type, there's no way to compete with Dawn." Paul retorted again, "Besides, Renly is not a weak scholar, if you've seen him free-hand climbing , there would be no such absurd idea."
Fan gritted his teeth, but after all, he didn't continue to argue, just muttered, "Rock climbing, rock climbing, damn rock climbing."
Neil smiled, "That's it."