super actress

From the incident in "Harry Potter", Rhea has learned a lesson, before she has 100% ability to compete successfully, she should hide her purpose first.

Cooperating with Sal Zaenz, who holds the film and television rights of "The Lord of the Rings", to cooperate with other film projects is the most suitable method for Rhea.

She is not a born businessman, nor is she that good at buying and selling, but she is an actress. In Hollywood, the status of famous and powerful actors is not low.

Opportunities for actors to sit at the poker table are rare, but not impossible.

Rhea couldn't miss the opportunity in front of her. Once the opportunity passed, she knew that this kind of blockbuster project was not her turn to intervene.

In the past, her agent taught her that her sense of competition was not enough, and Rhea still didn't understand it well, thinking that her ideas were different from Malloy's, but now she understood that her ambition was indeed not enough.

As much advantage as an actor's career experience brought to Rhea, it also brought her much limitation.The development space of female stars in the Chinese entertainment industry is limited, or in other words, the development of actresses is much more limited than that of male actors.

The ceiling weighed on Rhea's head, restricting her vision and pattern.

Crisis brings opportunity and change.

If it weren't for this series of unexpected encounters, if it wasn't for Andre Witte forcing her in disguise, it would be impossible for Rhea to break through her own limitations so quickly.

As an actor, developing to the limit means becoming an artist, but that is not enough for her. The more she experiences and sees in this world, the more she understands her own weakness.

Now she not only wants to become a world-famous actor, she also wants to have her own voice here.

So after playing Ruth in "Titanic," Rhea was still willing to take on Maggie Sherwood's thinly portrayed female role, and she needed this to work with the Weinstein brothers and Sal Zaentz Chance.

After the success of Michael Ondaatje's "The English Patient", director Anthony Minghella and producer Sal Zaentz plan to bring Patricia Highsmith's "The Talented Rip" to the screen. Lee" was made into a movie.

The authoress has had several works adapted into films, most notably Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.

"The Talented Ripley" is a series of novels by Highsmith. There are five books in total, but the first one is the most popular among readers. Anthony Minghella wants to

It was the first one that was filmed.

The actor Tom Ripley has the talent and ability to be good at imitating other people's handwriting, voice and disguise. By chance, he met Dickie Greenleaf, a rich boy, and his beautiful and gentle fiancee, Maggie Sherwood.

In the process of contacting each other, Ripley yearned for Dickie's life, and his ever-expanding desire prompted him to kill Dickie and replace him.

In this kind of story mixed with love, lust, murder and crime, the images of the two male characters are very bright, and the female characters are much thinner in comparison.

Rhea has seen this movie, but after watching it, she doesn't remember what the heroine in it looks like.

Although this has something to do with the actor's expressiveness, Gwyneth Paltrow, who originally played this role, is not so bad that it makes people unimpressed. Rhea attributes the main reason to the fact that the character itself is very weak.

Because this fiancee is almost a showpiece used to set off the two men, she is not only a beautiful "asset" in Dickie's good life, but also one of the reasons why Ripley feels jealous of Dickie.

This kind of thin setting is not as full as the female characters originally created by Anthony Minghella to enrich the script.

Rhea's agent had already spoken at the agency of the project's producer, Sal Zaentz, and she and her assistant arrived later.

The agent came out to pick them up, the key is to tell Rhea the progress of the film first: "We may be in trouble."

She didn't think it would be smooth sailing after Titanic, so Rhea wasn't shocked, "What's the trouble?"

Malloy frowned, "There is a discord between the two producers, William thinks you are too young."

The co-producer list of "The Talented Ripley" also includes the name of William Holberg. As an investor and promoter, he certainly has a say in the casting of the film.

This is much better than Rhea imagined, as long as Sal Zanz is not dissatisfied with her.

"Then what does he want?"

When answering this question, Malloy looked annoyed: "He wants to audition for the role of the heroine."

They discussed the film project last year, when Anthony Minghella was almost confirmed as Rhea as the heroine, and they were only one contract away from finalizing it.

There is still a casting call at this time, which makes Rhea frowned, "Anthony also agrees?"

"William convinced him." Malloy was not very surprised, "Your body

The price is going up too fast, honey, Anthony likes you, he wants you to play, but he's not sure they can afford you to join. "

If time can go backwards, Anthony Minghella will definitely let Rhea sign the film contract first. At that time, she must not be as expensive as it is now.

"Of course they can." Rhea raised a smile: "I don't want a salary or a box office share, I just want a part of the copyright in Sal's hands."

The tall man also showed a sly smile on his face, "It's true, you are not a greedy girl, but we can't bring this up, we have to let him figure it out for himself."

Rhea exchanged a tacit look with him, preliminarily confirming the next course of action.

"Oh Rhea!"

As soon as he saw her, the man with the beard took the initiative to say hello. Although he encountered a little trouble in the movie, Sal Zanz didn't see anything unusual on the surface, and he shook hands with Rhea. , "Congratulations on your film achieving such a good result."

She expressed natural intimacy on a modest basis: "Well, I'll remember to pass it on to James."

This made Zaenz laugh: "Then please don't forget."

"Can't I play the part of Maggie, Sal?" At her young age, it's almost effortless to pretend to be vulnerable, Rhea saw Zaenz from Malloy, "I've been waiting so long time--"

"No, of course not." The producer refuted her cooperatively, "Anthony and I both want you to play this role, but we are worried about your physical condition. You have just recovered from the accident. Are you sure you can do it now?" Accept the job?"

He explained the turn of events nicely: "Don't push yourself, Rhea. With that in mind, William also contacted some other actresses with suitable dates."

"Thank you for your concern, but I'm fine." Rhea also pretended not to know and shook her head. Her emotional transition between disappointment and firmness was natural to a senior producer like Zaentz.

"I already understand what's going on, I really want this role, and I've always been looking forward to working with you." Rhea threw out the last sentence: "I am willing to participate in the audition."

After reassuring her, Zaentz breathed a sigh of relief. He was also worried that this increasingly famous actress would turn his back on her because Rhea was indeed very young.

"I'm glad you think so."

On

After "Titanic", Rhea definitely has no shortage of film appointments, but she does not plan to quit the project of "The Talented Ripley" rashly because of the crew's change of mind. This behavior made Sal Zaentz more favorable.

"If you didn't already have all the investment, I would also like to bring money to join this project." Rhea said innocently, "I plan to invest in some film projects, maybe you can teach me."

It wasn't obvious on the surface, but Sal Zaenz was a very shrewd person, and he quickly got some signals from the blonde girl's words.

She is not short of money now, and she doesn't plan to ask for a high price in this movie.

So Zaentz turned his attention to Rhea's agent, looking for an explanation, and Malloy smiled helplessly, "She just got a little box office share in "Titanic" and couldn't wait to spend it. Still a girl who hasn't grown up."

Zaentz gasped at the flimsy joke that Rhea Noren had a cut in Titanic!

Not to mention a little bit, even if you can get 1% of the box office, you can earn more than 1 million.

This incident shocked Sal Zaenz. He had no idea that Rhea had such a foresighted method. How did she cut off this big cake?

No, Zaentz stared carefully at the American blond girl who was rumored to have charmed Prince William, she didn't understand anything at all—

She just looks like a pretty young actress with acting talent.

"At that time, the film encountered a little trouble in terms of funding." Malloy was responsible for explaining: "Riya helped James contact another investment, so..."

Having said that, the Jewish agent kept silent, and just sent a meaningful look.

Zaenz was not a fool, and he didn't need Malloy to say anything more. It had already been proved that Rhea and Malloy didn't regard him as an outsider.

Hit by this blockbuster, Zaenz nodded in his own territory, and he inevitably made out with the two on the actor's side: "No wonder, then you really helped the movie."

"Actually, I don't understand this either, I just happen to know someone who is interested in this." Rhea took up the words: "If you have any good project, Sal, you must recommend it to me, everyone is here Tell me, I should start my own independent production company — I should fund the films myself, but I'm really not good at that."

She sighed helplessly: "Let me play a shrewd and capable female entrepreneur,

That's fine, but it's really driving me crazy if I have to deal with the trivial stuff! "

After speaking, Rhea looked at Sal Zanz embarrassedly, "You should despise me in your heart now, right?"

"How come?" He became excited, "Everyone has their own field of expertise, look, how talented you are in the profession of an actor! What's more, no one is born with these, you can learn slowly, what's the matter? You can ask me questions."

A novice investor who knows nothing and has a lot of money!

This is the best angel investment!

It's not that Zaentz looks down on Rhea, it's just that she's such a perfect portrayal of a little witty Hollywood actress that it's easy for him to stereotype her like that.

He was also ambitious, and Sal Zaentz bought The Lord of the Rings to produce the project himself, but it proved to be not easy, and the public feedback was so bad that he had to put the investment on hold.

Up to now, some people in Hollywood are interested in this magical epic masterpiece again.

Zaentz owed the Weinstein brothers a favor for The English Patient, and now that they've revealed their interest in The Lord of the Rings, Zaentz can't quite say no.

But Weinstein's problem is also obvious, they don't plan and have no way to invest too much money in this project.

Zaenz once suffered a loss on this, and he is well aware of the consequences of doing so.

In addition to Miramax, he has also met the more enthusiastic director Peter Jackson. Miramax and Peter Jackson are consistent in the purpose of wanting to get the filming rights of "Lord of the Rings" from him. .

But after Zaentz expressed his inclination, the conflict between the film company and the director also surfaced. Weinstein disliked Peter Jackson's lack of fame, and Peter Jackson also opposed Weinstein's plan to save money.

But now he has a new idea, so Zaentz smiled very kindly at Rhea: "During the audition, Harvey will also come over, you should have a good chat-I think this time, your Oscar for best Nominations for leading actresses will never be criticized again."

Weinstein would definitely like such a "golden hen", who wouldn't?

In addition to being a producer, Harvey Weinstein also has a lot of experience in the public relations of the Olympic awards. Rhea understood what Zaentz meant, but she didn't intend to act too much, so she became cautious again.

"Don't say that, Thrall, the nomination list for this year's academy hasn't come out yet."

After the courtesies were over, Sal Zaenz unavoidably inquired about the inside story with Rhea.

"Just pretend that I bought a bet for you in advance. Haha, I thought you wouldn't even come over. It seems that Princess Diana didn't invite you to enjoy dinner."

Malloy interrupted at the right time: "Then we would rather leave this opportunity to you. Talking in the office is too boring. We should order some food that suits our appetite."

"Of course, of course!" Zaentz's mood improved, and he began to realize the benefits Rhea could bring him, so he quickly firmed his position.

"The role of the heroine was originally for you. I really don't know what that guy William thinks! I will talk to Anthony, don't worry, Rhea."

Then he probed calmly, "What kind of projects are you going to choose? Looking at the success of "Titanic", I have to say that special effects blockbusters are a potential stock worth investing in now! If it wasn't for capital limited, I really want to suggest you try this direction—"

Hearing this, Rhea knew that one-third of her plan had been realized, and she smiled curiously: "I can afford it, Sal, please tell me carefully..."

"Don't teach her badly, Sal." Malloy frowned hypocritically, "It's not that simple to make blockbuster movies with special effects."

The other party quickly answered them: "It's really not easy, but it's not what you think! Let's have a good chat at the dinner table, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense about this kind of thing."

He and Rhea were all smiles, but they both had secret intentions. No matter who regarded the other as a fool, as long as they could achieve their goals, it would not be so embarrassing to be taken advantage of.

In this case, Rhea received more support from the crew. As long as Rhea does not intend to open her mouth, Miramax Films, which undertakes investment and distribution, will definitely choose her first.

Gwyneth Parrott and Cate Blanchett, who competed against her for the role, couldn't stop it either.

Cate Blanchett is okay, she didn't choose the leading actress, so she directly competed for the supporting actress position under the recommendation of the casting director.

But Gwyneth Parrott could not overcome this failure so easily.

She had turned down an audition for "Titanic" for another movie, or Rhea would never have had the chance.

At that time, she wanted to use literary films to pave the way for her next award-winning plan, so she turned down the film.

It is a commercial film, but if she knew that the final box office figure was so terrible, Gwyneth would not refuse it anyway.

Just as the media predicted back then, Rhea Nolen, the leading figure born in the 80s, has begun to compete with the previous generation of actresses for roles.

With Ruth, Rhea directly proved her box office appeal to Hollywood producers, and what's even more hateful is that she didn't make her debut through a youth idol movie.

So the Oscars won't close the door because of her acting in those commercial movies that earned the box office after "Lolita."

Rejecting the audition opportunity for "Titanic" was Gwyneth's own decision. She couldn't blame anyone, but it was a pity that she missed it this time. Winnes couldn't accept it.

She couldn't believe that she couldn't even compare to Rhea in a role like Maggie!

"Are you serious, William?" Gwyneth had to privately contact her producer, William Hoiberg, "You really want a girl who just came of age to be the heroine of your movie. ?"

Because they knew each other, Gwyneth did not talk to the other party through the agent, but went directly to the door, "You told me that you think Rhea Nolen is too young."

"I really thought so before." William Hoiberg is no stranger to Steven Spielberg's goddaughter, and he can also be said to have watched the blonde grow up, "I worry about her Can't show mature charm."

Compared with Gwyneth, Rhea really climbed from the bottom. Neither the original family nor the family that later adopted her could give her any capital and connections in Hollywood.

"Aren't you going to tell me that she blew your mind with her performance, and then you finally bowed to Sal Zaenz and chose Rhea Noren again—is that right?"

She didn't say it too tactfully, but this kind of straightforwardness is also a means of showing intimacy, and Gwyneth has this advantage.

Originally, Gwyneth wanted to make a joke with Holberg, but the hesitation and hesitation revealed on Holberg's face made Gwyneth gradually put away her smile, and she called out in disbelief: "William !"

Her father is a producer and her mother is a movie star. Gwyneth is familiar with this industry. What she said is still a classic joke in Hollywood.

The "love at first sight" that happened during the audition only has an extremely rare chance of actually discovering a peerless genius in the crowd,

Otherwise it's a "couch audition".

When young, beautiful girls go to audition for roles, there is a sofa or chair in the audition room where the interviewer sits, and the producer who has the power to kill them can just touch them there and do more outrageous things.

Being escorted by her parents, Gwyneth has never encountered such a thing, and her star journey is also very smooth, so she can make such jokes without hesitation.

"You know me, Gwen." William Holberg called her by her nickname, "If that girl is even slightly inappropriate, I will never compromise with my partners and the film company because of her box office performance. "

"Even if I can put forward some critical opinions." The veteran producer who was no longer young sighed, "Anthony can't possibly want anyone else."

Due to schedule reasons, the auditions of the actresses were staggered. Gwyneth did not see Rhea, but he was at Rhea's audition scene, and he saw Hollywood's "lucky baby" in person.

Then he had to believe that she was indeed a lucky baby.

Rhea Nolen is lucky. God not only gave her a beautiful face that fits the aesthetics of most people, but also gave her an acting talent far beyond her age.

For a moment, William Holberg thought it was River Phoenix, and River Phoenix was reincarnated on her body. In 1993, Hollywood lost a talented young actor. The next year, this girl will step on the stage with Lolita Through the gates of Hollywood.

It was Holberg's whimsy at that moment to connect actors and actresses, but there are really not many talented actors who can convince people with their acting skills alone.

Moreover, the audience watching Rhea's performance at that time were not ordinary customers of the cinema. The people sitting in front of her were professional directors and producers, as well as representatives of the film company.

They've seen so many actors in Hollywood that in the early years, William Hoiberg couldn't even figure out the difference between Brad Pitt and Matt Damon who came to audition for his movie role.

Now both male actors are better developed.

It's not that Hobberg didn't see potential stocks, it's just that these two handsome young men were really young at the time, and that little sparkle was not enough to impress Hoiberg.

Now their acting skills have improved too much. However, when producers and film companies consider their male lead candidates, they don't just compare acting skills. This is a consideration that cannot be counted, but salary, box office, and fame can It's measured by numbers.

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The director, Anthony Minghella also valued the fit between the actor and the character in terms of temperament and image, so they finally chose Matt Damon.

However, it is a filmmaker like Hoberg who unknowingly gets into the investment and return of funds, he can still be dragged out by Rhea Nolen to experience the excitement when he first entered the industry and saw big stars.

He fully understands what film critics call empathy, which is Rhea's strength and her most terrifying aspect.

She changed her posture and expression, her mannerisms and speech habits, and then she was a completely different person before them.

She still had Rhea Noren's delicate face, but she smiled and spoke as another person.

The transition was so natural that William Hoiberg wanted to believe that she was that type of woman.

But she is not.

This act of transforming oneself from head to toe into another is thrilling, but also terrifying, which is why Hoiberg thinks of River Phoenix.

A genius who is too extreme will also push himself into a desperate situation.

Characters can achieve perfection, but real people can't. Without the role, the actor has to live with his own identity. Rui Fan is immersed in the role, but he can't break away from it.

William Hoiberg hoped that Rhea would make it.

"Rhea is different, Gwen, you have more advantages than her, you have more works, you have more connections, and you have more opportunities." That's all he can tell Gwyneth, " You don't need to compare with her, she is just how big, she is not your competitor at all."

Even though he had said it very gently, Gwyneth could still hear the hidden meaning in Hoborg's words.

She can compare everything to Rhea Nolen, just don't compare acting to that girl!

Hoiberg was telling her that she had lost out to Rhea Noren in the role of Maggie.

While being ashamed, Gwyneth also felt jealous, she would not get angry at Holberg, and she would not lose her composure for it.

Gwyneth just took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. She didn't agree with Hoberg's comforting statement. With the strength of the family, we have come to where we are today.

"No, William, do you think that after this, Rhea Noren will still compete with the post-80s generation of actresses who are not fully mature for the heroine of youth school movies? This

impossible!Her ambition is not small. "

Under the sweet and charming appearance, Gwyneth is very sober. She has a bit of a spoiled temper, but she is not stupid.

"She is already my competitor, and she is already the competitor of our generation of female stars." The fight was fruitless, and Gwyneth knew that she could only accept this failure, "But I am very fortunate, I will let them go first." understand this step by step.”

And those Hollywood female stars who still see Rhea as a promising young junior, they will sooner or later find out that they have made a big mistake.

After "Titanic", Rhea has the qualifications to challenge her predecessors.

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