Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

After the screenwriting team pulled up, Jed and David Kelly began to worry about the crew.Generally speaking, movies are the work of directors, while TV dramas are the work of screenwriters.Because most of the TV series in the United States have one episode a week, and there are winter breaks and summer breaks, so the filming work does not seem to be troublesome.But the actual situation is that American dramas are very particular about integrating with current social hotspots, so it is always necessary to add current hotspots to the script, especially David Kelly's script which often uses current news hotspots as material.Therefore, in many cases, the final script cannot be obtained until the moment of shooting. Of course, sometimes because the TV station feels that the script review is not satisfactory, some plots have to be overturned.

Jed himself, as the boss of a TV production company, also has a deep understanding. A 23-episode American TV series probably needs to shoot at least 25 to 28 episodes, because there will always be certain plots in a few episodes that will be overturned, so the screenwriters In order to connect the plots together, the script had to be modified, so the director could only combine several episodes that were killed into one episode as a transition, and then shoot a new episode.Therefore, directors don't like to shoot TV series, so it's normal for an American TV series to have four or five directors in one season.

Of course, in order to keep the plot style consistent, there will always be two or three directors on a fixed list among a large number of directors.Jade found three regular directors for "The True Colors of a Lawyer". One is Andy Walker, who is good at filming detective stories. He once filmed "New York Serious Cases" for Dongfeng TV; Whiterick, he is the director of the horror film "Moonlight Panic"; the last one is the director who participated in the filming of "Jaws", Kilot Zwark.

After the director and screenwriter team were completed, the Screen Actors Union also arranged a large stack of actor materials for the crew of "The True Colors of a Lawyer" to select.The roles of American dramas are divided into three categories: fixed performance roles, recurring performance roles and guest performance roles.Generally speaking, the roles that can be nominated for the best actor and actress and best supporting actor and actress are all fixed performance roles. Although the roles are different, they generally appear in every episode.Recurring characters generally appear in one-third to two-thirds of the episodes, and they don't have many roles, but they are key characters in side plots or supplementary plots.Guest roles generally only appear in one or two episodes, and basically belong to soy sauce roles. Of course, this refers to general guest roles, not star guest roles.As Jed, of course he only participates in the casting of fixed roles, and other roles are generally left to the casting director or director to decide.

"The True Colors of a Lawyer" tells the story of a small law firm in Boston. The law firm has four main lawyers: Bobby Downer, Jimmy Boluti, Eugene Young, and Eleanor Fourut.When seeing the setting of these four characters, Jed's first reaction was that David really dared to do this!

Bobby Downer is the first hero of the story, he is a sympathetic lawyer, but as a criminal defense lawyer, he has to defend those villains who have done a lot of evil, so he is often between his conscience and his career as a lawyer Tangled in.When Jed saw this role, he suddenly remembered an actor he had worked with.The actor originally had the opportunity to work with Jed in "Jurassic Park," but missed out on the role for various reasons.He later became popular when he played Clint Eastwood's partner in "The Line of Fire".It's a pity that his development in the film industry has not been smooth, so he recently turned to the TV industry to develop, but it is a pity that he has been unsuccessful.

The reason why Jed still remembers this actor is purely because this actor is so sexy. His deep eyes and angular face make him extremely attractive.After thinking about it, Jed contacted Dylan McDermott through the Screen Actors Union.When McDermott was told by the Screen Actors Guild, he couldn't believe it.Of course he knew who Jade was and how popular the show he was producing was.Originally, he was worried that Jade would make a sitcom, but the actors union told him that it was a drama about lawyers.

McDermott quickly conveyed the news to his agent, "My God, fortunately it's not a comedy, otherwise I really don't know what to do?"

"Even if he is looking for you to make a comedy, you have to go!" The agent was obviously much calmer than McDermott, and he knew very well what it would mean if his actor took Jed's play. "McDermott, you have been preparing well at home recently, learning about some legal terms and the behavior of some lawyers. I will contact the crew and see when I will take you for an interview."

In addition to Bobby Downer, the first actor, Eugene Yang, the second actor, is also the highlight of the film.Eugene Yang is a thorough lawyer who believes in absolute "procedural justice".Unlike Donner's entanglement, he believes that as long as the procedure is fair and just, then "rescuing" rapists and murderers is not a big deal.If these criminals commit crimes again, it is not the defense attorneys who are at fault, but the incompetence of the District Attorney.If Downer is the gentle leading man in the film, then Eugene Young is the tough leading man.

What's more, Eugene Yang is a black character, which makes it more challenging for actors.The Screen Actors Union once again recommended a big acquaintance to Jed this time, because he happened to be the performer of Private McCoy in "Brave to Kill the Island".However, McCoy didn't make many appearances in "Brave to Kill the Island", and he didn't leave much impression on Jed.In order to ensure that there is no problem with the performer, Jed asked Steve Harris for an interview.

Harris was a little hesitant when he received the notification from his agent. After all, with the help of "Brave to Kill the Island", he successfully won a supporting role in the biopic "George Wallace".As a movie actor, he would not take on TV dramas unless he had to.In particular, Harris thinks that he has already made some starts in the film world, and it is even less likely that he will become a TV actor by himself.

Just when he was about to refuse, his agent said: "Harris, you should listen to what Mr. Sherman has to say. He has a discerning eye for identifying stars and actors, and you should listen to his advice."

After listening to his agent's advice, Harris called Jed.He said on the phone that he is not very interested in TV dramas, and that he has already started in the film industry.

After hearing this, Jed asked coldly: "Mr. Harris, please tell me, can you have a few minutes of scenes in the latest movie? Can you have a few words of dialogue? If you will If such a result is regarded as a good result, I will immediately hang up the call."

"No, Mr. Sherman, I'm certainly not satisfied with my current situation." Harris explained, "But compared to my last work, I have had more appearances and opportunities in this work. Opportunity to perform."

"Then let me ask Mr. Harris, how long do you think it will take you to be nominated for an Oscar or a Golden Globe?"

Harris was taken aback for a moment, he realized that if this progress continues, it may take another ten years for him to become an important supporting role in a movie. During this period, he must not choose the wrong script or have other problems.Even if he really becomes an important supporting role, it may take ten years until the Oscar judges pay attention to him.The question is, can I still stay in the entertainment circle after 20 years?

Harris was silent, and Jed hit on the phone while the iron was hot: "Mr. Harris, if you can pass my interview and get my role, you will be able to get an Emmy Award or Golden Globe nomination for leading actor..."

"A best actor nomination?" Harris murmured.

Although movie actors looked down on TV actors, they were at the same level at that time.Because there is absolutely no possibility of a third-tier movie actor daring to look down on the leading actor of the Emmy award!More importantly, TV drama actors have many more opportunities to be exposed than movie actors, so their popularity exceeds half of movie actors.Not to mention that TV drama actors actually have more time and opportunities to hone their acting skills, so it is now popular for film companies to discover TV drama actors.After all, there are many TV drama actors with outstanding acting skills, but their pay is only half of that of film actors.

"Mr. Harris, I have an opportunity to play the leading role here. If you think you have the ability, you are welcome to audition with me." Jed didn't bother to talk to Harris.

Now, as Jed, any actor who invites him to an audition is worthy of this actor.And no actor dared to refuse Jed's invitation, because everyone knew that the actor Jed liked would definitely have a chance to become a star from an actor.I'm afraid that there is only one nerve like Harris that has not figured it out yet, and I don't know if it is an invitation to refuse.

When Harris found that Jed had hung up the phone, he realized that he seemed to have rejected a very terrible thing, and he quickly called his agent.When Harris' agent heard that his actor was ignoring Jed's invitation on the phone, he almost cursed on the phone.The agent couldn't help complaining in his heart, no wonder you couldn't become popular, even gave up the chance to make you famous overnight!

But after all, he was his own actor, so the agent held back the anger in his heart and comforted Harris.After hanging up Harris' phone call, the agent quickly contacted the casting director of "The True Colors of a Lawyer", and he was relieved when he confirmed that Harris was still on the interview list.But the casting director obviously didn't know what the agent was thinking at this time, and added, "Your Harris is really lucky, he has the second most roles in the whole film, he is definitely the second leading actor!"

"Second male lead!" Even the agent was not calm this time, "Finally, I have a chance to stand out!"

When the appointed time came, both Dylan McDermott and Steve Harris showed up at the studio, ready to audition for "The Lawyer."Dylan McDermott has been affirmed by the producer. After all, he is an actor who plays with a character like Clint Eastwood. Although he is not familiar with the role of Bob Downer, he has already acted relatively well. Like it.

On the contrary, it was Steve Harris' restrained attitude that caused the producers a headache, because Eugene Yang played by him is a relatively aggressive character, and acting too restrained would appear too fake.As a last resort, the casting director could only inform Harris, hoping that he could familiarize himself with the script and come to the second round of interviews in a few days.

This answer makes Harris both happy and worried. The happy thing is that he has not been completely eliminated, but the worry is how can he improve his acting skills by leaps and bounds in a few days?