The Best Entertainment Era

This time, the post-editing room rented by Ronan is still located in Warner Studios, and it is also the one that Jessica Felton turned into a garbage dump last time. His crew is also located in Warner Studios, which is beneficial for him to coordinate his work.

Running three projects at the same time, even if Ronan is only coordinating the overall situation, he is still very busy.

Miss Heigl, come here.

In the audition room of the office, Ronan called to stop the audition and said to Katherine Heigl, We will notify you of the audition results tomorrow at the latest.

Catherine Heigl glanced at Ronan, seeing that Ronan had no other indication, she smiled and said, Okay.

When she left the audition room, director James Huang said to Ronan: This looks good, and the audition effect is also the best among all the actresses.

Ronan nodded slightly: I think so too.

Tony Koch, who was on the sidelines of the audition, just carefully looked at the actor's profile, and didn't mean to interrupt.

He's a smart guy and knows he has no say in the matter.

Ronan reached an agreement with James Huang and said without hesitation, I will let Andrew contact Katherine Heigl's agent this afternoon. As long as the salary is right, she is our first choice.

Okay. James Huang knew that Ronan was the one who made the final decision, and asked, Where's the leading actor?

In the previous male lead auditions, the most suitable candidate has not been determined.

Ronan looked at the records in his hands, and said, Let's choose Devon Sawa. If the salary is not suitable, then consider other things.

The auditions for the main actors of Death is Coming have basically been completed by now, and most of the roles have been selected as the first candidates. Considering factors such as salary and treatment, Ronan and James Huang discussed for a while, and then finalized the backup candidates.

Frankly speaking, as long as the appearance and basic acting skills of this kind of film pass the test, and the performance level is high or low, the impact is actually not great.

James, regarding the black actor, it's better to change the role. Ronan looked at an audition record and said, Remove the black from the people who were killed by the god of death, and change the identity of the coroner to black... Well, you The recommended Tony Todd from The X-Files is good.

Hearing these words, James Huang could understand Ronan's potential meaning. After all, he has also worked in Hollywood for many years and has a certain understanding of the situation of black people.

James Huang responded, Okay, I'll call Tony Todd.

Ronan didn't say any more, and the crew was running smoothly. He called Tony out of the audition room together, and went to Andrew to explain the negotiation with the actors.

This time, similar to The Purge, the negotiation does not need to consider the pros and cons of acting, the salary is the first element.

Even if Katherine Heigl, who was looking for him specifically, was paid more than the bottom line of the crew, Ronan would give up without hesitation.

The public production budget of the crew is only 15 million U.S. dollars. If the filming and production can be completed with 15 million U.S. dollars, it is of course the best.

Ronan had decided early on to keep staff salaries below 30% or even 25% of the public budget.

Back in Ronan's office, Tony took a glass of water, took a few sips, and said, The audition is completely different from what I imagined.

Ronan looked at the financial statements of Death Comes and Kingsman Agent, and asked, What kind of audition do you imagine?

Where is the red sofa? Tony asked curiously: Shouldn't you take off your clothes to see the actress' figure? How can you tell that there is real material if you don't take off? Isn't it said that there is a deal?

Ronan didn't even raise his head: Red sofa? It's something that happened many years ago. The transaction is not done in public, isn't that asking for trouble?

Harvey Weinstein, who has the worst reputation in the industry, will not mess around in the audition room,

They are all arranged in hotels or apartments.

Tony lowered his voice and asked tentatively, Ronan, that...cough, would you choose actors based on that kind of deal?

Hehe... Ronan smiled, and didn't shy away from it: I'm also a normal man. If a beautiful woman comes to my door, of course I won't refuse. But this circle pays attention to hard work, and you get benefits from actresses. , we must give corresponding rewards, otherwise there will definitely be troubles in the future.”

Think about Harvey Weinstein, there are countless producers in the circle who have done this kind of deal, and in the end it was the fat Jewish guy who really got into bad luck.

Perhaps, there is indeed a big boss behind the scenes who is messing with him, but it is undeniable that Harvey Weinstein is too ugly in terms of giving and rewarding.

Think about me. Too in the future, some things can't be done arbitrarily.

Tony shook his head straight: You are too conservative.

Ronan also shook his head: Let's talk about the Death Comes project. A serious mistake in the selection of actors may lead to the failure of the film. Which actress do you think is worth 15 million US dollars?

I see. Tony nodded slowly: Even if the whole body is made of diamonds, it's not worth 15 million dollars a night.

Ronan was speechless for a moment, made of diamonds? That really needs diamonds...

Tony looked curious: What should I do if I like a beautiful actress?

Go chasing her? Chasing women is always right? Ronan gave a standard answer: Young, handsome and rich young man like you is a favorite partner of many female stars.

Formal relationship? Tony was a little suspicious.

Ronan shrugged: If you like it, stay together, and if you don't feel it, break up. Hollywood-style love, don't need to think too much.

Not to mention Hollywood, isn't separation and reunion the norm in society?

Maybe some places in the middle of the United States are very conservative, but the theme of the metropolis has always been open.

Not to mention the West, even on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, in the past few years, it will become the norm for men and women in big cities to separate and combine.

In the previous life, Ronan also had four or five official girlfriends who were on and off. Except for the first love, they basically felt that they came and went quickly.

As for getting married, I never thought about it.

This is also affected by some conditions around you in your previous life.

There was a real case of a colleague, which made Ronan terrified at that time.

The colleague's wife is from a relatively poor place. There are five siblings in the family...well, four older sisters and one younger brother.

When getting married, needless to say, the garage and other things are standard equipment for the man, and then the woman also asked for a thousand purples and reds and a piece of green as a dowry gift, and the 200,000 dowry gift did not come back with the woman...

If it's just like this, forget it, after all, it's the grace of upbringing.

In the end, it was troublesome after marriage. My colleague worked fairly well in a big city. The woman’s younger brother would not let this colleague go to school, pay for living expenses, find a job, buy a car or a house, etc.

When the younger brother got married, he directly asked his colleagues to pay 300,000.

This colleague's family was basically in a state of war after marriage, and finally ended in divorce inevitably...

A week later, Tony left Los Angeles and returned to Germany. The Koch Film Company still had a lot of things waiting for him to do. Apart from Helen Collen's personal relationship, he wanted to gather a large amount of money, even with the temptation of tax exemption. Nor is it easy.

Before leaving, Ronan talked with him all afternoon. If everything goes well, Sandsea Entertainment needs more than 50 million US dollars for its next project.

After sending Tony Koch away, Ronan fell into a busy job. Anyone in the entrepreneurial stage must be extremely busy.

Proper decentralization is fine, but you can't stay out of work. The temptation of money and power is too great, and there are too many company bosses who have been quietly emptied by management all over the world.

Sandsea Entertainment has been running smoothly, Embassy Pictures is busy making publicity plans, Relativity is a holding shell, and the three companies have not encountered too much trouble for the time being.

In terms of the crew, after Death Comes, Ace Agent has also finalized the main actors, and the preparations of the two crews are steadily advancing.

George specifically found Ronan at this time: I found out where the film and television copyright of Bourne's Identity is.