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Chapter 32 Who is the leading actress?

After putting down the script of "My Grand Greek Wedding", Don't's office was a little quiet, and Niya Vadalas was also very nervous.

Tang En cleared his throat, "Tell me what I think, Manora, you can talk first."

Manora Dages never laughed, as if everyone owed her money. "The main line of the story is very good. It creates a warm love contradiction through the different customs of the two ethnic groups, and uses the lens to record the life of an American subculture group. It not only conforms to the mainstream values ​​of the United States, but also has always been the Oscars' favorite."

Don't's eyes lit up, "You mean...there's a chance to nominate an Oscar in this story?"

Manora Dages nodded, "Of course, I said that subcultural family is an eternal topic in Hollywood. In the past, there were "The Godfather", and this year's Oscars also feature films such as "Mr. Sweetheart", "Secrets and Lies". However, this script... is not outstanding enough, with few laughs, old-fashioned context, superficial themes, and needs to be modified."

Tang En was very satisfied and smiled, "Manola, this is your job. I believe you can guide Niya to modify this script, right?"

Manora Dages shrugged, “This is my job!”

Tang En was very excited. He knew that "My Grand Greek Wedding" was a famous Hollywood classic case of making big fame. However, the main creators were too low, and the quality of the films made was like Hong Kong films. This good story was wasted, otherwise there would definitely be a greater breakthrough.

Now that Tang En got this script by chance, of course he had to deeply imprint his own mark!

"Andrew, what do you think?" Tang En was very confident in his strategy and had talents divided into pieces.

Andrew O'Hair is a crazy movie lover. He watches 7 movies a day on average. His understanding of the film market is the best in Hollywood!

"The story structure is excellent, with warm contradictions and tears of laughter. This is the biggest selling point of family dramas and comedy. The male and female protagonists highlight the contradictions through a grand Greek wedding, realistically, remove the soap bubbles in family dramas, and add many exotic cuteness. I am sure that this story will definitely make movie fans deeply loved! Of course, a better script is needed."

This is the first time that art analysts and market analysts have unified their opinions. The impressive achievements made in "My Grand Greek Wedding" in his previous life also show the correctness and wisdom of Tang En's formation of this team.

"That's it, I'll leave the script to you. Manora, you and Andrew must cooperate well and reach a balance between artistic and commerciality! Well... it's better to focus on Andrew's opinion, after all, this time we care more about the box office."

Don quickly formed a "screenwriter team" and then called his producer assistant Glenn Feiero in.

"Glenn, you can look at this script, of course, it's just the first draft. How much do you think the movie needs to be invested?"

Glenn Feiero's "Project Evaluation" 94 and "Casting" 97, these two specialties are enough to be proud of all Hollywood legends.

He read the script and asked, "Boss, are you planning to win the award...or just look at the box office?"

This question is very professional, and Tang En doesn't understand it very much, "How to talk about it?"

Glen Feiero said: "If it is a winning film, the investment must not be too small. The picture and color must be very particular. The actors' performance needs to meet the Oscar standards. Continuous NG, long-term post-production and excellent main actors all require a lot of budget expenses."

Don En nodded, "What about the box office?"

Glen Feiero smiled and said, "That's very simple. Fans don't understand the art of movies, don't understand the language of the camera, and can't see the philosophy of the picture presentation. As long as the actors don't have to be too bad, they can do it. So as long as they shoot the story well, everything else is free."

Tang En couldn't help but curl his lips, "What are the budgets?"

Glen Feierro thought for a while, "This requires calculation, but I'll make a preliminary prediction. If it's a prize win, I'm afraid it's necessary to prepare a budget of 20 million US dollars. If it's just a box office, three to five million US dollars will be enough."

Twenty million dollars...a little too high.

Don Eun doesn’t have the chance to acquire Marvel now, so he naturally needs to save money to invest in the stock market. “What about the actors, who do you think is suitable?”

In the original work, Niya Vadalas personally played the leading role, with an average acting skills and her appearance was not pleasing. Now she has become Tang En's personal screenwriter. With a stable job, she naturally doesn't have to grab this leading position. Besides, she knows Tang En's ambitions, so she is not confident that she can meet Tang En's requirements in acting.

"Of course, the bigger the brand, the better!" Glenn Feiero blurted out, "Of course, if the budget is limited, you can choose a popular first-line female star to withstand the box office and attract popularity. After all, the price of male stars is too high."

"Where is the candidate?"

"Julia Roberts!"

"No!" Tang En immediately rejected, "She is popular now. Even if she doesn't have $20 million, we can't afford the $10 million salary."

Glenn Feiero was silent for a while, "The pay for a popular actor will not be too low, especially the commercial nature of this movie is so strong that it is impossible for people to reduce their value to join unless..."

Tang En understood what he meant, "Unless this big-name female star is at a low point, or... has failed many movies in a row."

Glen Feiero smiled and said, "Yes, we provide timely help, so we can naturally lower the price. It depends on whether you are willing to take risks by your boss."

Tang En waved his hand magnanimously, "I don't want to take risks and I don't want to pay more money. How can there be such a good thing in this world? I agree with your idea. Tell me, who is the person in your heart?"

"Nicole Kidman."

The name Glenn Feiero pronounced surprised everyone present.

This is one of the biggest brands in Hollywood and one of the most famous female stars. Its fame and influence are not necessarily inferior to Julia Roberts!

Nicole Kidman and her husband Tom Cruise are the enviable fairy companions of all Americans.

"My Grand Greek Wedding" is destined to be a small production. Will such a big star come?

Glenn Feiero obviously saw everyone's worries and smiled: "Mrs. Cruise's pay is indeed very high, but the box office of the movies she starred in in the past is a mess, and it is not an exaggeration to say it is a box office poison. I heard... she wants to make art films and want to transform by winning awards."

"Nicole...goddess..."

Don En imagined that it would be a joy to work with Nicole Kidman. "Glenn, you are fully responsible for casting and keep the pay as low as possible! In terms of the script, the image of the heroine will be modified, and will be tailored with Nicole Kidman as the prototype."

...

Donn and Nicole Kidman have never been in contact, but fortunately he knows that Nicole is an artist under CAA.

"Donn? Is the movie difficult?" Brian Lord, on the phone, told Donn's thoughts in one sentence.

Tang En didn't hide it, "I borrow someone from you."

Brian Lord laughed and said, "Tell me, I will do what I can do."

Don Eun has a good impression of this CAA boss, "I'm afraid there's some difficulty, it's Nicole Kidman."

"Nicole..." Brian Lord's voice indeed lowered, "Donn, Nicole's affairs are indeed a bit difficult. She is not wrong now."

Tang En raised his eyebrows, "I haven't heard of Nicole taking the film this year?"

Brian Lord smiled bitterly: "I didn't answer this year, I'm busy with a movie I took last year."

"What a joke!" Tang En looked disbelief, "It's September soon. What movie can be made for a whole year?"

"The director is Kubrick."

Brian Lord's words instantly silenced Don.

He thought of a film - "Eye-Opening".

Master Kubrick's legacy work!

"When may Ni have a schedule? It's impossible to take a whole year of filming, right?" Tang En sighed.

Brian said: "In another half a month, Nicole will have to rest for a while. It will take at least mid-October to get her back on the crew."

"Yes." Tang En thought for a moment, "I'm tailoring a script for Nicole, but it hasn't been completed yet. When I write the first draft, I'll fax you a copy."

Brian Lord said: "Donn, the CAA artist, will be assigned at least five or six agents to manage. You know, I have a lot of important things to deal with."

"Okay, tell me, who do I contact?"
Chapter completed!
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