146 Negotiations (2)(1/2)
Bob looked at his brother, Peter nodded slightly, and Bob finally said: "Okay, we hope that Cameron Diaz will star in Mary. I believe you should have watched her performance in "The Disguised Geek". Her agent found us through Jim Carrey..."
"Okay, Bob, let me say it." Peter took over the right to speak.
"QB, I didn't expect this would be the case. Oliver talked to us about you and he said you especially like interfering in the selection of roles, just like your mentor Harvey Weinstein..."
When did Harvey become my mentor?
Bai Quinn was about to refute, but Peter's firm eyes stopped him.
I'll see what you guy can say!
"Even Martin Scorsese is inevitable. It is said that you are in the UK, but through your brother Chris, you have finalized all the protagonist choices.
Especially Qiang Walt's daughter.
Originally, Martin was planning to cut off that character and combine the two female characters into one, but because of your strong persistence, it was preserved.
I'm right?
I believe the nomination for the Oscar for the best original script is your achievement. You did not use the rights of the producer to win the honor of the screenwriter. Martin said that you are a genius and can write a plot that suits him for a certain actor.
You give your own role, the role of Paul Sorvino's daughter, and the role of Zheng Watt's daughter are all tailor-made...
Don't look at me with that surprised look. We are all from the New York circle. It is very common to exchange some information between each other.
So I really believe in your vision, the Owen Wilson you recommended, is very suitable for playing Ted in my opinion.
There is also the fat guy, Jack Black, who plays Warren very well, who is Mary's mentally retarded brother. He originally wanted to play Ted, but in the end he agreed to play Warren.
So you see, we actually cooperated well, but your South African girl is really not suitable.
I watched her performance in "The Unstoppable Miracle", and she was indeed a beautiful blonde beauty, somewhat similar to Marilyn Monroe.
However, what we want is not a vase character, but a girl who can resonate with the audience and the character. She is the kind of girl who can make people fall in love at a glance. She is sexy but not erotic, pure and beautiful…”
Bai Quinn can see that in fact, both the Fareley brothers are talkative, but Bob opened his mouth first and then used his brain. After careful consideration, Peter once spoke, he would make a long speech.
Chris forced Angelina Jolie to enter "The Walker of the Insular" to indeed aroused the dissatisfaction of Martin Scorsese, but for some reason, he was the one who took the blame in the end. Lao Ma was really not very scheming. He just reported it for a few weeks late, and he actually arranged himself everywhere.
There is also Oliver Stone, the old man who is not as good as the heroine of "American Mental Patients", clearly uses his people, but he just supports Evan McCraigor, so he quietly goes to the point.
Peter said so much, but in fact he said, "The male protagonist uses your people, and the female protagonist uses mine."
Speaking of so many "resonance" and "vase", doesn't you just think that Charlize's acting skills are not good?
Does Cameron Diaz have acting skills?
Bai Quinn doesn't believe that Cameron Diaz is more suitable for that role than Charlize Theron. Cameron Diaz only has one weapon: laughing, except for the better-looking smile, her acting skills are far worse than Charlize Theron now.
Peter took "The Unstoppable Miracle" by Charlize Theron. You should know that Charlize Theron was still facing accent problems at that time. She learned South African English from elementary school. Because South African English incorporated a large number of Dutch dialects, it made the correction of accent very difficult and had a great impact on her acting skills.
Later, Charlize practiced hard and had overcome the accent problem. The girl was indeed very hardworking and enterprising.
Just wait a few more days and these two guys will go and see Charlize's performance in "The Devil's Spokesperson". I believe they will not stubbornly think that Charlize's acting skills are not enough.
However, it is impossible for Bai Quinn to wait a few more days and let them watch "The Devil's Spokesperson" before making a decision.
Charlize is going back to Los Angeles. After filming "The Giant Ghost Joe Young", she took the opportunity to go back to her home in South Africa. "The Devil's Spokesperson" is about to be released, and she has to come back to participate in the crew promotion and participate in the audition of "I'm Crazy for Mary".
Bai Quinn needs to get this done before the audition starts. She cannot put everything in the last moment. She must prepare in advance, calculate in advance, and finalize the victory in advance.
He learned to do things first, which he learned from the methods of Harvey's public relations Oscar judges.
From this perspective, he can also be regarded as Harvey's "apprentice".
The second lesson he learned from Harvey: Gather information extensively and find the enemy's weaknesses from a large amount of information.
From the time Lina heard Bob's complaints, Bai Quinn hired Anthony Pelicano, the famous "Eye of Hollywood", to follow the Farelli brothers, collecting their meetings, phone calls, emails and other bits. Through various trivial information, Lina and Anthony made the same judgment.
The male and female protagonists that the Farrely brothers intend to use are both friends of Jim Carrey. The two tried to regain their friendship with Jim Carrey in this way and continue to cooperate with Jim Carrey in the future.
The failure of "King-Bang" allowed the Fareley brothers to learn at least one lesson, and their combination with Jim Carrey could maximize their interests.
This is also easy to understand. If you discover a wealth code and constantly copy it is the choice of normal people. Rarely, people will take the initiative to abandon the secret of success that they have already obtained and look for the next one.
Anthony Pelicano found out that Jim Carrey recommended his partner Cameron Diaz in "The Disguised" to the two brothers, as well as Ben Stiller, the director of "The Operator" who starred last year, who is also a comedian.
If it weren't for Bai Quinn recommending Irving Wilson, the first choice of the male lead of the Farreley brothers would have been Ben Stiller. And the casting has not yet ended yet, maybe something else would happen. Helping the Farreley brothers kick Irving Wilson out and choose Ben Stiller.
The reason why the two brothers did not give in to the choice of the heroine is that Cameron Diaz also has a "restraint" and his boyfriend Matt Dillon, a teenage idol who is outdated.
Cameron hopes that her boyfriend can play the role of a detective with more important role in the film, trying to help her boyfriend recover his long-lost popularity.
So if Cameron refuses to choose Charlize, it means that Matt Dillon's scheduled detective will also be replaced.
The Farrely brothers were unwilling to see so many changes, which made them feel like they had lost control.
Jim Carrey's influence is more than that. Even another important supporting role, "Wuji", a guy who is also crazy about Mary, Jim Carrey also recommended his friend Chris Elliott. The two have met on Joni Carson's Tonight Show in 1984 and have maintained a friendship for more than ten years.
If it weren't for helping Charlize Theron fight for the role of "Mary", Bai Quinn wouldn't have thought of investigating these things, let alone know how much influence the Farelli brothers were affected by Jim Carrey. In order to show goodwill to him, Jim Carrey's friends would have the majority of the main roles.
Therefore, today Bai Quinn interviewed the two, and in addition to fighting for roles for Charlize, he also wanted to warn them not to please someone for them with the money reflected by Wademark.
Of course, Bai Quinn needs to grasp the limit of the warning, preferably to stop it. After all, both parties hope to continue to cooperate. On the one hand, they need to make money, and on the other hand, they also need this movie to make a comeback.
Bai Quinn stopped Peter's long speech, picked up the briefcase that was placed aside, slowly opened it, took out a folder from it, and handed it to Peter.
"What is this?" Bob asked impatiently.
"Open and see..." Bai Quinn stretched out his arm and slammed the folder in front of Peter's eyes.
Peter took it reluctantly, knowing that there must be something in it that could turn their plans around, but now he could not avoid it and could only open it with his teeth.
When you open the folder, what catches your eyes is a photo of a couple of men and women. Anyone who sees them can treat them as a couple.
The Farrely brothers recognized the two in the photo at a glance, the woman was the heroine Cameron Diaz who was secretly confirmed by the two brothers, and the man was middle-aged actor Vincent Donofurio.
"What do you mean?" Bob couldn't help but say, "So even if there are photos, you can't stop male and female actors from dating on the set!"
Obviously Bob knew that the two had a relationship during the filming of "Feel Minnesota", and Cameron Diaz's reputation in this regard was not much better. Every crew that participated in had her ex-boyfriend, including Vince Neal and George Clooney.
"Bob, look carefully. If you don't understand, look at the instructions below. There is a time and place behind the photo."
Peter, holding the folder, took the lead in doing it, flipped over the photos, glanced at the time and place, and immediately fell into thinking.
"At this time..." Bob couldn't help but murmur: "It's trouble!"
Bai Quinn said slowly: "It's really a bit troublesome. This is what Cameron did during the filming of "My Best Friend's Wedding". It's a rekindling of old love, but don't forget that Cameron has a boyfriend at this time, or are you planning to get Matt Dillon, who is also planning to get into the crew...
By the way, I forgot to say that I happened to know a friend, British actor Greta, who has a young daughter. I heard that the father of the child was Vincent.
You see, this is a bit troublesome. When Cameron and Vincent were dating in 1995, Vincent actually maintained a similar relationship with Greta and raised a five-year-old girl together. It was Cameron who ended the relationship. Then, two years later, she convicted her boyfriend Matt Dillon...
Alas, women are really troublesome!
Bob, you're right, we can't make the wrong choices because of women."
There is no need to mention Bai Quinn's words here. Bai Quinn uses this photo in many ways. No matter how he does it, it will destroy the "screen couple" of Cameron and Matt, and may even put Cameron into the criticism of the moral guardian.
Once the news comes out, choosing Cameron as the heroine will definitely ruin the movie "I'm crazy for Mary".
This is the third lesson Bai Quinn learned from Harvey Weinstein. To achieve his purpose, he can lower the bottom line.
The Farelli brothers looked at each other. When they were at a loss, Bai Quinn's devilish voice sounded again.
"In fact, things have developed to this point, which no one wants to see.
Vincent is also an Italian. Out of the friendship of his compatriots, I also have an obligation to protect him.
So I wouldn't let this photo, as well as some of the more exciting photos taken with it, be taken by those unconventional journalists.
But, for my investment and your career, we shouldn't take risks, are you right?
Maybe we can...
Ben Stiller plays the male lead Ted, so you will have some explanations for Jim Carrey.
Detective Pat is played by Irving Wilson, who is also a charming guy who is competent for the role of Detective.
Chris Elliott is still Wuji's first choice.
My girl came to play Mary, so everyone was happy...
What do you guys think?”
Bob wanted to speak but stopped, but Peter was calmer. He closed the folder gently and did not hand it over to Bai Quinn. Instead, he said, "Can we discuss it?"
"Please do it!"
Ten minutes later, the Farrely brothers returned, and the folders were gone, and they might have been thrown into the car. There were many photos left in Lina.
Peter smiled, obviously his ability to regulate emotions was much better than his younger brother, and Bob was still a mom-like face.
“QB, I admit, I got to know you again today.
I've never seen a boy in his early twenties be able to do this like you. You're right, for our future and your money, we should all choose roles carefully.
Just do what you said, so that we will explain to our friends too.”
Bai Quinn smiled and stretched out his hand, "I'm sure I don't want any changes to wait until the audition day."
“Don’t worry, QB.”
Peter held Bai Quinn's big hand.
To be continued...