"Why? If you are serious about returning to Hollywood, a professional agent is the most critical and first priority."
Ronald couldn't believe his ears. Why did Brooke Shields study at Princeton for four years, but she didn't have as clear a sense of direction for her career as she did when she was a girl? What did she learn at Princeton?
Oh, it seems to be French.
"My mother wants to manage my career like she used to. She managed it well before. I didn't need an agent before," Brooke Shields replied.
"Brooke..." Ronald felt that as a friend, he had the obligation to clean up Brooke's chaotic mind. The former teenage star is still a celebrity known to everyone in America. As long as he takes good care of it, he can continue.
A star career is not a big problem.
But if you mess around... there are so many stars in Hollywood who become famous at a young age and then disappear from the public eye.
"Brother, I don't know how to use a softer way to explain your matter, but I am suggesting it to you as a friend...so don't think what I said is direct..." Ronald didn't want to beat around the bush anymore,
To protect Brooke's self-esteem, this girl doesn't seem to know what kind of situation she is in in Hollywood.
"Of course, that's what I need most, the advice of a friend. I feel like everything is different after graduation. But I can't tell what went wrong."
Brooke let her hair down, then shook it left and right, and looked at Ronald seriously. The charm of the former most beautiful girl in America began to shine through.
"How many script invitations do you receive every month now?" Ronald asked bluntly.
"Well... almost not..." Porkie lowered her head. She suddenly felt a little ashamed to face Ronald and be questioned like this. Before quitting the film and television industry to study, her family would receive several movies every week.
and advertising invitations.
"What about your endorsements?" Ronald thought of Brooke's many endorsements, such as the sensational CK jeans.
"Calvin (Kline) said that my advertisement made everyone remember me, not the jeans brand CK, so he did not renew my contract after the contract ended..." Brooke continued to lower her head.
Not only jeans, but also the Barbie dolls, wigs, toys and other products she had authorized before have also canceled their cooperation with Brooke Shields. For Brooke, who was once a top model, actress, and product endorsement star,
I have to say it's a humiliation.
Originally, she thought that as long as she said she wanted to come back after graduation, all these things would come back again.
"What you need now is a movie, Porky. A movie that suits your image. In order to get this movie, you have to find an agent to take care of it. Instead of blindly running around like this. This movie is not
Suitable for you, the movie tells the story of a 30-year-old woman..."
"Ah..." When Po Ji heard this, she covered her face in frustration. This is definitely impossible. Once an actress plays an older role, she will no longer receive scripts written by young girls.
In fact, she had also thought of this strategy of acting in a movie first to make the audience remember her again. When her mother Terry was still in her junior year of college, she contacted DC Comics and made a tailor-made comic adaptation for her.
The movie "Brenda Starr". The reporter character in this comic is a graduate of a prestigious university. She is tall and beautiful, especially suitable for Brooke Shields.
If all went well, the movie would have been released this summer when she graduated from Princeton. But her mother's alcoholism ruined many things. She was drunk and passed out. She did not pay attention to the legal details when signing the contract. The author of the original comic, and
The film company was involved in legal troubles, and no major distributor would be interested in releasing a movie mired in litigation.
"But I can't find an agent willing to represent me now..." Brooke Shields had no choice but to agree to Nicolas Cage's invitation to attend the premiere of Ronald's movie. Otherwise, she, who is so arrogant, would not
Come and beg for a role like this.
But as soon as she met Ronald, she regained her trust in him. It seemed that as long as Ronald was making the decisions, she could find a solution. Just like he was the one who knew how to guide her best on the set.
"Can't find it?" Ronald looked at Brooke Shields up and down again. Except for the not-so-famous Yves Saint Laurent outfit, Brooke Shields's shirts, pants, and earrings and jewelry were all clearly out of fashion for the season.
Her handbag seemed to have been used by her a few years ago.
Suddenly understanding Brooke Shields' embarrassment, Ronald thought for a while and used a method to help Brooke without hurting her self-esteem, "Don't worry, one of my good friends is also the wife of my agent, Paula
·Wagner, she still remembers that you graduated this year and came to me to ask for your contact information. I will ask her to contact you and give me your current phone number."
In fact, Brooke Shields has just not met a suitable agent for the time being, so she has fallen into a vicious cycle in all aspects. With her previous popularity in the hearts of the people, it is not a big problem to return to the state of a star, and Paula Wagner probably will not
I will reject one more such customer.
"I now live in the apartment I bought a few years ago, on Sixty-third Street, not far from here." Bo Ji hurriedly took out a notebook from her bag and wrote down the new address and contact number with a pen.
, handed it to Ronald.
When Ronald was taking the note, he walked up to her and happened to meet Brooke as she turned around. The two of them bumped into each other, and Ronald's nose hit Brooke's forehead firmly.
"Oh..." Ronald cried out, a sour feeling rushed into his nose, and he almost cried. He turned around and covered his nose with his hands, waiting for his consciousness to return.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Ouch...", Po Ji also screamed out in fright. When she saw Ronald turning around and ignoring her, she felt a sadness in her heart. Could it be that he was
Did you see it?
Brooke was shocked and frightened. In the last two years of college, Brooke Shields also inherited her mother Terry's addiction gene. However, she did not drink, but was addicted to potato chips and snacks. Compared with the golden figure who was a model, she was the most beautiful.
Girl, now she has gained twenty pounds.
In order to prepare for this meeting with Ronald, she specially used a body-shaping magic girdle. Did Ronald already feel that she had turned into a fat girl when they hugged each other just now? She quickly arranged her clothes
, don’t expose your belly.
"Ronald, what's wrong with you?" Poky slowly discovered that Ronald's nose was injured not because of the fact that he had become a fat girl. She helped Ronald sit back on the sofa, "You
Are you okay? You seem to have a nosebleed..."
After a flurry of fuss, Ronald's nosebleed stopped. However, after this accident, the two of them lost interest in rekindling their old relationship for a while. Ronald saw Brooke holding her bag as if she was about to leave at any time, so he asked
Brooke, "Where is your driver? I think his name is Dick? Can he pick you up? It's late at night."
"Now Dick only works for me part-time..." Brooke replied.
"Hey..." Ronald felt that Brooke's financial situation might be worse than he thought.
"How about you sleep here, I have a lot of rooms here." Ronald said.
"No...I'd better go back..." Bo Ji stood up in a panic. If Ronald saw her belly, even the best memories between the two of them would be destroyed.
"This..." Ronald was a little speechless, why did it end up like this, "I'll ask the driver to take you back, and Paula will call you in two days." Ronald called the housekeeper of the apartment,
Let him arrange the car.
After seeing off Brooke, Ronald looked at the time. It was still early in Los Angeles, so he called Niceta's home.
"How's your tracking going? Rick."
"It's only been two days since that assistant resigned, and now we can't find anyone," Niceta said seriously. "I suspect it was someone from within CAA who did it. Many people want to add actors to your movie. If you don't go through me and Richard,
De, they don't have a chance. But after the quarrel breaks out, everyone will have a chance in the open audition."
"The private detective I introduced to you is good. If you start with the actor named Brad Pitt, you might be able to make a breakthrough."
The two discussed some next strategies, and Ronald changed the microphone to one side and said, "Is Paula at home? I have something to ask her about."
"Ronald, why do you have another actress for me to take over?" Paula had just been playing with the child, and she came over to answer the phone and joked.
"Uh...yes", Ronald smiled bitterly, "You will be happy this time. It is the former most beautiful girl in America, Brooke Shields, who wants to make a comeback."
"Oh, my God, do you really have one?" Paula Wagner was also surprised, "Brooke Shields, how come she doesn't have an agent when she wants to come back?"
"Her mother is very troublesome, but I made an agreement with her, and she is looking forward to it." Ronald explained a few words, and then gave Paula the phone number of Brooke.
"By the way, if you sign a contract with her, the initial packaging fees and early acting training will be treated according to her previous treatment. Leave the bill to me."
"Don't worry, Brooke Shields has great potential, I will handle it well."
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The next day, Ronald made a special trip to visit the casting director of "Moonlight", Julia Taylor, whom he had worked for before to take audition photos.
"Julia, I heard that the Casting Society of America is going to nominate you for Best Casting in a Theatrical Film this year?"
Ronald brought the two gifts, a latest Sony camera, into Julia's office first, and Sony staff were busy setting up the camera.
Ronald gave him a second gift, cookies baked by Aunt Karen (modified by his boyfriend Eric).
He asked about the current situation of Julia Taylor, his former boss.
"Thank you, Ronald." Taylor happily accepted the biscuit. The camera is a very convenient tool for the casting director, and the biscuits can replenish the energy consumed by various weird performances during the casting process.
"It's not all thanks to the fact that you made 'Moonlight' so good. What our Casting Directors Association likes most is your kind of film that combines the style of a stage play with the good reviews from film critics."
"It's a pity that there is no Best Casting Award in the Oscars." Ronald smiled.
Whether the credit for a successful casting should go to the director or the casting director has always been a difficult problem to solve. Hollywood has traditional so-called "casting directors" who handle casting chores like assistants.
There are also talents like Julia Taylor who can recommend the most suitable actors to the director and truly play a role in casting.
Julia Taylor had been casting for Woody Allen, and before "Hanna and the Sisters," Woody didn't know how to make a movie without her.
And the movie "Moonlight" that Ronald invited her to lead the casting, even found several gold medal supporting actors on Broadway. The film's critical success is really due to a large extent to this actress.
Slightly fat middle-aged beauty.
"Hahaha, this is not a problem that can be solved in a short while." Julia Taylor also laughed and let go of this topic. In fact, as a separate award, the biggest obstacle for Best Casting to enter the Oscars like the Emmy Awards is
Directors' Guild, they don't like someone to share the director's power.
"But if you can be nominated for best director, I will vote for you. I am also a member of the Academy." Julia Taylor is also a formal member of the Academy of Motion Picture Sciences and Arts and has the right to vote.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although she cannot vote for the Best Director nomination, she can also vote in the final decisive stage.
"How will you publicize this movie next?" Julia Taylor also hopes that "Moonlight" can be recognized by awards, so that her casting work in commercial movies will be recognized by Hollywood, and she will no longer be Woody
·He is an expert in casting for niche films like Allen.
"I will next attend the Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards, then the Kansas Film Critics Association, then go to Chicago, and finally back to New York. I will try to socialize with them as much as possible for these Film Critics Association awards.
Then there’s the Directors Guild’s Best Director Award, which is the most important.”
Ronald knew everything about Julia Taylor. She was the most influential person in the New York casting director circle and could influence several votes.
The two chatted for a while about the prize winning arrangements for "Moonlight Sultry". Seeing that the time was right, Ronald brought up another important thing about his visit this time.
"Julia, let's work together again this time. My new film needs the help of a casting director like you. There are many actors in it who are hard to find..."
"So your rumors are true? Many stars in Hollywood are eyeing it now, right?" Julia Taylor also heard rumors that Ronald was going to direct "Working Girl."
"Yes, I will probably be bombarded intensively when I return to Los Angeles."
"But this is a star project for Fox. Are you sure you want me to be the casting director?" Julia Taylor did not agree like she did in "Moonlight" this time.
At that time, "Moonlight" was a mid-range project with a cost of several million US dollars, but this time "Working Girl" is a big project that will definitely involve big stars. Based on the recent average cost estimate, generally speaking
The cost will be $20 million.
Julia Taylor's professional opinions will be interfered by many stars, and the actors who may be the most suitable for the movie will not be selected. She doesn't like this kind of casting work.
"When I return to Los Angeles this time, the first thing I do is to try my best to convince Fox to choose female stars instead of male stars. So I need your help..."
"Hahaha, Ronald, you are now an experienced Hollywood director and producer." Julia Taylor heard the meaning behind Ronald's words.
Female stars are relatively easy to manipulate, while male stars are very difficult to deal with on the set. But if female stars can be used as a guarantee of box office to promote to distributors, Ronald will have much more freedom.
.
It will be easier for Ronald to get the cooperation of female stars when he directs them. On the one hand, as a director of blockbuster films, he has a greater say in front of female stars. On the other hand, the heroines in his past few movies have been very outstanding, and the female stars
will be more willing to listen to him.
Julia Taylor was convinced that such a casting would give her much more use. She decided to free up her schedule and then devote her casting talents to Ronald's "Working Girl". Waiting for Ronald
After De is done with his business in New York, she will fly back to Los Angeles with him.
"Do you have a candidate in mind?" After Ronald and Julia verbally finalized the script, they showed her the script. They have known each other for a long time and have deep trust in each other. As long as they verbally agree, it is like signing an employment contract.
"If you want to change Tess's direct boss to a woman, in that case, I will definitely recommend Jane Fonda and Meryl Streep first."
Julia Taylor named two candidates that Ronald would not be surprised to see.
"Where's Tess? The key is Tess." The heroine is the key. This movie mainly relies on the comparison of two female characters to tell the story and show the theme. Therefore, the general process is to select the heroine first, and then find the heroine.
The supporting actress came to audition to see the chemistry between the two.
"Well..." Julia sighed, "I know you have to choose a star to support the distribution business, but this role goes from the ugly duckling at the beginning to the white swan later, which is a great challenge to the actress's acting skills.
.I can't think of a good candidate.
You've got to find a new-age Bette Davis."
Bette Davis was one of the most famous female stars in the golden age. The most interesting thing about her was that she could play not-so-pretty roles, and she could also be convincing when dressing up to play beautiful women.
"My agent gave me a list, what do you think of Demi Moore?" Ronald said one of the candidates in his mind.
"She?", Julia Taylor as a casting director, who watches new movies every year, and Demi Moore as a new-age female figure, especially her most recent movies, "St. Elmo's Fire"
", "Love Last Night", and that Coca-Cola advertisement, all of them are working women, college graduates, there is no problem in wearing the clothes of working girls.
"Then let's see how she plays the ugly duckling." Julia Taylor thought for a while and finally uttered the sentence.