The contract was signed according to Scott's vision.
If it is calculated based on a one-time sale, every boss likes employees to work diligently and voluntarily for themselves, but this is unrealistic after all. There is no profit drive. If it is just for a dream, no matter how noble and honest a person is, he will insist on it.
Can't go down.
Most importantly, it has nothing to do with profit.
Li Qing recognized Scott as a person and also recognized his directorial ability.
During the recent period, he took the time to watch Scott's previous works, and had to admit that Scott's talent was at the top level in the entire Hollywood, and his use of lenses and images was at its peak.
This was the first time that Li Qing had the idea of making friends with such a person. Even though the other person was more than one round older than him, this did not hinder Li Qing from admiring him.
Of course he hopes that Scott can terminate his contract with Max Pictures and join Legendary Pictures.
But at present, this hope is slim. The friendship between Scott and Tony has gone beyond a simple interest structure.
After the contract was signed, both parties initially invested US$50 million to start building the giant ship Titanic. At the same time, Scott also said that he would start screening actors and filming some scenes in the near future.
The choice for the role of Jack finally came to Li Qing without even auditioning. Scott recognized Li Qing's image and acting skills very much. Like Li Qing, he also watched Li Qing's past during this period.
works.
The wonderful acting skills in "Westward Journey" surprised Scott. Although he did not understand the story structure of the movie "Westward Journey" and did not quite understand the laughter, this did not hinder Scott's success.
Observations on Li Qing’s acting skills.
He believes that under his guidance, Li Qing's acting skills will make breakthrough progress, and this progress will come from the inside out.
Scott also agreed with Emma's idea of playing Ruth.
Emma is a contracted actress of Max Films, and her acting skills have also been recognized by the market. She has a certain popularity base. Scott is naturally willing to see his subordinates succeed. After all, in addition to being a director, he is also a shareholder of Max Films.
However, as Li Qing was the creator of the script, as well as the leading actor, and as the first investor of the show, Scott and Tony still had some concerns and did not dare to offend Li Qing, so they chose to hand over the decision-making power to Li Qing.
To Li Qing.
Li Qing did not relent because the other party was recommended by Tony and Scott. He could let go of the other roles, but the heroine Lucy had to get Li Qing's consent.
This is the biggest selling point of the show, and it also involves his own investment of 200 million US dollars. Li Qing does not dare to take risks.
So Emma naturally entered the audition process. Although the latter was a little disappointed, when it came to acting, Emma also had a sense of arrogance in her heart, and she was willing to prove herself for it.
"This is a storyboard script created by Director Scott. You come to perform this scene."
After a brief contact, Li Qing selected the character script from Scott and immediately asked Ruth to start performing.
He didn't want to waste any time. Next, besides filming "Titanic", he had many things to deal with.
Emma took the script, her heart beating fast. She glanced at Tony and Scott, who both nodded vigorously to him.
Scott smiled: "Emma, show your true strength and let Leesin see the acting skills of Oscar's Best Supporting Actress."
"Yes, I will impress Leesin."
Emma calmed down, cheered herself up with bright eyes, and began to lower her head to observe the script.
This was a scene after a shipwreck. Because Ruth had read the script given by Tony before, she had some impressions of this scene. She hesitated for a while, raised her head and said, "Do I want to perform a non-physical performance by myself?"
In the setting of the split-shot script, this scene was after the ship sank. There were thousands of people on the sea struggling and calling for help. Many people drowned. Ruth survived because she was wearing a life jacket and was floating on the sea.
But at the same time, someone desperately hugged Ruth in order to come to the surface to breathe. In order to survive, someone forced the other person to hold Ruth down into the water.
In this case, what Emma wants to perform is the scene of Ruth's panic of drowning and shouting to Jack for help.
But this is just foreplay, the most classic thing is yet to come.
In order to let Rose live, Jack chose to let Rose stay alone on the floating board. Emma knew that this was the essence of the entire movie. Without rehearsal and preparation in advance, she would not have been able to complete this project.
"I'll come too."
Li Qing unbuttoned his sleeves and said with a smile: "I am an amateur actor. I was able to get the role of Jack, despite Director Scott's recommendation. I know that a large part of the reason is because I was the first
As for the relationship between investors, there are too many actors in Hollywood who are better than me, so this opportunity should not be mine."
Emma was a little surprised, "That's great, I'm looking forward to playing with you."
After hearing Li Qing's words, Scott shook his head and said: "No, Leesin, there was indeed such a reason at first, but what you don't know is that I have watched all your works during this period, and your acting skills have never been better.
I have watched the process from immaturity to maturity, and in my opinion, your acting skills still have a lot of room for improvement. You are a piece of rough jade, and I am willing to carve this piece of jade in this drama.
Let the world see your true acting skills."
Li Qing was a little stunned, but he didn't say anything more. He picked up the script, glanced at it briefly, and then closed his eyes. While imagining the scene, he was also waiting for Emma to become familiar with the script.
The complete script was written by Li Qing, and all the scenes were in his mind. There was no need for further observation. The pictures appeared in his mind at the first moment.
Emma needs to memorize some lines.
Soon, the scene play began.
"Jack! Jack!"
In the conference room, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Emma gasped and struggled, while calling out to Jack loudly.
It wasn't even brewing, Emma's gasping sound was just right and would not cause other associations.
It is worth noting that Emma started to tremble all over. This was fear and a reaction to the cold.
Li Qing saw this and thought highly of Emma's acting skills. Emma's grasp of details was very good.
At this time, the drowning man played by Tony stepped forward, hugged Ruth's shoulders and head, and pushed her down hard.
Emma struggled fiercely and kept calling for Jack loudly.
At this time, the acting skills of both parties were shown to have improved. Tony followed the instructions and held Ruth down purely with force, with a fierce look on his face.
But how can a drowning person have such an expression?
Ruth's expression was obviously more panicked, even her shouts were hoarse, and her despair was palpable.
Next, Li Qing appears.
"Ruth!"
Li Qing ran to Emma and pulled Tony's arm angrily, but Tony followed the instructions and hugged Emma's arms so hard that for a while he couldn't pull her away.
Li Qing was very decisive and hit Tony with two heavy backhand punches on the chin. The latter felt pain and quickly opened his hand.
Li Qing was really beaten, and Tony was really hurt.
But this did not arouse Tony's indignation, after all, this was Tony's initiative.
When Emma lay down on the table, Li Qing just wanted to go up, but suddenly withdrew.
He looked up and down on the table, his eyes showing a trace of thought, and then decisively. He looked up at the panting Emma and whispered softly: "It's okay."
Then, he gently pressed his forehead against Emma.
The close contact made Emma's breathing obviously stagnant.
Next to him, Scott watched this scene with a look of surprise on his face.
Li Qing's performance level clearly exceeded his expectations and instantly made him excited.
This is completely different from the leesin he saw in the video!
In fact, Scott only watched Li Qing's works during the period of "Westward Journey". After filming "The Truman Show", Li Qing's acting skills have improved by leaps and bounds again.
Although he is not a professional actor, he has fully reached the level of a professional actor, even surpassing most professional actors.
For Scott, adding Li Qing to this drama was indeed a bit risky, but now it seems that practice is the only criterion for testing truth!
Li Qing's acting skills are beyond his imagination!
"The lifeboat will come back to pick us up. We just need to hold on for a while."
At this time, Li Qing's lips trembled, his throat trembled slightly, and he looked at Emma: "They want to avoid the vortex..."
Emma stared at Li Qing, the panic on her face gradually calmed down.
She opened her mouth to stop, wanting to say something, but finally swallowed it.
After the performance, Scott sighed: "Leesin, you really exceeded my expectations. You are already a mature and professional actor! I really saw it right."
Li Qing shrugged: "Thank you for the compliment."
"As for Emma, she is also very good, but in my opinion, your performance is mixed with your own ideas."
Scott commented: "This is very undesirable. You have not respected the script. The script of "Titanic" is very mature and does not need to be changed at all. Therefore, even if Leesin is not satisfied with your acting skills, I will support it."
Emma looked anxious: "Mr. Scott, I did perform according to the script."
"No." Scott shook his head and said, "Your last expression betrayed you. Let me ask you, how do you think Ruth should behave after the shipwreck?"
"Ruth had the life-saving plank to herself, leaving Jack to freeze to death beside her. As a lover, Ruth should have had some emotional struggle with this choice," Emma explained.
"In your eyes, Ruth is a selfish woman? Do you think love is higher than life?"
Scott was disappointed and said: "Emma, this is your own understanding. This is not written in my script, and Leesin's original script did not include this description. You misunderstood the meaning of the director and screenwriter.
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"But..." Emma's face showed eagerness, and she wanted to defend herself, but found that there was no reason to explain the reason for her performance just now.
Because in fact, this is how she understood the character of Ruth. Interpreting it from a twisted perspective, Emma once thought that this was the story of a woman who took someone else's diamond and refused to return it, leaving her loved one to freeze to death.
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Li Qing thought for a while and said: "This should be the reason why Emma did not read the entire script. In this scene, Ruth did not realize that Jack would freeze to death when he was hanging on the wooden board. Later, Ruth
This can be seen from the fact that Ruth happily called Jack when she saw the rescue ship. After realizing that Jack was dead, Ruth also began to give up calling for rescue. She chose to die with Jack, although she was still rescued in the end."
Emma was moved by Li Qing's expression, and then fell silent.