After chatting with Yu Dong via private message, Chen Mobai stared at the computer screen in a daze for at least five minutes.
He pinched his arm.
It hurts, but even if it hurts, Chen Mobai can't be sure that he's not dreaming. Who says dreaming doesn't hurt?
It was the buzzing message prompt that brought his thoughts back to reality.
He clicked on it, and it turned out to be a message from team leader Jin Kefan.
[Jin Kefan: Chen Mobai, your posts have exploded, why don’t you stand out? 】
[Chen Mobai:...Teacher Yu just had a private chat with me.]
[Jin Kefan: Ha, I guessed that Teacher Yu was chatting with you privately. Why was he talking to you? Was he talking to you about the writing class? 】
[Chen Mobai: Yeah.]
[Jin Kefan: Can you please stop talking like squeezing out toothpaste, squeezing it out bit by bit? Can you say more at once? Please tell me quickly what Teacher Yu is telling you. 】
[Chen Mobai: He said that he would let me go to Jinyi when I have time on the weekend, have a chat in person, and then decide whether to let me enter the writing class.]
【Jin Kefan: Really?】
[Chen Mobai: Really.]
[Jin Kefan: That’s basically stable. This is good news. I’ll share it with you.]
[Chen Mobai: Team leader, farewell, it’s not decided yet, we’ll talk about it later.]
[Jin Kefan: That’s okay. I’ll wait until you settle down. I’ll tell you. Tsk tsk, you can do it. After attending this writing class, you might become a great writer. Don’t forget each other if you are rich or noble.]
[Chen Mobai: I’ll be satisfied if I can get in. If I’m not a writer, I don’t even dare to think about it. 】
[Jin Kefan: That’s right. If you really didn’t think about it, how could you just dig in? 】
[Chen Mobai: Hehe, team leader, don’t say it so bluntly...]
[Jin Kefan: Let’s not talk about it for now. When you come to Jinling on the weekend, Daxiong and I will treat you to dinner and let’s talk in person. ]
【Chen Mobai:Okay.】
…
It only took Yu Dong a week to write the 89-page "Source Code" script. Then the company's translation team spent a week translating it into English and finally sent it to Jimmy's office.
On the table.
Jimmy looked at the Chinese-English bilingual script in front of him and couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, Yu Dong was the most efficient.
Before getting the script, Jimmy had already talked to Yu Dong about the script. When he learned that Yu Dong had designated Gu Tianzhu to play the male lead, he didn't say much.
Although Jimmy believes that hiring a Chinese to play the male lead will have a certain impact on the movie's box office, he has already been mentally prepared for this situation.
Jimmy has been following Yu Dong all the way, and he understands what Yu Dong is thinking. If Yu Dong hadn't been worried about not taking too big a step, this movie would have been an all-China class.
After the chat, Jimmy also made a special effort to research the actor Louis Koo.
I have to say that Gu Tianzhen's appearance is still very good. Although he is Chinese, his facial contours are majestic and he belongs to the type that is promising for killing.
And Jimmy has always believed that the audience's aesthetic taste is cultivated.
Looking at the aesthetic trends in these years, we can find that the aesthetics of audiences around the world are being guided.
However, in order to ensure the box office of the movie, Jimmy is ready to make plans for the heroine.
Jimmy spent two hours reading through the script and roughly understood what kind of story "Source Code" was telling.
"It has to be you, Dong."
After reading the script, Jimmy was in a very good mood because he knew that they were going to make another good movie in Deep Space.
As for the heroine...
Jimmy pondered, tapping his fingers on the table, and countless actresses passed through his mind.
In the end, Jimmy locked in four candidates, namely Sandra Bullock, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman.
Among the four, Angelina Jolie is the youngest, only 24 years old this year. Although she is young and does not have many works to her credit, Jimmy is more optimistic about her future.
As for the other three, it goes without saying that Jennifer Aniston has gained a large audience around the world because of "Friends". Although she does not have much experience on the big screen and is not particularly outstanding, she has a deep fan base and is definitely
It can make a big contribution to the box office.
The key is that the heroine in "Source Code" has many roles, but the requirements are not high.
Throughout the movie, the heroine's scenes absolutely crush the heroine's scenes in most other movies, but the requirements for the heroine are not high, because many of the heroine's scenes are repeated, and the things that need to be shown are also repeated.
For such a role, when casting, the more important considerations are of course the actor's box office appeal and her compatibility with the male protagonist.
Sandra Bullock is the oldest among the four, and she is not a standard beauty in terms of appearance, but Sandra has a special charm, and she has great influence in terms of strength and box office appeal.
The advantages.
As for Nicole Kidman, there is nothing to fault in every aspect.
After deciding on these four candidates, Jimmy asked people to contact them.
However, the result of contact was not ideal. Nicole Kidman is very interested in deep space movies, but her schedule has been full in the past two years, and she basically has no way to spare time to make other movies. If she wants to
Finding her to play the heroine would have to wait two years. And it is obviously impossible for Deep Space Company to delay "Source Code" for two years for her.
Sandra Bullock's situation is similar. She has taken on five or six movies in the past two years, and her schedule is also very tight.
Angelina Jolie was originally very interested, but after hearing that the actor was Chinese, she declined. However, she did not directly say it was because of the actor, only that her schedule was not available.
After all, only Jennifer Aniston was interested and available.
Seeing this situation, Jimmy decided to think about it again. After all, if there was only one candidate, they would be too passive.
What Jimmy wanted was to find a few more candidates and then invite them to audition together. After all, there was another issue involved, that is, the heroine must be compatible with the hero Gu Tianzhu.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But what Jimmy never expected was that just two days later, Jennifer Aniston’s agent took the initiative to call Deep Space Company.
Made a phone call.
Jimmy was looking at the Deep Space Tribe's data report for the previous week when he received a call from Kevin Hoeven.
Kevin Hoving is a partner of Creative Artists Agency, but he is an independent agent.
He has many artists under his command and has always had business dealings with Deep Space. This time, Jimmy has selected four heroine candidates, two of whom are under Kevin Hoving, namely Nicole Kidman and James Bond.
Niev Aniston.
So when he received a call from Kevin Hoving, Jimmy couldn't guess what Kevin Hoving's purpose was.
"Kevin, you are such a busy man, how come you have time to call me?" Jimmy said with a smile.
Kevin Hoving laughed and said: "You asked me about the actors, but why didn't you reply?"
"It's not that I didn't reply, but I have to put this matter aside for the time being. As you know, most of the actresses I chose can't come." Because he has been working with Kevin Hoving for a long time, Jimmy also
She didn't beat around the bush and said, "Let's give it a while. I'll take a look again after a while."
"Howard, what you said is wrong. Isn't Jennifer interested in your movie? You took the initiative to contact her before. Didn't you ever think of letting her act in it from the beginning?"
Jimmy raised his eyebrows. Although Kevin Hoving's tone was a bit complaining, he still heard that Jennifer was very interested in the movie.
In fact, after Kevin Hoving mentioned this matter, Jimmy realized that they wanted to participate in the show. Otherwise, Kevin Hoving would not have made this call at all.
"Of course Jennifer is great. She is now the dream girl of all American men, but Jennifer's current salary is not cheap."
"Not as much as Nicole or Sandra Bullock."
"But after all, Jennifer's big screen experience is not as good as that of Nicole Kidman and Sundara Bullock."
Kevin Hoeven pondered for a while and said, "Jennifer is a loyal fan of YU, and she is very interested in YU's scripts... Of course, there is no one in Hollywood who is not interested in YU's scripts, and she wants to read it.
Script, this should be okay, right?"
"No problem, follow the formal process, and I will have the script delivered to Aniston tomorrow." Jimmy said very simply, "After you read the script, we will talk about the rest."
"You seem very confident in the script."
"Isn't this weird?" Jimmy laughed.
Kevin Hoving couldn't help but nodded, "That's right, it's impossible not to have confidence in YU's script. Okay, I'll go to your side to go through the process now... How about this, I'll take Jennifer to your company today,
After going through the process, read the script."
Jimmy raised his eyebrows and said: "Of course there is no problem. I welcome you to come over at any time."
"Okay, I'll contact you in half an hour."
…
After hanging up the phone, Jimmy showed a smile. Kevin Hoving's eagerness was somewhat beyond his expectation.
But now that I think about it carefully, Kevin Hoving's eagerness is also well-founded.
Jennifer Aniston became famous because of "Friends" and has appeared in several movies in recent years, but the response has been mediocre.
In particular, the movie "A Worm at Work" was released in February this year. This was a movie that cost 10 million US dollars to produce, but in the end it only earned 10 million US dollars at the box office. In terms of box office alone, it can be said that
It is an ultimate failure.
As a result, both Jennifer Aniston and her agent Kevin Hoving are a little anxious.
Of course, Jennifer Aniston can continue to rest on her laurels by relying on "Friends". Anyway, she will make a lot of money in the future, but their goal does not stop there.
Kevin Hoving has been looking for opportunities for Jennifer Aniston to portray more impressive roles, so that he does not have to rely too much on "Friends" and does not have to worry about being backlashed by "Friends" in the future.
As a top agent, Kevin Hoving knows that a series of movies or TV series is a double-edged sword for actors.
At this time, Deep Space suddenly offered an olive branch, and it was YU's script. Neither Jennifer Aniston nor Kevin Hoving wanted to miss this opportunity.
Therefore, when there was no reply from Deep Space, Kevin Hoving took the initiative to call.
For Jimmy, if Jennifer Aniston and Louis Koo are more compatible, it would be a good opportunity. Many of Kevin Hoving's actors have not yet opened an official Deep Space Tribe.
And under such circumstances, Jennifer Aniston's salary can definitely be pushed down a bit.
…
That afternoon, Kevin Hoving took Jennifer Aniston to the Deep Space Company.
After signing a non-disclosure agreement, Jennifer Aniston and the others got the script for "Source Code".
When receiving the script, Jennifer Aniston took a deep breath and looked very serious.
Kevin Hoven told Jimmy on the phone in the morning that Jennifer was a fan of Yu Dong's books. This was not a polite statement. Jennifer had indeed read many of Yu Dong's novels and collected Yu Dong's signed books.
Before coming, Jennifer had heard that the script of this movie was an original script and was not adapted from a previous novel. In other words, the story she saw next had not yet been seen by the public. This kind of sneak peek
It feels wonderful.
Jimmy looked at Jennifer and then at Kevin Hoving, "Do you want to read the script?"
But Kevin Hoving shook his head, "No, as long as Jennifer likes it."
Jimmy nodded and pointed to the other side, "Let's go over there and talk while drinking tea."
"good."
…
Jennifer read the script very carefully. It took Jimmy only two hours to read the script, but Jennifer spent more than four hours reading it, from two o'clock to six fifteen in the evening.
After she finished reading, she looked up and found Jimmy and Kevin Hoving looking at her with smiles.
Jimmy said with a smile: "Yes, I have to treat you to dinner tonight."
Kevin Hoven raised his hand, "Don't worry, listen to what Jennifer has to say."
Jennifer looked at the script in his hand and then said: "This script is... quite good."
She originally wanted to say it was very good, but before she came, Kevin Hoving told her not to be too excited, otherwise it would be difficult to negotiate later.
However, her thoughts could not be hidden from Jimmy's eyes. Jimmy basically had them defeated.
Jimmy did not rush to talk about the script, but instead talked about the investment in the movie, "Although the scenes of "Source Code" are relatively ordinary compared to other science fiction movies, our company's investment in this movie will not be less at all."
"How many?" Kevin Hoving asked, he was more concerned about this.
Jimmy held out three fingers and said, "About thirty million dollars."
Kevin Hoving raised his eyebrows. He had not read the script and did not know whether the complaint was more or less. He could only turn his attention to Jennifer.
Chapter completed!