Early February, 1996.

Wald Pictures.

"Boss, all the work before the filming of the movie has been completed."

"The main job now is to determine the main actors of the crew. After comprehensive consideration, I and the casting director, I thought that there were two male actors, which were more suitable for the role of the male lead "Manny".

As the CEO of Wald Pictures, Victor Jones has been qualified for his recent work, stabilized the work and attitude of his old employees, and managed the company in an orderly manner.

And, beyond Zucker's expectations.

He bought the movie "A Man Name Mickey" from the New York Film Festival, and spent only $120,000 to buy all copyrights. After the videotape and DVD market was launched, he recovered $50,000 in half a month. It is expected that by the end of this year, it will be able to bring Zucker a pure profit of $150,000.

Don't underestimate the profit of $150,000, you must know that this is just a movie.

Many Hollywood film companies make profits in a year of only one million dollars, and the fewest is more than 300,000 dollars. After all, they are not filming theater movies, but they make money.

"Boss, this is the information of two male actors." Victor handed the information to Juke.

"Oh, then I have to take a good look."

【Actor: Mark Damon】

Born in 1970, he entered the entertainment industry in his first film "Modern Cinderella" in 1988; in 1993, he starred in the drama "Gronimer: A Story of American Legend" and played the leading role for the first time.

"Hiss! Still an acquaintance!"

The so-called acquaintance is actually Zhuke from his previous life, who knows him, but he doesn't know Zhuke.

In the future, although Mark Damon is not as famous as Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks, he is also famous all over the world.

The series "Spy Shadows" starring him is regarded as a classic by countless agent fans; the movie "Source Potatoes on Mars"... Well, it is the movie "Mars Rescue" and a classic work with science fiction space themes. Of course, he also starred in Lao Toozi's "The Great Wall". Well, I won't mention this, and Zhu Ke remembers Da Tiantian the whole movie.

"Victor, Mark Damon, does he have a tendency to appear?" Zucker asked immediately.

"The boss, I have contacted his agent and has a tendency to act," said Victor.

"How much does he require for his salary?"

Zhuke still likes Mark Damon. Not to mention his identity as a future movie superstar, just talking about his acting skills is worth paying, but the amount of the pay is the key. "Run Lola" is a small-cost movie after all.

"He is a newcomer after all, and his salary is not high. He can handle it with $150,000, but..."

"But what?"

Before Victor finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zucker.

Victor continued: "The boss, Mark Damon's agency, is CAA. They have a requirement that they must accept their package service and also recommend an actress as the leading actress."

CAA brokerage?

As long as you are in the entertainment industry in the United States, there is no one who doesn’t know the name of CAA. They are the giants of Hollywood agency companies, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts and other superstars, all of whom are signed artists of their company.

The so-called packaging service is a one-stop service from directors, producers, crew filming staff, actors, editing, and release channels after the project is confirmed.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, CAA packaged services solved many film preparation problems for many small and medium-sized companies. Even if they had to pay a 10% commission for box office share and full copyright profit, it was very popular.

But.

With more and more success, they become more domineering.

It's simply a big Hollywood company!

Can you believe that a middle-level agent at CAA dared to rush into the 20th Century Fox, one of the top six Hollywood directors, to shout at Barry Mayer and slap the table?

"Bang!"

Zhuke was furious and slapped the table and scolded: "Damn, these damn bastards, if you want Mark Damon to play, you must accept their one-stop package service? You also need to recommend the heroine. What are you doing? As a director, should I change the person they designated?"

He took a breath and continued to curse: "Victor, let those bastards in CAA get out as soon as possible, otherwise I must kick his eggs and apply chili oil to stuff them into his **!"

The boss is domineering! (Bad sound)

"Okay boss, if it weren't for the good development prospects of Mark Damon, I would have wanted to kick them hard!" Victor quickly agreed.

After more than ten minutes, Zhuke's mood calmed down.

Continue to read the second actor profile.

【Actor: James McAvoy】

He was born in 1979 and 1995. He first appeared on the screen as a high school student, starring in the movie "Next Room" and playing the third supporting role.

James McAvoy?

Well, Zhuke has never heard of this name.

"He's just over 17 years old. Will he be too tender?" Zhuke said in confusion.

"Boss, you will understand by looking at his photos. Although he is not very old, he is relatively mature and looks similar to a young man in his 20s." Victor pointed to the photos on the information.

When Zhu Ke looked at the photos, he was really mature, not like he was 17 years old at all.

"Huh? He looks familiar."

Suddenly, when Zucker looked at the photos of James McAvoy, he felt that this person looked familiar. And he was sure that he had never seen him.

A flash of inspiration.

Remember it!

Isn’t he Professor X?

Of course, he is the young version of "X-Men: The First Battle" and the subsequent series "X-Men: Reversal of the Future", "X-Men: Apocalypse", and the professor X with hair.

"Boss, although this male actor is a newcomer and very young, his acting skills are not bad enough to meet our requirements for the male lead."

Victor is a smart man, and added: "Of course, his salary is not high, and it is estimated that it can be handled with $50,000."

Pay $50,000?

Haha, this number is completely acceptable to Zhuke.

"Okay, it's him. Of course, the pay is lowered a little more. Well, sign the contract as soon as possible. We will start shooting officially next Wednesday." Zucker said.

Isn’t it better to have a lower pay? Obviously, Zucker has adapted to the role of capitalist now.

......

February 7, 1996.

On this day, the crew of "Rola Run" led by Zhuke entered the set rented by Time Warner Group and officially started filming the movie.
Chapter completed!