Chapter 146 Delay Tactics

   "These candidates are not good. Which one has the beauty of Brooke Shields and her popularity? I use you to find the right candidate. Until now, there is not even a single person who can match her."

  Peter Guber was a little angry, and his tone of reprimand made Julia Taylor of the casting studio and Franco Zeffirelli, the director of "Endless Love" look a little embarrassed.

  It's been a few weeks since the premiere of "Fame," and Shields' mother, Terry, is still using delaying tactics, not only making Calvin Klein's jeans commercial difficult, but also dragging the "Endless Love" crew very uncomfortable.

  The early casting studio has recommended many young actors, and Brooke Shields seems to have softened her attitude, showing that she can accept the script and enter the stage of bargaining. Therefore, the casting of the heroine of the movie has also slowed down.

  But after Brooke Shields appeared on the cover of "Vogue", Terry's attitude became tough again, and he raised the offer price to 1.2 million US dollars. Guber, who lacks contacts in the fashion industry, was a little upset by the sudden attack.

   Originally scheduled to start the film in July, because Brooke Shields' mother procrastinated, the heroine could not be determined for a long time. And the focus of this kind of teenage romance is whether the male and female protagonists have a chemical reaction together, so the male protagonist has not been decided yet.

"Use your brains and think about who else we can invite?" Gu Beier knew in his heart that the so-called audition was just a gimmick, and the probability of being able to choose a movie heroine from people with no acting experience was not high. , in Hollywood, which pays attention to return on investment, it is more realistic to look for existing film and television actors.

  The photos on the table are Kelly Preston, who was selected in the last audition, and Deborah Winger, Carrie Fisher and others who were promoted after several auditions.

   "Carrie Fisher is pretty good, both beautiful and well-known. Lucas' Star Wars fifth part "The Empire Strikes Back" will be released soon..." Gubel said, pointing to the photo of Princess Leia.

   "She's already got an engagement, Blues Brothers, and the last time she auditioned, she looked too grown-up to be a teenage girl." Julia Taylor voted no.

   Guber curled his lips. In fact, it doesn't matter how old he is if he can catch up with Princess Leia's popularity. "It's better to send her an audition notice."

"Where is Deborah Winger? In this TV series Wonder Woman, the actress who debuted as the heroine's apprentice, Wonder Girl, is actually very skilled in acting." Director Zeffirelli suggested that he always has an inexplicable affection for black-haired actors .

   "She is not beautiful enough. In the movie "City Cowboy" to be released recently, she played opposite John Travolta. Because she is not beautiful enough, the producer Robert Evans almost returned it." This time Gubel voted against it.

  Robert Evans is a legendary Hollywood producer. He has produced such acclaimed and well-received films as The Devil's Child, Chinatown, and Love Story. His vision represents a certain degree of authority.

   "Send her an audition invitation." Zeffirelli insisted.

   "Okay, is there any other candidates?" Gubel sent an invitation to all the casting personnel present, asking them to name any candidate who can be the heroine or the hero in memory.

   Suddenly, the noisy voices in the conference room came to mind.

   "How about Roseanne Arquette? Typical blonde girl."

   "Where is Linda Blair? She can act tender, a bit like the newly released Oscar-winning actress Sally Field."

   "In this case, the male lead should be found according to the template of the new best actor Dustin Hoffman. He played the temperament of "The Graduate" when he was young, which is very suitable for the male lead."

  "Kristy McNichol is good. She just played two teenage girls who have a bet on who will lose their innocence at summer camp first with Tatum O'Neal in "Little Cutie". Similar to "Endless Love"."

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   "Don't you have any candidates?" Julia Taylor quietly asked Ronald who was thinking.

"Do you still remember the girl who auditioned for the role of Hillary in 'Famous' last time? It's called Michelle Fay or something." Ronald is still not very good at pronouncing this kind of juxtaposition of two consonants, I don't know Which one is not pronounced.

   "Which one is it?" Julia lost her memory.

   "Marian should remember, I went to find her audition photos. She is blond, very beautiful, and comes from a wealthy family. Last time, she was rejected because of poor ballet skills."

   Ronald turned back to the archive room to find the audition data of the girl who looked like a cat.

   "That's her, Michelle Pfeiffer." Ronald walked to the conference table and spread the girl's photo on the table, "I remember the pronunciation of her name."

   "This girl has the temperament of a rich girl." Zeffirelli admires this kind of girl with classical looks, and is suitable for acting in Shakespeare's classical plays.

"That's great, send her agent an audition notice." Gubel also nodded, "Ronald, where did you find the candidate? I remember her. I saw her in ABC's police drama 'B.A.D.Cats' before." , I didn’t expect that a change of dress would be very suitable for the appearance of a rich **** the east coast.”

   "The photo of the last audition for "Fame" was actually more beautiful in real life. She participated in the Miss California beauty pageant."

   "Send an audition notice to her agent." Guber turned back to order the assistant, and then asked Ronald, "Anything else?"

   "There is another actor candidate." Ronald slowly placed a photo of the actor on the table, covering the mouth below with his hands, only showing the part above the nose.

   "This man is very handsome." The casting directors and assistants present, all female, sighed when they saw the photos.

   "He has some problems with his teeth, but when he came to audition for 'Fame' last time, he corrected his crooked teeth, so he lost the chance of that clown Montgomery."

   When Ronald was looking for photos of Michelle Pfeiffer, he also saw the photo of the young actor who had just been corrected by the dentist last time. He was very impressed with this actor, whom even his agents disliked. He came to the audition alone. Although he lost the role due to an accident, he was always full of fighting spirit and had a sunny personality.

  This time, the male lead doesn’t need to have messy teeth. He might have a chance after having his teeth corrected, so I brought his audition photos along.

  Removed the hand covering the mouth, a mess of front teeth, so that the women onlookers let out a neat "hey" sigh.

   "It's too different." Zeffirelli saw that the man was a good-looking person, and immediately lost interest.

   "I promise, his teeth were corrected by the dentist, and the two worst ones were pulled. Now he is handsome and working hard."

   "Okay, send an audition invitation to his agent, anyway, there is a high probability that the male lead will still be auditioned." Gubel agreed.

  The story of "Endless Love" is cut from the perspective of the male protagonist, but in fact the central character is the heroine Jed. The audience's attention follows the male protagonist's perspective, focusing on the beauty called Tianxian in the original work.

  Whether the leading actor is very handsome or not is not that important. Moreover, the casting of the leading actor is within the purview of director Franco Zeffirelli. This blond, sunny boy is probably not in the director's eyes.

   Zeffirelli has always liked to use black-haired, gloomy leading men to satisfy his personal cravings.

   "Send audition invitations to all these candidates, and invite Brooke Shields to let her mother know that we are not the only choice for her daughter." Gubel instructed the assistant.

   "But Terry keeps shirking." The assistant reminded.

   "You get on the phone with her, and I'll talk. It's always been the rule in Hollywood that even if Marlon Brando is playing Godfather, Coppola has to audition once."

   "Hello, Ms. Terry Shields? I'm Mr. Peter Guber's assistant, about your daughter's audition..."

   "Terry? I'm Guber. We're going to audition soon, and your daughter is coming too." Guber took the receiver and wanted to finalize the audition in a declarative tone.

"We will discuss the salary directly with her agent. As the manager, you can just accompany her when the time comes. ...The audition does not affect the negotiation of the film salary. It is just a survey to see who is the most suitable role. ...No one can do without The audition directly finalizes the role, unless she is the producer herself, are you sure you want to invest in this movie?"

"There is no problem with the time. I will arrange the audition slot according to your request. Okay, then it's settled." Gu Beier put down the phone and clapped his hands. "Just send the audition notice according to this time. This time we are going to decide on the male and female protagonists.”

  Ronald joins the crowd, calling Michelle Pfeiffer, the manager of the boy with the messy tooth, to make an audition appointment. Julia quickly compiled the feedback from the audition candidates, asked the assistant to fill in the pre-printed form with a pen, and sent a copy to everyone.

   "Ronald, you are still at work. Remember to take a Polaroid snapshot of each audition candidate. There are quite a lot of candidates for this audition. Paste the snapshot on the evaluation form to prevent confusion."

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  Finishing preparations for the audition, Ronald went to the RTKD store for another round. The small-scale screenings of "Fame" worked out well enough that MGM quietly began to expand its screenings. The word-of-mouth in the movie began to show. After watching the movie, many people made a special trip to New York Performing Arts High School to see the real Fame Middle School.

When they walk to the entrance of the performing arts college, they will also find the RTKD dance supply store opposite. When they enter the store and find the protagonist of the movie, taking photos with Aunt Karen, Teresa and others, they will take out money one after another Buy a leg warmer or two as a souvenir.

  Have dinner with Aunt Karen, "A student named Helen came to buy it two days ago, and she said she knew you."

"Oh yes, she is the heroine in the commercials I shot. Let me send them a few, as well as Elizabeth Sue." Ronald felt that these girls performing commercials could also be added to his group photo marketing plan , "Invite them to come and take a few group photos."

  The income brought by the dance supply store to my aunt is already several times that of the waitress on Staten Island, not counting the dividends at the end of the year. Kate now trusts Ronald's business vision, so she agrees.

  Returning to the apartment, Ronald was about to take a rest when the phone rang.

   "Hi, is that Ronald Lee?"

   "It's me, are you?"

   "I'm Rick Nisita, the manager of CAA." A thick male voice came from the phone.

   "Mr. Nisita, you finally showed up, let me find you..."

  (end of this chapter)