American Fame and Fortune Chapter 569

Chapter 569 La La Land

The personnel changes at Warner Bros. are gradually becoming chaotic. Rumors are spreading everywhere, and Martin has received relatively reliable information. Warner Pictures' spokesman Alan Horn is about to leave and prepares to join Walt Disney's Disney. Films, serving as Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

 Hollywood In the first decade of the new century, Warner Bros. dominated the scene.

 In the next ten years, Disney is likely to be the only one.

 Martin held an internal meeting in the studio, discussed with Louise several times, and made two preparations.

 Every time there is a change of power, there is always the fall of a prominent figure belonging to the previous generation.

No one wants to be the one who falls.

On this day, Ali-Emmanuel called and asked Martin to meet.

 Because Martin was in the "Gone Girl" studio at Warner Bros. Studios, he rushed over directly.

 The two made an appointment to meet at a cold drink shop.

 When Martin rushed over, Ali had already arrived.

 Besides him, there is another person, Mark Wahlberg.

Martin doesn't have any embarrassment. After all, the person who stole Mark Wahlberg's role in “The Departed” was Matt Damon, who has nothing to do with him.

 Wahlberg took the initiative to shake hands with Martin: "I'm new to WMA, so I'll give you more advice in the future."

 Martin shook hands with him: "You're welcome."

Wahlberg was straightforward: "Actually, we have something in common, we don't like Matt Damon and his gang."

 Martin was slightly startled, then understood what was going on and laughed: "This is a good point in common."

The two sat down and Wahlberg took the initiative and said: "I have heard a lot about the Foot Gang and the Face Gang. I hate the Foot Gang deeply. When I auditioned for "The Departed", the crew originally confirmed that I would play the role of Ding Genan. A role, but under the operation of the Foot Gang, it was eventually snatched away by Matt Damon.”

 Martin said without changing his expression: "The Foot Gang are indeed a bunch of bastards!"

Wahlberg was obviously trying to please Martin: "It's a pity that **** Matt Damon didn't go in with Harvey. I've heard from many friends in the media that there are many victims and media who wanted to be exposed, but were Damon and Ben Affleck put pressure on him repeatedly and finally had to compromise."

"These are moral issues, not legal ones," Martin said.

 Some time ago, he mainly focused on Harvey Weinstein and ignored others.

After all, Xavi is the core of the Football Association, and it will be easier to deal with the rest if he is eliminated.

Wahlberg said: "I'm not going to let Damon go."

"He will definitely be greatly affected in the future." Seeing Wahlberg licking endlessly, Ali quickly interrupted him and said to Martin: "Old friend, I have been annoyed to death by Natalie Portman recently. , she complained to me all day."

Martin knew what he was talking about: "David Fincher and Gillian Flynn, the author of the original film, both cast Charlize Theron in the last audition, and there was nothing I could do about it."

Ali said: "I understand, she is still not good enough. When I go back, I will stop Natalie and prevent her from troubling you."

Having said enough foreshadowing, he suddenly changed his tone: "Mark read Marcus's autobiography of "Lone Survivor" and saw the script from me, and was very interested in Marcus' prototype character."

Wahlberg immediately followed and said: "I have played many roles of soldiers, such as "Edge Warriors", "The King of Gold", and "Sniper of Life and Death". I have experienced long-term military and firearms training, and I am more qualified than other actors. Advantage."

Originally, he also approached Saoirse Ronan, who played his daughter in "The Lovely Bones", and wanted her to help.

 But Saoirse Ronan is slippery than a fish, talking a lot of nonsense, but does not come to her teacher.

 Ali looked at Martin and said, "Give Mark a chance, he's great."

Martin thought for a while, Mark Wahlberg should be able to do it, so he took out his mobile phone and called Marcus and producer Akiva Goldsman respectively in front of the two of them, and recommended Mark Wahlberg. Berg.

 The rest is simple, let Mark Wahlberg prepare for the audition with makeup.

Upon hearing this, Mark Wahlberg simply went to the nearby studio of "Lone Survivor".

 Ali stayed to drink tea with Martin.

Martin said: "You have been making a lot of moves recently. Did you just poach him?"

Ali simply said: "It's been a while since he's had a wide range of roles. He's very promising commercially. He can play serious roles as well as **** ones."

 He ​​put Wahlberg aside and said: "The person I want to dig the most is Christopher Nolan."

 Martin introduced the two of them, and that was all he could do without being overly involved. He asked, "Nolan's attitude has not relaxed?"

Ali said: "Not yet, but CAA's forcing Nolan has caused huge cracks. As long as I persist, the cracks will expand and collapse the entire wall."

 Martin smiled: "I hope you can dig down the entire wall soon."

"I will." Ali finished a cup of tea, said goodbye and left.

Behind the counter of the cold drink shop, Mia had been observing Martin, waiting for the two people to leave. Seeing that Martin was about to leave, she quickly picked up her bag and looked for him.

Martin had seen Mia a long time ago and said hello: "Long time no see." Mia said carefully: "Martin, can you take a few minutes to chat?"

 Martin has known Mia since he was a young actor. He was in no hurry at the moment and pointed to the chair opposite: "Sit down and chat."

He asked: "Did I remember that you left here to concentrate on your career in Hollywood?"

Mia was embarrassed to laugh: "There is no way, life is forcing Sebastian to concentrate on creation, but the works he wrote are too classical and do not conform to the current trend, and he lost his job in the Smoke House. I can only think Ways to make more money.”

 Martin nodded slightly, these two people are just a microcosm of the tens of thousands of low-level actors and actresses in Hollywood.

 In Hollywood, there may be hundreds of thousands or millions of employees, but only a handful of them can make it through.

"My acting talent may be average." Mia was quite helpless: "I got a role with lines, but it still didn't change my situation, and my acting career didn't improve at all."

  Martin knows that this is the majority of the actor industry: "Many times, hard work may not necessarily result in equal rewards. I have had a similar experience, but I have better luck than you."

Mia nodded and said: "Martin, do you remember what I mentioned last time? I want to try to write a script. I have been writing in my spare time, but the story I wrote feels bad. , overturned again and again.”

  Martin asked: “Have you written the right story?”

Mia opened the bag she brought and took out a manuscript and handed it to Martin: "I can't write a fantasy story, so I simply adapted a script based on my experience with Sebastian, and now I've written the beginning. , can you help me take a look?"

Martin took it and found that it was a hand-copied manuscript. He kindly reminded: "Next time, keep the original manuscript and only provide a copy. If someone takes your manuscript away, you will lose the lawsuit."

Mia was not even a formal screenwriter, so she was not well prepared for these things, so she nodded quickly: "I remember."

　　Martin quickly browsed and found that the heroine in the script was indeed very similar to Mia, and could even be said to be similar to many low-level actresses in Hollywood.

 As for the male protagonist, the Sebastian that Martin saw was just a pianist who played music in the Smoke House, and he didn't know much about the others.

The heroine is an actress and playwright at the bottom of Hollywood. She works part-time as a waiter at Warner Studios. She often needs to take time off to attend auditions, but has not received any significant roles. She can only support herself through part-time work.

The male protagonist is naturally a pianist who plays in the restaurant. His concept is too old and he has always insisted on jazz.

The two met because of a traffic jam. Later, their identities as down-and-outs in Hollywood resonated, and they came together to encourage each other in their careers.

  The last scene of the manuscript is very familiar to Martin. The hero and heroine visit the Griffith Observatory at night and confirm their relationship.

 There will be no more after that.

 Obviously, the script has not yet been completed. Even in the completed parts, a layman like Martin can see that there are many problems in scene design and conversion.

  Mia is a newbie, so it's normal for problems to arise.

 Martin asked: "Not finished yet?"

Mia said directly: "As I was writing, I suddenly lost confidence, and there were disagreements with Sebastian about the script."

She said in detail: "Sebastian read the script and felt that adding jazz and other musical elements to it would be more suitable for a song and dance genre. However, musicals have long since declined, and I think romantic comedy is better."

 Martin nodded slightly: "The story is not bad."

 Because of her experience of working at the bottom, the stories Mia wrote resonated with Martin.

And Martin saw the shadow of a movie that once impressed him, "La La Land" starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.

Martin was deeply impressed by that film. On the one hand, it was relatively close in time, and on the other hand, it caused a huge mistake at the Oscars for Best Picture.

The Black Lives Matter **** who won the best film said "La La Land" when the guests announced the award results.

 Is there any interior in it? Martin didn't know that he had forgotten the titles of the Black Lives Matter **** films, but he always remembered “La La Land.”

 Seeing that Martin was silent, Mia asked: "Is it worthless?"

 Martin thought for a while and said, "The script you wrote is very rough, and many places need to be revised."

Mia lowered her head, thinking about leaving Los Angeles and returning to her hometown.

 Martin's words continued: "In this case, Mia, you finish writing the entire script first."

Mia raised her head, her eyes filled with brilliance again, and promised: "I will continue to finish writing."

Martin glanced at the counter and said: "I need you to concentrate on your creation. You quit these part-time jobs and go to my film and television studio to find Jessica. You have met her."

 Mia nodded: "I know him."

"She will give you a full-time creative job, and you can write the script with peace of mind." Martin said in advance: "In addition, there will be a buyout for the copyright of the script. You are a newcomer, and the price will definitely not be high. I will give you the Screenwriters Guild Above-average buyout price for new screenwriters.”

 According to the new agreement signed by the Screenwriters Guild last year, the maximum script for a new screenwriter is US$30,000.

Mia responded immediately.

 (End of this chapter)

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