Chapter 37

In the film industry of Hollywood, agents play a very special role. They will not personally participate in any film production process, but they can grasp the lifeblood of the film development. They can really be regarded as behind the scenes military strategists who turn their hands to cloud and hand to rain.

To sum up the tedious and complicated work of agents, that is, agents, who find suitable film projects for actors, promote suitable actors for film companies, and strive for higher salaries for actors. Many people don't understand the work of agents, and think that they just rely on a mouth. But in fact, the real high-end agents in Hollywood have no worse status in the industry than any producer. Even many directors and actors have to curry favor with them.

For example, when "Avatar" is ready to start shooting, James Cameron has let the wind out that he wants to find suitable actors. His first move is to find the top agents in the industry, who will measure and select, and then submit a list of alternate actors to provide selection. The next step is the time for the actors to play.

In other words, not just any actor can get such information. Even the top stars like Tom Cruise (Tom-Crusie), awesome brokers, will be severely restricted by his sources, not to mention those three or second line actors.

Generally speaking, the new big projects set up by large Hollywood film companies are basically controlled by the top agents. The resources are firmly controlled and never leaked. The selection of crew members is always in a specific range, whether to give new opportunities, or push an actor, or use a top actor to drive its supporting actors, The power of initial selection is decided by agents, from director to actor to screenwriter to photographer, and so on - except when Michael Bay made up his mind to pick new people in the first place.

On the other hand, Leonardo DiCaprio heard that Alejandro Gonzalez inarritu was preparing to shoot his new work "the wild Hunter". If he wanted to play, his agent would go out to negotiate, or even arrange a direct face-to-face conversation. Or Leonardo now wants to shoot a commercial film. The agent immediately starts to contact the major film companies to get the latest and best projects. After preliminary selection, the agent will give them to Leonardo.

It can be understood that the more senior brokers, the more resources they have; Film companies hope to find more suitable actors through these agents, and actors also hope to find more excellent projects through these agents. Agents are like a huge transit station. Countless news and information are digested in their hands, and then redistributed to lay the foundation for a film project.

A good agent can completely transform an actor. For example, the audience is always curious, why he or she? It seems that in the past year, the actor can be seen everywhere, as can commercial films and art films. That's the credit of the agent.

Andy, as a senior agent of the innovative artists agency, naturally has extraordinary ability and can be regarded as the top in the industry. Although he manages the agency business of several famous actors, he unearths new people from time to time, or digs from competitors to strengthen himself, which is one of the daily work of the agent.

When "the Pacific War" started shooting, Andy received the news. Steven Spielberg gave up Joseph mezlo and chose an unknown newcomer to play the leading role. We had a little discussion about it, but "the Pacific War" is just a TV series, the influence is really limited, and the news is soon forgotten.

Not long ago, HBO watched the "Pacific War" internally, and the discussion about the newcomer came out intermittently. It was said that the five directors of the show were full of praise for the newcomer, believing that he was a born actor; As well as the cast members, they all said that the talent and performance of the newcomer was really eye-catching.

This attracted Andy's attention. He can't help but wonder what kind of new person he is and what kind of potential he has.

However, such curiosity is not enough to make Andy act. The industry has a saying that "Hollywood can produce 100 talents every day, but not a star every year." There has never been a lack of genius in this land.

This time, Andy came to New York for a business trip and will stay here for two days. He will fly back to Los Angeles this evening. Before going to the airport, he has three hours in the afternoon. On second thought, he decided to come to the Pioneer Village to have a look, just passing by.

After the meeting, lanli brought a little surprise to Andy, not because of his appearance, but because of his talk, which is not consistent with the age of calm and funny, showing a rare atmosphere. Hollywood's vanity fair is not just about breaking into it. Every step is built on numerous bones. Lanli's temperament is really valuable, which is likely to help him go further.

Of course, it's just "possible.".

"I know you played in the Pacific War, and I watched the internal audition." Andy said, this is a lie, HBO has not opened any form of audition.

"That's good news." The fundus of lanli's eyes showed an excited light, "we have worked hard for seven months, and the results have finally come out. It seems that we will be able to see the finished product with our own eyes soon."

Andy's eyes flashed a hint of darkness, and lanli's performance was very normal, but abnormal - shouldn't the focus of the conversation just now be the powerful ability of the agent“ This is a very excellent work. I believe it will be like brothers' company, which will trigger another storm of praise. "

"Ha ha, I'll cross my fingers and pray." Lanli's response is still flattering, which makes Andy more interesting.

For any new actor, the invitation of a top agent should not be so calm, if not flattered. So, is Langley's indifference because he doesn't have a clear understanding of Andy's agent identity, or because he doesn't have an accurate understanding of the importance of the agent?

Looking at lanli's smile, Andy thinks that these two possibilities are not high, so it's the third one. Lanli is also weighing it, but is it because of arrogance or wisdom that lanli is so mature?

But it doesn't matter. Agents and actors are a two-way selection process. Both sides hope to choose better partners and seek higher interests together. Arrogance and sagacity all show that lanli is a smart man, which also means that there may be more sparks in the future cooperation between the two sides.

An actor with goals, ambition and faith can often go further in Hollywood.

"You want to be a star?" Andy raised a similar question for the second time, trying to further explore.

Langley shook his head with a smile. "No." This answer made Andy's eyes twinkle slightly, a little surprised, "I want to be an actor."

Andy's smile bloomed, beyond his capacity, or idealist, "the real top actors are stars."

"But not all stars are actors." Lanli's answer is seamless.

Andy didn't open his mouth immediately, but stopped for a moment. He seriously looked into lanli's eyes, trying to spy on the emotion hidden behind his eyes. He saw self-confidence, tenacity and determination. "In this world, there are many geniuses, but not every genius can achieve success; Similarly, there are many dreams in this world, but they often end in tragedy. " In Hollywood, dreams are the cheapest thing.

"Ha ha." Lan Li chuckled, spread out his hands and shrugged, "I think only time will know the answer, won't it?"

There was no anger, no excitement, no impulse, even no excuse. Lanli's response really brightened Andy's eyes. He showed a big smile, like Maitreya Buddha. "I can't refute that, can I?" After a pause, Andy began to test again, "so, what kind of actor do you want to be? Jack Nicholson? Or Tom Cruise? "

The former is the most representative acting star in contemporary America, while the latter is the most successful box office star in modern history.

"I don't know." "The Pacific War" is just my first work Lanli's answer makes Andy slightly pick eyebrows, calm and honest, without pretending to understand. This mind is even more impressive than before, "of course, if possible, I hope to challenge different roles and try different possibilities." Blue Lee smiled, "I was from British college."

Andy suddenly realized that the definition of British Academy party actor is: to be competent for different roles, thousands of people and thousands of faces, an actor should be competent for 1000 or even 10000 roles, which is performance; It's not the kind of performance that focuses on one type of character, or that only one particular character can be possessed.

"It's not a simple task." Andy exclaimed, two short sentences, but the information revealed made Andy very satisfied.

Lan Li chuckled and said, "if it's simple, then everyone can achieve it."

This is a retort to Andy's bucket of cold water just now, cunning and wise, which is another bright spot. Andy's eyes narrowed into a slit because of his brilliant smile, "I began to miss my youth." The subtext is that Lan Li didn't know the height of heaven and earth. He just relied on the impulse and enthusiasm of his youth and didn't understand the cruelty of real life.

Lan Li also replied with a smile, "so you are not me, and I am not you."

Is this satirizing him for being too timid, too worldly and too boring? This... Is really interesting. It's so interesting. Andy smiles happily, picks up the coke in front of him, drinks it up, then stands up and says with a smile, "if I don't want to miss the flight, then I should go to the airport now."