Hollywood superstars: Start as a child star

Behind the Premiere

“$50,000?” Claire quoted a more conservative figure.

“Brother, do you look down on me too much?” Derrick said fiercely.

“Then, 1 million?” Claire curled her lips and reported fiercely.

“Brother, do you think too highly of my dad?!” Derrick was still very dissatisfied, “Announce the answer, 300,000 US dollars!” “300,000 US dollars! It

seems that your father is very optimistic about your entrepreneurial project!” Claire was very envious, The salary for the movie he is filming is only 300,000 yuan, and Roxy has to take 10% of the commission and pay taxes. Boo hoo hoo~~~

Derrick called, to Claire The originally complacent heart was poured with cold water. Tell yourself, you still have a long way to go before becoming a financially free tycoon!

“It’s okay, not particularly promising~” Derrick said on the other end of the phone, “He thinks the Internet is a good field, but he has no say in the direction I chose.” “Then you do something

. Come on! Show him a good look!” Claire helped give him some blood.

“No, I need to hear your opinion!”

“What advice can I have?” Claire smiled and waved her hand, suddenly remembered something, and added a suggestion, “My only suggestion is: after the initial success, don’t Eager to dilute your own equity!”

“Uh, Claire! You think so long-term~ And are you so sure that I can succeed?” Derrick smiled happily.

“Of course! I absolutely believe it! How about to express my trust, I will invest 150,000 US dollars to support you?” Claire said with a smile.

“Okay! Claire, you ‘trust’ me with real money, I’m so touched!” ”

Haha, I just told you not to dilute your equity at will, and you forgot now? I was joking, if you vote now , you will hate me later.”

“How could it be? Claire, you think too much and don’t trust me, brother?” Derrick explained hurriedly.

“Hahaha, no.” Claire quickly changed the subject, “To show your support… well… my first movie “Billy Elliot” will be released at the end of the year, how about that time? , are you going to book the venue and invite all the employees of your company to come and see

it?” “Hahaha! That’s great, it’s settled!” Derrick is confident that by the end of the year, his new company will have taken shape.

…

In fact, just now, Claire really wanted to make an investment. This is definitely a profitable business. But if you think about it carefully, taking someone’s money is like killing your parents. For the sake of mutual friendship, it’s better not to do such things that will hurt feelings.

Claire hung up the phone, turned over, and fell asleep again.

…

Meanwhile, London.

The Royal Ballet.

Lead Actor – Adam Cooper gets a call.

“Hello! Ms. Tessa.”

“Good afternoon, Cooper! I’m sorry, the original agreement to invite you to guest star in our movie has to be cancelled! To express our apology, we will compensate you three times the remuneration agreed in the contract! ”

Huh? Is it no longer necessary? Or…” Cooper was a little surprised and disappointed. This was originally something agreed upon a few months ago.

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“After several rounds of careful discussions, we finally decided to let the male protagonist Claire Dylan continue to play the grown-up Billy Elliot.” Ms. Tessa explained.

“Him?” Cooper swallowed the confusion on his lips. Can his skills be as good as mine?

“I wonder if I would be honored to go and watch Claire Dylan’s performance live?” The pride of a dance artist cannot be such an obscure failure, it must be witnessed with one’s own eyes.

“Of course! On behalf of the crew, I warmly welcome you!”

“Okay, I’ll trouble you, Ms. Tessa! Will we cooperate again if we have the opportunity in the future?” ”

Collaborate again! I’m really sorry this time. It’s our breach of contract. It’s over!”

“It doesn’t matter, you have already paid the liquidated damages.”

…

After staying in the countryside of Manchester for more than a week, the crew finally returned home and returned to London.

Sitting on the bus back to the city, Claire asked a question that had been on his mind for a long time: “Roxy, tell me, except for me, the entire crew is made up of British actors and a British behind-the-scenes team. Why did they choose me, a foreigner?” Come to play the leading role?”

“Oh?” Roxy glanced at the silly boy next to her in surprise, “You can actually notice this problem? It’s not easy~ Claire, you have grown up!” “Don’t

interrupt! Roxy, Tell me, even though the filming is almost over, I still don’t understand it!” ”

The reason is both simple and complicated.” Roxy explained, “The simple thing is your identity, but the complicated thing is the rules and hegemony behind it! ”

Can you be more detailed?” Claire was speechless. Please stop playing riddles.

“Your identity – American nationality. The movie “Billy Elliot” needs an American.” ”

If you want to enter the American market and participate in the selection of Hollywood awards, you must have domestic capital, domestic production, or domestic production.” Starring, otherwise they can only be squeezed into the “Best Foreign Film” track with other countries in the world.” “…”

Claire was silent. At this moment, the hegemony of the United States was vividly displayed in front of him. , want to come in? You have to listen to me! Follow my rules!

To a certain extent, he also used this hegemony to ‘defeat’ hundreds or thousands of British boys and get this role. No wonder, at the beginning, the attitude of the crew towards him was lukewarm. After all, he is also the absolute leading male! It was not until later that his acting ability was recognized by the director and other actors that everyone’s attitude towards him gradually became more harmonious.

What really conquered everyone was the ballet solo. Sure enough, strength is the prerequisite and foundation for respect! Any behavior that relies on hegemony to forcefully suppress people will be counterattacked.

…

Go back three months ago and stay at the hotel where I stayed when I first came to London.

There are not many scenes in London, but the most important scene is the scene where the grown-up Claire makes her debut in the theater.

For that scene, the entire crew started to get busy.

The producers scoured London for suitable theaters to film the scenes.

The costume and makeup team developed more than a dozen sets of costumes and makeup for comparison and selection.

The prop team worked overnight to make the items, striving to create a perfect set without leaving any flaws or regrets.

Teacher Tracy took Claire’s hair to the best hair salon in London and had her hair re-extended. Her hair color also changed from dark blonde back to pure black.

After returning to the set, the makeup team had selected three types of makeup from more than a dozen performances and began to experiment on Claire’s face. After a unanimous vote, a special makeup model that mimicked birds was adopted by a collective vote.

The costume team repeatedly changed Claire’s clothes, some of which looked too bulky, and some of which were too plain. Finally, Director Stephen made the decision, we won’t wear it anymore!