hollywood angel investor

"Please try the scene where you were forced by two policemen to demonstrate the sex..." Director Phillips smiled and glanced at the handsome guy who came in, looking expectant.

The male casting director dutifully introduced Yan Ruxin to the side: "This is Bradley Cooper. He has played supporting roles in many movies and also starred in stage plays on Broadway."

Yan Ruxin was thoughtful, and while watching Bradley Cooper auditioning for different scenes, she said: "It seems that he is not too young?"

"Yeah, he made his debut ten years ago. He is handsome and has a good figure, but he is 34 years old this year, and he has been playing different supporting roles. He has acted in stage plays and hosted, but he has never become popular. "Another assistant director, Mary, is a strong woman with red lips, and she answered with a hint of giving advice.

She motioned Yan Ruxin to look at the photos of each actor, "I tried so many Phil just now, and many of them were invited by the director to audition. They are all half-popular actors in Hollywood. He's pretty handsome, right? This is the kind of handsome guy that Hollywood doesn't lack."

Yan Ruxin flipped through the stacks of resumes in front of her.

Everyone in the world knows that actors, singers, models...these are glamorous and easy occupations. It seems that the public thinks that singing, dancing, and filming with a group of people...it seems that just playing can earn a lot of money, fame and fortune .

But there is no job in this world that can be done without hard work.

There is nothing you can get without paying.

Hollywood is the dream place for actors all over the world, right?

But those who are remembered by the public are only the few names standing at the top of the pyramid.

Most of the people in the middle and bottom of the pyramid work very hard, but it is very likely that they will not be able to climb to the top of the pyramid in their lifetime.

Bradley Cooper's acting skills are superb and his performance is very natural.

But I don't know if it's because the scene that originally required four or five people to perform, and he performed it alone, the live effect was not very good.

Phillips seemed quite satisfied with Cooper, but he didn't seem to make up his mind, but planned to continue to call the people below to audition.

"Director Phillips, I have a proposal!" This was the first time Yan Ruxin interrupted the audition process. The previous conversations with Mary were just whispers.

"Ms. Mellon, please tell me." Todd Phillips was slightly taken aback.

He was not very comfortable in his heart. He felt that Yan Ruxin, a layman, wanted to show her "rights" by virtue of her status as a big investor, so her tone was a little blunt.

But strictly speaking, as a student of USC's director department, she is at least an entry-level rookie in the film industry.

But in the eyes of a professional director, it is no different from that of a layman.

Even directors like Todd Phillips, who are far from being called masters, think this way, let alone Cameron, Spielberg... such masters

Yan Ruxin, on the other hand, looked very calm, and said confidently, "I've read the script, and it seems that the three main actors interact with the two policemen in this scene. Wouldn't it be more efficient if we did it together?"

She also watched the audition for nearly an hour and a half. She watched almost all the representative scenes in the whole movie.

But she had a serious face the whole time, not even a smile.

As soon as Yan Ruxin finished speaking, Todd reflexively wanted to object, but after Yan Ruxin's words went through his mind twice...

His instincts as a professional comedy director told him that the idea seemed like a good idea.

The movie "The Hangover" is a comedy movie.

How does comedy make jokes?

Different people have different understandings.

But all the ironic plots are all actors and actors, director and actors, script and crew... the sparks of inspiration collided with each other.

Yan Ruxin has read the script, and all the plots in the play are intertwined, which makes people marvel at its ingenuity.

If you only look at the fragmented performances, you may be able to see whether the acting skills or the heart is suitable, but it's so funny...

At least Yan Ruxin has always kept a poker face, and she can't arouse too much interest.

Todd and producer Scott, as well as screenwriter Jon Lucas, discussed something in a low voice.

"Ms. Mellon, I don't think it's necessary to be so troublesome. Let's hurry up and interview the next one." One of the assistant directors, Ronald, observed the expressions of several people and replied first.

The assistant director, Ronald Connery, is a middle-aged man wearing glasses but with active eyes. He is not a professional director, but a staff member sent by Legendary Pictures to assist Todd in the shooting, which is equivalent to a camera assistant.

But he dared to confront Yan Ruxin, an investor, because he couldn't turn his head around, or because his background was very hard?

Isn't she making trouble for no reason just because of her status?

She was just making reasonable suggestions.

Yan Ruxin raised her eyebrows and looked at the assistant director, and then at Bradley Cooper who was standing in the center of the venue, who seemed a little embarrassed because of the argument between investors, producers and the director...

She tapped her index finger on the table twice, hooked her lips and said, "Mr. Connery...why are you so eager to deny my suggestion? Let me guess...you took a bribe? Or is it an unspoken rule? who?"

pat!

The mineral water bottle on Ronald's desk was accidentally knocked off by him. He said with a sullen face, "What are you talking about? I just don't think it's necessary to waste investors' time and money, so that they can be quickly bought in a familiar way." It’s just a matter of deciding on an actor.”

Have a guilty conscience written all over your face, okay?

Originally, Yan Ruxin just said it casually, the purpose was to divert the focus and choke the other party, but she didn't expect that the blind cat bombed into a dead mouse.

The assistant director Ronald seems to have something shady.

"Oh, Mr. Connery, let me remind you... the investor you mentioned happened to be one of mine." She looked at the panicked assistant director with a slight mockery, and then ignored him. Ronald, whose face was ashen for a moment, turned his head to look at the few people who were still discussing in a low voice, "I don't know what the three gentlemen have in mind?"

Todd replied as a representative: "Ms. Mellon. Because of the particularity of the script this time, we also agree with you. Next, we will conduct an audition as a trio."

"Okay, then hurry up and start now, it's already four o'clock in the afternoon, and I have to go home for dinner." Yan Ruxin said lightly.

Although the volume is low and the speed of speech is not fast, she is so calm, but she is like a queen who controls the whole scene.

She turned her head to Mary and instructed, "You go and announce it, and let them form a group of three freely according to their own preferences. If there are singles, there can be repetitions, but no more than two times per person."

With her high heels up, Mary had been watching coldly for a long time. After listening to Yan Ruxin's order, she curled her red lips, responded readily, and walked out with her hips twisting.

"This...Mr. Cooper, please wait a moment." She looked down at the list, then raised her head to stop this handsome guy who didn't seem to exist. If she didn't mention him, he probably wanted to go out silently.

"...Yes, is there anything else, Ms. Mellon." Bradley Cooper looked at Yan Ruxin, a little nervous.

Before he came to audition, he did not expect such a situation where investors would directly intervene.

Generally speaking, even if an investor has unspoken rules about which actresses, they will silently order them to give them a role, and if they unspoken rules about male stars, the meaning is the same.

Sitting quietly at the table like Yan Ruxin, just a few words, directly changed the entire casting process, except for an assistant director who couldn't see the situation clearly, and no matter whether it was the producer, director or screenwriter, there was no big objection .

Even though Bradley Cooper has already filmed in dozens of crews, this is the first time I have seen this situation.

"You go to Qi Qi, you will start the first group." She thought for a while.

The executive ability of the strong woman Mary is quite high, and she has brought everyone's group list in no time.

Of course, there are only a dozen or so groups of people auditioning, not too many.

Bradley Cooper walked in with two companions, one a fat man with a beard and the other an ordinary-looking middle-aged man.

The three of them seemed to know each other by themselves.

Sure enough, when the three of them played against each other in the same scene, the wonderful chemical reaction that Yan Ruxin expected and that audiences who would go to the cinema to watch comedies expected appeared.

Originally, the audition was supposed to follow the lines and routines of the script, but the three people on the scene joined in a part of improvisation, but it was this impromptu change that brought a unique joke.

Everyone at the scene, including the director and screenwriter, burst into laughter.

Except for Yan Ruxin who was overly intelligent and had a very high smile, she just slightly hooked the corners of her lips.

Others have already laughed so hard that their abs are about to come out.

"Is your impromptu performance planned in advance?" Director Todd Phillips asked very curiously.

The three of them shook their heads, expressing that although they had chatted to relax and play casually, their on-the-spot routines were not correct, and it was really a flash of inspiration.

After the three went out, the directors looked at the remaining candidate groups for three more groups, but when they saw the third group, before Yan Ruxin could speak, Todd stopped.

"Okay, don't read it, just decide it's Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, these three people, their cooperation is really wonderful !” Todd excitedly decided.

Next, they cast the actor who will play the groom in the film, Justin Barca.

At this point, the main casting of the whole movie is over, and there are still some supporting actors that don't need to bother too much. The actors' union provides suitable actors for the movie, and the director only needs to make a little selection.

Producer Scott directly took out the contract and signed with the four leading actors.

"Wait..." Yan Ruxin interrupted suddenly, and everyone looked at her in surprise, wanting to see what she had to say, "Mr. Scott, Director Todd, I remember that this movie seemed like We've already talked about making a sequel, right?"

"...That's right." Todd nodded, not knowing what Yan Ruxin meant.

"You want...would it be risky?" Scott already understood what Yan Ruxin meant.

Yan Ruxin wanted to sign the sequel with these four leading actors.