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The Great Director 1984 Volume 3: Rise to Fame Chapter 44: Film Locations and Actors

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    In Los Angeles, although there are high-rise buildings everywhere showing the prosperity of the city, every city also has its dilapidated side, just like the southwest side of the slums, which used to be large factories and workers' residences.  District, but with the development of the times, many places here have been abandoned and become vacant. Most of the previous residents here have also moved away due to work reasons. The remaining old-fashioned apartment buildings here have become  A place where poor outsiders come to Hollywood to work.

    And this place is different from the slums, because the slums are where many local gangs grew up. Although there are many gang fights and shooting cases, there are not particularly many other crimes. In this area, there are many  The place where all kinds of crimes occur, murders, robberies, rapes, drug dealings, etc. break out everywhere at any time and at any time. It is also one of the most chaotic places in Los Angeles.

    The car drove slowly to the front of an old-fashioned building.  This is an old-fashioned building that is at least forty or fifty years old. The entire building is full of the style of the industrial era, with mottled traces of time on the red brick walls.

    Although the window sills and porches carved with white stone have some primitive materials and look very solid, the wooden windows above them are already dilapidated. Not only have large areas of the paint on them fallen off, but even  The wood inside also has a rotten black color in many places.

    The hinges at the connection between the window and the window frame are even more rusty, and even the screws in some places have fallen off.  There are also some windows where the entire window frame has been broken.  Simply seal it with some wooden boards.  Broken glass can be seen everywhere.  And simply use some tape to keep them from falling down.

    On top of those buildings, various wires were removed in a mess. Looking at them, Yan Xu seemed to be seeing those urban villages in the new century.

    [It¡¯s right here.  ] Bess looked at the building in front of him. He now also has a position in Yan Xu's Dragon Company. The main thing is to find shooting locations and use his identity to coordinate the surrounding gangs during the shooting. The building in front of him  , which he found according to Yan Xu's request.

    [It looks pretty good from the outside.  ] Yan Xu nodded and said, such a dilapidated house obviously meets Yan Xu's requirements.  [Who does this property belong to?  ]

    [This was originally a residential area next to the chemical plant. It was built in the 1920s. After the chemical plant closed down after the war, the workers here also moved away. Later, several companies took over the place. In the 1970s,  In the early 1990s, more and more people came to Hollywood, so this place developed into an apartment. The owner was a Dutchman who made a little money in the tire business. Later, when the investment failed, he used the remaining money to buy this place. Now it is  They run it as a family.  ] Bes said standing next to Yan Xu.  He is confident about this house and has made full preparations.

    [You also have to look at the location here.  It is close to several abandoned factories. The surrounding area is too remote, and crimes can easily occur. It also makes it easy for criminals to escape. Therefore, there are not many people renting here and they have little experience. Rent arrears are also common, so we can only  It's said that it can barely survive, but I've already done some research and found that there are only about four or five households still living in this building.  ] Bess continued.

    [There are only four or five households.  ] Yan Xu nodded and looked at the building in front of him. It has five floors in total. Each floor has at least five suites. There are only five households living in more than 20 suites. It is relatively easy to relocate, and here  As Bess said, the business is not very good, and you can probably do it for tens of thousands of dollars a month by yourself.

    [Um!  ] Bess nodded, [Among the five households there is a dancer and her three-year-old daughter, an elderly couple, and a guy who doesn't have a job and performs street art all day long, and then there is a family of five from Hungary.  , the three children are all in school, the couple works part-time in a Russian restaurant, and there is a couple. The man sings in a bar, and the woman is a small actress on the surface, but she is actually doing some escort work secretly.  ]

    [You understand it quite clearly.  ] Yan Xu looked at Bess up and down. Bess couldn't help but snickered a few times when he was talking about the last couple. He actually knew that women secretly escorted girls.

    [Actually, this is what the woman told me and led me to find. I knew I was looking for such a house.  ] Bess showed an expression known to all men.

    Yan Xu knew very well that the two of them must have been in bed when the woman told Bess. He must be showing off his current status. Ever since Yan Xu asked him to name himself in the Dragon Clan, he was always picking up girls in bars at night.  What producers, assistant directors, etc. should be used??Identity.

    [And she can help us negotiate with the residents here. As long as the company can arrange for them to stay in temporary housing for a month, it will only cost them a few hundred dollars per household. She can even be the middleman for the owners here. Ten thousand dollars should be  That's it.  ] Bess simply said it all.

    [Then what does she want?  Don't tell me you two had sex in bed.  ] Yan Xu said, such a woman would never help for no reason.

    [Her request is also very simple, just like she wants to play a role in our company's new play. It doesn't need to be particularly important. It can only have a few close-ups and a few lines.  ] Bess said that there are countless men and women who go to Hollywood every year to compete, and only those few are lucky. Many others try their best to get roles, and even sell something.

    [How old is that woman?  ] Yan Xu looked at Bess and asked.

    [Not old, about 23 or 24 years old, very beautiful, and with a hot figure] When Bess heard Yan Xu's question, he knew there was something going on, and said quickly, if you know what he really said  Yes, but it also comes with great benefits. At least you don¡¯t have to spend money to solve physical problems during the filming period.

    [Then you bring her to the audition tomorrow.  ] Yan Xu nodded slightly. The main role in his movie is of course the trainee female reporter, and that role is given to Halle Berry. The remaining more important ones are the two firefighters and the police.  There are also several main residents.

    Such a woman, Yan Xu can completely arrange to become one of the residents. In addition to the mother and daughter, two old women, and an African woman who does not understand English, there are also female students of the opera teacher and those who are sick.  There are two roles of women, and both roles also have a lot of scenes.

    As for who the woman Bess mentioned will play, it depends on the audition. If her acting skills are good, she will be given the role of the opera teacher and female student. This role has many scenes and dialogues. If her acting skills are not good,  Then play the role of a sick woman. Although there are some shots and close-ups of faces, there are no lines and no acting skills are required.

    The Screen Actors Guild of the United States is a really good organization. If you need actors for a movie, you only need to register here the general type of actor you need, as well as the approximate remuneration for the role, and you can wait directly for the actor.  The union will help select preliminary suitable actors from among its members based on your requirements and the range of remuneration, and then set a time for auditions. Of course, this method only looks for some third- and fourth-rate actors.  Actors and extras, those second-rate actors and above rarely find jobs through labor unions anymore, not to mention those first-rate actors and top-level red stars, they all come to them for jobs.

    To shoot a death video, what Yan Xu needs is not a famous actor. What he needs is an actor who is not well-known, preferably an actor that no one will recognize from the camera. Those who have just come to Hollywood  Young actors who have worked hard in some theaters are the best choice. They have certain acting skills and will not be familiar to others. If they are from other countries that have just acquired the United States, it will be even more perfect.

    Within a few days, the shooting location has been decided, and Yan Xu¡¯s total cost will not exceed 30,000 US dollars. If some internal modifications and some props are added, the entire cost can be controlled within 100,000 US dollars.

    In terms of actors, the heroine Halle Berry was the first to be decided, and then the photographer. For a mockumentary like this, the director and the photographer are basically inseparable, and they often have to be the same person, so this  For once, Yan Xu is both the director and the photographer of this film, and he also plays the role of the photographer in the film.

    There is also Gui Dong. He used to play some roles in Hong Kong. He has not filmed in the past three years. Of course, he also wanted to get addicted, so Yan Xu gave him the role of one of the firefighters. Although this role did not appear in  It took too long, and he was bitten and fell from the building not long after the beginning. However, it is a very coherent character with a lot of dialogues and scenes. For Guidong, who has a little acting experience,  Still doable.

    As for the role of the male of the African couple, Bess was forced to leave. This role does not have many scenes and does not speak much. It is completely suitable for an inexperienced person like him.  Seeing that Bass could also play the role, other members of the Viper Gang also became very interested. For example, Radley and Guidong's cousin Olivier also thought about Yan Xu and made a request. Yan Xu  Of course, we won't refuse them. With their big bodies, they are just right to play the role of firefighters in the fire brigade who only show their faces.
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