hollywood draw

Wayne also wants to be a director who is lying at home and waiting for the producer and deputy director to do the preliminary work and doesn't worry about anything, but that's basically impossible.

He must understand and participate in any matters in the preliminary preparations, which he has experience. Any negligence in the preparation of the film may have a huge impact on the shooting. At the least, it may delay the shooting progress, and at the worst, it may cause the crew to stop working.

Just as he was guarding the phone and constantly discussing various preparations with the deputy director and producer, the butler Haila came to him.

Seeing Wayne put down the phone, he asked softly in his puzzled gaze: "Sir, lunch is ready."

"Oh, I didn't pay attention when I was busy. Is it already noon? Well, let's go to the restaurant."

He glanced at the time before he realized that lunch time had passed. When he walked to the restaurant, Naomi and Nina were already sitting at the table waiting for him.

"You don't have to wait for me, I will always forget the time when I get busy."

Naomi rolled her eyes, picked up the knife and fork and started cutting the steak, complaining to Nina beside her: "I knew it was like this, and you will understand in the future. He was a workaholic in the previous video, and it would be even more serious when it started filming. Nina, you will be busy just by taking care of his life in the future."

Wayne sat at the table and listened to Naomi's complaints to her assistant. All she said was factual. At the beginning of the project, the director was under heavy pressure, which forced him to concentrate all his energy, and naturally ignored things outside of work.

"My agent Jenny suggested that I finish filming this video and take on two small-cost art films. She felt that this would not fix my screen image and could polish my acting skills. Wayne, what do you think?"

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Naomi sat down and started eating, wanting to listen to his opinions while he was having lunch. No one knew better than Naomi that this man had a very thorough view of this circle.

"Independent art film?" Wayne swallowed the beef in his mouth, tilted his head and looked at her.

"Yes, my acting teacher also suggested that I want to be recognized for my acting skills and to win awards as soon as possible. It is best to star in an independent art film. The performance teacher even hopes that I will give up on this film."

Naomi put down the knife and fork and looked at him seriously. She might sometimes be confused, but Wayne would never, so his opinions were extremely important to him.

"Do you remember what I said to you? Tell them: fxxk off!!! Listen, I can retell their suggestions for you. Start with an independent art film, gradually hone your acting skills, and gradually become an acting party, right?

Then after gaining some fame, he entered the mainstream film industry and transformed into a major role in commercial productions. He could not give up on art films. In the end, he won a double-win box office award and became a first-line Hollywood female star."

Naomi nodded like a chicken pecking at the rice. "Yes, yes, the teacher and the agent both said this..."

"Fry them! Let them get out!" After eating all the beef on the plate, I picked up the water cup, drank it in one sip and continued:

"If someone else said this to me, I would tell her that this is an extremely correct Hollywood path. But you shouldn't go this path, you have a better and more suitable choice."

"I know." Naomi Watts remembered what he said when he was at the door of the late Castle Rock studio. "I hope you can tell me the difference so that I won't be bothered."

"Let's go, let's go to the living room and say we have to wait for Luke's call." Putting down the tissue in his hand, Wayne stood up and took her back to the phone.

Seeing her sitting opposite her face, her little face was so serious that he continued the topic just now. "Listen, Nami, what your teacher said is a path full of confusion."

Based on the information he learned in his previous life and combined with the current Hollywood environment, we can completely draw a conclusion that some things are completely unreliable.

"Nami, take a good look at yourself. How many girls do you think are like you in Hollywood now, with good acting talent, very eye-catching appearance, or very beautiful appearance?"

Naomi thought about it. "If it's all Hollywood, there are ten thousand? There are thousands."

She has been in Los Angeles for two years and has some common sense about this.

"There must be tens of thousands at least." Wayne said a very conservative number. "How many films are there in Los Angeles every year? How many characters have lines in each film? Most of the low-cost art films cannot enter the theater market. Occasionally, there are those that enter theaters to be screened smoothly, and the scale is very small and will not attract attention."

He lit a Marlboro and sniffed out a light cigarette. "Those few art films that won awards are the result of hype by distribution companies. It is actually a misunderstanding that you say that you won awards through acting skills in art films.

Pay attention to the awards season every year is a feast for those public relations companies. To win awards, you need to invest a lot of money in the early stage and lobby through public relations. This is another kind of game, a money game that is much more complicated than watching box office results for commercial films."

Naomi nodded slowly after hearing this. She knew that Wayne could not lie to her. She pointed at Wayne and said to herself, "I understand what you mean. We don't have the capital to join this game yet."

"That's right, think about Nami. How many independent art films are born every year? How many movies can attract attention? How low will this probability be? How could you happen to encounter them?

Even if you happen to be in such a film, without capital investment, what do you use to publicize the college judges with thousands of people? Most of the independent art films that have attracted attention are the products of big names winning awards and have nothing to do with us."

"I remember you said that even a vase requires acting skills. Shouldn't I be honing my acting skills?" Naomi asked him suddenly.

"That's right!" Wayne shook his head and turned off the cigarette. "Independent art films full of characters' emotions can indeed hone their acting skills, but how long does it take, and the actress's shelf life..."

He doesn't need to say it, Naomi also understands that the shelf life of Hollywood actresses is only in those few years. Once they have passed the age of 30 and have not become famous, even playing supporting roles will not compete for those who are younger.

"Nami, think about your ideals. Do you want to be an actor with superb acting skills or a star pursued by movie fans? These are two kinds of creatures, and they can't be confused."

Seeing her lowered her head thoughtfully, Wayne thought about her efforts and continued to analyze the pros and cons for her as much as possible.

"Nami, if you want to choose the art film path and be an actor, that means at least five years, ten years without anyone paying attention, you are just an actor, or even after thirty-five years, you are still an actor."

Modern Hollywood is no longer the same as before. How many actresses are famous in the independent film industry? It is rare to become first-line stars.

"Can you help me?" Naomi thought for a while and suddenly looked up at him. "I know that with box office results, even if I don't win awards, I can still become popular all over the world, right? I mean, if I want to be a star, both fame and fortune, can you help me?"

"Nami, you're enlightened!" Wayne leaned on the back of the sofa, looked at her and said with a smile. "You are very smart. My film must be for the market. I dare not say it's a big sale. It's okay for the film to be released on a large scale. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, you keep busy. I want to go back to the room to prepare for the audition." After that, she took the script that she never left, and went upstairs to her own room.

She fully understands what the other person means, and he doesn't mind taking him along the way, as long as his performance is at least qualified, as he once said, they are partners in the same journey.

Wayne sat by the phone, thinking about what he had just said, and these words also apply to him. He chose a path that was even more difficult for him to walk. After all, he was definitely not good at slow-paced art films.

Generally speaking, directors from the academy are more literary and artistic. But unlike others, he has a lot of clear black videos in his mind, which has made him choose the direction and make plans from his freshman year.

This kind of video is born with cult attributes, and its innate audience is flawed. After several years of practice in experimental films, his style will always unconsciously tend to "evil" stories and use large-scale shots.

So he was also exploring his progress. The reason why he chose these two films as the director's beginning was because he was afraid that the market would not accept it. After all, successful films can make him feel more at ease.

He admitted that movies do have distinctions between literature and business, but with the development of society, it is difficult to separate the division between literature and business.

Who can say that commercial movies that sell well at the box office have no artistic attributes? The same award-winning art films also have excellent box office results.

When he chose a movie, his first choice was definitely the ones he remembered and liked. Although he didn't have the Maoyan Professional Edition app in his mind, those that left a deep impression on him, even if they had strong literary attributes, they would definitely succeed in business.

The box office success is now more than anything else for him. If he cannot guarantee business success, there will be no chance to become a big director.

As long as you succeed in box office, you will be qualified to bargain with the production company and distribution company, and you will be able to slowly accumulate resources for yourself to win awards in the future.

Compared to just making literary and artistic movies, waiting for an extremely small chance of winning awards, this is the real road to gaining fame and fortune.

Just as Wayne was busy preparing for his second film, Adam Goodman, who received his degree certificate, was about to start his directorial career.

In the office of the manager of Universal Pictures' film and television production department, Adam Goodman sat next to his father and listened to his instructions.

"Adam, it was your first job to participate in the production of "Ambition of the Earth". Put away your little thoughts and study hard. Do you know how much favor I owe others to get into the crew as an assistant director?

This is the key project of Global next year. Your main task is to assist the director in making good films. Forget Wayne Greenberg for the time being, his film has also started shooting. All you have to do is to defeat him with the box office of the film, instead of making any other thoughts. Do you understand?"

"No problem, Dad. How could his low-cost thriller be as good as the Universal production of "The Ambition of Earth"? I will definitely surpass him. Then I will slap him in the face with the box office numbers."

After saying that, Adam unconsciously touched his left face with his hand. The wound from his nose had healed a long time ago, but the pain on his face laid a deep shadow in his heart.