After the New Year holiday, Hollywood screenwriters' strike did not stop at all, but became increasingly fierce. The conflict between labor and capital has never been easy to solve. After the results of the Golden Globes cancellation ceremony were announced directly, a series of union awards such as the Actors' Union Award and the Directors' Union Award were all cancelled and changed to announcement of the award results.

Countless celebrities have also stood up, such as Matthew, Two Tom, Big Mouth Ju and George Clooney, etc., and publicly announced that they would never attend the Oscars under the strike to support the screenwriters union who are also laborers.

But public statements are one thing, private statements are another.

Projects such as "Angels and the Devil" produced and starring Tom Hanks, "Assassination of Target Hitler" led by Tom Cruise, started construction normally after the New Year holiday.

Like his peers, two projects invested by Matthew, "Twilight" and "Fast and Furious 4", have also reassembled and continued to prepare for the preliminary preparations.

As for the screenwriter's strike outside, let's continue to make trouble. There are always times when both labor and capital can't hold on.

The strike will definitely bring certain losses to the investors, but many crews hire many non-union screenwriters to work like the project "Angels and the Devil". Some crew screenwriters are on strike in name but are actually working secretly.

Of course, it is not a problem for those gold medal screenwriters and big-name screenwriters who have high incomes have not earned money for several months, but these people are very small, and more than 90% of the members of the screenwriter's union are the kind of screenwriters who are difficult to obtain the right to sign in the film. With the consumption habits of this society, let alone a few months, if there is no salary for a month, they will probably go crazy.

These real situations are here, and even people like Matthew can see that, I believe, large and medium-sized film companies that form the main body of the producer alliance are also very clear.

The screenwriter union is still insisting that the 5% return on DVD and new media will not let go, but if it drags on, it will inevitably compromise.

The strike has attracted attention across the United States, and according to the latest news received by Matthew, the Washington authorities may intervene in mediation.

The strike outside caused a lot of controversy, and the Disney studio was also crowded with people. Four large and medium-sized crews were stationed in preparation at the same time. For the studio that is still located in Burbank, it can be described as extremely rare.

Since the new century, due to tax incentives and corresponding subsidy policies in Canada, Australia and some other states in the United States, Hollywood crews have suffered serious outflows. The crews who are willing to stay in Los Angeles and even the entire California area have either extremely strong funds or are so poor that they can't even pay for the travel expenses.

However, the situation has improved in the past two years. In order to avoid the continued outflow of Hollywood crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger has promoted a series of policies, including tax refund discounts. Although there are certain quota restrictions, major studios in Los Angeles, which were sparsely populated in the past, have gradually become more popular.

Matthew took an electric car and rushed from the studio door to the Twilight City and Fast and Furious 4's station, and passed by the door of the studio that had been rented by "Cloud Map" and "Alien Battlefield".

When he passed by, he took a look at the studio area, and there were people coming and going, which was quite lively.

The two projects that the B-Plan Studio participated in have begun to actually operate.

Matthew first went to the studio where the crew of "Twilight" was located, chatted with Sean Daniel and Sophia Coppola, and then went to the studio opposite "Fast and Furious 4".

Both crews are holding auditions, and a large number of actors have come to the studio one after another, but the focus is different. The auditions for the "Twilight" crew in the past two days have been mainly focused on those small roles, and these are basically decided by Sean Daniel and Sophia Coppola.

There are two very important auditions today for "Fast and Furious 4". The Chinese male character in the morning and the Jewish female character in the afternoon.

Both roles have the first target candidate, the former is Daniel Wu, found by Helen Herman, and the latter is an actress who was retired from the Israel Defense Forces recommended by Aziva Gossman.

The audition mainly focused on looking at the characters' looks. Matthew, bearded Jack and director Justin Lin were all very satisfied with Daniel Wu's image, and Daniel Wu also performed a lot on the spot and was really good at playing.

Matthew specifically asked Daniel Wu several questions and asked him to publish a long speech in English, mainly based on his oral proficiency and understanding of American culture. It turns out that just like Helen Hermann knew, Daniel Wu grew up in the United States and went to college, and his English and understanding of the entire country were not a problem.

Choosing Daniel Wu is to prepare for the future, so before the film market on the other side of Taiping exploded, Daniel Wu must first be able to please North American audiences.

However, in the fourth part that is being prepared, he has a not heavy role and will appear as a friend of Matthew's role.

After the audition in the morning, Matthew exchanged views with Jack, the bearded man and Justin Lin. The three of them were very satisfied with Daniel Wu, and then notified Helen Herman and asked her to discuss contract issues such as pay with the full-time producer of the crew.

As early as last year, Daniel Wu chose Helen Hermann as his North American agent.

In the afternoon, Matthew met the candidate for another role for the first time, the actress from Israel.

The Jewish female character in the script is set as a firearm expert, so the other party's experience of joining the army is far more advantageous than other candidates.

"I am Gal Gadot, from Israel."

During the audition, a tall and thin woman stood in front of the camera and briefly introduced herself, "I have participated in Miss Universe's beauty pageant, worked as a graphic model in Israel, and also participated in several TV series..."

Matthew looked at this Israeli woman with a tough face, and with the name she said, she confirmed that this was Wonder Woman. He watched the film "360 degrees without blind spots to show Gal Gadot's beauty". After downloading the pirated version, he had watched it many times.

The Israeli actress brings a rare kind of heroism to female characters.

However, Gal Gadot should not have much exercise and increased muscle mass. He looks particularly slender and even a little thin.

This is especially highlighted by wearing a well-fitting costume.

She introduced herself and put out a series of styling videos according to the request of director Justin Lin.

Matthew looked at the picture transmitted to the monitor in front of him through the camera and nodded slightly. If measured by Hollywood's usual standards, Gal Gadot's face and overall temperament seemed a bit too tough.

But the Jewish female character in the script is a shrewd and powerful gun expert. Although she is not out of the category of vases, she is not the kind of princess waiting for the prince to come and rescue her.

The audition with makeup was very good. Matthew and Jack, the bearded, exchanged glances and nodded each other.

"Let's go next." Matthew said to director Justin Lin.

Justin Lin stopped shooting and asked directly, "Miss Gadot, what do you think of the character Giselle?"

Gal Gadot smiled and said, "I don't like the female characters in traditional Hollywood movies, and I don't want to play the common women in Hollywood movies. They are always lonely and empty and waiting for men to save them."

The crew had shown her the character script before, "This character is independent and tenacious, and she doesn't have to wait for the prince to save her. She can also be her own hero."

Matthew couldn't help but tilt his head and looked at her. He was undoubtedly a very smart woman. He obviously made sufficient preparations before the audition. These words may not be true, but they were possessed by the audition character.

In this film, there is already a female character like Mia who is purely a man-affiliated. So as early as when the script was set up, he told the screenwriter team more than once that another female character must be an independent type.

Why is this set? The reason is simple, the feminist movement is booming.

Movies like "Fast and Furious" will not lack male audiences, but if you want to attract the attention of a wider range of female audiences, you must of course make some work on female roles.

He has always done a very good job in adapting to the development of the social situation.

Justin Lin said again, "What are your advantages for this role? Can you introduce it?"

"I served in the Israel Defense Force for two years." Gal Gadot's temperament was revealed, which made people feel independent, strong and confident. "I have served as a fitness coach for the women's army in the army, learned fighting and the use of multiple weapons. I have been receiving normal training in the army and can skillfully use and dismantle a variety of guns."

She suddenly put on a pose of shooting with a gun. "In the character script given to me by the crew, the characters have many scenes of shooting with a gun. The highly professional movements I have mastered are more conducive to the establishment of the character's image."

"Let's just be here today." Justin Lin said, "Miss Gadot, we will notify you of the audition results within three days."

Gal Gadot said politely, "Okay, thank you."

When she left the audition room, Matthew looked at Justin Lin and Jack, bearded, and asked, "What do you think?"

"It's great," said Justin Lin. "She has a completely different experience than a Hollywood actress, which is an advantage that no one else can have."

Jack, the bearded man, said directly, "It's all she can do."

Matthew nodded slightly, "Then choose her."

After finalizing the candidates for two important roles, Matthew's work today ended, he left the audition room, left the studio, drove an electric car, walked towards the studio, and passed by the studio where the crew of "Cloud Map" was once again, he found Brad Pitt walking towards the studio alone.
Chapter completed!