1714【Macaulay Culkin】
Xia Tian quickly looked through the photos of these child stars, like a quick look.
He was not in a hurry, but did it on purpose. Because if a child star wants to become famous, the first thing is to have a good relationship. He should make the audience fall in love with him at first sight, otherwise there would be no play to sing.
Like Taiwanese child star Hao Shaowen was chubby when she was a child and loved to laugh, which made people think he was very cute at first sight, so naturally he was willing to watch him play tricks; Shi Xiaolong was heroic and handsome when she was a child, and he was also very popular; Jin Ming, a child star who came from Qiongyao Opera, looked so beautiful when she was a child, and I don’t know how many parents hoped to have a daughter like her.
In comparison, Wang Shasha, the actor who plays Mo Xiaobei in "The Legend of Wulin", was called the "ugliest child star" because of her poor appearance. Although she has many roles in the play, she did not become popular because of this. Similarly, Xie Mengwei, the brother of Gazi in "Little Soldier Zhang Ga", also has a dim future because of her unstable appearance.
So for child stars, acting skills are not the first priority. The key is to be in line with your eyes. Therefore, Xia Tian is now choosing child stars based on his first impression. If you think it is not suitable at first sight, you will directly eliminate them and only select children who will surprise him.
At this moment, his eyes suddenly lit up and he chose a photo of the child. He saw that the child on it had brilliant blonde hair, big black eyes and playful little lips. He grinned happily, like an angel.
"Macauley Calkin! Fortunately, I've met!" Xia Tian smiled with satisfaction. The photo in his hand at this moment was Macaulay Calkin's.
Xia Tian then looked at his information and found that he was just eight years old this year, but he has been in the entertainment industry for as many as four years. It turned out that he has performed on stage since he was four years old.
Macaulay Culkin's parents are both actors, but they are both unsuccessful actors, and they are probably not even considered to be an 18th tier. They have lived together for more than ten years and have never been officially married, but they have given birth to seven children in a row.
They treated their children as money trees, trained them from an early age, and sent them into the entertainment industry one by one, just like Michael Jackson's father did that back then.
Because of his cute appearance and talent, Macaulay Calkin is very popular in the entertainment industry. Last year, he had participated in two movies "Cremnation of the Sea" and "The Attraction of the opposite sex", and was praised by media such as "The New Yorker" and "New York Times" as the most promising child star.
However, Xia Tian knew that the most promising child star was destroyed in the hands of his strange parents. After becoming famous in "Home Imperial", his strange parents used his guise to show off and made all kinds of unreasonable demands to the film company. As a result, it annoyed the Hollywood giants and collectively banned Macaulay Calkin, destroying his originally smooth road.
In addition, in order to compete for control of his pay, his parents did not hesitate to sue and pour dirty water on each other, which also allowed Macaulay Calkin to see the ugliness of human nature early on.
The destruction of career, the breakdown of family, and the loss of family affection made Macaulay Calkin, who was in the rebellious period of youth, quickly degenerated, smoking, drinking, hiding drugs, and exaggerating... he became a problematic boy who hated gods and ghosts.
"Oh, I really don't know if I did this, whether it would help you or harm you." Xia Tian couldn't help but mutter at the innocent smile of Macaulay Calkin in the photo.
If he was allowed to act in this movie, he might have repeated the tragedy of his previous life. But if he was not allowed to act in this movie, he might not have a bright future. If he had such a pair of weird parents, he would have been destined to have a tragedy of his life.
"Forget it, let him act. With this drama as a foundation, he will at least not be poor for the rest of his life." Xia Tian thought again.
In Hollywood, actors can continue to gain profits after filming. For example, when the movie is released, broadcasted on TV, or re-screened in theaters, they can all enjoy dividends. This is the right that the Hollywood union and film companies have won after a lot of struggles.
The "Warner" in "The Shawshank Redemption" was able to obtain objective checks regularly twenty years after the film was released, which was nearly six figures together. This is enough to guarantee his rich life in the United States. Hong Kong actor Zeng Feng was also able to receive dividends because he once starred in "007" on the Choice of the Day".
In comparison, it is already quite lucky for Hong Kong actors to get full pay when filming, let alone continue to receive dividends later.
If Macaulay Calkin starred in "Home Imperial", this classic comedy movie will continue to bring him dividends in the future, at least to ensure that he has no worries about food and clothing.
On the contrary, if he didn't film this drama, he would probably never be able to become famous in the future. In the end, if he had been mediocre and mediocre, he would be able to support himself. As the saying goes, the two evils should be the least, so he should act in this drama.
However, Xia Tian later selected several child stars, and then audition with Macaulay Calkin. In this case, if Macaulay Calkin performs poorly, there are other child stars to replace them. Even if Macaulay Calkin is a genius, Xia Tian doesn't want him to be too proud.
Because his parents are so good, if they notice Xia Tian’s recognition of him, they may take the opportunity to speak loudly. So some candidate child stars will also make them restrain themselves.
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"Let these child stars come for an interview." Xia Tian then handed the selected child stars to Long Mayer.
"Okay." Long Meyer nodded, "By the way, Mr. Xia, Andre Zulaski just called."
"What's going on when he called?" Xia Tian asked curiously when he heard this, "Do you want us to take care of his wife more?"
"That's not. He said he found the negatives of "Silver Planet" that he thought was burned from the warehouse in Poland." Long Mayer waved his hand and explained.
"Oh, then congratulations to him." Xia Tian nodded with a smile when he heard this.
"Silver Planet" is Zulasky's hard work, but because this movie is suspected of inciting the public to rebel, it was banned by the Polan government after most of the filming, and all props, negatives, etc. were burned. This made Zulasky heartbroken and was working hard to raise funds, hoping to remake the film.
However, although the movies he made before were highly praised in the film industry, he just didn't sell them for money, so it was very difficult to raise funds. Only Xia Tian agreed to fund him 10 million US dollars, but he was still not able to settle for 10 million US dollars, which made him quite anxious.
Unexpectedly, there was no way out at the end of the road, and there was another village with dark and bright flowers. The negative film that I originally thought was burned was still preserved in the world. In this way, not only did he not lose his efforts, but he would not have to spend so much money to re-shoot, so he would have hope of finishing the movie.
"He wants that ten million dollars now," said Long Mayer.
Chapter completed!