Chapter 15 Recruiting Actors
I glanced at everyone and said seriously: "Since Gans has put forward the words, I think there is some truth, so from today on, DreamWorks Film Company is officially established!"
A bunch of people stared at me blankly.
"That's a big deal! You don't applaud at such a sacred and great moment!"
"Bang" sounded perfunctorily.
"First of all, we have established the board of directors of DreamWorks. The members are all here. All major matters must be discussed and decided by the board of directors. The company's income is also divided into the members of the board of directors. Is it a risk? Naturally, I have shared the risks." I looked at them, saw them nodding, and continued to say.
"The following are the specific positions, you can do it yourself."
"Tsk!" Before I finished speaking, I was filled with yelling sounds.
"Andre, just assign it to everyone, we will definitely obey your leadership." Berg looked at me with sincere eyes.
"Well, since that's the case, I'll just divide it briefly. Berg serves as the company's chief photographer, Gans serves as the company's general manager, and James serves as the company's human resources manager. As for the chairman of the board of directors, everyone has to choose."
"Select a nonsense! You'll be the one!" Berg roared, and the others agreed.
In this way, the four giants of the Movie Empire Dream Factory were born in this small building in the future.
In the next few days, these guys and I were all so tired that we were almost even taking the trash can when Watts left, leaving us an empty and simple studio that could not be found in a simple studio. Our task was to set up the interior scenes of "Lust and Caution" in it, with a total of 50 scenes and requires nearly thirty interior scenes. Because it was filmed during the Civil War, the decorations and arrangements inside had to be based on historical facts, and it was not easy to get those old antique furniture and utensils.
Fortunately, James has been in Hollywood for so many years and knows this kind of thing well. He knows that there is a famous Hollywood factory that specializes in providing antique furniture and utensils from various periods. The owner and he had been together in the same crew. For James, he rented most of the things for us, and the price was 60% off. Among the 20 scenes that were not arranged, more than a dozen scenes were outdoors. The other ten scenes were shots such as theaters, big hotels, villas, etc. I directly looked at the list I listed and told me that there was basically no problem with these big scenes, because as the honorary mayor of Hollywood, he could still solve them. The city governments have hotels and theaters, and they can be opened to us for free. We just need to arrange them a little, and as for the villas, he has a set that he can lend us to shoot.
Grant doesn't know what I want to shoot now, but he has been in Hollywood for so long that he can naturally guess something from the list I have listed. When we were dating, he also proposed to read my script, but I politely refused. I am not a fool. There have been precedents in Hollywood that good movie scripts have been stolen by people for countless times. Although Grant has always treated us well, he is always defensive and I have to keep a move. The old guy also knows that movies have such concerns and has not shown much unhappiness.
After spending more than a week and spending more than 8,000 yuan, we basically completed the venue arrangement task, which of course does not include the cost of the actors' costumes and costumes. There will be several large scenes in the movie, which need to show the life of the theaters, hotels and streets during the Civil War, which requires all kinds of costumes of the time. James and I were unwilling to go to the tailor shop to customize. First of all, it was too expensive and also wasted time. We almost traveled all over Hollywood and bought nearly 2,000 sets of clothes for more than 1,000 dollars in an estimated clothing store in the north of the city. Although these clothes were shabby, they could still be used. They only need to be cleaned a little before they could be taken on the camera. More importantly, these clothes were shabby because they were just in line with what I imagined. Just imagine, if even the fish vendors in the movie were wearing brand new custom-made clothes, it would be a bit fake.
We just got these things done, and our factory logo was ready to be delivered. The 20-meter-long and 10-meter-high factory logo has definitely never appeared in Hollywood. On the day the factory logo was sent, the whole Harvey Street was sensational, and people were crowded at the company's door, watching the fierce red dragon with its teeth and claws placed on the company's door and talking.
Harvey Street is the poorest street in Hollywood. Except for two or three film companies that are too small, no one is willing to settle here. My big investment makes them feel that our company has added luster to Harvey Street, so it is very welcome to us. Those down-and-out actors at the bottom of the entertainment industry secretly ask whether we need actors.
According to my request, Gans posted a notice to recruit actors at the gate of the company. The main meaning was that DreamWorks will recruit a group of actors due to business needs, and they can register at the company's personnel office if they are willing.
If you can recruit good actors, you can't be careless. But I don't want to use those who are already famous, let alone I can't afford it. Moreover, the role of Dietley is a huge challenge to the conservative actors nowadays. Many of the shots in it can be said that they will definitely impact their moral values like never before. Those famous actors will naturally not play, and it is completely different for those third-rate actors who are struggling at the bottom of society. What's more, I set the heroine's salary to $3,000, which is definitely a big temptation compared to the reward of only a few dollars a day in a large company.
Early the next morning, two tables were set up in the company's yard. The four of us were at the back, and in front was a huge team of actors who came to apply for the job. The team lined up from the company's gate to Harvey Street, forming a long dragon composed of abortions.
There are all kinds of actors who come to apply for the job, including the elderly, children, strong Western men, down-and-out gentlemen, and cosmetic women, which dazzled us.
"Boss, this person has come too many. We have only recruited less than a quarter of them until now. Your requirements are too high. I think it's enough as long as it's the same." Gans rubbed his temples and complained to me.
"You know, a big reason for whether a movie can succeed is the actors in it. If the actors perform poorly, go and watch it!" I glared at Gans.
James also nodded repeatedly, and he naturally knew the importance of an actor better than anyone else.
Chapter completed!