Chapter 853 Battle! "The Shawshank Redemption"! Chapter 854 Hoover is critically ill?!(2/3)
This problem is the construction of the crew. To be precise, it is the choice of the actors.
There are many actors in DreamWorks, and there are many excellent actors, but it is not easy to choose a suitable star in these two movies.
Let’s talk about “007” first. The problems of this movie mainly focus on two points: who will play James Bond and who will play Bond girl.
The previous problem seems to be easy to solve. Among the male movie stars of DreamWorks, there are Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Spencer Queser, James, etc. It seems that everyone is suitable for everyone, but everyone is far from what I imagined 007.
Gary Grant was a little unsteady, Humphrey Bogart was a little depressed, John Wayne was too tough, Spencer Qusey was not handsome enough, he gestured and was in a dilemma. Finally, I slapped my thigh and pointed at James who had just won the Harvey Award for Best Supporting Actor and shouted: "James, the protagonist of "007" is called James Bond, I'll let you act."
After hearing what I said, James almost choked to death by a sip of water from his mouth.
The male protagonist has decided to come down. The female protagonist is in trouble.
Not very troublesome, that's quite troublesome.
The male lead in "007" chose James because among the many male stars in DreamWorks, the one that I feel most satisfied with is James. Whether in terms of image or James' own acting, he is the most suitable candidate to play 007.
The male protagonist has confirmed James, and the rest is the heroine.
The actresses under DreamWorks include Garbo, Katherine Hepburn, Marlene Dietley, Julie and others. It was obviously not very smooth to select the heroine from these people.
The most troublesome thing is that as a director, Stenborough wants to find a new actor. Although these female stars at DreamWorks need to be able to be talented, Stenborough believes that such a movie will choose a new actor to serve as the heroine. It will obviously add a lot of color to the movie.
Stenborough's idea was also supported by me. But finding a suitable newcomer is not that easy. Stenborough searched for a week but couldn't find a suitable one. In the end, he had to turn around and choose Garbo as the heroine.
The choice of actors is just the easiest thing about "007". The movie DreamWorks is preparing to invest $5 million, which is definitely a big production. Stenberg was influenced by me and wanted to make this movie a visual wonder. Not to mention the scenes of the whole movie, the crew is also very complicated.
The entire crew has more than 500 directors, actors, staff, etc., and there are more than 500 presidents, not including some mobile services. The photographer is Huang Zongzhan. When this guy heard that Stenborg had filmed a big investment agent movie, he asked me to fight on the spot. In fact, Huang Zongzhan is also more suitable for photography of this movie.
The crew of "007" is busy, and another crew is not idle either. This guy, Munau, is also an idle person. When Stenborough is busy with his crew, Munau is also building his own team day and night.
In "The Shawshank Redemption", the male star chose Cary Grant, which basically did not go through much trouble, but the black star in it became a problem before Munau.
Hollywood has always had a tradition of discriminating against black actors. Even after the civil rights movement in recent years, the treatment of black actors in Hollywood has increased a lot, but there are not many famous movie stars that are highlighted. Therefore, it is not easy to choose a black actor as the starring actor.
DreamWorks held a massive actor audition, but it was very disappointing. The black actors who came to apply for the job did not meet the requirements at all. At the critical moment, the person who helped us was Victor Fleming.
Victor Fleming, who is filming "Hell Angel", heard the news that DreamWorks lacked black actors, put down his hand and drove directly to DreamWorks, and followed him. There was also an old black man in his fifties.
"Boss, aren't you missing actors? I've brought you one." Victor Fleming walked up to me with a smile on his face, then whispered in front of him.
Not far ahead of him, the old black man standing was wearing a work suit, rolled up his cuffs, and a somewhat worn felt hat on his head. He had a short beard on his lips. I was immediately attracted as soon as he appeared. This guy reminded me of Morgan Freeman. In fact, he was a bit thicker.
"Victor, he wasn't an actor before?" I smiled.
"No. He is a drama agent in the crew, responsible for taking care of my daily life. His name is Viner Flemman. He is just 50 years old this year. I saw you in the newspaper's request to recruit actors. I think he is very suitable, so this brings you." Victor Flemmin narrowed his eyes.
I turned around and looked at Munau. Seeing that he kept nodding, I seemed to have a good impression of this old black man. I felt relieved.
In this way, after Victor Fleming's matchmaking, Viner Ferman, who was just a drama, became the protagonist of "The Shawshank Redemption"
The one who starred in the movie at the same time was John Wayne. This guy didn't get enough of the drama in 1929, so he didn't let go when he got this opportunity and joined the crew.
The photographer of "The Shawshank Redemption" is played by Billy Bizet, the old man who just won the Harvey Award for Best Photography. Now he is full of energy. As soon as "The Shawshank Redemption" is confirmed, he took the initiative to ask for his life.
The two crews were built and filming began at the same time. At this time, it was already early February. The filming of "007" and "Shawshank Redemption" attracted the attention of Hollywood filmmakers, the general public and the media. Some people were looking forward to these two movies, while others seemed to be very unaware of DreamWorks' actions.
In their opinion, the two movies at DreamWorks seem to not seem as outstanding as the movies produced before. One is an agent movie and the other is a remake.
These people obviously do not have a deep understanding of these two movies.
The start of filming of two movies made DreamWorks, which had just been idle for less than a month, immediately became busy.
As a boss, I don’t have a movie to shoot at hand, but I can’t spare any time.
The main reason why I can't rest is not just because I have to worry about the operation of the film company, but also because of Lenny.
The expected delivery date of Leni was in early February. When the expected delivery date was about to arrive, I asked someone to bring Leni to the hospital and stayed safely. In this way, once something happened, I could be dealt with immediately. For this regard, I have left a psychological shadow.
Lenny was moved in, and the women at home rushed in, so I had to ask the hospital to arrange a huge ward.
February 10th. It was cloudy. There was drizzle and a little wind in the sky. Although it was not heavy, it was still cold when it hit people's faces.
I discussed things with Gans and others in the office. As soon as I talked about the important place, I heard the door of the office being banged open.
Then I saw Jimmy running in.
"Boss! Go quickly! Go quickly!" Jimmy walked to my floor, pulled my clothes and ran out.
Gans picked Jimmy up and stood up: "Jimmy, why are you so frivolous, you little bastard? I ask you, what's wrong?"
Jimmy was pulled by Gans, struggled for a moment and said, "Hospital! Miss Lenny is about to give birth! Miss Lenny is about to give birth!"
Before he finished speaking, I didn't even wear a coat and ran out.
"Boss, your coat!"
"Boss, wait for me! I'll go too!"
Gans and the fat man yelled and followed him out.
Los Angeles First Hospital. When we rushed to the door of the delivery room, there were already a lot of people standing there.
Mom, my second brother saw me coming and went straight over.
"Uncle Andre! Uncle Andre!" Little Victor from behind his second brother saw me, walked over and hugged my thigh and screamed.
His scream made Agalo and Vapori scream, and the walkway in the entire delivery room was very lively.
"Mom, the doctor said it's okay?" I asked in a deep voice.
My mother's face was obviously a little anxious, but she was very calm. "I asked the doctor, and the doctor said that so far, I haven't noticed anything abnormal about Lenny, so you can wait patiently. It's okay." My mother smiled comfortably.
"It's fine. Now my legs become weak when I hear about giving birth." I wiped the sweat from my forehead and stuck out my tongue.
"It's not that you're going to give birth to a baby, why are you weak?" Natalia and Holgina next to me gave me a blank look, and their words immediately made everyone in the aisle laugh.
In addition to the family, Marskolov is also there.
The old man's expression was more nervous than anyone else, his face turned blue, his lips trembled, and he muttered and prayed inside his mouth while whispering.
Lenny is his only daughter. If something happens, it will be a life-threatening person.
"Andre, do you want to go in and take a look? Leni has been in for a long time." Marskolov said stammeringly as he looked at me.
"Don't worry. It's okay." When I turned around, I had to comfort her.
We waited outside the door for dozens of minutes. When we heard the sound of a baby crying from inside, the string that was tense in everyone's heart finally relaxed.
"Listen to the sound of crying so loud. Boss, maybe you have another boy." Gans patted my shoulder hard and licked his lips excitedly.
"Andre, we have agreed that if it is a boy, it must be called Adolf Marskolov Corleon!" Marskolov looked at me and reminded me not to forget the promise I had with him.
"Okay, just call this." I waved my hand and then strode to the door of the delivery room.
The door was pushed open and a doctor came out.
"Doctor, is my wife okay?" I asked.
The doctor pulled off the mask and smiled and said, "Mother and son are safe and very smooth. Mr. Corleon, congratulations on having a son."
"Son!? Another son!?" I shouted immediately.
"Haha! I, Marskolov, finally have a grandson! The Marskolov family has a successor!" Marskolov was so happy that he was almost exhausted.
A group of people rushed in and on the delivery bed. I saw Lenny with a pale face full of sweat.
"Andre, we have children." Leni looked at me, with big watery eyes open and full of happiness.
"Your father and I have settled down. The child is called Adolf Marskolov Corleon." I leaned over Lenny's forehead and kissed her lightly, laughing out loud.
Next to Lenny, my third son was asleep in a small package. This guy was obviously inherited by Lenny, with big eyes and a high nose. I guess he is much more handsome than his father when he grows up.
The birth of Adolf immersed the Corleone family in joy and also made DreamWorks Film Company excited.
But the happiest person was Marskolov. The old guy came to his lawyer the day after Adolf was born. In front of our family, Marskolov asked the lawyer to modify his will in the hospital.
"I, Marskolov, all the inheritance will be handed over to my grandson Adolf Marskolov Corleon, who is the only legal heir to our Marskolov family." When Marskolov solemnly asked the lawyer to write this sentence into his will, Digans stood beside me and stabbed me secretly.
"Boss, now your Corleon family will be in great success! If Marskolov dies, MGM Films's big industry will be the property of your son Adolf, and your father is the Regent. At that time, the whole of Hollywood will be your Corleon family! Adolf, this little guy's life is so good!" Gans said while talking, smiling very strangely.
"If you have the ability, wouldn't it be enough to marry a few more women like the boss and have a nest of children?" The fat man gave Gans a blank look.
"You can't say it, I want to learn from the boss, but the one at home doesn't want to." Gans shook his head.
"So too at my family." The fat man felt sorry for each other.
"Gans, fat man, when will you be dads? Look at me. These are all three sons." I said proudly.
"It's getting faster, the doctor said it's almost the middle of this year." Gans and the fat man looked at each other and smiled.
Only a part of people knows the birth of Adolf. For most people, no one knows how much impact the child born in the hospital will have on Hollywood. He alone achieved the originally unlikely integration between the huge MGM film empire and DreamWorks.
And if MGM Film and DreamWorks come together, it basically means that DreamWorks has occupied half of Hollywood and has become an unshakable absolute overlord!
The birth of Adolf made me very happy. Not only did I hold several large-scale cocktail parties inside DreamWorks, but Gans also arranged a huge cocktail party. Of course, the people attending the cocktail party were my friends. John Ford, King Victor and others were all present one by one.
However, the joy of the birth of Adolf did not last long. The arrival of another news caused me and a group of people from DreamWorks to fall into the ice hole.
One day in mid-February, the sun is shining in the morning, which is a good time for outdoor interaction.
In front of the zodiac fountain in the manor, I took my family to bask in the sun. My mother, Heidi and the others took the little guys to play on the grass. Agelo, Vapori and Little Victor three guys were beaten together. I, Gans, Coolidge, second brother and others sat on the chair next to me, smoking and talking about things.
We talked about a lot, and we were just talking nonsense.
To be continued...