Meiyu: I don’t care about the cost when making movies

Chapter 27 Free?no!Must collect money!

"Hey--"

As soon as Charlize Theron's husky voice came out, Mary's excited, Gatling-like voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hemera Pictures just called and said that they have negotiated the shooting schedule with the director and asked you to sign a contract with their company as soon as possible!"

"Oh my God! 300 million US dollars! This is the highest salary you have ever received since entering Hollywood! It's amazing!"

"That Wayne Anderson is indeed a man of his word, unlike those bastards who turn around and regret after sleeping!"

"I like to deal with this kind of independent film investors. For this kind of investors, as long as you please them, you can get corresponding returns. Unlike those big-budget commercial films, which are all parties."

"Okay, I'll drive to pick you up now! Hurry up and get ready!"

It lasted for 5 minutes, with almost no breath in between. This left Charlize Theron with her mouth open for a long time, but she had no room to interrupt and refuse.

"Okay then, come here."

Charlize Theron finally said this.

Originally, she wanted to tell Mary, but it was already almost six o'clock, otherwise she might as well go to sign the contract tomorrow morning instead.

But listening to Mary's excited expression, she really doubted that if she dared to say that, the other party would come directly with his car and smash the door of her house.

"Ding dong!"

It only took 15 minutes for the doorbell of the downstairs door to ring.

Charlize Theron had just changed into home clothes, took a few sips of milk from the refrigerator, and had to go downstairs to open the door for her.

"Oh Fak! Why are you still wearing this kind of clothes? And what's with your makeup? Why is it so bad?"

Mary originally wanted to grab Charlize Theron and leave directly, but when she saw that she was still wearing home clothes, her makeup was messy, and she looked depressed, she couldn't help but curse.

"You have to ask Wayne Anderson about this~" Charlize Theron replied unhurriedly, which made Mary couldn't help but ask questions.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's go!"

"Leave? Are you crazy? Are you going to sign a contract like this?!" Mary couldn't help but exclaimed again, the image of a female star is more important than life!

"Don't worry, the signing will not be dirty!" Charlize Theron said calmly.

"We'll make a quick decision. We'll just sign the contract and come back right away. But we have to go to a fast food restaurant to buy a few burgers on the way. I'm really starving to death!"

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As CAA's agent, Mary is a relatively powerful one. She would usually stare at and point fingers at Charlize Theron's every move outside.

But this time she chose to compromise.

How could Charlize Theron get such good resources this time without using her connections with CAA?
Yes, although "Happy Death Day" is only an independent film with an investment of about 1000 million, as long as the money is enough, it will be a good resource!

However, the matter of going to a fast food restaurant to buy a burger was settled in the end.

This is something Charlize Theron gave up on herself.

After all, for female celebrities, weight is also more important than life.

"By the way, Sally, do you think we can get other roles? The audition has just ended. If we open our mouths now, there should be enough time."

On the way to Hemera Pictures, Mary finally calmed down a little and regained her shrewdness and greed as a CAA agent.

After all, Theron is not the only client she has.

If she could add more people to the generous crew of "Happy Death Day", she could get more commissions, right?
However, Charlize Theron just glanced at her lightly and said: "Mary, it's not ten years ago now, and CAA's packaging service is no longer easy to use. Although this time "Happy Death Day" is an independent film, movie, but its cost is a full 1000 million US dollars, which is not a small amount. In addition, I can see that Wayne Anderson is an arrogant and domineering man, and he will not allow CAA to dictate his movies. . If you don’t want anything to happen to the 300 million yuan, it’s best not to do unnecessary things.”

Mary thought about how during the audition, Wayne, a leading actor and screenwriter, sat in the main seat without hesitation and openly, and couldn't help but agree with Theron's statement.

As a qualified agent.

Not to mention being proficient in psychology, I know how to read faces, but because I have been dealing with various people of all levels all year round, my ability to read people is still very good.

In the past, there was no star second-generation actor to help fund the organization. Even if everyone knew that this movie was just to promote this star second-generation actor, and making money was only secondary, on the surface, the producer and director would still be the main ones. How could this happen? It's like Wayne Anderson, treating the producer and director as his little brothers.But Mary thought about it carefully and found that there seemed to be no problem.

All the funds are provided by one person, and the company belongs to them. What's wrong with them being a little arrogant?
"Arrogance without strength is called arrogance, and arrogance with strength is called confidence." Mary secretly muttered in her heart.

In the vanity fair of Hollywood, for agents like Mary, their values ​​have long been distorted into what Hollywood looks like. Just like a drop of water falling into ink, it will soon blend in and completely turn into the color of ink.

On the other side, Wayne didn't know that his strong financial resources had once again helped him avoid a small conspiracy.

After leaving Theron's villa in the morning, he first contacted James Wan on the phone and talked about adjusting the shooting schedule, and then picked up Annie to go shopping.

So, Annie, who finally recovered some strength after a night, fell into a deep sleep from exhaustion before dinner time.

A refreshed Wayne finally drove back to Wayne Manor amid Hannah's resentment.

"Please, please recognize your identity. You are just an assistant. Mia and Jess are not angry yet. Why are you unhappy?"

"Fake!"

Faced with Wayne's teasing, Hannah immediately rushed towards him angrily.

A big battle is about to take place.

Time flies by on September [-]th, and the crew of "Happy Death Day" officially starts shooting at SCA.

That's right, because the main plot of "Happy Death Day" takes place on a college campus, so at Mia's suggestion out of a little vanity, the filming location was simply chosen at their school.

And this is also a good thing for SCA, because this way they can directly insert some students into the crew who have no lines but can show their faces.

For example, a couple who was reading a book on the lawn but was drowned by a suddenly activated sprinkler, or a fraternity member who was holding a club activity on the roadside, etc.

It can be said that these students showed their true colors.

For this reason, they even reduced the venue fee to an almost free price.

But how could Wayne agree?

If SCA doesn't charge this money, how can it be calculated into the production cost?

Without this expenditure, where would the missing production costs be found?Should we add more chicken drumsticks and chocolate cake to the lunch of these college extras?

But before that, Wayne had already asked Mia to increase the food standard to the upper limit!
Nowadays, the food for the crew of Happy Death Day is even higher than the standards of those commercial productions worth 6000 to [-] million US dollars!
"Sally you're here."

"Director, Wayne, I'm really sorry about the schedule."

"It doesn't matter, four days is more than enough."

At the filming site, Charlize Theron, who had already put on makeup and style, took the initiative to apologize to Wayne and James Wan as soon as she saw them.

Because September 14th is the premiere day of "The Dive", and Charlize Theron will take leave on September 13th, so she can only squeeze out four days at most for filming.

But that's enough for her character.

With her acting skills, it is more than enough to control the third female lead Daniel who is not bad at heart, but is a bit arrogant and egotistical.

If there is not enough time, it is most likely also the question from Jessica, who plays opposite her.

Thinking of Jessica, Wayne couldn't help but turn his eyes to a quiet corner next to the studio.

At this time, Jessica had already changed her clothes and put on makeup, and was sitting there alone, brewing emotions over the script.

"Is it really okay Jess?"

As an assistant and bodyguard, Hannah, who had been following him all the time, noticed his gaze and couldn't help but complain.

"I've read the script, and I don't know what you think. You actually let a sweet girl like Jie Qian play the role of a scumbag. Can she really play this role?"

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