Best Actor

    "Then let's be here today, it's a pleasure to meet you, Sean." The producer sitting on the single sofa tapped the armrest, then stood up, facing With a smile, you can see that he is very satisfied with this meeting.

    "Me too, Mr. Walsh, it's a pleasure to chat with you." Sean also stood up, shook hands with the other party, and turned to the Chinese who was sitting with him, "And you , Mr. Director."

    "You gave me a lot of surprises, Sean, I think we will work together very happily." The other party said seriously, he looked about forty years old, with eyes and a face Some are round, like most Chinese Americans, and have a very mild temperament.

    "Me too, I'm already looking forward to this movie." Sean smiled and shook hands with him.

    "It was a pleasant meeting. If all film negotiations were like ours, there would be no disputes." Frederick stood up without missing a beat, in an exaggerated tone said.

    "Okay, Fred, put away your nasty words, it will only disgust me." Although Walsh said this, it was more of a joke.

    Then Sean and the director left the office first, then Frederick and Walsh left in the opposite direction.

    "This is yours," Came to the office, Walsh handed the prepared contract to Frederick, "The crew is still shooting scenes, so it is initially scheduled to start in late August ."

    "No problem, let me know if there are any changes." Frederick nodded.

    "I have to say, Fred, your eyes are really good, this young man makes a good impression," Walsh praised, "No wonder Anthony Minghella Pick."

    Then he suddenly asked, "Did you follow up on his movie?"

    "Don't worry, Jackson," Frederick raised his eyebrows, "you can see his popularity rise like a rocket by the end of the year at the most."

    The ability to get this role without Sean is due to the influence of the unfinished film "Genius Ripley", think about it, the actor is An actor who shines in a well-received and box-office drama, what a publicity it can be for a low-budget horror film.

    Of course, the movie hasn't come out yet, so it's hard to say that it will get the desired result, but it's worth the producer's gamble, isn't it? As I said before, filmmaking is actually no different from gambling. "The Genius Ripley" may succeed or fail, but if word-of-mouth box-office hits, will Sean still take on this role? And failing...that's okay.

     "By the way, I heard that New Line Investment's "The Lord of the Rings" is about to start filming, isn't it?" Frederick, who was about to leave, asked as if he was thinking of something, " But it doesn't seem like the role has been completely settled yet, right?"

    "Yeah, I don't know what Robert was thinking, but he gave Peter Jackson full control. That guy is just a B-movie director," Jackson Walsh complained first , then looked at Frederick, "What are you thinking of, Fred?"

    "I thought, if appropriate, I might be able to recommend a few candidates." Frederick said bluntly.

    "Then you have to contact the crew." Walsh waved his hand, looking like he had nothing to do with him.

    "Come on, Jackson, don't think I don't know, you recommended Liv Tyler to play the Elf Princess." Frederick smiled, "Just do me a favor. Sample?"

    "Who are you recommending? Sean?" Walsh asked rhetorically.

    "Not necessarily, but it's okay if he is suitable. I heard that the shooting time may be very long, as long as it does not conflict with "Death Is Coming"." Frederick raised his hands , is well prepared.

    …

    "Hey, how's it going, Fred? I've done what I'm supposed to do, how about you?" Sean, who was waiting outside, started asking questions as soon as the agent came out of the house.

    "Really? How was the chat with James Wong?" Frederick didn't answer, but asked about him and the director.

    "Not bad, I like this guy, we had a good chat and exchanged a lot of opinions about the movie. The most interesting thing is that I didn't expect him to understand a little Chinese, but he can't at all Say it." Sean said with a smile.

    "That's good, the crew initially decided to start the film at the end of August. If there is any change, I will notify you as soon as possible, and I will notify you as soon as possible." Frederick patted his Shoulder, "What are you going to do next, don't I need to remind me?"

    "No." Sean rolled his eyes, "There are about three months, enough for me to think about it slowly. However, when it comes to this, the script seems to be a bit wrong, about some people , um, the description of the death of most of them has been omitted."

    "I asked them, I was worried, but it's not all done." The agent made a gesture of understanding.

    "It's not all finished yet?" Sean opened his mouth, "Well, I just hope that there will not be a situation where the script is edited while filming."

    "No, don't worry, definitely not." Frederick said insincerely.

    Sean is too lazy to care about this for the time being: "Then..."

    "You are so optimistic about the movie version of "The Lord of the Rings"?" The agent couldn't help but ask the question that he had been thinking about for a few days.

    "Of course, I'm very sure, because..." Sean smiled and pointed his index finger to his head and eyes, "This is intuition, understand?"

    "Damn, I shouldn't have asked you that..." Frederick gave a headache, then raised a hand before he could speak, "I already told Walsh Well, see you soon with Peter Jackson."

    "Do you need me?" Sean asked immediately.

    "No, I can handle "Death is Coming" by myself, and I can handle "The Lord of the Rings" by myself." The agent waved his hand proudly.

    The result is that when he came out of Wellington International Airport alone, he was blown by the cold wind and sneezed suddenly.

    "Damn the southern hemisphere." Frederick muttered hello to a taxi, went to the city to find a hotel to settle in, and then called again.

    "Hello, Mr. Rogers, I'm Noah Kane, I'm sorry, we're not in Wellington right now." Walsh's introduction came over there, and he had already made a phone call and was in " The voice of another producer from New Line, who oversaw the finances of the New Zealand crew of The Lord of the Rings.

    "Mr. Kane, we agreed before." The agent said weakly, but fortunately he also brought a duck down jacket, otherwise maybe, for Westerners, a cold is definitely very scary disease.

    "I'm really sorry, Mr. Rogers, after we finished the phone call yesterday, Director Jackson asked everyone to go to Queenstown to inspect some locations." The voice over there became more and more apologetic.

    "In other words, I have to rush to Queenstown now?" Frederick had the urge to pass out. Queenstown is further south, and it will only be colder than Wellington.

    "Well...if you are not in a hurry, you can wait for us to come back, it will take about...three or four days." After thinking about it, he gave such a suggestion.

    Frederick rolled his eyes immediately: "I'll be over tomorrow."

    At first he thought the crew was still in Los Angeles, and they only needed to meet up. After getting the contact number from Walsh, he realized that they had actually gone to New Zealand to make final preparations for the film. Since the big talk has been said, it is naturally difficult to take it back, so Frederick had to board the plane and go to Wellington to meet Jackson first.

    I didn't expect that New Zealand would be so cold at the end of July, it was fine when the sun was shining, it was about 59 degrees, but if the weather was overcast, it would soon drop to 40 degrees Around, not to mention late at night, the only good thing is that at least the temperature will not be below 32 degrees.

    On the second day, after the combined torture of cars, boats, small planes and other means of transportation, and after waiting for a long time, Frederick finally got a rental job for the "Lord of the Rings" crew Saw Peter Jackson in the room.

    "I have sketched the meeting many times in my mind, but what I didn't expect is that you are much rougher than you look in the picture, Mr. Jackson." The agent joked first. sentence.

    At this time, Peter Jackson not only had a big beard, but he was also a little bloated, and he just came back from the outside, with the taste of the wild, barely and rough. .

    But some tired Jackson obviously didn't take this compliment to heart, and went straight to the subject: "I'm not polite, Mr. Rogers, Noah said you want to recommend a good actor?"

    "Yes, of course," Frederick had to hand over the prepared file bag, "Sean Tang, a young actor from San Francisco to Hollywood, although He only started acting last September, but he's already had a lead role in a film directed by Anthony Minghella, and he's a very talented actor, you can watch the audition tapes."

    Jackson didn't say anything, put the tape into the video recorder in the office, and Frederick continued to introduce Sean.

    "He can play either a character with a rich inner world or a handsome and dashing character. It can be said that he is a generalist, a very potential generalist." He boasted Not blush at all.

    "Which role do you want him to fight for?" Jackson asked while looking at the TV screen.

    "Legras, Faramir, or Merry, Pippin, or even Frodo." Frederick, who had done his homework, said immediately.

    Jackson smiled, ejected the tape from the machine, and handed it back to him: "Thank you for coming, Mr. Rogers, the young man you recommended is really good, it's true Even though it's just a videotape, I can still see if he's attentive and how well he's acting, but I don't think there's a role for him, so I'm very sorry."

    He patted Frederick on the shoulder as he spoke, and then left the office. The agent stood there in a daze, and it took a long time for him to react.

    No, shouldn't we bargain at this time? I haven't started official lobbying yet! And the actors haven't seen each other yet, so why did they simply refuse? Damn fat man!