Hollywood New Century

Simon left the audition site, and the two actresses who were going to audition with Simon were out of luck, because the casting director also came out at this time, and he was very angry after listening to the assistant's explanation.

Not only scolded Simon, but also scolded Simon's agent along the way. With a small agent and a good actor, the casting director was still confident.

"In the future, people from the AC brokerage company should not use it, and continue to audition!"

Simon, who left the place, didn't know that he had let a casting director hate the entire AC agency.

However, they are all small problems, and everyone is a low-level person anyway.

"Simon, were you auditioning just now? You quarreled with someone else?" In the AC agency, Sonia Roman taught Simon Pike a serious lesson.

"People called me, and you are still arguing and losing your temper. Although you are the bottom of the entertainment industry, you will really..." Sonia Roman really wanted to kick Simon.

"Okay, Sonia, I won't go around in the future. You can arrange for me and Niko to meet, buy my script, and you should meet me, right?" Simon said to Sony who was on the verge of rage. Ya Roman helped her to sit on the sofa.

"Well, as I said, the price can actually go up. I heard that your script was put in Nicole's house and she hadn't read it before. She read it by accident a few days ago and thought it was good, and she also watched "Hard Candy" ", knowing that you wrote that script, she must have liked the script "Juno"," Sonia Roman felt comfortable when she talked about it, $850,000, maybe $1 million What about dollars!

"How much do you want to sell? I think our highest asking price is 1 million. In fact, 850,000 is also acceptable!"

Simon waved his hand and said, "Let's meet first, the script price is not the point now!"

Sonia Roman frowned, the price is not the point, what to say? Still said:

"Tomorrow at noon, Nicole Kidman asked us to go to her villa and talk!"

"Okay," Simon was determined to convince Nicole Kidman to back him making Juno, his first film to fame.

The next day, in Beverly Hills, Nicole Kidman's mansion, Sonia Roman walked in with Simon.

"It's so luxurious, it's estimated to cost tens of millions of dollars," Sonia Roman said with envy on her face.

"Okay, you will have it in the future. It seems that this house was allocated after he and Tom Cruise divorced. Tens of millions are normal, and Nicole Kidman got a foreign girl in a movie last year. The highest salary for a star is 17.5 million US dollars, and now her basic salary for commercial films is more than 12 million US dollars." Simon thinks Nicole's salary is incredible. After several consecutive film failures, it has not yet dropped below 10 million US dollars.

It is famous, can market, and can always get some relatively large investment. The characteristics of box office poison have been revealed.

Sonia Roman shook her head and didn't think much of it, unless she also had two first-class stars under her.

In the living room, Nicole Kidman sits with her agent Pat Kingsley, and Simon and Sonia Roman sit across from each other.

"Are you Simon Parker? I didn't expect you to be so young. I seem to have heard that you stayed on the set of "The Fairy Wife" for two months, as a screenwriter?" Nicole Kidman still has the temperament of a cold queen.

Simon nodded, "It did stay for two months!"

"I read the script of "Juno" and found it interesting. There is a lot of information about women's rights, so I'm going to buy it from you, $850,000, are you not satisfied?"

"No, Simon he..." Sonia Roman was a little stressed by Nicole Kidman's glamorous temperament, but was interrupted by Simon just as she was about to say it.

"You two, I have something I want to show you guys," Simon said, taking out the plan for making "Juno" in his bag and putting it in front of them.

"This is," Pat Kingsley opened curiously, looking at it with Nicole Kidman.

"A plan for making the "Juno" movie!" Simon brought out what he had prepared for a long time.

Sonia Roman's eyes widened, the thing this guy was holding tightly today turned out to be this.

It is true that he has always wanted to make movies and to be a producer. He really has no interest in being a screenwriter and an actor.

Sonia Roman pinched Simon's leg under the table, little thing, hiding this from me?

Simon took Sonia Roman's hand and patted it, and motioned her to be quiet again with his eyes.

"Interesting, Simon, you made a movie plan, I really can't see it!" Nicole's manager, Pat Kingsley, was a little surprised.

Nicole Kidman looked up at the little guy in front of him and asked, "What do you mean?"

"I hope to get support, support me to make this film, I have no money, no one, only creativity and ability!" Simon said this idea clearly.

"The production cost of 7 million US dollars is really not expensive. The director and actors you chose are also newcomers. It seems that you have had this idea for a long time. The heroine Ellen Page, you have decided," Nicole Key Deman smiled lightly.

"When Hard Candy started shooting, I had Ellen Page as the lead actress in Juno!"

"The release of Hard Candy has given Ellen Page a certain popularity, and now shooting "Juno" is indeed very consistent in all aspects," Pat Kingsley likes to analyze movies from actors.

"Oh, no wonder you were in a hurry to sell the script of Hard Candy, just for the heroine of the movie?" Sonia Roman also thought of something.

"Yes, I sold the complete script to David Higgins in the hope that he could prepare the film as soon as possible. The film had very few scenes and actors. It was finished in less than 20 days and found at the Toronto Film Festival. Publisher, it's also coming out this month, just right!" Simon's only concern is whether David Higgins will cast Ellen Page, but fortunately, it's her.

Even if it weren't for her, with a similar actress, Simon believes that "Juno" will also be successful.

However, if "Juno" is his first film, the risk of using the original cast is much less.

"Simon, just based on these, it is very difficult for you to attract investors to support you. The production cost of 7 million US dollars, plus the cost of publicity, will be 10 million US dollars. Is your dream worth this 10 million US dollars? ?" Nicole Kidman said contemptuously.

Pat Kingsley didn't speak. It wasn't herself who was interested in investing in movies, but Nicole.

Sonia Roman was thinking, isn't it bad to sell the script? Is it that easy to make a movie?

"By the way, when I was running around in the crew of "Mrs. Smith" this year, I heard that the original heroine was not Angelina Jolie but Ms. Kidman, right?" Simon looked up and asked suddenly.

Nicole Kidman nodded, there is no need to deny this, Pat Kingsley on the side said: "Nicole was going to play the heroine, but later pushed it and took the "Fairy Wife at Home". play!"

Simon nodded, and began to speak on his own: "The romantic comedy film directed by Nora Ephron is indeed very attractive to actors. Judging from the past performance, it is indeed good!"

"Compared to "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "The Fairy Wife at Home" does have a great chance of success in terms of director and genre."

The other three people didn't know why, and only heard Simon continue to say: "I have stayed in both crews, and I know all about the plot!"

Saying that, he raised his head and looked at Nicole Kidman and smiled: "It's really not a wise decision to quit "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and accept "The Fairy Wife"!

The meaning is obvious, Simon means that these two films, Nicole Kidman rejected the successful one and took over the failed one.

"The movie hasn't been released yet, and you're talking nonsense like this, who would believe it?" Pat Kingsley was unhappy when she heard it.

"I started from the plot. The plot of Mr. and Mrs. Smith is attractive, and the action is also a selling point. The plot of "The Fairy Wife" is flawed, no wonder the actors," Simon just analyzed very quietly,

"Nora Efron's first screenplay film, When Harry Met Sally, was released in 1989, and then wrote and directed Sleepless in Seattle in 1992, and then in 1994. "Electronic Love", three romantic comedy films with great word-of-mouth box office, enough to establish director Nora Ephron's status!"

"But, don't forget, it's already 2004, more than ten years later, the audience has changed a lot, and the two leading actors in the two films at that time were Tom Hanks. Tom did debut as a comedian at that time. But his acting skills are not comparable to comedians!"

"Director Nora Ephron is still using comedy scenes from more than ten years ago, and it is difficult to resonate with the audience today!"

"Okay, you said so much, you just want to show your ability and let me support your film, these are too false, you said that "Mrs. Smith" will succeed, "The Fairy Wife" will fail, even if the following year is followed The situation you mentioned happened, it may also be a coincidence," Nicole said a little unhappily, although the little guy's analysis was reasonable, but it was unhappy for everyone to be told that his movie would fail.

Sonia Roman on the side pulled Rasimon's arm, motioning him not to talk nonsense.

"Two, Simon graduated from screenwriting major. He always likes to study the plot. There are many aspects of the film that are affected!" I don't care about your script.

"Fortunately, Simon, you continued to tell me your reasons and convinced me that I can help you invest in the distribution of "Juno"," Nicole Kidman is also worried about the success of "Mrs. Fairy Wife failed!