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Chapter 401 Superstars (Earth)

While hooking up with the big names in Hollywood, Time Warner kept releasing rumors, sometimes saying that Denzel Washington was interested in "Blood on the Eagle Peak", while saying that Brad Pitt had entered the signing stage. The whole project went off without a hitch.

But in fact, this project is still in the most original script revision stage. By mid-May, the script rectified according to Time Warner's requirements was released, and almost half of the 5 major items were implemented. Time Warner was not very satisfied, but it did not completely abandon it. determination of this project.

Just when Time Warner was hesitating, Truman Studio issued a message saying that a large sum of money from China might join the project, requesting either to increase the investment quota of the entire project, or to increase its own investment ratio in the project.

Time Warner thought it was a negotiating tactic, but it wasn't.

It is true that a large amount of investment from China is in contact with the "Blood Battle on the Eagle Peak" project. These funds come from Chinese capital that has been interested in Truman's filming results since "Shang Qi 2", including several Internet long video companies. They have the strongest intentions for the platform, and they have also cooperated with Truman. After connecting with Truman's studio through Lu Linlang's line, they even proposed to be solely owned by them.

After Time Warner realized that Truman Studios was not bluffing, it panicked. There are capital giants behind the major long-form video platforms in China. Their scale is not smaller than that of AT&T behind them, and they are all Chinese. It seems that the cost of communication is lower, and it is very likely that Truman will choose them.

So Time Warner focused on advancing the progress of the project, and soon came up with the final revisions, saying that as long as Truman changed some elements in the script, the project could enter the next stage.

After Adam received these modification conditions, he saw that the number was not large and the content was not harsh, so he forwarded the email to Jun Ting, who would read the content out of Truman.

At this time, the director Feng Zikai, who was in China, had already come to Beverly Hills and lived in Truman's mansion. Throughout April, Feng Zikai had been in China, communicating with Truman online, and making changes to the script , The reason why I came to Hollywood in May is because God told them that the project will be promoted soon.

"There can be no high-level command officers above the division level..."

When Ting Jun read this article, she was a little disappointed. She still wanted to see the commander-in-chief and the leader.

But in fact, this one is a small trap left by Truman and Feng Zikai in the script, because without the permission of relevant parties, it is impossible for these well-known modern figures to appear in this movie.

"Protagonist B and protagonist C cannot join the plot and battle as captives."

Ting Jun read this one more casually, obviously thinking that it is not difficult.

But in fact, if you want to change this, you must adjust the entire script. From the basic setting, there will be no foreign troops on the mainland side. If the two protagonists can't join as prisoners, then in what capacity?
This requires careful thought and readjustment of the script.

However, there are far fewer amendments than the previous 23 articles.

"The identities of the two protagonists..." Feng Zikai thought carefully, and he was actually asking God for a result. The thinking process of fans of eating fish has been simplified into two steps of 'asking questions' and 'God solves problems'.

The answer will come soon.

At the end of May, the script finally passed the review of Time Warner, and the audition, which has been postponed for a long time, can finally begin.

The list of auditions this time can be said to be a collection of Hollywood stars and big names.

Truman saw not only the names of Denzel Washington and Brad Pitt, but also Henry Cavill, Robert Downey Jr. and Will Smith.

As for the candidate for the heroine, since this is a war movie, not a spy war movie like 007, according to the principle of "war makes women go away", it doesn't take much of the role, so there are no female stars from the Ten Million Club to participate in the audition .

But Truman still saw the names of Long Ma, Millie Bobby Brown ("Miss Holmes"), and Emily Blunt ("Oppenheimer"), all of whom were paid $800 million Left and right, it is already top-notch in Hollywood.

Although it was an audition, it couldn't be like before. Truman and Time Warner's executives were sitting in a room, waiting for these stars to enter the room one by one, sitting on a small chair like a candidate for acceptance. review.

Especially for those male actors in the 2000 million club, the executives of Truman and Time Warner can only look at the performance videos sent by these stars, or their past movies to judge whether they are suitable for this role, At most, they can be invited to meet at Time Warner headquarters, or go to their residences, crews, and meet with them.

Since the final decision on casting is in the hands of Truman, the agents of these stars often choose to lobby Truman's agent Adam, and Time Warner has a closer relationship with Truman, so they will recommend their favorite stars.

"If Robert Downey Jr. plays your comrade-in-arms, I believe that as long as you appear on the big screen, the movie's box office revenue will be guaranteed!"

"CN, a movie starring Will Smith has never lost money!"

"Denzel Washington is the guarantee of acting skills. There will definitely be intense sparks between you. This movie will become the new favorite of the Oscars!"

"Brad Pitt is the most handsome man in the world, and so are Henry Cavill and you!"

This is almost gibberish.

During a routine video conference with the crew, they talked about the progress of casting.

"Time Warner seems to like all the male leads he recommends." Ting Jun said, "They have sent too many emails recently, making people think that they seem to be out of their minds."

If Ting Jun feels that his brain is not good, then his brain is indeed not good. After all, Ting Jun thinks that "it's just a little slow in response, and his ability to live independently is not good enough".

In this regard, Adam explained: "Of course Time Warner hopes to invite these superstars to join the "Blood on the Eagle Peak" project, because they have high requirements for the script and will sign the corresponding terms. You can’t change the content of the script at will.”

Oh~ Jun Ting gave a big 'oh', finally understood Time Warner's intentions.

"Then we won't choose any of them!" Ting Jun said.

"Superstars are the guarantee of the box office. Take "Guest from Paradise" as an example. If it weren't for Xiao Li to join, it would definitely not be able to achieve such a high box office, so we need them." Adam said, "The investment in this movie is too high. If there are not a few If an A guy is on the cast list, all producers will feel terrified."

So, what will Truman's choice be?
(End of this chapter)