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

Chapter 181 Money Tree

It’s not that there are no real fans, it’s just that the number is relatively small.

But Wayne, who has sharp eyes, noticed someone.

That is.
"Brother Mars?!"

Afro, mustache, and brown skin.

At first glance, he looked exactly like the Martian brother he knew in his previous life.

But then he realized something was wrong.

The man who looked almost exactly like Brother Martian was almost in his 30s, and if he remembered correctly, Brother Martian was born in 85 and is only 16 years old now.

Don't ask Wayne why he remembers Brother Martian's age as a man so clearly.

Who didn't have a literary style when he was in college? "Just the Way You Are", "Uptown Funk", "Lazy Song", some of Brother Martian's classic songs are too familiar to him.

It's a pity that Brother Martian's voice is so unique that he really can't learn it.

"By the way, Brother Martian's parents seem to be singers too, but they're not very famous."

Thinking of this, Wayne couldn't help but turn his attention to the boy with the same hairstyle next to 'Brother Martian'.

"Sure enough, this is Brother Martian!"

Wayne looked at the young Martian Brother, and a thought suddenly came to his mind, that is, should he intercept Hu Martian Brother in advance?
There is no doubt that Brother Martian is definitely one of the most popular singers in North America after 2010.

And unlike those rappers who can only be popular in the black circle, Brother Martian's music has really achieved it and become popular all over the world.

Among male singers, except for Justin Bieber at his peak, no one is more popular than him.

And unlike Justin Bieber, the talented Martian brother has never lost popularity in more than ten years since he became famous.

It is completely different from those singers who can only be popular for three or four years, or even one or two years.

It is no exaggeration to say that Brother Mars’ cash cow is worth at least US$15 billion!
"Although Hollywood does not allow film and television production companies to operate economic businesses at the same time, if you create or buy a record company like Sony and Universal, you can use record signings to indirectly sign singers."

Wayne's mind quickly began to make calculations.

15 billion!Even for him who cheats, it is not a small amount!

And Martian is not the only valuable singer, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, these are all real money-spinners!
And what will he pay?

Just have a record label or an agency that only signs singers and sign them in advance.

And if a record company or agency owns three singers including Martian Brother, Justin Bieber, and Taylor Swift, then it will have a huge influence in the global music circle!

“It’s time to have a record company!”

Wayne made the decision almost immediately.

"But not now."

Wayne's eyes flashed as he thought to himself.

First of all, whether it is Brother Mars, Justin Bieber, or Taylor Swift, they are all still too young. Even the oldest Brother Mars will not graduate from high school for two years, and he will not graduate from high school until the second half of 03. Will come to Los Angeles to make a living.

Furthermore, today’s music market has been divided up by several major record companies such as Sony and Universal.

If someone else had purchased a small record company and entered the music industry, it might not have attracted so much attention, but he was different.

This is not his boast. If he suddenly acquires a record company and enters the music industry, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of many giants who have been paying attention to him.

Especially after Avril Lavigne became famous.

So the time to enter the music industry still needs to wait.

"Hello everyone, my name is Avril Lavigne."

After thinking about it, it was finally Avril Lavigne’s turn to appear.

Wayne, who was still chatting with the beauties around him, immediately sat upright and began to seriously appreciate Avril Lavigne's performance.

In addition to "Firework" and "Complicated", which originally belonged to Avril Lavigne, he later 'wrote' a very appropriate song for Avril Lavigne, "California Girls".

This song was originally a pop dance song performed by Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg in 2010.

Although this song only topped the Billboard Hot 6 music chart for 836.9 weeks, it became the global sales champion that year with global sales of [-] million.

It is much higher than the classic single "Just the Way You Are" released by Martian Brother in the same year.

"Firework", "Complicated", "California Girls", plus "Sk8er Boi" that was supposed to appear on this album, Avril Lavigne's first solo album can definitely be regarded as a super classic.

Sales of less than 500 million are outrageous.

At this time of the concert, Avril was originally planning to take a break and catch her breath because Avril was not well-known. However, the audience who were waiting for Britney to appear again were quickly stunned.

The song "California Girls" directly set everyone on fire. More than 80% of the people couldn't help but twist their bodies to the dynamic melody, and their legs and feet had a tendency to lose control.

Around Wayne, those like Cameron Diaz and others who originally thought that Avril was lucky enough to be favored by Wayne just because of her beauty, were also surprised and gradually stopped their contempt.

Although they only came to the concert to meet Wayne, they could still tell the general quality of a song.

Let’s look at the reaction from the audience.

Obviously this song is pretty awesome!

After all, everyone here is a fan of Britney Spears.

It's much harder for them to give such a reaction than for ordinary passers-by!

On the stage, Avril secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw this scene. She let go of the last trace of worry in her heart and became more and more into the mood.

When she thought that Wayne had written this song specifically for her, and that even when he was so busy, he took an entire afternoon to rehearse with her and come to her concert, she felt extremely sweet and her whole body followed. The changes in mood are like a little sun, emitting infinite light.

"Thank you dear!"

When the concert ended, as soon as Wayne returned to the car with Avril Lavigne, Avril Lavigne couldn't wait to hug his neck and sit on him.

Unfortunately, although the space in the back of the Silver Angel was very spacious, it was not enough time for Wayne to use it, so he only kissed her for a moment and then took the initiative to push her away.

"The effect of the performance just now was better than I expected, so I think the number of supporting performances should be reduced a little bit in the future." "Why?" Avril asked curiously.

"The first is to keep things fresh for fans, and the second is to take advantage of the popularity and produce the first album as soon as possible." Wayne explained.

"So two in Los Angeles, one in San Francisco, two in New York, plus one each in Houston, Seattle, and Miami, that should be about the same."

"Okay, I listen to you~!"

Avril agreed without hesitation.

Although the original dozens of concerts were suddenly reduced to only eight, she was not dissatisfied at all because she believed that Wayne's arrangement must be for her own good.

And with fewer shows, she can spend more time in Los Angeles.

For her who is passionately in love, releasing an album and becoming a big star are not as important as being with Wayne.

"So nice."

Seeing Avril being so obedient and obedient, Wayne couldn't help but kiss her smooth forehead again, and fell in love with her even more.

However, he did not accompany Avril Lavigne at the concert the next day. After all, he still had work to do.

After giving Avril another several hundred million gifts, Wayne took a car to the company after breakfast the next morning.

Today is the audition time for the American version of "The Ring". Except for the protagonist Naomi Watts, the other roles have not yet been decided, so as one of the nominal screenwriters, he naturally has to participate.

"Boss!"

"Mr. Wayne."

When Wayne and Hannah arrived together, as expected, producer Mary Parent and director Gore Verbinski were waiting at the entrance in advance.

But what Wayne didn't expect was that in the waiting area, there were more than 100 actors who came to audition this time, which was more than the original "Rescue" and "Resident Evil"!
You must know that the production budget of the American version of "The Ring" was only 3000 million, and the cost of purchasing the remake rights, plus Wayne's adaptation fee, accounted for 2000 million.

In addition, Naomi Watts' salary of up to 200 million and Gore Verbinski's director's salary of 150 million.

It is estimated that only 400 to [-] million can actually be used for shooting.

However, after taking a closer look, he found that 80% of the actors who came to audition were young, beautiful and not-so-famous actresses, and he was relieved.

First of all, if you attend the audition, you will have the opportunity to show yourself in front of him, and maybe you will be chosen by him.

Furthermore, his 'adaptation' basically followed the original version of "The Ring", so the two supporting female high school students aged 7 or [-] who are responsible for introducing the story and introducing the video experience at the beginning are full of The scene lasts for six to seven minutes and contains twenty or thirty lines of dialogue.

In addition, the scene is on the bed in the bedroom at midnight, so the clothes can be set cooler to better show off one's figure to attract the audience, so these two roles are quite attractive to these less famous actresses. .

In addition to the two female high school students who died and the other went crazy at the beginning, there are also several of their classmates in the film.They are all characters with faces and lines, but their roles are slightly less.

But it is also very attractive to countless actresses at the lowest level in Hollywood.

In fact, they were able to be arranged by the agency to audition, which means they have defeated countless competitors.

So at first glance, these auditionees generally have very good looks.

But what really surprised Wayne was the auditionee who came to audition for the leading role.

"Tom Hardy who plays 'Venom'. Chris Pratt who plays 'Star-Lord'. And Ryan Reynolds who plays 'Bitch' and Jeremy Renner who plays 'Hawkeye'. That's it." Is Marvel having a meeting?!”

After getting the audition list, Wayne looked at the name and profile picture on it, and couldn't help but have a weird look on his face.

Although there were far more than these four people who auditioned for the male lead, there were 11.

But it was quite strange to see these four people looking at the same character at the same time.

But if you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand that these guys appeared here at the same time.

If they can become famous later on, their qualifications must be good, and their people and sophistication must not be bad. It is reasonable for them to be pushed by the agency to audition.

But then it was Wayne's turn to be a little embarrassed.

"Who should I choose?"

The male protagonist's scenes in the American version of "The Ring" only total about 15 minutes, which is not a lot compared to the 105-minute film length, and most of them are because he is with the heroine. There are shots and lines.

The requirements for acting skills are not very high, as long as you can express emotions such as panic and nervousness.

This is not difficult for most actors who have taken acting training classes.What's more, Tom Hardy and all four of them are very talented.

So who to choose depends entirely on his subjective preference.

After thinking for a moment, Wayne suddenly came to his senses.

Isn't it just a male lead? Why not leave it to the director to choose?
In the original version, except for Naomi Watts, who could barely reach the third line, there was not a single famous actor. Didn't it still achieve an astonishing box office of US$2.49 million worldwide?

Nowadays, Naomi Watts is more famous, and the plot is the same as before. In addition, "Hemera Film Production" already has a lot of box office appeal. There is no reason that the box office will be lower than this, right?
As for the male protagonist, it's not important at all.

"What? I choose the male lead?"

"good."

Gore Verbinski looked surprised when he learned that the leading actor would be chosen by himself, but then he felt tremendous pressure.

Although he will next direct "Pirates of the Caribbean", a huge production with a budget of hundreds of millions of dollars, in fact, his current reputation and achievements are average.

He really didn't expect that Wayne would delegate the casting rights of the male lead to him.

After three days of thinking, Gore Verbinski finally made a decision and carefully chose Ryan Reynolds, who had played the male lead in "Resident Evil 2" that was completed last month. .

Of course, this is a story.

After the audition for the male lead ended, it was the turn of four women and one man to audition for the roles of five high school students.

There is currently no specific division of these five roles. After the auditions are over, five will be selected for placement based on the performance of the auditionees.

"My name is Michelle Trachtenberg. I played the leading role in the movie "Junior Spy" and also played the role of Buffy's sister in the TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"."

Michelle Trachtenberg, who was the first to appear, started out as a child star. She began filming various commercials and TV shows at the age of three, and starred in her first movie at the age of 11.

(End of this chapter)