I'm building Gundams in America
Chapter 443 The Extras Worth $50
Looking at these amateurs who clearly had no acting skills, Cole couldn't help but laugh.
As a television actor with many years of experience, although his acting skills are just average, he deeply understands just how difficult it is for an ordinary person to become a professional actor.
Just being able to resist looking at the camera is something many people can't do.
This Wayne actually wants to replace professional actors with these amateurs who have absolutely no acting skills in making a big-budget movie?
It's simply a horror of slipping the world!
He thought it was some kind of documentary being filmed.
Seeing the other party's behavior, Cole's anger was not so intense.
More often than not, there was contempt and schadenfreude.
He hoped to see the other party's reputation ruined.
The other actors present, who were also preparing to leave, stared at Wayne as if he were a complete idiot.
The group exchanged glances, each seeing contempt and schadenfreude in the other's eyes.
Kerr then gave a cold laugh and said to Wayne:
"Mr. Wayne, since you have made your decision and represent the production company in full control of the entire crew, we have no choice but to respect your decision."
"Given that we personally do not wish to participate in this revised film project, we are leaving now."
"I hope your movie... what's it called again? Oh, 'Saints Save America,' I hope it's a huge hit and achieves unprecedented success."
"I said with a grin."
After seeing those amateurs, he was no longer willing to get entangled with Wayne on this matter. Instead, he hoped that Wayne could push this doomed project forward.
Let's see how Wayne ends up after his reputation is ruined.
With that, Cole led the way to the office next door and signed a compensation contract with the film crew's financial manager.
The other actors immediately followed suit and signed the contracts, then walked out with contemptuous and mocking smiles.
In their view, Wayne's choice of amateurs as actors in the film revealed his true nature as an outsider.
They were too lazy to argue with such people anymore, and instead, a sense of pride, typical of people working in the film and television industry, welled up from the bottom of their hearts.
All we have to do is wait for the other side to fail.
As they spoke, Cole and the others had already reached the door. Cole turned around and said arrogantly:
"Mr. Wayne, if you go bankrupt again because of this movie project's huge losses, you can come to me. I can give you a role as an extra..."
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Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly realized that Wayne had already walked into the conference room next door, surrounded by a group of amateur actors.
From beginning to end, the other party didn't care about their departure at all!
Cole looked resentful; the feeling of being slighted was worse than being killed.
Staring intently at Wayne's retreating figure, he gritted his teeth and said:
"Bruce Wayne...one day you'll come kneeling and begging me!"
As he spoke, he and a dozen other actors who chose to leave pushed open the door and went out.
At this moment, the members of the Saints' Gang filed into the conference room, filling the originally huge room to capacity.
Everyone looked around with great interest, occasionally letting out exclamations of surprise.
After all, this was the first time the members of the Saints had ever entered a film set.
Not to mention that he might even have a role in this movie!
"Wow, is this Hollywood? Am I going to become famous? To become someone like Will Smith?" David murmured dreamily.
Azoron said with a delighted expression:
"Oh God, once I'm famous, I'm going to make a movie called 'The Pursuit of Man,' to show those arrogant Hollywood bastards what real life at the bottom is really like..."
"Look, Helena, this poster is gorgeous! It's Jessica Alba!"
"Wow, it's that actress Amy! I really want to chat with her about home remedies for constipation..."
The crowd was noisy and excited, and everything seemed new to them.
They never imagined that they would one day be on a film set and become actors!
Director Josh stared at the Saints for a moment, momentarily lost in thought.
He never expected that Wayne would actually be able to get so many actors!
But why are they all amateurs?
But since producer Victor had already said that Wayne would have full control over the entire crew, and considering that Cole and others had just left, director Josh could only take things one step at a time.
After all, what he needed was the full compensation, not just some amount of damages.
He took on this project no matter how difficult it was, in order to repay his debts.
The worst that can happen is a box office flop, resulting in huge losses.
It's not like he hasn't lost money before.
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The original "New Four" was a complete flop, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of only 3.5. Can this one be any worse?
And this time he doesn't need to be in charge.
If you lose money, you lose money.
Having figured these things out, Josh felt much calmer.
They've given up entirely.
Anyway, his word doesn't count, so let Wayne do whatever he wants.
At that moment, Josh coughed a few times and said:
"Dear friends, I think we..."
However, the Saints were all engrossed in their lively conversation, and the noisy conference room completely drowned out Josh's words.
Josh looked helpless, unsure of what to do as the director.
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Upon noticing Josh's predicament, Wayne smiled slightly and calmly said:
"Quiet."
His voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to have a magical power, instantly silencing everyone who was chatting.
The entire conference room fell completely silent!
All the amateur actors that Wayne had brought in were now looking at the black-haired, black-eyed man sitting in the center.
Their eyes were filled with trust, respect, and even affection.
Upon seeing this, Josh's eyes widened in disbelief!
In that instant, he suddenly felt as if he were looking at a medieval oil painting, with a group of devout believers looking at Jehovah preaching!
He suddenly looked up and scrutinized the ordinary people in front of him, his heart filled with doubt.
Are they really amateur actors with absolutely no acting experience?
This scene perfectly matched his ideal of worshipping the Messiah!
No... this might not even be considered a performance, but rather a genuine expression of emotion!
Where did these people come from?!
That look even sent a chill down Josh's spine...
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He suddenly realized that he knew far too little about Bruce Wayne.
All I know is that the other person used to be a washed-up child star, and apparently even went bankrupt and ended up on the streets...
Looks like I'll have to catch up on my studies later.
At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to him. Josh coughed loudly and said:
"Friends, I think those who are still here now are the ones who have made up their minds to follow the crew."
"In that case, I hope everyone can stay true to their beliefs, work together, and make a good film..."
By this time, most of the previously selected main actors had left, leaving only the male and female leads and three or four other actors. The room was filled with amateur actors, which made director Josh feel quite exhausted.
Fortunately, these people are relatively frugal.
Amateurs are generally paid the same as ordinary extras. Normally, the basic daily wage is only $231. Even those with special appearances or close-up shots only earn $262 per day.
Even for day-to-day actors with lines, the daily wage starts at only $1283.
It doesn't add up to much.
It's much cheaper than the previous batch of actors who played the second male lead.
Director Josh reassured himself as he said:
"In that case, I think we can start filming as soon as screenwriter William finishes writing the script and it passes the script review."
Josh was speechless for a moment.
Having been a director for so many years, this was the first time he had encountered something like this.
The movie was about to start filming, but they changed the theme and script at the last minute.
Meanwhile, director William, who was standing nearby, was writing furiously as he quickly said:
"Don't worry, Director Josh, I'm bursting with inspiration right now, and I'll have the first draft ready in no time! God, you have no idea what I've discovered..."
While he was writing the outline, he was using k to search for information about the deeds of Saint Wayne, and the information he found made his jaw drop.
The Seattle street psychic case, the saint sexual assault case, the false accuser who attempted suicide in court but was saved, the snow charity, the church sermon, the angel who blocked two bullets, the blind regaining their sight, the polio patient getting up and walking, and so on and so forth.
If it weren't for K constantly providing all sorts of information, he would have almost mistaken himself for reading some kind of Bible extension.
This information also gave him a lot of inspiration; he was practically bursting with inspiration.
If he originally took the job for the two million dollar reward, then as he delved deeper into the research, his admiration for Wayne gradually grew!
"Josh, my friend," Wayne said with a slight smile, "there's one more thing we need to confirm before filming begins: the actors' pay. How about that amount?"
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As he spoke, he held up five fingers.
Josh nodded slightly.
These matters originally belonged to the production company, and as the director, he was mostly just providing suggestions and advice.
After a moment's thought, he said:
"Mr. Wayne, according to the Screen Actors Guild's standard practice, extras are paid $231 per day, while character actors with lines earn $1283 per day..."
"I think we can raise the pay a bit. How about we give all the actors you found double the standard rate? $500 for extras and $3000 for character actors?"
He's learned his lesson now.
Since it's not my own money, I'll help the other person spend more.
Double the pay is already a very good reward for these amateur actors.
Wayne shook his head and said with a smile:
"No, Josh, my friend, you misunderstood. I meant $50 per person."
Just then, footsteps approached, and Josh's assistant hurried in, looking at Wayne with a strange expression, and said:
"Mr. Wayne, someone... is looking for you."
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