"Actually, the reason why the other party came to you is very simple. You have enough potential and can bring him enough benefits."

After all, Todd started out as an actor and knew a lot about this matter. So after finishing his lunch, he picked up a glass of lemon juice, rinsed his mouth and said, "When you were a newcomer, they invested in you and gave you some random things."

Terrible resources. If you can manage to ship one out of ten, you will make a profit."

"Aren't they afraid of wasting resources?"

Lin Hao asked with some confusion: "I mean, Hollywood resources are also in short supply, right?"

"That's a shortage of protagonists."

Todd wiped his mouth: "There are many supporting characters. There are so many supporting characters in "Titanic", don't you know?"

With that said, he began to introduce the matter to Lin Hao in detail. As we all know, agents have to get commissions. He will use his relationships with his subordinates and your own qualifications to help you take advantage of this wave of popularity to win roles.

If you can make money successfully, it will be even more profitable if it takes off.

If you can't do it, I'll hide you in the snow.

When you can't bear it any longer, you'll have to pay a high penalty to terminate the contract.

"It seems that it is the same both at home and abroad..."

Lin Hao shook his head. Sure enough, there is no free lunch in the world.

Todd didn't completely deny it. He continued unhurriedly: "This is already a very good opportunity for ordinary actors. They have the opportunity to enter Hollywood through his connections. It doesn't matter whether they realize their dreams or not.

, at least I have a chance to get a decent job, but the money is a bit less."

...

Hollywood pay is actually a bit abnormal.

The protagonist may earn tens of millions of dollars, but a supporting role with a certain role may only earn tens of thousands of dollars. Let alone this, it is possible for many people from well-off families to contribute money to join the cast.

In short, it is the same at home and abroad.

"You know, Lucas, you are definitely more than that." Todd said eloquently, and finally Todd stood up slowly: "When I saw your first day a month ago, I was actually thinking that choosing you might be a mistake.

But now, a month later, I'm glad I chose you."

He pointed at himself:

"If I were you, I would definitely not sign it. You are young, capable, and mature, and you will succeed."

Lin Hao nodded, thanking him for his belated encouragement and reminder, which was more or less useful.

Hollywood is very realistic and cruel.

If Lin Hao hadn't shown his amazing learning ability later on, Todd wouldn't have said so much to him. It's like the crew wouldn't have spent money on Lin Hao before he became famous in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

buy insurance.

Lin Hao's progress exceeded Todd's imagination.

So Lin Hao also understood what Todd meant and shook his head: "It's not much different from what I imagined. It's all a trap. I just thought at the beginning that big companies wouldn't be like this."

"Why not."

Todd shook his head and asked: "There are also those in the Ivy League who are poor in studies, and there are also those who are not worthy of their reputation as movie queens. Naturally, the company also has these people. As long as it can generate benefits without damaging the company's reputation, then he can continue to do it."

"learn."

"Okay, pack up now and let's continue filming."

Lin Hao then stood up and felt deeply about the situation of the Chinese actors who worked hard in a foreign country. It was full of pitfalls. Fortunately, when he first learned about it, he felt it was unreliable and had already rejected it.

...

It is already February 15th, and it has been more than a month since I received the invitation from icm. It is still a bit hot in Australia at this time, after all, December to February every year is the summer in Australia.

In the past period of time, the Chinese film industry has received a new and significant news: at the nomination ceremony in Beverly Hills on the afternoon of February 13th, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Li Eucalyptus was

Leading the 73rd Academy Awards with 10 nominations.

These include awards such as Best Picture, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Its popularity is second only to "Gladiator," which is also a hit this year.

The Golden Globes and Oscars have absolutely different meanings.

So this time, a new impetus has been injected into "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" which has already exceeded 80 million US dollars, and the box office has regained its vitality.

The movie won word-of-mouth, box office, and eventually an award. By the way, it also helped Lin Hao win this lunch conversation: Although late news is not that useful, it is better than nothing.

...

Three o'clock in the afternoon, on the set of "The Unexpected Edge".

The rest time has passed and the light is just right. After chatting with Lin Hao, Todd and Lin Hao started a new round of shooting.

"Come on, 3, 2, 1, action!"

"So, how's the kid? Is everything okay?" Continuing from the previous scene, father Matt went to buy hot dogs, while mother Ruth opened a new topic.

Lin Hao was sitting on a beach chair, wearing a pair of ripped jeans and an old green T-shirt. Hearing this, he turned his head and said, "Yes, they are very good."

"Okay, that's great."

A group of children were playing ball on the lawn in front of them, so Ruth asked again: "By the way, how was your interview?"

"Uh, very, very good."

Lin Hao shook his hand, seeming a little anxious.

"She's such a brave girl."

"Okay, I'm going to go crazy if you do this."

He then switched to an impatient expression, shrugged slightly, and then looked around evasively: "I have had many girlfriends, and... I don't know, why is this one so different?"

The mother sighed, obviously not agreeing with her son's statement: "I know you don't know."

Lin Hao then turned around, shook his head helplessly, and then decided to change his approach. He lowered his voice slightly, as if he was very sure:

"We're not serious, Mom."

"Isn't it?"

However, my mother did not accept this trick and did not believe it.

"No." Lin Hao twitched his lips and turned away from her: "It's just...a summer game."

"Well, I understand."

So the son gently shook his head again, as if his mother was so unreasonable and unable to communicate.

...

"OK! Click!"

Todd nodded and passed.

In fact, "The Unexpected Edge" is like this. It looks very bland, but in fact everyone's acting requirements are also very high. Due to the genre, it is impossible to use relatively large expressions and have to be life-like.

So when you look at Lin Hao's behavior while sitting on the beach chair, it's clear that emotions have causes and consequences. From your initial attitude, you know that this is not the first time this matter has been mentioned. Sissy, on the other hand, has no expression on her face and doesn't move much.

, most of the time he just looked at his son and looked up and down.

The mother was firmly opposed to her son's love affair, but she did not make a fuss. Instead, she calmly exerted pressure.

Obviously, when the son has to say "we are not serious", you know that this relationship is very suitable. So the preparation is so detailed, including the expression, tone, shaking and other small movements... you know that this is the mother and son.

This is how people should get along with each other.

This is a tacit understanding cultivated over more than a month, and it is also a tacit understanding between actors. Lin Hao no longer has to pay attention to details. He has made these things a habit, so a very natural feeling comes out.

No one applauded, no director encouraged, but this is the level the director wants you to be at.

Otherwise, why should I choose you?

Foreign actors must be at least one level higher than domestic actors to have a chance.

It's normal for some scenes to be suppressed by Sissi, but even so, it actually fits the relationship between the characters. Just like the scenes between Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Manyu in "Hero", Zhang Manyu's identity is to suppress Zhang Ziyi

of.

...

So the crew immediately filmed the next scene.

But that was the role of others: a bunch of children were playing on the lawn, and they had to take a panoramic shot, and then a close-up of Natalie, who was taking care of the children, and then several more panoramic shots.

The two of them here will serve as the background to shoot this seven-to-eight-second scene. If the extras are okay, they can shoot another scene soon.

"Come on, let's do 3, 2, 1 action when you're ready!"

So everyone started filming. In fact, they didn’t tell the kids that they were filming, they just said they would record some home videos. So the kids didn’t look at the camera in particular. They were all running and jumping. The baseball coach was obviously used to this situation and was also fishing.

.

"OK! Click! Next game!"

So Tom sat back again, and everyone turned around to film the scene when the family and Narita first met. The young actor who had just played Narita's son was a little nervous.

In this lazy afternoon sunlight, the crew completed today's shooting task before the sun went down and ended the work happily. And tomorrow, Lin Hao finally has no plans for any scenes.

So Lin Hao also packed up and prepared to go out for a walk with Anthony.
Chapter completed!