Producer [American Entertainment]

No.30 Seven Days to Earth: Papa Stanislavski.

William has been involved in the casting process, but he is basically on the sidelines.

In Hollywood, movie casting is generally the responsibility of a dedicated casting director.The reason why William was sent to New York by Wheeler is that the significance of being a mascot is actually far greater than work.

Cough, after all, those who came to participate in the film casting are all unsafe social idlers.

The existence of William played a role of calming the sea like a magic needle.Well, this role is mainly due to the beautiful bodyguards lined up behind William. They are much more recognizable than William in the underground world.Also because of the presence of Shirley and others, almost no one dared to glance at William at the casting scene. The people who came to audition were honest one by one, as if they were really three-good students and five-good students since childhood. citizens.

During the three days of casting, there was also a dumbfounding thing happened.

The police thought that family members had agreed to fight, so they invited the FBI field team in the New York area to support them, armed with live ammunition, and even dispatched a helicopter to surround the low office building that the old Bernstein provided for William free of charge.

It was an old building in Brooklyn, only five stories high, nicknamed "Black Crow".There are fire escalators everywhere on the outer wall under the banner of fire prevention. God knows what they were used for before. "Black Crow" belongs to the old Bernstein, but legally, it is an industry affiliated with the Bernstein family company, which can save a lot of property taxes.

The "Black Raven" was once the base of the Bernstein family, but only one of them, and it only lasted for a short time.

The society is progressing, and the black club also needs to talk about development. At the end of the 60s, family members protested one after another, saying that this five-story building in Brooklyn was too low-grade, and it was too far from their residence in Manhattan. Have fun driving across the bridge.

They're building a building in Manhattan!

Old Bernstein's method of managing the family has always been relaxed. On some matters, he is still willing to listen to the voices of the masses and then satisfy everyone.

As a result, high-rise buildings rose from the ground.

The Bernstein family really built a landmark high-rise building in Manhattan, one floor taller than the FBI's office building.Don't ask why you want to compare with the FBI, rich!capricious!

The FBI has not let down its vigilance on the abandoned old bases of the Bernstein family, especially the "Black Crow", because it has been transformed into a "staff dormitory", and many peripheral members who are short of money will be here Emergency living for a period of time.

Today, this five-story apartment building with the characteristics of the last American era has become the place where William casts roles.

The FBI didn't know whether they didn't know about it or didn't believe it. Anyway, they fell from the sky on the third day of the casting process.

Many people who came to the audition were flustered, and there was almost a riot at the scene.

Fortunately, the red-haired queen Shirley had a solution. She took the loudspeaker, turned it to the maximum, and yelled coldly: "What are you panicking about? It's not about gathering people to prostitutes or taking drugs! Don't forget, we are really serious this time." thing!"

William swears he saw the first FBI agent jump off the rope from the helicopter and almost sprained his ankle because of that sentence.

There were quite a few hooligans present, and they all had a face of "that's right, we're not doing anything illegal this time, we're just looking for a job in a serious way, what are we afraid of?"

According to statistics afterwards, several people had developed occupational habits at that time, fled along the fire escape stairs, and fled hundreds of meters away.

"..."

William and the casting director took Shirley with them, and they were in charge of negotiating with the leader of the on-site field team, and took out the permit issued by the New York City government.Afraid of accidents, William specially used the name of the application event to issue relevant documents with the official seal of the city government in advance, which were authentic and effective, and especially law-abiding.

Everyone was embarrassed when they knew the truth.

But in the end, the FBI forcibly searched everyone, and also checked the inside of the building. They had a search warrant specially approved by the above, and William had no choice but to cooperate.

As a result, I must have found nothing.Before starting casting, the Bernstein family had already organized people and searched them in advance.Shirley's orders to William are strictly enforced, and she must be a clean actor. She spread out on her own initiative and told everyone that they are not allowed to bring drugs or guns when they come to the audition. Anyway, all prohibited items are not allowed to appear in the In front of her young master!

People who really want to be on TV and change their jobs so as to change their fate, of course, no one dares to obey obediently, and some people even ask if they want to have their tattoos washed off.

"Are you an idiot? Our young master is going to make a crime movie. Do you think the characters need to get tattoos?!"

So, the FBI is completely wasting police power, and Mao didn't find it, let alone say it, and even lost face.Most of the people present were happy to watch the FBI's jokes, and they didn't give any face. They really pointed and laughed.

William was actually a little angry, he was serious about filming.From a certain point of view, it is still helping the government solve part of the local labor force, and it is even possible to reduce a few social idlers since then. It’s fine if you don’t thank you, and you doubt it for no reason, which makes William feel a little insulted. .

Fortunately, there are also talents in the FBI. Before there is no evidence, they should not offend the Bernstein family too much. The other party hurriedly remedied William: "Uh, when will your casting activities end?"

"What, police officer, you want to come to the audition too?" A gangster who came to the audition shouted at the scene, "The FBI doesn't make enough money to recruit prostitutes, right?"

"No, our boss will definitely not approve. I want to recommend someone." The FBI agent named Peter looked at William and said, obviously he knows who is the one who keeps his word here, "That person is Neil , native american, brown blue eyes, average looks, sort of Marlon. Brando. 5ft 10in tall, 150lbs, muscular, 21 years old. Brain smart, no bad habits. Just, uh, The previous occupation was a bit special, a liar. But he was just young and ignorant, took a detour, and now he has reformed himself, and I guarantee that he will be very honest."

Liars definitely need acting skills.When William heard about the past occupation of the other party, he became curious, especially the appearance of the other party was in line with the crew's requirements for one of the four main characters.To be honest, the previous casting, in terms of the choice of the protagonist, did not go smoothly.

It's easy to play a supporting role, because you don't need good looks, as long as you can act like a gangster.The main character is difficult, at least you have to be able to see it, right?It's too crooked, how can it attract the audience?

"Then let Neil try it, can he come here now?"

"Uh, this is a small problem." Peter was troubled, he called William aside, and whispered privately, "Neil is still in prison."

"..." No wonder he wants to change his mind, won't he succeed? !As long as he wants to come up with it, he must be honest!William almost couldn't restrain himself, and yelled at Peter, then you and I recommend a wool!

Peter still didn't give up on this plan: "When will you turn it on? His sentence will be over soon."

"By the end of April at the latest."

"No problem! If you want, I can arrange for you to cast him in prison."

William finally agreed to this seemingly absurd proposal, because... if Neil was really used, it would be a good publicity stunt in the later stage.

Just like "The Godfather" was also promoting "they used real family members to make movies".

Probably the newcomers always have some inexplicable lucky blessings. William not only found a movie gimmick, but also found a talent who was judged by 2B250 to have the potential of an actor.

neil.Kazan, a brown-haired young man less than three years older than William, has a natural upward curve at the corners of his mouth, as if smiling all the time, and there is a small dimple when he really smiles, which is very friendly at first glance.To put it simply, it is especially suitable for being a liar.He was a little clever and able to assess the situation, cooperated with William in various ways, and signed the contract happily on the spot.

The day before the movie started, Neal was finally released from a New York prison.

William and Shirley drove to pick him up.

"How is the state?"

Neil waved "An Actor's Self-cultivation" in his hand: "Peter gave me this, and I declare that from today onwards, the author of this book, Stanislavski, will be my new father."

Neil is an orphan who has been in various host families and has never met his irresponsible biological parents. He always jokes about it.

"Are you sure about acting?"

At the start-up scene the next day, Wheeler answered William's question for Neil with a satisfied smile.

The first one of the boot, go through it all at once.

The filming was at the very beginning of the script, the scene where the main character is selling on the street.Two protagonists, one pretends to sell a stolen good at a reserve price, but in fact it is just a low-quality fake, and the other cooperates as a babysitter.

Neil played the role of the child, and the frowns and smiles of the character were vividly played by him.His partner is not inferior, because the other party is really a peddler before acting, and there is no one in Bensenhe who does not know him.Selling is sometimes similar to a talk show, and the emphasis is on talking and learning to sing.The man also adapted the lines prepared in the script, making them more reasonable and interesting, which was in line with the sense of black humor that the old Wheeler wanted.

William, who was on the sidelines, was amused by Na Lisuo's words, but MiG really stood quietly by the side, trying to "steal lessons" from Wheeler.

The author has something to say: *The names of Neil and Peter come from the American drama "WhiteCollar" that the stupid author likes very much, but Neil and Peter are not CPs, but when I just wrote it, I found that Neil and Peter can be used, no need to think about the name Oh, ohyeah like this... Cough* Stanislavsky, the author of "The Actor's Self-cultivation", a Russian who established the acting system.

* Adapted and adapted the real events in "Two Smoking Barrels".For example, the protagonist of the hawker was really a hawker before, and there was an actor (not the protagonist) in the crew. He was released from the police station on bail the day before the movie started.