chapter 122
Her name is Amanda Claire.
The reason is also very simple.
Kevin wants to try to use this movie to break into the mainland market.
Therefore, the male protagonist does not matter.
The heroine, it is best to meet the aesthetics of both the East and the West.
The inherent weaknesses of European and American women make them age rapidly after the age of 20, making it difficult for them to conform to oriental aesthetics.
Therefore, Kevin chose a sixteen-year-old girl.
I have to say, this girl is really pretty.
More than enough for a vase.
After talking to her guardian, an elegant-looking divorced lady, about the visa application, Kevin left Chenxi.
After choosing the right male and female protagonists, there is not much to do on Kevin's side.
The specific contact with Hong Kong and Taiwan stars for cameo appearances, and the communication with the mainland, all these things have Tsui Hark to work on.
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After leaving Dawn Films, Kevin came to the MGM studio again.
Jackie Chan's film, Rush Hour has already started filming.
To this end, they specially rented a large part of the MGM studio and paid a lot of rent.
Of course, these are all production costs.
Chapter 183
As a producer, Kevin, except when he was there when the project was established, has never seen it at other times.
As soon as he entered the set, Kevin saw that Jackie Chan was arguing with Zack Snyder and Mitt.
Saw Kevin coming.
Zack Snyder ran over immediately and said nervously:
"Director Kevin, go and persuade Jack Chen, he is going to perform stunts without doubles and protective measures."
As soon as Kevin heard it, he knew that Jackie Chan had designated the set of his life-threatening filming to be used directly in Hollywood.
He hurriedly walked towards Jackie Chan who was arguing with Mitt.
"Jack Chen, I don't know how you filmed this scene in Hong Kong, but in Hollywood, the protagonist is not allowed to do this kind of thing, not us, but the insurance company."
Mitt advised.
Next to him was an insurance company staff with a gloomy face, wearing a standard insurance company suit, a suit and a big tie, and answered with a calm expression, neither humble nor arrogant:
"If Jack Chen insists on taking the shot himself, then we, MassMutual Reciprocity, refuse to make any compensation for this filming assignment."
Mitt waved his hand with a helpless expression:
"Jack Chen, look, I said it, in this case, no matter what, I can't let you go,"
"In the event of an accident, the loss of the investor will be too serious. This is a big Hollywood production, not an independent film with a small investment."
Jackie Chan's face is full of two words struggling.
Don't talk about Jackie Chan's woman, just talk about his job.
Jackie Chan's level of dedication, no one in this world can match.
If he can do it himself, Jackie Chan will definitely do it himself, unless it's an action that he really can't do, such as speeding stunts, such as being thrown directly down the stairs by someone.
Not a professional, easy to get hurt on that kind of movement.
Jackie Chan is not afraid of being injured, but is afraid of delaying the filming after being injured.
And in this scene of climbing on the scaffolding of the building maintenance, if a stand-in is used, it is easy to be seen through, and he must go into battle in person.
However, after he proposed it, he was justly rejected by the two directors Zack Snyder and Mitt.
For this reason, this debate has arisen.
Jackie Chan's face belt is:
"But, this is the biggest selling point of my movie. If you remove this kind of scene, or use a stand-in, then these scenes will become ordinary."
Mitt was at a loss for words.
This is indeed a dilemma.
Jim Carrey, who is also the protagonist, was silent on the side. This kind of thing is not suitable for him to speak out.
If he asks Jackie Chan to give up playing in person, it's easy for people to mistake him for a show.
There are two selling points in this movie.
One of them is his funny part.
The second is Jackie Chan's action scenes.
Give up these thrilling action scenes, and the dual protagonists of this film will not live up to their name.
"Boss Kevin."
Just when the scene was deadlocked, Mitt saw Kevin and seemed to have found a savior.
In this case, only Kevin's words will be heard by everyone.
It is best for him to make the final decision.
"Kevin."
Others also breathed a sigh of relief. Kevin is the backbone of this movie, a needle-like existence.
It's fine if he comes.
"what happened?"
Kevin came over and asked directly, what Schneider said was unclear, he needed to know more about it.
Mitt hurried over to explain what happened.
Kevin nodded, understanding what happened from his account.
To put it simply, in order not to be robbed and to show his own characteristics in the movie, Jackie Chan had to shoot some dangerous action scenes himself.
And this was rejected by the two directors and the insurance company staff responsible for the safety of the crew.
But Jackie Chan didn't want to give in, so these problems arose.
"Come according to Jackie Chan's meaning, but you must do the most security outside the camera."
Kevin said directly.
"I've seen a lot of his movies. The reason why I like Rush Hour is because, with his presence and Jim Carrey, the comedy king, Rush Hour will once again create a box office miracle."
"Director Kevin, if you say so, in the event of an accident, we will refuse to compensate the crew for any losses during the rush hour."
The staff of the insurance company on the side said with a serious look.
In Hollywood, it is essential for every crew to have insurance companies.
They charge high premiums to protect the crew in the event of an accident, such as a sudden accident of the protagonist, such as a negative film being burned, etc., and there is no way to complete the filming of the film.
Part of the loss to investors is paid.
In very rare cases, there will be cases where the money is not paid, that is, the protagonist insists on completing some scenes in person, which they consider high-risk.
And now, this is the case.
"If you say this, you Wantong Auhui can just get out of here."
The Caucasian male with a sullen face suddenly turned ugly.
"Director Kevin, what do you mean, I am speaking to you on behalf of Wantong Auhui."
"Your actions have seriously damaged the interests of Vantone Mutual. What do you mean by letting us go?"
MassMutual Mutual Benefit is currently the insurance company with the most crew insurance in Hollywood.
This insurance product is also developed by their company.
Every year, from Hollywood, they can make hundreds of millions of dollars in income, which can be described as making money and making money.
Even with the people who are qualified to be stationed in the big crew, their status in the insurance company has also increased, at least they are gold sales, the level of top insurers.
Kevin just looked cold, and then said unceremoniously:
"If you want to make money from Hollywood, but not to ensure the completion of the crew, you can leave Hollywood directly."
"Don't make this money!"
"Could our crew deliberately joke about the safety of the actors?"
"Everything we do is to shoot better movies, and at the same time, the shooting of these action scenes has also been recognized by the protagonist."
The forty-year-old insurance broker was suddenly speechless by what Kevin said.
As a commercialized company, the first priority of an insurance company is of course to make money.
However, they can say to their customers, yes, are we just trying to make money?
Of course not.
Generally, the beautification becomes the protection of the customer's future, personal safety and so on.
But, in essence, they just want to make money.
Insurance companies all over the world are generally black.
Chapter 184 The Matrix's Publicity Arrangements
If they can refuse to pay, they will never take the initiative to pay.
Some of the rare compensation situations are generally publicized by them.
A very simple truth, if they really have such active compensation, do they still need such vigorous publicity?
It's just that this is very rare.
This was taken out as a special propaganda.
The insurance broker had no choice but to say:
"Wait for me to report and see the opinions of the company's upper management."
Kevin said impatiently:
"Be quick. If Vantone Mutual is unwilling, you can withdraw directly. We can just change to another insurance company."
The insurance broker nodded quickly and hid to the side to make a phone call.
The name Steve Kevin has now become more than just a director.
If you look at Steve Kevin's experience, you will find that he actually has a good cooperative relationship with a number of Hollywood giants.
MGM, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox, Paramount, and Kevin have all worked with them. Among them, MGM is a shareholder, and Warner Bros. is his good partner.
Kevin, who really wants to provoke them, gets angry and rejects Vantone Mutual together. Not to mention that Vantone Mutual completely loses the Hollywood market. Losing half of it is an unacceptable loss.
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Kevin looked at Jackie Chan with a smile again, and Jackie Chan walked to Kevin's side with embarrassment and apologized:
"I'm sorry, I'm self-willed, but these action scenes are the reason why I can be liked by fans. If I don't play, then I will lose the meaning of existence in this movie."
"Just shoot as you say."
Kevin put away his strong attitude and was kind.
"This movie, with you and Jim Carrey, is definitely going to be an explosive box office hit."
"My vision is proven."
The others nodded in agreement.