Chapter 146

Hello, Clark, just sit down."

Pointing to the chair in the tent, after the Marine Corps captain Clark Lewis sat down, Duke's eyes turned back to the more than a dozen actors sitting in front of him. They will play the virtues of "Saving Private Ryan". The most important military role on both sides.

The eyes swept over these people. Except for Tom Hanks, who played Captain Miller, the other actors were completely different from the people in the impression. Without Leonardo DiCaprio, these people There is no such famous existence in China.

However, Duke did not care that these actors can stand out from the two rounds of auditions, which is enough to prove that they have the most basic qualities. What is missing is the most important opportunity. Maybe this movie can change the fate of some of them.

The negotiation with Tom Hanks was able to reach an agreement so quickly, which was somewhat out of Duke's expectations. The early contacts between Charles Rowan and Robin Grande and Inno Martin were extremely unsatisfactory. The 10,000-dollar basic salary is not letting go, which led Duke to once want to give up Tom Hanks, and even thought of a substitute-Liam Neeson who played Oscar Schindler.

I don't know how the news got to Eno Martin's ears. This senior agent is obviously a Cong ∈ Ming, who probably guessed why Duke wanted to give up, and after consulting Tom Hanks, The remuneration was changed to a 1+2 model.

The half-reduction of the basic salary is already within Duke's expectations. He naturally has no reason to object, but he is stuck with the producer. In just a few days of see-saw negotiations, several parties have made certain decisions. Compromise, Tom Hanks's remuneration was finally determined to be 12 million US dollars plus 15% of the film's revenue share.

Any actor or director has enough capital. To the extent that they are reasonable and legal, they will try their best to fight for their own interests. Tom Hanks can sign this contract. It is not unrelated to the director Duke. After all, his first few movies have brought huge Revenue, increasing the share ratio may not be a good thing.

Exclude Tom Hanks. The personal salaries of other actors have all been compressed to less than $1 million.

"From today, you must become well-trained soldiers as soon as possible."

In calling this meeting, Duke emphasized this point. He introduced, "This is Captain Clark Lewis from the Marine Corps. He will conduct military training for you in the next twenty days. During the training, you must forget your own. The actor's identity is commensurate with the names of the roles they played, and they learn military common sense."

The actors looked at each other. Seeing Tom Hanks, the biggest brand, there was no objection, and they nodded seriously.

Duke continued, "You have to learn how to use World War II weapons, simple melee tactics and individual tactics, as well as the military code and sign language signals during World War II."

Military training is not just talking about it. For the next 20 days, including Tom Hanks, not only will they live in tents temporarily, but they will also have to carry out emergency marches every day. The basic food for each meal will also be military canned food. .

I want to shoot a classic war film with a distinct documentary style. Rather than a pure popcorn movie, from the director to the actors to every member of the crew. It takes a lot of hard work. If you want to complete the filming "Independence Day" relatively easily, you don't have to think about it.

When the meeting was over and the actors walked out, Duke called Leonardo DiCaprio and pointed to his long golden brown hair. "Leo, cut it out as soon as possible!"

The current Duke is far from the Duke he used to face Keanu Reeves. Leonardo, who is also young and energetic, nodded quickly, "I promise. It will be cut out before the military training starts tomorrow."

Turning around, he was muttering as he walked out, "I heard that a French beauty came to the crew next to me. I still want to ask her..."

After Leonardo left, only Duke and Tom Hanks were left in the tent. The two simply greeted them, and at the same time they got out of the tent and walked towards an old jeep. The crew's press officer and cameraman The teacher has been waiting here long ago.

Yes, Duke came here to take a photo with Tom Hanks. This is not to commemorate, but to cooperate with the pre-publicity of the film.

While Duke is busy, the pre-publicity of "Saving Private Ryan" is also proceeding in an orderly manner, especially the film is invested by Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Fox and Walt Disney, even though Disney has not yet become a media giant in the future. , But when all parties invested a certain amount of publicity resources, it still created a lot of momentum for the film.

""Saving Private Ryan", Duke Rosenberg's war masterpiece, the most real Normandy landing in history..."

"After the bombing of North America, Duke Rosenberg, the bomber, turned his eyes to Europe!"

The media under the three parties have created momentum for the film, especially after the photo of Duke and Hanks appeared in the newspapers, they have increased their publicity.

"Oscar actor Tom Hanks has joined and teamed up with Duke Rosenberg to create an epic war masterpiece."

"Duke Rosenberg called Tom Hanks his most admired and most admired actor, and "Saving Private Ryan" will be an epic collaboration."

"When Tom Hanks was interviewed, he called himself a loyal fan of Duke Rosenberg. He has always wanted to work with him in a movie with soaring adrenaline. "Saving Private Ryan" fulfilled his dream. ."

If according to the propaganda news report, Duke and Tom Hanks are definitely life confidants, of course, this is only for propaganda. The relationship between the two is not bad or good, it is just simple cooperation.

After "Independence Day", like Steven Spielberg, Duke gradually started his own brand of directors, and there were also a large number of people who liked his films. Although the specific content of the film was not reported, "Saving Private The name "Ryan" still left a certain impression among potential audiences. In particular, the producer and distributor obviously used their brains during the promotion and automatically ignored salvation, instead screaming that this is a hot and exciting war film. !

"Looking at the entire Hollywood, can any director dare to say that shooting explosions can surpass Duke?"

On the Internet, a comment on a movie-related website can be said to be a general recognition of Duke by movie fans. The continued use of explosions as a pre-propaganda point will naturally bring greater influence.

What's more, another hot spot was captured during the promotion, Tom Hanks' box office appeal, and now another Tom has completely exploded.

Some people sing popular, naturally others sing bad. Duke has risen rapidly in recent years, and while gaining benefits, it must have harmed the interests of many people. Those who have been harmed by him will certainly not watch Duke constantly. success.

Especially for the group of professional film critics, if there is a movie, one person can inspire the same hatred of this group, it must be "Independence Day" and Duke.

From the Independence Day holiday to the present, how fierce film critics have criticized Duke and "Independence Day", the film has cut the box office around the world so fiercely, they have used almost all derogatory words, and even launched personal attacks. , But there was no way to stop Duke's advancement. He watched him break one record in North American box office history, stood among the top ranks of commercial directors, and exposed their inability to interfere with the summer vacation in an extremely mocking way. Facts about the market!

How many people in the world like Duke's films, and professional film critics hate Duke. To this day, even if he loses the battle of public opinion, even if Duke doesn't bother to talk to them, the critics mentioned "Independence Day "When I gnashed my teeth and shouted that this is a rotten film that can't be rotten anymore.

After all, between the two parties is not just a battle of will, but also a battle of interests.

Professional film critics in North America have been waiting for the moment to fight back. The pre-publicity of "Saving Private Ryan" has just been launched, and film critics have slapped the film in their columns.

"Duke Rosenberg's damage to North America is not enough, and he ran to ravage Europe. He filmed the subject matter of the Normandy landing? It was simply a disaster bigger than Nazi Germany's breach of the Maginot Line. We can fully imagine. When the landing of the Allied forces was blocked, a spaceship suddenly fell from the sky and attacked the German coastal fortifications. The entire Normandy beach was turned into rubble in a shocking explosion!"

Not only Duke, but also Tom Hanks, who worked with Duke, were affected.

"From the past few works, it can be seen that Duke Rosenberg has a special ability. He can bring outstanding actors to the same level as him. When the film is released next year, Tom? Hanks will be the poorest actor, fans of Hanks, think of the methods Duke Rosenberg used to do!"

"Perhaps you will see in the film an atypical Tom Hanks with a helmet crooked and a cigar in his mouth. Perhaps you will also see him driving a landing craft alone on the beach, driving Sher. The Man tank drove into Berlin in speed and explosion, then tied Hitler to the Reichstag and sent him to **** with the most violent explosion!"

"God, this is definitely an unimaginable disaster!"

Zach Schneider, who was sitting across from Duke, put down the newspaper and looked at him sympathetically. Duke turned a blind eye to his eyes, only slowly sipping a glass of wine.

This is a bar in Dublin, right next to the hotel they are staying in. It belongs to the high-grade type. It is relatively quiet. After returning from the studio to the hotel, sometimes Duke will come and sit with several members of the team. , The right to relax after busy.

"What are you looking at, Duke?"

Zach Schneider had already noticed that from time to time Duke's gaze would turn to a diagonally opposite corner. He turned his head and looked over. There was a woman sitting there, a beautiful woman who was very famous in Europe. (To be continued...)