Chapter 8 I Disagree
"Can you tell me about your original intention or inspiration for creating this script?"
Although I believe that Pi Jinsley will not deceive him in such a thing, and the woman and the boy opposite him don't seem to be acting no matter how they look, Harvey Weinstein still has to make sure of it himself before he can rest assured.
"Original intention? Inspiration?" Ryan showed an understanding smile. He knew very well that age was a big problem, but it was a helping hand when used properly. After all, some things are completely different from those from adults' mouths and from a child's mouths.
"Let me say this, Mr. Weinstein, although I wrote this script as a thrilling and suspenseful subject, it should be classified in essence as family ethics. I don't know if Pat told you that I was an orphan. Before being adopted by Nicole, I had been living in the welfare home. Since I was sensible, everyone in the welfare home except the old dean called me a freak, no one was willing to be friends with me, and no one was willing to play with me."
Ryan showed a self-deprecating smile, "Of course, this has something to do with my aloof personality and my behavior being a little erratic, but it is undeniable that I have lived in a cold and indifferent environment since I was a child, especially as my peers were adopted, but no one cares about me. Sometimes I fantasize whether someone would help me get out of this predicament?"
"Director Katie of the Welfare House is a kind-hearted lady. If she hadn't helped me, I really didn't know how to survive those cold years. In a sense, Dr. Malcolm in the script is the embodiment of Dean Katie."
"After the old dean retired, I encountered something worse. The sky was not only cold but also full of darkness for me. This situation continued until I accidentally met Nicole, who took me in and broke the bankruptcy and fought a lawsuit for the guardianship. Without her, I could not imagine what I was like."
Speaking of this, Ryan seemed to have touched the feelings and showed a grateful smile to Nicole. "Although under Nicole's care, my personality is much cheerful than before, I am still a little withdrawn and reckless, and I often get into trouble. Whenever this happens, Nicole will have a good talk with me. It is not the kind of teaching reprimand, but the communication and communication in an equal position. As time goes by, we understand each other more and the relationship becomes deeper and deeper. The problems in the script come from this. It is communication that makes people reduce the fear of the unknown and deepen the feelings between relatives, right?"
"In addition to those supernatural things, this script is mostly based on the life I have experienced." Speaking of this, Ryan added, "The single mother who loves her son deeply is actually Nicole in reality. Without her, there would be no story, and there would be no script "The Sixth Sense". I tried my best to write this script to commemorate this special friendship between me and her."
"Can you take the liberty to ask which welfare home it is?" Harvey Weinstein's eyes flashed.
“Just in Los Angeles, North Hollywood.”
Ryan was not worried about the other party going to do investigations or something. After all, what he said was almost all true, but he just copied it into the script, and what he said was full of inadvertent hints and guidance.
Of course, Weinstein's experience will naturally notice these things, but don't forget that Ryan is just a child under ten years old now. Adults will doubt whether the child is lying, but will not think about whether he deliberately dug a hole in some words and wait for someone to step on.
In fact, after Ryan finished saying this, Harvey Weinstein had already believed that a child under ten years old could express his words so clearly and organizedly, which was enough to show his intelligence. Moreover, he had always been full of confidence in his own vision.
Besides, the Northton Welfare House is right next to Hollywood, and the truth and falsehood of these words are obvious to you just ask casually.
"Ryan~" Nicole also felt a lot more. Although he knew that the two had a deep relationship, he didn't expect that he always remembered how kind she was to him. At this time, thousands of words were not as good as a hug full of emotions.
Yes, before he fooled the fat man opposite, he moved Nicole so much that he was so moved. Lying in Nicole's soft arms, Ryan felt a little touched and helpless.
Harvey Weinstein has read this script more than once, and there are many small problems, especially in terms of camera division, but this shows that it was written by a novice. He and his younger brother Bob Weinstein discussed that the excellence of this story is beyond doubt, especially the ending part, which will definitely surprise everyone.
Moreover, this type of film investment is not large. As long as there are no catastrophic problems, profitability is completely predictable, and he even has several candidates for the director and the male lead.
But the little boy Cole is the most troublesome thing about him. It is never an easy thing to make such a unique boy perform vividly. After so many years of making movies, Harvey Weinstein knows that animals and children are the two most uncontrollable existences in filming. It is difficult for you to explain to them what you need to express, especially children. When they perform poorly, they can directly destroy a movie, and when they perform well, they can save a movie.
However, after listening to Ryan's words, an idea could not be stopped in his mind. Since most of the content of the script is adapted based on his experience, why not let him play this role? He doesn't even need to substitute or perform deliberately, just maintain his true nature.
Most importantly, he is a complete newcomer and can save a lot of money in terms of pay. Besides, even if a large-scale audition is held for this role, who can guarantee that the selected boy will be more in line with the role based on himself than him.
There is also the Australian woman who is a well-known actor. She also watched her star in "Skip Horizon" some time ago. In addition to being a bit too beautiful, her acting skills are quite good. She can play the single mother. This way, she can move their relationships and experiences in reality to the big screen in a different way. Isn't it very suitable for publicity and hype?
This kind of buying one get two get two is simply a good deal. As for the woman's age and appearance, it was just a small trouble with makeup and post-production.
Almost in a short moment, these thoughts flashed through Harvey Weinstein's mind, and he had to say that he was indeed a profit-oriented businessman.
"Ryan, Nicole, this script is very good. Miramax has decided to invest in this movie, so we hope to buy this script as soon as possible. However, Ryan is not a professional screenwriter and a newcomer. The price will be lower. The price I can give is 50,000 US dollars."
Seeing Ryan's face revealing confusion and doubt, Harvey Weinstein explained again, "This is Hollywood's routine. 50,000 US dollars is actually a lot for a newcomer."
Although he knew that Harvey Weinstein was telling the truth and knew that Hollywood screenwriters were not embarrassed in this era, Ryan still couldn't accept it. After all, compared to the income of the movie, the amount of money was a bit pitiful, and it was almost impossible to compare with the manuscript fee for a novella of his story.
Nicole is more familiar with Hollywood and knows that the other party’s offer has not deliberately lowered the price, but she never makes decisions for Ryan in this way. She said immediately, “Ryan, you make your own decision.”
Sighing, Ryan could only look at his agent, Ms. Jinslie nodded, "The price is fair."
"Mr. Weinstein, I agree to hand over this script to Miramax, and you can talk to Pat about the specifics."
Until now, Ryan could not be sure whether the other party had jumped into the hole he dug, but unless it was absolutely necessary, the effect of saying something from him was completely different from the other party's initiative.
Harvey Weinstein did not waste his thoughts. After saying a few simple words to Pi Jinsley, he looked directly at Nicole Kidman, "Nicole, if you can, I want to invite you to play the single mother in the script."
"Me?" Nicole obviously didn't expect to pull her on.
"Of course, we can hear from Ryan's words that the prototype of this character is you, and no one is more suitable for this character than you!" Before Nicole could react, Harvey Weinstein continued, "Age is not a problem, what is important is the relationship between you. I believe Ryan also wants to see you appear on the big screen in this way."
"Rain." Harvey Weinstein looked over and showed a fox-like smile.
"Yes. Nicole is unique in my heart." Ryan stared at the Australian girl with bright eyes. Nicole Kidman thought for only a second, then nodded and responded, "Okay, it seems I have no choice."
"Since Nicole is going to play the role of mother, what about you, Ryan?" Harvey Weinstein felt a sense of pleasure of succeeding his trick.
"Me?" Ryan pretended to be surprised, as if he really didn't understand what the other person said, "What does this have to do with me?"
"Say that, Ryan, have you had experience in acting before?"
"No, if playing violin and guitar on the school stage doesn't count." Ryan shook his head, but there was another idea in his mind. Does it count on acting every minute and every second?
Ryan's answer had exceeded Harvey Weinstein's expectations. He rushed to Nicole with a look of expression and said, "I want to invite you to play the role of Cole."
Chapter completed!