Chapter 150 Invitation and Response

"Wait, I'm a teacher, I have a wife and children, OK?" Bradley Cooper, with short hair in the bright audition room, looked at Ed Helms with frowning beside him and said impatiently: "I can think I can't see anything, but I won't smash the police car for you." Ed Helms said soberly: "Okay, I'll do it."

Zach Galifianakis, with a bearded face, asked seriously: "Do you want me to help?" Ed nodded and said: "Okay, thank you." Bradley held his waist unhappily and said: "I want to see what you are going to do?"

Wang Yang sat behind the desk with his chin and watched their performance silently. After attending the not-so-great but warm and quiet wedding of Tom Willing and Jammy White, a couple returned to Martha's Vineyard Island for their honeymoon, and quickly began the finalization of the candidates for the starring members of the "Hangover". They immediately contacted the three guys in front of them through various channels, and then invited them to audition for the starring of the new work "A R-level comedy movie".

Whether it was Fat Zach, Bradley and Ed, they were all very shocked. They were all pies falling from the sky for no reason? This was the protagonist's audition! And it was an invitation that was actively, and the person who sent the invitation was even a magical young man! Zach, who could only play some passerby and small roles, Bradley, who didn't even have a small role, and Ed, who had never appeared on the screen, all excitedly agreed to the invitation.

"It's very simple. You pour kerosene on a ferret, then light it on the head and tail, and then throw it in..." Zach Galifianakis was doing hand movements seriously, with Bradley and Ed looking confused.

Wang Yang couldn't help but smile. The three of them had good acting skills, and they did not have those unprofessional blunt or dull or dull. This was nothing surprising. They were either from the university acting department or had rich experience in stage theatrical performance. Perhaps because of this, their body movements sometimes have a lot, but such a slightly exaggerated style just happens to be suitable for funny comedy.

In addition, the temperament of the characters is very consistent with them. Maybe they are not such people in life, but they can be said to be a true performance on the screen, so the chemical reaction is very strong when acting. Of course, it is not perfect, but now it is not an Oscar, and there will be no deep shots in the movie. Such acting skills are enough.

"Good performance, guys." Seeing the three of them finishing their performance, Wang Yang clapped his palms hard and stopped giving them new performance questions. He waved to the three of them, took out three pieces of white paper and pen to send them respectively, and smiled: "You know comedy must be funny, the director is like this, and the actors are like this. I hope every cell in the crew is funny, the inhalation is ordinary air, but the laughter is exhaled."

The three of them nodded with a smile, and Wang Yang continued, "So I have a question here, please write your answers on paper." He smiled and asked this question: "If there is a tiger in the presidential suite, which is a real tiger, and you stolen it back, then another animal is going to go in now, what do you think will be more fun and funny?"

Bradley and the other three were suddenly full of contemplation. This answer may directly affect the audition results and the entire acting career. They all had to be careful. Looking at their thoughtful appearance, Wang Yang spread his hands and smiled: "Don't make it so serious. Once it's serious, you won't be funny. Guys, funny! Use up all your funny cells!"

"Haha, I'm thinking...", "Okay!", "I feel like I'm submitting my graduation thesis." The three of them smiled, as if they were very relaxed, but they thought for a while before they wrote the answers on paper and handed them back.

Wang Yang first looked at Zach Galifianakis' answer and said, "Monkey, why?" He looked at Zach and asked with interest: "Why is it a monkey?"

Bradley and Ed also looked at him with a smile. Zach's fat beard and pretended to be serious on his face, explaining: "The monkey itself is a very funny animal. Some monkeys dare to tease tigers, pat their heads and catch their little brothers. It's so fun."

"Okay." Wang Yang nodded with a smile. The fat man's funny thinking tends to be wild and vulgar, but it is indeed quite interesting. He opened Ed Helms' answer again, and the paper read "A Katie (real cat or big doll)". He couldn't help but smile and asked, "Ed, why is it Katie?"

"That would be more conflicting." Ed Helms held his glasses and smiled: "When the ferocious tiger and the cute Katie are placed together, there will be a kind of irony charm. If the tiger is lying on the Katie and doing something..." Everyone laughed immediately. Wang Yang opened Bradley's answer and smiled: "It's quite interesting, but we don't have the copyright of Katie."

Bradley's answer was "Rabbit, or chicken." Wang Yang smiled and signaled him to explain. Bradley shrugged and said, "I think since I have stole a tiger, I need to feed it, right? Rabbits and chickens are good choices. A hen is walking around in the presidential suite, which I think is ridiculous and funny."

"Well, this is a reasonable idea." Wang Yang put down the paper in his hand. Bradley's thinking was calm and rational. Sometimes such analytical method could get a lot of laughter. He looked at the three of them left and right, and it was obvious that they could not fully understand whether they were funny after a day and a half. However, the three of them would do a great job in the future "Hangover"...

It's them! Wang Yang stood up with a smile, spread his hands and said, "Guys, let's play Las Vegas!"

What?! The three of them looked at each other, and then they all looked surprised and happy, and were a little unsure. They could suddenly play the protagonist of a movie worth tens of millions!? Fantastic Yang!? Bradley suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked with certainty: "Did you mean we passed?"

"Of course!" Wang Yang nodded and smiled, "But man, don't cut your hair and beard from today. I'm going to change you a new look." He said, looking at the fat Zach again, and said, "Zach, too, I need you to have a longer beard! And Ed, you're good now." Zach agreed happily, "I'll throw away the scissors at home when I go back! Hahaha, so happy!"

Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms laughed uncontrollably.

A few days after the audition was confirmed, although they knew they would act with the Living Tiger, the three of them signed a formal contract without hesitation. Their pay was 600,000 US dollars per person. This was a very generous reward for a small character who was unknown in the film and television industry. This performance opportunity was worth more than 600,000 US dollars, and even if the pay was 100,000, they would happily agree.

On February 5, Wang Yang spent his 22nd birthday in joy, and received countless blessings and gifts. The weirdest gift was a pair of poker mailed by Natalie. During the phone call, he accused her of "angrily": "I'll send me a pair of poker?" Natalie just said calmly: "I have a Natalie Hershrag to give to you, do you want it?" Wang Yang suddenly became very satisfied: "Yes, that's all, your new film is paid for nothing."

On the 14th, it was the New Year's Eve of the Lunar New Year. He returned to San Francisco to spend the Spring Festival with his family. After two days of rest, he devoted himself to the game "Hangover".

During this period, the second round of viral marketing website of "Alien Research Center" has made new progress. The 1 million people's makeup activities of the "Alien Research Center" have been completed, unraveling the basic information of this alien race. They are swarm-type society, and the workers enjoy destroying arson and murder. They are bad people! The "Alien's Secret" search for letters was also completed by movie fans and fans. The information it revealed proves that the "Alien's Secret" is a slum, and aliens are placed in it.

These new information made science fiction fans feel curious and excited. The powerful aliens were placed together? So what exactly is this story about? Who is the protagonist played by Robert Downey Jr.? What is his relationship with aliens? The history and current situation of the entire human society and aliens? If you want to know this, you must break through the third round of viral marketing websites "Humans and Cimex" and "Mnu Employee Manual".

In the hot viral marketing, the post-production of "Zone 9" is also in full swing. In addition to checking and reviewing the shots every week, Wang Yang is satisfied or provides modification suggestions; other work including finding other special effects companies to do certain effects is left to the special effects team and visual director.

At the same time, "Sweetheart", which has already been scheduled for April, has completed the fine-cut stage and started the soundtrack. The 105-minute release version is naturally the result of Wang Yang's nod and satisfied with him. He also edited some of the shots himself. The promotional train of the movie is also moving on the track, and it adopts a more ordinary publicity method. The main creators of the crew such as Anne Fletcher, Jessica, etc. are on the magazine cover, interviews, and exciting trailer advertisements.

What is mixed in these things is the work of forming the "Hangover" crew. Of course, none of Wang Yang took it all and hired a few producers who had a happy cooperation to divide the work and cooperate, but everyone's task is "quick and fast"!!!

The actual speed is indeed very fast. Firstly, "The Hangover" does not require any luxurious lineup, as long as it is funny and suitable; secondly, the workplace is in Las Vegas, which fully meets the requirements of post-911 filmmakers; more importantly, he is not a fledgling rookie, and after several movies, he also has his own connections and team. Now, as long as he has funds to provide generous treatment, he can gather a group of people immediately.

"Hangover" is not a big production, and the whole story takes place in the real world, so the workload of the setter and prop artist is very small, so there is no need to spend any preliminary preparation time to set up scenery and make props. The whole movie only needs to be built in the bathroom of the Presidential Suite, because the Caesar Palace Hotel refused to let the tiger enter.

However, compared with the crew, Wang Yang spent more time on the selection and finalization of actors. The groom Doug will be played by Matthew Fox, who is the protagonist "Jack" in the future TV series "Lost", but he is still an unknown member with a pay of 300,000 yuan; the dancer is played by Charlize Theron, and she is also the highest paid person in the whole film, 2 million yuan; Michelle Rodriguez, she will play the gang leader with a pay of 1.5 million yuan.

As early as the Sundance Film Festival in 2000, Wang Yang met Michel Rodriguez and has always maintained an ordinary friend relationship with holiday greetings. In the past two years, she has established the image of a new generation of hard-core actresses in "Fast and Furious" and "Resident Evil". This time she was invited to act in a funny movie. She was surprised and thought it was an April Fools' Day joke two months in advance.

After repeatedly confirming that he was serious, she asked curiously: "Why? I don't seem to be funny?" Wang Yang replied to her and said: "I don't know, just such an idea popped up suddenly, and then I thought it was 'interesting'! The more crazy the movie, the better. How about it? Come and play it once?" Michelle asked without thinking, "Can I refuse the invitation from Fanqi Yang?"

In fact, Charlize Theron was equally surprised. Her screen image was always serious and heavy, and most of the movies she starred in were of dark themes and comedy. She had never tried it. Although it was impossible to win the award, she coincided with her agent and agreed happily, because now "the magical movies are equal to high box office, equal to social phenomena, and equal to popularity."

"Oh, wow, of course I'm interested!" Shaquille O'Neal on the other side of the phone was extremely surprised and excited. He laughed a few times and said in a rough voice: "I love acting so much. I should be in the acting industry! I can do whatever you want me to be funny!"

Wang Yang, sitting on the sofa in the living room, couldn't help but smile. Anyway, O'Neal looked more funny than Mike Tyson. He smiled at the phone in his hand and said, "That's so exciting! Everyone, this time you will definitely make all your funny talents come out. Then you will continue to make movie appointments, and you will not play NBA anymore after retirement, and then Lakers fans will scold me to death."

O'Neal laughed a few more times and asked enthusiastically: "Is this role the role I play myself? Do you want to play it as you want?"

Wang Yang said yes and laughed: "But I will give you some 'professional guidance', like glaring at the eyes or twisting your butt..." He suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up and said: "I think it should be fun for you to dance a dance. You know that if a big guy like you is very flexible and soft, that kind of visual effect will be great."

"No problem, no problem, my dance steps have always been very good!" O'Neal's tone was very proud. Wang Yang smiled and said, "Cool!" The two chatted for a while and confirmed the guest appearance. In a few days, they went to Staples Center to watch the football match to support him, and ended the call.

Wang Yang immediately dialed another number and leaned comfortably against the sofa cushion. As soon as the other side was connected, he smiled and said, "Hi, Will." Will Smith said enthusiastically: "yoyo, Yang, good evening!" After saying hello, Wang Yang said his intention to him: "Will, do you know I am planning to shoot an R-level comedy movie recently? Well, there are not so many 'Oscars' this time, just for fun. I want to invite you to come and play a small role."

"Okay!" Will Smith agreed happily. He had no reason to refuse the invitation, whether it was the deep friendship or the kindness brought by "When Happiness Comes Knocking the Door". He asked with a smile: "Man, what kind of character is that?"

Wang Yang was not surprised by Will's readily agreeing, only the expected calm and thanks, and smiled and said, "Oh, don't worry, I won't let you show off your butt, haha! That's an unlucky little drug dealer. You can understand and shape it yourself, just be funny! There is another requirement, that is, you have to speak so quickly."

"yo, that's my strength. I can speak as fast as a plane. I don't have to stop or like a machine gun..." Will suddenly rambled when he heard this. Wang Yang smiled and said, "I don't have this talent." Will laughed and joked, "But this is my first time acting in a drug dealer. I have to study his mentality carefully, and maybe I can get another Oscar."

Both of them laughed and chatted for a while. Will Smith invited and said, "When will I come to my house to have fun? Jaden misses you very much. He asked me many times, 'Where is that Yang? Why don't you come and play with me?'" Wang Yang suddenly missed the smart child a little, and smiled, "I miss him too, how about I'll disturb you tomorrow?" Will smiled enthusiastically and said, "Welcome!"

After finishing this pleasant call, Wang Yang took a sip of beer, held the microphone and continued to dial the number. Halfway through, he suddenly felt aroused in his heart and called Christopher Nolan, and smiled and said, "Hey, Chris! That's right, I want to invite you to make a guest appearance in my new movie."

"Come-star?" Nolan was stunned for a moment and said in confusion: "Is it a guest director or a guest-star role? If it were a role, I wouldn't act."

Wang Yang smiled and said, "I knew you would refuse, then forget it, Chris, see you back!" He smiled and pressed the end button before calling Christopher's younger brother Jonathan Nolan, the screenwriter of "Memory Fragments". He often called Jonathan recently to learn and discuss suspense techniques that can make "Hangover" more unexpected.
Chapter completed!