After solving the problem of the technical staff of the film crew, then what Li Feiyang has to face is the actor problem, and this problem is the most critical part of the three plays.

You need to know whether a play is good or not. In addition to having a good script, the most important thing is that the actors' acting skills are good.

A famous Hong Kong actor in the past life once said, "There is no bad script, only bad actors!"

In particular, the three dramas that Yi Feiyang is about to shoot have a certain level of requirements for actors. The movie "Buried Alive" is a solo act of the leading actor. From beginning to end, he needs to conquer the audience with superb acting skills. There are bright spots, no urine spots.

Therefore, in addition to Natasha and Big Bird Ruqi, Yi Feiyang directly gave up hiring other AV actors. He needs some different, or more professional, actors, not men and actresses who just roll on the bed.

It's easy to find an actor in Hollywood, and it's easy to find a full-time actor with acting skills, because you just need to find the actor union in Los Angeles.

The American Actors Union was founded in 1933, and now has 100,000 members. There are all kinds of talents in film and television.

As long as you go to the Actors 'Union in the United States to fill out a form and pay a certain fee, you can find the actors and actresses you need through the Actors' Union. Among them, they are good at shooting comedies, romantic dramas, suspense dramas, and of course they are also surprised Puppet ...

However, the actor's union protects the interests of actors. If you want to find a suitable actor here, you must sign a series of labor contracts and pay a film price not less than the market value. More importantly, if any accident occurs on the set, On the film side, you must take full responsibility. In other words, the actors' union fully protects the legitimate interests of the actors. As a producer, the responsibilities you have to bear are beyond your imagination.

From private lawyer Louis Carr, Yi Feiyang learned more about the actors' union. According to Carl, anyone in the film and television industry who has signed a contract with the American Actors Union is a member of the association. In the membership contract, there are a number of provisions to ensure the safety of members on the set, such as when shooting footage involving special effects The studio will be equipped with qualified medical staff and mobile nursing vehicles throughout the process.

At the beginning, Yi Feiyang started the three scenes to start the filming smoothly, and dared to find the American Actors Union in Los Angeles to ask about employment. But he flinched right away. It wasn't that he couldn't find a good actor here. The problem was that the labor costs offered by local unions were prohibitively high.

Not to mention anything else, the labor costs offered by the actor's union alone are ridiculously high. An actor charges $ 40 an hour, $ 3 a day, and doubles overtime over 8 hours. Such labor costs are definitely quite high in the United States, which is even more expensive for Yi Feiyang, who has a serious shortage of funds. It costs about 00 Hong Kong dollars per person a day.

Yi Feiyang negotiated with the fat woman in charge of negotiations, saying that his company was just set up, and there were problems with funding. I hope to harmonize, give myself a chance, and give some actors some opportunities. After all, they don't have a film every day.

In addition, my own script is great, as long as the actors watch it, they will like it, maybe they are willing to perform for free, and after the show is released, it will receive good results, which can be regarded as a promotion for the union.

In the end, everyone gave way to each other. This time, having a good relationship, it will be easier to cooperate in the future. This is the most important thing.

Speaking of a thousand words, a fat woman is unmoved and unshakable, as hard as it is to shake her weight. She said that no matter who you are or what company, as long as you think of people who film with our actors union, you must abide by our contract! Not a penny!

Yi Feiyang asked her: "What if we are not satisfied with the actor?"

The fat woman said, "Please believe our actors, they are all professional! If you are really not satisfied, you can change until you are satisfied."

Seeing that the fat woman's attitude was so resolute, Yi Feiyang understood it.

Only at the end did Yi Feiyang understand why the actors' unions were so tough?

The reason is simple, this rebate took a rebate!

It turned out that after signing an employment agreement with actors of the Actors 'Union, the actors' salaries are not all their own. Part of them have to be paid to the union, which is nominally a "consultant fee". In fact, Yi Feiyang seems to be him ~ Mom ~ "Protection fees".

Since it is impossible to get the actors he needs from the formal channel of the actors' union, Yi Feiyang thinks about it differently.

This is Hollywood. Can't find an actor you want to film? !! Well, there are some who are willing to take photos without spending money!

So Yi Feiyang made up his mind to publish a prominent "Actor Recruitment Order" directly in a newspaper in Los Angeles with an entertainment name.

"Are you still blaming God for not giving you a chance? Are you still lamenting that your acting skills are exquisite but you haven't met? Are you still distressed that you can't find a suitable role? Are you a talent in the entertainment industry? Our dream film company The door is open, welcome you! "

"Come on, we need great actors who have dreams but are hard to achieve!"

"Fantasy recruitment, effective immediately! As big as your heart is, there will be a big stage! Choose Fantasy Pictures and you and me to build a golden future together!"

When this "recruitment notice" was issued, it immediately caught the attention of many people.

After all, this is Los Angeles, and the representative place of Los Angeles is Hollywood. There are very few people who don't want to be actors or enter the entertainment industry here. On the contrary, there are so many outsiders who have not even spared much effort to come here thousands of miles. Some of them are famous, such as the muscular man "Shanger Winton" from Brussels and the tough guy superstar "Schwarzenegger" from Austria. These two predecessors are the best of many successful people. Of course, more people are drowning in the sea of ​​Hollywood than those who succeed. They have no chance of bubbling.

So when everyone saw the opportunity, they swarmed towards No. 13 Chinatown, and Fantasy Films came in.

The entire Chinatown is boiling!

...

October 12, 1998.

It's 18 days before Halloween.

Fantasy Pictures.

When those amateur actors with dreams and struggles came to the three-story building of Dream Pictures and saw the unrenovated, run-down, mottled "movie company" in front of them, they were collectively dumbfounded.

The mottled building, the rough ground, and the miscellaneous things stacked in the yard, what a shabby sofa, a shabby table and chairs, and even some newspapers and magazines, wine bottles ...

Yeah!

Is this a movie company?

Or a scrap purchase station? !!

A gust of wind blew, and the yellow leaves on the yard ground wandered cool and cold like the hearts of these applicants.

How to do?

Is it a shell company?

Or a bag company?

Or is it just a prank?

Here is a run-down, where is it so beautiful and magnificent as written on the job advertisement? !!

...

Countless thoughts were writhing.

Forget it, since it's here, let's take a look.

Some people made up their minds and waited for the so-called miracle.

The reason is actually very simple. I heard that the Chinese filmmaker responsible for the recruitment this time turned out to have 200 million box office sales and set a dark horse record!

Everyone has a lot of curiosity about this magical Chinese who has turned into a stone. You should know that in the previous paragraph, the whole Hollywood was spreading his news.

In addition, there are other reasons for this group of people. As marginalized people in the Hollywood film industry, they have few opportunities to act. Amateur actors like them who have no conditions to join the union are basically shooting Changing places, I'm full today, and howling tomorrow, so it's not easy to eat together.

It's an opportunity, don't let go!

So, in the original empty factory courtyard, in a short time, there was a long line of black pressure.

Black girls, white chicks, a group of hip hop, as well as punk men, metal guys, miscellaneous, all kinds of people.

Some of them chat in line, talk about some shit news, and gossip about the stars. Some self-care dressing is either nail polish or grease powder, and playing with hair. What's more, the two male and female celebrities talked very well and met each other. They hugged and kissed on the spot, causing the team leader to scream.

Looking at this bunch of bright spots, no rules, free, casual, completely like interviewers who came to travel, Rabbit Bill was cold.

Is this the talent of the future in Hollywood?

Why are you here? !!

Looking at the men and women around us, do we really look like a "trash" recycle bin here? !!

Is it all garbage? !!

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