The next day, Nicholas Cage signed a contract under the witness of his agent and lawyer, which means "Saw" and finally had a male lead.

Ryan paid all the money for this. The only gratifying thing is that Nicholas Cage did not make any other excessive demands except for the independent dressing room and resting trailer.

Some Hollywood actors will put out extremely excessive conditions to the crew, such as eating only the dishes from a certain restaurant, having to pay pet feeding fees, and some special chefs, etc.

It can be said that only you can't imagine, but there is nothing they can't bring up.

Of course, Nicholas Cage's pay is really a bit high for the crew.

Although Nicholas Cage is not yet famous, he has also appeared in many films.

Several of them are the protagonists in the film. In terms of current pay, it is already very low, and it can even be said to be a self-deducting pay.

Ryan is very clear about this. Sophia played a very critical role, and it is not ruled out that his previous film "Blair the Witch" played a role.

Of course, it is also related to the short filming time of the crew.

Three more days later, Scarlett-Johnson, accompanied by his mother, joined the crew.

Monica Beluci didn't know what agreement he had reached with Helen, and was busy changing his agent. It would probably take several days to sign the contract.

In addition, Dr. Lawrence, another important role in the film, has also been confirmed, starring Edward Norton, an actor Helen just signed.

This name may be very unfamiliar to most people, but when it comes to the film "Invincible Hulk" starring him in his previous life, it will definitely make people realize that he played the Hulk in the film.

Ahem, okay, I admit that Invincible Hulk seems to be a failure.

But after all, he has starred in a commercial film with huge investments.

At this point, the crew of "Saw" has been barely formed.

In addition to the several main actors in the film, there are more than 20 people in the entire crew, including five college interns, with poorly low salaries.

However, Ryan is very generous in the selection of props, setters, makeup artists, etc., and he selected the best among Hollywood practitioners, with a high salary for a week.

Compared to the previous "Blair Witch", I don't know how many levels have been improved.

As for the other major actors in the film, Officer Tep's partner, Xin, a female character killed by Jigsaw, is a guest star by Sophia himself.

According to Ryan, the winners of the Golden Raspberry Awards and the Supporting Actress Awards are just for guest appearances.

There is also a female agent Carrey, who has a few small characters left, as well as some background cloth and passers-by actors, all of whom are signed by Helen.

From this we can see that it has the benefits of a contracted director, and it is even much better than a well-known actor.

The crew was preparing very smoothly, except for the box office ladder sharing of "Blair the Witch".

After several negotiations, Twentieth Century Fox finally agreed to pay off all the box office stairs share as soon as possible within the first week of the film's North American downturn, which means that the account will not be received until the end of June at the earliest.

Obviously, for Ryan, it was too late to go on.

Fortunately, Helen was prepared and had already contacted a small community bank and applied for a mortgage loan. The mortgaged items were the box office ladder sharing contract for "The Witch Blair".

In that rented haunted house, the crew gathered together for the first time.

As the only investor of the film, Ryan, director and screenwriter, has no choice but to introduce it to everyone.

"Sofia Coppola, my assistant part-time assistant director, and crew coordination work, you can call her Sophia."

After taking a look, Sophia with a somewhat ugly face, Ryan naturally understood why this was the case, but he didn't say anything, but continued to introduce everyone.

"By the way, Sofia's father is a famous Coppola director. If you have any problems in the future, please contact her."

Then, he pointed to Nicholas Cage and introduced: "Nicholas Cage, the actor who plays Adam in the film, I think everyone should know each other."

"Monica Bellucci plays Amanda Young in the film, a very charming lady."

"And our little Scarlett Johnson, the future Hollywood superstar."

"Edward Norton, playing Dr. Lawrence in the film, is a very good newcomer."

After a brief introduction, Ryan allows everyone to talk to themselves.

However, most people were a little nervous, and their eyes were occasionally on Sophia and Nicholas Cage.

Several of the senior Hollywood practitioners were even more surprised that Sophia's relationship with Nicholas-Cage has long been no secret, and they all came from the Coppola family.

For a moment, they looked at Ryan with a hint of awe. Not everyone can be related to the Coppola family.

"Sofia, why don't you say hello when you see your cousin?"

After saying that, Nicholas Cage turned around and looked at Monica Beluch, stepped forward, and showed a smile that he thought was very good, "Miss Monica, long time no see."

"Do you have time to have dinner together in the evening?"

Monica Beluci was slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the protagonist in the film would be Nicholas Cage.

"Cage, long time no see."

"I want to thank you for your recommendation."

"As for whether there is time tonight, it depends on the crew's arrangement."

The two had already met in the crew of "Four Hundred Years of Bloodsucking Zombies".

Seeing that his cousin Nicholas Cage's eyes were almost falling on Monica Beluga, Sofia Coppola couldn't help but snorted and said, "If you like to flirt at a murder scene, then you can continue."

Homicide scene!

The next moment, everyone's eyes looked at Sophia together.

"Don't look at me, this is the place where Ryan rented." Sofia-Coppola's teeth seemed to contain endless resentment.

"This?" Ryan smiled awkwardly, without any concealment, and said: "The house manager said that a few months ago, there was a murder on the second floor, and there had been suicides in this apartment more than once, and it was rumored that he had been cursed by a witch."

"So I want to put some shots in the video here as much as possible, maybe adding some horror."

"Think about it, what better place to shoot than an apartment where a murder has just happened!"

Several major actors on the side have to admit that this promotional selling point is very good.

Just when I think about the filming of a murder scene, I always feel a chill behind me.

However, several senior crew members all lit up their eyes and couldn't help looking at Ryan with admiration.

From this point of view alone, it is enough to show that he is a very thoughtful director.

Ryan ignored everyone's reaction and ordered Sophia to post the shooting schedule, saying, "I hope everyone can take some time to pass the main shots in the video first and get familiar with it."

Things like this are not very rare in Hollywood. Before many commercial blockbusters were filmed, the main actors of the crew needed to undergo a long rehearsal.

Of course, if you do the best of special rehearsals, it should be the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

In order to film a movie called "Dream of Red Mansions", actors from all over the country studied for three months, and the daily schedule was very tight.

Every actor needs to shape and lose weight according to the characters in the script, ask the experts from Hongxue to give lectures, and also talk and rehearse over and over again.

Even if you wear makeup, clothing, and composition, you have to learn it, and everything must be in line with the original work.

The most important point is that only then will the right actors be selected. Often, five or six actors compete for one role, and those who are not selected can only go back.

It can be imagined that the level of TV series filmed in this way is even stricter than that of movies, and it would be strange if it is not good to watch.

Everyone naturally had no objection to the rehearsal. As the only investor in the film, they were not afraid of wasting time, so they were naturally happy.

Little did he know that Ryan was a famous fast gunner, whether in his past or in this life. For example, recently, a certain director filmed a large-scale fantasy film, which took only twenty days in total, which was considered slow in his opinion.

Twenty days?

If he directed it, it would be able to finish the film in at most fifteen days. If it was faster, it would be better to do ten days.

Today Ryan just asked them to get to know each other, and he couldn't start shooting officially as soon as he came up.

In the evening, there is a small dinner party, which is a little relaxing.

When the shooting officially starts, they will know what it means to compete with time. Within two weeks, the shooting can be completely finished.

Anyway, this video has never been rehearsed in my previous life.
Chapter completed!