Chapter 104: Joan Fontaine
The hotel, Jean Renoir, looked at the check of $200,000, and was stunned.
"Don't be stunned, come on, sign, from today on, you will be a member of the Legendary Film Company." Nicholas Sink handed the contract to Jean Renoir.
"Is this true?" Jean Renoir looked at the contract with only one page and didn't believe his eyes at all.
"Totally delegate power, you have complete directorship rights and editing rights. From scripts to actors, you can make the decision. I just need to pay." Victor smiled.
Nicholas Sink shook his head from the side and looked at Renoir: "Jean, I guess no one in this world except our legendary film company will sign such a contract with you."
Jean Renoir nodded and solemnly signed his name.
Soon, the French film master who had experienced ups and downs moved from a narrow hotel to the headquarters of Legend Film Company and became the second director officially signed by Legend Film Company.
"Victor, now you've got your wish, I think I should say something." Jean Renoir looked at Victor: "I thought you had some conspiracy before, but over the past period, I've seen that you are indeed very different from other Hollywood filmmakers. But I'm very worried."
"What are you worried about?" Victor said.
Jean Renoir smiled: "I am a filmmaker, but this does not mean that I am an idiot. For a director, he is not afraid of movies he doesn't like. He can do other things to make a living, but for a film company, if he only values art and ignores business, it is impossible to survive. After all, movies are art that costs money. And it costs a lot."
Jean Renoir's heartfelt words moved Victor very much.
"Let's not worry about these things. At present, Legend Film Company has a movie being filmed and another movie being prepared. I have a reluctant request, I don't know you..."
"Say, just say. You are the boss." Jean Renoir was a little nervous because he didn't know what Victor wanted to do.
"This is my own movie. The Legendary Film Company is very small and has very few staff, especially the two movies are started at the same time..."
"I think I understand." Jean Renoir made it right: "You mean to let me be your photographer, right?"
Nicholas next to him stared at Victor with a black thread.
Victor's proposal did indeed inadvertently touch on some taboos in this industry.
In movies, especially in Europe, the director has a very prominent position and is completely the core of the core in the crew. Compared with directors, the photographer has obviously much second place.
Therefore, for a film practitioner, it is obviously an improvement to be promoted from a photographer to a director. It is a joy to have a photographer as a director. If a director is asked to be a photographer, it will obviously make many people unable to stand it. Victor, a film master like Renoir, has to be said to be a lack of consideration.
"Yes." Victor stared at Jean Renoir sincerely: "Jean, I have been thinking about this movie for a long time. When I see you, especially when I see your paintings, I decided that this movie should be handed over to the style of the image. I need the kind of changeable, layered, and even particularly jumpy images in some cases. This style is probably not as good as you in Hollywood."
"Hahaha." Jean Renoah laughed: "If another person tells me about this, I will definitely hit it with an uppercut. To be honest, in terms of photography, I always feel that it is better than my director level. It is okay to let me be a photographer, but the key is that you have to show me the script. If I am not satisfied with the script, I will not agree."
Victor handed over the script of "The Shawshank Redemption".
An hour later, let Renoir put down the script.
He stood up without saying a word and walked out.
Nicholas and Victor looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what Jean Renoir means.
"Don't be stunned. Ask someone to find a camera for me. I think I have to get familiar with the machines in the United States quickly. I hope they are the same as the previous machines..." Let Renoir gesture to Victor: "I have a premonition that being able to participate in this movie may be more proud of the movies I directed before."
Nicholas and Victor laughed.
After Jean Renoir went out to work, Victor kicked Nicholas: "Nicholas, I remember, besides Jean Renoir, you seem to have someone recommending me, right?"
"To be precise, he is an actor. actress." Nicholas looked humble.
"Actor!?" Victor was overjoyed: "Really and false!"
For legendary film companies, there is no shortage of directors, Victor and Zinerman, all of them are OK, there are also photographers, Nicholas and Bao Ruis can be played, and the actors are still good, Gregory Parker is now the pillar, but the actress is really terrible. The only one who can show off is Marilyn Monroe, but Monroe is too young and the roles she can participate in are obviously extremely limited.
It is Victor's dream to be able to find an actress and be an actress with potential.
"Who? It's from Europe?" Victor pulled Nicholas.
"Don't think about Europe. Anyone with potential, especially young girls, has long been divided up by major film companies. If you believe me, there is no good thing." Nicholas smiled and said, "This person, you have seen, is from Hollywood."
"Hollywood? I've seen it yet?"
"Yun Fangdeng."
"Qiong Fangden!?" Victor was really shocked.
This woman is a unique legend in Hollywood.
In Hollywood history, especially in the golden age, there were too many female stars shining everywhere! This light was enough to overshadow many stars of the same era. Vivien Leigh, Garbo, Taylor, Beckford, etc., every godlike existence, but the light of these superstars could never conceal a woman named Joon Fonden.
Compared with these stars, Qiong Fangdeng may not have their fame, and even in the role interpretation, she has been playing rigorous, shy and suspicious female characters all her life, but with her superb acting skills, she completely makes this kind of woman so natural and so full of flesh and blood in every movie.
This is a very talented actress, very outstanding in all aspects. She is beautiful and connotated, elegant and noble and charming. For her, she may not be able to go too far in film and television in history because of opportunities rather than himself.
Chapter completed!