Ace Hollywood

"Didn't they find Matt Damon for this?" Daniel pointed to "Bourne Bourne".

He loves this film very much, especially the first one. Doug Liman's shooting techniques and editing methods make this film special and charming. The fly in the ointment is that the protagonist Matt Damon is a little jerky.

The first part of "The Bourne Bourne" was released in 2002, which means that the filming will start in the second half of 2000 or early 2001, so the first protagonist should have been determined long ago.

As far as he knows, when Doug Liman was shooting this commercial film, in order to pay tribute to the German movie "Lola Run" that inspired him, he even chose the heroine of "Lola", Franka Bertante - A red-haired actress from Germany. As far as the male lead is concerned, Matt Damon, who had just performed brilliantly in Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan", was also personally chosen by him.

But from the perspective of competitors, Matt has just taken over "Eleven Arhats" - created by the great directors Steven Soderbergh, George Clooney and Brad Pitt. So it might make the lower-level Doug Liman a little hesitant about whether Matt will be able to give his full attention to Bourne.

Of course, if Matt does have a contract, what's the point of thinking about it.

Cusa was surprised by how familiar Daniel was with the project. It's only been a week since he learned that Matt Damon had been approached for the "Bourne Bourne" project. In fact, the contact between the two parties only happened two weeks ago.

Before contacting Matt Damon, the new superstar, the first thing the film party wanted was Brad Pitt, who would cooperate with him in "Eleven Arhats", but Pitt refused and took over the role instead. "Spy Game" by Tony Scott.

After that, the filmmakers also approached Russell Crowe, who should have been filming "Gladiator" at the time. After Crowe refused, they also sought other A-level stars, including Stallone, but were unsuccessful. It can also be seen that the movie is not too attractive in the eyes of the established star, because he does not look very convincing.

Of course, The Bourne Bourne is still a very good resource for a newly promoted A-level actor like Matt.

"Doug Liman and Universal are more satisfied with Matt Damon, um, a thousand years ago, maybe we all belonged to the same Damon family, so congratulations to him. However, Damon has already signed it. A "Eleven Arhats", which was directed by Steven Soderbergh, and worked with George Clooney and Brad Pitt, so how much of Matt's attention can be allocated to "Bourne Bourne" The script really worries Liman. Doug Liman is known for being a movie nerd."

"Okay, even if the opportunity exists, they must not be looking for an actor of my level. You must know that "Gladiator" will not be released until at least October next year. Even if I can get some affirmation with this film, but that In a while, "Bourne Bourne" will start filming."

"Comedius, it didn't belong to you back then." Cusa said with a smile, "but we got him, as long as we work hard, I don't think anything is impossible."

Daniel shrugged, "You're right, maybe you can get in touch with them."

"Listen, Danny, this time is different from "Gladiator." This is a protagonist, the first protagonist, you must, you must convince the investors, there is a lot to do. We must go all out, use All the resources. We have to get our spirits up."

"Cusa, you have to understand that if we are determined to fight for it, then other good opportunities will be handed over." Daniel saw some good options on the list, such as Paramount's "Fear to Kill" , and director Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" - starring Tom Cruise.

Kusa glanced at the regular film list, "Yes, there are many opportunities, so do you have other ideas?"

"Can't you try them all?"

"You can do it without any problem."

Daniel was silent for a while and decided to surrender. If he was asked to audition for three or five roles in less than 20 days, it would definitely make him collapse. Even oil paintings might not be able to help him. Besides, he still had There are a lot of lines that can't be turned away to participate.

"OK, The Bourne Bourne." Daniel flipped through the production list again, and now he needs a mainstream commercial movie with a male lead to maintain his popularity and increase his popularity.

Cusa obviously figured out what they needed earlier than Daniel. "Bourneville" is the most suitable. Although the competition is fierce, none of Daniel's roles so far has come easily, except "School Blues".

"Danny, you'll need a driver and bodyguard soon." Kusa sent Daniel to his new house, a discounted mansion given to him by CAA.

Daniel leaned on the back seat, "Before that, I need to make more money, otherwise I won't be able to support more people."

"Very right, so the next movie, no matter what it is, will have to open more than three million." Cusa is confident, "When "Gladiator" is released, maybe we will enter the five million or even eight million club. already."

"May the God of Wealth bless me."

"God of wealth?"

"The Chinese **** of wealth."

"Do you still have research on China?" Kusa turned into the road on the right, "But China is so big that it may become a big overseas ticket warehouse in the future. But I heard that the piracy there is too serious, and China seems to have no idea about copyright. By the way, almost none of the genuine movie VCDs can be sold.”

Daniel was noncommittal.

They quickly drove into Malibu, and the traffic was significantly reduced.

"This is your new house." Kusa said looking at the azurite exterior wall in front of him. "The house is not very big, but the environment is not bad. At least you can move freely in it without worrying about the paparazzi."

In Malibu, this house is really not big, but for Daniel, who has been renting, it is like a palace. It has six rooms, three halls, a garden and a top-floor bath.

"Can you have a separate cloakroom, or do you need a studio? The largest one can be used as the master bedroom, and Kusa and I should also have a room, or a small one. The rest can be used as guest rooms. The largest hall takes It is more suitable to hold a banquet, the two small halls are too small, and are only suitable for restaurants or bars." Andy suggested clearly after going around.

"...very reasonable. Just do as you said. Where's my luggage?"

Before Daniel went to Italy, he packed all his luggage and put it in Cusa's house. When the house was tidy up, Cusa brought all the luggage over, and now it was piled up in the small hall.

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Daniel didn't have much time to stay in his new mansion. He temporarily hired a chauffeur--Mexican, and took Andy to the mansion in Malibu, the villa in Beverly, and even the Hilton Hotel.

He has met Russell Crowe twice, and Crowe is now in the prime of life, and if he can invite him to a party, it is usually hosted by A-level stars, big directors, and CEOs of production and distribution companies. Daniel is very fond of such parties. cannot be refused.

At a banquet held by the head of Fox's production department, at least 30 famous Hollywood actors were present, and Russell Crowe also took the time to attend. Crowe came over to chat with Daniel, but he really Too busy to quickly switch to Robert Zemeckis, the big-time director who is filming a new Fox film, Tom Hanks' Remaining Island.

However, it also gave Daniel the opportunity to chat for a few minutes with the stars of "Scream 3", and one purpose of the party was to warm up for the upcoming world premiere of "Scream 3".

Daniel and Neve Campbell, they had an unexpectedly pleasant chat. Neve rose to prominence in Hollywood with her starring role in Fox's "Family of Five," and since then she has starred in the "Scream" series, also on Fox, and has become a Hollywood A-lister.

In the "News" list of the most attractive female movie stars of the year, she is second only to Natalie Portman, who became famous because of "Star Wars" and became famous all over the world.

However, she is actually a Canadian with no star shelf, although her acclaimed eyes are always deserted, but she is quite modest. Most importantly, she studied ballet since she was a child and was a member of the National Ballet of Canada, an amazing dance company that is world-famous.

Daniel had the longest girlfriend when he was at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He studied ballet at the Beijing Dance Academy. He really knew ballet very well.

Neve is also a person who does not want to join in the fun. Talking about ballet, oil painting and Roman history with Daniel is better than complimenting each other with those big stars.

"Daniel, how about coming to our premiere?" Neve invited him with a smile, "But you have to get ready, I'm a gossip maker."

Neve is indeed deeply loved by all kinds of tabloids. Since she divorced her ex-husband in 1997, almost all male stars who have worked with her will have scandals with her. Maybe it was made up by tabloid reporters at the beginning, but later on. , as she gets more and more attention and becomes more and more beautiful and sexy, those lesser-known actors will inevitably have some plans.

These scandals troubled Neve for a while, but recently they have gotten better.

Daniel knew that the premiere was on December 16th at the Chinese Theater. He should be able to spare time, so he happily accepted the invitation. He is about to leave Hollywood again, and he still has to fight for more appearances.

What's more, Fox has high expectations for "Scream 3", and the premiere is also well-budgeted and huge, and film critics, writers and reporters from New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and other parts of the United States have been invited.

The party lasted until eleven o'clock in the evening. Daniel was a little sleepy, and people started chatting in small circles. He was among the crowd of Crowe. Although he was not despised, it was difficult for him to have any high emotions. Say goodbye to the master first, and go home with Andy.

"We can take a few days off," Andy flipped through the calendar, and Daniel's intensive party schedule came to an end for now, because he had to start thinking about auditions for The Bourne Bourne.

But obviously, Andy and he have some wishful thinking.

A phone call from Cusa made Daniel say goodbye to the quiet life of 1999.

"Entertainment Weekly" published a small report - "Daniel Sandler's rise to fame story."

The reporter has obviously done quite a bit of work, and even though it still adheres to the basics of a large, influential media outlet, it reads between the lines about what happened to Daniel in Brooklyn.

For example, he came from a single parent family with only an unwed mother, such as his mother died of drugs and alcohol. They wrote:

"Daniel's opportunity to become famous must be the envy of many people. Before Christmas in 1998, he had been working as a chef in a hot dog shop in East Fleibash. With his skills in making small red sausages and a beautiful face, he became a The sweetheart boy of the local housewives. A local food show in New York visited this hot dog shop in one episode, so Daniel was able to appear on the TV screen for the first time in his life.

At the time, "School Blues" director Brian Robbins was looking for an actor to play Billy Bob—the former candidate also happened to be out because of drugs. Bryan was at his Manhattan home and happened to — yes, just happened to see Daniel Sandler, and Daniel had just come to Los Angeles, where he got another job at a hot dog shop — of course, he didn't After a while, Brian's audition invitation came, and then he got the opportunity naturally and made a name for himself.

No one will forget that those few photos that appeared in almost every corner of the Internet—that is, the photos of Daniel after his workout—sexy body and handsome face made him the most watched Hollywood star.

His popularity made the film "School Blues" more than 87 million box office.

What happened next, everyone must know very well, he later got a role in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy - it was not a particularly important role, but Daniel's appearance was amazing, like a real elf Prince. From what we understand, Daniel's opportunity to get this opportunity is somewhat dramatic.

According to him, he interviewed Legolas because he was mistaken for the role by the makeup artist. We learn that, as originally scheduled, his role was Elendil - a big dragon. We tried to interview River, the film's audition makeup artist, and River said he did Legolas makeup for Daniel when a man next to him told him that Daniel had temporarily switched roles for the audition. That man must be Cusa Damon—the rising star of the brokerage world.

It's a pretty trick, isn't it? Daniel's agent graduated from a prestigious school, and it is not surprising that his skills are superb.

Daniel, who filmed "Campus Blues" and gained some popularity on the Internet, was still living in a rented house around Beverly at the time - he once said in an interview, five hundred dollars a month. During this period, Daniel, who had tasted the taste of fame, was most welcomed by his neighbors - those who were basically young people who came to Hollywood to pursue their dreams, mostly girls. They were not as lucky as Daniel, and at most they could win one or two roles, which was not enough to pay the $500 rent for the house.

They approached Daniel, hoping to get some opportunities through him.

Among them, Jin Li Adams, who is closest to Daniel - they live opposite the door, and Jin Li accepted our interview: 'He (Daniel) said that he could introduce the director to me, and would try to get me a not-so-good one in the director's new film. Important supporting roles, oh, I have nothing to hide, God knows how much I wish I had the chance to act, I've been in LA for two years and I haven't played a single character with lines.

Then he asked me to find him at night, saying that he would tell me about the crew. We are not children, and we all understand what he meant. But so what, I didn't go, there were Bitch upstairs and downstairs willing to go, so I went, and we did what adults would do. But then he didn't fulfill his promise. He didn't even open the door for me anymore. I know that he is getting more and more popular. There are a lot of little girls on the Internet who are crazy about him, but I can't go to bed with him for nothing. This is why I am interviewing. And as far as I can tell, I'm not the only girl who gets scammed. ’—Whether what Kim Li said was true, we don’t know, but she did live across the street from Daniel, of course, before our **** boy moved to the Malibu mansion.

As we said before, whether Daniel **** will become the next young superstar is still unknown, at least, we have to be sure that this is a worthy young man. "

It's "Entertainment Weekly" again!

The magazine seemed to take a negative tone with Daniel's reporting.

The first sentence Cusa hurried to Malibu: "You really got on that bitch?"

And Daniel's first sentence was: "A rising star in the brokerage industry, how do you feel now?"

Andy calmly served them coffee and green tea.

"Someone must be making a fool of yourself, otherwise Weekly Magazine wouldn't make such a mess even if it didn't like you." Cusa said angrily after receiving repeated assurances from Daniel that he did not have **** with Kimly Adams.

"There is no doubt. Who do you think is UU Reading www.uukanshu.com?"

"You're a big tree now, there are too many possible candidates." Kusa rubbed his temples, "but this time they spent a lot of money, if it was just a precautionary measure, it would be a bit unruly. So, the most likely thing is to follow We have a holiday."

"..." Daniel and Cusa looked at each other, almost in unison, "Philip!"

UTA's senior agent Philip Gurley.

They won the "Gladiator" competition, taking the role of Commodius. Philip didn't do anything drastic either. According to Hollywood rules, since the role has settled, the two sides will naturally give up. After all, feng shui turns, and who knows when there will be opportunities for cooperation.

Daniel and Cusa thought the same thing.

But unfortunately, there is no chance for cooperation yet. They have to fight again. Philip obviously got the news that Daniel is going to compete for "Bourne Bourne". This time it is not Joaquin Phoenix, but his hand. One of the twin stars, Matt Damon, who is in good shape.

New hatred and old hatred, who else could it be if not Philip.

But this time, Philip obviously learned his lesson and decided to retaliate in his own way, first to ruin Daniel's good reputation on the Internet. Daniel's biggest reliance now is his super popularity on the Internet. As long as this piece is dug up, Daniel is just an ordinary C-level actor, and he has no competitiveness against Matt Damon.

"Now, if you don't want to fight, you can't do it." Cusa suddenly smiled.