Hollywood New Century

In South Los Angeles, Simon Pike is doing push-ups in the hall after getting up in the morning. He is really dissatisfied with his current body.

Now I only have a normal routine and exercise to make up for it, and then I went to the bathroom to take a shower and started thinking about the script.

On the computer screen, bored browsing all kinds of news, recruitment information, entertainment news, financial news and so on.

Later, I found a news about RB online **** girls being cheated by middle-aged men on a small page, boring!

Wait, Simon Pike seems to have thought of something, online dating, it's just June 2004.

In my impression, Ellen Page starred in a low-cost movie "Hard Candy", which is a movie about a girl's revenge online **** with a wretched uncle!

There are few scenes, the investment is small, there are only two or three actors, and there is nothing to prepare. It seems that the shooting is completed in less than 20 days.

The most important thing is that it will be released in January next year, the cost is about 1 million US dollars, the box office is more than 6 million US dollars, and the film has a certain influence in awards season.

The high-IQ girl took revenge on the middle-aged and wretched photographer uncle, and **** the **** uncle who had done illegal things for chemical castration!

As for "Fruit Hard Candy", the script is not too difficult. The important thing is that there will definitely be producers who will discover this idea.

After lunch at noon, Simon Pike went to the screenwriters union and checked for a long time and found that there were no screenwriters registered.

In the following time, Simon Parker recuperates while writing the script for "Hardfruit", and also pays attention to the recruitment information of various crews who are filming in Los Angeles.

Half a month later, the script of "Hard Candy" has been registered with the Screenwriters Guild, and at the same time, he went to the "Mrs and Mrs. Smith" crew to play tricks twice.

Now I have found another production crew, waiting for a producer or a film company to come to me to buy a script while doing errands.

"Wedding Australian" is a romantic comedy film invested and distributed by New Line Pictures, which tells the story of a pair of good friends who like to go to weddings and have a dewy marriage with the bridesmaids.

An investment of $40 million is certainly not as big as a $100 million investment like Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

However, this movie, which is also set to be released next year, is a movie that has made $200 million at the box office in North America.

Big bang, Simon doesn't care now because the "Wedding Australian" crew is filming the important wedding reception scene recently. In total, nearly 500 extras were recruited over a 10-day period.

Simon Pike was one of the extras, earning $150 a day, 30 more than the $120 for errands.

The crew of "Wedding Australian", at lunchtime, Simon and a few group performers were eating a boxed lunch in the open space.

"By the way, Simon, do you have an agent now?" asked a girl beside him who was also playing tricks.

"No, I found it after seeing the information about the recruitment of group actors, and I'm just a third-rate screenwriter, and I don't have an agent to waste time on me," Simon Pike and this girl named Jennifer Smith have known each other for a week, He is only 20 years old, and like most young people who are chasing dreams, he wants to dream in Hollywood.

I usually work as a cashier in a convenience store, and I often go to the crew to play tricks. However, because he looks good, sometimes there will be a fleeting opportunity to leave the country.

Simon Pike himself never showed his face.

"Alas, I originally signed with a small agency, but it was terminated last night. The agent doesn't want to waste time on me," Jennifer said with heavy sadness.

Although there are more than 100 agencies in Hollywood, there are too many young people seeking star dreams in Los Angeles.

Many brokers sign a few promising newcomers, and they will terminate the contract when they find that there is no development for a period of time.

There are more, and there is no chance to sign an agent, such as Simon. It is necessary to make others think it is worth investing.

Simon turned his head to look at Jennifer, who was helpless, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there will always be opportunities in the future. At least you have shown your face in TV dramas before, and you are still young!"

Only 20 years old, still early, Jennifer didn't go to some acting classes, as if she had only learned dance before, it was too difficult.

"Well, Simon, you are a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Your chances are better than ours. I didn't finish high school. I worked as a waitress, a toy commercial model, and now I'm just a convenience store cashier," Jennifer said. Put down the lunch box in your hand,

"The agent also fought for a few small supporting roles before, but they all failed!"

"Well, this crew can only work until Friday, and they have to look for a job again," Simon sighed, ten days of work, just two weeks.

For $1,500, Simon only hoped that his script, Hard Candy, would be discovered by the producer or director who wanted to shoot it.

"Yeah, today is Tuesday, three days to go," Jennifer said, turning her head to look at Rachel McAdams, the heroine of "Wedding Australian", with a look of envy on her face.

Simon is more interested in the supporting actress of "Wedding Australian", Isla Fisher, Australian actress, the future heroine of "Now You See Me".

"Don't look at it, Rachel McAdams is well-known in the "Mean Girls" released this year, and the movie "The Notebook" to be released at the end of the month is still the heroine. As for the movie "Wedding Australian", the two male actors is much more famous than an actress," Simon Pike said casually.

"The heroine of the two movies, I really envy her! I don't know if I can play the heroine at the age of 26," Jennifer could only sigh in her heart.

"The heroine Rachel McAdams and the supporting actress Isla Fisher are both 26 years old, and their popularity will skyrocket when the film is released next year, and The Wedding Australian will be a big hit at the box office! "Simon Pike, of course, knows the influence of a box office hit on actors, and there are more opportunities.

"Big explosion? How did you know?" Jennifer felt that Simon was guessing wildly.

"Heh, it feels like, the romantic comedies are going downhill now, and there are fewer and fewer big hits. After Julia Roberts won the Oscar, she began to rest, and then there was a reformed Drew. Barrymore has starred in a few romantic comedies that are well-received at the box office, and the others don't seem to be that great," Simon Parker said with a knowing expression.

"I have researched, and my favorite romantic comedy in the past two years is this "Wedding Australian"!"

"You, really..." Jennifer Smith smiled helplessly, how could a movie be so easy to explode.

"Assemble!" Suddenly there was a shout from the crew members calling for a group performance.

"Starting work, let's go!" Simon said and stood up, preparing to continue to be a guest at the wedding reception.

In the crew, Simon does not necessarily only do tricks, but can do chores or other jobs, get paid, and can better understand the Hollywood studio management model.

At the end of the month, work on The Wedding Australian also came to an end.

Jennifer Smith is also her first friend after all. Simon Pike also remembers this little guy from the bottom of Hollywood, and he may help her if he has the opportunity in the future.

Since occupying this body, Simon has not had much contact with his former friends.

Everything, start from scratch!

In July, Simon did not receive any news that someone wanted to buy his script, so he continued to look for a part-time job on the set.

As for script adaptation, Simon doesn't like it. In the current Hollywood model, when filmmakers have ideas, they will find screenwriters to write the script, outline the script, and then refine the script after the first draft.

Three stages, collecting money in batches, one screenwriter or several, or even one batch.

Simon Parker is creative and can perfect the script by himself. As long as a producer takes a fancy to his script, the income can be his own.

"Goodbye, Simon!"

"Goodbye, Jennifer!"

After parting with Jennifer, Simon got into the car home.

Soon, Simon found a film crew in Los Angeles, "Summer of Jeans".

Los Angeles is a good point. As the entertainment capital of the United States, there is no shortage of crews. As long as you are willing to endure hardships, there is a lot of work on this set.

"Summer of Jeans" doesn't have many ensembles recruited, and Simon Parker applied as a utility assistant.

Moreover, "Summer of Jeans" was filmed in Los Angeles for only one week, and Simon also accepted overtime on weekends, with overtime pay.

"Mr. Will, is the crew in a hurry for the location recently? I heard that the crew is going to shoot in Mexico next Monday," Simon asked his boss during his lunch break.

"Yes, this is originally a youth love movie, the story of four teenage girls and a pair of jeans. There are more beach scenes in Mexico, and we have to go to Canada," Will laughed. Lazy, the senses are very good.

"It turns out that I will work overtime on the weekends tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. The previous production crew always rested on holidays!" Simon Pike may have brought Wang Yiling's idea. It is normal to work overtime to earn money.

"You don't rest for seven days in a row? It's really good. If possible, I would like to take you to the location in Canada, but I don't have enough authority!" Also very handy.

"Oh, thank you! There are also many studios in Los Angeles." Simon wouldn't go out to do errands. The purpose of filming abroad is to save production costs. After all, although there are many employees in Los Angeles, labor and machines are also expensive.

However, Los Angeles is also the largest film industry base in the world, and it has the most complete film system. In this way, it has the most opportunities.

Will smiled and went to tour the rest of the set.

Simon also stood up, and suddenly the phone vibrated.

"hello!"

"Is that Simon Parker, the writer of the play Hard Candy?"