Chatty Hollywood

"I want to make some movies that I find interesting this time!"

Charlotte said to Charlize,

"In the past, although I also had my own preferences in the movies I made, I focused more on the public's taste. But this time, I wanted to make them more personal."

"Auteur films like those directed by European directors?"

As a Hollywood star, it is natural for Charlize not to understand what Charlotte means.

"That kind of movie is indeed more willful and interesting to shoot, but I always feel that my husband is not that artistic person!"

"I never said anything about literature and art!"

Charlotte shook her head;

""Blackjack" and the other one I just mentioned - "Now You See Me", are not literary films! You can tell it from the name, right?"

"That's true."

Charlize nodded,

"Then your so-called preferences are——"

"Deceit and kidnapping!"

Charlotte simply gave the answer that shocked her wife.

"Sally, I remember when I first met you, you said I was a master of deception, right?"

"No, you didn't say that!"

"Forehead……"

Charlize's swift denial left Charlotte dumbfounded,

"But, you should have known about it very quickly, right? My hobby of cheating and deception!?"

"This is true."

Charlize didn't deny it;

"But, I always thought, shouldn't deception and abduction be one of your skills?"

"Without hobbies, how can you develop your skills to such an advanced level?"

"..."

"It makes so much sense, I can't even refute it!"

Such words echoed in Charlize's mind again.

"Well, even if that's your hobby, you lying bastard!"

The girl rolled her eyes coquettishly, which made Charlotte feel angry.

"So, you want to film "Blackjack" and "Now You See Me" as your own autobiography to a certain extent?"

"Similar to that!"

Charlotte nodded,

"At that time, I will let you actors know how to act as a liar!"

"That's really worth looking forward to!"

Charlize laughed.

However, at this moment Charlotte suddenly froze——

"Autobiographical movie, Sally, you're right!"

"Am I right!?"

Charlotte's words left Charlize a little confused.

But looking at Charlotte's look, Charlize immediately realized that her husband must have had some brilliant inspiration or deceptive bad idea...

**********

but,

This time Charlotte didn't immediately share her inspiration or bad idea with Charlize.

After the trip to Las Vegas, he slowed down the pace of his work——

While continuing to supervise the post-production of "Inception" and "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", he was also perfecting the scripts of "Blackjack" and "Now You See Me".

——After all, according to Charlotte's standards, the original versions of the two movies in the original time and space were not that qualified, so Charlotte naturally had to make some modifications.

What's more, "Blackjack" still has original works and prototype characters.

Therefore, copyright issues are also issues that Charlotte needs to resolve during preparations for filming.

Fortunately, for Charlotte, who has long been accustomed to one movie a year, this kind of work intensity is indeed much slower.

In the remaining time, he can not only spend a lot of time with his wife and children, but also study some things that interest him and read some books that he likes.

This made Charlize happy.

However, for actors such as Natalie Portman who were invited to participate in "Blackjack" and also auditioned for "Now You See Me", the word "happy" is a bit far away from them——

“What’s going on with this budget cost and shooting plan!!?”

Natalie almost went crazy while talking to her mother on the phone.

"Didn't I say that Charlotte Booth has always only shot commercial large-scale productions? What's going on with such a small budget and this kind of set-up shooting method? Has he taken too many drugs?"

"Don't be so excited, girl!"

On the other side of the phone, Natalie Portman’s mother and her agent, Mrs. Heshler, sighed,

"Natan probably can't change her habit of losing her temper easily when it comes to things that matter to her! - That's right, her father is like that!"

——Natalie’s father is naturally Mr. Heshler, Mrs. Heshler’s husband.

——Heshler is Natalie Portman’s original surname.

In fact, Mr. Hershler, who has a conservative personality, has always been opposed to his daughter entering Hollywood.

However, Natalie's own persistence and the support of Mrs. Hershler as her mother left him helpless, so he could only let it go.

And when Mr. Hershler encounters something that is close to his heart, such as Natalie's, he easily loses his temper, just like Natalie now...

"Anyway, I've figured out what's going on, Natan!"

Mrs. Heshler first persuaded her daughter to relax, and then continued,

"These two movies are indeed not large-scale productions carefully produced by Charlotte Booth, but more like experimental works during the break. But--this is a movie directed by Charlotte Booth after all!"

"That's right!"

Natalie Portman on the other side of the phone naturally understood what her mother meant.

"However, even if Charlotte Booth makes such an experimental work casually, there is no guarantee of success, right?"

"It's hard to say this..."

Mrs. Heshler shook her head.

"Natan, the biggest advantage of participating in this project is not anything else, but being able to establish a relationship with Charlotte Booth, the most powerful commercial film director and producer in Hollywood. You should be able to do this. Do you understand?"

"I understand that!"

Natalie bit her lip;

"But their budget—"

"——I will find a way to do this!"

Mrs. Heshler interrupted her daughter.

"Mom, I am your agent after all!"

"..."

Since her mother said so, Natalie Portman will not say anything for the time being.

As she told her mother, Mrs. Hirshler, Natalie was a little hesitant about auditioning for "Blackjack" and "Now You See Me" -

Having already missed it once, Natalie was naturally very willing to get another chance to participate in a Charlotte Booth movie.

However, the other party was shooting an experimental work this time, and they planned to shoot two films together, which made her hesitate.

In particular, after participating in the "Star Wars Prequels" series, Natalie's status has been upgraded. In this case, her salary will not be like those of newcomers, which is tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. US dollars can do it.

But looking at the budget disclosed by Spectre Studio, it is obvious that the other party did not provide the cost space for high remuneration for the actors...

Actors, as a general rule, are not willing to lower their salaries.

——The salary has been reduced, and it is likely to remain permanently reduced. It will not be so easy to increase it back...

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