Chapter 688： little man's heart

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"Love Actually" is in a fierce box-office battle with a group of strong players on the big screen, Evan Bell is fully committed to the shooting of "The Notebook", and Hugh Grant, who was outraged by the news report a few days ago, Successfully met with Ron Mayer, and the two long-lost old friends had dinner together. (full text ebook for free download)

Hugh Grant is in his 21st year in film since he made his debut in "Oxford Love" in 1982. "Maurice's Lover" earned him the best actor crown at the Venice Film Festival, and he went on to play Byron, one of the greatest poets of all time, in "Romantic Knight." Until 1994, a "four weddings and a funeral" gave Hugh Grant's career a chance to rise. But in 1995, Hugh Grant's **** scandal of recruiting prostitutes was exposed. At that time, he had a stable relationship, and the rumors spread widely, and his bright future seemed to collapse from then on. Unexpectedly, the "Notting Hill" starring Julia Roberts in 1999 made Hugh Grant make a comeback and became synonymous with the most romantic lover in the world, and his career was booming. "Bj Single Diary", "Single Parent Transfer Student", "Sense and Sensibility" and other works can be said to be Hugh Grant's representative works.

Hugh Grant met Ron Mayer when "Morris's Lover" was released. It wasn't long before Ron Meyer joined Universal Pictures, and Universal Pictures was no longer the best time. In order to restore Universal Pictures to its former glory, Ron Meyer formulated two strategies. One was to work with a few The well-known excellent production companies have cooperated to launch excellent films such as "Jurassic Park" and "The Mummy"; the second is to carry forward the glorious tradition of Universal and dedicate to the development of comedy, so the "American Pie" series was born.

That year, before the release of "Sense and Sensibility", Ron Mayer had fought for the US distribution rights of the film, but eventually lost to Columbia Pictures. After missing "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Sense and Sensibility", Hugh Grant and Ron Mayer's long-time pal's collaboration began in "Notting Hill".

At that time, Hugh Grant, who was mired in a prostitution scandal, had made eight films in four years, but all of them had failed miserably. Few producers were willing to believe Hugh Grant. There are few gentlemen who send charcoal in the snow, and many villains who are the icing on the cake. The praises that come to the door when the spring breeze is complacent are always dizzying, but there are few friends who still stay by their side when they are down and difficult. (full text e-book free download) Hugh Grant is lucky, he has several good friends, Richard Curtis, Rowan Atkinson, who was a classmate in college, and Lang - Mayer.

After "Notting Hill" was made, Columbia Pictures, which had previously collaborated on "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Sense and Sensibility", had no interest in the film's release in the United States, while Ron Mayer He stood up and took over the distribution rights of "Notting Hill" in the United States.

Before that, although Hugh Grant and Ron Mayer had a good relationship, they had not yet become close friends. During his downtime, he gradually became acquainted with Ron Mayer, and "Notting Hill" "After that, the two talents became real friends.

As a result, the audience knew that "Notting Hill" was a great success, and Hugh Grant turned over. Subsequently, Universal Pictures not only released "Bj's Single Diary", but also cast a vote of confidence in Hugh Grant's first film "Single Parent Transfer". If "BJ Single Diary" and "Single Parent Transfer" are added All of Hugh Grant's films since his 1999 re-emergence have been distributed by Universal Pictures. Among them, the just-released "True Love Supreme" was still invested and filmed by Universal Pictures.

The relationship between Hugh Grant and Ron Mayer may not be as deep as that of Richard Curtis, but in the colorful entertainment circle, it is not so easy to meet real friends. The friendship between Ron Mayer and Hugh Grant has also been precipitated over time.

So, when Hugh Grant Yoron Mayer came out to eat, Ron Mayer agreed without any hesitation, and the meeting between the two in the restaurant seemed very pleasant.

"Lang, what do you think of Bell?" When Hugh Grant asked this sentence, Ron Mayer didn't seem surprised at all, he just looked at Hugh Grant with a smile, which made Hugh Grant A little embarrassing. As a standard Oxford upper class, Hugh Grant grew up in a wealthy family, and the elegance of the aristocracy told him that his heart was seen through by others, and it was not a happy thing.

Ron Mayer just smiled, not exposing the old friend's trick. In fact, although he doesn't know the detailed process of what happened on the set of "True Love Matters", he more or less knows a little bit. Hugh Grant's dislike of Evan Bell is not for Ron Meyer. news.

"Bell, he has a lot of personality." Ron Mayer thought about his meeting with Evan Bell. Although there were many thoughts in the conversation with Evan Bell that day, for Ron Mayer, this young man The personality that can be seen everywhere, which left a deep impression on him.

Evan Bell's personality is not the kind that sticks his neck and doesn't listen to other people's advice, it's just a rebellious adolescence; he's not the kind who is addicted to his own world and out of touch with society, it's just a drug addiction that can't be quit; It's not the one who is ignorantly self-centered, it's just brain watering. Evan Bell's personality is very clear about what he is doing and what he wants, so he will work hard towards his goal, which is an uncompromising pride.

Ron Meyer is a very forthright person. His expression is always relatively relaxed and bright, and he is a familiar friend in front of him, so he has nothing to hide, and directly expresses his views on Evan Bell.

Hugh Grant nodded and continued with Ron Mayer's words, "Indeed, he has a lot of personality, but don't you think he has too much personality?"

Ron Meyer glanced at Hugh Grant and asked neatly, "How?"

"It's a good thing that he has his own ideas, but he has never been shy about invitations from big companies. He simply refuses based on his own needs. This is an act of breaking the rules of the industry, isn't it?" Hugh Grant didn't mention personal grudges first. , but raised the problem to another level, "The current situation in the film industry seems to be that everyone is begging Bell to act, but he alone can do whatever he likes according to his own ideas, completely ignoring the big picture. The company's face." Although Hugh Grant was referring to "big companies," without specifically referring to them, Ron Mayer knew he was referring to Universal.

"In the original 'true love first' script, he also actively rejected the role of Prime Minister and chose a small role that was beneficial to him, regardless of the producer's mood, only based on his own needs. For the producer, It's a very willful behavior." Hugh Grant continued, obviously he had been thinking about this issue for a long time in his mind, "He has only debuted for three years, and he is so full of personality, if it comes to Will Smith, At Tom Cruise's level, the entertainment industry doesn't revolve around him anymore. Even Smith and Cruise are respectful to big companies now, and there is only so-called cooperation after negotiation."

Although Ron Mayer didn't have a smile on his face, he wasn't too serious either. His expression was relatively relaxed. He only received it when Hugh Grant took a break. "But the works he starred in were able to earn Money, he has this qualification to select works. This has nothing to do with the time of debut, it is determined by his ability and appeal. In fact, the matter is not so serious, although the initiative to choose is in him, but even if he refuses It's not a big loss to us either."

"No, Lang, your idea is wrong." Hugh Grant shook his head, although his expression was disdainful, but his eyes were indeed very serious. If you didn't know, they thought he was discussing saving the earth. The big deal, "It's a disaster for the studio when the actor's personality outstrips the company's ability to handle it."

No matter what the point of departure from Hugh Grant's words, but this last sentence is the truth. Actors and film companies are in a relationship of mutual help and mutual assistance. There must be a certain balance between the two parties, but if one party has too much advantage, it is bound to be a bad thing. The film company holds the power of life and death for the new actors, so they have no future; while the big-name actors hold the decision-making power to appear in the film, which will inevitably have an impact on the decision-making of the film company.

Ron Mayer recalled his last meeting with Evan Bell. The script of "Van Helsing" was an excellent script in terms of investment and scale, but Evan Bell hardly gave much thought to it. refused. Coupled with what happened before "True Love Matters", Universal Pictures is currently at a disadvantage in front of Evan Bell, which is not a good thing.

Hugh Grant sensitively saw the contemplation in Ron Mayer's eyes said while the iron was hot, "Bell's personality is doomed that he is not a person who will compromise, even if a cooperation is reached, he will surely There are a lot of conflicts, and the trouble will never stop." These words came to Ron Mayer's mind.

Ron Meyer recalled the conditions that Evan Bell agreed to play in "Enemies of Machinery": the script was changed, and Evan Bell was challenging the authority of the film company as an actor. Twentieth Century Fox agreed at the beginning, so what about Universal Pictures?

After thinking about it, Ron Mayer is not an impulsive person, and he will not change the general direction policy because of Hugh Grant's words. He did not answer, but said with a smile, "As long as he can help me Make money, so what does it matter if it's a little more trouble? I'd love to see 'Love Actually' make a difference at the box office right now."

Hugh Grant wisely didn't argue any further, but said meaningfully, "He does have a personality, enough personality to make a super company lose face."

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