Chapter 512： Macho actor

"I will not comment on the actors."

In the office of Shahai Entertainment, Mark Randolph, who came from San Francisco, first looked at Ronan and then at George Clint: "I'm not professional in this regard. You will definitely choose the most suitable person. "

George Clint was not polite, saying: "The actor is the key to this series, and his personal charm directly determines the success or failure of the series."

Ronan can’t remember the name of the former actor. Originally, the TV series only

After watching the first two seasons, the actor looked like a not-so-bright shooting star, gliding across the sky of Hollywood through "Prison Break", and soon became silent. It is really difficult to make a deep impression.

It seems that he also starred in the fourth or fifth "Resident Evil", playing a supporting role with no weight.

Since he can't remember the name, Ronan didn't insist on it. This kind of TV series is more inclined to the type of actors who have become popular in the series and roles. Hollywood has never lacked good actors waiting for opportunities, just replace them.

After Brett Ratner joined the crew as a director, the crew began to conduct large-scale auditions for the leading actor, and a large number of actors signed up for the audition, including some familiar names.

"I watched the video of the first audition." Ronan found a copy from many materials, put it on the coffee table, and said: "I think this person is good and can be listed as one of the potential candidates. His appearance and temperament are both good. It's an absolute tough guy, and when auditioning, under the rough appearance, there will be a bit of cold humor."

Although Mark Randolph said that he would not participate, he couldn't help but glance at it.

This drama is directly related to whether Netflix’s streaming media business can start smoothly next year. Otherwise, he would not make a special trip from San Francisco. He also brought Ronan, who is more and more in control of the general direction, over to discuss several important decisions of the crew. .

There is a large-scale audition photo with makeup on the document. It shows a tall, muscular man. The explosive muscles seem to belong to the "macho" type, but the smile on his face makes People think he has a humorous and tender side.

This macho actor is familiar, but Mark Randolph can't remember the name for a while.

George Clint glanced at the information, rock-solid muscles, a big man of nearly two meters, and an unforgettable appearance.

"Dawn Johnson." George Clint was very impressed with the actor: "Former professional wrestler."

Mark Randolph suddenly realized: "George, when you said that, I remembered, is it the actor who played the Scorpion King in "The Mummy Returns"? Later Universal Pictures created an independent " "The Scorpion King" movie."

Ronan answered, "Yes, it's him."

George Clint considered it a little, and said, "I don’t know exactly what kind of places like prisons are. But in popular culture, the strong must be respected, and one can get good in the prison. The man must be a macho."

Mark Randolph echoed: "It makes sense."

But George Clint didn't doubt: "Dawn Johnson's acting level in the first audition can only be said to be average, and this type of actor can easily give people the feeling of a brainless macho."

Ronan is not worried: "To deal with the role of the Scorpion King, it shouldn't be a big problem to star in a TV series. A strong man with his brain can also bring a contrast beauty."

For some considerations, Ronan did not say that Dawn Johnson could become a long-term co-actor of Relativity Entertainment. This hunk will become one of the most popular actors in the film market in North America and even the world if he matures. In the future, there will be a rare star at the box office of Nozumab.

Looks crude, but humorous.

Now that the full copyright of the "Fast and Furious" series is in his hands, Ronan is also considering one thing, whether he can let Dawn Johnson enter the series in advance.

Van Diesel is the key to this series of mainstream commercial films, but it is Hollywood’s most famous **** stick. From the producer to the distributor, no one likes him.

But he can make a huge investment in commercial films successful and bring huge profits to the film company, so all the shortcomings are not comparable to this shining point.

Ronan knew the charm of this series, so he was also preparing for it.

"Right, George." Ronan was a little curious: "You have contacted Dawn Johnson's agent, why did they fight for this role?"

"The Scorpion King" is commercially successful. As the absolute protagonist, Dawn Johnson is also considered a small celebrity. The successful actors in the movie often rarely turn their attention to TV dramas.

In this era, there is still a big gap between the status and style of TV series and movies.

George Clint clearly understands: "Because of the differences in pay and production concepts, Universal Pictures changed the actor when filming and producing "Scorpion King 2" earlier this year. Universal Pictures did not want to be in this series anymore. With too much investment in the above, the second film may be directly released in the video tape and DVD market as a B-level film. This disappointed Dawn Johnson and he has no interest in appearing in this series."

He glanced at the information on the coffee table, and continued: "An actor like Dawn Johnson is a very special type. It is difficult to find a suitable role for him. After "The Scorpion King", he only took a movie called "Wei In the small production of "Earthquake", he is the leading actor, but this role is a retired soldier. From the role to the film content setting, it is almost a copy of Rambo."

Mark Randolph interjected: "It is impossible for another character of this type to surpass Rambo."

Ronan nodded slowly: "Simple imitation, he will soon lose the popularity that Scorpion King brings."

George Clint said: "I had contact with Dawn Johnson once. This is a very thoughtful actor, so he would rather take a TV series than waste time on that type of role."

Ronan said: "There is another audition, and Dawn Johnson is listed as the key candidate. George, you hosted the actor's last audition. If Dawn Johnson's acting skills are not qualified, you don't have to force it."

George Clint told the truth: "Dawn Johnson still has basic acting skills. He has already made two movies, one of which is still the male lead."

Ronan nodded: "You know the details." He turned to ask, "Mark, how is Netflix preparing for design and technical support?"

Mark Randolph is very confident: "There will be no major problems. It will definitely be completed within the planned time."

George Clint has always been in charge of content production, and he has not had much contact with Netflix. He has certain doubts: "The investment in Survival and Prison Break is not low, especially the former, which has a budget of more than ten million US dollars and does not play on TV. Channel, relying only on network broadcast, can the expected effect be achieved?"

Mark Randolph reminded him: "Netflix now has nearly 10 million users, and it is expected that the number of users will reach at least 12 million by the end of the year. This number is already close to the top first-tier TV stations."

Ronan smiled: "In any business, the beginning is always the hardest. Netflix's streaming media business has a very high starting point."

The situation is certainly not as optimistic as Mark Randolph said. After all, many newly added Netflix users are attracted by Netflix's sharing function, and there is a lot of work to be done to convert into paying users of streaming media.

George Clint didn't say anything. After all, he was not very familiar with Netflix's business, and Netflix had to pay for the series produced by Shahai Entertainment.

This small meeting of three people quickly ended. When leaving Shahai Entertainment, Mark Randolph got on Ronan's Rolls-Royce Phantom.

"The streaming media business is not only "Prison Break" and "Survival in the Wild"." Mark Randolph said: "There are also more than 20,000 other films and dramas in the copyright library. What I am worried about is if it can be online Will it impact the existing DVD rental and sales business if you watch it online?"

Ronan said: "There is definitely an impact, but it will not be great at this stage. For the current network bandwidth and computer hardware standards, the quality and clarity of online viewing cannot be compared with HD DVD."

Mark Randolph wondered: "Will DVD really weaken?"

Ronan asked, "Mark, do you think the Internet will develop further?"

"Of course it will." Mark Randolph said firmly: "The Internet is the future, there is no doubt about it."

Ronan calmly said: "If you can watch the quality of high-definition DVD online through the Internet, the number of people renting and buying DVD will inevitably be greatly reduced. In this respect, the prosperous time of DVD actually depends on the Internet. The development of technology and computer hardware."

Mark Randolph smiled: "Thinking that our DVD network business, which we have managed to expand, will suffer a serious decline in the next ten years. It is somewhat unwilling."

"As long as we transform in time , we will not face many crises." Ronan knows the future development trend: "Nowadays, most of Netflix users consume monthly subscriptions, and their monthly subscriptions include DVDs. Leasing also includes streaming media services that will be launched in the future."

He said seriously: "Our newly developed programs, as long as they have a good reputation and wide-ranging influence, can completely carry out DVD sales and rental business. I believe that many fans will be able to see more high-definition programs. Pay the bill."

Mark Randolph nodded and said: "The businesses on both sides can promote each other and complement each other to a certain extent."

Ronan slowly said: "Don't worry, the plan will be implemented step by step. We are already ahead of all Internet companies and we must lay a solid foundation."

Since Netflix was acquired by Relativity Entertainment, it has developed relatively smoothly, so that Mark Randolph has never doubted Netflix's future.

"I understand," he said.

Back at the office of Relativity Entertainment, Connie came over to tell Ronan that Scarlett Johansson was here and had been waiting in the reception room for a while.