Sure enough, the Director's Guild had just spread the news. In just one day, hundreds of directors had come to submit their resumes.
Xiao Yunhai spent the whole night reading all the resumes carefully and finally chose five of them.
However, he did not let the five come together. Instead, he arranged an order for them based on their achievements and his own expectations and asked them to come to the audition one by one.
It was a pity that although the first four directors had dazzling brilliance before, their shooting concepts were not in line with "Spiderman", which made Xiao Yunhai very disappointed.
The fifth director, Poulenc, was a very special person. He had made seven movies. The first three were big hits, the middle two broke even, and the last two were failures.
The reason why Xiao Yunhai paid attention to this guy was mainly that he said on his resume that the reason for the failure of the movies was not him, but the producer behind him who made a mess of the whole crew and seriously deviated from his directing concept. In addition, the movie was born at the wrong time and ran into the hot film of the time, which caused the problem.
In order to judge the authenticity of his resume, Xiao Yunhai found the news from the Internet at that time. This guy was really unlucky.
Even the last film that failed was related to Xiao Yunhai. It happened to run into his "Valiant Heroes".
Except for a few great directors, other directors in Hollywood only had the right to fail twice. Poulenc's four movies in a row did not make money for the investors. The result could be imagined.
For more than a year, no company or investor asked him to make a movie.
In a bar in Los Angeles, a middle-aged man with messy hair was drinking with a thin young man.
If there were movie fans, they would recognize that both of them were very famous figures in Hollywood. The older one was Poulenc, and the younger one was the A-list actor in Hollywood, Lance.
Lance was an actor trained by Poulenc. He played the supporting role and the leading role in two of Poulenc's blockbuster movies, which made him instantly rise from a film school student to an A-list movie star.
Therefore, the relationship between the two was very good, comparable to that of father and son.
"Teacher, you can't drink anymore." Lance stopped Planck from reaching for the wine glass and said, "You should go take a shower and tidy yourself up. At the very least, you should leave a good impression on Mr. Xiao when you go for the interview."
Planck forced a self-mocking smile on his face and said, "Interview? How could this be? It's been two days since I submitted my resume, but I haven't received any interview calls. It was said that he had already met with four popular directors and had a good talk with them. It was estimated that the director of "Spiderman" had already been chosen. Lance, I'm really grateful that you still remember this old man. You know what? With your physique and acting skills, the role of Spiderman is tailor-made for you. Unfortunately, I'm not a director. Otherwise, I would definitely use you. "
Plancico ignored Lance's dissuasion and took another gulp of beer.
Lance shook his head and continued to persuade him, "Teacher, you once told me that opportunities are always given to those who are prepared. You're just in a temporary slump now, and everyone in the industry knows that the failure of the two movies had nothing to do with you at all. You're just someone else's scapegoat. I believe that people with foresight will soon look for you to act in a movie. Even if they don't look for you, you can still write your own script. "
Planck said drunkenly, "In the past year or so, I've written three scripts and submitted them to almost all the movie companies, but they all sank into the sea. There was no news at all."
"Haha, I'm really envious of Bikven. He has Mr. Xiao, who is generous and gives him the most autonomy as an investor."
Planck took another gulp of beer and said, "Unfortunately, I don't have the same opportunity as him. Perhaps, my career as a director is over. "
After saying that, he laid his head on the table.
Just then, Plancico's cell phone on the table suddenly rang.
Seeing that Plancico was sitting there without any response, as if he was about to pass out, Lance shook his head helplessly and answered the phone for him.
"Hello," Lance said.
"Is this Mr. Plancico? I'm Raúl, the general manager of Marvel Comics. I don't know if you're free tomorrow. Our boss, Mr. Xiao, would like to meet with you to discuss some issues related to 'Spiderman'. "
Lance's eyes lit up when he heard that. He looked at Plancico, who had fallen asleep, and quickly said, "Mr. Raúl, I'm Lance, an actor from Hollywood. Mr. Plancico is in the bathroom and can't answer the phone. I'll inform him of the good news. "
Raúl smiled and said, "So it's the famous Mr. Lance. Hello. Please tell Mr. Plancico to come to our Marvel building at nine o 'clock tomorrow morning if he's interested in' Spiderline '. "
Lance suppressed his excitement and said, "I think he'll be very happy to hear the news. Thank you, Mr. Raúl. "
Raúl said, "You're welcome."
After the call, Lance put the money on the table and then helped the unconscious Plancico back to his residence.
At seven o 'clock the next morning, Lance came to Plancico's bedroom and saw that he was still sleeping like a dead pig. He couldn't help but shake his head and walk forward to shake him awake.
Looking at his sleepy face, Lance said loudly, "Teacher, if you don't get up, I think you'll really miss out on 'Spiderman'."
Hearing this familiar name, Plancico was stunned at first, then suddenly opened his eyes and asked with an incredulous expression, "Lance, you … what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly. "
Lance smiled and said, "Teacher, congratulations. Mr. Raúl from Marvel Comics called you last night and told you to meet Mr. Xiao at nine o 'clock this morning. It's 7: 10 now. If you're a little later, maybe you'll really end your career as a director. "
Planck immediately cheered when he heard that. Like a corpse coming back to life, he got off the bed with a face full of excitement. Just as he stood up, he suddenly stopped and said suspiciously, "Lance, you're not lying to me just to make me happy, are you?"
Lance shrugged and said indifferently, "If you think I'm lying to you, you don't have to go."
Looking at Plancico's expectant expression with a trace of suspicion, Lance finally couldn't help laughing and said, "Well, teacher, we're running out of time. I've called the clothing company I endorse last night and asked them to bring you a suit according to your size. They'll probably be here at 7: 30. My professional stylist will be here at 7: 40. She'll fix it for you. Mr. Xiao is a world-famous director, and he's not as easy to fool as other investors. You have to seize this opportunity. "
Planck was now completely convinced. He said gratefully, "Thank you, Lance. I was right to ask you to be an actor in my movie. I believe that as long as I can talk to Mr. Xiao for half an hour, I'll definitely be able to move him. Be prepared, my Spiderman. "
"Oh." Speaking of this, Plancico suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Oh no, I wrote some of my thoughts about 'Spider Thread' on my laptop. No, I have to go back and print them out. "
Lance smiled and said, "Teacher, I was worried when I saw you give up in the bar last night. But now it seems that you've been prepared. Don't worry, let's have breakfast first. After the stylist comes, I'll drive to your house to get your laptop. It's not far anyway, 20 minutes at most. "
Plancico nodded and said, "Okay. Lance, thank you. "
Lance said, "Teacher, you've thanked me so many times."
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