In the afternoon, a group of selected actors officially signed a contract with Columbia Pictures.

During this period, an agent bargained with the film company on the issue of pay. The first-tier, second-tier and third-tier Hollywood pay ranges are in a relatively stable range, and it is impossible to be too much higher or too much lower.

As an agent, it is within this range that we will do our best to get the highest pay for our customers. The film company is trying its best to lower the pay and reduce the cost. Therefore, it is very lively when we go back and forth. In the end, some of them will be replaced by another candidate. Some of them will reach an agreement and sign the contract smoothly.

After some trouble, by the evening, basically every actor had already signed a contract with the crew. After signing the contract, the script was officially distributed, and the actors went back to figure out the role, and read the script in a week later.

Script reading is commonly known as "for scripts". For scripts, it refers to the rehearsal of lines and scripts that are participated by all actors and creators before the filming of the movie.

It is a way between a script and a formal performance or performance. Without the assistance of costumes, makeup or lighting, actors do not need to care about the camera movement and scene scheduling for the time being, they only need to read the script dialogue aloud according to their roles.

The advantage of doing this is that it is to facilitate actors to figure out the role. If there is a deviation in the actors’ thinking, they can be discovered and corrected in time. Otherwise, once the filming is officially started, they will be wasted negative films and time.

Second, it is convenient to discover problems in advance. All scripts are not perfect, and it is likely that there will be flaws due to the limited talent and limited knowledge of the creator. As the saying goes, one person is short, two people are long. So many people in the crew study scripts together, it will naturally be easier to discover problems and modify them in time.

Third, the script reading also gives the actors and creators the opportunity to get to know each other and get to know each other. In this way, when the filming officially starts in the future, there is no need to go through the process separately, and it also saves time and energy.

In Hollywood, script reading has become a convention. A consensus has been formed that script reading can help directors better develop and improve scripts, and can make a qualitative leap in film creation.

...

Suddenly, I had seven days of vacation and prepared to take Wang Xiaoxian to travel in the summer and have a good time in the United States.

Just as he was very excited to arrange his travel itinerary, a sudden call disrupted all his arrangements.

The phone call was called by Johnson Hegel, who was the bodyguard captain hired by Xia Tian, ​​who was specifically responsible for protecting the safety of Zhao Yazhi and her son and her younger sister Xia Xue.

"Mr. Xia, we found that someone was investigating Miss Xia Xue." Johnson reported to Xia Tian.

"Who is it?!" Xia Tian immediately became nervous when he heard this.

My little sister is now famous and is a real rich woman. From a global perspective, she can be regarded as the top female rich man. Therefore, she was investigated, but it is very dangerous. Does it mean that someone is going to be unfavorable to her?

"We are still investigating. But at present, we don't look like agents or criminals, but rather like private detectives." Johnson explained.

"Continue to investigate and find out his origin. If you have any latest news, report to me in time." Xia Tian nodded and said when he heard this.

Although he was a private detective, Xia Tian was not completely relieved. Because he didn't know who was investigating the little sister under whose order, nor did he know what the purpose of the person who instructed him had. Before all this was investigated clearly, he could not completely let go.

Therefore, he no longer had the interest in traveling. In the remaining days, the company and the family were busy. Because only when he was busy could he feel more at peace. Otherwise, he would be worried about his younger sister's safety and would make him restless.

He has been busy with the auditions for actors in "Home Imperial" and "Fengyue Pretty Beauty" these days. He is a film screenwriter and an investor, so he naturally has a lot of say in which actors to choose.

The two movies started filming at the same time, and Columbia Pictures is currently still filming "Die Hard", the upcoming "Eat Raw", the already released "Hangover", the Sniper Phone Booth", and the upcoming "Reaper is Coming", Columbia Pictures has made frequent moves, which is really eye-catching.

Especially the movies it launched this year have very good box office. Even the Hangover, which has suffered bad reviews, has a box office of 48 million US dollars. Not only has the cost been recovered smoothly, but it also makes a small profit. If you add the income from the release of Shanghai, the release of video tapes, etc., it will definitely be considered a big profit.

In addition, the series "Beach Ranger" produced by it, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and the variety show "Millionaire" have achieved very good ratings and reputation, which has also made it profitable.

Therefore, the outside world has had very good comments on its development in the past year.

“Columbia Pictures has regained its vitality since it was acquired in the summer!”

"Columbia Pictures has opened new works and its production volume is firmly among the top six major films"

"The old film company is revitalized, and Columbia Pictures will open a new film!"

The unanimous praise from the outside world also caused Columbia Pictures' stock price to rise slightly by 5%, and also caused summer assets to rise slightly by 100 million US dollars.

...

Just when the summer was busy performing actor auditions for "Home Imperial" and "Pretty Beauty", Johnson Hegel finally called again.

"Mr. Xia, we have investigated the details of that person." Johnson Hui reported.

"Oh, tell me, what is the origin of him?" Xia Tian asked hurriedly.

"He is a private detective in Washington and came by Dean Phileus," Johnson reports.

"Dean Phileus?! This name is a bit familiar." Xia Tian blinked his eyes when he heard it, but he didn't expect who he was.

“As far as we know, Dean Phileus’s son, Adam Phileus, is also a Stanford University student, was attacked not long ago and was seriously injured and is still lying in the hospital.

The real murderer who attacked him has not been arrested so far, and there is even no clue for investigation. Dean Phileus was dissatisfied with the police's poor work, so he paid for his own money to hire a private detective to investigate.

Private detectives learned that Miss Xia Xue had once had a close relationship with Adam Phileus, so they also included her on the investigation list." Johnson reported in detail.

After hearing this, Xia Tian suddenly realized. No wonder he felt that Dean Phileus was so familiar with his name. It turned out to be the father of the disciple.
Chapter completed!