"I won't express my opinion 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 am not professional in this regard, you will definitely choose the most suitable candidate."

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

Luo Nan really can't remember the name of the male protagonist. Originally, the TV series only

After watching the first two seasons, the actor was like a not-so-bright meteor, sliding across the Hollywood sky through "Prison Break", and soon became silent, which was really hard to leave a deep impression on people.

It seems that he later starred in the fourth or fifth "Resident Evil", playing a supporting role with a small weight.

Since I can't remember the name clearly, Ronan doesn't force it. This kind of TV series is more inclined to make the actors famous by dramas and characters. Hollywood has never lacked good actors waiting for opportunities, just substitutions.

After Bright Ratner joined the crew as a director, the crew began to conduct large-scale auditions for the male protagonist, and a large number of male 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 and put it on the coffee table, saying: "I think this person is good and can be listed as one of the potential candidates. His appearance and temperament are absolutely tough guys. And when the audition performance, he will have a bit of cold humor under his rough appearance."

Although Mark Randolph said no to participate, he couldn't help but take a look.

This drama is directly related to whether Netflix's streaming business can be successfully launched next year. Otherwise, he would not have come from San Francisco specifically, and brought Ronan, who is increasingly in control of the general direction, to discuss several important decisions of the crew.

There is a large audition photo of the film with makeup on it. It shows a tall and strong man with a turtle body with a turtle muscle. His explosive muscles look completely "hard-hearted", but the smile on his face makes people feel that he has a humorous and tender side.

This tough actor looks very familiar, but Mark Randolph couldn't remember the name for a moment.

George Clint looked at the information. His rock-solid muscles and a big man nearly two meters tall, his appearance was unforgettable.

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

Mark Randolph suddenly realized: "George, when you say that, I remembered that the actor who played Scorpion King in "The Return of the Mummy"? Later, Universal Pictures also specially created an independent "Scorpion King" movie for him."

Ronan answered, "That's right, it's him."

George Clint said with a little thought: "I don't know very well what the prison is like. But in popular culture, the strong are definitely the most respected. A person who can make a fortune in prison must be a tough guy."

Mark Randolph echoed: "It makes sense."

But George Clint is not without doubt: "In the first audition, Dwayne Johnson's acting skills can only be said to be average, and this type of actor can easily give people the feeling of a brainless and tough guy."

Luo Nan is not worried: "It should not be a big problem to be able to cope with the role of Scorpion King. A strong man with a brain can also bring a contrast beauty."

Ronan did not say that Dwayne Johnson could become a long-term co-star of Relativity Entertainment. If this tough actor is more mature, he will become one of the most popular actors in the film market in North America and even the world, and even one of the few stars in the future who can get a box office box office.

It seems rough, but it is humorous.

Now that the full copyright of the "Fast and Furious" series is in hand, Ronan is also considering one thing, whether it can allow Dwayne Johnson to enter this series in advance.

Vin Diesel is the key to this series of mainstream commercial films, but she is the most famous messenger in Hollywood. No one from the producer to the publisher likes him.

But he can make huge investments in commercial films successful and bring huge profits to the film company, so all the flaws are not as good as this one.

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

"By the way, George." Ronan was a little curious: "You have contacted Dwayne Johnson's agent, why did they come to fight for this role?"

"The Scorpion King" is commercially successful. As the absolute protagonist, Dwayne Johnson is also a little famous. The actors who starred in movies rarely turn their attention to TV series.

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

George Clint obviously understood: "Due to differences in film pay and production concepts, Universal Pictures changed its male lead when it filmed and produced "Scorpion King 2" at the beginning of this year. Universal Pictures does not want to invest too much money in this series anymore. The second one may be released directly as a B-level film in the videotape and DVD market, which disappointed Dwayne Johnson and did not have the interest to star in this series again."

He looked at the information on the coffee table and continued: "Actors like Dwayne Johnson are very special types and it is difficult to find a role that suits him. After "The Scorpion King", he only took on a small production called "The Eight-Way". He is the male lead, but this character is a retired soldier. From the role to the content settings of the film, it is almost a replica of Rambo."

Mark Randolph interjected: "It is impossible for such a character to surpass Rambo again."

Luo Nan nodded slowly: "A simple imitation will soon lose the little popularity brought by the Scorpion King."

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

Ronan said: "There is another audition, which will list Dwayne Johnson as the key candidate. George, you host the last audition for the leading actor. If Dwayne 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 filmed two movies, one of which is the male lead."

Ronan nodded: "You know what you need to know." He asked instead: "Mark, how is Netflix ready for design and technical support?"

Mark Randolph was very confident: "There will be no big problems, and it will definitely be completed within the planned time."

George Clint has always been responsible for content production and has not had much contact with Netflix, and he has some doubts: "The investment in Survival of the Wild and Prison Breakout is not low, especially the former, with a budget of more than 10 million US dollars, and does not use TV broadcast channels and only rely on online playback. Can the expected results be achieved?"

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

Ronan smiled: "The beginning of any business is always the hardest, and Netflix's streaming business has an extremely high starting point."

Of course, the situation is not as optimistic as Mark Randolph said. After all, many newly added Netflix users were attracted by Netflix sharing function. Paid users who want to convert into streaming media have a lot of work to do.

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

The three-person meeting ended soon. When leaving Sand Sea Entertainment, Mark Randolph took Ronan's Rolls-Royce Phantom.

"The streaming business is not just "Prison Break" and "Survival in the Wild" at the same time," Mark Randolph said. "There are more than 20,000 other films and episodes in the copyright library. What I worry about is whether it will impact the existing DVD rental and sales business if you can watch it online on the Internet."

Ronan said: "There is definitely an impact, but it will not be very big at this stage. As for the current network bandwidth and computer hardware, the quality and clarity of online viewing cannot be compared with HD DVDs."

Mark Randolph wondered: "Can DVD really weaken?"

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

"Of course." Mark Randolph's tone was firm: "The Internet is the future, there is no doubt about it."

Ronan said calmly: "If you can watch videos of high-definition DVDs online through the Internet, the number of people who rent and purchase DVDs will inevitably be greatly reduced. In this regard, the prosperity of DVDs actually depends on the development of Internet technology and computer hardware."

Mark Randolph smiled: "Thinking about the fact that we have finally grown the DVD network business, it will decline severely within the next ten years, and I am a little unwilling to accept it."

"As long as we transform in time, we will not face many crises." Ronan knows the future development trend: "Now, most of Netflix users are monthly consumption, and their monthly consumption content includes DVD rentals and streaming services that will be launched in the future."

He said seriously: "As long as our newly developed programs have a good reputation and wide influence, we can fully carry out DVD sales and leasing business. I believe that many fans will pay for it in order to see more high-definition programs."

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

Luo Nan said slowly: "Don't worry, the plan is 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, its relatively smooth development has made Mark Randolph never doubt Netflix's future.

"I understand." He said.
Chapter completed!