Reborn to Dominate Hollywood

Three weeks later, things got off to an exciting start.

Ian finally got everything ready and started filming the next masterpiece that the world had the pleasure of watching - Inception.

"Auditions are coming up tomorrow... Ian said to a frowning Raelin.

"What, aren't you free tomorrow?" she asked rhetorically.

"When am I available, Lei?"

"Also, what do you mean by audition? Are you sure you want to audition? If you're going to audition, it's better to advertise that you're looking for an actor.

Ian shook his head.

"I don't audition for every actor who gets recommended, I only audition for a very small number of actors. It's just that among the recommended actors, there are some actors who are not qualified in my heart. So, I had to be selective in my audition so that I could test the reaction in front of the camera."

Raelyn nodded and didn't say anything more.

"What do you think of Keanu's project?"

"I think I've already said it's yours--

" "No, we'll have to talk to the other ten directors."

Ian nodded.

"I know, we will. It's just that not right now. I've got two more meetings ahead of me, and if you want to jump right into your project, go talk to Keanu yourself. After Ian finished speaking, Raelyn nodded slowly and walked out of the office.

In front of Ian, there were several documents, all of which were actors hired by Hongbo's agency for "Inception".

"Let Mike in. Ian called Murphy over the intercom, and Murphy quickly replied with a "yes."

In less than twenty seconds, Mike Edison, the CEO of Redwave Corporation, walked in, the same guy who had asked them to back up with Rainer Studios at a party hosted by Jeff Thornson.

"Please come in

," "Thank you, Mr. Leon

," "My pleasure

," "I'm here to talk about business

," "I'm listening,"

Mike Edison leaned over to Ian and handed over the papers he had brought.

"We want to extend the contract to the next five years,"

Ian raised an eyebrow.

"I see. "

Yes. Our agency's newly implemented policy requires insurance to be purchased for the next five years in order to continue working together. And since we've been working together, everything has been going well. So......

Ian nodded, understanding what he meant.

"I agree. So be it. I will send the documents to the lawyer. I'll contact you when you're ready. "

Thank you, Mr. Reina.

Mike said and stood up. Ian stood up and shook his hand, then walked out of the room without saying a word.

Ian took the file and flipped through a few pages.

A

week after ——————————, inside the studio, the audition was ready to begin.

As for the actors, Ian has already made several picks for the main roles. Although Ian has discussed with several directors to work with Keanu, Ian said "no", mainly because Keanu already has a blockbuster film, and Ian wants Keanu to explore his options and not strictly exclusive to Studio Renner.

"Okay, let's shoot it twice, shall we?" Ian

asked, seeing the two actors in front of the camera.

The two actors are Mike and Neon, and they are both B-grade actors. Ian took a cursory look at the detailed list of actors and saw that none of them could be chosen by him as the main actor.

The two actors confidently walked up to the three cameras – Ian insisted on three cameras in order to see the different angles from the screen.

Both actors have scripts in their hands, and they are pre-reading their lines.

Before the audition, after signing a non-disclosure agreement, Ian explained to them the plot of the entire movie and the character in Ian's mind.

"Are you ready?" Ian asked again.

"Alright, of course!"

"Let's get started."

Sitting on the sidelines, Leilin began to read the lines they were supposed to start performing.

At this moment, the script in their hands was taken away.

"The subject's mind can always be traced back to the origins of ideas. True inspiration cannot be faked.

Raylen read it aloud to everyone.

Saito's role was given to Neon, and Cobb's role was played by Mike.

"No, it's not. Cobb said again, Mike asked.

They both got into the play, their facial expressions changed, their body language began to change, and both of them started to play roles in the movie.

"Can you do it?" asked Saito.

"I'm not going to do it",

"In exchange, I can give you the information you hired to steal

" "Are you giving me a choice? "

Then you have a choice," Saito replied, "

I choose to leave."

"Ka! again?" this time, can we concentrate more seriously? Like, Mike, try to maintain eye contact!

" "Give me five times!" Mike replied

, "Take a five-minute break"

and everyone in the room dissolved instantly.

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Mike walked back to his agent, who was there to visit the class, as if it was just an audition

, he was a miserable person inside and out, and although he was a B-list actor, his personality was too far from a B-list actor.

His agent was aware of his suspicions about the new director. But his agent also knows that Ian may be the final step in becoming an A-list actor and making a major breakthrough.

"I can't believe that guy pointed out my shortcomings,"

Mike said as soon as he sat down in the chair closest to his agent. Since they have known each other for a long time - from the beginning of his acting career, his agent Aemon knows that he is a person who will say a lot of bad things about people he doesn't like.

"I mean, somebody's got to do it,"

surprisingly, his agent retorted for the first time in a long time.

"What are you talking about, Eamon, what are you talking about, Eamon, do you think I'm going to be better off if I start questioning my acting skills?" Mike asked aloud.

When Mike realized what he was doing, he couldn't help but lower the tone of the second half of the sentence, and some people's heads turned to their side.

"Mike, we all know that Ian could be the ladder for you to win those awards that might help you throughout your career. You've heard how those stars excelled in a movie, but then their entire careers went up. Don't you want to be next?" Simon asked, his tone full of sincerity.

"I mean, what are you talking about? I should hold back what he says... And even for what? I'd better not bear all the insults.

"What if those words help you portray your character better? Mike, I don't want to leave the director because of a word. You've come a long way, and your arrogance won't get you far. Don't you understand--

" "Okay, let's do it again! Let's do it again!"

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Ian shouted loudly, for everyone in the room to hear.

"Mike, come back! We're going to shoot this scene!" At this

moment, he knew what kind of actor Mike was. Truth be told, if there's one thing he likes on set and with his team, it's that everyone is loyal to him.

Just as Mike begins to discuss how unfair Ian's behavior is, Mike and a staff member next to Aemon's side tells Ian as quickly as he can.

So, the shots rang out.

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After 13 attempts, Ian felt exhausted when he saw how bad the reaction between them was.

"I don't think that's what I was expecting!" Ian said as he finally looked at the two actors.

"What's wrong? Mike quickly asked.

Mike is a good actor with a lot of personality, and Ian feels like he's going to get the role.

Anyway, he said, "It's not what I wanted. Anyway, that's it!Let's keep looking for actors!

" "Copy!" Reelin shouted on set, and everyone began to disband.

"Hey, Mike!" Ian grabbed Mike's attention.

"What's wrong? "I

want you to know that the reason you didn't get the role wasn't because of your acting skills. It's that your personality is too bad. If you still want to continue working in the industry, I'd love to talk to you about the director's and producer's perspective. That is, we don't like arrogant bastards swaggering on set. I hope you understand this clearly. Earn respect and adjust attitudes.

Mike's face turned bitter and his lips began to twitch. Mike held back what he wanted to say, it was obvious.

"Really?" Ian nudged.

The people around them all stood still and continued to watch everything that happened without saying a word.

Mike raised an eyebrow and said, "Nothing." "

Mike. You've got the role. Saito will leave it to you".

Ian said loudly as he saw Mike walking out.

His mockery was loud enough for everyone to hear, and then his agent walked up to me.

"Thank you!" Mike smiled at Ian.

"Let's dismiss, everyone, Lei, we need to discuss a more suitable actor for Cobb. Ian

said as he recalled Leonardo DiCaprio's wonderful performance in the movie.

I wish Leonardo was here. !' Ian thought to himself, and walked out of the studio.

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"That's great, it's arranged to tell me!"

Ian said loudly, allowing Murphy to hear, and Murphy nodded stiffly and continued to write down on his notepad.

They were all sitting in the conference room. Ian, Martin, Murphy, Nick, Reileen, and two other directors who work for Reyna Studios.

The main problem with the film was who they were going to choose as the lead role, and since Ian didn't like the lead actor he had previously finalized, he had to search for it in many ways, while the people who worked under him were solely responsible for finding the right person for the role.

"Let's talk about Keanu's script. Railin, you're going to take over, right? You can direct this movie.

Raelyn smiled. "I'd love to

" "Uh, I can help her." Martin said.

"Okay, no problem. "

Thanks, we'll do well. "

I have some notes about the script. We'll have to go through the places and people again, but not now. With Keanu, schedule a meeting, tomorrow, Murphy. "

Okay

" "Okay, other than that... Let me talk a little bit more about Inception.

Ian said and stood up from his chair. The other directors in the room said they were now listening intently to Ian.

"So, I think this film is going to be a game-changer for the industry, and that's based on a couple of facts. It's no secret that there are some things about the films I decided to direct, mainly how well they fit in with my ideas. I don't mean to brag, but I'm sure everything will be fine once we lock down the main character.

Ian said, adjusting the collar of his shirt. The latter sentence could not be believed even by himself.

It's been weeks and in all the films he's shot before him, he's been lucky enough to find the actor with ease, and sometimes, when the movie stars of his past life appear to him with unerring accuracy, his expectations go beyond reality - actor or not... Be that as it may, in order to fit the role.

But this time, it will be impossible to find someone to fill Leonardo DiCaprio's place in his heart.

He has too much to expect, including his appearance, acting skills, and everything else.

"Anyway, where did I go? Oh, yes. Inception, as a film, uses the basic premise of a stealing film and then bends it to explore the lies we all tell in order to create something greater than ourselves, and to seek catharsis that we ourselves cannot achieve. I'm telling stories with a preferred narrative mode that allows me to bend time through editing and find a sense of identity in the fictional lives we tell ourselves about.

Therefore, Inception is not a complicated movie, it is just a film like no other. No one has ever made a movie about a dream level where a robbery team gets into someone's brain and implants an idea, so most of the movie is devoted to explanation, but Inception doesn't need to solve the mystery even if the ending is ambiguous. I intend to patiently lead the audience through the mechanics of dreams and the trauma of the protagonist Cobb. No, I'm not trying to trip up the audience or fool them. On the contrary, "Inception" hopes that the audience will be able to share this "half-dream, half-awake" dream, in which the audience, like Cobb, begins to be unable to distinguish what is a dream and what is not, there are surrealist elements in this, and there are also dream logic elements, but more because they have accepted this common dream. The lies are now the truth because they find catharsis in the results".

Listening to Ian's words, everyone's mouth opened in an "O" shape.

"The only way to overcome this trauma is through a shared dream, and that's what Inception does, like a movie about cinema. There are these characters in the movie, right? Cobb, Arthur, Ariadne, Eames, Saito... Think of it this way – Cobb is the director, Arthur is the producer, Ariadne is the screenwriter, Eames is the actor, Saito is the studio, and Fisher is the audience, his role is more ambiguous, but he represents the work of the craftsmen who make the dream possible, even if it is not flashy or easy to describe. For me personally and for Inception, lies are what we tell each other and ourselves in order to move forward. So, basically, I firmly believe that with the right angle, lies can tell the truth."

While discussing the latter, Ian's voice just fell.

"Wow...

"Ian, now I'm starting to feel like you've uncovered all the hidden easter eggs of the movie for us.

"That's the beauty of a good movie. There are many, many recognizable things that you can't take your eyes off it, even for a second... You'll miss out on some great stuff. So, like I said, I also wanted to interpret a little bit more in the film, but once we got into the characters, it all fell into place. Let's talk about the timeline

and budget, what is our budget?"150

million," "200 million

," "What?

", "yes, what about the schedule and location?"

We started in two weeks. We just need to find

the "leader." I know we will. Everyone

nodded.

"Ian, have you ever thought about taking Fixel Studios under your command?"

Ian raised an eyebrow at Martin's sudden question.

"Animation studios, why should I?"

"The Snow Queen hit them hard... Defeated!That's it!Nine million are gone!

" Ian had only one question in his mind, "Why is Martin bringing this up now?"

Martin immediately realized what he was thinking from his expression. Judging by how long they've been working together, Martin clearly knows what Ian is thinking.

"Ian, I know you've wanted to get into this realm for a long time. Honestly, this is too good to expand Reina's fame. I have a friend who is a member of the board and he has been saying that Milan Fernandez needs to resign as soon as possible. If you can offer some conditions that he can't refuse, I'm sure the studio will be yours. "

'Pixel' also had two or three hits last year. Especially different children's films, but in Ian's memory, they were hugely popular.

"I'll think about it. Let's get back to work!" ——————————

[Reina's mansion, Beverly Hills]

Ian and Rearin sit in front of the TV.

Reina's mansion has become Reinen's second home - literally, often when she feels tired after work, Ian and she will cover the mansion with a quilt.

On the other hand, Ian's feelings are getting deeper and deeper as each day goes by.

He has a lot of feelings about Rei lately. Personally, Ian has never met such a person who has been with him through his ups and downs. Ian's days have been mixed, and when he gets home, Rei distracts him and helps him focus more on the good.

As bad as it sounds, they both rely on each other.

"What do you think of me making dinner?" she

asked suddenly, catching Ian a little off guard.

"Dinner, baby, do you know how to cook?" Rainen

smiled and waved Ian, who shrugged. His face was grim, and Raelyn smirked.

"Sir, you underestimate my abilities too much. Trust me, you're going to have the best meal this weekend!"

she said, turning around on the couch and facing the kitchen.

"Valerine!"

she shouted into the hall.

Valerine walked briskly out of the kitchen, "what's going on" written all over her face.

"You won't have to be on duty in the kitchen for three nights in a row from this day

!" "Wake your horses down!" he whispered in her ear, looking at Valerin, who was also confused.

There's not a day that goes by that she doesn't cook dinner, even if she's the only one in the house to eat, especially when Ian isn't home or he's busy with something.

"Ian master?" Ian

thought for a moment, then kissed Rei's neck.

"Let her make dinner on the weekend!"

"Yes! what do we have here?" Leilin stood up and immediately trotted to the kitchen.

'It's so much easier to make a movie than it is to cook,' thought Ian.

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[at the grocery store]

"I can't believe you've never bought groceries. Raelyn whispered to Ian.

She shook her head in disbelief as she said this.

"What are the benefits of living in a mansion?"

"That's right. She rolled her eyes. Around 7 p.m., the couple's shopping cart was already stuffed with things they wanted to take home.

"Also, I've always wanted

to ask you if you want to move--" Ian began to ask if she could move to the mansion to live with him. They hadn't talked about moving in a long time, but he was going to do it anyway.

This time, he believed she would say yes.

"Excuse me, sir, you're lining up for lettuce!" a man's

voice came from behind him, interrupting his questioning.

Fuck it?" Ian thought, turning to see who it was.

His jaw almost dropped when he saw who it was, and he stopped, his expression in a way that would have been mocked or confused by ordinary people.

The man in front of Ian was exactly that.

"Are you crazy? Get out of the way. "

Ian--" Raelyn whispered.

It's so unreal!" Ian thought.