The Legendary Actor - Chapter 83

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The joy gently hit in the chest, the corners of the mouth curved upward without restraint. He finally couldn’t hold back, as he clenched his fist hard and waved it twice, which finally gave vent to the exuberance.

It was only after leaving the confines of Amsterdam Street that a sense of reality came back – he had really gotten the role of Paul Conroy.

Once Ryan appeared, Renly knew he was in an unfavorable situation, and looking from every angle, Rodrigo had no reason to reject Ryan. Then, Renly had to do everything in his power to create a reason for Rodrigo.

Renly realized that his only advantage lay in the performance and also in his understanding of the role, which was the only leverage he had left. While standing at the door, he was thinking, on the one hand, about how he should win a second chance to present before Ryan tapped out; on the other hand, he was thinking about the role of Paul, about how he should interpret it, about how he should perform it.

When Scarlett appeared, Renly was sensitive to capture that the opportunity had come.

So he simply went with the flow, followed by the interaction with Scarlett, mapped out the complete characterization of the role of Paul, and brought this performance to light. Renly was not sure if Rodrigo could see it, but it was the only chance he had. Unfortunately, Scarlett was too smart and quickly figured out his intentions, and all attempts came to an abrupt end.

The window left for Renly was so small that he almost thought he was going to miss “Buried” before he could muster all his energy.

But he took it! His first production on the big screen was finally confirmed, “Buried”!

After spending nearly seven months after the end of shooting for “The Pacific,” he finally got the chance to challenge his acting skills again, and this time he will be on the big screen, taking another solid step on the road to the true acting.

It is worth mentioning that this time, he won the role in a head-to-head competition with the original actor from the previous life, which was even more valuable! It not only proved his strength, but also proved that history can be changed – although he already did it once in “The Pacific”, but this time it was more direct and more obvious.

Little by little, the trajectory of history is turning, and he is changing the future of the film industry as “Renly Hall”. Perhaps, in the near future, even Renly himself cannot predict what will happen. The excitement between the known and the unknown was met with a slow release of adrenaline.

Of course, more important than the work itself, this is an opportunity to challenge himself and his acting skills, which will probably become a turning point on the road to his dream.

He had imagined what kind of roles he would play and what difficulties he would encounter, but he didn’t expect to get such a rare opportunity as “Buried” in his first film production, which was not only a very difficult role, but also an independent work and a one-man show to boot! This also meant that he could devote himself to the exploration of acting, and use all his strengths to see how high he could reach.

Maybe he really does not have any talent, as his parents said, and there was no shortage of geniuses in this world, as not all of them can reach the top, and he was not even a true genius; maybe he does have the spirit of acting, as David Nutter said, so he can create his own page in the history of acting.

But no matter how it turns out, he won’t regret it, and he doesn’t want to regret it.

At this moment, Renly is holding the “Buried” performance contract, the thin document weighed a thousand pounds to him, meaning that Paul Conroy, this weighty role on Renly’s shoulders, the success or failure of the whole film, all was put on the performance of Renly. It’s heavy, so what?

“Buried” was an independent film through and through, and after asking, he learned that the investor was a Spanish independent company that had only invested in a film that cost less than half a million dollars before that, and their supposed budget for “Buried” was three million dollars, but that included the cost of publicity afterwards – the only way to promote an independent film was to go to a film festival, but whether it’s the Sundance Film Festival or the Toronto Film Festival, you have to pay a fee to participate, not to mention the cost of attending the festival as a group.

So, strictly speaking, the cost of “Buried” is estimated to be under two million.

Such independent films, naturally, do not have the same official process as HBO. Just look at the audition today. The American actors’ union did not even send a public agent to supervise, so the signing part was not up to standards. Rodrigo handed the contract directly to Renly, who could then hand it over to his lawyer or agent for review and sign after confirming it was correct.

After the black and white paper was in place, Renly could officially join the crew.

After looking at the contract in his hand, Renly thought carefully and dialed Roy Lockley’s phone number. The phone rang for a while but no one answered. Anyone who dealt with Roy could imagine him being busy, and when Renly was about to give up, the phone was finally picked up, “This is Roy Lockley.” The thunderous answer came as always.

“Renly Hall.”

“Renly?” Roy was a little surprised and said to the side, “Yes, that’s all the paperwork, fax it over.” Then again into the microphone, “What, something’s wrong?”

“Yes, I’ve taken on a new production, the actor’s contract is in hand, I need the union to help me review it.” Renly also did not drag out, simply concluded to.

Roy clipped the phone to his shoulder and made a note on the desktop calendar, “No problem, you can just fax it over. What kind of work?”

“An independent production financed by a Spanish company.” Renly’s answer was concise, without much explanation, but the confidence in the words was evident, without any excess emotion because it is an independent film. No stifling, no complacency, no regret, no excitement.

Roy could not help but pause, smiling liking someone mental. If other people heard it, they might not have any special feelings, but Roy was different. He knows that Renly turned down the invitation to audition for “Thor”, but now chose an unknown independent film. That’s really interesting.

“How’s the pay? Do you need me to negotiate for you?” Generally speaking, the actors themselves will not talk about “money”, which not only hurts the image, but also hurts the harmony, so it is usually up to agent to negotiate for the client. Since Renly doesn’t have an agent, Roy was willing to lend a hand.

Renly laughed lightly, “No, it’s already been negotiated. One hundred thousand.”

“Buried” was not a rich crew, that’s for sure. However, as the lead actor, this fee is still a bit low, after all, the entire cast is only one actor, well, in addition to several actors voice appearances. In other words, the entire film’s salary budget is almost all in Renly, just one person. Even if not 300,000, it should be at least 200,000.

However, after Rodrigo and Renly talked, Renly agreed to a contract of 100,000 for the film. The extra money could be fully invested in the work to really create a wonderful work in the limited budget space.

Renly understood that if he wanted to make money, he should not have taken on an independent film like “Buried” and should’ve chosen a commercial film like “Thor”, which would have paid more even if it was lower in quality.

Roy laughed softly, Renly’s income this time is even worse than that of the “The Pacific” period, not at all like a film project. However, Roy did not say anything more, but only teased, “It seems that this must be a very good work.”

“Of course.” Renly’s answer did not waver in the slightest, Roy could feel it, that unwavering, unrelenting focus. It was clear that the choice of this work was something Renly aspired to in his heart, not just a second-best decision when desperate. “So, is that why you introduced “Thor” project to Chris Hemsworth?”

Renly couldn’t help but freeze, not understanding what Roy meant by that statement and blurted out, “What?” He knew the trajectory of the previous life – “Thor” would end up in the hands of Chris; but why would Roy say that he had introduced Chris?

Originally, it being just a joke, now Roy had to explain, “Yesterday the internal news came out, Chris will play the role of Thor, it is estimated that at the latest, the day after tomorrow, they will announce the official news. Wasn’t it you who introduced “Thor” to Chris?”

“Why would you say that?” Renly always felt a little strange, but could not say why.

Roy also heard the doubt in Renly’s words, thought about it and explained in detail, “Before that, in fact, Charlie Hunnam basically stood, then Kenneth Branagh became a little hesitant between him and Channing Tatum. Suddenly, Chris came out of nowhere, and his understanding and feel of Thor managed to impress Kenneth, and eventually took the role with a snap.”

Up to this point, it was a little strange, but Renly couldn’t understand what it had to do with himself. It’s no secret that Chris had a strong agent.

“But the other day, a staff member within Paramount called me and sidetracked me. Although he didn’t explicitly say so, he meant that Chris had read the script in advance and was therefore very well prepared. “Thor” scripts do not have confidentiality agreements, but the scripts they send out are counted, each script was also marked, not just anyone could get the script. I caught his meaning. So the one Chris read seemed to be your copy of the script? So, I guessed …”

Roy’s words cut off here, and the content that followed was self-explanatory.

Renly’s brow furrowed slightly, all the details of that night came flooding back, the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle came together intact. Strange feelings echoed in his mind, and finally turned into a touch of irony at the corner of his mouth, “No, I put the script on the shelf at that time, and did not lent it to anyone.”

Roy froze for a moment, then said meaningfully, “Oh.”