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As a project proposed by Simon himself, "Desperate Housewives" does not need to go through complex and bumpy operation processes such as pilot broadcasts and sales, but is directly set at the prime time of USA TV this fall.

However, although the production time is very relaxed, the project preparation is still rapid.

After Simon set up the plan, the Wisteria Street set planned to be built in Universal Studios was soon released. Returning to Los Angeles from San Francisco, the television department sent a shortlist of major actors to Simon.

In this era, TV series have a very low status in Hollywood, and TV series actors are the same, basically at the bottom of the Hollywood contempt chain.

If it is an ordinary TV network project, it is usually difficult to cause too much response in the circle, especially for cable TV network projects with a smaller audience base.

However, when "Desperate Housewives" was associated with Simon Westeros, the TV series immediately attracted many Hollywood actresses who met the criteria, and even the actresses who were originally involved in the movie circle began to try to win over the roles in it.

After all, this is Simon Westeros.

Several popular reality shows launched by Simon during the Hollywood screenwriter strike in 1988 directly created an era of reality shows. Now, although it is a cable network and a TV series, who knows whether it will create a trend because of this?

As a key project for Daenerys Entertainment TV Department, the starring actors in the series will not perform too large-scale casting, but will directly select actors with appropriate image and qualifications from the artist information submitted by major agencies for small-scale auditions.

Daenerys Cinema, a dedicated audition room in the Office Building No. 1 of the Administrative District.

There is no audition here, and Simon's official casting director Linda Waggs is showing Simon's main character candidate profile after the first round of selection through a projector.

On the writing board on the wall on one side of the audition room, the staff also made a detailed picture of the series based on the script provided by Simon.

"There are five candidates for Linette Scarvo: Patricia Wendy, 41 years old, relied on MGM's "Thirty" and Wendy won the Emmy Award for Best Actor for three consecutive years. The series just ended last year; Sanda Bergman, 41 years old, has previously competed for the role of Queen Hippolyta in "Wonder Woman". She debuted in the 1970s and has participated in many film and television dramas; Catherine Harold..."

What Simon is most satisfied with Linda Waggs is that the casting director never takes the initiative to try to influence his decisions. Moreover, the casting results of every project she is responsible for can meet Simon's standards.

Therefore, since "Run Lola" was introduced to work with Simon, this shrewd and capable behind the scenes female filmmaker in her thirties has always been Simon's official director.

The projects that Simon personally followed up and casting matters were stared by Linda Waggs himself.

Even if he will follow up on casting in some projects in person now, Simon often only pays attention to the last one or two rounds. For this reason, although he does not have a very specific position in Daenerys Entertainment, Linda Waggs has great power.

It is obvious that the actor cannot avoid Linda Waggs if he wants to win Simon to follow up on the project himself. If this lady wants to suppress a star, unless the other party has enough strength to contact Simon directly, she will not be able to make a breakthrough.

Linda Waggs introduced the five candidates in turn, turned his head and looked at Simon, who was sitting at the conference table casually with his legs raised, looking at the projection of information on the screen.

Starting from the original "Running Rolla" and watching the young man who was only 24 last month soar into the sky, Linda Waggs still feels a little fantasy.

Speaking of which, Linda Waggs was just an unknown person in Hollywood at the time.

At first I wanted to be an actor, but although this skin was pretty good, I had no progress in spending several years, so I decided to get married.

Her husband, Joey Waggs, also belongs to this circle because her father has some connections in Hollywood and is doing better than her.

Of course, it's just a little better.

It is said that he is a producer, but in fact he is just wandering in the low-cost and independent film circle, and he is doing all kinds of errands and chores under the title of producer.

It is not easy to maintain a decent life in Los Angeles.

Because she was not well-off, she naturally couldn't be a full-time housewife after marriage. She used some of her connections to work with her husband to form a couple and did various behind-the-scenes work in the low-cost, independent film circle.

Until six years ago, I accidentally got a job as a casting director for a low-cost movie.

That video happened to be "Running Lola".

When "Run Lola" made a big splash, she gradually became Simon Westeros's official casting director.

It has been six years in the blink of an eye.

Of course, there were also opportunities to change careers during this period. WMA invited her to the position of vice president, Paramount, Fox and Warner Bros., all had contact with her in private, and department executives and film producers seemed to be within reach.

In the end, they all chose to refuse.

She knew her abilities very well, and was not as inflated as Ron Macmillan, who came out of "Rolla Run" with her. She always understood in her heart that following the young man's pace is the wisest decision.

Now, although there is no clear position, she actually enjoys the vice president's salary and benefits at Daenerys Entertainment, which is actually equivalent to a full-time assistant in Simon's personal film and television casting.

The basic annual salary of $250,000 plus a generous annual dividend reward was a good thing she had never thought about when she took over the job of "Rolla Run".

Hollywood filmmakers always give outsiders the impression that they pay tens of millions of dollars, but in fact, these lucky ones are not in Hollywood.

In a broad concept, Hollywood, that is, the film and television entertainment industry in the entire United States, has more than one million practitioners.

Compared with such a huge base of practitioners, most people in the circle are satisfied with having a well-paid job.

What's more, Linda Waggs is very clear about the hidden power he has.

In recent years, most of the stars who have been famous by Simon can be said to have been taken over by her casting director.

Because of this power, she is treated in this circle no less than the head of any studio. The high-end party club at the top of the Hollywood Pyramid is open to her. Her husband has also become a truly powerful film producer because of the power she has. In recent years, he has participated in many film projects including films under Daenerys Entertainment.

Last year, her youngest son reached elementary school age and the couple had not yet moved. Michael Orwitz from CAA called in person and asked if they were interested in sending their children to a top private school in Beverly Hills.

The couple knew that school, and the enrollment targets were usually only for a small number of truly powerful children on the West Coast, and a slightly average wealthy person would not necessarily send their children in.

Although politely rejected Orwitz's favor that was somewhat unrepaid, Linda Waggs once again strengthened his idea of ​​firmly holding on to this job.

If you want to keep this job, the first thing you have to do is to stick to the professional principles that a casting director should have.

After working for Simon for so many years, Linda Waggs gradually realized the personality of this young man. His boss seemed very easy to talk to most of the time, but once he touched some red lines of the other party, there was no room for maneuver.

Therefore, in six years, although Linda Waggs has received countless requests, he rarely mixes his own selfishness in the casting process.

However, by inadvertently revealing her boss’s personal tendency to some celebrities, or informing some project casting results in advance, or even through some verbal hints that she actually ‘worked’, she unknowingly gained countless favors, and the circle also unsuspectingly believes that she can influence the casting results.

The higher he reached the highest position, the better Simon understood the truth that water would be clearer and there would be no fish. As long as it did not affect the work he should do, he did not care what his subordinates would beat him.

When Ron Macmillan, who was involved in the production of "Rolla Run", kicked out of Daenerys Entertainment, on the one hand, the filmmaker's actions have affected his job. On the other hand, it is also to warn other executives who are complacent and slack due to the rapid development of Daenerys Entertainment.

Ignoring what Linda Waggs thought when he looked at him, Simon just signaled the staff next to him to play the audition video of the five candidates one after another, and then asked Linda Waggs who was sitting on the other side of the conference table: "What is Sanda Bergman's height?"

Last time I met during the casting of "Wonder Woman", this time the casting of "Desperate Housewives" also received a call from Sanda Bergman.

Of course, Linda Waggs still did not let the tables, and the shortlist was selected by the entire casting team based on the comprehensive conditions of the actors.

In Linda's view, Sanda Bergman's height is a "flaw", not too short, but too tall.

This actress, who is a dancer, has a height of six feet without any moisture. Six feet is actually very suitable for the role of Queen Hippolyta. The requirement of the Amazon female warrior is to be tall.

However, this time, for a housewife who was dragged down by the family and was exhausted physically and mentally, the height of six feet was somewhat out of place.

Linda Waggs thought so, but said without hesitation: "Six feet."

Six feet, equivalent to 182CM.

A woman of 1.82 meters tall is really too tall.

Even if the audition video that just played is good and the appearance and temperament are more suitable for Linette, the composition of the picture is often very inconsistent when playing with other characters.

Making up his mind, Simon shook his head and said, "Forget it, Sanda Bergman, the other four, Patricia Wendy, as the first candidate, wait for other roles to be released, and a group audition will be arranged. If there is no problem, she will be."

The Emmy Awards Awards for three consecutive years have enough acting skills and fame. The actress is not pretty, and a little makeup will be perfectly in line with the image of Linette being exhausted physically and mentally under the devastating family life.

Linda Waggs lowered his head and wrote down Simon's decision in the memo, confirmed that his boss had no other problems, and continued: "The next one is the 'perfect housewife' Brie Vandican."

As he said that, the number of actors' information appeared on the projector screen.

When Simon saw the photo of Linda Carter on the first page, he said directly: "Linda Carter is not good. She lacks a strong and tough temperament."

and.

If your breasts are too big, it will easily distract the audience.

Linda Waggs was stunned for a moment and asked subconsciously: "Boss, don't you need to watch the audition video?"

Since you are the selected candidates, the audition effect is definitely guaranteed.

However, the image difference between Linda Carter and Marcia Cross in memory is too great. Even if there is a one-night fun, Simon chose PASS without mercy.

For women who have had sex with him, unless the other party is really suitable, Simon would rather give the other party a check of $1 million than stuff it into an inappropriate project.

Shaking his head again, Linda Waggs had to continue introducing the next candidate.

Neither of the next two could satisfy Simon.

Until the fourth one, Simon made a decision when he saw the information of Sylla Wodd.

Although she has also been to bed, Shera Wodd is more suitable for the role of Brie Vandican than Marcia Cross in terms of appearance and temperament.

After all, the face of Marcia Cross's obvious excessive Botox in memory will still make people feel uncomfortable.

Shera Wodd's appearance and temperament are natural.

After Linette and Brie, the candidates for the other two housewives Susan and Gabriel were also initially finalized.

Because it is a heroine movie, Simon only cares about the candidates of these four core housewives, the role of the women's husband and other characters, Simon will only pay attention to the final result.

I was busy with all kinds of things, and another week passed without realizing it.

Simon flew to New York on Friday, March 6.

Because Cersei's capital accumulated a lot of things during her pregnancy, Janet has been on the East Coast in the past week, and Simon came here to spend the weekend with her women.

On the estate in Greenwich City outside New York.

It's Saturday morning.
To be continued...