Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 164 - 162 Each Party

In Hollywood, there’s actually a hierarchy too.

While numerous actors at the bottom were astonished by ABC’s big move and were all asking about what "Anomalies and Creatures" was about and whether they had a chance,

As the wife of the big star Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman had already gotten her hands on the first draft of the "Anomalies and Creatures" script through CAA connections.

"Nami, how does this dress look?" She wore a black gothic long dress and slowly rotated her body, "Does it look like the vampire from the script?"

"Of course." Naomi responded with a compliment, "Pale skin, noble temperament."

"Nicole, nobody’s more suitable than you."

She walked toward the script on the dresser, ready to find some more points of similarity to flatter her close friend.

But as soon as she got hold of the script, Naomi froze in place.

Wang Jian?

Was it that Wang Jian?

His works were already at the level where ABC was willing to spend hundreds of millions for production?

"What’s wrong, Nami?" Nicole asked while looking in the mirror, "Apart from the protagonist, there are many female roles with substantial parts in the script; you still have a chance."

"It’s not that." Naomi paused for a moment, then quickly said, "I was thinking about ’The Portrait of a Lady’ that just wrapped up. In the last few scenes, my expression management wasn’t very good."

"Ha." Nicole let out a light laugh, "That small commercial production neither can vie for awards nor is likely to be a big hit."

"Nami, what we need to think about now is ’Anomalies and Creatures.’"

"Does anyone still care about what Jennifer Aniston acted in before ’Friends’?"

Rachel? America’s Beloved?

Naomi’s heart stirred, and she asked as if by chance, "The original author of this work has a somewhat strange name."

"But, being chosen by ABC, he must be very happy, right?"

Nicole paused, replying offhandedly, "On the contrary, ABC had to make a lot of effort to get the adaptation rights."

"According to Pai Kingsley," she continued, "he and ABC signed a top-level adaptation contract."

"Not only can he gain continuous revenue, but he also has a lot of say in the selection of actors."

Actor selection?

A say?

Naomi was very pleased with this answer.

She looked at the script nonchalantly, then laughed, "Nicole, ’Anomalies’ auditions are happening in New York, and my apartment lease there hasn’t expired yet."

"You don’t like staying in hotels, right? How about I go back first and tidy up the apartment?"

"In a few days when you go to New York, you can stay at my place."

Nicole paused, making a thoughtful expression.

"Thank you so much, Nami."

"When Tom comes back, I’ll definitely get him to use his CAA connections to try to get you a lead supporting role."

"Then we could play sisters in this big production series."

"Thank you, Nicole." Naomi stood up and hugged her, moved.

A moment later...

Watching Naomi leave, Nicole shook her head, "CAA connections plus a ’good bestie’ should secure a lead role."

"Make sure to read the script, Nami. This series doesn’t have just one female lead."

"Still, I wish you luck in really connecting with the ’Prison Break’ producers. After all, that’s also beneficial for me."

At the same time, Broadway actors were discussing the same thing.

If "Prison Break" were heart-stirring, then "Anomalies and Creatures" was enough to drive them mad.

The three major networks, big production, science fiction, comedy—this simply contained all the elements needed for a smash hit.

They were all inquiring about the details, looking to seize this opportunity.

"Has the script been leaked?" Vera asked her companion, a bit anxiously.

"Yes, but we can’t get it." Her companion shrugged, "Only the stars belonging to CAA have the chance to get it ahead of time."

"However, the novel ’Anomalies and Creatures’ is serialized on a website. It’s called, wangw..."

"wangwen.com?" Vera immediately responded.

"Yes, that’s the one." Her companion confirmed with a nod, "The author is the executive producer of ’Prison Break’."

"Ha, after that person snatched the ’Most Popular’ award from ’Friends’, they’re teaming up with ABC for another big production!"

"Is it Wang Jian?" Vera whispered to herself.

"What?" Her companion asked, confused.

"Nothing." She quickly shook her head.

But what Vera was really thinking was, "I need to tell my companion to strive for cleaning apartment 419 alone."

Meanwhile, in the office, Wang Jian was taking phone calls, feeling annoyed.

Ever since ABC announced that "Anomalies and Creatures" was officially underway, his mobile phone and office line had been bombarded by different people.

"Of course, we had a very pleasant chat during the ’Soap Opera Awards’." Wang Jian dealt with the caller perfunctorily, "Sorry, I don’t have time tonight, can’t join you at the bar."

After hanging up, he took a deep breath of relief.

The caller’s purpose was obvious; they wanted a role in "Anomalies."

"Is sleeping together more important, or is money?" Wang Jian was dismissive of these tactics.

"The success of ’Anomalies and Creatures’ is tied to the next steps for the website."

He opened his computer and entered the Twitter topic area.

Since ABC announced the film adaptation of "Anomalies", the activity level here had more than doubled.

Even some people used uncommon scanners to get photos of famous actors and singers onto the computer.

Then these idle readers, with technical means, attempted to create their imagined character looks.

A Madonna version of Husky, a Julia Roberts version of Vampire; those were still normal.

But a Home Alone version of Demon Hunter, a Schwarzenegger version of the male lead—wasn’t that going a bit too far?

"Is the author here? I’m your loyal reader and also a Broadway actor!"

"Interested in heading out for a coffee? I can..."

Damn it, what a mess.

Wang Jian shut down his computer and poured himself a strong cup of tea to calm his nerves.

That’s when Tom walked into the office with documents in hand.

"Wang, there’s a fax from ABC."

"They plan to hold the first male actor audition at the studio tomorrow."

"So soon?" Wang Jian was surprised as he took the fax.

"It’s a request from Director Michael Bay."

"He will make use of the gap during his promotion trip to New York to attend the male lead auditions."

"According to James, this batch of male actors is recommended by CAA, WMA, and a few other agencies, as well as some who have already begun to stand out."

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