She watched the boy leave curiously, and heard Jonathan Friedman's voice calling out to herself, and she hurriedly walked to the agent's office.

Jonathan only motioned for her to sit down, and then began to whisper something to Owen Wright, who had been called in with him.

She could only continue to wait patiently, not daring to show any dissatisfaction, but she also envied the boy just now. can be so solemnly entertained by Jonathan, is it a child of a Hollywood family?

This idea was overturned by her as soon as it arose, and the other party didn't look like a rich person no matter how she dressed.

Although she pretended to be nothing, she could hear clearly that Jonathan had asked Owen to prepare a contract based on his memo and to take a copy of a script, which was obviously related to the boy just now.

It's a lucky guy, but fortunately he's a boy and won't compete with him, but Pasda and they will have opponents in the future.

Thinking like this, there is still a little schadenfreude in my heart.

It wasn't until Owen left that Jonathan talked about her.

NBC still cut "The Incredibles" in the end, and this is the first TV series she starred in. But she was not too disappointed, she still wanted to become a movie star, and she participated in TV series just to accumulate qualifications.

Jonathan was recently promoted to VP of WMA, and while it is easy for a talent agency to get a VP position as long as it is an agent with big-name clients, the VP of WMA should still be able to bring more opportunities to himself.

The agent didn't disappoint her.

Warner Pictures is preparing a fantasy comedy called "Beetle Juice" with a budget of $15 million, which is a big production, and "Top Gun" is only $15 million to make. Jonathan has already helped her get an audition for one of the heavy supporting roles. There is also an audition for the lead actress in a MGM TV movie, all next week.

After talking about things, she left happily with two audition materials.

I picked up my car in the parking lot, turned onto Camino Street, and after thinking about it, I planned to head south on Olympic Drive back to Santa Monica. It's rush hour, and the Wilcher Avenue to the north is definitely going to be a crowd to the head.

The traffic on the Olympic Boulevard really seemed to be sparse, and she drove forward for two or three minutes, about to leave the scope of Century City, but unexpectedly found a figure not far ahead, a cheap black T-shirt, washed white jeans, and a light gray rucksack, obviously the guy.

Moreover, his shabby-dressed Luotuo appearance walked on the side of the urban road where the car was flowing like flowing water at sunset, which actually gave people a feeling of wandering the world, like a lonely wandering poet.

Attracted to her gaze, she unconsciously slowed down and leaned towards the side of the road.

This guy's body is awesome.

With such a shallow thought in her mind, she pressed the window and greeted the figure on the side of the road, "Hi." ”

......

Leaving WMA headquarters, Simon calls the woman from a phone booth on the street with the contact information Catherine had left behind, wanting to tell her that he has decided to sign Jonathan Friedman.

The phone was not answered, and Simon had no choice but to leave a message.

Then he began to think about the next place to stay.

Renting an apartment is certainly not possible for the time being, and you can only choose to live in a hotel.

If you only consider the price, there are naturally many places to go.

But in Los Angeles, security is an issue that must be taken very seriously. Moreover, he did not have a car, so he could not live too far from the WMA headquarters.

After pondering between Hollywood to the north and Santa Monica to the east, Simon decided to go to Santa Monica. I remember that there were quite a few cheap motels on both sides of Highway 405 between Beverly Hills and Santa Monica.

Having made up his mind, Simon headed south along Camino Street and then turned onto Olympic Boulevard. Santa Monica is about six or seven kilometers away, and it takes at most an hour to walk, and Simon is not in a hurry.

After walking for more than twenty minutes, Simon felt a white sedan slowly approaching him, and was a little confused, when a girl's voice greeted him from the falling window.

With the driver's seat on the left, Simon looked down into the car and saw that it was Courteney Cox, whom he had just met at WMA.

Entering Hollywood and signing with a brokerage giant like WMA, Simon knew that he would definitely be exposed to many faces that could only be seen on the big screen in the past, so he didn't have any special feelings about the 'Monica' that he had just met in "Friends".

At this time, Simon was a little surprised to see Courteney Cox take the initiative to greet him, but still responded politely: "Hello." ”

Courteney Cox saw the boy outside the car window looking at him brightly, raised his hand and gestured indiscriminately, before saying, "Well, we just met in Jonathan's office, I live in Santa Monica, do you want a ride?"

"Okay, thank you. ”

Simon smiled and nodded, and the curb under his feet was painted in a striking red, a sign that no parking was allowed, so he didn't hesitate to reach out and pull the car door.

Courteney Cox tossed away the audition materials she had just put in the passenger seat and threw them in the back seat, and when Simon came in and sat down, she immediately stepped on the gas.

After the car was driving smoothly, Courteney raised her eyes and glanced at the boy next to her through the rearview mirror, and said, "My name is Courteney Cox, how about you?"

"Simon Westeros. ”

Simon replied, looking through the rearview mirror at the girl beside him.

At this time, Courtney Cox was in her early twenties, with short hair like a tomboy, and her face was a little thin, so her eyes appeared large, giving people a sense of radiance. Although the whole person is very beautiful, it is difficult to hide his youthfulness, and he lacks some of the style in "Friends" later.

"Oh," Courtney nodded, retracting her gaze from the rearview mirror and looking at the road ahead for a topic, "So, are you familiar with Jonathan?"

Simon shook his head and said, "No, it was just introduced by a friend, and we met for the first time today." ”

"Then you're so good, you were able to talk to Jonathan for more than an hour just the first time we met. Have you just arrived in Los Angeles and are you planning to be an actor too?"

"No, I'm a screenwriter. ”

Courteney turned her head to look at Simon in surprise, then quickly withdrew her gaze and said, "That's even more powerful." ”

After all, it was the first contact, and the two just chatted casually.

A few minutes later, the car crossed Highway 405 into downtown Santa Monica, and after less than a kilometer of driving, Simon motioned for Courtney to stop and drop off.

Saying goodbye to the girl, Simon begins to look for a place to stay in the streets of downtown Santa Monica.

As Simon remembers, there were quite a few motels nearby.

However, after learning that Simon did not have any bank card of any kind and wanted to stay for a long time but could not pay enough deposit in advance, most hotels turned Simon away.

After searching for several blocks, Simon finally found a hotel in an alley near the southern edge of the city.

Because he introduced himself, the boss named Diego Salcador is Hispanic, in his sixties, and a first-generation immigrant. After listening to a few words of English with a strong accent from the boss, Simon tried to communicate with the other party in Spanish, and the conversation ended up being very happy.

In the end, the owner agreed to rent a single room on the second floor of the hotel near the road to Simon for $100 a week. Simon only needs to pay a $50 deposit, and the rest of the room can be paid weekly.

Apparently seeing Simon's poor state, the boss kindly reminded him that he didn't need to leave a tip for the person who cleaned the room, because his wife was doing it.

The whole process once again reminded Simon of the truth of 'how important it is to master a foreign language'.

The next day, it took a full day to sign the contract.

In order to avoid any unsuspecting clauses, Simon carefully studied the contents of the contract that was more than 20 pages long several times. Although he can't afford to hire a lawyer now, fortunately, the relevant information in his memory is enough. Finally, I revisited Jonathan Friedman to discuss some details of the additions and deletions.

Sign the agency contract, and the next thing to do is wait.

Even if Jonathan Friedman is very optimistic about the script of "The Butterfly Effect", the sale of the script is definitely not completed overnight, and many scripts will even stay in the hands of the agent for several years, and Simon is also mentally prepared for this situation.

However, despite signing a three-year contract with Jonathan Friedman, Simon will not be 100 percent unsuspecting to hang himself from the WMA tree.

There is also a restrictive clause in the detailed contract that if Jonathan Friedman is unable to close a deal with the studio after Simon has submitted three scripts in a row, Simon has the right to terminate the agency relationship with Simon after three consecutive scripts have been submitted and the full contract period exceeds nine months.

With the WMA contract secured, Simon began to work on his own livelihood.

In fact, Simon is clearly more adept at this than anything else.

In just two days, Simon landed a job at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Midtown Santa Monica.

When Roger Griffin, the middle-aged fat owner of the convenience store who interviewed Simon, saw that this good-looking big boy skillfully completed a series of replenishment, inventory, stacking and even cashier work, he immediately felt that Simon had a bright future and hired him very happily.

However, in terms of salary, perhaps because Simon can't find much work in Hollywood, Roger Griffin seems very picky and is only willing to pay the most basic $3.5 an hour.

The only good thing is that the convenience store salary is settled weekly, and Simon gets $140 a week, which is just enough for him to pay for the most basic living expenses.

However, on his third day at the convenience store, Simon had to face a somewhat tricky problem. He had less than $100 left in his pocket when he checked into the hotel a week ago, and he had paid a $50 deposit.

Right now.

The time for the first week to settle the house payment has arrived, but the day for the convenience store to settle the salary has not yet arrived.