Chapter 39: For the Dream

"Hi sir. In the hallway of the hotel, leaning against the wall, a beautiful and charming blonde woman with bright red lipstick and black eyeshadow on her lips said in a lazy voice, "Do you need service?"

Wang Yang glanced at her, under the shiny tights, short skirts, and black stockings, the hot body that was convex and backward was fully revealed, and he shook his head with a smile and said, "No, thank you." He walked forward without stopping, to his room, and as he pulled the key into his pocket, he glanced at the blonde in the distance. Her eyes were very lonely and unhappy, maybe not long ago, she came to New York to wander, at that time she was still full of enthusiasm and hope for the future, but with the blow of reality, she couldn't hold on, and she didn't want to go home, so she became a call girl......

He looked at the blonde and sighed in his heart, he thought of all this because he suddenly remembered the girl named Annie......

When the blonde over there saw him looking at her attentively, a rather mocking smile suddenly appeared on her face, and she made a suggestive gesture, "Sir, do you want it?"

"No, thank you. Wang Yang shook his head again and said with a smile, then quickly opened the door, walked in, and exhaled.

After taking a comfortable hot shower, Wang Yang, who was wearing pajamas, came to the laptop at the work desk, he logged in to the company's mailbox, and found that he had received replies from several brokerage agencies in New York.

Among the recommended candidates for these replies, there are not only actors, but also some models. Wang Yang looked at these photos, propped his chin and muttered a little dullly: "No...... Not handsome enough...... Not sunny enough......" The pictures on the screen kept changing, he was suddenly stunned, reversed a few photos, looked at a handsome guy on the screen, and said in surprise: "Oh my God! This guy looks very suitable!"

Tom Welling, born on April 26, 1977, is now 21 years old, 191cm tall, was a member of the school football team in high school, after graduating from high school, Tom Welling did not go to college and chose to work in a construction company, but soon he changed his career to become a model, and also hoped to become an actor.

Tom Welling in the photo, tall and tough, with very powerful muscles, an angular face, two straight eyebrows, and pale green pupils in both eyes, looks very psychedelic and deep, and when he laughs, his temperament is very sunny, he is the kind of sporty handsome guy!

"Great. Wang Yang couldn't help but shout, he was almost sure that it was this Tom Welling! He looked at a few photos of this handsome guy repeatedly, and the more he looked at it, the more certain he became, Tom Welling's appearance and temperament were too suitable, and he was the person who best met his requirements in Los Angeles and New York.

After looking for so long, he finally got something, Wang Yang was a little impatient, he searched in his mind, and there was actually a comedy movie called "A Basket of Children" with Tom Welling, and a TV series "Superman Prequel", in which he played the leading role. Wang Yang played the movie and took a look at Tom Welling's camera sense and acting skills, which were quite good.

However, the current Tom Welling is only a well-known model and has not acted in any movies and television, so what his current acting skills are still need to be seen during the interview.

After looking at it for a while, Wang Yang picked up his mobile phone and called Tom Welling's agent, Larry Johnson, and soon the phone was connected, and he smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. Johnson, I'm Wang Yang...... Yes, Tom's appearance is very suitable for the actor in "Youth Musical......" Larry Johnson was excited, he seemed to be more anxious than Wang Yang, and immediately said that Tom was available for an interview tomorrow.

So, they quickly made an appointment for the time and place of the interview, tomorrow morning at ten o'clock, a café.

The choice of the leading actor seemed to have been decided, Wang Yang couldn't help but feel a little excited, he sang a song, danced casually to the balcony, looked at the street scene outside, and laughed.

Although the sky was dark, but the street lamps brought light, Wang Yang lived on the floor was not high, he could almost see the pedestrians on the street, he leaned on the railing of the balcony, looked at the street below, but suddenly frowned a little puzzled. Down the street there was a blonde man in a big trench coat wandering, sitting on a bench on the side of the street, looking up at the hotel again, his hands in his trench coat in a familiar gesture......

"Michael Pitt?" Wang Yang asked to himself, he poked his head down and stared, trying to see clearly, but the blonde man walked away again. Wang Yang shook his head a little amusedly, maybe it was an illusion, Michael Pitt should be at New York University, how could he be under this hotel on Park Street?

At this time, the mobile phone in the room rang, Wang Yang looked at the blonde man who was getting farther and farther away, and then walked back to the room, picked up the mobile phone on the desktop and looked at it, he answered it with a smile, and said, "Hi, Jessica?" Jessica's voice came, only to hear her laugh and say: "Hi, Yang, are you okay in New York?" Wang Yang sat on the edge of the bed and said with a smile: "Oh, yes! I have been to a lot of tourist attractions, you know, the Statue of Liberty, Times Square...... Yes, it's beautiful, but I prefer Los Angeles, why? The air here seems to be in your ears urging you to 'suck up, suck up,' so if you don't hurry, you're going to feel suffocated......"

Jessica laughed suddenly, Wang Yang finished talking about herself, and asked with a smile: "What about you, how are you doing in singing class? Is Ms. Robert strict?" Jessica seemed to be in good spirits and spoke with great interest: "Ms. Robert is a very good person, she is very patient and teaches well. Let's learn how to control our breath and do some exercises to improve our lung capacity......"

"Hmm...... Oh...... That's good. Wang Yang listened to her keep talking about the training, what she and Rachel were praised for their talent, and what Zachary trampled on a dance mat...... When she paused, Wang Yang had a chance to say what she wanted to say a long time ago, and said excitedly: "Hey, Jessica, I think I have found your other half." ”

Jessica over there was stunned, and said in a very soft voice: "What do you mean?" Wang Yang smiled at the phone: "Troy Burton's candidate, a very sunny handsome guy, his appearance and temperament are great, although he will be interviewed tomorrow, I think it will be him." Jessica let out an "oh", and suddenly said as if joking and more serious: "Young, that's the other half of Gabriella, not mine." ”

"Sorry for my mistake. Wang Yang also felt that the previous sentence was a little stupid, Jessica's side suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere was a little awkward, but at this time, there was a knock on the door, Wang Yang walked over, and said to the phone: "Wait a minute, Jessica." He walked over and opened the door, and was stunned to see the flamboyant blonde standing outside the door, holding her plump breasts in her left hand and a lit cigarette in her right hand.

Wang Yang held the shell of the phone, looked at the blonde, and said seriously: "Madam, I don't need any service." ”

"I know. The blonde smiled, handed over an object in her left hand, and said, "You dropped this." ”

I saw that she was holding a brown purse in her hand, which was his. Wang Yang couldn't help but lose his voice in surprise and said, "Oh my God!" It must have been that when he took out the key just now, he looked at this blonde girl, and he didn't notice that his wallet fell out. He took the wallet gratefully and said, "Thank you, thank you very much." "The money in the wallet is secondary, but there are some important things such as documents in it, and if you lose it, it will cause a lot of trouble.

"You check it out. The blonde took a puff of her cigarette, puffed out circles of mist, and shrugged, "I opened it and looked at it, but I didn't take anything." ”

It had been a long time since he walked into the room, and the blonde should have seen it when the purse had just dropped, and at first she might have thought about keeping it for herself, but in the end she decided to return the purse, would she take anything? Wang Yang shook his head with a smile and said, "No need to check." But the blonde said impatiently, "If you want to check, you will check." ”

“ok,ok。 Wang Yang opened his wallet and looked at it, the money and documents were there, nothing was missing, and said, "There is no problem." ”

The blonde nodded, said "bye-bye", and turned to walk away in catwalks, her black heels stomping on the floor, making a "stomping" sound.

Wang Yang looked at her lonely back, smelled the faint smell of perfume and smoke in the air, sighed in his heart, and said silently: "Bye." ”

"Jessica, are you still there?" Wang Yang picked up the phone again and put it to his ear, and immediately heard Jessica say suspiciously: "Yang, I seem to hear a girl's voice, right?"

Damn mobile phone microphone, the sensitivity is really high! Wang Yang walked into the room and said truthfully: "I think so, hmm...... Jessica, my wallet fell in the hallway, and a call girl picked it up, and she came to give it back to me. Jessica suddenly exclaimed, "Call girl!?" Wang Yang explained: "No, don't get me wrong, she's just here to pay back her wallet!"

Hearing him explain so quickly, Jessica laughed lightly a few times, seemed to be very satisfied, and said with a smile: "Young, you can say that she is a waitress, why do you tell me that she is a call girl?"

"Why do you say call girl?" Wang Yang repeated Jessica's question with a strange face, slowly fell silent, and said, "Maybe I just want to tell the truth; ”

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The next day, Wang Yang got up early in the morning, practiced boxing and sports, sweated profusely, had breakfast, played with the computer for a while, and saw that the time was almost up, so he walked out of the hotel to the parking lot to pick up the car, ready to go to the café with Tom Welling.

As soon as he walked out of the hotel and came to the street, he suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Mr. Wang!" This voice made Wang Yang stunned, he looked back, only to see a blonde white man in a gray trench coat running over, it was Michael Pitt, he was still wearing yesterday's clothes, his face looked even more haggard and pale, his eyes were black, obviously he didn't sleep well.

Wang Yang said in disbelief: "Is it really you? You were here last night?" He noticed that Michael Peele's windbreaker was a little wet, his hair was also messy, and his whole body was a little trembling, he was stunned: "You won't be here all night, will you?" Michael Pitt nodded with a nonchalant face and said, "Yes, but it's nothing." ”

"Hell!" Wang Yang frowned tightly and scolded, it rained heavily in New York last night, and this guy stayed on the street all night? He asked suspiciously, "How did you find me?" Michael Pitt shuddered again and said, "Your car has the name and logo of the hotel on it." Wang Yang covered his forehead, and when he saw that Michael Pitt's lips were about to turn black, he couldn't help but be a little angry, and asked loudly: "Michael, what's wrong with you?

Michael Pitt gritted his teeth and said seriously: "Mr. Wang, I don't have any malicious intent, I just think you should watch my performance before making a decision." After a pause, he stroked his messy hair and said, "Mr. Wang, I'm not a student at New York University, I'm just wandering there." But before that, I studied at the School of Cinema and Drama Arts for a while. "The so-called Academy of Film and Drama Arts is the kind of place where you can go in and study for a little money.

"I guessed it. Wang Yang nodded, Michael Pitt should be a young man who came to New York to wander around, and now he is so miserable that he doesn't even seem to have a place to live. Wang Yang was very helpless, because "Youth Musical" really did not have a role suitable for Michael Pitt, he couldn't agree arbitrarily because of sympathy, otherwise everyone would ask for the role, and he would not be able to help everyone. Wang Yang said in a deep voice: "Michael, there is indeed no role anymore. Hurry up and change into this outfit, don't get cold, go and take a warm shower?" he gestured to the hotel behind him.

"No, Mr. Wang, you can watch my performance first!" Michael Pitt was full of anxiety, yes, he was a wanderer, he had been in New York for more than a year, at first he got a job as a bicycle courier, cut down on food and clothing, shared a small apartment with 9 people, barely managed to make ends meet, scraped together almost a year's money, he also went to the Academy of Cinema and Drama Arts for a few months, but as he lost his job, he fell ill again, not to mention continuing to study, he can't even pay the rent now, he sleeps on the street next to New York University every night, and he mixes in to listen to lectures during the day.

But he can't hold it anymore, he's penniless now, he grabbed a loaf of bread in a bakery the other day, he doesn't know what to do, he loves acting, he wants to be an actor, he thought about it when he was ten years old......

He watched Wang Yang's "Oprah Talk Show", Wang Yang's successful deeds are also one of the reasons for his persistence, I saw Wang Yang at the New York University Film School yesterday, and he has been following this director who is only one year older than him, from New York University to here, he doesn't know what he is doing, he is just very helpless and confused, as if he has grasped a life-saving straw and is unwilling to let go.

Without waiting for Wang Yang to speak, Michael Pitt performed on his own, his expression kept changing, with a happy smile, sweeping away the decadence, gritting his teeth with anger, and a sad and depressed expression, etc. Wang Yang watched his performance in silence and did not interrupt him. Michael Pitt performed for a long time before he stopped, opened his bloodshot eyes, and said, "How's it going, Mr. Wang?"

"Michael, good performance. But ......" Wang Yang felt very uncomfortable, but he could only say ruthlessly: "There is no role." ”

"God...... !" Michael Pitt covered his face with his hands in pain, his shoulders shaking a little, and gasping for air: "Why, why is there no character!?"

Wang Yang also gasped, and his heart seemed to be grabbed fiercely, bringing a feeling of suffocation. He rejects Michael Pitt now, just like those studios rejected him before, he knows how uncomfortable it should be, but what can he do!? Wang Yang gritted his teeth and said, "I'm sorry, Michael, I'm sorry. ”

"No, Mr. Wang, I understand......" Michael Pitt put down his hands, revealing his red eyes, he took a few steps back, turned around and was about to leave, wiped his nose, suddenly lost control of his complex, and cried like crazy: "Fuck, fuck! fuck! Fuck! Fuck-" He looked at Wang Yang while retreating, with tears in his eyes, and cried in despair: "I won't give up! Mr. Wang! I will become an actor! I will!"

Passers-by on the street all twisted their heads and looked curiously at the collapsed Michael Pitt. Wang Yang clenched his fists tightly, watching Michael Pitt retreat farther and farther, his heart felt like he was being hit by a hammer continuously, how could he be so cruel? he was simply a bastard......! He scolded, but finally couldn't help but shout, "Michael!"

Michael Pitt trembled, he stopped and glanced at Wang Yang, and was about to say something, but suddenly saw a policeman walking towards him not far away, and the policeman's eyes seemed to be looking at him. Michael Pitt panicked and ran in the opposite direction from the police.

"Hey, Michael, man!" Wang Yang shouted at Michael Pitt's back, only to see the kid quickly disappear around the corner of the street. Wang Yang looked at the policeman, only to see that the policeman was walking as usual, not noticing Michael Pitt at all, Wang Yang hugged his head and sighed helplessly.

Standing in place and waiting for a while, Michael Pitt did not come back, seeing that he would be late if he didn't set off, Wang Yang had to walk quickly to the parking lot, picked up the car and went to the interview location.

When Wang Yang arrived at the café he had booked, it was almost 10 o'clock, and Tom Welling and his agent Larry Johnson had already arrived. Larry Johnson saw Wang Yang walking in, stood up and beckoned to him, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, here." Tom Welling also stood up and smiled at Wang Yang and nodded.

Wang Yang walked over and shook hands with the two of them, and after getting to know each other, he sat down, ordered a cup of coffee from the waiter, looked at Tom Welling and smiled: "Wow, the muscles are great!"

Tom Welling was wearing a very tight T-shirt, which showed that his chest muscles were very bulging, lining his handsome face, which made Wang Yang feel very satisfied. Tom Welling heard this and grinned, "Thank you." He shrugged his shoulders again and said, "Mr. Wang, your muscles are not bad. ”

"Hey, call me Jan. Wang Yang smiled, and began to look at Tom Welling seriously, and said, "Tom, if you can, stand up and let me see, okay?" Tom Welling nodded and stood up, Wang Yang turned his hand and said: "Okay, give me the side, turn around ......" Although he has seen Tom Welling's camera image in "A Basket of Children" in his mind, it was a 03 movie, and he needs to see the camera sense of Tom Welling, who is now 21 years old.

Very good, the appearance is very good, the face is very angular, and the temperament is very sunny...... Wang Yang commented in his heart, and said, "Tom, give me a sunny smile that is as charming as possible." With his words, Tom Welling showed a charming smile, some of the taste of a basketball captain, and some of the feeling of the big boy next door, a very sunny and pure smile. Wang Yang couldn't help but praise: "Okay!" He took the coffee handed by the waiter, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Tom, it's time to show off your acting skills." ”

Tom Welling sat down and nodded, "Okay, what do I need to do?"

So next, Wang Yang asked Tom Welling to perform a few scenes to examine his acting skills. Tom Welling is currently just a clothing model, although he likes acting, but he has never had acting experience, his acting skills are all self-taught, his acting skills are naturally not high, he is very immature, but his appearance and temperament are too suitable, in terms of pretending to be cool and smiling, he is a "Troy Burton" with his true colors.

Although the acting skills are very immature, they are not a mess, and they need more patience and more film...... But more importantly, there isn't even a slightly suitable candidate other than Tom right now...... He doesn't think about Tom Welling's singing ability anymore, in fact, before coming to New York, he didn't plan to take this exam, anyway, it's good to have a singing foundation, if you don't have it, send it to training, and if you can't do it, find someone to sing for you.

Thinking of this, Wang Yang looked at Tom Welling and said with a smile: "Tom, I think that soon, many girls will be obsessed with you." ”

Hearing this, Tom Welling and Larry Johnson were full of surprise, Larry Johnson smiled and stretched out his hand to Wang Yang and said, "Mr. Wang, I'm very glad you gave us this opportunity." Tom Welling also excitedly said, "Oh, Young, thank you!" Wang Yang reached out and shook hands with Larry Johnson, and the agent jokingly said, "You know what? Tom Welling burst out laughing, and that smile was like that of a big boy who was in love for the first time.

Seeing his expression, Wang Yang's eyes lit up, Troy Burton has many shots that need this kind of faint shyness, and a few shots even require a red face, Tom Welling's expression is very good now! He couldn't help but praise: "Wow, I really want to take this picture!"

Although Wang Yang is very satisfied with Tom Welling, when he left the café, he did not say that he would definitely choose Tom, but he is currently listed as the first choice, and he will only make a final decision after reading the replies of the New York branch of the Screen Actors Guild and several other agencies, but the top ten will be Tom Welling, he is very suitable in all aspects, including the salary.

After the interview, Wang Yang went to some places to visit, and it was not until nightfall that he drove back to the hotel.

As he had done yesterday, he took a warm-up shower, went to the balcony to look at the street outside, and then he saw the familiar figure again, the figure with his hands in his trench coat and hunched down the street.

"!" Seeing that figure, Wang Yang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, scolded again, and walked back to the room quickly, changed his clothes, and ran under the hotel.

Soon, Wang Yang came to the street outside, and while running to the long chair not far in front, he shouted to the blonde man in the chair: "Michael, is that you?!"

Michael Pitt, who was sitting in the chair, turned his head to see that it was Wang Yang, and he stood up, his face full of struggle and dazedness. His haggard face looked like a man who was about to die.

"Michael. Wang Yang slowed down, walked up to Michael Pitt, frowned and said, "Are you going to spend the night here again?"

Michael Pitt's lips moved, he took out the crumpled pack of cigarettes, smoked for a long time and couldn't get one, put it back in his pocket, shook his head and said, "Mr. Wang, I'm fine, you don't have to worry about me." ”

"You let me leave you alone?" Wang Yang's face was full of amusement, and he suddenly waved his fist at Michael Pitt, and scolded angrily: "You let me watch you starve in the rain? Damn, then you will disappear in front of me immediately! Don't provoke me to beat you!" After scolding a few times, looking at the pale Michael Pitt, Wang Yang sighed again, and said softly: "Follow me, the weather forecast says that it will rain tonight." ”

After walking a few steps to the door of the hotel, but seeing Michael Pitt still standing in place and hesitating, Wang Yang beckoned to him and shouted: "Come on! I'm not gay, don't worry!"

Michael Pitt smiled and followed Wang Yang into the hotel. Back in the room, he took a hot shower, changed into a set of Wang Yang's clothes, and at this time devoured a plate of food, and from time to time he uncomfortably swallowed the blocked food in his esophagus.

"Man, eat slowly. Wang Yang sat on the side, looking at Michael Pitt's crazy hungry appearance, and knew that this guy must have been hungry for a few days. His heart suddenly moved, and he searched for the name "Michael Pitt" in the film and television library in his head, and there was no movie to show it, and there was no relevant information. Of course, he knows that the film and television library in his head does not have all the movies, for example, there is no documentary, and there are only those historical celebrities in biopics. Maybe he just doesn't have Michael Pitt's work in his head.

Wang Yang exhaled a breath, remembered what happened in the morning, and asked, "Michael, why are you so afraid of the police?

"Oh. Michael Pitt suddenly stopped eating and said with an embarrassed face: "I was so hungry the other day that I grabbed a piece of bread in a bakery......"

Wang Yang smiled when he heard this, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart, he understood this bitterness very well, when he only had a few dozen dollars left in his pocket, he was only half full every day, he understood the taste of starvation. He knew that Michael Pitt was putting it mildly now, but at the time, the guy must have been in pain, he was cornered, and he would go and grab the bread.

Wang Yang got up and patted Michael Pitt on the shoulder, and said comfortingly: "Man, don't worry. I don't think the owner of the bakery called the police, the policeman didn't pay attention to you at all in the morning, he was just passing by. ”

"Really!?" Seeing Wang Yang nodded, Michael Pitt let out a long breath, his whole body was relieved, he closed his eyes and sighed: "Oh, thank God!" Then, he continued to sweep the food on the plate, and said vaguely: "For this matter, I am worried every day, and when I see the police on the street, I feel that they are coming for me, I don't want to go to jail, I am about to go crazy!" He swallowed the food in his mouth, and praised with a smile: "Damn, it's so delicious!"

From yesterday to now, it was the first time that Wang Yang heard his tone so relaxed, and he said so many words at once, it seemed that he had let go of a big stone in his heart. Wang Yang's heart was indescribable, looking at Michael Pitt, he suddenly remembered Annie, remembered the blonde girl yesterday, remembered himself, why did he do this? He leaned against the wall and suddenly asked, "Michael, why don't you go home?" I mean, go home, have a warm bed, and have delicious food cooked by your mother, why don't you go back?" He shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "Don't tell me, you are an orphan." ”

"No, I have three older brothers. Michael Pitt looked up, holding the half-eaten burger in his hand, and said with a strange expression, "Didn't you tell me? You said on Oprah Talk Show, you asked yourself at the time, is your dream still there? What do you want to do? You say you want to make movies, and I say I want to be an actor." So I'm sleeping on the street now, and I'm not going to give up. ”

"Oh, did I say that?" Wang Yang frowned, laughed again, and said, "Yes, I did. So, I caused you to sleep on the street?"

Michael Pitt also laughed a few times, slowly became expressionless, and suddenly said seriously: "Why do you want to go home? When I was ten years old, I made up my mind to be an actor, I came to New York, I went to art school on my own, and everything is getting better! I'm moving towards my goal, I'm just one chance away, why should I go home?"

"Yes, why go home?" Wang Yang smiled, he was very happy and happy now, it was all because he touched what he had been seeking, if he gave up in the first place, he would have gone home, he would have gotten a warm bed, he would have gotten good food, but would he really have it? His soul would only stay cold, hungry all the time, because he had lost what his soul relied on. He said softly, "For the dream, isn't it?"

Michael Pitt nodded silently and said, "For the dream." ”

The room was quiet for a while, Wang Yangtuo touched his chin with his hand, looked at Michael Pitt's haggard face, and suddenly said: "Hey, Michael, there is really no role suitable for you in "Youth Musical", but my crew needs field work, and I suddenly want to add a small role, which is quite suitable for you, there are a few seconds of close-up, there are lines, come?"

Michael Pitt looked up at him and said lightly, "Is this sympathy?"

"Nope. Wang Yang shook his head, smiled sincerely, and said, "It's not sympathy, it's just a little help for those who pursue their dreams." "He can't help everybody, but he can help with this, and that's what he can do. He smiled again: "It's all for dreams." Come on, then?"

Michael Pitt's eyes didn't blink, he looked at Wang Yang for a long time, and suddenly took a bite of the hamburger in his hand, a bright smile appeared on his haggard face, and his voice trembled: "Come!"

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ps: The update is a little late, and it seems to be broken, but it's not...... Everyone, forgive me, Wow Li continues to canvass for votes......