Chapter 374: Million Dollars
The next day, still in the same position, Yang Yang's audition selection continued.
Today is a little different from yesterday, there are more people to help, even the blonde beauties that Walter called yesterday have nothing to do, so they came to fill the scene.
As for Walter, I don't know where to go.
Yang Yang interviewed one after another, and the process was quite smooth, and several small roles were determined in a row, and he was in a good mood.
"Please perform this part." Yang Yang was talking to a tall man who came to audition for a gang leader, when suddenly the door was rudely pushed open.
"Sir.. Sir, you can't go in right now.." The blonde who was guarding the door as a briefer made a helpless expression at Yang Yang, and the meaning was obvious: I have done my best.
Yang Yang was a little unhappy, his brows furrowed, and he looked at the intruder.
A middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a dirty suit that could not be seen in its original color, his hair was greasy, he didn't know how long it had not been washed, his beard was slaggy, and he looked downcast and sloppy.
If it was just such a person, Yang Yang would definitely have called someone to kick him out by now, but there was still a little girl with an indifferent face standing next to the man-Grace.
Yang Yang almost understood what it meant, so he could only suppress the unhappiness in his heart and explain to the auditioners: "I'm sorry, can you go out and wait for a while? I'll take care of a little thing first." ”
The auditioner readily agreed, walked out, and left the space for Yang Yang and the three of them.
Yang Yang got up, glanced at the impolite man, and then set his gaze on Grace.
"Grace, it's nice to see you again.."
Grace nodded faintly, didn't speak, still chewing on her gum.
"Hey, man?!" the man next to Grace cried out dissatisfiedly, "Didn't you see me?"
Yang Yang's tone was a little cold: "No, sir, I saw you.. Your success has made an unpleasant impression on me. ”
"Oh. The man shrugged indifferently, "It's a pity." ”
Yang Yang sat back in the chair, didn't invite the man to sit down, picked up the coffee in his hand and took a sip: "Then, if I'm not mistaken, you should be Grace's uncle."
"Yes. The man straightened his collar, made his ugly suit a little more awkward, and reached out to introduce himself: "My name is Thomas, and I am Grace's. Legal guardian.."
Then he emphasized: "That is, until Grace reaches the age of eighteen, all decisions in her career will have to be approved by me."
"Career?.. Hmph.." Yang Yang couldn't help laughing, and the sarcasm in this smile made Thomas blush a little.
"All right, Mr. Thomas. Yang Yang straightened up and said simply: "Then let's talk directly about the salary." ”
"OK!" Thomas suddenly came to his senses, his eyes lit up, "you say.."
Yang Yang said lightly: "Two hundred thousand US dollars." ”
"It can't be.." Thomas suddenly cried out and said angrily, "You have no sincerity at all. Grace is not only at this price, she can get more.."
Yang Yang smiled, "Then how much do you think it should be?"
Thomas hesitated for a moment, then held out a firm finger: "One million." ”
"Wow puppet.." Yang Yang smiled and whistled, "That's a good number." ”
He got up, walked up to Grace, and said with a look of regret, "I'm sorry, Grace, we may have to work together again next time."
"Hey, hey. When Thomas heard Yang Yang say this, he suddenly became anxious: "You.. You shouldn't have said no so quickly, we're going to talk about it again.."
Yang Yang looked at him indifferently, "No, Mr. Thomas, judging from the sincerity you have shown since you entered the door, there is no need for us to talk about it anymore."
"A million dollars?" Yang Yang sneered, "Who are you a Grace? Eleanor?
Eleanor is a popular child star in Hollywood, and it is said that a movie is paid as much as $5 million.
Thomas was also a little ashamed of his lion's big mouth, but he still stiffened his mouth and said, "Of course I know that Grace is not as good as Eleanor... However, her acting skills are not bad, and many big directors have praised her... Trust me, she's worth the price... And you're not short of money, are you?"
Yang Yang was really a little angry, in fact, he didn't really want to talk about the salary with Thomas, a second-rate character, in front of Grace, which made him feel like he was humiliating people with money.
To be honest, $200,000 is already a very high price for a young actor who has only made a few tepid movies.
In China, have you ever seen a director who spent millions to hire a little-known child to be the starring role?
"Mr. Thomas, please be careful with your words." Yang Yang's tone was as cold as ice, "Grace is an actor, not a commodity... What makes her worth the price, I think you should apologize to Grace.. If you really are her uncle..."
Thomas was stunned for a moment, he seemed to realize this problem for the first time, he felt guilty under Yang Yang's tough eyes, and said sorry to Grace with a red face.
Yang Yang noticed that the little girl's mouth chewing gum did not move. Before, no matter what Yang Yang and Thomas said, she had always had an extremely indifferent expression on her face, as if the center of their discussion was not her.
But now, her eyes have changed, and they are a little warmer, not as cold as before. When Yang Yang noticed, she was still a little flustered to avoid it, and Yang Yang even caught a trace of it from her eyes. Embarrassed and moved?
Thomas took a deep breath, looked at Yang Yang and said, "Okay, Yang.. Sir, I apologize to you and Grace for what I said, can we talk again?"
Yang Yang looked at him suspiciously, he remembered that he never seemed to have ever told Thomas his name.
Moreover, he just mentioned that he is not short of money... How did he know that he was not short of money?
Yang Yang narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Okay Mr. Thomas.. May I take the liberty of asking, do you know me?"
Unexpectedly, Thomas nodded.
"Yes, Yang. Mr. Thomas continued: "To be exact, I only really learned about it last night. I checked your information.. Well, it's not like I didn't do anything unprepared.. I'm going to prevent Grace from being deceived."
Thomas pointed at Grace and said, "It's she... I got to know you earlier.."
Yang Yang was even more surprised at this time, he glanced at Grace and said, "Earlier?"
"Yes. Thomas nodded, "Your 'The Little Prince', which is one of Grace's favorite books, as well as the movie that was released some time ago... Suffice it to say, Grace is a big fan of yours... She must have come to you on her own initiative, right?"
"Hmm. Yang Yang nodded.
Thomas spread his hands and said, "That's right... Mr. Yang, we can actually talk more friendly and harmonious."