Chapter 372: Looking for Matilda
"Dear Martha, can you perform this scene?" Yang Yang handed a passage from the script of "This Killer Is Not Too Cold" to the little girl's mother, and this is the content of the audition.
"You can have five minutes to prepare. Yang Yang looked at the little girl with a smile.
The little girl nodded, and then the little girl's mother patiently taught her.
This part is of Matilda sitting in the hallway of her apartment, secretly smoking.
The lines are simple, just a few sentences.
"Hi~"
"This building is full of rats, and I don't want to be discovered by my old man. ”
"I fell off my bike. ”
"Don't tell my dad about smoking, okay?"
This is the scene when Leon and Matilda first meet in the call. Matilda was beaten by her father, hid outside the house and secretly smoked, and took the initiative to talk to the weirdo Leon.
Five minutes passed quickly.
Yang Yang spoke, "Is it okay?" ”
"Oh, sir, can you give us two more minutes?" Martha hasn't memorized the lines yet. The little girl's mother begged.
Yang Yang glanced at the time and readily agreed.
"Yes, two minutes. ”
Two minutes also arrived.
There can be no more delay at this time, but looking at the expression of the little girl's mother, Martha's progress is still not optimistic.
"It's okay, the lines aren't the most important thing. Yang Yang comforted: "I can see other aspects. ”
The little girl nodded timidly, then stood in the center of the room.
Yang Yang is responsible for playing against her.
The first line should be spoken by Martha.
"Hi~"
Yang Yang is not very satisfied, this "hi" is said by a lonely, precocious, longing for the attention and love of others, and a little maverick little girl, which should be a little cramped, nervous, and more frivolous and pretending to be mature teasing.
However, Yang Yang did not show the dissatisfaction in his heart, he calmly read his lines: "Why do you hide your cigarette?"
Martha was stunned for a moment, she was nervous and forgot the words, this is normal for a young actor to be precise, an unprofessional little actor, it can be forgiven, but there will not be too many opportunities.
“sorry。 Martha blushed and apologized, "I'd like to look at the lines again, is that okay?" ”
"Of course. Yang Yang nodded, and then said, "But little Martha, you don't have many opportunities, because there are other people waiting behind." ”
"Hmm. The little girl nodded, read the line book handed by her mother again, took a deep breath, and said that it was okay.
Yang Yang cooperated and said his lines again.
"The .. There are so many rats that I don't want to be discovered by my old man. Martha stumbled a little over her lines.
She also changed it a little, which seemed inconsequential, but the meaning was very different.
The "mouse" in the line is not a real mouse, but a metaphor for the person who makes a small report to Matilda's father, and Martha obviously doesn't understand the meaning.
Moreover, she just read the lines.
Well, it's impossible to expect the first young actor to find one, you need a little patience.
Yang Yang told himself in his heart.
He continued to accompany Martha through the lines, and then nodded: "Very good, little Martha, you can go back with your mother and wait for news." We'll let you know the results of the audition by tomorrow. ”
The little girl nodded with relief, but her mother seemed to hear Yang Yang's implied meaning, and her expression was a little disappointed, but there was no way, Martha's performance was also seen in her eyes, and it was really not good.
Sending off the first audition actor, Yang Yang stopped Walter, who was about to go out and call the next one, and explained to him: "Walter, can I give you some advice?"
"Yes, Yang. You're my boss.." Walter nodded cheerfully, "You just mention it." ”
Yang Yang pointed to the script in front of him and said, "I hope you can take the time to read the script, what I want is a bad girl." Bad girl, do you know what it means?.. Look at our cute little Martha, so good that she blushes even when she speaks... Can she play a killer well?.. And, Walter, you can actually leave these things to somebody else... Your power shouldn't be wasted on that."
"Oh, of course. Walter shrugged his shoulders and said, "Yang, I thought this would save you money." ”
Yang Yang looked into Walter's eyes and said a very domineering sentence seriously: "Walter, what I have is money... What I lack most now is time, efficiency. Do you understand?"
“ok。 Walter snapped his fingers and said cheerfully, "You'll be satisfied, Young." bad girl.. I know.."
Walter ran out, and soon a new man came to take his place, a young black man, Yang Yang asked him, and the black man said that Walter had something to do.
I think I should have gone to contact the actor for him.
Yang Yang's interview still has to continue.
Over the course of the next morning, he interviewed more than two dozen people, mainly Matilda and Norman.
It's a pity that there is no one that can make Yang Yang look at it.
At noon, Yang Yang and Guoguo ordered pizza, and then found a café to sit in. The afternoon auditions start at two o'clock, no way, that's how it is in the United States, they only deal with business during working hours.
Those "actors" who come to audition, whether they can be selected or not, Yang Yangke needs to pay them, and the remuneration is not much, ten dollars.
No way, who made him no name in Hollywood, if he didn't pay, no one would want to audition for his movie at all.
The music in the café was soft, the afternoon sun was drowsy, Yang Yang's mood was a little boring, and in Hollywood, he had a feeling that he couldn't start.
If you have money, but you can't spend it, your connections are still the most important thing.
Now he could only hope that Walter would surprise him.
Just as he was thinking about it, the phone rang, and it was Walter calling.
"Hey, Yang, where are you?" said Walter's voice with a slight eagerness.
Yang Yang glanced out the window twice and replied, "A café, well, just across the street from the building."
"I think you'd better come back soon. Walter said, "The bad girl you want is right now by my side... Uh-huh, a whole bunch of them.."
Yang Yang said OK, his mood was slightly uplifted, and he woke up Guoguo, who was napping on the side, and returned to the audition site.
When I walked to the door of the audition room, I saw Walter from a distance, and several hot blonde beauties.
"Hey, Yang, you're back. Walter saw him and cried out with joy.
Yang Yang glanced at those girls, and couldn't help frowning: "Bad girl.. You can't be talking about them, right?"
"Aren't they spicy enough?" Walter replied with a grin, seeing that Yang Yang's face had a tendency to go violent, he quickly explained: "Just kidding, they came to help... The little girl you want, here."
Walter stepped out of the way, revealing the man behind him.