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In the audition room, Cameron Crowe sat behind the director's monitor, waiting for the next actor to come to the audition.

This project was promoted by him, serving as a screenwriter, director and producer, from talking about the investment of DreamWorks, to the lack of funds last year to bring in the investment of the film fund, it took a lot of effort, it is not an exaggeration to say that "almost famous" is his child.

Cameron Crowe has put almost all of his heart and soul into this film and will never allow for any mistakes.

Therefore, he has to do a lot of work himself, and even the first audition for the main supporting role is personally checked.

There was a knock on the door, and then a young actor walked in, and the moment Cameron Crowe saw him, his eyes lit up, and the other party had a tall posture, three-dimensional facial features, and a tough face, full of masculinity.

This young actor has a very good appearance.

"It's a pity......" Cameron Crowe shook his head slightly.

Casting director Gail Levine then said, "Introduce yourself. ”

"I'm Matthew Horner, I'm twenty years old, and I'm from ......, Texas"

Standing in front of the camera lens, Matthew held his head high and introduced himself very smoothly and naturally.

"Hmm......" Cameron Crowe said suddenly, "it's okay." ”

Matthew was stunned for a moment, was that all? He had a bad premonition.

Gail Lewen confessed the meaning of the director, and sighed in his heart that it was a pity that the actor with such a good resume was denied by Cameron Crow.

"Mr. Horner. He kept talking, saying formulaic words, "We'll let you know the results of the audition as soon as possible." ”

Hearing this, Matthew knew that he couldn't do anything, so he could only turn around and walk out of the audition room and find Helen Herman, who was waiting in the hall.

"It's coming out so soon?" Helen Herman frowned, "What's going on?"

Matthew shook his head, "I don't know, I introduced myself, and director Cameron Crowe said okay, and then the casting director asked me to come out." ”

Helen Herman's face behind black-rimmed glasses was rather serious, and she shook her head at Matthew, "Let's go." ”

She walked out of the studio first, and Matthew followed, asking, "Am I eliminated?"

Helen Herman didn't hide it either, and said directly, "Ninety-nine percent of the time. ”

The depression that was originally hidden in his chest rushed up, and Matthew's face was not good-looking, "After making so many preparations, he was eliminated like this." ”

Helen Herman didn't speak, but took out her phone, answered the phone, and after a while, a formulaic smile appeared on her face, "Okay, I see, thank you for the opportunity to come out for coffee together." ”

Hanging up and putting her phone away, she shook her head at Matthew, "You didn't make it." ”

Although he was mentally prepared, Matthew still scratched his head in frustration, unable to understand why, and simply asked, "There must be a reason." ”

"Director Cameron Crowe doesn't like you. "Helen Herman looked rather helpless," I was called by an acquaintance of the crew, who had just been notified by the audition room, and Cameron Crowe thought your appearance was too masculine and too far from the image of a feminine and decadent rock star in his heart. ”

Matthew spread his hands, very helpless, and could only smile bitterly in the end.

Cameron Crowe monopolized the production power in the crew of "Almost Famous", and if he didn't like it, there was really no way at all.

"Let's go. Helen Herman quickly regained her composure, "It's useless to stay here. ”

"Hmm. ”

Matthew and her walked towards the door of the set, inevitably feeling a little frustrated, after all, he had made so many preparations, and he didn't even have a chance to play, so he was out.

For this role, he carefully studied every piece of information collected by the angel agency, met the veteran guitarist of the rock band twice, came into contact with the flesh and blood of the year, and went to gay bars to find bisexuals, and was harassed......

It's all wasted.

If he is not depressed, not disappointed, not irritable, it must be false.

As she approached the studio gate, Helen Herman suddenly asked, "Hit?"

Matthew shrugged his shoulders and didn't deny it, "Sort of, this is my first audition failure." ”

But then again, he didn't audition a few times at all.

Helen Herman completely got rid of this defeat and said lightly, "There will be many more in the future, and you will slowly get used to it." ”

Matthew nodded, but didn't say anything, he knew that Helen Herman was telling the truth, there are so many low-level actors in Hollywood, even a small role often attracts a lot of people, there is only one winner, and failure is what often happens.

"I'm fine, I'm just a little depressed. Matthew didn't hide his thoughts, "All the preparations I made were in vain." ”

He shook his head and said, "Okay, this is over, let's look ahead." ”

This level of failure will make him depressed for a while at best, but not enough to hit him, and as Helen Herman says, as the number of auditions increases, failures are bound to occur more often.

Leaving the studio gate and heading to the parking lot, Matthew reminded Helen Herman, "Don't we have an alternate target?"

"I know. Helen Herman walked to the side of the car and opened the door, "I'll contact the crew of "The Mummy Returns" when I get back, and you should be ready, take a look at that information, we could go to England at any time." ”

Matthew reminded again, "And Fast and Furious. ”

Although he couldn't get the leading role, every audition was a rare experience for him, and every role was a valuable practice.

Self-learning and participating in the actual filming of the crew are completely different things, and now he needs to practice and gain experience.

Helen Herman got into the car and lowered the window, "I remember. ”

She started the car and left, and Matthew then got into his used Ford and left the parking lot.

Back in the rented apartment, he sealed all the materials related to "Almost Famous", which no longer had any value to him, and became a thing of the past, and then turned out the information on "The Return of the Mummy" and read it carefully.

The audition for "Almost Fame" failed, and Matthew was even more eager to win the role of the Scorpion King in "The Mummy Returns".

"It's like the guy who played this role turned into a superstar. Matthew pinched his chin and muttered to himself, "What's his name?" ”

Compared to that guy, he is at a disadvantage in terms of size, but he should have an advantage in seniority and acting skills.

Then Matthew laughed, it was useless to think about it now, who knows who would be in the audition, and maybe someone who would have a huge advantage in both.

In the past year, he has gone too smoothly, and some things have been taken for granted.

For example, this time I failed, I felt that I was well prepared, even if I couldn't get the role, I would definitely be fine if I passed the first audition, but what was the result?

In this competitive circle, it is impossible for everything to develop the way he wants.

After calming down, Matthew felt that this failure was not a bad thing, and made his head, which was a little dizzy before, calm again.

It also gave him a clearer understanding of the situation he is in.

Those crews reject actors of his level, it's a matter of one sentence, and he doesn't even need to find a reason, and if he wants to get even a very small role, he needs to put in 100% effort, and he may not succeed, to be precise, the probability of failure is far higher than success.

The sudden ringing of the Nokia bell interrupted Matthew's self-summary, and seeing that it was Britney's number, he quickly answered the phone.

"Matthew, aren't you auditioning today?" Britney asked with concern, "Did you pass?"

"Failed. Matthew was calm, "The director thought I didn't match the character's image and temperament. ”

Britney immediately said, "That's because he doesn't have vision!

Matthew laughed, "Thank you!" and he added, "Don't worry, honey, I'm fine." ”

"That's good. Britney's footsteps rang out, and she lowered her voice and said, "I'm going to an event, hang up first." ”

"Well, go ahead. Matthew replied, "Goodbye." ”

Probably someone was urging over there, and Britney hung up the phone without even having time to say goodbye.

Throwing his phone on the couch, Matthew wondered if he would fly to Vancouver to visit Britney's class if he didn't go to London anytime soon.

Matthew is also distressed sometimes, Britney is very busy, he is also very busy, he can't give up his work to accompany Britney to the concert throughout the whole process, right?

After a while, Matthew received another call from Elena Boyard asking about the audition, and when he heard that he didn't pass the initial audition, he inevitably sneered.

Matthew knew that she was like this, and he didn't bother to care, and he was able to call and ask at the first time, which showed that Elena Boyard also regarded him as half a friend, or at least as a good partner to work with.

In the following days, Matthew completely got rid of the impact of the failed audition for "Near Fame" and began to prepare for the audition of the Scorpion King, although preparing may not win the role, but if he does not prepare, the probability of winning the role must be very low.

In order to learn about the "Mummy" series of films, he rented almost all of Universal's monster movies from a video rental shop, including several about mummies alone, and Universal Pictures has been making monster movies including Mummies and Frankenstein since the thirties and forties.

In addition, I also found the videotapes of other films directed by Stephen Sommers, the director of "The Mummy Returns", to study and watch, so as to get an idea of the director's style and preferences.

In late May, news came from Helen Herman's side that the crew of "The Mummy Returns" sent an official audition invitation to the angel agency, inviting Matthew to a studio in the suburbs of London to audition for the role of the Scorpion King.