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Hearing Tom Hanks' question, it was not difficult for Matthew to understand that answering this question would add points to himself, and he could see that Tom Hanks seemed to be more satisfied with his performance.

If you don't answer well, you will definitely lose points.

Both in the original book and in the memoirs, there are rumors that Ronald Spears killed German prisoners of war, but rumors are always rumors, and neither source accurately says that Ronald Spears killed prisoners of war.

Tom Hanks's question, however, is to assume that Ronald Spears killed the POW and let him give his opinion on the matter.

From the standpoint of today's era of peace, the killing of prisoners of war is simply despicable.

From the standpoint of humanitarianism, it should be condemned and indignant.

But as an actor auditioning for Ronald Spears, Matthew felt that he could never answer questions from these two standpoints, let alone from his own point of view, but as a paratrooper who had just landed in France, to be exact, Ronald Spears, who had killed a prisoner of war!

In just a moment, some descriptions of the battlefield situation in the original novels that Matthew had read seven or eight times came to mind.

It's a role audition, Tom Hanks is still waiting, he doesn't have much time to think about it.

"I think ......," Matthew began, "is the wisest way to deal with it in the circumstances." ”

"Have you read the original?"

Seeing Matthew nodding, Tom Hanks asked again, "Combined with the original book, let's talk about why." ”

"At that time, the troops had just stood on French soil, and it was not known whether they would be driven into the sea by a counteroffensive the next day. Matthew thought entirely from the point of view of a predominantly armed man, "At that time, it was either necessary to find planes to take prisoners of war to prisoner of war camps that had not yet been established, or to release them, or to execute them on the spot." ”

"But the first step is simply not possible, they are only paratroopers, and they are paratroopers deep behind enemy lines." As for the release of the prisoners of war, this option was even worse, who knows if they will return to the German army again? ”

Tom Hanks suddenly thought of Urban, and couldn't help but nod again.

Matthew said that the clearer his thinking became, "According to the description of the original book, the troops were not capable of dealing with these prisoners of war at that time, they were about to go to the assembly point, and then put into the battle to attack the 88-gun position, the prisoners of war were left behind as a hidden danger, and sending them away required the consumption of combat effectiveness, so it was the most rational way to execute them on the spot." ”

In fact, in that memoir, it was mentioned more than once, either explicitly or covertly, that in the early stages of the landing, especially the paratroopers who went deep behind enemy lines, did not need to be taken prisoner.

The memoirs that Matthew read, came into play at this point.

"Alright. Tom Hanks said to the casting director, "I'm done. ”

The casting director nodded, looked at the others again, and seeing that no one had expressed an opinion, he said to Matthew, "Mr. Matthew Horner, you can go, and we will notify your agent of the audition results tomorrow." ”

Matthew said politely, turned and left the audition room, and walked down the corridor back to the styling room door.

As when he went to the audition, he didn't see Helen Herman and didn't know where she went.

Matthew returned to the styling room, and with the assistance of an assistant costumer, he took off his equipment, changed back into his clothes, washed off the little makeup on his face, and walked straight out.

It would be less than twenty minutes before Matthew left the styling room when he saw Helen Herman, who was standing walking back and forth near the doorway.

"Let's go. Helen Herman saw Matthew, greeted her, and walked outside the studio first, Matthew followed, and when the two were out of the studio, she asked, "Did the audition go well?"

"It felt ok. Matthew recounted the audition as he walked, saying, "Tom Hanks asked me several questions, and he seemed to have a very good attitude. ”

Helen Herman nodded slightly, "That's a good sign, I just went to inquire, Tom Hanks didn't say a word when the three actors in front of you auditioned." ”

Matthew came to the spirit, "Tom Hanks isn't interested in them?"

"Quite possibly. "Helen Herman was the first to get out of Warner Studios," but what Tom Hanks really thinks, only he knows. ”

Matthew followed out of the set gate, "They said they would let you know the results of the audition tomorrow and we would get the news as soon as possible." ”

Helen Herman came to the car, pulled open the driver's door, and said, "Generally, we'll be notified tomorrow morning." ”

"It's going to be tomorrow morning. Matthew turned to the co-pilot, "It's a painful wait." ”

For almost a month, he did almost nothing, even took a temporary leave of absence from acting classes and language classes at the Los Angeles School of Performing Arts, and concentrated on preparing for the audition for the role of Ronald Spears.

Helen Herman got into the car, saw Matthew unceremoniously sitting in the passenger seat, and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Angel Agency. Matthew fastened his seatbelts, "your office." There was someone to chat with, and the time passed quickly. ”

Helen Herman started the car and said directly, "I'm busy. ”

Not only is she Matthew's agent, but she also represents a large number of other actors.

"It's fine. Matthew said casually, "I'll go find Amanda ......"

Speaking of this, it suddenly occurred to him that Amanda had left Los Angeles and returned to New York, and if he counted the time, he might be at Cambridge University.

"Amanda is already in the UK. Helen Herman's voice rang out next to her, "When you get the role and go to the UK to film, you can meet her." ”

She spun around, and the car turned into another street, "There's news, maybe you're interested." ”

Matthew was a little surprised, when did Helen Herman's way of squeezing toothpaste change?

Helen Herman said with rare joy, "Sony Columbia Pictures just confirmed a few days ago that "Soul Shifter" will be officially released in North America from December 8, and it is said that they are preparing to plan a premiere. ”

This is the first film Matthew starred in, and it can be described as impressive.

"Don't you have something to do with Angelina Jolie?" Helen Herman said of her purpose, "reach out to her, go to the premiere and walk the red carpet, and don't let people forget you." ”

"I'm afraid it's hard. Matthew shrugged helplessly, "I cleared up with her, and called her and her assistant some time ago, but no one answered." ”

Helen Herman asked, "What about Winona Ryder? I remember you said you knew her too." ”

"I guess she doesn't want to see me even more. Matthew wouldn't explain to her, but simply said, "I'll call Angelina Jolie again when I go back, maybe I can go to the red carpet for the premiere." ”

In fact, Helen Herman didn't need to be reminded too much, and he knew that he needed to do everything he could to increase his visibility.

"It's best to be able to reach her. Helen Herman revealed another piece of news, "As far as I know, Sony Columbia Pictures is interested in making a big-budget action-adventure movie with women as the absolute protagonists, and Angelina Jolie is very likely to be the heroine and producer, if you can get through Jolie's relationship, maybe you can get a good supporting role." ”

Matthew instantly got motivated, "I'll try it, I guess Angelina Jolie remembers me." ”

The office building of the Angel Agency was not far from Warner Studios, and it didn't take long for the car to arrive at the three-story building.

Now the angel agency is also a bit large, and the entertainment agency has four in addition to Helen Herman, but the clients are basically insignificant character actors and extras.

Matthew really didn't want to wait alone, so he simply looked for someone to chat with in the company to pass the boring and anxious waiting time.

Before you know it, it's getting dark and the auditions for Warner Studios are coming to an end, Tom Hanks packs his things and leaves the audition room through the back door to his office, where he finds Gary Gozman, another producer on the set, waiting for him.

"How's that going over there?" asked Tom Hanks.

"It went well. Gary Gozman laughs, "The Damian Lewis that you and Steven recommended is a perfect fit for the role." ”

Tom Hanks pulled up a chair and sat down, "That's good." ”

The actor came from his and Spielberg's recommendation, and in order to avoid suspicion, that audition was specially handed over to Gary Gozman.

Gary Gozman asked Tom Hanks again, "What about you?"

Tom Hanks just picked up the glass of water with one hand, and with the other hand, he simply pushed the stack of actor materials in front of Gary Gozman, "See for yourself." ”

Gary Gozman flipped through the information, quickly browsed through it, and when he saw one of them, he suddenly stopped and asked with a little surprise, "You actually scored four stars for this person!"

"A young actor who is very suitable for playing a tough guy soldier. Tom Hanks put down his glass and said, "Of all the people who auditioned today, he left the most impression on me, you go and see the audition video, if it's okay, I'll let him know tomorrow." ”

Gary Gozman stood up, handed the information back to Tom Hanks, and said, "I'm going to take a look." ”

As night fell, Matthew returned to his apartment in the Westwood District, took a shower, and lay on the bed to continue reading the information, when the phone suddenly rang, he picked it up and looked at it, pressed the answer button, and said, "Hi, Boobu." ”

It was Britney Spears who called, "Hey, Matthew, did you pass the audition?"

"I don't know yet, there may be specific news tomorrow. ”

Britney paused for a moment and said, "I don't have a job tomorrow, so why don't I go over and wait for you tomorrow morning, let's wait together." ”