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Before nine o'clock in the morning, Matthew arrived at the Warner Studios in Burbank as agreed, and waited less than three minutes before seeing Helen Herman driving Amanda along.

After the two of them parked the car, the three of them entered the studio together, and because the audition studio was not far from the entrance of the studio, they did not change to the battery car, and walked towards that side.

"This studio is really broken......" Matthew looked around, whether it was the studio or other buildings, it was badly aged, "Warner has no money? ”

Helen Herman didn't speak, but Amanda said to Matthew, "In recent years, Warner's films have rarely been shot in Los Angeles, most of them are in Australia, and this studio is basically used by HBO. ”

"HBO?" Matthew felt like he had heard the name before.

Amanda added, "HBO is a cable network owned by Warner. ”

Matthew was hurriedly called by Helen Herman from the MV crew, only knowing that the upcoming audition was a heavyweight job, but the specific situation was not very clear, and he couldn't help asking, "I auditioned for a TV series cast by HBO?"

Helen Herman finally spoke, "Auctioned by companies like HBO, DreamWorks and the BBC. She said as she walked, "The producers are Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. ”

"Sounds great. Matthew muttered.

Even if he is unheard, he knows companies like DreamWorks and the BBC, and Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are even more popular.

Matthew asked curiously, "You told me this is a war play, what kind of war play, is it like "Saving Private Ryan"?"

He has watched "Saving Private Ryan", and he has seen it more than once, but he doesn't know anything about American dramas about World War II, because he didn't watch American dramas at that time, not because he had prejudices about American dramas, but because the TV series he watched liked to drag out the plot, which was really impatient.

"The type is somewhat similar, about the 101 Airborne Division. Amanda walked up to Matthew and said, "In 1998, during the promotion of Saving Private Ryan, a World War II veteran personally presented Tom Hanks with a novel about the 101st Airborne Division. After reading it, Tom Hanks gave the book to Steven Spielberg, and the two then decided to make the novel into a TV series and co-produced the series. ”

Helen Herman turned to look at her, and Amanda stuck out her tongue, "That's what the newspaper propaganda says. ”

The project is tentatively titled Band of Brothers. Helen Herman also said a few words to Matthew, "The basic situation is similar to what Amanda said. ”

Matthew turned to look at Helen Herman, grumbling as he walked, "Miss Herman, I'm going to audition soon, and I haven't even figured out the crew." ”

"I've got the stuff for you. Helen Herman didn't seem to see Matthew and walked straight to the front, "This audition is just for you to put on a military uniform and see if the appearance is suitable for a soldier, nothing else." ”

Matthew shrugged his shoulders and simply shut his mouth and said nothing.

Arriving at a studio with a huge HBO sign hanging at the door, Helen Herman said a word to the crew, led Matthew and Amanda into the studio, and followed the left-hand passage to a huge waiting hall.

There were rows of seats and hundreds of actors sitting here, and Matthew took a quick look and saw that these actors had one thing in common, all of them were white men in their twenties and forties.

There may be people of mixed Chinese or other ancestry like him, but these people are all white without exception in terms of physical characteristics.

Helen Herman looked at the table below, "You two wait here, I'll go find someone, and I'll be back in about ten minutes." ”

With the experience of the first few auditions, Matthew feels that it is not only the performance of the actor who determines the outcome of the audition, but also too many off-court factors, and Helen Herman may be fighting for these off-court factors.

When Helen Herman left, Matthew and Amanda found an empty bench to sit on.

"Why are they all white?" he asked, curious.

"You don't know?" Amanda looked at Matthew and saw that he really didn't know, and said, "The 101st Airborne Division was originally a white unit in World War II. ”

Matthew nodded, "I don't know much about history. ”

He knows very little about the history of Lao Mei, and he knows very little about World War II, and he generally knows about the Normandy landings and Roosevelt.

"Amanda, ask you a question. Matthew suddenly remembered something, "How old is Helen?"

"What are you asking for?" Amanda looked at Matthew curiously, "A woman's age is a secret. ”

Matthew gestured and said, "Helen looks like she is in her early twenties, but she is very calm in life, and she seems to have a lot of social experience. ”

He thinks that Helen Herman's social experience is no worse than his, but he hasn't been in school for long, and as soon as he graduated from junior high school, he came out to work to earn a living, and many things come from the training at the bottom of the society.

Amanda didn't have a complicated mind, and asked directly, "Isn't this normal?"

"Is it normal?" said Matthew, as he understood it, "is it like her...... Shouldn't girls from good backgrounds be flowers in a greenhouse?"

"I can see that you have a prejudice against people from good backgrounds. Amanda pursed her lips and added, "There are people like you said, and there are many, but not all people from good backgrounds are like that, and Helen's family is not very good. ”

She shrugged her shoulders, "Helen has followed her father to formal business parties since she was fifteen years old, trying to participate in some business activities, especially in the Hollywood circle, she has met many people in the past ten years, even when she was in the most nervous time of college courses, she has never given up social practice, and after graduating the year before last, she also stayed in the CAA mailroom for more than a year. ”

Amanda seems to adore her cousin, "In order to come out and start a business, Helen's dedication and hard work are unimaginable." ”

Matthew had no contact with the so-called elite class before, and he didn't know much about them, but he can imagine that Helen Herman can have such a broad social network, which is inseparable from her family, Amanda once revealed that Helen Herman's father has struggled in Hollywood for decades, although he is not the top boss in the circle, but he has also formed a wide range of connections, and these can become Helen Herman's help.

Presumably, Helen Herman's choice to develop her career in Hollywood also has something to do with the fact that this circle is easier for her.

Matthew and Amanda are still discussing Helen Herman, who has gone and returned.

She gestured to Matthew and Amanda, "Come with me." ”

The two immediately followed Helen Herman out of the waiting hall and into a styling room, where Helen Herman said to a staff member at the door, "Help inform Mr. Eric Polker that Matthew Horner is here." ”

As if Helen Herman's voice was heard, the door to the modeling room was pulled open from the inside, revealing the face of a middle-aged man, and Helen Herman said, "Come in." ”

Normally, agents are rarely directly involved in auditions, and Helen Herman is very familiar with the other party, greets Matthew, and walks in first.

"Eric, this is Matthew Horner, my client. ”

When Matthew came in, she introduced both parties, "Matthew, this is Eric Pock, the producer of the crew. ”

"Hello, Mr. Polk. Matthew reached out and Eric Pock shook it up, "Hello." ”

Then, Eric Pock pointed to the costume maker, "Let's go change first." ”

Matthew walked over to the costume division and followed him to pick out the appropriate airborne division uniform.

"The shape is not bad, the length is very strong. Eric Pock seems to be more pleased with Matthew, "The face is angular and should be fine to pass the initial audition on the casting team's side." ”

Helen Herman laughs, "Matthew is a good fit for a hardcore role. She deliberately said, "Director Ridley Scott once asked him to play the barbarian leader in the new film "Gladiator". ”

"Hmm. Eric Pock nodded, "I'll remind the people in the casting group." ”

"Thank you, Eric. ”

The two chatted for a short time, and Matthew walked out after changing into his military uniform, wearing a steel helmet on his head, wearing the combat uniform of ordinary soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, looking majestic and burly.

"No problem. Eric Pock only glanced at it and called an assistant, "Take Mr. Horner to the audition team, I have said hello to the person in charge of Group B, just cut in line." ”

Helen Herman is not worried at all, Matthew's appearance conditions are suitable for this type of role, and Eric Pork helps, if she can't even pass the first audition, she doesn't have to mix in the entertainment agency industry.

Matthew came to the audition room, waited for the actors inside to come out, and then was called in, the audition was simpler than the first audition for the MV, let Matthew introduce himself, and then stand there to observe his size, and finally took a few photos and a video, and told him to leave.

There was no specific role at all in this audition, and the casting team seemed to be just looking to see if he was suitable for the military genre.

This kind of simple audition also came out quickly, and when Matthew returned to the modeling room, Helen Herman had already been notified that he had passed the audition.

When Matthew changed back into his clothes and Helen Herman was about to say goodbye, Eric Polk suddenly said, "Both, there are a few points that I must explain beforehand. ”